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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-16
LATER.

| CYRUS HI. MCCORMICK, the inventor of
the reaping machine, and one of the most
notable men of this generation, died at his
| residence in Chicago on the morning of
the 13ah, in his seventy ninth year. He
was born in Virginia, and emigrated to
the West in 1S47. His estate was estimated
at $4,000, 900, which descends to his wife
and five children.
SEVENTEEN buildings at Leadville, Col,
were destroyed by fire a few mornings
| ago.
ADvIcEs of the 18Th from the City Of
Mexico state that within ten days six
train-wreckers had been captured and shot
by Government officials.
| UP to the 18th the total exports of gold
| from this country since January amounted
to $50, 1925, 497.
CHARLES O'CoNoR, the venerable lawyer
of New York passed quietly away on the
18th at. Nantucket, Mass, in his eightieth
year. He leaves fortune estimated at
| 81, 100000.
| MICHAEL GAYNoR, Alderman from the
| Ninth ward of Chicago, was probably ia
tally shot in the head by James Dacey dur
ing an ARRAY in q saloon on Halsted street
| On Une evening OF URo 1o6n
THE House Committee on Elections at
Washington on the 18th decided to report
in favor of English (Democrat) in the con-
tested election case of English VS.. Peelle
in the Seventh Indiana District.
| SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont, was alb
sent from his seat in the United States SEN
ate on the 18th for the first time in twenty
nine years of legislative service.
/ A BILL establishing free trade with the
United States has passed the Legislature
of San Domingo.
| A HURRICANE was raging at Bathurst,
N. B., on the 18th, and many vessels were
caught in the ice. Loss of life and proper.
| ty was feared.
/ LEADING business men of New York, to
the number of six hundred or more, called
on John Jacob Astor, B. Fl. Bristow and
others on the 18th to designate time and
place to express approval Of the Admins
tration of President Arthur, and voice
their wish that he be renominated at Chi
cago.
/ JUDGE A. C. THOMPSON has been NOM
mated for Congressman by the Republic
ans of the Twelfth Ohio District.
4 By unanimous vote the United States
Senate on the 18th passed bill to place
General Grant on the retired list with full
rank and pay, and a petition was presented
to put General Fremont on the retired list.
The Indian Appropriation bill was com
Npleted and passed. In the House the
Senate bill providing for civil government
in Alaska was passed. The bill provides
fer the appointment of Governor and
District Court with civil and criminal
jurisdiction,
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Foreign Intelligenco.

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ON the 7th the steamship Titania ar
rived at Farther Point, Cam, having on
board twenty-four of the crew Of the
steamship State of Florida. The latter
collided with the bark Ponema in mid
ocean on the 1S5h of April. and went right
down. Out of 167 souls only forty-four
were saved. The bark also went down
with twelve souls, making the total loss
1876
THE death Of Judah p. Ben jamin, former
ly United States Senator from Louisiana
and ex-member of the Southern Confeder-
acy, occurred at Paris on the 7th.
AT Vienna, Austria, Mormon mission
airy who attempted to secure converts was
recently condemned to months imprison-
ment.
FROM papers found on the 9Th on the body
of an insurgent officer at Badajos. Spain,
the existence of a deep, well-plotted and
extensive conspiracy against the Spanish
monarchy was revealed. Officers Of the
Spanish army in all of SPANS dependen.
cies were implicated in the plot.
DYNAMITE exploded in factory in Ayr.
shire, Eng, few days ago, and ten women
were blown to pieces and two others were
wounded.
On the 9th two British gun-boat took
three hundred "assisted" emigrants from
Westport, Ireland, to meet a passenger
steamer bound for Boston.
WREcKERs on the 9th threw the bag
gage-car of a Mexican Central train from
the track near Queretaro, but were fright
ened off by military, who shot and killed
three of the banditti. The train carried
100000 in silver.
AT Cairo on the 18th advices were re-
ceived which showed that Ell Mehdi had
sent ENJOYS to Osman Digma directing him
to capture Dongola and then march into
Upper Egypt.
ADvIcEs Of the 18th from South Africa
say the Usutus attacked the Norwegian
Mission at Inhlabatki recently, killing
three, though the missionaries we're
spared. The marauders returned at night
and killed all the Christians they could
find.
The failure of the British Canadian
Lumber Company of Toronto, Can, is an
nounced for 81, 100000.
The bark Venus, bound from London to
Montreal, recently collided with fishing.
schooner near the Isle of st. Pierre, and
twelve of the crew of the latter vessel
were drowned.
LONDON advices Of the 18th confirm the
report of the signing of the. Franco Chi
nese treaty Of peace.
A swA!sM of locusts nine miles long was
on the 18th reported to be destroying ali
vegetation in Oaxaca, Mex.
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The East.

THE sixty-eighth annual directors meet
ing of the American Bible Society was held
at New York on the Sth, and it was shown
that during the year 1,357,051 Bibles had
been distributed in this country, and 451,-
164 abroad.
ON the Sth the steamer City of Portland,
plying between Portland, Me-, and ST.
John, N. B., struck on a ledge off Owls
Head and went to pieces. The vessel and
cargo, valued at $125,000, were lost, but the
passengers were saved.
A YOUNG attorney named Franklin p.
Norris, Of Concord, N. H., after making an
earnest effort to establish himself in bust.
ness, died of starvation in his Office few
days ago, without divulgiug his straitened
circumstances to his acquaintance.
GRANT q WARD, brokers, of New York,
of which firm General Grant was mem
Der, made an assignment on the Sth. 1t
was thought their liabilities would amount
to $l0,000,00O. President Fish, of the
Marine Bank, also made an assignment.
New York and other State manufact-
urers met in New York City on the Sth and
formed a society to be known as the Manu-
facturers' Reform League, the object of
which will be to further their interests by
opposing protection and advocating free
trade.
DIR. SAMUEL E. Gross remains were
cremated at Philadelphia on the 9Th.
THE Administration of President Arthur
was indoTsed and his denomination recon-
mended at meeting of the Colored Re-
publican Central Committee of New York
on the 9th.
In New England severe thunder-storms
were prevalent on the 9th, many buildings
at Walpole, Mass, being damaged. Light
ming fired the post-office and three other
buildings at Epping, N. H., and an aged
invalid, George w. Warden, was burned
to Heath.
I A STATEMENT was made by George Jones,
of the New York Times, on the 9th that the
General Grant fund of $4,000 was abso-
lutely safe, and that hereafter the interest
(Sl5, 140) would be paid quarterly, as the
General did not possess a dollar other
than the fund.
TERRIBLE thunder-storms prevailed in
the Eastern States on the 9th, many houses
and barns being demolished and several
persons killed.
A FEW days ago Daniel Critzen and Al
exander Burket, prominent citizens of
Freeport, Pa, were drowned in the ALE
gheny River by their boat springing a
leak.
The otner day Daniel G. Tucker, promi-
nent citizen of Lockport, N. Y, for thirty
years Deputy Federal Marshal, hanged
himself because of intense suffering from
asthma.
The firm Of Barna S. Snow & Co., whole
sale fish-dealers of Boston, made an as
signment recently to cover liabilities of
about 100000.
The last ship of the Greedy Expedition,
the Alert, left New York on the 10th.
WILLIAM Fl. VANDERBILT before starting
for Europe on the 10th returned to Gen.
eral and Mrs. Grant the deeds for their
property, which they had transferred to
hi1u In payment Of the Sl50,oOO check he
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THE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches,
XLY1ITth Congress.

WEDNESDAY,, May t. In the Senate
Mr.. Edmunds introduced a bill to place
the name Of U. S. Grant on the retired
list of the army, and Mr.. Blair presented
a measure for the adjustment of accounts
of laborers and mechanics under the
eight-hour law. The Shipping bill was
further discussed. In the House
concurrence was refused in the
Senate amendments to the bill for the
relief Of Fitz John Porter, which cut off
pay and allowances from the date of dis
missal, and the bill would go to confer
ence committee. Bills were reportedI Di-
recting the Committee on Military Affairs
to investigate the present management of
soldiers homes; for the completion of
monument to Mary, the mother of Wash
ington; for the establishment Of branch
Soldiers Home in Michigan, and the River
and Harbor bill.
THURSDAY, May S.-A favorable re.
port was made in the Senate on the bill
granting pensions to soldiers of the Next
can war, with an amendment that only de.
pendent persons can enjoy its benefits.
The Shipping bill was passed. In the
the Worlds Industrial Exposition at New
Orleans was passed, the amount to be re-
turned from the gate receipts.
FRIDAY, May 9--In the Senate the
Indian Appropriation bill ($S,468, S09) was
taken up, and Mr.. Plumb spoke in op-
position to the education of the red men,
while Mr.. Conger favored it. In the House
a bill was passed giving the widow Of
General Frank P. Blair $1,000 for his
services in organizing troops, and increas.
ing her pension to fifty dollars per month.
A communication was received from the
Secretary Of War recommending an addi-
tional appropriation of 100000 for the re.
lief of sufferers by the floods in the Lower
Mississippi Valley. Adjourned to the 18th.
SATURDAY, May 10.-After short and
unimportant session the Senate attended
the ceremonies in connection with unveil-
ing a statue of Chief-Justice Marshall, an
address being delivered by Chief Justice
Waite. The House was not in session.
MONDAY, May 12.-In the Senate a
debate on the proposition to educate the
Indians of Alaska constituted the days
work. In the House bills were introduced
to place General Grant on the re-
tired list and to restrict to Amer
lean citizens the ownership of real
estate in the Territories. Mr.. Hewitt
presented new tariff measure to modify
the existing laws relating to duties on inn
ports and internal revenues taxes, and to
enlarge the free list. A Senate bin was
passed to punish the counterfeiting Of So
curities Of foreign Governments. Mr..
ONeill introduced a bill to exempt from
duty raw sugar, rice and various other
articles Of food.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Never fail to give polite answer
to civil question.
Mildly commingled, mimicry and
mirthfulness make a good medicine for
many minds maladies. Thomas JEFF
ferson Durham.
-"Wel, sir" remarked one man in
directing another, ''the place is easy
to find just turn to your left when yoB
reach the determination of the road. -
An Irishman put up the following
notice: whoever is caught trespassing
upon these grounds will be given forty
lashes on the bare back Half the PEN
atty to the informcr. - Chicago Jour
nal.
Few great men have dourished who,
were they candA + would not acknowl-
edge the vast advs9 cage they have ex-
perienced in the earlier years of their
career from the spirit and sympathy of
woman. -BeaconSfeLd.
-"Can you paint me sign at
onceP" Eyes; what kind of sign do
you wantP' ga sign of rain A
cloud lowered on the painters brow,
and fearing an Immediate storm the
humorist Philadelphia Call.
-" What are you doingp'' said Fogg's
wife, as she saw him bundling up some
thing. suspicious preparatory to going
fishing. "Spirit-rapping, said Fogg,
and he winked to himself all the way
down to the creek Salem Sunbeam.
No one has ever yet been able sat-
isfactorily to explain why man gets
up in better time in the morning wheb
he sets his clock half an hour fast the
evening before. This is one the mys-
teries of the dark and unfermented
henceness of the whitherward M T.
Commercial AdUertiser.
"A firm in Newark, N. j., manufact-
ures artificial eggs with plaster Paris
shells. It's getting so that hen in this
country has nothing to do but fly on a
fence and cackle and squawk like a
boiler factory when you are trying to
put the baby to sleep. Burlington
Haaobeye.
DE man whut tries ter do right ies
because he is erfeerd o. de debil, may
airter awhile think dat de debil ain in
no great hurry ter punish him, an den
NC WIOugs L all SOt uo loSpCCk luT
forced 'ligion. De fruit whut am raised
in dollhouse ain nigh SO sweet as de
fruit whut yer gifts outer de orchard
AakansaU Traveller.
Little Rudolph one day begged an
invitation to dinner at the house of
little friend with whom he had been
playing during the morning. At the
table his hostess anxiously inquired,
Rudolph, can you cut your own meat?"
!" Humph!" said Rudolph, who was
saving away, "Can't 1? I've cut up
great deal tougher meat than this at
home. "-Bost0D Post
Groom What are you doing, my
love?" Bride" Making out list of
flower seed which l want you to order
for our little garden" ''Oh, yes; so [
see; but, my love, you want the flow
ers to bloom this summer, don't you?'
/" Why, of course Well, those you
have put down do not bloom until the
second season. ooh! that is all right
"All rightP' eyes; I am getting the
list from a last years catalogue. ~.
i. Graphic,
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MUCH damage TO railroad end other
caused on the 18th by-heavy foods. It was
stated that man andwoman were drowned
in the Weber River.
The other day Arthur B. Marley, an En-
glish cattie-raiser near Ration, N. NJ,
killed a merchant named Griffin, who
called at his ranchto discuss personal mat
tiers.
WESLEY HUPP. residing near Muncie,
Ind, called upon Joseph Frazier the other
evening to make inquiries regarding his
health, when the latter, without word,
shot Hupp through the heart, killing him
instantly. The motive for the murder was
mystery.
THE Anti Monopolists of Wisconsin met
in State Convention at Milwaukee on the
18th and elected delegates to the National
Convention in Chicago. A platform was
adopted demanding that all monopolies
should be abolished and indorsing B. f.
Butler for President.
NEAR Lewisburg, o., Mrs. Henry Ress-
Ter committed suicide a few days ago by
cutting her throat with razor. She was
the mother of nine children, the youngest
being only a few months old.
FITTY-FoUR indictments were returned
on the 18th by the special Grand Jury
which investigated the recent riot at Gin
cinnati, including one against T. G. Camp
bell, the criminal lawyer, and another
against Deputy Sheriff forplaying cards
for money with members of the Berner
jury.
In the trial Of Neal McK.oague at Chi
cage, for tie murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will.
son, jury having been Obtained, the tax
ing of testimony was commenced on the
18th.
NEWS Of the 19oh was to the effect that
buffalo gnats had during the season killed
six hundred mules within radius of ten
miles from Grenada, Miss.
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a Hebrew Society.

New ORLEANS, May 6.-The District
Grand Lodge No. z, Independent Order
B'nai Birth, opened its session Monday.
Large delegations from Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, and
Louisiana were present. After the read
ing of the message of President Sieg-
mund Haas, of Mobile, an election
of officers took place, resulting as. follows:
Lea N. Levy, of Galveston, President; Jo-
seph HirSch, Of Vicksburg, Vice President;
6 A. Levy, of Victoria, Second Vice Presi-
dent; NJ. Ullnan, of Memphis, Secretary,
II. Gutenberg, of Little Rock, Treasurer;
E. Wolf, OF Nashville, Sergeant-at-Arms.
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Designs for the CARRIED Monument.

CLEVELAND, o., May 9.-Forty- three de-
signs for the Garfield monument, of which
eleven are models and thirty two drawings,
had been received by the association by
May /. These designs are from France,
Italy, Germany, England and the United
States, and their arrangement is now in
progress in the large art gallery of L F.
Ryder. Each design has motto or mark
to identify the artist and his work, and the
designs will be examined and passed upon
without the names of the artists who made
them being known. The designs have not
yet been exhibited in public, and the first
examination by the trustees will be made
May "a.
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The Shipping Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 9. The Shipping bill
as nasaed nv the Senate provides nc foIIoyvs. |

WASHINGTON, May 8. The Shipping bill
as passed by the Senate provides as follows:
That all officers of United States yes
sells shall be American citizens; abolishes tom
mage dues as to American vessels and as to
vessels of other nations which do not impose
tonnage dues, under the name of light
but this provision is not to impair any treaty
obligation. The marine-hospita tax is abol-
ished, and the expense of maintaining such
hospital devOlved on the United States. When
q vessel is built in the United States for for
e1gn account, wholly or partly of foreign ma
terials on which import duties have been paid,
the amount of duty, less ten per cent, is allowed
as drawback when the vessel is exported.
: Head-money' tax is declared not applicable
to vessels coming from Canada or Mexico.
For transporting the mails between any port.
of the United States and any foreign port, or
between ports on the Atlantic and ports on
not exceeding one dollar per mile each way
may be paid by the Postmaster-G General, after
legal advertisement and contract with the
lowest responsible bidder, the aggregate ex-
pendture for such service, however, not
to exceed. the gross service for the
foreign mail business for the year pre-.
cedlng the contract, less the amount raid for
transportation on foreign veSSes and the
amount paid foreign administrations. The
ships with which such contracts are made
shall be American registry, and the contracts
shall be for term OF not less than four nor
more than six years. The bill also reduces
from $25 to SO year the fee to be paid by
steam vessels of one hundred tons or under,
allowed by law for issuing enrolments and
licanseS
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Goodbye to an Old Court House.

MADISON, Wis.,, May IA grand fare
well meeting was held in Dane County
Courthouse Tuesday night prior to its de-
molition to give place to structure Asso-
ciate-Justice Orion, of the Supreme Court,
presided, and delivered an elaborate adj
dress. Speeches were made by S. u. Pin
ney, Il. NJ. Lewis, E. W. Reyes, General
David Atwood, j. G. Gregory, General Sim
con Mills, Lyman c. Draper and many 9TH
er lawyers and old residents of the county,
and most enthusiastic time was had, the
meeting closing with the singing of ''Auld
Lang Syne" The new structure is to cost
SlS4. GOO.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Fifty-four Days without Food.

Mrs. Armstrong, of Sparta, Monroe
County, died at Lacrosse the other night,
after living fifty-four days without taking
food into her stomach. Abous two months
ago Sue fell sick with what the doctors
called an inward fever. After a few at
tempts to take food, all of which caused,
violent vomiting as long as particle of
solid matter remained in her stomach, no
further food was given her, and she wasted
away for fifty-four days without any
sustenance except water. Her body con.
sisted of little more than bones, with
enough flesh to hold them together. Re-
Gently small quantity of food was given
to her and she retained it, but by night she
grew weaker rapidly. and died.
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Sugar is constituent Of every ar
ticle OF food. Children could not liv;
without it; it is fattening, but It's immod-
crate use destroys health and appetite;
it is heating, and live starch consists
only of carbon ard water. Insects
called sugar mites inilabit brown sugar
Articles needed by tbs body for fat and
heat-making are SUGAR, tat, butter, oil
and molasses. For issascIe, lean meat,
cheese, oatmeal. beans and peas. For
brain and nerves, unsolted -four, bar
ley, eggs, very active ashes and birds.
Green vegetables, fruit and berries fur
nish the acid and water needed - CEeUe-
land LenlLer.
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The British "Blue- Book recently
issued, contains the correspondence be-
tween the British and United States
Governments on the SUBJECT of the cat
tie disease. The tenor of the Consu ar
and other reports is. that the foot-and-
mouth disease is not indigenous in
America, but rather that the outbreaks
throughout the States are traceable to
cargoes of cattle from England. CHI
cGg0 Witness.
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Mgr. Capel calls newspaper inter-
viewers intellectual mosquitoes. 7
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TWO NOTED MEN GONE.

Death in Chicago of Cyrus Fl. Mccormick,
the Well-KnOwn Inventor of the Reaper
Charles OConor, the Eminent Jurist,
Passes Away Peacefully at His Home
In Nantucket, Mass.
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Mime Own Familiar Friend. "

mime own familiar friend hath be-
trayed me- The words dance up and
down on the pages of the book | am try
ing to read, though no syllable of them
is printed there. l fling down the book
at last. with bitter sense of how utterly,
within the past few weeks, | have lost
control of myself, heart. soul and mind.
| ring the BELL and stand staring gloomi-
lv out of the window. Nothing there,
surely, to send such pang through my
heart o-nothing but that every foot of
those green lawns, every tree in those
dark woods, every mile of that blue river
and every rock of the gray old hills be-
yond is associated with the friendship.
old as babyEood, strong as brotherhood
which has increased with our years and
grown with our strength, between John
Churchill and me. Left to my father S
guardianship, an orphan before he was
five years OLD, we two grew up under the
same roof, both at home and at school a.:
and even when he became merchant in
New York, and the study of my profess
sion took me to Paris, our friendship lost
very little of its perfect confidence in our
correspondence.
"Did you ring, sir?'
sSaddle Gar and Bess, an bring them
down to Mrs. Bruce's. | will meet you
there"
Every well, sir > and William leaves
the room with smile, for which shou Id
like to knock him down.
| catch up my hat and riding whip,
and pass through the open window, across
the lawn to the avenue. Why should |
be vexed with William That smile was
no more than natural from servant who
has known me since l wore knicker-
bockers. Why have | felt inclined to
quarrel with every man or woman among
my neighbors who within the last few
weeks has limited a congratulation Why,
above all, do | rage against myself with
bitterness of self contempt which is the
heaviest burden proud man can be
forced to endure
Why? Because when returned from
Europe, a year since, it was with John
Churchills letter bidding me be "a true
friend and brother to his promised wife
while he was in China, and because, in