The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

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Caperton, Johnston, Thurman,
Cooper, McCreery, Wallace,
Davis, Merrimon, Whyte,
Eaton, Randolph, Withers-l5.
The War Department. in response to a re-
quest from the Committee on the Reorgani-
cation of the Civil Service, has submitted the
draft of plan for the transfer of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs from the control of the In
terror Department to that of the War Depart
ment II is believed that the transfer will be
recommended by the committee, and concurred
in by both the House and the Senate.
/ A Washington telegram states that the
house Committee on Banking and Currency
have had consultation on the subject of the
| Specie Resumption act and do not consider it
measure of any practical value or calculated
to further the object it purports to aim al 1t
is, therefore, about decided to report bill
materially modifying the existing legislation on
the subject.
1t has been discovered that $12, 900 has been
| illegally consumed by the Government in the
Black Hills business, a law forbidding such ac-
ton as has been had being in obscure existence
and having been recently discovered.
Secretary Fish has assured the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs that all communica-
tons from Spain on the Cuban question have
been of friendly character, and that there
now exist no questions the settlement of which
are likely to give us any trouble.
Political.
The Washington correspondent of the Chi
g. ar MT aa
been commenced within the Democratic party
to defeat Bayard and secure the success of
Thurman for the Presidential nomination"
The Louisiana Legislature has elected J. B.
Eustus United States Senator. There are now
three claimants to one Senatorial seat from
that State, namely. Pinchback, Mari and
Eustus.
Washington dispatch says: ''The Repub-
ican Senators held caucus tonight to con-
slider Mr. Morton's bill 60 provide for and regu-
late the counting of votes for President and
Vice President. The caucus, after the subject
had been dismissed, agreed to abolish the
twenty second joint rule, and support Morton's
bill in lieu of it,"
The President has appointed Charles E.
Bovine, Pension Agent at Cincinnati, and John
G. Myers, of Nebraska, Consul General at
Shanghai, China.
The New Hampshire Democratic State Con-
vention met at Concord last week and nomi-
mated Daniel Marcy for Governor and Thomas
Dinsmore for Railroad Commissioner,
Tho National Republican Convention of 1876
will be held in Cincinnati on Wednesday, June
A. In the National Republican Executive
Committee at Washington stubborn three
cornered fight was maintained between the
friends of Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Chi
cago, which finally resulted in favor Of Cincin-
natl.
The friends of Senator Morton, says Wash
ington correspondent claim that the selection
of Cincinnati as the place for holding the Ma
tional Republican Convention is 8 victory for
him, and greatly enhances his Presidential
prospects. Blaine's friends are openly denounc-
ing the Indiana Senator for going into the Ma
tional Committee meeting and making three
speeches in favor of Cincinnati, or, as the
Blaineites claim, in favor of himself.
Gov. Kellogg refuses to issue credentials to
J. B. Eustis who was recently elected Senator
Pinchback and Mari.
The President has appointed George s.
Bangs Assistant United States Treasurer at
Chicago.
The Democratic National Committee has
been called to meet at Washington, on Feb %.
General.
Announcements are made of the death of
Maj.-Gen. Gordon Granger, the Hon. John
Wilson, formerly Commissioner of the United
States General Land Office, and the Hon VIM.
Butler, ex- Treasurer of the State of Illinois
The American ship Harvest Queen, of the
Black Ball line on her way from San Francisco
to Liverpool, was sunk in the Irish Channel
early on the morning of the 31st of December,
and her crew, numbering some thirty persons
persisted.
The English National Rife Association have
accepted the challenge of the Rifle Association
of America to compete in match for the
championship of the world during the Cen
tennial.
There is no chance for disagreement or a
jangle as to the composition of the rife team
which will represent Great Britain in the great
Centennial contest in America. 1t was expected
that different teams, distinctively Irish and
Scotch, would compete with the teams of the
world, but the English managers will not agree
to this; whereupon Col. Gildersleeve promptly
telegraphs them to send on any sort of team
they chose, be the same English, Irish, Scotch,
or mixed.
Foreign.
It is stated that the German Government has
determined to liberate Cardinal Ledochowsh
Internationally at the expiration of his term of
Imprisonment, but he will be closeIy watched,
and again arraigned if he attempts to exercise
his Episcopal functions or otherwise infringes
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