The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-23
NUMBER 80.
NEWS ITEMS.

The Western Convocation of the
Episcopal Church of Iowa met in the
| Presby erian Church at Newton on the
18th ms ant
BIackhawk Qowa) Jail had five in
dustrious occupants who earned their
liberty NV stone breaking, but it was tue
| stone wall Of the institution
The coinage of twenty thousand and
twenty-seven dollars worh Of gold bars
results in loss by tolerance and
abrasion" of little over sixty four
dollars
The favorite trimmings for bonnets
consists of large crushed roses with
withered leaves emblematic of the
faded glories Of the brilliant season so
near its end.
One Of the latest wrinkles is to per-
fume wedding, reception, and visiting
cards with violet. Too much perfume
may be regarded as an evidence of
vulgaritv.
The " miniature flower garden val
entine" is a Sacramento invention A
little casket containing all varieties OF
flowers is ingcniously attached to card
board.
Sheep killing dog are so troublesome
in Kendall county I'll, that the farmers
have BODY of men who GO around the
country killing all stray dogs. Just what
our farmers ought to dn.
About the richest thing lately is that
which occurred in Cleveland, in which
two Cleveland gamblers were swindled
to the sum Of $500 by two pretended
confidence men.
An irreverent American in Cologne has
greatly shocked the ecclesiastic authorities
by offer ng to buy the bones of the 49,
600 mtrtyred virgins in the Chnrch of
st. Ursula, for the purpose of founding
an anatomical museum.
MIR. Bergh, during The late cold weather
in New York C ty, has bsen much ex-
ercised with the cruelty to animals by
inhuman drivers. He thinks some sort
of an elastic hose for the protection Of
horses legs in sloppy weather should DO
used
1t is said that Mr Ashbury will send
formal challenge To the New York
Yacht Club to sail another regatta for the
Queens cup as snon as his new yacht, the
Llvonia, is in sailing trim.
One of the results of the German
Arctic exploring expedition is the dis
cuvery of immense coal beds in the north
of Greenland Mountains exceeding
Nom Blanc in height were discovered,
and the botanical specimens found in
dictate that Greenland must have been
covered at one time with a rich vegeta-
ton
A Duluth editor. who has strayed as
far eastward as New York, writes in
raptures to his paper of the people of
that remote region. He says: " How
different the folks do act! How green
they do look What an air of primitive
innocence there is about them! How
pleased they seem to be The never
heard of Duluth J"
A new machine for taking off the hide
of dead cattle will shortly be tried at
Buenos Ayres. The operation is short
sharp and decisive, requiring only
minute for each hide. Cold air is forced
by pump between the flesh and the
hide, and the thing ls done.
The rebel General Magruder died at
Galveston, T, xas, Monday night.
Red Bud, Randolph county, ILL.,, offers
to raise $4,000 by private subscription
and donate it to any parties who will put
up $4,000 -four mill within the town.
Horace Greedy has given 800 to the
Chamber Of Commerce and Produce Ex-
change fund for the relief of the French
The total amount raised is $77,630.94.
A Georgia paper contradicts the report
that Alexander FL. Stephens, the Confed-
crate Vice President, has become q
Swedenborgian.
A young man named Macarthur sat
down in a Richmond (Va,) restaurant, on
Monday, and when the waiter returned
with his order, he found Macarthur with
his head leaning over the table, dead It
was supposed to be case of the heart
sease.
Marshal Mcmahon is consoling himself
for his military advelsities by playing
roUge.et-n0ir at Wiesbaden, where he IS
reported to have been large winner.
A Chicago barber has demonstrated
that he cannot successfully shave
customer and look at passing ladies, at
once. In the attempt the customers ear
became total wreck.
correspondent Of the New York
Eoening Post says he was once weather
bound on a railroad in Canada along with
a party of British officers who were in
the province ON the Treant business. The
correspondent wore pair of checked
trowsers, which the chief Britisher pro.
nounced just the thing for a checker
board, whercupon the wearer complai-
sanity doffing his unmentionables, saw
them nailed to the floor with foui bayo.
nets, and the English braves playing
checkers with Jumps of coal and wood
thereon.
As an illustration of the difference
between working for the public and
Wnrk ling for splf Il 10 nfntnd that the