Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

A WEEK FROM LAND TO LASD-The
rapid passage ofthe steamships are equiva-
lent in degree TO the annhilaiion of 50
much of the ocean itself The Bunker Hill
Aurora notes the following remarkable Incl
dents Of the voyage Of the Britannia:
g The Britanni, left Liverpool ON
"Wednesday, Sept. 4th, and lost sight of land,
of Cape Clear, OH Friday following and on
the next Friday. Capt. Hewitt made the
coast of Observation-Disclosures having made
the run from land 10 land, across the Allan
tic in one week."
| 1t is said that a new and very rich Gold
Mine has been discovered on the lands of
Col, VIM. Hancock, in the upper part of
Moore county ~ C.. The ore IS said to lie
worth from 10 to 90 dollars bushel, SO far
as il has been examined 1t is imbcdded in
blue flint stone. One of the veins is
twelve feet wide ;but the richest vein is from
| 8 10 II inches wide.
BEwARE!-A dangerous counterfeit has
Just been put in circulation on the Bank Of
Lansngburge, of the denomination of SIS;
letter A vgnette, drove of cattle with two
men on horseback. G.. w. Wallbridge,
pres't. P. M. Corbin, Cashier The whole
appearance OF the bill is calculated to de-
ceive the best judges. So says Days Bank
Note LIST.
EFFECTS OF THE FLooD.-Many orthe
bottom farmes still lie dreary waste the
fences, barns. stables, and out buildings lie
in promiscous heaps Of rubbish in the timber
below, with confused heaps Of cord wood,
lr,f
number Of fertile and most des 'rablc farms
are now nothing more than barren plains of
white sand. This sand has been de pos ted
10 the ih ckness of many feet on the bottom
fields, and renders them sterile and totally
unproductive. This is the case with many
farms IN this County, ST. Charles, Warren,
and We believe in all the Count es on the
Missouri that have bottom farms. ST.
Louis Ncr Era.
planter on Byon PGnit', Louis ana. in
boring for water, struck vein at 100 feet
depth. which elevated column within sx
feet of the surhcc. The country surround
ing is very low, and il is little astonishing
that the wafer obtained is as pure a, the
finest mountain spring.
SrGAR FROM WArERuELoHs.-
Johnson, citizen of Carolina. has extracted
from watermelons syrup equal to noasscs,
winch woud produce sugar of good quality.
The syrup is obtained by boiling the mice
three hours in common iron pot, eight
gallons making one gallon of excellent syurn.
He thinks one acre OF common s1nd-hill
land would produce watermeIons enough 10
make go gallons ofsyrup equal to the best
moasses. The refuse of the melon makes
capital food for hogs, and thus nothing is
lost
E" | say. Pete. does vcu know how dey
keep nyrsters from sr4.t llin' in de- hottest ob
wedder?"
81 do-sn', tink dor,. Sam-how'J Gey
do 'em?'
"Why, dey fus cut dar nose~ off. ana
den dey can't smrr1 nuffin. Oh yah! yah!
yah!-what an unpenum'fatam ngg.t
you isv'
A BIG BABv.-The people over in tn.
At;akapas. saws the N. o Picayun-. .ra
Growing Justify over ston, baby which
they have bred there. it is black chId.
born IN Franklin, which weighed at lis
birth slrtecn pounds and hait.
ID. F.. b. r. are the initials of :. Dan
Every Be6y Iwic." e: II T.. y 1 n
are the initial letters Of e" Calf K gnarv
Every Day-I'll Trust"
MARRIAGE IN HhGH LrrE.-Miss Mcrv
WIckl'fe, The beautiful daughter of the
Post Master General, is 10 he married ON
the 18th inst, to a son OF Mr. Merrick, the
Wing Senator from Maryland
A Round SUM.-The "Couriar d-s
l+tais Unis," published al New York b.s
realized Tor It's Proprietors $l4,OJO in The
last twelve mon ms.