The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-22

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Much excitement exists over the report OF
the prevalence of yellow fever at Norfolk, Va,
and quarantine has been ordered against the
city.
Considerable excitement prevails in St Louis
and vicinity over the arrest of Gen. Waddy
Thompson. He is one of the Missouri Penl-
Tertiary lessees, and was arrested at Jefferson
City few days ago on requisition from the
Governor of Tennessee, charging him with
demonstrating, larceny and perjury. Between
Sheriffs, lawyers and writs of habeas corpus the
General is tossed about like football, and it is
probable ne will never reach Tennessee.
The reports of yellow fever at Norfolk, Va,
turn out to be untrue.
The Baltimore Board of Public Works has
sued the Baltimore american for libel, and de-
mand $50, 900 compensation for damage sus-
tanned.
The defalcation in the Internal Revenue Col
lectors office at Louisville is found to reach the
very respectable sum of $4,000, instead of
$45, 000 as first reported.
Washington.
The President has directed that the most
stringent measures be used to prevent people
from going to the Black Hills until the result
of the labor of the commission to treat with
the Indians is known.
It is proposed at Washington in order to
prevent the smuggling of valuable laces
through the mails, to make. all Postmasters er
o6Scdo customs officers, with power to open
suspicious packages and confscate their con-
II. Il l.
An extraordinary council of Cabinet mem
bers was held at Washington the other day, in
which long standing claim against Venezuela
was under consideration, and it was decided
that the payment of our bill be insisted upon.
Fisher, United States Attorney for the Dis
trict, has been removed.
Postmaster-G General Jewell will visit New
England in August, and the South in Novem-
Der, on his tour of inspection.
The counting of the money in Uncle Sans
vaults has been completed and everything was
found o. K.
The Secretary of the Interior has appointed
Member of Congress-elect N. FL. Van Worries
of Ohio Judge I. G. Parker, of Missouri and
Indian-Inspector Kemble, as Commission to
visit the Osages and examine into their con-
dition.
Gen. H. H. Wells succeeds Fisher as United
States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
The new State Department building has
been completed, and was occupied by Secretary
Fish last week.
General.
James M. Iindell, Captain, and Ellis FL.
Deane, mate, have been arrested at San Fran
cisco, charged with purposely wrecking the
bark Union in Puget sound recently for the
purpose of defrauding the insurance companies.
The crime, if proven, is punishable with death.
Tens of thousands of people at Saratoga wit
messed the annual regatta of the college rowing
clubs and although til prevailing anticipa
ton at the Springs for day or two previously
was that Harvard or Yale Colleges would win,
the match resulted in a victory for Cornell, the
Freshman and Senior crews of that university
carrying off the prizes for their respective
classes. The distance rowed over was three
miles, and the time of the winning crews was
is minutes 53L seconds for Seniors, and II
minutes 321 seconds for the Freshmen.
Political.
The Suffrage Committee of the Connecticut
Legislature has reported in favor of women
voting at Presidential elections.
President Grant has made the following in
ternal revenue appointments: Gaugers--
Thomas T.. Davis, Seventh Indiana District;
Enoch StillweIl First Missouri District; John
w. Lane, Second Kentucky District; James Nc
Elroy, Seventeenth Pennsylvania District
Storekeeper- Webster W. Castro, Seventh In
diana District.
Foreign.
The town of Buda-Pesth, in Hungary, has
had second destructive tempest, which car
ried away all the temporary works for the re-
pair of damages by the former one; houses
were unroofed and several towers blown down.
No lives lost.
Denmark, it is said, will demand an explana-
ton from Germany for the secret soundings
taken by Prussian vessel in Danish waters last
week.
Moody and Sankey are coming home in
August.
Heavy rains and floods are reported in En-
gland and Wales, causing much damage to
crops.
Lambert Brothers & Scott, London coal mer-
chants, have failed. Liabilities, 81, 900, 900.
| The grant to defray the expenses of the
Prince of Wales visit to India, passed the
British Parliament by vote of 338 yeas to 16
nays.
The Public Powers bill has passed the
French Assembly by vote of $50 yeas to 80
nays
| a bloody religious riot recently occurred in
the city of San Migeul, in Salvador. A mob
attacked the Cadillac, and liberated some 200
persons. They then proceeded to assault the
small garrison, killed Gems. Espinosa and Cas-
tro, cut the former to pieces, and threw the
pieces at each other; split the skull of Gen.
Castro and threw him over wall, where he