Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-07-13


TO do away with the Sabbath as specially holy
day. There is one legitimate way to do this
So conduct yourselves in all your relations OF
life, that every act shall be prayer, and every
day holy day.
! The authorities of st. Louis have directed
day of fasting and prayer, in the hope ayertine
the ravages of the cholera There may be some
efficacy in prayer for those who have an album
dance of faith, but we should apprehend its good
effects would be more than neutralized By the
fasting.
1t will appear by an advertisement in another
column that Mr. Hughes, an Artist from New
York City of no small reputation and consider
able skill in the line of his profession, hastaken
rooms over E. |. s. A. NJ. Tymcson Store on the
Corner of Park & Main st. Judging from what
we have seen of his skill, we think those
who favor him with a call will be induced to sit
and appear in the light of posterity.
Some Of our good free soil friends differ with
us in opinion as to the merit due Col. Benton
in his present position on the Free Soil question:
and think we are not inclined to do him justice
| We confess to no small degree of peculiarly III
our likes and dislikes-and are well aware that
we are quite as apt to be in opposition to public
opinion as to side with it. Our opinions will not
of course be considered as an untailing indication
of the popular sentiment on the question.
Arrangements are being made at Milwaukee
to obtain building on the lake shore, to be
converted into bath house for emigrants; where
Immediately on landing from the boats, they shall
90 and cleanse themselves and their clothing.
With the exception of the Madison papers, and
the Milwaukee Commercial Advertiser, we have
seen no democratic papers which endorse the
action the Central Committee in calling con-
vcnton for the fifth; desire for union pervades
the press as well as the people.
A bill restoring Thos w Dorr, to his civil
rights passed the Rhode Island House of Assem-
bly,, but was lost i'll the Senate.
! ANEW CALIFORNIA SPEcULATIoS.-A YAM
kee marble cutter has sent out to California his
whole stock of grave stones, with Sacred to the
memory Of" and erected by his brother" &C.,
cut upon them. Very significant.
Curran, on one occasion, when addressing a
jury, observed the effect produced upon their
minds by an ominous shake of the Judges head,
given at the close of most of his sentences. At
once to relieve them and rebuke his lordship,
Curran with inimitablc wit remarked, 'GentIc-
men of the inry his lordship shakes MS head but
YOU need take no notice whatever of it, for as
sure You there is nothing in il.
CAssIUs NJ. CLAY's Sox-In the rencontre
between G. NJ. Clay and Mr.. Turner, we learn
that brother Of Turner rushed to the rescue,
stabbing Mr.. Clay, whcrcupon son of Mr.. Clay,
aged about II years, without moments delib-
Grafton, rushed ON his fathers aSSaiian thrusting
= Il large knife into him, whom our readers are
aware is since dead. The little hero also pro-
cured "A pistol for his father to kill Turner, the
one he had stabbed, but the father wao for the
moment was speeches., needed not lis impOrtu-
nit2s.-Cin. C0m.
=, GoLD---A BIZ Lump---A bar of California
gold weighing II pounds, 9 ounces, and / PEN
nywcights, was brought to New Bedford in a
whaling vessel, aud transported to Philadelphia
by KinareJ and Cos. express on Wednesday,
A NARROW EscAPE.-The Hartford Times
, says the Hoa. John VI. Niles and lady, came
very near being crushed by the cars on the rail
road on the old West Hartford road, about two
miles from the city on the 25th inst. They were
riding in single carriage. The crossing is in
the woods, and the curve IS abrupt The cars
cannot be seen at Il few rods distance. They
came around The curve as Mr.. Ms carriage was
on the track, and passed as he barely cleared the
rails. His horse became very much frightened
and broke the wagon, clearing himself from it..
The escape from serious injury was very mar
row.
PRoDIGIoUs.---U frue.-During tornado in
Alabama lately, which filled the air with limbs
oftrecs house-tops, &C, the Captain of the steam
boat Selma, trading on the Alabama river, fear
INC the storm might ovcake him. put on steam
and ran away from it The inhabitants of the
country in the vicinity of the river positively as
sert, tina; nothing could be distinguished about
the boat, but faint outline and dense cloud OF
black smoke. Great boat.
IIo,o they kept dry in old tinaes---Umbrellas
were introduced by British officers into this
country about the time of the revolutionary war
Parasos were then unknown. As a defence
from rain men wore /" rain coats, and women
" camblcs." Gloves were Introduced about the
, year 1865.
There were very few carpets before the rev,
olulion, on the floors when first introduced
r they covered the floor outside the chairs around
: the rooms.
Thus DO RAILROADS INCREASE THEIR TRAF.
FIC.---The receipts for passenger money on the
!, New York and Erie Railroad since its extension
to Oswego, have increased about $500 per day
= over the daily receipts of last month.
d A HARD MATcH.---It is stated that Mr. Mar
: bic lately married Miss Stone. The marriage
. ceremony took place in the Granite State, ant
r the nupual knot was tied by tn. Rev. Mr.. Flint
: PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CHoLERA.-The City
y Council of ST. Louis have passed an ordinance
a forbiddng, under penalty OF from $50 10 500
the sale of any vegetables, fruits, fresh pork
sausage meat and fish, in any of the markets oil
that city, or at any other place within the city
, limits during the prevalence of the cholera in
that city.
The Mayor Of Petersburg, Va, has, by proc
amation, prohibited the introduction and sale OF
all kinds Of she'll fish in that city until the lst OF
: October next
; The French practice in cases Of cholera, con-
sists exclusively in the administration of opiates
and external stmuants
, The number of persons in Rome under arms
when Gen. Oudinot commenced his attack, was
63,200.