The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-11-16

whisky ring nnder 'eaeace Of two years In
Jail, has been pardoned by the President
The steamboat Arlington was sunk at the
Cumberland Island dam one morning last
week. She will be a total loss. No lives we're
lost.
The Victoria Railway, in Canada, from Kin
mount to Lindsay, was formally opened last
week.
Satanta, the noted Mowa chief who is SEW
ing life term in the Texas Penitentialy
tried to hang himself short time since. Lit
tie Bull, his companion, takes prison life mere
cheerfully, and is held in contempt by him.
The first patient of q Chicago institution for
the reformation of drunkards has become
Supreme Court Judge.
The great Washington contractor. Alexander
r. Shepherd, the other day. called together bis
creditors and submitted statement of his cir
cumstances to them. His liabilities, as shown
by his statement footed up about 100000 in
excess of his assets. A committee OF five was
appointed to examine his affairs.
At meeting of citizens of Philadelphis, one
day last week, favorable to forming stock
company to secure the Main Exhibition build
ing as a permanent exhibition hall, it was
stated that notice of application for charter
had been given for the new company, to be
called the International Exhibition Company,
OF Philadelphia, with capital Of $6OO0O0,
divided into 5000 shares Of 300 each. Tns
amount needed was $250,000 in cash, as may
be asked for from time to time, and the re-
naainder in stock. 1t Was stated the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company held $114, 900 in stock,
and that they would be equally willing to sub
scribe literally to the enterprise. The same
Lshigh Valley, North Pennsylvania, and other
steam roads. Subscriptions amounting to
800, 600 in cash and $5O,OOO in stock were
| received. sts.
The Sherbrook Meat Packing Company es-
Enlistment, at Sherbrook Canada, burned
down last week. Loss, 5000 600. ata III
| The speech made by Gar Alexander, at
| Moscow, the other day, was not OF character
to give absolute comfort to the European pow
ers whose rulers are laboring in good faith for
the maintenance of the peace of the continent.
The Gear complained that his pacific efforts to
maintain right and justice for the Eastern
Christians have been in vain, and intimated
| grave doubt Of satisfactory outcome from the
approaching conference at Constantinople.
Russia, he said, will maintain her demands in
that assembly, and, if they are not acquiesced
| in, she will take up arms. Ta
Roumania is realizing the inconvenience OF
/ living in quarrelsome neighborhood.i Because
| the Russians and Turks are at odds, and
| threaten to fight out their feud without regard
| to the boundary fences Of the Roums MAN
fields she is compelled to keep her own regu-
lar and reserve armies in service, at an expense
that must be an exhaustive drain on the pecu-
mary resources of the principally. 9i5.s ri
The Minister Of Commerce announced in
the French Chamber of Deputies recently that
MIR. Washburne, the American Minister, had
declared himself satisfied with III. Du Somme-
rard's disclaimer OF authorship Of the letter
slandering the people Of the United States.
A telegram from Egypt reports that the
Egyptian Minister Of Finance has been dis.
missed and imprisoned for conspiracy against
the Khedive. Hussien, the Khedive's son, has
been appointed Minister of Finance.
The Producers and Manufacturers Bank Of
Titusville, Pa, has suspended ia consequence
of q run which followed the failure of the
Pennsylvania Transportation Company The
latter was the company formed to lay line o.
pipe from the oil regions to the seaboard, &
that the oil could flow to market. The rail
roads, whose freight business was threatened
combined and exterminsted the new enterprise
, ,Veltmsn.. alias Boyd, has been arrested a
Hamilton, Canada, for forgery on New Yorl
| bank of $40 OOO He is held for extradition.
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