Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-02-28

Ocnrc instead OF WhItlOg; Tor lemon Color.
Ochre and Chrome Yellow; for lead and
slate color, T.ampblack; for blue, Irdigo;
for green, Chrome Green. The different
kinds Of paint will no, cost more than one
fourth as much as oil paints, including la
Dor Of putting on.-On'ario Freeman.
Winfer in Eng7and--The Newspa-
pers, says the London Gar liners Chroni-
Gle, Of the 21s, December are full Of sur
prlscng circumstance connected with this
mild season. Birds are pairing aud hui'di
ing, and all nature seems Of opinion that
near London, the flower buds Of the com
mon laurel are tn rec inches long, Mczere-
ums are covered with their white and pur-
pie flowers, tho Rhododcndrous are trying
to unfold. and Hvacin,hs are piercing the
ground. At Edinburgh. in the garden Of
he Horticultural Society, the evergreen
Rhoaodcndron ddvrricum is reported to be
in full blossom. In Yorkshire, strawber-
ries, filberts, and even 40 appletree (near
Doncaster) are in bloom; and correSpon-
dent at Colommendv, near Mold. in North
Wales, mentions, his having some mush
rooms. one Of which measured nearly six
inches in diameter.
The New Orleans papers state that a
proposition is under consider ,tion in the
House OF Represrnives Of Louisiana for
the opening Of twelve gaming houses in
that city. This proposition to legalIzn
,uhiob n.I,
have been actively and successfully enga-
gcd in supprcssing. has been made with an
eye to the revenue which will accrue from
the sale Of the licenses, and in view OF the
crippled condition Of the finances Of the
city Despe rate, indeed, must be the con.
dlIon Of people who resort to the encour
agement Of vice for the replenshment OF
the. public. golfers. 1t was remark Of Lord
Chesterfield that vice ough, to be punish
ed, not taxed We are glad to observe
that the editor Of he Tropic has arraycd
himself in opposition to this measure which
he properly terms "iniqutous,' and we
hope soon 10 hear of it's at.-BaH.-
Amer.
MANUFACTURERS AT TAE SOUTH.-COt-
ton manufacturers are beginning to spring
up in the midst Of the fields whore the raw
maleriel is grown. The Nachez Free
Trader states that Mr.. Jonn Robinson,
Scotch gen'Ieman,i is now aged in erect
ing a suitable building IN Jefferson county,
Mississippi for the pupo-e of manufacture
ing cotton bagging jeans, lnsrys, towels
and coarse cloth used by the planters on
their farms for the clothing Of negroes
N. O. Republican
A Large Hog.--Thc Cincinnati Ga
zette speak. Of having seen hog in tina,
city 8 feet ~ inches Iong,2l inches across
the back, and weighed, when dressed,
76f lbs. It was 2 years and months
old, and was purchased for two cents
pound.
A New Church-The Boston Mechan-
tile Journal states, that the sum Of twenty
five thousand dollars has already been sub
scribcd in that city for the purpose Of pur-
chasing a site for the erection Of a new
church for the Rev. E. N. Kirk,
In a 7rance.--A recent number Of the
New York Herald speaks Of young lady
residing a, No. ia Sixth Avenue in that
city,who had been lying in trance for ten
days. All efforts to arouse her had been
unavailing.
Religious Rerira1s. For The last ter.
days the Methodist Episcopal Church has
held protracted meeting in this city. 1t
is said that about one hundred persons have
been converted. Burlington (Iora) Ga
zette.
Singular Weather. On Friday, 1--WE k
ago. the thermometer at Yazoo city, Miss.
stood at 70 degrees: but strange TO say. on
the day following, the Editor Of the Wing
says they had snow storm that would
have been "recognized" by Norwegian !
The day after that was mild and sunny
then it rained-after which, according to
all accounts there was no particular wea-
ther."
Gold and Silrer. From official Gocu-
ments. it appears that there are now in the
United States, in gold and silver, the sum Of
S0,000O00 dollars, and with a population
Of 100000 will give 10 each, including
men, women, children, and negroes, the
sum Of four dollars and eighty-fve cents
1t is a fact, too, that our coin is increasing
every day, and will still increase if our 60
vernment compel all foreign import duties
TO be paid in specie.
PLANrs.-Between 800 and 400 species
Of living plants were brought home by the
exploring expedition.