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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

The following account Of Mr.. Lauriat's
last aerial fight, is taken from the Boston
Daily Mail:
His departure was grand and sublime.
Clearing the trees at the Garden, he rose
slowly, passing over Chelsea, Lynn, Dan
vers, Salem, Beverly, Wenham, and lps-
wick, varying his altitude at pleasure from
1000 TO 5000 feet, and passing few words
with his old friends at Danvers and Salem.
Finding it necessary to allght in conse-
quence Of the lateness Of the hour and his
proximity 10 the ocean, he dropped his
grapnel, but the rapidity with which he
was travelling rendered it useless, he was
finally compelled to drop on small island
in the easterly part Of Ipswich. His bal
loon became entanged in the top ola lofty
tree, bursted, leaving the Eronaut with his
car suspended in its branches. He was
rescued from his perlous situation by Mr..
Cogg~well, the proprietor Of the land, who
came 10 his assistance.
Thermometer at starting stood at 10; at
the highest altitude 81. Distance Travelled
% miles.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
New Buildings.

Notwithstanding the general depression
Of business, not only here, but throug bout
the country, we find new buildings erected
in almost every street in our city. Among
these is large and handsome block OF
brick dwelling houses on the Head estate,
which was lately sold at auction, at the
corner Of fremont and Boylston streets.
We also notice range of granite stores on
Milk street, called the Morton Block, as
one Of the most splendid in the city. The
almost unprecedented high rates of rent
render building the most profitable as well
as the safest investments for capitalists.
Boston paper.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
Still more remarlia BILE ruins in Central
America.

We have lately looked over some draw
ings made by a traveller, recently returned
from Central America, representing the
ruins OF an ancient city; not vet visited by
any traveller, which are perhaps more re-
markabIe than even those visited by Ste
vens and Catherwood. They have some
general character, bat their preservation
~ some respects is more perfect. The
principal OF these ruins are at a place call
ed Chchen, situated in the mids: of a vast
plain, almost midway between the two
oceans.
On the tops Of the pyramids, resembling
those which M. Stevens met with in other
places, and which he conjeclured to be the
bases of public buildings, this traveller ac-
tually found massive edifces 10 state Of
toerable preservation Among them was
one different from the rest in possessing a
circular form, and in being rounded at the
top IN a manner somewhat resembling
dome. He found walls, vaults and floors,
covered with a hard composition bear a
high finish, colored interior walls, sculp-
lures in bias relief, some rings for the
hanging OF large doors, and various other
evidences of art and skill in the construc-
ton of hablations. We undo rstand that it
is The intention Of Mr.. Norman, the trav-
eer in question, TO publish an account OF
his visit TO Yucatan, and description Of
these curious remains.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

SINGULAR DIsCOyERY ON SABLE ISLAND.
The Halifax papers contain an account
OF the discovery Of a number of small
houses on Sable Island, under the sand,
built OF the limbers and plank of vessel.
The discovery was made in consequence
of the winds having blown away la' &c
mound or pyramid of sand one hundred
feet high. These houses were found to
contain various articles of furniture and
stores, most Of them military stores, a cop
per half penny of George H., dated l749,
some military brass buckles, great num-
Der OF brass paper pins, very small.
dogs brass color, with Major Elliot 43d
regiment, engraved on it; numerous bones
some whole and some broken, with the
scalp of hair and heaCdress of young
female, and piece of gold band There
are three buildings, which seem 10 have
been CONSTRUCTED of the fragments OF some
ship. They are situated about ten feet
apart, in triangular form, and are ten
or twelve feet square. The high winds
and loose soil have probably caused them
to be gradually covered with sand, and
the small causes are now rclealing them
to light, after being buried nearly cen
tury.-Phila. Ledger.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

SINGULAR DELUsIoN. ,Censeur de-
Lyon, of the 18th instant, publishes the
following singular instance OF Insanity
" An officer belonging to the garrison in
this city had just been transferred to the
lunatc asylum at Antlquai'lu. The Off
Ger ina gned that he had discovered, by
means oil a modification in the system OF
obique squares man9uvre by which an
army would be in(allibly destroyed. He
communicated MS plan by writing to the
Minister Of War and General Bugeaud, but
not receiving any answer, he endeavored
to discover some other mode of ensurlng
to France supremacy over other nations.
He, at length imagined plan TO resusci-
tate and render immortal men, and horses
after having put them TO death lie i'm
mediately called on an officer, explained
had plan and proposed that his friend
should submit to the operation. His com
rade observed that before he allow ed HIM
self to be put to death, he should like to
see the experiment performed on some an
imal. This was done. but the result by no
means convinced the lumatic, who repea-
ted his request the following day 10 lady
who was compelled to scream for assls-
lance TO save her life. His friends then
found i, necessary to remove him to place
OF safety"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

In Boston, IA store III good situation is
not to be had; and all the new ones are
take as soon as finished at good rents.-
Great numbers Of houses have been built
this season, and all are let as soon as fin
ished, and the ground floor of houses in
various streets are being turned into stores.
Besides this great number Of merchants
have this year taken houses in the neigh
boring towns, all Of which are rapidly in
creasing. With our numerous railroads,
especially with our GREATW ERTERNRAIL-
ROAD, discriminating, Tariff, and any
means Of getting our duties from the West
and South, Boston can not fail to increase
10 ratio double that OF any former year.
Boston American.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

A STARTLING FACT. A valuable statisti-
cal work published some years since, states
the number who have lived upon the earth
at about 27 900 O00, 900, 900, 900, or twen-
ty-seven quadrillions. This sum, he says
when divided by 27,664,O00 the number
Of square miles of land, gives 1914, 522,
676 TO a square mile-about 1888 to Il square
rod, and five to square foot Suppose a
squire rod capable of being divided into
twelve graves, each grave would contain
a hundred persons. SO that the whole earth
has been one hundred times dug orer to
bury its inhabitants, surprising they had
been equally, distributed. Where The
bodies laid upon The surface they would
cover the land to the debpth of as many
feet
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
A New Home! who vii, follow,

Mr. Stevens gives an account Of trees,
near the village of Masagua, in Central
America, measuring twenty-five feet in
circumference. In the hollow Of one or
these trees one might live during the hard
tmes-ive quite comfortably with his wife
and little responsibilities around nm--m,-
king quite good dinners on the oranges,
growing abundantIy around him-were it
not tor the quantity Of snakes and lizards,
and other creeping varmints,' and innu-
merable parrots, whose noise would be in
GniteIy more inconvenicnt than that Of
ones own progeny--or even than the
snakes, 10 a studious man.
Baltimore VSler.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

TERMS.-THE SoUTHPoFT TELEGEApH is p,cJ-
Hshed ,osetty imp3Jial sheet, at So so cen s
per 0nnum, payabte IN adrance. Tpaymemt be not
mule precious 10 the expiration Of tie first Of
months, an additional so cents aoiU be charged
advertisements inserted atLt rate of one doIar per
squire (se0e"toen lines or "nder) for the first inser-
GOn, md tocnty.ioc cents for each suLseqQent in
yeTtiOR.
All advertisements left aciAom notice as to the
number Of insertioaS aoW be continued ,,,tH forjid
and charged Gccordingiy. No advertisements
from abroad tohere zoe arc un1cglain.sd ,oiM tic
PERSONS Sondn,g them, ,cW be t~5erted, unless uc-
cOmpaniod By tie monoy.
No subscription from aJroad ,cU be taLcn, achere
os are unacquainted ,0iM the person., uncss accom-
Danied By the money or hya responsible NAME
No subscription toW be discontinued until all ar
rearages are pull, unless at The option Of Tie editor
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
Our trade with North Western Mexico.

A gentleman from Santa Fe informs us
that the expedition from Independence.
Mo consisted of thirty wagons and one
hundred men, which would have been in
creased to sixty wagons and were more
than one hundred and fifty men, but the
sinking of the steamboat Lebanon. Two
Of the traders left our city yesterday, on
their way to New York city; TO receive the
insurance money upon the goods sent by
that boat, and others are expected daily at
Independence. Mo. with considerable
quantity Of the Mexican castings. In May
next the large caravan will arrive. with
more than one million and a half of silrer
dollars, with which to purchase goods
These traders do not interfere in the quar-
rels between Mexico and Texas, and are
not molested by either party-they have
pursued the business of supplying Santa
Fe. and the whole North Western portion
of Mexico, with goods. for the past four
wears, with considerable profit.
Morn Chron.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

Beauties Of Paper Currency.-Ihe
following story IS going the rounds 10 our
exchanges. 1t is reported 10 have been
mar rated before corner knot of politicians
who were giving in their experience under
"a paper medium. The genius who tells 1t
breaks in at favorable pause thus:
"Hold your horses. and If you want 10
hear the greatest shaving story that ever
you did hear, just keep cool. never nave
in all my life, had much money on hand al
any one time, but short time before tho
suspension OF specie payments by the Mi
ners Bank of Dubuque, had 500 OF her
money, and when heard the news OF her
failure, thought She would rise again. SO |
kept her money. After lew weeks saw
she was gong TO ruin, and | determined
to get rid of II; So took II 10 q broker,an
exchanged it Tor Cairo, at thirty per cent
discount. This, | thought, was pay rs
pretty dear for shave; but he next nor
ming | heard that the Cairo Bank had stop
ped-and goes off to broker instanter,
and off comes twenty five per cent more,
and then | had the produc: of my specula-
tons in the State Bank of Illinois money.
Next thing away. goes the Slate Bank
and hang me if didn't sink thirty per cent
more in obtaining Shawneetown money;
and then | thought | was safe, with that
money; had got-but alas! down goes,
the Shawneetown Bank-relused to resume
panic raised; and to prevent the brokers
from shaving me again, | went 10 pm
vate individual, and gave him what Shaw
neetown money had for twenty dollars
IN Ohio money and on Offering to pass II |
was told-that it was counterfeit. And now
whether you belieze it or not gentleman II
is fact, there are the remains OF my
$500.
Upon this he produced two twenty dollar
notes on the Geauga Bank, and exclaim-
ing, Yes, them two cursed counterfeit
notes on The Bank Of Geauga are the re-
mainder of money speculation" rushed
around the corner and up street, while the
company went right over 10 the Iontlne
and IIquorcd.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

The tones produced are equal in quail
ty, and sometimes superior in mellowness
and tulnesS, to those Of a fine piano-for'e,
under the hand Of skiIfu player. Diff
cult chromatic accents and descents are
performed with a truly extraordinary bril-
liancy and crispnesS."
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
DEPOT of the Western Railroad -

Depot of the Western Railroad.-A
depot for this railroad has been comnen-
ced on Van Renselaer's Island. 1t covers
twelve acres, and IS raised sixteen feet
above low water mark A steam ferry
boat is TO run across to Albany.
A canal will extend from the river under
the freight depot, TO enable canal-boatS to
unlade directly into the cars. This freight
depot will be four hundred feet in length
and one hundred and-sixty in breadth. On
the same embarkment will also be built a
passenger depot, and few rods in the
rear an engine and car house. All these
buildings will be constructed in the most
substantial manner.-M York. Morning
Post.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
Brilliant Whaewdsh.--Many hav

Brilliant Many have
heard Of the brilliant stucco whltewash on
the east Of thc Presidents house at Wash
ngton The following is recipe Tor
making il, with some additional improve
ments learned by experiment.:
Take half bushe Of unsacked lime,
slack it with boiling water, covering 1t du-
ring the process to keep in the steam
Strain the liquid through a fine sieve or
straner, and add to it peck OF clean salt.
previously well dissolved in warm water;
three pounds Of ground rice, boiled to
thin paste, and stirred in toiling hot; hall
a pound Of powerful Spanish whiting, and
a pound Of clean glue, which has been
previously dissolved by first soaking il
we'll, and then hanging ii over SLOW hrc.
ia a small kettle, within large one iliico
with water. Add five gallons Of hot waller
10 the whole mixture; stir 1t well, and let
it stand few days covered from dirt. II
should be put quite hot; for this purpose
it can be kept in a keuIe on portable
furnace. 1t is said that one pin! OF this
mixture Will cover square yard upon
the outside of house, if property applied
Brushes more or less small may be used
according 10 the neatness Of The job rcq'"r-
ed. 1t answers as well as oil pant lo'
wood, brick, or stone; and is cheaper. II
retains its briIiancy for many years.
There is nothing Of the kind that will com
pare with ii, either for inside or outside
walls Coloring matter may be put IN,
and made Of any shade you like. Span
ish brown stirred in will make red or pink
more or less deep, according 10 the guam
tty. A delicate tinge Of this is very pretty
for inside walls. Finely pulvcrlsed com
mon clay, we'll mixed with the Spanish
brown before ii is stirred into the mixture,
makes a lilac color. Lamp.black in mod
crate quantities makes slate color, very
suitable forthe outside Of buildings. Lamp
black and Spanish brown mixed together
produce a reddish stone-coor. Yellow
ochre stirred iE makes yellow wash;
chrome goes further, and makes color
generally esteemed prettier. In all these
cases, the darkness Of the shade VIII OF
course be determined by the quantity OF
cooring matter used. 1t is difficult TO
make a rule. because tastes are very differ
ept: it would be best to try experiments on
sningr.and let it dry. have been told
that green must no. be mixed with lime.
The lime destroys the color, and the color
has effect upon the whtewasn, which
makes it crack and peel.
If larger quantity than FIVE gallons is
wanted, the same proportions should Do
observed.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
Enormous Gun.

On Thursday, a barge arrived at the
wharf of the Royal Arsenal, WooIwich,
having on board the largest gun ever made
in this country. A powerful shears was
put up expressly for landing this ponderous
piece OF ordnance weighing very nearly Is
tons, none Of the cranes on the wharf be-
ing equal to the task. The arrange
mcnts for landing this great gun were ex-
celIently made, and carried into effect with
out the slightest accident. This gun is
made on the howlzer principle, and is
about II feet long with an immense quanli-
~ Of metal at the breach. The diameter
Of the bore is within about one tenth Of 46
inches. The weight Of solid shot with
which it will be fired is 452 Ibs., and shells
of $50 lbs, and it is expected two solid
shots Of that weight, and four shells 10 the
same proportion, will be used when it is
proved at the butt The howizer was cast
and bored by Messrs. Walker & Co., for
Mehemet Ali, Pacha Of Egypt, and two
other large guns-l3O punders, were Ian
Gcd at the same time TO be procured for
service in Egypt.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

The organ of Millerlsm claims that there
are at this moment +" seren hundred clergy
men engaged in preachirgthe principles OF
Miller and the number of persons who pro-
t,ess to believe that Christ will make his
second advent next year, is estimated 10 be
one Million"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

A New Orleans paper says:-''We are
told by gentleman conversant with the
business Of the city, that stores were sold
yeste rday for four. five, six, and seven
thousand dollars which three years ago
brough. twenty thousand dollars each.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

Evidence ola Pine Conury. Bennett
IN enumera.ng the substantial qualities o!
our country, says. "The great republic is
the garden Of Eden among The nations. -
We have nearly twenty millions of lnh. III
tants; one thousand millions OF dollars
worth Of annual produce; thirty or Ioiiy
religions and a new one every mouth; two
hundred broken banks, eighty million "i
specie; two thousand hnancicrs 40; ~. I.
the State prisons. And ANY quanittE ri.
fine land, high mountains, splendid I''r.'
with q sun and a moon, the best and blg r
est that ever took the great OF eternity
If any individual is dissatisfied with lhe
country, after seeing this list of advantages,
he had better emigrate to some other world
Immediately, he cannot be contentcd here
and we doubt if he would not be discomfort
ted even in paradise.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
Morn. Chron.
A Snake, SO feet 8 inches long, and

A Snake, 50 feet 8 inches long, and %
feet in diameter, was discovered basking
on the shore of the Mississippi, near Ban
ton Rouge. on the goth ult., by steamer.
Lieut.. Brooks, Of the U. S. Navy. on
visit in that vicinity, with a party of fifteen
went in pursuit, and succeeded 10 shooting
it. The skin has been prepared Tor some
museum--so says a'Louisville paper.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
Rights of the Women to Land.

It appears that the Texans are far IN
advance of the United States in acknowl-
edgihg tho rights of women. They have
passed law giving 1852 acres Of land to
every woman who will marry during the
present year; no proviso is inserted rela-
tive to the original command, It being
deemed entirely superfluous.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

Most distressing and heart rending oc-
currence We have rarely been more
deeply panied than we were at the relation
of the causality we are about 10 record,
which took place in our county, on Sun
day last ia the vicinity of Brownsburg.-
A man by the name Of Reid, blacksmith
and overseer for Mrs. M'Brde, who has
been for some time past, we believe, sus-
pected Of insanity, commenced on Sunday
morning a work of destruction, at which
the Imagination recoils with horror. he
picked up one Of! his children and holding
it by the feet smashed lis skull against The
bed post and threw it over a high porch,
out Of the house; he also mangled another
very severely; we have not heard yet
| whether they are alive. He next attacked
his wife; she fed and alarmed her neigh
bors.
Several came and attempted to take him;
he was armed with bar Of Iron, with
which he struck down a Mr.. Stuart, and
next attacked Capt James M'Chesney; he
struck him on the head and brought him
to the floor, where he continued TO beat
him, until his skull was broken. He was
then with great difficulty taken and conhn-
ed. Capt. M'Chesney we are told got up
and walked to the spring and washed HIM
self; he was asked if he was seriously In
iure1-he replied that he did not know,
litter was brought TO convey him home,
where he died about O'Clock on the same
dav. He has left wife, with large
family and numerous friends and acqualn-
:ances to mourn over his sudden and dis
tressing death. The author of this bloody
tragedy is now confined in our Jail.
p. S. Since the above was written, we
| have heard that neither Of Reds children
is yet dead, but little hope is entertained
Of their lives.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28
A MILLION OF FACTS.

Among the clever books recently rece-
we'd from London, is one with the above
title, containing variety of information
in small space. 1t will possibly be re-
printed in America, but as that is yet prob
lematica, we offer a few extracts from
it, which will serve to exhibit It's character
while they convey useful information.
The sea is TO the land, in round mil
lions Of square miles, as 30 to 10, or
10 l.
Fraienhofer, in his optical experiments
made machine with which he could draw
81 900 lines in an inch breadth.
There are 7 600 veins in an inch Of col
ored mother of pearl. Iris ornaments of
all colors are made by lines Of steel from
200 to the ,OO0th part of an inch.
The apprehension Of failure Of a sup
ply ofcoals in England is q delusion. In
Yorkshire alone there are exhaustless,
beds.
The coal mine, which has been burning
in Staffordshire for 900 years. consists OF
pyriles subject TO spontaneous combust-
ion.
Water will not extinguish them, because,
when draw off, the pyrltes burn more than
before.
The odorous matter Of flowers is nfla-
mable, and arises from an essential OIL
When growing in the dark, their odor is
diminished, but restored in the light; and it
S stronger in sunny climates.
A chestnut tree grew at Tamworth which
was 50 feet round; it was planted in the
year 500; and in the reign OF Stephen, in
1863, was made a boundary, and called the
great chestnut tree. In 1859, it bore nuts
which produced young trees.
Bolanists record 5000 species OF varl-
Gus patents, and 80, 600 are to be found in
the catalogues.
Lime, combined with phosphoric acid,
is the basis Of the bones, and found also 10
the fluids. Shells consist OF ii carbonate
Of lime; and hence their remains have been
considered as the basis of limestone noun
tains. Silica and magnise are found in
the hair. Iron, with phosphoric acid, con-
stitute part of the blood.
The fluids of animals contain alkales,
especially soda.
The sense of feeling is created by the
papile OF feeling is consisting of small
white nervous fibres erecting themselves
when the sense Of touch is excited.
The heart, by its muscular contraction,
distributes two ounces Of blood from seven
ty to eighty times minute.
There is iron enough in the blood OF AZ
men to make a ploughshere weighing twen-
ty-four pounds.
A man is taller in the morning than at
niuht tn the extent of half an inch or more
owing to the relaxation Of he carriages.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-09-28

STORES TO LET IN CHESTNUT STREET.
More than an ordinary number OF the lar
gest and best stores in chestnut street a'e
unoccupied at the present time. 1t treaty.
has gloomy look TO see on that beauti'ui
promenade. places Of business Closed
which but few months since could MOI De
obtained for "Iove nor money.-Ph'lodeL
Journal.