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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
Bashi-Bazouks and Circassians.

The Bashi-Bazouks and the Circas-
slams are quite OF different stamp from
the regular soldierv They are armed,
bat receive no pay, and live by plumber.
The Circassians are perhaps the most
bloodthirsty of the two. Dressed in
long homespun coats (something like
ulsters) they have soldier-like appear
ance; they are upright in their carriage,
and have fierce, aristocratic looks. They
are excellent horsemen, and as rule are
brave, though perhaps better in a hand
to-hand fight than under fire; but many
OF them are thieving, villainous brutes
of the worst kind, and acknowledge no
rule or discipline. Nevertheless, there
fingers among them a certain sense of
honor, although it is the proverbial
honor of thieves. For instance, if a
person starts on an expedition with
them, as long as it lasts his property is
perfectly safe; but Immediately it is
over they feel no longer under any
moral obligation; and the next day, if
they have the chance, will rob him of
all he has got. The Bashi- Bazouk is
simply volunteer, who serves without
pay for the chance of loot; and, as a rule,
is as bad as the conditions of his SER
vice make HIM. His conduct has I'M
doubtedIy done much to embitter the
war and to bring unpopularity on the
Turkish Government. There are some
organized regiments Of Bashi- Bazouks,
but they are mostly employed as feelers
for the army. They do not like going
under fire, and are not to be relied on;
but they are very often useful for sneak
ing along under cover and finding out
the position of the enemy. It is they
who plumber and murder the wounded
on the battlefield The regular Turkish
soldier is never bloodthirsty, exceptper-
haps during the excitement of battle,
when both Russians and Turks are
equally ferocious. -Macna51Ia'a's Mag
0Si92e.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

The appearance of O'Donovan Rosa, the
well-known Fenian leader, was the OCCASION of
serious riot in Toronto, Canada, one day last
week. The hall where he was lecturing was
stoned, couple of taverns where Irishmen
had congregated were attacked, and numbers
of shots and showers of stones were exchanged
by the hostile forces. Some twenty persons
were perforated with bullets, and the number
hurt by the flying stones were too numerous to
name. The police had considerable difficulty
in quelling the riot.
Gen. Sir William o'Grady Haley, Command
erin Chief of the British troops in North
America, died at Halifax, N. S., last week.
1t now turns out that the mission of Con-
gresham Leonard to Havana, where he died
of yellow fever, was purely private one, and
not as an agent of the Government, as has
been stated. Hewent there for the purpose of
seeing young Cuban lady whom he had met
in New Orleans, and to whom he was engaged
to be married. Her parents opposed the
match, and, failing to hear from her, and be-
ieying that she was forbidden to hold commu-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
AS You Sow SO Shall You Reap.

The season for gardening is close upon
us, and the following hints are useful
Pins need light sandy soil. Sow
broadcast.
Hoop-skirts should have top dress
ing of waist material.
Seaweed needs good deal of irriga-
ton with salt water.
Cook and parlor stoves may be set out
in about five weeks.
Umbrellas need good deal Of irriga-
ton before they will open.
Eggs should be sown broadcast in a
rich loan, and well narrowed.
Now is the time, also, to plant your
hogs, SO that you may have baked pig
for the Fourth of July.
IF you have hot house. try and raise
light spring overcoat. This, however,
needs great care. Few succeed.
Sow mortgages in about your house.
A summer cottage covered with mort
cages has very striking effect.
Trim the sausage bushes and see that
they grow in cool, shady spot, SO that
the fruit, when ripe, shall not fry out in
the hot sun. Graphic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28

ii 'ularly severe upon the Presidents Southern
policy, and dec AIRED that Packard's title to the
Governorship of Louisiana was as good as Hayes
title to the Presidency -. Mr.. Wallace submitted
an amendment to the House bill to repeal the
Specie Resumption act, which provides that on
and after July /, 1S7S United States legal-tender
notes shall be receivable for all debts
and dues both public and private ~
The Senate, IN executive session, after long de-
BATE rejected, by vote of % to IT. the nomination
OF Lewis f. Parsons, United States Attorney for the
Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
HoUsE.-Under call OF the States large num-
Der of bills were introduced and referred,
among them the following: BY Mr.. Stephens
(by request) authorizing the issue of Post
office bonds bearing interest at the rate
OF 80 cents for every three calendar months,
and redeemable on demand ct any Postoffice having
funds on hand by Mr.. Banning, authorizing the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue to refund and
pay back certain taxes to dstillers Also to reor-
ganize the army; by Mr.. Boyd authorizing the ate
OF Illinois to sell certain of the lake grounds in Chi
cage, and to use the proceeds the Illinois river
improvements by Mr.. Gunter (by request) to aid
the education and advancement Of the colored
people; by Mr.. Schleicher to regulate the value
of subsidiary silver coin lit provides that such
coin shall be q legal tender for any amount not
exceeding SO, and that whenever presented in
amounts of 500 the Secretary of the Treasury
shall issue therefor legal-tender money! !; by Mr..
Sapp, for branch mint in Council bluffs
Mr.. Springer's motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to authorize the coinage of gold and
silver the TERMS and to permit the deposit
thereof for the same purposes was reiected-yeas,
140; nays 102-not two-thirds in the affirmative
Mr. Goode moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill to suspend the operation of the Sinking Fund
act for five years. Rejected--yeas, 1872; nays 112--
not two-thirds in the affirmative
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
A Horse Eaten Alive by Hogs.

Horton, a tin peddler, last week put
up for the night at James Billiards.,
Peeksville, in the town of East Fishkill.
His horse, which was somewhat the
worse for old age and hard work,
was taken to the stable, his
manager filled with provender, a good
bed made for him, and then he was left
for the night. Anumber of hogs, which
had been accustomed to feed on the
refuse of slaughter-house close by, got
access by some means, during the night,
to the stable. Finding the poor nag
quietly reposing in his stall, they at
tackled him and commenced gnawing
away at his flesh. The horse was I'M
able to get up, and was forced to submit
to the terrible ordeal of being eaten
alive. The next morning the peddler
went to look for his horse, to find only a
portion Of him there, with but a spark
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
The JAMS.

The japanese take strange and unac-
countable fancies. At one time a mania
for rabbits dominates the country, and
spectators pay exorbitant prices for
lop-eared or other ugly varieties of the
rodent. This is succeeded by "a danger
GUS liking for large foreign dogs. fol-
lowed by a less romantic attachment to
pigs, which in it's turn gives way to a
more aesthetic taste for tea-roses, varied
by taste for pisciculture. In Tosa we
hear that dog-fghting is the passion of
the hour, and public exhibitions Of the
sport are paying speculations.-Japa,s
Mail
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

Owing to the recent panic among savings
bank depositors, the Massachusetts, Legis-
1ature has enacted law to prevent
depositors from drawing their money
It is entitled can act for the better
protection of depositors in savings banks" and
an idea of its provisions may be obtained from
Boston dispatch, which says "the Brighton
Five-Cent Savings Bank promptly availed itself
of the law, and the Bank Commissioners di-
rected that from March q to Sept. 81 not over
10 per cent. be paid each depositor 10 per
cent. additional be paid between Sept. 81 and
March 81, 1879. No further additional amount
to be paid after the latter date except by order
of the Commissioners"
Two negroes, Samuel Chambers and George
Collins, were hanged at New Castle, DEL, on
the 22d of March, for the crime of rape.
The National Bank of Tarrytown, n Y, has
failed. Liabilities about 100000 in excess of
assets.
Isaac Adams, the printing press manufact
urer, died at Sandwich, n H., last week, leav-
ing fortune estimated at from 50, OO0, 900 to
$4,000, 600. He bought what is known as the
Adams printing press from the inventor for an
old gun.
A young man was knocked down in the
streets of Brooklyn, N. Y, the other day, and
robbed of $4,000. He had just drawn the
money from bank for a large manufacturing
firm, for the purpose of paying the workmen
The highwaymen, four in number, escaped.
Mrs. Lucy L. Day, an old woman aged 80,
was murdered near Syracuse N. Y, the other
day, by her daughter, married woman aged
As, who stabbed her at the dinner-table with a
knife.
Peter Ntzhugh, Patrick Hester and Patrick
Tully, members Of the /" Molie Mcguire" organ
ization, were executed at Bloomsbury, Pa, on
Monday, March Is, for the murder of Alexan-
derW. Rea. Na
A fire on Fourth street, Philadelphia, last
week. destroyed large number of stores and
manufacturing houses. Loss estimated at
100000.
West.
Chicago elevators csntain 1851, sol bushels
of wheat; 252, 225 bushels of corn; 225, 938
bushels of oats; 1887 bushels of rye, and
612, LOT bushels of barley, making grand total
Of 1900, TAB bushels, against S,572, 279 bushels
at this period last year.
Cleveland had 100000 blaze last week.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
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THE NAVY.
Intere sting Statistics

A very interesting document has been
issued from the Government printing
Office, being a statement of the expendi-
lures of the nation for the first 100 years
of its existence for It's naval service.
The smallest amount ever appropriated
for the support of the navy was in 1894,
being only $61, 40897. The largest ex-
penditure was in 1866, when it amounted
to $122, 617, 963, or more than one-ninth
of the entire amount that has been ex-
pended for 100 years, which has been
$941, 2SS, 9S5 81. In 1919 the navy was
largely increased, and the amount for
its support was increased from $500. 900,
its average before that date, to So. 800
600, and it meintained about that aver
age until the war OF 1912 with Great
Britain, when it was raised to 81, 900, OOO
and $0,000,000 Afterward it was re-
duced again, and the average annual ex-
penditure was kept st about $4,000. 900
until 1886, when when it was increased
about 100000 per year until 1847.
When 1t went up to between So. O0O. 600
and $40, 000,0 There was 3 gradual
increase after that year until 1859, when
1t was increased TO S14, 600, 900. and the
expenditures for the several years of the
war we1e rs f. lows:
'SGi............. ............... = as .s6 IS
1862 ............. 30 6lo' 959 no
Io65.. Observation-Disclosures. g. 261 49,. 81
1865. -. :............... 100 SIT 'A94 ~
1866 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AZ, 285, 662O0
Since the war there has been a gradual
reduction in the expenses of the navy
until 1876, when they amounted 20 S1S.-
919, 970.69. There are some interesting
itens in the list. In 1928 the first spe-
cial appropriation Of $40, 57017 was
made to suppress the slave trade. In
all, $187, 018 has been appropriated for
this purpose. In 1647 there was a spe-
cial appropriation Of 100000 to build
gunboats on the Rio Grande to assistthe
military in the Mexican war, and the
subsequent year 81, 200, 900 was appro-
prlated for the same purpose. In 1868
So, 100, GOO was appropriated for men-of-
war, and $4,000 for building gunboats
on Western rivers. An annual apprO-
priation Of about the same amount was
made during the three subsequent years
for the same purpose.
The Nautical Almanac was first pub
ished in 1850, and it has cost the Gov
eminent 1857, 365. A since that time, an
average of about $21, 900 per year.
DIR. Kane's expedition to the North
pole cost the Government $156, 54628
The Polaris expedition cost $54, 600.
The expedition to observe the transit of
Venus cost $169, 855.
The Government has paid out to Off
GERS and sailors of the navy $13, $780,
635 35 as prize-mon for captured yes
sells.
The expenses of Arniral Farragut's
funeral, in 1872, were paid by the Gov
eminent, and amounted So, 900.
Robert Fulton received SIT, 300 in
1916 for inventing floating steam bat
teries.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
Shot for Q Piece of Candy.

IF you don't give me a piece of can
dy, I'll shoot you," said Robert Patton
to John McAdams, while a party Of boys
were playing on a lot back Of Thirteenth
and Cambria streets. Both were about
II years OF age AIcAdams refused to
comply with Patton request, and at
tempted to run away Patton took aim
at the retreating form of his companion,
and fred. The bali struck McAdams in
the head. He fell to the ground mortal
" wounded. The shooting was done
with a large revolver. Philadelphia
RecOrd.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
How Temperance Lecturing Paws.

[ am not one OF those who are OPP
posed to paying evangelists or temper
ance workers, but, on the contrary,
think that the laborer in any work is
worthy of his hire, and that they should
be paid, and paid well. Murphy can
draw as large house as any professional
divine in the country, and has a right to
charge for his work. He was paid 5000
per week and expenses for himself and
son while in Washington, and he (for
the first two weeks, at least) earned it,
and more. After that, owing to the
quarrel that took place between him and
his managers, his influence seemed to
have been ost.-Hartford Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28

nication with him, he determined to go to
Cuba and satisfy himself.
The United States steamer Wyoming, which
recently sailed from New York with cargo of
articles for the Paris Exposition, was found to
be in leaking condition when about a fourth
of the way over, and was compelled to put
back.
John Wallace, suspected of tie murder of
his wife, child, and niece. mention of which
has been heretofore made. was, last week,
taken from the jail of Littleton, w Va, and
hung by a mob of infatuated citizens The
fiend made full confession, which cleared his
brother Of completely in the crime, but impli-
Gated one George Villiers, who is now in
custody.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28

of life left. The poor beast was soon
afterward dispatched, to relieve him
from his misery. PoaCliog (.M. " Pa
0neer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
South.

Texas highwaymen have been at their work
again. A train on the Texas Central railroad
was robbed by four masked men near Hutchins,
Dallas county. The express matter was taken,
the mail plundered, and the express messenger
wounded.
A horrible crime was committed last week
near Wheeling, W. Va. The bodies of Mrs.
George Wallace, her 4-months-old child, and
her niece, aged IA, were found murdered and
their bodies shockingly mutilated. The hus
band of the murdered woman and his brother
are under arrest, charged with the deed
A Richmond Va.) dispatch says three men
named McFadden, one named Moody and a
colored man were drowned recently while at
tempting to cross the James river, near Patter-
sons landing.
By the explosion of saw-mill boiler near
Richmond, Va, few days ago, five people
were killed, two fatally wounded, and five seri
ously injured.
Three negro brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Jacot
Childs, were executed at Abbeville, Ala, OF
the 23d of March, for the murder of Mrs. Yor
| in 1876.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28

IT is reported at the Secret. Service
Bureau that leading counterfeiters are
making their arrangements SO that they
will be able to supply fac-gimiles Of the
new silver dollar.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
Lightning SCATTERING a Monument.

In the terrific thunderstorm yeater-
day, the splendid marble monument
erected in the old Methodist cemetery
several years ago to the memory of the
Confederate dead was struck by light
ming. The marble eagle surrounding
the monument was shivered into frag-
ments, and the entire monument, from
top to bottom, SO badly damaged as tc
render it dangerous TO approach it, as it
is liable to fall at any moment Lynch
burg NeaUs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
The victims were the Non-Explosiye Lamp

The victims were the Non-Explosive Lamp
Company.
Reports that seem to De trustworthy from the
region on both sides of the Dominion line, north
and northwest of Fort Benton, leave little
room to doubt that the hostile Indians are pre-
pairing for general war upon the Montana and
Dakota settlements. More than dozen large
bands of Indians are roaming about, ostensibly
engaged in hunting, but with supplies of am
munition 80 abundant as to prove their hostile
Intentions Scouts who have visited the camps
of these savages, just across the boundary,
estimate the number of warriors at 5000 or
G 00n
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28
NEWS SUMMARY
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Spanish Cabinet has approved of the
Cuban peace conditions,
Gen. Grant ia in italy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-16
An Unfatr and snarIing Spirit.

We are occasionally called upon
to note the extreme partizan un-
fairness Of some people who ought
to have better sense. Col. George
II. Smith and the Messrs. Hollo-
way and Ellis, impelled altogether
by q Difference to the wishes of the
people of this county, telegraphed
to Mayor MacDougall and por-
tion of the Board of Supervisors,
requesting them to indicate what
legislation Is desired here in rela-
tion to Wilmington Harbor.
Thereupon local paper denounces
this courteous act as great arro-
gance on the part of these gentle
men. The writer of that article
was undoubtedly impelled by the
spirit which actuated the Wolf in
the fable of tie Wolf and the
Lamb. The Wolf having re-
proach ed the Lamb for muddying
the water of the stream from
which both were drinking, was
mildly demonstrated with by the
Lamb, which reminded the fero-
cious beast that, as it was lower
down the stream, and water
couldn't very well run up hill, the
offence was impossible. AS the
Wolf was bent on devouring its
interlocutor, this cogent argument
counted for nothing. Had our
representatives shown no defer.
ence to the people of Los Angeles
county on this question, they would
have been denounced by this
scribe as insensible. to the wishes
and interests of their constituents.
They would have been the recipi-
ents of a good deal of violent and
clumsy denunciatory rhetoric for
not doing the very thing they
have done. However, our repre-
sentatives may rest assured that
the people of Los Angeles county
have no earthly intention of taking
any snap judgment upon them.
Their. career as Legislators will be
estimated by their substantial
fidelity to their trusts and their
Difference to the wishes of their
constituents,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-16

take from the Sacramento cores
pondence of the Alta:
Speaker Berry this afternoon
made the announcement that there
would be Republican caucus in
the. Senate chamber tomorrow
evening. BY an interview with
prominent Republican Senators
and Assemblymen and Mr.. Boruck,
L learn that the caucus is for free
and general conference relative to
the best interests OF the party, IN
reference to the present situation
presented by the disintegration of
the Democratic party, by the defec-
ton of its members to the Work.
ingmen's party, aud the increasing
strength of the Republican party
by accessions of the best elements
of the Democratic party. The con-
ference in caucus will doubtless
lead to the issuance of about l50 in
vitations to the most prominent
members of the Republican party
throughout the State to meet in
Sacramento in general conference
before the end OF the present ses.
sion of the Legislature aud agree on
a future policy and plan of ac'
ton.
There is also considerable talk of
holding a Democratic caucus to-
morrow night. The minor successes
of the Workingmen's party have,
together with the openly expressed
disgust of the Granger Democrats
upon the Assembly's "falling
down. to the railroad, made the
machine Democratic leaders very
depressed, and they feel that some-
thing must be done.
There is talk of u State coalition
of Democrats and Republicans as
against the Workingmen's party,
more especially in the nomination
of delegates to the Constitutional
Convention, when it is proposed to
sink all party differences and nom.
mate the best and most respectable
men in each county. The disgust
of Grangers is most great. One OF
the most prominent said that
such holes had been torn in 1t, that
all the patching could not make the
Democratic garment whole. The
general feeling is one of disgust at
the manner in which the Demo-
Gratis have violated every pledge to
the people.
We of course do not endorse this
stuff, but it is very humiliating
that it could have been written.
The party may find it necessary to
cashier self constituted leader or
two
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-16
An lnSeninus Device.

No subject has engrossed more OF
the attention of physicians and
others interested in the public
health than sewerage. 1t is too
plain for dispute that most Of the
zymotic and other epidemic and
endemic diseases which have de-
vastated civilized communities
have been owing to neglected ven
tilation and to faulty system of
sewerage. DR.. S. J. Corbett, of this
city, has advanced an idea which,
in our opinion, will ultimately lead
to great hygienic reform in cities.
He proposes to utilize the gas lamps
to ventilate and purify the sewers,
at the same time that the streets
are Illuminated. The process,
without entering into minute de-
tails, may be described TO be a
lamp post which shall tap, at the
same time, the city sewers and gas
mains. A cap is contrived which
simultaneously turns on both
sewer and Illuminating gases.
Through this agency the sewers
would be ventilated every night.
The flame would establish n sue
ton which would force the sewer
gases up to the Illuminating gas
jet, and the germs of disease would
thus be destroyed by combustion.
We cannot think of more simple
and effectual method of annihilat-
ing zymotic epidemics than that
embodied in the idea of DR.. Cor
bett. We publish, in our local col
umns, short communication from
his pen which gives, in brief, the
philosophical and medical advan-
tages which would accompany the
new syetem. We should be pleased
to chronicle its Introduction, on
general scale, into all the cities of
the United States.