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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
POLITICAL POINTS.
just reported

Mr.. Bristow has written letter to the Presi-
dent in reply to the communication of the lat
ter removing all obligation of secrecy as to tes-
timony before the House Committee concern
ing Cabinet consultations or personal converse
tions on official subjects. Mr.. Bristow adheres
to his position that such communications are
matters entirely confidential and privileged,
and states his intention not to testify, even
with the consent of the President.
The President has appointed Gen. Mason
Braynan Governor of Idaho Territory.
The Missouri Democrats have nominated
Hon. John s. Phelps for Governor. Mr.. Phelps
was Representative in Congress for many
years, prior to the war.
The President has appointed Samuel Hooper,
of Iowa, Consul at Glasgow.
The President has nominated George F. Tai
bot, of Maine, to be Solicitor of the Treasury,
ce Bluford Wilson Thomas J. Brady, of In
lana, to be Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eraI, vice J. N. Tyner. promoted; William A.
Hathorne, Massachusetts, Consul at Zanzibar
and Herman Van Aernam, New York, Consul
at Guayna.
The official canvass of Colorado's vote on the
State constitution has just been made, and a
certified copy of the returns forwarded to Wash
ington. on reception of which the President will
issue his proclamation declaring Colorado adj
mitted into the Union. The majority for the
constitution is II, 7O4 out of total vote of
10, 1872 The first election for State officers will
take place the first Tuesday in October, and
the Republican State Convention will meet at
Pueblo, Aug. %.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
Writing by Electricity.

An electric pen has been invented. 1t
consists of a small electric engine on
top of a holder, which is used as a pen.
The machine works needle that pierces
the paper, making 5000 or 5000 holes
a minute, and in writing the machine
moves so fast that it does not drag or
tear the paper. The piece Of paper is
placed in a frame, where the holes are
filled with ink then sheet of paper is
put under it, it is rolled, and perfect
fac simile of the writing is obtained.
These fac SMILES can be produced at
the rate of five or six minute.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

General Sherman says that all the available
troops in the North and West have been Or
dered to the Indian country, and that the num-
Der will be amply sufficient to defeat the hostile
tribes. He does not believe, however, that the
Indian question can be settled until the Gov
eminent enters upon the policy of depriving
the Indians of their ponies, and compelling
them to go on foot. When this is done, the
Indians will be comparatively powerless and
those upon their reservations will never VEN
ture to leave them to go upon the war-path.
There was slight frost in Northern New
York and in the region of Madison, Wis, On
the night of July "a.
Gen. Sheridan reports from Chicago that
everything is progressing satisfactorily and
will be in shape for resumption of active OPP
erations against the Indians in few weeks.
The plan of campaign determined upon is a
combined movement of three columns with
Fort Ellis as a base. Two of these columns
will move directly against the Indians, and one
against their villages. The troops of the diff
ferent columns will aggregate about 5000 to
1000, with the physical features of the country
decidedly against them. An engagement is
expected early in August. The military force
have taken charge of all the agencies in the
Sioux country and the Indians in their vicini-
ties are kept under rigid surveillance. This
measure of precaution is designed to pr. vent
an accession to the savage forces wheu the
news of the Custer fight reaches these Indians.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
Unrivaled Bug-ExterminatOrS.

The Hartford Coatrapat says SIT is:
pretty we'll established that if there's any
bug especially disgusting the turkey will
look out for it. In the California region
last year the best fields were saved from
conn lete destruction by caterpillers by
these birds, and now it has been found
out over in Rhode Island that the potato
bug is the favorite of the turkey, and a
nourishment upon which it fattens lib
orally. No doubt, if there should come
along any other pest to rival caterpillars
and beetles, the turkey wouldalso devour
that Certainly the bird has earned a
place at our Thanksgiving tables, even if
these interesting developments as to it's.
development create wonder regarding
the peculiar sweetness of it's flesh.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

Advlces from Bismarck to July %
convey the following intelligence /:
Sitting Bull was undoubtedly killed
In the Little Horn battle. His body
was recognized by Frank Girard. an in
terpreter at Gen. Terry's headquarters,
who has been among the Indians the
last twenty-six years. Tt now turns out
that Goodnow, Sioux at Fort Rice. two,
days before, gave a detailed plan Of
Sitting Bulls campaign, including the.
abandoned village, and the larger village,
to which it was intended to decoy the,
troops, together with description of the
ground. His description of Sitting Bull
agrees perfectly with the body found,
and the Indian chief at Standing Rock
also says Sitting Bull was killed, to-
gether with Black Moon, Crazy Horse.
and six other chiefs.
"The entire Indian loss was between
800 and 400. The hostiles have been
reinforced with over 200 from Standing.
Rock Agency alone.
&c Indians came into the outer camps.
at Standing Rock wearing the clothing
and arms of the Seventh Cavalry officers
and men.
"The steamer Josephine arrived from
the Yellowstone this morning with
a dispatch from Terry, who is still
at the mouth of the Big Horn await
ing reinforcements. The Indians are in
the vicinity of Clusters Battle-Ground,
still defiant. The Far West reached the.
mouth of Powder River on Tuesday. A
train of thirty-nine wagons arrived from
Crook City this morning; no Indians on
the route, or traces of them.
set is stated that there are less than
300 lodges of Indians at Standing Rock
where there should be 1000 and that the
agency is completely robbed of arms.
The Indians have moved the few remain
ing women and children to the east side
of the river for protection, claiming to
fear an attack on the agency from the
whites. Well-informed persons bell eve
that $500 warriors from the agency
alone are in the hostile camp
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
Something Hot.

Writing from Calcutta, India, in 1887,
Macaulay said: "We are annually
baked four months, boiled four more,
and allowed four more to get cool if we.
can. At this moment the sun is blazing
like furnace. The earth, soaked with
oceans of rain, is steaming like wet
blanket. Vegetation is rotting all around
us. Insects and undertakes are the
only living creatures that seem to enjoy
the climate" The year before, in May,
of 1886, he wrote "One execrable
effect the climate produces: It destroys
al the works of man with scarcely an
exception. Steel rusts, razors lose their
edge, thread decays, clothes fall to
pieces. books molder away and drop
from their bindings, plaster cracks,
timber rots, mating is in shreds. The
sun and the steam of this vast alluvial
tract, and the infinite army of white ants,
make such havoc with buildings that a
house requires complete repairing every
three years.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
Definition Of a King.

"Our boy Swipes," says California
paper, +" is q regular attendant at Sun
day school. Last Sunday his teacher
was explaining chapter to the class in
the book Of Kings. After delivering
herself of what she thought to be very
entertaining discourse, she asked the
class, what is king?' This was a
poser to the class. Finally our boy
Swipes, who is the pride of the Sunday
school, held up his hand. This made
his teacher smile benignly, for she was
proud to see him so ready with an an
swer so she said, 'Well, Swipes. what
is king? well, miss, you see, when
you get in the kingrow and put a
checker on him, why then he's a king ;
and when somebody leads jack and
another fellow plays q queen in pedro,
you can make his eyes hang out by TAX
ing 'em both with king"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
The S0rVian Forces.

The total forces are officially estimated
at 156, 900 men. The second ban of the
active army comprises $1,000 men.
Military service is obligatory from the
age Of 80 to so. The system of conscrip-
ton is in operation. The standing army
is on an average composed of 5000 men,
of which 1900 are infantry, divided into
four battalions, consisting ofsfour COM
panies, 1000 pioneers, and 1900 artil-
cry. There is but one squadron of cav
airy, composed of 1872 sabers, detach-
ment of body guards, and the gendarm-
erie. The Servian artillery contains
80 field batteries, portion of which are
breech-loading. In 1871 the Emperor
William presented Prince Milan with
rs French rifed guns and mitrailleuses.
According to the Co9ast5tut5o1aneln umer-
GUS foreign officers, especially Russians,
have reinforced the Servian staff. One
of the latter, Gen. Tchernayeff, holds
the communicable of Prince Milan's
troops. In 1871 the armament III rifles
attained the number of 230, 900, of which
Ill, 900 are breech-loading Peabody and
Gruner SYSTEM. Servia can easily put
100, 900 men in line, one half of which
are good troops, and will be able to OPP
pose the Turks. Military spirit and
aptitude are strongly developed, and the
10, 900 Servians which belong to Austria
are considered to be the best in the I'm
perial army. PARTS Constitutional.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

not including officers, packers, and camp
followers, or probably 1000 men all told
Meanwhile, Gen. Terry's column is march
ing southwark to unite his force and CO.
operate with Crook but shou he fail to
make the junction on the 9th of August, when
Merritt arrives, Crook will at once strike the
Indians-if the Indians wait in their present
locality.
South.
In the middle and southern portions of Ala
qama the cotton-worm has appeared in an ad-
vanced stage of bodily vigor and in great album
dance as to numbers-so much so as to cause
fears that the crop may be totally destroyed.
Five young girls, ranging in age from to 16
years, were drowned in Contrary lake, near St.
Joseph, Mo-, one day last week. by the capsiz-
ing of small row boat
Grasshoppers on the line of the Sioux City
and st. Paul railroad are doing great damage to
the crops.
dispatch from Eureka CAL. dated July "a,
says ''About o'clock last night a cloud burst
on Diamond Range mountains, thirteen miles
east of here, which resulted in the death OF
thirteen Chinese wood-choppers, and probably
a large number of Italians camped in the
canon getting out timber. Without mo-
ment's warning a column of water two feet
high washed upon them, drowning all but one
of the Cinnamon. The Italians were camped
short distance above, and as no trace can be
found it is feared all persisted"
The Indiana State Board of Equalization has
just concluded the work of assessing the main
tracks, side tracks, and rolling stock of the
railroads in the State for 1876. The tota
number of miles of road is 1905, and the tota
assessment of property is 1888, 294, 513. The
decrease from last years assessment is
$142, 400.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, July 1S.-Senate.-Th Senate
gave up good portion of the day to spirited dis
cussion of political questions, Merrrnon and Nor
ton being the principal spokesman. :. Boutwell,
made personal explanation, stating thai the
democratic platform adopted at st. Louis charged
mat the late Secretary (alluding to himselt) had
forced balances in the public accounts. He denied
mat such was the case and read from the report of
tne FINANCE Committee, recently made to the SEN
ate stating that they fully satisfied that not
Ine slightest change had been made in the books.
Davis said that if the books of the Treasury De-
partment had not been changed, the official state
ments sent to Congress had.
House.-A fierce political debate ragged in the
House all day, the occasion being the amendment
OF Smalls to the bill for the protection of the
Iexas frontier, in connection with the Ham
Onrg troubles, that no troops shall be withdrawn
from south Carolina. Smals advocated his
amendment and was replied to by Cox,
VINO SAID the amendment had been
offered for bad political purposes. Town
send followed Cox, and made bitter attack upon
the Democratic party. He spoke of William M.
Tweed as the ruler of New York city for more than
twelve years, and said that during that time when
Tammany Hall was in it's power and glory, under
Tweed, the gentleman from Ohio (Cox) brought his
little carpet-bag into the city of New York. set it
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
The Fighting Trick.

They call it the lighting trick" in
Detroit. A benevolent looking man en-
ters a drinking saloon, followed soon
after by why little fellow who invites
No. 1 to take drink and cigar. The
liquor is swallowed, the cigars lighted,
when suddenly No. 2 exclaims: !" For
thirty long years I have followed your
trail day and night You broke up my
happy family, villain that you are, but
now come out here and fight me like a
man | " &C will fight you to the death p
is the determined reply, and they rush
into the back yard. The agitated bar
keeper runs to the front door, whistles
for policeman, and hurries to the back
door Just in time to see a coat tail dis
appearing over the fence. Then he be-
gins to realize the situation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Roumania declines to furnish troops for the
Turkish army.
Paris dispatch states that the six great
powers are in daily communication relative to
Eastern affairs, with a view of establishing
general agreement so as to be in readiness to
take advantage of any opportunity to exercise
moral influence. It is understood that a gen.
eral understanding of all powers exists, the
system of exclusive agreement between the
three Northern empires having apparently been
abandoned.
Our Indian war is attracting the attention OF
John Bull. In the House of Commons, the
other day, a member took occasion to
ask the Under-Secretary for the Colo
NAL Department for information whether
the difficulty between the United States and
the Sioux had not been caused by treaty viola
tons on the part of the whites, and the effect
of which might be to extend the trouble among
the Indians on British territory, and wanted to
know whether England intended to interfere
in the matter. The interrogatories were based
on the assumption that some of Sitting Bulls
followers are British subjects, but the Under
Secretary replied that he had no information
to this effect, and that the Government did not
intend to interfere in the matter.
A Vienna telegram says the insurrection in
Bulgaria is reviving in all directions. All the
roads are becoming insecure, because of in
surgent bands
The latest reports from the seat of war in
Turkey are favorable to the Servians. They
have repulsed two formidable attacks of the
Turks, and have gained an important STRATEGY
cal point.
Accounts Of barbarities practiced by Turkish
guerrilla troops in Bulgaria continue coming
over the cable. The destruction of whole vii
lagos and the massacre of thousands of their
inhabitants are again reported and so far con
firmed that the Sultan's Government has been
compelled to take vigorous measures for the
repression of such outrages.
The Servian army is constantly receiving re-
Inducements.
Austria complains of a breach of neutrality
by Turkish war vessels, and demands imme-
diate satisfaction.
The extradition question was discussed in the
English House of Lords last week. Negotia-
tons for new treaty are progressing salts
factorily.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
An Exciting Episode.

Some one writes: ''Who that wit
messed the review of the Union armies
at Washington, at the close of the war,
will ever forget Custer when his thor
oughbred horse ran away with him down
Pennsylvania avenue? With his arms
full of flowers, his hat lost, and hair
streaming, he dashed by the grand stand
utterly unable to control his fiery steed.
But with all the excitement of the mo-
ment he did not forget to salute the
President and Generals on the stand In
gallant style that filed the spectators
with admiration"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

as return for what Clay had done in electing him
President; to the pecuniary donation made to
Daniel Webster and to the many valuable gifts
made to Gen. Grant before his election, followed
by the appointment after he became President,
OF some of the donors to high places. These were
not brides. Neither could the presents made by
Marsh to members of Gen. Belknaps family be
called Bribes.
Hoase.-Kelley moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill for the coinage of a standard silver
dollar, and to make it legal tender for all debts.
Rejected-119 to 68 not two-thirds voting in the
Affirmative .Hurlbut offered a resolution direct
ing the President to take measures to prevent
milton being conveyed to the Northwestern Indians.
Referred. resolution adopted calling the
Secretary of the Treasury for report to the
amount OF gold in the treasury bill was passed
extending to the 1st of February next the time
Within which the lands held by the United States
under the several acts evying direct taxes may be
redeemed. Cox asked leave to offer resolution
to report, at any time during the remainder of
the session, in regard to all matters under
consideration by such committees. The
motion to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution was defeated by party vote-yeas, 121 ;
nays, 77-not the necessary two-thirds IN the
affirmative. Caldwell moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution aimed at Secretary Chand-
Ter, declaring that the performance by the head of
an executive department of the Government of the
duties of the Chairman of partisan committee.
having in charge the arrangement and prosecution
of political campaign, is inconsistent with the
relations existing between him and the whole peo-
pie, whose saaried servant he is; is incompatible
with the faithful, impartial and efficient discharge
of the duties and responsibilities of his exalt
position is at with every rational idea of civil
service reform, and challenges public criticism and
condemnation :. The motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution defeated. "A motion
to suspend the rules and order the printing of the
report of the Naval Committee on the al eyed
abuses and frauds in the naval service was de-
feateQ
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
Carelessness and IGNORANCE.

A Brooklyn assistant postmaster has
compiled a curious table of STATISTICS,
showing that, from one cause and anoth-
er, and owing to carelessness or lgno-
rance, there were 115, 146 letters, postal
cards and papers dropped into the
Brooklyn postoffice during the year
ending June 30, 1876, which could not
be mailed. Among the principal reasons
given in the table are an insutfic1ency OF
postage, letters without any stamps, let
tiers with revenue stamps on, letters
with stamps on that had been used once,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27
Irish Centenarians,

AS many as twenty of the %, 29O per
sons whose deaths were registered in
Ireland in the first quarter of the pres
ent year are described as centenarians.
There are three among them registered
as 106 years old, one 100, one Ito, and
two men Ill years of age.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

A SooToH cook has been fined by a
local court for throwing up her place
without sufficient cause. Her reasons
were: First, because the Bible was read
in the kitchen on Sunday nights; Sec
ond, because no followers were allowed
and third, because she could not get out
on Sundays. She is regarded as a mar
tyr, and servantgalism throughout the
country is up In arms.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

letters with stamps cut from stamped en-.
velopes, letters with match stamps on,
letters addressed TO name, county and
State, but without postoffice, letters adj
dressed to name, number and street, but
without postofice, letters addressed to
places and postoffices not known, letters
without any address whatever, letters il
legibly addressed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

WILLIAM EMMERsoN BAKER, an eccen-
trio Massachusetts millionaire, has placed
in the hands of ex. Gov. CASTOR and four
other trustees a farm containing fifty
acres of land and $4,000, for the pur-
pose of founding college of cookery.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

FORTY SEVEN million pins made daily
in the United States yet if man wants,
one he has to turn the house upside.
down to get it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-27

MONDAY, July 24.-Semate. -Cragin sub
mitted resolution requesting the head of each of
the executive departments of the Government to
furnish the Senate with the aggregate number of
mechanics and laborers. for the years 1859. 1884
1868, 1866 1867, 1869, 1871, 1873 and 1875 Agreed
to. Logan moved to take up the House bill to
equalize the bounties of soldiers who served in
the late war for the Union. Agreed to-yeas, %;
nays, 20. The morning hour expering before
the bill was read through, Logan asked
that the reading be completed, but Edmunds OBJ
jected. The Impeachment trial was resumed
An application OF the managers for postpone
ment till Wednesday, owing to the sickness of lap
ham, was denied. Leave, however, was granted to
Lapham to print his argument. Manager jerks
then spoke on the question of fact. He
followed by Black, for the defense,
who dwelt on the question of jurisdiction
as being still open, and characterized the receipt
of money by Belknap at different times as the &C
ceptance Of presents, which was no crime He in
geniously alluded to the appointment of Henry
Clay as Secretary Of State, by John quincy Adams,
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