Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-04-13
Foreign Items.


Prepared by the New York Evening Post1
there is society at Potsdam formed for the pur
pose OF Graduating from the German language all
words adopted from the French or anv other
tongue. 1t has taken advantage o The aoproach.
ing meeting CT the Chambers TO publish an earpest
address TO those bodies, implorns the deputies 70
refrain IN their speeches from using any OF those
loregn expressions, IN order that the "maioritv of
The people may understand what their reDresenta-
ii. think and say"
The news of the proclamation of the republic at
Rome was very coidly received by the authorities
at Bologna, but the people were in an ecstacy of
enthusiasm Bontires were lighted in the streets
trees oil liberty were planted and the populace con-
tinued during the night dancing in the streets
The mob forced the inhabitants to illuminate their
houses
General Bnlow, while riding on the ramparts at
Copenhagen, with the King, threw himself from
his horse 10 save a child from drowning in the
ditch below. lie fell in himself and both were
only saved by the activity OF the King aud two at
tendanIs.
A coal mine has been discovered in Ra.lstocIz
manor, which will add to the fortune of The owner
Countess Waldergraves jus; one million five hun
bred thousand dollars a year. She is benevolent
person and all per friends and dependents rejoice at
her good fortune.
The Jews in Jerusalem are said 10 be
very numerous and in great poverty. They
are grevlously affected with diseases of the
eye. Simon Abrahams, our authority for
This paragraph, says mostly of them are
partially or totally blind.
The London Times proposes that the
creditors of the American delauItino States
should commence new QUERY for their
money. The truth is, John Bull is afraid
American stocks will again be in demand.
Captain Forbes, Of the English steamer
Rosetta, for six months on the coast of
Africa, says of the slave trade, "wlth the
American flag and the signals kept up BY
the boats of slavers, the coast cannot be eff
fectuaIly guarded.
The President of the Republic has
made present of many thousand pairs of
blankets TO the poor of the Faubourg ST.
jacques, which district, perhaps, comprises
the most miserable part of the population
of Paris.
A party of thousand English arc about
to visit Paris for week. They are Lon
doners, and go over to keep up the good
feeling created by the visit of the French
Guard.
During the last year, an unusual number
of suicides have taken place amongst the
wealthy Berlmers, attributed to the poiti>
cal troubles Of Prussia.
Lady Franklin is visiting those ports
whence the whaers proceed to sea, 10 IN
duce them 10 seek for Sir John franklin, on
their next voyages.
A printing telegraph:c machine, worked
by hydraulic pressure, has been invented in
England.
An ACT is about to be passed excluding in
solvents from the House of Commons.
EXTRAORDINARY WINTER ON THE MIssoU-
R, PLANEs.-'The Council Bluffs Frontier
Guardian of the 2lst Feb, states that
some hunters had just arrived from the
Vermilllon river, who reported the country
on the Upper Missouri covered with snow
TO the depth of two or three feet. Starva>
ton was prevailing 10 fearful extent
among tie Indians, the SHOWS being so ex-
cessiveiy deep To the north, as 10 prevent
their usual hunting excursions. Reports
from the mountains represents the inclem-
ency OF the wln'er never before eXperien-
ccd. At Council Bluffs. there had not
been day since the first of November, on
which the SHOWS had melted. These cir
cumsiances led to the inference, says the
Guardian, that sudden ihaw must come
with the early spring, and produce dreadful
consequences to the settlers of The bottom
lands of the Missouri.