Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-15
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den with coal.
A married man whose rib droved to be ssthe bet
ter half, in the wrong sense of the term, said tC
his friends, Il loved my wife at first, as much a.
any body did love a wife. For the first TIVE
months, l actually wanted to eat her up and eve
since then Tee been sorry dtdnH
The Philadelphia II. S. Gazette Gays that an ap
pie has been raised by lanes Woodward in Bidg
water, Bucks county, Pa. which may rank amons
the wonders eff the dav. 1t weighs t1ceat,-six ou,
ces, md IS sirtcen and quarter inches IN circu,n
ference,
There are fifty cotton manufacturing houses in
Manchester, who furnish thirty miles OF cloth pei
day.
A church ha. been built near Bolton, England
| entirely OF terra Gotta.
| The tar famed Mills GA the Brandywine. and the
Richmond Mills, are iee for want of wator. This
shows the extent of the drought.
The Ohio river is almost unavigablc in conse.
consequence of the lowne.s of the water.
The Schuylkill is so low that scarce dron o,
water runs over the Paramount dam
Passengers now leave Hartford for SPRINGFIELD in
stages, the river having become too dusiy for steam
boat travel, norhward
The low stage OF wster in the Chesapeake and
Ono Canal so impedes the navigation. that but
lew, II any boats from the upper country are now
coming down.
| With population of 800 900, Sweden has l6O.-
0oO dlstIlleres, furnishing more than 400 600 900
gallons yearly
ELECTRICAL EEL.-The barque Patapsco, at
boston from honduras has on board an electrical
eel, SAID TO be the only one ever brou ght 10 this
country. 1t possesses galvanic power in great de-
gree, and the effect OF touching it with the hand
is precisely the same as touching the poles OF an
electrical ma chine.
PRoPELLERs.-There are now in New York a
steam propeller loading for China, and another fit
ting out tor the Sultan of Conslantinople. The
propellers will soon be in use in all parts of the
CONNIE rca world.
WOOD PAVEMENT INJURIOUS HEALrH.-At a
recent meeting of Medical Society in London,
the increase of fever in the metro polls was ascrl-
bed by DR.. COPELAND to the extension Of wood pave,
ment.
HE SPIRIT OF GAMBLINs.-A pugllist name
Shelton, after days pleasure at Hampstead
England, ganbled away his money and clothes al
pi'ch and toss, upon which he tossed with his com
panon to see which should hang himself, the sur
vivor to have The money and clothes of the loser
the lot again fell upon Shelton, W no actually bor
rowrd slXpence to purchase the halter, and then
iuiniied his engagement. watchman came up
at the moment and cut him down, for which ser
Alce the poor fellow was knocked down by Shelton
IN the excess ofhs indignation for the interference
lie was tried tor the assault, and deservedly SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment.
The French Minister of the Inferior has adver
tsed for SO large blocks of marble to complete the
tomb OF Napoleon.
eth HANGMAN." Rev Charles Spear of Bos.
ton, proposes ia publish under the title of week
ly paper, to be contained in thirteen numbers only
during the session OF the next legislature of the
state of Massachusetts, Its object Will be to pro-
mote the abolition of Capital Punishment.
The Liberty party, in convention Utica, few
days since, appointed committee to invite Cassi
us NJ. Clay TO meet Mr.. Gerrlt Smith of Syracuse
on some day convenient to the former, and discuss
the claims of Henry Clay and James G.. Birney.
The Invitation is gwen in consequence OF Mr.. {.
NJ Clay proiier at Niagara to meet any champ.
on OF the Liberty party in this state IN "a public
discussion.
SEDUcTIos.-Parker Buell., of Mondon, recover
ed at the recent Circuit Court, lately, on Friday,
a verdict of $1,000 against Tacott F. Powers for
the seduction OF his daughter-Roch. Dem,
One Mrs Mary McCue was arrested in New
Orleans on the 18th inst. for whipping her hus
band
Abner Kneeland, formerly of this city, a cele-
biated person, died at Salubra, ILL., on the 9Th |
Aug. last.-Phica. Times.
WAR.-Aer "A long debate, the Mexican Con
gress granted full the supplies Qour millions Of
dallars) demanded by Santa Anna for the Texas
invasion.
IsTHMUs OF PANAMi.-The King of Naples has |
lately organized commission composed of seven |
members, employed to proceed TO explore IN SCI |
enuhc and commercial relation; the lsIhmvs of Pa
mama, and great part of the American coast
bounded by the Pacific Ocean.
The persons composing this committee will |
shortly embark in frigate belonging the Royal !
Navy, and 1t IS reported that they will also go 10
the East Indies and China, to take measures for
establishing commercial relations between that
country and the kingdom OF the Two SicilIes.
FAST SAILING.-Thc schr Convoy Capt. Mar
tin, arrived on Monday evening from Racine
made run from Detroit to this port in % hours.
This is abon equal TO II miles to the hour end is
good time.-Bgf. Ga7.
A goose is called very stupid bird, yet he fur |
nishes pens that enllghten Northumberland Rome |
from her enemies, and is very good when wanted.
So says Gander.
The sum of s 10, 800 has been collected in aid Of
the families of the soldiers who suffered IN the PHI
adelphia riots.
MAIEE.-There was no choice OF Representa-
tves in Portland the first trial On the second |
trial, the wing candidates all elected.
Grating hogs tails upon pear trees, to make
them bear roasting pigs, is considered foolish |
experiment.
The man who, being challenged to a duel, Is so
much afraid of public sentiment that he dares not
refuse II, Is coward.
To gain extensive usefulness, seize the present |
opportunity, great or small and improve il to the
utmost.
Yankee has invented drilling machine TO
which the calls the attention OF military compa
MES.
AS Major Noah is an old political writer with
the widest political experience readers may
glad to hear his opnien OF the issue of the coming
contest. Here 1t is:
Before one of our Wall street spectators can |
see sixty day Lote come to maturity, the Presi- |
Dental question will be settled, Clay will posi- |
lively be elected Polk
Punch asks the following Impairment questions
-'Does a gentleman who associates with black
guards continue to he a gentleman, degrade
himself to blackboard? Or does a black guard
become gentleman by consortlng with such -
A 'PATEsr PRINTER. Among the inventions
exhibited at the Boston Mechansc's Fair, is the
patent Printer" machine by which the blind
or paraytlc can print, by the aid OF patience and
memory, whatever types can be made to do, by
touching series of keys, affixed to the different
letters OF the alphabet.
INTERESTING MEErrsG.-The family of the late
Chauncey DickermaR, of Hampden, Conn. num-
bering in all eleven sons and daughters, met to-
gether in the house in which they born, on
Thursday week. Their ages added together,
tod eli tha