Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-18


Orange County Pork.-Six hogs we're
sold last week in the village Of Newburgh
which together weighed three thousand
one hundred and Serenty-one pounds! The
heaviest Of the lot weighed $50 lbs, and
the lowest 400 lbs, and they averaged
each 5293 lbs
Death of Bride.-A young lady of
Steubenvile, Ohio, died suddenly while
taking a ride on horseback. She had been
married the day before, and was going to
the residence Of her husband.
The Rochester Democrat says that the
mails for the east were obliged to return
10 that city by reason Of the snow, which
had fallen IN such quantities as to render
the road impossible.
Mid Weather.-The editor Of the
Charleston Courier gathered green corn
from his garden, on the 9th Of December.
The people Of Lower Canada continue in
very dangerous state of excitement in
relation to the late burhngs on the from
| tier.
Capt Ross, who is on a voyage Of Dis
covery 10 the South, has approached with
in twelve degrees Of the Antarctic Pole
II is supposed that 1000, 900 persons
have visited the remains Of Napoleon at
the lnvalides.
The colored people Of Philadelphia, it
is said, have sixteen churches, twenty-one
schools, eighty beneficial societies, six IL
terary and debating societies, three moral
reform societies, two lyceums and two
weekly newspapers.
Up to tho oath ult., about $4,000 hogs
had been slaughtered by the Packers Of
| Cincinnati
A mser in Philadelphia, chimney
sweeper by trade, lately died worth $780,
600.
The Louisiana sugar crop, ii is said,
will fall far short Of an average crop, and
the sugar will be Of an inferior quality.
An ourang outang, recently arrived a:
Salem, from Borneo, is now being exhibit
ted in Boston. -
The Duke Of Wellington owns one Of
the most splendid block Of buildings in N
York.
On the night OF the 31st u!t an earth
quake occurred in St. Louis, which for
short time so agtated the houses that ma
ny persons fled from them.
Gov. Roman, Of Louisiana, recommends
tina, the New York system Of Common
education be established throughout the
state. Schools Of the kind have already
been established in New Orleans.
The Scarlet Fever was raging with
dreadful mortality in Jamaica, sweeping
over the whole Island and killing vast num-
bers.
1t is sad that Mr.. Pierpont and his
friends are about to leave the Holis-street
church at Boston.
In Michigan there are 1855 more
males over l6 years of age, than there are
females.
The London Dispatch says, Mr. AthlIl,
a gentleman Of Africaa descent, has been
appointed Chief Baron Of the Exchequer,
in the Island Of Antigua.
The late Rev. DR.. Mott, Of Winchester.
England, has left to the Society for pro-
pogating the Gospel in foreign parts, Co.
600 to be expended in building churches in
Upper and Lower Canada.
Since the French revolution in July,
period of ii years and four months. the
King Of the French has had nineteen cabi-
nets.
Joe Smith, the celebrated Mormon, spoke
lately nj Syracuse before the Young Mems
Association.
The number Of Convicts in the Sing
Sing State prison is 6l6-764 men and
10 women.
Professor Espy is lecturing upon storms
in Philadelphia.
There are Ola miles Of navigable canals
IN Ohio.
Gov. Seward treated his friends on New
Years day with lemonade and cold water
instead Of punch and wine.
The Raleigh Register states that the
notorious Robert Potter, formerly Of that
State, has recently been reelected to Con-
gress in Texas.
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