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Anovcl case has recently been decided
by Judge LOWELL of the United states District
Court In Massachusetts,. 1t appears that there
Il a difference In the usage among whaling men
as to the rights Of property In whale after II has
been struck The New Bedford and Nantucket
whaling men hold that when vessel has struck
whale, and the harpoon has been once perma-
nently lmbedded the whale Is the property ofthat
vessel although II gets away and IA aftcrward
captured by another ship. Among the whaling
men Of England and Scotland, in a similar case,
the arst-namcd vessel loses its right Of property
unless the line attached TO the harpoon remains
unbroken. The ship Rainbow struck whale,
but the big beast got away, carrying the Iron
with II, and was afterward pursued and captured
10y the ship Hercules. The question was carried
into court as TO which ship the whale belonged
to, and the case turned entirely on the validity
| OF the usage among our whaling men. The
| Judge gave the whale TO the Rainbow, but only
on the ground that that ship was stIll In pursuit
OF the prize, although at distance, when 1t was
| captured by the Hercules.
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THE WORK OFCONGRrr4.


Over Five Hundred Bils pcndiuq -Iwno~,,
nnt Measures Vet to bc Acted On Tho
Condition of the Appropriation bills.
WAsnINGToN, April 2s.-Siucc the he-
ginning II the present session Of Congress tho
President has approved 80 bills which or,.innted
I'm the Senate and l2l in the House. Several bills
OF private character were vetoed. There have
been introduced ia the Senate l,O.j bills, and in
the House 2jGt. together with lao joint rcsuIu-
lions. The number Of bills now awaiting tho
action Of the senate Is 800, aud the numb,r ~
Senate bills awaiting the action Of the uou,e ls
1S, Of which m arc on the speaker table
Among the bills pending in the senate ar, tho
following: Rob1rtson's amnesty bill and the
House bill on the same subject; to facilitate
commerce between the United States, China.
Japan, and the countries of Asia; to Imu-
vide for the construction Of the Cincinnati and
Southern Railway: Blar's Joint resolution
In favor uf the purchase OF Cuba the adjust
mcnt and .atisfaction uf the French spoliation
| ciains providing for the sale Of United states
lands containing coal ;providing Tor the relief ot
certain cOntractors loI the c1hstrucunn ul Nes.
stock gambling by public officers authorizing
| the establishment of an ocean mail steomshp
| service between the United states aud Mexico (;
| for the further endowment OF agricultural col-
| leges repeating the duties on tea aud coffee (;
Interests Of tho United States TO connect tic
| telegraph with the postal service to authorse
| COMPOUND interest notes Ns u cuNHlllutt Tor
| legal tender notes.
| Among the bills pending In the Iiouao are tho
| following; To carry iutp eject the provisions u
| the Treaty Of Washington relating 70 the n-h-
| cries for the retirement Of worn and mutat, q
notes To repeal the duties on coal and salt the
| Ways and Means Tariff bill Mr.. kcye hin for
| the further reduction OF taxes and the chs
| cOuragement Of commerce; Sir. Maynard III
to amend the Internal Revenue laws.
| There are other important bills in each lIous",
| including those relative to railroad grants,
| steamship lines, finance, &c.
| The following L. the condition OF the several
| appropriation hills.
| That for the payment Of invalid and o;hor
| pensions has become a law. The LCEdelutlV, hi.l
Is in conference. The Indian and Diplomats
| bills have been returned TO the House with
| amendments The Senate has not yet diSposed
| of the Deficiency, Post ONCE, Army, Navy, Mill
| tary Academy, and River, and llarbor bills The
| House has acted on all tho general appropria-
tion bills except that for fortincations, and Tie
| bill for the payment Of certain civil eNpenscs
| The latter will be reported probably this week
In addition to the above many Of the STANDING
| committees Of the House have not had AN oI'
| pOrtunity for months to make their reportA, ahl
| besides reports are yet TO be made from rpccla
| committees In each House.
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The steady spread OF liberal ideas is
shown from the fact that one after another our
Leading diylnes are aiding THE suN in its effort
To have the doors OF our libraries and reading
rooms kept open on Sunday. The Rev. DR..
OsGooD, In his discourse last Sunday evening on
tho True Use Of Sunday, advocated the measure.
Young men," said he, "who live I'm an attic
grow tired OF the monotony Of their rooms, and
go out into the street-to some garden-because
they know no room where they can slt down and
read. Lately we have heard that the Cooper
Institute is to be thrown open on Sundays. /
sec no harm in opening the rooms after morning
service, say o'clock, as the Trustees Of the In
stitutc propose TO do In the fall. These will be
no drinking or smoking saloons. Let the public
have the free use OF the libraries, and let the
Young Mems Christian Association open their
doors and library on sunday
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Kingston, Jamaica, Is supposed TO be III
telegIaphic communication with the civilized
world but civilization r. limited In this
hemisphere as In Europe by tho Spanish
possessions Thus the Pacific mail steamer
touches on Its homoward trip from Asplnwall
at Kingston, and the commercial news from the
Central and South American Republics and the
current prices OF the produce Of those markets
are generally telegraphcd by the merchants OF
Kingston TO their correspondents In this city
or In Europe The steamer Ocean Queen was
To have left Aspinwau on Saturday, April ~,
aud shoIld have reached Kingston on Monday
the I'D; but not only have no market reports
brought by her from the Spanish main been re-
cciyed here, but no answers to commercial mes
sages 20 Kingston have been allowed to pass
over the cable
The cause of tll- Is that tcographic communl-
cation, a. at pr, sent established to South and
Central America, lies through Cuba, and since
the breaking out Of the war OF Independence
the cable between Havana and Key West has
been simply a tool I'm the hands Of the cut
throat volunteers Of Havana for deceiving the
outside world Latelya vessel which Is sup
posed by well-informed people to have landed
a cargo Of arms and ammunition ON the coast
Of Cuba has been reported by the sDRnlards to
have arrived at Kingston with her cargo on
board. and the impression among the mercantile
community here is that the delay In the receipt
by them Of commercial news is due to the fear
entertained by the Spaniards that their lie would
be thereby disproyed.
We suggest to our Legislators that In future
concessions for the landing Of cables from
foreign countries due regard be paid to the
protection of legitimate American commercial
interests.
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For the accommodation Of uptown residents. adv er.
iscments sor TmE win be received at our regular
rtos at the uptown advertisement offices 81. Wet
thirty second street junction Of broadway and sixth
vcnuc, and JOS West Twenty. street, opposite
Srand Opera House, from A. VI. to pm
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The st. Louis Republican, in noticing the
brutal murders Of the Cass county mob in Mis-
souri, says that some two weeks ago Gov.
DRowN, having received intimations that there
was danger that the parties implicated In the
fraudulent issue Of bonds might be lynched,
wrote 10 tho unlcns Of the county inquring
whether there we were grounds sforapprehendlng
such a proceeding. Ia reply the Governor re-
ceived emphatic assurances that no violence was
10 be feared, and that the local authorities were
strong enough for any emergency. II Is evident,
therefore that GOV. BKoWN had taken all the
measures that could have been deemed nccc--
sary 10y any reasonable man to prevent the oc-
currcucc of such an outrage as has dl- -laccd the
state.
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people 70 dun and 80 blind to their own
intcrtats2 Thia is a momentous problem,
and the next few days will give the answer.
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1t is reported from Chicago that the Hon
JAMES L. MCLEAN, Collector Of the Port, has
dissolved his business partnership with the Hon
ORvIL l.. GRANT, the Presidents brother, and
that the early removal Of MCLEAN from ofiice l.
10 be expected. The name OF his successor f.
not yet known; but It ought TO be somebody
WHO WIN divide falrly with Brother OnNIL
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1t has long hccn known tlat the foreign
policy OF thi, country, 40 far as cuba is con
cerned, i dictated hy spain; but IL has not been
so generally understood that tEv Spanish Mia-
ister exercised control over appointments 10
,lyil office. under this Administration. IL op-
pears, however, that such IA tine fact In the
summer of l~5 can't. Il. II. FARRELL was ap-
pointed Consul a. talI, whcro he discovered
and exposed extensive frauds on the revenue OF
the United States, accomplished by wine mer-
chants who were shipping their goods to this
country under false invoices, His action was
warmly approved by Secretary SEWARD and by
Secretary MCCuLLOrH, who sent him funds 10
use ia prosecuting his investigations into the
fraudulent practices Of the Cadh wine mer-
chants. Af,er Don HAMILTON FIsn became
Secretary OF State this faithful officer was re-
moved without warning. ON his return to this
country Capt FARHi.GL made inquiry IN to the
cause of his removal, and was Informed by 'lsiI
himself, 50 says the Chicago Times, that 1t was
made at the Instance OF the Spanish Minister at
Washington, who had charged the Consul with
calumnating tho merchants Of Cadl1. Further
Inquiry disclosed tho fact that FIsH had cX-
humod document that had been received moro
than two ycurs before, and had been Gust aside
as unworthy uf notice, In order to punish a
faithful officer Tor fulalnng hs duty to his owu
Government This story, told Of any other man
who has ever held tue o0ico Of secretary Of Stu"
would have been incredible.
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NEW YoRN, Aprl %, 1872,



SAN FRAkCIsCO, Aprll 20 Tho report tclc-
gTaUhcd 10 the Eatttm press some tno ago tf tho
burn MS CtC rs Of tuuEr ttuNu SARGENT ana uthpr-,
On account Of the part pk,n by tcm In the cont
Island uh, by citizens OF the lcIth haid Of thH ctV,
based upon the puulthv slut mrut OF report 4
for the CITY press, who witnessed tho tansacton Tho
explanation IL Tcn-Or,d necessary by Mr. sargonta
gtteenG ~ Ihe HVusv that the report referred 10 Was
false
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II is asserted in the 81. Louis Times that
"GRANl has got SUMNER magni0cently bottled,
a. completely 80 "a he ever had BUTLER"
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If the Mc@dgcr IrdHco-AmcHcdin does
not take moro pains to get the news and to un-
dcrstand what happens in the United states, II
will need one hundred GRANT Congrcssmen to
frank It into circulation instead OF one. The
Mcssdgcr should have known that HoRACr GREE
LEY received the diploma Of Doctor Of Laws
from Amherst College nearly year since, and
that in n gathering Of the alumni " that excel
lent institution Of learning last winter he made
n most excellent speech upon his promotion to
the electorate. A newspaper which needs TO be
inf rmcd Of fact. $50 conspicuous Is evidently la
an unfortunate situation.
The sun., 1872-04-30

frcesboro, Tenn" has oeon referred to the Com
mittee Of Claims of the House. The object may
be very deserving ono, but It would be much
better for the members OF Congress TO contri-
butte something from their own plethoric
pockets than to appropriate aslngle dollar ofthe
nations money to aid any sectarlan church or
lnstltutlun.
The sun., 1872-04-30

The practice of maling appropriations
for tho support of sectarnn Institutions has boen
so much ahu,rd in our own state that its intro
durIon into Congress may well DO viewed with
suspicion. A hll making an appropriation for
the benefit ~ the Preshyterlan church al Muir
The sun., 1872-04-30

Two new religious scots have lately been
added In England to the countless number
already existing there ono called the Wuworth
Cunvulslonists, and the other calling thcmsclves
the Peculiar People. The leader Of tho first IL
Mrs. GtRLfNG, who calls herself seven-devillcd
woman. although she says she has rid herself OF
the tormentors which once possessed her. The
meetings Of Mrs. GIRLING's followers having
been interrupted by scorers who were arrested
by the police, an examination In court led to an
explanation of her doctrines. She said that the
manifestations which had attracted attention to
her meetings occur when the worshlppers feel
the Word Of God, aud when 1t falls on them
they remain In an unconscious state for time,
after which they arc lmpelled TO dance. All
who dance have passed from death to life the
death takes place during the period Of uncon-
sciousness, and some persons take seven hours
In passing from the old state Of Adam to the
new. At least so says Mrs. GIRLiNG. The
Peculiar People believe that thcv are the special
objects " Divine protection, and permit their
children TO die ot accidents or illness without
calling In medical assistance, because they lave
faith that God will heal thom supcrnaturally II
1t Is His will that they should recover.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22
RIDING IN RUSSIA.

Those who have never seen Rus
sian post horses and Russian post
wagons, and Russian positions, and
Russian post driving, would find
this method of travelling highly
amusing and exhilarating, not to say
exciting. AS before remarked, the
four horses are spanned abreast, but
the two outside ones are allowed a
good deal ofliberty, and they conse-
quently go galloping along in an ca
81, careless sort of way, with their
heads turned out some eight or tea
feet from the others, as if they wish
ed it understood that they had no
particular connection with the rest of
the equipage, or at most temporary
one, which they. intended to dissolve
at the very next cross roads, without
the slightest regard to our feeling.
The position, too, has a careless,
indifferent air, as though he was en-
tlrely unconscious of the recklessness
and danger of his proceeding in gal
Looping madly down inclined planes,
with the carriage rushing on the
heels OF the horses, urging them on
to new exertions at every jump, and
OF turning abruptly around sharp
corners at this mad pace, until the
carriage tips over like ship under a
heavy wind, and runs long dis
lance On two wheels, to our great
comfort and ease of mind for I must
acknowledge, however, that it is, af-
ter all, a most exhilarating and agree
able way of getting along. The
four horses thus galloping madly
abreast present a dashing appearance,
altogether different from that of a
team spanned in the ordinary way,
and 1t is no wonder the Russians are
so fond Of it. Land owners in the
interior all have equipages of this
kind, in which they take great de-
light; sometimes, however, only
having three abreast; and occasional
~, even when there are but two
horses. one is allowed to gallop
along in this manner beside his
ate.-SeIected.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22

WITHOUT AN ENEMY.-Heaven
bel p the man who imagines he can
dodge enemies by trying to please
everybody.If such an Individual ever
succeeded, we should be glad of it
not that one should be going through
the world trying to find the beams to
knock and thump against. disputing
every mans opinion, fighting and
elsowing and crowding all who diff
fer from him. That, again, is an
other extreme. Our people have
their opinion, so have you; don't
fall into the error of supposing that
they will respect you more for turn
ing your coat every day to match the
color Of theirs. Wear your own
colors in spite of wind and weather.
storm and sunshine. 1t costs the
irresolute and vascilIating ten times
the trouble to wind and twist and
shuttle than honest, manly independ-
ence to stand itsground.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22
A PEST IN THE BURNT DIS
TRICT.

In a letter to the Governor, Cap
tain A. j. Langworthy, the acting
member of the relief committee in the
Wisconsin burnt district, reports a
new plague visiting the people. The
crops Of all kinds, until recently, have
promised well over the entire burnt
district, but within few days past a
pest not dissimilar to the army worm
has made its appearance in countless
millions, and, in a few localities in
the town Of Peshtigo, has devoured
everything In the shape of crops
even to the corn and potatoes, which
it cuts down to the ground. In
some cases it has filed the wells. and
where houses would permit has en-
tered and driven the occupants out.
On the peninsula it has not appear
ed In such force as yet, and it is diff
cult to tell where its ravages will end,
or how long it will remain. Its
numbers are greatest where the fire
did the most work, and it is ques-
ton whether it is not responsible fol-
It's appearance, as nothing Of the kind
has been known in that section here
tofore. Much suffering will follow il
It's presence continues.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22
THE LATEST KENTUCKY
SNAKE STORY.

They tell "hard' snake stories in
Kentucky. This is the latest: A
man in Butler county got very drunk
on aquart Of whiskey, and lay in the
woods all night. The next morning
a large dead rattlesnake was found
about three feet from him, which had
evidently bitten the drunken man
three several times during the night,
as shown by the impression of the
teeth in the flesh. The bites did no
further injury than to cause slight
swelling and inflammation, which soon
passed away, but the mean whiskey
IN the mans system was too much
for the snake, and he is supposed to
have died Immediately after inficting
the wound.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22
BE SOCIAL.

Men who isolate themselves from
society and have no near and dear
family ties, are the most uncomforta-
BILE of human beings. Byron says
that ''happiness was born twin"
but the phrase, though pretty and
poetic, does not go far enough. We
are gregarious, and not intended to
march through life either in single or
double file. The man who cares for
nobody. and for whom nobody cares,
has nothing to live for that will pay
for the keeping Of body and soul TO-
gether. You must have heap of
embers to have a glowing fire. Scat
ter them apart and they will become
dim and cold. SO to have brisk,
vigorous life you must have group
of lives to keep each other warm, to
afford mutual encouragement, conf
lence and support. If you wish to
live the life of a man and not of a
fungus, be social, be brotherly, be
charitable, be sympathetic, and la
Dor earnestly for the good of your
kind.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22

Lord Duferin, the new Governor
General Of Canada, is described as,
if anything. under the ordinary
height. but his figure is well filled
out, and he is decidedly youthful in
appearance. His face is by no
means an ordinary type, but one that
would attract@attention in an assem-
blage as that Of a man Of high cul-
ture. His head Is well set, some
what prominent for it's size, and COW
cred with dark hair already spripkled
with gray. He has piercing eyes,
some would call them of light,
|gray-blue, and sharp, prominent feat
ures. His brow is well developed,
and gives the idea of considerable
intellectual power, while the lines Of
his mouth show much frmness and
decision OF character. si o
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22
BAYARD TAYLOR'S HOME.

"Cedarcroft," the not inappropri-
ate name with which Mr.. Taylor
christened his place, was wild,
wooded, uncultivated part of his boy
hood stamping ground. The house
IN which he was born is almost with
in rifle range Of where / am writing,
on the opposite side Of the road lead
ing to the village of Kenne tSquare.
The latter lies about mile southwest,
and occupies a less elevated site.
The original forest which covered
Mr.. Taylor's purchase tract Of
about two hundred and fifty acres
has been since partially transformed
into cultivated fields, the major por-
tion of which are devoted to vegeta-
BILE and fruit growing; but, with the
exception of the lawn and lake al
ready mentioned, the poet travellers
home is still practically embosomed
in primitive forest, with its under
growth of brush and briar scrupu-
lousy undisturbed. This is Ger
man fancy Gifts distinguished owner.
Bayard Taylor early discovered a
strong liking to Teutonic tastes and
ideas. They peryaded his residence,
flavor his authorship, are deeply
blended in his habits, and found a
fitting consummation in the selection
of a highly gifted German lady as
his wife. The circumstances Of his
first visit to the Cont of Europe,
the favorable impressions made upon
the young travellers mind by the
warm appreciation and upselfsh
kindness shown to him thousands Of
miles from home, made the Germans
his kinsmen, just as their frank and
open-hearted hospitality captivates
every intelligent American traveller
who has the patience and capacity
to learn for himself what noble race
of men and women they are. [ con-
TESS to very strong sympathy with
Mr.. Taylor in his German afinities,
having myself learned to love them
In their Fatherland.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22

AN ARGUMENT.-An argument
often addressed to Republicans, to
overcome their patriotic scruples as
regards Greeley's election, is some
thing like the following: ''What
difference will it make if the Dem
''ocrats do get into power for four
''years ? What damage can they
''do in that short time ? What can
''they do that Republican Admins
''tration cannot undo?"
They can do a great many things
that we would not like to see done,
and among the things that they can
do which Republican Administra-
ton could not undo is the indorse-
Iment of the bonds of the so-called
confederate States" IF the Dem
ocrats should attain the requisite
strength in Congress, they GOULD Or
der the Treasurer Of the United
States to indorse those bonds, and
what is now worthless paper would
then become as valuable as our own
Government bonds. No after Adj
ministration could undo this work.
The credit of the United States
would be at stake, and Reputation
would be impossible. And there is
every reason to believe that this little
game would be played if the Repub-
ican voters of the country should
allow themselves to be humbugged
into supporting men whose princi-
pies they do not approve.-C Chicago
Journal, aa
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22

In Greece there are forty-one dai-
ly and weekly newspapers, and six
weekly literary and scientific Jour
nails published at Athens, and nine
newspapers are also issued in Patras.
The newspapers and literary jour
nails published in the whole kingdom
amount % to ninety OF thesef fty-nine
are printed in continental Greece,
twenty-five in the Peloponnesus, in
Guiding one in the city of Sparta.
seven In the Ionian Islands and six
IN the commercial town of syria, for
the islands Of the Archipelago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22

DEBT AND TAX REDUCTION The exact
amount of the reduction of the national
debt since Grants Inauguration as President
to August is 1897 ,4O4, COB 81, being at the
rate of about $lOOoOO,oO0 per year. At the
same time the amount of Interest has been
decreased $22, 6lO, 457. And, what is equally
important, during the same period the ex-
penses of the Government have been re-
duced SITS, 672. 5Ss.71, and that amount of the
peoples tax burdens removed by acts of
Congress. And yet the Democrats attempt
to scout the idea that the present Republi-
can Administration is remarkably success
full one, financially.