The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-11-21
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
Egyptian cotton is being introduced int,
South Carolina.
Nearly two hundred newspapers of al
kinds are published in New York city.
Philadelphia claims to be the Creates
manufacturing city in the world, excep
London.
Quebec is prepared for siege Eighty
guns are mounted and seven years., provis
ions for 5000 men are always kept on hand
Sixty-one vessels arrived at Gloucester
Mass, last week, with $4,000 barrels O
nlackereI. The season has been a poor one,
and the prices Of the fish are ruinously low
The rains have nearly ruined South Flori
das cotton crop, as well as the sugar cane
and potatoes.
When the Pacific Railroad and the Suez
Canal are completed we can steam it around
the world IN ninety days.
There are 10000 blind people in the
United States.
Fix. President Buchanan is not expected to
live through the winter.
Rev. Fl. Tying, il, will be tried this
week aud jury Of twelve men have been
appointed for the purpose. The trial will
excite the greatest interest, not only in the
Episcopal chnrch, but throughout the entire
Christian Community.
Suicides for the last eight years in Eng
land average 1890 year.
The Bay Of San Francisco, Cal, is the
American bay Of Naples for beauty
Excess of smoking produces nervous blind
ness. Doctors have recently decided all
cases OF that disease were visited upon
smokers.
American ladies spend quantities Of mon.
ey in Paris. Oae woman bought $50, OOO
worth of luxuries for presents.
The skeleton of the meeting house in
which Roger Williams preached freedom OF
opinion aud religious liberation in 1916,
is still standing it Salem, Mass.
A party of $4,000 emigrauts are about
to leave England for this country. They
are corresponding with the Government au-
thorities at Washington, in reference to the
purchase Of public lands west of the Missis-
sippi, for settlement.
The independent Telegraph Company
have reduced their rates between Milwau
kee and Chicago to ten cents for ten words,
and one cent for each additional word.
An old fellow of the ultra inquisitive ord
a- ooigad 1k4ia cr;,I a
who was sitting by her mother, as to her
name, destination, etc After learning she
was going to Philadelphia, he asked,
"What motive is taking you thither, my
dear? ?" 81 believe they call it locomotive,
sir, !" was the inocent reply. The Intrusive
stranger was extinguished.
The city of Pit Hole, in the Pennsylvania
oil regions, which three years ago contained
a. 600 inhabitants, mostly men, poIed only
niuety-two votes OF the late election. M
"Marm, may go fshing?' said lit
tie haxen haired urchin. Eyes, sonny, but
don't go near the water And remember
if you're drowned, shall skin you as sure
as you're alive!"
The Queen IF Portugal is threatened
with consumption, and will spend the win
ter in Madeira. If physicians fears are
confirmed by the event, she will be the
fourth monarch of Portugal who has died
young within fifteen years. The King,
Queen and two Princess Royal died in ten
days few years since.
A letter from Glasgow says that, al
fh ntta b tha 0f sG rIxy 90 low
as it was before the war, there is no demand
for goods, and the manufacturers are al
badly off for orders and the operators fol
work as they were in 1857 He adds
''There is more starvation in Glasgow and
its neighborhood just now than at any
time for ten years past. :"
| The Peoria Democrat says: By gen
tleman who has been travelling extensively
in the south part of illinois, We learn tina
the cotton crop there is excellent. Ill
states that no less than three Thousand
bales have been shipped at Carbondale. Th
fall has been favorable to the crop. and thl
year it has proved to be valuable husband
ry.
Mrs Nancy Roach, Of Williamsport, Pa.
died at the residence of her son, MIR. Georg'
Roach, on Tuesday, the 9th ultimo. Mrs
Roach vas born in Cumberland county, ia
in June, l753, being consequently in he
one hundred and tenth year at the time
her death.
A young married woman in Blairgowrle
Scotland, more than two years ago, toll
her friends that she had been several time
informed that her death would occur on tn,
25th of September 1867, and sure enough
it did.
'All over Britain on Foot, or THOUSAND
Miles Walk in the Old World" is the It'll
Of book Of travels to be issued IN month
1ne author is Mr.. Seth WILDER. Payne
who announces that he will soon wall
across this continent, and publish an &C
count of what he does and secs on the way
Connecticut is forming company
manufacture wood saving machine an
grindstone combined. When the saw get
dull it is sharpcned OH the grindstone
2 Two daily papers are pubjished in Chey