The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-02-11

ly built, and of small size; annual cost of
school department., $456,407; number of
pupils enrolled, 608; per cent. OF attend
ance 83; daily average attendance, 1887.
In 1868, the population was 147,950; num-
Der of houses, $4,000; annual cost OF
school department., $376,392; number of
pupils enrolled, 17,426; per cent. of at
tendance, $685.; daily average attendance
1926. During 1868 the value of inn
provements made has been estimated at
$10,000,000 exclusive Of $1,500,00O ex-
pended on the streets.
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A SERVANT girl in Nashville was lately
| tried and convicted for stealing diamond
ring from her employer. Notwithstanding
her constlpt declarations Of innocence,and
her bittertears at the disgrace, she was sent
to jail on merely circumstantial evidence.
A week afterWard her employer, while
pulling on pair of boots which he had
not worn for several days, felt something
in one Of them, and upon exami nation he
discovered his stolen ring. The girl was
| immedia ely released from jail.
| SPAIN.-The first business of the new
| Spanish Cortes, soon to meet at Madrid,is
to establish Directory to govern the
country until Sovereign shall be chosen.
! A deputation of citizens favoringa Repub-
| lie waited on the Government and re-
quested a decree separating Church and
State The subject will be referred to the
Cortes The government has prohibited
large popular demonstrations and the
utterance of political cries, as being liza
| lie to create a disturbance of the peace.
|
A scientific writer says that water which
has stood in an occupied bedroom over
night is utterly filthy, deleterious pois-
on, and unfit for drinking. The water is
powerful absorbent of gases taking in
during the night all the poison that is
thrown off by respiration The colder
the weather the more impure the water
will become. At ordinary temperature, q
! pail of water will contain pint of car
bonic acid gas and several pints of amo
mia. The capacity is nearly doubled by
reducing the temperature to that of ice.
Of course the matter becomes doubly Sc
rious when small or close room is occu
pied. These facts disclose another of
considerable Importance in domestic econ
omy during the cold weather, viz: that
water may be used as an absorbent OF
ii
lar over night, and in the morning the
Vegetables will be found untouched by
frost even though the water should be
frozen solid. Water is excellent as a pu-
rifer, but people who regard their health
should be certain that it is pure before
applying it to the'rersOa either external
ly OF internally
The Door County (Wls.) AdcocGte gives
the following particulars of a sad case of
exposure and freezing to death: "Miss
Helen Drew, of Green Island, writes us
that j. L. Folwell, formerly of Washington
Harbor, and Mr.. Cole formerly of Big
Bay de Noquet, left Escanaba for Bark
river in Il sail boat, and getting lost in q
snoW-storm ran aground on a small island,
in front Of an Indian town, and sout h of
/ Ford river, about an hour before sun
down The boat was loaded, and they
were so chilled as to be unable to get her
off Mr. Folwell laid down in the boat
and covered himself with the sails, while
Mr. Cole got up and walked around to
prevent himself being frozen to death.
The boat was discovered by some Indians
in the morning who vent to Bark River
and informed Mr.. Bradley, who, with his
son, took boat and went to the rescue.
After breaking the ice they reached the
island and found Mr.. F. dead, and Mr..
Cole almost dead, his hands and feet being
50 b ably frozen as to repder him Grip
pie for life. .r,c,
! A party of hun1ers had a fearful encount~
er with a full grown American lion, near
the Belt Range of mountains in Montana
territory, one day last month. The ami
NAL received seventeen bullets before hG
succomed lie measured eight feet from
n 1se to tip of tail, and was nearly four
feet high. The contest was desperate and
protracted, and several Of the hunters re-
ceiyed ugly wounds.
| A newspaper, called the RICHMOND
HEADLIGHT, is published on board the
steamer Richmond one the huge passenger
palaces which ply between Louisville and
New Orleans 1t has two compositors and
one editor, and is published six times
during eachtrip, Or about three. times a
week. 1t is intended to be faithful ex-
position Of river life, afording entertain
ments for the passengers as well as an
advertising medium for hotel proprietors
and merchants.
Winnie Ream's plaster model of the
statue of Lincoln was exhibited the other
day. 1t represented the President wrap
ped in a long, Henry Clay-like robe, or
mantle, IN the exact costume /; besides IN
which he died, holding in his right hand
the emancipation proclamation; the lett