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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22

were inundated, and over ten thousand
people were homeless. At Lawrenceburg
about fifteen hundred buildings were
destroyed, and Germantown was almost
wiped from the face of the earth In Ohio
Portsmouth was entirely under water, and
many buildings had been carried off at
Maysyille, Gallipolis, New Richmond,
Belpre, Pomeroy, Cheshire, Middle
port and Augusta. At Shawneetown, ILL.,,
the water was from five to fifteen feet
deep in the streets. In the vicinity Of
Louisville, KY, five thousand people were
homeless, while at Newport four thousand
houses were inundated, thirty three build
ings were washed away and over one hum
dred were turned bottom upward. The
estimated damage was 100000. Meas.
ures for the relief of the sufferers were
being instituted all over the country.
A WEALTHY farmer named Gabriel Erb,
residing near Hubbard, o., laid down in
field the other night, while intoxicated,
and was frozen to death.
On the 18th the Governor of Virginia We
toed the bill Reproducing the represen-
tation in Congress, on the ground that one
PCAAIAScA p1ti o6CulO Gig III Ol El6
ten districts, while the sentiment of the
State was nearly equally divided.
THE house Of William Rich, at Park
City, Utah, was destroyed by snow-slide
few days ago, killing his wife and three
children, and another slide killed the wife
Of John Harris. The snow was deeper
than ever before known.
In Northern Dakota and Minnesota
fierce Blizzard was raging on the 18th, the
wind blowing hurricane and the snow
drifting into immense banks.
AT Indianapolis on the 18th DR.. Wagner,
who attended a lease of small pox, was him
self removed to the pest-house. There
were thirty cases in the hospital.
J. 7. BETHUNE, the manager of Blind
Tom, the pianist, in attempting to board a
moving train on the 18th at Wilmington,
DEL, was killed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22
WOUNDED THIEVES CAUGHT.
Exciting Chase After Six BurgIars-Sever-
al Known to Have Been Shot.

Exciting Chase After Six BurgIars-Sever-
al Known to Have Been Shot.
READING, Pa, Feb. 20.-At Greenville,
Montgomery County, William NJ. Jacobs
and man named Knetz, who slept on the
second floor of cigar factory owned by the
former, were aroused Monday night by
hearing footsteps on the floor below.
They Immediately armed themselves
with shot guns and proceeded down
stairs, reaching the ground floor in
time to see six men leaving the building
loaded with booty. Jacobs and Knet2
called upon the robbers to surrender, but
were answered by pistol-shot and volley
of oaths. The bullet struck Jacobs in the
right arm, inflicting only slight wound,
and he and Knetz returned the fire,
wounding some of the robbers. TheiI
companions, however, assisted them
into spring. wagon which was
standing in front of the factory, and the
thieves at once drove off at full speed. BY
this time the neighbors, aroused by the
firing, began to assemble, and posse at
once started in pursuit At SteiBburg,
few miles off, the pursuers captured William
Fogel and another of the gang. The former
had his right arm almost blown off, and was
also badly wounded in the leg. Fogel says
that three others-Wilson, Carr and Bon
nez-were also shot, the former being ter
ribly wounded about the face. The men
belong to gang who have been operating
for some time in that section.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22
NEWS OF The WEEK.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
xLVIIIth Congress.

THURSDAY, Feb. IA bill was passed
in the Senate to make all public roads
and highways post-routes. Mr.. Logan in
troduced bill to provide that honorably.
discharged soldiers or sailors be pre-
ferred for appointment to civil offices.
Mr.. Beck handed in an act for
the organization of Supreme Courts in the
Territories. The Mcpherson bill relative
to National-bank circulation was debated.
In the House Mr.. Mckinley presented tel
egram from Cleveland recommending that
the food relief appropriation be increased
TO $1,000,000. A debate followed on the
Mississippi contested-election case of
Chalmers VS.. Manning, but no action was
taken.
FRIDAY, Feb. 15.-The session of the
Senate was occupied in debating the
bill to provide for the issue of circulating
notes to National banks. Adjourned to the
18th. In the House the Chalmers Manning
election case was taken up, and resolu.
ton declaring that Manning was entitled
to a seat from Mississippi was defeated by
a vote of 92 to 1877. Adjourned to the 18th.
MONDAY, Feb. 18.--In the Senate bills
were introduced to admit Dakota as
a State and to provide for improving riv-
ers and harbors by contract Bills were
passed to authorize the sale of timber on
the Menomonee reservation in Wisconsin,
and to provide for the removal of the
Southern Utes to Utah. Consideration of
the bill providing for National bank circu-
lation was resumed. In the House a bill
was introduced to grant three hundred
and twenty acres of public land
to each survivor of the Mountain Meadow
massacre. A resolution was offered di-
recting the Secretary OF State to furnish
information as to the action of Bismarck
on the resolutions in regard to the death
of Herr Lasker. Bills were passed to re-
lieve certain soldiers from the charge of
desertion and to make the rate Of postage
on second-class matter one cent for three
ounces, except to publishers.
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then tried to commit suicide, but was pre-
yeated by friends.
AFTER a seven months strike all the
Pittsburgh (Pa.) glass-factories have re-
sumed operations.
THE failure is reported Of McGinnis
Brothers & Fearing, grain dealers in New
York City, for 100000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22

Southern Dakota is expecting The
largest immigration from the Eastern
States and Europe the coming season
ever known. The Russian emigrant
agent in New York City has addressed
a letter to Herman Rosenthal, of Mount
Vernon, the leader of the Russian
colony there, stating that several hum
dred families will soon be sent on
to South Dakota. They are indrstri-
Gus, thrifty, and make good citizens.
G15ca0o journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22
He Twisted Her Tail.

1t was cow, with mild brown eyes.
auburn bangs, and tail with a loose
lock on the end, that switched the air
and knocked imaginary flies into the
hereafter with snap. She was being
led down West Street, toward the Cort-
land Street Ferry, by ferocious-look-
ing JerSeyman, whose complexion,
owing to the cold weather and hos
whisky, was red as q meteoric sunset.
Suddenly, with what was apparently
unnecessary cruelty, the Jerseyman
struck the COW across the flank with a
club, swung his arms over his head,
danced a maddening double shuttle in
the street, and sat down with strange
rapfdity upon acar-rail. The COW looked
over her shoulder approvinely,
and stood in her tracks. The Jersey
man arose from the impression he had
made upon the ice, smoothed his coat
tails caressingly, and started toward
the COW. He raped her once, spat on
his hands, raped her twice, put his
shoulder against her side-all to move
her out of the track of the dray-but to
no avail. A crowd assembled. The
Jerseyman got lots of sympathy but no
assistance. One man suggested that
she had frozen fast; another that she
was undecided about the policy of the
new Board of Aldermen; third that
she was one of H. o. It's unbalanced
bids and was afraid of Jersey Justice.
The owner went q few yards ahead,
grinned CHASTITY grin, and shaking his
club behind him in suppressed fury
nIaadad in ,1ors,,ac;1-a 4onoe. tsfNor,o
Mool y-come, Mooly-Mooly." But
Moody saw the club.
At last from the crowd stepped
lank and unshaven specimen of long
shoreman. He was gifted with wis
dom beyond his kind. He drew the
owner of the cow aside and whispered
in his ear: "Twist her tail. The
Jerseyman shook his head Then, as
though bidding for the support of the
multitude, the 'longshoreman raised
his arm and, making a sweeping gest.
ure, exclaimed:
Scents, says twist her tall
''Twist it yerself, was the answer.
A glance of scorn upon the crowd,
and the 'longshoreman barred his
brawny arm and stepped up to the cow.
He took the love lock in his hand; ran
his fingers through it and clinched
them, grasped the middle of the tail
with his left hand and tried to tie
knot. An agonizing silence, which
was broken by a groan and dotted with
a broad-brimmed hat, pair of suspen-
ders and the arms and legs of a long
shoreman doing calisthenics in the
frosty air. The battered remains of
the 'longshoreman were carried away
muttering blasphemy. The cow, after
she had replaced her hind hoofs on the
ground, was led on to the ferry by the
Jerseyman, who observed as he paid
his fare:
'"Takes mort a Yorker to learn me
lessons. IN. Y Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22
Wrecked en- the Pacific.

It is a far cry from San Francisco to
Yokohama, the distance seeming the
greater by reason of the loneliness of
the way. Nineteen days have been oe-
cupied in crossing 400 miles Of water,
and during all that time till within a
hundred miles of Yokohama we did not
see a sail or other sign of human life.
Life of any kind except that borne along
by the ship herself has been curiously
absent. One day missionary from
Illinois created some excitement by dis
covering whale; but it turned out to
be only porpoise. Opportunities for
observing the common objects of the
sea are limited in Illinois. But for the
albatross the great waste of water
bounded by the horizon would be abso-
lutely lifeless.
A wreck on the Atlantic is bad
enough, but wreck on the Pacific is
almost hopeless. On q recent passage
of one of these steamers the lookout
discovered far on the lee what looked
like an abandoned junk. Bearing
down upon it, signs of life were noted,
and boat was prepared for
the rescue. The steamer, bearing
close down upon the junk and
having too much way on her,
passed it. Whereupon eight half
starved Japanese, who had been eagerly
watching her approach, believing the
steamer was after all abandoning them,
flung themselves upon the deck with a
despairing shrek, and all that could be
seen was half-a-dozen skeleton hands
waving over the bulwarks of the junk
a mute appeal to relent and rescue
them. When the japanese were taken
off they could scarcely crawl across the
deck of the steamer, and one died the
first night delirious with his first meal.
1t was a junk, rice laden, and had been
driven out to sea by typhoon. Three
long months they had been tossing
about the lonely Pacific, hungrily scan
ming the horizon and never a sail did
they see till the steamer hove in sight.
They had subsisted wholly on raw rice,
and, it fortunately being the rainy sea-
son, had found a bare but sufficient
supply of water. Under the unremitting
care of their rescuers the seven Japa-
nese recovered health and strength In
deed before being landed at Yokohama
they were well enough to roundly abuse
the captain for having burned their
waterlogged junk after saving them,
and to threaten an action for damages.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22

In the opinion Of a genuine Ken
tuckian. there is no part of our National
history so important as the fact that old
Pete Anderson's son Calib married lobe
Watkins daughter, and afterward
owned Step High, the horse that Ben
Dalus rode from Lexington to Frankfort
In 1859, 1lrkapsasc Traveller. .'s
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22

An Indiana jury sent in a written
verdict of ''Blode to peees bi the biler
Dustin > Boston Journal A Boston
jury would likely have stated it thus:
HorTesco referens. hic iacet the molec-
aral remains Of one who experienced
the expansive and elevating power of a
fluid composed of oxygen. s; hydrogen,
], when under the influence of FL. o. L.
Of 212 deg. Chicago Inter Ocean
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22
The year whose numeral is exactl,

The year whose mineral is exactly
divisible by four is not called s'Leap"
because four will leap into it, but for
the very reason that in ancient times
it was found that none bat the giddy of
the weaker sex, and the jumping jacks
the ancestors of the dudes of the
sterner sex were forming marriage al
liances. Hence it was enacted by pub
lie statute in most of the nations of
Europe that s'all maidens of good
repute shall hereafter, in every fourth
year, be empowered and authorized to
PROFOUND the interrogatory nuptial
without fear or favor of any man-bar-
ring the King. . Ne0 Ra0en Union"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22

A farm In the town of Eliot, Me.
has been the home of nine generations
of one family, having been handed
down from father to son for nearly two
hundred and fifty years. The first house
was built of bricks imported from the
old country, but in 1886 it was so shaken
up by All earthquake that it was torn
down and the present structure built of
heavy oak timber Upward of seventy
five children have been born and brought
up here, and it is recorded that only one
unmarried person has ever died in it, ex-
cept one child, who was accidentally
killed---RnstoD Ir0pscTlPt
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-22

The news from Paducah is far from assur.
ing. Much of the city is now under water
and the river is rising steadily, and during
the past thirty-six hours has increased rap
idly. The people there are counting upon
three CT four feet more of water, which will
carry the water to greater height than last
year. The situation in several towns
above and below is already quite as bad az
last year, but owing to the frequent recur-
renee of such disasters the facts are not so
well known to the country at large.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-19
Warr aoney.

Postal currency, which was the ''changcm
during the war and until the resumption OF
specie payments. was the invention % Goa.
Spinner, who bad represented tue Syracuse
district OF New York in congress, and had
been appointed treasurer Of the Uaited States
by President Lincoln. Small change had
vanished, aud in buying a dinner at the mar
ket change had TO be taken in beets, cab
bages, potatoes, and what not. Gen. Spin
ner was constantly appealed to from all quar-
ters to do something to supply the demand
Tor small Change. He had no law under
which ne could act, but after buying a half
dollar WORN of apples s-v raj times and
receiving for his half dollar in change more
or less different kinds of produce, he began
to cast around for a substitute for small
change In his dilemma he bethought him
self OF the postage-stamp. He sent down to
lie postoffice department and purchased q
quantity of stamps. He then ordered up
package of the paper upon which govern
ment securities were printed. He cut the
paper into various sizes. On the pieces he
pasted st4mns TO represent different amounts.
He tnus initiated substitute for fractional
silver. This Was not, however, a government
transactios in any sense; il could not be.
Gen. SPINNER ulsIrioudeo MS lmprOViSeo cur
rency among the clerks OF the department
They took it readily, and the trade folks more
readily. The idea spread; the postage
stamps, either detached or pasted upon a
piece of paper became the medium Of small
exchange. tw dubbed ''postal currency"
From this 6 n spinner got his idea of the
fractional currency, and went before congress
with it. That body readily adopted it, and
but short time after Gen. Spinner had be-
gun pastieg operations a law was on the sta
tute book providing for the issue of the frac-
tional currency which became so popular
The fac-simile of postage stamps was put on
on each piece of currency, and for a long
time 1t was known as ''postal currency" An
enormous amount never was presented for
redemption, and the government was conse-
queutly the gainer.-Ben Perley Poore in the
Boston BadQet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-19

first out Of respect for southern hospitality
and the opinions Of his old friends, but when
be discovered that Harry had fallen in love
with his daughter, and she was guilty Of the
same foOlishness, he was ferociOus. raved
like devil, and swOre BY all the gods that
be would shoot i'the ID Yankee If he
ever caught him on his place again. He
had q stormy scene with his daughter. but
she elung TO her faith and refused to give
her lover up
But hencefOrth the lovers were more care
ful. and were obliged TO eonfine their love-
making 10 stolen interviews. The stolen
interviews Of the happy lovers did not long
remain a secret. They were betrayed BY
negro, aud old Norton's revenge was an aw-
fal one.
Belle had been in the habit after all the
house had retired % leaving her room and
spending a happy hour with her lover on the
bank Of q secluded pool on the Suwanee riv-
er.
II was beautiful night in June; the moon
was at It's full, and the heaven was clothed
In splendor. cool breeze swept over the
swaying trees. and from the shadowy copse
the whip-poor viii kept up his pleintive call
ing During the day Norton had been unu-
sually grave and silent. seeming absorbed In
bis own reflections. His manner toward his
daughter had filed her with vague dread.
He had only answered her questions in NON
osyliables, and watched her every movement
with furtive sowing But she attributed II
all to the fact that be had been applying him
self freely 10 the brandy bottle. aud was man
nestly under its potent influence.
About ; 30 O'Clock he grunted out a GOOD
night aud went to his room Belle also re-
tired. but not 70 sleep O-night she was to
meet her lovertO arrange for her high. and
marriage. After waiting half an hour until
ali about the house seemed wrapped in SUM
Der she stole quietly out aud hurried swiftly
over the path she knew 30 well.
But another one had been there before her.
Her father, after bidding good-nigh had
gone 10 his room, taken down his heavily
loaded gun, and left the house. By a roand-
about way he reached the pool. Carefully and
softly creeping near and peering through the
bushes. he saw young Estermah standing
gazing thoughtully into the peaceful depths
where the moon had LETT path Of silver
Raising his gun 20 his shoulder be took
careful aim and fred. The young lover gave
a quick, convuisive start, and, without
groan, fen heavily in the water Belle, half
way TO the place Of meeting, heard the shot
and saw a grim form creeping out Of The
shadows. She stopped moment aud pressed
her hand 20 her heart In a mute and trembl-
NC ter rOr
Another moment and her father eripped
her arm and whispered hoarsely In her ear /:
'Wretehed girl, 20 look for your lover in
yonder pool"
With a gasping cry she hurried By him and
soon gained the spot AS sue gazed into the
waters her lovers facial torn and mangled,
came 10 the surface. With a terrible shrek
that woke the birds In their leafy covers she
leaPed into the pool, and, grasping the form
Of her murdered lover. Both went down to-
gether. The waters n)pled and swelled a
moment and then all Eas peace and calm
again.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-19
Catholic CoIonization.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1S.-A meeting of some
of the bishops in attendance at the plenary
council and representative Catholics OF Bal
timore was held tonight to hear the report of
the directors of the Irish Catholic Coloniza.
ton association as to its work and progress
in the west. Bishop Spaulding, of Peoria,
presided, and w. j. ODohan, sec
rotary, of Chicago, gave history
of the operations of the association
His report on the financial con dition showed
the stock was being redeemed at par, with
seventeen per cent dividends Colonies
were established in Nebraska and Mime
sofa and are in a prosperous condition.
Bishop Spaulding addressed the meeting on
the subject of colonization, and spoke of the
moral and religious as well as physical ad-
vantages of the effort now being made. He
ly,nented the deplorable condition of many
Irish people in large cities. and pointed out
tba great advantage TO them of providing
themselves with homes in the great west.
Biehop Ireland, of ST. Paul, spoke of the
effort IN better the condition of the Irish
neonle who bear an insignificant share in the
colonization of the west, and stated if the
present opportunity is not seized after few
years the lands will be beyond the reach of
the poorer classes. He suggested that
wealthy Catholics in the principal cities be
invited TO form a syndicate, with capital of
s1,co0. 900 for the purchase OF landslide sub
scribers to bold the title and have the exclusive
financial management. Abundant security
FOX capital SO employed bad already been
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-19
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato ofBc
November IS
MGmIsato Dots.

For the best bread use Hubbard & Co.'s
superlative flour. 1t has few equals and no
superior.
One hundred pair of Neely's patent adjust
able iron bottom roller skates for sale by Carl
Dire Meagher block, foot of Walnut street,
Mankato
Waite's Comedy company are advertised to
appear at the Opera house on Friday even
ing, November 81. in ''Carte'' and Soon
fusion" The company has been much i'm
proved since they were here last spring.
Walter Woods, a farmer residing near
town, met with quite an accident on Satur-
day. Being in the city on business, his
team was frightened at an advertising wagon
and ran away, thorowing him out and
severely lacerating his ear in fearful man
ner. DIR. Warner repaired the damage and
the patient is doing WELL although be has had
quite close shave.
Alex. Tronson is a brakeman on the Chi
cago q Northwestern railroad, and pretty
plucky fellow. On yesterday while switch
ing near the big mill, farmers team be-
came frightened and broke loose, Thomson
seeing the accident sprang from the car and
running across their track intercepted their
flight, and selling them brought them to a
dead standstill. 1t was brave act heroic
ally done and deserves commentator.
Charles Horn is a quiet, well disposed citi-
zen on ordinary occasions, but as the best Of
men go wrong sometimes, it cannot be
claimed that Charles is an exception Mon
day evening he was found trying to impress
his ideas upon JAS Roder in physicel man
ner and was conveyed before the court.
Wounded justice was properly assuaged by
the presentation of crisp five dollar bill to
the court and the incidental expenses con-
nected with the occurrence.
Ben Shafer is not prohibitionist, and no
one knows it better than be. One Monday
morning he was celebrating the great Demo
cratic victory, which other people celebrated
Saturday night, and happening into Crunch
Bros. restaurant was charged with being
st. John man. Ben resisted an imputation
so false, and being quietly elected still fur
ther denied the soft Impeachment when
upon the street, swearing worse than San
army in Flanders that the charge was
false. He was very properly towed in, and
on yesterday plead guilty to the charge of
drunk and disorderly; So and costs.