The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25

main building, $50 feet below. Of course he
was instantly killed.
Harrison, of Tennessee, from the Committee
on Elections, has reported to the House a joint
resolution requiring the President and Vice
President to be elected by direct vote Of the
people. This measure corresponds to the move
of Mr.. Morton in the Senate. 3B3 at
Bill King is to be indicted for perjury, a
special bill looking to that end having passed
Congress. 1 rs
Tom SCOTS Southern Pacific Railroad bill
has been shelved for the present. 4
The national convention of Mexican war vet
Grams met in Washington last week. Gen. J. W.
Denver presiding. Sixteen States, two Terri
tories, and the District Of Columbia, were repre-
scented. estx@ --fesvf -F-
General.
The National Grange closed it's sessions at
Charleston, s. G., on the 18th inst. The next
meeting will be held in Chicago. @1A ~#
AS a natural result of the rivalry that has ex-
listed for some years between the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Pennsylvania Central corporations,
the latter company has inaugurated fight
against the Baltimore road by refusing to check
baggage or carry freight consigned by the latter
railway through to New York, over that portion
of the road between Philadelphia and New York
city controlled by the Pennsylvania company
President Carrot has published a letter
stating that his company will take
such measures in reference to passenger
rates and otherwise as will vindicate
it's ability to maintain it's rights" and
orders have been given by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for an immense reduction of pas
senger rates between Washington Baltimore,
and Philadelphia, and the leading Western
cities, viz Between Chicago and Baltimore and
Washington from $40 to $40. Between Cincin-
natl and Baltimore and Washington, from SIG
| to $40. Between st. Louis and Baltimore and
Washington, from 1913 to $15 Between Louis
vile and Baltimore and Washington, from 500
to $12. Between Pittsburgh and Baltimore and
Washington, from $3.50 to &c.. A similar re-
ducton has also been made between Philadel-
phia and Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louis
vile, and Pittsburgh.
The Governor of West Virginia has refused
to veto the bill removing the State capital from
Charlestown to Wheeling, and on the adjourn
ment of the Legislature the executive Office will
be removed to the latter place.
The bill which recently passed the lower
house Of Congress for the improvement of the
mouth of the Mississippi river by the Eads
system of jetties appropriates 5000, 900, to be
paid from time to time, as the work is done.
Only $500, 900 is appropriated for the start, and
the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to
issue 30-year optional bonds bearing 5 per
cent. interest, to cover the amount. Eads is to
secure a channel 80 feet deep and 500 wide.
Two millions of the sum to be paid for the
work is to be retained for ten years. and then,
if the channel is as at first constructed it will
be paid over to him. The bill also provides
that if Eads should die before the expiration
of the work, it is to be carried on by his heirs
or assignees. The measure was advocated as
means of solving the great problem in the West
of cheap transportation.
Political.
all the present State officers for reelection
The long Senatorial contest in West Virginia
has been brought to an end by the election of
Allen T. Carerton, of Monroe county, to sue
D coed Boreman. The new Senator was the COL
league Of R. NJ. T. Hunter in the Confederate
Senate at Richmond. He is lawyer.
The protracted Senatorial contest in the Min
T Ii
by the election of S. J. r. Mcmillan. The Sena-
tor-elect is the present Chief Justice of the
State Supreme Court He is described as a
man of unimpeachable integrity, of very mod
crate abilities, and a Republican in politics.
though, having been for many years On the
benches of the District and Supreme Courts
his participation in political affairs has been
limited to casting his vote at the polls. His age
is about so. He is prSminent member of the
Presbyterian Church
There are faint whisperings abroad of new
party movement, apropos to which we find the
following telegram from Washington to the
Associated Press s'There have gathered here
during the week number of leading Liberals
from New York and other States Their con-
situations with Senators Fenton and Schurz are
observable. The conferences do not appear to
be confined exclusively to themselves, but to
include quite number of prominent gentle
men, who, though not having sy1npathized with
the Cincinnati movement, seem to be fully in
accord with the opinions there announced
which they suppose to be tending to independ-
ent action by the people,"
The House Committee on Elections has decided
against the claim of Pinchback to seat in that
body the seat being awarded to George A. Sheri-
dan. The contest between Sypher (Rep.) and
Lawrence Dem. has also been decided in favor
Lawrence.
The Tiltnn-Beecher Trial.