Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-07-06


2433. OF this number, l773 came in foreign
vessels. The amount of gold exported during
the same period, was s2,S68,6l2. The value of
goods imported through the port Of San Francis
co during the some period, was 81 ,089,Sol So.
1t will be seen that the number of foreigners
largely exceed the Americans; but doubtless the
emigration by land, which is not here alluded to,
shows as great disproportion the other way.
The Pensacola Gazette says that at the last
term OF the Circuit Court for that place, the ne
gro girl, Rachel, slave of Capt. Baker, was con-
victed OF an attempt to fire her masters house.
She was sentenced to have her ears nailed 10 a
post TOR one hour and TO receire thirty nine tdSheS
which sentence has been carried into effect
The Toledo Republican says: ''three men, all
respectable farmers, Pontiac, Michigan, were
bitten few days since by mad dog. Several
cases Ill other places are noted. Secure the
dogs or kill them"
| 1t is rumored that the Hon. Francis Granger
OF New York, will receive the appointment of
Minister to Russia.
A Bald Eagle, measuring feet and 2 inches
between the wings, the New Brunswick Union
states, was recently shot in that vicinity.
The Springfield Republican says, -four Brattlc-
boro gentlemen went to Sunderland last week
Thursday, and returned on Saturday, with 900
trout, ] 80 pigeons, and hedgehog. In addition
to this they got badly used up themselves.
The receipts of the Michigan Central Railroad
for May, exceed $4,000, against $4,000 in
May, 1913, showing an increase of l25 per ce;.t.
The New Orleans Picayune relates an anoc-
dote of man in that city, who, beng seized with
prcmonitory symptoms, was advised to take an
ounce of brandy day, but, having no scales in
which TO weigh it, and luckily recollecting that
/ eight drains make an ounce, he accordingly took
eight stiff horns, and told the doctor that he felt
''much better"
! The st. Joseph (Nlo.) Gazette estimates the
entire number of emgrants that have left for
California by the overland route at thirty-sX
thousand. OF these seventeen thousand started
from ST Joseph, independence, Weston, and
Westport.
The beautiful plan proposed by some of the
western men, and on which western editors have
been specializing, of making the Ohio river nav
! igable at all seasons by turning into it the wa
ters of Lake Erie, has been premaurcly spoiled
! by Il philosopher in the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
who says that ''thc Ohio river is about two hun
bred and sixty-five feet above the level Of Lake
Erie, and proves it by calculation.
At large public meeting held in Philadelphia
on Thursday, to make arrangements for the eel
ebration of independence, among a series of re-
solutions passed, was one declaring il to be an
obligation binding on the citizens of Philade-
phia, to send greeting to the oppressed and down
trodden of every cline and tongue, now strug-
Cling for civil and religious liberty, their warm
est expressions of sympathy and their earnest
hopes for their ultimate success.
THE ONE Hour RULE APPLIED TO SERMONS.
The Van Buren, (Ark.) Intelgencer of the
18th ut., states that Bishop Freeman has pre-
ferred charges against General Bclknap, the
commanding officer at Fort Gibson. Specilica-
tons: irregious conduct, in not permitting the
chaplain at that post to preach longer than an
hour. This may be considered specimen of
military brevity. AS Congress has sanctioned
the one-hour rule, Gen. Bclknap, like a strict
public officer considers that he has good autho-
rty for not letting any public addresses exceed
| that length.
RELIGIOUS PROGRESS AND PRosPECTs.-In
1929, published statistics informed us that there
were about 100000 persons connected with the
! following churches in the United States: the
| Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Congregations
al, Episcopalian, Dutch Reformed Lutheran and
Morayan Our population was not far from
! II 100000. Accordingly, the proportion of our
| population belonging to those churches was not
quite onc-tWclfth,
| In l849, the reports of the same churches give
| 2,845,000, as the number of their MEMBERS
Oar population we may suppose to be 2,000,-
600. Accordingly, the proportion of our people
| now belonging to those churches is more than
one-eighth.
There has been an increase in the proportion
of our peol lie protesting picty, of more than 33
! per cent. within these twenty years. Were the
proportion now the same that it was then, the
number would be l8330OO, instead of 2,SI5,-
| 600. That is, the increase Of church members
has not only kept up with the increase of our
population, but gained upon it to the amount of
more than a million Observer.
UsURY LAWS OF MAINE-Tho Maine Lenis-
| lature has been engaged for few DAYS past, in
discussing proposed change in the usury laws
of the State, by which the rate of interest would
be LETT to be settled by parties in their contracts.
The measure was voted down by large mnjo-
rity.
VALUABLE ADvIcE-The editor of the Racine
| Advocate winds up long article to the ladies',
| with word to the ''lords. "A word TO mar
ried men. Remember to be polite to your wives,
| for if you are not, others will be-"
| Home Journal asserts in that paper, that it has
lately become all the rage in Germany for la
! dies to cultivate on their upper lips each a
downy, delicate mustache! 1t is thought to be
great ornament, notwithstanding the unceasing
ridcule which has been cast upon mustaches
when worn by men, The fashion is said to be
advancing
| RISE IN REAL EsTATE.-A New York letter
of Wednesday, says:
| There was sale of real estate up town yes
terday, for $4,000. 1t sold for $4,000 in March,
Al. Money is getting so plenty that were it not
| for the restraining influence of the cholera, we
should have all sorts of speculation in real estate
as well as everything else"
The first rod fthe Southport and Beloit plank
road was down yesterday forenoon. We hope
to be able to chronicle the putting down of the last
rod, before many months.
CHEAP ENOUGH The fare from here to Buff
falo by the Michigan Central Rail Road has been
put down TO Fire Dollars, meals and berths on
both lakes, included. BY and by, none but our
wealthy citizens will be able to stay at home,
travelling will be so much cheaper.
The Mineral Point Tribune, of the 29th ut,