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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The President has appointed ex-Gov. Thomas
A. Osborn, Of Kansas, United States Minister
to Chill
For some time past Mr. Moran, the American
Minister to Portugal, has been failing in health
and it is reported that the administration will
probably soon appoint a successor to the Of
fee.
There has been no stoppage of the issue of
greenbacks of the denominations of 81 and So.
They are furnished to Assistant Treasurers and
repositories as usual.
A Washington correspondent says there are
indications that formidable opposition to the
treasury policy of withdrawing the 81 and So
greenbacks from circulation will be manifested
at the next session of Congress. The argu-
ment against the retirement of the notes is
that they are a great convenience to people who
have small renittances to make by letter, and
who do not live near oney-order Office.
Secretary Sherman has successfully disposed
of the first $50, 900, 900 of the per cent. bonds
authorized by Congress, $5,0OO,000 of which
will be applied to resumption purposes, and
the remainder for the redemption of per cent.
bonds. The bonds are placed at par in coin.
The contract with the Syndicate is for six
months, and the terms'of subscription are very
liberal. The Secretary has withdrawn from
the market $1O0OOO,O0O of the AZ per cent
bonds, and the old Syndicate has subscribed
for 1926, 1000 of the latter issue, being the
balance of the $780, 600 authorized.
A call has been issued by the Secretary Of
the Treasury for $15OOO,oOO worth of 5:2(
bonds, interest on which will cease ON the It'll
of September. The redeemed bonds will be
replaced by the new issue of AZ per cents.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The French Minister Of the Interior has in
structed the Projects throughout the country
to prosecute any persons who, in cafes and other
places, spread false reports calculated to disturb
the public tranquility.
England has given notice to those whom it
may concern that she viii not permit the suez
canal to be made the scene of any combat or
other warike operations.
The town of Bath, in England, has been the
scene OF sad disaster. During public cele-
bration, suspension bridge which spans the
Avon river at that place gave way, precipitating
some 200 people into the water, about twenty
of whom were drowned
A serni-offcial telegram from st. Petersburg
states that the Russian Ambassadors to Lon
don, Berlin and Vienna, on their return to their
posts, viii be able to give assurances that Rus
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
The MOntenegrin DespOt.

Mr.. Gladstone's glowing sketch of the
Montenegrins in the last number of the
Nineteenth Century has quickened pub
hc interest in the heroic mountaineers.
A correspondent of the London Times,
writing from the headquarters of the
Prince of Montenegro, says that the
sketch is not overcolored in its general
effect, although in the history of recent
events Gopchevics, whom Mr. Gladstone
cites. is not trustworthy authority, in
asmuch as he merely compiled the SEN
satlonal dispatches in the Dalmatian and
Trieste newspapers without having the
slightest personal knowledge of affairs.
1t is true that these heroic mountaineers
have been battling with the Turks for
four centuries and have manifested as
strong a love of freedom as ever the
Swiss have done; but on the other hand,
within the circle of their mountains, they
are the slaves of an absolute despot, for
the Prince of Montenegro is nothing
else. There is a Senate, but it has no
advisory powers. There is Ministry,
but 1t has no responsibility. No man in
Montenegro will for one instant question
an order of the Prince or his supreme
decisions. He is the court of last appeal
in law as in politics. The Emperor of
China is not more absolute. The pas
slonate personal devotion of the subject
to his sovereign, as unquestioning as the
most consummate military discipline, a
trait inconsistent with great prosperity
and individual development, or, perhaps,
with the character of modern sovereigns,
is here found in full force, and, perhaps,
only here. Every Montenegrin knows
his Prince, and accepts him as arbiter of
life and death. Happily for Montene-
gro, the Prince is gracious master.
He takes part in all the pleasures of his
subjects, mixing in the athletic sports,
casting the stone, pitching quoits, laugh
ing, froGcking, quizzing; one morning
firing at a mark, another sitting as UNI
pire in quot match of his guard,
passing the evenings at games of dexter
ity with his staff and his guests, in all
cases taking his part of the consequences
OF the game in perfect good-humor, and,
from his sheer herculean physical force,
always getting the best in the rough
games. CT have seen him Weep" writes
the correspondent, Gin the midst of all
the guar Is as a poor old mother came
with the cap Of her only son (killed at
Rogami) in her hand, to salute her
Prince in the high street, not to ask fol-
charity, but for sympathy. He turned
to me to tell me her story, but he could
hardly speak for emotion"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
A Wisconsin Verdict.

A Wolf river jury, in a Justices court,
brought in this verdict the other day:
l. We don't find defendant guilty Of
$10O for wages as claimed by plaintiff.
2. We find defendant guilty Of twenty
bushels Of wheat, one pig not less than
two cwt. weight, and one-half barrel Of
salt, for the year 1877, commencing Dec.
19, 1876, to Dec. 10, 1877.
3. We find the defendant not guilty of
a dwelling and the use Of two acres of
plowed land, the pasture and keeping
of COW and two sheep, and frewood,
unless the plaintiff goes back to the place
where it was offered him.
4. We put in that defendant owes the
plaintiff for the chopping of sixty-two
cords Of wood at IS cents pei cord
Green Bag WIS. ADVOCATE.
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Good Times Ahead.

The summer opens with q rarely III
versal promise OF favorable crop seast
and large agricultural products. II
single serious exception is in Southe,,
California, where the small rainfall
the winter has left barrenness al
drought, which are not only pr
venting a crop of wheat but bringi1
death to a large percentage of catt
and sheep in that section. There hay
been more rains in Northern and Gel
trail California, and the crop .prospec
there are at least of the average. Tt
grasshoppers in some localities of tt
West and the potato bugs in the Ea'
are making trouble for the farmerl
who are, however, fighting their enc
mics with increased intelligence and sue
cess, and the damage from them thi
season is notikely to be either serious {
widespread. There is no surer basi
for faith in the restored prosperity of tn
country than in this condition and prom
Use Of the agricultural interest. Proba
bly, the United States Will raise a create
amount of food, cotton and wool thi
year, and get more money for it all, thai
IN any year before. In spite Of the les
sening foreign demand for our paper Sc
curities, and even the return home O
many heretofore held abroad, the bal
ance Of trade continues heavily in favor
of the United States, and is likely to re,
main so for the next year; and this, with
tolerable government and persistent in.
dustry, are the sure guarantees of {
healthy and prosperous future. -Spring-
field Republican.
RECENTLY sale Of real estate occurred
in New York which is Of interest as illus
trating the great depreciation Of prop
erty. The block in question was be-
tween Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth
streets and Fifth and Madison avenues,
embracing thirty-four lots. In 1873 the
owner refused 81, 100000, asking ST.
100000. It sold for 1920, 900, Mr.. Hart
ley Graham being the reputed purchaser.
This is a depreciation of over 81, 900, 600
in four years.
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MISCELLANEOUS GLKAN1Nas.

The caterpillars have taken possession of
Canada. Around London and at other points
they have appeared in billions, seriously inter-
fering with railway travel.
The Adams Express Company has entered
into competition with the United States mails
in the carriage of all mail matter other than
letters. The rates fixed are 1 cent per ounce,
or fraction over, between all points on the
express lines no packages, however, to be
transported for less than 10 cents. Excluded
from these rates are highly-valuable articles,
such as jewely, and bulky articles.
The Secretary Of the Navy has directed the
commanding officer Of the United States steam
er Lackawanna, now stationed at Acapulco to
search for the rock near Tartar shoals upon
which the Pacifce Mail steamer San Francisco
struck. When the locality of this rock shall be
ascertained it will be properly buoyed and no.
tice given of it's exact position.
The International Convention of Young
Mems Christian Associations has just been held
at Louisville, KY. John v Farwell, of Chi
cago was elected President for the ensuing
year.
Gen. Sherman is reported to be of the opinion
that Russia is aiming mainly at acquisitions in
Asia, her intention being to get an outlet to the
southern sea by way Of the valley of the Tgr
and the Persian gulf.
Fast trains are now running between Chicago
and New York over the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern. and the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago railroads. The time between the
two cities is twenty-five hours, and the man
ayers of the roads promise shortly to still fur
ther reduce this time by at least two hours
sickening details of the earthquake and tidal
wave that wrecked half dozen cities and vii
lagos on the Peruvian coast have been received.
The number of persons killed is reported as
approxinating 1000, and the damage to prop
erty is estimated at $20,OO0,0OO Added to the
horrors Of the wave and earthquake were con-
fagrations and the depredations of thieves,
combining to make up an indescribable scene
of terror, death and destruction.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14

destroyed, involving an estimated loss of about
50, 000,0 600. The burned district embraces
three squares, bounded by Twenty-frst Twen-
ty-second and Market streets and the bay.
A fatal disease strongly resembling Asiatic
cholera has broken out among the troops sta
toned at Brownsville, Texas.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
AMONG Russian women there is I

AMONG Russian women there is no
happier class than the wives OF the
priests of the Greek Church. The rule
forbidding a second marriage OF the
priest renders the wife secure of the de-
votion of her husband, who, in case Of
his becoming a widower, retires to a
monastery, where his only compensation
for his loss is the hope Of ecclesiastical
promotion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14

parishes without priests in Paderborn,
80; in Munster, 60; in Treves, 80 j; in
Llmburg, II; in Breslau, "a ; and in
Hildesheim, II. None of the Bishops
will fill these vacancies, because the
Pope will not permit them to conform to
the new ecclesiastical laws of the en-
nira
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
Secrets.

A Western editor in an unguarded mo-
ment recently wrote, "The good hus-
band keeps his wife in wholesome igno-
rance of all unnecessary secrets. The
next day his wife laid the rolling pin
down ON the table under his nose three
or four times, and in italicized syllables
inquired, 'What have you been up to
now 90
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south.

A disastrous confagratlon visited Galveston,
Texas, last week, reducing to ashes three
squares in the business part Of the city. Two
hotels, two banks, a large number of mercan-
tile establishments. and several dwellings were
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08
The TripartI,es Consider FlorIda.

At p. NJ. on the lst inst, the tripar.
| tite commission assembled III the Supreme
| Court room and the following communication
was read:
Hall of the House of Representatives, Feb /,
| 1877 To the President OF the Commission
More than one return or paper, purportmg 10
| be the return as certificate of electoral votes
| of the State OF Florida having been received,
| and this day opened in the presence of the
| two houses OF Congress, and objections there
| to having been made, said returns, with all
accompanying IaLeIs and also the objections
thereto, are herew III submitted to the judg-
| ment and decision oil the Commission, as pro-
| yided by the law.
lSigned PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
The commission voted to have all the pa
pers printed aud alter quite a lengthy CONVEX
satiOnal session rels.iye to the manner OF
procedure and rules the commission adjourn
| ed until 1880 q. non the end. The Democrats
announced they had as counsel, Mr.. O'Connor
| of New YORK; Judge Black, of Pennsylvania,
| Judge Trumbulf, of Illinois; Mr.. Merrick, OF
| Washington, and Mr. Green, OF New Jersey.
| The Republicans announced, VIM. NJ Evarts
OF New York, Messrs. Stanley Matthews, and
Samuel Shellabarger, of Ohio, and +. w.
Stoughton as counsel
The Presidential Commission assem-.
bed at 10 a m. on the ID inst, to listen to the
argument in the Florida case. Messrs. Field
and Tucker addressed the Commission at
length in behal 0tthe Democrats, and Messrs.
Kasson and McCIeary in behalf of the Repub-
lcans. The Commission then adjourned.
The argument in the Florida case was con-
tinued before the tripartite commission the
Sd inst, MesSrs. Merrick and Jerre Black
speaking tor the Democrats, and Stanley Mat
thews and E. w. Stoughton for the Republi-
cans.
The entire day ON the 5th was occu-
pied by argument by Mr.. Evarts opposing go
ing behind the record in the Florida case, and
by Charles O'Connor in favor OF tull investi-
CATION. This ended the argument in the
hold private session, on the 9th, to consider
the question.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08
Was Farragut dashed To The RiggingY


A writer for Scribner for February,
who was an eyewitness of the battle
in Mobile Bay, takes the negative of
the above question. We quote part
of the account:
When the fleet had crossed the bar
and was inside of Sand Island, and had
approached to within about one mile
and quarter of Fort Morgan. Admiral
Farragut coOlly and deliberately as
eended the starboard main rigging and
halted Just beneath the top. Passing
his arm up through the ''lubber' S
hole" he seized the foot of the pilot
Martin Freeman by name, who was
standing in the maintop, giving orders
to the helmsman. The single quarter
master, in obedience of the orders of
Captain Drayton, took up hammock
lashing to secure the admiral TO the
shrouds, so that in case he should be
killed, his body would not fall over
board or on the deck but, by Freeman S
advice, the admiral would not allow it
To be passed around him. The quarter.
master returned with his lashing to
the deck and Farragut, the brave,
passed the long line of torpedoes and
the Confederate forts and fleet I'M
scathed,-while still clinging to the
foot of his trusty old pilot, Martin
T reeman.
This is the truth which the histori-
an should receive and record, if he
chooses to make note of what was but an
incident in that terrible action. Many
survivors of that day will y0uch for the
above account. As for Martin Free
man, he still lives in the immediate
vicinity of the bay where the battle
was fought-being the principal keep
er of Horn Island lighthouse, in Mis-
sissippi Sound. Should any one chance
to question this writer's assertion in
regard TO the above matter, he is re-
spectfully referred TO Mr.. Freeman,
who was probably better acquainted,
at the time, with the movements of
Admiral FarTagut than any other indi-
| vidual in the fleet,-Captain Percival
Drayton, perhaps excepted, and he
| is known as the heroic and loyal son
of South Carolina, and fleet-captain of
| the West Gulf Squadron.
The philosophy of Admiral Farra-
CUTS chosen position is easily explain
ed.
During the noise of the battle, he
naturally desired to be 50 stationed
that when no human voice could be
heard aloft, should it be necessary for
him to communicate with the pilot,
by tightly grasping the foot of that
person the signal would be noticed {;
and, as fact, Mr.. Freeman did re-
spond, and, by bending down, lent his
ear to the ''lubbers' hole" for such
orders as the admiral wished to give
/ him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08
Transmission of Sound by Electricity.

From the Boston Post, Jan. 2s.
One of the most remarkable scien-
tific inventions of the present day, and
one which promises to be of great i'm
portance and convenience in business
affairs, in the telephone, which has
recently been constructed and practi-
cally developed by Prof. A. Graham
Bell, and by means of which it is pos
Sible to send articulate sounds over or
binary telegraph wire.
A short time ago Prof. Bell demon
strated that it was possible to transmit
sounds in this manner through a dis
lance of 100 miles, from Boston to
Portland and back to Salem, but a diff
fculty was found in holding communi-
cations between points more remote.
Prof. Bell has recently completely
overcome this difficulty, and is now
able to communicate plainly between
any points. however distant. Some
novel tests were made yesterday over
the wires between Boston and Salem,
on the line of the Eastern railroad, Sun
day being necessarily selected as the
time, because in week days the wires
are used for business purposes. Sounds
were transmitted through an artificial
resistance equal TO that of the Atlantic
cable and were heard distinctly. No
battery was used, the electricity re-
quired being obtained from permanent
magnets which were connected with
the instrument, thus greatly simplify
ing the operation. These experiments
practically take the question of dis
lance out of the problem, and the only
matter now to be perfected is the SEN
sitiveness of the instrument, which
can probably be easily secured. If the
invention proves successful it will Gre
ate revolution in the matter of send
ing messages, by greatly simplifying
the process, removing all chances of
error in transmission, and reducing
the cost to merely nominal sum. The
practical use of the instrument may be
understood when it is said that it is SO
accurate in its results that two jap
anese students made experiment at
the rooms of Prof. Bell through artifi
cial resistance, and found that the
sounds comprehended in their Ian
guage can be transmitted by means of
the telephone with complete accuracy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08

foreclosure of mortgages by advertisement !;
TO authorize the town of Richmond to issue
bonds for building certain bridge The bill
TO repeal the law OF 1870, exempting lands OF
the West Wisconsin Railway from taxation,
was considered and indefinitely postponed, by
and laid on the table.
The assembly. only, was in session
on the Sd. The joint resolution in relation to
the war eagle Old Abe was adopted. TIL res
Olution for final adjournment ON the 10Th OF
February was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. NJ st OF the session was spent in
committee of the whole on the general file OF
bills, Mr.. Fink, OF Milwaukee, in the chair,
and large number OF bills were considered.
The bill TO provide for State board OF edu-
cation and a uniform system of text books for
use OF public schools was made a special or
der for wednesday at IL o'clock. The As
sembly adjourned until Monday evening at
1870
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08
A Thrilling Scene.


The following incident occurred dur.
ing general review of the Austrian
cavalry few months ago. Not far
from 10000 cavalry were in line. A
little child-a girl of not more than
four years, standing in the front row
of spectators, either from fright or
some other cause, rushed out into the
open field just as squadron of hus-
sars came sweeping around from the
main body. They made the detour for
the purpose of saluting the Empress.
whose carriage was drawn up in that
part of the parade ground. Down
came the flying squadron, charging at
mad gallop-down directly upon the
child. The mother was paralyZed, as
were others. for there could be no res
cue from the line of spectators.
The Empress uttered cry of hor
ror, for the child's destruction seemed
inevitable-and such terrible destruc-
tion-the trampling to death by a
thousand iron boots. Directly under
the feet of the hol ses was the little
one another instant must seal its
dOom-when stalwart hussar, who
was in the front line, without slacken-
ing his speed or loosening his hold,
threw himself over by the side of his
horses neck, seized and lifted the
enild and placed it in safety upon his
saddle-bow; and this he did without
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08
Heroism.

"Oh, dear" said Willie Grey, as he
sat down on the saw-horse and looked
at the kindling-wood which he ought
to have been splitting for his mother.
Il do wish 1 could do something for
the world. Some great action that
every one could admire, and that
would make the country and the whole
world better and happier. / wish
could be a hero, like Washington. or a
famous missionary, like JudsOn, but /
can't do anything, nor be anything"
'.Why do you want to be a hero 2
asked his cousin, John Maynard, who,
coming up just then, happened to over
hear his sOlilOquy.
"Oh," said Willie, coloring. "every
one admires hero, and talks about
him, and praises him after he is
dead o.
That's the idea, is it e. said John.
"You want to be a hero for the sake
of being talked about
Willie did not exactly like this way
of putting it.
mot only that, but want to do
good to people-cOnvert the heather
Or-save sinking ship. or save the
country, or something like that.
"That sounds better but believe
me, Willie, the greatest heroes have
been men who have thought least
about themselves and more about their
work, and so far as / can recollect
now, The great mean according to
the Christian standard-have always
begun by doing the nearest duty, how
ever small"
And here John took up the AK and
began to split the kindlIng-wOod.
Willie jumped off the saw-horse, and
began to pick mp the sticks without
saying a word; but. though he said
nothing, he thought the more.
1--WE wasted lots of time thinking
what great things might do, if only
had the chance" he thought ''and
I've neglected the things | could and
ought to do, and made lot of trouble
for mother. guess I'd better begin
my heroism by fighting my own lazi-
ness
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working d lhe New indian PoIier.

The following from a reliable party
at Red Cloud, dated the Slst ult., gives the
status OF affairs at that agency. ''Tne Sioux
and AraphOes Sioux, VITO took part in the
Mckenzie fight, mustered out and were paid
off last week, are immensely pleased with
their treatment, and convinced that loyalty
pays. The policy pursued here since last
October has been a sUccs -. The change
which has taken place III the attitude OF the
Indians since the disarmament is wonderful
One can scarcely believe that the Indians he
now sees here submissively obeying the
slightest behest Of the agent, can be the same
as those who last May showed such supreme
contempt Ter the government and its desires"