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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04
California Rivaling the World
in a Wedding.

San Francisco has had wedding, that,
for extravaganza in dress, wealth Of out
fit, and value of presents, sustains her
ambition to rank second only to New
York among the cities Of America. The
bride, tall, fne-looking, accomplished
young lady, was the daughter of Fried
lander, a merchants prince, well known as
the "Grain King" from his possessing
great control over that market, and the
bridegroom son of DR.. Bowie, q leading
physician The trousseau cost $4,000,
and was full and magnificent beyond that
Of any former California bride. The pre-
sents, besides $4,000 from the father.
amounted to some $4,000 in jewelry and
gold and silver things The clothes Of
participants and guests were surprisingly
gorgeous; Paris and New York, with
California luxuriance and abandon added.
One young married lazy, recently from
Paris and famous among the bon-ton for
her fine looks and exquisite taste in dress
wore a golden-green Satin, trimmed with
bias folds around the bottom, each of
which was edged with rows Of golden
eyed daises, above which was a rich, deep
point lace founce looped up at the side,
which, with diamonds and charming
couture, completed one of the most superb
and recherche costumes in the scene.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04
Correspondent Chicago Evening Journal
Real Estate Specu1ations.

In no other city has larger fortunes been
made by real estate owners than IN New
York. At no other time has real estate
sneculatlon been more active than now
You may regard some Of the stories
might relate to you as almost fabulous,
and vet they are strictly true There, for
example, is one acquaintance on Broad
way. who has just been offered round
one hundred thousand dollar in advance
of what he paid for building between
Chambers street and the Aston House a
few months ago. Two other friends, do
ing a real estate business in Pine street,
have, within q few days time sold lots
around Central Park to the extent of six
hundred thousand dollars purchase money.
Their profits from commissions and per
ouisites since the 1st of January have
been between ninety and hundred
thousand dollars. You may judge from
the business showing of one firm for six
weeks how great is the activity in real
estate Since the speculative mania in
railway shares, which was begotten by
war, has moderated, capitalists Of spec
ulative turn have turned their attention
to real estate. Ali the upper portion of
the island situated between Fifty ninth
street and Harlem creek comprises the
main field of operations. Neither are OPP
erations confined alone to men of wealth.
Many young lawyers and real estate agents
who are on the lookout for the main
chance take frequent flyers, that is to say
they buy building lots, make small pay
ments and give mortgages, relying upon
the steady advance in prices to bring
them out all right, with good margin
besides. Within radius Of twenty five
miles of New York, land in desirable
places has doubled in value within the
past five years, and will again in the next
five years. according to popular belief.
The impression prevails that the compile
tion of the Pacific Railroad will bring a
large increase of population to the city,
which must overflow about the surround
ing country, and thus add to the demand
for building sites.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04
Healthfu1ness of Apples.

There is scarcely an article of vegeta-
BILE food more widely useful and more
universally liked than the apple. Why
every farmer has not an apple orchard,
where the trees will grow at all, is one of
the mysteries. Let every housekeeper
lay in good, supply of apples, and it
will be the economical Investment in the
whole range of culinaries A raw, mel
low apple is digested in an hour and a
half, while boiled cabbages require five
hours The most healthful dessert that
can be placed ON the table is baked APP
pie. If eaten frequently at breakfast,
with coarse bread and butter, without
flesh Of any kind, it has an admirable eff
feet on the general system, often remov-
ing constipation, correcting aciditics, and
cooling febrile conditions more effoctually
than the most approved medicines If
families could be induced to substitute
ripe, sound apples for pies, cakes and
sweetmeats, with which their children
are too frequently stuffed there would be
a diminution in the sum total of doctors
bills, in single year, sufficient to lay in
a good stock of this wholesome fruit
Northern Farmer
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04

SINGULAR FAREWELL OF A PASTOR
The Rev. William Phipps, after being
pastor of the Congregational church in
Paxton for some twentyeight years, has
felt it his duty to resign his pastorste.
The reason for this was the want Of sup
port. The society has paid him for a
quarter of century five hundred dollars;
but two years ago they voted to give him
seven hundred annually; but this they
had failed to do; and hence the resigna-
ton. But the way of it was peculiar
Instead of. preaching farewell sermon,
he wrote and had printed, and placed in
in every pew, brief farewell address N
which, after telling his people that he
dared not trust himself to preach fare
we'll sermon, and briefly summing up the
work and the experience of his ministry,
he begs them to make no opposition to
his leaving them, but to remain united,
and to secure another minister, who if
his own prayer could could pervail, should
remain with them as long as he himself
had done--Bost0n TrdUeler.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04
From the chronological Journal.
Nv Mothers Grave.
BY NJ. aPRAGUg.

By N. 2. RPRAGUE.
NV thoughts are wandering far tonight,
Across the eurginH ocesn q wave,
To one dear well remembered spot,
NY darling, sainted mothers grave.
It IL TO nae q hallowed spot,
Dearer than any place Cd earth,
And off In dreams stand beside
The grave of her whe gave me birth.
Imay not lin9er near the pace
Where thou art resting, mother DEAR
The dark bIue ocean role between
And oh, how eft there falls tear
Breathe gently. oh, re Summer "'nas,
In ssd9aned csdenCe. soft and low
Rlnora hyiobtIy. oh We flowers Of spring,
O'or her whe sWeetly sleeps below!
chsnt nav her STsve. re eweet-winged birds,
Pour forth yeur sweetest m'nstfelsy,
TIL man nt and atream and dale and hill,
Re.eeho back the melody.
Bovbood ana youth have passed away.
Ard man heod's stamp is on my brow.
Yet. preeious mother aiitby love.
Thy prayers, thy tears, are cher;shed now
With what Wild warnings h I'VE lcnged
To gaze upon thy face once mere.
To feel thy kiss upon my brow.
Into thine ear .ay grief to pour.
Neither. the memory Of thy love
shall he life's heac0n-li. ht tn me,
To guide me in the narrow way.
TIE path that leads 10 Heaven and thee
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04

her watch, as she stood by the fire, wait
inp to hear the approach of the carriage
She was dressed in rich China blue silk
dress, with pearl pin and ear drops and
point lace at her throat, and the clear
rosy tint on her cheek. She was uncon.
cously very beautiful.
Here's the little gentleman, Miss,
said Sanderson, with suppressed sound
between laugh and snort.
But instead of child seven or eight
years old, tall, handsome young gentle
man, something over six feet, with black
moustache and merry hazel eyes brim.
ming over with mirth For an instant
Blanche stared at him as if she could
hardly credit the evidence of her own
senses.
gilbert! I"
EXACTLY You wanted to adopt me,
and here I am"
mo, but Gilbert"
eyes, but Blanche!'
"You are not Mrs Marchmonts son.
Il Andy her first marriage AL
though am by no means the penniless
infant you seemed to suppose, as all my
fathers wealth comes to me, am quite
willing to be adopted particularly as
you are not married to Mr.. Birmingham. y
Blanche struggled between tears and
laughter, uncertain which could best ex-
press her feelings, but Gilbert Evering
drew her tenderly towards him.
eff you adopt me, dearest, it must be
for life. Nay, do not sls6isate, our hap
piness has already BEEN too much at the
mercy of trifes. You will not retract
your offer ?"
"Well, after ALL" said Blanche, rather
demurely, "you will be good little boy
and mind all your Aunty tells you. All
/ wanted was some one to love and care
for, and" t...s
'And shall do very well in that capac-
ity, en-"
eyes"
Sanderson, who had been listening dill
gently at the door, crept down stairs to
inform Mrs. Brown that they were going
to have a new master.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04

CALIFORNIA. About year ago farm
of 100 acres was purchased in Plunas
county at cost of $1,000 The crops
raised in the past year were 1900 cwts.
of wheat, 1000 cwts. of barley, 1000
sacks of potatoes, 40 cwts Of 4iax-seed,
and 1920 worth of mustard seed CLEANED
from the wheat. The barley sold for 50
per cwt, realizing enough to pay for the
farm. The fax-seed sold at 81 per cwt
The entire products of the farm sold for
$500, or twice the cost of the farm
Department Of agricultural.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04

The Abbot of the Russian monastery of
Jerusalem has lately purchased the cele-
brated old oak tree near Hebron, said to
have been planted during the time OF
Abraham. A suitable wall will hencefortf
protect it, and it will become the object
of pilgrimages.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-03-04

How to have healthy Stock. Give them in
their feed once or twice week one table
spoon full of Farrier's Condition Powders.
They keep them free from worms, bots, &c,
which trouble stock so much at this time OF
the year. Now is the time to use them. Sold
by druggists. 6m35
The New York herald., 1869-09-30
The War in Paraguay.

The latest advices from Paraguay, by way of
achievements of the allied army operating
against President Lopez. Previous dispatches
through the same source spoke of the annihila-
ton of the Paraguayan army at Ascurra, and
from these reports we were led to believe that
Lopez and his followers were completely used
up. Recent developments, however, prove
otherwise. The latest news announces that
the allied army, commanded by Count dEu,
attacked the forces Of Lopez in their intrench-
ments surrounding the town Of Curuguaty and
entirely defeated them. The loss of the Para
guayans is set down at one thousand killed
and three hundred prisoners. Lopez, with the
remainder of his army, is said to have fed to
Ignacion, closely pursued by the victorious
army. The provisional government at Asun-
cion has also declared Lopez an outlaw.
Reports received here in relation to the pro-
gress of the war in Paraguay smack very
much like tho news from Cuba about the
conduct of the war there. The victory is
always for the Spaniards, no matter who
wins thousands of Cubans are killed; loss
on the Spanish side trihing. So in Paraguay
Lopezs army has been beaten. sc"ttorod' ami
hilated. dispersed and disbanded so many
times that it is almost impossible to keep
track of him or his followers. The news
published In another column is in many
respects similar to previous information from
that part of the world, and whether it is false
or true remains to be seen.
The New York herald., 1869-09-30
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Inferno.

The Croton Aqucduct Board succeeded In raising
quite dust by their proclamation yesterday against
using the Croton water for watering the streets.
II the streets cannot be waered by the Croton, why
not bring up the water from the rivers for the pur-
pose.
The dust yesterday was int0erablc. and thousands
or dollars we're lost to our Broadway merchants In
consequence OF the ladies being both unable 10 promo
made our great thoroughfaro aud TO make their
usual purchases.
The annual session Of the artist pranch OF the
Cooper Institute commences to-day after tho usual
vacation. The coming session promises TO be ike all
the preceding.
The little bouquet girls arc becoming quite .
fayorite institution in all the most frequented ana
reapectablo quarters OF the city.
But tnat was o cruel JOKE on bouquet bearer wAe
attempted to onter o certain banking mousse In
Broad street yesterday, and on being repulsed by
very gcntlemanly shorin's ofncer was told by q
bystander, mo taking flowers In there, uniess
| You are going to attend funeral"
Up town business did not seem to be much dis.
turbed by the maestrom whiring in Wah street yes-
| terday Tho dust did more damage than the panic.
The temperance organizations In shis city are not
anxious to measure votes at the coming election
with their opponents the license question Their
astonishing show in Name has takep all tue stiGsn q,
Ing out OF their backbones.
The New York herald., 1869-09-30
Commissioner Dclano on tho National
Finances.

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Mr..
Dclano, has made a fattering exhibit of tho
revenue and national finances in speech he
delivered at Harrisburg. Although figures on
large scale can be made often to represent
whatever those who work them I'm want-and
this is common practice Of politicians
there can be no doubt that Mr.. Delanos state
ment is fair one The facts are no less
astonishing than gratifying. He shows that
within little less than four years the govern
ment has paid off eight hundred millions Of
floating debt. We suppose however, that
large portion Of this was paid by the proceeds
of loans previously authorized. But, besides
this about three hundred millions Of the
recorded debt has been paid. That is, accord
| ing to Mr. Delano, the audited debt has been
| reduced from twenty-seven hundred millions,
as it stood in the spring of 1865, to twenty
| four hundred millions. As test of the
! efficient collection of the revenue and manage
ment of the finances by General Grants
| administration be shows that the total receipts
from the internal revenue, for the first quarter
| of the present fiscal year, amount to more
than ten millions over the receipts Of the same
period last year. This he attributes to a
better administration of the laws under Gene
raj Grants government. He thinks the inter-
nal revenue will yield the current fiscal year q
hundred and seventy-ive millions or more
without increasing the taxes, and that at the
rate the income of the government is swelling
over the expenditures hundred millions a
year of the debt can be liquidated. With such
an exhibit and such prospect the Commits
sioner argues that the national debt will be
paid, and that after all it is not very for
midable burden to this rich and prosperous
country.
The New York herald., 1869-09-30

The Appointments OF Minister 70 Chsua'
The President has done wisely In not per-
mitting tho Chinese Mission to remain long
vacant. 1t appears from the Washington news
that Mr. Frederick r. Low, Of California, has
been appointed Minister. This gentleman
was formerly Governor of California and has
been member of Congress from that State.
He has not brilliant record in public life, but
has tho reputation of being practical and an
efficient man in whatever he undertakes. He
is not likely to repeat the errors of j. Ross
Browne in sustaining the British enemies of
China against the policy and interests Of his
own country. In view Of our relations with
China and the prospect of increased intercourse
and large future trade with that country it is
important to have man of ability and thor
oughly American as our representative at
Pekin. We hope Mr. Low will prove to be
ton with this subject we may notice that Mr..
Robert Hart, the Inspector General of Mari
time Customs in China, and a gentleman OF
comprehensive knowledge of Chinese affairs
as well of great influence in the empire, has
written q letter explanatory Of the object
and meaning of the Burliugame mission. He
says the press OF the Western nations has
claimed and expects too much from that mis-
sion and from Chinese progress. The great
object, he maintains, is to let China work out
her own destiny by a friendly policy of nom
Intervention and by not putting too great a
pressure upon the government Or people. He
admits, however, that the Chinese must and
will enter upon career of Improvement.
81 feel" he says, 81 can safely assert that
China has commenced to improve, and that
progress, though slow at the start, is certain
to roll onward with daily increasing momen-
tum and in daily increasing ratio 1t will
be seen, then, that the mission to China is a
highly important one just now. The duties OF
the American Minister con be well performed
only by man of comprehensive views, firm
ness, tact, and with proper consideration for
the delicate state of things in China. We hope
Mr. Low will prove to be the right man in the
( ripht pIaCe
The New York herald., 1869-09-30

CovoDE RAMPANT-John Covode's address
to the people of Pennsylvania, as Chairman Of
the Republican State Committee, is like the
rearing and tearing Of Samson among the
Philistines. He shows no mercy to the ''cof-
fec-pot democracy" and yet he betrays his
fears that with Packer and his greenbacks they
will be too strong for Geary. Worst of all,
Covode has been running again to Washing
ton ssfor aid and comfort" What could these
poor republicans do without General Grant ?
Echo says nothing.
The New York herald., 1869-09-30
The English Cotton Dinicmity.

The British press continues to be much ex
ercised about the cotton supply and the COM
parative decline of its cotton manufactures.
The war in this country played havoc with the
manufacturers and cotton interests of Eng
land, and for some time the press attributed
all the evil suffered to the supply being cut of.
To remedy this cotton cultivation was stimu-
where. Still sufficient remedy was not
found Now the British begin to discover that
there are other causes for the decline Of their
manufactures. One journal says, sit is use
less to, cry for more and cheaper cotton, the
evil arising only from the loss Of The mo-
nopoly" In other words, the manufacturers of
America France and other countries are COM
petitors with those of England, both for the
raw material to work up and for the trade in
manufactured articles. ''Competitors, it is
admitted by this British organ, diminish our
share of the manufacture" After oil, then,
England is opening her eyes to the fact that
the monopoly or cotton manufactures ls pass
ing from her, and that there are other causes
at work besides the short supply Of the raw
material for her lamentations. 1t will not be
long before this country will become formid-
able rival of England in manufacturing. We
have the cotton on tho spot, and in the South
where it is grown-yes, by the side of the
plantations-there is an abundance of water
power, cheap food for the work people, O
genial climate, and other advantages which can
not be found elsewhere. Cotton manufacturing
has been tried successfully in the South, and
with moro labor there it can be developed tc
| an almost unlimited extent. This country has
| been the best customer for English cotor
manufacturers; but the time is coming wher
we shall not only be Independent of Eng
land but shall be great rival in foreign mar
| kets as well. The best advice we can give the
British is to transfer their capital to the United
| States and to send all their surplus population
| with it, for there is room enough for both thei
enterprise and people, and this is destined t.
be the greatest manufacturing as well as agri
cultural country in the world.
The New York herald., 1869-09-30
current month =

Here we see the result of sales forced by
a stringent money market, men acting under
the imperative necessity of the sailor who
throws overheard half his property in the
endeavor TO save the rest. Although such
conduct begins in resolute purpose it runs into
panic, and the panic will be all the nearer
when men find by half dozen heavy failures
that no sacrifice is sufficient to insure safety.
The signs are that the unsettng of ell the
values upon which financial operations are
based is imminent; and If it comes, IL the real
trade of the couaatry is involved in tho trouble
that began with the gold dealers, tle conse-
quences must be, in the highest degree, dis
astrous to the prosperity of the whole people.
1t is not easy to see how any branch Of busi-
ness can escape. Already the trouble is felt
in the Chicago grain market, where prices are
greatly upset by the troubles here In the
same way, from this financial centre, the
trouble muyt ramify in every channel Of COM
| mercial aud industrial life till the who'll
| trade Of pe nation Is prostrats. Moreover
The New York herald., 1869-09-30
Crot0u Water-A Wiso Prcca uti0n.

While we have been commiserating our
neighbors in Philadelphia upon their water
famine it appears that we are now threatened
to be placed in the same predicament our
selves. Croton is getting scarce, in fact; but
with 80 competent Board as we have there
is not much likelihood that such a naiof1rtuno
as befell Philadelphia will come upon us, If the
public only heed the notice of the Croton
Aqueduct Commissioners and avoid wasteful-
ness. The Board have served request upon
the Police Commissioners to issue an order to
prevent the use of water in certain cases.
This is very wise precaution, because it
appears that, Notwithstanding the late rains,
the reservoirs are getting low. There Is no
doubt that our citizens have been very extra
VACANT in the use of water. They have relied
with too much faith upon the inexhaustible
supply Of the Croton river, and thus were
reckless in the waste of water. The useless
consumption on the docks and piers is particu-
larly remarkable. Ship captains do not hesi-
tate to use Croton water to wash the decks,
whilo it is notorious that all the steamboats,
leaving our docks constantly fill their boilers
| from the same source, instead of pumping il
from the rivers. This is certainly an unjusti-
fable waste of the fluid which the people stand
80 much in need of for all domestic purposes.
The Commissioners should strictly prohb
these practices when there Is any appearance
of scarcity but at the same time, in including
among the uses to which the Croton wate
must not be applied we lind "sprnkling the
Streets" we think that they make mistake
The dust upon all our streets, Broadwa.
especially, for the last few days has beel
intolerabe 1t has permeated stores to th'
ruin of goods, and has forced its way int
dwelling houses to the defilement Of furniture
1t is an excellent thing to keep down the dus
and wash the streets clean, but it is quit
another affair to squander our precious stoc
Of water in washing carriages and ships an
filling steamboat boilers. People must exer
else some discretion for little while in tn
use of Croton water, and thus assist the Boar
in removing the danger of famine.