Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-02-15
Facts and Fancies.

city is at complete stand still.
The election in Kansas for members OF the Lee
giSlature will take place the 23d of March.
The London Examiner has scorch,ng review
Of Barnum's book. For dullness, concentrated
coarsencss. and revolving stupidity generally,i it
thinks the book cannot be beat The same with
the London Times.
The Philadelphia Ledger sets down the totalin-
debtedness of the states of the union at twelve
hundred millions of dollars. Qai,e respectable
sun-euough 10 fail on.
Tne n. Y, Inlepeadant has an excellent arti-
Gle in relation to the conviction Of Booth aud Rye
craft, which concludes with an appeal to the pub.
lie to make up by dollar contributions the amount
Of the fines; Cor which purpose it says it has al
ready received some thirty dollars The action of
our Supreme Court win be received with thrill
Of JOY throughout the entire north,
The New York Post Of the first of February
contains statement OF the stoppage of some Is
or 20 wooden mills IN the eastern states. This
conveys only faint idea o. the condition Of bust
uess i'll that region of country.
Chales Francis Adams, a son of John @. Ad-
field in Massachusetts against the Know Nothngs
david Bates, who was convicted of bigamy in
Indiana, has seven wives living"
Why don't he go to Salt Lake. There such
things protected under the doctrine of squatter
sovereignty.
'The Boston Mail has nominated Edwin For
rest for the Presidency"
fha t;oL I,br W I,or,n,, a.
be put on for Vice President.
Pretty cold weather through the eastern states
last week. The papers bring us accounts f
number Of deaths by freezing
\ correspondent of the N. Y Evening Post.
says that Hemy Wilson, the lately elected sena-
tor from Massachusetts, is free trader.
Many meetings have been held in different parts
Of the state in relation to the case of Booth AMI
Ryecralt. or course they all on one siee-ut-
terIy condemnatory of the law and the courts
which convicted them.
In looking over the California news, we find the
items headed in this manner: I" More murder and
lyncbng;' Gan atrooious murder" Murder in
klamath county," &c. happy state of society
truly.
Juan Pages has been found guilty ofmansaugh-
ter at New Orleans, for killing Jdan Past4 in
duel. This is said to be the first conviction
had in Louisiana for Tins offence. The state of
society is evidently improving.
The authorities of New York have resolved to
send to the country where agricultural labor is in
demand, the able ed paupers who have been
thown upon the public establishments
Fernando Wood was opposed as a candidate for
Mayor OF New York on account of his loose hab
its and doubtful morality,it being very naturally
supposed that under his administration all sorts OF
crime would have tolerance, lie was successful
and the Gothamites are astonished at his industry
and Efficiency in putting down ull sorts of violations
of law New York has been Improved in all res
poets at least so per cent under his administration.
The cars from Springfield TO Chicago a week
or two since, after being out four days and nights
from the former place, found themselves within 81
miles of Chicago. !,
VIM. McOmbor was recently frozen to death on
the farm of John niece in Waukesha county,
The Milwaukee Sentinel says dwelling houses
to rent are scarce in that city, and predicts that
The Panama Railroad is completed The first
train run from Aspinwa to Panama on the Goth
oil January. Time through, four hours This
will very much facilitate the California treyel.
The Senatorial election in California was an.
ponted on the l7th of January, The contest was
supposed to be between Gwin and Broderick.
shock Of an earthquake has been felt in ths
British Prov incesa!ong the eastern coast.
The election in New Hampshire takes paoe on
the first Of March, for members Of the Legislature,
aud nasmuch as two United States Senators are
% be chosen, the election possesses unusual nter>
est. The Legislature to be elected meets on the
FIRST OF June. We have strong hopo that The re,
turn of John 2. Haze will grow out OF the election
The Know Nolhings elected their entire ticket
at The recent election in Binghampton, ". Y.
The Chicago Democrat of Wednesday, the 7,h
INST, said it was two weeks since mail had been
received at that city from Springfield
q, w. Meeker, in Chicago, has resigned the Of.
flee of United States Commissioner. rather than
exc cute the Fugitive Law. Mr.. Meeker deserts
the sinking ship in good time. there will be itti,
~''H'L 'H IL dlteF NHlte.
There is "a popular impression that the slave trade
is abolished in the District OF Columbia Those
who receive papers from the District will find slaves
advertised to be sold within its limits. This, il
vii be recollected, was the share the north got in
the compromise measured
The earnings Of the Milwaukee and Mississippi
Road, for January, were S32, 7G9.73 an increase
Of ten thousand dollars over The same month las,
yoar. This is well, considering the state of the
weather.
Oh aamehamho, King of the Sandwich Islands
Is dead. and young X. takes his place. The for
mer was in favor Of the annexation of the islands
to he United States; the latter is very much OPP
posed, aud it is supposed the project will in conse-
quence, be indefinitely postponed,