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Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
Terms Of Advertising.

A TALK ABOUT RoosTERs.-The ordinary
varieties of the domestic fowls are complete
ly overshadowed, literally AMI metaphorical-
ly, by the Shanghai Like Marcia, the Shan
ghal Rooster "towers above his sex,' and, like
everythil on stills in this world attracts
corresponding degree Of admiration. Yet he
is gawky colossus, made up "lamely and
unfashionably;" as "shaky about the knees"
as Dickens giants, and coarse in flesh as he
IS unseemly in appearance. The Chinese
are wonderful people in some respects
BY a diminuendo process they reduce YOU
any species of tree to the size of cabbage,
Or vice versa, aggregate a small bird or ami
NAL, by cultivation, to an extraordinary bulk
and altitude. The basis of the domestic cock
and hen is, we believe, the jungle fowl of Asia
a mere bantam. The jungle cock measures,
when he is on his dignity, about eight inches
in height while the stumbling Shanghai
roosterwhich stands notupon Its dignity, for it
has none can feed from the top of flour
barrel "Sizc is the measure of power other
conditions being equal" says the phrenolo-
gists. Now, 10y this rule the Shanghai be-
ing six times the size of the bantam, ought
to HEX said bantam, "other conditions being
equal" But they amt. The Shanghai is
such poor spunkleSs creature that plucky
little creature in feather brooches will thrash
him i'll presence of his assembled harem in
less than three minutes We speak by the
card, for neighbor Of onls rears Shanghais
and an other ncighbor cultivates bantams, and
between the two fcathered families there is
i'll blood. Among the oriental brood there
stalks monstrous roostcr-a knock kneed,
bobtailed, ungainly ogre, with deep athsmat-
ic crow, that sounds like the believing of a
bull calf through worsted stocking, and a
gait that reminds you of a Kentucky giant
Between him and the bashaw of the bantams
the collisions are frequent, but in all cases tho
mandarin Of the Shanghais, after few inef-
fectul demonstrations, turns in his track, va
moses with prodigious strides the bantam
hanging on to his short tail feathers like "Cut-
tie Sark" to tie caudal appendage of Tom
O'Shanter's mare, until the hold tears out,
Whercupon the victor eleyates his crest and
INDUCES in falsctto cock-a-3oodle-dol We
rejoice in these triumphs Of pigmyism over
gawkyism; for the fact is, that the misbegot-
ten celestial has vile habit of growing with
all his might every ten minutes or 50, from
o'clock, A. NJ. until daylight, and hence
our hatred ofShanghas We hope that when
the Chinese rebels reach Shanghai they will
annihilatc the breed.-N Y .Sm,day IGmcS.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

The guards, drivers stokers and Others
employed on the Scottish Central Railway,
have addressed the following letter to their
superintendent:
"Sir: We, tho servants of tho Scottish
Central Railway beg Uniform you that, hav-
ing last summer seen a circular recommend
ing the men upon railways to cultivate the
growth of their boards as thc best protection
against the inclemency Of the weather, We
have been induced to follow this advice, and
the benefit we have derived from it induces
us to recommend it to the general adoption
of our brothers in similar service throughout
the kingdom. We can assure them, from
our experience, that they will, by this means,
be saved from the bad colds and sore throats,
of such frequent occurrence without this ma
tural protection.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
Loss Of the Brio Philo Seville.

DCffALO, OCl' 81.
A letter received this evening from Capt
Nelson, Of the new brig Philo Scoville, and
dated Main Nation Fishing Island, Canada
West, on Lake Huron, Oct p, states that
his vessel which left Milwaukee about the
18Th uIt., encountered heavy gale on Lake
Huron, and lost her top-mast, shrouds and
sails, and was driven ashore, breaking into a
thousand pieces. The crew got ashore on a
mainmast, all safe though badly Bruised
The vessel was built this season at Sheboygan
for c. y. Bemi@, Of this city, and was on her
first trip down, loaded with 10000 bushels
Of wheat for Niles d Wheeler; 200 bbls of
flour; lI2 pigs of lead, and IS bbls of fish
Vessel and cargo total loss. Vessel insu-
red for $4,000; cargo also insured. Neither
covers loss.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
THE COTTAGE DOOR.
BY T. X. HERvEY, Esq.

How sweet the rest that labor Yields
The humble and the poor,
W here sits the patriarch CT the fields
Before the cottage door;
The lark is singing in the SKY,
The swallow in the caves,
And love is beaming in each eve
Beneath the summer leaves
The air amid his fragrant bowers
Supplies unpurchased health,
And hearts are bounding mid the flowers
More dear to him than wealth!
Peace, like the blessed sunlight, plavs
Around his humble cot.
And happy hearts and cheerful days,
Divide his lowly lot.
And when the village Sabbath bell
Rings out upon the gale,
The father bows his head to tell
The music Of its tale
n tresher yerdure seems to fill
The fair and dewey sod,
And every infant tongue is still,
10 hear the word OF God
Q, happy hearts to him who stills
The ravens when they cry,
And makes the lilly meath the hills
SO glorious to the eye
The trusting patriarch prays to bless
Ills labUrs with increase
Such - ways are ways Of plcasantness,"
And all such 'paths are peace ]"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

re-" CHARLES ", when he abdicated the
throne and retired to the monastery of St.
Juste, amused himself with the mechanical
arts, and particularly with that of a watchma-
kcr. He one day exclaimed: "What an G.
grcgrlous fool must have been, to have squan-
dcred so much blood and treasure in an alb
surd attempt to make all men think alike,
when | cannot evan make few watches keep
time together" We should remember, also,
that assent or dissent is not an act of the will,
but Of the understanding; no man can will
to believe that two and two make five, nor
can force upou myself the conviction that
this ink is white or this paper black.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
-Orcstcs A. Brownson. the celebrated

ES-Orestcs A. Brownson, the celebrated
Catholic Reviewer, has the following opinion
about benevolent Institutions:
There is hardly a city in the Union in which
there arc not benevolent ladies banded together.
practicing scfdcnial; and giving aims enough
even to gain heaven, if accompanied by faith and
charity, who make it a business to find out poor
children, and with swcctmcats and fine dresses en-
tcc them from religion, lure them from God tn
be brought up in hatred of him who redeemed
them, OF the Spiritual Mother who Dor. them. and
to burn etcrnay in the fire prepared for the devil
and his angels And these charming ladies' per.
suade themselves that they are doing deed of
charity, that they are serving God, that he will
loFc ana reward them for it--poor, deuded crea-
lures, who arc nothing more nor less than precur-
sers OF the devil How strange What terrible
lniatuation! As if it were not ten thousand mil
lion times better, that our children should starye
TO death before our eyes than they should be brot
up Protestants.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

TIE GREATEST LIVING CUTIosIrY.-We
yesterday visited the Carolina twins, who are
paying a short visited to our city. A freak
Of nature 50 extraordinary must lie seen be-
fore it can be fully credited. These children
born in Columbus county, North Carolina,
are Of Negro origin, to a remarkable extent
lively and intelligent, and are beginning to ut
ter and repeat words quite distinctly, though
only about sixteen months old. This connec-
ton is much more intimate than that Of the
Siamese Twins, being joined together at the
back by the union OF two spines in one
Physicians who have examined them pro-
nouuced them to be the greatest curiosity
ever seen or heard of. Some Of their organs
are in common, whilst Others are perfectly
distinct. Often while one is sound asleep
the other is vide awake and playful, and the
connection such that whilst one sits erect the
other can lie down.-Bah6atore Clipper.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

a family in Boston have recently been be-
reayed under circumstances Of a peculiar and
distressing character. On Wednesday, the
18th inst, young lady was married to a
young merchant of this city. The party
went upon bridal tour On Saturday last
the whole party started from this city, upon
their return home The young bride was Ia
ken i'll in the cars, and stepped into the la
dies room at one of the station-houscs on the
New Haven railway, where she soon expired
in consequence, as Is supposed, Of an internal
hemorrhage.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
Destructive Fire IN New York.----Loss
600. 600

EmIy on Sunday morning last, a fire broke
out in the extensive buildings owned by jon
ath9n 4. Fowler, on Nassau and Fulton-sts.,
Immediately opposite the Office Of the Daily
Ncra5d Six buildings were entirely destroyed
with the greaterpart Of their valuable contents.
The loss may be estimated in round num-
bers at 100000, of which 100000 is coy
cred by insurance. Several hundred mechan-
les arc thrown out of employment, and by
The falling Of the flooring one OF more persons
have been killed.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

The fire here last night caused loss to our
citizens Of 100000 1t destroyed the best
portion of our town, 24 buildn gs including
three Warehouses (Whitney's and Smalley's)
which contain many goods belonging to up
country merchants. Very few of our citizens
were insured. Besides the Warehouses, Mr..
D. WHITNEY loses seven stores. His loss is
probably the heaviest. The 1dgocatc Office
was insured $70O-loss about 81 900. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by drunk
en- Indians.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

WHAT IT CosTs to raise Indian Corn
The n. Y. Tribune states, after careful inquiry,
that an extensive cultiyator estimates that corn
may be grown on broken up prairie at SIC cents
per bushel. This leaves it standing in the
fields; but suppose that it Is worth six cents
more to gather and shell it, its net cost is but
a shilling per bushel, leaving to the owner, at
the present average price of 37k cents, a net
profit Of 25 cents per hushel, or $40 per acre
foran average yield fforty bushels. Asthere
is much good prairie yet to be bought for $I4
per acre, and breaking up costs but 81 per
acre, the farmers surely need not complain Of
hard times.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

FATAL CAsUALITY.-A Hollander whose
name we did not learn, was smothered to
death yesterday in bin Of grain in Newhalrs
warehouse.-He was shoyelling in the bin,
when by some unknown mischance he was
drawn down into the spout and buried I'M
der the rushing grain. 1t was some twenty
minutes before the other men at work with
him succeeded in getting out the body, and
then life was extinct The poor fellow left a
wife and two children. Nobody knew who
he was, or what was his name, till his wife,
residing in Kilbourntown aud hearing of the
accident, came to the warehouse to identify
and claim the body Of her dead husband
-Htiuaukee Seatiaetof tie 4h.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

NAKED TRUTH.-Tbe late eccentric John
Holmes used frequently, in his addresses to
different juries, to explain the meaning of the
phrase "naked truth" by relating the follow
ing fable:
Truth and Falsehood travelling one warm
day, met at river, and both went to battle
at the same place. Falsshood coming out OF
the water. look his companions clothes and
left his ne Trdill-qi tt6ent, and then went on
his way, rs. TN or@6ming out of the water
sought in s lS AK ab} his own proper dress-dis-
dainingto w'rropshe garb of taIsehood. Truth
started all naked, in pursuit of the thief, but
not being 50 swift on foot, has never oyera-
ken the fugitive. Ever since he has been
known as naked Truth"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
GREAT FIRE AT GREEN BAY.

Neregret exceedingly to hear that the town
of Green Bay was visited by destructive fire
on Monday night which consumed some 80
buildings, including three Warehouses, the
Z. 5, Hotel. the -1drocdte Office &c, causing
a total loss of over One HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS. From private letter, received
last evening, we gather the following partic-
uars:
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

GREAT FEAT IN DIvING.-Among the re
markable feats of diving lately performed at
Bath England, it is mentioned that seaman
dived down with pair Of laced boots on his
feet and pair Of WcIlingtons in his hands
but returning to the surface wearing the Well
ingtons and carrying the laced boots, He
afterwards diyed with a jacket and pair Of
trousers in his hand, dressed himself while
under water, and on returning to the surface
took pipe, and filled it with tobacco from
his pocket, struck light, and smoked while
floating on his back
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

4 New SKIN.-The idea of President
Pierce on democracy" is well told by the
following, from correspondent Of the New
York Tri5uae.
plain people from the country will be as
tonished at the magnificence ofthe Presiden-
tial mansion, VIII n they come to Washington
1t has been fitted up in regal style. For in
stance, a now carpet has been made in Scot
and for the East Room, at cost OF 81 800.
lit is said to be truly gorgeous and is woven
without e seam
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

New BR1G.-A new and very handsome
vessel came into port, yesterday, to take on a
cargo Of produce. She is called the Fam y
Gardner; is owned by +. B. GARDNER, Esq,
of Chicago: and was built at Pensaukee, in
this State, by Capt. Gilson the builder of the
Juniatta Patton, Helfenstein, Tempest, and
others of our best vessels. The Fanny Gard
ncr is 127 fl. keel, 13l it. in. on deck, 90
it. 10 III. hold, measures 337 tons, and will
carry 5000 bushels of wheat. She is com
manded by Capt. CHARLES SWEET, thor
ough seaman and good fellow, and allow and
aIoit is as pretty craft as we have seen this
season. She is now loading with wheat, at
Wells IL Hills warehouse, at 10 cts to Buf-
talo.-NUwaukee ,Seutinel
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

The IMPROVEMENT SCRIr.-The New York
Tribune, Of the 2lst inst, learns that the negoti-
alton for S5O0,OOC Of tile bonds Of tho Fox River
Improvement Co., Of Wisconsin, which has been
going on for some months, has finally been flvo-
rably concluded"
1t also saws the State Of Wisconsin is trustee
for these bonds, and is contcndcd by some parties
to be responsible for them, although this is denied
by others"
1t Is a very important matter for the People 10
Know whether the State Of Wisconsin is res ponsi-
De ior thcsc bonds. II Barstow & Co succeed 1t
the coming election, there is no doubt that des
peratc attempt viii be made to saddle this debt
upon The State. Shall il succeed 2
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
The Markets
BUFFALO, 4th.

bUFFALO, All.
Market unsettled by steamers news. Sales be-
fore the news 900 bbls. S6.l2 and after Sc %.
Sales before news, COCO bush white Ohio Sl.3l /;
after news, Chicago Upper Lake, Sl,24
Corn, 1000 bush. before news at Gle no sales
since.
Canal freights, 75c on -four, 2Oa2l on wheat to
n. Y.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

4 CORRESPONDENT at Peru, Illinois mentions
the following circumstance" in note to the
editor. ltstruck ,ssin the personal as a some
"hat novel standard Of standing, and one
not altogether fattering to western friends:
Mr.. S.-applied for admission into the
Presbyterian Church by card dated in 1913,
Which the authorities Of the church were
disposed to consider a rather an ancient ".et
ter" Of credit" but the difficulty was over
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

Ezf It IS stated. by the papers, that Henry
Ward Beecher has become a convert to spir-
itualism, and thinks himself inspired. There
have beensuch a number of false reports about
this gentleman that we hesitate about beley-
ing the prcseat ore.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

ToMITUDE.-A Matches paperspeaks rath-
or discousolately Of the morbid taste of the
people. 1t says
"Mrs. Stowe makes from fifty to one hum
dred thousand dollars by Uncle Toms Cab
in, the vilest and most unblushing libel ever
published on the South and her institutions !;
and as SO won upon the people of England,
that she is now she guest of royalty and no
bilty in that Pharsaical country. No small
portion of this money was made by sales OF
her books in the slave States.
"Mr. Fletcher has written the ablest, most
learned, and critical defence of slavery which
ever appeared in print, and it will bring tho
publisher in debt; while the Key to Uncle
Toms Cabin which has just arrived is go
ing off rapidly"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

Hg Cen German, the new Governor Of
Minnesota, has issued an order, in which he
says the liquor traffic amongthe Indians must
and shal! be stopped The agent is order
ed to search out and destroy al liquor offer
cd for sale among them,
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

SILVER CoIS.-The Philadelphia, L. s.
Mint, has coined $5,806,862 during the past
nine months Of the present year, The Sec
rotary Of the Treasury has ordered that $40
O,0O0 of these new coins be set apartfo New
York : 90 600 for Boston and SO 900 fol
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

One hundred young men have left Rich
mond. Me-, for Kentucky, where they intend
to cut timber and build vessels. This Is a
new enterprise, and with the bone, siaev, aud
of Maine mechanics. il can
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

Africa arrived this morning, from Liverpool 22d.
}readStlltfs active; wheat advanced Cd flour %
ID. Cora IS, with rising market and large sales.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

A lady thought it would look interesting
to faint away at party the other evening.
One Of thecompany bathing her temples with
bay rum, when the lady exclaimed:
"For heavens sake put nothing on thst
will change the color Of hair"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11

The Detroit Free Press, published at the
of Senator Cass, says: I've feel
it sensibly and keenly that men have been
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
MELODEONS. EOLEANS, Si2ESAPHI1ES
AND REED ORGANS.

Would respectfully invite The Public to'an examination OF
thc No Instrument OF hc size ever produced IN 'he
Country combines much melody anu compass WIN
musical sufuc>S Is these Instruments In many OF TIE
Churches 'hry have taken the place of an orsaH giving
the most an pie satisfaction.
Each instrument i, arruuted be perfect in every re-
spect otherwise sale They OF l. IN. and "c-
tavcs aHd range prizes from 50 o, according to size
stylc finish. sc.
OrIors seat to the Subscriber viii De- promptly attended
So, and all cu0lnuIIca IONS liuurdgtvy answered
keaosha, AuS.', 1913. sly MARY \. AVER.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
GRAPE CULruRE-rHE CuRcutIo 6-c-I

GRAPE CULTURE-THE CURCULIo, &c.
Ot DIR. Underhlll, the great grape:st, Mr..
Greeley, IN recent public address, spoke as
follows SHY friend DR.. r. T. Underhill
was physician in extensive practice some
twenty years ago, when, in the prime of life,
having become heartily tired of gallipots and
bone-sawing, shook off the dust of our city
from his feet, and resolved henceforth to live
an honest life as a grower of fruits. He went
forty miles up the Hudson River bought a
neck of land, and commenced the cultivation
of the grape which he has since prosecuted
with scientific knowledge, untiiing energy,
and at length with decided success. He las
probably assuaged more suffering with his
grapes than he ever created by his drugs The
has grown considerably younger by his TWEEN
ty years farming, and is now taxing his place
among the most brisk and genial Of our youth
an admirable specimen of that branch of
Young America which does not hate to work,
nor long for opportunity to steal. Well, the
Doctor since the untimely death of the la
mented Downing, stands, probably at the head
OF our truit-growers, with whom ore knotty
problem of the last few years has been-how
ocounteract the ravages ofthe Curculio,which
is nearly robbing us of plums, for which his
taste is equal to ours, while in the matter of
gratifying it he is decidedly ahead ofus. But
DIR. l. by long study and careful observation,
has discovered the means Of completely out
whiting him. He has found, by watching
and noting her movements, that the female
Curculio will not deposite he eggs where they
will fall into water her instinct teaching her
that they will thus be drowned. Taking adj
vantage Of this instinct, the Doctor plants his
plum-trees on the bank of stream or pond,
and gives the trunks such an inclination that
all their branches oyerhahg the water. Thus
the desolator is checkmated by his own in
stinct, and the fruit preserved from his raya-
ges: L know nothing cleverer in its way"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
EXCHANGE & IMMIGRATION.

office No. 66 Main st,up stairs Ncnosh" Nis'
-GO--
THE undersigned as agent for K. IL SWIFT
Banker. of Chicago is prepared 10 sell
DRAFTS ON ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & IRELAND,
IN sums 10 suit. also, Passage
Tickets from the 0f1 Country 10 KenoSha.
Drafts for sale, on.
NEW YOGk. BOSTON, CHICAGO MILWAUKEE,,
1T REDUCED RATES.
Passage Tickets, to and from Ncsc York,
For Sale.
Money loaned on uniucumbered Real Es-
tate.
THOS. WRIGHT.
Kenosha, Sept. %, lS53,-nI4 ly
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-11
DIR. HORACE JOEsNsO

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Residence and Office First House West OF Congregation
nj Church.
Kenusha July |, 1853
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IMPORTANT DECISION. 4 IN the Cir
cult Court, his Honor, jug dye Baxter
presiding, The case of john Mossiho D,
The Nashville and Chattanooga Rail
road Company, was finally Determined
on Yesterday eve ming, after three
days trial This was an actor. b
trespass Oh the case brought by the
plaintiff against the defendant for
injuries sustained while a passenger
on the oars from Nashville to. or at It
point n&ar Muriree sboro'. Being the
first cas- : Of the kind tried in the
courts i this State, considerable in
terest WIS manifested concerning The
issue of the question. The damages
were set by the pl;.intiffat $4,000.
The verdict rendered By the j',ry,
was for the sum Of $1,000. Counsel
for the plaint;T, Thomas Nancy
Robert G. Smiley, a nd Geo. Nancy,
ESqs; for the defendant, Andrew
Ewing aud John Trinlble, Esqs.
Nashville Ga1ette.