Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-05-05
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We never knew person disposed to scorn the
humble who not themselves fit objects of scorn
to the poorest
4 l7diy in providence, r. L. has satisfied her curl
osty, In the discovery, that there 1925 seeds in
fig.
WHO wants TO see me?" said an exquisite who
deeply dipped in debt. ''fie is man of color,
sir" 90 know what color--its dun"
The Union contains list of the Cadet appoint
ments in 1047, to enter the Military Academy in
June next. The list comprises sixty-four appoint
ments from the several States of the Union and ten
taken at large
knowledge lies deep in WE'LL but there is a
way to draw 1t up, and dligent scholars find it
out.
An exchange paper mentions the case of woman
who is so large round the waist that her husband
cannot hug her all at once, but when he takes one
hug, he makes a chalk mark, as to know where
to commence the next time going round
A Baptist clergyman in New York, few days
since performed the marriage service for happy
couple, and was rewarded by the bridegroom at his
departure with small parcel, carefully done up
which on examination was found to contain four
cents.
JoHN QuINcY ADAMs-For more than GO years
Mr. Adams is understood to have kept diary in
which everything connected with his eventful life
is presented with careful minuteness. 1t has been
stated also, that he has written memoir of his
father, but he has found time only to complete on
ly a single volume, of four or five which the plan
embraced
SERIOUS DIsAsrEn-The Liverpool mail of the
goth ultimo says it was reported on change yester
day that the large ship seen on fire in the channel
last week was the Gienleg, laden with breadstufis
from America, and bound for Ireland. Whatever
the name of the vessel she was burnt to the waters
edge and all hands lost.
In course of a debate in the British House of
Commons, Lord John Russell took occasion to say ;
81 wish TO avail myself of the opportunity to state
that have observed with great pleasure and salts
faction, the munifcent subscriptions that have been
raised in the United States of America, for the
lief of the destitute poor in Ireland think it is
not improper in this House for me, British subject
to state that am extremely gratfcd that the Uni
ted States have not forgot their common origin and
that, actuated by charitable feelings they are max
ing great exerons to collect large sums of money
for the relief of the existing distress"
TIE ROUTE FROM VERA CRUz-The National
Bridge towards which Gen. Twiggs is TO move, is
strongly fortified place on the road to JeIapa the
capitol of the State of Vera Graz. 1t is stupen-
duous work of masonry, thrown over a wild and
steep ravine, Jalapa is in delightful situation
1000 feet above the sea, and about 90 miles from
Vera Cruz 1t is noted for producing the medical
article alap. Thirty-five miles further in towards
the capitol of Mexico, and the road to it. is stu
ated the strong castle of Perote, of the chief
iortresses of Mexico La Puebla is another fortified
place 2l2 miles from Vera Cruz Mexico the
capitol, is 900 miles from Vera Cruz
A distinguished member of the Paris Academy
of Sciences expresses it as his opinion, that the
pyramids of Egypt were erected for the defence Of
the valley of the Nile against the erurptions of the
sand of the desert A simple wall would have been
only temporary obstacle, which the winds would
have soon surmounted; but the pyramids are of a
form and arrangement which oppose TO the current
of air a resistance equal to the rate at which II dis
places the sand consequently it dispaces the sill
cious particles which, having no support, fall at
considerable distance from the wonderful buildings
established by the Egyptians The result ofseveral
experiments made on small scale were presented
in support Of the theory A small ventator repre-
sented the winds of the desert, and on plank COW
cred with sand are little pyramids in pasteboard.
With this small apparatus, NJ Prcsingy described
all the effects which he supposed TO result from
the gigantic monuments OF Egypt.
MrSEsorA-An intelligent correspondent at the
Norte furnishes the following, by which we are
made somewhat wiser than before Il Galena Gag
The name of Minnesota having been given to the
new Territory, it may be well that the public be
possessed of the Specification of the term. 1t is the
Sioux name for the St. Peters River, and is ON
posed of two words; MINE, water and soTAH, tur-
bid or whitsh turbd in contradistinction from the
roJl;sh tnre which muddy streams generally have
At the junction of ST. Peters with the Mississippi
especially in the high waters OF the spring, the diff
ference in the color of the stream isquite perceph
HE at distance of four OF five hundred yards. AS
it appears to be settled principle to give the new
States and Territories the name of the principal
stream running through them, as Is the case with
Missouri, Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin. the word
Minnesota, SHOULD be MineSotah) Is quite appro-
priate as the ST Peters is undoubtedly the longest