The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-08

| Special deposit held rOr re-
demption Of certificates
of deposit. .............. 5o,4l5;uoo
Total in Treasury. ................$ l4z24S,ooA
Debt less cash in the Treasury. 1913 6ss, 726
| Decrease of debt during june. ,43l, 249
Decrease since June, 1874. .......... I4,o99,o14
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railway
! Companies interest payable in lawful
money: Principal outstanding ....S 64, 613.5l2
/ rn4arast accrued and not vet paid $500 938, 705
Interest paid by the United States 26,264, 102
| Interest repaid by transportation OF
Balance of interest paid by United
States. ......................... zOlz9,'Si
| A novel suit has been brought in the District
Court under the Ciyil-Rights bill by white
man, who sues the proprietor of boarding
house for colored people for having ejecte
him from the house where he had engaged
| board.
PolIrIcaI.
The Iowa Republicans held their State Con-
vention at Des Moines on Wednesday, June 30,
and nominated the following ticket for State
offices: For Governor, Samuel j. Kirkwood;
Lieutenant-G Governor, J. G. Newbold Supreme
Judge, Austin Adams Superintendent of Pub
| lie instruction. Alonzo Alternately.
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| veution at San Francisco on June 30, and
nominated William Irwin for Governor.
| Congressman J. K. Luttrell has been nomi-
mated for reelection by the Democrats OF the
Third California District
| The Temperance Reformers Of California
have nominated w. E. Lovett for Governor.
General.
| Robert Dale Owen the well-known Splrltu-
alist and scientist, has become insane. 1t is
thought that this infection was caused by the
! exposures of the imposture of some swindling
| mediums in Philadelphia few months since.
| He had great faith in their pretended mani
festations," and when the fraud became
known to him the shock was too heavy for him
| to withstand.
| The Postnaster-G General has decided that the
stamp on postal card is not sufficient to carry
any additional matter attached to the stamp.
| Foreign.
Ferdinand l., ex-Emperor of Austria, died at
Prague, last week, aged 81.
A royal ordinance has been issued command
ing that members Of Carlist juntas, and all
| families of which any member is in the Carlist
service, be expelled from Spain, and directing
that the property of Carlists be confscated and
devoted to indemnifying communities suffering
from Carlist acquisitions.
The great international rifle match at Dublin,
on the 29th ult., was attended by an immense
crowd of people, and the enthusiasm was in
tense. At 800 yards the Irish team scored 1913
against 337 for the Americans, but at the ranges
of 900 and 1000 yards, the American team car
ried the total score to majority of 38 points,
or 967 to 929. In the evening grand banquet
| in their honor was given by the Lord Mayor of
Dublin at the Mansion House. large num-
Der of distinguished guests, including the Lord
MAYORS of London and York, were present
The Irish rifemen admit the superiority OF the
Americans throughout the match, and acknowl-
edge that their victory was fairly won. The
American team used breech-loaders the Irish
team all used Rigbys muzzle-loaders.
The loss by damage and destruction Of prop
erty by the recent great foundations in South
ern France is computed at 100000 600 in the
two cities Of Toulouse and Agen alone. At
least 1900 men, women and children were
drowned at Toulouse where a hundred thou
sand destitute people are now dependent upon
charity. The loss of life by the great flood on
the river Danube, in Pesth, Hungary was also
very great. AS far as heard from about $50
dead bodies have been recovered, and many
others have been swept down the river.
Pope Plus has sent a. 600 to the sufferers by
the late inunaations in France.
The italian Parliament has passed the bill
ILL., h,io
Advices from Matamoras, Mexico, report that
the notorious Gen. Cortina has been arrested
by the Mexican authorities and his police dis
banded. Cortina is Mayor of Matamoras, and
is the chief inst;gator of the recent raids across
the Rio Grande into Texas. There was much
excitement over the arrest, and trouble was
anticipated.
A serious revolt of the peasants against the
mobiles in Transylvania, Austria, is reported
Many persons have been killed, including t7o
Judges.
Two more heavy London failures are an
nounced, namely Dacesta, Raalte q Co.,
liabilities $1,200000, and Kilburn, Kerhard q
Co., liabilities S3,75O,O0O
The British colony at the Cape of Good Hope
has annexed sundry independent territories in
habited by $50, 900 Caffres.
Later advices from the United States of Col
ombia bring additional particulars of the de-
structive earthquake at Cucuta. The story OF
the catastrophe is confirmed in all its horrible
details. private letter from Salazar says
ssThe number of the dead is calculated at
three-quarters of the entire population. The |
Aev families which are saved are now on the |