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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
Singular SeIf-Murder.

Mr.. Ronay de Maly-Sambor, in the
province of Tchernikoff, Russia, COM
mitted suicide recently under singular
circumstances. AS the gentleman was
very rich, and had excellent reasons for
remaining in the world, his voluntary
exit was puzzling, but was explained by
a letter found in his desk, alongside of
his pistol-case. Ten years before he had
been engaged to fight duel, but instead
of going into the field it was decided
that one of the two contestants should
kill himself in ten years, unless his adj
versary gave him permission to live.
Lots were drawn in order to decide who
should be the victim, and Mr.. Ronay was
the unlucky man. The time for the sui
eide was May II, 1877, and accordingly,
on the 10th, he received letter from his
cold-blooded antagonist demanding the
fulfllment of bis word.
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEAN1NGs.

The crop reports continue inspiringly favor
able The details of the cotton crop in the
South average finely, not quite up to the last
years reports, but better than the average of
recent previous years. The wheat CROP of the
country will not only be the biggest but the
best on the whole ever gathered. Potatoes will
be as abundant and cheap this year as they
were scarce and high last. The farmers, who
have attended to business this season, are GER
tainly beginning to see the end of the hard
times, and, with the farmers prosperous, the
rest of the community must ere long experience
favorable change.
The Catholics all over Canada are forming
secret societies to oppose the Orange organize
ton.
-Four ocean steamships have been chartered
at Montreal to carry Chicago cattle to Liver
pool for the English market.
The steamship Montana, which sailed for
Liverpool, last week, took among her passen-
gers fifty carpenters, residents of New York
and Brooklyn. They were engaged by the firm
of Neil & Son., contractors and builders, of
Manchester. England. The terms of agree
ment are that they shall be engaged for one
year certain, and receive shillings day. The
hours of labor, for five days in the week, are
from a. m. TO 6 p.,m., with one hour for din
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
POLITICAL POINTS,

The Democrats of Ohio, at their recent State
Convention at Columbus, nominated r. NJ.
Bishop, of Cincinnati, for Governor. Mr..
Bishop is Cincinnati merchant, and has been
disconnected with public affairs heretofore.
The platform adopted by the convention de-
clares that Tilden was rightfully elected Presi-
dent, and that the Inauguration of Hayes was a
fraud commends the Presidents Southern
policy, favors greenback currency and a tariff
for revenue only, opposes contraction and de-
mands the repeal of the Resumption law.
A Washington telegram says: ga delegation
from the Edgefeld and Ellenton districts, rep
resenting both Republicans and Democrats,
have called to lay before the President the pro-
ceedings Of a mass-meeting of citizens rep
resenting all classes therein, at which each
side agreed hereafter to live in peace with each
other, and where each pledged the other that
political difficulties should cease and that local
peace and order should hereafter prevail. In
view of the agreement, all parties to it united
in asking the President to dismiss the cases tried
by Chief Justice Waite, and at the same time
stated that the authorities propose to dismiss a
number of political suits begun in local courts
against colored Republicans as an offset to the
arrest Of white Democrats. The President ex-
pressed much satisfaction at the condition of
affairs as reported, and promised to take into
consideration the request made"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The President has accepted an invitation of
the managers of the Louisville Industrial Ex-
position to attend the opening, on the 18th of
September.
The commission Of experts lately appointed
to examine the operations of the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving recommends that the
entire business of printing the public securi-
ties, ETC., be relegated to private enterprise.
The Chicago Times states that in the riots in
that city on the 26th of July, eighteen of the
rioters were killed, sixteen fatally wounded,
and sixteen seriously wounded. One policeman
was killed and ten wounded
The Treasury Department has issued the
ffty-third call for the redemption of 500 bonds
of 1865. The call is for $40, 900, 900 consols of
1865, of which $3,00O,0 900 are registered and
100000 coupon bonds, principal and interest
to be paid at the treasury on and after the 9th
of October next, and the interest will cease on
that day.
The Secretary of the Treasury says that the
new per cent. bonds having been issued in
exchange for gold coin, they cannot be re-
deemed by anything but gold coin or its full
eOuiva1ant
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS

A Pesth dispatch says "Prince Gortscha-
kof has notified the powers that Russia will
not treat directly with the Porte. The ques-
tions.to be solved will be submitted to the great
powers"
The Escobedo movement for the restoration
of Lerdo to the Presidency of Mexico seems to
have been completely broken up for the pres
ent by the arrest of its chief, who was taken
by the United States troops at Rio Grande City
few days ago. Gen. Valdez, who was prepar-
ing to cooperate with Escobedo, has sur
rendered to the Diaz faction, and there is now
nothing in the semblance of organized force on
the Rio Grande threatening the existing order
Of things.
The British troopship Euphrates has sailed
from Plymouth with 1921 officers and men for
Malta.
Gen. Grant laid the first stone of the Ameri-
can Episcopal church of Geneva, Switzerland,
on the 9th of July. He was subsequently
entertained at public breakfast.
George Ward Hunt, first Lord of the British
Admiralty, is dead.
Ex-King Amadeus was probably fatally in
ured by being thrown from his carriage in
Twin.
Gen. Grant is travelling in Sweden and Nor
way. He will so to Berlin to witness the au-
tumn maneuvers, and at the end of October
intends to visit Paris. He will pass the winter
partly in Paris and partly i'll Italy, and will re-
visit Switzerland later should no unforeseen
circumstances prevent.
While five men were digging sewer on Stra-
chan avenue, Toronto, the earth caved in and
smothered three of them and injured the others
seriously.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
RailrOaders, Organizations

The organization among the fremen
and brakemen of the Pennsylvania and
Ohio railroads is Widespread. Several
years ago there was a mine explosion
near Pottsville, and agents were sent
here to solicit subscriptions in aid of the
sufferers. One of these agents was a
fireman on the Pennsylvania Central.
and he said that the organization was
good for 10000 men any day, and that
$4,000 month could always be fur
nished with ease in aid of strikers or
men IN trouble of any kind. Since then
the association has grown to vast pro-
portions, and is to-day second in impor-
lance to the Brotherhood of Engineers
alone.
The Firemen's Association differs from
the Brotherhood chiefly in form. There
is very little ceremony about it. 1t is
simply banding together for mutual
assistance. If one branch of certain
road should be at the mercy of striking
fremen, the company would know for a
certainty that it had to deal with deter
mined and independent men-independ-
ent, because the general organization
would be bound to assess all its mem
bers and pay to the strikers sum equiv
alent to their weekly wages.-NetO York
Sim
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
A Revolving Murder.

The court Of AK, in France, has re-
Gently finished most revolving trial
Vitalis and Marie Boyer were accused of
having assassinated and cut in pieces the
Widow Boyer, the mother of the female
prisoner, who objected to her daughter
marrying the male prisoner. Vitalis
determined to get rid of the old woman,
and SO fell upon her with knife. Dur
ing the severe struggle which took place,
the assassin called out to Marie, who re-
manned In the adjoining room, sQuick,
get me the gruyere knife she has caught
hold OF mine and is cutting my fingers. %
And Marie brought the knife, but turned
away her head so as not to see her moth
er, who was lying half dead in the grasp
OF her murderer. When the crime was
accomplished Vitalis took the body into
the cellar and cut it up, Marie keeping
guard at the top of the stairs. At one
moment she cried out, .Where are you
now" " AT the second ARM" replied
Vitalis. The trial was replete with hor-
rors Like this. Vitalis has been con-
demned to death, and Marie Boyer to
hard labor for life.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
4 Valuable Hint.

We read in a scientific journal
"There is a method which have adopt
ed in my own house to cool the tempera-
ture OF any room during hot weather,
and that is, to hang sheet or blanket
down outside windows upon which the
sun may be shining. This sheet is wet,
and the evaporation of the water pro-
duces deliciously cool apartment. The
sheet is kept damp by having vessel
fled with water above the top of it out
side, and piece of flannel arranged to
form siphon, and touching several por-
tons of the sheet. The water gradually
empties out of the vessel, and may be
replenished if necessary. The window
is, of course, open. It is strange that so
simple and inexpensive a method has
not found favor here, more specially in
sick rooms; a cylindrical-shaped tin YES
sci, with some very fine holes, fixed over
the window, would easily supply the
water.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
A Land of Wonders.

Roraima is a great table mountain on
the borders of British Guiana, whose
steep and inaccessible sides rise from
the height of 5000 feet above the level
of the sea 10000 feet sheer into the
sapphire tropical sky. This wonderful
place is in other respects a marvel of
the world. The highest waterfall known
tumbles from it's summit at one leap Of
1900 feet, and then rushes impetuously
5000 feet more on slope of 45 degrees
down to the bottom of the valley, broad
enough to be seen thirty miles away.
Only two explorers have yet even reached
the base Of the table, which, it is esti-
mated, is from eight to twelve miles
long.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE


Thomas & Co., wooden merchants, 46 White
street, New York, have failed 1t is stated that
the liabilities of the concern will aggregate
$45O,0OO The assets will probably foot up a
similar amount.
A dispatch from Scranton, Pa, says "The
entire Lackawanna region is idle. Week be-
fore last this region sent nearly $780, 900 tons of
coal to market. Last week it did not send a
tlthe of that quantity, and next week it will
not send any,
A Hartford dispatch states that complete
reorganization of the Charter Oak Life Insur-
ance Company has been consummated, accord
ing to an arrangement that had been agreed
upon between Commissioner Stedman,. the
companys officers, and the investigating COM
mttee, representing the local insurance compa-
MES and policy-holders The result is chat the
Old management is completely wiped out. Ex-
Gov. Jewell, late Postmaster General, was
elected President of the reorganized company.
Herbert Blanchard, of Savory Mass, was
ordered to discontinue his visits to the daughter
Of E. Trask. He met that gentleman in church
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brother, and missed his third shot at the

brother, and missed his third shot at the
woman.
West.
Late advices from Deadwood City report in
tense excitement there and at other points in
the Black Hills, on account of the menacing at
titude of the Indians, who have broken loose
from their agencies in large numbers, and are
infesting the country in all directions. Many
settlers have been killed and scalped. The cit
authorities offer reward of $3.50 for every
Indian killed or captured.
A terrible accident recently occurred neax
Linwood, Ohio, caused by the falling of the
middle span of the Cincinnati, Georgetown and
Portsmouth railroad bridge over the Little Mi
ami river, resulting in the instant death of
three men, the fatal injury of three others, one
of whom has since died, and more or less in
uring eight Others
A farmer named Reuben White, while cutting
Ohio cut through nest Of bees. His horse,
maddened by the stings of the insects, threw
him from his seat before the sickle. He was
SO badly mangled that he died in a few min
utes.
The remains of Gen. G. A. Custer and COM
rades, which Col. Mike Sheridan was sent out
to the Yellowstone country to secure, arrived
at st. Paul last week, in charge of the United
States Express Company. They were closed in
neat caskets and were directed as follows
Gen. G. A. Custer, West Point Col. W. W.
Cook, Hamilton, Ont; Lieut.. Reilly, Washing
ton, D. c.; DR.. DeWolf, Norwalk, Ohio !; and
Col Thomas Custer, Lieut. A. E. Smith, Capt.
Yates, and Lieut. Mcintosh, Fort Leavenworth.
A dispatch from Portland, Ore, says "Gen.
Howard at present is at Kamia, awaiting the
arrival of Maj. Sanford. AS soon as that officer
joins him, Howard will take all his available
force and push vigorously after Joseph and
White Bird, who have already crossed Bitter
Root mountain by way of the Lolo trail. He
will go through to Missoula as rapidly as his
command can move He will have in the neigh
borhood of 500 men. Another force under COM
mand of Gen. Wheaton will leave Fort Lapwai,
and, moving north, pass through the Spokane
country and cross over into Montana through
Salon pass. 1t is confidently believed that this
movement will result in the capture of the
entire band of hostiles.
Henry Miller, residing near Camden, Ind,
murdered widow woman named Houk, by
cutting her throat from ear to ear, and then
hung himself.
South
Richard Shuck was executed at Owenton, Ky,
on the 9th of July, in the presence of over
5000 people. shuck was member of the
notorious Kuo-Klux band which so long bull
dozed the citizens of Owen county.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02

men the Mayor of the city and Governor Of
the State fired off proclamations at the rioters.
but beyond this nothing was done to suppress
them. The strike on the Erie, New York Cen
trail and Michigan Southern was brought to an
end by an amicable arrangement between emf
ployers and employees. The blockade of the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio roads
continued, and there was considerable turbu-
lence along the lines. The miners in the all
thraclte region OF Pennsylvania were Joining i'll
the general revolt and in the Lehigh valley
everything was reported at a stand still. There
was serious emeute at Shamokin, and three
rioters were fatally wounded
Dispatches OF the 28th report everything quiet
III Chicago. There was no more rioting, ard
no fears of any, the mob being thoroughly
cowed. Trains were moving on nearly all the
roads, there was general resumption of bust
ness and return of workmen to their employ
ments, and O. complete subsistence of all excite
ment. The reports from other points were
of the same tenor. All the Eastern roads
had resumed the running of trains; even the
Pittsburgh mob had been forced by the strong
arm of the military, under command of Gen.
Brown, to surrender the property of the Penn
sylvania road.
Trains began moving out of Pittsburgh on
the Both ult. under military guard, and met
with no obstruction. The State and Federal
troops occupied commanding positions in the
city, and many arrests were being made
Of those concerned in the great riot.
At st. Louis, business was beginning
to look up, though the scarcity Of
coal prevented work in some of the manufac-
tories. At Chicago everything was quiet,
though large bodies of men still held out on
the wages question, and there was much de-
rangement of business in consequence At San
Francisco the mob was under control and all
fears of a general outbreak dispelled The
L ~
Fort Wayne, Ind, and few other points.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02
British Coal Production.

The quantity of coal raised from the
mines Of Great Britain reached 10O,-
600, 600 tons in a year for the first time
IN 1866. In 1875 it amounted to 1874, :
125, l66 tons, namely, 115, 1874, 359 tons
in England and Wales, Is, 665, 612 tons
in Scotland, and 125, 1876 tons in Ire
land. Durham, the greatest coal field,
keeps its lead, it's years product now
approaching 26,OO0,O0O tons. Wales
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02

"LEr me see," says the nurse Of a
sick man, "the doctor said one teaspoon
full every ten minutes that makes six
every hour, say, seventy-two during the
night. I shall give him seventy-two
right away, and have chance to get
little sleep myself,'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02

tlnghamshire and Cumberland also pre-
sent substantial increase. Lancashire,
Yorkshire and Staffordshire show con-
siderable falling off, as compared with
the preceding year and there is a no.
ticeable decline also in Derbyshire,
Northumberland and Leicestershire.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-29
Loss osthc Leo.

by tho burning at sea Of the steamer
Leo, when about eighty miles south of
Tybce island, number OF persons per-
ishc1. Tho Purscr, who was. ono of
the saved, says That during very rough
sea, the matches were opened TO adjust
some freight below which was rolling
about, when flames Immediately shot
up from tho opening. aud hnd already
made such PROGRESS that all efforts TO
subduc them were unavniling and prep
nrntions to lcaTe tho burning vessel
werc Immediately made. bu. the fire
spread with such fearful rapidity that
i'll this 'hey were only partially Burccss-
ful. The boats and lifc-rnfs were got
aiioat, and a'portion of the passengers
and orrw taken on board. Tho raft
with its human cargo. was, after being
capSi.ed, losing some of its passengers,
and being driven about nt the mercy Of
The waves, picked up by passing YES.
sci. Owing TO tho darkness and rough
sea, the rescued party saw nothing OF
those who embarked III the life.hoats,
but as tho disaster occurred IN the direct
course OF vessels coming TO Savannah,
hopes nre entertained thai they may
also have been saved. ..E. 1...
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-29

The Reno Jo"nM says the Lincoln
comfy ca'c. in whic'i 4. II. Barnes,
Indian AGnn. for Nevada, brought suit
"cioro I. Y. Julien, U. S. Commissioner
nj Reno "SninEt Robert Logan, j. II.
Pickett and i. r. Coinmins Tor defraui.
ing the GoYornmcn: OF cattle, the par
ticulnEs Of which wc have already given,
eano up yesterday for trial. The au
cnard were held TO await the action of
the u. $. Grand Jury, with bail i'll The
sum Of 81, 600 each.
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Louisiana.

The order for The removal OF tho
United States troops from the State
House i'll NeI Orleans, ~ noon to-day
has been forwarded TO General Augur,
and will be promptly carried out
Contrary to what might hayo been cx-
peetod, tho situation is being quietly
accepted, the Packard Legislature,
Though committee. Of its members,
seeking tho intervention Of tho COM
inission with Nichols, in behalf Of
Packard's employees. Their , requcst
was promptly granted, and the Cover
nor's contingent fund devoted TO this
purpose. .... ....., ......... ........
\ number OF tho Packard members
have taken seats in the !;ichula' Legis-
laturo, and concurrent resolution was
passed, 10 pay the Republican members
not elected their mileage Gnd per deim
rs contestants, and it il, now generally
understood that the State House will DO
Quietly surrendered to Nichols to. day. /.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-29

That II settlement Of the vcxatjpus
Question na tU who IL really tho icGiti.
mate Governor Of Louisiana, has ut
length after much trIbulntiom, been
brought about, will nG'Ord very general
shtiufnc,i0n, ihcrc can br but little
doubt, for however mon might stand
affected toward either Of tho conlciidiur
parties, they cannot but experience n
feeling Of roliUt upon realizing that tho
miserable farce is nbUnt played out. It
appears that after II thorough imvcstiga-
tiom Of nll tho Niiaiunblu factn la tho
cnsc, Mr.. llnycs' Commission has found
that the Nichols Legislature il The only
legal one, having HOW n full quorum Of
Returning Board mombCra. ard its
choico for Governor will ho recognized
as lnnl.
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.l.r-.tr
Gl,IA IL I'm.

Since tho asqtii:tnl Of Rover by the
""sho" county jury, Humboldt county
has arrived at thr conclusion that fur
theF prosecution OF the case is useless,
and tho District Attorney at Reno has
instructions to enter noN. prossqm. Il
is. said that $40. 900 will not more thnu
cover the expenses OF tho three trials
already had, and as Humboldt hasn't
struck very mary large honnnzns lately,
she don't feel able to pursue the matter
further.
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s.:.:--:. -:.:.=::r5g=a

T,I# San francisco CsH referring to
the late conise Of the Chronicle Of that
city, III "back-caPping" the ComGtocli
mines, and doubling on its own track,
uaca tbo following sensible language:
The crime Winch iho 'CRroaicie' has
committed against the public does not
consist oi general warnings ~ to the
hnzards Of the business Of mining, lat
Of having nisIcprescnted facts in fur
lhcrnnce OF it's own private interests.
The humber Of people now i'll this city
who bought stock At fancy prices on
the strength Of tho 'LHroair!c'S ma,s
nnd cXpcr! reports. is very considerable,
and they do not now comprehend why
The Journal they then trusted should 90
To the other extreme III depreciation OF
their stock. They innorrntiy supposed
ut that tinO That the 'Caroairie' had no
Interest hut 10 serve the public. and
consequently ll:Gcd more faith in It's
maps and experts reports than il would
had their publications come directly
FROM tho mining managers themselves.
row. when tho efforts Of mining stocl;
dealers nrc, to serve purposes Of their
own' directed 10 tho depreciation Of
these securities, tho 'Chroairic' il an
eager helper. regardless Of tho cries of
lis own victims who arc n.atle To suffer.
Doubtless well informed linnucinl
writer could dgmOnsIrate that any
business III the long run wus lcsa pro
dGctivc than lraninB money on bond
"id mUrtngc. but TINT would bo n bad
day for any community hhcn tho bull;
OF It's capital should Il, hulI for such
Investments.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-29

TIE placer diggins1 nt Meadow
Creek. about twenty miles froiL town,
says the Idaho .Iiaraacic, have hecn
turning out well during the past month
or two. Eve men took ont nhout n
thousand dollars. in twenty days by
gr"und-Sluieing. Mossrs. Nordyko &
Co., who OWN the grounds and the wa.
ter right. will hnvo hydraulic works
there next season, and will be able 70
do iinc business for years to como.
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RESISTRY NOTICE.

TIE OFFICIAL uEGHrrY ron THE rrG.
i-trr''nn "f Tho ugm'H oi tito ulf'ilarh
~ r.nr- Uf uts'riri So / Ipsr Ia y,J,t g.
in NniH ~ The fputi i ";,ri,oii 10 y, r,,i ~, tr
ltFrh day'f IN.. irif. e u cl.-,. rl, ,s,Tf.v.
u Y. hrhl giSr. i1,i Irrr ',t. ,.t',, g. II, =,
a." ~ c'mtrg. ili' hr"S' VIII br k,rt "p.u
'i"h "' "'fI 'rt 'a'''' "' ''.!lE. q: iGl
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a ,toHsT%ostrY, part human and part
horse, is isrcrorttd 10 have been found
IN the town Of D"crfcld, Minnesota.
The head is said 10 resemble that Of II
child, while The body Is TINT Of n colt.
IL wa" found by some hunters under n
load Of manure, and has been procured
for exhibition.
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DAILY ELKO INDEPENDENT,

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