Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-10-12

4 New FEATURE.-A Memphis (Tennesec)
merchant advertses that in purchasing his stock
Of goods in New York,
lie took cspecial care TO deal only with those
who are opposed to the fanatcal abolition cru
sadie AGAINST the South, and in doing so he allan-
ed several houses of whom he had hitherto pur-
chased duly informing them of his reasons"
The commissioners on drunkenness in Great
Britain estimate the value of labor lost through
intemperance annually, at $500 100000.
Yankee Hill died recently at Saratoga Springs.
DEAD-DRuNK.-We learn from Macnac
that the twenty-one Indians, reported to have
been found on the beach near that place, dead Of
cholera, got up the next day and went about their
business. When discovered they were only
/ dead drunk.
/ MAN SHoT.-The Albany papers oflast week
mention the death of Mr.. Murphy, who was shot
/ in the town of Rensselaerville, while engaged in
serving process upon some of the refractory ten
ants of the Manor. Gov. Fish has offered re-
ward of $500 for the apprehension of the muir
derers.
DISASTERS on LAKE ERIE.-The brig Sagi-
nav went ashore near the North Pier, Buffalo
on the 2Sth ut. during the gale. She will be
! got off without difficulty. The schooner Sam.
! Hale, loaded with wheat from Southport, in 90
ing into Buffalo, ran foul of vessel and stove in
! her bows. She leaked badly in consequence
! but her cargo was got out without much dam
age.
| Chancellor LATHRoP of our Wisconsin Uni
ycrsity, is expected here during the current
month lie will probably take up his residence
at Madison.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DECEAsED,-Within
a mouth past four members of Congress have
died, viz Hon. Edward J. Black, of Georgia
! Hon. A. Lane, of Indiana Hon. John ID. Cum
minis, of Ohio; and Hon. Adam lIuntsman, OF
| Tennessee.
New York, Oct. l.
A private letter from Charleston, announces
that the Hon. John c. Calhoun will shortly re-
sign MS seat in the u. S. Senate.
ID. b. Howard declines being candidate fol
the office of Governor of Maryland.
The husband of Madame Gillet who was re-
Gently tried and acquitted on 4 charge Of forgery
at New Orleans, has sued for a divorce on the
ground Of bad character on the part Of his wife.
TIE MORMON STATE.--The St. Joseph Ga
zeitc understands that the Mormon S1ttlemon
in the Great Basin, will send Il delegate to Con
gress III December. with the design of procuring
the organization of Il government in the Grca
Basin as a separate Territory, with the view 0
its admission into the Union as a State
But few years will elapse before there vii
be population Of &c, 900 in the territory.
The Frontier Guardian" Che Mormon pa
PERI adds that DR.. John N Burnhsel, the Dele
gate from Salt Lake City, with petition for
/, territorial government, is now on his way t,
Washington.
The editor of the New Hampshire Patriot. II
an article on Capital Punishment. says that "tht
! gailOWs must be sustained We have no Goub
the galloWs will conclude that he must be sus
taincd.-l Lou Journal.
I THE IcARIANs AT NAUvoo--A "bnrst M j
expected among Mons. CADETS Communists a
Nauvoo, and many Of them have left " in con
tempt MIR CADET says, +" Of the most sacrc
and formal engagement" 1t appears that thci
coincidence" in that gentleman had been shake
and inquiries were made as to the title to tn
temple and other property at Nauvoo, which
was believed was vested in CADET. who could di>
pose of it for his benefit, and was liable for hi
+ debts.
How MANY ARE THERE.-" Deacon Jonc.
can you tell us how many Taylor-Whgs Their
are in your Township"
"Wcll should think there could not be a cree
many: but you can easily count them all in n
meIon-patch, almost every Sunday afternoon.
cleveland Plain Dealer