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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21

rascal-lt seemed to run IN the family
and originated the report TO save him.
self from prosecution for a series OF for
geries he had committed in New York.
He lived in California, and amassed
great wealth, and died in the early part
of 1872, leaving all his possessions to
executor. Nathan kept his counsel
about the legacy, had Adelaide too east
ly committed to the asylum as paying
patient, and was living in the enjoyment
of her inheritance. He had taken DIR.
Curling into his confidence and had paid
magnifceptly for her detention.
Adelaide consented to the arrest of
her uncle, as the surest means of estab-
fishing her sanity and recovering her
property, but the smooth Superinten-
dent was true to hispatron and too quick
for Roland and the officers. He tele-
graphed to Nathan Munthrope that af-
ternoon, and the rascal gathered up
whatever he could of value, and alb
seconded. Out of Adelaide's fortune of
nearly half million she recovered
more than three hundred thousand,
and had the search for her uncle aban-
doned.
She had no recollection of any Of the
circumstances attending the means Of
the revelation made to Roland at the
Grange. When shown the handwriting
in the diary, she confessed that it was
hers. That night she had thrown her
self into an agony of despair upon her
bed, dressed she awoke in the morning
with sense of hope and relief, but was
unable to account for it's inspiration, and
was not surprised when the keeper of
the ward in which she was, SO slyly
handed her Roland letter, and suggest
ed the manner of reply, so that it must
be classed with the cases of duality of
existence and palpable presence, of
which there are many other indisputable
evidences on record.
Roland and Adelaide were married
about six months ago, at the same time
as Robert Bullen and Roland's pretty
sister, Mary. May they live long to
tell of their wonderful bringing to-
oethar
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
Perils of BallOOning.

The most extraordinary balloon
adventure or record has just happened
to the aeronauts Of the Alexandra
Palace Company, London. Having
attained height of 5000 feet, they three
times crossed the Thames, and descended
in large meadow near Ethan, Kent.
They were just letting off the gas when
a large bull charged them, believing
furiously. They threw the two last bags
of sand out Of the Car, and barely
escaped through the rising Of the bal
loon. The brll scattered the contents
of the sand bags over the ground, and
his horns, becoming entangled with the
grapnel rope, set the grapnel free,
throwing one aeronaut out of the car
through the jerk. Fortunately he
succeeded in clutching the netting, and,
with his companions assistance, was
hauled into the car before it had as
cended many hundred. feet. They then
sailed away for a mile, and descended in
another meadow.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
A TEXAS SCHUETZENFEST.

A Duel with Four on a side-Three of One
Party Killed Outright, and the Fourth
MortaIly Wounded.
The Waco Examiner gives the follow.
ing particulars of terrible duel which
took place one morning recently on the
bank of the Brazos river, opposite Kim
ball, in Bosque county, Texas. A party
composed of Walter Turner, Ed Brown,
and - Thompson, from Kaufman
county, had been in that locality several
days with race-horses. On Thursday
last Frank and Lacy Robinson, Taylor
Campbell, and Wiley Norman, all of
Hill comfy, went to the camp of the
Kaufman county men and got into a
dispute with them about pony race,
which resulted in fst-fght. The par
ties agreed to meet inc next day and
settle the thing i'll a more satisfactory
manner. So at 10 o'clock on the next
morning indicated the Hill county men
took stand at the place agreed upon,
in readiness for action. They had not
waited long when the other party rode
toward them. The men were all armed
with six-shooters, except Turner, who
carried needle carbine. When the
phfGloS Hau approached WlCnIn twenty
yards of each other, Taylor Campbell
fired at Turner and the battle com
menced. Turner leaped from his horse
and fired three shots with his terrible
carbine. The first shot went crashing
through Campbell's brain, the second
caused the instant death of Frank Robin
son, and the last shot MORALLY wounded
Lacy Robinson. By this time ball
from Thompson's revolver had passed
through poor Norman's breast, boy
aged II years and all Of the Hill
county party lay weltering in their blood.
Some twenty shots were fired altogether.
More than half the shots were by the
Hill county party, but, strange to say,
none of the Kaufman county men were
in the least hurt. Campbell and Frank
Robinson also fired, but the only dam
age they did was to kill Turner's horse.
The surviving party mounted horses and
fed the country. A hundred men started
in pursuit. Both the Robinson's leave
families. The Kaufman county party
are all boys, none of them being more
than 10 or 20 years of age.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
Unfortunate IcelanderS.

The Winnipeg (Manitoba) papers have
sad intelligence of the Iceland immi-
grants, who have come in large numbers,
as colonists, to settle in the British
American possessions. They started in
boats for their reservation on Lake Win
nipeg, many of which wrecked in fear
full storms, and the goods and chattels
of the poor people were scattered in
every direction by the waves. It is
known that number of lives were lost,
and it is feared that many persisted
whose bodies have not been recovered.
The frail boats, though equal to the
work on former occasions, fell short of
what were needed to withstand the
storms which have prevailed since they
left Winnipeg.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
Fun.

At the hour of retirement, last even
ING (says the Cincinnati Tines, it was
found almost impossible to get John
Henry's 4-year-old hopeful to leave his
mothers bedroom and go to bed. There
was diaboical expectancy of infinite
fun on the cherub's countenance, and
such stern measures as a slipper had to
be resorted to before he could be driven
away. But when, in the dead hour OF
the night,
there rose the cry of woman shrill
AS shrek of goss- hawk on the hill;
when Mrs. Henry bounded from the bed,
frantic with fright and when from the
white folds of her robe de mutt were
picked seven good sized pinchbugs, it
began to be understood what that tai
ented youngster had been awaiting.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
Grace DarIing,s HerOiSm.

Grace Darling, the daughter OF the
keeper of one of the lighthouses upon
the Fern Islands, perilous cluster Of
rocks off Saint Abbie's head, was awak-
ened toward the morning of the 9th of
September, 1888, by shrieks of distress,
and when the dawn came, perceived
the remains of a wreck upon Lengstone
Island, the outermost of the group.
Grace awoke her father and urged him
to launch his boat and go to the rescue
Of any one who might still be alive in
the stranded vessel, but the tide WAS ris-
ing, wind and sea were alive, and the old
man hung back. Grace, however, was
sure that she discerned movement on
the wreck, as though living beings were
still there, and Selling an oar, placed
herself in the boat, which she WAS we'll
able to manage. Her father could not
let her go alone, and they rowed off to-
gether in tremendous sea, encouraged
by perceiving that nine persons were
still clinging to the forepart OF the ship.
The father, after many vain attempts,
succeeded in landing on the rock, and
making his way to the wreck, while
Grace rowed off and on among the break
ers, dextrously guiding her little boat,
which, but for her excellent manage
ment, would have been dashed to pieces
against the rocks.
One by one, with the utmost care and
skill, the nine survivors were placed in
the boat and carried to the lighthouse,
where Grace lodged, fed and nursed
them for two whole days, before the
the storm abated enough for communi-
cation with the mainland, One of them
was Lady whose two children OF eleven
and eight years old had actually been
buffeted to death by the waves while
she held them in her arms, and who was
SO much injured herself that it was long
before she could leave her bed.
The vessel was the Forfarshire, a large
steamer plying between Hull and Dun
dee. Her boilers had been out of order,
their leakage had rendered the engines
useless, and when the storm arose the
ship was unmanageable without her
steam, and was driven helplessly upon
the Fern Islands. The only boat had
been lowered by eight of the sailors,
who were pushing off in her, when one
gentleman rushed upon the deck, seized
a rope and swung himself in after them.
These nine we're picked up by q aoop,
and saved. OF the others, the whole
number had either been drowned in
their berths, or washed off the wreck,
except four of the crew and five passen-
gers, whom Grace Darling's valor had
rescued. The entire number Of the lost
is not known, but more than forty lad
certainly got on board at Hull. Some
sailors at Sunderland went out to the
wreck during the storm at the peril OF
their lives, but found only corpses to
bring away. Grace's noble conduct
rang through England, and every testi-
monial that could be offered was sent to
her. We believe this brave girl soon
after died of decline. = Mss Yonge'S
+" Book of Golden Deeds"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
A Fourth Presidential Ticket.

There is a fourth Presidential ticket
in the field. Capt. Chauncey Barnes,
of California, has nominated himself for
President, and Caroline Brocklies, of
the same State, for Vice President. His
platform, as announced in printed cir
cular, is as follows: 'No salary; no rum,
whisky or tobacco to be used at the head
OF Church or State, and every man to
have his wife, mother or sister to act
and stand by him side by side, to coun-
sci with upon all subjects pertaining to
the welfare of our Government and HUI
mainly"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
John Bunyan,S Grave.

The carved stones over the grave of
John Bunyan, whose remains for nearly
two hundred years past have rested in
the Bunhill Fields Nonconformist bury
ing ground, will, unless steps are speed
lily taken, become almost unrecogniza-
BILE. Although restored so lately as
1862, yet owing partly to atmospheric
causes, but more to the vandalism OF
tourists visiting the shrine, the more
prominent portions of the sculpture are
rapidly disappearing.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
Wit and Humor.

Wit and HumOr.
JUST the place Tor drummers-Th
town of Fife.
SUSPENDED animation-A spider hang
ing at the end of a web.
MAMMA, can a door speak 2" "Cer-
tainly not, my dear" "Then, why did
you tell Ann, this morning, to answer
the door2"
A LOCOMOTIVE driver is never proud
of the wounds he received in the army,
because an engineer always carries his
cars behind.
The verdict of a Kansas jury in a case
of domestic infelicity: ''Died of kick
in the stomach from his wife, and he
never knew what killed him."
OLD KING Coal was a greedy old fool,
greedy old fool was he; he damaged
his mine and he injured his line, and he
ruined his peddlers three Graphic.
DYNAMITE may be dangerous, said
Guzzlem, feeling of his empty stomach,
"but could dine-a-mighty sight often
er than do without danger of explod-
ing"
"Bmn," said one apprentice to an
other, "my boss is better man to work
for than your old man. Ny boss amt
always round his shop, interfering with
his own business"
$50" SAID lady recently to an
Aberdeen merchant, "your pretty
daughter has married q rich husband"
"Wel," slowly replied the father, {" I
believe she has married rich man, but
[ understand he is a very poor hus-
band"
On seeing the bold and startling
statement on a prominent booksellers
window, "Helen's Babies sold here"
party from the country remarked that it
was not strange that babies were sold
after selling the Old South by auction
Boston Transcript.
";TA1N' no use in your cryin', said
a heartless maiden to her PROSTATE lover;
CT wouldn't marry you if you were the
last man on earth "Well, Mary" he
replied, breathing through his nose with
great difficulty, "y0ull lend me your
pocket handkerchief, won't you?"
In Henry country, as reported in the
papers, Mr.. James P. Latin was mar
ried recently to Miss lucy w. Sine.
Her parents were opposed to the match,
but she thought it was better to be Latin
than be Sine, and we sincerely trust she
was correct in her surmises. -SGvon91ah
NeaOs.
A PoOIPoUs young fellow was dining
with Yorkshire family, and when the
hostess, after the Yorkshire fashion, or
dered the servant to take away the dish
containing the "fool " = meaning the
fowl-the young man corrected her, say
ing, 81 presume you mean the fowl,
madam ?" every well, take away the
fowl and let the fool remain.
ABOUT o'clock the other morning
one of our most active business men was
heard to say 81 am going to be
worked to death again to day. I've got
to get that letter in the postofice before
night, and it ISM directed yet, and there
is no stamp on it either. That will take
an hour, and then it will be too late to
go to the postoffice, except in hack,
and there is nobody about to help me
into it, And he sighed like furnace.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
ANTI HESES.

An old man sat beneath tree.
An et-like child upon his knee.
The winds rushed down the mountain-side,
The winds on which the Fdries ride.
They caught the dead leaves from the ground,
And tossed them round and round and round
Then dropped them down and sped away,
With other work-worn leaves to play.
Forgetful of the little elf,
The old man murmured to himself:
GA life fits in that life fits out
While frisky winds toss leaves about"
The child glanced up in quick surprise,
With wonder looking from her eyes:
6 thought it was long, long way
Till my brown hair should turn to gray"
He wept, because his life was gone;
And she. became of age anon.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
SUCH A DUCK.

Once Venus, deeming Love too fat
Stopped all his rich ambrosial dishes,
booming the boy to live on chat.
TO sup on songs, and dine ON wishes.
Love, lean and lank, flew off to prowl-
The starveI1ng now to beauty boosted
He could have munched Minerya's owl,
Or Junos peacock, boiled or roasted.
At last, half famished, almost dead,
He shot his mothers doves for dinner;
Young Lila, passing, shook her head;
Cried Love, g shot at you, you sinner!
sob! not at me !'-she urged her fight
Pm neither dove, norl lark, nor stariing!"
''No," fainting Cupid cried g not quite;
But then-you're such duck my darling J"
SOME years ago o minister was called
in to see man who was very ILL., After
finishing his visit, as he was leaving the
house, he said to the mans wife: My
good woman, do you not go to any
church at all2" "Oh, yes, sir, gang
to the Barony Kirk" "Then why in
the world did you send for me; why
didn't you send for DR.. Macleod?"
" Ma, ma, sir, deed no; we wadna risk
risk him. Do you no ken it's danger
GUS case O. typbus9"
Mrs. Go11GHTLY (fishiRg for a COM
pliment)-" Mr.. McJoseph, beauty
is the most precious of all gifts for
woman. I'd sooner possess beauty than
anything in the world Mr.. McJoseph
(under the impression that ne IS making
himself very agreeable)- I'm sure,
Mrs. Golightly, that any regret you may
possibly feel on that score must be amply
for by-er-the conscious
ness OF your moral worth, you know,
and of your various mental accomplish
ments. Punch.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21

And churiish ending of the winters wind.
Which, when it bites and blows upon the body"
is deucedly apt TO raise goose flesh and
swamp good resolutions. In the pause,
the wind being momentarily hushed and
his breath beted, he heard footstep
coming along The hall, which ended with
his apartment.
'tForestalled, and pleasantly, too, !"
said Roland, aloud. 'sCome in, don't
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-15
WELLSBURG ITEMS.

From the News.
Tax Convocation of the Episcopa'
Diocese of West Virginia will meet IN
Christ Church. WeIlsbarg, on Wednes.
dsy. April 10Th. Rev. Armstrong, OF
Wheeling, will be here on Tuesday even
ing. and preach ut seven O'Clock. ineSe
services will continue until after Easter.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
WE were informed by gentleman
from, A distance that n company Is al
ready formed TO sink coal shalt IN 'o~n,
Immediately on being satisfied that tne
p w. & Ky. Railroad will be ou,it'
viii the gentlemen. in Wheeling, VINO
b,ye this matter in charge, give the peo-
Ma some information in regard 70 the
finishing of this road!
arsouncEMKsTs are coming in quite
,;..Iv This week arc added the names
.. Mr.. John Hindmsn for State eena,e
and Oliver A. Lewis for member OF the
H. Touse of Delegates; also, Mr.. james u
Isve.r for Assessor. TINS, we believe
sIls the bill for Brooke county, win tne
arcentiou of Prosecuting Attorney ana
JndSe Of the County Court In a snor'
time we expect to announce candidates
for these offices.
r. has been suggested to US that the
r.a.',t;ve Committee, which was ap-
In;n,sd by the County Convention IN
Enaust 1874. should call meeting at an
ear;v dsy. for the purpose of Organizing
cary ~ as :nnrosebinr campaign. The State
io' wv TT ,.a,e IN luna. for the pur
80 10 of nominating state
!'ese., pess to which delegate. Il will
nave to be sent to represent
Pa brooke county in that body, The E.-
ecutive Committee have no. held a meet, e..
ing since they were appointed, ., nl.ls nnI We .
think il would be we'll enough nv 70 in e,-
move in this matter soon. We merely
.Srov n1os on, this suggestion at the instance
If .S some members Of the committee who ,.
Q. S.s;rs s shat an organizat on should be at
once perfected. to prevent p.sn! any 0''''''''
| faction that may occur hereafter
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-15

CINCINNATI, April l4.-Cotton-
Quiet at 12Ac. Wheat-Steady at 81 is
al S2. Flour-Quiet and unchanged.
Corn--Scarce at 52c. Oats-Quiet and
steady at 4l@4Sc. Rye-Quiet and un-
changed. Barley-Unchanged. Pork
Firmer. but not quotebly higher at
$22 623@22 70. Lard-Steady and firm;
steam l3ac; kettle lS!@l4c. Bulk Meats
Stronger; shoulders s}c; long clear
llic; clear nominally at l2c. Bacon
Firm at 94@l2t@lSc Whisky-Small
sales at 81 06; generally at 81 OF.
Hogs-Firm; common 10 good light
81 40@S 90; fair to good heavy So 10
as 80.
NEW YORK, April l4.-Dry Goods
There is better feeling in trade, and
buyers are operating more freely IN cot
ton goods and prints; dress goods and
cottons are in steady demand for leading
makes; fine and medium fine bleached
shirtings are closely sold up and firm;
prints are unsettled; further price re
visions are looked for; woolens for mems
wear are very quiet; silks are selling low.
TOLEDO, April l4.-Flour-Quiet.
Wheat-Firm; No 2 white Wabash
81 81; No. l white Michigan 81 2Sf;
No. 81 l5l; No red 81 IL. Corn-De-
mand fair and market firm; high mixed
SAFE; seller April held at 54a, 81 offered; !;
no grade 52ic damaged SOC. Oats-Firm;
No. ? S53c; Michigan S53c; rejected 3Sc
NEW ORLEANS, April l4.-Sugar-
Quiet and steady; common CSC; fair 7
@7!c; prime to choice 7i@Sfc. Molasses
Quiet; fermenting common 25@3Oci
prime TO choice 45l950c.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-15
Stetnbergcr's Case.

SAN Francisco, April l4.-Accounts
of Stein berger's troubles in Samona are
very conflicting. Other private letters
and the statements of passengers by the
Ada May are - the effect that the people
and legislature, after Steinberger arrest,
deposed the KING, banished him to n
neighboring island, and demanded Stein
bergers release. This was refused, and
the Berracouta brought the King back,
but the people declined to acknowledge
HIM. An earnest desire is reported on the
part OF the people for the AT
rival of the Tusc.Eora and the re-
lease of the Premier. His personal
effects have been sold, the principal pur-
chasers being the officers OF tho Berra-
couta. Including the safe was the
steam launch presented to the Samoan
Cover ment by the United States gov
ernmoat 1t Is also stated that the Eng
lish re- sidents desired an annexation of
Samoan TO the British colonies, which
will be accomplished if the United States
does not interfere; that Foster, the Amer
can consul, backs them up against hi'
own countrymen, and that the whole
trouble arises from the interference OF
Sleinberger with their de:igns. The ia
tives have great faith III the Americans,
and desire their protection.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-15
,ubu.in essIetters and COM
.,,n,ca.ions, intended for
,n,. paper, should be address
Observation-Disclosures
ing, w. va
l,.moeratic and Conservative State
Convention,

DEMOCRATIC AND CONSEfNA-
u TIVE marty of West Virginia, are re-
..,sd TO appoint delegates to meet ~
sscity OF Charleston, on THURSDAY y 'ms ,or
u. a.x Of June. at 10 o'clock A. NJ ior
"' 'osa Of nominating candidates for
ine ss,res Of Governor, Auditor Treas
Ia' ', Attorney-General' state suPsr,n'en,
u'ei' rr.e schools, and three Judges OF
dsH' rourt of Appeals. Also for the pur-
'he ot appointing two Delegates from
P's congressional district OF the STATE
sa'4 ~, Delegates from the State at
anu "a represent West Virginia In
l's1, ., so.mocratic National Convention to
II ,s,d in st. Louis on the Ntn day OF
Os n',~ ~ the nomination of candidates for
june y, md Vice President OF the United
I.s.ss Us theselection ofan Electoral Ticket
amd S the transaction Of such other proper
D,,o.s snI . as may come before the said con-
yentiOn o,,uau uot.rs
,f,hs state, without regard to past poii.i-
Oi a,cerences. who are opposed to politi-
al corruption in high places, are cordiaily
@ r',ad 70 participate in the meetings
..Iled TO appoint said Delegates
ALEX. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
w. GALLAHER, Sec'y.
namoeratic papers of the State please
copy 1850 r,r,,
p,pryRsgUgG, March 9, 1876. mriI
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-15
Railroad Meeting.

CHICAGO, April l4.-At meeting OF
the stockholders of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy Railroad here to-day, the
question Of revising the bylaws in re-
gard TO ex:en 'ioa OF leases WAS fully
discussed, and Robert Harris, President
of the road, presented the reasons ior
such revision in forclble manner. The
new by-laws were presented, but the
majority of the stockholders not being
present, action on the matter was post
poned till Tomorrow.
The Marine Underwriters have agreed
10 make the rates Of insurance on basis
of 4Oc to Buffalo This arrangement In
cludes insurance in the Union and out
side companies.
A rupture occurred to-day, between the
managers of Chicago and St. Louis rail-
roads leading to Missouri river points
and the former gave notice that they
would hereafter take freight to Missouri
river points nj the same rates as are
charged from st. Louis.