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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22

water out of his mouth, smiled at those
on the wharf, who expected that he had
oeen Killed, and struck out lively for the
shore. He complained of feeling little
exhausted, and was given some whisky.
which revived him. Subsequently he
was examined, and he was found to be
bruised over the entire body and legs
but his injuries are not serions He
offered to repeat the jump for a certain
consideration, but nobody seemed will
ing to go through the scene again.
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22
POLITICAL POINTS.

A convention of the Prohibitionists oil
Michigan was held at Lansing on the 18th inst
A full ticket for State officers was nominated
headed by Watson Snyder, of Ypsilanti, fol-
Governor, and J. W. ,McKeever, of Adrian, fo1
Lieutenant Governor. .
The Connecticut Greenbackers have
nominated the following ticket: For Governor,
Charles Atwater; Lieutenant Governor, Henry
Manchester; Secretary of State, Lucien v.
Finney; Treasurer, Loren F. Judd; Comp
troller, Charles J. Winters.
The Democrats of the Eighth Georgia
District have renominated Alex. r. Stephens
for Congress. 1ej $3.50 3i atztaIs
The Greenbackers Of Colorado have
nominated DR.. R. G. Buckingham, of Denver,
for Governor.
. The Nationals of the Fourth Pennsyl-
vania District have nominated Judge Kelley
for reelection to Congress.
The Greenbackers of Nebraska held
their State Convention at Lincoln last week,
and nominated a full ticket for State officers,
headed by L. G. Todd for Governor. J. W.
Davis was nominated for Congress.
I Gen. Grants brother Orville, in an
interview at Boston the other day, said the
General had written his friends that he would
on no account accept the Presidential nominal
ton, but that probably he could be educated
up to it, as he was once before. If he could
be made to believe that he was the only man
able to save the country or party. he would
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS GLEAN1NGs.

The Supreme Council of the Temp
lars OF Honor of America held its thirty
second annual session at GAINESVILLE. Wis. last
week.
Evangelist Moody has rented house
in Baltimore, and will take a season of rest and
recuperation.
The Attorney General of the United
States has rendered decision of vast import
ance to partners in patent rights, as we'll as to
the public at large. 1t is to the effect that a
patent issued in the names of several indi-
vidu als when in fact but one is the inventor,
and the others only hold an interest by assign
ment, is absolutely void and cannot be rem
dered valid by any act Of the parties or of the
Patent Office. The inventor, it appears, NAV
sell interests in his invention after it is patent
ed: but not before. If two years elapse before
the defect in such patent is discovered and
correct application is filed, the invention be-
comes the property of the public.
The New York Tribune devotes a lone
article to the Knights of Labor. It says this
order now numbers 100000 members, who are
bound solemnly by oath. It is SO subtly secret
that members are prohibited from mentioning
it even outside the guarded doors of their as
sembly rooms
A dispatch from San Antonio, Tex,
dated Aug. 10, says: "AIl of Mackenze's
forces have crossed the Rio Grande and pro
ceeded from Newtown, Immediately on the
Mexican border, toward the interior, without
opposition as far as heard from. The object
of this invasion is to capture thieves and re-
cover stock stolen and crossed during the early
part of this week by bandits, and of whom one
Areola is chief"
A San Antonio (Texas) dispatch states
that ''Col. Young, with battalion of cavalry
crossed the Rio Grande, surrounded New Tow,
early in the morning, and charged the tow1
for the purpose of capturing the notorious
stock-thief Arcola, but he had fled, riding of
bareback sans clothes or arms. The Alcaldt
Of New Town was interviewed and stated thai
Arcola stole the cattle from Texas, and .hac
taken the stolen stock to Mexico, where ht
sold it, the regular Mexican troops being thu
purchasers and the Mexican officers knowing
the stock to be stolen.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22
Stay-at-HOme Fishing.

Johnny writes to say that he wants tc
go trout-6shing very much, but "can
not get away from the store, and wants
to know what to do to recreate.
Johnny, we know how to pity you.
Before we became bloated bondholde1
and an advocate of the money power,
as itwere, we often longed to go fishing,
but couldn't "get away" Since we
became wealthy we have been fishing
many times, and assure you it is i'm
mense. But you can enjoy all the ex.
element and have just as much re.
creation and not leave town, if you like.
just follow these directions (: Put on
an old pair of pantaloons and the same
of boots. Fill the boots with water.
Don an old felt hat. Take your fishing
rod and stand in the back yard, where
the sun pours in and marks 105 de-
grees. A tub full of water should be
provided, and every little while you
should fall into the tub broadside. If
you could manage to bruise your shins,
break the tip of your pole and lose half
a dozen hooks, the imitation fishing
trip would seem more real. In order to
enjoy the recreation to it's fullest ex-
tent the experiment should be tried in
the afternoon, and you should eat a
light breakfast and go without your
dinner. To make the thing perfect
success, you should engage man to
bring around about five pounds of
trout, for which pay him IS. But this
experiment cannot be made a truly
gratifying success unless you dress the
fish yourself. After dressing, the trout
should not weigh over nine ounces. To
more thoroughly enjoy the exhilarating
effect OF the trip you must walk about
ten miles before you commence fishing,
as that will put you in capital shape to
cast the fly, and you will feel so much
more as though you had tramped
through the woods to the brook. In
order to give truthful coloring to the
big fish stories which you may tell your
friends the next day. you should stain
your face with something to give you a
tanned appearance, and rub your neck
with red pepper, SO that the mosquito
bites and sunburn will seem real. Now,
} Johnny, we have given you the best ad-
vice to be had on the subject, and can
assure you the foregoing is a counter
felt and we'll calculated to deceive. We
don't charge a cent for this prescrip.
ton, and if, after you get through, you
are not satisfied, the money will be re-
funded at the door, ~
P. SIT is no patent-medicine dodge,
and does not have to be well shaken be-
fore taken. -Ronae Sentinel. 3#
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A Memorable Duel.

The famous duel in which forty or
more gentlemen were engaged, In 1923.
is still remembered in Natchez. Col.
James Bowie, the famous fighter and in
ventor OF the knife Which bears his
name, used to spend great deal of his
'tlne In that city. He was challenged
oy gentleman from Alexandria, La,
whose friends, to the number of forty or
more, accompanied him to Natchez to
see fair play, knowing that Bowie was a
desperate man and had his own friends
ABOUT him. All parties went upon the
Held. The combatants took their places
In the center, separated from their
Irlends In the rear far enough not to en-
danger them with their balls. Behold
the battle array thus: Twenty armed
Louslanlans fifty yards behind their
champion and his seconds and surgeon.
and opposite them, as far behind Bowie
ana nus seconds and surgeon, twenty
armed Mississippians. Behold the
heights OF Natchez thronged with spec
tators, and steamer in the river round
ed TO, Its deck black with passengers
Watching with deep interest the scene.
The plan of fight was to exchange
shots twice with pistols. and to close
with knives, Bowie being armed with
his own terrible weapon. At the first
fire both parties escaped. Atthe second
the Louisianian was too quick, and took
advantage of Bowie, who waited the
word. At this Bowie's second cried
Foul play" and shot the Louisianian
dead. The second of the latter instant
~ killed the slayer of his principal.
Bowie drove his knife into this man.
The surgeons now crossed blades.
while, with loud cries, came on the two
parties of friends, the light of battle in
their eyes. In moment the whole
number were engaged in fearless con-
f1lct. Dirks, pistols, and knives we're
used with fatal effect until one party
drove the other from the field. I do
not know how many were killed and
wounded in all, but it was dreadful
slaughter. Bowie fought like a lion.
but fell covered with wounds For
months he fingered at the Mason House
before he fully recovered. MorristoaOn
(7enn.) Gazette. -t..
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One OF the Great Curiosities of Florida.

O@AO VA VIZ VA OoG vi
Silver Springs, Fla, is one of the
greatest curiosities in the South. Tt
bubbles up in basin nearly 100 feet in
depth, and about an acre in extent, send
ing from it deep stream from go to 100
feet wide, and extending six to eight
miles to the Oclwha river. In the spring
itself sixty boats may lie at anchor
quite feet. The spring thus forms a
natural inward port, to which three
steamers run regularly from st. Johns,
making close connection with the OCEAN
steamers at Pilatka The clearness Of
the water is truly wonderful. It seems
even more transparent than air. You
see the bottom eighty feet below the
bottom of your boat; the exact form of
the smallest pebble, the outline and
color of the leaf that has sunk, and all
the prismatic colors of the rainbow are
reflected. Large fish swim in it, every
scale visible and every movement dis
tinctly seen. Ii. you go over the spring
in boat, you will see the assures in the
rock from which the river rushes upward
like an inverted cataract
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22
THE PRESIDENTIAL INvESTIGA.
TON.

The Potter investigating committee met al
mony on the 18th inst w. Ell. Roberts, editor
of the New Orleans Times, was the first wit
ness called. He said he was selected to go to
Ohio and see Gov. Hayes, in the interest of the
Nichols Government. shortly after the Return
ing Board met. He called on Murat
Halstead, of the Cincinnati Commercial, as
he passed through Cincinnati, and told him
that he had come on for the purpose of learn
ing Gov. Hayes views in regard to the
South, and what policy he would adopt in the
event of his being counted in as President.
The witness, in the course of his conversation
with Halstead told him that what could be
done would be done to save the State, remark
ing to him that whatever horse loses, our
horse wins" Halstead gave him sealed
letter to Gov. Hayes, with the contents
Gov. Hayes was of an exceedingly pleasant
character, and he learned that the Governor
entertained the most friendly feeling toward
the South. The witness told him that the
State must be saved, at all hazards, to the
Democrats, and that whatever he threw over
would in that respect be of the least value to
them. He also told the Governor that they
could establish or show vote of Is, 600. Gov
Hayes told the witness that he had no desire
for the Presidency unless he were
counted in fairly. He spoke very
kindly and courteously OF the South.
Witness detailed, at length, the conversations
he had at various times before the matter was
definitely settled with Mr.. Lamar and others.
Witness said, from conversations with various
Republican leaders, he understood if Louisiana
and South Carolina were counted for Hayes the
government of those States would be given to
the Democrats. They proceeded on this assur-
ance, and the assurances were carried out.
Witness said he understood. from Hayes
manner and conversation, that Nichols
Government would be given chance
to establish ITSELF Witness said he
was offered the position of Naval Of
fcer at New Orleans, but recommended that it
be given to niger" He would not take
any such position where he would be obliged
to take care of Kenner, of the Returning
Board.
William "a. Roberts was further ex-
amined by the committee on the 14th. Cues
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22
Fixing the Boundary i'm Time.

Ii in the annexation the aim be to re-
move the bone of contention between
Texas and Mexico, and secure the vast
cattle-ranges of the former from depre-
dation, the natural line would be the
eastern range of the Sierra Nader noun
talns, which runs southeast from the
boundary of Arizona and New Mexico
to Zacatecas. At this point the line
could be continued to the Gulf, just west
OF Tampico. This would annex Chihua-
hua, Coahuila, Nuevo, Leon, and
Tamaulipas, with small portions of
Durango and San Luis Potosi.-New
Orleans Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

Three children of Michael Rath we're
drowned in New York harbor by the upsetting
of their fathers scow.
John H. Raymond, President Of Vas
sar College, is dead.
At Cape May, last week, Prof. Baxter,
Professor of Elocution at Harvard College, was
drowned while swimming out beyond his depth
Ten thousand people were present at
Cherry Valley, N. Y, Aug. Is, to witness the I'M
yelling of a monument to the patriots who fell in
the Indian massacre of Nov II, ITS. Ex-
Gov. Seymour made the address.
John E. Leete, the New Orleans re-
porter who recently testified before the Potter
investigating committee, was attacked with a
crazy fit in New York. and became so unruly
that he had to be locked up in prison. He dis
tinguished himself by dscharging three pistol
shots through the door of room on the second
floor of the Astor House. One bullet narrowly
missed the night-clerk of the hotel. Another
grazed the side of a policeman who had been
called to assist in arresting him. Leete is af-
ficted with the hallucination that he is fol-
lowed by persons who desire to murder him to
prevent him from making further revelations
to the Potter committee. ,...
.Y West. s
The express train bound from Omaha
to St. Louis was robbed between Winthrop
Junction and Sugar lake, on the Kansas City,
st. Joseph and Council Bluffs railroad $50
miles south of Omaha, early on the morning
of Aug. IS, by a party of masked
men, who rode on horseback to Winthrop,
and there boarded the train. They Sc
cured $5,057 from the United States Express
Car, and escaped. There were four men
engaged in the robbing. The entire work was
done in less than five minutes. The train was
filed with passengers, but none knew of the
robbery until the robbers had escaped. The
thieves were cool and collected, showing no
signs OF tlmidity, and went to work like old,
experienced hands. None of them were masked.
Cincinnati has voted to issue So, OOO,-
600 additional bonds to aid the Cincinnati and
Southern railroad. '0AA't
The Chicago Daily Commercial
Bulletin has crop reports from PSI counties in
Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Kansas. Missouri, Colorado and Utah.
which indicate that the increase in the acreage
OF spring wheat is 34.81 per cent, and the
average yield per acre, 1925 bushels. against
1892 bushels last year aggregate yield, 1872.
O00O 900 bushels, against 128 SGT 900 bushels last
year.
Chicago reports another big defalca-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22

AN Eastern editor, who does not like
flies, suggests society for the encour-
agement and protection of spiders.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22

allow his name to be used even at the risk of
defeat.
The Tennessee Democrats have nomi-
mated Chancellor Marks for Governor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

registry law; 10 authorize @. A. Bullon
and T. G. Stanley to build and maintain
a dam across the Chippewa river vt
Eagle rapids; to incorporate street rail
way; to define the liabilities of railway
companies to their employees. The
bill to provide for the publication OF
1000 copies of the constitution of the
United States and of the constitution OF
this state for the use of the common
schools was indefinitely postponed.
TUESDAY, March 19.-Assembly.-In
the Assembly bills passed to amend the
charter of New London; to amend the
statutes relating to the liens of me-
chanics. The senate bill was concurred
in to appropriate 5000 to Green Lake
county for caring for insane. Bills
were indefinitely postponed; relating to
fencing railways; to cheaper the cost
Of supporting common schools; and
relating to the use of steam motive
power on public streets.
WEDNESDAY, March 2O.-Senate.
communication from the secretary
Of state was received and spread upon
the journal, transmitting, per request of
the senate, a statement Of the bonded
and other Indebtedness of the several
counties, cities, villages and towns of
the state, as appear by returns made to
the department up to January l, 1873.
The following table shows the total in
debtedness of the cities, towns and vii
lagos in the several counties, and Of the
counties themselves
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

who received pay for this service from
the confederacy had again filed their
claims to be paid for it by the United
States. Rebel war claims are at a dis
count at present. and have received an
efectual setback for this session of con-
gress at least.
THE BONDS.
A delegation of New York bankers
made application to secretary Sherman
yesterday to purchase SIC, 600 900 worth
of Al per cent bonds at par, but the
secretary declined the proposition, and
announced that he would sell no bonds
of this character while per cents were
being sold by the government except at
their relative value with per cents; but
that he would be glad to receive bids
on this basis. Four per cents continue
to sell in small quantities, the average
being, about $4,000 per day.
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
The committee on ways and means
has reported secretery Sherman's bill
for currency postal savings bond,
which provides that any person may
deposit money in sums of not less than
81, at any postoffice, and receive there
for postal mOney-order on the treas
urer of the United States which shall
be convertible into per cent bonds at
the Office Of any assistant treasurer of
the United States. Such postal orders,
when they are held, shall bear interest
at the rate of 3.65 per cent. per annum.
Postmasters issuing these certificates are
to receive the same commission they
now receive for issuieg postal money
orders.
| NEW POSTAL BILL.
The committee on postOffices and
post-roads, of the house, has nearly
completed the bill for the classification
of mail matter and rates of postage
thereon. Mail matter is divided into
four classes: LIST, written matter; I'd,
printed matter of two kinds, privileged
and ordinary; Sd, other printed mat
ter; 4th, merchandise. The rate now
existing will probably not be changed,
but the classification is simplifed The
bill will prohibit carrying mail matter
outside of the mails and authorize the
postmaster general to use return postal
cards and combined letter sheets and
envelopes. The committee is divided
as to whether any distinction should
be made on the rate on second class
matter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

Assembly bills were concurred
in: authorizing the electors of the
town of Madison, Dane county, to hold
their election in ward V. of the city of
Madison; giving leave Of absence to
Chief Geologist Chamberlain to visit
the Paris Exposition. Relative to
the government of the Wisconsin
hospital for the insane. Amend
ing charter of Madison relief
association; amending charter of Mil
waukee & Cedarburg Plank Road Com
pany; to provide for a State Park in the
northern portion Of the state; relative
to street certificates in Oconto. The
special order for II o'clock being the
taxation bill (No. 343, Az was taken
up on motion Of Senator Reynolds.
The question was on the adoption of the
report of the committee on conference
thereon. After extended debate, par
ticipated in by Senators Burrows, Price
and Rankin, the committees report was
adopted by the following vote:
Aves-Senators Anderson, Bailey, Barden.
Bones, Burrows, Hathaway, Lopez. Mumbrue,
Price. REYNOLDS, Richardson. schneider, Scott,
Treat, Van Schack and Welch 10.
Noes-Scnators Grlmmer, Paui, Nanklu' hicu-
mond-4.
WEDNESDAY, March 20.-As&nbly.-
In the assembly the committee on con-
ference to whom was referred the bill
in relation to the collection and assess
ment of taxes. and amendatory of sec
ton /, chapter $50 of the Jaws of 1877,
reported n substitute, and reco-
mended the passage of the
substitute. The assembly adopted
the substitute bill as reported by the
conference committee thus ending the
most perplexing subject before the
present legislature. The only other
business transacted was the adoption OF
the senate resolution that the legislature
adjourn sine die at II A. NJ, March 21st.
ADJOURNMENT.
THURSDAY, March 21.-Both houses
met at 10 A. NJ. and appointed JOINT
committe to wait upon the governor
and inform him that all business be
fore the legislature was finished. The
committee soon returned and reported
that the governor had no further com
munication to make. At IL "A. Nj
both houses adjourned sine die.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27
A Terrible Night at a Theatre.

Once, when bashful cub, 1 took
plain, unsentimental country girl to
comedy one night. 1 had known her a
day; she seemed divine; l wore my
new boots. At the end of the first half
hour she said: "Why do you fidget
with your feet SOP l said: did II"
Then l put my attention there and
kept STILL At the end of another half
hour she said: "Why do you say Yes,
Oh, yesv and Ha, ha, oh. certainly
very true 7 to everything l say, when
half the time those are entirely irrele-
want answers l blushed and explain
ed that l had been little absent-mind-
ed. At the end of another half hour
she said: Please, why do you grin so
steadily at vacancy, and yet look SO
sad?" l explained that ] always did
that when l was rejecting.
An hour passed and then she turned
and contemplated me with her earnest
eyes and said: "Why do you cry all
the time" l explained that very fun
ny comedies always made me cry. Al
last human nature surrendered, and
secretly slipped my boots off. This
was mistake. was not able to geI
them on any more. 1t was rainy
night; there was no omnibus going our
way, and as l walked home. burning
up with shame, with the girl on one
arm and my boots under the other, l
was an object worthy of compassion
especially in those moments of martyr
dom when l had to pass through the
glare that fell upon the pavement from
street lamps.
Finally this child of the forest SAID:
"Where are your boots?" and beng
taken unprepared Iput a finishing touch
to the follies of the evening with the stu.
pid remark: 1.-The higher classes do no'
wear them to the theatre.-Dudley
Warner, in Hartford Post