The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-31
FROM WASHINGTON,

THE House Foreign Affairs Committee
has restored to the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Appropriation bill the provision rails
ing the Chinese Mission to the frst-class,
at a salary of S17,50O.
THE average number of inmates on the
22d in the National Soldiers Homes was
8,946 The expenditure for the fiscal year
was 1,609,709.
On the 23d Rear-Admiral Worden, of the
navy, the hero of the fight between the
Merrimac and Monitor, was placed on the
retired list.
The death of General John Alexander
Logan, United States Senator from Illinois,
occurred at 1854 o'clock on the afternoon Of
the Goth at his residence in Washington
after an illness of only fortnight, from
cerebral congestion. General Logan was
born in Jackson County, ILL.,, February O.,
1926, served as a Lieutenant in the Mexican
war, and was soon afterward admitted to
the bar. In 1852 he began his political ca
reer as a member Of the Illinois Legisla-
ture, and four years later was elected to
Congress. He was private soldier in the
battle Of Bull Run, but won Brigalier's
star at Fort Donelson, and was soon pro-
NOTED to Major General. His heroism at
the battle of Atlanta gave him command of
the Army of the Tennessee. He was first
elected Senator from Illinois in 1871, and
in 1884 was the Republican nominee for
Vice-President. He was married in 1865 to
Miss Mary Cunningham, OF Shawneetown.
Their son is cadet at West Point, and
their daughter is the wife of Paymaster
Tucker, of the army. The General was a
member of the Methodist Church.
CHRISTMAS DAY was more generally OBJ
served than usual throughout the country.
The poor were remembered with uncon-
mon generosity, and Christmas dinners
were enjoyed everywhere in the prisons
and charitable institutions The weather
was bright and pleasant in most places.
AT twenty-six leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 25th aggregated
1894, 1893 1850.
proprietor in Washington, gave to the poor
people of that city two tons of poultry.
THROUGHOUT the country the business fail
ures during the seven days ended on the
oath numbered for the United States 231
and for Canada 80, total of 263, as com
pared with a total of 263 the previous seven
days.
For the year ended November 80 the total
value of exports from the United States
was sos, 800, 237, and the imports amount to
| $577, 92S, 146.
ADvICEs were received by the Secretary
of the Treasury on the 9th that two firms
i'll Hong Kong were largely engaged in SELL
ing certificates to land Chinese in the Unit
ed States.
THE annual count of $40,000,000 worth of
internal revenue stamps began at the
| Treasury Department on the 27th. About
fifty employees were. at work on the job,
and they would finish their task in about
| two weeks.
EXPRESSIONS of sorrow over the death of
General Logan had been received by Mrs.
Logan from all parts of the country on the
9th, and in many cities the flags were
| placed at half-mast over the public build
ings.
UP to the 27th the issue of the new one
dollar silver certificates amounted to &c.
100000, and $1,O40, 900 of the two-dollar sill
yer certificates had been issued. The sup
ply was not equal to the demand.