Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-02-21
FATAL ARRAY.

About half-past IL o'clock to-day an affray
occurred at the half way house on the road 10
New Buffalo, between two men, named Whee-
lev and Counterman. The former drew a pistol
ana shot the latter, who died in a few minuets
wheeler will probably be arrested soon. The
cause OF the quarrel is not yet known.
The Swiss Government, it is stated. have For
warded beautiful stone from the Aims TO he
placed IN the national monument at Wasbin ,.
ton.
The Iowa Legislature has passed bills or
ganizlng no less Than fly new counties, OF It's
present session.
The citizens Of Cincinnati have undertaken
to raise 81 900 by private subscription for the
establishment of Widows Home or the
amount, $1,000 was raised in one week
ANOTHER HOTEL IN New YoRK-The n. Y.
Commercial Advertiser says, sit is proposed by
certain parties TO erect large hotel in the upper
part Of the city. which is designed TO surpass in
dimensions and architectural beauty any similar
edlice in this country. The site has been select
ed, and about $l65,O0o raised The whole cost
is not TO exceed S250,0O0."
An advertisement appears in New York pa
per for house for Jenny Lind, either in New
two months or longer from the Ist of April.
At the recent Printer celebration at Indiana.
polls, the following toast was given THE Ed
tors of Indiana-To them is due the credit of
making great men out of small materials.
1t is stated that the value of tho internal COM
merce of the Mississippi and Ohio, with their trib-
uarles, amount, for the year 1850, TO about S2lO,
100000.
Charles Dickens has published a new edition
OF his "American Notes" In the preface no
says that his opinion Of America is unchanged.
Very wei--no one hurt.
On the night Of the llth ult a negro girl drown
ed herself and the youngest child Of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack, of Jackson in the public cistern on the Cap
ltal square, Vicksburg.
Lord Elgin has stated, in reply to an address
from the Grand Jury, that the government will
certainly move TO Quebec after the completion
of Its years in Toronto.
In a recent letter to the Rev Dr. Teft, of
Cincinnati, Martin f. upper, Esq, the ceIe-
brated English Poet, announces his intention of
visiting the United States within the next six
months.
The "chulk formation" having been pointed to
as one Of the sources whence London might be
supplied with pure wholesome water Punch
says that the water derived from the chalk will
be wretchedly bad it at all like the milk which
London obtains from the same material.
Mr.. KAuFMAxs DEATH.-A Washington
dispssr h ascrbes the death of Hon. Mr.. kauf-
man, NJ. c. from Texas, 10 pistol ball which
he received about ten years ego, while Speaker
| OF the lower House of Congress in Texas, in a
recontre with member Of that body
| There is said to be serious division in the
society Of Jesuits, some point of internal dis
cipline.
| A subscription is on foot to raise the sum Of
| E200 to stock the cellar of Cardinal Wise
man.
DISTRESSING ACcIDEsr.--We are informed
that child of Mr.. Wesley Crow, of Fennmoro,
aged about two years, was so badly scaded on the
4th inst, that it died the next day. 1t appears,
| from our account, thatthe child fell from chair
into kettle OF boiling water.-Grant Co. Her
| aid
Sl5,o0O.000 illegally levied on The importing
Merchants will be returned TO their pockets, it
the Senate bill passes, declaring the foreign in
stead Of the home valuation is the law of the
present Tariff.
Green Bay Spectator .-Auangcments are be-
ing made for the publication of Wing paper
at this place under the above title F. A. Ryan
& Co, Publishers. They request their breth-
ern Of The Press to send on their papers in ex-
change Bay Adr.
Man Frozen TO D3ah-Last week man by
the name of Searle, who had been at work on
~ 10 II
las, and after becoming intoxicated, started over
the prairie, and was found frozen to death.--Si.
CrOir Inquirer.
Pretence, of the Louisville Journal in first
rate notice of J. X. Pauldings, says that she is
the most grandmotherish of all the petticoated
old humbugs that have yet straddled into the
field OF American letters"
Barnum has a small quantity of tar, supposed
to have been left where the Israelites pitched
their tents, and is using the brush made TO paint
the 'signs c! the times" to cover the roof of his
Museum with it,
Commencement Of The Illinois Central Rail
road-The Board of Directors propose COM
mencing the building of the Central Railroad
and branches early in the spring, at four points
simultaneously, viz: Chicago, Cairo, Peru and
Freeport.
GEN. JACKSON AND THE KNoCKERs.--One of
the spiritual knockers down cast, it seems has
been in communication with the spirit of Gen
Jackson.-The querest wished to know what the
old general had first at heart. The reply was
"The Unon-BY the eternal-dont splnu.'
U. S. SENAToR.--By our Telegraphc report
it will be seen that Dir. Schoonmaker straight
Whig) yesterday introduced to the State Senate
bill TO provide for The election of a United
States Senator in place Of Daniel s. Dickinson
Our advces lead US to believe that il is destined
to pass.--N Y. 7rib.
CHALEs DICKENS has published new edition
III England Of his american Notes )" in a pre-
face to which, he says he is still of the same
opinion in regard TO his views of life in the United
States, and that independently asserts that he
has borne the i'll opinion of their citizens eight
years, and can be SO for eight more, and longer
if necessary.
GUNS IN Honor OF FlsH's DEvEAr.--The
Fillmore men of New York City were so graft
lied at the news of the failure to nominate Ham
ilton Fish for U. s. Senator that they fred So
lutte Of one hundred guns and called public
meetings. to congratulate Senator Beekman who