The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-25

Thursday, March 3Ist, 1881, at u o'clock
} P. NJ, for the purpose of electing three del
! egates from each Of the following wards
first, second and third wards.--to attend ths
City Convention to be held at the court houss
on the I'd day of April, for the purpose o.
nominating officers for the city and one Jus
tice of the Peace. We hope all good citizens
win attend the caucuses this year, 50 that il
can't be said that our eaucuses are packed
BY any man or set Of men. Tax payers. you
ought to turn out and attend the primaries
We think it is duty you owe yourselves to
be on hand promptly at u o'clock, P. NJ,
First Ward-At the council room.
Second Ward-At engine house No. 8.
Third Ward-At Durkee school house.
By ORDER OF THE CRY COMMITTEE.
We are adding several fonts of the latest
styles OF type to our already extensive assort-
ment, and are prepared to do anything in the
line Of printing. from the smallest card to the
largest poster, in q manner eqaaI. if not
superior, to any other Office inKenosha. and
at prices as low as the lowest.
Marty German, Of Waukegan, who recent
ly broke Jail there, was arrested In Chicago
last week, and brought back to Waukegan.
He was indicted by the Grand Jury for as
sault With intent to commit rape and imme-
diately brought to trial. The clse was begun
at noon on Thursday. The evidence was
quite conclusive, and the jury, after consid.
ering the case for short time, returned q
verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment at
two years in the penitentiary.
The last of the course of Illustrated Lee.
lures by Judge Van Wyck occurred on FIJI
day evening of last week, and all present
unite in naming it most delightful and in
structive one. "0ur own South" free from
all political relations, was the subject. Dur
ing Judge Van Wyck's residence in the south
his attention was largely given to education
al and reformatory work, and to study of
the natural beauties and advantages of the
country as we'll as characteristics and needs
of oil classes of its people. To the very fine
representations of vegetable growths peculiar
to that soil and climate, and characteristic
| scenes of social life, were added views of
scenery which could vie with those of Switz-
erland in picturesque and unique beauty. A
lecture of this kind, covering SO new field,
with Judge Van Wyck's versatility of thought
and grace of expression, must prove every
where, as it did here, an extremely attractive
and successful entertainment.
Senator Harris has presented in the
Senate a petition from Mrs. Louise
Pollock, which had been presented
year before by General James A. Gar
field in the House, asking for an appro-
priation of $1,000 to pay rent and de-
fray all the necessary expenses, aside
from salaries of teachers, furniture,
ETC., of public kindergarten, in con-
nection with the public schools. The
petition was approved by the Superin-
tendent of Public Schools. KINDER
gorte'a Messenger, Syracuse, N. Y.
AS the citizens of Kenosha are quite
wide-awake at present on the subject
of improvements, &c, may not a " Free
Kindergarten" as a source of great
public benefit, be properly suggested as
a worthy claimant upon public atten-
ton? No truer, more faithful work
in this field has been done any where
than in Kenosha. Would it's merits be
better understood if presented by Gen.
James A. Garfield?
THE MUSICAL HERALD for March presents
an especially large table of contents, and is q
very sprightly and readable number. The
increased number of short editorials have
added materially to this result, as they are
pithy and contain food for reflection in every
line. The longer articles of this number are
Music Of the Future" (Morax), "Volun-
teers," Modern Instrumentation Second
paper), by Gotthold Carlberg, Work and
Play" with humorous illustrstions), and
I" Making Programme" by Louis C. Elson,
" History of Church Music" etc., etc. The
regular departments Of the paper, Church
and Sunday-school," Questions and An
swers," Music of the Future" " Musical
Mention" Foreign and Editorial Notes."
" Review of New Music" Schersando."
etc., are abundantly filled, and new one for
i" children and children's work " has been
added The music is by Hitler, vervoitte,
and List, and is in itself most valuable fea
ture. The awards OF the MUSICAL HERALD
prizes are contained in this number.
"The snow, the beautiful snow" has for
the last few lays gratifed the most aesthetic
in that regard; perhaps it has gone too far.
This piling "Ossa upon Pelion," until we
have mountain upon mountain of snow, has
taken from the ordinary winter scene all its
romance and beauty, and has created in the
hearts of the people feeling of discourage
ment such as they have rarely felt before.
On Saturday last quite early in the morning
snow storm set in, one of those damp,
heavy storms that stick to you, that pene-
trates your whole system and makes you
feel uncomfortable, do what you may to re-
sist the effect, and all day long crossed and
re-crossed the winged snow. The storm
continued through the night with unceasing
fury, and we found ourselves entirely envel-
oped in mass of snow, piled up in every
fantastic shape. 1t was Sunday morning,
but men were heard to say some words which
would be quite unbecoming the day, because
they were snow bound and could not get TO
church. Dreary, indeed, was the scene. A
Mr.. Vennor, of Canada, has predicted all
these storms. and they have miraculously
transpired as he has stated. Whether Mr..
Vennor is mo. e than ordinarily scientific
man or genuine prophet We do not know,
but if he has any control over the weather
we will venture to ask him to let us have
little respite, and that he will not disabuse
us of the old superstition that Friday is the
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