The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-15

growth is that new kind Of grass, resembling
buffalo grass, is springing up in many portions
of the grasshopper district.
The Adams Express Company has offered
reward Of 81. 900 for the arrest of the Vandaha
train robbers; the yandalia Railroad Company
81. 600; Efingham citizens, $500; the railway
men. $500 and the citizens of Casey, $3.50,
making in all $1,000.
The Chicago Journal of Monday last says
ssThe harvesting CT the winter wheat in South
ern Illinois is finished, and altogether the
aggregate yield is hardly up to the average
vet the quality is good. In Central Illinois the
wheat harvest, now in progress, will give a fair
Weld The corn crop all over the Northwest
now promises to be one of the largest that has
ever been raised"
The interest manifested in the National
camp meeting at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was very
great the average daily attendance being fully
| 10, 600 persons. The weather was excellent
Washington.
| The Postmaster General contemplates MAX
| ing an official tour of New England in August
and of the South in November. This trip will
have the same general purpose as his recent
Western tour. M
New and extensive frauds in connection with
the whisky ring are being made, and among
those indicted for conspiracy are G. W. Fish
back, late of the st. Louis Democrat; and
Messrs. Mckee and Houser, of the Globe
Democrat. w. 0. Avery, Chief Clerk OF the
Treasury at Washington; A. H. Holt, Chief
| Clerk in the Internal Revenue Bureau, are i'm
plicated.
| Under the act of July is, 1874, providing
for the resumption of specie payments, the
Treasury Department has disposed of about
! $40, 0O0,0O of bonds, known as the per
cents, authorized by the act of July IA, 1870,
and with the proceeds has purchased about
100000 in silver for the purpose OF retir-
ing fractional currency.
Treasurer New has imposed some grievous
restraints upon the lady clerks in the Treasury
Department An order has been issued pro-
hibiting visitors, and the ladies are not per-
mitted to leave their work during business
hours, as they formerly spent much time gads
ding about the halls.
Treasurer New is getting fully established
in his new Office. He says he intends to con-
duct it for a while as if it we're bank. and
then resign the position. He accepted the
trust with great reluctance, and is evidently
entering upon the discharge of it's duties with
the intention of managing this public Office
as if it were a successful private business en-
terprise.
Reports just mailed by Third Assistant Post
| master-General Barber show that 107, GIG, DOC
postal cards were issued during the fiscal yea1
which ended June 80, against 81 079,000 issued
for the year which ended June 30, 1874. The
increase is equivalent to about Is 1-6 per cent,
which shows that the postal cards are growing
in popular favor as a means of inter commune
cation.
The value of the issue of ordinary postage
stamps during the year which ended June 3d.
1875, was SIS, 271, 479, an increase of 1896, 23t
over the previous year. The value of newspa
per and periodical postage stamps was 1915, 902
of ordinary stamped envelopes and wrappers
81, 124, ATT, an increase of $242, 284 of posta
cards, $1,076 1907 of total issues for sale to the
public, $24 28S, 018, an increase of 50, 49, 49,
over the fiscal year which ended June &c. 1874
The value of official postage stamps for the
fiscal year amounted to 1884, 97025, a decrease
of $3.50, 874. 95 since June 80, 1874. The value
of official stamped envelopes was 1854, 522. Is
an increase of $106, $50 over the year 1874.
The Comptroller of tile Currency requests
all national banks to return for redemption
notes of the denomination of So on the follow
ing banks: The First, Third and Traders Ma
tional Banks, Chicago First National Bank
The notes having been successfully counter
feited they are to be retired.
Ex-Gov, Fletcher, of Missouri, has agreed
to serve on the special Indian Commission APP
pointed to investigate the charges made b.
Prof. Marsh against the Indian Bureau.
The South.
Pat Manning, retail grocer in Memphis, was
shot and killed by Officer Mccormick, on Tues
day last. Manning was beating one of his
children. and was ordered to desist by the
officer but refused. The officer procured 8
warrant and attempted to arrest Manning, when
the latter fired at him. the ball grazing his tenn
pie. Mccormick then drew his pistol and fred
instantly killing Manning.
Robert N. VERIFY was shot and killed on the
steamerA. ). White, near st. Louis Landing,
Ark, few days since, by B. L. Oliver and bis
son. The killing grew out of an old grudge,
young Oliver first shooting Yerby in the
temple. After he fell The elder Oliver fred at
him. The divers then ordered the boat to
land. which was done, and they escaped in the
woods.
-Four persons were instantly killed, and seven
seriously injured, by the explosion of saw
mill at Hot Springs, Ark, few days ago.
The business part of the town of Washing
ton Hampstead county, Ark, has been de-
stroyed by fire.
A match game of billiards of 500 points, for
/ 1000 and the championship of the West and
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