Year: 1867

It has been our fortune to travel con.
siderable distance during the last few days,


and to witness many interesting scenes
and especially to see the happy effects of a
bountiful harvest Last week, we had oc-
casion to visit the beautiful village of Platte


vile, where the inhabitants are big with
the expectation Of the Mineral Point Rail-
road company extending their line from
Caumne to Plattevlle, and from there
down the Platte river to point on the
Mississippi near to Dunleith and Dubuque.
This will certainly be Of great advantage
to that part of the country, and especially
to Platteville We understand the people
have already agreed to subscribe the requi-
site sum to have the work commenced i'm
mediately, and TO be brought to compile
ton as soon as possible. Whilst we Were
there, we learned Of sad and fatal affair,
said to be the effect of an injudicious doc
tor in giving patient an overdose of med
icine. The case was this A German doc
tor was called to visit fellow countryman
who complained Of sickness, but did not
apprehend any serious danger. He gave
him one powder and left another to be ia
ken if the first did not relieve him. But it
proved so severe as to produce vomiting of
blood, and finally terminated in death.
The report was circulated that the man
was poisoned. This led to an examination,
and trial before a justice Of the peace
The evidence produced this verdict: The
man came to his death by an overdose of
medicine administered by the doctor. A
warning to all who need help, to always
secure the services of those physicians who
understand not only the nature of the dis
ease, but the power Of their medicines.


The village is well supplied with good
schools, and competent teachers, and if we
may be allowed to express our opinion.
there is no need of any of our friends send
ing their children long way from home
to secure a good education. We would
say, visit Plattevlle, and see for yourselves
the advantages of good schools, good ac-
commcdations and good churches, peacea
ble and moral people, before you so else
where. On our way home, what sights
presented themselves to our view, of grain
cut and shocked up, and some to cut In
twenty-four years experience in Wisconsin
we have never seen such crops Of wheat
and oats. And several farmers say they
have never had better crops than the pres
ent year. The heads of wheat and oats are
large and well filled, and unless early frosts
come and cut off our corn before it is ripe,
the yield will be abundant. All concur in
saying we have large crops, good weather
for harvesting, and hence we must have
good bread and plenty of it this coming
year. Potatoes have suffered from the
bug in many places yet some of the far
mers say we shall have fair crop and of a
good quality of these indispensables


Yesterday we visited Arena, and the
Wisconsin bottoms, and we learned the
crops were excellent of every kind, and
from the appearance Of stacks standing in
many farm yards we inferred the harvest
was well advanced. The potato bug seems
to have been more numerous and destruc-
tive down that way than up on the ridge.
However, in all my journeying, have not
met with any murmuring, but general sat
isfaction is felt and expressed by all. May
our people be found grateful for the
bounties kind and benefcent Provi-
dence has given US. And may we all be
blessed with good health, and spiritual
prosperity. RAMBLER.