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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THE CHRISTOPHER OF THE ROYAL
EXCHANGE.

What are grasshoppers good for?
Child, come listen TO me,
And I'll tell you about grasshopper
That hops in history.
You have real of mighty London
Its wonderful sights and strange
Its Castle, Abbey, and giaHd ST. Pauls
Tower and Royal Exchange.
Well, on the topmost pinnacle
oil the Exchange appears
monster gTaSshopper weathercnck
That has hOI ped three hundred years.
A woman orce left baby
In summer field 10 die,
With merry grasshorper chirping near
With its noisy reyelry.
A happy-hearied schoolboy
Listened as he skipped hv;
And running to catch the grasshopper,
He heard the baby cry.
Oh, twas royal moment
For the soIrowing stranger there;
The boy the little one carried home
Toa mothers loving care.
The baby grew up TO manhood,
A manhood strong nd great;
he WAS true and noble knight
In the service of the stats.
And when the royal building
vas founded in his name
He lifted the humble grasshopper
Toits pinnacle Ct fame.
There, through the long, long centuries.
BY breeze or tempest shaken,
1t tells God heard the voice OF the lad
By human love forsakenr'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
waiting for the Oflcial Returns.


Teddy Ryan, from the ould sod, and
Burgess Green, very dark hued African,
were brought before Judge Ellis, of
Yonkers, charged with being drunk and
disorderly and keeping two or three wards
of the city in an uproar for the best part
of week Singularly enough, consider
ing their nationality, Paddy was a RAM
pant Republican, and Burgess an equal
ly rampant Democrat.
"You should have observed the Maine
law little more carefully, gentlemen, ="
said Judge Ellis, "and you wouldn't be
in the present pickle"
"Be jabbers, what's that?" inquired
Paddy.
"You should have observed the Maine
law"
Burgess opened his mouth from ear to
ear, like an immnse cavern, and gave
vent to a guffaw that almost brought
down the ceiling.
81 golly, Judge, that's what we done
gone an done, shuah p
"Be dad, and the naiger is right, yer
Honor. This Maine business has been
too much for us entirely" added Teddy
"Fore de Lord, Judge, if we'd a went
an follered dat Maine buiness to de eend
| we'd bin planted out dar in de grave
yard shuah an sartin, " still further ex-
planned Burgess.
elbows that?" inquired the Judge.
Teddy acted as spokesman. "Wel,
yer Honor, and this is the whole truth
of the matter. Misther Garne and me-
self don't agree in politics. He's Dem
ocrat and I'm Republican, and we work
together. The day before the Maine
election, I SEE, SEE I, Burgess, me bye,
I'll bet We quart Of whisky that the
Republicans in Maine whale hell out of
the Fusionists. Its CO. SEE Burgess,
SEE he. Well, yer Henor, the next morn
ing / looked at the papers, and there,
sure enough, the Fusionists had got away
with us for good. Come on Burgess,
SEE I, 'and we'll go down to McGrath S
and get the whisky l owes ye.' We got
it, and Burgess said he'd be social like,
and we'd drink it together. Well, ye
see, we just purchasedit, when, begorra,
the news came that the Republicans had
won. fI'll be afther dom the square
thing seq Burgess, sez he, and pay
you the quart of whisky I've lost. He
paid it, yer Honor, and / axed him to
helpme drink it loike. Well, yer Honor,
bad cess to the newspapers. No more
had we got. that down till the news came
that it were the Dimycrats as had carried
Maine, and, as we'd paid even bets, ]
had to get another quart of whisky to be
one ahead. The next mornin' who
should / meet on the Coort- House boole-
ward but Burgess Green, and he sez, seq
he: LUX here, Teddy, I'm stuck fol-
that whisky afther all The Republicans
have got it in Maine afther all. Well,
yer Honor, we started in to pay that bet
on the next day, and it kept foppin
back and forth till we got away with four
t quarts. And be the howly poker, it's
been that way every day since. Follow
the Maine style, is it? Be jabbers, we've
been dom it, yer Honor, and here we are,
and the divil only knows when the bet
will be decided. "
! Judge Ellis sent them to Jail to get
sober and wait for the official returns.
--NeaO York Herald. al r..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The first statue for the national Lin
coin monument, that of Chief Justice Chase,
has been cast at Washington.
The Treasury Department reports
that for the first nine months of 1880 our ex-
ports were $73, 76O, 43O in excess of our imports,
while for the same period of 1879 they were
$161, 49s, 1856.
A Washington dispatch says the War
Department it somewhat embarrassed by the
application of Sitting Bull to surrender, OF
which there is no doubt. The probability is
that Gen. Terry viii be given discretion to ar
range terms.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
Middle States.

NEW YORK.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-Full returns show the
following results in this city and Brooklyn /:
The total vote for Presidential Electors in New
York city is 204, $40, and Hancock's majority is
4O,938. In Kings county, on a total vote of
about 10000, Hancock has about IL, 900, ma
iority. The aggregate majority for
Hancock in the two counties is $4,000.
The Democrats gain one member of
Congress in this city. and one in Brooklyn,
by the defeat of Chittenden. The Times
places the Republican majority in the State at
$4,000, the Tribune at 1000 and the World at
10000 to 10000 The two former papers claim
a Republican majority in the new Congress.
while the World says the next House will GER
tainly be Democratic by small majority,
Graces majority for Mayor in this city is 1000
over Dowd, Republican.
NEW JERSEY.
TRENTON, Nov. 3.-The Democratic
State Committee claim the State has been car
ried for Hancock, and for Ludlow for Cover
nor Republicans claim they have elected five
Congressman out of seven. The delegation
will stand the same as last session. The Legis-
lature is in doubt, although the Republicans
claim majority on joint ballot. y
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 9.-The Democrats
.concede Philadelphia to the Republi-
cans by $4,000, and the State by sc, 1000,
and 10 Republican Congressman, Democratic
loss of one. Legislature, Republicans 1853 ::
Democrats, SO; Greenbackers Republican
majority, Sc, Republican gain of 90 on joint
ballot.
DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 3.-Returns received
indicate majority in the State of at least 1000
for Hancock. The Democrats will secure at
least fourteen of the twenty-one legislators, and
the probabilities are that their ticket Will be
unanimously elected.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
The Baby.

Little Jeanne has sister, year mar
ned. This sister became the mother of
pretty babe. "Look, mademoiselle, y
said the nurse, showing the newborn to
its little aunt. "Isn't it the prettiest
dolly you ever saw" Jeanne danced
with delight. Then she approached to
take it from the nurses arms. A cry of
disgust arose. ssPooh r screamed
Jeanne 'sit's nothing but meat baby"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
GroMth Of Frees.

As the results Of observations and
from the testimony Of reliable men, The
following is about the average growth
in twelve years of the leading desirable
varieties when planted in belts or groves
AMI cultivated White maple, one foot
In diameter and thirty feet high ash,
leaf maple or box-el5er, one foot in
diameter and twenty feet high; v hite
willow, one and a half feet in diameter
and forty feet high ; yellow willow, one
and half feet in diameter and thirty
five feet high Lombardy poplar, ten
inches in diameter and forty feet high !;
blue and white ash, ten inches in diam
eter and. twenty-five feet high; black
walnut and bntternut, ten inches IN
diameter and twenty feet nigh.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
Mexican Railroads.

Mexico was, until lately, considered an
unprogressive country, but the people
have been seized with railroad fever,
which will probably become epidemic.
In September the Mexican Congress
met, and there will come before that
body two proposals to build a network
Of narrow-gauge railroads, one from
the City of Mexico to the Pacific Coast,
one from that city to the Atlantic Coast
and Rio Grande frontier. There are two
companies competing for the contracts.
Once an extensive system of railroads is
introduced into Mexico, she will become
factor in agriculture and commerce
which will make her strong end united.
The only fear is that when the United
States are ready to annex her, she viii
be powerful enough to make a serious
kick against it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05

A Washington telegram says there Is
some embarrassment relative to the capture of
the Victoria band in Mexico. The indications
from the information already received at the
War Department are that the Mexican Govern
ment does not desire to retain these Indians,
claiming that they belong to the United States,
and certainly our Government does not wish to
provide for them.
The Postmaster General has partially
completed his annual report, which shows re-
celpts of s33, BIG, 479.34 and expenses aggre-
eating s36, 1O1, S20.3s. There are 60, 479 names
ON the roll OF employees.
Chief Brooks has reached Washing
ton, after n interview with Doyle, the counter
feiter, at Chicago, and reports that counter
felt 81 GOO 6-per-cent. bonds, of the issue of
1861, have been hypothecated by Brockway
and others, and are now in use as ellateral for
loans The Treasury Department sends out
warning to dealers in Government securities.
PRESIDENT HAYES has just issued the
following Thanksgiving proclamation:
At no period in their history since the United
abundant and SO universal reasons for joy and
gratitude at the favor Of Almighty God, or been
subject to 80 profound an obligation to give
thanks for His loving kindness and humbly to
implore His continued care and protection.
Heath, wealth and prosperity throughout all
our borders; peace, honor and friendship with
all the world firm and faithful adherence by the
great body of our population to the principles of
liberty and justice which have made our greatness
as nation and to the wise institutions and strong
frame of government and society which will perpet-
uate it-for all these let the thanks of happy and
united people, as with one voice, ascend in devout
homage to the Oliver Of all good
l therefore recommend that, on Thursday, the
25th day of November next the people meet in
their respective places of worship to make the
acknowledgment to Almighty God for His bounties
and His protection, and to offer to Him prayer for
their continuance.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this first day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty, and of the independence
of the United States the hundred and fifth.
R. B. HAYES.
The issue of silver dollars for October
exceeded the coinage by nearly 81, 100000
Nearly 500, 100000 in silver certificates is afoat
The Department of State is advised
by kilograms from our Ministers to Chill and
Peru that the conference between the two
belligerent powers, under the good offices of
the United States, has closed without any
result
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05

TIE Chicago people think they have
found the remains of mastodon. Per-
haps it will turn out to be the remains Of
Chicago bellies shoe. abandoned dur
ing the great fire.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05

A CANADIAN clergyman maintained in
the Presbyterian Council that there was
difference between good whisky and
bad whisky, and that to include both in
the same indiscriminate condemnation
was not only unjust but illogical.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

MAINE.
AUGUSTA, Nov 3.-The result of the Septem-
Der election was reversed in the PineTree State,
the Republican majority being between 1000
and 5000. The straight Greenback ticket re-
ceiyed only about 2, 600 votes.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, Nov. 3.-New Hampshire elects the
Republican electors and State ticket by from
1000 to $500. Three Republican Congressman
are probably elected, though in the First dis
trict the vote is close
VERMONT.
BURLINGTON, Nov. 3-Vermont slightly in
creased the majority which she gave the Re-
publican State ticket last September Returns
thus far received indicate that the majority for
Garfield may reach $4,000, though $4,000 is
probably nearer the truth.
MASSACHUSETTS.
In Massachusetts the Republicans elected a
straight Congressional delegation of eleven-a
gain of one The Garfield electoral ticket is elect
ed by about SO, 900 majority. Boston complete
gives Garfield rs, 524 and Hancock q, $50. The
defeat of Morse Congressman is not conceded
by the Democrats.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 3.-Rhode Island COM
plete gives Garfield 1873; Hancock, 10. 1874
scattering, al. Garfeld's majority, 1898, a
Republican gain of 2 291 over the majority for
Hayes. Both the Republican Congressman are
elected.
CONNECTICUT.
Returns from all but twenty-five small towns
in Connecticut give Garfield 1892 and Han
cock So, $50. These cannot alter the result, and
will increase rather than decrease the Republic
can majority. The Legislature which selects
a Unitod States Senator, is Republican. Re
district by 1900, Wait by large majority in
the Third, and Miles by close vote in the
Fourth. The Democrats elect Phelps by ], 500
to 1900 in the Second district.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05
NUMBER 90.

wasal1 right. Thesextonsoon arrivedwith
the keys, and taking Ratchet, Cyrus
chopped the bothersome limb in two.
The people of Aquasco went to bed, and
many laughed at the sections ghost. On
the following day great number visited
the belfry to see the curious bell-ringer.
It was found that an army of flying
squirrels had cut the hole in the lattice
work, and that the wind had forced the
limb of the neighboring oak through the
opening. A little prong near the end Of
the limb had caught the clapper near Its
point, and so the wind made its novel
hell-ringer. -PhiEadeEphiq Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05

Anna DICKINSON uses thin English
paper, with her monogram artistically
engraved In the corner. 81
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05

E. F. Bland, colored member of the
Virginia House of Delegates, sent challenge
to w. h. L. Combs, one of his own race, who
declined it on the ground that he was law
abiding citizen.
Peter Wright, a negro, has been hung
at Liberty, Va, for the murder of Con Maupin,
q white man.
The town of Bayou Sara, La, about
200 miles above New Orleans, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $780,
600.
A loss of $50, 900 was incurred by the
burning of an oil-mill at Shreveport, La.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-05

PORTLAND, Nov. 1.-The vote is very close,
and both parties are claiming the State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
No Troops for Elections.

After a prolonged debate the
House of Representatives, by a
vote of 116 to 90, adopted the
proposed amendment to the army
appropriation bill, and then by a
vote of 119 to 80 passed the bill.
itself-a strictpafty vote, except
that Of Mr.. Nichols, of Georgia,
who voted in the negative. The
amendment which was so strong
ly opposed ky the Republicans,
stipulates that no money appro-
priated in the act Shall be paid
for the subsistence, equipment,
transportation or compensation
of any portion of the army of
the United States to be used as
police force to keep the peace
at the polls at any election held
within any State. In his speech
Oh the pending amendment Gen.
Ewing, of Ohio, very clearly IL
Illustrated the inconsistency of
the Republicans in denouncing
the practice of putting riders on
appropriation bills, and showed
that during twelve years of Re-
publican regime no less than 337
political riders had been tackled
on to appropriation bills. In
conclusion he declared that no
matter on which side the troops
might be used at elections, they
would be base instruments of the
party despot who sent them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
The Civilized Method.
[Cleveland Banner /

The New England method of
coercing voters into voting a.
gainst their own views and con-
yictions is called "the civilized
method of bulldozing;" in con-
tradistinction, we suppose, to the
rough and tumble method attrib
uted to the Southern Democrats.
Are we to understand from this
that it is better TO threaten to
starve a man and his family than
to threaten to shoot the man him.
self? Does civilization mean by
pocrisy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Hon. John M. Bright on Presidential
fG Candidates.
Nashville Evening Herald:

Nashville Evening Herald:]
In conversation with Hon.J no.
NJ. Bright, Representative of the
Fifth Congressional district, a
representative of the Herald
CLEANED the following informa-
tion from him relative to the
coming Presidential campaign:
.Reporter-Who, General, do
you regard as the strongest man
of the Democrats in the next
Presidential election?
Gen. Bright-Well sir, it is a
question difficult to answer; but
if the people want a man to rep
resent the protective tariff of the
country, he should be taken from
New England. If a man were
wanted to represent the money
or capital interest, he should be
taken from New York; but if a
man were wanted to represent
the general industries of the
country, he should be taken from
the West. 80 9ai..S
Rep-Who, then, General,w
likely be the candidate from
each of these sections of coun-
try?
Gen. Bright--From New En-
gland we have nine; from New
York ex-Gov. Seymour would
be the strong man. If from the
West, Thurman or Hendricks
would be the man. Either one,
with Potter from New York,
would be a safe ticket. As for
a man from the South, the idea
is not thought of at all by think
ing Democrats. Such a step
would but prove disastrous to
the whole Democratic party.
AT this jlincture the Herald
representative left, after thanking
the General for the information
he so kindly impaired.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Weaker Than He Was.
Wheeling NV. Ya.A Register. |

Wheeling Wv. Va) Register,
That Dir. Tilden is a far weak
er candidate in 1880 than he was
in 1876 is no fault of any man
who now supports him and would
prefer him above all others. The
Democracy must take things as
they find them. This country
travels very fast. The universal
desire to avenge the wrong per-
.petrated against Mr.. Tilden in
the count Of the electoral vote, by
re-clecting him to the Presidency.
has become secondary in foul
years to other considerations,
The Democratic party has moi
cooled off. 1t has become poll
tic. 1t has determined that the
supremacy of the party is more
important than the supremacy
of any individual.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Condensed News.


Boston was given its name 249
years ago.
The Tennessee State Repub-
lican Convention met in Nash
willie yesterday.
The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf
and GalIaiin Examiner are for
John w. Clarp, of Memphis, for
Governor.
Crop reports from Alabama
are to the effect that they are
several weeks behind last year.
The weather is unreasonable.
A man by the name of Sam.
Sweezcr, of st. Paul, Ind, died
last Thursday Of trichena. His
and another family is infected
with the terrible disease.
Reports from localities in Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky say there
was a heavy frost Friday night,
which, it is feared, injured the
wheat crop.
In the pigeon shooting match
at St. Louis between Capt. Be-
Igardus and Fred Erb, the former
won, killing eighty-six out of
Icne hundred birds to Erb's eigh-
.[ty-three.
John Davis while riding on q
hand-car on the Panhandle
road, Saturday, near Steubenville
Ohio, was overtaken by a pas
senger train and killed. Five
others jumped off and escaped
The visible supply of grain il
the States and Canada on the dates
mentioned was: April 9th, 81 ],
f941 900 bushels; April 18th, 40,
951, 900 bushels; April 10th, 4 A,
276.000 bushels; April 3rd, 45,
041, 900 bushels.
5 A resolution was offered in tn
} House Monday looking to the fl
1 nal adjournment of Congress o.
: May 30th. The Republicans ar
: quite anxious to get through be
fore the Chicago Convention, am
are caucusing to bring it about
1t is said that a vein of silve
ore has been found in Dicksol
: county, Tenn, two miles east Of
/, White Bluff, ON the N olthwester1
! Railroad. The ore has been pro
. nounced to be very rich by min
: eralogists. 1t is also stated tina
a company is organized with
! capital of $780, to begin worl
soon.
n A Scott county correspondent
y of the Knoxville Republican say
!, that Abraham Skunk, a well
/ known citizen of our county, Z
J. years of age, departed this lif
It Isome days ago. He stated 0
: his death bed that he had bee
e married three times, and ha
e killed two wives and one sol
Y and he had to eat fire and brim
stone and be tormented foreve
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Horatio Seymour.

There is one man who can BY
a single word healthe discussions
in the Democratic party and u
mite it for the necessities of the
approaching national campaign.
Ills reputation is as stainless as
Il child's, his ability commands
universal respect, his learning is
profound and his experience has
been long and varied. He has
never authoritatlyely declined
the nomination for the presi-
desey and must therefore be re-
garded rs candidate. He would
sweep New York State like a
whirlwind and would carry, the
nation by a clean and handsome
majority. He is identified with
no factions or personal interests,
and would awaken a deep and
spontaneous enthusiasm such as
mo Democrat has called forth
since the days of "Old Hickory
His name is Horatio Seymour.
Let him utter the word eyes, .
and every sound Of discord will
be hushed.
Men very frequently seem made
for some great emergency in po-
llitical affairs. Such was the case
with William III, Chatham
Washington and jackson, and
such we believe to be true Of
Horatio Seymour. He is the mai
at the present time who by say
ing to the discords of the Demo
cratic party, "Peace, be still,
can quiet the angry and threat
ening dissensions of the party
and unite and revivify it for tin
pending great struggle. To hin
, Democrats look and appeal. vii
he disappoint them? He is to
| day in as good physical condition
: as ever, and his matured intellec
will qualify him for the dutie
: of the presidency. He woul'
: bring the country back to con
: stitutional and conservative path
5 and cover himself and the natiol
{. with honor by his administrator
acts.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
An Earnest Anti Grant Republican.

wheeling wv. Va Intel1gencer-rep.l
1t is row quite evident that
the National Convention called
to meet on the 9th Of May at St.
Louis, to protest against the
third term movement, is going to
be a very important and also a
very large gathering. One very
plain-spoken individual, who will
probably be a member Of that
convention, is ex-Congressman
Hurlburt, of Michigan. He
writes as follows as. to the pro-
9ramme he and his friends intend
to pursue as to the third-ter1n is
sue: eve should be glad to see
it (the third-telm movement) DC
feated in the Chicago Convention
for the sake Of the party; but if
not, we viii do our patriotic du-
ty at the polls, and bury it so
deep that it will never be resur-
rected. We love the Republican
party, but if it must be sacrificed
to defeat this diabolical scheme,
letit die. Country first and PAR
ty afterward,' is the motto of
Michigan Republicans"