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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

HARDLY FAIR - Our neighbor uses two col
umns or his piper 10 advertise his job print
ing, but hardly one square to advertise Fe.
male Silver Pills - This is hardly fair,
though it may save composition, and cheat
subscribers cut of reading.
The above is one OF the sharp hits of the
-Beyching Bugls over the way: The Honorable
editor fails to state also that We generally
E give cur readers double the amount Of read
ing matter contained in, his sheet Last week
we gave more than double, by actual meas
urement - aS fas,s'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

A few years since gentleman who resides
in the town of Friendship, New York, became
interested ina poor boy and educated him
The boy went to Kansas, prospered, and re-
Gently returned for his aged parents. While
at his old home he learned that a son of his
former benefector has recently bad a hard path
in life, and he has discharged part of his debt
of gratitude by placing him at the school
where he himself was put, and providing for
his maintenance while there.
Some of the handsome young ladies ofNew
York agree to make the bride a present of
one hundred dollars value for the privilege of
acting as bridesmaid.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

One of the most heartless practical
Jokes was perpetrated in Troy, N. Y, re-
Gently, at the expense of a young boatman
who had refused to join his companions
in drinking carousal- To punish him
for his temperance practices they put
Croton oil into glass of water of which
they knew he would partake, and he
swalIoed enough to bring him almost
face to face with death. 18zoa
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
OFFICE OF THE KENoSHA TELEGRAPH, 1
Thursday, Mar. II. 1870.

GRAIN-Barley 40@s0 Corn in the ear 35@
40. Oats $500
PRovIsIoNs-Dressed hogs $40 Beef So pr
lo0 live weight. Fat sheep $685. Calves
suitable age and good condition aSS(0$l2.
Potatoes 35. Butter 90 and 25 With some
sales of choice lots at 49, Live turkies l2c pr
ID. Live chickens 81 pr doz Dressed turkies
l4015c. Dressed chickens 10@1211c. Eggs
IS. ,a,
fencing $12, and S13 for long fencing. Cedar
posts per 100 S12 for split. A. Shingles $3.50.
Lath So. YL 6A
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Literary.
THBOLD AND NEW for March is received
This sthe third number OF the first volume
and probably no magazine. in the history Of
literature, has sprung up so like flash as
this, gaining so rapidly in circulation. Its
eontribut RS embrace the best writer's of the
day, and its publishers aim To make the mag
azine acceptable to both old and young The
number before us contains 12S handsomely
printed pages, embracing choice stories, po-
ems. and discusses in an able manner, pol
tiles, religion, science and business Though
Young, the magazine already ranks among
the first in the land. Boston, II. o. Hougb-
ton Il Co.
The ALDINE PRESS for March surpasses, if
possible, the February number, aud contains
some elegant Illustrations from paintings by
Dore, Landsmann, Brown, Blumauer and
Bearn. Thus is the finest specimen of typo
graphy ever issued, printed on the finest
tinted paper, and besides the splendid illus
trations, presents many interesting literary
articles. The publishers promise in each
number to give at least three large engrav.
ings suitable for framing and the. three in
the present number would grace any picture
gallery. New York Sutton, Brown s Co
% Liberty street. So per yeGr. a. AS Is ma
III = 90 VIZ
School Report. eas .asg .ao
Report of intermediate School No. 8, for
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
Paintings and India Ink Pictures.

Mr.. Silsbee. the Artist that does the paint
ing and India Ink work at Truesdelps Gal
lervs is we understand about to leave this
part OF The country. It would therefore bs
we'll for those who contemplate having work
of that kind to leave their orders ct Trues-
u delrs Gallery without delay. sesaao.a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
horticultural Notice,

h0TU0uICuI6l NUIIC6,
The next regular meeting Of the Kenosha
Horticultural Society viii be held at the Of
fee Of 8. Y. Brande, on Monday, March 2lst
1870, at o'clock P, m.
MARK DRESSER, Sec.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

All the magazines ofthe day, andaIl the
illustrated papers can be found at Johnson
bookstore. Call and get your magazines for
April. ete stse.t s.i4 E bs.".
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

The Kingston On. Y. J argus relats a
story of a somewhat eccentric, but very
Jealous and sincere Christian in that place
who recently attended a revival meeting
in neignboring town, and raised his
voice IN in exhortation to the unrepent-
ant, in language earnest and eloquent
he sat down amid remarks of approval,
but suddenly it occurred to him that he
had frgotten something, whereupon he
arose and said 81 omitted to say that il
any one desires to see me at any time, !
can always be found at the store of-in
Kingston, where all kinds of dry goods
may be obtained at reasonable prices"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Our clerks on Main street have had no res-
son to complain of q nothing to do" during
the past week. 'Therecent falls of snow have
kept them all busy. aaaa ra .ll ri a-goI
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
WOMEN VoT1Ne FOR Town OFFICERS,

WOMEN VoT1NG FOR Town OFFICERS
| "A novel demonstration in behalf of NO
man suffrage was made at Hyde Park
Mass, on Monday the occasion of town
meeting. Quite a number of women
headed by Mrs. Wild, formerly Miss
Grimke daughter of the well-known South
Carolinian, determined to proceed to the
polls and insist oil their right to vote for
town officers. Much opposition was man
Tested by the citizens and when the wo-
men appeared headed by two or three Ia
dies of not at all uncertain age, they were
greeted with a storm of Kisses and groans
and shouts for Brigham Young, and the
like. Mr.. Sylvanus Cobb, the great and
bewildering NOVELIST who runs the Led,
ger came, however, to the rescue, threat
ened to have the disturbers of the peace
arrested, championed the women through
out, and finally succeeded in marshalinp.
nearly so of them to the ballot box.
Their votes were placed in box of their
own, which they had taken care to pro
vide beforehand, were afterward counted
by themselves, The result on the town
election was not preceptible, but the ex-
citement is not yet over, and the voting
ladies held tea-party of triumph.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Ben Jewett's magnificent turn outs. have
been in great demand during the past few
days. t t.- s...as3 afat-n33
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
MARRIED.

the residence of Capt. George W Read BIZ Revg
G Hitchcock, Mr.. John T Yule and Miss
Hattie V. Read
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
List OF Letters

Up EN- lining unclaimed in the post Office a
"a Kenosha State OF Wisconsin, Mar. IL 1870
Curtis Amos e Carpenter Jessie
Cory Herman Davis F N
Hoy Alexander Ludam James
Lyman Miss Sarah 2 Morrison w NJ
Magill Mrs Jane Mclean Captain.
Nixon George Paterson Miss Nellie
Smith Miss Cappie
Unlnailable letters, not properly stampt d
or directed:
Schaar Anton
To obtain any of these letters the applicant must
call for dd0ertised letters and give the date OF this
list cross gflias 81 Oh FRANTZ. P. M.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

The largest saleof poultry we have heard
Of lately took place in this city the first of
the present week Think of one specimen
weighing no pounds-lealhersa and all!
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

We notice that Fred~Keyes, Esq, has been
assigned the conductorshlp of the western
passenger train, oiee Reeve, resigned. 100
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
Pleasant Prairie Caucus.

There WILDE oaucus at the Town Hall, in the
town Of Pleasant Prairie, on f--lu 49,
Saturday tie Cd day of April,
at O'Clock p. NJ, to nominate Town Officers for
ulng year aud transact any other business
that may be brought before said Taucus
@W42 By ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

YERGER's EsCAPE.-A despatch from
Jackson, Miss, says E. NJ Yerger, the
murderer OF Col. Crane, escaped from
Jail on Sunday morning and all efforts at
recapture had been unsuccessful. 1t will
be remembered that only few days
since he was delivered into civil custody
by the military authorities, in conse-
quence of the admission of the State to
representation in Congress. His applica-
ton for a writ of hdbe0S corpus before the
state court had been postponed Till the
second Monday in April, pending bill
before the Legislature restricting the
powers of the court in the application
for writs of ho6eas c0rpus.-4Hz. WAGON
san.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

siisA An persons who have not squared up'
their account with me for 1869 are once more
requested to call and do SO at once. | must
have settlement. Il. summons.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

A New York correspondent tells the
following tough story: eat some of the
balls which have recently been given,sp4-
cial accommodations were made for lad les
accompanied with babies. One large
room was changed into a nursery,and pro-
vided with cradles and cribs, 50 as to
look more hike a founding hospital or the
infant department of an orphan asylum
than anything else. The other night a
party OF young men by some mea rs OBJ
tanned admission to the baby department
of the ball and set themselves to work at
changing babies. No less than fifty in
fants, between the ages of four months
and four years. were changed in as many
seconds, and the party made their escape
Just as the anxious mothers, fresh from
the triumphs of the German, were making
their way to the nursery to visit and re
fresh their 'tootsy- Such a
scene as took place! The walls of the
cherubim rose above the swell of the or
chestra, but |, am glad to ado, that the
proper babies found their proper moth
els in good time. - 49,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

We understand that one of the gentlemen
who has run so long on the accommodation
train, is about to leaveit for the express pur-
pose of entering upon the picture business.
The picture entitled siamese Twins, sells
well. elt =, s.ir." 81 sfuaA9sq
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

The entertainment to begiven by Miss Ella
Stockton at Simmons Hall last Friday even
ing, was postponed on account of tie snow
storm TIL tomorrow evening" We hope our
citizens will turn out in force, for she deserves
a crowded house.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

st. Patrick's Day Festival AZ simmons
Hall this evening Coed time antc pated
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Owing to TIE heavy snow storm of last Tues.
day morning, the train from Milwaukee due
acre at S-27, did not arrive until half-past
nine, being delayed by snow drift at Racine
Junction. The train from Rockford failed
altogether to put in an appearance. S
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS.

EDITORIAL Extract Jrem The Kenosha 7s'egr0phe
Feb. lsM,lS69. ses HlH yftstle
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
fef IT FL II
Confessions Of an invalid !,

PUBLISHED for the benefit of yoaeny mer and-
u Others who suffer from Nervous Debility etc. :
supplying the means Of selfcure Written byone
who cured himself; and sent free on receiving. a
postpaid directed envelope Address sd ,,.sll 40
6m3f NATHANIEL MAYFAIR Brooklyn, N Y (
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

A Maine farmer, quietly crossing arail-
road track, near Portland, on his sled the
othe day, was suddenly startled by the
appearance of train, which quickly
made spiinters OF the sled The astonish.
ed farmer, recovering somewhat, stood
gazing at the remains OF his vehicle and
wondering where the pieces of his horse
had gone Meanwhile the train sped on
for some distance, when the engineer
looking out, saw the horse staring at him
from the COW catcher. The train was
stopped, and was found that the horse
had been picked up by the COW -catheI
and deposited on the platform in front
of the engine, where too much stunned OF
frightened to move, he lay comparatively
uninjured.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
PROFESSIONAL.


Ofthe Lghthill Medical Institute, N. Y City,who
has been h1
a Located in GAINESVILLE Wis. ~
For the past three years, and whose singulariv
successful practice in the treatment Of all OH ON
DISEASES has attracted the attention OF the
whole country, will, in compliance with many ur
gent requests, return to gsEa 40 t4 -
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Friday and Saturday evenings OF last week
/. Left US fkerps of snow -piling it up in som
places to- the depth of four or five feet. Mon
day night another snow storm setin, contin-
uing during the greater part of Tuesday .Eoa
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
TX EN- OS E A,

and may be consulted at the ,FIALLID ~ HOUs E.
duriHg Sra vts4t tt arfFUtn r -
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 18th Il 18th,
on CATARRH. DEAFNESS, Dis .;4IARGES trom
the EAR and diseases of the HEAD, THROATs
LUNGS, LIVER and KIDNEYS, including ali dis.
eases of a CHRONIC or DEBILITATING nature.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Go naNT EzR GIAL..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

The following is the standing of the pupils OF
Dist.No. IL, Pleasant Prairie, for the month
ending March 4th 1870.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

All those who have not paid their last year'
account must do so at once. efs4
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Our Waukegan friends are to be RECALLED
this evening with Roots famous Cantatas of
The Haymakers, in appropriate costume,
by the Waukegan Musical U Mon. From the
list OF ladies and gentlemen composing the
union, we can guarantee splendid enter
tanment, and our musicsl friends who may
feel disposed TO visit Waukegan for the pur-
pose of attending the performances, will be
we'll entertained.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
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BIookaded. - 3 T---- ~ 90. a = .alf
The train going west last Saturday after
noon, run into large snow drift about three
miles west of the city and took lodgings for
the night. The locomotive of the Kenosha
Accommodation train went to their assistance
on Sunday, and helped them out.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
Suffering from an ink utus Ben.

The shovel brigade were out in force yesrI
tcrdaJ. -, 1s<
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

Our butchers report-lhe staying good
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

-CoNvacTED.- Duval, the wife murdercI
was convicted in Efkhorn last Thursday
Of murder in the first degree. A motion
70 arrest judgment was made, on account
of the insufaciency of the Indictment,
and the question was sent to the Supreme
Court for decision. Until that is made
the prisoner will not be sentenced.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17

1900 - l.1.I Z : FLOWS 9 60
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
A Draw Poem.

y q EE D. a. 9dILLETT, ItAcher.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-08-26
Better and Better

Irappears from the official statement OF
the receipts and expenditures OF the gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending June
Both last, that the showing is better even
than was claimed by Senator wilson In
his address as Chairman of the Congress
sional Executive, Committee, to the Re.
publicans of the country. The excess OF
revenues, over those Of the year 1859, is
S39, 400 600, instead oofI $4,000. 600, as
claimed by the Committee. The saving
in expenditure over that of last year IS
S79, 9,743, 900, instead of $67 10000 as
claimed by the committee. That is to say,
the official exhibit is better for the admin
istration, by about $14,000,0OO, than was
supposed to be the fact by the Congress
sional Committee, who were noG furnished
with the complete statement which was
not prepared at the time of the address j.
It is iludeniable that leading issue OF
the campaign of 1868 was the question OF
economy, and reform in the conduct OF
our public affairs It is certain that 10 10
this respect, the pledges of the Repupil-
can party have been fairly and honesviy
redeemed--that economy has been lnsu-
gurated. and many valuable reforms 81 IN u !.
stituted. 1t was not within the scope Oh
reasonable expectation that the olVerse
views upon cur abnormal system q
finance could be speedily. harmonlzeo, pus
the main fact cannot be disputed thaJ re-
forms have been made The expenditures
of the government, the taxes OF Jhe Peg;
pie have been greatly reduced. On these =,
questions Of practical Importance, the
Republican party can, therefore, 60 be-
fore the people, and with reason and JUS
tice. AJAX their approval and support
| Obicn1o Post. itss 10 SeS si' 'A'."
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-08-26

aaF = e "
Fayette by at least a thousand majority
They will carry Bourbon, Mercer, Wood
ford, make close contest in Franklin,
Scott, and Clark counties, and carry. Jes-
samine by good majority. This will
give us the, Seventh Congressional Dis
trict. They may carry Madison by 300
majority in November, and Christian by
600 to 1,000 .'"7alaS 80
We have elected every candidate in
Knox county, the home of Mat. Adams,
but one, and that is the candidate for cor
oner, who is beaten. only three votes
through divisions in the contest. All Re
publican clerk is elected in Grant, several
Republican officers in gAdair, Russell,
Cumberland, Clinton, and Washington
counties. that heretofore have been thor
ougbly Democratic. Josh Bell, that gave
Hugh Yorka Democratic majority Of fifty,
is again redeemed. Clay and Laurel elect
the Republican ticket, with only one, or
two exceptions Pulaski stands fastiby
her old faith, as does the sentinel Whitley.
In the local elections we, were even
more successful. Lexington is carried by
800 majority, and Danville, Harrodshurg,
Bowling Green, Greenville, Paris, Gym
and other cities follow u suit.
Frankfort would have gone Republican
by two hundred maj ajority. if the offcersof
election had allowed the Republicans the
to exercise their suffrages.-
Louisville Commercial.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-08-26
Republican Gains In Kentucky.

T. r4HN ~ H
WrrH all the adverse influences brought
TO bear to keep Republican voters from
the polls, or to induce them to vote the
Democratic ticket, the returns so far re-
ceiyed indicate substantial gains to Re
publicanism. These gains arc not tempo
rary in their nature, but are declded!y
permanent, for if Republicanism has, IN
the face of the tremendous amount OF
nassion, prejudice, threats, insults, money,
and social prescription, brought to pear
in the late contest, to say nothing OF the
mass of illegal votes polled by the De-
mocracy, succeeded in obtaining a q, iodg.
ment in the various courties, II VIII nos
be shaken off with the return OF SOUND
reason and wisdom to the minds q tne
people. 1t will grow in strength ana pop,
,p,Iar p favor by the use of such prudential
and discreet means as will serve TO show
the people that Republicanism mas been
Greatly slandered by Democratic orators
and press. $50. 49,
We find the counties Of Jessamine, Gar.
rard Christian, and Monroe redeemed
from the Democracy. These counties
were all carried by the Democracy in the
last county. elections; Fayette was only
lost by the, exclusion Of hundreds Of col
orad Yoters from the polls. In the NO
| Yember election the Republicans Will carry
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-08-26
PERSONAL

During the Presidents visit on the 18th
to the Merchants Exchange at st. Louis,
Mayor Cole presented to him, on behalf
of the Irish and American citizens, a pc
tition for the pardon of Gen. O'Neill and
ether Fenians, in prison for violstion of
the neutrality laws. The President re-
ceived the petition and said he would give
it consideration.
The investigation in the Nathan murder
has ended for the present. The jury was
discharged by the Coroner on the 18th,
with statement that atsome future day
they would again be called together to
render verdict, The efforts of the po-
lice to find the murderer had so far been
unsuccessful
President Grant arrived in Chicago on
the evening of the 18th. -1-
Admiral Farragut died very peacefully
at Portsmouth, N. r., at 12 m. on the 14th,
surrounded by his family and friends.
The fourth annual session of the Ma
tional Labor Union Convention assembled
at Cincinnati on the 10Th.
US. Treasurer Spinner had so far re.
covered that he was attending to his bust
ness on the 10th. He says there are nc
counterfeits of the new fifty cent cur
rency.
The acting Judge Of the Police Court
at Washington, on the 18th, on oath o.
Frederick III. Clark, of the Special Ser
vice Pension Bureau, directed warrant
for the arrest of Representative r. r
Butler, on charge of forgery.
Whittemore has issued an address to hi
constituents Of the First South Caroline
District, formally withdrawing his name
as candidate for the Forty-second Con
gress.
The sixth annual meeting of the Iii
nois Press Association, recently held a
Chicago, elected, as officers for the ensu
ing year: President, E. H. Griggs, Of th'
Rockford Register; Vice-Presidentg, A
W. Edwards, S. P. Rounds, and T. F Bol
ton; Secretary, j. r. Mosser: Associate
secl etary, T. e. Woods; Corresponding
Secretary, j J.J. Birdsall; Treasurer, j. r
| Bailey; Executive Committee, w. R
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-08-26
Miscellaneous Reading.
STEP By STEP.

- BIZ DR.. J. e.sHoLLAND. ssa. =
HEkvENis notreached at a single bound,
But we build the ladder By which we rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies,
And we mount to It's summit round by round.
count these things to be grandly true, ait
That a noble deed is step toward Cod
Lifting the soul from the common sod
To purer air and broader view.
We rise by thestbipgs that are under our feet,
By what we have mastered in greed and gain,
BY the pifde deposed and the passion slain,
And the vanquished i'll we hourly meet.
We hope, we resolve, we aspire, we trust,
When the morning calls to life and light. ~ shi
But our hearts grow weary, and ere night
Our lives are trailing in the sordid dust.
Wings for the angels, but feet for the meni -.,y,
j v Wemust borrow the wings tofndthe way
We may hope, and resolve, and aspire, and pray,
But our feet must rise or we fall again.
gG MA WSSkIES staaa3D
Only in dreams is the ladder thrown
From the weary earth to the aapphire wall;
But the dreams depart and the visions fall,
And the sleeper wakes on her pillar of stone. -
Heaven is not reached at single bound,
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, a.
And we mount to it's summit round By round.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-08-26

AsCURIQUs case occurred in Fryburg,
Me, the other day. Two cows came to-
gether on the banks Of the Saco. They
hooked and pushed and twisted until they
got their horns locked, when one of them
went over the bank and broke her neck,
and of course dragged the other too, both
going into the water, the living one only
to be held down by the dead one till
drowned.