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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-03
A Mean Device.

There were a score or more OF women
gathered together at Mr.. Johnson's
house. Mr.. Johnson is good-hear ed
man and respectable citizen, though he
is rather skeptical about some things.
The women had just organized "The
Foreign Benevolent Society" when Mr..
johnson entered the room. He was at
once appealed to to donate a few dol
lars as foundation to work on, and
Mr.. Graham added:
"It would be so pleasant in after
years for you to remember that you gave
this society its first dollar and its first
kind word"
He slowly opened his wallet, drew out
$40 bill, and, as the ladies smacked
their lips and clapped their hands, he
asked:
els this society organized to aid the
poor of foreign countries?"
"Yes--yes-yes |" they chorused.
"And it wants money!"
Yes-yes !"
"WelI, now," said Johnson, as he
folded the bill in tempting shape,
" there sre twenty married women here.
If there are fifteen of you who can make
oath that you have combed your chill
dren's hair this morning, washed the
dishes, BACKED the cook-stove, and made
the beds, I'll donate this $40"
CT have" answered two of the crowd,
and the rest said:
"Why, now, Mr.. Johnson!"
elf fifteen of you can make oath that
your husbands are not wearing socks
with holes in the heels, this money is
yours" continued the wretch. ssa s
''Just hear him p they exclaimed,
each one looking at the other.
eff ten of you have boys without
holes in the, knees of their pants, this
* goes to the society," said Johnson.
s'Such man - they whispered.
eff there are five pair of stockings IN
this room that don't need darning, I'll
hand over the money! he went on.
"Mr. Johnson" said Mrs. Graham,
with great dignity, "the rules of this
society declare that no money shall be
contributed except by members; and, as
you are not a member, / beg that you
will withdraw and let us proceed with
the routine business. - Washington
Chronicle.
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Cremation-A Case in South Carolina

A letter from Marion, S. c., says :
Mr.. Henry Berry, whose remains were
given to the flames in Marion county, a
few days ago, was possessed of consider
able means, owning about 20, 900 acres
of land, and having in bank between
$4,000 and $4,000. About fifteen
years ago he had occasion to take up the
dead bodies of two children, and, seeing
their condition, vowed then that when
he died his body should be burned in
stead of buried. He accordingly made
his will, dividing his property out among
his children, but inserting proviso that
his body, after death, should be burned,
and, in case it was not, the whole of his es-
tatewa to go to church near by, the one
at which he worshiped. Some time ago
he took member of his family into a
piece of woods near the house and point
ed out to him the exact place where he
desired to be burned, and also the trees
which he desired cut down and used for
the purpose. Last Monday he died at
the age of 80 years, and his body was
put in plain box Gas he had directed,
and the size of which he had given, and
hauled in cart, drawn by mule, to this
place. He had provided that $500 be
given to William Hureling, naulatto,
to whom he was much attached, for SUI
perintending the burning. Six logs of
pitch pine were put on the ground, and
on these, forming two tiers, were laid
five other logs. Lightwood was piled
about on the logs, and at the head, foot
and sides of the box containing the body.
The whole height of the funeral pyre was
ten or twelve feet. Several male mem
bers of the old mans family were pres.
ent, and number of negroes, but, con-
nidering the occasion, the crow was
small. Torches were applied simulta-
neously, and with a good deal of agita-
ton, to the four corners of the pyre, and
when our informant left the scene the
fat wood was burning and blazing and
cracking. The old man had directed that
his ashes should mlngle with those of
the wood, and all be blown away to-
gethec. E|Iey1 ffc "vHse e1fas
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learned the particulars of Fannin's
death. He had scarcely finished his
narrative when an orderly came up and
commander. He babe us an affectionate
adieu, saying he had no doubt that he
was going to De shot, and walked off
with the orderly Happily, he was mis-
taken. The next morning he was started
off to Matamoras with returning pro-
vision train.
PLUNDERING THE SLAIN.
The soldiers stripped the clothing
from the dead bodies of their victims,
and, making a bundle of their CORY vest
ments, hung them on their bayonets,
and thus marched back to their
quarters. AS they came past where we
were, one fellow raised his gun, shaking
his bloody bundle at us. Some of them
got bank notes out of the prisoners
clothes, of the value of which they
knew nothing. That afternoon man
came to our quarters and offered a twenty
dollar United States bank note for fifty
cents. He succeeded in effecting sale.
A lancer came with pair of boots hang
ing to his saddle, which he offered for
'sdos reals" Davy Strong wanted boots
very badly, and thought they would fit
him. Many of the men cried out
"shame to Davy, buthe paid the money
and pulled them on.
The bodies of the murdered men were
burnt at the place where they died. The
cremation occupied three or four days.
Whatever may have been the motive for
this, the result was beneficial, as it spared
us from the stencil that would have
arisen.
Eight days after the massacre an or
der arrived at Goliad TO shoot the re-
naming prisoners, but before it could
be carried into effect it was counter
manded. And this, Don Manuel Talsa
told me, was the result of Sonora Ala
vesque's influence at headquarters.
About the close of April following
Sonora Alavesque came to our quarters
one day with the Don, her husband, who
looked like a good-hearted man, but
dreadfully stiff and dignifed. Pachita
babe us all good-by, and said she was
going home to Durango. There was a
very handsome young Kentuckian named
Allen In our company, vino used to talk
in French with the Sonora. On taking
her final departure Allen was the last
man she spoke to. It was plain to me,
boy that | was, as I watched their part
ing, that there was a special cause for
her great interest in our fate.
Allen was young, about 25, blue
eyed, handsome fellow, with a quiet,
well bred air. The Sonora was hardly
20, black-eyed, high-bred beauty.
God bless her. She saved my life and
the lives of my companions. Senior
Alavesque was man of middle age, q
self contained, quiet person, who was
never seen without his cigarette.
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Waste Tobacco.

Tobacco is boiled at the Richmond
Cavendish Company's bonded works IN
Liverpool to make wash for sheep.
AS much as % cwt.. has been boiled
down on the premises in a single day,
and on one occasion the Mersey river
authorities were put to much perplexity
and trouble by the difficulty of sinking
q mass of refuse which had been sent out
to sea and persisted in floating back with
the incoming tide There were about
so tons of it, and days passed before it
could be induced to disappear. The de-
coction OF, tobacco is adulterated with
sulphate Of copper, turpentine and salt,
as soon as it is cool, and the exhausted
leaf partially destroyed (denicotizeO
with quicklime before leaving. the boil
ing house, under the direction of the
customs. This prevents either the waste
or the refuse from being, used In tobacco
manufacture afterward. Each, gallon OF
the sheep wash contains the essence of
"a OF. of strong American leaf. The
preparation, which is allowed to be sold
free of duty, has found favor not only
among breeders of sheep, but among
agriculturists and gardeners, as an eff
fective vermin destroyer. Dun
ming, IN Journal Of applied Chemistry.
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A MAD DOGS BITE.
How it Feels, and How Maidstone
Works


How it Feels, and How Maidstone
Works
Capt. d. J. Bunce, of Mechanicsville,
Cedar county, writes to the Iowa City
Press of his misfortune in being bitten
by mad dog, and of his subsequent
search for maidstone to cure the bite.
He says:
81 was bitten on Saturday, July l, on
the left wrist, by small dog, which [
did not, at the time, think was mad,
though killed it Immediately. / had
no suspicion till the Fourth of July,
when ] felt a sharp pain start from the
wound and extend to the back of my
neck and to my face. This would last
but moment, and return at intervals,
each time getting worse.
s Having heard much of the virtues
OF the maidstone, / at once made inqui-
ries for one, and on Wednesday evening
was told that q gentleman named Turner
Evans, of Iowa City, had one. At IL
o'clock that night l left this place for
your city, but owing to the flood in Cedar
river did not get through until noon
next day.
eve learned that some years ago
Mr.. Evans had treated some cases in
Iowa City, and by searching old news
paper files it was ascertained that his
residence then was Paris, Linn county.
| kilograms were sent to Marion and
Center Point, and was finally put on
the track to Paris, where found Messrs.
Evans & Co., who have the maidstone.
This was on Saturday, eight days after
the bite. About 5 o'clock %. m. that
day the stone was applied
"The first application of the stone
proved that the dog which bit me was
mad, and that my system was becoming
impregnated with the virus.
"The stone held on twenty five minutes
the first time, when it was full, changed
color and fell off,. Another scarifcation
was made and it was again applied, and
SO on until it had been applied seventy
three times, holding on each time from
twenty five minutes to one hour, until at
last repeated efforts showed the remedy
had done it's work, for it would adhere
no more, which is indicated by it's fail
ure to stick, and It's change in color
from a natural dark brown to a deep
green color.
cat the first application it was very
painful, but grew less SO each time until
the last.
8. The owners of the stone, Messrs.
Evans & Fleming, live near Paris, Linn
county, and in the past twenty five years
have saved many persons from the hor-
rible death by hydrophobia, and have in
the same time rescued thousands of dol
lars worth of stock from loss by the
same cause.
eff anyone says there is no virtue in
! the maidstone, let him be referred to me
and hundreds Of others for proof that
there u.s."
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Destructive Stroke of lightning

Aviolent thunder storm lately occurred
at Valbonne, a large plain near
Lyons, in France. The only objects
struck were huts full of soldiers and
arms. The occupants of the first tent
were absent at the moment the lightning
struck it, and the only effect was the
breaking of stones and dispensing of
dust. In the second instance, soldier,
who was standing erect in front of the
tent. was struck ; the tent was situated
in the neighborhood Of an electric tele-
graph, on which the lightning escaped,
firing the wires and breaking a dozen
poles. The third bolt struck number
of tents placed in. a zigzag line, doing
much damage, and either killing or
wounding several of the occupants.
In one tent three men were killed and
seven wounded. AL of them were either
touched in both legsor on the right side
except one, who was wounded I'D the
right eye. In another tent four men
were wounded, all of them in the left
leg, and some in both. In other IN
stances men were turned around In or
thrown out of their beds. In oil of these
cases the men were lying on their beds,
made of iron, and the sentry standing
in front remained unhurt. In one tent
man who was lying between two COM
rades who were killed escaped unhurt.
The uniforms of the soldiers were per-
forated and stained with small spots !;
one spot, four centimetres in diameter,
was entirely sulphurized.
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THE MASSACRE AT GOLIAD.

An Account by the Only Living Man Who
Survived 1.-THE Most Terrible Episode
of Santa Annals Invasion of Texas
"A Mexican Woman Who Saved $50
Lives by Strategy-A Strange Tale of
'Treachery and Cruelty. 49,
Santa Anna invaded Texas In Febru-,
AIRY, 1886, with 10000 men. The army
entered by two routes the larger div1-
sion, commanded by Santa Anna,
going from New Leon, crossed
the river at the Preside del Rio
Grande, and, taking the main road,
made forced marches toward San
Antonio Ell Bexar. The other division,
under Gen. Don Jose Urea, ex-Gov-
ernur of Durango, crossed the RioGrande
{ tered Texas at San Patricio, on the
Rio de las Nucces.
The two sections advanced, having
several engagements, marked by cruel
slaughter. Col. Fannin was at Goliad,
thirty miles distant, with Texan troops.
The fortress of Goliad stood on an cmi-
hence. It was a large square building
of stone, inclosing about an acre. It
was rather series of buildings, having
an arsenal, a barrack, and a church. 1t
had three bastions of solid masonry, two
of which were turreted. The place had
a formidable appearance, but was not
really so, as the walls were thin, having
been designed to resist the attacks OF
Indians only. Two or three good field
pieces could have preached any section
of the structure, save the bastions, III an
hour. Fannin's force IN the place
amounted to not more than 1926 men.
The country was open, and an army
could march past it on either side I'M
molested
When Gen. Urea reached Goliad, in
stead of besieging he marched around.
crossing the San Antonio river above.
Fannin then set fire to the fortress, and
began his, retreat toward Guadalupe
Victoria, but soon surrendered. The
terms offered by Urea were: That the
Texans should be received and treated
as prisoners Of war that private proper
tY should be respected and restored ;
that the side-arms Of the. officers should
be given up that the men should be
sent to Capano, and thence in eight days
TO the United States, and that the Off
GERS should be paroled. No written
COPY of this agreement was ever found
but Capt. Shackleford said it was re-
duced to writing In both languages. He
made this assertion in nay presence at
= GoEad on the day of the massacre. But,
written or unwritten, the stipulations
should have been equally binding.
There is no kind of doubt that the
Mexican officers destroyed the docu-
meuts.
BEFORE THE MASSACRE.
Fanr,in and his fellow-prisoners were
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THE SOLDIERS SWEETHEART.
BY GEORGE W. BUNGAY.

go down to the sea,
Where the waves speak to me
OF my darling, the soul of my soul;
But her footprints no more
Mark the desolate shore,
Where she tempted the pillows to roll.
There the sad pillows break,
Like my heart for her sake,
On the lonely and desolate shore;
For the waves and the sea
Are now signing with me,
For mortal, now mortal no more.
With my heart filed with tears
And my hopes chilled with fears,
BY the grave of my darling knelt;
And uttered prayer
On the listening air,
Whose dew wept the sorrow felt.
There the winds wove shroud
OF a dim passing cloud,
Betwixt me and the bright stars above:
And the form in its fold,
Like the shape under mold,
Was the form of the angel l love.
Would that I were flower,
Born of sunshine and shower:
l would grow on the grave of the dead,
would sweeten the air
With the perfume of prayer,
Till my soul on its incense mad fed.
And never would fade
In the delicate shade
Of the tree in whose shadow she lies;
There my petals should bloom,
By her white rural tomb,
When the stars closed their beautiful eyes.
Now I see her in dreams
On the banks of the streams,
In the dear land of exquisite bliss,
Where the sweep of her wings,
And the song that she sings,
Oft awake me to sadness in this.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-09
FOUND DEAD.
EXIT ALLEN

CIsclSSAri, Sept. s-Tom Alien
publishes card iii the evening papers,
claiming that it is impossible to Oh.
tain fair play in this country, and an
nouncing his withdrawal from the
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Proposition to Cut Centennial
Passenger Rates.
INDIAN RHWs
caoox's COMMAND.

CHucAao. Sept s-An Inier-Ocean Bis
marck special says: Dispatches from Crooks
command, dated Sept. 5, Headwaters OF
Heart river, 40 miles from the Little Mis-
eouri, and 100 miles from Fort L,ncoln,
reached here by courier TO day. After
separating from Terry, Aug. 24lh, Crook
followed the trail leading south some 2OC
miles. experiencing much delay on account
Of heavy and continuous oeld rains. Con.
siderable sickness exists, and the troops
are generally discouraged The Indians
seem To have scattered in many directions
The troops were on short rations and NE
horses much broken down. The command
was making for the Black Hills, and will
await supplies there, In the meantime
scouting 10 that country. and taxing can
Of any hoslies found there. Terry is sup
posed 10 be still following the northern
.fasl on the naEth bank Of the.Yellpw
stone
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-09
Indians Hanged.

LITTLE ROCK, Sept 8-The following
dispatch from the scene of the hanging al
Fort Smith WAS received in this city this
evening:
FT. SMITH. Ark, Sept. 8.-To-dsy was
the scene pi another execution 10 the court
yard Of this place, by which four Indians
20. sAnders, q Cherokes; Sniker Wilson,
n Cherokee; Sam Peters, Choctaw, and
David Vsthg. Peone Indian, paid the
peuaity uf their crimes which were com-
lni,ied in the Indian territory.
The number present At the execution
WAS very large. Wagon leads OF people
commenced pouring iut0 town ou tho eve
ming OF tue previous day and The streets
were literally JAmmed, but everything
passed of in an orderly aud quiet manner
Al llo'clock the PRISONERS were take q
FROM the jail under y strong guard OF d-pu
" msrshaIs On arriving Vt the gsllews
they look the slahd assigned Them and
made preparation for the plunge into etel.
nifty They vert seemingly nOe6nscious ul
their situation. After the death warrant,
were read and Interpreted, religious e1er
clses were hcid. The prisoners bid farewell
to all, the ropes we're adjusted. The black
CAPS were drawn over their faces, and u
IL So O'Clock the drop fell and four soul
were launched from earth into eternity.
The Independent, oil this place, says. thl
execution closes the life OF fifteen VIII,
have been executed within year, by III,
sentence OF the same court, on the sam
spot, on the same Railows-six on the 5,
day Of September, 1875; five on the 2,s
day Vi. April, 1876, ana four tp.day-nin
having suffered the extreme penalty OF th
law IN less Than Ave months.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-09
RICE sYRlK kRs.-

Bv the intervention of Congr, IS
man Small, the Gomhahec strikers
have been Induced 70 disperse with
out further molestation es the labor
crs who continue 10 work in the rice
fields.
RocursrnR, Sept. $ Elishmey, the
Oaks Corners murderer, Was hanged
to-day at Cananlaigua!
FIRE.
IIiNGllAN, Sept. s-Weston's foun
aHx WAS burned to-day. Loss, SD,
900; Insurance, Sll 600.
BASE BALL.
. New YORK, Sept. s-Mu'uals Q,
Chicagos Ii.
pHthtnHfzzf fsts, Sept. sst. Louis
20; Athletics 3.
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BosroS, Sept, s-a'he vote Of 2l2
towns OF NermontNgives the following
republican majarities: Isl distlct.
joyce, Z ,I3o, second, Dennison, s,'4s
third, Hehdee, 7,13a; 80 towns to be
heard from will swell the congressioa-
al majority to about 2i,0Ou.
REPUBLICAN SPEECHES.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. s-Gen.
Ben. Harrison addressed a.out five or
six thousand people at the Salt Wells,
near this city, this afternoon. dc
spoke for an hour, making an able
and comprehensive speech, touching
briefly about all the questions at issue
between the parties. HIS review oi
Tilden's record was admirable, and
made fine Impression.
) Gen. j. NJ. Hafllass made q briei
speech at the Salt Wells, and to night
addressed u crowd Of 5000 people III
the Wigwam, in one of the ablest ano
most telling speeches Of the cam
paign. A thousand people crowded
the streets, unable to get in the hal
which seats 2 ,00v 1t has been q feld
day for the republican party.
INDEPENDENCE"
Anson Wolcot, independent caudi
date for governor, addressed small
crowd on Third street The politica
pot is boiling
FOR CONGRESS.
MoRrls, H., Sept, S--The in'
pendent congressional convention o
this district, yesterday, nominatet
Alex. Campbell.
The democratic convention met im
mediately afterwards and nominated
Campbell.
CLEVELAND, Sept. s-Hon. II. b
Payne has accepted the nomination
to congress on the democratic ticke
OF this district.
Sr.IeouIs, Sept. S-Thc democrat
Of the 9th congressional district hav'
nominated Chas. d. Morgan for re
detection.
REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION.
PlrrsBtRe, Sept. S-A very larg
and enthusiastic demonstration wa
held by the republicans of this vicin
ity tonight. The number of torche
in line is estimated at about 1000
The meeting was addressed by Hor
WAYNE McNcight and others.
scHuRz AT AILwAUKEE.
1 MILWAUKEE,, Sept 8.-Carl Schurz a
rived in this city at noon to-day. In th
evening he was escorted by q battalion {
minute men. with torches, 10 the academ
of music, where large audience had a.
sembled Mr. Schnrz spoke for over tW
hours in The German language. The fir
part Of his speech vas directed 10 tll
finances and the rest TO civil service reform
He argued that on both Of these issues II
republican party WAS rather TO be lruste
than the democratic party At late
hour he was serenaded aud replied brief
in English.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-09
FOREIGN.
AUSTRIA WILL NOT INTERFERE.

AUSTRIA WILL NOT INTERFERE.
LosDos, Sept. s.-Telegrams from
st. Petersburg says, in consequence
Of the ,reproaches cast upon the Aus.
tsian government for not preventing
Russian people from espousing the
cause Of their co-Ie1igionists, conncct5
ed with, them by race, it is semi Off
cially stated that that government, af-
ter mature deiberation, has decided
that it cannot interfere.
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POLITICAL
vER,toNT.

BosToS, Mass, Sept. s.-Complete
returns OF the Vermont guberna,orial
election have been received, and give
Fairbanks 44,5S5; Bingham, 2l ,o35 ;
and scattering, 20. Fairbanks ma-
jority is 23,527.
Full returns Of the lever house give
the republicans 205; democrats, 81;
and no choice, 5. a democratic loss
Of 28.
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MISCELLANEOUS
NoRTHFIRLD ROBBERS.

ST. PAUL, Sept. s.-A report is re-
ccived that the posse of citizens pur-
suing the robbers who raided North
field yesterday, overlook them last
night. A 6gh, ensued, in which one
Of the robbers WIS wounded. They
then escaped through the woods. Nc
particulars. The pursuit Is being
continued.
LATER.
Fourteen citizens, in pursuit of The
Mortified robbers, overlook then
late Thursday night in ravme
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-09
rRorEsTAN NTIsM IN SPAIN

MADRID, Sept. S.-T'he- cabinet has
decided to notify the provincial anz
,horines that while the constitution
forbids any manifestations offensive to
the catholic religion, proper respect
for the iriv,olab,lity Of protestant
churches and cemeteries must be en-
forced.
PICKED UP.
| LONDON, Sept. 8.-The brig Baltic
arrived at Dublin yesterday, with
Capt. Jackson and crew Of the steamer
Arbitrator, which was lost at sea,
Capt. Jackson reports that the Ar5i.
traitor left New Orleans August 18th
for liverpool. On the 23d she struck
an iceberg and foundered in twenty
minutes. The Arbitrator had car
90 Of produce and $4,000 in specie
! Total loss, estimated At 1886, 900.
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PICKED UP.
TWEED.
CAUGHT AT LAST.

MADRID, Sept. s.-Wm. NJ. Tweed
aud his cousin, VIM. Hunt, have been
arrested in Port Vigo on board a
Spanish merchantmen. Tweed was
travelling under the name of Secor
Both prisoners were lodged in the
fortress.