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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31

the Methodist Episcopal Churches, North and
South, to remove all obstacles to fraternity be-
tween the two bodies, have, after session of
nearly two weeks at Cape May, n. Y. arrived
at an understanding which will result in the
complete reunion of the two branches of this
great religious sect.
President Grant visited the Centennial last
week.
The funeral obsequies of Hon Michael G..
Kerr, at New Albany, Ind, on the 25th OF
August, were of an imposing character. All
the business houses in the city were closed as
a token of respect to the dead Speaker, and
nearly the entire population TO flowed the re-
mains to the grave. Among the attendants on
the ceremonies were Gov Hendricks and sew
eral State officers, and large number OF cit
liens of Indiana ; Gen. E. Keen and staff, of
the Department of the South, and number of
distinguished citizens OF Kentucky.
The Secretary of the Treasury has just
issued an order relative to the postage on
printed matter A circular was issued July
10. 1876, directing that postage on printed
matter, including books, blanks, charts, etc.,
be paid at the rate of ] cent for every two
ounces or fraction thereof. In the last order
this is revoked, as the Postmaster General de-
cided that the term printed matter" as used
in the act approved July 10, 1876, did not in
clude blank books, blanks, charts, etc. This
class of matter, therefore, is liable to the old
rate of postage of l cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31
Romance Of the Gaming Table.

A Partisan banker has the misfortun
to possess a wife who is addicted
gambling. Year after year she goes
Monaco, and loses large sums on th
green cloth. Her husband has been
his wits end TO stop the evil withou
resortng to harsh measures. At last
happy thought struck him. Calling t
him confidential clerk named Armand
who was unknown to his wife, he CAV
him instructions to follow the lady ami
to attend daily at the gaming table
Armand was told to watch carefully tn,
way she staked her money, and Away
to place o similar amount on the op
poslte color. BY this means the banke.
hoped that he would be able to "hedge'
the sums staked by his wife. and tina
the only loss he could possibly expert
ence would be the general expense IN
CURED by his clerk. A short time
elapsed, and the husband receives
among his correspondence one morning
two letters from Monaco from hi
wife, the other from M. Armand
Opening the first he found but tw,
lines, but those were to th,
point. The lady had experienced los
of 10000 francs, and wrote for more
money. Turning to the next letter, wild
some self satisfaction at his own shrewd
ness, he read as follows sKindfrient
and patron: I have implicitly FOLLOWED
your instructions, out I have neve
worked so hard in my life. Madame al
rives at the Casino at midday and neve
leaves the table till midnight. lively
hours without eating or drinking is NJ
joke. However, have nothing to com
plain of. [ have won LOCO francs, and
as [ am not ambitious, / am content t
stop there. I start at once for Mont
guyon, charming little town where
was born, and where my cousin await
me, to whom | am about to be married
Knowing the interest you take in M
welfare, | shall be indeed proud if yo
will be present at our wedding. OF tx
10000 francs which you intrusted n
with, there remains 11,341 fl. zoe
which remit you in bank check. III
balance has been expended in my hot
bill and other incidental items. Your
ETC., ARMAND"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31
F1Ving Machine.

An engineer in San Francisco recen
ly exhibited to the Academy of Scienc'
a flying machine, which he hoped to tie
practically before many days. He ca
cnlated it's rate of flight from 100 to Is
miles per hour, and thought it would b
possible to cross the continent in it in
day. Buoyancy is derived from exten
ded aerial plane surface, and great pow
er is furnished by wings rapidly re
volved and propellers astern. The pro
pellers can be operated with either q re
verse OF forward movement, and with {
rudder OF tail-piece. Steam Will be USED
as a motor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31

nipeg, Manitoba. has closed contract with
Sitting Bull for Is, 600 pounds of rife powder.
to be paid for in furs during the coming
winter.
Ohio is literally overrun with tranps. Six
teen of them, each armed with new corn
cutter, recently boarded a train on the Atlantic
and Great Western railroad at Lewisburg,
Champaign county, about IL o'clock .at night.
They hacked the bell-cord in two, and probably
intended to extend their operations, but upon
being discovered by the conductor, who called
to his assistance the train men and the passen-
gers, they were dropped off in a corn field. The
raiload men being well armed, saved trouble.
There was an exciting yacht race at Chicago,
last week, between the Canadian yacht Ins
and the Frolic, of Chicago. The latter won by
close shave.
rotten bridge gave way beneath a passen-
ger train on the New Orleans and Jackson rail
road, eight miles south of Jackson, Miss, one
night last week, and made complete wreck OF
the train. A summary of the casualties is as
follows: One tramp, stealing a passage
killed two passengers mertally wounded, and
ten injured. but none dangerously.
The Carolina rice crop of 1876 promises q
yield in excess of that of any previous year.
The city of Savannah, Ga, has been visited
by disastrous confagration. Four six-story
story and three fve-story buildings in the
business part of the city were burned. Loss
5000, 900.
The grasshoppers have made their appear
ance in Georgia, and are creating consterna
ton among the farmers. They are described
as three inches long, brown in color, with
prodigious mouths. The cotton and corn IL
some sections is suffering sadly from theil
depredations.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31
Daniel Wehster,s Widow.

Everybody knows that Daniel Webster
died in twenty four years ago
and everybody knows that there was
Mrs. Daniel Webster, but few know,
though, that Mrs. Webster, now 50 years
old, is still alive, and living with Mr..
Robert Edgar, relative OF hers. in the
city of New York.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31
MISCELLANEOUS GLEAEINGs.

1t is announced from Washington that a
general movement in the whisky fraud prose-
cutions is about to be inaugurated by direction
of the Attorney General
The Boards Of Commissioners appointed by
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31

A STROKE of lightning in Newmarket
N. H., decapitated hen as neatly as a
sharp Ratchet would have done it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07
Dartmouth Athletic Sports.

HANOVER " H. June ., 1876
hesTs Editors The spring meeting Of the
Dartmouth Athletic Association came off last
Wednesday and Thursday, as advertised A
shower the day before laid the dust for awhile.
and the weather was as fine as could have been
wished. The spectators began to collect on the
campus fence after breakfast, and at a quarter
past nine Columns Cornet Band assembled the
platform erected for their accommodation, ON the
west side Of the campus, and after an overture,
the sports began. The first contest was throwing
heavy hammer Seventeen pounds aud Was
won by Frost, 10 by a throw Of sixty-soven feet
and five and one-half inches The best three
jumps was won by Stevens II, c. S. D., with the
distance of thirty-one feet and eleven inches
Twenty-one entered the wheelbarrow race They
were blindfolded and placed with their backs TO a
pole at the distance Of a hundred yards, which
they were to aim for and in few minutes about
eighteen men were struggling around that pole
In consequence OF IA supposed foul, II was tried
over in the afternoon, and the result was a vic
tory for lioyt rs, c. S p. In putting the shot
eighteen and one-half pounds), Prescott III. won
bya throw of thirty feet and four inches Gerould.
Is, G. s. D., won the prize for throwing base ball
his best throw being three hundred and twenty
one feet and six and one-half inches. Then fol-
lowed the mile walk and mile run The former
was taken by Eager, II, in seven minutes and
hity-hye seconds the latter, by Stmson, TO in
hve minutes and five seconds. During the morn
ing tent was erected on the northwest corner of
the campus, to be used as dressing-r room. and
the college colOrs were suspended from tree over
the band stand
The first thing In the afternoon was the hurdle
race in heats, and at the final contest the next
forenoon, Ingham II, won in nineteen and three.
fourths seconds. Young, 20, took the running
long jump by distance Of seventeen feet and
three inches The standing long jump resulted in
tie between Whittlesey, rs, c. S. d., and Shat
tuck, but in the final trial the next afternoon Il
was won by the latter In ten feet and seven and
one-half inches. There were eight entries in the
hundred yards DASH and 1t was run in twos Tho
final run was won by Staples in eleven and one
fourth seconds. Dana, 70, won the running high
jump by a jump Of five feet Only three started
In the sack race, and Hoyt, rs, c. S. d., won IN
forty and one-halt seconds, the prize offered BY
himself. There were six contestants for the one.
fourth mile run, and II was won by Yonue. 10 in
hity-iour and throe-fourths seconds. IIay and
Goodhne' 10, won the three-legged race. Time.
fourteen and one-lourth seconds.
Thursday morning came clear and cool lint
promising considerable rise in the Thermometer.
which did not fail First came the hali-mils rn,,
ioul was claimed, and on the second trial II was
won by ingham, II, In two minutes and sixteen
ana se'en-elshths seconds, but he was closely
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07
Centennial Notes.


ERNEST COOPER, a member Of the British Cen
tennial commission died at Philadelphia, Thurs
day night Of lastweek.
In has been ascertained that seven thousand
persons from Mississippi will visit the Exhibition
during the months OF July and September.
THERE is slow but steady increase in the num-
Der Of paying visitors at the Exhibition, and it is
thought that the prospects Of a financial success
are good
CusroM-HoUsR officers are stationed at every
door of the Exhibition buildings to see that no
dutiabe articles are carried away This makes
good deal OF trouble for visitors with bundles
the result OF previous shopping,
WHAT remains OF Commodore Perys flagship
Lawrence, will shortly be placed upon exhibition.
II has been taken from the harbor of Erie, and will
be shipped piecemeal, and at the close will be cut
mp and sold for canes, chairs etc.
THE Bankers and Brokers building was opened
last week, about one thousand persons being in
attendance. Elbridge Gerry spaudng OF New
York, gave an address upon One Hundred Years
OF progress in the business Of Banking"
NEW York writer says: 60 hear of two lad.
les who went from New York to Philadelphia ON
hrstclass tickets spent three full days within the
grounds, were respectfully and comfortably
lodged, spending the balance in meals, street-car
fares, admission fees and lunches-for total of
twenty-six dollars or three dollars and twenty
five cents a day EACH including travelling ex-
penses and all, which is rather encouraging to
those who have to visit the Exposition at all by
close calculation"
IN walking through the grounds the curious
ness of many OF the buildings put up for special
advertising purposes will catch the eye, but few
will hold il for a second gaze. In fact, they are
nearly all atrociously ugly. The noble English
houses, the neat and picturesque Japanese struc-
lures, the Swedish school-house.-these are all
that can be called attractive for any beauty. The
Turkish cafe and accompanying booth, not yet
finished, will give pleasing dash OF orientalism,
and this, too, is afforded by the curious miniature
OF the Moorish bazaar. which was at Vienna, and
comes here also by special permission Of the en-
peror Of Morocco.
A CORRESPONDENT says: at is wonderful to
behold the rapid changes for the better, which
each morning reveals. Every hour from the
shutting out OF the crowd at six r. NJ till the
opening at nine A. NJ is utilized, and one would
think that Aladdin's lamp had come over In some
Oriental invoice ohelp the night-work month
hence, when the heavy teams shall be ex-
eluded the last box unpacked, the last nail driven
and the last shaving burned, the Exposition
grounds must present II the showers favor and
the yerdure and the flowers hold their own. a
scene OF rich and varied beauty, Sir Charles
Reed said, at the reception OF the foreign judges
last week, that, having been personally conyers-
ant with all the great erpositions, he had never
seen such promise Of completeness and general
success rs the Centennial Exposition already gave
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

pressed by Young, 20, who came in in t,sou,.
utes and seventeen seconds Goodhne va ,
the hop, skip and jump by distance Of ,h, w."
six feet and eight inches Next came tho ,,,',
mile walk. Parkhnrst, ~, and pnrps,, we
started and Parlhurst took the lead and 49,
with Burnett about two yards behind up,ll wtt,I
about five rods OF the finish, when burnett passed
coming in In twenty-eight minutes and for,,s,.,t
and three-tonrths seconds-parkhurst a second
behind him Burnett was raised upon the sbo1
ders Of an admlrng and excited crowd Of oto,',
fifty Freshmen, and borne in triumph to tho dro..
ing tent, AMID their shouts and coneratula,on.
II was contested, however and the refereo =
served his decision until afternoon. when I, ~.
given In favor Of parkhurst. Now cama A..
three-mile run, which was The race Of the sooso,,
The contestants were Stmson, 20. and tonn
70 C. 5. D. The latter was the one who 40 ,'
eNpectedly won this race over Stmsou la,, ,oa.
and most Of the bets and expectations were nro,,
him. Stimson took the lead and Lamb foliow.1
about a rod behind, until, on the last mile Sin,
son stopped 10 remove his slippers and tar,t
went ahead but Stimson soon reganed nh. nosi
ton, and then the distance between them IL
creased rapidly, and Lamb fell out at the booin.
ming Of the last eighth Stimson winning the roc,
in the splendid time Of sixteen minutes and thi,,,
nine and one-fourth seconds stmson has bee,
training, this spring and justly earned the pes
since lamb has done almost nothing in this linz
The potatoe race was a new feature. Sixteen ro
tatoes were placed ON the ground. twenty TO-,
apart and these were to be placed singly In A mil
at the start sewall, Il, won In six minute. and
two seconds
In the afternoon, ths first exercise was the .ee.
ond trial Of the standing jump, given above
Then came the consolation race open 10 all who
had won in no previous trial II was ouarter.
mile run and there were seven entries II was vo,,
by Haskell, 70, in fty-cightand one-half second.
| After this the university nine PLAYED nickel
nine and about the fifth innings the score stood
| eight TO eight After burlesque game betveen
| Mr. lkes and Mr. Mikes mines a match pame NJ
football was played by two picked twenties
They were designated the Blues and t,s
q" Reds from the color Of their caps The game
was four out Of seven, and at the end Of the sixth
round they were even but the Blues" won the
| seventh The sports were much better than lasi
fall for although the number Of entries was fewer
that Of the contestants was greater and in nearl,
every case the winners surpassed former ones
Some Of the records are better than those at sara
| toga las, year
The prizes, valued at over two hundred and On,
dollars, were presented in Culver Hall, SATURDAY
evening, By Hiram Hitchcock Esq the referee
Among them was an Ice pitcher, second prize. for
Parkhurst in the mile walk, and an Elgin watch
with gold chain for Burnett in the three mile walk
In general, everything passed of pleasantly
and Il Is to be hoped that the athletic sports will
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

REFORM CLuBs.-keports, more or less Of
fetal, from the Reform Clubs throughout
New England warrant the statement that
fully eighty-five per cent. of the members
have remained true to their pledge. This is
certainly an encouraging fact for the friends
Of temperance, and one that justifies as
scarcely anything else could do, the wisdom
and efficiency Of this new method of fighting
intemperance. The movement is still rap
idly spreading and no town which the re-
formers really besiege is able to hold out
long. There is nothing so contagious as en-
thusiasm in a good cause. A correspondent
well says of this movements "IIowever
much men may have differed concerning
men and measures as related to the temper
ance work in the past, there has never been
any difference of opinion among well mean
ing men relative to the evils of intemperance,
and the necessity of their removal. But in
the face of all the efforts of the past, noble
men have been swept into tolls of temptation,
and the homes of devoted women have been
ravaged by this curse. Last year the women
of the land entered the arena as reformers,
and though they dill not accomplish all they
aimed at, they did reach the heart of God,
through their prayers and in answer to
those prayers another aud steadier wave is
sweeping the land and there is great rejoic-
ing in the hearts of men who thought them
selves sold into an endless slavery, and in
the hearts of women whose lives had been
blasted with curse worse than death"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

THE WRONG CUsToMER-A well known
democrat of Massachusetts is Mr.. VIC. n.
Swift, who monopolizes the live oak growth
of Florida, and furnishes it TO the United
States government at a round profit. Con-
gresham Whitthone, of Tennessee, chair
man of the House investigating committee on
naval affairs, who in his backwoods wisdom
thought it best 10 sell some of the navy yards
10 promote economy and the interests of the
democratic party, seems to have thought
that Swift would be tender material TO OPP
crate on for the purpose of proving frand
against Secretary Robson. lie had no
idea Swift was a democrat, and when Swift
appeared as n witness before the committee,
Whitthone, being DESTROYS of making polit-
ical capital out of Swift's testimony, ven
tured the question whether Swift had ever
contributed money for political purposes
"Yes," was the answer, Z" / paid five thousand
dolafs for the election of James Buchanan,
one thousand dollars toward the election of
Captain Marcy in New Hampshire, FIVE hun
dred dollars toward the election of Governor
Castor in Massachusetts,, and five hundred
dollars for Governor Tilden." Whitthorne
was staggered and the subsequent proceed.
ings interested him no more"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

Tnr lNpANs.-Reports of further Indian
depredations in the Black Hills region are
being received from several sources. The
murders of white men are becoming remark
ably frequent Upwards of three hundred
persons have already been killed, and the de-
struction Of life, ii is feared, will be large
before relief can be afforded by the army.
There are now about five thousand white
men in the Hills. Gold digging has not
proved profitable, and the miners cannot
stir mile from the camps without being
cut off by the Indians. General Crook is
advancing from Fort Fetterman. lie re-
ports that the able-bodied Indians have
taken to the plains, leaving their squaws and
children to be cared for at the agencies.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

duce complete physical lassitude and debil-
ity. There are conditions Of the moral tenn
perature that unstring the moral nature and
take all the vigor and clearness out of the
moral perceptions These conditions have
largely existed in Washington during and
since the war The stiff breezcs that are
now blowing over Congress may make
change Of climatic conditions, and produce
more honesty and decency in our public
officers.
Public sentiment in our civil affairs is not
vet absolutely demoralized. 1t is not impos-
sible. even in the case Of the highest Of.
fender, of a Vice President, or senator, or
ex-Speaker, to submit the charges against
him. or the investigation Of his official con.
duct, 10 a constitutional aud proper tribunal.
Neither Colfax, Patterson Ames, Belknap
nor Blaine were allowed 10 constitute their
own committee Of investigation and pack it
with their own friends. Even Babcock went
out from the st. Louis jury acquitted by
them, but condemned by his countrymen.
lie could not hold any longer his incense
quential political position. In the politi-
cal church the highest transgressors have
not been able to shield themselves from thor
ough investigation and from satisfactory
verdcts. There is something in this that
gives MS hope for the country. But it is
melancholy thing to see that the men who
have been found false 10 the high trusts of
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

Tnr QUEBEC CoSrLA0RATIoN.-T The great
fire at Quebec, Canada, Tuesday of last week,
is said to have been caused by children Fay
ing with matches. 1t was completely under
control at about midnight, after having
burned passage clear through the centre OF
the st. Louis suburbs, from west TO east, ex-
tending on the north in some places to the
neighborhood OF st. JohS street. Many
residents in that street moved their effects
to place of safety. The houses destroyed
are estimated at about seven hundred In,
surance very large, but il is impossible to
learn how much. Many sufferers were shell
tered during the night in the riding school
drill shed and artillery barracks.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

Is renominating the Hon. Henry Is. An
thony to fourth term in the United States
Senate, the Republican members of the
Rhode Island legislature have paid com
plinent, as graceful as tits merited to a most
worthy public servant. Entering the SEN
ate in 1859 for the full term of six years,
Mr.. Anthony was reelected in 1865 and
again in 1871. During all this eventful pc
riod he has served his state and the country
with signal fidelity and ability. His wise
counsels, great experience and practical
statemanship have given him large inhu-
ence. From length of service he is justly
styled the Father of the Senate" his con-
tinuous career in that body being longer
than that of any other Senator now in it.
The term for which he will now be chosen
extends to March lth, 1883
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

FirznuGuis not likely to let his late dem
ocratic associates OFF as easily as was ex-
pected. When hevacated his Office he carried
ofcertain valuable records, and several index
records from the document room, showing the
number of books drawn by, and still belong
ing to each member. These books he refuses
to surrender, and says he has some develop
ments to make which will make trouble
for certain democratic members, with whom
he proposes soon to get even. "When rogues
fall out" etc.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07

II is stated that the deposition of Abdul
Aziz was effected neither by popular reyo-
luton nor by palace intrigue but by revo-
luton of Ministers. Matters were brought to
an extremity by the sultan's absolute refusal
to advance money from his privy purse To
the exhausted war treasury, whereupon the
sheik ul Islam, in the presence of the Min
listers, informed the Sultan that the people
were dissatisfied with his government, and
he was therefore deposed. Directly after.
wards the Sultan and his mother were for
chilly conducted to Topkapao palace, and
there imprisoned.