Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-05-12

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Two hundred officers. who have served
with distinction in the Mexican war, have
been nominated TO the Senate for hrcyet APP
pointments. Among them are General
Shields, who is nominated as Brevet Major
General; and Colonies Harvey and Riley
as brevet Brigadier Generals.
Irish Supplies arrived in Lon
don from the ports of Ireland on the 81
inst. no less than - ships, laden entirely
with grain and provisions of various des-
crip,ions, the produce Of that country.
WASHINGTON, April 81
The Receipts for the fiscal year, it is cs-
limated bv the Secretary of the Treasury,
will amount TO 81 200, 900 dollars. There
are already collected $4,000, 900, and two
or three months remain in which 10 COLI ::
the remainder.
4 destructive tornado lately swept thro'
Bracken and Mason counties. Kentucky.
Fifteen barns in one neighborhood were
blown down. Orchards, forests, hay stacks.
&c, were leveled to the earth. No lives
were lost. One negro man was whirlcd
some sixty PAGES through the air and lodg
ed in an orchard tree, which fortunately re-
sisted the storm.
is said that the private library Of Wash
Ington, consisting of some 5000 volumes,
many Of them gifts 10 him from distinguish
ed men abroad, and many containing his
autograph, has been purchased by Mr..
Stevens, a dealer III antique books, for the
sum of $4,000.
FV'Thc Liberty League or National
RcIormcrs are 10 hold State Convention
at Rochester on the ID of June next, To
nominate full state ticket 10 be supported
next fall.
The Rochester American, Of Saturday,
says that on the previous dav three hun
drcd emgranIs passed through that city,
westward, on the cars.
bachelor in Detroit having advertised
for a wife " to share his lot" an "anXious
inquirer" has solicited Information as to the
size of SAID "lol.
Mr.. Niles has introduced to the Senate
4 resolution in favor Of coming quartz.
dimes, two and a half cent pieces.
Since the lst of March it is stated that
silver plate to the value of fifty millions has
been coined into five frame pieces in Paris
RUNAwAy SLAvEs.-Ihe slaves in Cecil
country, Md. are running away IN droycs.
The Wilmington Chicken savs:-"A week
or .wo since eight made their escape from
Mr.. George Kidd, in that county; and
week or so before, five ran away from
Mcssrs. Gales q Chamberlain. 1t was
Mr.. kidd's intention, we arc informed, 10
free three of his slaves, in few days"
The German ladies' of Cincinnati are
preparing beautiful Standard comprisiur
the American and German flags, which is
to be presented TO the first State of the Ger
man conicdcracy which shall declare for a
Republic. Those concerned in this spirit
cd movement have raised among them
selves $3.50.
NJ. Pageotla French Minister at Wash
ington, it is said, will settle in Tennessee
instead of returning 10 France.
- Ellihu Burritt, the learned and phil
a. l. |
don at the latest dates. lie was greeted
with the most enthusiastic applause.
IRELAND-At a mcctng Of the Friends
of Ireland" held in the city of New YORK
on the | lth instant, it was resolved to raise
a regiment of thousand men to aid in tar
emancipation Of Ireland. The commaul
of this regiment Is to be rendered to Go.
Shields; and they are TO hold thcmscIyc. "a
readiness to embark at nome MIS- warn
ing.
Jerome Napoleon Bonapartc, nephew ="
presume of the Emperor, has been appoint
ed a cadet at West Point, from the third
Congressional District of Maryland.
~ 1t is proposed to send Mr.. VanAm-
ringc the Land Rcformer, who Iccturcd in
this city, short time since, 10 France.
Wisdom is in the heart and moi in the head il IS
from the pererseness of meas disposition. l..t
not their want OF knoWledSe) that their act..>
filled with foolishness, and then Ii, with IL
regularltes.
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