Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-27

sion and verdict of the Circuit Court Of the
Dstric. Of Columbia, in the case Of Stock
ton 81 Stokes, Mail Contractors, VS.. Amos
kendall, Postmaster General Mr. Kendall
withheld the payment Of large sum from
Stockton g. Stokes, because he believed the
claim exorb.ant and unjust. 1t was. how
ever, proved to be valid, and Mr.. Kendall
was amerced in damages SIG, 900, the sum
Of the interest which had accrued upon the
bill refused.
Deacon Giles Distilery, Salem, lately
occupied by James Bullum of Lynn, as
planning mil,) has experienced in its end
The fate of all distillers and rumsellers. 1t
has been burned acth fire!
Punch says, "Never send anything TO
newspaper 'to be continued unless it is
a legacy OF dozen patridges." Punch
stopped rather short; he should have enu-
merated San advertisement and sub
scription."
The earth is our work house, but Heav-
en- is our store-house. Our chief business
here should be to lay up treasures there.
The height of female excellence may
be supposed TO be young lady Of Ken
lucky, now residing in Cincinnati, who
stands 6 feet ii inches in her stockings,
''and is stout in proportion"
Hague's Horoscope for January-just
out-has tho following advice 10 tho ladies':
''To the ladies, we have a gentle word.
This advice is from the star. Change in
the heavens predicts momsntary fckleness
in the fair sex, and momentary disappoint-
ment on the part Of the lover. Be eau
tious ladies, trust not to the jewel OF your
hearts in unsafe keeping during the month
Be sure and approach not the alter on
these days, viz: January the Sd, Sd, 9th,
9th, 10Th, 10Th, 10th, l1ih, 23d, 25lh, and
2sth. Daughters, what Of that NOTABLE
Ma rriage!! | hope no fair lady will elope!
"Those ladies' will be most happy in
Marriage, that marry on the 9Th day, and
between the hours Of 10 and ii A. Nj. on
the 9th day, from 10 IG p. NJ. On the
l4th day, from 0 to 10 p. NJ. md on he
18th, from o'clock to midnight"
DR.. Moses, of the Omnibus Contabrige,
has been so much at old Harvard as to be-
come quite classical. Coming through the
Port, the day after commencement, with a
cluster OF bacc alaureates on the outside,
the Doctor drew the reigns tight throuSh
the fingers OF the left hand, "Well, boys,
now you've got through college, and you
know every thing, Of course, | want you
to tell mo one thing. Who was it tina. had
the first fight?
Ou'sides Tho first .fght?-why Cain
ard Abel
Doctor-"No it wasn't though
| (lnfS--gTha,, h. a
and Goliah, Of Sampson, or
Doctor-l knew you wouldn't guess.
iii tell you. 1t was Mill He was the
one'
Outs-Caughing)-'MlhH, Doctor! Mill
f means nothing. Nothing could not fight
Doctor-'Nohing or somethng-i.'s all
the same to mel 60 by the books and
prolessors-an they oil say in the begin
ming, before any thing was done or though,
f by any body, Mill fir
=, The boys slid down the forward wheels,
and walked the rest Of the way into town.
SOMETHING OLA JoKE.-A correspon-
!, dent of :he N. Y. Mirror has furnished
S Willis with the following capitaljoke:
: A rather green sort OF "well dressed
; individual walked into the Broadway House
f the other morning, and, stretching himself
up to his full height, exclaimed in loud
+ voice, "Where are all he wings? Show
i me u whig, gentlemen" said he, "and
d will show you thief" A large company
J. Of quiet gentlemen was present. and in an
@ instant one Of them stood before the noisy
d inquirer in n warIike attitude and said,
o 81 am wing. sir"
: care you, indced?"
s :" Yes, sir, | ann
v "Well, just step down 10 the Tombs with
me, and will show you a ihiefF'
n The Senate Of Indiana have voted
against receiving the 4th instalmen, OF the
!, surplus revenues.
' "WIliam," said carpenter TO his ap
. prentice, "'m going away TO day, anc
want you to grind all the tools"
. "Ies sir."
. The carpenter came home at night
g civilian have you ground all the tools
right sharp"
"All but tho handsaw," said Bill; q
e couldn't get quite all the gaps out OF that
ri WHEAT FROM THE LAKES '-Clevelans
l. sends off about four million bushels, Detroit
we suppose, about million and half
r. Milan upwards Of seven hundred thousand
s. Sandusky City six hundred and sixty -eigh
10 thousand, Toledo six hundred thousand
@ Chicago, We have not The returns from
n bu, we suppose it may equal Toledo. The
Y -four is counted in bushels, at 5 10 the bar
n rel.
!. DIssoLurroN OF THE UNIoN.-Ths abOli
q tionists of the East arc again demanding
l. the immediate abolition of slavery in thu
y Southern states, or else a dissolution of The
y Union. A petition, calling for Na!ionn
d CONVENTION TO extirpa,e slavery. or dissolve
the Union with the southern states, ha!
l. been circulated all over Massachusetts, 70
d some time ras;. and is now published il
n the Boston Liberator, Mr.. Garrison
% paper 1t will probably be brought be
% fore Congress in few days.
!; THE MEXICAN NEws.--The New Or
:, leans papers do not mention the fact O
y havinr haar ho -, IL,