Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-06-06
From the New York Sun.

CANAL. ACROSS THE lSTHMUS OF PANA-
MAJ The dissolution Of the Union " be-
tween North and South America, is about
to be commenced in earnest. We learn
from letter in the Baltimore Patriot that
Mons Ellet, the distinguished engineer who
is to superintend the work, is now in Gin
cinnat, where he has been confined some
time by sickness. He has agreed to COM
plete the canal in five years and will en-
poy during the whole of that time from
four to five thousand German and Irish Ia
borers. Barring & Brothers are the heaviest
! stockholders in the undertaking. The same
house furnished hands for making the great
| Nc Adamized road running from the City of
| Panama to the Bay Of Chorcra. according
( to the company's contract with the Repuh-
| lies Of New Grenada. This road is about
fifty miles in length, passing through fine
coal region-was commenced in 1887. and
finished five months since The canal from
, bank to bank will be one hundred and
twenty-eight feet: at the bottom sXty-sovcn
feet in width; the whole length will be for
ty-eight and half miles. and it will lNyc
four locks. New Grenada has given to'thr
company eightv-six thousand acres of land
along the canals line-in addition to which
four hundred thousand acres more can be
taken by them from any other part Of The
country, unless previously appropriated by
government; however, the present settlers
along the canal are to be paid at the rate
of one dollar per fancgmle ia little over
an acre for all tic land they may own,
and the company happens to pitch upon.
The extract from London paper, now
going the rounds of our press, estimating
the cost and probable profits Of this great
work, and also the advantages, particularly
to vessels of America and Europe, trading
to the west coast Of America, Australia,
Occenica, and Eastern Asia, is represented
by Mons. f. as being substantially correct,
especially as to saving much time and avoid
ing the dangerous passage by way Of Cape
Horn. 1t may be interesting to the mer-
camille community to learn that, instead Of
sixteen, the company have finally decided
upon charging but eight francs per ton on
mel chandize passing through the canal.
Coon TnEs.-The times are certainly
improvng--at least in commercial and ag-
ricultural affairs, whatever it may be in
moral and religious matters.
Business ofall kinds is now very healthy,
prices low and steady-exchanges every
where equalized-trade prosperous, and
good stock and products rising moderately
according to the demand and iudicious ma
nagement The weather and seasons are
also good, and the chance Of most abundant
crops very fine. 1t is probable that the
productions of the earth, during the ensu-
ing season, will be ten TO twenty per cent.
more than it ever was before in the United
States. Foreign emigrants and vast guam
titles Of specie are pouring into the land
Such is our position and prospects. 1t IS
evident however, that next year great
political contest viii be fought between the
supporters Of United States Bank on the
one side, and the SUPP orters Of q specie cur
rcncy and the present state ofthings on the.
other. The fluctuations which will be caused
by this contest will affect all stocks, partl-
cu!arlv State stocks, although the trade III
the great agricultural staples may be nn-
touched 1t is the safest to be confined 10
cash business in real goods, but not to touch
stock at all.
MURDER OF SANTA FE TRADERS A
bout the first of April last.a band OF mice"
men. citizens of Missouri, left lndePen-
dence with the avowed object of joining a
man named Warfeld, said 10 be Co'one,
in the Texian army. On their rou'e, anu
near the Arkansas river, they met Span
lard named Antonio CharvIs' WIN i've VOC u
his servants They robbed him oil so|'-
600 in cold and silver, and some iurS'a,'er