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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-01

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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-01

A somewhat curions chase of q uirate i,
now maintained by the English gunhoa'
Growlrr, Stationed at Rhodes. which ia pnea o
ed IN constant pursuit of a. Greek corsa,r
conpletly "qni pped tns war. that has ~ read
captured many merchant vessels. and seek
refuge IN bay, and creeks where th.# English
vessel cannot follow s9s...E Eats s. y F0t5I'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-01

A London letter says that atleast, one Third
u not one haf, of the entire popul,tion 8of
that CITY Is in favor OLA republican form nf
government in Great Brltian. The spread oi
'ehnbflcan prinrip!es has heen ext raordinarily
rapid in Engiand during thee,ast TWO wears
ami is now mote rapid than ever. a. No. :
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-01

A young blacksmith of Fort Smith, Ark.
named EngeIbert Shuber. not long since dis
covered canoe lodged on u dritt-pile in the
.Arkaneas river, and resolved to secure it,
For this purpose, he tied two logs together
with grape vines, and pushed out into the
stream, which &C that point Is very deep and
rapid. About seveDty-fye yards from the
shore his raft encountered one OF those hinge
wayfarlng logs so common in Western
streams, and was driven in pieces by the
shock. Shuber, as his only chance. Ieaped
npon the slippery log, and clung for,his llfe
companion who saw HIM start out went
PACK to town for help, but when it arrived,
70 was nearly dark, aud northern hurricane
bad Set In, dashing the ICY waves over the
log, which was the young man s only sa va,
Don. and although lsfrlends attempted to
reach him. every scow, aud f1at-boatr which
was put out swamped at once, aud they were
Obliged to leave HIM to the almost certain
Iate OF q lingering aud painful death. All
mat night he remained upon the ice-coated
log, exposed to the gale, washed by the
waves until he was encrnsted ina solid artnor
o. ice. and tumbled about by the currents of
Inc river. The next morning IL WAS reported
~ town that he Was seen on the log stiff In
aeath. When they reached him, however, he
was found still alive, but with his face4and |
limos fearfully frozen. He had been eight cen
hours upon the log.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15

A Washington special of Tuesday to the
St. Louis Republican says:
To-day was the regular time for a Cab
met meeting, when it was expected the
diplomatic Irregularities in the treaty situa-
ton would be made regular, and when the
commercial and financial interests of the
country would be given some assurance
that our foreign complications would be
peacefully solved and settled. But early
ia the day, and in less than twelve hours
after Congress had adjourned, the President
and all his family, both military and dOmes-
tie, had fled to Long Branch, leaving the
public business to take care of itself as it
might and this Presidential abdicatiOn
found numerous imitatOrs in the Cab
met. Messrs. Boutwell,, Beiknap, Fish
and Williams will have shaken the dust
OF Washington from their feet and fed from
the cares of State, either to lOiter at the
sea side OF else TO look after matters polit-
ical which are purely personal. When it
was first announced here Grant was going
to make his accustomed visit to Long
Branch Immediately upon the adjournment
of Congress, but few were inclined to be-
heve it, Congressman and Senators both
said that the President could not afford to
lritle with the public interests, especially
in view of the pending campaign, and that
if he had no more Judgment than to act this
way, somebody should be commissioned to
expostulate with him. Whether this latter
course was ever pursued or not can not be
stated; but certain it is, that Grant has
abandoned the seat of government, and
gone to participate in the gayeties of a
fashionable watering place.
The scenes at the White House to-day, in
consequence of Grants abrupt departure,
have been as amusing as the occasion for
them was disgraceful. Many Congressman
and Senators stayed over, expecting to
have a chance to consult with the Presi-
dent about matters personal to themselves
and interesting to their constituents. They
found that the nominee tor a second
term did not even leave a responsible rep
resentative behind him to tell where COM
by mail might reach him.
The most indignant of all these visitors
was Senator John A. Logan. He expected
a reception which would somewhat atone
for the late detection from Liberalism, and
which would reward him for the mastery
manner in which he has gone back on his
own convictions as to Grant. He found,
instead Of a gracious President, simply
two or three menials at the White House,
who could not intelhgently tell where their
master had gone. At the departments, also,
the Congressman who have stayed over
found that, with but one or two exceptions,
there was no responsible party left with
whom they could have satisfactory deal
ngs.
These departures have been the theme |
If conversation in all circles to-day, and
he absent government officials came in
or more rebukes than compliments from
friends as well as foes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
GENERAL NArURE-No. 81

An act supplementary to the act entitled
can act to prevent the determination of
fur bearing animals in Alaska"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized to appoint one agent
and three assistant agents, who shall be
charged with the management of the seal
fisheries in Alaska. and the performance Of
such other duties as may be assigned to
them by the Secretary of the Treasury; and
the said agent shall receive the sum of ten
dollars each day, one assistant agent the
sum Of eight dollars each day and two as
sistant agents the sum of six dollars each
day while so employed; and they shall
also be allowed their necessary travelling
expenses in going to and returning from
Alaska, for which expenses vouchers shall
be presented to the proper accounting Off
GERS of the treasury, and such expenses
shall not exceed in the aggregate six hun
dred dollars each in any one year; provided.
that such agents shall never be interested,
directly or Indirectly, in any lease of the
right to take seals, nor in any proceeds nor
profits thereof, neither as owner, agent,
partner or otherwise.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury
be, and he is hereby, authorized to erect
dwelling-hOuse upon each of the islands of
st. Paul and st. George, for the use of said
agents, the cost of both not to exceed six
thousand dollars,
SEC. 3. That the said agents be, and they
are hereby. empowered to administer oaths
in all cases relating to the service of the
United States, and to take testimony IN
Alaska for the use of the government in
any matter concerning the public revenues.
Approved March 5, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
pproved February 20, 1872.


An act making appropriations for the pay
ment of invalid and other pensions of the
United States for the year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
three.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same are here
by appropriated, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated. for
the payment of pensions for the year end
ing the thlrtieth of June, eighteen hundred
and seventy-three, viz:
For army pensions to invalids, widows.
and dependent relatives, revolutionary pen
siOns, and pensions to soldiers of the war
of eighteen hundred and twelve and for
furnishing artificial limbs or apparatus for
resectiOn, with transportation or cOmmuta-
ton therefor; also, for compensation to pen
sion agents, and the expenses of the several
agencies, and for fees for preparing vouchers
and administering Oaths, as provided for
by the acts of April twenty-fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixteen; July fourth, eighteen
hundred and thirty-six; May thirteenth,
eighteen hundred and fOrty-six February
twentieth, eighteen hundred and fortv-
seven; February second, eighteen hun
dred and fOrty-eight; July twenty
first, eighteen hundred and fOrty-eight,
July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred
and fOrty-eight; February third eighteen
hundred and hfty-three; June third. eight
cen hundred and tfty-eight; July four
teenth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-twO; June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-four; June sixth and july
twenty-hfth, eighteen hundred and sixty
six; July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight; June seventeenth and July
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred and
seventy; and February fourteenth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-One; and all other
pensions provided by law, thirty million
dollars.
For navy pensions to invalids, widows.
and dependent relatives, and pensions to
sailors of the war of eighteen hundred and
twelve, and for furnishing artificial limbs
or apparatus for resectiOn, with transpOrta-
ton or communication therefor compensation
to pension agents, expenses of agencies, and
fees for preparing vouchers and administer
ing Oaths as provided by the acts of April
tWenty-third, eighteen hundred; February
twentieth, eighteen hundred aud forty
seven; August eleventh, eighteen hundred
and forty eight; July fourteenth and seven
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two;
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-
four; June sixth and July twenty-ffth.
eighteen hundred and sixty-six: March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven:
July tWenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight; June seventeenth. and JuIv
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and all other pensions provided by
law, four hundred and eighty thousand
dollars; provided, that the appropriation
aforesaid for navy pensions, and the other
expenditures under that head, shall be paid
from the income of the navy pension fund.
so far as the same may be sufficient for
that purpose.
Approved February 90. 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15


WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE new postal
bill. which became law just before the
session closed. makes some changes in ex.
listing postal regulations which are OF
general interest.
The most important is the authorization
Of one cent postal cards for correspond
ence, or for printed circulars, similar to
those which were introduced into Great
Britain nearly two years ago, and are now
in use in nearly all European countries.
The House provided in the bill for cards
with paper flap to cover and conceal the
writing. The Senate changed this to an
open card. In the conference committee
the style of the card was left to the dis
erection of the Postmaster General, who
prefers the open card, and will order that
kind only to be manufactured. The face Of
the card will bear a one, cent stamp, and
will be provided with lines for the address,
and the back will be ruled for the letter.
The price of the card and stamp will be
only one cent IL will probably be three or
four weeks before they will be ready for
sale, as the plates for printing have yet to
be prepared.
The postage on circulars, newspapers, and
other transient printed matter which under
the old law was two cents for every four
ounces or less, is now one cent for two
ounces or less. Small circulars, which for
merly cost two cents to mail can now be
sent for one cent-an important reduction
to business men, who use the mails largely
to advertise their business The change is
now in force, the law being immediate in
its effects.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15

miles west of tne most western point OF
Madison lake; thence north along said
meridian to the latitude of the junction of
the Yellowstone and Gardeners rivers;
thence east to the place of beginning, Is
hereby reserved and withdrawn from set
Element, occupancy, or sale under the laws
of the United States, and dedicated and set
aoart as public park or pleasuring-grO
for the benefit and enjoyment of the people
and all persons who shall locate or settle
upon or occupy the same, or any part
thereof, except as hereinafter provided,
shall be considered trespassers, and re-
moved theretrom.
SEC. 2. That said public park shall be I'M
der the exclusive control of the Secretary Of
the Interior. whose duty it shall be, as soon
as practicable, TO make and publish such
rules and regulations as he may deem neces-
sary or proper for the care and management
of the same. Such regulations shall provide
for the preservation, from injury or spoIia-
ton, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural
curiosities, or wonders within said park, and
their retention in their natural condition.
The Secretary may, in his discretion, grant
leases for building purposes for terms
not exceeding ten years, of small par
GELS OF ground, at such places in said
park as shall require the erection of
buildings for the accommodation of
visitors; all of the proceeds of said leases,
and all other revenues that may be derived
from any source connected with said park,
to be. expended under his direction in the
management of the same, and the construc-
ton of roads and bridle-paths therein. He
shall provide against the wanton destruc-
ton of the fish and game found within said
park, and against their capture or destruc
ton for the purposes of merchandise or
profit. He shall also cause all persons tres
passing upon the same after the passage or
this act to be removed therefrom, and gem
orally shall be authorized to take all such
measures as shall be necessary or proper to
fully carry out the objects and purposes of
this act.
Annrnrrnd ATnnoh 1 fozn
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
OFFTCIAE.
Laws Of the United States Passed at the
Second Session of the FOrry-First
Congress.

Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-EO. l.
An act relating to the limitation of steam
pressure on towing and freight boats on
the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
provisions of an act entitled "An act to
provide for the better security Of life on
vessels propelled in whole or in part by
steam," etc., approved February twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
so far as they relate to the limitation of
steam pressure of steamboats, used exclu-
sively for towing and carrying freight on
the Mississippi river and its tributaries, are
hereby so far modified as to substitute for
such boats one hundred and fifty pounds of
steam pressure in place of one hundred and
ten pounds, as provided in said act for the
standard pressure upon standard boilers of
fOrty-tWO inches diameter, and of plates of
One-quarter of an inch in thickness; and
such boats may, on the written permit of
the supervising inspector of the district in
which such boats shall carry on their bust
ness for period of six months from and
after the passage of this joint resolution, be
permitted to carry steam above the stand
ard pressure of one hundred and ten pounds,
but not exceeding the standard pressure of
one hundred and fifty pounds to the square
inch. j. g. BLAINE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate
Approved, December 20, 1871.
Y. S. GRANT.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
GENERAL NAryRE-No. 25.l

An act for the relief of George w. Morse.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
Commissioner Of Patents be, and he hereby
is, authorized to entertain and exercise
jurisdiction over petitions of George w.
Morse for the extension of two letters-pat-
emit granted to him on the twenty eighth dav
OF october, eighteen hundred and fifty SIX,
Tor further term of seven years from the
day on which such extensions NAV be
granted, and to hear the testimony Of the
applicant and determine upon the said peti.
tons In the same manner and with the same
effect as if the original terms of said patents
or of any foreign patents covering the same
inventions, had not expired, and to grant
or refuse such extensions upon the same
principles, otherwise, that govern his de-
clsions upon such applications when made
under the law of July eight. eighteen hun
dred and seventy; provided, that no Der
son shall be held liable for theinfringement
of said patents, if extended, for making use
Of said inventions since the expiration 0fthe
original terms of said patents, and prior TO
the date of their extension: And provided
further, That any person, firm, OF corpora-
ton now engaged in the manufacture of
firearms, and using said invention, shall be
entitled to use the machinery made or CON
structed by them for manufacturing the
same since the expiration of the original
terms of said patents, without liability dur
ing the term of said extension.
Approved March IL, 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15

The Shreveport Times of the ninth says
The following is the list of passengers
who left yesterday on the Carter line
steamer Lady Lee, most of them bound for
the health-giving cline of Minnesota: Mrs.
w. Z. Doty, Mrs. DIR. Schumpert and son,
two Of Mr.. John Elstner's daughters, Mrs.
o. I. Collins, Miss Rogers, r. G. Boney,
wife and two sons, Sam Wells and wife, DR..
W. +. Swanson and wife, Mrs. W. H. Da-
.shiel and son, Mrs. NJ. A. Hackett Miss
Kate Battle, Captain w. w. Barrett and
wife, Miss Tracy Mullins, Miss Allen Mier.
Mrs. w. Il. Hamilton, j. G. Human and
wife, Miss Fanny Danforth, B. Collins. J.
sOgilvie, DR.. J. S. Cutliff D. j. Wells, S. E.
WaskOm, Colonel J. b. Waskom, Mr.. c. B.
Simpson, H. f. Spilker, George A. Pike,
Mr.. Wiggens, Mr.. Olcott. Mr.. William
Holmes and daughter Besides the above,
there were quite a number whose names
we did not get, all strangers to our readers.
and seventy-tive in all.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
GENERAL NArrRF-No. Al

An act to change the times for holding cir
cult and district courts of the United
States for the western district Of Virginia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That, in
stead of the times now fixed by law, the
circuit and district courts Of the United
States for the western district of Virginia
shall hereafter be held as follows: At Dan
vile, on the Tuesday after the fourth Mon
day of February and August; at LYnchburg
on the Tuesday after the third Monday Of
March and September; at HarrisOnburg, on
the Tuesday after the second Monday of
April and October; and at Abingdon, on the
Tuesday after the fourth Monday of May
and October. And all recognisances, indict-
ments, or other proceedings, civil or crimi-
nal now pending in either of said courts,
shall be entered and have day in court, and
be heard and tried according to the times
of holding said court as herein provided.
Approved, February l, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
GENERAL NATURE-No. ~

An act to admit certain machinery i'm
ported from foreign countries free OF
duty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Calcasieu Sulphur and Mining Company of
New Orleans be and is hereby permitted to
import, free of duty, under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall prescribe, certain machinery and
accompanying implements for the purpose
of and to be used only in making a series
of experiments in mining for sulphur in the
parish of Calcasieu, in the State of Louisi-
ana; provided, that the value of such i'm
portation shall not exceed the sum of seven
ty-fve thousand dollars, and that said ma
ehinery and implements be imported within
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
proved, February 6, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. III
An act for the relief of Alexander Smith
and Halcyon Skinner.

An act for the relief of Alexander Smith
and Halcyon Skinner.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Commissioner of Patents be, and he is
hereby, directed to grant rehearing OF the
application of Alexander Smith and Hal
cyOn Skinner, for the extension of letters
patent granted to them on the fourth day
of November, eighteen hundred and fifty
six, for improvement in power looms; and
he is hereby authorized to to revive and ex-
tend the said letters-patent for the further
term of seven years from and after the
fourth day of November, eighteen hundred
and seventy, notwithstanding the original
term for which letters-patent was granted
has expired, and the said patentees had
patented the said invention in foreign coun-
tries, and such foreign patents had ex-
PRED before the fourth day of November,
eighteen hundred and seventy. if in his
Judgment the said patentees were the
original and first inventors of the invention
described in the said letters-patent, and
the invention is useful, and the patentees
have failed, without neglect or fault on
their part to obtain from the use and sale
OF the said invention a reasonable remuner-
alton for the time, ingenuity, labor, and
expense bestowed upon the same and the
introduction thereof into use. And the
said letters-patent, when so revived and
extended, shall have the same effect in law
as if it had been originally granted tor the
term of twenty-one years; provided. that
all persons who at the time of the passage
of this act had constructed, or caused to be
constructed, or used looms en- the plan of
the said invention, shall be at liberty, dur
ing such extended term, to use and vend to
others to use said looms so constructed or
used.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
GENERAL NATURE-No. %,

An act authorizing the President of the
United States to re-establish the Monroe
land district in the State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be, and he is
hereby authorized, if in his Judgment the
public interests would be subserved there
by, to re establish the Monroe land district
IN the Stateo OF Louisiana, with the same
boundaries tt al existed before the console
datiOn of said land district with the land
district at New Orleans.
Approved March 16, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
[GENERAL MAIZENA, Is

AN act to set apart a certain tract Of land
lying near the head-waters of the Yellow
stone river as a public park.
, be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
representatives of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled, That the
tract OF land in the Territories of Montana
and wyoming, lying near the head-waters
OF the Yellowstone river, and described as
follows, to wit: Commencing at the junction
q Gardine~1 river with the Yellowstone
river, and unning east to the meridian
passing ten miles to the eastward of fine
most eastern point of the Yellowstone lake,
thence south along said meridian To-
the parallel of latitude passing ten miles
south Of the most southern point
of Yellowstone lake; thence west alone
said parallel to the meridian passing fifteen