Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-05-03
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of the 4ih, gives us the following interesting
information.
A plan is on foot 10 raise here a monu-
ment to the memory of Colon. Holding.
as this city does, the sacred ashes of the
immortal navigator. it should erect testi-
monial commensurate with its own CONS
mercial importance, and worthy the fame
of him who gave to Spain new world.
The only thing that now marks the place
where lie sleeps is bust in relief set in the
wall of the cathedral. There are many
places in and around this city opposite to
such a monument, and the purity of the
atmosphere which does not spoil marble
when exposed, warrants the use Of this
beautiful material.
TIE UNITY OF THE HUMAN RACE. At
the late Scientific Convention at Charleston,
DIR. Mott read paper on the Physical His
tory OF the Jews, IN relation TO lis bearing
on the common origin of mankind, which
gave rise to some debate, in the course OF
which Prof, Agassz said
For his own part, after giving 10 this
question much consideration, he was ready
TO maintain that the different races of men
were descended from different stocks, and
he regarded this position as fully sustained
by divine revelation. The Jewish history
was the history, not OF divers races. but of
a single race of mankind bu! the existence
of other races was often incidentally allud-
ed TO and distinctly implied, If moi absolute
~ asserted III the sacred volume"
This expression of opinion produced
strong sensation among the members of tie
body
TIE SLAVES OF CrBA.-A CORES pendent
OF the Charleston Courier, says:
Il learn from good source, that it 10
known To the diplomatic circles in Washing
ton, that the Captain General of the island
of Cuba has been directed by his govern
ment 10 llberate all the slaves in case of
serious attembt at invaslon'or Instruction.
That the Spanish Government has given
Out this hint in au official form, know
CREADAT JUDAEUs.-It is reported that
Barnum is exhibiting at his Museum, in
Baltimore, a member of one of the second
families in Virginia. The genuineness OF The
phenomenon's pretension, is inferred from
his habits; he smokes nor chews tobacco.
nor swears, nor drinks, nor breeds slaves;
he never held an office. but has always earn
ed his living, and is not at all ardent.
There is chapel in Red Lion Square
London, in which thrice on every Sunday
the service of the Church of England is
performed, and a sermon preached by
signs. for the deaf and dumb.
There are thirteen daily newspapers in
Madrd--a much larger number than one
would suppose.
"A PROMISING MlssIoNARY.-A Mr.. Jones
adverses his plantation for sale, in south
ern religious paper. and includes, in the adj
verIsement, fifty or sixty servants which
are constantly increasing in value and num-
bers. He wishes 10 sell, he says, as he has
desire to become a missionary"
A solution of the chloride Of zinc is an
eflecrual remedy agains. bed bugs. 1t is
applied with brush, and is the discovery
OF Sir VIM. Burnet.
Wire has recently been used. in place Of
lath. for walls and partitions. Ii is frs.
galvanized, and the plaster remains upon it
without injury. 1t is considered greatly to
diminish The risk of 6re.
A patent has been taken out for fastening
shoes to the feet of horses, by drilling holes
in he hools. an then fastening the shoes
on with wires.
POPULATION OIL THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The census. recently taken makes tho
native population 1884; foreign, l,7s7.
Total, 80,65l. =
The English Court Of Exchequer, last
June, decided that no alien could hold liter
airy rights of property in England.
There was an aggregate export Of whea,
from Wisconsin, for the year lS49,o 3,504,
600 bu shels.
Coleridge has said, zone should never be
forward in offering spiritual consultations to
those in Distress Those, 10 be of any
service, must be self-evoIved in The FIRST in.
stance.
OPiUM.-More than so, 900 chests oflhi
article are now annually imported to China.
taking off in return $35, ZOO, 900. Accord
ing 10 the most recent intelligence, the sale
will amount to 10000 chests the present
year.
Two sisters Of the Irish Patriot, Mitchell,
are now in Washington. They are repre-
scented as the pictures of goddess. adorned
with all the accomplishments of the lades
OF The Green Isle"
The ship Great Britain, the vessel in
which King Charles the Tenth escaped
from France to England in 1890, was
sold al auction in New York on Saturday
last. Although over twenty years old, she
sold for S20.250.
CONTRACTED PoR.-The New York and
Erie Railroad company have contracted for
all the ralls-some l 900 tons which they
will need 10 furnish their road To Dunkirk
payable, Fart IN bonds and part in cash.
The editor of an exchange paper says, he
never saw hut one ghost, and that was the
ghost Of sinner who had died without pay
ing for his paper. Twas terrible TO look
upon-the ghost of Hamlet was no circum~
stance to it,"
A conundrum smitten correspondent asks
HWhv &c an absent preacher like the futu,