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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
A Prize Fighters Preparations for the
Ring.

How do you train p asked New
York reporter of noted prize-fghter.
"Well, l generally rise at daybreak,
and when I want to take sweat I
mufle myself up in heavy fannels, put
On heavy boots, take short, thick stick
and start off on two mile run, leaving
Dooney Harris, who is a little bit old, to
take care of my things at home. When
I get back [ am bathed and rubbed,
washed with q decoction of arnica,
borax and Jamaica rum, and battle my
face with white vinegar mixed with alum
and borax. Then lie down on my bed,
and after rest go down to breakfast with
an appetite. generally polish off two
mutton chops, four slices Of toast, four
fresh eggs, and bowl Of English tea.
After breakfast I rest, and then put on
heavy hannels for run of twelve miles
at ten-mile- AMI hour gait. 1 get an.
other good rubbing down, and dine on
roast beef Or leg of mutton or broiled
chicken, with greens, potatoes and toast,
bottle of Scotch ale, and calves foot
jelly and custard pudding to fill up with.
After IN hours rest 1 play with light
dumb bells, fight the bag, or kick foot
ball. At 5 p. m. start off on another
long tramp at an easy gait, and hammer
with my stick at every object I meet to
strengthen my wrists, SO that when I
fight I can save my knuckles and prevent
the small bones on the back of my hands
from breaking. After the afternoon s
|. walk it is generally supper time. Then
1 take sponge bath and rub down.
The supper is generally toast, Cruel,
port wine and currants, or boiled eggs
and tea. At 9 p. m. I go to bed and
sleep, with my trainer in the same
! room.
"You can't imagine" the bruiser add
ed, "the torments man goes through
in fitting himself for fight, but neither
can you have any idea of the glorious
feeling man has when he gets himself
in condition. 1t is impossible to get a
game man into bad humor when he is in
such condition. He feels risky and
colt-like, and wants to kick up his heels
or throw out his fist and hit man, and
have q good time"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
Sharp Roulette and Poker Players.

Tom Ochiltree tells story of Jew
out west, who bought all the privileges
at q country fair, and among others that
of having roulette table. He had an
ingenious mechanism worked by wire
stirrup beneath the table, with which he
could with his foot regulate the re-
volving wheel so as to make the ball
drop in black or red, just as it suited his
advantage. He had so much other bus
mess that he had to leave a brother
1sraelite in charge of the wheel. AS
luck would have it, there came along a
reckless man just then, who put down
about 5000 upon the red, and won. The
Jew came running up in great excite
ment, exclaiming with an oath to his en-
ploye:
s'Vat for you gif me away so for?"
'Don't hit me! Don't hit mel" said
the man behind the table. ''You must
excuse me, Isaac. my foot was asleep"
Another of Ochiltrees stories, that of
the poker player with the patent vest, is
worth telling. According to Tom, this
man cleaned out Texas, including Tom
himself and the late Col. Jim Major,
well known in Missouri. He beat every
crack poker player in the country, and
the natives were perplexed. Finally he
went away, and Tom began to think over
his tricks. He made up his mind that
the man had an improved method, ano
getting on his track, followed him up
and won his confidence. Then the poker
player confessed that he wore patent
vest, lined with delicate mechanism and
worked by wires leading to the toes;
that by dropping poor card into his
sleeve he could work up one to suit the
others that he had from the pastebOard
arsenal he had next to his shirt.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
Only One Newsstand.

There is only one newspaper in Ven
ice and one crier of papers in the streets,
and this vendor makes noise between a
yelp and bay-a sad but desperate
noise, as if his epiglottis had been struck
by lightning and he was about to expire
in mortal agony. bought Paris pa
per from him-about all he carries-but
it didn't seem to do him any good.
The saddest thing in Venice is the alb
senee of newspapers. I have never yet
seen one in the hands of anybody but a
traveller. The red-faced Venetian sits
lazily under the half-dra curtain that
takes the place of door to his shop,
waiting for customers, knowing nothing
of the world without; the women, bare
footed or in toe-slippers, shuttle and gos-
sip about; but no one has a newspaper
or book; the somber gondolier quar-
rels for an extra contesimi from his pas
senger. but he never heard of America
or of England, and has never read a
word even of his own language. All are
proud of Venice, even though she is but
the dowerless bride of the Adriatic proud
that she was once conquered by Napo-
leon; proud of the church and square of
st. Marks proud of the palace of the
Doges, with it's quaint Moorish-G Gothic
architecture proud, for aught I know, of
the Bridge of Signs, ga prison and a
palace ON each hand" which we trav-
ersed yesterday, and of the horrible ma
chinery of persecution underneath, run
ming down hundred steps into the
gloomy earth, where the early Venice
developed all that was devilish in man.
But Venice is bankrupt city, only half
fed, pauper of grass gewgaws and fill
gree, slowly returning, through gloomy
grandeur, to the quagmire from which it
sprung Venice (ItaEy) Correspond
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
The Isle of Content.

A speck in the ocean only is Pitcairn
island, or the elsie of Content" as it
is aptly called. Although only six miles
in circumference, it is inhabited by
ninety-six of the happiest persons in the
world. The island is situated in de-
lightful climate about 1900 miles west
of the northern coast of South America.
All the tropical fruits grow there in
abundance. The inhabitants form an
English colony, and live simple, happy
life, undisturbed by the strife of the
world around them. Money IS practi-
cally unknown to them. The one mag
istrate on the island has sinecure, for
there are no disputes, and lawlessness is
unknown. Each man has his own house
and land. The life is communistic, in a
way, for all are socially equal, and share
their goods with ca h other when one
becomes needy. Shoes are seldom worn
by the women. The children, when
only few years old, learn how to swim,
and tumble around in the breakers with
out fear of danger The people are
religious, and worship in little church,
some one of their number reading the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

In 1879, after the Ohio Republican
State Convention met in Cincinnati, we
wrote to General Garfield, telling him
that his style of speaking, particularly
the using of his left hand, reminded US
so forcibly of our editorial predecessor,
Selucius Gar6elde, that we were curious
TO know their relationship, if any. He
replied as follows, from Washington
City:
]. G. CRADDocK, PARIS, KY.-Dedr Sir: In
answer to yours of the 30th Of Ji8y, have to
say that Selucius Garfeldeand I are descended
from the same stock. though have been I'M
able to trace our exact relationship, which is
distant. / did not know that he was left
handed but am the left-handedest man you
ever saw. Very truly yours,
J. A. GARFIELD.
Selucius GarfeIde (his name closed
with an e emigrated from New Eng
land to Kentucky, and became noted
here as law or constitution maker, oc-
casonal preacher of the same church as
James A., editor, and Democratic State
Electoral debater. In 1857 he went as
Register of Lands to Washington Terri
tory, but since the war has twice served
as Republican Delegate to Congress
from Washington Territory, he now
being, we believe, located in Washington
Characterization.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
A Venitian Bath,

One Saturday, when the ladies were
taking their tea at Nottingham, they
were startled by seeing o naked mai
lodging about from tree to tree on thu
opposite bank. Soon policeman ap
preached him, and it was discovered
that he had been bathing from a boat
and, finding himself unable to get baci
to it, owing to the stream, had preferred
ouraging the proprieties of being
drowned.
The same thing occurred to me al
Venice. / had room on the GROUND
floor in hotel on the Grand Canal
About / o'clock III the morning every
thing seemed quiet, and it occurred tC
me that [ should like to battle; so
jumped into the water from my window,
Having swan about for some time, ]
thought ] would return to the hotel.
What was my horror to find that an Eng
lsh family-papa. mamma, and five
daughters-lad established themselves
on the steps of the hotel. There was nc
help for it, SO calmly landed and, bow
ing respectfully to the ladies, regained
my room. The next day / sat opposite
the family at dinner. They told me
what had occurred, and / deeply sympa-
thized with them in their indignation
against those "horrid and digusting'
Italians. Truth.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Samuel A. Green, Republican, was
elected Mayor of Boston, over Albert Palmer,
Democrat, by $50 majority in vote of $1,000.
II. H. Riddleberger was nominated for
United States Senator by the caucus of Read
juster members of the General Assembly, at
Richmond, Va. He received the unanimous
vote
Two men, James Walker and Thomas
Bcgy, we're killed and three others were wound
ed at Deadwood, Oak. Ter, by the falling Of q
shelf of cement in the Esmeralda.
The Indians in the Pembina mount
aims are said to be starving because their sup
plies are cut off by the quarantine regulations.
Gen. J. H. Martindale, formerly At
torney General of New York, died recently at
Nice France.
There was an earthquake on the north
shore of the Island of Arran Gin the Firth of
Clyde, Scotland), which threw thousands of
fish dead upon the beach.
The creditors committee of the A. W.
Sprague estate have published statement
showing the total liabilities to be So, 912, 872,
and the assets SIS, 242, 431.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

DOMESTIC ITEMS.
East.


Alexander Boyden, the inventor of
malleable iron, who for many years has been in
the almshouse at Foxboro, Mass, passed away
at the age OF 81.
William +. Weld, for many years one
Of the most prominent merchants Of Boston,
and largely interested in the Alton, Burlington
and other Western railroads, died at Philadei
phia He leaves $4,000, 900 to widow and
four children. He built Weld Hall ct Harvard
College, az a cost of 100000.
William and Addison F. Burns have
been convicted at Clarion, Pa, on the charge
of uttering forged titles to Missouri lands The
Burns brothers are said to have been the most
extensive dealers in fraudulent titles in the
United States, and to have amassed $500, 900 by
the transactions. Their conviction was diff
cult matter, because Of their wealth and social
position.
The rolling mills of Graf, Bennett &
Co., at Benefits Station, near Pittsburgh, en-
ploying upward of 1000 men, were destroyed
by what is believed to have been an ncendiary
FIRE. The loss is 100000, and the insurance
$4,000.
Col, John w. Forney died of Bright's
disease Of the kidneys at his Philadelphia home.
He was unconscious for two or three days pre-
ceding his demise. Col Forney had passed bis
Gath year.
Within three years New York has
doubled her commerce with Southern ports.
The Savannah line alone runs two passenger
and four freight steamers each week.
West.
Ex-COngrt ssman Henry B. Banning,
died at his home near Cincinnati, of hemor-
rhage caused by gunshot wound received DUR
ing the war.
A frightful accident occurred in
Pfester & Vogels tannery, Milwaukee. Five
employees took their places on the elevator,
when the iron rope slipped ON the drum and
the elevator descended about forty feet at
frightful rate, striking on the floor with thud
that shook the entire building. Four of the
unfortunate passengers were killed. the fifth
nairSculously escaping.
The packing house of Rose & Broth
ers, in Kansas City, took fire from the bursting
of n lard tank and was entirely Quilted, the loss
being $50, 900.
South.
Frank Hall was hanged at Little Rock
for the murder of Paul Sanders, negro.
A Nashville (Tenn.) lawyer, j. J. Ver-
trees, shot State Senator Smith, because the
latter had called him liar in the Senate.
Leonldas Triplett and Arthur Davis
had fight at Warrenton, Va. Davis got Trip
Iett's head under his arm and deliberately blew
out his brains.
Oscar A. Rice, the tlefaulting revenue
collector at New Orlegns, pleaded guilty to en-
bezzlement. He WAS fined $4,000 and SEN
fenced to tive yeurs at hard labor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
Treading the Wine.Press

The passage in the Bible supposed TO
have been prophetical OF the suffer,ngs
of Jesus have trodden the wine.
press alone, and of the people there
we're none with me"-is said to be in
conformity with the Eastern custom of
expressing the juice of the grape with
the naked feet. If we can believe a
travellers tale, such custom appears to
be still observed in the wine-producing
districts of France. The Germantown
Telegraph says: "A gentleman Of this
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

Archdeacon Parnell, clerical Secre-
tary OF the Episcopal Synod of Canada, is a
defaulter zor $4,000 and has resigned.
The Grand Trunk managers have
butt sixmonster locomotvesand imported some
English engineers, and threaten to run trains
from Montreal to Chicago at the rate of sixty
miles per hour, including stoppages.
Hugh Hayvern, who murdered fell
low-convict in the penitentiery at Montreal,
named William Salter, was executed inside the
prison walls on Friday. He acknowledged his
guilt and was resigned to his fate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
POLITICAL POINTS.

Ten changes in the clerical force of
the Hovse of Representatives have been made
r. W, Austin, of Tennessee, was made deputy
doorkeeper J. r, Popham, an active worker
for Malone, got the superntendency of the
folding-room r. L. Hancock, of North Caro-
lima, was appointed Superintendent of the
document-room, and George McNar was adj
vanced to the Assistant Postmastership.
On the average, there are five appli-
cants for each of the 800 Presidential pest
offices now vacant.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

city, who was in the wine-producing
districts OF France some time ago, and
saw the process of making cIarets, says
that the juice is still expressed by
tramping with the feet, and that he
saw some of these tramps leave the
watts in which they were employed and
cross a muddy road to get their dinner
without covering their feet, and on their
return jump into the watts again with
mud clinging to them. We suppose
they depend upon the fermentation
throwing off impurities, but it Is not re-
assuring to think about. Food and
Health.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

In Bavaria private in the army ap-
piled to the ,balky horse of an officer the
eplthet, You 'villianous beast" and
was sentenced to three days imprison-
ment for unbecoming behavior toward
an officers horse.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

A MUSICAL young friend of ours, wish
ing to bespeak his mistress sttention to
the suppiiant posture he had taken up
at her feet, sang with thrilling effect this,
his earliest exercise "Dora, me foI
solace do see. "-Londo7a Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

sefvics Of the Church Of England and
preaching every Sunday. They are
Jealous in succoring ship%rGEkad slil-
ors, and seem, on the whole, to lead ;uI
ideal life of quiet and contentment.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

THE London Spectator says Genus
protects itself. The Spectator has
probably heard of the purchase we lately
made of self-cocking revolver, - Te.ros
SiftinQS,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
Additional ParticuIars-The Death
ROll Reaches Neatly a Thousand.

EOn K&edCEAeS Nearly IL AMOuSaH0s
Vienna dispatches of the 18th state "the of.
fetal list gives the number of the missing as
GIT. 80 far, $50 bodies have been recovered.
The Hebrew dead we're conveyed to the Jewish
portion Of the cemetery. The scenes at
the graves were painful to witness.
The ruins of the theater were surrounded
by crowds of people to-day. The work of
remUal of the debris was resumed. 1t is
feard hundreds more of bodies will be found
in TIE blocked-up passages The Captain OF
the ire brigade states that all the inside of the
theater is a heap of human bones and charred
remains. The attitude of the dead is of the
stranest character. Some men were found
gras5ng each others throats, the nails of their
fngGs being imbedded in the flesh.
Some show self-ipficted mortal wounds,
whis several children were found in the
pit hat had been thrown from the galleries by
then frantic mothers. Further inquiries as to
theorigin of the fire stablish the fact that the
persons intrusted with the duties of fremen on
tho stage ran off affrighted at the first blaze.
One even tumbled headlong from the 'fies'
to the stage-foor. and another, who had charge
of the gas, thinking that an explosion had oc-
suned, or would occur. turned off the
gas at the meter, plungiDg the theater
into total darkness until it became
Illuminated with the blaze of the confagration,
There was wire-gauze curtain ready to be let
DOM in clse of emergency, and supposed to be
attended to by special mechanic, well drilled
in his duties. Had this curtain been lowered,
it is probable every person in the theater would
have escaped. But either the attendant could
net find the key to the apparatus-box, OF he
WAS also seized with the panic. In one
passage of the theater, without an outlet, forty
persons lost their way, and, being unable TO re-
turn, were suffocated. The Reichsrath has
voted ESQ, 900 for the sufferers by the fire. The
general relief fund amounts to $4,000 dorins, Of
which the Emperor subscribed one-half. Sui.
tides caused by grief at the loss of atives and
friends II the fire are common. The number
reported by the police az missing amounts to
ti5G The Government has ordered that two
policemen shall 90 to each theater an hour
before the commencement of the performance
to see that all proper precautions have been
taken to guard against fire"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16

IF God is on your side, you need not
fear all the combined powers on earth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-01

pryP ,Lo Oct 3l-CArrIK-R Receipts to-day, leo head,
t,tal .crA thus far head tine a5t week;
5JUu consigned through .O' cars MAJ set Hh and
uuchange very frw AMI Extra steers here; Extra
tera 1noabe choice 10, - sOr5 v5 sales u
lar Ia ,sun Shi pcrs bJOsj Good shippers, - 90
- m Light Hurhcrs - - afi 6O Cows and Helers, ~ -
n, II ~ Feeders and Western . iOdr Can
ala - IJGs4 rat Bu - 20 -: stock do, ~ 9O9
S-tfEP AND LAMBs-Receipts to-day. $500 head total
for week mus Ar. 500 head. same time last week.
BOUO consigned through ears market get DuyeLs
trnng doS uN a le" safes ran 70
Good W.sirfu sheep - zoo - % Choice, - Aod%i 3D.
N..f.f lmns several loads reuIiH unsno
Receipt, OOu head tota Tor week thus FAR
l. 600 head last week, 900; oOnaignei
through a caT- demand nj prices higher OieflhKs
a. ury OF good quality sales o 0ool 10 Choice Workers az
&rrt 20 Light 80 a.. Coil Medium NtlRhtS % 20
a., .;n. Gaud Heavy 81 6OaS6 90. FigS $3.50 80
enc eco OCT Jl.-hOtr- EecePtH, 1880 hrad; mar.
L., .o. vt,I and Unchanged; Light >, - ~ 10 Nike
~ t54ts6 ~ Cu.ls and GraEscTs. - dtb - 100 - 4,
Ir,futt $40 mead; shipmeltA L1uO hslui nc
U,pd I,tlr and narLet -teaaer but unchAn-t E1port
81 50 1j choice Shplnr $50 - L , IN
e. - sork slyes JOa I'll per head: IlIongh Texans
:. as 60 northern kangcrs :" "oGt4 49, Ioiof"a"
EFerslpiA 600 hest shipments 1900 head Good
London bil a. Liverpool report tAe
r1t 0V ana rciA; hest american, lac. canadian. l3c,
81 Louis oct 3IliuGa Held higher on Sht SUI '. nut
~ vance established very Light Sh ping. 3 lUe - 90
ca 20 % receipts 55'O head slhpi1eHt 3oOD heid
CArrtF. .cspt> 500 head; shipments. 1870, Butcher
C1-tlr and r.. b. cool demand and prices lUd
l5c the range on light supply shipping ltr
osa and elits - sOa - 90 Grass T. - Od - 90
uuIk o r, u I5a - %, -tockers AMI Feolers slow
~nr- rcrpis 1900 head; good dnlnd Tor Dest grades
Par Choice. - 2jaSl % Fancy, a oO"*I 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-01
aIs 5o sarlnr sle 7sssI1 90 petro!sm nominal wis:

slo ou opfln2, ~ib lJ05lf Oh petroleum
koy. quie western ~ IL
ST LOUIS, Oc a1.Flour dun and lower; Treble Extra
81 5o@sg l0 Family SO 5o@sG IS; Choice e Fancy 81 s o
~ 50 Wheat uuse 6to and lower. No Red Fa ~ Sylt
cash; 81 - asked November; 81 4lit December; u .
JSnuly 81 a. February; sales al 81 so November; 81 -
lctelaer 81 41 January; I 80 February 81 30 all ire
year. No do, 81 3O No DO 81 %. Corn lied aud
lover 30 6c cash and November; 653c DecemDer 81 c
January ~ he Nay oats slow at tic cGsh and NOvembr
4oe December; 4ll1c January, Rye lower ~ o. Bar
ley nOmnay unchanged. Pork dni; joblnQ at 81 -.
Bulk Meats lover shoulders 81 81 Clear iih 50 10 Clear
sides ~ 90 Bacon dun; Shoulders Soc Clear rib lo2oc
Clear Sides lO3c Brtter and Eggs nOmnaly unchane ed
Wnskey quiet at a ~ Receipts-Flour bbl Wheat
49, 90 BUSH Corn, 1880 bush, OATS 1900 Bush Rye
1000 BUSH Barley 5000 bu H. shipment s-F10ur, 900
bu-h; Wheat $1,000 bush; Corn 1900 BUSH oats. 5000
BUSH; Bye. 1910 bush.
TOLEDO Si-N opened steady closing easier No.
spot and November, II 3i2 December 81 S77s; lu
uary, 81 -. Corn easier High Mixed. 6Cc. No. p spct
642c iei November 6Saic. December 6ie.i May 7Oe
At the close: Wheat easier no. Red spot 81 $4ia bid,
81 35 asked November 81 49, December 81 80 al the
year, ~ 3j4 GsAeli Jangary 81 49i Corn quiet and
weak 80 spo $3.50 bid "a Pc asked Noyem2er 55e
GC, ASKED May lie o9tS dun 90 ? spot and oetGS or
BUSH oats, $500 bush. shpments-Wheat $4,000 bush'
Corn. soon basin; Cats.
wiLMxGroS, y. e., oct. $spirits OF Turpentns firm At
5Oi2c RO5in qust and steady at - % for strained ana
e 10 for Good Strained Tar arm at q TO- Crude uIP.a
tine, stcaY at - for Hard - % for yellow DIP - 90 for
Virgin (inferiOr. Corn unchanged.