The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-23

pondent in speaking of the resolution
ratifying.the Fifteenth Amendment,
which it is claimed was adopted by
the Legislature of Indiana, says:
The newspapers Of the two parties
are discussing the question among
themselves as to whether or not the
attested copy of the resolution rati-
flying the Fifteenth Amendment,
when it was sent on to Washington
last week, was signed by the Cover
nor. AS matter of fact, it was not,
and his name appears no where upon
it. It was certified to by the Secre-
tary of State and the general belief
seems to be that this is all that is
necessary. 1t was snot presented to
Governor Baker, and it is understood
that he would not have signed it if
it had been. Whether this was be-
cause he Regarded it as unnecessary.
or on account of the manner of Its
passage, [ can not say. 5
We have an account by Gov. Sen
ter of an interview which recently
took place between himself and Gen.
Grant. The two separated, Senter
says, thoroughly understanding
each other" We are glad of this,
because Grant, if he thoroughly un-
derstands Senter, will not be likely
to trust him very far. Ditto the
Chicago Tribune, which has bust be-
gun to understand him, and is dis
gusted with the study.
Alexander w. Randall, then Post.
master General, reported at the last
session of the Fortieth Congress, it
will be recollected, an estimate de-
t;ciency in the Postofice appropria-
tons for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1869, of $3,700,000. The APP
preparation was made, and now, the
accounts for the year being closed,
Postmaster General Creswell shows
an unexpended balance ofS1, 100000.
In other words, four months Of Re-
publican administration Of the De-
partment shows there would have
been no deficiency at all for the year,
bat rather a surplus of earnings over
expenses, had it been during the
whole fiscal year in the control of
Republican instead of a malcontent
and Democrat.
Secretary Boutwell, .is engaged in
preparing his annual report, and
will probably return to Washington
about Sept. 10Th, r-hes, II will be
placed in the hands of the printers.
It will not be1made public until Con-
gress meets, but is prepared in adj
vance, for the first time in many
years.
The Baptist church in Chicago, of
which Rev E. J. Goodspeed is pas
tor, has grown from a membership
of two hundred to two thousand, and
has the largest Sunday school in the
city. The contributions for mis-
sionary and benevolent purposes
ranges from thirty thousand to fiji
ty thousand dollars. sy>.5 a8
The attempts to employ naphtha
as fuel have at last proved, successful.
On the 31st of July train arrived
safely at Kutschujan, Russia, 10
yersts from Charkof, whose engine
was heated with raw naphtha in
stead of Goals, The honor of the In
vention is ascribed to the mining en-
gineer, Portzki.
A HARD Casa few days since
furniture maker living in q coUn-
try town near Albany, n. Y, found
himself in such poor health that he
was advised by physicians to come
west. He was an old man and it
seemed hard at his time of life to
start out and make him anew home
among strangers. The physicians
tod him he must do so, and he sold
everything he possessed, realizing
the sum of $3.50 therefor. Purchas-
ing a ticket to Milwaukee, and in
tending to go thence to Green Bay
and open a small store, the old man
and his; wife started for the west.
His pocket-book with all the money