The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
Oysters in large quantities were offered
at Newbern, N O., last week, at twenty
five cents bushel
The Norfolk Vrginian claims 64O,O
acres OF "oyster rocks" in Virginia, yield
ing annually $10,00O,OOO.
The Jacksonville (Florida) Union saws
large supplies of oranges are still coming
down the st. Johns river.
There is in Lombardy fourishing
cyprus tree under whose shade, it is said,
Julius Caesar was wont to recIine.
The Muscatine Qowa) Weekly Journal
has been introduced into one OF the public
schools of that county as reaping ex-
ercise.
A fishing party, day or two since
caught a catfish in the Missouri river, Just
below Randolph, that weighed two hun.
dred and eighty pounds.
The editor of the Richmond (Ky.) Req
lister "stops the press to acknowledge the
receipt Of a bottle Of whisky"
Three Japanese have arrived at Am.
herst to be educated for the ministry.
A pretty actress in Melbourne, Aus
traIia, poisoned herself for love of mar
rled man.
The Maine Legislature has decided not
to discuss the female suffrage question this
year.
Lettuce, shellotts, and turnip greens
made their appearance in the Cairo, Ill,
market several days ago
Snow in many portions of Vermont is
four feet deep on the level.
John G. SAKE has delivered his fortieth
lecture, or the same lecture forty times,
during the present season.
The question whether the new city on
the Pacific Railroad at the point nearest
10 Salt Lake is to be Scientific" or "Saint"
promises to be an interesting one in Utah
the Mermons hold the land land have the
power apparently; in their own hands.
The railroad company itself, however, pos
scsses strong influence, and the Gentiles
appeal to them.
The American Society printed last year
100000 copies of the Holy Scriptures.
A lady of Edgeville, Tenn, was the re-
cipient, last Monday,ofa valentine in which
was incloscd United States bond for
$1,000
1t is prosped in Philadelphia to bring
the remains of William Penn, from England
TO Pennsylvania, and to erect a splendid
monument over them. They were
buried in leaden coffin, and their trans
pOrtatlOn to America will not be difficult.
Demand for Real Estate in Boston
For the first four days in FEBRUARY the
average number of deeds handed in for
record was fifty seven-per day, and for
the whole time SINCE the average has
been about forty per day. This looks
like business in the real estate line. It is
said that there are more plans for building
this season than ever before While real
estate and government bonds find ready
sale at increasing prices we may hope
for prosperous times Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Skepticism is simply tearing down the
old building for the reconstruction of
new one. Hence it may he good at times.
1t is better for man to Doubt is bet
ter to be in the midst of storm of doubt
than in an eternal calm. ] would rather
be doomed by the fierce force of all angry
tempest than to rot beneath the sunshine |
of a pulseAess calm.--ReU. W1lliam A.
Bartiet
PAPERs.-The whole number of dsily
in the United States is stated
80 be 542, and the whole number of
5,353. Great Britain has ON
~ 80 daily Newspapers. The largest nlzm-
bsr in any State is in New York, which |
has II daily-almost as many as Great
weekly, and total of CTS.
Pennsylvania has 495, of which 40 are
daily; Illinois AS Ohio 377; Indiana
800, and Misseari $40 Massachusetts has
only 219, and Iowa only 22S, and of all |
the Southern States Texas has the largest
So that Missouri stands
sixth in the list.
IN Arkansas Elder Knapp, while bap-
thing converts at a revival meeting.
advanced with wiry, sharp-eyed old
chap into the water. He asked the usual
question, whether there was any reason
Why the ordinance of baptism should not
be administered. After a pause tall,
owerful-looksng chap, with an eye like
blaze, who was leaning on a long rife
and quietly looking on, remarked: Eel
der, don't want to interfere in this yer
ntn I..,A l. L