The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-07-25
NUMBER 9.
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Ramsey, aged 50. the oldest paymasteri in the
United States Navy, died in this place TODAY.
GENEVA, July 2I.-Mr. Warne, CORRESPOND.
ent of an English paper, was robbed of 100
francs and murdered yesterday. Most of the
money was recovered. but the murderers are
unknown.
SCRANTON, Pa, July 22.-The surface near
the Baltimore shaft of the Wilkesbarre mine
caVed in this morning, swallowing up house
occupied by two families. Only two persons
were buried, both little girls. The mine was
Idle.
GREEN BAY, July 20-A day or two since
boy named George McPeal, while hunting
near Wrighston, Wis, accidentally discharg.
ed his gun. The full charge entered his hip.
near the joint, breaking the bone and causing
various other injuries, from which he died
to-day.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 20.-The damage
by the late floods will reach s., 100000. The
waters in Central Alabama are higher than
ever known. Houses along streams were
swept away by scores The cotton crop Of
Alabama will be cut 10000 bales short.
LONDON, July 20.-Advices from st. Peters.
burg state that the cholera epidemic is grad
ually making it's way from the eastern PROV
lnces of Russia, and gained foothold in the
central and western portions of the Empire,
Moscow is now sufferingfrom the disease in
malignant form.
GENEVA, July 22.-CIaims for damages
caused by the vessels Boston, Sallie, JeR.
Davis, Joy and Music, have been dismissed
by the arbitration. The demurrer of Great
Britain concerning other vessels is Verrued.
The case Of the Florida was concluded to-
day. The decision, it is believed, awards
81, 100000 damages for her depredatons.
The board took up the case of the Alabama
to-day.
MARSHALL, Mo-, July IA brutal MUIR.
der was committed upon the person Of
George Becker, on the night IF the 10th inst.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury was to the.
effect that George Becker came to his death
from wounds caused by knife in the hands
ofJohn G. Carlisle, on the morning of the
18th day ofJuly, 1872 The body was stabb
ed six times in the abdomen and the throat
cut in several places. circumstances all
point to the guilt of Carlisle, who is in custo-
dy.
New YORK, July ga Paris letter to the
World says it may be reliably asserted that
Marshal Mcmahon has consented to accept
the Presidency of France if Theirs resigns or
dies
New YORK, July 22.-According to letters
just received from Japan, that country is
making progress in reaching the American
grade of civilization. About three-fourths of
the narrow guage railroad from Yokohama to
Yeddo, a distance Of IL miles, has been finish
ed, and has cost already over $l20, 900 a mile.
Nobody knows where the money has gone to.
and the railroad. like the New York Court
House, Is waiting for fresh appropriations.
WASHINGTON. July %. 1.-The low barome.
ter in the Missouri valley will probably
move eastward to Ohio and the lowerSlakes
by Tuesday afternoon, preceded by rain and
threatening weather in the middle states.
Pleasant weather will continue in New Eng
land. Severe local storms were apparently
passing northwestward into Alabama on
Monday night.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 81. A dispatch
from the town of Marshall, III reports the
fatal shooting of VIM. McCabe, city marshal,
by Patsey Madgan, a drunken fellow whom
Mr.. McCabe was trying 10 arrest, Madigan
is in Jail.
WASHINGTON, July 23s-Dispatches were
sent from st. Louis last night 10 the Presi-
dent and members Of the Cabinet, requesting
an authoritative denial OF Senator Schurz's
assertion that he was approached with offers
of patronage to support the San Domingo
scheme. 1t is said that full authorized con.
tradiction of the Senator's story is promised
by the Presidents friends as soon as their
present knowledge is reconfrmed by his ar
rival from Long Branch.
The charge made last evening by Senator
Schurz in his st, LOUIS speech to the effect
that he had been offered official patronage by
President Grant or his friends to vote against
his convictions of duty, in regard to the San
Domingo Treaty, is fatty denied by the
President aud members of the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, July %. "A competitive ex-
animation Will be had on the second OF aug
ust, for the purpose of filling vacancy In
the Office of Deputy Comptroller of the Cur
rency.
All heads OF Departments were present ct
the Cabinet meeting today, except Sec. De-
lano. who left Washington last night to par
ticipate in the canvass in North Carolina.
The President this morning appointed L..
NJ. Faulke, Calvin Brown and e. l.. Sullivan
e California to he com m iasi0narS to exam