Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-04-14
if such suits or proceedings had originally
been brought in said court.


office yesterday afternoon. When Mich
lgan city was called, a young lady of our
town happening to be in the Office, sen. her
compliments to the operator and requested
I him TO find her husband. Answer
I"WiIl you accept of me?-lady promptly
responded, YES" Operator-"A clergy
man is just passing, shall | call him in!
Lady-"Y es." "Operat0r-'' Here is the
clergyman" CIergyman-"Are you viii
ling 10 have this man il to be your
lawful and welded husband" Lady
Yes" Clergyman-"Now in the name
Of the Telegraph Company, and to the eX-
tent Of my authority, | pronounce you,
''D1a5l 02d a00m0n." Chicago-hold on !!
hold on! forbid the bans" you are too
late young man" As the lady left the Of
flee with glowing cheeks fanciod that she
secretly blessed Morse for his useful inven-
ton.
This same question was proposed to Mr..
H., who promptly answered " Yes, Mil.
Sentinel.
or 100000 cmigranls, says the liver
pool Mercury, who lately crossed the At
Mntic for America, 5000 persisted during
their voyage, 1000 on their arrival, $500
/ were sent to the hospital, and Of those who
settled in the towns 900 died.
VERY NERDANT.-A good Joke is told of
4 verdant daughter Of the sod, a servant up
town. The first day she made her appear
ance in the kitchen, the lady of the house
was present to initiate the unsophsicatcd
daughter Of Erin in the science of cooking.
In preparing the dinner she desired the girl
to bring her the "spiGer." " The what
MANI inquired Bddy with great aston
j hmcnt. "Why, the spider" replied the
mistress of the house. The spidher is it
och, holy Moses, and do We ate spidhers
! III this country?-och, what barbarlans!"
WonAN.-The gentleman who occupies
the armchair Of the Albany Knicker o:ker
dlscGursch as follows Of the genter SEX
"Wlthout the sunshine shed by woman,
the roscbuds Of affection would never blow,
nor the flowers Of eloqucnce terminate. In
short, she is the steam engine of dclight,and
the great motive of love, yalor and ciyliza-
/ ten"
LEGAL REFORM IN NEW YORK.
The Good work progresses. The New
orh Legislature has promptly responded
20 the public expectation, by the adoption,
by a strong vote, in each House, of the
s.mpIiiicd Code of practice and Pleadlngs
reported by the Commissioners. This IS
the most sweeping and radical Innovation
ever made in America on the mtrcacv Of
legal forms. VIII not WISCONSIN follow
in the good worh!-MiI, Wis.
,3bolifion Of Marcry IN the French COL
onics.-One of the first acts Of the new gov
eminent, was the abolition Of slavery in the
colonies. This evinced their real and con
sistent rcpublicanism.
! There arc Go 900 white persons in Eir-
ginia who cannot read, 10000 without the
bible. The Catholic population in the Uni
ted States is estimated at 100000.
If inidclity is not passing i'll France, it
certainly does not manifest itself as it did
/ in the revolution Of 80. Then, everything
sacred was spurned; now it is far other
wise The clergy have been prominent in
all the movements. The following incl
dent, in the first burst OF the revolution,
man,fests a deeper religious sentiment than
We thought possible among the Partisan
( poPulace:
"Gn taking the TuilIcries, the people
! found n magnificent image Of Christ, in
! .y.t,lyttv1 IN, ,,,,,l, .-t,,r,..i al al,