The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-12-15
NEWS ITEMS.


{ Chicago lacks 1886 of being as large
as VI. Louis, in point Of population.
Inc directors of the Atlantic cable
publish a statement to the effict that all
efforts to repair the cable have so far been
unavailiLg, and the chance for success
tnlly mending it this winter are decidedly
slim.
A Salem (Mass) man sold piece OF
land long sinceto the Eastern Railroad
for free pass for lite over the road and
all it's branches for himself and brother
and their wives, and the investment proved
a most profitable one to him. ,
"A teamster in New Mexico had a fit Of
the blues, and desired companion to
blow his head off,which he did, and rode
away on the dead mans mule.
A cpuntryman from Milwaukee paid
SIC, 1000 to see the =. tiger in Chicago
last Friday night. lsae
Barnum takes the field next season
with mammoth menagerie and circus.
W. c. Coup is general manager
General Alvin p Hovey, United States
Minister to Peru, has resigned and re,
turned home His name is mentioned for
he English mission. asm Q
] Troy, N. Y, is the largest shirt and
collar, stove and bell manufacturing city
in the country. ..........
More than fifty thousand cattle will be
wlntered on the plains of Kansas in view
of shipment in the spring.
The shoe factories of North Adams,
with the exception of two companies,
have suspended operations lntil January,
when he trade opens again.
An exchange, discussing kerosene
lamps, says that if the wicks are soaked
in strong vinegar for twenty -tour hours
and thoroughly dried before used, all
smoke will be avoided. the wlcks will
last longer,and increased brilliancy will
be obtained s.
Military men have discovered a new
remedy for intoxlcation, which, we
beiieve, SIS not down on the books"
1t is nothing more than raw potatoes
which are cut up in slices and eaten
without salt An ordinary +" murphy
1t is said, will cure the most obstinate
case in half an hour
A sneak thief stole $4,000 in diamonds
from the residence of B T. Babbitt, the
soap man of New York, on Friday even
ing. lsl.
1t is stated that King William of PXus-
STA has accepted the title of Emperor of
Germany.
At Sand Hill KY, on Sunday, the 4th
inst, while minister was baptizing a
man, in the river, the man was drowned
The great Nillson sings in Chicago on
Tuesday evening of next week. Tickets
from three to four dollars each
8 Young ladies should not go rowing
with gentlemen, unless they are capable
IF managing boat. A lady was upset
in the water recently, and q dress, cost
Tag $50. yard, was completely ruined.
The lady was drowned.
A lady in Zanesville, Ohio, in clean
ing house found package oftwo pounds
of powder, and thinking it was lamp.
black she threw it in the fire. Her hus.
band thinks she has escaped, as nothing
has been heard of her since
Mrs. David Calm, of San Francisco,
ratified of $4,000 set of diamonds to aid
the French cause, and her husband drew
the prize, though there were three thou
sand other ticket-holders.
DISEASE IN CATTLE-Some DAYS AGO it
will be remembe that the Pontiac
Weekly Gazette, Oakland county, Mich.
announced the appearance of new and
strange disease among the cattle IN that
vicinity In conversation yesterday with
u gentleman from Delaware county, he
informed us that the farmers there were
losing some of their most valuable cattle
by new disease, the SYMPTOMS Of which
CT Il IL Al
Michigan paper The animals at first re-
fuse tie eat, and in some cases die, ex-
hibiting DO further symptoms. Those
who live day or SO after being attack. |
ed, experience difficulty of breathing. |
and on opening the body the liver and |
gall, and sometimes the lungs, are found |
to be entangled, and black watery liz
uid CONES from the gall instead of the |
Usual secretion The remedy that has
proved most efectual is slices of fat pork
covered with all the salt that can be
made TO adhere to them. put down the
throat, after which they are al. |
lowed to drink all the water they desire.
Fhe first that was observed of the disease
N Delaware county was about week
lgo, and since that. time it has spread
quite rapidly. One farmer, we under.
itand, has lost about fifteen head of stock
~ this singular malady.--D u5uque Times.
The POOR BoY-Dou't be ashamed, nv
sd if you have patch on your elbow
t is no mark Of disgrace. 1t speaks
veil of your industrious mother. For
'ur part, we would rather SEGA dozen
patches on your jacket than hear one
'rofane or vulgar word escape your lips
No good boy will shun you because YOU
annot DIRE s as well as your companions
nd if bad boy sometimes laughs at