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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-11-18
Caps, Hats, & shoes.

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Yn1tvE in sIoEs. and offer for sale Mems and
G2 BOy's Seaiistte, Fur. Cloth Velvet. Glsxed.
spaaiSh and Hair Caps Also. Rassa snd Sea.
yer Mats Of the beet quality end latest style -
large stock Of Meas ard Boy'a coarse Bools
and shoes suitable Tor winter
Nov
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4 FOR RENT,
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Tavern Stand. (the valley

TN chsrIestown.. Ssssrsoa eoupiy. Virginia.
- situated "a The tbesf Ssotfsl part Of the taws
midway bsteesn The Court fisass md BsES.ai
present occupied b. Wifiiam eorrell. The
house b large aaS cen mqdious, lss;uding PEI
vs'e spaf,@snis ior fs1kitJ. wish convenient
Kitchen, and olhsr ost-bIil1isgs. Tbero are
two stables On the prsnisss, ons Of whieh b IN
fsrior 10 no other In shs valley. There u q
wsiisf good water sahia The yssd. cod 10 fact
every eoavebissce IN estshlSsAment u The Kind
requires Possession 10 - had on she frst day
of April oexL ThS term, viii b made knovb
by s1plytpg 70 1oHN KENNEDY.
Nss 4. irii If Ff Us
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-11-18
new DRY GOODS STORE,
lN ANENANDD1Ao

RoAers IN. sGsiahcv 3 To-,
HAVE taken Store room on King street. q
n fsw doors West OF the Marshall House,
uhsrs they have OPsDed beautiful and varied
assortment Of
SEAS0NABI.E GOODS,
~hich they are spared to cell on very pleasing
terms. Their country friends In Fairfax, Lou
doua. & other counties sdjsceht, nay 6nd some
advantage in giving them \ cali
Alexandria, Oct. 2e, Ist1.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-11-18

ktaGoRs EsnEon, wneong
"a HAFE 90 tsai g .to9 ~ y pg,ns hsoou.
- asserted. For tsis iea 90 cass 81 eoastrg
rfeaace wa. aH0RrT.
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REDFORD FOER aALE.


BEDFORD FOR SALE.
H AvINe removed from ShsphsFdstoun, 4
IN Offer Tor sale. upon accommodating terms,
ny late residence in The Immediate vicinity OF
that place For professional gentleman OF
PeSsoa desiring pleasant and handsome retreat,
no more desirable property can be found 10 our
beautiful valley The House Is ia
handsome, large and convenient = flf,A
The garden h productive and sx. ktK
,sasiNe. There il an eIeelleni ~
Orchard Of choice fruit near the house. aad
large, aeSef.Gniiing Liraestohe spring slTordA en-
sbundant supply OF most delightful, water -
Taere are sbcu, THIRTY ACRES of the hest
Linestoas Land, part Of which Is meadow Of
The dnest quality. Being seeessibIe. BY mesps
OF the Csnai and Rail Road. 20 the Cities of The
-Diairict aud baltimore, euizeos Of those places
would God Is a desirable ssmmer residence.
Apply either 10 person or By letter (postage
Paid) 20 the subscriber
HENRY BEDINGER. Jr.,
Charlsstown, Va.
August 10. IstI-tr
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

king out of your pocket. Why. there was
a man lived there ten years, and he got so
| deef he never knew man was speaking
TO him till a pail of water was poured down
the back Of his neck When you go TO
see the falls, ma'am, you must do all the
talking you want before you get within
twenty-five miles of them, for after that
not word of any kind can be heard
Then, madam, you should go ard see
the great cave in kentucky, where the bats
! hlbcrnaculate in countless millions. There
is not such another hole in the ground to be
found upon the face of the earth, or rather,
under the earth. Madam, if YOU go back
10 England without seeing our mammoth
cave you'll put your foot in lt-no, beg
pardon, excuse me-lhat's quite unpossi-
ble-but you'll leave pretty large hole in
the book you're going to write. There is
no end known to it, madam, and there is a
salt lake in the middle Of it twenty-five
miles broad. One of the rooms is called
the 'Aniipodcan Chamber from the I'M
pronounceable fact that a man can Just as
easy walk upon the ceiling as upon the
floor; and in this same apartment there is
a natural fountain OF pure brandy!
You haint been South, yet have YOU,
ma'am? you halnt seen the Mississippi
River and the city of New OrIcansl Well,
ma am, New Orleans is a hundred and
twenty-five miles beloto the level of the sea,
and the Mississippi runs through canal
bridge right over the city! The inhabitants
are chiefly alligators and screech-ows
(which last word has been vulgarly prevent
ed into CreoleD Their food is chiefly
gum, procured from trees in the swamp
which they called gum'bo. Epicures have
a way of making it exceedingly rich, by
putting in fiddle strings made from vermin
caught in cellars, and which is called rer-
mictW! There is a paper published there
ca d the Picar00ni the name being well
chosen as significant Of its professod pi-
rocies upon Kan;'s Philosophy, Baron
Munchausen, the Pilgrim's Progress, Joe
Miller, Washington Irving and Bells Life
political print, and the government of the
country has nyain endeavored to suppress
it. One Of the peculiar marks about this
extraordinary city is the entire absence of
those small quadrupeds of the genus mus,
commonly known as rats! One was seen
many years ago, by citizen, who brutal
Iy murdered the unknown creature, bu;
he was Immediately tried, sentenced and
hung for the cnoymity.
You will hear madam, a great deal
about the floating population of New Or
leans phrase which you will under
stand when tell you that the town is one
half the year under inundation from the
Mississippi You should have been born
in America, my dear ma'am but as you
we're not. you may possibly die here, and |
that's some consolation for you'
Our readers are informed that the work |
from which these notes were taken may
be expected shortly from the English press. |
~ 0. Picayune.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03
From Hr. Stephens Ne,c Work
EXTENT OF THE RUINS OF PALEN-
QUE.

In regard 10 the extent of these ruins -
Even in this practical age the ina gnation
OF man delights in wonders. The Indians
aud the people of PaIenque say that they
cover a space OF sixty miles; in u series of
wcll-wrtten articles in our own country,
they have been set down as ten times lar
ger than New York; and lately | have
seen an article in some Of the newspapers
referring 10 our expedition, which repre-
sents this city discovered by US, as having
b en- three times rs large as London! 1t
is not in my nature 10 dscrcdit any mar
vvllous story. | am slow 10 disbclieve,
and would rather sustain all such inycu-
tons, but il has been my unhappy lot to
find maryels fade away as approached
them; even the Dead Sea lost its mvste.
rious charm; and beside, rs traveller.
and "wriicr OF n book" know that if |
90 wrong, those who come after me will
not fail 10 set me right. Under these con-
>Jderations not from any wish OF my own,
and with many thanks to my frioCds OF
the press, | am obliged 10 say that the In
dams and people OF PalenCue, know moth
ing Of the ruins personally, and the other
accounts do not rest upon any sufficient
foundation. The whole country for miles
around is covered by n dense forest OF gi-
gantic trees, with growth of brush anc
underwood unknown in the wooded de.
serts OF our own country, and impenetra
Die in any direction except by cutting ;
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

Madam said a free spoken, warm
hearted, enthusiastic, and little quizzi-
cal son of old Kentucky, while paying his
dcvoirs 10 one OF the famous lady tourists
Of America, madam, go and see the falls
OF Niagara. May the Lord take liking
to YOU ma'am, if didn't think I'd walk
right up into futurty when first seed that
big sIanicndicuIar puddle! (SIantendicu-
lars an algebra word am, you lnay'nt
know it. Why, madam, could tell you
something about them falls-butyou mustn't
put ii INTO your book. COS nobody'lI ever
believe it. The people that live round
about there all lose their speech and never
hear each other speak for years, with the
noise of the cataract Fact ma'am, true as
that's a pencils and notebook you're ia
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03
u. FRANK AND G. LATHAM SHOLES,
EDITORS.


The SoCruP0Rr TELEGRAPH is published weekly
on an imperial sheet, at - 50 payable in advance
1t payment bc not made previous the expiration Of
ued.
Advertisements inserted a the rate of one dollar per
square seventeen lines UNDER for the first insert ON
and twenty five cents for each subsequent insertion.
All advertisements left without notice as fo;he nun.
p If Insertions, will be continued until forbid and
charged accordingly. No advertisement, from abroad
a'hcre we are un1cquanlod with the persons sending
'hm WI BE- inserted, unless accompanied By the mo-
sIey.
No subscription from abroad will be taken. where
"e are una qua ntcd with IN person. unless accompa-
mel by The money or by u resp ns5e nlme
N subscription will be discontinued untrl all area
ge- are paid, unless at the option of the editor
H. 'rhapI unn 'cssary say that the ali we terms
"ii be strictly adhered H. Of which, those interested
will please take notice.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

To get on in this world you must be
content to be always stopping where you
are; to advance you must be stationary
to get up, you must keep down; following
riches Is like following wild geese, and
you must crawl after both on your belly;
the minute you pop your head, off they 60
whistIing down the wind, and you see no
more of them. If you have not the art
Of sticking by nature, you must acquire it
by art; put couple of pounds Of BIRDS
lime upon your office stool, and set down
on it; get a chain round your leg, and tic
yourself up against the wall Of your place
Of business, like u weasel on a barn door,
or the sign Of the spread eagle; or what
will do best Of all, marry an honest poor
girl, without penny, and my life for
yours if you do not do business! Never
mind what your relations may say about
genius, talent, learning, pushing, enterprise,
and such stuff; when they come advising
you for good, stick up TO them Tor the loan
Of a sovereign, and if ever you see them
on your side Of the street again skiver me
and welcome; but 10 do any good ! tell
YOU over and over again, you must be a
sticter. You may get Eat upon rock, if
you mover quit your hold of it. Black
rood.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03
A Race Against Ttme.-A man, WI

A Race Against Tme.-A man, whose
name we could not learn, made bet tho
other day Of 81 900 that he could ride 300
miles In "a consecuti We hours on as many
different horse, over the Beacon Course
near IIoboken, New Jersey. The bet was
taken, and commenced at 6 o'clock on
Thursday evening and accomplished 200
miles in the first II hours, and yesterday
at five minutes after five O'Clock, compile
ted the task, being 80 minutes, within the
time, and winning the bet Its supposed
that he suffered somewhat by the enter
prize. This we are tod is the greatest
distance ever performed in the same time
in this country or we believe in England,
where 80 miles is the greatest distance It
our advice is correct, that has ever been
accomplished in twenty-iour consecutive
hours-N J. Tribune.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

An Odd Ca1cutaiion.-An English pa
pcr states that the owner Of an ambulatng
menagarie lately calculated that, if all tho
ferocious animals which are now confined
in Europe were let loose in an immense for
est. il would contain 225 lions, 2S9 tigers,
3O2 leopards, 27O panthers, 81 elephants,
10 rhinoceroses, 2,700 wolves, II rattle
snakes, 90 boa constric tors, l,0io hye-
mas, and 90 crocodllcs.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03
THE WESTERN MOTHER.


Tire following is a most thrilling story
from Meetings. book:
On the night Of the eleventh O. April.
1851 the house Of Il widow, in Bourbon
county, -ccHmc the scene Of an adventure
whl.h~ve think deserves to be related
Sha occupied what is generally called
double cabia, in lonely part of the coun-
~, one room o, which was tenanted bv the
old lady herself, together with two grown
sons, and a widowed daughter, at that
time sucking an infant, while the other
was occupied by two Unmarried daughters
from sixteen 10 twcaiy years Of age, to-
GMher with IiiFs girl notmore than half
grown. The hour was ii o'clock at night.
Odo OF the unmarried daughters was still
busIy cngIg d ~ the loom, but the other
members OF the family, with the exception
ol one Of the sons, had retired TO rest
Some symtoms OF an alarming nature had
cngo god the attention Of the young man for
an hour before any thing Of a decided
character took place. The cry of owls
were heard IN the adjoining w)oIs, an
swcring each other in rather an unusual
manner. The horses, which were incloscd
more than commonly excited, by repeated
snoring and gaIloping, announcing the
presence OF some object Of terror The
Young man was often restrained bv the
fear Of incurrng ridicuc and the approach
Of tm'dity, at that time an objectionable
blGms. in the character of a kentuckiun.
At length, hasty steps were heard inthc
ward. ard quickly afterwards. several loud
KNOCKS ut thu door accompanied bv the usu-
al exclamation, sWho kccps hOuscr in We
nv good English. The Young man sup
posing from the language. that some be-
nigh,cd settlers were ut the door, hastily
arose. and was advancing to withdraw the
g3r which secured i. when his mother.
wh, hld long lived upon the rronticrs,and
had probably detected The Indian tone in
Ia. demand Tor admission, Instantly sprung
Oh, o. bed, and ordered her son not to ad-
M, them. declaring that they were Indians.
El. instantly awakened her other son, and
tho two young men scizedthcir guns, which
were always charge l,preporcd to rcpcl the
enemy.
The Indians finding it impossible to en-
ter under their assumed characters, began
10 thunder ut The door with great violence,
but single shot from the loophoc com
PEELED them to shift the attack to some
other loss exposed poiu'; and, unfortunately
they discovered the door OF the other cab
in, which contained the three daughters.
The rifles OF the brothers could not be
brought 10 bear upon this point. and by
mans Of several rails taken from the yard
fence the door was forced from its hinges
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

DuelS.-From the beginning Of the reign
of Geo. Ill. up to this time. that is, during
his reign and those of George w., Will
lam ~, and Victoria, there have been
about 200 ducls in England. Out Of these
in three cases both Of the parties were
killed; Of the balance, 50 were killed 100
were wounded desperately, GO slightly,
and the remainder escaped uninured. 1t
is estimated that, in ducls generally, about
onc-ffth OF those engaged arc killed and
about onc-half more or less severely IN
lured Out of all these 200 duels, in
which we're engaged 400 principals and
400 seconds, 500 in all, there have grown
out 30 prosecutions at law; which 20 pros
ecuions have resulted in 10 acquittals, 6
convictions Of manslaugter, and of muir
der in the frs, degree. OF the 4 persons
convicted, > were hanged and 2 were impris
oncd. Some Of the names standing high
est in English history have been engaged
in these duels just referred TO; such as the
Dukes OF York, Norfolk and Richmond,
Lords SheIburne, Mccartney Exmouth,
Townsend, Talbot, LaudcrdaIe, LonsdaIc,
Maiden, Camel(ord, Paget, Castereagh,
Belgraye. Londonderry; the Duke Of Well
ngton, Pitt, Fox, Sheridan, Canning
Ticrney, Sir Francis Burdett, and many
others. The English talk a good deal
about the duels among our Congressman
in this country; if they would look at
home they would see ten ducls, in which
members of the House Of lords or COM
mon were engaged, to one in this country,
to which u member Of Congress has been
a party Norwich Journal.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

The editor Of the Burlington Hawk-Eyc
paid visit 10 the Mormons, at Nauvoo, on
the Sd inst. He gives the following de-
scription of their appearance:
APPEARANCE OF THE MORMONS.
As you approach Nauvoo from the river,
and reach the bank, which is not very
high, you begin 10 ascend a gentle slope
OF prairie, nierspersed with few scat
tcrng oaks. The ascent IS so gradual for
nearly mile, as 10 cause 10 more incon-
vcnience than walking over plain. The
face oil the whole town site for Il mile up
and down the river, does not vary much
from this description. About three quar-
ters Of q mile from the landing we saw n
large concourse of people, apparently en-
gagged IN listening to some one addressing
them. When we came near we discovered
Il large crowd. Most of the Mormons
could be distinguished 5y their military
dresses. We do not know how they APP
peared on parade, but as we saw them they
presented the appearance of having serched
the world over, and all the armories to boot,
to obtain military dresses and equipments.
They seemed TO be in truth motley crew
Some with one pistol, some with two; others
with pike or harpoon; and we even saw
some with brace of horse-pistols, gun
and sword. The cavalry or cohorts re-
NAMED on their horses, and surrounded
/ the stand, so that it made il difficult TO ge
near enough to hear RigdOn's speech Il
any advantage. Shortly after arriving wt
were obliged 10 dispense with he crowd
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03


We copy the following from a letter in
The Charleston Courier, dated at Philadel-
phia:-
he neat here was oppressive, and would
have been unexpectedly so, had not luck
lily selected Sanderson's Merchants Hotel,
one otthc coolest places, believe, in tina,
city, and kept pretty closely housed during
the time remained. Mine host Of the Mer-
chants is Mr. Sanderson, formerly conduc-
tor Of the Philadelphia Gazette, and suisse
qucntly conductor of the Philadelphia Ex-
change, and in connexion with his son, now
untlrlng y devoting himself 10 the accom-
modaIon and comfort Of such of the travel
ing community as favor him with their pa
tronage. | must not omit TO relate a cir
cumStance IN conneXoh with his family,
which struck me with much establishment.
While in conversation with Mr.. S. chubby
faced little urchin of between three and four
years OF age passed US, ,rundIing u hoop
across the floor with an industry and appa-
rent eagerneSS that attracted my attention,
when Mr. SanderSon REMARKED that this was
his grandson, and mentioned as Il remarka-
bic fact, thatthe child was quite a proficient
on the piano forte, lnquiring at the same
time whether | would not like 10 hear him
play. Having signifedmy desire to do so,
he took him up in his arms, carried him up
stairs, and put him before the piano. The
little rogue commenced humping away on
the keys as industriousy as he had trun-
died his hoop, but without producing any
other than irregular tones, similar, perhaps
TO those which would have emanated from
the instrument, had | myself been placed
before It, The persuasions Of the grand
father TO play certain tunes were as inef-
fectual as if they had been addressed to the
deaf, and my own entreaties, (in the course
OF which | whistled my favorIte tune Of
" \ rose tree in full bearing" in my best
style) were equally useless, and strong
doubts began to obtain in my mind whether
the infani professor would not prove a hum
bug, when suddenly the child ran his hands
across the keys, producing the notes regu-
larly up, and then quickly retracing them
in mastery style, and the next moment,
Rory O'More" was played in an adm;ra-
bic manner, with much ease and freedom,
then followed some snatches Of tunes, when
turning his head archly over his shoulder
and looking me full in the face, he turned
off the " Rose Tree" in bold and hurried
manner, then suddenly changing his style
with soft and gentle to1ch of the KEYS,
the same piece was executed, producing
an effect as pleasing as the scene was eX
traordinary. The child is Of course en-
trely TOO young to have been taught mu-
sic, as he can hardly talk intelIigibly, he
plays without any reference to notes, and
| was informed catches up the most diff
cult pieces of music, by merely hearing
them played few times. He exhibits with
this exception, no particular intelligence
beyond that which children of his age usu-
ally possess-but truly he is Il musical
prodigy.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

It is a curiosity to find an editor who
does not know every thing, and more too.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03

when We wendell our way towards the
dinner table. On the wav. we took n look
at the foundation OF the temple, which,
with the help of one tenth Of altheir labor.
which we are informed is required, is
progressing tolerable fast. Before going
to The dinner table we visited the "ox-shed. .
Hero We found the front half. Of twelve
oxen as large as life, carved from wood.
Some OF them were in such a state Of for
wardncss as 10 look quite natural. When
hnIshed they are 10 be gilded and placed
within the temple, as the base of the great
oaotIsmal LAYER, according to the Mosaic
ritual, we suppose. We then visited the
table, but were not allowed 10 come very
near 1t on account of the guard. Ii was
situated on q second bench Of the prairie
before mentioned, and was stretched along
the plain for upwards Of a thousand feet.
Alter waiting short time, the cannon
they had several on the ground--an-
nounced the approach of the procession.
$50 Smith" his body guard having retired,
was now seated In barouche at the head
OF the procession with what we took TO be
his family. He was dressed in splendid
uniform from top to toe. After he alightcd
and took the head of the table, the pro-
cesslon passed on, consisting of mon,
women, and children, 10 their respective
places at the table. The cricr informed
the surrounding multitude there was suf-
hcIent room for 500 more, but few took
advantage of this information. We waited
TO see the ''Prophet' carve large and fat
turkey, and distribute il to the ladies' around
him; alter which our company left the
ground. Thus ended our visit to the Nor
mons. A statement Of the impressions we
received and the reflections growing out Of
them, will be reserved to some future num-
Der.