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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20
Senator Van Wyoks Lecture Before the
State Historical Society.

Judge Van Wyck of this city, lectured b.
fore the State Historical Society in Madison
last week. The Madison Journal bestows the
following very handsome compliment upon
the lecture: ss y.
1T is very seldom that an audience is bet
ter entertained than was that embracing
large number of members of the Legislature
an I, OF iadies and gentlemen Of the city, which
filled the Senate Chamber last evening" to liz.
ten to the address of Senator A. Van WYcE.
OF kenosha, on "Holland and the Dutch in
America" The Senator was introduced by
hon. Geo. 3. Smith. and spoke for nearly an
n49r' ms elegant diction, and graceful yet for
pound, with an occasional smile over some
good point, till he closed, when he was en-
thusiastically applauded., q -
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sjgEagR' 81 ER I'D.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I'm this city, Jan 10Th,
Jan. 18th by Rev. Jason Lathrop Mr. Isaac
Narthway, and Miss Agnes A. Wright, both of
Kenosha.
FLOOD sCoFIELD.-At the residence of the
brides Parents February 18th 1868, by Elder j
Owen Mr.. Edward A. Flood of Warren, Lake Co,
Ill, and Miss Emma scoield OF Bristol, Kenosha
Co, Wisconsin.
TR sVER-WARDWELL this city, Feb. 9th
by the Rev. W. T. smithett, Mr. VIM Edmond
Trayer Of Racine, and Miss Harriet Elizabeth
Wardwell of Chicago
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS istol, N. E. Parsonage,
on Feb. 10, by Rev. R. Blackburn Mr.. Orrin
A. Afford, aid Miss Emily Burdicl, of Wauke
gan III.
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Taxation of National Ranka

The Supreme Court of this State, has re-
Gently announced a decision, recognizing the
authority of the State to tax shares of stock
OF National Banks, A law was passed in
1850, allowing the taxation of shares Of
National Banks. This law was held bv many
CT the banks to be unconstitutional, and such
banks as paid the tax assessed, did Sc under
protest The suit recently decided by tn.
Court, was brought to recover back an
amount of tax that had been paid The Mad.
ison Jour~Gl says, this decision, It is under
stood, will bring into the State Treasury from
Sc, 009 to $4,000.
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DestitutlcS in New York City.

All statement agree, that the restitution
n New York city, is as great if not greater
than in 1854. Thousands are reduced to
want, and dependent upon charitable aid for
food and necsssaries of life A vast pro-
portion of this suffering, grows out Of the
want of employment The laboring classes
cannot find work; employees bave dis
charged their help, therefore the thousands,
who are depsr dent on work for their daily
support, are now in great need What is
true of New York is also true of other cities
in the eastern states.
Such pNessures of extreme povcisy arc
ayoidabIe There are now, and always
have been thousands upon thousands in
cities. who prefer to remain where they are;
depending upon a precarious employment,
and Running the risk of starvation, rather
than seek homes on the inviting lands Of
the west. Many man works as day la
borer life time, and comes to old age IN
poverty and want while the amount OF la
Dor would have secured to him home in
the west, surrounded with the comforts OF
/ life, There are millions of acres OF rich
lands in the Territories, which can be had
at ten shilliDgs per acre, or even on better
terms than that. Industry in agricultural
pursuits is sure to meet its reward with
economy and temperance, competence IS
of certain attainment, on even few acres
of land, That admirable book stem acres
enough, should be more widely read and ap
preciated by the landless And who is
There that cannot secure to himself ten acres,
in some desirable region yet unoccupled
The number is comparatively few; the
greatest obstacle, is the determination and
the will.
And then again, what vast results to the
country would be achieved, if only one
half of the able bodied men, now suffering
r for want Of employment in cities, were 10
!. Gated on small farms How much it woulC
aid in the development of the agriculture
resources of the nation, and as a Legitimate
consequence add to the national wealth
There are doubtless working men enough
8 of the class here spoken of, who are moi
needed in the cities, to people new west
ern territory with population sufficient, t.
] entitle it to admission into the Union as
, State. The tendency Of population to cities
) during the past few years. has been one Q
: the unfavorable aspects of the times. Crow
ded cities, tend to Generalization Of tn
people such is the history, the world over
New York itself, furnishes lamentable il
f. Illustration of city incapable of self govern
ment, and dependent upon the GUARDIANSHIP
Of the state. The moral power of the ma
+ ton resides in the rural districts, where th
3 employments are chiefly agricultural, ant
J where stock gambling, grog shops an
Y brothel houses, do not commonly abound
T If it were possible to empty the cities c
9 their surplus laboring population, and sent
] them to the country, where work would b
3 steady and remunerative, vastly bette
d for the thousands of now suffering poor, an
, infinitely better for the strength and perpe
| tuity of the whole nation.
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Reign of Terrorism in Tsnnasvsa


The Washington Chronicle, contains a lette,
from responsible source in Tennessee, des.
crlrsion OF The reign of terrorism which pre-
walls IN some localities in that State. We
take the following extract:
A. letter was received in Nashville yester-
s Iay from on Attorney General Smithson, Of Mar
or,,,. ~ 1ehn., which states that bands of
S ~ lIeu men known as Kuklux Klans. are ri.
Jung 1hlng about throughout that country nightly
s sniSSa atg White Union men and terrifyin9
ana shat abusing the eolOred people, and swearing
eiecti Se AeSToes shall not vote at The March
DO nothing with them, owing to the can
zla secret y Character Of their organization
a6enTy Z. Neal, Methodist preacher w gos on
sunday gu seized by gang OF raliians whilst ON
county, and cruelty whipped. The c oiorns
school house at Wartrace, Tenn, was bnrnsd
to ashes On the night of the 18th INST.
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Editor Keaosha Telegraph i:

Can the freight of any eleven Generals
and Colonies, in the late war with the south,
come up to those in the war of the Revolu.
ton? If so, let it be known On the 10th
of Aug. 1888, the following Revolutionary
officers were weighed at West Point Gen
Washington 200 lbs; Gen Lincoln 224 lbs
Gen. Knox $50 lbs Gen Huntington 1872
lbs; Gen. Creation 160 lbs Col Swift 319
lbs; Col. NJ. jackson 252 lbs Col. Fl.
Jacksod 238 lbs Col. Huntington PIP lbs;
Lieut. Col Cobb 1872 lbs; Lieut.. Col. Hum
phrey 121. Total 1855 lbs.-averagipe
2l7 lbs. each My father served seven
Years in tie Revolutionary war, aud come
out with pockets full of Continental rags
hsa hls pay been greeubacks
ne would have been rich man in these
days.
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NEW FURNITURE STORE

a New and Choice let Of Furniture Of the la
Style, can be found al the
Day Building, no. "a, Main Street,
consisting in part Of Bureaus, Bcdsteads. Cha
&c.
Furniture made and repaired promptly to or
j. LOTHROP, Jr. Ds. VAN ALI
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In some Of the Southern States bankrupt
cy seems to prevail like an epidemic. In
the sixty two counties composing the north
ern district of Mississippi, there is hardly a
solvent planter, and some thirty new appli
cations to the court are made every week.
One party, whose debts are $210, 600, had
to wait a month before he could raise $3.50
to pay the costs and charges required in or
der to go through the court.
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Grant Two months ago and Grant now.

1t is not many weeks ago. that most eff
the Democratic journals throughout the
country, conceded to Gen Grant the repu-
tation of good General, also honesty. in
tegrity and sound morality. These same
Democratic journals, now denounce him as
guilty of meanness and hypocricy, dishonesty
aud drunkenness and almost every other
bad trait of character. What is the cause
of this sudden change of Democratic horn
blowing? Simply because the discovery has
been made, that Gen. Grant has evinced
determination to stand by the nen, who
were loyal to the Union during the war, aud
shows no disposition to fall into the rauks
Of those, who were traitors during the war,
or who sympathized with the rebellion.
That is the head and front of Gen Grants
offeuding-nothing more-Dothing less.
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More About Pleasant Prairie Farms.

The well known correspondent or" of til
Milwaukee Sentinel, has just described another
Plearant Prairie farm, belonging to E. A. Car
pente Like other farmers in that neighbor-
hood Mr.. Carpenter is largely engaged in the
business of cheese making. His dairy con-
sists thirty two cows, from which he made
last serson 1920 pounds of cheese for sale,
besides butter and cheese for family use. His
farm of go acres, is estimated to be worth
81, 500.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20
Proceedings Of Common Council.
Regular meeting Feb. II ,6

w 3 1tIUt IIItII IIT5 T Cd. II %.
Present, Mayor Petit, Aid. Crosit, Glover,
Stebblns, Hoffman, Simmons, White, Bailey,
English, Dennebecker, Braunan, Nicoll.
The petition of Ira NJ. Wait and others,
praying for the extension of the fire limits to
include the whole city was read and on mo-
ton laid on the table.
A petition for the repeal of ordinance No.
% ID relation to the fire limits and remon-
STRANGE against the repeal of the same were
presented, read, and referred to the com.
mittee on Fire Department.
A petition recitlng the action of the fire de-
partment atits annual meeting, and present
ing the names Of the following persons elected
to the offices named,
G. scbend-Chief Engineer,
Lei ASsiofnnt
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State Firaman,s nonuentior

Inc annual meeting of the State Firemen' )
ASSOCIATION, was hold in Bcloit on the 18th
ana 18th of the present month Kenosha was
represented as follows :-Kenosha Co. Engine
no. I'd ". Merrill, John E. Bailey; Hook
q Ladder Go. No. I'M. Zahnen, John Nyer
The Association passed resolution. ca NATL natl
protesting against the repeal Of III. l,v Az
snpting $500 worth Of aremsns property from
taxation.
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I D.

COFFEEN.-In the town Of Pleasant Prairie. at
the residence OF mis- father William D. Coffeen
son OF A. F. Cefeen; aged Is years and 5months
EMMONS.-In Mount Carroll Illinois, Feb. 9TH
1868, Mr. H. L. Emmons, late of Wisconsin, aged
60 years. Born in Goshen Conn. and for many
years resident Of Wyoming Valley Pa
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20

Our intelligence from Washington is
often unreliable; last week it was stated
the Supreme Court, had dismissed the Nc
Cardle case, whidh involved the Censtitu
tionality of the Congressional reconstruction
act for want OF Jurisdiction. 1t is now
stated the Court has unanimously como to
'he conclusion, that it has Jurisdiction in
tne case and that the argument will be pro-
Ceeded with on the first Monday in March
next
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GO RA MI nE. CTAL.
OFFICE OF THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH.
Thursday. Feb 13 1865


GRAIN.-Wheat steady at our former quotation
of S1.9O@$2,00. Corn 50955cts per bushe1 of Ears.
Oats So to store 81 550l56 to the local trade.
PROVISION.-But 280232, Eggs %. Pota-
toes 70D15 Dressed beef5Qscts. Dressed Hog
81 .50@S,5O.
HAY.-With liberal receipts the hay markets
are somewhat lower though price lots Of Timothy
still brings $12 per ton Wild hay $SQS9.
WOOD, is in good supply and sales are at SIS for
green oak and $606,50 for dry
WOOL 300l40.
Weekly special report of Wool Market
Boston, Monday Feb. 10th, 1868.
WOOL.-With the exception Of e. 3ice Xxx and
Picklock Woods, which are wanted in small guam
titles for particular fabrics, at full prices fine Woods
have declined about Two Cents per ID, from the
prices generally current in January. This result
seems to have been Inevitable in order to enable
our Manufacturers OF fine goods, to have any show
of competition with the same class of foreign. as
Wool is so cheap in European markets. and labor
so much lower than in the United States that fine
English and German Cloths can still be laid down
here at profit, even under our present tariff with
the existing Gold premium. Low and Medium
grades of Domestic Wool. both Fleece and Pull
led and all Combng and DeIaine Selections are
scarce, and continue to command full price
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TOR SALE
Fine Residence Pronerfv.

The Subscriber, who desires to build on other
property Il town, offers for e his residence on
corner OF fralrie Avenue and West Main street.
The property consists Of an excellent two story
House with y rooms. convenient cellar under the
acre, with good variety OF Fruit Ornamental Trees
and Shrubbery
Price low and terms reasonable
Een4ulre OF = 1. bisANDE or OF subscriber.
II. L O-FARRELL.
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Must be frst-class house keeper, capable cook
ing, washing, ironing and baking in the best man
ner Such an one can, by enquiring at the Iels-
graph Office, learn of situation IN one OF the
best families in the city The highest wages will
be patchwork moderate.
Kenosha, Feb. 20, 1863.
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State Legislature.

d8sem0tJ-A resolution instructiug the
Committee on Railroads to ascertain, and
report, what legislation is necessary to CON.
pei railroads to convey freight of the same
KIND IN the order in which it was delivered.
to do local business at the same rates as
Through business to transfer freight at
lfailIoad functions, and prevent railroads
running IN the interest Of any particular ell
egator, was adopted
The Assembly refused to order to a Sd
reading the bill to abolish the present sys-
TEN OF county government and return to the
old one
The Assembly adopted resolution of in
curry relative TO tho means of checking the
practice of assessing property below its true
value.
Both Houses of the gisIature nave
passed q resolution to extend the session up-
til the 4th of March. By that time it is
believed that all business can be properly
disposed of. This will make the session
over month shorter than last year.
The CASE PRECISELY AS 1T EXISTS The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Times, thus accurately describes the position
OF the President in his endeavor to prove Gen
eral Grant gailty of a breach Of faith:
The President stands convicted. in the
minds OF all unprecedented people, of having,
in Cabinet meeting, on the 14th Of January
pnrposely and deliberately made a bold, UNI
oiushing and totally false statement of what
had previously occurred between himself and
General Grant, for the express purpose OF
preJudicihg the minds of those of his Cabinet
then present, statement the audacity OF
which so surprised General Grant himsel {,
| that he hesitated to believe that AIR. Johnson
was really sincere i'll its utterance, and which
ia the charity OF his heart he refrained from
then denouncin@ as it deserved simply be.
cause he was surprised at lis cool audaeity
and was totally anprepared 10 believe that
| the President would seriously maintain it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20

lNPRAcHMENT.-The question of Impeach-
ment has probably been disposed of for the
present. Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, laid
before the Committee few days since, arti,
cles of impeachment. After full considera-
ton they were laid on the table by y vote of
SIX to three. Republican sentiment is much
divided on this question. While large ma
Jority believe the President deserves to be
impeached, still very many doubt the e1ps-
diency of consuming the time OF Congress.
which would be required, while there ara SO
many ether pressing matters of National in
terest.
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TO CONaumpTIYEs.

The Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON will send free
charge to all who desire it, the prescription
the directions for making and using the siml
remedy by which he was cured of a lung Affect
and that dread disease Consumption. Ills only
jet Is to benefit the afflicted and ne hopes every
terer Will try this prescription as it Will cost the
nothing, and may prove a blessing. Please addres
lyAO REV. EDWARD A, WILSON.
No. l65 South Second st, williamsburg. NJ. NJ VI,
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Town Of Bristol.
D. LEWIS
City Clerk.

Town Of Bristol.
We are indebted chiefly to j. NJ Kellogg
esq, for information in respect to the carly
settlement of the town of Bristol some
facts were also supplied by R. futile, the
first settler in the town.
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Arthurs Home Magazine.

Arthurs Home Magazine.
This Magazine for Marchis at hand we have
heretofore spoken in commentator of the
merits of this publication, and therefore need
not repeat what we have said. Terms $3.50
per year. Address 7. S. Arthur 300 and 81
Chestnut StIect, Philadelphia Pa.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20

While Miss Hattie Craig, of Boston, was
holding a kerosene lamp, few evenings
ago, it broke, and the oil, falling on her
Dress ignited, and she was so burned as to
cause her death.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20

NATIONAL CAPIToL.-Ths subject of the re-
movsl of the Nstionsl Capitol from the City
OF WashinEton to some point in the Valley
Of the Mississippi, is being agitsted with con-
siderable earnestness. There are other,rea-
sons besides that of location, which ara urg ed
in favor Of the measure. The City Council of
st. Louis have adopted resolutions requesting
the senators and representatives from that
State, to use their efforts to secure the reno.
val of the National Capitol to st. Louis 1t
is understood that quite number of Members
OF Congress are in favor Of the removal of the
Capitol to some other locality.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20

FAssED ARoUND.-The law firm of Stark
Aua NC Mullen who engage to prosecute
OLD iosll claims for lost negroes, is being
passed around quite freely.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20

The New York Herald confesses that
Grant cannot be beaten by any candidate
whom the Copperheads can put into the
Presidential race, and advises them to make
struggle to elect the majority of the next
Congress.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-02-20

THE MIsERABLFs Misguided and unfortunate young
men. Essays of warning and Instruction for Young
men, who have abused their physical powers or
wasted their substance ia riotous living, and fallen
victims to disease. vie reports the Howard treat
ment and cure Sent sealed letter envelopes, free
Of charge. Address DIR. SKILLIN HOUGUrON
Howard Association, Philadelph.a. Pa. 1v9 ,
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In Probate-Kenosha County Court.
In the matter of the estate of John Osen kamp

LII Tr0Dab6- h6nOSna county court.
In the matter of the estate of John Osen kamp
deceased,
I'm reading and fling the petition of Ferdinand
~ Luke, of the town of Wheatlapd, in Kenosha
county, and state of Wisconsin, and taking due
proofs of the same, representing among other
things, that John Osenkamp, late of the town Of
Wheatland in the county and state aforesaid on OF
about the LIST day of December, A d. 1856 died in
testate, leaving goods, chattels and estate within
this county and that the petitioner is the hus-
band of the widow of said deceased and praying
that administration of said estate be granted to the
said Ferdinand Luke, and TO Catherine Luke date
widow of SAID deceased
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before
the Judge of this Court, Friday the 18th day Of
March, A. D. 1868, at O'Clock p. NJ, at his ace
in the city and county Of Keuosha
And it is further ordered that notice thereof be
given to the heirs of said deceased, and to all per-
sons interested by publishing copy of this order
for three successive weeks, in thu 'Kenosha rele-
graph weekly newspaper, printed and published
in Kenosha in said county.
Dated Kenosha, Feb. IS. A. D., 1865
3w3S HIRAM FUTILE
Comfy ,iudrp
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In Probata--Kenosha County Court,

In Probate--Kenosha County Court,
STATE OF WISCONSIN, fErr MISS
kenosha County, S. 5. sri ....
In the matter OF the last will and testament of
Frederick l. Curtis deceased.
AsN reading and filing an instrument in writing,
" parporting to be the last will and testament
OF Frederick l. Curtis, late of the town of Bristol
in the county OF KenoshA and state of Wisconsin,
deceased, and also the accompanying petition of
Horace Curtis. of the said town of Bristol repre-
senting among other things, that the said Fred
erck l. Curtis deceased, on the 9th day OF Februa-
ry A D. 1868, at his residence In the town of Bris
to aforesaid, died testate that said instrument is
the last will and testament of said deceased and
that he. the said petitioner, is the identical Horace
Curtis named and appointed in and by the said
last will and testament, OF the executors there
of; and praying that day be appointed for hearing
the proofs of said last viii and testament and that
upon the proof and allowance of said will, and the
approval of their bonds, letters testamenGary be is
sued thereon to the said Horace Curtis, and to
George S. Taber and Cornelius Williams, the other
executors named in said will.
1t is ordered that the proofs of said instrument be
heard before the Judge of this Court, Friday the
18th day Of March, A. D, 1865, at o'clock p. M,
at his office in the city of BenOsha, in said county.
And it is further ordered that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested, by publishing a
copy of this order for three successive weeks in
the Kenosha Telegraph a weekly newspaper, print
ed and pubshedin KenOsha in said county.
Dated at KenOsha, Feb. 18 A. D. 1858
HIRAM FUTILE,
3W3S County Judge.
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Illinois and Wisconsin Dairymen's Oonven-

On the first page of this paper will be found
summary OF the proceedings of this conven-
ZION. Mr.. X. 5. Houston of Pleasant Prairie.
u the only name We notice on the list in at.
tendance from this county.
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Blake is the name of the man who for $50
devoured an eight-pound turkey at one sit
ting.