Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-14

RAILROADS. IN TUE L. S.-Accorling to

RAILROADS IN THE L. S.--Accofdlng 10
the American Railway Guide, there are Id
2l9 miles of completed Railroads IN the U
s. at the present time--l2 ,92S in the yari-
GUS stages of progress, and about 700 miles
in the hands ofcngineers, which will be built
within the next three or four yearS--makIng
total of 33, 50 miles ofrailroad Which VIII
soon he in running condition, The average
cost of these railroads is set down at $4,000
per mile, costing in the aggregate the respec-
table sum of S994,G5O,OOO. What is raul
road to the Pacific compared to that
Is SLAVERY A Slx.-G6O,563 slaves arc
owned in this country by ministers of tho
Gospel and members of the different Protes-
tant churches viz: 2l9,563 by the Method
lists, $4,000 bv the PresbyteranS, $4,000 by
the Baptists, $4,000 by the Episcopahans,
100000 by the Campbellies and $4,000 by
other denominations Ledger.
The Chinese in San Francisco have erec-
ted JOSS House. or place for Heathen wor-
ship near Telegraph hill, ...
The prospects Of the New York Worlds Fair
seem 70 be very encouraging; contributions both
from the old world and from all parts of the new.
arc offered i'll such abundance that it is feared a
portion of them must be rejected
a Mr. Smith lost his life at Buffalo, on Thurs
dag, by gong into a cistcrn where charcoal fire
had been burning for some minutes. German
went in with him, and both of them, upon inhal-
ing the ga, commenced singing and dancing, and
were unahlc to control their actions sufficiently 10
escape. Mr. Smith was taken out dead, but the
German will probably recover
Some of the Divisions of the Sons of Temper
ance in Texas, and several of the leading ncwspa-
pcrs of the State have taken ground in favor of tho
Maine Liquor Law alias legal prohibition of tho
traffic in Intoxicating liquors
CEMExr-tn excellent cement for seams in
in the roof of houses in any other exposed plA-
ccs, is made with white lead dry white sand, and
as much oil as will make it into the consistency Of
putty, The cement gets rs hard as any stone in
the course of few weeks.
To ED1roRs-A Jolrncyman Printer named
Joseph Stevens, Of Fort Wayne, Ind, left homo
in 1874, and was last heard from in ls47. His
parents are in great distress on his account, and
viii be thankful to any one who will give them amy
information of him. Address Mr., ID, Stevens.
Fort Wayne, Indiana, Editors, everywhere, please
copy.
Large quantities of hogs, slaughtered in Column
bus and Cleveland Ohio, and shipped to n. York
bv railroad, have been entirely spoiled by warm
weather. Twenty eight car loads in ono train be
came 50 putrid that the stencil was ntolcrable
nuisance to the villages they had to pass through
- Cncama.i Gazette nee. 81. ....-
The sham fight in commcmoraton Of the battle
Of Trenton is to take place there on Christmas
day At 9 O'Clock the American army will enter
tire head of the town, the Hcssians will move out
10 oppose them and of course be defeated, when
the surrender will take place in Green Street a
military parade will take place in the afternoon.
The Manchester IN. H. Mirror says -" An
lrshwoman in North Iuerhl in this State, gave
birth to fn, Ire ctddr.q, one day last week.
They were all doing wclI when last heard FROM
This is a progressive age"
The 700 tub, ofIrislr butter importcdpcr steam
Snip Niagara, were offered at auction yesterday
molune, and 100 tubs sold at Boston, 22a24' per
Ii. The remainder were withdrawn.
AxcIrHr A<p MoDEuN CITIAs,-We arc TO
consider London a. Il considerable city, and New
Yorlcrs rca,ri t1cir yillal,c as an immense NUM-
n...r.,., VI. &c >i,,,.b o,1 roi,.
c'iF""y' l''' Il "a. - -
ylon could revisit hc Earth they would laugh at
:. :. H., ,o,,,,,. Tho area of pob.
t'9 P'e'0''s'o,'> ~ 80, -,
yion was two hu'|cd ana '"r''! ''t square i'''''N'
and that Of NincvaI two hundred and sixteen
s,uarc miles. while that of London and its cnvi-
'i"''> ,i..t,,,J c,,,r,oo,, ,,,,,ro miles.
roha Is b"l one ""'''4 :" "'' wa '0N'i 'N"''
p,corry pliilins. the Irish ator in ono OF
-...,..,'.,,,,.. ,.;,.;, .o,,;t;co,;on ~
birotrv Il is as follows:
..r;,,o,r,, hos M head and cannot think: she
,,,. 49,, i,'srt AMI cannnt feel. when She moves,
~ ,.,,h. ,y6cr .Lp n1r>cs if is amid ruin
,.,.r. ave-. ,,,r.r., her communion is death
her vengeance - eternity; h"r drCalou@c IS writ
ten in the blood OF 'lrr Neth IL sue 7to"PS mo
mcnt from her mIeLi"i itSAt II Is upon some MI
drcd rock, to Mhet heF "AG lor hcoicr raP,i'e' al"
rePiume her Wing Tor more S"'Su'h"ry ocSPcl"-
ton
Ta,.; N,r,,ro.,., o,o,,r nov. in nroccse man.
.,c'r.,r, ,.;Ii boyc ,,c yaInc Of % 100000 Of
c',.s irc,',iir,, tho diamonds Of the old REGAL
.rr,,.n =,