Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-03-31
Items at Home and Abroad.

The fishing boat blown out from Mil
waukee, in the gale week or two ago.
has not yet been heard from and is given
up as lost with those on board. Abra-
ham Slocum aged about 45 years, his son
aged l6, and James Sinclair aged %, were
! on board. The former leaves wife and
seven children.
Two vessels will be launched at Mil
waukee, this week.
The Legislature has had much trouble
with a set of outside scamps who get hold
i of the bills in their passage between the
two houses and sometimes after they
have passed both houses, and alter them
to suit themselves. Several bills have
met with that fate this session, and MEM
| bers are beginning to get mad about it.
The Milwaukee Free Democrat has
highly eulogistic notice of the State Ban
ner, drawn be Theodore Lund, for which
an appropriation was made by the Legis-
lature of $500.
There is some question as to the posi-
ton of the Rock River Road Grant bill
in Congress-whether it can be again re-
vived under the motions which have been
carried with reference to it. We know
nothing about the rules of Congress in
this respect-but perceive a Washington
Correspondent Of the Milwaukee Sentinel.
! in detailing the action of the House on
the bill, speaks Of it as finally lost
Richardson, of Illinois. who is Douglass
right hand man in the House opposed the
reference of the Nebraska bill to the Com
mittee Of the Whole, because, he said. it
could not be reached again this session
if SO referred. The National Era, thinks
the reference is by no means decisive of
its fate. 1t gives many reasons to fear
it may be ultimately passed, aud says:
add to these considerations, that the
Administration is now openely commit
ted to the measure, openly pledged by its
organ" to use all its power to insure its
passage through Congress, and the Peo-
pie must see that nothing but the most
urgent and potential demonstrations of
their opinion and will, can avert this ca
| tastrophc.
No man can tell how the election in
New Hampshire has terminated until the
Legislature deyclopes it by its own action.
One thing is certain Nebraska is in the
minority.
The Washington Union is understood
to be the organ of President Pierce. 1t
has the following with reference to the
Nebraska Bill as an Administration meas
urc. No person need therefore be de
| cciyed in this respect, and all may see
clearly what they are expected to do and
where they are expected to go, as the
friends of this Administrations
1t need not now be repeated that Pres
idcnt Pierce was an early, and that he
has been an ardent and constant. advocate
of the Nebraska bill. 1t has become a
prominent measure of his Administration.
If it be defeated in the House. it will. it
must he admitted be defeat Of the Ad-
minl9tration.
The Milwaukee NerS says:-"The
course of Mr.. SHARrsTEIN during the cx-
citing. scene recently witnessed in this
city has been prompt and decided in vim
dication of the outraged laws of our coun-
try. His speech in reply to Gen. Paine
was rcplcte with eloquent argument and
fearless inyectiye which made the aboli-
tioni>tS vince. They may rely upon it
he will do his whole duty.
4 writer in the GAINESVILLE Standard.
sets down the number of Lawyers in the
State at 500, their average earnings each
| $500, aggregate earnings S400 GOO per
annum. This is a pretty smart tax for
the people to pay for the luxury of law,
and when we add 10 it other Incidental
| expenses. making the whole amount prob
! ably one mHIion, it looks is if it might be
worth saving, if it could be done.
The people of GAINESVILLE have contrib
uted money to send some colored men in
| that ncighbprhood To Canada, as the kid
nappcrs were known to be about.
Dixon, of Kentucky. when told that
! Northern freemcn would not labor along
side of Southern slaves replied. then
! Northern freemcn must stay oft of the
| Territories of Nebraska and Kansas"
Dixon once had his counterpart in the
servant of Walter Scott, who getting in
to a quarrel with his master, was told by
his master that they must part,-"and
where the ID does your honor mean to
go to- was the innocent inquiry of the
| servant.
LEANpER STONE, has been chosen by
the Board. Principal in the Lower De
partmcnt of Public School No. |. We
know Mr.. Stone well. and conceive this
appointment to be one of great benefit
to the School
The kcnosha Democrat has repeatedly
said that Douglass Nebraska bill is pecu-
liarlv Democratic measure. Thus far.
! no representative from Wisconsin i'll eli
! Their House has cast n vote in its favor.
which leads to the Inference that Niscon-
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