Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-07-08
News and Miscellaneous Items.

imported sheep, the property of Mr. Jewett,
of Middlebury, We're killed on the Burlington
and Rutland Railroad. They were valued at
$4,000
The Catholic Bishop of ST Louis has pub
licly stated that the odious opinions in regard
to religious liberation, expressed by the Cath
Ollie newspaper of that city, entitled "Shep-
ard of the Valley" meet with no counteuance
from him, that he has no control over the
paper, as its editor and proprietor is layman
and that he alone is responsible for those SEN
timents which are as repugnant to the feelings
of American Catholics as they can be to the
Protestants.
An immense Roman Catholic church for
Italians is about TO be erected in London
Ground for it has been purchased for $37,-
600, mostly raised by the church in Italy,
The church is to have confessors to hear con-
fessions in all languages.
The Bible has been translated into one
hundred and forty-eight languages, and forty
three millions of copies distributed by the
British and Foreign Bible Society.
/ CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN Connecticut.
The bill abolishing capital punishment
which had passed the Senate of Connecticut
has been killed in the House by vote of
$50 to 65.
New Albany, Indiana, is quite wealthy
place. The assessment of real estate DC,
shows that since last year the valuation has
nearly doubled, it now being S4,O75, 7O5.-
The number of inhabitants is only 1880.
| 1t appears by the census report that Vir-
| glna has twenty-seven cotton factories in OPP
eration with a capital of Sl,90s,0OO.
The Boston Music Hall has yielded during
its first six months, a gross income of So
81 81.
The Bank of England has raised its dis
count rates to 81 per cent per annum.
A MONSTER TREE.-The Calaveras (Cal-
lfornia) Chronicle mentions a cedar tree
somewhere near the sawml of the Union
Water Company, of Murphy's, which is over
900 feet high and SIS feet in circumference;
also that trees have been cut down which
| yielded 10000 feet of lumber.
SroeK-RAIsING IN ENGLAND.-A gentle
man residing in Devonshire, England, writes
to his brother in this State, that he is turn
ing his farm into grazing land as fast as pos
sible. He let so acres of pasture III April
for $500, equal to S2,425. 1t is glorious
time for stock farmers now.-Ndvaukee
| WIS.
LAKE SUPERIOR Iron MoUNrArNs.-In
reference to the iron mountains, the Lake Su-
perior Journal says they are scarcely to be
estimated. There is iron enough, it says,
and that of the best quality, to supply the
wants Of the entire country for centuries to
come, and ,hen wonderful deposites of this
metal are beautifully situated in wooden
country, in the midst of rich soil, with
splendid streams, waterfalls and lakes, and
all of these lands have been bought within
half dozen years at the Government price
of ten shilllngs per acre now, their value
cannot be estimated.
The Mexicans have a standing army of
500 men. No wonder they are poor.
Eighty-four Wings have been removed
from the New York Custom House. and
their places flied by Democrats.
There are eight Democratic candidates in
the field for the Governorship of Texas.
Grant Thorburn, we'll known as Laurie
Todd has just married his third wife. He
is 81 years Of age-a green old age. The
bride is less than thrty-whieh may be said
to be greener age than his.
A dispatch from Cincinnati says that 0
slaves recently escaped from the vicinity of
Newport, Kentucky. Good!
Thomas Jefferson, said to be free color
ed boy, was committed to Jail in Richmond,
Va, few days ago, for want of register of
his freedom. An exchange asks what has
become ofthat old register wherein Jefferson
recorded that "all men are created equal"
Es- Lord Elgin. Governor General of
of Canada, has accepted an invitation to be
present at the opening ofthe Crystal Palace
exhibition.
The Auburn Advertiser says that Derby
IL Miller sold 10000 copies of Fanny Ferns
book, the first week.
1t is said that Mr. Merrill, the Garrisonian
has decided not accept the office of Post
master of Gloucester
John B. Cough is about to visit England,
by invitation of the London Temperance
League,
L. B. Stone has recovered $4,000 of the
Hudson River Railroad Co., for injuries re-
ceived.
The treasurer of PENNSYLVANIA has adyer-
tised for loan of 100000.
The receipts of the Milwaukee and Missis-
sippi railroad for the month of June, average
$7l3,96 per day.
The new Rrilroad Law passed by the Leg
islature of Connecticut, though essentially
modified since reported by the special com
mittee, still retains the provision rendering
the Company, where m individual has been
killed liable to an action for damages to an
amount not exceeding $4,000.