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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13
SAN DOMINGO.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TRANSMITTING
THE REPORT OF TUE SAN DOMINGO
COMMISSIONERS TO CONGRESS
THE COMMISSIONERS
REPORT.

The message of the President trans
hitting the Report of the San Domingo
Commissioners to Congress and the Com
missioners Report will be found in the
TELEGRAPH today. The President i'm
proves the opportunity to give the cir
cumstances which first led to the negotia.
tions for the treaty for the annexation Of
the Republic of San Domingo to the
United States, and also the action taken
in the negotiation iof the treaty. sThe
treaty oeing rejected by the Senate, as
much perhaps on unfounded allegations
as on the merits of the treaty, the Presi-
dent, under such circumstances, thought
it due to the Office he held and to the
character of the agents whom he appoint
ed that such proceedings should be had
as would enable the people to know the
truth. Hence the reason for the appoint
ment of the San Domingo Commission.
ers. The Commissi oners having made
their report the Presidents opinion re.
mains unchanged. His task is now fin.
ished and the duty of Congress begins.
In view of the difference of opinion
which exists on the subject the President
suggests that 40 action be taken during
the present. session of Congress beyond
the printing and general dissemination
of the report, This will bring the sub.
Iject fairly before the people and with
the people he is willing to. leave it, and
to abide by their will constitutionallv az.
pressed.
The message is able, and unexceptionable
except Its close in the following words
land can bear with patience the censure
of disappointed men," In this the Proc.
idens made mistake. IF he can haar
with patience the censure of disappointed
men ne better have ;said nothing sbout
either his patience or disappointed men
The people could have judged Of both
as well without what he says IN this re.
spect as with it.
The report of the Commissioners covers
much ground and is generally favorable
The Republic of San Domingo is but half
an Island and the people, though in favor
of annexation, are neither intelligent nor
enterprlsing. The country is decidedly
Deter ana more desirable acquisition
than the people. The Commissioners
present the facts obtained by their in
designations and observations. And
having presented the facts their duties
come to close.
The Commissioners report Is now be.
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STATE ITEMS.

I A nice young man who had slandereC
respectable lady of lancaster, received
a good raw-hiding at the hands of tho
injured woman, Tuesday afternoon last
| rich lead has been struck near Fair
play; masses Of lead, weighing zoo
pounds, were discovered within twelve
teet of the surface of the ground
The Madison Democrat says that DR.
Beiden shot man at Stoughton, on Mon
day, while one or both were Intoxicated
and having quarrel with each other
Belden is now in the county jailain Mad
ison = <PA14S
The,members of the German Method
list society Of Jefferson have organized a
Christian Benevolent Cooperative Life
Insuranees Association, similar to the Odd
Fellows and other cooperative associa
tions. e-s.s;.-e. .
A German woman living On Red River
started to mail some letters q. the Red
River post-ofice, one day list week, but
lost her way and died from exhaustion,
A lumberman was thrown from asiam
pf logs IN Black River one day last week
but succeeded in climbing on TO a Gle.
tached log, to which he chung for nearly
an hour. When rescued he was speech.
less and benumbed with cold.
/ The Oshkosh Northeastern SAYS that on
Tuesday afternoon q boy named Chan
dler, eyed eight or nine years got into a
skiff at Stockbridge and was carried by
the wind out into the lake Since that-
time he has not been heard Of 1t is
possible that the high wind either upset
the boat, or that he may have drifted
ashore on the west side of the lake.
A prominent Democrat of Fond du
Lac swore that he would wear the biggest
hide of a male bovine, with the horns
dangling oyer his head and The tail be.
tween his legs, through the principal
street of the city IL the Democratic CITY
ticket was not elected. AS the Republi-
can candidates got the most votes, of
course be will do it, for he has sworn an
oath that cannot be broken by such a
man of honor
On Saturday morning, the 18Th ultimo,
Colonel William Hamilton, depot agent
at Arena, was seized witba fitIof cough
ing and coughed up an explosive bullet,
one that he had received at the battle
of Deep Bottom, Va, in August, 1864
The bullet, it was thought weighed
nearly an ounce. The Colonel is doing
well, and says his head feels twenty
pounds lighter. moi
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NEWS ITEMS.


Jet jewelry is exceedingly popular for
morning wear Nothing can be prettier
with the light black and white dresses
which will be worn during the coming
summer. e4it
tits given out by those reputed to be
we'll informed that the tunnel under the
Detroit river, from Detroit to Windsor.
will be commenced during the coming
summer.
Camping out parties are to he fash
ionable this summer The Lake Georoe
region is much favored By ladies for this
purpose, as being within the call of civ
ilization. fc,
George Saunders, who represented the
so-called Confederacy in Canada during
the rebellion, is now reported to be in
London demonstrating how the South will
yet gain It's independence.
A wealthy Virginian recently killed n
man whose life was heavily insured in one
of our city companies, and it is said the
company is about to bring suit for
damages against the murderer for de-
stroying its property.
AS an instance of American enterprise.
it may be mentioned that the English
University oarsmen didn't know the re-
suit of their OWE race until noon on Sat.
urday, while we had it by telegraph at 10
o'clock, two hours earlier.
During this war;" says an exchange,
" France produced no Marshal Murat. !"
And yet she ate cavalry horses enough to
have produced even martial neigh.
McMurrey, the LIGHTNING calculator of
| Williamsport, Pa, is clerk in the Treas
lury Department, and receives the salary
of eight clerks.
Horace Greeley has written card ak.
planning his religious belief. He saws
that Christ is more than man and less
than God; and that he believes in f,1ture
punishment for bad men who die imnen.
itent.
The Canadian authorities have issued
instructions to admit the following arti.
Giles free of duty hereafter: Coal, coke.
wheat, flour, salt, peas, beans, rye, oats,
Indian corn, buckwheat, and all other
grains, Indian meal, oatmeal, -four or meal
of any other grain.
Mayor Wood, of Petersburg, has offered
a reward of $1,000, subscribed by citi-
zens, for the person or persons who muir
dered Mr.. Charles Friend near that citv
on Friday last.
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CONGRESS.

Congress still remains in session but Il
has accomplished little legislation. Some
time ago the House of Representatives
passed bill repeating the duties on ,alt.
coal, tea and coffee. The Senate has not
vet passed the bill and probably will not
Mr.. Sumner, previous to the San Domingo
Commissioners making their report, made
a speech against the annexation of San
Domingo and against the Presidents ac-
ton in relation thereto The speech was
an able one, but, in some respects, it was
unnecessarily and uniustiiably severe, on
the President The House has passed al
Ku Klux bill which is now before the
Senate 1t is thought that it will pass
without material amendments. There isl
much difference of opinion about the
propriety and justice of passing such al
bill. An able portion of Of the Republi
can press are opposed to its passage
That there is secret Ku K1ux organza-
ization committing outrageous depreda
tions and horrible murders, we believe,
all admit The difference of opinion is
as to the power and duty of the Federal
Government in relation thereto 1t is
the duty of State Governments to bring
the Ku- Klux to trial and execute justice
uDon them. Bnt the State Governments
do not do it, and the loyalists in those
States are left in the hands Of the Ku
Klux without let or hindrance 1t is
thought that the Senate will pass
the bill during the week, and that when
the bill is disposed of Congress will adj
journ. xEElI5 EII5B +
CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WINTER TERM.
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The secret service officers at New York,
II the pursuit of their.investigation of
frauds upon the Government in the clean
ing and sale ofrevenue stamps which were
once used, having succeeding in arresting
parties extensively engaged in the bust
ness, and have found in their possession
cleaned stamps ranging in denomination
from one cent to fifty dollars, and of an
aggregate value Of $4,000. The arrested
persons have been employed in various
banking or stock offices in or near Wall
street, where they gathered the cancelled
stamps, on which they have been engaged
since December In cleaning with chloride
OF soda, and putting upon the market
again, where they were sold without diff
ticulty again as new stamps.
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CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WINTER TERM.
EXAMINATION IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

The Winter Term of the Public Schools
of this City was brought to a close last
week. The examination in the High
School was commenced Tuesday A. NJ
and was continued through Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday A. NJ
Friday P. NJ. was occupied principally
with Rhetorical Exercises We were pre-
sent part of the afternoon and were
much pleased with the general appear
ance Of the School and with the Rheto.
rical Exercises. On the present occasion
the Young Ladies did not confne them
selves TO the Reading Of Compositions,
They engaged in Declarations also, and
their effol IS were creditable to themselvo.
and to the School
After the Rhetorical Exercises and the
closing remarks of the Principal Mr..
Durkee, brief remarks were made by
Superintendent Jilsun and Rev. Mr.. Sim
mons The School was then dismissed
The High School has been fuller this
term then any previous term since Mr.
Durkee has been the Principal, and the
pupils have made better progress. AL
together, the High School is entitled 10 a
favorable report. And we are informed
that the Schools have all been full and
that they have made commendabe pro-
gress.
There is to be vacation of two weeks.
Teachers and Scholars need rest and re-
creation. All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy. All play and no study
makes Jack poor scholar There is a
time for every purpose. A time to
laugh, time to weep. A time to wake,
time 80 sleep. A time to work, time
to play. A time to dance, time to pray.
A time to study, time to rest. A time
TO bless, a time to be blest. time to
ask, time to receive. A time 20 rejoice,
time to grieve. A time to withhold, a
time to give. A time to die, time to
live. Rest and recreation are now in or
der for Teachers and Scholars.
The Summer Term is to commence on
Monday the oath inst. Then the du-
ties of Teachers and Scholars respective
ly will be in order. Where much is
given much will be required. This is
true IN three fold sense. Money, Natur-
al Ability, Acquired Ability. Much is
given in money for the support of our
Schools, and much will be required of
Teachers and Scholars as an equivalent.
Good Natural Ability requires good i'm
provenent. Good Acquired Ability re-
quires good improvement and good
use of all abilities. Good use Of
abilities applies to morals as well as
intelligence. Good manners, good de-
pertinent, and good conduct, should be
required of every scholar as we'll as good
intellectual advancement.
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A schoolmaster tells the following an
ecdote: | was once teaching IN quiet
country village. The second morning of
the session | had time to survey my sur
roundings and among the scanry furni-
ture | spied a. three-legged stool. els
this the Ounce block p Iasked little
girl Of five The dark eyes sparkled,
the cnrls nodded assent, and the lips
rippleds out; / guess SO; the teacher al
ways sits on it." 1-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13
FOR SALE.

Dairy farm of 400 acres within six miles of the
city of Berlin. Barns and storehouse for 100 head
OF cattle, sheds for 500 sheep, two fountains, so
acres under the pillow, IS Of timothy, e0acres
OF marsh meadow, timber aud pasture in abun.
dance, comfortable residence and good cheese
house with VIM. Ralph d Cos. cheese vat. The
land Is well fenced, admirably adapted to the
dairy business All for $4,000, with liberal terms
as to time and interest. Inquire OF
n. L. KIHBALL, Agent,
6w41 Berlin VIE
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

A son Of the late President Tyler, only
.21 years old, is an Uhlan in the 18th
army corpse Of Saxony, and served
throughout the Franco russian war.
He had been for five years mining stu
dent at Freiberg, but when the clash Of
arms came he laid aside his books and
sought admission to the service. BY an
especial favor Of the Minister of War,
this foreigner was permitted to enter the
ranks Of the King of Saxony. Being a
tihc-lookipg, gallant young man he made
an excellent soldier, and his record as
son Of III American President was
enough to cause every officer and private
to seek his companionship. During the
latter part Of the war young Tyler is
said to have carried his cavalry lance
into several hot engagements
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

Bishop Pierce, of the Methodist
Church, South, preached in a church
and was struck with its acoustic proner.
ties. He began tired ana ended rested
He obtained the measur sment Of FIJI.
mouse, and published the proportions As
guide IN. the erection of houses of 1vor-
snip: Length, So feet inches; width
90 feet inches; height, from floor to
eellng, II feet 4 inches. The rule IF
proportion is obvious, and this is sun.
posed to be the material point.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

En CENTs-THE WEEKLY WISCONSIN.
eDO The Great Story Paper, containing al OF
the thrilling story entitled BLACK SHRHP, by Ed
mnnd Yates. continuing four months, commenc-
ing Aprir12th. the best and cheapest weekly pa
per printed. Terms, $3.50 per year; 80 centstor
fonr months. Address CRAMER, AIKRND d
CRAMKR, Milwaukee, Wis.
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ALL
RIG HHT'
9 A l. " r.
U~E sTEPsa ENs,

For Corns, Bunions Burns. Bois, Old Sores, Cuts
&c. Druggists have it. 25csnts per box, or sent
or receipt OF price. Address r. K. Stephens, IS
CLARK street, Chicago.
Chicago, March ID, 1877!
DR.. +. KIRK STEPHENS:
After suffering whole year Of pain and annoy
ance from liberated sores on my limbs can offer
my testimonial OF gratitude for the relief have
received from few applications Of your All Right
Salve, believing 1t has effected 3 permanent cure
where everything else had failed.
Mrs. L. A. TINSLEY.
ly23 400 Park Avenue.
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JOINT HIGH CoMNIssIoN.-Report says
thst the Joint High Commission have
agreed upon settlement Of the Fishery
Question and for the adjustment of the
Alabama Claims.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

The neighborhood OF, Norfolk, Va,
is famous for its strawberry culture. One
gentleman, Mr.. Anderson, has now over
fifty acres under cultivation, and is set
ting out as much more, and besides this
he has a large patch farther in the
country He will give employment this
year to from six to eight hundred straw
berry pickers, and is perhaps the largest
operator about Norfolk, although there
are said to be nearly hundred Others
operating on nearly as large scale.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

The CASE OF GEORGE H.. STUART
The jury in the case of George H. Stuart,
involving the forfeiture of Church pro-
perty, for singing hymns, failed to
agree.
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Information is desired as soon as possi.
BILE Of the whereabouts of Frank Pan,
aelfrlch, brother or the wife of Adolph
Kern, OF Springfield, Illinois. She
wishes aim to come to her az soon az
possible Newspapers throughout the
country are requested to copy this notice
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

A woman reached Sioux City, within
the last month, who had walked the
whole distance from Grant county, five
hundred miles.
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fore and with the people and it is for
them to come to an intelligent and just
decision on the question Of annexation.
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NOTICE.

XW HEREAS, nay wife, Anna Schaffer, has eft
w my bed and beard without any cause or
proyocation whatever; therefore all persons are
hereby forbidden 10 trust or harbor her on my &C
count .: shall not pay any debts Of her contract
ing. JACOB SCHAFFER
kShosh0, March 3lSt 1871. 1W46
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CLUBBING TEgMs.-We have made arran 2
ments by which we can furnish our subscrlb-
ers with the TELEGRAPH aud many of the lead
ing magazines at greatly reduced rates. We
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g Moore's Rural New Yorker" 425
Now is the time to subscribe, and q good
chanceis offered 0 those wishing to take any
of the above publications.
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How TINE LADS VIEW IT.-A few DAYS since
at an examination of the masters class at
one of our public schools for boys, at the
South End the lads had been asked sew
eral questions regarding bank discounts, in
terest and notes, which they had promptly
answered correctly. A member of the school
committee then said 'You seem to know all
about bank discounts. interest, notes, etc.;
now want to ask you the meaning of cank
term which may not be down in your text
books What is meant by the term which we
read so often, called bank Irregularities 2 y
To this question one of the boys Immediately
replied: eff poor man wrongfuily takes a
small amount of anything 1t is called steal
ing, and he is punished; if bank officer
steals very large amount of money, it is
called an irregularity, and he is not punish
ed" Was not the boy right in his answer
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

Winnecoane, WIS, has apracticably in
exhaustible bed Of sand for glass-making
within four hundred rods of the village
park sand which upon actual test has
proved to yield ninety per cent. of pure
glass, of the finest quality and wood nee.
essary to be used in the manufacture OF
glass can be had for the next twenty-five
years at a merely nominal sum.
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d. tuC m'St ululCulI point on It's entire
route.
1t is fortunate, also, in its terminus on
the Pacific coast. No one who mas not
been there can realize the beauty of Puget
Sound and its surroundings. One hundr-
cd miles long, but so full of lnlets and
straits that its navigable shore line
measures seventeen. hundred and sixty
miles, dotted with lovely islets. with
gigantic trees almost to the waters EDGE.
with safe anchorage everywhere. and
stretching southwark, without shoals or
bars, from the Straits of Fuca to the
capital and centre of Washington Terri.
tory, 1t will be magnificent entrepo5 for
the commerce OF that grandest ocean of
of the world, the Pacific.
The Land Grant of the
United States, exceeding Fifty Millions
OF acres in the winter wheat region of
our nation (ten times as large as the area
OF Massachusetts,, is doubtless sufficient
for the completion of the Road: but.
besides this, millions Of private means
are already invested in it. The bonds
based on the Land Grant, and mortgage
on tbs Road itself in addition, are being
sold as rapidly as the money is needed !;
and, as an investment, yielding about
eight per cent, per year in currency, rank
already with the best class of railroad
securities. And thus the good work will
go on with unchecked step to its final
consummation, carrying the blessings Of
settlements, civilization, and Christianity
with it in its progress, and literally
causing the wilderness to blossom as the
rose.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-10-05
TWISTED.

The Conn. w. R. k. Go. are now em- ploying large force of men. divided off ill 10 gangs, bttWee New Hartford and the Western terminus of the road, in raising up the rails and ties. and fiIIing ahder, pre- paratory for Winter nse. They will not be raised fully up to grade till spring opens. It is expected the whole line will be open ed for rnuning of trains before the advent of the new year.
 Long Lake lacks only about foot of the low wafer of last season. Already the eni- run ming from the Leke arc casting about for work to support themselves aud fami- lies. tue coming winter, in icipation of tue failure of Lake water. If we do not have rain very soon, and that in large quan titles, the wheels of many of our shops must cease to reyolve
 Owing to the grading down of Lake Street, at the crossing of the c. W. R. R., it has became necessary toslower the water mains underneath the same for some eight rods. The old main pipe from the Lake down the hill is of cement and eight inches in diameter. By a vote of the Borough passed last May. instructiug the water commissioners 10 lay twelve inch pipe down Lake St. Mir. Edmond Camp has just purchased new twelve inch iron pipe, to fill in where it has became necessary to lower the main as aforesaid. The remain der will not probablybe put down till next year. By the way, as these large twelve inch cast iron pipe are being carted through town on Rod. Jones truck wagon, they re- mind one of heavy artillery and siege trains.
 The heirs of the Estate of Elliott Beardsley, late of this place. now deceased, have just commenced laying the foundation of new block next North of the Beardsley House in West Winaed. It will not be completed till next year, but when finish ed by the plans and specifications for the same, it will be quite an imposing struc- ture, and fine addition to the buildings already erected, of similar kind. on Main Street. In it, we hope to have a Hall wor. thy of the name, and one, too, that will be sufficiently large to accommodate the lec- ture-loving, and lay-going community. Heretofore, the various courses of lectures have been delivered in one of the churches of West Street.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-10-05
WASHINGTON.

Our lecture season commenced Wednes, day evening, Sept. 20th, with a lecture by Hon. w. P. Jones, on ''China aud our Near Neighbors. The evenings exercises be- gan with duet by the Misses Brinsmade and Colton, on the splendid new piano re- cently purchased for Farmers Hall. A duet by the Misses Bradley and Warner was sung with good deal of feeling and expression. song was then sung by the Arion Glee Club, when Mr. Gum said he would introduce conquest made by a Washington girl. The lecturer said he was living down in Egypt. where our sons go to buy corn, in all the blessings of single blessedness, when there loomed upon his vision, not mist from the East, but a Hayes. As Mir. Jones has lived several years in China, his descriptions are vivid and interesting. It was one of the best lectures ever given in the Hall. At the close, Mir. P.'s son and daughter dressed in full Chinese costume, except that the boy had his pig tail fastened to his cap, came out on the platform. Some splendid spec linens of Chinese carving and ornaments were exhibited. A lecture will be given soon by Rev. Mr. Waugh, who has been a missionary to India. He is the husband of Lydia Hayes. sister of Mrs. Jones This is their first visit to the home of their birth, since they left twenty years ago.
 Bishop Williams confirmed three per sons at St. Johns Church, last week, on Monday. W.