The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-05-04

Lieutenant General Sheridan, Br1gadler
General Forsyth, and Commodore gers,
visited the Royal British Arsenal at Wool
Wlch, on the 18th ultimo under the authority
OF special order from the War Office. They
were received by the heads of the gun facto
RES and other departments, and were shown
the process OF manufacturing the Woolwich
guns in various stages and other operations
which the officers OF the arsenal. in the exer
else of the discretion vested in them, usually
permit foreigners to witness.
Our Iowa farmers have every reason to
expect = most bountiful crop OF wheat 1t is
safe to say that the acreage has never before
been equaled, while it probably never looked
better at this season of the year This cool
damp weather is exceedingly favorable. The
plants are taking root very deeply and getting
start that must give us an early and most
abundant harvest. These facts together
with the promise OF remunerative, if not high
prices, have wonderful effect upon bust
ness prospects all over the State. dubuque
Times.
John Bishop, commonly known as " Devil
Jack" notorious rnffian and horse stealer
in Arizona, was seized by mob recently,
tried, and sentenced to be hanged. He sue
ceeded, however, in eSca ping from the G. utch
es Of Judge Lynch but was found, two days
after, hanging to the limb OF a tree, with an
ill-spelled scrap OF paper on the trunk, to the
effect that, as he knew he could NOT live long
in the Territory, he had determined by suicide
to cheat his enemies of the satisfaction OF
" cooking his goose for him. He is said to
have killed nine or ten men but his chief
offense out there was that he would not let
other peoples horses alone.
An experiment in cotton manufacture has
been made by the superintendent of the Pen
itcntiary at Baton Rouge La which is said
to work very successfully Finding that he
was unable by convict labor alone, to supply
the large demand for cotton goods manufac
tured in the Penitentiary, he conceived the
idea of employing Cinnamon, and accordingly
hired 100 of the Chinese engaged in construct
ing one of the Alabama railroads. and hayino
instructed them in the work finds that they
make most reliable workmen. The amount
OF goods now turned out is double and a
New Orleans paper maintains that, if China
men are employed, the South can soon com
pete with New England in manufacturing
cotton. s- p"
A humorous story is told of two prominent
members of the House OF REPRESENTATIVES
when the onslaught on slavery first began to
assume formidable proportions in Congress,
Joshua H. Giddlngs, OF Ohio, and John Sny.
der, OF Pennsylvania, the latter a prosavery
Democrat, and the former an abolition lead er
who occupied one of the double desks then in
use. During the absence of his associate.
Snyder had board partition placed down
the center of the desk, designed to satirize
the alleged disunion schemes of his neighbor
Gidoings was surprised on his return. but was
TOO fond of practical joke to be outwittec
He bad two slips printed in large type, con-
tanning the well-known couplet
" Great wit to madness nearly is allied.
And thin partitions do their bounds dvide''
These he posted on each side of the division
The laughter was now against SNYDER. and
the partition was promptly removed.
In packing poultry do not do as some
G VS. tdroxr
clean box. The wings should be pressed as
close TO the body as possible. Settle the
fowls In layers In the boxes, so as to fix them
In their proper positions, and to prevent any
possibility of injury,to the outer skin in trans
portation. When box is full, put on the
top some fresh clean straw. and also on the
bottom and side If thought best Nail an
the top security, mark the exact tare and net
weight OF the package. address the box
PLAINLY, snip 1t to some responsible dealer.
and you will undoubtedly receive satisfactory
prices when compared with current rates =
Hearth and Home.
A monument is being made in Philadelnhia
to the memory of the late Hon. Edwin M.
Stanton, by order of his executors. It is TO
be placed over his grave. The monument
will be about Is feet high, and comparatively
plain. The base will be five feet square. and
will have sub-base, on which will rest the
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Born Dec. 10, 1915
Died Dec. 81, 1892
On the top Of the die there will be gothic
cap relieving PLAIN and massive square.
The whole affair will be extremely plain no
ornamentation being attached to it.
The venerable Jacob Barker, once so WELL
known as q Quaker merchant in New York
and subsequently as banker in New Orleans
and since the late civil war as member elect
to Congress from the unreconStructed city of
New Orleans-he was refused admittance
to that body-is now spending his declining
years in Philadelphia. He resides on Spruce
streets, with his son Abram, who surrounds
him with every comfort which wealth can
command. Jacob Barker is now in his
ninety second year, having been born in IRIS.
On Swan Island. at the mouth of the Kennebec
river, In the State of Maine.
A German friend of ours cot ION his ear,,
last week upon the arrival Of his second nair
of twins, and said to his family pbvsicisn
"Ov you bleese dochtor, it ish peter dat .
schtop pc boot to dose dings. Vun bair of
duins, dinks. Is oller riot, but moro as dat
10 plaid owit, don't it I? Dots volts de mat
ter nit me. You know how It ish myself,,
The greatest taxpayer in Iowa ia the
Amana Society, OF Homestead, Iowa county.
who paid this year 81, 030 into the counfy
treasury. They own nearly whole township
OF land have the most extensive and com.
plete wooden mill in Iowa, and stores and
manufactures sufficient fer all their wants.
and own it all in common.
A young man, George Pelham by name.
WAS stuDg on the ear BY honey bee, in
Wcstkill, Greene county,N. Y, on Thursd y
last, and died from the effects In less than an
hour. The local accounts say that. soon after
being stung he complained of feeling faint.
and turned spotted"
The Chippewa, (Wis) Herald saws the
drive" on the Chippewa this Spring will
generally be successful one, and if the ssrisen
up for few days, there will be but few oftbe
small streams thatswill not turn out well. On
Yellow river. out of about q 600 l00 fos+ -