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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

Hoar & Co, German Bankers and
Brokers of Wall street, have failed. 1t
has been stated that they We're long Of
$1,1o0,o00 Of gold and short of 5000
shares Of stock, 1t is also said that the
failure was due to the fact that. Jay
Gould gave them an order to buy ST.
100000 OF gold and they bought it on
their own account. The failure has
caused much excitement and entailed
much loss upon a large number of
small brokers. '1''.'L e.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

Count Won Bismarck, nephew ofTthe
German Chancellor,is reported to have
committed suicide at Venice ON the
18th inst. by shooting himself with a
revolver. The act was caused by phys
ical suffering. +18J fR0 avA 8
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

Mrs. W. S. MAXWELL, of Pleasant
Prairie, died last Friday afternoon.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

N The Racine street railway project
has been defnately laid on the shelf.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

~ The Traders National Bank. Of
Chicago has changed its name ADOPT
ing chat Of Traders Bank of Chicago.
The old officers will manage its af-
fairs under the new charter as q State
bank. G 'Alltt 4I91D 9ii5 Jsitts 9Sa ta
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

HON. J.V. QUARLIEs will address
meetings on the financial issues of the
day as follows.3sia raf ot 5i7r aaf .sss n
McKesson's School House, Randall,
Tuesday evening, October %. 81
- Wilmot, "Wednesday evening, Oct. %.
'8s Dexter's School House, Thursday
evening, Oct. "a. m ,fa sad .ti4W s
Kenosha, Saturday evening Oct. 25.
All are invited. Republicans, Dem
ocrats, Greenbackers, d turn y out and
hear the addresses. 4ar s. 6e9aI,ftz.. 4 S..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

IL furnish the best Horses and Carriages, for
business or pleasure on the shortest notice.
Hearse at all times ready to attend funerals.
Stable on Market square, near the Post ONCE,
KenOsha, Wisconsin.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

/, Hugh McDermott, Sheriff of said county of
Kenosha. do hereby certify that the above is a
true copy Of a Notice q, for general Electon
State of Wisconsin, and now on file inmy office
pursuant to said notice and the statutes in rela-
lati0n to Elections. iEA kh
A Representative in congress for the First
Congressional District comprising the counties
of Rock, Racine kenpsha, Walworth and
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17

TT ANDRE, Manufacturer, Wholesale and
H. Retail dealer in Cigars. Plug, Cut Chewing
and Smoking Tobacco, Snuff, Pipes, sc. His Cii
garS are all made from best qualities Of domestic
lowest cash rates Also constantly on hand
solue fine Meerschaum Pipes, Orders promptly
filled. Directly opposite his old stand. No. 37H
Main Street KenOSha. Wis.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19

Mr.. Tyler was more comfortable yesterday.
d. T. Wright. paymaster o. 8. n, and
Charles Bnffam are stopcing at the Falmouth
Hotel.
William Senter & Co. furnished Edwin A.
Gray and Charles A. Greene, letter carriers,
with pedometers. By accurate measurement 1t
was shown that Gray walked SO miles aud
Greene "a miles day. /.
George p. Sanderson, the newly electad
mayor Of Lynn, Mass Is . native of Gardi-
ner, Me-, and son Of Rsv. A. Ssnderson,
wellknown 10 this State. Mr.. Sanderson
has resided in Lynn over twenty years, and
in the strike Of 1872 was the acknowledged
leader Of the workingmeu, and it was mainly
through his influences that the labor troubles
we're satisfactorily adjusted. He served three
years in the Rebellion, in the 36th Mass. R-gi-
ment, was elected to the Lynn Common Coun-
Gil in 1870 and 1871 and has been for the past
two years membsr of the Lynn Board of AL.
dermen.
Oliver Otis, late of the Rockland Opinion, is
to be managing editor of the National Demo-
crat, the new daily % be published ct Augusta
A woman from Maine walked into the White
House in dress like that Of . Quakeress
She stalked into the east room and spreading
Bible-which she carried under her
arm-on one of the window seats, announced
her text and began in loud voice to hold
forth on the necessity of being born again
Sergeant Dinsmore told her she must not
make noise She calmly told him that her
mission was to convert President Hayes and
she had come to fulfil it, An effort being
made to escort her to the door she again be-
came loud and quoted verse after verse from
the Bible. After much noise, but no active
resistance, she was gotten out on the porch
aad the door was closed. She left announcing
her determination to convert Mr.. Hayes, and
= eating scrptural texts all the way down tho
concrete walk to the gate.
( The Transcript says Mr.. William Hoyt, for
merly Of Portland, is visiting the city. : Mr..
Hoyt, thirty years ago, was the first one to set
the example of Building on Munjoy Hill and
attracting population to that part of the city.
Consul Raby is convalescent after his severe
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19

Reorganization of the Superior Court.
Mr.. EDlToR:-I was glad to see the article
in the PRESS Of the 14th in relation to the
costs of the courts in this county, and from
the ability and good Judgment of the members
of the Bar, we may confidently look for some
equable way to reduce the costs Of the various
courts.
Allow me to differ with the committee tn at
reported the amendments in relation to the
having but two criminal terms instead Of
three. 1t is not a fact that innocent persons
often remain in Jail from the lack of friends
willing to become their bondsment) weary
months before the Grand Jury comes in; and
will it not be still harder if they should be
kept perhaps five or six months and then if
the Grand Jury should fail to find a bill to
have 10 redress? In the declaration of rights
every one is guaranteed speedy, public and
impartial trial. In the aforesaid report we
find that jury fees have been abolished, 1 do
not know the precise year, but has not the
fact of the vast increase of trials in all the
courts since that date led many to Thick that
the act while passed in the interests Of the
poor man Ia speeious plea) caused the courtsto
be crowded with cases for trivial amounts,
, while if the person desiring a trial was
obliged to pay jury Zee at the beginning
neither be nor his attorneys would recommend
trial. But if the courts are to be kept for
trying such cases let not the public object to
the 80 per cent of your county expenses
occasioned by the courts.
I will not argue here who have best pro.
flied by going to law, nor would it be proper
to inquire who often get the m eat while the
poor man gets the shell for his share. By
examination of the various reports OF county
expenses find that 80 per cent of the costs Of
the county are fixed by law, so that at present
the Commissioners in charge of the expen SEES
of our county have no option only to audit the
amounts as returned to them. What the tax
payers wish is first to grant q speedy trial to
every case, aud second that the cost of the
courts sh all be reduced to the lowest proper
amount consistent with justice.
TAXPAYER.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19
BATH LOCALS.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. IS.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. IS.
Mr.. John B. Thwipg, trader at the Upper
Ferry, Woolwich, fell overheard from the
ferry boat Union. but was rescued when sink
ing for the third. time. He was nearly
drowned but was resuscitated after an hours
labor by DR.. E. P. Roche.
Dancing school at City Hall this evening and
Union Sociable at Popham Lodge.
A little daughter Of Lieut.. Little while
walking by the corner Of Winter and Middle
streets was run over by shooter coming down
the hill and was severely injured. The child
was carried home by Mr.. William Marston.
A young woman was visiting the several
stores on FrontIstreet yesterday holding in
one hand gracefully q parasol A case of
absent Kindness possibly.
Rev. Mr.. Stone of Fryeburg instead of DR..
Dixie will preach at the New Church Temple
in this city next Sabbath morning and even
The little steamer Creedmore still makes her
down river trips regardless Of the ice.
The Samoset continues her trips to and
from Boothbay. stopping at the bridge in the
Back river, passengers being taken to and
from the steamer by team.
Nathan Mayhem was driving down Centre
street runaway team belonging to Mr.. Grim
nell met his own in collision throwing Mr..
Mayhem into the street. No serious injury to
the gentlemen or damage to either teams was
occasioned by the accident.
We have several times mentioned the ice IN
the river. We would not give the impression
that navigation an the Kennebec from Bath to
the mouth of the river is DISTRACTED. The ice
clogs the entrance to Back river and hugs the
Woolwich shore.
The young people connected with Grace
church are beginning work on the Christmas
decorations Of the church.
Miss Jenniebelle Neal reads at City Hall
Friday night, previous to returning to her
studies in Boston.
The burial of the late w. V. Moses took
place to-day from his residence on North
street.
The rumor of the death of little child by
being run over by team last night, circulated
on the streets today, on investigation proved
untrue.
A day Of accidents.
Course tickets for the Wesley church
lectures are selling WELL
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19
THE MILITARY SHOOT.
The Biddeford Light Infantry's Reply to
the Capital Guards-The Prize Fairly
Won by the Biddeford Company.

Mr.. ED1roR:-In your issue of this date
find an article, military Shoot" in which
statement is made that protest had been
made by the Capital Guards of Augusta against
the awarding Of the first prizs to the Biddeford
Light Infantry, claiming that several crack
shots took part with the team of the Bddeford
Light Infantry who were not members of the
company.
As commanding officer of the Biddeford
Lig bit Infantry wish to say that there is not
the slightest ground for any such protest (if
any has been made), as no man took part in
the shoot who had not been enlisted in the
company long before the date required by the
order offering said prizes General Order No z,
Headquarters 1st Regiment, M. V. M, dated
Sept. Is, 1879, and in fact before the order was
issued, as can be easily proved by the books
and records of tie Company, and whoever
makes q statement to the contrary does not
know anything about it, or wilfully makes q
false statement to better accomplish his pur-
pose was not aware of any delay in the
awarding Of the prizes, having received Dec. 5
General Order No. 10, Headquarters LIST Regi-
ment NJ. v NJ, dated Dec. 3, 1878, in which
the nfSt ptlZo was AWARDED TO the BlQd6tOrd
Light Infantry, bat that there has been some
delay in receiving the amount Of the prize from
augusta is true
December 1 received from Augusta an
anonymous letter which I had reason to be-
lieve came from the Capital Guards or some
member of that company in which illusions
are made to Adjt Adams and Capt. Lynch of
Portland, the officers who superintendent our
shooting, intimating that they must have shown
us some favor as the said officers loved them
terribly. Said letter considered unworthy of
notice at the time and should not have made
mention Of it had it not been for the article in
your paper above referred to. We did not ask,
neither did we receive any. favors from said
officers who believe discharged their duty
faithfully and if they erred at all it certainly
was not in our favor. We do not claim to have
any crack shots, but good average, which re-
suit has been obtained only by great amount
of practice, the company having had three or
more target practices each week for long time
prior to the final shoot. L am sorry any COM
pany should feel aggrieved by the result and it
may be that if they had paid as much atten.
ton to their practice as the Biddeford Light
Infantry it might have been different.
In conclusion I would say that have re-
ceived no official notice from any source of any
protest and should one be made the Biddeford
Light Infantry have no fears but what they
can prove their title good to the prize already
awarded them. CYRUS P. BERRY,
Can't Commanding Biddeford Light Infantry.
Biddeford, Dec. II, 1873
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
"Aroostook or Bust" has arrived at Green
wood poor in purse but full of pluck.
Arrangements have been made to establish
Republican paper in Northern Aroostook, in
March next. 1t will be published lby DR.. w.
B. Lapham, late of the Maine Farmer.
The index to the roll Of. the soldiers in the
war of 1872 in the Office Of the Adjutant Gen.
eral, is nearly completed; this will avoid the
difficulty in finding any of the names. The
roll contains the names of from % 900 to 80 600,
including the regular and the militia men.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Augusta sent $3.50 in cash and $500 in sup
plies to the yellow fever sufferers.
For thirty years or more the family of Mr..
A. Sawtelle of Augusta have drawn water
from we'll in their cellar. The well was 40
feet deep, and the water therein never failed.
The other night, during the severe storm and
gale, the bottom of the well dropped out. Dur
ing the night they heard tremendous noise In
the cellar, resembling miniature earthquake.
The next morning the cellar was visited and 10
and behold the we'll had vanished. II must
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE DANITEs.

THE DANTTEs.
The "Danites'' should fill Music Hall to re-
pletion tonight and tomorrow. This is one of
the strongest combinations travelling, and the
entertainment-if we may judge by the en-
comiums Of the press wherever the company
mas appeared-one of the most attractive on the
stage. The "M'liss" company did not draw as
crowded houses as they should have done at
the Portland Theatre, although they were we'll
patronizsd. Their play possessed the general
characteristics of the "Danities," and delighted
the Bestonians, packing the Gaietv Theatre.
Ine Danites was written by Joaquin Miller and
presents the wild mining life of early Nevada
pioneers with rugged beauty, deep pathos,,
and quaint humorlthat invest no other part Of
our country. The actors are all well-known.
Mckee Rankin, 9. T. fParsloe, Louis Aldrich,
Louis Messenger and Kitty Blanchard are ali
Weil-known names, and George B. Waldron is
familiar to all patrons of the old Museum. The
tickets are selling well.
JOLLITIEs.
Felch and Gilbsrt's "Jollties'' is one of
those charming little entertainments, fall of
sparkle as bottle Of champagne, that always
pleased the public The Grand Army are to be
congratulated for the entertainments they af-
ford the public aud this will probably ba one of
the best. Fill City Hall tonight
NOTES.
The tickets to the benefit to the Union Four
will be ready at Music Ell all on Saturday morn
ing.
The Pencil concert tickets are to bs found
afStockbridge's.
The Farrell Concert Company of this city
gave their first concert at Gorham Tuesday
evening. The concert was excellent, and thor
Oughly enjoyed.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19
Municipal Oourt.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT
TUEsDAY.-Patrick Donahue. lntoxication. Fined
50 with costs.
Abby Williams. Larceny. Sixty days and labor.
Committed.
William Cochran. Larceny. Sixty days and la
Dor. Committed.
John H. Coolidge. Receiving stolen goods. Plea,
not guilty. Examination waived and ordered to re-
cognize to State with sureties in sum Of $3.50. Re-
cognized.
David Craik and James Malif. Larceny. Fined IS
each with costs Craik committed.
wEDNEspAY.-Thomas Ring. Intoxication-2d
offence. Sixty days. Committed.
Frank Allen. Intoxication. Thirty days. Com.
mitted.
VIM. Harkins. Search and seizure. Fined $50
with costs. Committed
Martin Little. Search and seizure. Fined $50
with costs. Paid. A. w. Bradbury.
James Pendergrass. Search and seizure. Fined $50
with costs, Appealed. Frank.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19
State Refor n, school.

At special meeting of the trustees, called
by their chairman, A. Little, Esq, for the pur-
pose of discussing the particular wants Of the
Reform School in the trying condition arising
from the death of its Superintendent, the late
Eben Wentworth, the following resolution was
placed upon its records;
In view of the sudden aud melancholy death
of our Superintendent, Eben Wentworth, we,
the trustees of the State Reform School, would
deem it but proper that We place upon record
our high appreciation of his uprightness and
worth as man and Christian gentleman, and
the deep loss wa sustain personally and Off
cialIy by his removal by death; therefore be it
ReSOlyed, That while we have been associat-
ed with him we have ever found him honest
and upright. faithful and earnest, in the dis
charge of each of the varied duties Of his
Office, kind and affectionate in disposition and
particularly fitted, both 10y disposition and ed
ucatioD, for the responsible position which he
has so faithfully flied for the last five years.
And we would extend to his afflicted family
our heartfelt sympathy with the hope that they
may lock for aid in this dark hour to that re-
ligion which sustained the husband and father
through life and fitted him for brighter life
to come.
A. LITTLE,
JEREMY w. PORTER,
T. r HUsSEY, Trustees.
+. l.. CARNEY,
G. q. HIGGINS,
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19
"A C0If0ctIOns
To the Editor Of the Press:

In my letter to you under date Of December
10th, and published to-day, find an error in
regard to the amount collected by the govern
mept. as duty on raw sugar, from the people Of
the country to protect the Louisiana planters,
and foster the business of New Orleaus. The
error is this; it read 5000, whereas itshould
read forty millions Of dollars.
The supreme selfshuess of the planters and
people of Louisiana has manifested itself
recently In demanding Of the government that
notice be given to the government of the
Sandwich Islands, that the recent treaty
betw een the two nations should be abrogated /:
only for the reason that these Islands produce
small quantity Of sugar which they can ex-
port to this country free-aud yet not one
pound OF it can ever come in competition with
the production Of Louisiana, as it is consumed
oD the Pacific coast.
Place this movement alongside that for
the admission Of forego tonnage, advocated by
these people, aud note how little there is Of
devotion to the interests of the whole country.
And note also the readiness to be governed BY
sectional feelings and prejudicep. H.
Portland, Dec. II, 1873
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19

Fair day yesterday. Mercury 16o at sunrise,
$50 at neon; wind west.
Capt Jacob McLsllan Tuesday celebrated his
50th anniversary % member Of the Marine
Society.
Stevens & Co.'S mill 81 Falmouth has been
thoroughly repaired and is now in good rum
ming order.
The bones of the whale were brought to the
city yesterday aud landed at Custom House
wharf.
A horse attached to hsy-rack loaded with
barrels, TOOK fright at locomotive on CONNER
cial ST., and before he could be caught In
dulged 10 circus, and left the barrels all over
the street.
There will be Woman's Missionary Meeting
at High st. vestry, Thursday, Dec. 18th.
Morning sessiouifrom 10 A. NJ. to u. After
noon session from P. M. to 8. Papers of in
terest, addresses. &c.
Prof. j. W. Churchill. the we'll known elo-
cutionist, will give reading in Saccarrsppa on
Friday evening next.
The last half of the present term Of W. L.
Fitch's Singing School commenced on Mon
day evening Lost. Next meeting on Friday
evening, Dsc 10th. Book used, "The Clus-
tor"
The Samaritan Association will meet this
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. q. Holden,
Avon street,
Rev. Geo. W. Bicknell will give his lecture
on Enthusiasm in the course in the Metho-
dist church, Peaks Island, this evening.
Steamer Express will leave Custom House
wharf ct O'Clock, returning after the lee
ture.
The teachers of the public schools will be
paid at the City Treasurer's Office next Tues.
day, the Oath inst.
Judge Morris sentenced Levi Cram of Nor
rilps Corner, yesterday, to pay fine of $50
and costs. for selling intoxicating liquor.
Chief Engineer Lttlefield suggests that par
ties who have furnaces In their buildings put
sheet iron around the woodwork to mako
houses safer.
There were seven persons baptized ct the
foot Of Franklin street yesterday afternoon.
The Dominion, Capt. Bouchette, brought
1000 tons Of cargo and nineteen steerage pas
sengers.
The Advertiser says man from the lower
part of Peaks Island thinks the story of
wreck hoax. Tho captain Of one of our
tugs, who saved the wrecked stuff, doesn't.
At the wedding of Mrs. Mary A. Chase and
Newell Lyon, yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Fem off,
ciated. 1t was very pretty Wedding
Some Of the hsckmen request us to say that
al the hackmen are not included in the hack
mems ball. This statement, however, does
not affect the interest in the ball, which will
come of Christmas Eve.
Elder Grants last meeting will be held TO-
night. He will SPEAK on 1.-THE Soul, What is
It?"
Maydowers are 10 bloom at S1l Congress
street.
The English flags OF the Consulate and
steamers have been at half mast the past few
daysou of respect to tho late Duchess Of
Hesse. -
The police have bsen engaged distributing
hand-bills to householders notifying them to
keep the snow and ice of their sidewalks.
That is good thing Now let the city be-
careful and keep ell its property free feom the
aame incumbranceg
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19

The ARCHER.-Mr. Fred Shaw of the Fal-
mouth Hotel, has shown himself sculptor of
fine taste and excellent execution. He has
lately modelled in clay lady archer which has
besn cast in Boston and copies made from it
after the manner of the Rogers groups. The
figure is very spirited, admirably proportional,
and all the little details carefully elaborated.
The archer is represented with the bow drawn
to the arrow head, the left foot slightly ad-
vanced, the hand thrown back, with the eye
fixed intently on the mark. The poise of the
head, expression Of the face, and arrangement
Of the drapery could hardly be bettered. We
welcome Mr.. Shaw among the number of
Maine artists.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19

CHURCH FA1Rs.-This afternoon and even
ing the last:opportunities will be afforded to
attend the Pine street fair at their vestry.
The fair and festival at the First Baptist
church vestry, last evening, was we'll attended.
The room was trimmed with evergreen and the
tables were well covered with articles suitable
for Christmas presents. A flower Ia
bic attracted much attention. Refreshments
were served in abundance. The fair will be
continued this afternoon and evening.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19

SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIsToRY.-Portland
Society Of Natural History held their annual
meeting at their library room in city building,
at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The follow
ing officers were elected
President-William Wood
Vice Presidents. B. Beckett.
Treasurer-Edward Gould.
Secretary John M. Gonld.
Managers-Ssmuel E. Spring, T. G. Her
sey, Lewis Pierce, W. s. Dana, DR.. Thomas
Hill, William Senter and Alexander W. Long
fellow.
Curator-Charles B. Fuller.
The report of the treasurer showed the
receipts of the past year to be 81 ,191 80; e1-
penditures, 81, or AZ; leaving balance in the
society's favor of $118.86
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-19

SIDING.
wEpNEsDAT.-J. B. Donnell VI. Joseph T. Darl-
ing and Charles L. Dow, copartners doing business
under the name Of Darling q Dow. Assumpsit up
an account ANNEXED to recover balance Of $96 Al
alleged to be due for groceries, The defendant Dar
ing, was defaulted. Dow defends the ground that
portion of the goods were sold to Darling for use in
his own family without the knowledge Of Dow, and
the remainder were sold to Darling to parties by
his order after the dissolution Of the firm. Decision
for the plaintiff for $597 rs.
Locke for plaintiff COMBS tor defendant.
Casco National Bank vs.. John r. Hall ct ais. Ac-
ton for money had and received to recover the sum
Of 500 paid to defendant under mistake Of facts.
Decision reserved.
Locke for plaintiff. Snow for defendants.