The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-16
FRESH PARAGRAPHS.

WIscoNsIN's Republican State Con
yenlon is called to meet at Madison
Sept. IL, and the Democratic State Con
venton at Fond du Lac, Sept. 26.
HE Canadian Labor Congress at it
session IN Toronto, the other day, passed
resolutions advocating protective tariff
IN view OF the excessive importation O
foreign manufactured goods.
The iron furnaces out of blast in the
United States on July l had capacity
one-third greater than those in blast, anc
the latter were not worked to their ful,
capacity. The weekly capacity of the
furnaces in blast July l was u, $40 tons,
and that of those out of blast was So. 4Oi
tons.
The British Board of Trade has made
a valuable comparison of the rates of
duty imposed by the fourteen leading
countries upon leading British products.
The countries that have the highest
tariff taxes are in the United States
Russia, Spain, and Portugal. The
tariff of the United States is the highest
of all.
HE convention of iron and steel work
ers, at Columbus, O., on the 7th inst.
Endorsed the demand made by the rail
road employees for the restoration of the
late 10 per cent. reduction in wages an6
a modification of labor rules and orders
as just, and denounced every act tend
ing to violation of law and good order.
The election held in West Virginia on
the 7th inst, to determine the location o.
the State capital, resulted in no choice.
as no point received a majority of the
votes cast. A second ballot will. there.
fore, have to be taken in October, 1878.
the date of the next general State elec.
ton. Clarksburg and Charleston are the
competing cities.
A LEADING New Hampshire Repub
lcan politician now in Washington re
ports that none Of the Federal office
holders there, who are also members
political committees, have resigned
either of their positions. The fact tina
they have shown no disposition to ODE,
the Presidents order is already causin,
considerable talk among Republican
and others in that State.
The official statistics show that in til
forty-seven years from 1920 to 1876, IL
elusive, the population of this countr
was increased 10,481, $40 by immigrs
tion. The highest point of this tide VIZ
was reached in 1871, when the arriva
numbered 498, 1923. In the seven yea7
1870-'76, the immigration amounted
1888, 761. During the latter period, tt
increase of the population by births ws
| 100000.
A $50 COUNTERFEIT on the Third NJ
tional Bank of Buffalo, n. Y, has az
peared, and is described as follows b
the new Government DetectOr "Lette
A on upper right hand corner. Date,
March 10, 1865. This is printed fror
the altered plate of Central Nationa
Bank of New York. Title and date
issue are all that have been changed OF
the plate. NUte like its predecessor
about an eighth of an inch shorter thai
genuine.
OLD BEN WADE has been heard from
again. According to the statement Of
person who has just interviewed him
Wade says that he does not like the
Presidents Southern policy any better
now than he did last spring, but that be
does not propose to allow his hostility tc
| the Southern policy to shake his fidelity
to the Republican party, and that he
wants all Republicans to aid the party,
whatever they may think of the course OF
the administration.
The colored people of Cincinnati held
meeting, the other day, to discuss the
question of colonization in the West. It
was resolved to form land and home
stead society, in order to procure cheap
homes and lands in the West or South
west, and to send out an agent to secure
site and find out terms of purchase.
A resolution was adopted discouraging
emigration to Liberia as ruinous to life
and capital, and advising colored people
"to seek the fertile and healthy Western
or Southwestern States, where homes can
be had easily and cheaply."
The Berlin Prussia) correspondent Of
the London Times asserts that Turkey
has recently notified the powers of her
Willingness to treat for peace on the basis
of Count Andrassy's reform note, but, in
view of the recent reverses to the Russian
arms in Bulgaria, both Germany and
Austria now hesitate to breach the sub
ject to the Russian Premier, Prince
Gortschakoff. The moment is deemed
inopportune for approaching the Russian
bear while he is growing over the
serious wounds inflicted by the Turks,
both in Bulgaria and Armenia.