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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
Remarkable Devotion to a Little Girl.

About the year ITO an italian lady
named Fagniani went to London with
good introduction, and was received in
the first society. She was greatly adj
mired by the wits and men of fashion,
and, after time, went back to her own
country. In due course of time she paid
other visits, but, by-and-by, it became a
subject of remark that her little girl,
who bore the pet name of "Mie-mie,"
and not her mamma, was the object OF
devotion of two celebrated men about
town, the old Duke of Queensbury, "Old
O." and Mr.. Geo. Selwyn. The proceed
ings of the latter became, in course of
time, so extravagant and even ridiculous
as to excite the concern of his rational
friends. He adored this little creature
he wished to adopt OF buy her at a great
price he was wretched, almost to the
verge of melancholy madness, in her alb
sence, making vain appeals, and taking
every one into his confidence. All af-
fected to sympathize and-laughed at
him. He was, however, fortunate enough
to secure as his agent one of the liveliest,
wittiest and, perhaps, most disreputable
Of the free clergymen who then hung
loose upon society "-Parson Warner, a
rollicking, boisterous person, at the ser.
vice of any gentleman of condition. This
worthy agent was dispatched to Paris to
try and arrange matters, and, no doubt,
to tempt the Fagnianis with more hand
some offers. They began to wayer. Nine.
Fagniani had now another child, which
made the affair easier, The delighted
Selwyn could not restrain himself any
longer, and rushed over to Paris, really
hoping to conclude matters. But, after
tantalizing hopes and delays, the hapless
wit found that he was as far off as ever
from the accomplishment of his hopes.
The parents would not consent. Mr..
Selwyn remained lingering in Paris, his
woes and his mournful fate attracting
the attention of even the French, His
English friends, kept informed of all the
stages of the affair, affected to be indig-
nant. The miserable man was wasting
away-had lost his appetite; and the
weil-known English physician at Paris,
DR.. Genu, assured him that, if he gave
way any further to this infatuation, his
reason would go. The family, dreading
some outrageous step, at last thought it
better to come to terms. Within a few
days, strange to relate, all was happily
settled and in fortnight this wonderful
child was carried off in triumph to Mat
son, her floating admirers place in En-
gland. There she was Installed as queen
OF the place, under care of Miss Selwyn.
Every within Of hers was gratifed. She
was taken to Tunbridge, where she was
exhibited in coquettish Spanish hat
and lace. The rollicking Warner was
often hidden there and delighted his pat
ron by his devotion to the little thing.
In every letter was postscript adj
! dressed to his "little queen" and signed
''Your Snail" There she remained un-
til govt and dropsy and old age began
to overtake Mr.. Selwyn, who died
in the year 1871. Mie-mie inherited
933, 1000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANrNGs.

Seidenberg Il Co., wel-known cigar
firm Of New York and Key West, employing
800 men at the latter place, has made an as
signment. Their liabilities are believed to be
about 100000.
A negro revolt in Cuba was checked
by the execution Of several leading spirits at
Santiago.
About 800 acres of,ocoal mines In
Pictou county, Nova Scotia, are closed, and the
families Of the miners are threatened with
starvation.
Gen. Grant has given to Washing
ton correspondent his reasons for preferring the
Nicaragua route for an interoceanic canal to
that by the way Of the Isthmus Of Panama. 1t
is further north, out Of the region OF Gains,
and, lying along line of lower levels, can be
built at less expense. The General believes that
this canal, when in operation, will pay per
cent on al Investment of $50. 900, 900. IS
The Chilians have begun their long
expected advance on Lima They captured
Pisco on the 10Th Of November, and will move
thence upon the Peruvian capital. The dis
lance is 126 miles, and the march win be re-
sisted at every step.
Jay Gould has purchased Of Thomas
Allen, OF st. Louis, and II. G. Marquand. of
New York, $1,000 shares-a controlling interest
In the Iron Mountain railway. The money
discussed by. Gould in this purchaser said to
be $3,O0O,000. This new movement gives
Gould, as nearly as possible, complete control
of the Texas system of railroads, and secures
to the Iron Mountain road whatever is to be
gained by friendly alliance with hitherto-com-
peting lines, and saves it from the losses usu-
ally resulting from sharp competition.
The insatiate Jay Gould has gobbled
up two more railroads.&c. st. Louis and San
Francisco and the International and Great
Northern OF Texas.
The public debt Of Canada increased
sSs.0O0.000 during the last fiscal year.
Eight men of the crew Of the bark
Nile, from Quebec to Cardiff we're lost at sea
by the capsizing of the vessel.
An oil portrait of ex-Speaker Jona-
than TrumbuIl has been presented to the House
of Representatives by the General Assembly Of
Connecticut.
One of the heaviest snow-storms ex-
perienced in many years visited New York. New
Jersey and the northern part of Virginia last
week. Railroads were blockaded, locomotives
buried and great trees broken down by the
weight of the snow.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
A Montana Heroine.

One Of the guests at the Choteau
House is the heroine of frst-cla snake
story. While horseback riding with
female friend, the latter encountered
huge rattlesnake, which caused her horse
to stop suddely and refuse to proceed
further in the direction of the reptile.
The lady, however, dismounted, and
without waiting to procure a stick or
other weapon, she boldly approached his
snakeship, grasped him by the tail and
pounded the life out of him before he
had time to make an effort in his own
defense. The snake was over three feet
long and sported twelve rattles. The
story seems tough, but the lady who first
encountered the snake vouches for the
facts, and the heroine has the reptile to
show for her exploits. Benton On. III
Record.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24

Of brief duration, for, almost simultaneously
with thef cry for aid, they sank back, overcome
by suffcation from the smoke, and, within
twenty minutes from the time the alarm was
sounded, the walls crumbled and fell with q
crash. One small boy, whose name could not
be leaned, eourageously jumped from the fifth
story and, catching the telegraph wires, which
then gave war, sid down one of them, and
escapd with badly cut hands. John Malone,
agedi5 years, jumped from the fifth story.
stru& the sidewalk. and was almost instantly
killei. John Fields, employed as overseer
among the boys, jumped from the fourth story
and was picked up dead. John T. Berry
jumped from one of the upper stories
and sustained fracture of the spine. and
of both arms He viii probably die.
4 namber OF others saved their lives by leap
ing irqm the windows of the burning building.
but marty all of them sustained injuries more
or les severe. AS far as can be aseertained
tweny boys, if not more, We're roasted alive in
the re
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Louisville Courier-Jo.trnal pub
fishes the official popular vote for President,
derived from official sources. The footings are;
Hancock, lass, 49s Garfield, 4, 460, 249; Weav-
err, SO7.998; Dow, 1884 scattering, s,57s
total vote, 9,241, 4Ss. Garfield over Hancock,
6,751.
John Kelly has issued an address to
the Democracy of New York, in which he at
tempts to prove that Tlden treacherously COM
passed the defeat Of Hancock.
Senator Blaine is in favor of increas-
ing the number Of Supreme Judges to thirteen,
and Of appointing at least four Democrats.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.


A cargo Of Italians, among whom
smallpox was raging, arrived at New York
last week, Most of them re without money
OF change OF clothing. A thorough in
vestigation will DO made to learn whether they
are criminals or paupers exported under public
auspices.
Joseph Brown n Bros, wholesale dry
goods merchants, of New York, have failed,
with liabilities of $4,000.
Charles A. Burt, an Albany maltster,
shot Kate Smith, and then killed himself.
Albin III. Bailey, who for thirty-two
years has been connected with the Boston
Transcript, has passed from earth.
A woman named Ellen Moriarty has
Just died in New York at the age Of Ill years.
L. NJ. Myer, Of Augusta, Ga, was
robbed of $10,sO0 in sleeping-car between
Philadelphia and Jersey City.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague's bill for d.
vorce has been filed in Washington county. R..
l., fairgrounds being adultery, extreme cruelty,
and neglect to provide. II appears that the
Ex-Governor has surrounded Canonchet with
armed guards, and the Sheriff refused to serve
writ Of replevin for Mrs. Sprague's effects.
The case will be tried in February.
Foreign gold coin and bars to the
amount Of $6,151, 400 reached New York last
week.
The receipts of Sarah Bernhardt's two
weeks engagement in Boston were $4,000
Broadway, New York, has been sue
cessfuliy lighted with electricity.
Jay Gould predicts, as the cute ome of
The present speculative rage, one Of the greatest
financial panics in the history of the world.
Brooklyn had 15c cases of diphtheria
last week, fifty of which proved fatal
A delayed express train on the Penn
sylvania railroad ran intoa party of passengers
on the track at Bristol, fatally injuring four of
the number.
r. G. Walden, Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department of North Adams, Mass, has
been held to bail for attempts to burn the
town.
West.
The Omaha Indians have decided To
sell $4,000 acres of their reservation in North
eastern Nebraska, and have asked permission
TO send ten head men and two Interpreters to
Washington to arrange terms.
Two coaches of the Kansas City ex-
press train, on the Missouri Pacific road, were
thrown from the track, near Eureka, Mo-, and
about dozen persons we're injured more OF
less seriously.
Nobel Bennett, cooper, of Lawrence.
burg, Ind, has driven his blind daughter tc
the county poor-house, aftervainly edeavorine
to induce her to commit suicide.
Mary and Ludolph Torney, of Mil
waukee, have died from trichin@.
The State Grange of Indiana demands
that the Agricultural Bureau be raised to a
Cabinet portfolio, and that a national railway
law be enacted, 10 prohibit discrimination in
freights.
William Perdew, Of Leon, Iowa, drank
poison in mistake for whisky, and died.
Robbers ransacked the residence o.
Mrs. George Tod, at Youngstown, Ohio, carry
ing OF diamonds and iewery valued at 81, 600
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24

than the present system Of registration
The personal history of voters could be
put on the back of their respective pho
tographs-so much of it as relates to tn
birth, naturalization, etc. Voters could
all lie arranged In wards and precincts
as now, and, as a number is called and 3
ballot deposited, the voters picture
could be dropped into q separate box
prepared for that purpose.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24
4 Suggestion in Photography.

In view of the evil of repeating at
elections. fraudulent registration, and
SO on, San Francisco gentleman sug-
gests the use Of photography as a mat
ter of precaution and certainty. The ex-
pense, he says, would not be greater
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24

The following item is going therounds
Of the press: keep your eyes peeled
for Bland dollars whose eagle has eight
feathers in his tail; it is worth 81. Three
hundred were struck of, when it was dis
covered that it was impossible for the
American eagle to have eight tail feath-
ers, and stop was put to their coinage.
The present bird has seven tail feathers,
which is even worse, for twelve is the
proper number. It is a general rule, II
not one without exception, that the mum
Der of any birds tail feathers is even.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-24

Gov Foster has been prevailed upon
by friends to withdraw from the conte.t fo1
the Ohio Senatorship. This insures the cleo
ton Of Secretary Sherman to succeed Mr..
Thurman.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

Hon. Jas. A. Mckenzie introduced
a bill in Congress to enable the pro-
ducer to sell his tobacco loose to other
than licensed dealers, provided they
do not sell more than $1,000 worth in
one year. Ills speech upon the SUBJ
jcct was an able and exhaustive one
AMI but for its length we would pub.
iish II. Mr.. Mckenzie is the friend
of the people and is an earnest worker
for the interests OF his constituency
lie seldom occupies the time of the
House, but when he does he speaks to
the point. While other members arc
displaying their wit and oratorical
powers on unimportant bills, he
Ia working for his people at home
lie will be sent back, over all oppo'
sition.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11
Our Position.

We have stated again and again
the opinion we hold in regard to Mr..
Tilden. lie is not and never has
been our personal choice. We have
favored him because OF the principle
of vindicatiOn which the old ticket
ought to represent. We have stated
that we thought II best TO send dele.
gates uninstructcd to Cincinnati; and
If after consultation it be found that
Mr.. Tildeu cannot carry New York
why then we say and have said 4,
another man ought to DO nominated.
Hendricks would be our secord
choice because to some extent he
could carry the same ideas of gindi.
cation that Mr.. Tilden would. Next
to him We would like to see Thur.
man, Bayard, Seymour, Mcdonald OF
almost any statesman but we believe
it would be certain defeat to nomi.
nate q soldier. If soldiers are to be
chosen it should be Hancock and
Hampton as the representative men
OF the two armies. But we do not
believe we are ready 10 take q mill.
tary man. We want TO keep down
the old issues OF the war and they
would be revived with q military
man as the nominee. We want to
make the fight Oh the same issues as
fonr years ago. We want to make an
aggressive fight and put the Rcpub.
licans on the defensive. We want a
man who can win, who has won, Mr..
Tilden in our humble judgment is the
man. With the came issues. the same
ticket, the same battle cry Of re-
form, and the idea Of vindication in
addition. we ought to win. This is
our idea, not that we are an ardent
admircr OF Mr.. Tilden but from the
lcgic Of the situation. II, however,
in the opinion OF the National Con.
vention he cannot carry his State, we
want man who can. BE this under.
stood. We want the Kentucky dele.
gates 10 be friends Of Tilden bu, we
don't care TO see them instructed for
tho reasons above. This county, as is
the State, is for Tilden, but we don't
want delegates sent with positive in.
structions. We must win. II either
Mr.. Tilden or tho party must be sac.
rificed let It be the former by oil
means. Is that definite enough? We
hope we are understood.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

. The editor Of the Muhlenberg Echo
has stated several times that we made
the statement that nine-tenihs of the
papers Ofthe State were for Tildcn.
by reference to our files we find that
we stated some two months since
that q majority Of our State ex-
changes were for Tilden. This is the
foundation of the EchO's "ihree
black crows" story. We do not ex.
change with all Of the State papers,
but at the time we made the state
Inent mentioned above, a large major
ity Of the papers on our exchange list
were in favor of Tilden and If we are
not very much mistaken the Echo
itself is very recent convert TO the
opposition. We again say THAT nearly
all of the most influential papers we
exchange with are still for Tilden.
lie may not be nominated but he will
name the nominee. Mark that.
Some of the papers in the Echo's list
opposed TO Mr. 1'ilden have been Soon
verted" as suddenly as the Apostle
Paul was converted to christianity.
Perhaps the Echo 10 the an,i-Tilden
light from Heaven that dazzled their
eyes, and made them forsake Tilden
and join the followers of Protens.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11
BEVERLY.

| we are sorry Tor "Brat," and neve
like to abuse So old friend, but self
interest compels us to ask him I,
represent Garrettsburg and not Bever
ly. We infer from his letter week be
fore last that he lives on half wa,
grounds between the towns. separate,
by six miles, only. No ofens
Brat"
| May pic-nics are now in order, who
will get up one?
! We are having more rain than any
thing else this season. the farmers ar,
very apprOhensive about their wheat
The scarlet fever is still raging ia
this vicinity. Mr.. Robert Fosrd los
his little daughter, Sue, on Frida,
last. The other cases on his place are
recovering.
We are sorry to announce the deat
Of Airs. M. Z. Owsley, which occurred
at her home on Tuesday 4th at 19 A.
NJ. Mrs. Owsley was christian in
the true sense of the the word, and
was loved by all who knew her. Sls
was inferred in the family buryinp
ground at 2 O'Clock Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. d. B. Owslev was quite i'll fol
several days last week. but is up
again.
Mr.. Ben Coleman. we are glad to
learn is able to 20 about again, bnt he
il yet very feeble.
Mr.. l.. r. Aliens grocery has re.
ccivel fresh boom.
The recent protrscted meeting al
Locust Grove was quite a success,
there being over thirty accessions to
the church. The baptism took place
at pond on the farm Of the late Maj.
Z. NJ. Tandy. During the meeting
while MIR. j. 7. Stegar was on his
way to church, his horse took frigh;
and ran off. breaking his buggy 10
pcices. No one was hurt 80 far as
heard from. 0s
DR.. Eagar, OF Newstcad, Prof. J.W.
Rust, S. G.. Buckner and j. q. Wool.
drige from Hopkinsviile, and many
others from distance were in atten.
dance during the meeting.
Mr.. Robt. Owsley was absent the
greater part Of last week attending the
festivities connected with the Smith.
Henry nuptials.
Several weeks ago it was announced
in the community that a Greenback
club would be organized at the house
Of Mr.. j. j. Jones. but from some
cause il did not work, most probably
from a want of material. Judge Cook
or the Hon. Joab Clark will have t.
come down and make speech or two
before the Greenback cause will have
many advocates here.
MIR. r. Ii. higgins took his de-
parture for Texas on Monday the Bird
inst, for the purpose OF looking out ,
location for the colony Of emigrants
who will leave this neighborhood iol
that section next fall.
We understand that some negroe.
are endeavoring to Obtain license td
sell whiskey at, the striped bridge, .
point that is not considered to be tw,
miles from Liberty church on direct
line. Hope Judge Long will require
them to have the distance surveyed
before he grants them license TO sell.
There was Sunday school organ.
lied at Locust Grove church last Sun.
day week. They will meet at
O'Clock in the afternoon. We hop,
the people Of Liberty church will soor
do likewise. a
DR.. j. l.. Dulin will be married
soon, if he can get chance. w,
suggest that he advertise for wife.
| lar PIscKNEY.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11
GENERAL NEWS.

There has been decline in tie
price Of iron.
There are so Kentuckians in Van
aerbilt University.
The report that yellow fever was in
New Orleans has been officially denied
The indications are that $4,000
immigrants win land at New York
this month.
Senator Davis Of West Virginia
nsed to be brakcsman on the B. 4
q. Railroad.
The Governor Of Pennsylvania has
pardoned the election bribers, Kemple
and his gang.
A single mandatory in New York
is making 10000 pounds Of oleamar-
garinc daily.
Congress has made an appropria.
tion Of $4,000 for the improvement
OF the Kentucky and Biz Sandy
rivers.
Cox, the murderer Of Aston, at
Atlanta, Georgia, gees to the pcniten.
tiary for life.
Deacon Hale, Of Nashville. Mich,
was mobhed because he took second
wife within two months after the death
Of his frs.
A man has Just invented a chair
which can be adjusted to 5000 differ.
ent positions. 1t is designed for a
boy to sit in when having his haircut
Miss Eleanor May, daughter Of Gen.
NV. L. Sherman was married to Lieut..
A. NJ. Thackara of the U. S. Navy
on the 9TH.
The North Carolina Greenback,rs
met in convention at Greensboro last
week with only four delegates in at
tendance. The greenback party is
dead. Let it rest in peace.
Twin daughters of Mr.: B. w. Cor
nelson, of Cherokee county, Ga, are
represented to be so much alike that
even their parents can not tell them
apart except by some Distinguishing
mark in their dress.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

Sam Harrison of tho Henderson
Ne~s says he cannot attend the X,
+. A. We hope he may yet make ar
engagements to go as no is one of the
birds we want to see there. We have
never seen him but we know him
like q book from reading his paper
and want to grasp his hand aud say
like Gillipod and Col. Elevator
"Fcr-ionds ber-uthers." Besides we
want TO see him eat. Feeding the
animals 10 one of the most interesting
features of show to us.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

"A maiden oil forlorn," writing to
the Post. Disputch, deplores the great
scarcity Of men eligible for matri
inony In St. Louis That forlorn
maiden ought to visit Greensboro
once, and gaze upon the bachelor face
Of the senior editor. He has all the
qualifications = including age.-
Greensboro N d +.
She might visit Hopkinsville and
Elktoa and take look OF Bro. Bris.
tow and the writer also,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

Those opposed 10 Tilden say thai
he 10 not apostolic nominee-that he il
too dead 10 talk about. We can moi
see him In that light. II seems to us
that no will get the nomination Of
Cincinnati as certainly as the conycn.
tion meets. The people are for him
the politicians are against him, be.
cause he does not whisper in their
ears that he viii give them such and
such an Office, fat and no work, etc.
Princeton Banner.
This does not sonnd much like anti.
Tilden doctrine, Woodson; and yet il
we mistake not the Banner was in
your list of papers opposed TO lilden.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

The Legislature after session of
l2S days has adjourned. 1t will now
be in order for the papers that have
raised such howl about its hardness
TO look back over their work and con-
clude that they did right smart work
after all. Some important bills were
passed and some difficult questions
settled and upon the whole the body
was not below the average of those
heretofore.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

The Louisville Democrat wac the
first paper in the State TO come out
for Hancock. 1t has made a noble
fight for him and succeeded In gain.
ing q few other papers in the State
oyer to him, 1t is good fight in a
bad cause. Hancock own State
did not instruct for him and he has a
minority of the delegates. Ills little
boom is dead. Died a borning as 1t
were. Kentucky will not give him n
single county, unless things change
nightly. II there are half dozen
Hancock men in this county, we don't
know who they are. Come, come
brother Munnell don't waste your
time on "dark horses" Come out
for Tilden like man. We oil agree
that we will make our fight on the
fraud issue, and who but Tilden can
rightly represent the issue1 His
nomination is o party necessity.
Away with all nonsense and let us
unite, and charge the cohorts OF
adicalism with unbroken ranks and
victory will perch upon our banners
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-11

We have received the first number
Of Jno. B. Gaines new paper pub.
lished at Paducah, the semi.weekly
Enterprise. 1t is large we'll printed
and edited sheet and ought TO meet
with favorable reception in padu-
cab. We place It on our exchange
list with pleasure.