The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-05-20

towards resumption, and if perseveret
in as the Secretary says he intends, Will
bring us down to ''vexy hard cash" befor'
long. it is strange THAI gold shealt
go up to such hight in view Of the fac
that the Secretary is letting lose such c
quantity upon the market. Maybe ther,
is % great deal of truth about the Euro
pean alliance against this country, and that
it is this that sends gold up, despite the
action of the Treasurer. Never mind, Mr.
Secretary. Let gold go up out of sight
if it will. You are on the right track
Go ahead, and before long our finances
that were so unhealthy under your pre-
decessor, will be in q sound condition
In fact, they will be like yourself
about well. Ann -" :
Trouble is brewing in France again,
Thestorm that is to totter downthe throne
of Napoleon begins to rumble. A cable
dispatch, dated May Is, says that large
and excited election meetings were held
in all parts of Paris the day before Late
at night crowds collected in the streets,
and were so demonstrative that they were
dispersed by the police. The govern
ment issued warnings, which were placar-
ded throughout the city, declaring that a
renewal Of the disorderly assemblages
and demonstrations would not be tolerat-
ed Minister FORBADE La Roquette had
issued instructions to Projects, directing
them. to strictly enforce the law prohibit.
ing the holding of political meetings
within Eve days of the election. Notwith-
standing these warnings and directions
the political agitation revived the next
day, and was very great in those sections
where the liberal party was the strongest
No collision took place. however, owing
to the extraordinary exertlons of the au-
thorities. The Pays announced that a
grand popular demonstration was to be
made on Monday, when lively times were
expected.
The merchants and grain-dealers OF
Chicago, Milwaukee, and other principal
towns of the Northwest, are in desper-
ate strait. This is what has caused it
Last winter several persons Of st. Louis
purchased small cargo of grain and
shipped it Eastward by way of the Mis-
sissippi River. 1t so happened that it
arrived at it's destination at the cost of a
few cents less than if sent by the railways
running from Chicago to New York.
This trifing incident has vexed the souls
of the aforesaid merchants and grain
dealers to a frightful degree. 1t has
given them, besides, fearful visions of the
future. They see the streets ftheir cities
deserted, their shipping rotting at the
wharyes, their warehouses in ruins, their
railways abandoned, their white-winged
messengers of trade no longer ploughing
eral ruin and stagnation staring them in
the face. They are dreadfully excited in
consequence. They call meetings, ap-
point committees, pass resolutions, and
invent hundred schemes to avert the
great tribulation coming. But somehow
they don't hit upon the right thing--aad
it Is a wonder, for 1t is SO patent, SC
fpalpable, as hardly to be overlooked. Il
lis simply to REDUCE THE TOLLS ON THE
RAILWAYS RUNNING EAST. If this is
done, these visions Of ruin will no longer
give the merchants of the Northwest tn,
nightmare. Perhaps this is the very
thing they don't want TO do