Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-02-09
Muiae. The Committee Of the Maine

eACitcHleDt as ms. "-NeU Era.
Maiac.-The Committee Of the Maine
Legislature, appointed TO examine and
count the votes for Governor, reported.
The whole number returned and coun-
ted is 81 l79
Necessary 10 choice 45,59O
Edward Kent has 1914
John Fairfield 45,507
Scattering 90
No person having ajsrity, the choice
devolved upon the Senate. Edward Kent
was elected by the Senate by majority Of
s votes. The vote was for Kent Is, Fair
fed s. Mr. Kent was sworn in OH the
l3 h inst.
PoPULATIoN.-The population Of Penn
sylvania, the returns being now complete, J
y 63,54l; being a gain from 1880 of
400, 30S. Four Of the United States, have
each above million inhabitants, viz.
Pop. Gain from 80.
N. York 2,432, So 1870
Penn. 1893, 54I 420.30S
Ohio, l,5l5,1S5 519Sl7
Virginia, 1,23l,444 20.o9o
Ohio has gained more than any other
State.
We learn from the Missouri JeGersonian
that the population Of that State is 3G3, 76l.
The increase from 1882. 10 1896, was
07,93l, and from 1886 to 1910. 1855
An important discovery has been made
in the lead mines in the southern part Of
the state Of Missouri, which promises TO
work an important revelation in the cost
Of lead. $50, geo lbs. Of this lead have al-
ready been manufactured by a company 10
IS days. Millions Of pounds of tins o.e
have at different times and places been
dug up and thrown aside as if OF no value
The company calculate that they caa ma
nu(acturc at their own furnace, this year,
four million pounds of lead, quantity
greatly exceeding TIC product Of all the
mines in any previous year.
The Ruling Passion 1t is stated bv
sundry letter writers in Washington, tina,
the Sergeant at Arms of the Senlte, who
died last week, had scarcely breathed his
last, before some fly candidates for the
thus vacated Office, sprung up and were
urging their claims upon tho Senate for
an appointment TO the station.
Large Dirdemd 1.-The Fifemen H.
surance Company OF Cleveland, Ohio, nave
declared a dividend Of % per cent for the
past year, besides adding a large amount
to the contingent fund. The Company
was chartered in 1887, with a capital OF
$3.50, 900.
Old Age.-We sec by the last Western
Recorder, published in GAINESVILLE, that a
Mr.. Andrew Whittier died near Cambridge
OHIO, July 25th, aged l25 years, less one
month. The Rev. w. Marshall, in COM
municating the fact, states that one year
ago last harvest, he rcaped shcaves Of
wheat and shocked them.
Longerityin Mississippi There is now
living in Natchez, q little girl who has a
mother, a grandmother, a great grandmo-
;her, and great great grandmother. all
living in this state and whose combined
ages are2l6 years.
Spirit Licences TIL following towns
have reluscdto grant any licences the pres
ent year: Bloomfield, Weatherfed, Berlin,
and Hnrlaud.
Litchfeld charges $40 for a license
MiddIctown and Pennington voted that all
might seII.--Haryord Times.
Factory TO Let. The Troy Wing says,
- We learn that al old factory near the
mouth Of kinderhook creek has been car
ried off, and that it now stands in the
middle or the Hudson river.
o. A fine brig,for the upper Lakctrsdo,
is on the stocks at Buffalo. So say the
Commercial.
John A. Collier. Esq, Of Bingham
ton n. y, has been elected Comptroller Of
the State, in place of Bates Cook, ESQ.
resigned.