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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Spear, Commissioner of Patents, has
endered his resignation, to take effect Nov. 1.
He will be succeeded by Halbert E. Paine of
Wisconsin, former Congressman.
It is announced from Washington that
the Mexican Government has made a demand
upon the United States for the withdrawal of
the order given to Gen. Ord authorizing him to
cross the border and infiict punishment upon
raiders on Mexican soil and that our own Gov
eminent has replied that the United States has
trusted Mexico many times when that Govern
ment was able to maintain peace upon the border;
that peace was not established, and that no
effort was made to establish it; and, finally,
that the United States is weary of this business,
and will not recall the order to Gen. Ord.
The President has appointed the fol-
lowing Indian Agents: Thomas B. Ellis, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, at Fort Berthold agency, Da-
kota; L. M. Kelley, of Elgin, Ill, Las Pinos
agency, Colorado; Joseph A. Stephan, of La
porte, Ind, Standing Rock agency.
Gov. Hampton having requested that
the State authorities of South Carolina be
allowed to.collect the United States internal
revenue taxes in that State on account of the
great difficulties experienced by the revenue
officers in performance of that duty, Com
missioner Raum, to whom the matter was
referred, replies that the proposition cannot be
entertained
President Hayes has accepted an invi
tation to attend the agricultural fair at Cum
berland, Md, on the 24th of October.
Attorney General Devens, in response
to questions submitted to him by Secretary
Sherman, has rendered a decision to the effect
that the subsidiary coins are not legal tender in
any sum exceeding IS.
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and A. B. Cornell was reappointed Chairman Of
the State Committee. The platform declares in
favor Of hard money and the early resumption
of specie payments, demands free and unin-
Inundated elections in the South as in the
North, and declares that the Electoral Com
mission was wise and honorable mode of set
Ting dangerous dispute"
The Democrats of Nebsaska met in
State Convention at Omaha, last week, and
nominated the following ticket For Supreme
Judge, John D. Howe; for Congress, short
term, Alex. G. Bear; for Congress, long term,
J. W. Davis; for Governor, ]. R. Webster; for
Lieutenant Governor, F. ]. Mead; for Secretary
of State, Benjamin Parmerton; for Auditor, E.
H. Benton; for Treasurer, F. H. Cummings
for Superintendent of Public instruction, S. L.
Barrett; for Attorney General, s. H. Calhoun
for Superintendent of Lands and Buildings,
James McCready. Howe, Davis and Calhoun
had been previously nominated by the Green
hackers.
A union of the Democrats and the
Greenbackers has been effected in Iowa, State
ticket having been agreed upon composed of an
equal number of Democrats and Greenbackers.
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Recent POStOffice Rulings.

A publication claiming two places of
the Office of publication is not entitled
to pass through the mails at the pound
rates.
A supplement need not necessarily be
dated, but some mention must be made
in the columns of the paper in which it
is folded that supplement is to be in
closed. A Congressional speech" is
entitled to be made supplemental mat
ter as above stated.
Newspapers being transmitted outside
of the mail in accordance with section
346, page 213, Postal Regulations of
1873, should not be delivered into a
postoffice. If SO delivered through err
ror the person in whose charge they are
may be permitted to withdraw them.
+ All third-class matter must be so put
up that the contents can readily be ex-
amined, and, if not SO put up, letter post
age must be charged thereon. No one
has right to destroy or mutilate the
wrappers of such packages in order to
examine their contents.
No Postmaster or railway postal clerk,
or any one connected with the service
has any right to open sealed package
not addressed to himself.
Manuscript for publication in news
papers, periodicals, or magazines, must
be prepaid at the rate of cents for each
half ounce or fraction thereof.
A crayon picture or drawing, when
sent in the mails, is subject to postage
at the rate of cents for each half ounce
Or fraction thereof
Stove polish and shoe backing are
unavailable under existing laws, and
packages known to contain such matter
should not be received into postoffice
to be sent in the mails.
1t is no part of the duty of a Post
master to inquire of the senders as to
what may be the contents of sealed pack
ages prepaid at letter rates; but, should
a Postmaster have positive knowledge
that package offered for mailing con-
tains glass or. other unavailable matter |
he should refuse to receive it into the
mails. -s-15z g
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To inclose handful in a publication
sent to regular subscribers subjects the
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for each two ounces or fraction thereof;
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of the Postmaster at the Office of deliv-
cry to rate them up with double the
aforesaid rate, to be collected on de-
livery. ss
A person who conceals a letter in
package of matter prepaid at less than
letter rates, and succeeds in having the
same transmitted in the mails, is liable
to the penalty prescribed in section 142,
page 95, Postal Laws, in the event of the
party addressed refusing to pay letter
postage on the same.
Any one connected with the postal
service has the right to stop unavailable
matter in transit.
Postmasters are not exempt from work
ing on the public roads.
Unclaimed postal cards are not to be
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average yield, and that the planters are gloomy
over the prospect Of winter of hard times.
The deaths from yellow fever in
Memphis, Sept IS, numbered IS; in New Or
leans Sc, and in Vicksburg g. The Howard
Associations Of New Orleans and Memphis have
notified the country at large that they are IN
possession Of funds believed to be sufficient for
all demands upon their resources, present and
prospective. Holly Springs reports the situa-
ton there as fearful; fully 500 down with the
fever" At Mississippi City thirteen cases of
fever had broken out at one hotel. Canton,
Miss. Sept. 26, reports no abatement of the
fever. At Baton Rouge and other interior
towns of Louisiana the epidemic was as viru-
emit as ever. w
Deaths from yellow fever in New
Orleans on Sept q, 81; at Memphis, %; at
Vicksburg, 13; at Holly Springs, Il. The gen
eral tenor of the reports from all these points
was that the worst had been reached, and that
there would henceforth be a decline of the
epidemic. In most of the interior towns there
was a decline in the mortality, as
well as in the number of new cases.
The steamer Kate Dickson, which was
sent with provisions, doctors and nurses to the
ated town of Greenville, on the Mississippi
river, returned to Vicksburg, few days ago,
with horrible story of suffering and destitu-
ton. The death-rate has been perfectly horri-
BILE. Out of a population of 400 people 2l9
have died. leaving only fifteen persons in the
place who have escaped the fever. One
family, of eleven persons and three nurses
who were in attendance upon them, all died
within few days of each other The deaths
occurred so rapidly that it was impossible to
bury the bodies properly, and they had to be
covered with earth in shallow holes. To pre-
vent the citizens of the town from seeking safety
in flight, the people in the country blockaded the
roads and destroyed the bridges over the
streams ~
There we're 2,758 deaths from yellow
fever in New Orleans, from the breaking out of
the epidemic to the goth of September.
There were % deaths from yellow
fever at Memphis on the 30th ult; at New Or
leans the deaths numbered IS; at Vicksburg, Z.
The Howard steamer Kate Dickson, sent out
from Vicksburg to relieve the sufferers along
the river, reports great deal of sickness all
the way from Vicksburg to Greenville, at which
place there were but about one dozen well peo-
pie to be found. A Baton Rouge Na) dis
patch of the 30th ult reports the fever ex-
tremely virulent there; 125 new cases and 6
deaths occurred the previous twenty -four hours.
There was some abatement of the pestilence at
nearly all the towns in the interior of the fever
infected region.
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The Diminutive Statesman.

The following anecdote of Hon. i.
exander I'll. Stephens is an amusing j
ustration of the surprises which oft
await people who reckon intellect
personal size.
The statesman has had to bear t
consequences through his whole life
a slight form and boyish look, but the
deficiencies have had mostly only
amusing and sometimes an agreeat
effect. In the earlier part of his care.
a great commercial convention of ma.
States was held at Charleston, S. t
and Mr.. Stephens having been asked
make the great speech of the occasi
consented to do so. His fame had
ready extended beyond the country
which he lived, and expectation v
greatly excited at his arrival.
10 avoid the crowds at the hotels
had asked two merchants, who were
the party, to engage him rooms at
hotel where they were to stop, and
due time he arrived with them. I
lady who kept the house, in great
cltement, was engaged in looking out
her guest, who was of as much con
quence as President, but she was
In the least aware that he had come.
the meantime the tired statesman
thrown himself on a lounge for the
pose OF repose, and his two friel
stood near him. The lady hustled
and seeing, as she supposed, coun
lad, who had come to see the sights
hear Stephens, actually occupying
best place, and his shoes also on
sofa, she said with great kindness
some firmness:
my son, you should let the gen
men have the best place, but put
feet on the floor, for we are tryins
keep things nice for the great Mr.
phens."
When one of the laughing merchs
pointed to the smiling boy, with
wonderful eyes, and said, "This is
Hon. Alexander FL. Stephens, mazda
and he arose and gave her his hand,
expression of her countenance was
subject for Hogarth. York 81
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her infant child, its lips fastened with
death-grasp to the mothers nipple, dead
and decomposing. The husband and
father, on his back on the bed, had
been dead some time, with the vomito
glued to the ceiling in black masses, as
it came from his stomach. The son lay
dead on the floor. The dust upon the
windows had been several days gather
ing. For fear this picture may be
doubted, I repeat, it's taatth
Last Sunday morning the household
OF A. W. Blew, publisher of the Metho-
dist paper in this city, and residing on
Pentotoc street, developed another of
those terrible scents which are hourly
brought to light. Himself, his mother
in-law, and three children were found
dead in their beds awaiting the call of
the undertaken and their consignment
to the grave. AS soon as possible they
were taken care of, and by noon they
were occupants of the windowless
chamber
A widow by the name of Flack, resid-
ing at No. Ill Elliott street in peace
and happiness, surrounded by loving
family, ten days ago, is now, with five
grown children, sleeping meath the
turf of Elmwood The members of
her family were grown to mems and
Women's estate-young, accomplished,
respected; occupying positions of trust
professionally and social y-not one of
them is left to mourn the sad fate of the
rest. -Four died within twenty-four
hours of each other
10 continue the subject further, listen
to the fate of B. F. Plummer's family, a
resident OF DeSOto street. George, the
son, died first. No sooner was he borne
to the grave than he was followed by a
sister. After day or so the same I'M
dertaker who had cofined the brother
and sister provided the mothers burial
shroud, and finally closed the chapter
with the interment of Albert, the sole
survivor of the family.
AS an evidence of the expedition
employed by the Burial Committee in
dlsposlng OF corpses, [ cite the case of
a cook at the Peabody Hotel, who, taken
sick at 7 o'clock in the morning, was at
noon conveyed to the graveyard.
" tell you there's lots of good men
gone in the past ten days" remarked an
old citizen to your correspondent this
morning.
yes, SO hear; but how do you ac-
count for this fatality?"
{" 1t is incomprehensible to me. I
don't understand it at ALL"
Don't many of them die from over
work, exhaustion, and the constant
strain on their nervous systems?"
[ have no doubt of it, but [ am be-
ginning to think that it is species of
the old Chagres fever, from which no
one ever RECEIVERS" This seems to be a
by no means divided opinion.
There are instances here of the
plague breaking out in the family of a
resident, and, before the intelligence
could be communicated to the father or
brother, death would ensue.
There are instances of men appearing
on the streets apparently hearty one
day, who were buried within the sue
ceeding twentyfour hours.
/ There have been instances of hero
ism almost unparalleled in the annals of
history, and instances of cowardice I'M
precedented, of selfishness before UNI
known, of fear paralyzing in it's effects,
and speeding the dart of death on it's
mission.
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A Discreet Duke.

The Duke of Grammont entered one
day the closet of the Cardinal Mazarin
without being announced. His Emil
hence was amusing himself by jumping
against the wall. To surprise Prime
Minister in so boyish an occupation was
dangerous A less skillful courtier
might have stammered excuses and re-
tired. But the Duke entered briskly
and cried, I'll bet you 100
crowns that I jump higher than your
Eminence." And the Duke and the
Cardinal began to Jump for their lives
Grammont took care to Jump a few
inches lower than the Cardinal, and six
months afterward was Marshal of France.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-03
The Trade Dollar.

Many people do not exactly undo
stand the origin of the trade dollar,
its position in the currency Of the da
Secretary Sherman says it is not leg
tender, butsi worth ninety cents as bu
ion. The Government did not recei'
a dollar TO, it, but received one and
half cents for coming each dollar f
private bullion owners. The bullic
owners received the trade dollar for e.
porta5ion to China. It was a devie
made to give him market for his bul
ion.
THERE are 102 paper mills in Pennsy
vania, only four of which are idle. Che
ter county has thirty two.
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POLITICAL POINTS.

The Connecticut Republicans have
for Governor. eHs.El
The Democratic State Convention
of Nevada met last week and adopted hard
money platform, advocating the removal of all
restriction on silver, and nominated for Gov
ernor L. R. Bradley, the present incumbent;
for Lieutenant Governor, J. NJ Adams; and
for Congress, W. E. F. Deal
Col. Nicholas Smith, son-in-law of
Horace Greeley, has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Greenback party in Westchester
county, N. Y.
Carter III. Harrison has been defeated
for denomination in Chicago, Miles Kehoe,
local politician and a leader of the Irish, hay
ing been selected by the Democratic Conven-
ton as his successor.
The anti-Butler delegates to the Mas
sachusetts Democratic State Convention, who
seeded from the Worcester Convention that
nominated B. F. Butler for Governor, met, pur.
suant to CALL in Faneuil Hall, Boston, and placed
full ticket for State officers in the field headed
by ]. g. Abbott for Governor
Ex-Gov Curtin has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats Of the Twentieth
Pennsylvania district.
The Democrats of New York held
their State Convention at Syracuse Sept. IS and
26 Erastus Brooks, of New York city, pre-
sided. G. B. Bradley was nominated for Judge
of the Court of Appeals. The platform de-
clares that ssgold and silver coin and paper
convertible into coin at the will of the holder
, should be the only currency of the country, and
steady steps be taken toward specie payments
and the honest payment of the public debt"
denounces the seating of Hayes, as an ssinfa-
nous fraud" and declares that it is the stern
resolve Of the American people that such
fraud has been perpetrated for the last time"
The New York Republican State Con-
vention was held at Saratoga last week Roscoe
Conkling was chosen to preside. George Will
lam Curtis sat on the platform and heartily
applauded his utterances in the convention.
Hon. George F. Danforth, of Rochester, was
nominated for Judge of the Court of Appeals,
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A Little Time.

People have different notions Of time.
A landlord who is his own rent-collector
recently called on. an old tenant, who,
with pale, trembling lips, faltered, I'm
very sorry, but times are so bad, and
and-Tm not quite ready If you could
only give me little time" "Well, well,
you have always been a good payer, +"
said the landlord "A little time-eh :?
Certainly. I am going upstairs, and-I
will look in as I come down"
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returned to the writer. They should
burned at the end of sixty days.
Newspapers sent to regular subscr:
ers cannot be forwarded from one 90
Office to another without prepayment
postage at the transient rates-Weste
Postal ReUieaU.
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Distinction Without Difference.

6 I'm tough cuss from Bitter creek"
is the expression employed by the plains
desperate to inform everybody that he
is ION the fight" Further East the
corresponding member Of society says,
" I'm wolf, and this is my time to
howl" In Kentucky he says, I'm a
yard wide, and all WOOL Heleaaa
Mont } Herald.
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aster was caused by defects in the boiler over
looked by the Government inspector.
West.
Gen. Sheridan has ordered Gen. Miles
to inform Sitting Bull that the only terms upon
which he will be allowed to return to American
soil are unconditional surrender.
The private bank of G.. FL. & w. N.
Loker, of St. Louis, one of the oldest banking
institutions in the West, has failed
The treasure coach from the Black
Hills for Cheyenne was captured and robbed
forty-five miles south of Deadwood, one dav
last week. Two passengers were seriously
wounded, and one passenger-H. o. Campbell
killed, by the bandits. They secured about
$4,000. ...I.a.. &.
A battle was fought few days ago
near the Kansas Pacific railroad, in the Indian
Territory, between a, detachment of United
States soldiers and a. band of the fractions
Cheyennes that recently escaped from the Fort
Reno reservation Lieut. Col Lewis, of the
Nineteenth Infantry, was killed, and three men
wounded. One Indian was killed The saw
ages retreated, and, at last accounts the troops
were in hot pursuit.
Recent forest fires in Oregon have
done q vast amount of damage The fire has
swept over large section of country, destroy
ing houses, crops, fences, and bridges. The
recent heavy rains have extinguished the fires
gB - South.
q A New Orleans dispatch announces
the death of Dr. Kibbe the inventor Of the
fever cot, for hydropathic treatment Of yellow
fever. DR.. Kibbe went to New Orleans from
New York for the purpose of applying his
remedy, but it .proved Intellectual in his own
case.
George A. Gallagher, an old and lead
ing member of the Arkansas bar, has just died
at Little Rock from the effects Of self inflicted
pistol-shot, fired with suicidal intent
Advices from the Southwest represent
that the years cotton crop will fall below the
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MINERS are scarce in the Colorado
gold regions at $3.50 and So day.
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East.

The Nqrwalk co., and New York
steamer Adelphi met with a shocking disaster
Immediately after leaving the former port one
morning last week. One of her boilers ex-
ploded, causing the death of ten persons. Some
thirty others were scalded or injured in va
rious degrees; There were 200 people on board,
and greater mortality was averted by the courage
and GOODNESS of the steamers officers. The dis
aster was caused by defects in the boiler over
looked by the Government inspector.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-04
Treatment Of Peach 1rees-Th

Treatment Of Peach 7tees.-Tho
peach tree requires peculiar manage
ment to make it bear good fruit aud
hve to u good old ago. At a recent
meeting Of the Western New Yor!.
horticultural Society Mr.. Halgrove
made a good Recommendation when
ho advised that the po.ch tree he
subjected to severe cutting back
about once in four years. He said
that If the tree bo cut back moder-
atcly each year when il is young. il
hlis the centre with n great quantity
OF small, weak branches, which arc
good for nothing, and which soon
die out, aud this course persisted in
causes the tree TO die very young,
having been Of but little value while
living. On the contrary, allowed to
grow and bear fruit about four years
and then subjected TO severe cnt.
ting back, the new head comes out
IN compact form aud will bear well.
and the tree thus treated becomes as
long-livcd as most other fruit trees
The year of cutting back no fruit or
hut little, will be produced, but tho
other years good crops will be pro.
duced aud OF good quality
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CAUTION.

Notice 10 hereby siven. that the follow.
Ing articles have been purchased By ths
unders'gned st Constsble's Sale and left
10 possession Of Henry Rnnfelt during
MS pleasure, all persons are cautioned
not TO meddle or interfere with the same I:
Cook stove, Coal stove and pipe, Q chairs,
4 common chairs. rocking chair, Ssttsst,
Beadsiead, Bed and Bedding. Lot Of car.
pet. = clocks. Looking glass, Table, Chsst,
large chest, Wood hox. Flour chest. eups
board. Sink, Bureau, corner cupboard,
lroa Kettle, tub, 2 barrels.
EMANUEL N1Ifz.
Feb. Z, 1873.
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CAUTION

NOTIcEs hereby given that the fol-
IN lowing articles have been pureh ased
w tho updsrsigusd, stShsriPs Sale end len
tn the possession Of william Slssp duetna thoir
plAasurs.. All persons srs causiouod nol q ~.
dls|osl intsrisrs With ~ came, Wis Oook
Steysisuh fixtures. Cieek. Table. Q Ohsirs.
cuph9ovd, Woo chest, 1jTubs, Ckusu, Z 6ss.
fsls Sitk Ytns4sr, los ctesks. oss Lard, Ics
Po stnes. nsuahss. lsoa sksttlc.s I6sss Scsndc.
s.i.:. r. :.sss1 fS. SSs. Z. 8s.s Ss'o
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Thesh,nx Machius, shaker, ke.. Iot (lSts. ~
Apckvhsat, ahoTse sled and Box, Wsod Eisd!
LnE sisdg Corn ssrepeF. lee Riiisesd fissy
wheat 10 Grovsd. more Or les, y i1t. Il esrs{
buiI, aOaIvss. 0ssls Ors1ls, Deal StcvS Sk3
ptps, Ssttss, Lootins QIasSes, CaspsS, ~
hsi:'s. hs,: ss Gesis, i.d,,, ps4ss n.csn nsssiS3
hopper snd Ashes,a .osHbblal Hees, 6a1l q
Wsdyes. Hhoysls, UsosB-set tsu, lst 0ssi1
4ssh bprlnx wagons, lot Cos6 4o1der. NJ
HIy, leg LaSssssl sss asl I:sdAsls Z :vs,
ross, : cultivs.sss, Les GIslS, iSt FSikVsi
ksils. lot hos!ds. i6t yeV Leg, 3 ~ 4sS3k
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