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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

word-rather than. immoral; a moral
idiot, rather than a moral maniac. The
moral sense was simply wanting and in
his Life, as in his writings, there was no
indication whatever of even the vaguest
conception Of the existence of moral
responsibility. His standard of right
and wrong was purely aesthetic one !;
the measure by which he judged all
things was their artistic fitness or unfit
ness. In the strong phrase of the per-
son referred to above, Poe regarded the
writer of defective line or the maker of
a false rhyme as the worst of criminals,
holding him in utter adherence but
that man should do murder in the pur-
suit of purpose seemed to him alto
gether natural and proper enough"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
Terrible. TRAGEDY.

One OF the most shocking tragedies
ever enacted In the State Of Indiana took
place six miles northeast of Fort Wayne
on the 25th of November. An old man
named Frederick Hoppel deliberately
took rifle, and, aiming it at his wife,
discharged the ball into her left fore
head. This terrible deed was committed
in the presence of an adult daughter of
Hoppel, who rushed terror stricken from.
the house and gave the alarm to the
neighbors. Quite crowd soon col
lected around the house, but all feared
to enter, as the murderer had his rifle in
his hand, and three loaded pistols by his
side. A messenger was at once dis
patched to Fort Wayne for the Sheriff.
and, meantime, the neighbOrs formed a.
guard and surrounded Hoppel's premises,
to prevent the escape of the old man.
About half an hour had elapsed after the
first shot was fred when another report
was heard. The horror-stricken listen
ers at once entered the house and found
Hoppel in chair with blood streaming
from wound in his temple, and life
rapidly ebbing away. Ina few moments
he expired, and his, dead body was sit
ting upright in the chair with the eyes
firmly set and the rifle lying on the floor
by his side about six feet distant. Mrs.
Hoppel's corpse lay upon its face. The
floor was covered with blood, and the
scene was CHASTITY one. The man who
saw Hoppel shoot the second time says
he sat down in the chair, pointed the
muzzle Of the rifle toward his face, and,
putting his foot ON the trigger, pressed
it and discharged the ball His brains
oozed out and were despatched about
the chair. Hoppel was about 60 years
of age, and had lived in Lake Township
twenty-five years. He had five children,
all grown to maturity, and bore the
reputation of being an excessively pious
man. For weeks, indeed, he and his
wife had been laboring under intense
religious excitement, imagining con-
stantly that they saw visions of Heaven
and their Savior, and being almost con-
tinually singing, praying or shouting.
On the day Of the murder, however, they
quarreled bitterly, and their difficulty
resulted in the death of both.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
AN EARTHQUAKE ON WHEELS.
A Freight Car Loaded with Nitro Glycer-

A Freight Car Loaded with Nitro-Glycer-
inc and vulcan Powder.
The passenger coaches of the Union
Pacific Railroad are each provided with
Bibles, which are placed in racks, on
which are painted the words, !" Read and
return" 1t is fact that these Bibles
are now more frequently perused as the
trains approach 60 Granger" station, but
after that point is passed, the Bibles are
returned to their places, and the sober
faces resume their natural gaiety of ex-
preston. This sudden desire to search
the Scriptures at this particular point on
the Union Pacific, can only be accounted
for by the fact that the searchers must
have learned of that condensed earth
quake-a freight car loaded with nitro
glycerine and vulcan powder which has
been switched off there. A few weeks
ago, this car went west by the way of
Kearney Junction, its destination being
San Francisco. It's contents were sew
eral tanks of glycerine. and about thirty
barrels of vulcan powder. This powder,
as we understand, is mostly composed of
nitro glycerine, and is packed, for great
er safety of transportation and as pre-
caution against explosion, in some sort
of an absorbent. This lot was carelessly
packed and the absorbent drew from the
powder an overplus of nitro-glycerine,
and like an over-soaked sponge, it could
not contain all the liquid, which leaked
out of the barrels, and upon the floor of
the car. The powder, it seems, had also
been shipped as glycerine, and the rail
road employees at Kearney Junction did
not hesitate to hammer down the hoops
of the barrels to prevent further leakage.
It is now regarded as a miracle that the
whole thing did not explode. The
glycerine itself, as we understand it, is
not nitro glycerine but is only in crude
condition, to be manufactured into nitro
glycerine upon its arrival In San Fran
cisco but it is the vulcan powder that
contains the mischief. The Car proceed
ed on it's way, and when approaching
Granger, several sharp explosions were
heard along the track. The train was
stopped, and investigation showed that
che nitro glycerine from the powder
had leaked from the car to the track, and
had been exploded by the wheels. A
temporary switch was Immediately laid
from the track, and run out several
rods. The earthquake on wheels was
run on to this switch, and there aban-
doned. It is liable to blow up at any
time, and it has proved an elephant on
the hands of the Union Pacific. The
company has notified the New York
shipper of the state of affairs, and ne is
now on his way here to make some ar
engagements about the matter. He will
be obliged to remove his powder, and
transport it the best way he can, while
the company will probably send the
glycerine forward. If the car should
blow up in the meantime, the shipper
will be called on to- foot the bill. IF
anybody wants to shake up the country
in that vicinity all he will have to do is
to fire rifle shot or two into that pow
der O71oysn Bee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
Conclusive Evidence that Lincoln Had
Faith i'm God.

[Sprng6eld, ELL, (Noy. 23), Cor. Chicago Tribune
2 The Lincoln Monument Association
met to-day and authorized the Secretary
and Treasurer to receive and settle for
the naval group of statuary for the mon
ument just completed at Chicopee,
Mass. The following letter of ex-Presi-
dent Lincoln, written in 1864, was pre-
scented to the Association by w. G. Pat
terson, of this city, who received it from
Henry Petit, Of Philadelphia. MI.
Petit obtained it from Mrs. Quincy,
who is the widow of Joseph John Cur
ney, the celebrated English Quaker
preacher. It is regarded as the most
important utterance of Lincoln upon
the disputed question of his religious
belief
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Sept. 4,
1864-ELIzA P. GURNEY-My Esteemed
Friend: I have not forgotten probably
never shall forget-the very impressive occa-
sion when yourself and friends visited me on
q Sabbath forenoon two years ago, nor has
your kind letter, written nearly year later,
ever been forgotten. In all it has been your
purpose to strengthen my reliance on God. 1
am much indebted to the Christian people of
this country for their constant prayers and
consultations and to none of them more than
Yourself The purposes of the Almighty are
perfect, and must prevail though we, erring
1nortals, may fail to accurately perceive them
n advance. We hoped for a termination of
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
A Japanese Spree.

The Yokohama (Japan) Herald relates
a remarkable occurrence, which shows
that some of the Japanese have an ex-
traordinary capacity for withstanding
the effects of fiery rotations. An Osaka
man offered prize to any one who would
drink one sbo-one quart, one pint, and
one-half gill-of a certain native liquor
about as strong as spirits of wine. A
coolie performed the feat, but died the
same day from the effects of it. They
buried him in shallow grave, and about
midnight the next day the earth absorbed
the liquor from his well-soaked body,
and he woke up from his debauch.
Pushing off the light soil that covered
him, he rose from his grave in white
shroud, and startled some robbers near
by who were counting and dividing their
money. They took the strange appari-
ton for ghost, and ran off in dismay.
The coolie picked up the cash and re-
ported to his wife the same night,
sadler but richer man than he was be-
fore his spree.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
Wilson ana Brooks.

On the 22d of May 1856, Charles
Sumner was assaulted in the Senate
Chamber by 2. s. Brooks, of South Caro-
lima. Next morning Henry Wilson de-
nouneed the assault on Mr.. Sumner as
.sbrutal, murderous and cowardly. !"
Mr.. Brooks challenged him, and Mr..
Wilson dispatched the following answer:
Your note of the 9th inst. was placed in my
hands by your friend, Gen. Lane, at 1920 to-
day MAY 29). / characterized on the floor of
the Senate the assault upon my colleague as
brutal, murderous and cowardly. / thought
so then; think 30 now. I have no qualities
tions whatever to make in regard to those
words. I have never entertained or expressed
in the Senate or elsewhere, the idea of personal
responsibility in the sense Of the duellist.
l have always regarded duelling as the lin
gering relic of a barbarous civilization. which
the law of the country has branded as crime.
While, therefore, I religiously believe in the
right of self-defense in its broadcast sense, the
law Of my country and the mature conviction
of my whole life alike forbid me to meet you
for the purpose indicated in your letter.
Your obedient servant, HENRY WILSON.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
Races and StinaulaMtS.

Broadly speaking, the Western Mo-
hammedan nations adhere to coffee,
while tine extreme East-including not
merely China, but Japan, Thibet, and
Tartary-remain faithful TO tea. Choco-
late is the drink of Central and cocoa of
Southern America. The Polish peasant
whose climate does mot lend itself to
wine growing, as do those of his neigh
bors of Hungary and Wallachia, and
who has not the Russian moujik's liking
for brick tea, or for the sour beer called
quass-is scarcely cognizant Of any bev-
erage save fiery corn brandy. The con-
sumption of beer throughout the Elem
ish-speaking provinces of Belgium is
very great, but SO soon as we mingle
with a race whose language is the Wal
loon dialect Of old French, we find beer
gives place to gin. The cider drinking
districts of Normandy and Brittany are
surrounded by belt of country in which
the people set small store by the apple
wine, SO dear to the jewellers on the
coast
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
Patrons of Husbandry.

The National Patrons of Husbandry
has just closed its annual session at
Louisville, Ky. A correspondent, writ
ing in regard to the meeting, gives some
interesting statistics of the order, as fol-
lows
At present, in the order, there is
total of ~ State and Territorial Oranges,
and more than 1000 sub-granges, com
prising membership of about ], 450, 600
persons. This is an increase of 1000
oranges, and in the neighborhood of
10000 members, over 1874. The work
of the order in the future will consist
more in consolidating and strengthening
those oranges already in existence than
in organizing new ones, inasmuch as the
territory in this country is pretty well
covered. The following is list of the
number Of oranges in each State in 1875,
as copied from the official reports:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

this terrible war long before this. but God
knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We
shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own
error therein. Meanwhile we must work earn
estly in the best light He gives us, trusting
that so working will conduce to the great ends
He ordains. Surely He intends some great
good to follow this mighty CONFUSION, which
no mortal could make and no mortal could
stay. Your people, the Friends, have had and
are having very great trial. On principle
and faith opposed to both war and oppression,
they can only oppose oppression by war. In
this hard dilemma some have chosen one horn
and some the other. For those appealing to
conscience, under my oath to the law. That
you believe this doubt not, and, believing it,
shall still receive for our country and myself
your earnest prayers to our Father in Heaven.
Your sincere friend, A. LINCOLN.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
A Blamed Monopoly.

An honest old Granger recently ap-
preached the affable young man who
adorns the general delivery window of
the Postoffice at Atlanta, and asked
els there any letter for the Griggses
here e.
The young man shr1fled through the
% CPS" deck and said
mo, sir y
'sAny for the Steb biness?"
The young man counted the KS" deck
and said
etNo, sir -
"We1, any for the Bunces?'' and the
old man put ON his specks to see for
himself.
The young man famed the "B's " out,
and again said
emo, sir ~
''Then, dang it, young man, is there
any letters for the Middlebrookses 2"
and the old man emptied some peanut
shells out of his pocket to make room
for the letters.
The young man slung the "M's
faster than tramp printer in a country
newspaper shop, and YEARLY said
60 No, sir p
ssThen, who in thunder is all them
thar letters and pigeon-holes fur, any
how,by gum 2" ripped out the indignant
old man and before the young man
had time to reply, the old Granger was
shutting down the street, swearing that
e'this here Postofice is blamed mer-
nopoly, like everything else these days!"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
THE LITTLE FOLKS. !
The Buztuzzes.


DEDICATED TO THE BUMBLEBEEs.
Old Mrs. Buzfuzz lived on hill
She never was much of a rover
And she kept a little patent still,
And brewed the juice of clover.
Old Mr.. Buz was an idle drone,
He seldom thought OF working;
But he sat about like a lazy crone,
And did their modest clerking.
He used to sit on a wisp of hay,
In the door when the days were sunny:
But his brisk wife knew that wouldn't pay
In either food or money.
One day some clouds came Ger the sky,
And it looked like fearful raining;
So the wise old lady thought she'd try
To give him little training.
''Come in and shut the door" she said,
Cor I'm sure l shouldn't wonder
If there's little left of your precious head,
Between the rain and thunder!"
But the queer old fellow just sat still,
And the storm came splashing round him !;
And the floods ran over the door-sill,
And what could they do bat drown him?
Then Widow Buzfuzz fairly flew
For her new black velvet jacket
And whether she wept, never knew,
But she made a dreadful racket.
the Widow Buzfuzz still lives o.,
With little JOY or money,
And feeds her babies, night and dawn,
On nice plain bread and honey.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
Youthful PrecOcity.

An English country gentleman had a
small son who, having been early taken
about the stables and the kennels and
initiated into their secrets, had become
quite baby expert in all matters per-
tanning thereto, and quite ready to give
his opinion as to a horse or litter Of
pups with as much serious certainty as
though, instead of being child, he were
an old and hardened sportsman and fan
cier. The country gentleman had the
good fortune to be presented with twin
daughters by his wife, and the boy, after
his usual round amorg the animals, was
taken to see these little creatures as they
Law in their cradle. The child looked
at them gravely, pulled their legs.
pinched their arms, opened their eve
lids, and, after moment of reflection,
pointing to one of the two, said, s'Keep
this one"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
Proposed Reunion of Federal and Con-
federate Soldiers.

A movement is on foot In Philadelphia
to assemble large number of the sol
diers of the late war in that city, at some
time during the centennial year. It is
proposed to have both the Northern and
Southern armies represented by their
leading Generals and by thousands of
their rank and file from every State in
the Union, the purpose being to show to
the world the fact that the men who were
in arms against each other, few years
ago, are now united in celebrating the
Tooth birthday of their country, and are
inspired by the spirit of patriotism and
feeling Of common nationality.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
S copied from the official reports !:

The total number Of oranges in exist
ence in 1874 was q, 1873.
The receipts of the National Grange
for 1874 were 1929, 533, and the expendi-
lures $3.50, $685. It is estimated that the
Patrons have $18, 1000, 900 cash capital in
vested in their various enterprises, which
include railroad and steamboat lines,
banks, fire and life insurance companies,
cotton-gins and mills, packing-houses,
Touring mills, elevators, grain ware
houses, machinery manufactures, ship
ping associations, foundries, tanneries,
cheese factories, etc.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. A Detroit
lawyer employed a new boy the
other day, and when the lad asked for
instructions the attorney replied
ssYour instructions are to be taken In
general. Keep the Office clean, borrow
coal whenever you can, and under no
circumstances must You ever lend my
umbrella to q lawyer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

Hon. HENRY WILSON is the second
public official who has died in the Capt.
toll building, John Quincy Adams being
the first. Mr.. Adams was taken with a
stroke Of paralysis when member of
the House, and carried into the retiring
room of the Justices of the Supreme
Court, where he died.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02
FRESH TOPICS.

SECRETARY BRIsTow has sent letters
to all Collectors Of Customs in the coun-
try, informing them of the necessity of
making considerable reductions in the
cost of collecting the duties, and asking
them for suggestions as to the method
in which these reductions shall be made.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

THERE is at least one man in Oregon
possessed of conscience. The Secre-
tary of War lately received letter from
Portland, in that State, which read as
follows g was once in the service of
the United States, but now am in the
service of my God. Enclosed find post
Office money-order for forty dollars,
which belongs to the Government of the
United States.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, in the New
York -E0esaiseg Post, gives the following
remarkable estimate of Edgar Allan Poe:
/" He was unmoral-if we may coin the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

GEN. SHERMAN once defined his reli-
gious creed to Miss Grundy thus 81
believe if people will act only half as
well as they know how in this world
they viii be all right in the next" The
General says he is not Catholic or a
Protestant or a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of any
kind Mrs. Sherman is Catholic, but
she never allows that fact to make
her forget that she is Gen. Sherman's
wife.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12

" Wercsd an isua goiag the round.
OF q corporation being formed In Louis.
VILE and New Albany, to bay the Air
Line railway ss far out a The C,nw for,
and Dubois county Linz, a.A COM pIete
that far. and from there change the
course SO "a 10 pass Through Ferdinand.
and connect with the Rockport road At
Ferdinsnd stshioa, I'D then connect Al
kockport with 0weasbsre aud Evans.
vile by trsnsfer beats. This would
give the Falls cities the new western
connections they have been seeking, and
tap the spleadid cesl regions along the
hockport road. But 1t woald not help
Jaspersr Huntingburg very materially.
as 1t is likely that would end railroad
hnilding IN this county.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12
LANDS IN PIKE COUNTY.

No. IA farm Of 40 acres, part ip-
proved, good dwelling hosse, stable, err
chard- &C., well watcrcd, with vein Of
coal 81 feet thick, in Marion township,
Pike county, Ind. Price $500, cash;
balance in and years. A great bar
gain.
No. $50 acres in Pike county. Ind,
Iat go per acre, one-half cash balance
in 10 months good coal tract.
No. $40 acres near WiDslow, Pike
lcounty, on Petersburgh and Boonvile
road 100 acres In cultivation, fine two
story frame house, good orchard. This
land Is all underlaid with an eight foot
vein Of coal also has a quarry Of splen-
did black slate stone. Price $500; one
half cash, balance in and 2 years.
No. $40 acres Of splendid coal
lands, in Pike county, very cheap.
No. $40 acres Of good farming
land rs acres in cultivation, and all UNI
Idcrlaid with splendid vein Of coal.
No. 66.--i4s acres Of good farming
land; 40 acres in cultivation, all fresh
land, an abundance of coal. comfortable
dwelling and necessary out-buildings,
very cheap.
No. STA fine little farm OF 90 acres,
in Pike county; 60 acres under Q high
state Of cultivation, comfortable houses,
good barn, nice orchard, plenty Of wa
tor, an abundance Of splendid timber.
and everything necessary to a comfort.
able country home.
No. 6S.-l0e acres; - acres under .
high state Of cultivation, fine orchard Of
600 select fruit trees, an endless supply
Of stock water, centrally located, dne
fish pool, splendid timber, nice and
comfortable buildings. This beautiful
little farm is situated In one Of the best
neighborhoods in Pike county, In close
proximity To church and school house.
Price only $2,500; half cash balance In
one and two years. There IL . great
bargain in this farm.
No. GA farm Of 100 acres, In Pike
county; conveniently situated, l20 acres
in cultivation, good frame house, fine
orchard, sc. Price $4,000; half cash,
balance in one and two years.
DoANE h CArEHARr sf1er their SER
vices to the public for the sale or trade
Of real estate, without making any
charge to parties employing them, uR-
less sales are effected, and then reason
able commission il expected. Persons
having real estate to cell will hnd this .
desirable means ofreaching the purshas-
ing public.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12
Court Notice.

State Of Indiana, Dubois County, g.:
NJ Office 10 hereby given 10 Susan
~ Antoinette Bsrnam, who, no APP
pears by affidavit filed, Is not . resident
of tho State Of Indiana, that Alden
g. Cavins and James Bradcn, Admin
istrators Of the estate Of Samuel w.
Burnam, deceased, have commenced al
action against her, John w. Coble aud
others, In the Dubois Circuit Court OF
the State Of Indiana, which relates TO
real estate, that said action Is still pend
ing against her, and will stand for issue
and trial at the next term Of said Court
TO be held at the Court House In Jasper,
in said county. on the fourth Monday Of
March, 1875, and that she must appear
and answer or dcmur on the 81 day %
said term, or said cause will be heard
and determined In her absence.
Il. Is EDMoSsToS, Clerk.
Dated January 18th, ls75.--St
Il. BUETTSEn, Plaintiffs Atty.
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PUBLIC SALE OF LAND.

NOTICE is hereby given TINT the un.
~ dcrsigned will sell at public sale, on
the promises, the real estate known as
the Brace farm, adjoining Haysvills, Du-
bcis county, Indiana, ON
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18th, 1875.
Said real estate is described a follows :
Part Southwest quarter OF Sectdp
twenty-five, Town one. Range Ave,
West, containing l28 l5-i0O acres also,
Northwest quarter objection ihirt six.
Town one, Range five, West, containing
l6C acres; also, five lots laying south OF
the Portersvile road. said lots To be
seen on the day Of sale.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-th third of the
purchase money to be paid i'm cash one
third in twelve months. and one-third In
twenty-four months the purchaser CIV
ing notes for deferred payments, bearing
seven per cent. interest, with approved
surety, and waving benefit Of valuation
laws. MRS. ii. BRACE.
January goth, 1815.--td