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

dams across the river INTO IeXaSs killing
twenty-five of them, and losing fifteen of his
own men. The Indians are supposed to be
band driven by our troops into Mexican terri
tory. A portion of the 9Th United States Cav
airy have recently crossed into Mexico, near
Edinburg, in pursuit of cattle thieves.
Henry Nicholson was executed at Coushatta,
La, on Friday. the 10Th inst, for the murder
of Marcus Young, peddler.
1t is said efforts are being made IN the South
to induce Secretary Bristow to supplement bis
raid on the whisky ring by vigorous war on
the cotton ring. It is well known that the
Government, during the three OF four years
following the close of the war, was swlndled
out of millions of dollars by cotton tax frauds
A convention in the interest of the Southern
Pacific Railroad was held at Memphis last week.
About $50 delegates were presen
A row occurred at Richmond Va, the other
day, between two noted ex-rebel Generals
Bradley T. johnson and John D. Imboden.
johnson assaulted Imboden with cowhide,
administering sundry blows, and afterward
drew pistol, but before he could use it the
parties were separated and placed under arrest
Wallace & Co., wholesale dry goods dealers OF
New Orleans, have suspended. Liabilities,
$750,000; assets, 100000.
A negro named John Brown was hung by a
mob at Fort Valley, Ga, last week, for having
assaulted white lady.
Washington.
Postmaster General Jewell gives the lie
direct to the rumor that he contemplated re-
signing.
The trouble with Spain, growing out of a de-
mand on the part of our government for
modification of the treaty of 1895, is at an end,
the Spanish Government having agreed to con-
cede all that we ask.
Secretary Bristow has directed that the ex-
pense of the Custom Houses in Chicago, Mil
waukee and other places shall be cut down Is
per cent.
The work of recognizing the navy is now
going on, and there is unusual activity in all
the yards of the country.
Hon. Bluford Wilson, Solicitor for the Treas
ury Department, who has had the general
supervision of the prosecutions against the
whisky ring, says the country yet has no idea
of the vastness and the wide manifestations of
the combinations against the revenue. He has
no doubt of the complete final success of the
Government and the utter rout of the ring,
but thinks that considerable tiae may be re-
quired to knock the bottom all out of it so that
it can never be built up again.
It is said in naval circles, q Washington cor
respondent telegraphs, that the repair and
preparation of vessels have no more reference
to Spanish affairs than to those of any her
country. There is no excitement concerning
Spain and Cuba. The President, some time
ago, while conversing on Cuban affairs merely
referre to what he had heretofore said in his
annual essages, but gave no intimation as to
what he should say on the same subject In his
next message to Congress.
The President has issued an nder consoli-
dating various collection districts throughout
the country, and Diminishing the Collectors, with
their working force, in all the districts console
dated. Forty-four Collectors, with their subor
dinates, have been dropped. Tie following are
the numbers from each State:
Maine al South Goa
New Hampshire, 49,. q Kentucky Il
Vermont. Il tennessee. .".. Z
New YORK. 9lOnO. -
New Jersey. Y INDIANA. %
pennsylvania. A lIInoE.. e
Maryland. ....1 Michigan. .......l
North Carolina. 2 Arkansas. ..............1
1t is estimated that the cutting down will result
in a saving of upward of half a million dollars.
William Burnett, Supervising Inspector
General of Steam Vessels, in his annual re-
port states that the number of lives lost by
accidents to steam vessels during the year was
4O5, namely: From explosion, 81; fire, 273;
.snags, wrecks and sinking, GA.
Postmaster-G General jewell, in his annual
report, will recommend reduction Of the rate
of postage for transient newspapers.
The report of the Chief of the Secret Ser
vice will show greater capture of counter
year. go
The annual report of DR.. Linderman, Direc-
tor of the Mint, shows the coinage of gold for
the fiscal year to have been $33, 553, 965 silver
$40. G7O, 1858; minor pieces, $780, !; total,
$43, 1854, 708. The deposits were: gold, $685.,
$50, 293: silver, $16O7O,6 26. DR.. Linderman
thinks that two years yield of the mines will
furnish sufficient silver to manufacture all the
fractional currency coin that can be adTan-
t2geously used in the country after the re-
demption of the fractional notes. He thinks
the trade dollar should be continued if for no
other purpose than to make local market for
silver. The Director speaks at length OF the
course of gold and silver during the last three
years, saying that the monetary troubles have
not been caused by insufficient supplies of
gold but by it's having been Withheld in large
sums from circulation, and the diminished use
of silver as money.
Hon. Henry Wilson, the Vice President of
the United States, died at Washington at half
past7 o'clock on the morning of the 22d of
November. The sad event was quite unex-
pected, his improved condition and general
symptoms being regarded as favorable to the
recovery of his health. Mr. Wilson was 63
years of age.
The annual report of Gen. Sherman to the