The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-01
From the Prairie Farmer.

The British pnsse siuns III S,uth At lea
are OF considerable antiquity, and have
been embraced IN the departments OF
Cal e COiony and Natal, the latter being
with u tue spiritual jurisdiction Of the
cetthrat q 3 shop Colens". The English
have also claimed the right to govern
Wha WAS known as the back countries
stu d 70 the north OF the Orange river,
apn us chief tributary, the Vaal. The
Du'cn, however, who were the principal
civ liZe Il lers IN the back countries,
disilN d he English, ami set up what has
beef K own rs the y 'ange River Free
St., 'fhty as, organ.zed the Transvaa
r., b To the N"It west of Natal.
Ma she. sonIc "f The Orange River are
the Il amonh fields, which have lately
gam Il >nch n"forIe y AMI or which the
E. III have gaIne1t POSSESSION through
tTta with The native chic S. At the
e>tr me source of the Orange in the
TT, AL Republic, z III has lately been
q Gov itd IA WOhder al quantities
e .>l n.incls and farmers ale now pour
H., tiiesc mora herll regions, ana the
Wine e. unity has now passed under
'Br ii rue o. the RIGHT al the latter
Bati 10 govern these late republics, we
kI bu. ii I,. Tie Du Oh settlers pro
tt Z ,n,r rs the English outnumber them
aid IT, 9e the turan age IN every respect,
il makes but Ii tie difference. a.H
It thu seems certain la Great Britain
has g. ne, os Is soon to come, into quiet
po- ISL II Z one Of the richest and mos
1tgr rtanl regions Of The wnule earth
n" Or"ng rivcr is n ole streatn,m ariN
a IL. tSa d miit lii length | he coumrt
zW.,tcIed l,y 1t IS Il rtlle aud very produc
i've he able hands llei9 it are well
Glt.hcr, d and the chm,te is temporal,
and healthy The VII lie Oranpe River
regl"n is well adapted 10 The prod 'ctiun
OF hr ne It v,I,tnhI, fruits of warm caung
trs,s, AZ we'll az rice, t,bacce., corn. cottnr
AM sugar cane From The regions FUR
til S'uih have come the vast quantities
of w o., hides and taliow winch have
lou It. up The Commerce If the I,urts /
Na'al and Cape g Irny
Hrt'r ny proves hat nothing haStens col
on'zati n like the disco very of gold. w,
can SEE future of South Afr,cA III the past
q California, Australia ard New Zeaani
G"id, oil III nds, gay ostrich feathers al
the year round. "range blossoms al Christ
mas time, roses bl oming On New Year,
day--ro wonder there is an exodus from
the crowded towns of England 10 the free
br'md plains Of uthcrn Airica. 2 ..f-A
EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS From Com
mission, rs Caton's Report ON Education
it appears that Their, are 1860 900 person,
in the Unit d States who cannot read o,
write, four ffrhs of whom are in tn,
Southern States. Of the Northern States
Ohio has the largest number of minoI
iIlterates, the figures being 1864, TIL,
total number OF illiterates IN the leading
Western States are as follows: Ohio
172, l49 ; Indiana, 1865 Illinois, 1856,
573 michigan, 81 1904 Wisconsin,, 55,2 1865
iowa, As $3.50 Missouri, 222 1856, ct wheel
60,622 are colored.a Pennsylvania ha,
S22 1856 illiterates,apd New York, 24l .l52
The largest illiteracy accord lng'to popu
latlon Is IN North Carolina. - Western
Farmer itaaH# ss s
SAD END From Mr.. Bliss letter tc
She ITa0uaae, we learn that Sam Smith
Son OF Rocky" Smith, formerly of Milf
n'n' "h" stole Nurse in Grant count
aoout year ago and ran off, has come &c
sau ueatn' de engaged To take a
1oau o. "hlsKty for Lewis Wright from
Neosho 10 the Indian Territory. Before
stating, omltn and Wright drank consid
erably. Alter Wright had gone to sleep
smith split his head open with an ak,
and then returned TO his faith ers, ut Gran
by. He aud bis father secreted the BODY
ina mineral hole. Upon discovery that
Wright was killed search was made and
the body found Sam ran away and
ss.Rocky" was hung up five times, when
ne confessed. Sam was pursued and re
1usiIg toyicld was shot dead. "RocKy
smith is IN Jail at Neosho. Sam leaves
Wlte and child. Truelys the way of The
transgressOr is hard.-ManeraI Point
OkHnnen,nf