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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-31
Languages of Finger-Rings.

In case of gentleman wishing to
marry literally "in the market with
his heart-he wears plain or chased
gold ring upon the first finger of the
left or heart hand. When success at
tends his suit, and he is actually en-
gagged, the ring passes on to the third
finger. If, however, the gentleman de-
sires to tell the fair ones that he not
only is not Gin the Market" but that he
does not design to marry at all, he wears
the signet upon his little finger, and all
the ladies may understand that he is
out of their reach With the fair sex
"the laws of the ring" are: A plain or
chased gold ring on the little finger of
the right hand implies not Engaged"
or, in plain words, ready for proposals,
sealed or otherwise" When engaged
the ring passes to the third finger of the
right hand. When married the third
finger of the left hand receives it, If
the fair one proposes to defy all siege TO
her heart, she places the rings on her
first and fourth finger, one on each
Like two charms, to keep away the temp
ter. It is somewhat singular that this
latter disposition Of rings is very rare.
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Foreign Commerce of Mexico.

BY a recent mail from Mexico later
advices have been received relating to
the foreign commerce of that country.
According to data furnished by the
Mexican Treasury Department, the
total export from Mexico during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1877, was
1928, 764, 756, and the total amount of du-
ties received on imports was 1920, 951.
No statement of imports into Mexico
for that year has yet been made by the
Mexican authorities. AS the average
rate of duties on imports under the ex-
listing Mexican tariff has been officially
stated as 43 per cent, with about 49,
100000 entering free of duty, the total
foreign imports into Mexico from all
countries during the last year are there
fore estimated, from the amount of du-
ties collected, to have been about
SOL 100000, the statements that have
recently been made in this country
that foreign imports into Mexico
amount to $75,O00,O0O per annum prove
to be very wild exaggerations. It is
not probable that the total foreign com
MERGE of that country, both imports
and exports, and including the contra
band trade, now exceeds about 1865, OOO,-
600 per Washington tele-
UYn911 .f tA ttt- ~. - "" .-
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

The official estimates required for the
postal service for the next fiscal year aggregate
$3.50, 551 ,90O The estimated total postal reve-
nues will fall short of supplying this sum by
$5,9O7,S76. g.t. u~ ..tH64
It is stated from Washington that the
decision of Attorney General Devens overruling
a former decision of his in which he now decides
that banks, in making up their statements for
taxation, may deduct the amount invested in
United States bonds, including premium as well
as face value, is exciting much discussion at
the Treasury Department This decision will
probably have the effect to take at least So OOO-
600 out of the treasury
Postmaster General Key has returned
to Washington from his protracted visit to the
Pacific coast
The House Committee on Appropria-
tons will meet on the 18th of November, and
commence the preparation of the general ap-
preparation bills.
1t is stated in Washington dispatch
that g the report that our authorities intend to
make strong objection to the settlement reached
on the fishery award is confirmed It is
claimed that our fishermen have been forciblv
deprived of rights which they possessed under
the treaty, and the settlement made does not
take any of these things into account
Attorney General Devens telegraphs
as follows to the District Attorney of South
Carolina: 81 want no trafficking or guaran-
tees, but judicial investigation of outrages
alleged to have been committed upon an unof-
tending people in the exercise of their rights as
citizens of the United States" This telegram
was sent in reply to propositions made on be-
half of parties in that State who are charged
with violating the law regulating the exercise of
the elective franchise.
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COrn-Stalk Sugar--How to Make II

Prof. Collier, of the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington, gives the fol-
lowing directions for making sugar
from corn stalks:
|. Heat the freshly-expressed juice of
the cane, sorghum, or maize in a copper
OF t1nned iron vessel to temperature.
as shown by thermometer suspended
SO that the mercury bulb is immersed in
the Juice, of $50 deg. Fahrenheit, equal
to 81 deg. centigrade
z After the juice has been heated to
lo5 deg. Fahrenheit, add and stir into
it one fluid ounce of cream of lime to
each gallon of juice, or from five to
seven pounds (pints) to each hundred
gallons of juice.
3. After adding and stirring in the
cream of lime, heat the juice rapidly to
the boiling point.
4. When it begins to boil, shut off the
neat or remove the vessel containing
the juice from the fire, and. as soon as
the sediment begins to settle, draw off
with slphon the clear liquid from the
top until at least nine-tenths of the
whole quantity of juice has been thus
removed, leaving thick, muddy sedi-
ment at the bottom.
.. Sweep out with broom the muddy
SEDIMENT into bag, filter, and add the
filtrate as it passes through the filterer
to the clear liquid 81 honed off
8. 10 the clear liquid thus obtained
III sections fourth and fifth. which
should be allowed to cool to temper-
allure OF $50 deg Fahrenheit (eoual to
66 deg. centrigrade) and not lower
there is now added of solution B one
fluid ounce to each gallon of juice. or
from five to seven pints each 100 gal
Ions OF juice. At least enough of solu-
ton B is to be added to completely
neutralize the lime in the juice, and to
determine this point slip of blue lit
mus paper is dipped into the solution,
when, if enough of solution B has been
added, the blue color will be changed to
red. (Solution B is one of the invent
ors chemical preparations)
Z. Evaporate rapidly, skimming from
time to time any scum which appears
upon the surface, and adding solution
b i'll small quantities if the boiling juice
will not turn the blue litmus paper red.
s. When the thermometer in the boil
ing juice indicates a temperature of 236
deg. equal to 112 deg. centigrade) the
sirup should be withdrawn from the
fire, and it should be kept to crystalline
in room of about so deg. Fahrenheit
equal to q deg, centigrade). To facili-
tate Capitalization, few grains of gran
ulated sugar may be added to the cool
ing syrup when it has reached the tenn
perature 100 deg. Fahrenheit equal to.
80 deg. centigrade).
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

A st. Louis paper reports that Samuel
J. Tilden will shortly wed a noted belle of that
city
A large vessel built for the Russian
Government by Messrs. Cramp & Sons, has
just been launched at Philadelphia.
A national convention OF those inter
ested in the building Of narrow gauge railroads
has just been held in Cincinnati The dele
gates, some sixty in number, engaged in an ex-
tremely interesting interchange of views re-
speeding the best methods of operating the mar
row gauge system of railroads.
III Henry W. Tyler, well-known des-
perado of Parkersburg, W. Va, shot and killed
his wife, and then put bullesthrough his own
head, dying a few minutes after. He is sup
posed to have been under the influence of
liquor at the time
The steamship City of Houston, from
New York for Galveston, Texas, foundered off
Frying Pan shoals, during the recent terrific
gale. The passengers and crew were rescued,
and landed at Fernandina, Fla. The steamer
Gen. Barnes, from Savannah for New York, was
lost in the same storm. Fortunately, as in the
case of the City of Houston, her passengers and
crew were all saved.
The schooner Florence, of the How
gate expedition, which had been almost given
up as lost, has turned up safely.
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

It is believed that the little vessel
Florence, commanded by Capt Tyson, which
recently returned from the Arctic regions and
touched at Newfoundland, en- route for New
London, Ct, has been lost at sea, together with
all on board, consisting of thirteen persons.
Nothing has been heard of the vessel since she
left Newfoundland, several weeks ago.
A storm of frightful violence passed
ever large part of the Atlantic seaboard on
the morning of Oct %, doing vast amount of
aamage to property, and causing no inconsider-
able loss of life Philadelphia seems to have
been the chief sufferer, where property valued
at over 81 100000 was destroyed, several per-
sons killed, and large number wounded
Something like thousand dwellings, were
unroofed, scores of churches damaged
more or less, the Pennsylvania railroad left in
ruins, aid the whole waterfront of the CITY
submerged. Great damage was done in other
places IN pennsylvania; and in Washington and
Albany in fact all along the track of the gale.
the effects were most disastrous The hurri-
cane originated in the West Indies.
The storm that passed over Pennsyl-
vania and New York, playing such wild havoc
IN Philadelphia, was even more destructive on
water than on land. Eight vessels were sunk
and twenty-five damaged in the harbor of
Philadelphia, while all along the Delaware river
mnumerable wrecks mark, the track of the
gale. An oyster fleet, bound up the river,
was scattered like chaff, nearly every vessel be-
ng either sunk Or driven ashore, and several
hves lost On Chesapeake bay the storm was
the seVerest experienced for years, and many
vessels were driven ashore The steamer Elk
press foundered at the mouth of the Potomac
and fifteen lives were lost. Along the Atlantic
coast the wind attained velocity of eighty to
ninety miles an hour, and for over hundred
miles the coast is dotted with wrecks.
The most stupendous bank robbery.
that has startled the country for many day
occurred in New York city on the morning Of
Sunday, Oct q. Between and 7 o'clock ~
that morning masked burglars entered the
Manhattan Savings Bank building, at the cor
ner of Broadway and Blocker street, and. after
Handwriting the janitor, made him. under
threats of instant death, reveal the combination
of the safe to them and deliver nm the
keys of the bank They then pro-
ceeded to rifle the vault of nearly everything it
contained, consisting of about So, OOO. 600 in
cash. securities and jewelry The property
lost, nearly all of which stands in the banks
name, and is therefore not negotiable, consists
almost entirely of United States bonds and local
securities, only 81 900 in cash being secured
by the robbers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-31
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Tammany Democrats of New
York city have nominated Augustus schell for
Mayor. In opposition to him the anti-Tam-
manyites and Republicans are supporting Ed
ward Cooper, Democrat, son of Peter Cooper
At the recent election in Indina the
Democrats polled 49,, $50 votes, the Republicans
179,049, and the Greenbackers 80, 156. Demo-
cratic plurality, 1884
Secretary of State Evarts went over
to New York, the other day, and made talk on
the finances in Cooper Institute
The President and Secretary Sher-
man attended the Cumberland (Md) Fair last
week, and delivered brief addresses on the
financial situation.
Official vote of Iowa for Secretary of
State, at the October election: Hull, Republican,
l34, SOB; Farnsworth, Democrat and Green
hacker, 1914 Hull's majority, $3.50
To an interviewer Postmaster Gen
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A HinGOO's Feat.

Among the hill tribes of the Anglo
Indian frontier, cunning is quite as
highly esteemed as personal prowess,
and there is ample foundation for the
native proverb that 1T is easier to find
snow in summer than to outwit a Khy-
beree." But even these masters of
stratagem occasionally meet their match,
as the following adventure, told in the
words of it's hero, Hindoo trader, suf-
fciently shows: "When [ started to
go from Peshawur to Herat, KNEW that
[ couldn't expect to pass the mountains
without meeting robber or two, and I
made my preparations accordingly. I
laid out all my money in several large
diamonds, which I bound round my
head in soiled rag, made to look like
the bandage of wound. Then [ put
on the raggedest clothes [ could get,
and loaded a donkey with loaves of
spiced bread, such as the mountaineers
like, putting a good dose of opium in
every loaf, and away I went, driving my
beast before me. It wasn't long before
I fell in with half g. dozen quorum
saugs' (brigands), who never troubled
themselves about me, seeing what a
miserable object [ looked, but few at
once upon the bread and devoured it
all. The opium was not long of pro-
ducing it's effect, and, as soon as they
were all asleep, took what money they
had, packed all their weapons and the
best of their clothes upon my donkey,
and went on my way. But [ can tell
you, Sahib, [ took good care never to
travel that road again"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-31
Fatal Mesmerism.

Mesmerism is fatal fun sometimes, as a
recent occurrence at st. Johnsbury, Vt,
proves. "Prof." Carpenter delivered a
mesmeric lecture there, and employed
one Peter Bibeau to practically illustrate
his powers. In the course of the ex-
periments Bibeau was taken violently
i'll. The professor was arrested on an
action of trespass, and damages laid at
$500. He settled with the man for $75,
and left for fresh fields of mesmeric en-
terprise. Bibeau, however, died, and an
autopsy showed him to have been the
victim Of inflammation of the bowels,
induced, doubtless, by his freaks under
mesmeric influence.
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ear, as she would not be harmed. The

fear, as she would not be harmed. The
handouts were removed from her by
Officer Kennedy, who was first to ar
rive. She was too terrified to notice
closely the mems clothes or appearance.
1t is thought that from the depositors'
boxes the burglars got not less than
81 100000 in bonds and securities.
About forty boxes were rifed.1 Out
of the $3,5O0,000 but $1,000 in cash
was obtained
Following is list of the stolen securi-
ties: United States IS of 1881, regis
tered, eight Of $4,000 each, Nos. 165,
166, 643 to 646, 737 and 1888; ten of
$4,000, Nos. 1886 to 13,495, inclusive !;
total, 100000.
United States IS of 1881, registered,
twenty of $4,000 each, Nos. 9,276 to
1926, inclusive; total, 100000.
United States 1910 bonds, registered,
sixty of $4,000 each, Nos. STA to 1853,
and 1903 to 1892, inclusive; total,
100000.
United States 4 per cents, registered,
thirty of $4,000 each, Nos. 1871 to
1000, inclusive; total, 100000.
United States 5-20s of July, 1865,
$4,000; twenty-six Of $500, Nos $780,
067, 2,144, 50, 145, S4,9O3, IS, 046, IS, 10Y,
5000, 86,943, S7,475, S9,7O7, 99,72S,
90,319, 9O,419, 93,O43, 1910, 94,577,
97,926, 1888, $3.50, 99,S76, 1O1, ITO,
1O2,792, 102,90S, 103,421, 1O5,O99 and
1O6,O3O; twenty-five of $1,000, Nos.
152,410, 152,411, 1926, 154, 41C, 1877
S44, ISL 1862, 163,159, 165,12O, 65,167,
l66,794, 166,S21, 1904, 169,747, ILL.,
959, 172,543, 1854, 173,O52, 1884,
173,795, 175,642, 17S,O5O, 194,791, 1877
141, 194,439, 194,597, 194,742, 199,67S,
1922 202,897, 1905, 20S,069, 2OS,-
746, 208,82S, 209,419 and 21O6S6.
Thirty-fve thousand dollars, New
York State sinking fund gold IS, regis
tered, No. 80.
Thirty thousand dollars, New York
City Central Park fund stock, certif-
ate No. 724, registered.
Twenty-Five thousand seven hundred
dollars, New York County Court House
stock, No. 2.
Six per cents, registered certificates,
ANO' II, PIO,OOO3 CGIUlllCdGG NO. 10, poo,
600; certificate No. "a, $4,000; certif-
cate No. 80, $4,000; certificate, No. 80,
1876 ,008 total, 100000.
New York city accumulated 7 per
cent. bonds, registered, two of 100000
each, Nos and 2, due 1886. One of
$4,000, No. l, due 1887.
New York city improvement stock
per cent, registered, ten certificates of
$4,000 each, No. to 10 inclusive; to-
tai, 100000. .."..# F.p
New York city revenue bond, regis
tered, 100000.
Yonkers city 7 per cent. bonds, 118
of $1,000 each, Nos. 233 to 242, 251 to
27S, PSI to 80, 81 to $40, and 531 to
$50, all inclusive, $11S,O0O.
Brooklyn city water-loan coupon
bonds, twenty-five of $1,000 each, Nos.
2,l67 to 2,l9l, inclusive, $4,000.
East Charleston bonds, fifty Of 81, 900,
Nos 27 to IS, inclusive, $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-31
Let Girls Be Taught to Swim.

Among the few survivors from the
terrible wreck of the Princess Alice are
three members of the same family-Mr.
Thorpe, of the Old Kent road, II years
of age; his sister, Miss Thorpe, who is
a year older than himself, and his
brother, mere boy of g. All these owe
their lives to the fact that they were
able to swim.
The boys, it would seem, were some
how separated from their sister. They
were both picked up by the same boat,
and were, when it helped them from
their perilous position, swimming side
by side. The sister, who was older than
either, achieved her own safety. She
struck boldly out, and, in spite of the
incumbrance of her garments, the force
of the tide, the darkness of the night,
and the danger to which she cannot but
have been subjected by the frantic
efforts of those who were struggling
around her in the water to catch and
cling to any object within their grasp,
succeeded in reaching the bank.
The exploit she accomplished is, if
we consider it, almost marvellous. The
tide was rushing swiftly down; the wa
ter must have been cold and benumbing;
the night, as we know, was dark and
foggy; there were round about her all
the horrors Of the scene; the "last fare
well was rising from river to sky; IN
the water the strugglers were graphing,
in their last agony, each with each; and
yet, through all these horrors, she fought
her way with a calm, quiet confidence
which men who have stood under fire
and confronted death in other and even
more sudden shapes might well envy
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EBEN w. KEYEs, of Denver, made his
wife the legal owner of all his property,
SO that it might be out of the reach of
his creditors The wife separated from
him after a quarrel, and refused to sur
render dollar to him. He committed
suicide.
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her. The incident serves again to show
how Important, and, indeed, good. it
would be # the girls as we'll as bows.
were taught to swim.-Lo1ado1a St0nd-
md -'''~
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eral Key expressed the opinion that the Repub-
licans Of the Pacific coast are in favor of nomi-
mating Gen. Grant for President in 1880, and
that If nominated he will certainly be elected"
The New York herald., 1878-12-18
WOE UNTO WALL STREET.

About half-past eleven O'Clock yesterday morning
excitement created in Wall street by old
man, who in loud tones denounced the bankers and
brokers in that neighborhood. He was about sixty
years of age. with iron gray hair and full beard and
dressed in blue clothes. Standing opposite the
stock Exchange he hurled anathemas at the brokers'
who. he claimed, the of the present
miserable condition OF the poor of this city. He
warned his hearers to prepare for a coming earth
quake and at times would exclaim, "Woe to this city
of Sodom which is far than the Sodom and
Gonorrah of old" An immense crowd collected
about him, stopping all traffic the street. and, rs
no policeman visible. the jantor Of No. 10 Wall
street ordered the speaker to move This he did
with the crowd ut his heels until he reached the Sub
Treasury Building, the steps of which he mounted,
and from that position harangued the crowd in the
strain. He then marched into the Sub-Treasury,
and startled the many clerks at their desks with
of Woe to you sinners" The crowd attempted to
follow him, but prevented by the doorkeepers
who kicked the prophet unccremoniously out Of the
Pine street entrance to the building.
The New York herald., 1878-12-18
THE EXCISE EXAMINATION.

Another long hearing in the Of the Society for
the Prevention Of Crime against the Excise Commits
sioners was had in the examination room of the
Tombs Police Court yesterday morning before Judge
Kilbreth The Commissioners charged with
lawfully issuing license to the firm OF Byrnes II
White proprctors of saloon in West Houston street.
The strongest points made in the complaint that
Byrnes is not u man Of good moral character; that
his place is resort for bad characters, and
that the Commissioners had been notified by Cap
tain Mcdonnell that the house OF bad repute
Commissioner Morrison testified that the Captain had
never spoken to him on the subject. Yesterday Com
missioner Merkle in his examination stated that Cap
tain Mcdonnell had spoken to him in an informal
way about Byrnes Whites place, but made pro-
test he claimed he did, against the granting of the
license. A number of reputable witnesses testified
to the good character OF Byrnes and to the fact that
his house is respectable The witnesses
business and residents of the i'm
Mr.. Byrncs put upon the stand and testified
follows My place of business is No 10 West Hous
ton street; remember having made an application to
the Board for license, and paid $685. asked to have
money previously deposited refunded to me; know
Captain Mcdonnell; he has never warned me about
persons visiting my house; was arrested ON the
18th OF September last; asked him why he bothered
more than any other person in the ward he said,
i will drive you up town, whore you belong am a
the station aud told the officer Shcridan)
fire me down stairs; put in cell: week
sfterward made complaint +, the Police Commits
soners"
The defence here rested and Judge Kilbreth prom
ised to render decision on Saturday next.
The New York herald., 1878-12-18
FIRE IN A FACTORY.

An alarm Of fire early yesterday morning brought
the whole available fire force of the upper district to
the corset factory of Morris Cohen Nos 214 2l6 21S
30 and 222 West Twentysixth street. When the en-
gines got fairly to work the flames pouring out
of the windows of the building. and Chief Bates sent
out second and third alarm. For while it seemed
though the flames would sweep the whole building
and then scene of great excitement
was witnessed in the adjoining tenements
The panic-stricken inmates about to remove
what little vaables they could in spite of the in
srfercnce of the police until the assurances OF the
iremcn reached them that they would succeed in
conquering the flames. The fire got under con-
troll In hall hour, and after the last flicker
died out under torrent of water. Mr.. Cohen suffered
about $4,000 loss, and William Conant, who had q
piano factory the third floor, loses 81 500. The
loss on the building is said to be about 81, ,O0O