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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29
THE TELEGRAPH.
SOUTHPORT, TUESDAY OCT. 80, 1874.

In another part of our paper will be found
somewhat in detail, the relation of the late
disastrous gale on Lake Erie. Doubtless
one half the awful results have not yet come
to light Many vessels with their crews and
cargos we imagine, will be anxiously looked
for long time, but will never make their
appearance, the victims of this terrible gale
The 81. Louis with about 700 passengers
left Butfilo just before the gale commenced.
1t struck her just above Dunkirk, and in at
tempting TO turn to make Dunkrk Harbor
she broke her shaft and was thus left at the
mercy of the wind. We have conversed
with passengers from on board, who repre-
sent the scene as awful in the extreme. The
utmost praise is awarded to Capt FLOYD for
his GOODNESS and courage in the trying scene,
and TO il is the ultimate preservation of the
boat and those on board mainly attributed.
After getting ashore, great number of the
ST. Louis passengers abandoned their design
of coming west, fearing 10 trust themselves
again to the mercy of winds and waves
The Fulton left but short time before the
st. Louis; as will be seen she is lost.
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Ofthe members of Congress already elect
ed, AZ are democrats, &c wings, and ma
tives. A great beginning for Mr.. Clay.

WINTER EvENINGs.-The long evenings
Of winter are at hand, which is the time for
reading. AT the present prices, trife over
bushel and half of wheat will pay for the
Telegraph six months, or trife over three
bushels, for year. This then is the time
to subscribe. During the winter, we pro-
mise DER subscribers that the Telegraph shall
contain as much, if not more, reading matter
than any other paper in the territory. We
promise them also, that they shall find in it
always, the latest news, general, congress
s;onal, and legislative. In little less than
two months we shall have Jonn Tyle's last
(thank heaven) annual address; shortly afte
Gov. Tallmadge's first annual message to
the legislative assembly of Wisconsin, and
in the month of March next, President Folks
inaugural. These are important documents
which all will wish TO read; here they can
be had Subscribe then, and do it now, for
possibly few weeks hence, three bushels
of wheat will not be worth so much as now.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

THE CID CooN.-The old Coon is get
ting sadly debilitaed. 1t can 90 alone no
longer. In Pennsylvania it rests its sink
ing head on the bosom of Natite American
ism; in New York and Ohio it stretches out
IFS paws imploringly to abolitionism. The
former however well disposed, cannot help
the old coon; it remains TO be seen whether
the latter, at The risk hereafter of having its
eyes scratched out or its corn crib robbed,
will step in to animate the varmint to new
life. No effort is spared to secure this va
luable aid to the dying coon. Horace Gree
ly, who nurses it in the empire state, is abb
solutely becoming fractic on the subject, in
view of the critical and alarming situation
or his patient he curses and prays by turns;
now he stretches forth his hands irnplorngly
and anon shakes his fist under the very nose
of aboliiionism. So desperate has he be-
come, that every device which promises to
accomplish the end, is seized hold of with
avidity and without examination. He thought
his labor had terminated most gloriously
when "Roorback' was caught but as it turn
ed out, ''Roorback" had caught him, and he
was glad enough to let him go. Passing over
thousand others, the latest device is, to
drive wing abolitonists into the support of
Clay, by representing tina, Blrney has been
nominated for the legislature of Michigan,
by the loco focos. 1t will readily be seen
that man or party must be getting toler-
ably blind with desperation TO resort TO such
a ridiculous absurdity. In state where
the locofocos don't even want the aid of the
aboltionists,,h ey would be very apt TO jeop-
ard the cause throughout the Union by en-
deavoring TO effect such an alliance; and Mr..
Birney would be very apt, occupying the
position he does, TO sacrifice himself in such
a petty trick to get into the Legislature of
Michigan. The thing is too absurd. Mr..
Brine y has put the story to rest by prompt
denial through the columns of the paper that
started 1t, the Tribune; and in his denial he
says that proposition was made last spring
to nominate him at whig convention. The
help of the abolitionsts is the only thing thai
can save the old coon in New York, the eff
forts to secure that aid have thus far been
rather unfortunate. Whether any better
success will attend future efforts, remains 10
be seen.
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The editor of the American has in

The editor of the American has in his
last an article nstrueting the wings as to the
mode of securing the ascendency in Racine
county. He has a wrong estimate of the
democracy of Racine; whether he argues by
comparison whiggerv, we are not aware,
but he evidently thinks that the democracy
of the people is thing to be put off and
changed as garment, and that few wing
missionaries can accomplish the desirable
result. Such is not the case. The people
of Racine and the people Of Wisconsin arc
democratic from the very nature of things.
They are tiliers of rhe soil and an indusri-
Gus people. They can take care of them
selves; they ask no protection to bolster
them up, nor will they tolerate any that pulls
them down; they are also a reading and in
leIligent people, and until the Ethiopian
can change his skin or the leopard his spots,
whiggery cannot change sufficiently to find
favor with them.
What efficacy there may be in the circu-
lation of the American, we are not prepared
to say. The election which was held next
before the present editor took charge Of the
American, resulted in the success Of the whg
ticket mainly; the next after they were bea-
ten by a tremendous majority, and at the
last election they were beaten worse yet
Should the circulation of the American be
extended it is impossible to tell what the
result will be next year. We say by all
means "circuate the documents"
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PENNSYLVANIA.

The definite majority in Pennsylvania is
not yet ascertained. Our returns last week
placed our majority little too high. 1t
will be in the neighborhood of 5000; proba-
bly, little less, possibly little more. Our
victory is complete; and under the circum-
stances all that the most sanguine could de-
sire. We have a majority in both branches
of the legislature; a gain of two Congress
men. and a majority of the Congressional
delegation. Very few, we imagine, honest
ly entertain any opinion, other than that
Pennsylvania will cast her electoral vo;e for
Polk & Dallas. True, some VIII IS pretend
to claim the state, but the facts show the
probabilities so strong against hem, that they
can hardly be supposed TO really think so.
To show what they have got to do to carry
it, we make the following extract from the
Philadelphia correspondence of the Tribune ::
''Our frienjs must not suppose that we
are going to get 5000 majority, as we have
on the gubernaorial question, in the city
and county. This majority in my opinion,
will be reduced to 1900, if not less
According TO this then, it will leave the
wings clear majority of 5000 to overcome,
in the country. Can they do IT? But we
shall do even better than this correspondent
Of the Tribune admits. The VIII s will not
beat us three moi one thousand in the city
and county of Philadelphia; indeed, we shall
confidently expect a democratic majority
there. How then can the wings expect to
carry the state? But speculation now, is
idle; next Friday will put the matter beyond
conjecture.
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Stern SO injured illst she sank inside the
piers. The schooner Porter lost her bow
spirit and cutwater. The schooners Consti
tation, Houston, Elizabeth Ward, and
Leuis Coler, had their sserns stove in, and
were considerably injured. The canal boa
j. w. Williams was crushed and sunk, ano
some other damage was done to vessels
and small boats"
The steamer u States is safe at Asbtabula
Disasters on THE LAKE.-We gather
the following additional particulars of the
late gale:
Two schooners, the Congress and Miss
issppi, are ashore at the mouth of the De
troit River they wore both bound up ; the
Congress had on quantity of salt, the car
90 of The other vessel not ascertained. Il
is supposed both will be got off without
serious damage either to vessels or cargo
The schooner Panama, bound up, was
sunk in the harbor at Cleveland.
The brig John Dougal, from Oswegc
loaded with merchandise is ashore at Peach
Island. Schr. N. c. Baldwin, ashore on
Fighting Island.
The Erie Canal has sustained considera-
BILE damage several breaches were made
in the tow-path between the canal and river
between this city and Black Rock a very
serious one just below the saw-mill, where
the stone wall was washed into the canal.
1t is estimated that the repairs will cost from
SO, 900 to $4,000. Superintendent Sur
TON was at work at the breaches on Satur-
day with full complement of hands
Such was the rise in the water in the
Niagara River that at Tonawanda the water
roso 10 or 10 inches above the dam.-ac-
tually reversing the current and changing
the color ofthe water as farup as Pendleton
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Gov. PoLE.--On looking over The Free
Trader Of the &c July, lS4I, we find the
following portrait Of this distinguished gen
,leman, from the pen Of Col Claiborne:
elf ever a man was formed by nature,
education and discipline, to carry party,
Atlas-lite, upon his shoulders, or to haul
down with The strength Of Sampson, the
temples of the money changers, and the
strong placds of the Federal Phlistines,
that man is james X. Polk. Cool, calm
and sagacious; bold without, audacity and
courageous without bragadoca deeply
studied in the principles Of the Constiu-
ton, and thoroughly imbued with lis DEM
ocra,lc spiri; republican by nature, loved
of the people, fidelity TO their service, and
opposition TO any and every thing trench.
ing upon their rights, are with him inheren;
and intultivs-par. of his very soul and
spirit Moral, temperate, kind. fcrbearng,
cautious yet energetic, he is our beau-ideaI
of a patriot statesman. AS Parlamen-
tary speaker, he always ranked high as
presiding officer of the House Of Represen-
,a,ives OF the United States, it is conceded
that he fully equalled the ability of his dis
,inguishcd predecessors, Henry Clay and
Andrew Stevenson; as popular orator
aud dlspulant, for his varied power of en-
lghening, touching. exciting or amusing
the multitude, perhaps he has never had a
superior. "-Natche2 Free Trader.
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sequences. Let the true Democrat, who
believes i'm the efficacy of the democratic
principle, look at il, The success of Clay
will establish its opposite, and il all probabi-
lily establish il permanently. Look down
The stream of time and see its results. Our
nearest and dearest interests are invoked,
for the policy which curses all the countries
of Europe, will then be the policy Of this
country. Instead of government pursuing
its legitimate sphere of protecting all and
granting favors to none, its energies will all
be directed 10 class legislation. Tariffs will
be established, flching from the many their
slender means TO build up and enrich the
few; banks will be established, having pre-
cisely the same results, and that species eff
wild Legislation will be the policy Of the
country. And IFS establishment is parlicu-
larly to be dreaded, because, from the see
ming prosperity which at first attends upon
it, il is euabled to fasten itself upon the
people, as to be not easily displaced. No
thing but the unconquerable and determined
energy of Jackson can save us, if we { nee
again come under the dominion of a mon
ster bank. And what then becomes of our
country and her institutions? We are no lon
ger free, and the experiment of making ev-
cry man sovereign and opening the road
by which he may work out for himself
great end, falls. We have the nam, of IL
berry, but few will have the power, and
controlling legislation, all law, like the law
of Europe, will tend 10 opprcss, and brutal
ize the many, that the palaces of the few
may preserve and increase their splcndor.
But for the democrat, the s;gns of the times
are cheering, Everything pressges a glo-
rlous victory. True, we may be defeated,
but we confidently Icok forward TO tavora-
bic result.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

ID | E ID i:

In the town ofPike, CHARITY, consort IF
Richard Miller, ESP, aged SO years. She
had been lingering nearly two years with
consumption, and though severel " afflicted
WIN pam and cough to the last, she mani
tested the most entire submission to the
VIII OF God. Nearly her last words were
"'od is with me > which express on con-
nected with the evidence of 40 wears of nj.
ETY., mldness and submission, affords ono
pleasant reflection to her heart -stricknu com.
Panon, whose loss is irreparabe.
In this town, on the l7,h inst. BYRON L..
eldest son Of Levi and Eunice I'll inks, AGED
IL years and months.
Our fairest earthly hopes decline,
4 hat rest on him no more
How late did surest prospects shine,
But these bright scenes are DER.
Ills, too, was quite a cloudless sky,
And his short term was peace.
Till sick ming said, I" want to die"
And had kind release.
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VOTE ON MONDAY NEXT.

We say this to our readers who reside in
Illinois. A more momentous occasion never
called electors to their duty. Let mono stay
away from the polls comforting themselves
with the belief that the state will 60 right
The state will not go right if such danger
Gus apathy should be INDUCED in. The
wings will doubtless be on hand in their full
strength. Then democrats one and all, be
ON hand at the polls on Monday next, and i
Illinois should be the banner democratic
state of the Union, so much the better. i
will give her her due importance in the new
adm NARRATION.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

A foot race for purse of one thousand
dollars, recently came off over the Long
Island course. The wager was to run ten
miles within an hour. The money was won
by John Glide rsleve, whorun ten and halt
miles and 10 rods within the time. There
were sixteen competitors and among the
rest Maj. Stannard, who won thousand dol
lars some years since in similar way, but
was distanced on this occasion. An Indian
and two Engishmen were also among the
runners. The Indian fell but little behind,
and run IL miles in about three minutes
ovei the hour.
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COMHUNiC
TO THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHPORT

TO THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHPORT
In all communities there is time when every
person is called upon 20 inquire into the proceedings
OF those in power, neither they have becnhppointed
or elected 10 exercise any authority, and all their
acts should be openly, canddly, and fairly nvesti-
gated. With these views shall this time con-
sider one OF our grIevanl connected with the per.
sons exercising authority IN Southport viz: the eaor-
nous taxes we are called upon to pay. | say enor-
nous, because DEFY any person TO name any coun-
try under Heaven, except this, where the nhabl-
tants are taxed three per cent upon the va ue of
their real estate, to defray their ordinary ex pcnses
am sorry that such is the case in Southport
VIZ: Town tax tor town and county purposes, gen.
eral corporation tax, ward tax, and No. ! district
Scnool tax, and the three last mentioned taxes the
assessment or value put upon the property above
the real value, and great portion is twenty five
per cent above. As bave been told, this exec j.
s've valuation was put upon the property for the
express purpose OF Undressing the amount of the
Fellow Citizens. / now ask can or will Won in
form me, II any good reason can be pointed out for
such runous taxation; for my part see none. AL
low me to compare the taxes laid upon the citizens
OF Southport and those of the largest cities in the
Union. Boston. for the purpose OF paying some ar
rearage OF indebtedness and making further I'M
provements, have this year increased their taxes to
four dollars upon Thousand, and Southport pays
tax at the rate of thirty dollars upon one thousand
1 would ask you if the people eff Southport are as
able to pay thirty dollars the Bostonians are four.
II may be said that there many other taxes in
Boston, other than the one here mentioned, which
!, In anticipation, will answer, that we have taxes
other than those have mentioned which are more
and greater per cent in proportion, according to
the value OF our property than all the taxes in Bos-
ton put together. | told the taxes in the city
OF New York are from four five mills upon the
dollar. l would now attempt to show the ruinous
consequences which must be the result of such un-
just taxation, but shall wait in hopes of obtaining
the Information herein soaght for, and once more
conjure you to look into this matter before il shall
DC 100 late. CITIZEN.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

Before another paper from this office can
reach many of our subscribers, the great
question which for months has agltated The
country. will be decided OHIO and Penn
sylvania vote on Friday next, ard New York
and many other states on Monday and Tues
day following. Whilst the country is div-
ded into two great parties eng ged in the
contest, how various are the motives which
inspire the individual members of the par
ties; but all exhibit the same determination,
the same courage and look forward 10 the re-
suit with the same anxiety.
One goes into the contest because his ell
ement is excitement and he finds i'll it a
pleasuratle emotion. Another has calcula-
ted the chances of the strife. ventured his
money. and thrown all his energy into the
strife. Another is seeking for office, and
works as he would for his daily bread. Va
rous motives fire the strife, but to none
does the result possess half the importance
as to the true patriot, he who fights for his
country's claim. 1t his country's welfare he
desires. and in the success of the principles
ne advocates, he sees the good he wishes
Whilst one scans the returns of the prelim
inary contests and calculates the chances o
winning his money and another of wnnips
lis office, the true patriot sees only the Clan
ccs for prosperity or adversely for his coun
try. There are in fact too few of US, VIII,
look upon the contest in the ri1nt light, o
attach sufficient importance 90 ii. II Ger
tainly is fraught with most Inomen,ous con
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W.maj. IOl,e $50 Dem. mai. 29.935

In several of the states in which elections
have recently been held the majoriiies only
are given, which accounts for the vote APP
pearlng lighter than the vote of 1910. The
late vote is in reality 81 ,Os3 more than it
was in 1910. In view Of the facts the Jour
nal says: off then the states that are to be
heard from will show a still larger democra-
tic increase, than those we have already
heard from, how is it possible that the malo
rlty of Harrison should not be reversed?
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

INSANITY AND sUICiDE.-A young man
by the name of kulp, about l ) or - years
OF age, committed suicide by throwing him
self into the Niagara river at Bin ok Rock
He had been for some time infatuated with
the Millerite deluson, and for the last two
or three days so completely insane that il
was found necessary to confine him TO The
house. BY some means yesterday he broke
out and started off in the direction of Black
Rock. His father Immediately missed and
pursued him, but found it impossible 10 over
take him before he reached the river, into
which he instantly threw himself and was
drowned. The distance from the house to
the river cannot be less than three and half
or four miles, and this whole distance he ran
through the woods and fields followed by
his afflicted father who vainly struggled 10
overtakc him. Another victim has thus been
added to the list of lives lost through this
absurd and miserable delusiou Buff Econ.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29
NEW Jersey.

This stale has given pretty decisive
majority for the wing governor. But our can
didate run behind his ticket, and our friends
claim a majority on a fair test. They are
sanguine of carrying the state in November,
but we think they will be mistaken.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

fIGHr BFTTEEN MEssRs, Boris AND
JoSEs.-At discussion on The 9Th ms; ant.
at Henric3 county Z. H., Va, between Mr..
Bolts, End Mr. Jones, late Speaker of the
House of Representatives, quarrel ensued
End regular fight teek place between
them.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

FARMERS OF LAKE COUNTY,
We have $l5 in Lake county orders,
which we will exchange for produce of most
kinds, or wood. Here is chance to pay
your taxes without the cash.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

TAXING TEE YEIL.-On Wednesday DC.
tober I'd, Miss Virginia Scott, daughter of
Major GeneralScott, oftbe U. S. Army, am
Mss Sarah Linton, received the white veil
in the Visitation Convent, Georgetown, al
the hands of the Most Rev. Archbishop.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

@Tbey do say that Arkansas has elect
ed Wing Governor. This is wing news
before mail, but we should not be surprised
if the news after mail confirmed it. There
has been fierce feud raging there among
the democracy, and they run two candidates
for Governor; it is very probable that the
wing candidate has slipped in between them
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

REMAINS OF HUGE QUADaCfEDs IN New
JERsEY.-Mr Abraham Ayers, of Indipen-
dence, Warren county, las discovered The
remains of quadrupGd which must have
been fifteen feet in height.
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r E M o v Al

ffHE Subscribers takes this method of in
forming their friends and customers, ,ha, they,
nave removed their stock Of Boots & Shoes, Books
* Stationery, to the New Store oae door north OF
w. b. Slocum's, where they will be happy to Sc
all who viii favor them with cali.
C. r. WALKER & Co,
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29

nT@Produce of all kinds taken on subscrip-
ton. Those who have promised us potatoes
are informed that we are ready for them.
Cold weather is coming.
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S 7 r A Y .

STRAY.
Taken up by tie Subscriber a brown briDdIo
Cow, with white spot on the rump, akree wars
old. Also, two large red steer Calves. one of
them havlng muzze on the aoze. The owner !.
requested to pay charges and take them away.
PATRICK McKENNA.
Pleasant Prarie, Oct %
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The Slave ITade.-in spite of every
effort 10 put it down, late advices saw, tie
Slave trade is as active as ever on the coast
of Africa
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OHIO.

We have not yet got the exact vote of
this state. The Ohio Statesman puts down
Bartley's majority at e9o. Some of the
wing papers claim as high as 20O0.