Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-10-27

The vast increase of our population by
emigration from Europe, is becoming mat
ter of great interest. In looking over the
statement we find that 1867 emigrants ar
ived at New York city alone during the
month of September. Think Of the hosts
who come through our other ports and the
Canadas, and there is yet no perceptlble
falling off. 1t is supposed the whole in
crease of our population this year by emil
grafton will be $4,000 SOULS Nil. SEN
tinel.
Messrs Davis & More, have replaced on
the mail line between this city and Chicago
their splendid four horse coaches. They
run daily through in twcnty-four hours,
leaving Milwaukee every morning except
Sundays Nil. Sent.
A gentleman dining al fashionable house
where servants were few and far between,
dispatched lad among them for cut Of
beef. After very long time the lad return
ed, and placed the beef before the faint and
hungry gentleman. Are you,'' said the
gentleman, "the lad that took my plate for
this beef!'' Eyes, sir" ''Bess me- re-
turned the hungry wit, "hoac you haze
grO1Cn SINGER
A new mode of dispensing mobs has been
discovered which is said to supercede the
necessity of military force. 1t is to pass
round contribution box.
New Orleaas.-The epidemic was gra-
dually disappearing from New Orleans at
the latest accounts, and the deaths were
averaging from to per day. The bill of
mortality for the week ending 4th instant,
included 81 deaths by yellow fever, about
one-half the number Of the preceding week.
In Mobile, on the contrary. tho malady was
increasing, the deaths outnumbering those
of any preceding portion of the season.
n Pleasant Greefing.-An American,
writing from California, says he was greet
ed by all old friend on his arrival there,
with" You id fool didn't you know
better than to come to this God-forsaken
countryr'
A stranger, passing through one of the
mountain towns of New England, inquired
. What can you raise here p The answer
was, Our land is rough and poor; we can
raise but little produce-and so we build
school-houses and churches, land RAISE men"
According to the Liverpool Albion, a la
dy's maid, who was about to yoke herself
with the groom of nobleman in the neigh
borhood, wrote to a friend to say that Mr..
Richards was about to conduct her " TO the
high mental altar
HoRRIBLE.-On the 18th ult., at Win
chester, Ky, James Sutherland killed his IA
Their. The father had been for some weeks
very Incorporate, and on Saturday evening,
while very much intoxicated, attempted to
whip his wife, and cut at the throat of his
son. James Sutherland, his wife, mother
and others of X. SIS family had fled to the
house of Capt. J. Sphar, and after night
Rolla went there very drunk, and swore he
would kill his son James. The son gave
back few PAGES, the father advancing with
a drawn knife, until within about five pa
ccs, when the son shot him dead on the
spot. The young man has been examined
and discharged.- Ky. Paper.
a scientific rier of a.-IIastings, OF the
Albany Knickcrbocker, must he queer fell
low. He says in late paper: How any
one can look at the human foot, composed
of l44 bones-any quantity of elastic car
tilage-a gill and half OF lubricating oil,
and ten thousand other arrangements for
first class kicking, and still believe that it's
a duty to receive an insult without making
a man small of leather, is one of those &C.
centricities connected with the human mind
that we never could fathom.
Oairrogaace.-In the Newark, N. j.
Advertiser of the 18th September, appeared
the following:
Meas By CIGirrOyance,-A friend Of ours
being put into the clairvoyant state last night,
ascertained that the armstcc was violated
on the part of the Mexicans, and that Gen.
Scott was constrained TO take the city by as
sault. much blood being shed. We stake
our faith in elairyoyance upon the truth of
the vision. fit turns out 10 be mere Vi
sion of the night then let clairvoyance be
written down humbug.
II is. to say the least, very singular CO.
incidence, that such facts should have been
so announced at very near the time they ac-
tually happened. as has been shown by re-
cent news, which did not reach us more than
TWO weeks after the announcement was
made Cincinnati .3iiGS-
ScHooLMAsrER-"BiH Tomkins, what
IL n yri,lOYYT', RiI1-"A wilder sir Is a
married woman.what aint got any husband,
cause he's dead" Master-"Very well.
What is widower?" Bill-"A widderer
is man what runs after the widders. -
Master-"Well Bill, that is not exactly ac-
cording to Johnson, but it will do. - Bos-
;or Pos',