Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-12-27

uon Tor the success OF the sUnlon party. The
narrative of Gen. Foote was listened to through-
out with the utmost attention, and he was fre4
uently appanded.
Arrival OF tEle eseorgia--I. COO 600 i'm Gold.
The Georgia brings advices from San Fran
cisco to Nov. the Isl. The Panama arrived at
Panama with 288 passengers, aid 100000 in
gold dust.
The Georgia brings over one million in gold
The steamer Sycamore burst her boiler near San
Francisco. The explosion was terfihle--killng
all the officers and large numbers ofpassengersj
whose names have not been ascertained.
Mrs c. NJ Kirkland writes from England for
Sartain's Magazine concerning Queen Victoria
that "she is well understood 10 be person of
very limited intellece, not wholly sane at present,
and liable to complete alteration as she grows
older"
A TEXAS LovER.--At Nacagdoches, Texas,
recently, young man was engaged to be mar
RED to girl, disclosed the engagement to his
cousin, who favored the same lady, and who i'm.
mediately had an interview with her, and threat
ened to Shoot her if she did not consent TO marry
him. She refused, and few days afterwards he
shot her down as she was entering church.
There is child exhibiting at Chicago, Of
such remarkable precoci!y, that it can articulate
words, though but three weeks old.
LAKE SUPERIoR.-SiK years ago there were
but two vessels of any kind on Lake Superior,
and not more than one or two white families
could be found within 400 miles hon the Sault
to La Pointe. Now there are three large pro-
pellers, and six or seven sail vessels. -Four
light houses have been erected by the govern
ment, and several thousands inhabitants are scat
tered along the coast
A COOP REsoLuT1oN.-The citizens Of Bel.
mont country, Ohio, at meeting held for the
purpose Of expressing an opinion upon the Fugi-
tive Slave Law, passed the following. "ResoIy-
ed, if the Federal Government has any slaves to
, catch, it may catch them" All right.
PREDIcTIoNs.-Les the Cotton Pres should
squeeze out of its report and thus cheat the world
of an important prediction by Senator Downs,
we put the same on record. "Jnst 80 sure as
you Of the North attempt to thrust the Wiltnot
Proviso upon the South, so sure as you repeal
the Fugitive Slave Law, so sure as you abolish
Slavery in the District of Columbia, there will
be Disunion, and civil war will rage in the
streets of your opos.-Ne,0 York Tribune.
DROWNED robably--We are informed bv
a note from Utica dated the 4th inst, that on the
preceding Friday, coat, vest, handkerchief, and
a pair of gloves were found upon the river bank
at Utica, and which had apparently foated ashore.
In the pocket was found a letter addressed to
James Whitney aud two promissory notes, cor
responding with the same name. The man is
supposed to have been stranger from Missouri
or Iowa-Ottalca Free Trader
CALIFORNIA NEws--A large female farmer.
Mrs. ELIZA w. FARNHAM, formerly matron
of the Sing Sing Prison, and the protector OF
partially successful scheme of female emigration
to California, has become the proprietress Of
fine farm near San Francisco, the crops on which,
this season, are estimated to be worth $50 900.
The California Courier gives an account of a
judgement obtained by her in one of the Courts
in San Francisco against Jos. s. Rucke, for
So, SCI 81.
Two MARRIAGE QUEsTIoNs.-Th Associate
Reformed Synod of South Carolina, at its late
meetings, rejected proposition to authorize
marriage with deceased wife's sister. The Pres
bytery of South Carolina, Co. So answered in
the negative the question SIS it lawful that mar
rage be solemnzed between parties standing
in the relation to the nephew and aunt by affin-
ity."
robber broke into the house of John Fox, E.
Norwalk Ohio, on Thursday night, 28th ut. and
with large knife attempted to murder the fam
lily, evidently for the purposes of plumber. He
wounded the old man and his daughter, young
lady, but she courageously set upon the villain
with a chair and beat him SO that he had to re-
treat. The brave girl had one Of her arms cut
through.
WAITING FOR MATURE AGE.-A youth went
to barbers shop, the other day, to be scraped.
The barber having adjusted the CLOTH and soap
ed the smooth skin, left him, and went lounging
about the door. AS soon as the young gent
saw him sauntering, he impatenty called out
"Well what are you leaving me all this time
for?"
"Sa, said he, "ram waiting until your beard
grows"
A BoUNcING BoY.-The Marshal, engaged in
taking the census for the third district of Saint
Louis has noted among his interesting statistics,
opposite the name Of Charles Ware, the follow
ing men, d: "Aged eight months, is twenty-eight
inches high weighs thirty pounds and talks
That child will DO.
! EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGEs.--Th follow
ing occurance took place in London A gen.
| tleman widower left with three sons, became
acquainted with widow lady WIN had daugE-
tiers. The lady and the gentleman married, and
with the children of the two families lived to-
gether for ten years. During the last six weeks
the son ard daughter were married to each 9TH
er. and what's more singular, the eldest sen mar
ried the eldest daughter, and the others in the
same manner.
"This ANIMAL said an itnerant Snowman, sis
the royal African hyena, measuring fourteen
feet from the tip of his nose 10 the end OF his tail
and the same distance back again making in IL
twenty eight feet. He cries in the woods in the
night season, like human being in distress, and
devours all those who come to his assistance
which is remarkable evidence of the depravity
of human nature! ]"
No LIQUOR SELLING IN VERMoST.--The sale
Of intoxicating liquors is prohibited absolutely. by
an act of the Vermont Legislature, except for
medical, chemical and mechanical purpose The
Selectmen of the several towns are licensing
board for their respective towns, and they may
not license more than two persons.
The Bulletin de Paris announces that the Sui.
tan has commanded that the Hungarians detained
in his dominions, shall receive passports and
money to proceed to any quarter Of the world
they may desire.
FAST TIME-Remarkab1e Running THE
mare Hojira, on the Metairie course, New Or
leans, ran two mile heats-the first In l. 43, an,
and the second in l. AZ Such time is almos