Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-01-19

$500. -1- = ..-.s'
Lath Machine, in operation at Clcve-
land. takes the green log aud whites out of
i 100 pieces Of lath per minute. Il sup
niles them at 81 ,25 per thousand.
Mr.. Charles Wilson has invented new
stone cutting machine, propelled by steam,
and said to.he capable Of doing the work of
100 meu. Only one has been made and that
is in use at New Haven. Il is thus dcs-
cribed:
The cutting instrument is simply half do
zen circular saws fastened firmly by an axle running
through the centre The saws of course are made
very hard and the teeth rather larger than the
binary size. When firmly adjusted it is forced ra-
pdy the surface Of the stone, smoothing It We
Ty evenly
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIc.-Mr. o.
Reilly, about year since, announced 1t as
his intention to construct telegraph line
10 The Pacific We reckon it would pay
well next summer, if an Office were estab-
lshed in the mining region. Everybody
will be there, and everybody else at dis
lance will want to her what luck the dig
gers haye.-ChicagO Tribune.
deep CALLETH UNTO DEEP. Wilmot
Provso resolutions have passed the Senate
of Michigan by vote Of If to y They
will soon pass the liouse.-Chicago Irib.
TEA PLANT.-Mr. Junius Smith, in
recent address at Columbia, on the subject
Of the tea plant, and lis adaptation to the
soil and climate of South Carolina, stated
that the period is not far distant when, in
certain sections of the United States, tea
plantations will be as common as cotton
fields now are.
THE CHARACTER or IRIsH EMIGRATION.
The Dublin Evening Post SAYS that most
Of the persons who have left Ireland for
America since September, have been Of the
grade of comfortable farmers, and that more
money has been taken from Ireland il the
last three months than for three years pre-
yors. .....
The whole city Of Mc&icD IS governed
nv one company of Police, cnnposed of
American. Irish and French deScrtcrs.-
twenty-five Of those men are sufficient TO
keep the city, containing not less than $780,
coo souls, in perfect order.
HOMESTEAD ExrmprIoN.-Gov. Edwards
Of Missouri, in his annual message TO the
Legislature, strongly recommends ho Ex
cmpton OF the Homestead.
TmE NEw CESsus.-By the new census it APP
peas that the popuationof Missouri is as follows
Aggregate population OF the State 5SS,07l
Population of 81 Louis county, 1891
Free persons Of color III the State, 1870
Number OF slaves, 7G.757
Total number of free VIII tie males, 2GS,jO3
Free white males in 81. Louis CO.. "G96I
Number of deaf and dumb in Slate, 2J0
Number Of blind ll9
How 70 PRESERVE HEALTH, AND TO EN-
JOY VIGOROUS Old AGE.-Thc Washing
ton correspondent of The Charleston Ccur
Ter, thus aiIudes to the habits of Col. TAL>
nrERRo, o. Virginia, now 50 years Of age,
and for forty years l member of Congress
Ills health ond faculties have never for
moment given way, and he is the same
man now, that he was when he was the
confidential adviser Of Jefferson, Madison,
and Monroc-thc same man that he was
when he opposed the administration of the
elder Adams. Col. EaIHlegru has always
lived literally, and has enjoyed. rs much as
any man. t1iat ever lived, social pleasures, III
all their approved forms. Alta supper par
~ the olhcr night, he was asked what his
.crrcl was. He replied that he bad never
known discasc-thAt he never made bat one
meal day-lhat if he took supper. he did
not dine-that he Lad risen early-had al
WAYS used exercise, and mayor on horseback
when he could 90 a-iuot; and that, under all
circumstances, he had preserved an cqua'i-
~ of temper. Ills rule was never TO suffer
That which was past To prey upon his mind
ITO enjoy what Providence sent him, and
~ trust to The future"