Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-15
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him and caused much amusement by his ques-
tons to the age wealth, &C., of all the pretty
ladies'.
+ The GENDER OF THE UGLIEsT MOSQUITOES
Itis curious fact, says some etomologists, that
/ il is only the female mosquito that torments us.
A bachelor friend says it is not at all Curious.
Rock RIVER VALLEY UKIoN RAILRoAD.-Two
| companies of engineers are now surveying the
most feasible routes for this Road between James
vile and Fond du Lac, and the whole line is ex-
pected to be put under contract by next spring.
| The Badger State estimates that when the Road
| is completed, a barrel of flour can be sent from
GAINESVILLE to New York, or Boston, for about the
same price it now costs to carry it to Lake Michi-
gan.
WHAT IS A"NATIoNAL WHARF.-THE Wash
inton Republic, the present Administrations Off
cial organ defines national wing to be one sop
| posed to the Wilmot-opposed to the abo iton OF
| slavery in the district--in favor of the measure
of the compromise-and in favor of maintaining
| all our constitutional obligations with the mos
scrupulous regard"
DEATH OF Elk GOVERNOR FoRD.-We learn
by dispatch published.i jim The Springfield papers,
that Elk Governor Thomas Ford died at his res
dence in Peoria on the 4th inst. 1t will be re-
membered that his wife died but short while
| before. Chicago Trib.
LADY DocToRs-the Cleveland True Demo-
| crat says.
| Mrs. Clark from Providence r. l. is here in
attendance on the Lectures of the Allopathic
/ Medical College. She will remain during the
| winter.
We are pleased that females have taken it into
| their heads to learn this profession. There are
cases where their services would be much more
valuable and acceptable than physicians of the
| other sex.
| UOne thousand operatives will be employed
| this winter, in the copper mines of Lake Supc-
| rior. 1861
UT. BUTLER KINGS salary as Collector of
the port of San Francisco is S i0, 900 per annum.
| c. K GREEN, Deputy Collector, receives S.
| 900, and young ROCKWELL, son of the commits
sioner of the Customs, $4,000, as an assistant
| appraiser.
| Before JENY LIND left Philadelphia, she gave
three thousands dollars to the fund for the alevi-
alton of the sufferings OF those who were turned
out OF house and homeor who lost protectors, by
the last great fire that in city.
| SHOT BY FUGITIVE SLAVE .--On Tuesday
| night last, runaway negro, having stolen a
horse in Brown county, Ohio, was pursued by
MIR. COCHRAN, the owner of the horse, joined by
his neighbor, Mr. WILLIAM GILBERT On the
party coming up, the negro fired, inAicting dan
| gerous wound in the breast of GILBERT land then
escaped Cleveland Plain Dealer.
( INDIAN SUMMER--We are having touch Of
| this beautiful weather, such as the Natives USED
to enjoy when they occupied these regions alone
when they could travel from the Gulf of ST
Lawrence to the mouth of the Mississippi in the
solitude of their forests lakes, and hunt and FISH
| unmoested by the pale face.
Our readers are probably aware that this season
derives It's name from the fact that the Indians
who came in from their hunting grounds in the
spring to settle IN their villages along the lake:
and water courses for the purpose OF fishing
avail themselves of this season of warmth ant
tranquility to return to their trapping grounds fo
the winter. Hence it is the Indian summer !;
season in which he can reach the theatre of hi.
winters trials, without suffering from the heat o
| the ordinary summer, or the cold Of winter.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gratifying That Charles Durkee and Gov
Doty have been elected by the people-goot
and true as they are-after they had been thrown
overheard by packed conventions Long live the
sovereign eople!- Chicago 7fib.
Land warrants, in New York continue dull
at 1875 $l30.
FROST AND Ice IN THE SoUTH.-Private dis
patches received in New York and published If
the papers of that city, says killing frost ha,
been experienced in Georgia, and "ce all round
Ice SO far South before any signs of it North. i,
rather singular for the seasoa.
South CAROLINA MASTERING Gov. Sea
brooke has accepted the proffered services of IN,
Richland Light Dragons and the Governor.
Guards. The time for the invasion of the u. S
is not fixed.
/ WITHOUT BIBtEs.--It IS said that of 80 .Oot
families in New York city, recently visited BY tn,
New York Bible Society, more than 5000 wer,
found to be destitute of the Bible.
Among the curiosities at the Ohio State Fai
was printer with five dollar bill in his pocket
Hans" said dutchman to his urchin SON
whom he had just been thrashing for swearing a
his mother, ''vat's dat you're tinkin' SO yicke,
about, in de corner dere?"
81 amt tinkin' not'n.'
"You lie, you vagabone, you, you thinks dam
and now I'll whip you for dat
NATURAL INFERENCE but MT azacnvs t,ae. :.
That when you see man and woman walkint
a grea ways apart, they are husband and wife
| when people are coarting, they are rolled u,
into one another Ike pair of gloves. Mari,
them, however, and they repel each other, as dc
each particular hair on the head of him who
has an electrifying machine attached to his cas-
| simeres.
TAsKrNG THE ALMfGHTY.-We have latel,
seen many cutting remarks in the public Jour
nal respecting the Hon. Daniel Webster. but the
following "good one" told by the Dover Tele.
| graph beats them all. Ha
| We had the benefit of country preaching last
Sabbath, as usual; in the forenoon services our
| worthy divine devoted portion of his PREDATORY
to aninvocation ofmercy upon the national coun-
| ellis, and duly remembering the spirit of the de-
parted President, and our present worthy In
cumbent. he commenced upon the Cabinet ex-
| claiming with great fervor-" o Lord-rRy
| TO bless Daniel Webster ?"
1t is plain to me that it is the natural duty
of citizens 10 rescue erery ugitire saue from the
hands of the Marshal who essays to return him
to bondage, to do it peaceable if they can forci-
Bile if they must, but by all means to do it = = =
Bnt this I say solemnly, that will do all in nv
power TO rescue any fugitive Stare from the
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