Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-10-04
Frankly and Truly Said.

The Appleton Crescent, a well known aud wide.
awake democratic paper, speaks thus truthfully
ana frankly, III its last issue, of the Republican
Convention and nominations:
The Convention was the largest vet held in
Wisconsin-2l4 delegates present-and a thou
sand or more spectators from different portions of
the State, very many of them known and decided
Democrats, who have become Disguised with the
stupendous frauds and corruption of the present
ti-Democratic State Administration and who
were anxious 70 men of moral and political
integrity put forward by the party which is nom
lnaly opposed to it, and which bids fair to carry
Wisconsin at the November eection-were in at
tendance.
Athoughthe contest for the nominations was
IN the main earnest and spirited, the Republicans
had decided advantage over the School Land
Convention, in that they were not bought and
paid for, owned by gang OF punderers who de-
ride virtue as obsolete and encourage vice as
praiseworthy. So we are compelled to admit that
the Republican ticket is the strongest ~ point of
character, fitness, md personal popularity of anu
get nominated in State.
CROSSING TIE ATLANTIC IN THREE DAYS.
working engineer by the name of John Ross,
residing in Montreal, has addressed n letter to
the Mayor OF Boston, upon the subject of new
invention of an extraordinary character He
claims to have discovered new motive power
which Will watt ship across the Atlantic ocean
IN three days. And further, If a hole were bored
IN the bottom, the vessel would float with equal
safety and freedom. In order to complete q wor-
king model, which is wholly independent of
steam lie asks the assistance Of 8 500 from some
gentlenan's pocket. Noprogress says Mr. Ross,
has been made in that direction, (the sea- to
keep pace with the movements over Railroads,
but this dcsideratum will certainly be accom-
plshed and demonstrated in his discovery
Boston Gdr.
"OFF WITH THE OLD ONE, AND on WITH
THE NEW. The wife of a man named Shirts
residing in Dry den, ~ y. died on Friday last
On Saturday Shirts married his second wife, and
attended in company with his new wife the flu.
neral of his former one, on Sunday last.
~ The New York Post says the time has at
length arrived in which the old party names no
longer Indicate what are the opinions Of those
who bear them, great public questions in
which the people take the deepest interest To
know the political character OF public man. the
people require to know, not merely whether he
is a,whg or a democrat for these applications at
the present time convey little information, but
what opinions he holds on certain great contro-
versies which have arisen since the division Of
the political world into wings and democrats took
place. There never was period when the PEG.
pie were more anxious 10 receive, ar would re-
ceive with more interest, explanations of this
kind, fiom the candidates for elective Offices
GREAT Feat Attempted the pedestrian
has undertaken tn walk ,056 miles in $50 con.
secutiye hours. The.trial is now coming off near
st. Louis. and he has accomplished 2s5 half miles
ip that number of bali hours