The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINes.

M1SCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.
The declaration of war by Russia against
Turkey has been followed by liberal advance
IN the American markets for grain and pro-
visions. At Chicago wheat went up 70 cents in
a few hours.
steamer to proceed to Constantinople, leaving
Norfolk this week, to be under the direction of
the American Minister during the threatening
difficulties between Russia and Turkey.
FINANCIAL embarrassments NJ. T. Morse.
lumberman, of Sullivan county, N. Y, has
failed; liabilities, $l2O,UUO.- The Louisville
(Ky.) Plate-Glass Manufacturing Company has
gone into bankruptcy National Exchange
Bank Of Minneapolis, Mimi, has collapsed :
cause, gambling in wheat -Barden, Malloy &
Co., hat jobbers, New York, have gone under ::
liabilities, 100000.
Financial "irregularities' S. F. Swartz,
chief clerk of the Pension Agent at San Fran
cisco, has defaulted and absconded. E. T.
Baird, Secretary of the Southern PRESBYTERIAN
Committee of Publication, is short in his ac-
counts to the amount of 22,OOO and has re-
slgned.-A. G. Jackson. late Receiver of Taxes
for Camden, N. j., is derelict to the extent of
$47, 900, which he promises to make good.
Gen. Ord, United States military commander
Texas, has ordered a detachment of troops
to Laredo Texas, on the Rio Grande The
affair has created considerable excitement on
the frontier, the feeling in Mexico being that
it is demonstration on the part of the United
States military authorities in favor of ex-
President Lerdo as against Diaz.
Both Gems. Sherman and Sheridan express
the opinion that the country has seen the last
serious Indian war.
Gen. Sherman says that American officers de-
slrous OF visiting the seat of war in Europe can
only obtain leave of absence on half-pay if at
all, and that they will be debarred from engage
| ing temporarily with either army.
The Board of Indian Commissioners have
| just made public thdir eighth annual report
| 1t reviews what has been done under the peace
| system, and deprecates the want of good faith
| OF the Government in it's treatment of the
Indians. 1t concludes with the following
recommendations Immediate compliance on
| the part of the Government with the terms
Of the existing treaties with all Indians /;
appropriations for consolidating the agencies {;
| generous appropriation for educational pur-
| poses discontinuance of tribal relations: ex-
| tension of the law for the protection of life
and property; allotments of land establish
| ment of industrial and agricultural boarding
| schools, the compelling the attendance of all
between and IS years the issue of supplies
| to be made to heads of families increased sal
aries to Indian Agents.
! The Canadians want Queen Victoria declared
Empress of Canada, on the 10th anniversary
| of her coronation, June 20.
| A fearful catastrophe occurred at Montreal
| Canada, few mornings since. The dismantIed
walls Of large factory building which had
| taken fire a short time before, and upon which
the fremen were working, suddenly tottered
| and fell outward with an awful crash, burying
| the lower buildings adjoining in the ruins, and
overwhelming large number of people in the
appalling shower of red-hot bricks. Nine men
| were killed outright and ten were wounded in
various degrees of severity.
A Toronto dispatch says the 'crop prospects
throughout Canada were never better. The
wheat has wintered well, and the early spring
is enabling the farmers to get their spring
wheat and other crops into the ground much
earlier than usual"
We learn from the New York papers that the
famous Stevens battery has been purchased
by the Russian Government. The price paid
is understood to be 100000. The original
cost was thrice that sum.
ridiculously absurd report is telegraphed
from Washington to the effect that the COM
mand of the Turkish armies has been rendered
to Gen. Grant
There is general protest in Alaska against
the proposed withdrawal of the troops Grave
apprehensions are felt that serious difficulties
will arise between the Indians and resident
whites. The former are said to be very turbu-
lent and rapacious when not restrained by the
presence of soldiers.