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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

A PARTY of miners has just returned to
Laramie City, W. IT,, from the Centennial
mine. br inging several thousand dollars in
gold aad large quantity ct ct rich quartz
which literally glitters with free gold. This
mine is situated 26 miles due west from Lara
mic City, and everything indicates that it is
the richest gold mine which has ever been
found on the continent. Only the deep SHOWS
in the mountains in that neighborhood pre-.
vent all the people in this region from rush
ing in search of gold.
The directors of the Central Illinois Fair
Association have fixed upon Peoria as the
place, and September -, IS, IA and 10, 1876,
as the time, for holding their annual fair.
News has been received Of the death OF
Gen Gordon Granger, at Sante Fe, New
Mexico, on January IL.
SITTING BULL has been notified that unless
he comes in to the agency with his young
men by February 25th, they will be whip
ped in.
IT is rrlnored at. Lawrence, Kansas, that
the Supreme Court OF the United States have
decided the celebrated Usage coded lands case
in favor of the railroad companies.
IMPORTANT disclosures are being made in the
whisky frauds at Chicago. Anton Junker, OF the
firm of Roello, Junker & Co., indicted whisky
distillers, stated that by one transaction, in
volving 800, 900 worth Of whisky, the firm de
frauded the Government of 100000. He
also said that the firm had made arrangements
with the gaugers to overlook all frauds perpe-
trated by it. He said that large sums OF
money had been paid by the firm for political
purposes, but refused to specify for whom
they were intended,
FIRE in Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa, on
January 9th, destroyed property valued at
$4,000.
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Foreign,

The failure is announced of Charles Roundy
s. Co, metal merchants, of Birmingham, with
liabilities of G167 O00
A BERLIN special says the government has
determined to liberate Cardinal Ledochowski
Internationally, at the expiration of his term
of imprisonment, but he will be closely
watched, aud again arraigned if he attempts
to exercise his episcopal functions or other
wise infringes the ecclesiastical laws.
The Viscount Amberley the eldest son of
Earl Russell, is dead.
The London Times, in an article reviewing
the Spanish question, concluded by recon-
mending that Spain be told that she Twill be
held accountable for every shilling of damage
done to foreign vessels by Carlists shells,
when, doubtless, after preliminary buster,
the remedy would be found easy. Spain
would see clearer the danger of dallying with
civil war" The Epoca in reply says, Spain
can do nothing beyond furnishing the authors
of the damage to foreign shipping.
A TRAIN of cars ran OFF the track neal
Odessa, Prussia, on January 9th, and before
all the passengers consisting mostly OF army
recruits, could be extricated, the cars took fire
and sixty eight persons were burned to death
| and sixty-four injured. ~
News has reached Madrid of the capture
by Spanish man-of-war, OF y, vessel unde
the German flag, with cargo of contrsband
of war.
| ~ TERRIBLE landslide occurred in the Islan'
Reunion, on December IL, by which 81 per
sons wers killed, and several buildings ana
plantations destroyed.
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Dogs.

CANINE SUICIDE. was born in
Springfield, and had in some strange way
broken both his hind legs. He fingered
in agony, though kindly cared for by
many who pitied him. At length, one
day, dragging his mutilated legs be-
hino him, Indifferent TO suffering, he
sought the nearest pond and de iberate-
" went into deep water until the water
engulfed him. Unable to endure his
misery the poor brute had deliberately
committed suicide.
A DOC WHO WAS ASHAMED OF HIM
sErF.-A retriever dog, whose owner
was working in the garden Of the Bath
Institution, lately killed favorite cat,
a fre0uenter of the same grounds.
Having committed this unprovOked
murder, the dog deliberately took the
cat in his mouth, carried it some dis
lance, dug a deep hole behind some
bushes, and after depositing the Cat
therein carefully replaced the earth, and
had he not been observed there would
have been no evidence of the crime.
a DrsAPPoINTED DoG.-Philip'G Gilbert
Hamerton never told q more beautiful
story than the following ga dog was
bereaved of his master, and became old
and blind, passing the dark evenings of
his existence sadly IN some corner,
which he hardly ever acquitted. One
dav came step like that OF his lost
master, and he suddenly left his place.
The imam who had just entered wore
ribbed stockings; the old dog had lest
his scent, and referred at once to the
stockings that he remembered rubbing
his face against. Believing his master
had returned after those weary years OF
absence he gave way to the most ex-
trayagant delight. The man spoke,
The momentary illusion was dispaIedi
the dog went sadly back to his place,
lay down YEARLY and died"
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extend to all Inor Aa4s.---~-
Inequalities Of their houses.
A MEETING of delegates from the Baptist,
Methodist, Episcopal, Southern Methodist,
Presbyterian, Congregational, Christian, and
German Reformed Churches, at Denver, Col,
unanimou sly adopted a petition to the Con-
stitutional Convention against taxing property
used exclusively for religious worship, educa-
ton. public libraries, and for charitable pur-
poses.
A SPECIAL from jackson, Miss, says Col.
Lamar has been unanimously nominated by
the Democrtic caucus for United States Sena-
tor, the other candidates withdrawing in his
favor.
A. Nj. HoLBRocK, editor and proprietor OF
the New Orleans Picayune, died at Baden
Springs Ala, January 5th,, aged So. He was
born in Vermont, came to New Orleans in
1886, and since 1889 has been connected with
the Picayune.
JOSEPH MARsDEN, young man l8 years old,
was killed by Premature explosion III the
Frankfort ColleEy, at Wilksbarre, Pa, on
ON January 9th. Another young man named
Michael Waldron, wss also killed in coal
mine at the same time and place by being
thrown from q coal truck.
The boiler of a portable saw mill near
Gallipolis, O., exploded a few days since, kill
ing Lafayette Copple and john AIRY, and
slightly wounding two others.
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News from the Arctic ReoIons

From the San Francisco Bulletin, December Is.
The whaling ship Northern Light,
last of the Arctic fleet due at this port,
arrived last Monday. Her long delay,
and the fact that she was reported in
peril, excited much anxiety regarding
her whereabouts. Captain Smith re-
ports that he encountered severe gales
from the east and rough head winds on
the voyage bither. He left the Arctic
Ocean on the 23d of October. Refer
ring to the natives along the northern
coast, Captain Smith reports that they
are generally friendly and kindly DIS
posed toward the whites. This is
especially true of natives in the local.
ties where ships have wintered.
The season just closed has been one
favorable in many respects to the wha-
ling feet. Some of the ships penetra-
ted the Arctic beyond latitude seventy
two degrees, and within one hundred
miles of Mackenzie river. It has been
observed that the whales retire further
to the northward each succeeding year,
and parties in quest of them must ven
ture further and further every season to
be successful. For some years after
Waddell's exploits with the She
nandoah among the whaling feet of the
Northern Pacific, the Arctic waters
were disturbed very little by the pres
ence of whalers, and whales had an OPP
portunity to recruit their diminished
anks. There seems to be no danger of
DISCRIMINATING the whales, because they
have ocean spaces of vast extent in the
region of the North Pole, where no ship
has approached, and whore they can
spout and thrive without fear of the
harpoon or whaling boat; yet it is noted
every year that they seem to be dimin-
ishing in number.
The whalers just returned describe
the light of the polar skies, known as
the aurora borealis; as grand this season
beyond description. The finest effects
of the year were observed last Septem-
Der, when the entire horizon at times
seemed to be trembling with flashes of
light of all colors and tints. One mo-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20
The cbajrmso Of the ways and Means

William r. Morrison, Chairman Of
the Committee of Ways and Means OF
the House of Representatives, was born
in Monroe county, ILL.,, September,
1926. He studied at McKendree Col
lege, Illinois, was admitted to the bar in
1856, and has practiced law ever since,
except in private life. He served as
private during the Mexican war, and or
ganized and commanded the Forty
ninth Regiment Of Illineis Volun-
teers during our civil war. In
1852 he was elected Clerk of Monroe
county, ILL.,, Court, and served for two
years. In 1854 he was elected mem
Der of the Illinois Legislature, where
he sat for six years, serving as speaker
of the House from 1859 to 1880. He
was again elected TO the Legislature in
1870. Mr.. Morrison was elected to the
Thirty eighth congress as o Democrat
and stood for reelection but was defeat
ed. He was elected to the Forty third
Congress and again to the forty fourth
Congress by large majorities.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20
TIE people Of Oconto and Menomo-

TIE people of Oconto and Menomo-
nee counties are circulating petition
to present to the Legislatureto prevent
hunting deer with dogs, by imposing q
fine not exceeding $25 nor less than
$40 for each offense.
The Northwestern Prohibitionist the
new temperance paper lately started in
Ripon, is to be removed to Oshkosh,
where it will be run by stock COM
pany.
Mr.. JOHN MATHEWS, an old Wiscon-
sin hunter, since October LIST has killed
81 deer and II bear-something that
few hunters can say.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

OUerseer-E. III. Benton, or Dodge county
Leeturer-Mrs. III. Chamberlain of Fond
du Lac county.
Steaoard-G. W. Foster, of Winnebago
county.
assistant Steaoard-J. W. Thomas, OF
Ghnp1Gira~C CHARLES s. Miller, of Clark coun-
Treasurer-J. Whittle, Of Jefferson county.
iJecretory-H. e. Huxley, of Winnebago
county.
county.
Ceres-Mrs. NJ. s. Huxley, OF Winnebago
county.
Ponsona-Mrs z. L. Bacon, of Winnebago
county.
Floro-AIrs. J. W. Farr, OF Trempealeau
county,
Lady Assistant Ste,oard-Mrs f. L. Foster,
of Winnebago county.
EaecettiUe Committee. III. d. Hit, of Fond
du Lac; Wilson Hopkins, of Chippewa county,
''To BE OR NOT TO BE,
that is the question which is agitating
the minds of our military men just now.
Several States of the Union will send a
regiment each to the Centennial at
Philadelphia next summer, and the
natural query arises as to whether the
Badger State will follow suit. Several
companies have recruited their num-
bers immensely in anticipation of the
trip, and it is surprising to see the
hosts of young men who would bid
adieu to home and fireside, and brave
the terrors of centennial campaign, A
bill will probably be introduced in the
Legislature this winter to appropriate
enough money to equip and maintain a
regiment at the coming national exhibi-
tion, and on the fate of this all depends.
Meanwhile the troops rest on their arrna
and chafe fox glory.
JOURNALISTIC.
The sentinel Printing Go. held their
annual meeting January Sd. n. S.
Murphey was elected President; ". G..
Roberts Secretary and Business Man
ager, and A. G. Botkin was retained as
editor-in-chief. According to change
in the bylaws the new officers are
elected for a term of four years.
Mr.. J. L. Gilmore has disposed OF
the Milwaukee Monthly to gentle
man long connected with the printing
and publishing business. Mr.. D. FL.
Johnson is to have the editorial man
ment.
The Herold Printing Go. are now
fairly settled in their new quarters-the
old European Hotel which they pur-
chased recently and largely improved.
OLD SETTLERS.
Tie annual meeting OF the Old
Settlers Club was held ct the Court
House on Wednesday, Jan. 5. A good
" number of the pioneers were present,
hit the hand OF death has been gather
ing them in one by one, and each
annual witnesses fewer and fewer OF the
Oldest settlers. Hon. VIM. A. Prentlss,
the presiding officer, delivered the an
nual address, after which the election
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
BROWN COUNTY.

1
THE Lilly Lake mill of Geo. r. Cook
Esq, of Green Bay, was lately sold t.
Messrs. Scofeld & Co., of Red River
The consideration was $1,000. The
purchasers have already commenced
taking the machinery apart, and re-
moving it to Big Sturgeon Bay, where
it will be set up in the mill they arr
building there.-A five-year-old son
of Charles Ellis, of East Wrightstown,
placed his mouth to the spout of tea
kettle, and was SO badly scalded that he
died soon after.
DANE COUNTY.
MIR. j. e. MosELx, of Madison, has
an ancient volume of Danish history,
Danicorum Monumentorum,' pub
lished at Copenhagen in 1913; ordered
of an antiquarian bookseller in New
York for Prof. r. B. Anderson, of the
State University.
CRAWFORD COUNTY.
The artesian we'll at Prairie du Chen
has been sunk to depth of over SOC
feet. Water flows at the rate of 200
barrels per minute and rises % feet
avove the surface.
DODGE COUNTY.
The state takes care of 259 convicts at
Waupun.
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY.
A YOUNG man named Quaig was scald-
ed in q frightful manner near Eau
Claire last week, by the explosion of
steam apparatus for scalding feed, at
Owens logging camp. Eau Claire
has ten-year-old boy named Shay,
who on New Years day brought the
scales down at 165 hard, and may be
considered pretty tolerably fat.
FOND LU LAC COUNTY.
In November, 1869, a four-year-old
baby boy was left upon the doorstep of
a gentleman named Morse at Waupun,
with note requesting Mr.. Morse's fam
lily to take care of it. They did so, and
the little fellow is now more than ten
years Of age, and as bright child as
there is in all Waupun. Fond du Lac
wants militia company. The Fond
du Lac Commonwealth tells of a COW,
whose calf was on the track about to be
run over by the train, catching it with
her horns and pitching it out of the
way.
GRANT COUNTY.
The 10th anniversary of the poet
Burns will be celebrated at Lancaster
on the Goth proximo. MR.. Il. r.
Bingham, Bloomington, butchered last
week thirteen hogs of the Poland China
breed. The aggregate weight before
dressing was 6,531 lbs, averaging 500
lbs. each.
KEWAUNEE COUNTY.
A LIBRARY association has been or
ganized at Kewaunee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

MIRIAM Coles HARRIS, the author of
''Rutledge," has regular income of
$4,000 year from the sale of her
books. When she wrote "Rutledge, 4"
she took the MS. to a number of pub
fishers, who looked it over and declined
it with thanks, as lacking the elements
ofpopularity. At last she had it pub
lished by Mr.. Carlton at her own ex-
pense, and $4,000 copies were sold just
as fast as the printer could turn them
out. AS royalties were in those days,
she only made $4,000 out of Eais enor-
nous sale.
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STATE AFFAIRS.
First Message of Gov.
Ludington.
Sundry Suggestions and Re-
concentrations.
Repeal Of the Railroad Law Recon-
mended, and a More Liberal one
Enacted in It's Stead.
FellO,O Citizens Of The Senate and ascend b.

FelEo,O Citizens of The Senate and assembly:
It may not be considered unbccoming for
me to express some doubt as TO the wisdom
of the provision of the constitution, which
makes it the duty of the incoming Governor
to communicate to the legislature the condi-
ton of the state, and recommend such mat
ters to them for their consideration as he may
deem expedient. 1t would appear that such
information and recommendations might
more properly come from the citizen who had
administered the affairs of the state during
the past year, than from one who has just
been called from other occupations to that
duty.
make this communication to you with un-
affected difidence with deep sense of my
obligations to those gentlemen connected
with the state government who have assisted
me in procuring information and aided me
with their advice. My hope of discharging
satisfactorily the high trust that has devolved
upon me rests upon the continuance of the
generous cooperation which they have thus
far extended to me.
The division of government into the law
making, the laW-interpreting, and the law-ex-
ecuting Departments is natural and almost
necessary. The more and more distinct sep
aration of these departments, marks the prog
ress that the human race has made towards
freedom. In our federal government and in
our state governments there is still some
blending OF these functions, but you can not
have failed to observe the tendency toward
their separation. This process is mainly man.
ifested in the greater freedom that the legisla-
tive department enjoys from interference by
the executive. The governor of the state
would not be justified, il he were to waive any
of his prerogatives when he might use them
to protect the people from detriment; but he
may very properly give broad Interpretation
to the clause of the constitution which says
that "the legislative power shall be vested in
a senate and assembly"
I make these remarks to impress upon you
that the duty and responsibility of Legislation
rest Immediately with you, and that the few
recommendations which l shall make should
be weighed by you in the light of this fact.
GENERAL FUND.
The receipts and expenditures of the gener-
al fund for the fiscal year ending September
80, 1875, we're as follows:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

Judea, and there will be great commo-
ton among the nations of the earth.
&c further predicts the utter tt overthrow
of the Turks, as preliminary to the
restoration of the Jews. A year is
rather short time to accomplish SO
great revolution as this, judging from
the present condition of things.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

THERE is said to be living in the
neighborhood of Wilkesbarre. Pa, an
American family blessed with three
children speaking some kind of gibber-
ish peculiarly their own. and which,
although well understood by the little
ones, the parents even cannot under
stand. All attempts to compel their
offspring to converse in plain English
having failed, the parents, as last re-
sort, have Seen compelled to separate
the children, in order to break up what
might otherwise become an incurable
practice
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TUESDAY, January II. After presen.

The French town of Nerrec is about
to be lighted with gas made from cork
waste and cuttings. These are distilled
in q close vessel of retort. and the gas
obtained is said to be brighter and
winter than that of coal. The blue or
non-luminous zone is smaller, and the
gas itself has greater density than
that from ordinary coal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

The Milwaukee Musical Society are
making preparations for a grand mas
querade ball. IL. 3.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

CINNAMON are working Wyoming coal
mines.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

A LANCASTER On. FL. man, who had
made application for life insurance
policy, in answer to question in refer
ence to his ancestors, replied that his
grandfather on his fathers side died at
the age of one hundred and ten, and his
grandmother at ninety-fve; on his
mothers side his grandfather was one
hundred. and his grandmother ninety
eight. His mother is living, aged one
hundsed and five years, and his father
died at one hundred and three years.
He has eight brothers and sisters iv-
ing, whose ages range from forty five to
seventy years, six of whom are living.
THE Montreal Star says: "We are in
formed by a gentleman that the winter
As years ago was exactly similar to this
one for mildness. After New Years
day good deal of snow fell. but the
frost was not very severe. The spring
set in early, and navigation was open
much sooner than has been usual since,
Twenty-seven years ago the season ur
to the middle of January was also OK.
tremely mild with little snow. On the
10Th Of January COWS were out in the
fields, the grass being well forward and
affording good grazing"
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The Doctrine of Transmission.

A Canadian boy, in the quiet town Of
St. Catharines, had been punished by
his father with solitary confinement for
lying. He showed on his release that
he had been employing his time in the
illogical reflections, instead of using it
for Standardization. He asked his
father:
spa, did you ever tell lies when you
were little 2"
The father, perhaps conscience smit-
ten, endeavored to evade the question.
But the child persisted.
"Did ycu tell lies when you were lit
teQ"
"Well, no." said the father; "but
why do you ask"
ibid ma tell lies when she was lit
tle9"
81 don't know, my son; you must ask
her."
''Well, " retorted the young hopeful,
"one of you must have told lies, or you
could not have had boy that would
do it.
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Encouraging a BashfuI Lover.

A Connecticut girl of old times, Miss
Ursula Wolcott, was bound to marry her
second cousin, Mr.. (afterward Governor)
Matthew Griswould, of Lyme. Ursula
(who was little older than her bashfu1
cousin) became assured that his affec-
tions were conferred upon herself, but he
VS. provokingly reticent. Meeting him
on the stairs one day, she asked, in the
same tone, "What did you say, cousin
Matthew"
81 did not say anything" he replied
as before.
Finally, meeting him on the beach one
morning, she again asked, "What did
you say, cousin Matthew"
81 did not say anything" he still re-
piled.
1T is time you did," she remarked
with emphasis.
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SpeciaIties In Medicine.
Iron the Toledo Blade.l

From the Toledo Blade.1
Ne publish on our eighth page lengthy
article describing the system of the noted
specialist, DR.. T.. Y. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y.
in which he sets forth with considerable force
and clearness his reasons for devoting his
whole time and attention to single depart
ment of medicine-the treatment of lingering
chronic diseases. The same article also takes
up the subjects of diagnosis, methods of con-
sultation and treatment, etc., and will be found
to contain many valuable hints to the invalid.
I'r. Pierce is the author of work which has
already attained a large circulation The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser
containing some nine hundred numerously-
illustrated pages, and devoted to medicine in
all it's branches, work well calculated for the
guidance and instruction of the people at
large, and which may be had for $3.50 (posb-
paid) by addressing the author. DR.. Pierce
has now been before the general public long
enough to enable the formation of a careful
estimate of the efficiency of his treatment and
his medicines, and the verdict, we are glad to
know, has been universally favorable to both.
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DIR. WnHoFr's ANT1-PER1op1o OR FE-

DIR. WhHoFT's ANTI PERIODIC OR FE-
YER AND AGUE TONIC !-Wilhoft's Tonic has es-
tablished itself as the real infallible Chill cure.
1t is universally admitted to be the only relia-
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It's efficacy is confirmed by thousands of certif-
Gates of the very best people from all parts of
the country. 1t cures malarious diseases of
every type, FROM the shaking agues of the
lakes and valleys to tho raging fevers of the
torrid zone. Try it, It has never been known
TO fail. G. R. FINLAY & Co., Proprietors, New
Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.