Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-06-06
Truth IN q Nut ,SheW.-Tbe Lowell


Mass Vcx Populi says that all men are
! endowed with certain unaIcnabIe rights
except poor men. All men who do not pay
their honest debts are great scamps-ex-
cept those who cheat on large scale. All
men are born free and equal--cxcept ne
groes. All men are great sinners-eXcept
those who long to the church. Al men
are allowed to think and act free y-except
those who work for a living. All well
dressed and accomplished women arc la
dies except factory girls.
We learn from the Piits5urg papers that
the Iron Steam Frigatc, which is being
built there for the lakes, will be ready for
transportation TO This city in the course Of
four or five weeks. She is TO have Il. low
pressure engine, is pierced for three mass
and Will be completely steam ship rugged.
Erie Observer.
G0ne orer The Fails We learn that on
Friday last man went over the cataract
on the Canadian side Of the Niagara. He
was driving pair Of horses and had back
ed into the river TO get a load of sand,
somewhere nearly opposite Navy Island,
when the current bore off sthe wagon and
horses beyond the control Of the driver
towards the rapids. A person who wit
messed the perilous situation, made off in
canoe to intercept them, but getting alarm
ed for his own safety, had to change his
course and return again. One Of the hor-
ses extrcated himself from the wagon, and
swan in safety to the shore, while his mate
and The driver were seen to pitch from one
shoot to the other, until they plunged into
the abyss below Commercial.
A rriend from Dubuque, whom we saw
few evenings since, informed us that mi
nIng operations were never more vigorous
~ prosecuted, and with more success than
this spring. The hard times has driven
the loaters to work, and new discoveries
are frequently made in districts which have
been almost abandoned for years, both in
Iowa. Wisconsin, and Illinois, Bloom
ington Herald.
Lmmig ration.-The stream Of new COM
ers into the Territory continues unremitted.
The CT Western landed on Monday even
ing over two hundred, and the most pru-
dent estimate Of the number that has been
landed at this port within three weeks is
over four HOusanN A large number came
here last week who design settling near
Fond du Lac, and the Green Lake country.
Persons going to the upper Fox River
country find it much to their advantage TO
land here.-[MI. Cou.
Illinois Ahead The Pekin Palladium
states that near LIE Rov, McLeon county.
woman had SIX fine children at a birth,
weighing 26 lbs. 3 OF. The fact is obtained
from the most respectable authority. We
defy even Delaware 20 beat this. In fact,
we believe that Illinois can scarcely do it
again Buff. Econ.
4 singular suit is on trial in New-York.
1t is the action Of step-father against
step-son older than himself, for board
bill amounting to $70O. The plaintiff, who
is a Pearl street, New-York, dry goods
merchant, married a widow with a large
property, who had sons his senior in years
From the evidence it appears that the hus-
band appropriated to his own use, ilnme-
diately on the marriage, So, 900 in money,
and large quantity Of silver plate. The
real estate. which constituted the bulk Of
the property, he could have no power over,
except so far as the income was TO be con-
cerned.
Miraculous Escape severe
| hail storm, on the 9TH inst, house occu-
pied by French people, situated in the ives,
part Of Pittsburgh, N. Y. was struck by
lightning. Fifteen persons were in the
h0,, he e IL
knocked down and severely stunned. Tie
| fluid struck one of the females on the foot,
separating the sole Of her shoe from the
| upper leather. from heel to the toe. The
house was considerably shattered, and the
escape of so many individuals from instant
| death, is almost miraculous!