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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
A NATIVE OBELlSK.
The Granite Shaft to the Mem DRY of Ex
Governor Washburr, of Wisconsin.

The Granite Shaft to the Memory of Ex
Governor Washbnru, of Wisconsin.
At first the huge shaft was to be seen
lying upon one side, directly beneath
the derrick, where it had been edged
along, preparatory to the final hoist.
In length it measured forty-one feet,
its breadth and thickness being about
four and half feet and weighing
sixty-tve tons. Several quarrymen were
busily engaged blocking and fitting the
great chains around the monster, near
one end. A twelve fold purchase, COM
posed OF bright new manila rope, six
inches in circumference, had been rove.
| the blocks aloft containing twelve
sheayes, and those below, five in mum
Der, containing two each One end of
the fall was attached to powerful
double engine, while the other end, in
stead of being made fast, was led sew
eral hundred feet to the top of another
| derrick, and down through LEADERS
to another engine. At Just ten o'clock.
the order was given to start ahead EASY,
and the dozen or more men below
| scrabbled to places of safety. For a
moment the putting of engines and the
swapping and cracking of the blocking
inside of the great chain strap was ali
that could be heard. Presently move
ment was discernible. Onward and up
ward it came. The chain slipped.
Every one started. Was it to be fail
ure? No! On it continued with a re-
newal of speed. In just thirteen min
| utes itwas standing on end in the pit be-
| low. Then it was discovered that a twist
was forming itself among the many
parts OF the fall Nearly half hour
was occupied in rearranging it. The
final lift was then made, and many an
anxious eye was turned toward the ris-
ing obelisk. Rapidly it arose, and at
the expiration of six minutes the heel
of the great stone slid over the brink
and on the earth as the great derrick
swayed inboard. A rope was then
fastened to the top of the stone, as it
stood there towering above everything
excepting the derrick; six yokes Of oxen
were then attached, and as the engines
lowered away the strain brought to
| bear by the horned animals caused it to
ease down from the pit, which work
was soon and effectually completed,
amid cheers from the bystanders. This
huge piece of granite is to be cut into
| shaft for the monument to Ex-Governor
| G. G. Washburn, of Wisconsin, and
will be set up in the cemetery where he
sleeps at La Crosse. The bases and
die for this great monument are nearly
completed, the latter being beautifully
| polished and lettered, with Egyptian
carved trimmings. The top base also
has like trimming and bears the word
'Washburn" in large raised letters.
When finished and set it will stand
forty-nine feet three inches from the
ground and will cost about $15, 900.
The ground over which this heavy
weight is to be conveyed at the place
of its destination is so soft that a cart
has been constructed at the quarry with
wide wheels to prevent their sinking.
There are six wheels in number, whose
diameter is three feet, and across the
face they measure two feet, bound with
three tires, each six inches in width
! Providence Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
CYCLONES.
The Result of a Newspaper Mans
Experience.
An Exaggerated Idea of Humer = The
| Movements of these Eccentric Aerial
Sprites Excruciatingly Funny,
According to His Notion.

A great many people are studying the
subject of cyclones good deal lately, and
wondering what they mean. 1t is only
few years since the cyclone was first in
vented, and there is a general desire on the
part Of the wicked, as well as the truly
good, TO find out what cyclones were in
vented Tor. For generation after genera
ton cyclones were unknown. Occasionally
there would be ''windfalr' in the woods,
and at rare intervals there would be
singh wind" that would tear few shingles
off house, and ence in awhile lightning
would strike tree or a barn, but it has
only been about dozen of years since the
funnel-shaped cloud began to get in its
work. The funnel-shaped cloud seems to
be composed of rain, hail, wind, lightning,
thunder, all twisted together in the queer
est way, and 1t has the power of a thou
sand million frightened steers and kicking
mules. besides the draft Of millions of
mustard plasters, and corkserews, and jack
screws, and it jerks things, and stops and
splits ON its hands and jerks again if house
does not come down at the first jerk, and
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
The SeuoslIa telegraph.
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN.
THOSE sUN-LlT HILLS.

Oft when gaze upon those sun-lit hills
That lift their heads on high,
a peace so sweet and pure ny bosom fills
That God and Heaven seem nigh.
How still how gloriously calm they rest!
To even smile they seem;
AS some fair infant on its mothers breast
Basks in It's joy supreme.
AT morn, at noon, at night, always the same
Bright tranquil spirit broods
And greets my soul with its celestial fame
And chides my fitful moods.
Unlike those waves upon the stormy sea-
Restless and dark and sad,
That toss and moan, they bring sweet peace
to me,
Their spirit makes me gladl
When worn and weary with this earthly strife
And when for rest / sigh
From storms and beatings on the sea of life.
To them turn my eye.
Ohillsl types of the Infinite repose!
y how long TO sleep
WITHIN your bosom where forever flows
COOL Lethes stream so deepl
O. W. Crofts IN Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
Maxwell,s Arrival at San Francisco,

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 1.-The
steamer Zealandia arrived yesterday morn
ing from Auckland, bringing Maxwell, the
alleged st. Louis murderer, in charge of
officers. On the passage Maxwell was
manacled, and the two de-
tectives who accompanied him kept con-
slant watch over their prisoner.
On his arrival he was placed in
the city prison, where he will remain until
his departure for the West this afternoon.
Maxwell positively refused to make any
statement respecting the crime he Is
charged with. He claims to be of French
hiith and says his name Is D'Augier, and
that he Is thiTty-four years Of age,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
Murdered in His Own House.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Albert r. Her
rick, wealthy restaurant keeper in this
city, was murdered at his Brooklyn home
yesterday afternoon under mysterious cir
cumstances. Mr.. Herriclz's family is in
the country, and at Ais o'clock yesterday
afternoon he went to the house to see
that everything was all right. Ten
minutes after he disappeared through
the basement door he staggered back into
the area-way crying Murder, police" Be
fore help could reach him he had fallen
down several stone steps and was found
dead at the bottom, with bullet-hole
near his heart and blood rushing from his
mouth. 1t is supposed that he entered the
house just in time to catch burglar at
work and so met his death.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
Plymouth PAL AGAIN scourged.

Wu.KEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 11.-No SOON
er has the epidemic of typhoid fever ceased
to rage in the unfortunate town of Plyn-
outh, than it is succeeded by another plague
scarcely less terrible. A severe form of
dysentery is now prevalent in Plymouth,
Kingston and vicinity to an alarming ex-
tent, and it is even more deadly than the
fever. 1t is disease that has always been
frequent in Plymouth and neighborng
towns during the summer, but never before
were there half as many cases as there are
at present, nor was the disease so yirulenr
and fatal in its results. There are over one
hundred and fifty cases now under treat
mont
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
-shakespeare'g remains nave ne,

-Shakespeare's remains have never
been disturbed. The slab covering
them, and which bears the famous
lines beginning GOOD friend, forbear,"
is just within the altar rail of Holy
Trinity Church, Stratford-upon- Avon.
Holy Trinity's chancel is as long as its
nave, and, while the body of the church
is in daily use BIZ the parish of STRAIT
ford that part of it in which the poets
bones lie is seldom or never used. The
name of the river is pronounced with
the long sound of the a-A-yon.-C Chi
cage Herald.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
WAS 1T sulcIDEq

0, the Dude went down to the sandy shore,
But his step was weary and slow,
Aud the frequent sobs that his bosom tore
Were the language of hopeless woe.
And he murmured: 20, sadly am / bereft
And the day is so cold-so cold
For my love is false, and l am left
For bank clerk naughty and bold.''
Then the front of his sail-iike collar loosed he.
And spread to the breeZes wide:
And the wind with sigh blew him into the
sea,
Where be gurgled and gasped and died.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
A Tender Heart.

Young lady-And so you've really been
off on a whaling voyage, Mr.. Hardyman2
Mr.. IIardyman-Yes.
Young lady-How delightful! / am pas
slonately fond of fishing, too, but [ feel
sorry sometimes for the posr little helpless,
wriggling things, it seems SO erual.--EDs
change
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14

The four American cities of above
twenty thousand inhabitants having the
highest natural sites above the level OF
the sea are Leadville, Denver, Omaha
aud Atlanta, in the ordar named.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14

.Ford's Iheater in Washington, in
which President Lincoln was assassi.
mated, has been converted into muse.
um,. in which skeletons and mementoes
OF death abound. ~ Washington Post 3
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14

80 1t seems you 0tG wash your
hands with the ring on?" said the turn.
ing-worm.
Eyes, I did. There! And sent fol
the plumber Immediately, for 1 knew il
it had washed out, it must have caught
in the first trap; and he took up the
pipe, but it wasn't there. And he said
if he made q real job of it, and went
down to the main something, he might
find it there; but l thought that would
cost more than the diamond itself"
"'Wise woman" groaned Mr.. Tor
rance.
"And so, you see, l didn't accuse
Mildred in the first place. / searched
and took every precaution. l didn't
thinks of such a thing till | saw hel
stand there turning more colors thar
the lady in the lobster
You don't say that you really have
accused herP"
"Wen, what if / have? mus
lose my diamond that my dear
grandfather. gave me when I wa:
married, and that / treasured so, anG
endure it all in silence for feal
some little hussy' feelings will be hurt
ny feelings are of no consequence Al
all! 1t isn't to be reckoned to my &C.
count that was ready to giUe her the
diamond and love diamonds. Idon't
think there's anything so beautiful in
the whole world. There's no other
one thing that holds so much in so lit
tie; don't mean money or money val
ues. 1t is the concrete essence of sun
shine-really, materially. Once thai
identical stone of mine, ages before
man was made, was nothing but flood
of sunshine, married to the wet air a:
it reached one spot of the earth, and 8
wonderful tree sprung from that mar
riage, and fiourished and lowered and
fell, great strong marvel of growth
that belongs to those past ICONS when
the earth itself was huthalf crystallized
The National tribune., 1885-12-03
A Girl Arrested for Arson.

Miss Anna M. Archer, a we'll known and
beautiful woman of Parkersburg, w. Va, aged
20 years, has been arrested on the charge OF
setting fire to No. 2 schoOl-house at Kanawha
Station, w. Va, a few days ago. She was ar.
raigned before Justice Butcher last Saturday
evening, and released on $500 bail for her ap.
pearance at court. The causes which led to
the alleged crime appear to be as follows
About Is months ago Miss Archer was woOed
by one James Richardson, young man living
near her fathers residence, and the two were
engaged to be married. A short time before
the day set for the wedding Miss Lottie j
Mann, of kanawha Station, appeared upon the
scene and succeeded in winning Richardson
from his first love. After turning his back
upon Miss Archer, Richardson began to receive
anonymous letters of character unfit for pub
lication. He charged Miss Archer and Mrs
Isabella Jackson with indting them and caused
their arrest. The testimony eXonerated them
and they were discharged. The letters, which
contained gross attacks upon the character OF
Miss Mann, who taught the kanawha Station
school, continued to reach Richardson. Rich
ardson and Miss Mann allege that Miss Archer
is not only the author of the letters, but that
she also fired the school building out of revenge,
and they caused her to be again arrested. Miss
Archer pronounces the charge false and absurd,
and is willing to stand a trial.
The National tribune., 1885-12-03
Nom is the Cine to 9nbsfribe.
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The National tribune., 1885-12-03
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The National tribune., 1885-12-03
Victory for the Temperance Men In Georgia.

On Wednesday last one of the most exciting
contests occurred in Atlanta, being a local
option contest in Fulton County, which result
ed in victory for the Prohibitionists. For
some time past the fight has been going on
with great vigor, and has been conducted with
considerable ability on both sides. The Pro-
hibitionists on the night before the contest
held all-night meetings in order to secure early
attendance at the polls. On the day in ques-
ton the "wets" and the "drys," as the adher-
ents of the two parties are styled, turned out
in immense numbers. Brass bands were i'm
ported from neighboring cities and the excite
ment was at fever heat until the result was
announced.
Dr. Hawthorne, of the Baptist Church, the
most fashionable in the city, has spoken almost
every night for two weeks to thousands of peo-
ple whites and blacks. The meetings on both
sides were attended nightly by from 5000 to
1000 people. Both sides have been unsparing
in the use of money in paying taxes for regis
trations. Indeed, DR.. Hawthorne openly an
nounced to 1900 negroes that all who could
not pay, and wanted to vote prohibition, could
have their taxes paid by applying at prohbi-
ton headquarters. The other side did the
same thing. and consequently thousands were
registered in his manner.
There are only about Is Of 1877 Counties now
wet in the State. Should it be brought to a
State election, prohibition would certainly
sweep the State. Atlanta is the first of Geor-
gia's large cities in which the issue has been
made.
The National tribune., 1885-12-03

made its appearance in the family of John Gear
hart of Maintop, few miles from Mount Car
mel, Pa, aud week later the seventh death oc-
Cured and four others are at the point of death.
The family consisted of 16 members, and it is
feared that all of them will de.-The country
seat and farm belonging to the estate of Henry
Beckett, and formerly the residence of Joseph
Bonaparte. at Bordentown, N. j., was offered
for sale last week. No satisfactory bid was
made and the property was withdrawn.-Ihe
highest tide ever known last week visited the
New Jersey coast and Long Island, submerging
Summer hotels and causing much damage to
property along the beach. Coney Island was
almost submerged. The Brighton Beach race
coarse was flooded, preventing the races an
nounced. AT Cape May and Atlantic City the
damage to property was considerable, part of
the board walk at Atlantic City being carried
away.--Heavy snow storms are reported in the
Pennsylvania coal region, delaying railroad
tratfic-Franklin S. Mills, for nine years
Mayor of Trenton, Nj, dropped dead on Thurs
day last of heart disease. He learned the trade
of printer with Bayard Taylor, and was one of
the oldest journalists of the State.-Dallas,
Tex, is moving right forward in the matter of
raising funds to build home for poor and dis
abled ex-Confederate soldiers.-Within the
past month 145 of the veterans of the army who
are spending their days at the National Soldiers
Home at Hampton have taken the pledge of
total abstinence.-Letters of administration
were granted Saturday last at Philadelphia
upon the estate of John Mccullough, the actor,
to the Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
The property is valued at $4,000, of which
$4,000 is in personal effects. Mr.. Mccullough
left no will.-There were three cases of small
pox in New York city last week, one of which
proved fatal.
The National tribune., 1885-12-03
Exhf Karrfars Han1ed

On the 9th ult. at Battleford, N. W. T., eight
Indians, participators in the Riel rebellion,
were hanged. The gallows stood in open view
near the military post, SO that the savages
lately in rebellion could see the fate of their
leaders. very strong guard was thrown
around the gallows by Z o'clock. At 73O
o'clock each man, pinoned and guarded on
either side, was marched to the scaffold, taking
his place on the trap. When they were asked
if they had anything to say, Wandering Spirit
began to speak in his native tongue acknowl-
edging that he deserved death. He warned
his people not to make war on the whites, as
they were their friends. He told of the Frog
Lake massacre, and took the burden of the
crime upon himself He was followed by Miser-
able Man, who spoke in the same strain. When
he had concluded, the savages,: who had re-
mained quiet throughout the speeches, except
to excam "How" at various periods during
Wandering Spirits address, coincided in his
views They began to chant their death song,
to show that they did not fear death. All the
while the priests could be heard reciting
prayers. The chanting of the savages con-
tinued even after the white caps had been
adjusted and in the midst of their song The
bolt was drawn and all fell together, every one
apparently dying instantly.