Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-08-16

SOMETHING NEw.-Mr John WISE, of Lam
caster, announces that he will ego up in that
city on the third of August next, in his mammoth
balloon, "Hercules" which contains in its struc-
ture 1898 yards fsilk, and is capable ofcarrying
eight persons. The balloon will be used for
some hours previous to its final ascent in letting
up passengers from 200 to 1000 feet, by rope
and wlndlass, when they can take observations
In the evening it will be started free in the air for
a long voyage, with party passengers. Mr..
WISE also announces that there is room for two
more passengers-fare $3.50.
PATTERN MAYOR "A man died in Auburn,
N. Y, last week, of what some supposed to be
cholera, and SO great was the panic that none of
his neighbors would lay him out. Mayor CoNK-
LIN wentin person and performed the duty. At
ter he got the coffin on cart, the cartman re-
fused to drive, when the Mayor cleared him out
and drove himself.
LABOR IN OREGoN.-Almost every class la
Dor is in good demand in Oregon. The prices,
paid are for carpenters, from SIS to Sl2 per day.
Common laborers 81 to $5 per day. A tailor
charges the little sum of $50, for making coat
and $40 for vest School Teachers are much
needed and can command almost any price.
Us feuGZUcld III IuECG duu hall years. EdS
had fifty different Ministers and Presidents to
match. An election for Presidential electors
takes place in August, and there are already ten
candidates in the field. The electors select from
the candidates receiving the highest number Of
votes in October.
u If the stars should appear only one night
in thousand ears, how wovld men believe and
preserve for n Y generations the remembrance
of God which had been shown. But every night
come out these preachers of beauty, and light the
universe with their admonishing smile.
GT A spoonful of horseradish put into pan
Of milk will preserve the milk sweet for several
days either in the open air or in a celler, while
other milk will turn.
Missouri WINE.-It is stated that in the neigh
borhood of Hermon, Me-, the production of wine
this year will be nearly $4,000 gallons.
CAUGHT "TARTAR. I'm Lowell, Illinois, a
couple were recently married, and the rowdes
collected and charivaried the party, firing guns;
pistols, and making all manner of hideous sounds,
at length cake was handed rouud to the outsiders,
each cake containing portion of tarter emetic.
The consequence was scene that can be better
imagined than described. Everbody's verdict
"Sarued them right"
D There are now cruising on the coast of
Cuba. l8 vessels, carrying three hundred and
eighteen guns, besides FIVE gun boats, with one
gun each, This is said to comprise the entire
Spanish navy, with the exception ola few vessels
absent on service in the East Indies.
GT The Board of Health of st. Louis have
passed resolution requesting all persons to re-
frain from the use of lime stone water, andin Or
der to prevent its use as far as possible have had
the handles taken from many of the pumps in the
city.
u It was Pennsylvania printer, about g
years of age, who, according to the Philadelphia
Ledger, recently attempted the assassination Of
Louis Napoleon.
MORE OF THE LAWRENCE CAsE.-The Louis
vile Courier says:-"We understand that dis
tingushed Western author intends to write q
romance, founded on marriage and divorce IN
high life, which has attracted so large share Of
the attention Of the public.
THE Mormon COLONY on Beaver Island, at
the head of Lake Michigan, is rapidly progress
sino. They now number about 600. Ihel
temple 100 #. by go #. is nearly completed, and
! is used occasionally for theatre or ballroom.
a printing Office also is building. Strang, the
prophet. is at present busily engaged in decyph'
erinp the plates, engraved with cabalistic char
acteTs, found by him back of Kenosha.