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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Bishop Ireland, of st. Paul, has for
hidden Roman Catholics in his diocese
to act as saloon-keepers. - hlcago
Nea0s.
The tablet to the memory of Edgar
Allen Poe will be completed in Florence,
Italy, and sent to this country next Sep
TENDER, when it will be given a place in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
York.
George Bancroft, the historian, is
expected to preside at the centennial
celebration of the founding of the Ex-
eter IN. Ii. J Academy, next June. DR..
StebbinS, of San Francisco, will deliver
the address.
Mr.. Samuel Reed, an old resident of
Washington, was told recently that the
condition of his wife, who had been i'll
for some time, was serious. The intel
ligence greatly agitated him and he soon
died from the shock.
The wife OF Bishop Simpson, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, has
presented the new Methodist Church
on Garfield avenue, Long Branch, a
handsome organ in honor of the church
being called ter her husband IN. Y.
Sum-
John G. SAKE. the poet, is still an
invalid at his sons home in Albany.
His disease is neuralgia, accompanied
by chronic dyspepsia, causing mich
pain and physical emaciat on. His
mind, however, is I'm impaired, and he
reads much and talks as brilliantly as
ever.
Captain Mayne Reid, the writer OF
boys books, is wing on farm of sixty
acres IN Herefordshire. HIS farm is his
hobby, and gives him a handsome liv-
ing. Captain Reid still has an income
from his books. He walks on crutches,
one of the old wounds he received in
Mexico having reopened and famed
him.
Mark Twain failed to answer a let
ter written to him by SERGEANT BalIan-
tine. After waiting a reasonable time,
the latter was so eXasperated at not re-
ceiving an answer that he mailed Twain
sheet of paper and postage stamp,
as gentle reminder. Mr.. Clemens
wrote back on postal: Paper and
stamp received; please send an en-
velope."
DIR. G. H. F. Peters, Director of the
Observatory at Hamilton College, has
devoted the labor of twenty-five years
to his system of sidereal charts, twenty
sheets of which he has now finished.
Each sheet is sixteen by twenty-four
inches in size, and on each are marked
from 2, 500 to $500 telescope stars, the
mapping being carried to stars Of the
fourteenth magnitude. something never
before attempted.
An ex-cashier Of a bank in Law
renee, Kan, died the other day in Kan
sas City. The latter end of the man
was pitiable. Driven penniless into the
streets, about ten years before h 5
death, by the banks collapse. to VIII ch
he had in part contributed, he first
maintained his old style of elegant liv-
ing by means of borrowed money, then
fell. step by step, inbrespectability, be-
coming a chronic mendicant, void of
energy, ambition and self-respect. For
a long time he was a familiar object in
the streets of Kansas City, earning a
livelihood by peddling pencils and
sweeping out saloons. The last act IN
his unhappy history showed Alfred Nc
MILAN dead in his bed. = Chicago Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
From Washington:

Up to the 18th the total issue of gold GER
titlcates was sos, $40 $40, Of which amount
SAC, POS, $50 were in circulation, and $19,311,-
400 were still In the Treasury.
THE Government attorneys on the 18th
withdrew the charge Of conspiracy preferred
against Dickson, of Star-route notoriety.
THE bill for the relief Of Fitz-John Porter
as passed by the Senate on the 18th, Eau
thorizes the President to nominate and, with
the advice and consent of the Senate to app
point Fitz-John Porter, late Major General of
United States Volunteers and Brevet- Brig
adier-General and Colonel of the army, to
the position of Colonel in the army of the
United States, of the same grade aud rank as
were held by him at the time of his dismissal,
and, In his discretion, to place him on the re-
tired list of the army as of that grade, the re-
tired list being thereby increased in number
to that extent; provided, said FitzJohn
Porter shall receive no pay, compensation or
allowance whatsoever prior to his appoint
ment under this act.n The following is the
vote by which the bill was passed
Yeas-Barrow, Beck, Brown, Butler Call,
Camden, Cameron pa, Coclxrel Coke, Davis
CIV Va,), Farley, Garland, George, German,
Groome, Hampton, Hoar, jackson, Jonas,
Eon. Pugh Ransom, Salisbury, Sewell, Slater,
Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walker-33
,1T M,GgS'-AlIdl1eh Anthony, Blair, Cameron
Edmunds, Frye, Hale, Harrison Hawley, Hill
ingalls,, Kellogg, Logan, McDill, Mcmillan,
Miller 0al:l Miller IN. W, Morrill,, Platt,
Plumb. Rollins SAWYER, Windom-2z
The following pairs were annonnced ALI
son with Bayard Grover with Van Wyck,
Harris with ingalls,, Johnston with Mitchell
Pa;h Lapham with Mcpherson, and Williams
with Saunders.
THERE were 262 business failures in the
United States and Canada during the seven
days ended on the 18th, an increase of 38 over
those of tho preceding week
Mr., INGALLS, introduced bill in the SEN
ate on the 18th for the purpose of determin.
ing the existence of the inability of the Pres
ident to discharge the powers and duties of
his office 1t provides tht whenever two
heads of departments shall state in writing to
the Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court ofthe
United States that the President is unable to
discharge his duties, the Chief-Justice shall
lay the matter before the court, where the
question will be decided, and if inability is
found to exist, ths Vice-President shall be
notified to assume the duties of President
The celebrated sculptor, Clark Mills, died
In Washington on the 18th.
AT twenty-five leading clearinghouse in
the United States the exchanges for the week
ended on the 18th we're 5000, 5S1, 997, against
$lO0l, S32, 892 for the week previous
1T has been decided by the Secretary of the
Interior that the lands in Bitter Root Valley.
Montana, are not subject to the grant of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. This land is oc-
cupied by settlers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
NEWS OF The WEEK.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
xLVIIth Congress.

THURSDAY, January lin the Senate the
bill for the relief of Fitz-John Porter was
passed, with an amendment providing that
no pay or allowance prior to reinstatement
shall be granted. Consideration Of the Tariff
bill was resumed. In the House the resolu-
tion calling on the President for statement
Of the amount expended on river and harbor
improvements since the beginning Of the
Government was reported back from the
Committee on Commerce and adopted. The
Shipping bill was further considerel, and Cand-
ler's free-ship amendment was agreed to by
lbs to 104
FRIDAY, January PA bill was intro
1uced In the Senate by Mr.. ingalls, to provide
aor determining the existence Of inability in
tho President. Amotion to take up the Tariff
bill caused sharp discussion, and the motion
was withdrawn In the House bill was re-
ported authorizing the Southern Pacific,
Chesapeake 81 Ohio, and connecting roads to
form altrans-continental route. The Shipping
bill was taken up, the section exempting from
State taxation vessels engaged in the foreign
carrying trade was stricken out, as were also
the drawback, free-ship and freematerial
provisions, and the bill was passed.
SATURDAY, January 13.-Mr ingalls, intro
duced bill in the Senate for the appoint.
ment of seven Commissioners from civil life
to investigate and report on the subject Of
railroad transportation, at a compensation of
ten dollars per day and travelling expenses.
The Pension ($86, SIS, 0OO) and the Fortifca-
tion ($325,0OOJ Appropriation bills were
passed in the House. The Speaker presented
a letter from the Clerk, calling attention to
the necessity Of making some provision for
Che increased representation in the next Con-
gress.
MONDAY, January 15.-Petitions were pre-
scented in the Senate for measures to pre-
vent the spread of smallpox by immigrants
and ag linst the passage Of the Bankrupt
law. After speech in favor Of the Agr-
cultural bill consideration of the Tariff bill
was resumed. In the House a petition was
presented from stockholders in the Centen.
NAL Exposition, asking for an appropriation
to pay the deficit. Bills were introduced to
convene the next Congress on the first Mon
day of March next and to allow newspapers
to be sent free through the mails to actual
subscribers
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
Foreign Intelligence.

In speech at Birkenhead on the 18th
Michael Davitt declared that the people of
Ireland had had enough of futile agitation,
and were going to fight it out this time.
GREAT damage was still being done by the
floods in Austria on the 18th. Eleven houses
at Grau had been demolished, and the entire
village of Ratahaza had been swept away.
Refugees were arriving at Raab in large num-
bers and in half-starved condition. The
whole Rhine valley was frozen over. Through
out the flooded districts of Hungary there
would certainly be famine unless assistance
was prompt.
A RECENT storm at Vera Cruz, Mex, de-
stroyed several vessels, unroofed houses the
works for harbor Improvements we're COM
pletely destroyed, and many lighters and
small craft were wrecked.
DURING last year, 175,41S immigrants ar
rived in Canada, of whom rs, 72S passed into
the United States.
TWAS reported on the 18th that Henry NJ.
Stanley had reached Congo with 5000 tons of
goods.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19

The Legislature of New Jersey was duly
organized on the 9th by electiug j. J. Gard
ner President of the 8 and Thomas
UConnor Speaker of the l. .. GAN
In New York recently Ass Alice Living
ston, sued a merchant named Henry Flem-
ing for breach of promise, was awarded S75,-
600.
THE failure of the Union Steamboat Com
pany of Boston, with a capital of 100000, is
announced.
WILLIAM RoBANUs, of New Haven, Conn,
the other day presented a supposedly empty
pistol at the head of his friend, Gottlieb Beck,
and demanded his money or his life. Upon
the latter replying that he had but a few
cents, Robanus pulled the trigger and Beck
fell, mortally wounded
AN association for the preservation of
Niagara Falls has been formed in New York.
1T was resolved at recent meeting of the
Democratic State Committee of Maine 10
make straight party nominations hereafter.
The wife OF Engineer Melville, at hearing
before Pennsylvania court on the 18th, tes
tilted that her husband was the first to place
glass Of liquor in her hand and to teach her
to drink.
was crossing the railroad track at Cohoes, N.
Y, the other night it was struck by the Mont
real express, and the horse was Instantly
killed and the young men were fatally in
jured.
A PITTSBURGH lettercarrier, named David
J. O'Leary, has been arrested for robbing the
mails for years.
TIE funeral of ex-senator Morrill, occurred
at Augusta, Me-, on the 18th, and was at
tended by the Governor and Council and
scores Of distinguished citizens of the State.
The convict who, some months ago, escaped
from Pittsburgh, Pa, and slipped over the
border into Canada was extradted by the
Dominion authorities on charge of feloni-
Gus assault, and imprisoned to serve out his
term for burglary. His friends in Canada
have induced Parliament to adopt a resolu-
ton to look into the case, alleging that his
extradition was brought about by fraud.
The Democrats of the Delaware Legisla-
ture on the 18th renominated United States
Senator Salisbury
A HAY-sTACK at Mansfield, Conn, a few
days ago fell over upon two sons of Milo
Balch, killing them both,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19

ONE OF THE MOST HOPEFUL SIGNS OF
the Temperance cause was the recent
convention of the Episcopal Church
Temperance Society in New York.
The movement of church so con-
servatiYe and of such wide in
fuence on the ruling classes is most
suspicious. The President of the Society,
DR.. H. G. Porter, spoke OF the way in
which the Church OF England had hither-
to kept aloof from the movement, as the
church in this country had been doing,
and related the story of man
who belonged TO an ancient family,
and who took great pride in contem-
plating his genealogy. On certain oc-
casion friend asked what this man
was doing. "Oh, he is sitting up with
the family tombstones," was the reply.
That, says DR.. Porter, is what the
Episcopal Church has been doing, ''sit-
ting up with the tombstones" Hon.
William E. Dodge, the we'l-known
Presbyterian philanthropst, was invited
to address the convention, and declared
that nothing had occurred in the last
fifty years which would so set forward
the cause of Temperance as the WORK
of the Church Temperance Society,"
Chicago AdUGnce.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
The Ostrich Kick,

When farmer goes into a savage
birds camp he takes with him a thorn
pole, with a branch or two of the thorny
bush left on the end. This is called
"tuck," and when the tuck is applied to
the ostrich's neck or head (his tender
points, he is almost invariably subdued,
and, after one or two efforts to escape,
bolts furiously off to the other side of the
camp, where he races up and down to
vent his baffled rage. If, however, the
bird gets near enough to his opponent to
give the so-called kick, he lifts his bony
leg as high as his body and throws it
forward with demoniac grotesqueness,
and brings it down with terrible force.
His object is to rip the enemy down with
his dangerous claw, but in most cases it
is the fiat bottom of his foot which
strikes, and the kick is dangerous as
much from its sheer power as from its
lacerating effects. 1t is a movement Of
terrible velocity and power, at all events.
Several instances may be mentioned of
herd-boys being thus either wounded,
manned, or killed outright. One case
occurred near CRAFT Reinet, in which a
horse had his back broken by single
blow. In this case the bird had en-
deavored to kill the rider, but missed
him and struck the horse.
Many persons have been set upon by
birds when there was no shelter, not
even a tree to run to. Insuch case,
if the pursued were acquainted with
struthious tactics, he would lie down
flat on the ground, where the bird finds
it impossible to strike him. But even this
is no light matter, for some birds in their
rage at being baffied of their kick, viii
roll over their PROSTATE enemy, below
ing with fury and trampling upon him
in the most contemptuous fashion. One
man who thus attempted the lying-down
plan found that every time he attempted
to rise the bird would return and stand
sentry over him, till at last, after creep
ing distance he got out only by swim
ming pond that bounded one side Of
the camp.-Ihe Ce71turu.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19

JUDGE PHELPS. the new criminal
magistrate of Baltimore, believes, with
Paul. that "rulers ought to be ter
ror to evil doors. For selling liquor
on a recent Sunday. luckless restau-
rant keeper had his license revoked.
was fined fifty dollars and costs, and
was sent to Jail for ten days.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19

SAMUEL VI. BowERMAN was on the 18th
nominated blythe Democratic members of the
Massachusetts, Legislature for the United
States Senate
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19

knowledge of the fact that dams
constructed by beavers are seldom, if
ever, washed away by freshets and
| floods, caused the miners of Oreville,
Cal, to look with pleasure upon the
work now being done by number Of
beavers on Feather River. Scientific
dam builders have been unable to con-
struct there dam that would hold its
own against the elements. 1t remains
to be seen if the beaver can do what
man can not accomplish.
"A toll-gatherer at Brooklyn ferry
pledges his word that four-ffths of the
women who pay through his window
transfer the pennies from their pocket
books to their mouths before showing
them along the shelf to h IN. N KMaiL.
The statute of limitations has acted
to deprive Philadelphia lawyer of fee
of $4,000 He had for many years
been legal adviser to man of immense
wealth. and had not asked for compen-
sation until long after his wealthy
clients demise.
According to scientific paper all
animal life will be destroyed in this
country in 1900, OF shortly thereafter.
by the carbonic dioxide contained in
coal smoke
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
legislative Appointments.

Mr.. Kennedy, the Sergeant-at-A Arms of the
Assembly, has made the following appoint
ments Assistant Sergeant-at- Arms, B. Nc
Ginty, lafayette; Postmaster, w. A. Vie
bald, Manitowoc; Assistant Postmaster, VIM.
fitzgerald, ozaukee; Document Clerk, Len
johnson, Monroe; Document Room Attend
ant, B. Richter, Crawford: Night Watch
man, Albert Baerns, Wood; Gallery Attend
ant, 7. Mccarthy, Calumet; Door Keepers,
j. Bradford, Dane; j. w. Liebenstien, She
boygan; o. B Phelps, Grant; Byron Albert.
Milwaukee; Flagman, w. H. Arthur, La
Crosse; Porter, B. Heichting, Waupaca;
Fireman, Frank Graus, Milwaukee; Police
man, VIM. Smith, Juneau; Wash-room At
tendant, NJ Dunn. Milwaukee,; Messengers,
Johnny Donovan, Madison: Willie Maffet,
Madison; Tommy Wilkinson, Madison: Wal
ter Kropf Madison; Jamie Hoy, Madison;
Eugene Gunner, Ozaukee; Henry Allenus,
sheboygan Chas. J. Caffey, Milwaukee; Tim
Caughlin, Milwaukee; Tommy Groundwater,
Eau Claire; Jimmie Mccoy, Milwaukee !;
Herman Schatz, Jr., Waukesha.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

SENATE-Was called to order by the Ideuten'
ant Governor at noon on the 10th. George w.
Byland was elected President pro tenn, Charles
E. Bross, Chief Clerk, and A. D. Sharp, Ser.
geant-at-Arms A recess was taken till three
p. m. AT that hour the Senate reassembled,
appointed committee to wait on the Govern
or and inform him of the organization, and adj
journed.
AssEMBLY-Was called to order by the Chief
Clerk of the last Assembly. The members
we're sworn in by Judge Orion of the Supreme
Court &. P. Finch was elected Speaker, re
ceiving Sc votes against 43 for George d. Nc
Dill. j. 4. Carr was elected Chief Clerk. and
Thomas Kennedy Sergeant-at-Arms by the
same vote. A recess was taken at three o'clock
p. m. at that hour a committee was appointed
to notify the Governor of the oganizatiOn and
the Assembly adjourned.
SENATE-Met at the usual hour on the 18th
and listened to the reading of the Governor S
message by the Clerk. and then adjourned UNI
til three p. m. on the afternoon of the 10th.
AssEMBLY-The Governors message was
read by the Clerk, and the Assembly adjourned
until the afternoon of the 10th.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.

The NewhaIi House at Milwaukee De-
stroyed by Fire-A Large Number of Per-
sons Burned to Death or Killed by Jumps
ing from the Building-Terrible Scenes
of Agony and Death.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-19

A BRIDAL COUPLE.
One of the saddest facts in connection with
this awful catastrophe is the fate of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gilbert. Mr.. Gilbert is connected
with the Minnie Palmer Company, playing the
part of the gambler in my Sweet
heart" Monday, in Chicago, Just be-
fore leaving for Milwaukee, Mr.. Gilbert
married young lady to whom be
was devotedly attached, and who recipro
Gated the love bestowed upon her. Wednes
DAY morning the fair young wife lay in the
Writhing in agony, lay the husband, but ster
from deaths door. The company is doing at
possible for Gilbert, but no hope is felt that
ne can be saved. John Gilbert's real name
was John Demming. His Wifs's name was
Sutton.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-11
SHEEP

Spanish merino bucks, 1st, James Nc
Adoo; %, same. Best lot Of wetheis, George
Rice. Best lot OF Saxony bucks, John
Faris, Sr. Best lot OF ewes, same. Best lot
Of black top Merino bucks, Faris Whitman.
Committee: John Howard, James Nc
ysnis Thomas Snedeker.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-11

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itching
and liberated Piles has been discovered by
Dr.. William, ian Indian remedy called DR..
williams Indian Ointment A single box
has cured the worst chronic cases OF twenty
ave years standing. No one need suffer Ave
minutes after applying this wonderful sooth.
lag medicine. Lotions and instruments do
more harm than good. williams Ointment
Absorbs the tumoTs, allAys the intense Itch
ing, particularly at night after getting warm
In bed, acts a. poulhce, gives instant and
painless rsliai, and Ia prepared only for PILES,
itching Of the private parts, and for nothing
For sale by all druggists and mailed on re-
oeipt OF price, 81 o.
FOR sale by J. T. shirk, Logan 4 Co., also
ChAS. Msnksmellsr, Wheeling, and Z. <.
McCoDAhsy, Bridgeport. o. DAv
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-11
You May Say Your Prayers Baekw"r'

You May Say Your Prayers Backward.
n. T. Hsnald.
You may be wise enough to be able to
cay your prayers backS ard, but II your Lille
IL not correct you know what you are, and
so do other people.
Its not well to profess too much, for un'
less you areas good on Monday as You seem
to be on Sunday you are simply gathering
rods for your own brooches. That Is what
Hesiod said in Greek long time ago.
There Is an old rhyme, long hidden
among the literary rubbish Of the past,
which Is valuable enough to be dug up and
cleaned for immediate use:
Give caild ali be shall crave,
And dog while his tail doth NAye,
You shall Rave q fair dog and q foul knGye.
The gentlemen who are unwilling to
afford women the opportunity oil q higher
education are signing over the good old
times when this proyerb was In force: "a
woman Ia to be from her home three times
when abe is christened, when she Is mar
ried and when she Is dead.
A popular religion 10 simply areligion
which allows man to do Just as he pleases
in this world and then gives him "a second
probation sfter DEATH" to fix things all
light and get him ready for heaven.
spurgeon says that a man who is in the
habit OF practicing every day on a cornet
may be Christian, but that 1t is out Of the
question for his neighbors to be.
G,e lelsaid, do not walt for the extra
ordinary opportunities for good actions,
but make use OF common situations" That
Ia good advice, Johann Wolfgang. Not
long since man was polite to an old lady
in the cars, and she left him huge for
tune. 1t is safe to be polite all the time,
even to the aged and ugly, and then tie
unexpected may happen.