The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-17

EWAR STEAMERS --On Monday the 9Th,
] the Prussian War steamer Meteor, carry.
ing three guns, sand the French War
steamer Bouvet, carrying five, arrived in
Havana. The Meteor sailed out again af.
tier the French mail steamer Nouvesu
fMond had sailed, but the mail steamer
Immediately returned, fearing capture.
On the night of the 9th, the Bouvet left
pert, but waited outside for the German
war vessel. After the expiration Of twen-
I ty four hours the time prescribed by law,
i the Meteorsfoilowed, naval duel having
been arranged between the officers before
starting. The Spanish war vessel, Her
nando Cortes accompanied the two YES
sells. The Meteor had q crew
Of sixty men and the Bouvet eighty
The Bouvet was ten miles beyond the
ohng Upon the coming out of the Me-
teor she steamed inward toward the neu-
trail line. The Bouvet opened the con-
test by firing Eve shots, which the Mete-
or promptly returned. The Bouvet then
attempted to board the Meteor. In
this she was unsuccessful Her rigging
became entangled, carrying - away her
main and mzzcn-m mast. At the same mo
ment the Meteor sent shell into
| the inside of the Bouvet, smashing
her steam pipe. The Meteor, by reason
Of the disabling Of her screw. became
unmanageable, and the Bouvet, finding
quarters hot and capture certain II she
waited until the Meteor could disentan-
| gle herself, set sail rapidly and made for
port, the Meteor continuing to fire.
Meanwhile, with fair wind, the Bouvet
was enabled to cross into Spanish waters
before the. Meteor could disentangle her
screw. At this time the fernando Cor.
ties fired q gun as q signal that the COM
bat had ended. Both fought bravcly.
The Meteor was accorded tho victory.
Both vessels are now in port repairing
damages. The Meteor had two killed
and one wounded. The BOWED had only
three wounded. The Germans in Havana
are much elated with the affair, which
caused intense excitement.
"RRPUBLIcAN CoRRUPTloN." The
jacksonville Qll.) Sentinel having
printed a jeremiade over the unhappy
condition of the country, owing to Re-
publican corruption," and, having pre-
sented a long list of imaginary " evil,
dences Of this corruption" the Jack
sonville Journal adds the following
grievances to the catalogue:
"The shortness of the potato crop.
The capture of Napoleon. snarg n
"The death OF General Lee
| "Black tongue in cattle. ~@ss@ks
"The woman's RICH movement.
q The bad smell of the Chicago river.
The Crimean war $500
"The fall Of man.
1.-THE Deluge.
7" Hash. So a5o
1.-The hog cholera.
"The Massacre Of ST., Bartholomew
day. oJe aay g"at 4a
"Cholera mfantum. 49,
Other points might be mentioned
which the Sentinel has forgotten to- add
To its list, but this will SUFFICE It must
be conceded that these are fully as re-
levant, and quite. as important, as any
tie Sentinel includes in its list"
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A genteel appearing woman recently
visited Niles. Mich, found out the names
Of number otsproninent ladies, forged
their names to written agreement to
pay sixteen dollars for new silk dress.
it being the & Boston wholesale price of
the finest silk" Then she went from,
house to house and got several ladies to
actually sign and pay the assxteen dollars
on the strength of what they supposed
other ladies of their acquaintance had
done. She has now departed where the
woodbine twineth. g4a54 "a ssf
A late celebrated English philosopher,
who required a piece of diamond for
philosophical purposes, found large
mass in the hands Of jeweler. 1t was
an awkward form, and had flaw which
greatly deterioIated it's value. The
gentleman paid a large sum for the stone,
directed the workman in cutting it,
amputated the place he wanted, suparat-
ing the flaw, and sold the remainder back
to the jeweler, after it had been properly
cut and polished. for double the price he
paid for the whole mass.
Conductor Mcknight, of the New York
and New Haven Railroad, took a bill
from passenger the other evening, and
supposing it to be for 800, said he.
would soon return with the change
When he came to make change, he ex-
amned the bill aud found it to be ST.
500 treasury note, and returned to the
passenger to say SO, but the passenger de
MED all knowledge of it. declaring that
he gave the conductor ticket, and ask
ed friend to verify his statement, and
he did it, consequently the conductor is
| 81 500 in pocket, PROBABLY because his
passenger had stolen the note and was
afraid of detection.
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A gentleman in Guthrie Center Iowa,
had u beautiful English pointer which,
having lost her pups, adopted pet lamb,
The lamb acquired its foster mothers in
sttects, and set at game, but it was found