Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-02-21
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The velocity Of the electric fluid on the wires
of the magnetic telegraph, according TO Profess
sor Loomi's recent astronomy, appears TO be 49,
| 600 miles in one second-or in about one sec
ond the globe would be passed aropnd-quick
enough for ordinary purposes.
In Gotham they are revving the pattern of
sugar loaf hats, formerly called lightning spin
ters."
| George Peckham, respectable citizen Of
| Madison, N. Y, hung himself from beam in his
barn, in the precise spot where fifteen years be-
fore, former husband of his wife committed
suicide in the same manner.
An elderly man, named Miller killed himself
by drinking whiskey in the stage between Day
ton and Lebanon, o., on Tuesday last.
Last week sportsman went out hunting
near Castine, Me. He brought back one deer;
leaving several more in the woods. He hadn't
killed them though.
An imitation Of the AYostles--A Bishop with
E22,000 salary.
Artemas Wood jr., of Groton, has q dog 8
years old, weighing only 4 lbs.
a new wing paper is soon to be started in
Washington, by John II. Voorhees,, Esq.
Never be ashamed to be seen in your shirt:
sleeves at work.
There are $4,000 volumes, ordered by Con-
gress, now to be bound.
Bills of the Utica City Bank and Troy City
Bank, altered from ores TO fiYes have made their
appearance.
Lake Champlain is destined to be brdged
meetings are being held for the consideration of
the matter.
"Distressing CASUALTY Under this head
western editor announces the birth of his ninth
child.
Jesse Gaylord, aged A, while lowering the
corpse of Mrs johnson into the grave in Bristol,
CT, fen back dead.
February lst l70S Alexander Selkirk was
discovered on the Island of Juan Fernandez by
Capt. Wood He lived there years months.
John Kelley, in New York, drank three pints
of liquor in five minutes, OH q wager, and died
, about as quick as he drank his rum
In Newport, r. j., some boys tied two cats to
dogs tail and then touched him off with spirits
Of turpentine. Perhaps he didn't more and
yell
MT Benton will probably DO elected repro
sentative in the House in next Congress. Some
vacancy will be made for him in the Missouri
delegation.
Connecticut has 1900 common schools and
700 churches.
1 Dan Rice, the comedian, has offered benefit
at his theatre in New Orleans towards rebuild
ing DR.. Clapp's Church.
Jenny Lind's concerts, on her return to New
York, are, it is said, to be given at Castle Gar
den, at an uniform rate of 81 ticket.
There is proposition on foot to erect a stat.
nc Of the Hon. Thomas Corwin in the city Of
Cincnnat-the work to be executed by Hiram
Powers.
A certain Judge of the Supreme Court adj
dressing the bench, observed that the Court diff.
fered from the inferior courts in haring the last
guess.
Northern Aggression "-Gving something
over million OF dollars towards furnishing mail
facilities to the south
Large focks of wild pigeons, in q starving
condition, are roaming over the western por-
tons of Canada and also in Michigan and
Ohio.
1t is affirmed that Jenny Lind stumbled agains,
a loose brick in the square Of Havana. An exA
cited Hidal 90 Immediately picked up the conse~
Grated article and has carried it in his hat ever
sin5e.
The following law is enforced with yigor in
Boston
Every person who shall smoke, or have in HE
or her possession any lighted pipe or cigar, in
any street, or passage way, or on any wharf in
Boston, shall forfeit and pay for each and
every offence the sum of two dollars
Many prominent citizens of the West, inter
ested in the subject Improvements at the south
west, cotempate holding general railroad con-
yenu)n in New Orleans next April.
As general thing, the less man reads tho
more loquacous he is. Put down dozen ig-
noramuses in a room, and they will wrangle all
night about the "constiutionality of saw
mill"
"Bub" is dimnutiye appelaon for brother
and Hub" for husband, but when hub and bub
come together, what difference it makes.
Nine thousand dollars were paid into the City
Treasury of Chicago, III. last year, for the priv
ilege OF selling liquor and making drunkards.--
grocers and tavern keepers did it.
4 dutchuan in Pit,s5urg (name not stated
has Just been arrested for a murder committed
fifteen years ogo.
Fifty houses were sphipped from Cincinnati
last NCthi iOig Ni'O i'9S - -'4S A'"'J az NSA
as.
TrThe editor OF the Knickerbocker is such
moral man, that he writes the name of favo rite
Dutch city thus: Rotterd-m.
A grave-digger, who exercised his vocation
in a country town, was asked how he liked the
business He replied that he liked it pretty
well, but should "like it better if he could have
steady employment"
Imprisonment for Debt and Capital Punish
Daent in Virginia.-Mr Bolts has introduced ii
resolution in the reform convention of Virginia
for sbolishing Capital Punishment and Imprisoh.
ment for debt.
Nimrod can you tell me who was The first
man Adam somebody. His father wasn't no.
BODY, and he hadn't no mother on account Of the
scarcity Of women and the pressure Of the times.
Jenny Lind has been made life member Of
the American Bible Society, an unknown lady
friend contributing $50 for that purpose.
A good way TO take the starch out Of proud
man is to nominate him for hog-reeye in a close
district. Truly the ballot box is great inVen-
ton.