Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-07-01
News and Miscellaneous Items.

The ERIcssoN CALoRIc-snIP.-The old ma
chinery of the caloric-ship Ericsson has been
removed and she viii be towed from Williams
burgh this afternoon, to the foot Of Thirteenth
street, North river, for the purpose of receiv-
ing her new and more powerful engine. Ii
is said that the owners are confident that the
Ericsson will be in readiness for sea by the
first Of September next.--New York Com.
15M INST
Lewis Cass, Jr., Charge to Rome, arrived
st Detroit on Tuesday to make his family a
visit. He will, however, soon return to the
discharge of his duties.
The GREAT PARK IN New YoRK.-The
New Workers are debating over the purchase
of tract Of ground in that city for park
Jones Woods have 153 acres, valued al
100000; and another tract called Central
Park has 759 acres, valued at $I,407, 900
The purchase of one of these tracts is very
probable.
The first weeping willow in England was
planted by Pope the, poet He received a
present of figs from Turkey. and observing a
twig in the basket ready to bud he planted
it in his garden, and it soon became fine
tree. From this stock all the weeping viii
lows in England or America originated.
In Poland, five centuries ago, persons who
circulated tales of SANDER were placed under
o table and compelled to bark three times,
eonfessing between each barking that they
had "lied like dog. We wish that law
existed here.
The MARKED coNTRAsT.-The recent as
sault on Father Gayazz at Quebec, has elici-
ted the fact that BRowNsoN of Boston, the
well-known Catholic, was at Quebec two
years since. He was convert to the religion
of Rome; he came to expose the errors OF
Professionalism; he got the Legislative Assem-
bly's chamber to speak in; was politely listen
ed to, and not an unkind word was said to
him.
The wool clip of Maine, it is said, will fall
short in amount from former years. The
short crop of hay throughout the State last
year, and the demand for mutton together
has cased quite diminution of the focks.
EXPENSIVE STAGING.-A line of stages
is now running between Salt Lake City and
San Francisco. Fare 1920, including provi
sions.
The Jail ut Burlington, Vermont is emp
ty-its lock-ups are deserted, and the door
may be thrown open, for there is nobody t.
escape.
Verdict Of the Jury-the Maine Law die
it.
There has been greater number of ship
wrecks last year than in any previous one
On the British coast alone, one thousand on,
hundred vessels were lost.
An Edinburg paper says that an Ameri
can has invented a machine which is to be
driven by the force of circumstances.
EEThe enchanted mountain in Texas is az
immense oval rock, three hundred feet high
situated about eighty miles north of Bastrop
Its surface is polished, and in the sunshine
dazzes the beholder at distance of three OF
four miles. Those who ascend it have t.
wear moccasins or stockings, and, like those
who went up to Horeb, must put off thei
shoes. The Camanehes perform their rel
gious rites on this singular hill
EE a handsoms medal is to be presented te
Hon. John P. Hale, by the crew of the U. s
sloop of war Germantown, for his efforts to
secure the abolition of dogging in the Navy
1t weighs forty-four pennyweights, and is
valued at over 800.
A live alligator, IA feet long, and weigh
ing in his box $50 pounds, has been brought
by Adams q Co.'S Express from Louisiana
to New York, where he is to be exhibited in
the Crystal Palace as specimen of Ameri-
can industry"
After seven years toll, and many I'M
looked-for obstacles, the re-translation of the
Scriptures into the Chinese language has been
completed at Shanghai, by agents Of the Lon
don Missionary Society.
Rev. Miss Brown announced at the Chris
tlan Union Convention, in session ut Svra-
cuse last week, that she had just assumed the
pastorship of a Congregational church at
South Butler, Wayne county, New York.
At the recent Floral Festival held at Phil
adelphia, in aid of the alone for FriendIcss
Children" the sum of three thosuand dollars
was realized.
In San Francisco there are ak thousand
Frenchmen and five thousand Germans.
A thousand vessels are constantly employ
ed in transporting coal from the north OF
England for the supply of the city of Lon
don.
In the Dublin Exhibition there are, it ap.
pears, only two articles from the United States
Colts revolvers and Hayden's sewing ma.
chine. The latter excites much attention and
no little establishment.
They are cultivating oysters to consider
able extent in the bay of San Francisco, as i
appears that the Oregon oysters, when plant
ed therein. rapidly increase in size and i'm
prove in flayor
1t has been lately suggested-and the sug
gestion is worth considering-that the VII
lage post-office be at the village school house
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