Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-05-06
Igpl3IMS OF NEWS.

permitted 10 occupy u meme IN the lobby
leading to the hall Of the House Of Repre-
.entaives TO dispose OF magazines, novels
and newspapers. 10 the grave legislators
Of the land, and strangers visiting the seat
OF government Day by day, during the
session Of Congress, tins poor cripple had
been found early and late al his post, until
one day lately, when his desk was found
10 be closed, and in pIuce Of the proprietor,
ii mourning weed hung from one Of the
knobs.
On inquiring for the poor de(ormed, il
vas ascerialHed that he bad lost his father,
and that having no other place Of bust
ness, he had hung the mourning 10 bis
book case, and gone ont TO ven, his sorrow
TO the barren woods and silent streams.
How touching this simple butte appears
mule, yet eloquent While the member
Of Congress, loadod with honors, and wepi
by nations eye, goes with funeral pomp
10 his long home. the poor deformsd hangs
his token Of affliclion upon the wall Of the
ves,ibule through which the funeral passes
and relres 10 weep alone.
MEsMERIsM OUT Willis, in some
Of his readings. has met foreign journal
which states that The Theatre des Nou-
veautes NJ Brussels is n curiously construct
ed building Moved by steam, and shining
through ceiling Of ground glass, are
number Of invisible lamps, which represent
in succession day and night. The most
novel part Of the performance. is the exhi-
bltion Of female somnambulsi, named
Laurence, by Dr. Laurent. The doctor
gets her TO sleep or the stage. after placing
two rings on her fingers, and soturaliug
the air with perfufned odors. This mcdorn
Pythil is then enabled TO rend the thoughts
of all who come in contact with her, and
announce them to the audience either by
words or signs. Any one may make the
rial, and it we are TO believe the Bel gian
journals. the whole is conducted in good
flith. Every lAing she is mentally desired
do, by any one place twenty PAGES
rom her is Immediately done. She acts
nc scenes Of historical events indicated to
Ter on no!es written by the spectators. In
his way she has described the horrors Of
no day Of ST. Bartholomew, the death Of
Joan Of Arc, &c. The journals speak in
rapturcs Of these wonders, and tho public
seems to be carried along in the Same
stream.
MEETING or OLD SoLDIERs.-Simeon
Sanford, Of LitchGod, Conn, royoIu-
tIonary veteran Of 70, lately invited the re-
voutlonary soldiers Of his neighborhood
10 an entertainment. Five veterans we're
present, tho aggregate Of whose ages was
Ala. Daniel Lamson, 90 years old, who
was at The battle OF Bunker Hill, made n
speech, and The patriotic company enter
tanned each other with many anecdotes, re-
minisences Of the eventful days OF their
early manhood. After an interesting and
social interchange Of friendly feeling, the !
old soldiers shook hands aud parted, most
likely 10 see each others faces no more
SAGAcITy OF a DoG.-gn recent fire
which destroyed the dwelling Of Mr.
thompson, in West Haven. he was in
dsb.ed for the preservation Of his own life
and that Of his family, TO the instinct and
fidelity Of his dog. This animal. observ- J
ed the progress of the flames eaped upon
he bed where his master was still asleep
and unconscious of danger, and by loud
and vociferous howlings awakened him
from his dangerous slumber, JUS, in time
10 enable him 10 escape unlnurcd from his
burning apartment, and arouse the other
inmates OF the house.
CoLoRRD COLONY Canada ia likely 10 !
have a colored State in that territory. 1t |
IS said that there are $4,000 runaway
slaves in her Majesty's domnions. All
made their escape from different slave
holding States at different periods, some |
have resided there FOR about fifteen years, |
but the majority for n shorter period -
They are not compSctly located, bu. scat
tered over territory n hundred miles in |
length by sixty in breadth. The southern
point is abUut forty miles above Detroit,
Michigan, on the eastern side Of the river.
Buffalo Courier.
AN "A Rostonian was
once invited 10 an entertainment in Venice
by an Italian gentleman, and told TINT he
would NEE, one of his country men there.
Upon loiRing the party he looked anxously
about for some one who had the appear
anco oil a United Staler, but was rather
disappointed to find iha, his promised couR-
Iryman was Patagonian.
A FAT TKAE.-"The London Times"
circulation reaches ovsr 20, C0Occopies dali
~. One of them contained LAO adver-
tisements, the duty en- Which ta' govern
ment amounted 10 S400, and The 7rico to
the proprietor $500. We wouldn't obisc,
70 have finger in tha,"pie."
Coon News FOR uNpRRTAKERs.-The
degree Of Doctor Of Medicine has been
conferred this spring on two hundred and
ninety four graduates of the several Med-
cal Colleges of PhiladelphiR.
A NORTH CAROLINA BARy.-The Ra-
leigh Register notices boy, eight years
old. who weighs ISL lbs, more than Dan
iel Lambert wsighsd at the same age His
name is Jasper jackson is the son Of Door
parents, and native OF Orange county.
lie is 10 be exhibited as proSdy.
THE PrLor OF rHx SwALGew.-t il
but two years since (says the Catskill Mes.
senger) he ran the Swallow upon the beach
near Newburgh, on a bright mooni ght
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