Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-07
TERMS OF ADVERTISING
The pan,aloon mania is becoming serious. A

The pantaloon mania is becoming serious. A
young lady, giving her name as Merriam Kirk
patrick, belonging in Canada, and on her wayto
the gold diggings of Australia, was taken into
custody in New York. few nights since, dress
| ed in the unfeminine trousers.
| Madame D'Arusmont, whose death we have
| noticed is said to have left an estate in Cincn-
! nat valued at about one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars. She leaves but one heir--a daugh-
| ter.
Mr. Bryant, of the Evening Post, writes from
England, that in the scarcity of agricultural La
borers the so diery were sent into the field 10 ga
Their the harvest. II is a great pity that all the
standing armies Of Europe could not be employ
ed in the same peaceful upation.-Prop.
| Journal
! The whole number of votes for President in
the nation at large will not be less than 3 10000;
being an increase of 100000 since 1910.
| In Virginia. the number Of slaves held in 1890
was 5000 the next decennial census showed
a decrease of twenty thousand. The census of
1850, however, exhibits an increase of more than
that number, and the total is set down at 473,-
600. During twenty years the State has about
maintained its position respects slavery. In
this time, however, there have been exported
from the State $4,000.
A Western editor tells OF the loss OF a steam
er by the carlessness Of the captain, who stood
upon the pilot house, and the wheels making
twenty-five revolutions a minute, and rock APP
pearcd ahead, in trepidaton he rang two bells,
one TO go ahead, the other to back her. The en-
gineer ubeyed both bells, and the boat parted in
the middle.
There is Jail down east so shabby that tho
prisoners are ashamed of ii. One day great
rogue told the keeper if he didn't get il fixed he
would break ont and thrash him. Fine place,
that, for encouraging honesty.
Cassius NJ. Clay has just purchased the free
dom OF three slaves at an expense of several
hundred dollars. He will receive his reward for
such noble deeds.
"Uncle Toms Ca in is selling at San Fran
cisco for $3.50 in paper, Sc in cambria, and SS
in gilt. One dollar is paid for the privilege of
reading it.
London correspondent Of the New York
Tribune learns from the best sources at Con-
stantnople,' that the Circassion mountaineers
have again signally defeated the Russians. The
statement is that they have assailed and dispers-
cd Russian army of thirty thousand men. We
hope it is entirely true and that every struggle
of Russia against the Circassians may have a
similar result.
A friend writes to the Transcript, from New
York, under date of the 9Th al went to look
at the Caoric ship yesterday, and saw her sub
lime machinery in motion. think with conf
dence that ii has succeeded"
The TrareAer learns that Mrs Harriet Bee
cher Stowe author Of Uncle Toms Cabin is
about to visit Great Britain, with her husband.
She has lately received letter from Dr. Ward
tnD HOY in, h,h 6 In
dies and gentlemen of Glasgow, an invitation TO
visit Eng gland at their expense. This invitation
she has accepted; and she will soon leave for
Liverpool.
Printers and others will be interested to know
that New Yorker says
I" | have just been inspecting number Of Ste
reotypc plates cast in gutta percha. The mould
is of the same material, and the letters come up
with a fair face. The impressions from these
plates are perfect, and if it works well as it at
present promises to do, there must be complete
revolution wrought in the business of stercotyp-
ing.
1t is reported at Washington that movement
exists for placing five millions of dollars at the
disposal of General Pierce, the motive being TO
enable him TO resist foreign interference as TO
SANTANA and Sonora also to maintain the Mon
roe doctrine, should a contingency OCCUR TO rem
der action necessary during the recess Of Con-
gress.
To ordinary mortal eyes, the manuscript, of
Lord Droughman is bnt maze of hieroglyphics
and in Cloves extensive printing establishment
in London, Il ere is only one man competent to
grappe with it, and even he is subject to long fits
of despair. Edgar A. Poc's manuscript was
equal to letter press, but boston composors do
say that Mr. ChOate's manuscript is very bad.
To become voter in California residence
of six months in the State, and thirty days in the
town where the voter resides, are required by
law.
DR.. Kane of the u. s. Navy, announced in a
lecture at New York, that the Sir John Franklin
expedition, now organizing under his supervision
will proceed to the Arc TIA Greenland. Mr..
Henry Grinnell has placed vessel under his or
ders, and the Secretary of the Navy has approx
ed of the Expedition. A committee of Fl We gen
tlemen viz; Hon. George Bancroft, DR.. Hawks,
Mr.. Zimmerman, Samuel Lovett, and Mr. Bar
row, were appointed to take the necessary steps
for carrying out the object in view.
Professor Hubbard, of Dartmouth College.
writes to friend in New York, that he has in
his possession specimens of gold found in Bridge
water, Vermont.
Mr. Phelps of Rartan landing, N. J., during
ilt illBbt VI HOiluhy Ids,Itd SOiHc one among
his chickens, stealing them, fired gun at ran
dom, and found that he had killed a woman.
Decision, frmness and activity on the part of
temperance men, will soon make dram shops as
rare as snow in summer-that is in small towns
Jenny Lind has selected Dresden as her abid-
ing place. She has purchased charming house
short distance from the. city hitherto known as
Eiveum.
The secretary Of the treasury has transmitted
to the house OF representatives estimates of the
additional appropriations necessary for the fiscal
year ending June 3Oth next. The sum requr-
cd is SIS, 1855, 27l, 43. The total expenditures
of the year are estimated at $40, ,753, 60.
On the lst of January 1858, the sale Of lotter-
ny tickets will be forever prohibited in Virginia.
1t is estimated that the net revenue derived bv
Spain from Cuba has averaged only S2,oOO,0Oo
annually; and for the time 10 come, it will not
yield enough revenue to pay for the expense Of
keeping it,
In the Ohio Legislature q resolution has been