The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-08-05

A RATHER singular Sc6u6 LOOh
place at one Of the New York theaters
last monday evening One feature
of the programme is the performance
of gymnastic family, two members
of which hang, head down, from ira
pezes, while a third, a boy, is thrown
by one and caught by the other,
passing over the heads of the audi
ence in his flight. This feat has
usually been performed with safety
net spread some distance below the
swing, to catch the acrobats in case
of a fall. On this particular night
the net was withdrawn, and the IA
Their Of the three youths informed the
audience that his boys were anxious
to perform without it. The audi
ence, perhaps with some solicitnde
for its own safety, did not receive
this suggestion with favor, but
shouted peremptorily, ''Spread the
net" The clamor for this precau-
tionary measure increased, but the
lads disreguarded it, and while the
shouting was still going on, preform-
ed their act, which was made doubly
terrible by the boys turning SOM
ersault in his fight. A complete
revulsion of feeling followed among
the spectators thus taken by surprise,
and tempest of cheers followed,
lasting several minutes.
A trial of reapers took place at
Spring Prairie on the 9th The
following reapers were entered;
Marsh Harvester Woods Combined,
Johnson's Sweepstakes, Auburn
Harvester, Dodge's Harvester, New
Champion, and Little Champion.
The majority of the committee ap-
pointed to decide as to the merits Of
the reapers reported fayorably to
Sweepstakes. The minority thought
all about equally good.
The editor Of the WalWorth Coun-
ty INDEPENDENT has been looking
over the Adjutant Generals report
of money actually paid by the differ
ent counties in this state for war pur-
poses up to April LIST, 1869, for boun-
ties to soldiers, families and other
war expenses, and he finds that
Walworh paid nearly $13 per head
of population /; more than any other
county, except Rock, which paid
$18 per head.
MUNICH, Bavaria, July "a.
The Ministry and prominent mem
bers Of the Bavarian Diet have pied
ged themselves to support bill bas-
ed on negotiation with Herr Raster,
Bavarian Council at Chicago, and
to recognize as valid all legal bear
ings of marriages of Bavarians in the
United States, without the previous
consent of the home government );
but the right of Bavarian citizen
ship is not to be Immediately accord
ed. the wife Of an alien by reason Of
her marriage.
A FEW days ago a farmer sent to
New York one hundred bushels of
potatoes, to raise which cost him not
far from forty dollars. He received
from his correspondent in return ten
dollars, or ten cents bushel. The
freight bill for transportation was
eleven dollars. So that he had the
pleasure Of paying one dollar for the
privilege of giving away one hundred
bushels ofpotatoes.
The Trustees of the State Uniyer-
sity Of Indiana have decided to
purchase the cabinet Of the late Da-
Yid Dale Owen, which is said to
contain about $4,000 specimens.
The Attorney General of Indiana
decides that colored children are
entitled to their pro rata of the
school fund, upon the basis Of the
last apportionment for school pur-
poses.
Mr.. John Bigelow, for many years
connected with the New York Even-
ing post, and lately Minister to
France. enters on his duties as chief