Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-07-07

Il Nor'cegiaaN escspaper.-Among 9TH
er new enterprises in our Territory, is the
establishment of Norwegian press, in the
town of Norway, Racine county The pro-
prletors are Messrs Bache, Heg, and Rye
inert, and the paper is 70 be conducted and
edited by the latter gentleman, who speaks
English so well that we can hardly realize
the fact that he is a Norwegian. 1t will be
independent in It's politics, and will aim to
keep the Norwegians of our Territory well
informed on all subjects of interest or i'm
portance to them, in their new relation of
citizens of the United States.
The Norwegian settlements in the West
are already numerous and growing rapidly.
| There are now in Wisconsin, Illinois and
iowa, ti"enty such settlements, and sixteen
OF them within the limits of this Territory.
They embrace population of from fifteen
to twenty thousand; frugal, industrious. no.
| nest, law-loving, and law-abiding citizens.
| The principal settlement in Wisconsin is on
koshkonOng prairie, where.th are near
ly one~thousand Norwegian families In
the towns of Muskego@, Waukesha county,
and Norway, Racine county, which adjoin
each other, the Norwegian settlers number
nearly one thousand. In Rock county, there
area thousand and upwards, and many in
Jefferson, Dodge, and other northern coun-
ties.-1Hl,caukee Sentinel.
"Ihe acay ofthe Transgressor is hard.r
Francis Bassler, who, as we learn from the
| Wyoming PA Record, escaped from the
Jail of that county, on the 22d of January,
| 1915, under sentence of death for the muir
der OF Robert Atkinson, was recognized at
Buena Vista in Mexico, by Luther Adkins,
who resided in Wyoming county at the time
of Bassler's trial and escape. Gen. Wool
took immediate measures to place the con-
victed man i'll the hands of Justice. Rassler
was acting in the capacity of teamster, hav
ing got with the Illigoisans somewhere in
| Texas.
Postage on Transient NewspdperS.-
Byarecent decision of the Post Master Gen
eral, all newspapers placed in the mails from
the publication office, whether transient or to
regular subscribers, will be sent to their des-
tination without prepayment of postage.
|
ton offices, the postage mustbe prepaid, and
rate of course, being fixed by law, is still
three cents.
The Washington Unionhas the following
on the subject:
Though it was evidently the intent of
Congress to continue the policy of favoring
publishers as well as subscribers, vet it
would be impossible for postmasters to de-
eide who were er were not.subscrbers, the
Post Master General has felt it his duty to
instruct postmasters TO forward in the mails,
without prepayment, allnewspapers coming
from the office of publications.
/ WoMANs SPUNK.-The following speci-
men of female spirit was displayed.i n Lou
isiana a few weeks since. A young man,
who was dissipated, succeeded in gaining
| the affections of a lady, and the promise Of
her hand if he, would reform. He promis-
ed to do so, and behaved so well that the
lady married him. After the ceremony his
friends made him drunk, when the bride re-
fused to have any thing further to do with
! him, and retired to singlc-blessedness again,
!
mimtion to neither see or live with her hus-
band n. 0. Bulletin.
| yellow FEVER at VERA CRUz.-We re-
greet to learn that this sad scourge is on the
increase at Vera Cruz, as well in the the
number of those attacked as in the maligni-
ty of the disease. The Board of Health
are unceasing in their efforts to stay or nit
igate its ravagcs, and where medical aid is
sought for early, the result has been favora-
BILE. The heat is acknowledgements
ranging from 81 to 90 in the shade, both
day and night, which had been the case for
the preceding ten days. New Orleans
Times.
License Lar IN Ne1O Hampshire A
Bill has been introduced into the New
Hampshire Legislature, proposing to submit
the license question to the people. If they
decide for license, then taverns and retailers
are to be licensed by the selectmen of the
towns; if against them, discreet persons
are to be permitted to sell spirits for medici-
nal, chemical, and mechanical purposes.
A Friend or Foe.-We understand that
few days ago, a gentleman from Tennes-
see arrived at Mineral Point and induced
the stage to start with him the same eve
ming at nine o'clock, saying that he must
see one Col. Floyd by the next day at noon
without fail. On arriving at Mr.. Hickok's
about midnight, and finding that his gallant
friend had leaned in a south-westerly -direc-
ton, he engaged private conveyance to
take him back to the Point in time for the
morning stage westward.-lNad. .4rgus.
Curious DiscoUery.-At the corner Of
Broadway and Rector street, New York,
underneath where Grace church stood, the
body of female child has been found IN
silver coffin, about two feet and half IN
length, bearing date 1867. Fhe coffin was
filled with spirits of turpentine, and the
whole was enclosed in a strong deal outer
colin.
The people in Delaware were biest with
a snow storm on the Il th of June.
Great complaints are made of the inefil-
cheney of the surgical department OF the ar
nv. Letters from Mexico state that the