Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-02-14

the government, directly or indirectly, has
had any thing to do with regulating the ex-
changes. The result is, that during the
past year, on all specie paying points, ex-
change has been lower, more regular, and
more easy to be obtained, than ever before,
even under the best days Of the late Nation
al Bank.
c. The ladie, of bingham, Mass, have
introduced the fashion ofknittng stockings
while lis tening 10 evening lectures.
Lard for the English Market They
are packing lard in bladders, in Cincinnati,
for the English market. Mr.. II. l.. Red :
der's establishment has already filled about
a thousand, Of which the Gazette says
"Nothing can exceed the neatness of this
article, and we do not see how it is posi-
bic the experiment should fail.
Rhode Bland.-Gov. King announces
bv proclamation, that the new Constitution
has been adopted, and will be the supreme
law Of the land after the first Thursday of
May next
o. Mr.. Audubon, the celebrated Oini-
biologist, intends, in few weeks, starting
on an expedition to the Rocky Mountains
for the purpose Of selecting specimens.
Joe SmiM.-The Springfield, (Ill. Jour
nal Of the 12th inst. says that another re-
QUESTION will be made upon the Governor
Of that State for Joseph Smith under the
former in lictments, which charge him with
robbery, arson, treason and murder.
Not Bad.-Two young men in Rich
mond, Va. lately attempted to fight duel
with towing pieces. FowIng peices are
used to shoe, ducks; why not geesel
Fire and Smoke A wet silk handkcr-
chief tied without folding over the face, lis it
is said, complete security agains, suffoca-
ton from smoke, it permits free breathing,
and at the same time excludes the smoke
from the lungs. 1t has been efftctually
tried.
Morements in TeraS.-Bills have been
introduced in the House to inquire into the
expediency Of passing some law to confS-
cate the estates of traitors aad enemies TO
the republic, and 10 establish a Sabbath or
day to rest throughout the republic. The
latter would seem to have been established
long ago, by the bible.
Hospitality. hope you can make i,
convenient to dine with US to-day, STIFF
you do we shall have goose at dinner.
Glory enough for one day.-A Yankee
down east recently married a wife, eat five
pumkin pies, licked negro, told liz, went
to church, and tore his trowscrs. all in one
day.
Foot Race.-Two Irishmen ran foot
race. tor $40 a side, at Winchester Va, a
few days since, over the Valley Turnpike
road. They kept neck and neck until
within half mile of the goal, when one
of them gave out. The six miles were &C
complished in 80 minutes.
Nep Boat. Oliver Newberry, Esq, Of
Detrolt-the 'Old Commodore who on
land commands larger feet Of his own
than many who tread their quarter-decks
upon the ocean--is about adding another
sail to his squadron. He is now building
steamer, at Detroit, which is of the fol-
lowing dimensions; Length OF keel, 175
feet; Of deck, 1876; breadth Of beam, 27;
depth Of hold, 13; extreme brerdth 81.
She will be called s'The NiIe," and is to
be launched in May. Capt. Ar hibald Al
len, we'll known rs a skiful navigator. and
a popular, agreeable man, is to sail her.
Capt. Blake will resume the command
of the Illinois. --BuG. Com. Ado.
Turkey-It is said tha, when the present
Sultan Of Turkey came to the throne. his
aunt presented him with thirty beautiful
Georgian and Circassian young ladies',
whom she had selected and educated ex-
pressy for him.
Doings in WaShington.- were
recently circulated in Washington, George
town, and Alexandria, announcing that
Parson Miller, the end Of the world preach
er, would deliver discourse in the form
er city on Sunday. Between five and six
thousand persons assembled a, the appoin-
ted hour, when it was ascertaincd that Mr..
Miller was not in the city, and that the
handbllls had been circulated by some mis-
chievous persons.
Minister to China.--The committee on
Foreign Relations in the House have de-
termined to'report resolution in favor Of
sending a Minister to China to watch over
our interests in that quarter They will
recommend an appropriation Of 1000
for the expenses Of the mission.
Pearl DiUers Of Abyssinia--The mos,
cruel kind of negro slavery in existence is,
perhaps, practced at Dahaleh, an is
land on the Abyssinian coast. The pearl
fishery according to DR.. Ruppell, who visit
ed it in 1881, is carried on exclusively by
youths, who are often sacrificed to the
seventies which accompany it. Many are
destroyed by sharks, or fall victims TO the
negligence Of the overseers, who are warm.
ing themselves at fire while the poor