Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-04-19

Singular Migortunes.--Some fourteen
years since Capt. d. Wilson Of Wrentham,
Mass. was struck upon the right eye by
hoop pole accidentally thrown by deaf
and dumb brother. He lost his eye A
few weeks since hoop pole was thrown
by his son which accidently struck his left
eye. He is therefore now blind.
Fourteen prisoners escaped from Jail at
Detroit, Michigan, on the Odd. by breaking
the bolts and by knocking down the guards
Ten of them were afterwards arrested but
not until after a desperate resistance, in
which their leader was killed and gen.
tleman aiding in their arrest wounded by a
pistol shot.
Liring and Ornamental Fences.--At
recent meeting of the Botanical Society Of
London, Mr.. ID. Cooper gave an account
of a new living fence. formed by planting
young trees in santing position. every
tree leaning the opposite way, SO that they
will cross each other, and then at the parts
which come in contact, take off from each
piece of bark and tie close together, CO.
vering the part with clay. This gratis
each tree into his neighbor, and forms in
few years a living fence, with diamond
shaped openings. The plan is an excel
lent one for ornamental fences.
The Mormons have found new book
called the Book of Abraham. [, purports
TO have been written by that patriarch, and
is said to have been found in the Cata-
combs of Egypt by an English traveller,
who brought it away with eleven num-
mics. 10 Smith is engaged in transating
this book for the Nauvoo Times and Sea-
sons The first chapter appears in the
last number that has reached us.
". Y. Tribune.
A large meeting of the citizens Of Phia-
delphia was held, at which resolutions were
passed declaring the right of the people to
petition Congress, the right Of every MEM
Der to express his opinions, and condemn
ing the recent censure Of Hon. ]. 4. Gid
dings.
A LONG CANE.--A traveller, among
variations Of foreign parts, declared he
he knew ola cane in South America, which
was mile long. The company looked
incredulous, and it was quite evident they
were not prepared to swallow it, even if
it should have been sugar cane. "Pray
what cane was it, asked one gentleman,
snceringly.
at was HURR1-cane," replied the
traveller.
A MILD REPRooF.-To young infidel
who was scoffing at Christianity, because
of the misconduct Of its professors, the late
DR.. Mason, said,-
"Did you ever know an uproar 10 be
! made because an in6del went astray from
the path Of moralityW
The infdel admitted that he had not
Then dom, you see,' said DR.. NJ, that
by expecting the professor Of Christianity
to be holy, you pay it the highest compl-
ment in your power!
The young man was silent.
CHINA-'The Chinese lost at Chusan
1900 men, and the English had TO fight them
four days before they took the place. This
shows brave and determined resistance
by the former. The English were surpri-
sed to find that the cannon with which the
place was defended, were many Of them
OF very fine construction, equal 10 their
own.
The ISLES OF THE OCEAN are coming
into the rank Of the army Of Temperance.
In New Zealand the governor has recently
imposed heavy duty, amounting in fact
to prohibition, upon the importation Of
ardent spirits. How this spirit of moral
reform spreads through the world like cleo
tricity! What a noble band are the Tenn
perance reformers! '.Truy, the wilderness
and the solitary place shall be glad for
them"
VEGETABLE IvoRy.---Our readers have
probably seen some notice Of this interes-
ting novelty from the South Seas, with
which the Frenc discovery ships, have
made us acquainted. |, is species OF nut,
strongly resembling the cocoa nut, but
much smaller. Upon the removal Of the
bark it is ball of ivory of equal hardness,
and applicable to many of the various uses
in the arts Of the ANNA! production, and
in short pcrlec, fac smile, when polished.
From its shape, it will not answer for
purposes requiring much length.--NorM
American.
... CONNECTICUT
Our friends are very essentially logged
in what was once the Land Of Steady
Habits They have lost their Governor
and other State Officers: they have los!
both branches Of the Legislature, which
of course puts John NJ Niles in the United
States Senate for six years-in short,
they have lost every thing, pro tenn.
New York Tribune.
1t is said that the Welland canal will be
ready for navigation by the middle of April,
and that the Vandaia, one of the new yes
sells with Ericsson's propellers, will be
among the first to make her appearance on
the lakes.--N Y Tribune.