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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

At the great Toledo Union demonstration
when the president of the day, NJ. r. Waite
esq, called the meeting to order, he observed
an infirm gentleman, somewhat advanced II
years, making his way to the stand, bearing
a battle-torn and blackened flag. He proved
to be the Rev. George Taylor, Chaplain of the
glorious 8th Michigan. On being introduced
to the people, holding up the tattered flag he
said with thrilling effect:
Gentlemen, | am a poor, sick and enact
ated Chaplain of the army. l have been try
ing to serve my country as a soldier, and thank
God | nave been there. Ipresent you the flag
of the 8th Michigan infantry it has been to
Port Royal and everywhere where the men
have gone to fight this is the banner which
has led the glorious 8th Michigan through all
the battles which they have benin. See the
motto 1t is-'One country, One destiny."-
[ want you to understand that this is the spir-
it of the Michigan army. l could not go thro'
here without saying that the army-or that
portion of it that comes from Michigan-won-
ders at the discussions here at home. You
talk to them about Generals; one man is in
favor of Mcclellan, another for Joe Hooker,
and another for somebody else; but they are
all in favor of going to the front. Oh, how
glad | am to see this union feeling wake up.
Spur yourselves to the contest, and let the
motto of our glorious flag Zone country, One
destiny,"-be yours. The victory shall be
achieved, and our glorious country be the
greatest that God ever made.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
Gen. Rosecrnns, way.

Mr.. j. w. Gum has handed us a letter from
his brother, a Chaplain in the army Of the
Cumberland, who gives this interesting anec-
dote of Gen Rosecrans.
On Wednesday while We were stationed as
guar to the ford, General Rosecrans came up
to Colonel Price, commanding the brigade,and
said: r.s Obi
"You're Colonel Price, commanding the 23d
brigade?'
eyes sir" -,
t'Well Colonel will you hold this fordT
scWelL. General, 1 will if | can"
seTbat won't do, sir" said Rosecrans.
scWiI YOU hold this ford?n
.Gll die in the attempt" replied the eau
tious Colonel.
@That won't do, sir. Wiz yo1 hold TIL
fcrd ?' a5
81 will" said the Colonel, finally, and Gen
eral Rosecrans rode off without another word
and left the Colonel to fulfill his promise
! SOrinqfeLd CO., Meas. -
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
rha :
Inquiriux the way in the Country.

While riding a few days since, over a road
that is but little travelled, / called at a house
to enquire of the way. 1t was a small, brown
building, that had stood for fifty years or more,
and its only occupant was woman whose age
must have been considerably greater. | ask
ed if she could direct me to the residence Of a
man whom l named. eyes, ! can show you
the house where he lives" And she went to
the TOP of the ledge, a few yards off. ''They
have let the trees grow up so you cannot see
but this is the road. The old road went
straight down through the pasture, you know,
but no one goes there now. When you get
by the gate the road bends under the hill a
good ways till you come to Mr.. Elmer's, and
there it turns, and the other comes in and you
go right on" (which way shall l turn at
Mr.. EImer's ?' ''You come in from this way,
the other road is the one John Williams Ii yes
on, he that married Mary Warren and when
you get Almost there the house is a little ways
back. on the other side from where it used to
he '-LetteTs from the HiWS.
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$3.50 PER ANNUM In ADVANCE.

the force up to a hundred thousand. General
Hunter frankly told Admiral Dupont that he
could do nothing to aid him. He could garner
in what the navy reaped, but he could do
nothing in the heat and labor OF the Held
The military force, indeed, never got any fur
tber I'D than Stono inlet, a dozen miles from
Charleston harbor, where it was to effect a
landing on Folly Island for the purpose of
making a diversion. Thus left alone, the ma
val chief had eleven hundred men the whole
force of the iron feet,) with which to take and
hold a dozen forts! Could the ecstacy of fol-
ly fur her go?
A REPULsE BUT NOT A DISASTER.
The reconnaissance resulted IN a repulse'
but not a disaster. That it is not SO Is due
to the admirable skill of our naval leaders,
In the process we have learnt valuable lessons.
And now it remains true to-day as ever mat
Charleston may still be successfully assalled'
But that will begin to be possible Tor us when
casting off childish illusions as especial arms,
an adequate expedition shall be sent, military
as well as naval, and in which the navy shall
only be required to play its legitimate part.
The correspondent OF the Baltimore hmeTt-
can, says: .,
1t is believed that the damage done to Fort
Sumter by our fire was serious. 80 Tar as IL
showed externally, it consisted in w en-
brasures being knocked into one, and numer-
GUS indentations in the wall, which 1T is be-
lieved a few hours more pounding would con-
vert into a serious breach. What damages
or loss of life was sustained in the interior OF
the Fort is not, of course, known, but it is be-
lieved to have been considerable.
Fort Moultrie was also well bombarded, and
at least one gun was dismounted.
The 'Deviro was not lost, as stated by the
rebel dispatches. When the Weehawken re-
turned from the reconnaissance of the obstruc-
lions, the screw she had in tow broke loose
and grounded off Morris Island. The rebels
thinking it a dangerous affair, peppered away
at it, thinking it was the "Devir' or some
thing worse, but our informant assures us the
.Deyil" is safe, and will yet be made use or
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

A BIG CHILD.-We yesterday saw one Of
the greatest curiosities that was ever beheld
in this n~eighborhood, in the shape of a tire,
mendous big child, nine years of age, and
weighing two hundred and thirty six pounds.
This extraordinary child is stopping at Lutz's
tavern, and is the daughter of Mrs. Molisena
Koltner, and was born OIL Capitna Creek, near
the Ohio river, about twenty miles below this
city. The mother of the child is a widow,
and since coming to the city has been Undue
ed to exhibit the child next week at Lafayette
Hall. Esquire Powell, who resides on the
Capitna, and who is an old and respected cit
izen, certiies that, to his certain knowledge
the child is only nine years old, so that there
can be no humbug about it.-WheeIing Intel
~Itgeace1, 9M.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
The Growth of Wheat.

According to a statement made by me IN a
communication to the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Feb
26th, 1868, how to determine in advance the
growth of wheat, l now say to those courses
referred to in that communication indicate
that the coming wheat crops of 1868 will prove
a failure. l give this statement as evidence
that the basis from which form the opinion
is a true one, and is addressed to the people
of the Northwest. Other than farmers are
directly or indirectly interested in this.
CHAs. SrARBUCk, Chicago, Iii.
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.1o722 7,476

The scattering" votes for Governor were
mainly cast, we presume, for Hon. VIM Beach
Lawrence, who was supported as more hostile
to the war than Cozzens; also because Coz
zen,s record was not free from nativism.
Jenckes Rep) for Congress, has 1915 ma
iority over Bradley Copperhead and 1,845
over all.
Dixon (Rep.] has 1922 majority over
Browne, (Copperhead,) and 992 over all. !,
Smiths supporters have two-thirds oil eacE
House of the General Assembly
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

t9-Three ladies in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
came very near being suffocated to death in
their lodging room, by blowing out the gas
instead Of turning it off. In the morning
when discovered, they were nearly gone
Fortunately a window was partially open du-
ring the night which partially dissolved the
strength of the gas. They were teachers in
attendance upon a Teachers Convention, and
knew nothing about gas.
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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
HALT.

The fleet ishardly in motion, however, when
the leading vessel, the Weehawken, stops, and
all others have to stop also. The cause of
this delay was the arrangement of a raft which
had been attached to the Weehawken for the
purpose of exploding torpedoes clearing away
distractions. From the forward part of this
raft, suspendedfrom a cable six feet in the water
was to be a large projectile, containing seve-
raj thousand pounds of powder, so constructed
that the line of friction would be forward and
Lateral lily, and capable of being exploded from
the turret by means of a lanyard. Owing to
the purely experimental character of the de-
vice, the projectile was not attached TO the
raft, but in its place a number of graphing
irons had been attached, which it was hoped
would be found Of service in exploding and
tearing out torpedoes. In the course Of get
ting under way, these grapplings had become
fouled in the anchor cable, and this was the
cause of the delay of the Weehawken and of
the whole feet.
49, -. -.-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
Rear Admiral Commanding
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
MOVING INTO ACTION.

Precisely at half-past twelve o'clock, the
fleet begins to move on to the attack. The
line OF battle is formed in the order assigned
to each ship IN the Admirals programme.
The head Of the line Ii some four miles from
the position the fleet is to make before open
ing fire, and all the batteries Oh Morris is
Iand-they must pass within easy range of
each-have to be run.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
THE RESULTS.

Such were the results of these thirty min
utes fire, which presented themselves to the
naval chiefs when the reports came in the day
after the battle.
There was but one conviction in the minds
of all who were made acquainted with these
facts, whether among the naval people engag-
ed or intelligent outside observers-the fight
could not be renewed.
Admiral Dupont decided that the contest
must end here. This afternoon (8) there was
Gil informal gathering Of the Captains of the
iron-clads on board of the flagship.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
Rhode Island Election.

Providence, r. l., April 2, 1868.
Complete returns are received
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR BY COUNTIES.
Smith COzzens Scat
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
A FEU DENVER

There was something almost pathetic in
the spectacle of these little floating circular
towers, exposed to the crashing weight of
those tons of metal, hurled against them with
the terrific force of modern projectiles, and
with such charges of powder as were never
before dreamed of in artillery firing. During
the climax of the fire, a hundred and sixty
shots were counted in a single minute! Some
of the commanders of the iron clads after
wards told me that the shots struck their yes
sells as fast as the ticking of a watch, and not
less than thirty-five hundred rounds could
have been fired by the rebels during the brief
engagement. ri
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

ONDAR WAY AGAIN. .
1t takes an hour to set this matter to right:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
A CHANGE OF PLAN.

Thus brought to a pause, it ony remained
for the iron clads to take up such positions as
they could. And the complication was fur
ther increased by the i'll behavior of the flag
ship, the Ironsides. This embarrassed not her
only, but all that portion of the fleet following
her. The two Monitors Immediately behind
(the Katskill and the Nantucket fell foul Of
her, the one on one side and the other on the
other, and it was full fifteen minutes before
they could be got clear and pass ON.
In this plight it only remained for Admiral
Dupont to signal to the fleet to disregard the
movements of the flag ship.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
Aenosba Business 9irettorp,
JON II. JILSUN,
Attorney and OOunssHor asLaeo, KenOsha, Wis.
PrOcareS SOldierS' BOuntieS 4 Pensions.
ADAM DICKHOUT,
EDWARD Ill. RUDD,

.Ytsotug, lair cutting and ShamPo0tHg Satoo@ ,0pPo
site the City Hotel, Main street. OldkEzorsshafPehe'
and repaired. ot
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
THE FIERY WALL.

IAey pass out Of the focus Of ire OF Tort
Sumter, and Moultrie, B~eaureguard and Bee,
and they find themselves arrested under the
ranges of Sumter, the Redan, Johnson and
Ripley. They got beyond this, anda Gqncen-
trio fire from Ripley, Pickney, the Wappoo
battery, and the guns of the city fall upon
them! Merely to run by batteries, as was
done at the forts below New Orleans, is not a
yery difficult thing, even for vessels not iron
clad :~but to be anchored as it were under
such fires as these, is what no ships were ev-
or called upon to suffer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
l.. G.. MERRILL,

,.aso.rs m. IA Agent for curious CompGnteo o
unI bbted credit, and is prepared to issue PoliclesoH
Life and p perty, on favorable terms. See adVer
tisement-
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IL CONCLUSIONS.
HOW FAR THE FLEET wEET.

Our fleet got but to the entrance of the har-
Dor. 1t never got within it. Had the iron
clads succeeded in passing the distinctions,
they would still have found those miles of bat
teries to run. They would have entered an
Inferno, which, like the portals of Dantes' hell,
might well bear the flaming legend, ''Who
enters here leaves hope behind" Mt a point
at which they would not have found them
mid upper, neither and surrounding fires"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
Il IRoN-eLADs.

On the order being given to disregard the
movements of the flag ship, the brilliantly
audacious Rhind ran his vessel, the Keokuk,
up through the others and laid it seemingly
under the very walls of Sumter, and within
a little more than 500 yards from it. Close
behind him, within 600 yards of the fort is
the Katskill, commanded by George Rodgers.
PICKING AWAY AT sUMTEB
The whole feet is devoting itself mainly
to the face of Fort Sumter presented to it,
with the exception of the Ironsides, which,
from its position, can do better work on For
Moultrie, and is pouring forth its terrific
broadside from its seven 10 inch guns on thai
work.
Close by is the Montauk, ~commandedby the
hero Worden; while not far removed are the
-Passaic, and Patapsco, the Nahant, Nantuck-
ct, the Weehawken and the Ironsides.
THE ~IEOE-CLADs' INJURIES.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

Engra1sr on Wood and sUery kind Of AetGt. St9tao7
~, Fancy Articles &c. Main street.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

From information 1 received from the Span
ish consul, who came out of that city a few
weeks ago, the rebel troops for the defence of
Charleston, numbered at that time, $4,000
men, and their railroad facilities would easily
enable them, in twenty-four hours, to bring
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

Smith, Cozzens, Scat.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

". DhEsSER,
Attorney and CounseHo" at Lam, Ksnoshd' Wisconsin"
procures
Soldiers Bounties, Arrears of Pay, &c.
l5tf
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06
Corruption Everywhere.

The late campaign Of General Pope
against the Indians in Minnesota, seems
to have been much like his other mill.
tary operations The St. Paul Pioneer
represents that no harm was done to
the Indians, and that they believe they
were victorious-a belief which is very
reasonable in view of the fact that our
forces hastily retreated, after two or
three skirmishes. But in other respects
the expedition was quite successful
The plunder obtained by means of it =
from Uncle Sam-was enormous. The
Pioneer says:
"What. then, has the expedition &C.
complishedY 1t has been the means of
making a few men rich. From the
FIRST to the last it has been a marvel of
corruption = of open, indecent favoritsm
and plunder There are men who two
years ago were bankrupts, and as much
the glad recipient of charity, who o.day
are proud and arrogantfrom their pos.
session Of their ill.gotten gains. There
are springing uparound our city splendid
palaces, which are pointed at by the
common crowd as monuments ofpublic
plunder. How it has Jared with Major
General John Porc in the general we
have no means Of knowing. He has
borne through life disreputable charac.
ter, and il is hardly to be credited that,
with dishonesty taihting every branch
ofthe service in this department, he has
not shared its fruits .r
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06
The LeRislntnre.

The Abolitionists and Republicans
have elected sixty.eight Of the ninety
soven members composing the House,
onthe home vote, and the soldier vote
will increase their majority eight or ten.
In the Senate, where there are thirty
four members, there will be only four or
five Democratic members. ~.
The people Have decided that the Alb
olitionists shall shape the policy of the
nation, and this State still longer. We
are satisfied that they will have reason
to deplore the confidence they have
placed in this party; and we believe they
will add horrors, and multiply the dis
tressCs under which we mourn. Wayne
County Democrat. '.s
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06
Forming n Ring Round the
Government.

One way of cheating Uncle Sam is
thus illustrated: At a late sale of con
demned governmentiron at Harper'S Fer.
~, the spectators formed ring" round
1t, appointed certain ones of their mum.
Der to bid, and thus get it for half its
worth. They were then to form the
ring again, put the iron up a second
time, and each one Of the ring bid, so as
to run up the price to the worth of the
property, before selling it. In this way
what the "ring" would buy from the gov
ernment al $4,000, they would sell at
100000, clearing and dividing among
themselves fifty thousand dollars. This
Is one, transaction only, but if the truth
could get out, it would be found that
the speculators have their "rings" every.
where. In fact the whole war manage.
ment is.nothing but one vast ring round
the government, to cheat and sWindle
the people.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06

The R1oHT SprRIT. are pleased
to see by our exchanges, says the Har
risburg Patriot and Union, that the no.
BILE Democracy of the State of Pennsyl-
vania, although they deeply regret the re-,
suit of the election, are by no means dis
heartened Everywhere the cry is, we
must not cease to labor for the country;
we must keep up our organizations and
persevere in the good work; after while
we shall succted; the people cannot al
ways be deluded. and when reaction
takes place victory will crown our efforts,
and it may not feven then, be too late to
steer the strained and laboring vessel
safely into harbor. This is the right
spirit, and it is so universal as to be en-
coursging. Never let your zeal in o
good cause fag, fellow Democrats-our
duty IS to act and hope--to keep the line
of battle--to"pick our flints and try a.
gain" t,if lt.a- ia'
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06
J. NEWTON BROWN.
HIIHua D, Juue -ui kVVFF y ~
PARTICULAR. NOTICE,

There are many preparations sold under tho
name Of Bitters, put up in quart bottles, COM
pounded of the cheapest whiskey or common
rum, costing from 20 to 40 cents per gallon,
the taste disguised by Anise or Coriander Seed
This class Of Bitters has caused and will
continue to cause, as long as they can be sold,
hundreds to die the death of the drunkard. BE
their use the system is kept continually undN
the influence Of Alcoholic Simulants Of che.
worst kind, the desire for Liquor is created
and kept up, and the result is all the horrors
attendant upon drunkard life and death.
For those who desire and will have o Liquor
Bitters, we publish the following receipt -
Get one Bottle of Hoofands German Bitters
and mix with three quarts Of good brandy or
whiskey and the result will be preparation
that will far excel in medicinal virtues and
true excellence any Of the numerous Liquor
Bitters in the market, and will cost much less,
You will haye oil the virtues of Hollands
Bitters in connection with good article of
Liquor, OF much less price than these inferi-
or preparations will cost you.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06
Free Speech.

A friend hands us a pamphlet address,
Issued by Thomas Spooner, President of
the State Council of Know Nothiugs,
in 1855, in which they set forth their
platform, and in which we find the fol-.
lowing plank: .ts n.' .. ... .
Freedom of speech and freedom Of
"the press. Free to discuss any and ev-
"efy subject of general and local inter.
"est."
These same Know Nothings are now
running the government and arresting
and imprisoning men for exercising free
speech and discussing general subjects
Of public policy. Such is their consis.
tency. .
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06

A. W. Rich, the Cleveland 0ptician, is once
more coming to New Philadelphia with large
and we'll selected stock of Spheroidal Glasses,
and is to stay during the next term of Court
only. Mr.. Rich has sold enough of his glasses
in this county to make further recommends
tions useless. We would only say he grinds
glasses to suit the eye, whether far or near
sighted. II ............
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06

W Thomas j. Boynton. of Lorain
County, has been appointed Judge at
Key West, Florida, in the place of John
"A. Bingham, who was appointed, but
declined. 1t is the first time John was
ever guilty Of declining to take Office -
We will add in mitigation Of the offence,
that he expects to be nominated for Con-
kress again next fall,
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06

B-0n our first page is an account
Of Mr.. Chase's financial friend, Robt J..
Walker, going up in balloon at Lon.
don. Mr.. Chase doesat go up himself
but he is sending us allup in one gigantic
balloon, inflated with greenbacks.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06

OoL. MoCLAIN, Lieuts. RatiIley and
McNeal, with 81 others of the 5lst, are
ct Libby Prison, at Richmond. They
were I'd tolefable health and spirits, but
deficient in clothing. We hope soon
10 see them at home again.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-11-06

Mr.. McGregor, of the Stark Co..
Democrat, has brought suit against An.
son Pease, Judge Jacob Brinkerhoff.
Peter Chance, and others, to recover
damages for his illegal arrest and i'm
Prisonment year ago. Damages claim
ID, $4,000.