The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-08-25

awaiting orders from Europe, nine German
| steamers and twenty-seven sailing vessels
| who may neither pursue their homewarC
course nor go into the coasting trade The
agents OF the companies, according to marine
| international law, can not dismiss the crews
| IN any foreign port. These vessels and theil
crews are. Of course, giving their owners
much anxiety and involve a great expense
For instance, the six steamers of the Bremen
Company, averaging 5000 tons each, cost
about 81, 600 per day, and the three belonging
TO the Hamburg line about 81, 500, while the
twenty seven sailing vessels may be aggre
gated at 5000.
At recent baptismal service in st. Paul'E
Church, Marion, Ohio, the great grandfather
OF the child, all his children save one that
died in infancy, ali his grand children, and all
his great grandchildren were present. The
great-grand father, grandfather, father, baby
and all. had the same name. James.
"Old Hays, !" the famous New York de.
tective ofthe last generation. left several sons
one OF whom inherited much of his fathers
talent. AS he is wealthy banker, however
he seldom employs it, but he is now at work
on the mystery of the Nathan murder.
An old couple in Cambridge, Mass, guar
relied, and the man took a watch ne gave his
wife at their marriage, and sold it in Boston.
She then stole his false teeth while he slept
and kept them till he brought the watch
back. Draw game
Experience shows that brown sandstone
cannot profitably be employed for the fronts
Of buildings in New England towns. Its por-
Gus nature causes it to absorb large quaint
Ties of water, which freeze aud split off layers
of the stone. s~ - eh vf
A doctor of Wilkesbsrre. Penn, came near
having his throat cut, few days since, by
incautiously declaring himself In favor Of the
French while being shaved by German bar.
Der. He left the shop hurriedly after one Jaw
had been " scratched"
Alta charitable meeting recently held In this
city, a lugubrious committeeman read re-
port on the condition of destitute widows.
Are you sure, brother, asked the solemn
chairman OF the meeting. that you have
embraced all the widows ~ The committee
rather thought not.
father and daughter, who had been sep
arated for twenty years, were recently renn
tied st Maryville, Mo-, When the latter was
only FIVE years of age she was removed to
New Orleans by her mother, and from that
time up to the date OF the reunion eyery
effort to discover her Whereabouts on the
part OF the father met with disappointment.
A MAN without an identity recently turned
up in OswegO, N. 7. He is about forty wears
old. and until year ago, belonged to q tribe
OF Indians and supposed himself one by ma
ture, but having been told that he was really a
pale face, he escaped, and he is now wander
ing about In search of employment, without
any known friends or relatives His features
and appearance show that he undoubtedly
ably stolen from his parents by the Indian
when very young.
THE naitraiUeuse, bullet shower, on what
m y ha
,iple OF cluster of muskets. with the addi-
ion Of machinery whereby the barrels are
charged and discharged instaneously In |
some of these machines the cartridges are
poured into hopper and each is conveyed |
automatically to its place. 1t is probable |
hat the machine will be found valuable as
N addition to the weapons already in use, |
,ut 1t is not at all likely to become sub
titute to any extent. Two men can operate
t, it is said-one at the crank and one at the
breech."
Two steers stampeded from a drove of
Texan cattle passing through Buffalo, Mon
lay, and started on rampage, goring and |
illllng one boy and seriously wounding three
,ther persons. One man had both of his
houlders broken.
Miss Carrie Sweet, OF De Kalb Co. Mich
gan, has commenced proceedings against an |
I'D bachelor, named Downey, to recover a
UNI Of SIS 900, as recompense for not hav.
ng fulfilled an engagement to marry her.
Under the circumstances. Miss Carrie is like
y to prove very bitter " sweet" to the old |
Gentleman.
From all quarters, the papers tell how con-
ributions, are flowing in for the relief of the |
wounded in the war in Europe The friends I
# both sides are equally liberal and it is |
loped that the donors will so gauge their I
loeraiity by their means as not to be obliged |
o call on public charity at their respective |
places ofabode, for assis lance to live through |
lext winter. Detroit Tribune s