Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-07-28
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ITEMS.
Me'ancholy-A family consisting of nine persons by
the name of llobrook from Missouri on their 10
Texas, were all drowned at Nachez OIL the day of the
late tornado.
The commissioners appointed for running The bound
airy between the United States and Texas have
menced operations.
The prospect III. cotton crop in Missss ppi is
ted to be grand beyond parallel.
Ne,o York and Albany Railroad. The counties
bordering on the Hudson, entering with spirit on
the subject of the projected railroad connecting New
York and Albany. The common council of New York
city, have given favorable expression the measure
1t asserted that the commerce of Boston, is rapidly
gaining upon New York III consequence of the ncrea-
sed facility for transporting goods into the county, and
particularly 10 the weste states, seasons Of
the year from the former city
o. The State election in Illinois, Indiana Ken
lucky, Missouri, and Alabama, come off Monday
next. Our news will shortly begin 10 come in.
Brooks Monum nt.-A meeting has been held Mt
Queenston, at which it was resolved TO proceed i'm
mediately TO the rebuilding of Brooks monument.
Il fact for Bachelors -Ofl034 persons admitted TO
The Massachusetts Insane Hospital, 558 were never
married and OF the remainder, lO2 were widows,or
widowers.
The cabinet making business in Paris, is said to
give employment to 1000 workmen and its annual
amount is estimated at 70, 100000 francs.
0PTwo canal boats recently came in contact with
each other Rome, n. Y. and an ARRAY enSned
in which boatman by the name of Van Setback.
was killed b. another boaman by tho name of
Barnes.
house blown down Oh The 29rh ult., near
Munster, (Penn.) during dreadful thunder
and persons killed.
The Yellow Fever has made its appearance at 81.
vannah, ga
Great numbers of the Catholics in Philadelphia
ore joining the Temperance Society.
Five men killed at Newark IN J on The 4ll,
OF July by the accidental bursting of cannon.
Texas Treasury notes worth in the city of Aus.
TIM Texas, from Ito II cents the doilr and even
at mat low rate some counericits have been put in
circulation.
Profitable Advertisement. 1t is said that the great
est dveriisement ever given an American printer
was recently given By The CORPORATION of The city of
New York, To the Evening Post and The New Era
II being list OF property sold for assessment II
was published once week for thirteen weeks and
amounted TO Si3,0J0-making tho Of s. 800 TO
each of those papers.
Canada paper states, that 50r Indians of the T.
States have purchased tract of land near London,
H. c. and intend TO settle it Immediately.
Livingston Palmer and Hiram Manu. convicted of
treason at Toronto, CO sentenced to be hung
on the 20h 3nst.
North Carolina Senators.-The Honorable Bedford
Brown and The Hon. Robert B. Strange, members of
The United STATES Senate from North Carolina huyo
both resigned Their seats in that body, in conse-
quence of resolutions having been passed bv the
Legsla ure of that State expressing the opinion that
they had not acted in accordance with The shcs OF
the people.
100000 has recently been appropriated by Con-
gress for the construction of Steam frIgaie at
the city of New FORK. Also, $50 900 have been ar.
propriated for the building of Dty Dock, in New.
York.
Ii has been resolved at a public meeting held in
Ihladelphia t. erect an equestrian statue 10 WASH.
ington. L he statue is TO be made of IRON smeIled
with Pennsy lvania anthracite coal and is l., he oc1
led IN Washington square, on the spot where Tho cor
ner stone OF monument desi sncd 10 be cree ed for
soma sly
ago.
A murder was committed in New Orleans hva
man named O'Connor another named Smith
OConnor sprang upon Smith and plunged n ark
KNIFE INTO his body several times. After the commits.
sion OF The deed the pcrpelrator eudeayored TO XIII
himself, and after infcting eleven wounds nona nj
Which were mortal he jumped into a cisIcrn vhere
he was secured. The parties were cabmen and had
long been enemies.
The latest item of Florida news appears to he that
the Indians take the newspapers
One of the marshals taking the census in Ciocio.
natl, mentions lady at the age of 30 having C,mr
teen children. Her oldest born on her fourIeent
birthday.
Another case, not less remarkable than the obovc
was, where the son stood beside the mother. within
few months of as old as she at the time of her
marriage, and she not yet 26
A gentleman in Virginia was killed h., h;o o,,.,
hogs. 1t appears they were permitted TO run hose
in the woods and had returned TO their original so
wage ferocIty, and he was endeavoring 10 feed them
when he met with the melancholy end
house burned in South Sherbrook. Lo,ver
Canada, and six children persisted in the flames
soap-box filed with shavings and CONTINUING
IucIier match, was found suspended TO tho window
shutter of powder magazine in ST. Lonis, which
thwared the design of incendiary
1t rumored in New York CITY TINT q cboIIooro
had passed between NJ C's, Jeniier Of New York o1d
Shepard of North Carolina. az"
The United States Gazette states that ouor,o,oc.
Cured between two soap boilers and one of Ibsn,
was pushed into a vat of the boiling LIQUID II nan
sed his death in few hours.
The bloodhounds yet bid fir 10 d, the s,,, ~
service, as two indians were caught near ToliaLos
see, by their assistance. From their keepnoso NJ
scent ana their perseverance in following il mn II il
believed they VIII acquire for themselves n rennto.
lion THAI appears difficult Of attaining in the EIori
campaign.
The new novel 'Greysaer, by Hoffman, an Anne
rcan writer, founded on American events is n oLIv
spoken ofby the critics.
The Albany Bee gives the following rumor: "a
gentleman from New York, who is temporarily So.
JournIng in that vicinity, out with his gun when
he heard a rustling some high grass near him and
got glimpse of what he supposed 10 be fox he f.
red, and to his horror discovered that he had
killed two little children Who had been play in the
grass"
Alexander Atkinson Esq. of Camden ca. Georgia.
for several years Senator in the Legislature of ba
state, murdered by some of his own negr,es
whilst reproying them in the field for not performing
their task. Eight OF the wretches have been secured
Five negroes concerned in the murder Of Ale.an,
der Atkinson, were executed on The 9Th cC I,Iv ri
BrunxHick. ga