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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-25
TREASURER NEWS REPORT.

Treasurer New, in his annual report, states
that out of total nominal balance of $173,-
876, 064,05 on hand June 80, 1876, there were
deducted unavailable items,'' aggregating
$29, O94, 075.95. The principal item was $685.
101, 644.9 81 due from the State to the United
State on account of the act of Congress, APP
proved June %, 1886, which is omitted from
the statements of cash balance of the Treasury,
but which is carried nevertheless from quarter
to quarter and from year to year in the &C
count of the Treasurer.
The Treasurer saws three years will probably
elapse before final settlement of Gen. Spin
ner's accounts can be made, as many of them
are outstanding, and the Auditors and Con-
trollers cannot pass upon them before that
time.
The number of national banks organized and
which deposited security for circulation, in the
fiscal year of 1876 was 1877. The number or
ganized to July l. 1875, was q 282. The num-
Der doing business June 80, 1875, was 2,089.
Thirty-fve failed prior to July 1, 1875 three
failed in the fiscal year of 1875. The number
that went into voluntary liquidation prior to
July ], 1874, was 81 in the fiscal year of 1875,
36. Ten wound up business for the purpose
of consolidating with other banks.
The receipts from customs during the fiscal
year were $157, 1877, 722. IS; internal revenue,
BIO, 007, 493. SO sales of public lands, ST. 413,
640 IL miscellaneous sources, $19, Al. 1913. so
from issues of the public debt notes, 1887, 791,
556 total, $685. 971, 6071O, Disbursements,
including interest, but not principal. of the
public debt 1914 623, 1924; disbursements On
account of public debt and notes, $407, 377,-
492. 48; total, 1862, 600, 1852 1
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The Game He Understood.

Mr.. Bret Harte's Heather Chinee-
known to the reading world by the sug
gestive name of ssAh Sin still lives.
He seems to have removed from Califor-
MIA to Nevada tits all the same to
" Mclean man wherever he meets him.
Two professionals of them from
Gold Hill, and the other from Silver
City, with their pockets full of coin,
lately met in saloon, and sat down at a
table to beat each other at poker. A
Chinaman was passing by and heard the
cheerful clink of coin. His innocence
was completely fascinated, and the music
drew him to the table. Exhibiting
large jingling sack he merely remarked /:
/" Me play allie samee Mclean man. y
The sports thought it would be a good
thing to rob the heather, and agreed to
let him in the game. In about an hour
the Acknowledged innocent left the saloon
carrying with him his own and all the
sharpers' wealth in two jingling sacks.
The Christian sharpers don't know yet
how the heather did it, and were SO dis
gusted with themselves that they have
gone to honest work in Gold Hill and
Silver City, respectively. That one
Chinaman seems to have civilized and
reformed two "Melican men," Who is
it complains of the debasing influences
of the Monaghan INVASION?
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report takes strong grounds in favor of the
adoption of more stringent methods for the
prevention of the introduction of cholera into
this country, and makes important recon-
mendations. DR.. Woodwork thinks cholera
can be entirely prevented by prompt and au-
thoritaiive information to threatened ports of
the shipment of passengers and goods from a
cholera-infected district and rigid quaran-
tine. If the Health Officers at the different
ports of the United States we're made aware by
telegraph of the fact that emigrants or goods
supposed to DO infected were en- route to this
country, measures could be taken to prevent,
without difficulty, their admission. DR.. Wood
worth thinks that it is most needed that the
National Government through its Consular
officers should acquire the necessary informa-
tion and then promptly and intelligently fur
nish it to the ports and localities proposed.
Thus advised, threatened communities would
have ample time for preparation and the pub
Lefty given to the warning would be the most
efficient means of insuring proper precaution-
airy measures. Tie President has promised to
give DIR. Woodvorths recommendations the
due attention they deserve, and will, no doubt.
carry out the plan before smother cholera sea-
son.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.

The report of Secretary Bristow will, it is
stated, take strong ground in favor of the re-
sumption of specie payments. The report win
show falling off in the receipts of customs
for the first six months Of the present wear as
compared with the corresponding period of last
year, but an increase in internal revenue re-
ceipts. The falling off in customs receipts
must be met by either an increase In duties OF
decrease of expenditures in collection (which
the department has from time to time effected),
and in the appropriations for the public service.
The Secretary has showed conclusively that the
duty ON coffee, repealed by the net of 1872, was
added to the selling price abroad, with no adj
vantage to consumers here. Economy in the
public expenditures will be energetically urged
nv the Secretary
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TO SO0kHIs
Paul Morphy, of New Orleans the famous
chess-player, has become hopeless maniac.
VIM. A. Borden, confidential clerk of j. A.
Mitchell Co., boiler makers, of Louisville,
KY, is a defaulter in the sum of SIS, 600.
Gambling did it.
The monument to Edgar Allan Poe, at Balti-
more, was dedicated on the 18th inst, with Inn
posing ceremonies.
The new City Hall of Louisville was serious
Y damaged by fire last week.
1t is rumored that the New Orleans, Chicago
and St. Louis Railroad will shortly pass into
the hands of the Illinois Central Company,
which will give that road an unbroken line
from Chicago to New Orleans.
Things are becoming lively on both sides of
the Rio Grande River. Col. Terregas, of the
Mexican army recently drove band of In
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THE PUBLIC LANDS.

The report of the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office gives some interesting data in
regard to the business of the Bureau during
the last fiscal year. The falling off in dispos-
ais has been equal to over twenty-five per
cent, and is chiefly due to the grasshopper
plague, to unusual drought in certain localities,
and to the decreased volume of immigration.
The Commissioner gives special prominence to
the necessity of the Government taking some
measures to arrest the indiscriminate sacrifice
of mountain timber ON its own domain, where
by the continuous feeding of streams from the
gradual melting of the snow is so disastrously
interfered with. The Commissioner strongly
recommends that all tirnoer lands owned by the
Government be appraised and thrown open to
purchase, at not less than their appraised value.
He is of opinion that unless they are thus
placed under private guardianship the fine for
ests of the country will soon be wastefully ex
hausted by lumber companies and spectators,
who are nov stripping the land of it's timber
under cover of dummy" pre-emptiOn, or with
out any pretense of the observance of the law,
while the Government derives no revenue from
it's property, and the country sustains almost
frreparable damage from the sweeping denud-
ing of large areas of it's water sheds. He also
condemns the practice of extending subdivision
surveys over immense bodies of worthless land
west of the hundredth meridian, and suggests
that only such tracts be infinitely surveyed as
have any attractions for settlers He also re-
commends that provision be made for connect
ing the Land-Office surveys with important
points established by geological surveys of Ter
ritories, and that monuments at section corners,
etc.. be constructed in a much more lasting
manner. The recommendation of his predeces-
sor that presumption laws should be abolished
and the homestead system made the only me-
thod of acquiring title to agricultural lands, is
repeated by Commissioner Burdett, and earn
estly urged upon the attention of Congress.
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NONRESIDENT WILSON.

His Sudden Death at Washington-Par-
ticulars of the Sad Event.
A Washington dispatch of Nov. %
gives the following particulars Of the
death of Henry Wilson, Vice-President
of the United States:
Mr.. Wilson rested well last night awoke at
o'clock this morning, and expressed himself
as feeling bright and better. He sat up in bed
to take his medicine, lay down on his left
side, and expired in few moments, without a
struggle.
It having been represented last night that
the Vice. President had so much improved that
he wou,d be able to leave for the North this
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CASTING UP ACCOUNTS.
A Few Facts and Figures Taken
rom the Ledgers of Uncle
Sans Bookkeepers.
HE POSTOFPICE DEPARTMENT.

THE POSTOFPICE DEPARTMENT.
TIE following interesting figures are taken
from the annual report of Postmaster General
Jewell:
During the year there were issued 107,616,000
postal cards, of the value of 81 O76, 100. In the
month of October last there were issued of the
new cards 20, 138, 00O which is one-ffth of the
entire amount sold during the fiscal year. The
estimate of the number necessary for the next
fiscal year is 154, 967, 000 The number of pub
lie or ordinary postal stamps Issued to Postmas-
tiers during the fiscal year was 682, $40, 40, of
value of SIS, 271, 479. The value of postage
and periodical stamps was 1915, 902. The sta
tistics of the Dead-Letter Service are of a quite
romantic interest. The number of dead letters
handled during the year was about 4.500, 600.
OF these 81. 799 contained money aggregating
$61, 900; ii, 225 letters contained drafts, notes
and bills OF exchange of value of 81, 9S7, 047
135,027 letters contained samples of merchan-
disc, postage stamps and miscellaneous articles;
8 100000 contained nothing of value. There
were mailed to foreign countries from The
United States IL, 500,0 900 letters OF these
1U6, 200 were returned undelivered. The num-
Der of letters received from foreign countries
was IL, 8OO 900, of which 219, 100 were returned
undelivered.
During the fiscal year ending June 80, 1875,
the cost of the inland mail transportation was
as follows On 81 railroad routes, aggregating
7O,O83 mules in length, So ZIG, SIS; on SO steam
boat routes, aggregating 15 1888 miles in length,
1854, 100; on 1928 other routes, designated
''star routes, = aggregatlng 192,O02 miles in
length, $5 453, 721. Total cost during the last
fiscal year, $15, $50, 869, which was an increase
of 1876 miles in the length of routes over the
preceding year, and decrease of $48, 683 in
the cost thereof. The appropriation to cover
the expenditure of inland transportation during
the present fiscal year is $17, 548, 900, and the
cor ic tod fOTsf bo oovfu
cost of mail routes i'll operation July !, 1875,
the commencement of the present fiscal year,
was $14, $40, 500. IS, to which has been added an
increase for July, August and September Of
$189, 1851, which being considered an average
increase for the several quarters of the year,
would make the increase during the entire year
$3.50, ia Al. Add to this the recognized service
of the railways, estimated at 1902. 489.78 MAX
ing the probable cost of railroad transportation
for the present year $16,471, $780, 6.
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THE INDIANS.

Tho report of Indian Commissioner Smith ls
a very important document and review of
the proceedings of the council with the Sioux
delegation in Washington last May. He la
ments the failure of the Commission of which
Senator Allison was Chairman, to obtain from
the Sioux a REIMBURSEMENT of their title to the
Black Hills, as he is aware that one thousand
or more miners have made their way into the
Sioux country in the face of the most stringent
prohibitory orders by the military authorities
AIlarge number of miners have organized into
an association for mutual protection and
have adopted laws and regulations; have staked
out and reserved their claims in the right to
which they expect hereafter to be protected.
In this complication of affairs Commissioner
Smith considers that there is but one alterna-
tive for the Government-either to increase
the military force so as to compel strict OBJ
servance of the treaty rights of the Sioux, by
preventing all intrusion, or to put such re-
strictions upon the exel else of the large bounty
now granted to the Sioux as to form an argu-
ment that will be likely to procure their ascent
to the cession of this country. He admits tnat
the occupation and possession of the Black
Hills by white men Is inevitable, but no reason
exists for the making of this inevitability an
occasion of wrong or injury to the Sioux.
The Commissioner recommends strongly the
expulsion of all those persons known as
squaws, from the Indian reservations; the re-
moval Of Spotted Tail and Red Cloud Agencies
to the Missouri River, and will also recommend
the Indians to labor in return Tor
ratiOns.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
Dr T. M Woodworth Supervising Surgeon
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WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS is interested
in big serpent, which travels from one
large pond to another, living on frogs
and fish during his journey. He has
been seen lately near Huntington vii
lage. His dimensions are as follows
Length from 80 to 40 feet; diameter,
foot mouth, when open, I" as large as
water pail" Color, a glistening black.
Voice, between hiss and bark. At
tempts to shoot the creature were in
vain, and recent efforts to find him q
failure.
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A BRUTAL husband in Maine carefully
ground knife to keen edge, seized
his wife by her neck, drew back her
head, and cut off - the blonde hair
that she prided herself so much about
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GEO u O. ETOWN.

TWO observation-disclosures Lodge, No.
10, !. - y. T., yesterday performed the I'M
usually sad duty OF paying the last honOrs
10 TWO mem 9ers in one day. The funeral of
CHARLES henderson took place at 3 OclOc X D.
m. and the remains were escorted To Oak
Hin cemetery by the above lodge. At 3
O'Clock they attended the funeral OF the late
samuel Mcknight from the family residence,
NO 30 81 street, To the Presbyterian burying
ground, where The body was inferred, hay-
ing been followed TO the grave by large
concourse Of sorrOwing friends.
WHY THE WATER ON GEoRGEToWS
HEIGHTS WAS CUT OFr-LaSt evening the
lO-lnch force-water main, running from the
pump house on 18th street TO the high service
reservoir burst. A force of men from the
water department. under direction of Mr.
I.armau, worked during the night and by
early dawn the break was repaired and water
turned on. The main at this point is II feet
below the surface of the street, and there is
very little, II any, pressure on IL. The cause
OF The accident has not yet been ascertained.
The OUTLET Lock AT Rock CREEK
FILLED UP.-The heavy rains OF last Thurs
day night, which sWelled Rock creek to such
unusual proportions, resulted in filling the
outlet lock of the canal with mud To the
depth of twelve feet and operations at that
point have consequently been suspended for
few days until the mud is removed.
GRAIN SALFS.-MeSsrs. Hartley Il Brother
report sales OF 500 bushels OF wheat at Lis <
per bushel.
RIVER AND CANAL.-Arrived-Sch
Mary Ella, with 80 tons OF Windsor plaster
for j. q. d j. NJ. Waters; schooner Mary
Ann. from Alexandria, with 800 bushels OF
wheat for Hartley d Bro, and canal boat
bushels of corn. and 90 bushels of ear corn
for same firm.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAk


BALrrNoRE, July 2l.-virgiuis Sc. peters, IS;
d.. consolidated, SIN; West girginis's, s1.; North
Iolina e's, old, 70 do. new, 10 bid to-day. Sugar
very strong hf slo7s.
BALTIMORE, Jnly n Cotton doll-midIling, las.
-Four strong and active city malls. rio brands,
Ma! IS: other GRADES UNCHANGED. Wheat strong.
actfve and higher-No. l western amber. IS; No. 2
60, lt3; mixed do, l:tlsl g; No; l western red,
las; MARYLAND red. Sal q; DO amber, sss
lsl do. white, l.sOsl IS; No. Chicago and Mnw-
q Bic spring, SAL 40 Corn-vestern excited aud
higher southern steady-southern white, ss.sS,
southern yellow. 81; western mi xed, S6is: spr, Ih
Last half Of August, s. bid. Oats quiet bat firm
southern, Sass: western white. e3s64. Rye frmer-
J. .osl SS Hay duh. Penns,lysnia and MsryIsDd,
10 Bulk meats stesdy.shOulder-; 9 clear Iib
Gear rib sides, Es.; Hams. l4a'., Lard quiet and
sSas .2aal So 49, Bn'teE hrm,mwes.era sx
crude. 4'ia4's; refined, nl4sllh. Coffee quie, hut
strong-ordinsry TO prime Bio careoes, Il. <I9s. /;
}C a,s, :; E'4a2e4 Whisky quiet and steady,
NEW YORK, july 2l-stccks steady. Money,
n. Gold, Hrs. Exchange, long, sS; short,
ASJ: Goyernnleuts dull and irregular
NEW YORK, july A.-Flour 10 cents better
wheat 2ss cents better Corn la2 ce nts better
LONDON. July q, 1870 .. m.-Con Of for money
10; account, q 10; United States bonds,
10 10 coupons, los. Erie, lS'i; preferred, %. Nes
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PEOPLE who have cut their wis teeth use
tie Sozosioni and all who do, are williug
the most perfect and delightful thing tor
The teeth they ever dipped q brush into.
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THE BLOOD owes its red color TO minute
globules which float in that fuid. and con-
tain. in healthy person, a large amount Of
iron, which gives vitality To the blood. The
Peruvian Syrup supplies the blood with the
vital element, and gives strength and vigor
10 the whole system.
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n CERTIFICATE or INCORPORATION was
fled in the office OF the Recorder OF Deeds in
HE name OF The "Odd Fellows Union Relief
association. the objects OF which are 10 pro-
vide a fund which shall be paid To the heirs
Tr LEGAL representatives OF any member
thereof, whenever The death OF any member
shall occur. John W. Gray, W. NJ Williams
James W Butcher. Alfred Parker. Charles
il. shorter. benjamin +. pabney, John A.
Scott. Wilson Grice. John F. Colbert No0fer
Marshall. Olmsted Turner, Joseph Liver
pool and Isaiah Goodman are NAMED as in
COrICTatDrS
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a L E XANDRIA.

ARREST OF CoLORED THIEyES.-During
the progress OF a colOred festival at Airing
Ton, IN this county, last night, two of the at
PENDANTS, Tom Randolph and Bill Thomas
created q disturbance, and a colOred cOnsta-
be named Harrison Goldman, meeting with
resistance III arresting them, drew his pistol
and discharged il at Thomas, but did not nurt
him, the bali passing between his clothing
and the flesh of his abdomen, only grazing
the latter. They were both secured and car
rled before Justice Austin, who committed
them 10 Jail, the former for forty and the lat
yer Tor sixty days. When brought to Jail here
they were recognized as the thieves who sole
lhe pistols from the store of Mr.. Baaier in
TINS city, yesterday afternoon, knocking
GOWN george Lucas, member of the chain
gang, who attempted to arrest them. and
M tlng their plumber in SmoOt & Perry's lum-
per yard, where 1t was found by a woman
ana taken TO police headquarters. They will
oe examined to- morrow on the last charge
IL is understood that they belong to gang OF
mat city have been on the lookout for them
for some time past.
AN INSTRUMENT OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
were being turned into ploughshares, but
tnere has been a relapse, for Kendrick the
soldier who murdered Waterman Moore, at
Fort DOT, a short time ago, killed him with
pruning knife which he stole from Mr.. VAL
entine Baker, who lives just below this city,
ana almost opposite Fort Foot. The MUIR
uerer and some of his comrades had rowed
over TO Mr.. Bakers for cherries the day
before the murder, and while walking
through that gentleman's kitchen picked up
the large sharp pruning knife and carried ii
on with him.-Gdzette, 20h.
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TIE TRAVELLING PUBLIC will be interest
a. IN Knowing that Mr.. j. r. Cake of VIII
taTd's Hotel IN this city and Congress Hall.
taie May anu \ -eXander Wh!lldin, Presi-
dent OF the Sea Grove company are entitled
70 the credit Of Securing the steamboat CITY
Point 10 run from Philadelphia to Cane
May, ana making the connection with the
o'clock train from Washington at New
Castle.
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NIoonE's HOTEL

&AA NootE'> HOTEL.
ls:E1 LEONASDTOWN. MARYLsND,
y Do~ open for the reception q Summer R,.r,.r.
Ihe table T. supplied with the best the nar et a.
tds M ne the an n-cu"uts are Salt " stcr Batr-
ihg. Itshii q. buatiuC. trn4uet. aud BsUiins : a
LOON IN" eNcrllert phy siciaus en- tha toyn Terps-
Sise Der das : - psr month. Ch'idr.1 ars pur-ee
hali prce, hrst tHtle fu price Steamer Pilot ~
leafes Arlington crvry SATURDAY. noroipg Al II !.
y Strives NJ D ~. Steamer Sue ...aVe- everv
f,,haal az y 2 m afrtv-- Tuesdays a "A sddr.s,
county, Md. 81 -
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Ia rAIBOTT HuTSr

4SA MARYLAND.
The undersigned having leased the ef,ova- nam.
hotel Will be prepared this season 20 of-r urri.r
recommendations 10 Lsdies and Gentleusn a e. 40
gsrous 20 spe the summer ms 10 the country
The air Is Pure, beirg located near the sGear-iass
nioun talni IL also commands extended view 81
tne Blue klcRe hoUntains and the snrroupdfns
country FISHING and hunting ia abundance Con.
noefabIe improvements have been made the build-
ing since last summer, such ~ bAth-roo &c IL A.
aoout bail nile from GAINESVILLE depot OF the Me-
tropoltsn Railroad, and hours ride on The cars
from Washington. ID. 4. - ~ NN'@
Terms: 81 per day, and from IS 70 sig per ve.k
NnlIoren unoer II and servants half price For far-
yer lniormation appiy % address O. A RAJ,
boff' BArDesVille, Montgomery CO., Md mls-tSIs
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ANOTHER CHILD Run OvER-Aa Erery-
Guy OccJ1Ter lee--Last evening little boy
named Eddie AsmaSSen was run over on 9TH
street. near l., by the carriage OF l.. :. Chap
man, driven by WIN. Turner. The hoy was
taken into Dr. James Stones drug store
where bis injuries, which consisted OF slight
bruises about the head. were dressed by Dr.
Store, after which he was conveyed TO his
home.
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$50 10 $40. 900 has been invested IN SOCK
Privileges and paid 900 per cent. profit. "Hov
Tumbridge q Co, Bankers, 2 Wall street.
New York. Ga:
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REAL ESTATE SALEs-Messrs Duncan
son BIOS, auctioneers, sold yesterday after
loon Tor Reginald Fendall, executor. lot p
IN square 3H, improved by a three story
brick dwelling, and stable In rear. sit,Iated
on street, between 10th and nth streets
northwest, to J, $. Henault for 81 400.
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ELASTIC STOCKINGS and celebrated Elias
tic trusseS at No rs Pepnsy lvauia avenue.
near 81 street northwest 1875