The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-17
Observation-Disclosures understand a very

Presentafion.-W understand very
interesting episode and pleasant surprise occurred
on Friday of last week. which probably closed
Prof STONE labors as an educator OF youth,
as he starts on lis mission U. S. Consul, to Asia
on Monday morning next
Near the close of the exercises OF the High
School, Mr. and Mrs STONE were made the happy
recipients of two splendid Goblets, beautifully
inscribed to them. Miss PHEBE McCLAUGHRY on
the part of the School, made the Presentation Ad-
dress in the following words:
ADDRESS.
Mr. AND Mrs. STONE
Loved TeacherS:-As the relations existing be-
tween us as teachers and pupils, are about TO be
dissolved, we come before you as the repI esenta-
tives of the little band DER which you have so
long watched and guarded, 10 tender you our
heartfelt gratitude and respect. Rest assured
that your words of wisdom and advice have not
fallen upon stony ground and though many times
during our intercourse, we have glleVed you by
our waywardness yet believe us, II was never
Intentional Many are the pleasant hours we
have spent together within these walls, and when
the Death angel has lowered Ger our little band,
and taken some loved member from u.s. you have
never failed to point us to the land across the
river"
We sincerely thank you for all your words of
kindness and encouragement, aud believe us,
when ocean waves shall roll between--yea when
the frosts Of age shall whiten our now youthful
locks there will come floating through memory's
hall like the clear Ginning OF silver Dells, the
tones of the voice we have so often heard plead
ing for us before the Great White Throne. AS
a father you have ever stroye to guide us in the
str ght and narrow path, and as day by day we
have gained the view Of some new truth, we
cannot forget that you have ever lea US by It's
contamination TO gaze upon the beauty OF It's
great author Words can but feebly express our
gratitude for your kind care, and our regrets at
your departure. We would ask You TO accept
these g0bets as a slight token of our love, knows
ing they will never be sullied by contact with
anything but natures beverage. And
when you have reached your home beyond the
sea, and your voice is raised in praise to the
Father Of mercies do not forget to still plead
with Him for US, some OF whom never know
Him in the light Of kind and forgiying parent
until they listened to your gentle pleadlngs,-
And now, would we wish you peace happiness
and prosperity in all your undertakings and
should we never meet again on earth, may our
little band gather uDbroK eI around the throne
of our Heavenly Father, al prepa red for the
great examination.
Dr. SGarkweather, advertises fresh
lot of Grass and Garden Seeds. in our paper
this week. The Doctor has large and va
ried assortment of Drugs and Medicines, Per-
fumeries Toilet fxings &c
See advertisement.
K-a-h-r are the cabaIistic many-colored
characters that have been attracting the at
tention Of the curious, on walls and fences
about town for two or three days past.
Translated they mean that Prof. KARL
KAHR-the Persian for Charles Cara very
clever Prestidi gitateur Necromancer, Wiz
card, Magician SIeight of hand performer or
what you will, has been delighting our citi-
zens for a couple of evenings with his curl
GUS and wonderful feats of Legerdemain.
He is an experienced hand at this sort of
thing. He is assisted or accompanied by
Prof William Carr, Pianist, Vocalist and ell !
ocutionist. He is evidently very fine sing
er and master of elocution, but he was la
boring under the difficulty of a severe cold
and cough, that prevented his giving us a |
fair sample of his powers.
KeDOsEla DO. Agricultural SOcI-
ety.--We have received from the Secretary of
our County Agricultural Society, DR. j. Il. Ben
edict, the Proceedings of the 1st Quarterly
Meeting of the Society, held the 7th inst compris-
ing the Premium List adopted for The next an,
nual Fir of the Society. We learn from the
Secretary that the meeting was largely attended
and passed off sspiritedly, and with the utmost
The principal business 1.-THE meeting
was the adoption of the List for 1864 The So
ciety talks hold Of the work as though it meant
to succeed this year. The List is much the most
extensive ever offered by the Society, while the
premiums are about 80 per cent. higher than
they were last year. They are now worth BtriN
wing for, and we shall be much disappointed if
our farmers don give lis an exhibition, this year
worthy the agricultural resources of the coun-
ty
motion was adopted that the Society meet
at Agricultural Hall, on the last Saturday of
each month, at | o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose
of discussing Agricultural Subjects. These
if the farmers turn out, and prepare
themselves, may be made not only interesting.
but highly beneficial.
1t was also moved and carried that permaa
nent Judges stand be erected on the grounds.
We shall publish the List next week.
The OunchiGa Expedi SION.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
CAIRO, March IA, 1864.
An officer from Admiral Porter's fleet
kindly furnished us with the following par
ticulars of the late expedition up the Qua
ehita River. The expedition consisted of
the gunboats Ouachita, Usage, Conestega,
Lexington, Ft. Herman and Cricket. No
signs Of the enemy was seen until approach
ing Trinity, which was found strongly forth
fed when preparations were made for an
engagement. The iron-clad Usage was in
advance. The rebels allowed her to pass
without making any demonstration upon her.
The flag ship Fort Herman Qip-clad)follow
ed. The rebels supposing her only trans
port, opened a heavy and destructive fire
upon her, which she bore bravely for some
time, but was finally obliged to retire from
the contest, with a loss Of two men killed and
eight wounded. The boat herself being
badly used up, the Admiral transferred his
flag to the Ouachita. Her powerful arma-
ment soon silenced the enemy's guns, and
finally drove the enemy from the. town.
Our force landed and a large amount Of
was destroyed. The rebel battery
consisted OF three 32-pounders behind strong
earthworks. Everything about the town
showed the inhabitants to be intensely secesh
and actuated by the deepest hostility to our
Government. In saloon kept by one BEN
vile, descendant Of the founder of New
Orleans and a member of one Of the oldest and
most aristocratic families in Louisiana, were
favored with carefully prepared skull of
Federal soldier, which the fend Benville was
wont to exhibit with the greatest cxultation
to his customers and descant to his hearers
upon Southern prowess and Southern chiv-
airy. This man was so fully impressed |
with the belief that the Yankee fleet had
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