Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-06-09

is made an indispensable qualification for
office on the one side, its abjuration may
be made an indispensable condition on the
other"
EIGHT Men DRowNED.-I'he schooner
|. G.. Damn, Capt. Lyman Miner, from
| Sacket's Harbor, capsized during a squall
on Tuesday, 25th inst, at / 0 o'clock p. NJ.
off Conneaut The crew consisted of |
persons, of whom were lost. Captain
Miner, his cousin, Edward Miner, Paul
Beaver, and Dexter Whlpple, succeeded in
getting upon the bottom of the vessel
During the night, Dexter Whipple, the
cook, died of fatigue. About O'Clock in
the morning, the schooner Uncle Sam took
the remaining three off and landed them at
Ashtabula.
The following are the names of those
lost:-Wm. Finley, of Clayton, mate
Francis Greenye, of Sackett's Harbor;
James Belonja, of Clayton; Jacob Wood,
of Ellisburg; George Fry, Clayton; Chas.
Soles, of Alexander Bay; Edward Leeman,
of Clayton, Seaman; Dexter Whpple, the
cook.
The steamer United States, Capt. Whit
akcr, left Ashtabula at O'Clock p. NJ. with
a vessel in two, in search of the wreck, but
was unable to find it.
LighfS and MadOWS -One morning, two
or three weeks after the appearance of the
first number of the Pickwick papers, when
their author was on the top wave of his glo-
rv, Seymour, the artist, rose early and hung
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terly destitute. 1t is not, says the .4rt Union
General, "generally known that the Pick
wick Papers originated with the artist poor
Seymour, who, having executed seven or
eight ctchings, sought purchaser for them,
and sent forth his wife for the purpose of
finding one. She entered by chance the
shop of Chapman & Hall, and submitted
the designs, which were at once accepted;
subsequently, application was made to Mr..
Charles Dickens to accompany them with
letter press, and immortal Pickwick was the
result
P0puidti0n Of misunderstanding to
a new Directory, Just issued in Pittsburg,
the population of that place, and the sur
rounding towns and suburbs within five
miles, is 100000, of whom the Native
Americans number $4,000 The Irish po-
pulation is estimated at 5000, the German
at 10000.
WHEAT AND MAZE, by late order of
the Governor General of Canada, are now
admitted into that province, duty free-the
importer giving bonds for their arrival and
expectation from the port of destination
within six months. American boats are al
SO allowed to pass down the St. Lawrence,
AMI up the river Richeleu to Champlain,
paying the tolls and dues chargeable on
British vessels.
A TERRIBLE SHIpwRECK lately took place
on west coast of Scotland. The brig EX-
mouth, of New Castle, of 800 tons, bound
from Londonderry to Quebec, with a crew
of II men, and passengers 10 the number OF
$40, lost sight of land on the 25th of April,
when she was overtaken by a tremendous
gale and dashed to pieces upon the rocks on
the western coast of the island of lslay.
Only three persons (scamcn) escaped!
ErpenSes.-The Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Herald estimates the
total loss of the United States, from the COM
menccment of the war with Mexico up to
this time, at 3,0I0 killed and wounded, and
$500 died from the climate. The Mexican
loss is set down at 10000. The u. States
have lost two vessels of war, equivalent to
S2,000,000. The aggregate expenses, up
to this date, he phases at $50,000,00O
| These are the losses. The gains, SO far,
have been confined to newspaper publishers,
who have made a considerable amount of
pocket money by their extras.
FoHy.-"It is said that several ladies in
! New V rk have manufactured a costly bon
net, of novel device, for Queen Victoria.
They next intend to get up night-cap for
President Polk. '-Dougldss JerrOid.
The Queen should cause novel pattern
of foolscaps to be sent to these ladies"
We should thank Yankee women would be
able to live without counting a smile from
Royalty.-Nationd Era.
COMMERCE OF New YoRK.-The \. Y.
! Courier savs:-The arrival from sea,
of vessels of all nations continues; and the
| North river side of the town has never.
within our memory, exhibited such
friendly foliage of foreign flags" to use
the language of our friend Christopher
Hughes in speech at Liverpool enter
tainment many years ago to Mr.. Canning.
forest of masts literally extends from
the foot of Liberty street to the Battery
vessels lying three or four deep off the ends
of the piers, and damned as close as posi-
BILE together between them.
A SAD DIsAPPoINTMENT.-"Na Watts de