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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

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have exploded, endangtring many lives
land scattering fire brands so as to have
made large confagration in town
almost inevitable
I Col. Watruos of the Commonwealth, one
Of the number from Fond du Lac who
reached the fire says:
The fire was still raging. but fully
under control. We never shall forget
the impression made on our mind as we
beheld the prisoners working like bea-
'crs 70 save property and prevent the
spread of the flames. ! Had it been their
own property they could not have worked
more indus riously and faithfully The.
more we thought of their conduct the less
we wondered at it. We all know that Il
large proportion of those unfortunate
men are there from some crime they com
mitted while crazed with liquor. Many
Of them have. noble characteristics In
many cases, 40 doubt, drunkenness was
the only bad thing about Them When
once in prison they have time to reflect,
and are obliged toiabstain. Their man
hood returns and they are men again.
We respected and pitied those men that
day. @a Few Hs@nHs sasa
Dawson, the engineer, is in for life. He
thought everything Of the handsome
engineiip his eharge-a When the fire was
rig ng firIccly around him he went into
AIS room and stood at The lhrpttle and
let off all the steam and water in the
boiler, thus preventing terrible explo-
sion. When he came GU his hands, and
arms were blistered in terrible manner:
The poor unfortunate shed tears at his
loss. sa~~n
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12
Good Conduct of the COnyscts AT
the State Prison Fire.

We gave last week from The Fond du
Lac Extra an account of tne fire at the
State Prison. The prison City Leader
has lengthy account of the FIRE, but it
does not add materially to what the Com
monsoeG1th gave. OF the convicts it saws
We must here take occasion to saw,
what it has been in our heart to say ever
since what we saw on that day, word
of unqualified praise of the convicts at
the prison for their good conduct during
the whole continuance of the fire. Never
did men work better, and not one escaped
nor attempted it. Had the property
been their own they could not have done.
better. Our first impression before
arriving on the ground. was that they
would be called in and locked up, and
such appears to have been the first i'm.
pulse of the Commissioner, but seeing
them at work the hardest of all, he took
what proved the wisest course and &C.
cured the help of 200 most effective men
who willingly took the most laborious
and dangerous places, and without whom
the loss must have been very much
greater. We were with them nearly two
hours, and never saw one finch or shlrk
and for real, effective service they were
worth twice as much as the same number
of citizens, and we came away convinced
that there was more truth than poetry in
the remark made to us by one of their
number that they were not as bad set as
most people outside thought them to be. y
One in particular demands more than
passing mention A convict named Daw-
son, the engineer, returned to the engine
room and blew off the steam from the
boiler, remaining until the roof fell in
and the heat was SO great that he could
just crawl from the building. Had he
not done so, the boiler would probably
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

The Des Moines Qowa) Register says on the
"a instant Mr. James Ramsey and his son Pc
ter, lad OF twelve years, were blowing on a
farm about five miles south of that city, when
shower came up, but they continued at
their work, and the boy was struck 10y light
ring and Instantly killed. 1t was most sim
gular occurrence. The. form IS not great
one, and tht. rain lasted bur few minutes
after the fatal flash Mr.. Ramsey picked his
son from he ground, and as te did so noticed
2 stream OF smoke ascending from the ground
where the boys feet were when he was struck.
His hair and face were a little scorched, and
one OF his boots torn out al the toe--and these
were the only marks on him. One of the
horses WAS knocked down, but was not hurt
IS thought the steel pillow was the attrac.
ton. s- t +
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Samuel Reynolds and Ess,in's VYas-

We had the pleasure of seeing Samuel
Rey nolds in Kenosha last week, and
! through him we have learned something
new of the sale of Bain's wagons. 1t will
be recollected that Mr., Reynolds former
ly residedsin this place, and that he went
to St. Joseph, No., in the Spring of 1856,
as agent for Mr.. Balm to make sale of his
wagons. Mr.. Reynolds has been very
successful in selling the Balm Wagons
During the past year he has sold over
700, which is more than has been sold of
all other wagons Iowa and Nebraska
afford the best market-then comes Col
orado, and all ON this side of the Summit
of the Rocky Mountains. And some even
cross the mountains and are taken bv
team to California
The climate west Of the Missouri is
such that if wagons are not made Of tim
Der well seasoned, it soon becomes sea-
soned and the wagons show the impcrfec-
tl,n, 5Bain's. wagons stand the seasoning
effect Of the mountain climate, and are
the choice wagons of the whole country
from the Missouri River to the Pacific
Ocean. Their reputation is so well es-
tablished and the demand for them so
great that Mr. Balm might-so Mr.. Rey-
nolds says-fnd a ready market for
double the number he is now manufac-
turing that he might safely increase his
manufacture from rs to $50 per week.
The market for these wagons extends
| from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocea rs
though the chief market is from the Mis-
souri, River to the Pacific Ocean. A large
number is shipped BY way Of New York
to California and Oregon and find a ready
market upon their arrival. a1Rs
Il Bain's Wagons are great success, and
Mr.. Balm has built up their manufacture,
in a few years. from small beginning,
to its present magnitude and Importance
Other opportunities are open for small
beginnings, which, in a few years may
equal in success, Importance and magni-
tude the manufacture of Bain's Wagons
Who have the judgment, enterprise and
energy, to embrace and profit by the OPP
tportunities Let those who have, answer
by their deeds.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12
THE KEN0SHA TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY. MAY IL, 1870.
Improvement OF the Fox and Wis
consin Rivers. m


We publish to-day the argument Of
Gov Fairchild before the House Com.
nittee of Commerce in favor of the i'm
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin
Rivers by the Federal Government. The
Governors arguments are strong and
well put. and will speak for themselves.
We commend them to a careful reading.
Gov Merrill, Of Iowa, and Gov. Austin.
of Minnesota, also made arguments before
the Committee, which are entitled to due
consideration. We believe the Gov. Of
Nebraska was in Washington at the same
time, giving his influence in support of
the improvement Iowa, Minnesota and
Nebraska, all have deep1nterest IN the
Improvement 1t was said by Sow. Mer
rill, on the occasion of the Convention Of
Editors and Publishers at Oshkosh last
June, that the State Of Iowa had great
or interest and would be more benefited
by the Improvement than even the State
ofWisconsin. And, on hearing the Coy.
errors reasons, we were satisfied that he
was right. Iowa has q greater interest in
The improvement and will be more ben
Gifted by it than even Wisconsin. And
Minnesota and Nebraska have nearly as
great an interest and will be benefited
by it nearly as much as Iowa. All the
country to the west aud northwest of Ne
braska and Minnesota is, or soon will be,
interested in, and benefited by, the i'm
provement. IL fact, the Fox and Wis.
consin Rivers are a part OF great Ma
tional Highway, needing Improvement,
and we trust will receive it at the bands
Of the General Government.
We commend the Governors for the eff
forts which they are making to secure the
improvement by thegeneral Government,
and hope they will be successful. But
while they labor for the improvement. Of
the Fox and Wisconsin Riversthey should
not forget the Sturgeon Bay Canal. This
part of the State is more Immediately in
terestcd in the. construetiong9f this canal
than in the improvement of the Fox and
Wisconsin Rivers without it, Kenosha,
in common with other lake ports, has yes
sells going round by and through Death s
Door to reach the ports on Green Bay.
AS we write schooner in which we have
an interest, is on her way to make the
passage of Deaths Door. The. constxuc.
ton of the Sturgeon Bay Canal, from
three fourths to mile and halt long,
from Green Bay to Lake Michigan, would
save one or two hundred miles voyage
and obviate the danger of a passage
through Deaths Door. So'we would say
to the Governors and others Exert your
energies to secure the improvement Of the
Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, and, at the
same time, remember the Sturgeon Bay
Canal as part of the great improvement
and let it have your exertions in favor o.
its construction.
The Canal Board of the State of New
York having reduced the tolls on thu
canals of that State-we believe one hal
now lisa good time to improve the Flo,
and Wisconsin Rivers. The improve
ment of these rivers will be to the North
west what the construction of the Fri,
canal was to the State of New York. i
will help to give cheap transportation
and to build up and enrich the whole
country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

Observation-Disclosures SUSTAINED
The vote on the plebisitum by the French
on last Sunday was as follows: Ayes. g.
500, 00O-Noes, 100000 The vote IN
Paris with one section to hear from is
Ayes 1873, 100, Noes 49,, 1881. Forty thou
sand against Napoleon in Paris. Other
cities give majoritles against him. Where
intelligence prevails the vote is against
Napoleon. Where ignorance prevails the
vote is in his favor. When full returns
arc received the vote may prove to be
less in his favor than the above,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

The Jacksonville correspondent of the Mis-.
souri Democrat says " On Saturday last. as a
long funeral procession passed down West
State street, of this city, following the re-
mains of q son of Erin to his final resting
place, an lrishman in vehicle in the pro-
cession, shouted to Democratic politiciar
who was passing on the sidewalk, 81 saw Ike
we have lost another voteir
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

SINGULAR have all read of dead
bodies turning into stone, but the Colum-
bus Democrat brings US the news that in
that quiet burgh, one day last week, a COW
turned into bakery. That cow was evil
IDENTIFY well-bred
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

a Down East paper says that persuasive
and humougging agents are about in that re
glon selling lightning rods. One old LADY
told the agent she had no fear Of lightning
out she had always been afraid of thunder
Just So he replied, 8 we can meet your
case exactly. The square rods arc lightnin o.
rods, and the round ones are thunder-rods ,,
Of course she is now protected :,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

AN ARTICLE FOR THE TELEGRAPH
written in consequence of the publication
in the Kenosha Union of last week, of
what purported to be, " composition
written by grammar school boy" has
been Withdrawn for the present.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

ACQUITTED. = The Mcfarland trial,
which has been in progress in New. York
for nearlya month past, terminated on
Tuesday noon last in a verdict of scot
guilty"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12
Horse for Sale.

A CHANCE TO BUY CHEAP |!
will sell the Old Stallion formerly owned by
b Perry McCommons, a dark chestnut horse, in
good condition. for a reasonable price. The SOON
er purchaser comes the better. The horse can
be found at my barns in the Town of Somers, two
smS0 BENJAMIN C. MANN.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

THE HEATED TERM Is COMING

THIS HEATED TERM Is COMING.
The summer months win very soon be fairly
ushered In with their sutry weather and long train
of diseases tits the season when nature can do
little in recuperating our exhausted strength, and
when we are required to fortify our physique
against the dangers arising from the universal
preyaency Of sickness The only true safeguard
- that sure and reliable tonic and invigorator,
and recommended by the medical faculty and by
unnumbered thousands of persons in every city,
town and village In the country, who have tested
tts remedial virtues, and, by its aid, preserved or
recovered Their health. 1t will purify the Blood
and ;retions; cure every form Of Indigestion,
and afford immediate relief in cases of Dysentery,
Collie, Cholera Cholera Morbus, and kindred dis
eases. Irovide yourself against time of
need. Delays often dangerous. 4w50
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

s at Sheridan, Kansas, the vigilance com
mittee was about to hang a half.breed, when
he requested the privilege ofhanging himself,
which was granted. de put the ropearound
his neck. got into tree aud jumped, break
ing his neck.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12
Sumac Leaves.

An article in the New York Evening
Post short time ago on the importation
of Sumac Leaves, their spontaneous
growth in this country, and their use, has
called out quite plumber of articles in
various sections of the country We give
the following from the Richmond I'm
quirer.
THE sUsAG TRADE IN VIRGINIA. so
From a conversation with gentema
in this city.engaged in the preparation OF
snmac for market, we Learn that the trade
in that article IN Virginia is becoming a
most important one The leaves,the part
of the plant used in commerce, are gath
cred principally by the very poor people,
white and colored, and the business is to
them source Of great relief This gem
tiemen informed rs that he kept an ac-
|connt OF the amount paid out last season
in sums less than one dollar, and it footed
up about $1,000. 1t grows spontaneously,
and all that is paid for it to the gatherers
is clear profit 1t is estimated that from
$25O,000 TO 100000 was paid for the raw
material last fall. 1t is ground and pre-
pared for use here, is shipped to New York,
and sold to tanners for from $50 to 800
per ton. The only competition our deal
ers meet in the market is from the i'm or
ters of the Sicily sumac, which Sells for
from S140 to $3.50 per ton. In Sicily su-
mac is cultivated, and its quality is supe-
rior to that grown here. There is tariff
OF two cents per pound on Sicily sumac,
and we see that it hrs been recommended
to abolish this tariff and admit it free of
duty, This would have the effect of
cheapening it to an extent that would
drive the Virginia article cut of the
market, and the State would lose the ben
eft OF the quarter of million of dollars
which now comes here aud is distributed
among the very poorest classes of our
population. 1t is probable that the in
creasing value Of the article will stimu-
late its cultivation in the State, and we
are satisfied from what we have seen in
Jour own section that it would be, if the
tariff on Sicily sumac is not removed as
profitable, if not more profitable, than
any other crop that can be raised Exten-
slye preparations have been made in this
and other cities to prepare it for market,
and we hope to see the business encoura-
4 ged by the Government.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12
LAKE VIEW
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable
D ..a9 GARDEN, f
-- WIS.

AENOSHA, WIS.
WILLIAM GORDON, Proprietor,
Begs leave respectfully to inform the inhabitants
of Kenosha and surrounding country that he has
commenced business In the above Garden, with a
large and we'll selected stock OF
Greenhouse and Bedding Plants,
with which he is prepared to supply the public on
the most reasonable rms
W. e., having had many years practical expert
ence as Gardener and Florist he has consequent
II been nahed to select his plants with every adj
vantage and can with confidence recommend them
to those who may be in want, either Tor bedding
or stocking conseryatories. s~s,.ss :.
His stock OF the following is large and il. healthy
condition:
FLOWERS.
Roses, Geraniums, verbenias, Dahlias, He'll
tropes, Petunias, and ali other hardy vafeties of
Bedding Plants 6
VEGETABLE PLANTS.
Z Cabbage, Caulfower, Celery. Egg Plants, Pep
pers, Tomatoes, Lettuce, and all other Yegetal q
Plants.
Hand and Table Bouquets. Bridal Bouquets,
Funeral Wreaths aud Crosses, and also fresh fow-
ers made up into the choicest work for Weddings
and Parties.
All orders punctualiy attended to. Address,
aI WILLIAM GORDON
81 Lake View Garden,
P. o. Box $40, Kenosha, Wis.,,
May I'd, 1870. H 4w4O
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

SUICIDEo OF A NEWSPAPER MANA st. Lou
is dispatch says: "The Democrat has let
terIrom Acres Point, twelve miles below this
city, stating that the body OF a man was Ia.
ken from the river yesterday upon which was
n letter dated ST Louis, april 10Th, address
ed 70 hun " no finds my body and from
which it it is evident that the man commit
It'd suicide. The letter is signed F. f. Ra III
leigh. and states ttat an unfaithful wife and
the forcing of a false CLAIM by the treasurer
of the Academy oftMusic OF Cleveland led
him to suicide. 1t also states that the wri-
ter was connected with The editorial staff of
the Cleveland Herald and PIaindealer. and al
SO contains request that his vie Laura
Rashlelgh, of Carbonville, Penn, should be
notified OF his death /" si,tl-fa- .ye.... b.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12
FLOWERS.
DIVORCES.

Absolute Divorces legally obtained in New York
Indiana Illinois and other States for persons from
any state Country, legal everywhere desertion,
drunkenness, nonsnpport, ETC.. sufficient cause !;
no publicity; no charge until divorce obtained
Advice tree. Business established fifteen years.
Address. M HOUSE, Attorney.
6m49 No. 70 Nassau st., New York City
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-12

A SINGULAR SPECULATIoN.--An old wager,
laid in the last century, is rapidly approach
ing decision. The Tontine association was in.
lcorporated in New York in 1894, at VIII oh
time two hundred and three subscribers con-
trlbuted 81 each to common fund for invest.
ment. Each member nominated some young
and healthy person, during whose life The
subscriber or his heirs would receive the prof
its of the Investment. In other words. each
put up his money" on some one's life
The property purchased was lot on the corr
ner of Wall and Water streets, upon which a
coffee house was at first erected, and subse,
.quently other buildings, from the rent of
which u handsome dividend has annually ac.
crued to the subscribers. By the terms Of the
association, division OF the property, which
is now valued at $3.50 900. was 10 take place
when death had reduced he number OF nom
inies to seven Atthe beginning OF the cur
rent year, the survivors numbered thirteen,
one Ct whom was the nominee of Mr.. Nathan
Bond, of Boston Since the first of January.
however, five have disappointed their back.
ers, among them Mr.. Bonds norinee, and
the list has dwindled to eight with one old
lady of eighty SIX unaccounted for. The
shares have mostly been bought up by two or
three gentlemen, so that the excitement of
this closing heat in the race of life is some
what diminished, although there win yet be no
little interest to note theresut Of his wager
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-01-21

gnashing his teeth. AS the writer approached
he heard him ask the Station House keeDer
fora penknife; and upon entering into conversa-
ton he remarked that he remembered his
visitor perfectly well, although he had not met
with him for some years.
The story told by Cooke was one of a bov,s
love, as follows "When was Is wears Old
I was engaged to be married to girl about
my age. loved her deyotedly and had every
reason to believe that my affections were
returned. An aunt Of her broke the engage
ment, how, do not know, but vilaiuouslv
Tho girl went TO the West Indies, and I have
never seen hersince Upon leaving tliscouutrv
she returned my ring, daguerreOtype letters
and all the tokens Of affection which had pass
ed between US Her image faded from my mind
and when about twenty wears old I married
my present wife. She was and ALWAYS has
been the best Of women, and we have never
quarreled during our long married life. Be-
tore entering the ministry l was an actor; and
for SIX months was upon the stage of the Old
Bowery Theater. Up to the time of cominr
to New York my life was happy one, and as
pure as bettted Christian man and a minister
OF the Gospel. I was never unfaithfuI to nv
wife In the slightest degree, even in thought or
deed and tho story in regard to my visiting
places Of bad repute is a fabrication, basely
false. When We moved to Seventh street
became acquainted with Matte Johnston. In
form and feature she was the counterpart of
my first love, resembling he in all respects
became infatuated beyond control, and it was
utterly beyond my power to resist the tempta-
ton to try and make her mine. But although
loving her to desperation, 1 never had aHv
criminal intercourse with her; and, so help me
Good she is as pure and innocent this night as
an angel in Heaven. Oh! was o fool to do
such thing Don't palliate my crime for have
acted most wickedly, and viii bear anv pun
ishment that may be put upon me intended
to fee the country and would have done so but
for the internal article in the World Yesterday
morning. If was q clear tissue of lies from
beginning to end, and could not forbear
facing him and seeking vengeance upon him.
But for this l would never have been found
out. 1t was this object alone which forced
me from hiding place have not done with
the writing Of that article yet; and if ever 1
get out Of this place, There the prisoner gnash-
ed his teeth, and cienching his fists struck
them wildly against the iron bars, adding at
the same time with emphasis,) 1 will wreak
terrible vengeance upon him. Don't, don't
tell any here about me but don't palliate my
crime. Oh fool, fool that 1 was nv head Is
wild, and shall lose my reason. God help
me, I am q miserable man."
The prisoner thus stated his case In his |
excited frame of mindit was utterly impossible |
to gain from him any connected story of the |
abduction, or means which he had used to |
induce the unfortunate girl to take the course
which, places her in SO painful position |
and brings unremitted disgrace upon her |
afflicted family.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-01-21

Informal Departure Of Dancing Mas
ter.-A certain French Gentleman, fond of
everything he could get trusted to, has, for
sometime been instructing the sons and daught-
ers OF fond parents, in Toledo, the art of dane
ing. Some time ago, owing to a slight un-
pleasantness which sprung up between the
people and the dancing master, he sought a
more congcnial cline. Our city with Others
extended its hospitality, for time. But To-
ledo wearied of his absence, fond Mamas
thought him such a duck of fellow, and
daughters sighed for his return. So the holders
Of unpaid bills relented, and consented to for
give and forget and he was again welcomed to
the bosom Of thatcity. But themantle of honest
pretentions again wore threadbare, and his real
character began to shine ont too bright to be en-
dured, and suspicious found expression in open
avowals that the object of their carresses was a
.scoundrel. First stunned, then refused ad-
mittance into the gatherings Of respectabiity,
the fancy scamp appreciating the position, per-
feeted final swindle by borrowing sum of
500, and bidding good bye to unpaid bills,
disappeared, followed by the congratulations Of
the citizens that they had got nd of him so
cheap. 1t is not necessary to append the name
of the individual in question but the last part
of it is Monde.