The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-24

that place of the approaching Fourth OF
July, on Sunday. After naming some
half dozen orators, the reader of the
Declaration, etc., the paper adds: '"There
will also be an interesting horse-race and
performances by the dramatic aasocia-
ton"
Mrs. LINCOLN is declared by CORES
pondent to have always refused to see
the sister by whom she was charged in
the papers with having sent information
to the enemy. She said to this CORES
pondent, CT would not let her cross my
threshold, nor any one who was an enc
my Of my country"
CARL ScHURz was given banquet in
Berlin, recently, which was attended by
eighty gentlemen, including about forty
Americans. DR.. Thompson presided,
and proposed toasts to the German En-
peror and President of the United States.
Mr.. Schurz toasted Germany and Amer
lea, and made speeches in German and
English. He was repeatedly cheered.
A CHICAGO man, David e. Bradley,
has perfected an invention for shielding
one building from fire in another. He
hangs from the roof on the exposed side
a curtain of galvanized iron plates, fur
nished with hooks so as to be easily at
tached to each other, and adjustable in
a few minutes.
THE State Department at Washington
has received information that the North
German and Russian governments have
proclaimed an embargo against ships ar
irving at ports of those countries laden
with potatoes. The embargo hitherto
has been only placed upon the potatoes
themselves. By the new order it is also
to comprehend the vessels.
GALVESTON, Texas, is greatly excited,
because of the decision of a United
States District Judge there, sustaining
the Civil Rights bill. and fning the
Opera House manager $500 for refusing
seats to two negro women and, also,
for arresting the conductors of the Gal
weston Meas for contempt of court In
criticising the decision. A United States
Judge in Minnesota has also ruled in ia
vor OF the Civil Rights law.
The Commission to visit the Sioux
Indians and try to make some arrange
ment about the Black Hills country has
been announced. The following are the
names William B. Allison, Iowa ];
Bishop E. r. Ames, Maryland F. w;
Palmer, Illinois Brighten. ALT FL.
Terry, United States. Army the Hon.
Abram Comingo, Missouri /; the Rev. S.
D. Human, Dakota G. P. Beauvois,
Missouri ; J. r. O'Brien, New York.
Joe w. Dryer was appointed Secretary.
The salary to each will be So day, with
an allowance for their necessary expenses.
RECENT earthquakes In South America
appear to have been of almost unex-
ampled severity and destructiveness.
The City of Cucuta, better known as
Rosario, has been totally destroyed, and
six other towns, of less size, with an ag
gregate of 35, 900 population, have been
wholly or partially laid in ruins. AS
usual, the shaking of the earth has been
accompanied by active volcanic action
a fire having been started in Cucuta from
a burning ball projected from one of
the volcanoes In that section of the
Andes. Some parts of Asia Minor were
also recently devastated by an earth
quake, and slight shocks have occurred
in Chill.
GEN. SPINNER's approaching retire
ment from the Treasurer's Office is cali
ing out the tributes his long and faithful
service deserve. The st. Louis Re
publican says: Francis E. Spinner
has been Treasurer of the United States
for fourteen years. In that capacity he
has been the guardian and distributor of
more money than probably ever passed
through the hands of single man since
money was invented. And not single
cent has ever stuck to his fingers. So
faithful has he been to his great trust,
that not even in the hottest periods Of
political antagonism, or the darkest