The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
CURRENT AFFAIRS.

q precise calculation, and ascerta1ned
that the final ''smash-up" of all things
will occur some time during the present
year.
The court records of Chicago during
the year 1875 show that 526 applications
for divorces have been granted 265 de-
crees have been granted, 20 denied; 2
transferred, and 169 are not yet disposed
Of The cases were !: Desertion, TIA
cruelty, 157; adultery, Ill; drunken
ness, 1859; miscellaneous, 10.
The preparations for the Centennial
are now in q more advanced condition
as far as the buildings and grounds are
concerned-than were those for the late
exhibition at Vienna when the latter be-
gan. The main building, machinery
hall, the women's pavilion, the Govern
ment building and the two sets of offices
one for the Centennial Commission
and the other for the Centennial Board
of Finance-have all been transferred in
a complete condition to the respective
authorities by the contractors.
THE band of the Fifth Michigan vol
unteers once serenaded Lincoln. The
cornet player, Henry Kerns, was very
fat, and the President remarked, "You
are the biggest blower I ever saw" The
anecdote is revived by the suicide Of
Kerns. In Detroit, in consequence of
the obesity which gave rise to Lincoln's
joke. Of late years he grew larger
steadily, and at last became too fat co
blow cornet. Lack of employment
made him respondent, and he cut his
throat.
A CAPITAL lesson in prompt work was
given at the recent annual meeting of
stockholders of the Pennsylvania Cen
trail Railroad Company, at Philadeldhia.
All needful routine business was gone
through with, the officers of the road
were thanked for economical manage
ment, and the chairman announced the
adjournment of the meeting in precisely
nine minutes after it was called to order.
The people of nine-tenths of the States
should employ Col. Tom Scott to run
their Legislatures for them on the same
lightning express business principle
which governs the railroad meetings.
There's millions in it.
SINCE, toward the close of last year,
the Abyssinians slaughtered 700 Egypt
ian soldiers, the Khedive has been i'm
patient for revenge. This he gained in
the battle on the 10th of March, when
the Abyssinians were routed and com.
PEELED to retreat to Adowa, with loss of
5000 killed. It is even reported that
King Kassa, the Grand Vizier, and six
chiefs are among the slain. The victory
is largely due to Gen. Loring and the
other. American officers in the expedi-
ton. Although Ratib Pasha is comman
der-in-chief, Gen. Loring has really
directed the movements of the invading
army.
THERE appears to be every chance of
a speedy termination being put to the
murderous attacks made by Chinese rob-
bers and pirates upon European citizens
and ships. The German Chancellor has
determined to demand the fullest salts
faction from the Chinese government for
the plumber of the schooner Anna at
Foo-choo by native pirates. It is about
time that the Chinese were taught les
son which they will not be likely to for
get, and in the hands of the German
Chancellor they stand very good chance
of getting all, perhaps more, than they
deserve.
THOSE of our readers contemplating
visit to the Garden City will be pleased
to learn that the distinguished actor,
Edwin Booth, will shortly commence an
engagement at McVicker's theater, in
that city, and great preparations are be-
ing made for the production of his
pieces. Shakespeare "King Richard
IL, !" which has never been given in Chi
cago, will be rendered in a mastery man.
ner, as all productions are at this thea
ter. With Edwin Booth as King Rich
ard, il will be a treat indeed to see this
neglected work of the great author pro-
duced as it will be at McVicker's thea
ter, under the supervision of Edwin
Booth.
A BONANZA is a good thing to have in a
family, particularly if it be a bonanza
such as the Consolidated Virginia mine,
at Virginia City, New, is daily proving
itself to be. An idea of the almost in
calculable richness of this deposit of ore
may be cleaned from the following state
ment of the production of the mine du-
ring the month of February. During
February there were shipped from the
Consolidated Virgil office 81, 6291
pounds avoirdupois, or 46,6291 tons OF
bullion. This was melted and run into
803 bars of the following character and
value: Gold, $1,2O5, 779.85; silver, ST.
626, 1909; total yield, 1881, $50. A..
In this connection it might be stated that
the income of John Mackay, who owns
two-fifths of the property, reaches the
fabulous sum of $500, 900 per month.
IT has become proverb that claims
against the government never die. Ii
they are rejected by secretary to-day,
they will be renewed before his success
or next year, and so on forever-or until
importantly prevails, OF bribery can do
It's perfect work, and the claimant or lob
byist pockets the pubic's cash. 1t is
amazing that a system capable OF such
abuse was not long ago reformed. The