Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-02-11
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News and Miscellaneous Items.

TO write articles for one, under pain of being
condemned to an imprisonment of from one
to three months, and, in case of repeating
the offence to dismissal.
In 1851, there were tweny-three cases OF
fatal accidents of the PrusSian railways, and
twenty seven persons injured. The Prussian
calculation states that in England there were
five accidents to every million passengers,
while in Prussia there was only one TO every
two millions.
The laws of Brazil do not permit impris-
onment for debt, and it is next to impossible
bv law 10 force an unwilling debtor to pay;
still credit is given for four, eight and twel76
months, and even two years, but the state of
public opinion is such that failure to meet
pecuniary engagements is rare.
A well has been sunk in Hooking valley;
Ohio, to the depth of six hundred feet, for
the purpose of obtaining salt water, and
supply of water has been reached, which re-
quires but tiftv-threc gallons to make BUSH
81 of salt of fifty pounds. The water rises
spontaneously to the surface, and flows at
the the rate of from four to five thousand
gallons per day;
The tide of emigration to California still
continues to swell with each steamer The
New York Commercial says that on the goth
inst the steamship Uncle Sam, for Aspin-
wall, took out seven hundred passengers, who
are to take passage in the steamer Cortez at
Panama for San Francisco. The steamship
Northern Light, for San Juan, had over five
hundred.
DREADFUL CALAMITY-TwENTY LIVES
LosT.-We learn from a reliable source, says
the New Madrid Journal of the 18th, that
four coal boats were sunk at Merriwethers
bend, one day last week, and out of twenty
one men who composed the crew, only one
man escaped The survivor states that there
was high wind blowing at the time, and
while rounding the bend the waves ran over
the side Of the boats, causing them to sink
immediately. We did not learn where the
boat belonged Louisville Jour,
SAD CAsUALTY.--An interesting little son
of Mrs Fetch, in lIarperyticld, Ashtabula
county, Ohio, three years old, was killed. on
the 9th inst; BY q large vicious dog belong
ing to the family. The little boy started for
the barn where Mr.. F. was threshng, in the
afternoon, and the mother felt no uneasiness
at his absence, until the husband came in
near night. Search was made, and the dead
child was found so mutilatcd as to leave no
doubt as to the manner OF his shocking
death.
THE CLAIM OF FREENoNT CONFIRMED.
The most important land decision ever
made in this state, was that of the BOaId of
Commissioners on Monday last rendered in
the famous Freem6nt claim to ten square
leagues in Mariposa county Sacramento
Union.
CURE FOR ERYsIPELAs.- editor Of
the New York Observer gives public cure
for this distressing disorder, from which ne
has been great sufferer. He says, "a simple
pouhice made Of cranburios, pounded fine,
and applied in 4 raw state, has proved a my
case and number also in this vicinity,
ccrtain remedy in this case the Poultice
was appIicp on going to bed, and the next
morning, to his surprise he found the intla-
nation nearly gone; and in two days he
was we'll as ever.
Another new and large hotel to be called
the Lafraee house. is going upin New York.
The Buffalo Republic expects, ere long,
to see the fare from Buffalo 70 New York re-
duccd to five dollars.
The San Francisco Times Of Dec. Is de-
s.ribcs stalk Of corn twenty feet tall, with
some Of the ears still upon it, about eighteen
feet from the root" brought to that office
from near Sacramento. In orr part of the
country the ears Of corn do not grow with
in two feet Of the top Of the stalk. The
same paper mentions q potatoc that weighed
4 pounds.
EMGnfr1oyTo CMIrorNIA.-Thcsto steam
ships "Uncle Sam" and Northern Light"
both of which sailed from New York on the
goth inst. took 1900 passengers for Calltor-
MIA.
The small pox is raging to such an extent
at Mar>hallvlc, Ga. that railroad COMMUTE
cation with that place has been suspended.
4 tavern keeper in New York has been
held To bail in the sum Of 81 900, on a charge
of manslaughter for selling liquor to a con
f1rn1cd Crunkard after the remoustrance Of his
friends
According to the last census returns there
are 1857 Printing Offices in the United
States.
It is bad sign to see a man with his hat
off at midnight explaining thePrinciplcs and
theory of his party to a lamp post. 1t is
also a bad sign to see fellow lie down in
the gutter, surprising IT to be his bed, and
commence calling poor innocent hog all
sorts Of hard names, mistaking it for his
wife
1t is said that fourteen Democratic sena-
tors in Congress have signed a remonstrance
against the appointment Of Gen. Dix to d
place in the Cabinet
Abby Fotsum was arrested in Boston, on
Monday, charged with disturbing the peace
By preaching on State Street,
VIM. A. Roberts, a member Of the Rhode
Island House Of Representatives, from Scltu-
ate, died in Providence or. Saturday:
AIavardar Dumas. the a1tfor of Paris. has