Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-04-27
items Of News.

Lhickly populated State as Virginia would be
troubled with wolves. The r,ioiintains of Warren
and Rappahannock are now infested by wolves
ihey are said to be in gargs of ter or twelve, and
have lately committed great deprt.dations among
the tlocks of sheep for many miles around Two OF
three months ago den was discovered, and litter
Of eight young whelps taken from it. One of them
is kept as pet by magistrate of Warren county.
before whom they were brought In order to obtain
the reward. 1t is more playful and submissive than
spaniel, and never pretends to bite those who an
| noyi it.
" John Hoif, who died lately in Phil
adel phia, left by will $4,000 TO The Penn
sylvana or other Colonization Societies
that shall succeed in establishing colony
of free colored persons in Africa, for the
purchase of tract of land, and prescribes
that the site, location and territory SO pur-
chased and settled upon, shall be designa-
ted The state or district of Hoff.
In the year ending on the lst inst, there
landed at the Fort of New York two huns
dred and four thousand six hundred and
lhirty-six Immigrants.
WHAT LABOR DoEs-Labor pays all
rents and usury, besides sustaining all waste
and decay OF different descriptions Of
wealth. Not penny does the merchant
pay for the use of his place or residence,
ar for the capital he employs, but that its
value must be, in some way or other. drawn
from the hands of toll. Not broker
shaves a note, but what labor must foot the
bill.
A telegraphic despatch just received
from Washington states that second has
been published, dated Taos, Feb. g. Col.
+. says: Our party, wea.ied and frozen. one
after another, were left behind TO die. OH
ers pressed onward to save themselves from
hunger, cold and starvation, eating the bod
les of their dead comrades before they
were cold.
The Boston Museum, edited by w. o.
Eaton, contains we'll executed portrait of
Ii on. John p. Bigelow, Mayor of Boston.
Destruitire Fre.-On Thursday. 9th
inst, WIliamsport, Lycoming county, Pa,
was visited by a cnnilagralen W hch nearly
laid in ruins the square adjoining the Court
House, and in which the old South Pres
byterian Church was located.
In New York on Friday, Abraham F.
Woodruff, eldest son of Hon. Caleb S.
Woodruff, while on The roof of his fathers
house, slipped and fell to the ground, iniur.
ing him SO badly that he expired shortly
after.
Siarer Captured Brig Susan,
Captain Walford, from New York for An
,rl,l, al, A r.
near Rio Janeiro by the u. S. brig Perry
on suspicion Of being engaged in the slave
trade. She has been sent TO this country.
RATrLEsNAKE5.-Mr. John G. Greene.
Jr., and two others, while water bound
near White river, Arkansas, recently, found
den of ratllesnakes, and forthwith amused
themselves dispatching seventy>seven of
them, each measuring over four feet.
Two boys were going through a church
yard, one of them with a gun. They
heard something in one of the trees. which
the young sportsman fred at, and down
came whacking big owl. 20! Billy,
said the other, "what have You cid
You've gone and shooted a cherubim !"
DEPARTMENT OF THE INrERIoR.-Thc
wheel. it appears, is now kept going 10
use Mr.. CoIiamer's phrase) wi.hou, any
thing To grease" it. Congress, i'll its haste
to provide a Secretary and Assistant
Secretary, &C., forgot to make any appro-
priallon for The payment of their salaries.
A man ont West got married few since
in order to get his name printed in the
county paper.
Halo. Bill, lend me five dollars. -
You're mistaken in your man, sir. I'm not
a fee dollar Bill.
AN lRIsHMAN's RECEIPT FOR MAKING
PUNCH.-"Put in the sugar. then fill up
with whiskey, and every drop of water
you put in after that spoils the punch"
The noldescrpt animal captured by
Col. Fremon, has arrived in this city, on
It's way to Europe. 1t is about the size of
a horse, and altogether a very singular ami
NAL. Several of our nauraists have ex-
amined 1T, ant are exceedingly puzzled TO
classify it.-N. \. Irib,
A Wet NURsE.-A metropolitan house
keeper recently advertised for a wet nurse.
A young Irish girl offered herself. "How
old are you. Bridget" Sixteen, ma am
Have you ever had a haby"'
mo, ma'am, but | am very fond of
them" "rhen I'm afraid YOU will not
do" "Oh. please ma'am, know Ill do;
I'm very easy TO teach"
My dear madam" said doctor to his
patient, g am truly gratiied TO see you
yet in life. At my last visit yesterday, you
know | told you you had but six hours to
live" Yes, doctor, YOU did, but did
not take the dose you left for me-
MAcKINAw.-This Island will, no doubt.
one day become pllce of resort by travel
lerS in pursuit of pleasure and health
The upper lake rout is already ore Of pop
ularity with this class Of people. We learn
from the Detroit Free Press that Mr..
Charles O'MaIley, representative in the
Michigan Legislature, is flung up a large
and commodious Hotel on the Island, to be
called the 40 Malley House." 1t will be
opened in July next. The name of this
Hotel is one likely TO add to its popularity,
if it be well conducted.
Ia GERMANY saws tine Nautical Mara