Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-05-14
European Mail Contracts---Wallrer off for
Kansas.

Kansas.
Washington, May -.
The Post Master General has made contract
with the New York and llavrs steamship Com
pany for transportation OF Mails between these
points thirteen round trips; and also a contract
with c. Vanderbilt, between New York ana
Bremen for the same period and number oftrips
Compensation III each case limited to gross
amount of l.. =. postage, sea aHd inland, upon
the mails they carry. This IS merely \ tempo
rary arrangement until Congress shall have
time to determ &C upon the oasis OF which the
transatlantic mail shall be maintained.
Hon Il. J. Walker took the oath OF office 10
day as Governor of Kansas He was closetet
with the President several hours and received
instructions from him. lie viii leave for Kan
sas tomorrow morning.
The Secretary of the Interior has appointed
Geo l.. Litrer, of Indiana Superintendent o
the wagon road in Nebraska, from Platte River
via. Dacota City and Omaha heserYe TO nun
ming Water River.
Henry i. Smith, of Michigan, appointed Dis
bursting Agent to T. Paso and Fort Yma, wagon
road, vice Jordan, declined.
Names of Killed and UoVAded.-TiS Adrian
Frpositor Of Friday last gives the following
names Of the persons who W ere killed and InIur-
ed bv the late terrible accident on the Southern
Michigan Il. r., between that place and Toledo;
hWed-JoScph GilHSPie, farmer, late OF Salem,
Mercer county, Penn, from which place lie was
removing with his family to Missouri.
Mrs Mary Gillespie his wife, and an infant,
six months old.
Ernesto +. Bollcs, residence not known
H. had letter in his pocket addressed to him
At PHILADELPHIA Also memorandum book with
the names aud residence Of several persons OF
tie same family name, residing some in Conn.
some in Albany, i'll Livouia, Livingston Co,
n y, in Louisville, Ky, and in Chelsea, Wash
tenaw Co, Michigan. lie seems to have been
going to Chicago.
An infant son OF Mrs. Ellen /. Brown, Of Ash
tabula Co, Ohio
The bodies OF the deceased were brought to
Adrian, and .buried yesterday, (Ihursday) by
the company, in such shape that they can be re-
moved by their friends, if desired.
HOHaded-Besdcs those killed, only two per
sons were seriously injured; Mrs. Ephram
Painter and her d. rhtcr, Mrs. Ellen f Brown
whose child was killed in her arms) They
we're remyoing from Ashtabula Co, Ohio, 10
Wisconsin.
The two injured ladies' are q; the Carey House,
and every attention possible Is paid to them by
the company.
CAPITOL ExTENsIoN-PLlNA BoPTED.-The
Governor has. accepted the plan handed in by
MessyS. Douel < kotzbCck, for the Capital en-
larEement, and the eastern projection which
comes under the appropriation of 100000, made
by the last Legislature, be built immediately
The whole building when the design IS compile
ted, viii be lS6 feet square on the ground, being
in the form Of Greek cross its height viii he
20 feet, and the height Of the dome I66 feet-the
whole being massive work, of the Corinthiau
style o, architecture, and an elegant and com.
nanding appearance il will possess, rs it is or.
namented and finished.
The eastern wing TO be built this summer)wiu
con.ain-n the basement. two rooms % BY IS
Il I,- -,
the same--ail these being fire proof, or
covered with fire proof arches-and the latter to
be the Governor, his Secretary and the Secretary
OF States apartments. In the upper story Will
bc the Assembly Chamber, 81 by O. feet which
viii DE larger by over two thousand feet than
the Old one)-one room for the Speaker of the
House, one clerks room. one post office. one
cloak and hat room, and tho laiies' and gentle
mems CalleriHs-twu separate stairvyavs leod;re
20 these latter. In front of this prolection viii
be massive stone platform. ten feet wide tbs
roof above 1t being supported bv ten columns
iittv feet hSh ana asout four aud a half feet
thick.-NadiSoH 1r9@s
~ A tri.wceklv German paper. pui,,ish.a :.
dis city. called Grad Has lstraisht ontI 80
nounced a few days since, that n. Kane had -
comfy returned from the Arctic region in search
of the lost steamship FraRki:a To this The A.
las German republican, replied that It never
before heard that SirJ ohm Frank, in was steam
ship Shortly after the Grad -iRs had a long
article endeavoring to prove how mean the At
las was in taking cogniIance OF such small mis-
takes. and wound up by saying that q matter
ot course, Franklin was not a steamship, bat
merely a SGRtHg reSsci - HtSters Pepper
~ 4 gentleman, who has inst returned from
somewhat extensive trip through Upper Can
ada informs the Rochester Democrat that moth
ing can exceed the promise of the wheat Gro,
there and unless some evil now unexpected
shall befaH it, there viii be an unusually bouu
tiful harvest the present season. They hay