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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-27
ON A SUMMER DAY.

Harold gave me roses for my hair, and
then he asked me to be his wife; and ac-
cepted him.
Such summer as that was. Mere ex-
istence seemed bliss, in the glorious sun
shine of that afternoon; and I fit gay
and young then, for the first time since
had left my school friends to become the
pining drudge of my wealthy and caprici-
Gus godmother, who at her death 1.-TWO
years before the happy, happy day of
which I write) had rewarded my ten
years of weary serVjtude by bequathing
me the whole of her large property. I
think no one had been aware OF her i'm
mense wealth, and certainly my good for
tune was wholly unexpected by me. I
had tolled to win at most the "Leath" Of
o quiet, peaceful ending to my life, in
simple independence, and never dreamed
of obtaining the Rachel" of aff1usnce and
Harold's love. Being one Of hose useless,
pltlable things, rich spIn3ter, without
any friends that cared for or had faith
In, not old enough to ignore the existence
Of Mrs. Grundy and 1--we 10 selfish com ort
by myself, and too old to be able to con-
form with perfect east to the customs of
the family with whom had resided since
my accession to riches (people themselves
wealthy, who had no affectioa to besiow
on the penniless orphan, out were nat
urally ready enough to afford a home and
patronage to their fortunate relation,C
INDUCED In delicate health, and was go
tired and worn out by the fatigues of q
long hot London season, that though Har-
old might have made some sentiment
illusions to my complexion in connection
with the roses he gathered for me on that
summer day, had he been more apt and
ready at poetical remarks, the most ap-
propr1ate comparisons he could have
drawn would have been with GIore de
Dion, or tea roses, so wan and sallow had
my cheeks become.
had plighted my troth, and be had
taken me into the house to his dear Ole
mother before the folly Of the affair begar
to strike me.
Certainly / had noticed tho elevated
attitude of my cousins noses assumed
whenever Harold met US, or had been al
their house, for the few last months, and
knew fol o fact that Belle, the flrt of The
family, was astonished and piqued because
he always talked so exclusively to me. anc
=
only stood by the piano and turned ovel
the leaves of the music generally at the
wroag momen) when | sang; but neve,
II think / never imagined it poss:bI,
that he was in love with me; and yet i
did not seem so very strange when h'
said how happy he had always been in
my society, and did think could Low,
him? I loved hin with all my soul, will
all the depth and fervor OF p woman's las
love, and l forget in the Joy of those few
first moments, how people would laugh a.
me for so completely losing my heart t.
boy with nothing to recommend hin
but his 6eGuT yeGUG.
! OF course / am regarded as a grea
"catch" in the market of matrimony-
rich, well connected, not plain, and (the!
Isay) cleyer--and it is thought .strang
L Is
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-27

Amazed. I saw how calm they were,
With all this spirit rising;
They only called these magic arts
A kind of maguetizing.
SO none for witchcraft met We fate
E OF Pharaoh's iuckless baker,
Nor did they seek. TO drive or sc0urgc
A Baptist or Quaker.
1 got me quick TO Gsllows Hill
That fearful place to sec.
Where witches are condemned to die
High on ye gallows tree.
Tmarveled much that there found
The sod was smooth and bare
No mounds of freshly shoveled earth,
No grove of locusts there.
went into dwelling house;
ransacked every room;
l could not find a spinning wheel,
Nor yet weaver's loom.
They had no snuffers on We shelf;
The dressers, too, had f0wne;
No pewter plates, well scrubbed and
neat,
In order brightly shone:
No settle by the kitchen fire,
No sand upon ye floor,
And when / asked for finder box
In laughter they did roar.
went into another house
The fireplace was box.
looked within--instead Of wood
l only found black rocks.
I walked into We meeting house,
Just as the psalm was read
The parson had no surplus on,
No wig upon his head.
I saw no trace of sounding-board
No hour glass had they there,
To prove the sermon two hous long,
And measure off ye prayer
No chorister with tuning fork,
No tything- man SO grim,
No worldly in ye deacou's SCAT,
To deacon off We hymn.
But see, within that sacred house,
That place of humble prayer,
What nodding plumes, with rusting sllks,
What scorntul looks were there.
read their cold aud envl0us hearts,
Their shrewd and crafty dealings.
Their worldly thougnt-ir every face
The lack of Christian feeling.
asked q shade. Why il it thus
That men in impious blindness
Seem pledged in total abstinence
From milk of human kindness?
turned away with saddened thought
And pensive feelings led,
And sought We place where living dust
Soon mingles with ye dead.
looked upon ye hillocks greene
The winds were sweeping DER,
And ghostlY shadows fitted by,
OF forms beheId before.
Remembered names were sculptured
there,
On many an ancient stone;
And one saw, DER grown with moss
loOked-it was MT OWN.
A sudden thrill came DER me then,
Soc fearful dill it seem
Such strange and witch.like scenes to
view,
If only in dream %
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Miss Angelina spiffsnberg. an old lazy
Who keeps the Fox Indian Tomahawk
snortipp temperance hotel, at Bigbone Lick
- Rranavwine Springs, State of Virgins.
besides having cork leg, had pracS,cAl
ioke played upon her at the expense OF hs'
temper snce opinions. While she was asls coy
= sporting gentleman jamned the toe o. ~,
oork leo quite tight into spirit bottie, .Au
she did not discover the industrious ~, lien
the insidious working Of the sprlI VI 10
she woke up she found the liquor na IVA not
her leg 80 intoxicated that she Sou'u wv
stand
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-27
HOW A WIFE FELT.

A man at whose house [ was guest
told me he had been hard drlnker and
a cruel husband; had beaten his poor
wife till she had almost become used to
it. But" said he, 'the very moment |
signed the pledge, thought of my WIFI
what will my wife say to this !?
Strange that should think of my wife
the first thing, but did; and, as l was
goiag home, said.to myself, "Now, If l
90 home and tell her ali of sudden.
that have signed the pledge, she'll
faint away, or she'll up and do some
thing; and must break it 10 her by
degrees. Only think of it; Why the
night before I'd haVel knocked her
down, Just as like as not, if she hadn't
looked to please me and now am plan
ming to break good news to her gently
for fear it would upset her."
AS near as could gather from what
he told me, he found his wife sitting
over the embers waiting for him. And
coming into the house, said he,--
Nancy, l think that
"Wen, Nod, what is it ?"
"Why, 1 think / shall-thst isl
mean to-tn>~ Nancy, mean
ssWbat's the matter, Ned: Anything
the NATTER"
Eyes" said he, ''the matters just
thrs-I have signed the temperance
pledge, and, so help me God I'll keep ltE'
T She started 20 her Gfeet and sue d1@
faint away. was just in lime to eaten
her; and as she lay in my arms ner eyes
. shut and her face so pale, think 8 shes
dead. and I've done it now, Rut sue
!, wasn't dead ; she opened her eyes, ana
then she put her arms round my neck
ana didn't know she was SO strong, as
;, She pulled and pulled till she got me
!, down where had not been before 1o'
t;rtv vears-on my knees. Then she
cold 90 God! help him and | said
"Amen!' just as loud as coula noller
lie Tha+ was the first time we ever kncit to
d, eether, but it was not the last.
Il
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-27

An editors pistt
advertised that If t.
will give him the c.
tions asked.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-27

81 having been stolen. he
he theft will return it, he
ontents, and no ques-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-11
ra,,,,e.,n mississippi.

A Mississippi letter says; +" The aiina'
lion of the State politics y very compli'
Gated. Along the Mississippi aud Tom
heehee rivers are located large number
M negroes, who In election times make
nm State majority Of 10000. The
result Il. that while the negroes can elect
a Governor aud control the State Senate,
thew cannot choose a majority OF county
REPRESENTATIVES. United States Senator
A mes term IL about 70 expire. hls suo'
cessor must DO ratified by the Lower
House. This will necessilate scrub
race aud B. ID. Nabers, who once de-
tented Jacob Thompson, has been brought
forward, almost from the catacombs, 10
manipulate the regro vote aud perhaps
10 20 no The United States Senate. No
other man. white or black, u 80 popular
with The Mississippi negroes as 10 Nabers.
ExI Governor Acorn, finding the pros
meets decidedly against bis election TO
Inc United States Senate, has persnaded
his friends to influence parties who
would not support him 10 vote Tor Ma
hers. Ames aad Powers are both seeking
the Senate for the next term, and II Na,
bers can succeed--as many think he VIII
lin securing the white vote and that OF
Alcorn's friends. Ames and Powers have
no chance. Indeed, the situation is so
serious for Ames that Ben Butler Is
coming here TO canvass the state IN the
interest Of his son-in-law.
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rhe nebuIar Hypothesls.

The existence Of the immense nebu-
Ions masses, from which astronomers
suppose the solar system TO have been
derived, was thought to have been proved
baseless by the increased power Of mod
ern telescopes, which, as is well known,
have resolved into clusters OF stars
many objects supposed to have been
nebnlm. But since the spectrescope has
been so improved as to be practically
employed for determining the character
OF such distant bodies, the nebulous
theory is again coming into favor, IT in
deed il may not now be considered as
fully established on a stronger tounda-
ton than ever before. Extended obser
walton in this direction shows the evil
dence in favor Of nebular hypothesis to
be decidedly cumulative. Even pro
gressive changes in the physical condl-
ton of some Of the nebule have been
quite clearly indicated. In some parts
Of nebule nuclei have been established
the mass of gaseous matter evidently
passing from its attenuated form into a
semi.solid state. The spectra obtained
prove this fact beyond the possibility OF
doubt. The interesting fact also ap
pears that this class of spectfa reveals a
constitution similar TO that recently OBJ
served in certain comets belonging to
our system.
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A Paris correspondent writes as fol-
lows: Madame la Comtesse Benedetti
has Just died in this city, and with her a
noted beauty has passed away. She was
indeed a very beautiful woman, OF the
Greek type, and as remarkable for her
esprit as for her beauty. Her enter
tainments were charming. She was q
daughter of NJ. Anastasi-or an adopted
daughter, for the story runs that M.
Anastasi found the little girl for sale in
an Eastern slave market, and purchased
her. He sent her to Europe TO be edu-
Gated. and afterwards adopted her as his
heir and daughter. 1t was while he was
Grecian Consul at Alexandria that M.
Anastasi's daughter met and married M.
Renedetti. Her life was romance.
The beautiful Greek aided her husband
as he arose from Vice Consul to Ambas-
sador to Prussia, with the title OF Count,
but when he fell the old life seemed to
leave her. The attacks of the journals
were too much for her sensitive nature,
and she began to pine, and has now
sunk into the grave after two years i'll
ness. Madame Benedict was only forty
eight. She leaves son, who is now
Secretary Of Legation at Stockholm.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
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TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Specials 20 the Ledger.
Lord Gordon,s Arrest.

CHICAGO, July ll.-There has been no
such excitement for long time as the
arrest Of Lord Gordon by a United
States official and the subsequent ar
rest of these and other prominent per
sons by the British authorities. United
States Consul Taylor introduced Hon.
Eugene Wilson, of Minneapolis, as
counsel for the American prisoners; but
the Judge would not permit him to ap-
pear, as this was a preliminary trial.
Gordon has principal lawyers, and the
prisoners are defended only by a young
gentleman, the partner of the Attorney
General. Gordon's examination oc-
cupied all of yesterday. He detailed
how he had been taken by Hay and Ke-
gan, Minneapolis policemen, and tried
to show that Fletcher, of Minneapolis,
and Bentley, of Winnipeg, we're the
planners Of his arrest The cross-exam-
ination was very limited. Gordon gave
his evidence very clearly, but was pro-
tectel in an unusual degree from un-
pleasant questions. Mayor Bracket
arrived from Minneapolis during the sit
ting Of court and was almost Immediately
arrested by order of Attorney General
Clark. Mr.. Bracket expected this, but re-
solved to facethe matter. Excellent legal
authority declares that the arrest of
Gordon was legal by British law. Pre-
vious to examination the prisoners were
kept four days in custody, and were at
once removed from the ordinary lookup
to Fort Garry, a rescue being feared.
Considerable sympathy is felt for the
respectable persons getting into the diff
Guilty under misapprehension.
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washing.on's Tomb.

A correspondent of the Washington
Chronicle writes from Mount Vernon:
1t is said that Mrs. Washington, after
the death of her husband, closed up
their room and occupied the one imme-
diately above, that she might more
plainly see the tomb where her beloved
was sleeping, and where she Joined him
two years later. 1t is not generally
known that this old tomb was broken
into about forty years ago, and a skull
stolen from it, which was subsequently,
exhibited by the scoundrel in New York
as the skull of Washington. he was
soon arrested, of course, and the skull
returned to the tomb. 1t was not, how
ever the skull which had contained the
brain that had directed our armies in
the dark hours of the Revolution, and
which in peace had made permanent the
blessings secured. On examining his
coffin the frame was found intact. 1t
was removed, with Mrs. Washington S,
soon after, under a resolution of Con-
gress, TO the one it now occupies.
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COUNTY FINAHcEs.

The financial affairs OF the county
are in a splendid condition as evidenced
by the fact that the Quarterly Cont yes
terday in making out the tax rate for
the current year omitted the privilege
tax on merchants and saloon keepers
altogether This is a good showing for
the five dollar magistrates, and indi-
Gates that the members of the court
manage the business Of the county
faithfully and economically, and that
they are richly entitled to every dollar
they have drawn. Better to give them
ten dollars a day than have incompetent
men put in their places to work for
nothing. The pay about which so much
has been said was only reasonable
compensation for services rendered. 1t
was with some Of the members a
necessity, and the existence Of the court
with q quorum present is certainly a
public necessity four times year. The
appropriation was made a part OF the
public record. 1t was sustained by a
precedent almost as strong as law, and
moreover had the sanction Of the tax
paying people. who do not grudge their
public servants fair pay. The State
may, aud Of course will. bring them 70
trial when their cases are reached, but
there is no hurry about IT. nothing Of
great importance is involved. The
charges are not grave. aud perhaps very
few people in the county care whether
the cases are ever heard Of again. The
rapid reduction Of the county debt, the
relief from taxation and the prudence
manifested in public expenditures are
enough 10 satisfy the people that their
interests are in good hands.
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The funeral Of Gusiaye Hopcke, the
violinist, was DE largest aud


WASHINGTON. July IL, 1890 a.m.-For
the rest Of Friday, in the Southern
States. generally clear weather, with
northerly winds and high temperature
but for the Eastern, Gulf and South At
lantic coasts and for Florida, local rains.
For the Middle States, northwesterly
winds and generally clear weather. For
New England, west and southwest Winds
with local storms. For the lake region
northerly winds veeriug to northeast
with partly cloudy, clear and warmer
weather, followed Friday evening by
local storms on lakes Michigan and Su-
perior. For the Ohio valley, northeast
winds veering to southeast, with higher
temperature. For the Northwest, south
easterly winds, rising temperature and
cloudy weather, with occasional storms.
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SPRISGFIELD, ILL, July 1.-THE See
man Steel Works Of this city, capital
FIVE hundred thousand dollars, has re-
ceived from the Secretary of State
license to become Incorporated. The
object of the company is the manufac-
ture of steel rails, and works are to be
located at the Junction two miles south
Of the city
The railroad commission is still
in session comparing and revising
freight tariffs. Probably the result of
their action will not be known for sew
eral days.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE = PURSUANT TO THE PRO
IN visions Of an. act Of Congress, approved
March 3. 1873, authorizing the construction Of
a bridge across the Mississippi river. at st.
Louie, Missouri, BY the st. Clair and Caron-
delet Bridge Company. the aforesaid company
hereby gives notice 10 all concerned, that they
will, on or before the 10th day Of JULY next,
submit to the Secretary Of War, for his exam
nation and approval. a design for suspen-
sion bridge. consisting Of two channel spans
Of six hundred feet each, and two end spans Of
three hundred feet each, with an elevation Of
one Hundred feet above low water mark.
They will also fle map giving tie proposed
location Of the bridge, the Typography Of the
banks Of the Eivsr at high and low water, the
soundinrs. showing accurately the bed Of the
81 cam, and furnishing such other Informs
ton as may be required for full and salts
factory understanding Of the subject by the
Secretary Of War.
By order Of Board of Di5sctors Of The St.
Clair and Carpndelet Bridge SqmBsnys
NJ. HENDERSON, Sec'y.
ST. Louis, Me-, June so, 1873. l3-ll2
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stockhoIaers' Meeting

SPRISGFIELD, ILL.,. July 1.-THE an
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Gilman, Clinton and Springfield Rail
road Company was held here yesterday.
Fourteen thousand one hundred and
ninety-two shares Of stock were repre-
sented out of the twenty thousand is
sued. The following directors we're
present: John A. Chestnut, John f.
Stuart, John Williams, Geo. N. Block,
s. S. Melville, C. s. Moore, VIM. Fuller
L. winger, H. L. Bradler, A. S. Guthrie
A. II. Marquis. The Board is the same
as the old one except that Marquis takes
the place of D. A. Rosevanes. The
officers elected are as follows: s. ID.
Milvin, President; W. Fuller, Vice Pres
ident; James Lane, Secretary; George
N. Block, Treasurer.
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Several days ago the steamboat Belle
Memphis landed a pauper in Cairo, Who
applied for admission TO the hospital, but
was refused. BE vent back on the boat
and was taken to St. Louis. When the
boat returned to the city, Mr.. Pauper
came back With it, and 4 second time
made application for admission to the
hospital. Judge Bross said, !" No, sir
l will send you back TO Memphis where
you came from and let them take care
Of you" His paupership could not see
it in that light, and politely informed
he honor that be would "see him in
h-ll FIRST"
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work or Kerosene.

MILWAUKEE, July 1.-THE schooner
Dolphin, bound to Chicago, was seven
miles southeast Of the port of Washing
ton, when the cook, Thomas Babb, at
tempted to light FIRE in the galley
stove with kerosene oil. The result was
terrible explosion which scattered the
burning oil all over the galley and en-
veloped Babb in flames. He was landed
here at FIVE o'clock this morning and
taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where he
expired at noon to-day. The deceased
was sixiy-six years of age, and from
England.
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Burned to Death.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, July ll.-Last night,
at Columbus Ridge, Allamakee county,
Iowa, while the wife Of Peter 81. York, o:
the Norwegian Lutheran church, was
cleaning a dress with alcohol, q few
drops accidentally fell upon the hot
stove, igniting her clothes and causing
her to upset the rest of the alcohol,
which Immediately enveloped her in
flames, causing her death in a few min
utes. Her husband and son ara absent
in Norway. Seven small children are
left motherless. anA 80 Is q 2
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OFFICIAL.
RDINA AN O H
To Pix the Rate OF Taxation for the
Forty-sixth Corporate Year.

Be Il ordained by the General Council Of the
Section i. That tho following rates Of taxa.
and and the same are hereby established and that
taxes according 10 such rates shall be levied
and collected upon the taxable properly
within the city Of Memphis, as assessed LOT
taxation, for the forty-sixth corporate year
FirstSFor the sole and special purpose Of
paying the interest as the same may become
due on the bonds issued or 70 be issued by tne
city Of Memphis. one dollar on each one hun;
bred dollars worth Of property, as assessed
for taxation, In the old city limits; aud. for
the sole and special purpose Of paying the
said interest, atty cents on each one nn9dr re
taxation. In the limits Of the addition made
10 the city BY tho act Of 1867. =,
Socond-for the sole purpose OF proyid-
ing a sinking, fund to DO used In retiring
one hundred dollars worth Of taxable prop
erty In the old city limits, and ten cents on
the one hundred dollars worth Of taxable
property in TIE new limits added thereto By
Third~For the purpose Of defrayinE the ex-
penses necessarily incurred In administering
the affairs of the city, one dollar on the one
hundred dollars worth Of taxable property
Fourth : For the support Of tho public
schools Of the city, and TO purchase lots and
for the erection Of school buildings thereon,
thirty cents on the one nunuroQ uOllhfo WORM
Of taxable property In the city.
Sec. 2. That the taxes for the forty sixth
corporate year shall DO due and payable on
and after the frat day Of August. 1878.
Sec. 8. That, In order TO encourage the
prompt payment Of city taxes for the forty
sixth corporate year, the City Tax Collector
be and Is hereby authorized and instructed 70
allow each and every taxpayer who shall
previous 10 the 9th Of December. 1873, pay the
taxes due from him or her 10 the city Of Mem
rhis for the said forty-sixth corporate year
lls73) discount at the rate Of two and one
half per ceutum per month on the amount OF
such taxes SO paid for the period of time it
shall be so paid previous TO the first. day 81
January, 1874, and the amount so paid shall
be taken and accepted by the city as full
The privilege hereby offered shall not be ex-
tended beyond the 9TH day OF December. 1873.
After that date the Tax Collector Is hereby
instructed TO collect tho full amount Of all the
taxes then remaining unpaid.
Sec 4. That this ordinance take effect and
be in force from and after its passage. :.
Passed first reading, further action deferred
aud ordinance printed by Board of Aldermen
June %. 1873. Passed first reading by Coun-
ell June %, 1878. aln
We, the committee. report its passage.
JOHN WALSH,
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
CT BEEHN,
Chairman Council Committee.
Report adopted and passed second and final
reading by ouncil and Board Of Aldermen.
July 2. 1873.
Approved July 0, 1873.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest-L. r. RICHARDS. City Register. -,