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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-10
In A Strange CITY.
July 26th, 1866.

In his lecture on peculiar people, Mr..
Cough narrated the following incident,
which is more maudlin and mellow than any
thing in ''Toodles'
Inebriate No. 1-"How bright the moon
Shines
Inebriate No. 2.-"You don't call that
the [hicl moo do you? That's the sun.
No. Ii tell you its the [hic] moon"
No. 2.-"faint; its the [hic1 sun,
NO. l.-''Well, less leave [hic1 matters to
the first man [hic] we meet
No. g. Good
The two then tottered along for short
distance when they CHANGED to meet man
IN exactly the same condition as themselves
He was Immediately treated in the following
Interrogation;
No. III say, [hicl old Teller, we've got
into little 'spute-want yer telp US out.
My friend here says that's the sun Ipointing
upward to old Sol, who was blazing down
upon them,) and [hic] its the moon. Now.
we're going to leave the matter to YOU
What [hic] is it-sun or moon?"
The person thus addressed braced him.
self with considerable difficulty against a
lamp post aud commenced by scrutinizipo
as well as he could the burning orb over.
head, repeating, 10 a meditative tone of
voice:
''Sun-moon-sun-[h ic] -sun-moon.
After a short observation, he exclaimed,
Fact is gen'Iman, Pm stranger in these
pats and can't tell whether its the Tbic-
! sun or moon"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-10

Some philosopher advises the girls not to
marry blacksmiths, they all have hardened
vices.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-10
GEORGE MACDONALD.

CT Joe King was sick in boarding
house. and had got his mind made up for
some nice chicken broth, such as he used
to get at home. The order went down to
tue Kitchen. and the broth came up, weak,
hat and iusipid The sick man was subse.
quently relating his disappointment to a
friend, who said, But they let a chicken
wade through it" If they did," said Joe
hing, family, 1T had on stills" He recov-
cred, and is now as well as ever.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-10
KENosHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1867
A Spicy Correspondence.

Aleck wants a Postmaster and can't get
one,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-10
sTEBBINs a. ACxERmAN

MANUFACTURERS of every discriotion Of Sol,
Kenosha, Wis. 1866
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-10

~ I'm o. HA TAN NEhY
~ R. ALLEN, PrOpris,Or.
HANUF 'CrURER OF Harness aud Upper Asathe
-Caif, zip &c.
Cash paid for II deS and Pelts.
henosha, Wis. 1866.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

wounded, and insists that his PROPOSE
ton shall be carried out aud treaty
completed, ceding the province to his
government, and pending the arbitra-
ton of the matter, a result which 1t is
feared cannot be brought about, both
powers are buckling on their armor and
preparing for war.
The province has been several times
In possession of France, aud the people
are chiefly French, France seeks 1t more,
however because OF its military i'm
portance, and as an essential step In its
long cherished purpose aud hope to
make the Rhine its northern boundary.
A war with Prussia might silence the
voices of discomfort and faction, now
disc greeably clamorous in France, but
war with so formidable power as
Prussia now is, flushed with victory and
upheld by the sympathy OF the other
liberal powers, is not TO be lightly en-
tered upon, and it may well be doubted
whether Napoleon will fight for the
Luxembourg this summer.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

NoMINATIeNs.-On Tuesday . Repub-
lican State Convention over which Hon.
John Griswold OF Troy, presided, was
held at Syracuse, N, Y, to nominate two
delegates at large to be supported Cor
members OF the new Convention to re-
wise the Constitution of the State. The
following gentlemen were placed in
nomination VIM. NJ. Evarts, Horace
Greeley, George opdyke, A. J. Fl. Du-
game, Joshua NJ. Van Colt, Erastus
Cook, Martin l Townshend, Augustus
Frank, Waldo Hutchins, George W. Cur.
tbs, Ira Harris, VIM. A. Wheeler, Charles
Andrews, Tracey Beadle, Charles ]. Fol-
ger, Erastus Prosser. The delegates
were instructed to support an amend
ment giving to the black man the same
right Of ballot as the white man.
A Democratic State Convention as
sembled at Albany on the same day,
Hon. d. FL. Ogden presiding, and after
adopting an address criticising the man
ner OF calling and the objects of the
Convention, made the following nomina-
tion OF delegates to be supported at large:
Augustus Schell, George Law, Henry G.
Murphy, Homer A. Nelson, David L.
Seymour, Jacob Fl. Hardenburgh, Smith
M. Weed, Alonzo G. Page, Francis Ker-
nan, Geo. F. Comstock, John Magee, Il.
D. Barto, Isaac Butts, Henry c. Cheesbro,
Joseph G. Martin and Marshall B.
Champlin.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

WBsooTT CHURN.-We call attention
to the advertisement of Wescott's Ad-
Unstable Dash Churn, which appears on
the first page of the HERALD this morn
ing, with an illustration. In so doing,
we feel great confidence that the notice
of the public will be drawn to one Of the
most valuable inventions for the purpose
1t is intended that has been presented to
the people. 1t is based upon the correct
principle OF the dash churn; it embo-
dies such improvements as adapted to
both large and small diaries. Its opera
ton is perfect, simple, convenient and
easy. The gentleman who is the agent,
comes TO US with cordial recommends
ton from Hon. D. d. T. Moore Of the
Rural New Yorker, which is sufficient
guarantee that his representations are
reliable. We have examined its opera
ton and fully coincide with Mr.. Moore
when he says abe regards it as the best
extant." Let all interested give the
agent call at the Central House, and
examine it for themselves. Mr.. Lush,
the agent. has for many years been one
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18
The War Speck I'm Europe.

AdviCes from Europe by the Atlantic
sable are to the effect that another war
is imminent on that unhappy continent,
and war, too, which being between
TWO Uf the greatest powers of the old
world, France and Prussia, will, should
il become reality, be most dreadful
and oloody one, second to none, perhaps
in modern history unless it be the great
rebellion in America. The direct cause
Of the existing complication appears to
De that the Emperor Napoleon, deeming
the possession of the province of Lux
emourg indispensable to the military
security Of the French frontier, not long
since commenced negotiations with the
King OF the Belgians for the purchase of
the Grand Duchy and Its incorporation
with the French Empire. But as the
Fortress Of Luxembourg, which is one
OF the strongest Qualifications In Europe,
was held by Prussiau gsrrisen, and the
Prusslan government, backed by the
whole Of Germany, firmly objects to the
tIansfer of the Duchy to France, King
Leopold has withdrawn from any further
negotiations on the subject, and as a
consequence, Napoleon thinks that the
national pride Of France hiss been deeply
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

LoUIs1ANA.-An agent has arrived at
Washington from New Orleans to ask
from the government the repayment Of
one class of Gen. Buffers assessments
for the benefit Of the poor" During
the war the corporation of New Orleans
sold bonds to citizens of Louisiana for
the purpose of raising funds with which
to fortify the city against the federal
forces, and after Gen. Butler captured
the city he made several assessments,
amounting altogether to seventy five per
cent. of the gross amount, for the benefit
Of the poor, and the men who paid the
money want it back.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

Hon. SIMON CAMBRoN.-A correspond
ent of the Boston Journal thus describes
Senator Cameron Of Pennsylvania
The present Senate includes two gen.
tlemen who were members at different
times of Mr.. Lincoln's cabinet. Mr..
Cameron OF Pennsylvania has said moth
ing in the chamber as yet, since his re-
turn from his long retirement though
in a speech in response to a serenade at
Wizards, and by his votes, he has
placed himself for the present with "the
radical radicals" He is rather brisk
looking old man, with a heavy growth
of grey, almost white hair, the face of a
politician, and light buoyant step,
hardly aged or changed at all since his
face was made homelier to the whole
people by immune. able portraits when he
presided at the war office in the early
stage of the struggle, when we were
trying to fight without hurting the
enemy.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

ENGLISH RAILROAD EMBARRAsshBETs.
The English people are considerably
disturbed with the suggestion that
some of the great railways Of the king
dom may be obliged to suspend opera
tions. While the business of these great
roads has been steadily increasing year
by year, their credit has been seriously
impaired by recent legal decisions,
which go to affect the claims of credit
ors on the property of the roads. These
decisions seem to give preference to
other creditors over first mortgage hold
ers. The natural consequence is, the
value Of railroad bonds is materially
deprecated as an investment, and cap
italists refuse to purchase them, or to
renew them when they become due.
So serious has this difficulty become,
and so imminent the danger Of bank.
ruptcy to some of the English Railroad
Companies, that the chairman and d.
rectors OF several rival companies have
recently waited on the English Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer to solicit aid, not
for themselves so much, as for the Great
Western Company. The Chancellor,
HOWeVeTi ueCllHeu W iuIeIleIei ou VIC
ground that the company was private
corporation, and had no greater claim
on governmental aid than many other
interpretations.
Whatever may be thought Of the
Chancellor's decision, the condition of
stfairs which made this application to
government necessary, is full Of admo-
milton tn our own railroad compaDies
and our courts.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18
Quo WARRAsro.

RATIFICATION OF THE RUSSIAN AMER.
IcAS TREATY BY THE SRsArR.-The Sen.
ate ratified the Russian American treaty
Tuesday afternoon, by an Unexpectedly
large majority. Indeed, it is asserted
that but two Senators stood against the
ratitlcation-Messrs. Fessenden and Fer.
ry-although Messrs. Morrill, of Maine,
Edmunds and Others who were opposed
to 1t were paired. In the debate which
followed Mr,Sumner's exhaustive speech
on the proposed acquisition Of territory
the only objections urged were that we
need no more land, that this territory Is
comparatively valueless, and its being
buTdened with several charters given by
the Russian government to English and
American trading companies. The
treaty, however, expressly provides that,
in consideration of 5000, 900 added to the
$1,000 900 purchase money, Russia is to
extinguish all the charters and priv.
leges granted to trading companies,
whether Russian, English or American.
So what has hitherto been known as
Russian America is now virtually the
property Of the United States OF Amer
100
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in twenty months, He Is now door
keeper at place of amusement, and the
farm has been sold for taxes due the
government. The young Duke Of Ham
ilton, the representative of the Stuarts,
three years ago succeeded to an estate
the annual income of which was $780,
900. By means of horse racing aud at.
tendant forms Of dissipation, every one
of his lands, his palaces, aud town resi-
dences, are now In the hands of Jew
money Lenders, and he is a pensioner of
his creditors. Fools and their money
soon parted.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

TIE FRENCH MERINos, -- The French
Merinos are the progeny Of Spanish
sheep, which were introduced into
France from Spain in 1856, at which
time, by order Of Louis XVI, 400 ewes
and rams were selected from the best
fiocks of Spain. The produce of these
sheep, having been judiciously managed
by French breeders, have increased in
size, and are now well known as the
French Merines. -....
Although these sheep succeed well in
France. they have not turned out very
satisfactorily in the United Jtates, espe-
cially in the North west, as the winter is
too cold for them, and, from their large
size, they require proportionate guam
tity of fodder. They have been thus
described by an intelligent breeder -
They are Of unusual size, and possess,
in a remarkable degree, the qualities de-
sirable in sheep for mutton and WOOL
growing purposes. They are conn., letely
covered with long, thick, and fine sta
pie Of wool. They have strong and
hardy constitutions, and are very pro-
life. The ewes are excellent nurses,
and there is no difficulty in raising the
Lambs"
The modern French Merinos were in.
PRODUCED into the United States, in 1840,
by d. @. Collins, of Hartford, Conn.,, who
purchased fourteen ewes and two rams
from the Royal flock at Rambouillet.-
These sheep were of excellent quality.
One Of the Rams (Grandee) was the best
that could be produced in France. These
sheep were large and wrinkly, and were
covered with wool on all parts down to
the hoofs. The wool was dark on the
exterior, but opened Of bright cream
color on q pink skin. The wool was soft
and glossy, and Of great uniformity over
the whole body.
The French Merinos have been widely
disseminated through the United States,
and in the favorable climates of the South
and California they have succeeded bet
ter than In the Northwest. In France
the Merinos are housed, and fed, and wa
tered with the greatest regularity. Their
progeny in this country have not receiv-
ed equal care and attention, and the re-
suit is that they have not met the ex-
pectations of their owners. The French
Merinos stand in about the same re-
latiou to the Spanish as the improved
Leicester sheep does to the unimprovod
breeds, and one requires about - much
additional feed ana care a. the ether.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

TROUBLES AMoNGT HE MINERS IN PENN.
SAVANNAH correspondent of the N.
Y Herald gives melancholy picture Of
affairs in the coal mining counties Of
Schuylkill and Luzerne, Penn. He says
that there does not exist, nor is 1t posi-
BILE there can exist to-day, even in the
peiehborhood OF the vilest slums on
Manhattan Island, so great a feeling of
insecurity for life and property as is ap-
parent in the neighborhood of Pottsville,
owing to the manifestations Of outlaw
nv that have been made by the golfers
and miners During the past four years
more than fifty persons have been muir
dered, and half that number of robber-
les committed in that comparatively
inhabited neighborhood. He says fur
Their. that it is a somewhat difficult mat
ter to divine the causes Of this state of
things; in fact that there is no cause
other than the innate demonism that ap-
pears to actuate these flends. The ma
iority of the miners are Irish and welsh
the former largely preponderating.
They have secret, oath-bound associa-
ton. known to outsiders as the "Mslly
| Maguires." and in this devilish society
are found the very worst class of de-
graded men. illiterate, simmoral and
blood thirsty, they stop at nothing in
the achievement of any vile purpose they
take into contemplation. They dictate
the price Of labor, aud compel the men
of different mines to strike at their die
tation, The civil authorities have little
control of these men.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

MARYLAND.-If Maryland has voted
for State convention, and it is sup
posed that she has, the Unionists are at
loss what to do. Maryland courts
give them no relief, and since the Con-
necticut election they despair of inter-
vention by Congress. 1t is not believed
that any bloodshed will result from the
meeting of the convention. The Union
lists will stick to peaceful remedies.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

The RECONSTRUCTION INJUNCTION.
Washington dispatch says the belief is
gaining ground that the Supreme Court
will reject the petition in the Mississippi
test case, without much elaboration, on
the ground Of lack of original juris-
diction. Should it be otherwise, how
ever, it will be rapidly followed by sew
eral other States, including Virginia,
Georgia, Florida and Texas.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

TExAs.-Advices from New Orleans
seem to leave no doubt but that Gen.
Sheridan will remove Gov. Throckmor-
ton Of Texas, as he evidently is embar-
RAISING the government in its efforts to
enforce the reconstruction law in that
State. Gen. Griffin, who is in command
in Texas, earnestly recommends Gen.
Sheridan to take this course.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

the words thatexactly a their meaning,
employ q much larger stock and elo-
quent speakers may rise to command
OF 10000. Shakespeare, who displayed a
greater variety OF expression than prob.
ably any o her writer In any language,
produced all his plays with about l5 900
words. Millions works are built up
with 5000, and the Old Testament says
all 1t has to say with 6642 different
words.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

ARRESTED. - The fellows who made
themselves prominent by thieving OPP
erationt at the recent fire in Burlington,
have come to grief. On Tuesday after
noon last, Sheriff Munson of Burling-
ton, who has for few days been on the
track ot the robbers, succeeded in ar
resting in Cuttingsville, a man named
Joseph La Plante and a confederate,
whose name we have been unable to
learn. They said they were on their
way to Keene, N. H, and were taken to
Burlington and lodged in Jail. La
Plante made rapid march the first day
from Burlington, walking to Middlebu-
ry via. South Burlington, Hinesburgh,
St. George, Starksboro, Monkton, Bris-
tol and New Haven, distance of AZ
miles in Is hours.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

WoRDs.-Professer Max Muller quotes
the statement of clergyman that some
of the laborers in his parish had not 300
words in their vocabulary. A we'll ed
ucated person seldom uses more than
about 5000 or 1000 words In actual con-
versation; accurate thinkers and close
reasoners, who select with great nicely
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18
Washington Items.

The Mexican minister has Commu'
nlcated post haste to Juarez the protest
Of this government against Maximilian's
being treated otherwise than as a pris-
oner Of war; in the event OF his capture
by the Mexican forces.
Col. Horace Caprou OF Illinois was
nominated on Tuesday last as Commits
sioner of Agriculture, and will undoubt-
edly be confirmed. He is a radical and
was Colonel during the war, and is a
good practical agriculturst.
Chief Justice Chase has established
certain rules for the appointment of reg
isters under the bankrupt act. The reg
lister must be a counsellor at law, and
must bring vouchers OF his professional
position, his integrity and general bust
ness capacity.
An important election was held in
Maryland yesterday. at which they peo-
pie were to decide whether or not con-
yention shall assemble to change the
organic law of the State. The object is
to enfraDchse the rebels, who are dis
tranchlsed by the present State consti-
tuition.
In government circles there is an
incredulity respecting the foreign news.
Though Secretary McCulloch sold gold
largely, Monday and Tuesday last, he
takes no stock in the European war ex-
citement, and expects gold soon to fail
below the point where it stood last Sat
urday. So say gentlemen who profess
to have talked with him on the subject.
"A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
states that Senators CONFESS of Califor-
MIA and Williams of Oregon leave for
their homes this week, expecting to re-
turn in July for a summer session. This
is entirely untrue, as they have both
made their plans not to return till De-
cember They have been informed by a
majority of the Senators that a summer
session is exceedingly improbable.
The President had severe attack of
Illness, Sunday evening, resulting in a
series Of spasms through the night which
caused much alarm to his family and
rendered even the attending physician
anxious. No visitors were admitted on
Monday, and in the evening the rresi-
dent was quite exhausted, though free
from pain. After the Senate adjourns
he will visit New York with his family,
and remain there for week as the guest
OF distinguished citizen on Second
avenue,
1t is rumored that though Senator
Sumner of Massachusetts is in favor OF
the Russian treaty, he is not very ar
dent supporter of it in the Senate. He
made quite long speech upon this sub
iect Monday. Three or four republican
Senators have indicated their purpose to
oppose the whole project to the last
The debate Tuesday continued for four
hours. Senator Fessenden of Maine
was the most prominent opponent Of the
treaty At 5 o'clock, however, vote
was taken, and the treaty was ratified
by the requisite two-thirds vote. The
handful of Democrats present of course
voted for the treaty. Secretary Seward
is i n high glee over the result.
1 n N
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

TIE CHURCH BURGLARIEs IN BUR-
LINGToN.-The prudential committee Of
the Unitarian Church of Burlington
Offer reward of 500 and Rev. Mr.. SAT-
ford similar sum, for such information
as will lead to the recovery of the pro-
perty stolen from the Third Congrega-
tional and Unitarian churches in that
city on Sunday evening last.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

BUTTER.-A good supply of butter was
offered for sale in the market at st. AL
bans On Tuesday last, and prices advan-
ced somewhat, the market being firm,
with sales at 80 cents per pound.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

RICHES TAKES WrSss.-ln 1861, one
of the principal oil farms In Western
Penpsylvanis, the daily incomeof which
was 90 600 was bequeathed to q young
man Of twenty. he was bewildered by
his good fortune, and at once entered on
a career of mad debauchery, in which
he sauandered two millions of dollars
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18
Local and state Items.

VERMONT AND MASSACHUSETTS RAIL
RoAD.-The business of the Vermont
and Massachusetts, railroad is constant
ly increasing, and the road is being
equipped in the most complete manner.
The increase of business during the first
quarter Of 1867 over that OF 1861 was
s53,979, or 125 per cent, and the in
crease Of earnings in 1866 over those OF
1862 was s2lO,9 or 1O2 per cent.
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the necessary obligations sanctioned 10
the usual forms, and perfected by the
agents of the towns.
Quo WARRAsro.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

AN EXCELLENT PLAN.-The publisher
of Frank Moores Historical Work, has
issued Specimen Pages of that publica-
ton, illustrated with the finest steel en-
cravings OF Abraham Lincoln, General
Grant and other celebrities, which he
sends to those who wish to examine the
works free by mail, on receipt of the
price, which is only twenty-five cents.
This amount, which is really less than
the Portrait of Lincoln alone is worth
Gas it is perfect one, the lamsntea Presi-
dent having sat for it at Mr.. Moore's special re-
guest, and afterwards publicly endorsed ~,
may be deducted from the price of the
complete book when ordered.
Agents who have mad any experience
will see the great advantage Of this plan
for examination of the book before Or
dering the canvsssing outfit. Persons
desiring the book, or the specimen pages,
should address JANIS PoRTEUs, General
Agent, as Bible House, New York City.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

ST.. ALBANs.-The April Term of the
Franklin County Court commenced at
St. Adams on Monday, Hon. william c.
Wilson, Judge, presiding.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18

OF the prominent business men of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, and Is worthy OF confidence.