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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10
In Terror of Thieves,

FLINT, Mich, Feb 2.-Wakley Wright, an
eccentric hermit, ~ years old, living one
mile west of this city, was found dead
Thursday afternoon, lying face downward
in his howell On his person were found
five $40 gold pieces, 81, 100 in certificates
of deposit, and $15 in paper money The
room in which he lived was extremely filthy
and meanly turn: shed Hanging on the
wall were two old muskets. one rifle, and a
revolver, while over the entrance door was
a cross-cut saw, so arranged that it could be
dropped on any intruder. Several years
ago an attempt was made to rob Wright,
slnce which time be had lived In abject ter
ron. Heart disease was tho cause Of bis
death.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10
Horribly Mangied.

DUBLIN Feb. 6. At the conclusion of a
performance at Lowry's Music Hall Friday
night. while Senide, one of the performers.
placed her head in lions mouth for the.
purpose of having her photograph taken
in that position Is sudden flash of
light caused the beast to close his
jsws, and ne retired growing to the
corner of his cage dragging his
helpless victim with him Then he shook
the girl violently, tearing her bare breast
with bis claws. Tue attendants at once
sprang toward the cage and attacked the
lion with irons, and finally succeeded in
beating him off Mile. Senide was removed
to her lodgings and medical aid was sum-
moned. Her neck, shoulders, breast and
one arm are terribly lacerared, but aha 10
ain alive
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

In the sparsely settled regions Of
the South liquor is sold, if at all, in the
general stores, and these will not take
the risk of losing their general trade
by selling liquors surreptitiously when
public sentiment has decided in favor
of prohibition. But they can sell ia
maica ginger, and the thirsty topper can
become fairly drunk on half-pint
bottle of this mixture of alcohol and
essence of ginger. In view of the use
of Jamaica ginger as an Intoxicating
beverage, the town officers of Dawson
vile, Ga, have passed an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of that tipple with
in the town limits.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10
MOVING A KANSAS TOWN.

Mertilia Picks Up ITS Effects and Seeks
Better Quarters Ten Miles Distant.
MERTILLA, Kan, Feb 6-The people of
this place have determined to locate else
where. The town is ten miles from West
Plains. and. owing to the policies adopted by
the railroads, is entirely 1T the mercy of its
rivals. Saturday two general stores,
one hotel, one grocery store, one livery
stable and the local newspaper loaded their
goods and chattels on wagons and box
cars and moved to West Plains, to continue
the struggle for existence among SO many
rival Kansas towns
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

WHEN the first vessel completed the
passage of the then new Erie canal, in
1925, there being no such thing as a
telegraph, the news was communicated
to New York and to Buffalo by cannon
placed within hearing of each other
from Albany to each of the other cities.
The signal was passed along in this
way from Albany to New York and
back again TO Albany in fifty-eight
minutes This is quicker than mes
sage can be sent over the same route
and answered now. considering the
time usually consumed in the delivery
pt each end,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

JAIL officials of Dayton, Tenn, hit
upon novel way of furnishing runa-
way prisoners. Silas Blanchard and
his wife, Alice, convicted of burglary,
escaped, but were recaptured at Stew
enson, seventy-fvo miles away. As a
hint to behave better in future they
were made to walk back the entire dis
faDpe
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10
NORTHWEST ITEMS.
Interesting News Compiled from
Many Sources.
ILLINOIS,.

Edward Lukes, an old citizen of Bloom
ington, committed suicide the other morn
ing by taking laudanurn, the act being
caused by family and pecuniary troubles
The Illinois Society of Engineers and Sur
veyors at its annual session in Springfield
few days ago elected G. G. Elliott of Gil
man, president
The printing establishment of e. W. Rok-
ker, State printer, at Springfield, was de-
sbroyed by fire the other day, and valuable
documents and manuscripts were de-
stroyed Loss, 500, 600
Mrs Bridget Mill, of Hudson, died the
other night She had just passed her one
hundredth birthday, and had long been a
resident of the county.
The State Board of Charities met a few
days ago at Kankakee and estimated that it
would take 81 100000 annually from July
j, 1889, to keep the State institutions run
ming. 1t was decided to hold the State
Conference of Charities il Chicago next
October.
The Illinois Miners Protective Association
at its recent session in Springfield re-elect-
ed Daniel Mclaughlin president
The articles of association of the Decatur
Mutual Savings Association of Decatur,
were filed with the Secretary of State the
other day, as required by law. This is the
first institution of the kind organized under
the new law.
A fire at Lanark the other day caused a
loss of $4,000 Several buildings were
burned.
Seton Halsey, sixty-fve years old, living
for over thirty years near Forreston, COM
mitted suicide few days ago by cutting his
throat No cause was known
Mrs. Fackenell, the oldest person near
Clinton, died the other morning, aged
ninety years and two months She and Mr..
Fackenell had recently celebrated the
sixty-fourth anniversary of their marriage.
The Law and Order League of Atwood
has pushed its fight against the saloon
keepers with such energy and effectiveness
that the last one of them closed up a few
days ago.
W. ]. Burke. a commercial traveller from
Grand Rapids Mich, committed suicide in
Chicago hotel recently. Whisky was the
cause.
Mike Lynch, the slayer of Detective Hal
loran in Chicago, was few days ago SEN
fenced to thirty-five years. Imprisonment
The report of the discovery of gushing
oil well near Clrmi, with daily output OF
five hundred barrels, has attracted several
oil Spectators from Pennsylvania The
matter proved hoax
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

EIGHTEEN State prisoners in Russia,
under sentence of death for having be-
longed to secret society with bombs
and printing-press in its possession,
had their sentences committed to vary
ing terms of Punishment and imprison-
ment Among them were nobleman,
a Cossack Captain and four women.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

WHAT has become of those prophets
who have been predicting "a mild
and open winter" SNOWFALL them,
says an exchanges; skate them off into
an alr-hole; bury them under twenty
foot snow-bank; lay them gently down
on the middle of - toboggan slide, to
be run oyeri any thing 10 punish their
foolishness.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

FRANCIS MURPHY, it is said, intends
to enter the ministry if the conference
of the Methodist church will accept
blum. He already has a license as a
local preacher, which was granted him
by the Erie Pa) conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church before he
went to Europe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10
JOSIE HOLMES.
She Refuses to Enter a Plea of Guilty to
the Charges Against Her.

She REFUSES to Enter a Plea OF Guilty TO
the Charges Against Her.
CINCINNATI, Feb S.-Monday it was
agreed between Miss Josie Holiness con-
nected with the Fidelity Bank 1legalities,
apd the district attorney, all the au-
thorit1es concerned having consented, that
Miss Holmes. who is still in jail,
should appear in the United States Court,
plead guilty and receive sentence which
the court would afterwards suspend, she
in the meanwhile to be liberated from
prison. When the time came yesterday for
this proceeding Miss Holmes, through her
attorney, informed the district attorney
that for the present she had changed her
mind and that she would not enter plea
of guilty.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

DAVID DAY, the hermit of Green
Pond Mountain, was lately found dead
i'll his cabin near MiddIetown, N. Y.
He was seventy years old, and for
thirty-five years had lived alone in a
miserable old kovel. 1t was case of
disappointed love.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

LATEST advices from China estimate
the total loss of human life by the
great flood that submerged one of its
chief and most populous provinces in
December last at seven million. 1t
was the most disastrous overflow
known in the history of the world
SlD.ce the great Deluge of the Bible.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

Mrs MARIA BARTON will not write
any more books except for pleasure.
Her claim to Mexican property worth
5000, 600 has just been decided in her
favor after eighteen years of hard
fjpbtinp.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

The Electric Club rooms in New
York City were formally opened to
members and guests the other night.
A number of electric contrivances were
in motion. Doors were opened, safes
unlocked, steaks and chops cooked
and clocks were moved, all by cleo
tricity.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10
OOWr EI TIV0 W.T. n . TVNDNRD OIEs
New Syndicate to Pipe Oil to Toledo
and Erect Refineries.

TOLEDO, O., Feb. S-The Blade publishes
a statement that a syndicate of New York,
Toledo, Chicago and Detroit capitalists,
representing $25,000.O0O, held a
meeting Monday night and organ
lied to build pipe line from the North
western Ohio oil fields in Toledo, and to
erect refneries. so as to compete with the
Standard Oil Company. They claim to own
patents on new process of refining, and
can place the product On the market at
cheaper rate. The capital stock of the new
company is $10,O00,000 The only name
that has yet been publicly connected with
the enterprise is George F. Clark, of Chi
cago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

RUNAWAY marriages are not popu-
lar in Russia. A young girl has been
sent to prison for four months, and
will lose her share in the family prop
erty because she married without the
1og ternal consent.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

Q. NJ. LOOMS, of New Haven, Conn,
recently asserted that in the last
twenty-five years he had sold more
than thirteen thousand pianos. He
has since appealed to the authorities
for protection.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10
THE Washington Critic drops in

The Washington Critic drops into
leap-year poetry rs follows:
We do not hesitate to SITS
That 1888
Is something very choice and grS
For ladies who desire to ms
And when they meet their proper rs
You bet we don't exaggeras,
When boldly we asseverS
That not a woman will be Is
In gobbling up the tempting BE-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

A FIDDLE one hundred years old has
been presented to Governor Taylor, of
Tennessee, who fddled himself into
office in a contest with his Republican
brother.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

CROWDS of people recently crossed
the Hudson river on the ice from
Ysnkers to the New Jersey shore. The
feat had not been performed before
sInce the winter of 1879
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

"A NEW YORK correspondent asserts
tEat there are fifty widows in that city
with fortunes ranging from $l,o00,-
600 to 5000, 600
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

A LOW estimate puts the number of
persons supported by all the forms of
employment furnished by electricity at
five million,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

PROF. E. STONE WIGGINs says that
the next earthquake period in this
country will begin August 10, 1904
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

The first ten miles of the Panama
canal on the Atlantic end is declared
open for navigation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

1T is estimated that in the last ten
years North Carolina has expended
s., 100000 for commercial fertilizers,
while the vaine OF the crops has been
only s15 oo0,o1o.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

-Atchison claims to be the coasting
city of Kansas, and the Champion
asserts that. there is more fun on the
Atchison hills than at the St. Paul ice
palace or the famous toboggan chubes
of Canada.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-10

The Chicago Northwestern railways
new coal-shed at Evansville was burned the
other morning Loss, So, 00O The fire
was supposed to have been incendiary.
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
E.Mran

The popularity of the wonderful K-Wren Rene
dies eXtendsfr from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They
are boon to mankind. One or two of the little
k-Wren Troches viii cure ordinary hoarseness
and slight colds in few minutes. The K-Wren
Troehe is indispensable for singers, public speak
ers, actors, etc, as they give wonderfully strong
tone to the voice. The k-Wren Cough Balsam is
an invaluable family preparation for Group Ca
taTrh, Bronchitis, Asthma etc
Rev d. d. T. Mclaughlin, of LitchfieId Conn.
says: Have suffered terribly years with
Asthma and gave up all hope until l found K
Wren. used but two or three bottles of k-Wren
Balsam, and was entirely cured.n
Here is another: You are welcome to this testi-
monial If You consider it worthy of publication.
have been afflicted with Asthma for seven or eight
years could never sleep nights; all other medi-
cines seemed to fail until tried your k-Wren Rem
edies. sleep now in perfect peace 1 am an old
sailor, and should this meet the eye OF any one
who served aboard the United States Steamship
Cayunga of Galveston in May, 1865, write TO me
O. II. johnson, Point Pleasant \. j."
Dir. Harry Il. bart, Vce-President Judge Pub
fishing Co, n. Y, says: i can confidently say
that your K-Wren Remedies do all you claim
for them from personal experience"
K-Wren Cough BaIsam, 80 cents and 81 per bot
tie. K-Wren Troehes, 10, 10 and % cents per box.
Ask your druggist, or send to CHARLES d. KEEP,
Sole Agent, 40 Exchange Place, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
For Increase of Pension.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Referring to
an item in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Feb. 2.
1888, by c. q. Simon, of New York, in regard
10 disability which is equal to the loss of a
hand or foot" 10 perform manual labor, etc,
and now on the pension rolls at the rate of $24
per month, /, with thousands of others, think
this an injustice 10 the class to which we be-
long, and think that the pension laws should
be amended so as to make it at least $50 per
month in place of S24 that it now is By re-
ferring to the pension laws we notice an act
approved Aug. 4, 1856, where in specific disa-
bllities certain parties are entitled to Si5 per
mouth. This we are glad to see. Still we think
the difference too great between $24 and $40
per month respectively between the two speci-
fed disabilities.
I have corresponded with Congressman E. n.
Morrill,, Of the Pension Committee, also with
Senator John J. Ingalls,, and have suggested to
both of these gentlemen that some measure be
adopted for our relief. l quote letters from
both of these gentlemen. Maj Morrill, says,
under date Feb. Is, 1888:
" / have for some time been investigating
the matter that you refer to, and am satisfied
that great injustice has been done the class 70
which you belong in the way of rating. |
think it was an inadvertence in the law of
August, 1856, leaving out the word equivalent.
1t seems to me that if the loss of a hand or a
foot is rated at $50 per month, then anv disa-
blity that equals the loss of hand or a foot
ought to be rated the same Bills have been
introduced into Congress to equalize these
matters, and l shall urge the committee to take
action upon them"
Under date March 20, 1883, Senator John J.
ingalls, says: " in reply to your favor of 18th
inst, / would say that the amendment to the
| pension law which you suggest ought to be made.
Many rates for specific disabilities are lower
! than they should be. / will advise with the
Chairman of the Committee on Pensions upon
the subject, and ascertain if some action cannot
be taken in this direction"
/ Now, so much for so much. If others who
! belong to this class who are now on the pen-
/ sion rolls at S24 per month will only do
4 likewise, l think we can get this thing in
! good shape aud accomplish what we want. ]
/ would request that all comrades write ia
+ Members of Congress from their respective
/ districts and Senators from their States. and
1 urge this measure before Congress; and in
/ so doing we think We are only getting that
which justly belongs TO US. And in this
connection we should also urge "The National
! Tribune" Pension Bill, believing il to be Just
and that our comrades should reap the reward
Of their services of a quarter of a century
! ago-CHAUNCEY L. KNAPP, Leavenworth
! Kan.
The National tribune., 1888-11-15

Members Of Post No. 276, GAR, Of Green's
burg Pa, having previously decided TO form a
ladies organization in connection with their
Post, met ca Thursday evening, Oct 10. to de-
termine whether it should be a Womau's Re-
lief Corps OF Ladies Of the GAR. Representa-
tlVes from both organizations were present.
aud after due explanation il was unanimously
decided in favor Of the latter. On Tuesday af-
tern0on, Oct JIG, Mrs. Amanda Noffit.. Insti-
tutiDg Officer, assisted by Mrs Carrie Y. Sher-
IN, Senior Nice-President Of Pennsylvania. and
Mrs c. W. Gerwig, National Secretary, com
pieted the organization by iustituting the Cir
Gle and Installing the officers, also obligating
the Commander and a number Of members OF
The Post as honorary members, who will be of
great service TO the ladies. The future outlook
q this Circle is very promising. Their Presi-
cent Ars. u. {. Bray, is woman of expert
enee, with able and intelligent assistants. Al
though the time spent with these negly-forrn-
ea friends was short the remembrance of hos
ptality extended by members of Post No. 276
ana their ladies, viii be lasting.
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from the Various Divisions
Election Of Officers, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY-IS-C CHIEF,
Sons OF VETERANS. o. 5. a,


Sous OF VETERANS, U. ;. A, ?
tS FIFTH AVE, CHICAGO, LII, Nov. 9, 1888.
Commander in-Chief Abbott and Adi't-Gen. Win
f. Jenkins attended the Campfire and ball given
by Camp No. 80 at St. Louis, Mo. Oct 81
On Nov Commsuder-in- Chief Abbott visited
Comnander-in-Ch Chief Warner st Kansas City. They
spent considerable time in reference to the prOpO-
siuou voted upon and adopted at the recent Ma
uonal Encampment of the G. A. r. aIIudug to the
arrangements of some means by which the Sons Of
Veterans might be brought into closer relations
with the Grand Army of the Republic. As result
OF the conference II was decided upon by the two
Commanders to appoint committees to consider
the matter, and prepare some plan to be submitted
to the two organizations for their approval. Mai.
Warner appointed Messrs. A. r. Cougcr, Akron. o.;
Thomas Bennett, Richmond, Ind, and Washington
Gardner, Albion, Mich, committee OF three to
represent the Grand Army of the Republic.
Gen. Abbott visited James G.. Young Camp, No.
20, while in Kansas City.
ON Nov. II Commander-in-C Chief Abbott was
rendered reception at Toledo, o., by the Camps
In mat city. On the 10th he will he entertained by
Hugh O. Irish Camp, No. S at Paterson, II. j. On
the 18th and 18th the committee appointed by
COMMANDMENTS Chief Abbott will hold a confer
ence with the committee appointed by Command
er-ln-Chief Marks, OF the Post system ut New York
city, upon which occasion both Abbott and Marks
Will be present It Is the Intention of Commander
in-Chief Abbott to spend November and December
visiting in the State of New York, doing every
thing IN his power 10 consolidate the two factions.
The Order is progressing very rapidly in the
West
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
He Persevcred.


20
Young lady (haughtily disengaging hcrself)-
By what right, sir, do you presume to put your
arm around my waist?
Young man (hnmbly)-None, confess. but
I thought you would not object
Young lady-Know then, sir, that do object,
and most emphatically. But that, Of course.
need not deter you from persevering
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
Paryin's Newspaper Directory.

The well-known pioneer advertising agents.
s. H. Parvin's Sons, of Cincinnati O., has issued
this work, which contains special lists of the
leading daily and weekly newspapers in the
United States and Canada, aud also specially
selected lists of agricultural, mechanical. re-
ligious, literary, household magazines, medical,
sporting, juvenile, sundry publications and CO.
operative lists. This is thoroughly reliable, as
is everything which proceeds from the office of
Mnsers paruints Sons
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
REUNIONS.

TNoTIcE.-Organization holding Reunions this
year having or making rosters. viii favor Us by
transmitting a copy thereof to The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for file and future reference.-EDIToR
NATIONAL TRIBUNEl
MICHIGAN
J. d. Butler, Charlotte The survivors of
the 1st Mich. Engineers held Reunion at
Lansing Oct. H. aud elected the following Off
GERS: President, Gen. William p. Innes, of
Grand Rapids; Sec, Fay Wykoff. East Sagi-
nav Treas, Charles F. Burdock, Saginaw
City. The next meeting will be held in Lam
sing the second Thursday in October, 1889.
OHIO.
The survivors Of the 10th Ohio held their
18th annual Reunion at Columbus during the
National Encampment, and elected the follow
ing officers: President, Harry McClarran "
p, Philip Kershner; Sec Enos Pierson Treas,
Samuel Metzler; Q. NJ, A. J. BranstetteT; @.
NJ. $, w. II. Robson. The proceedings have
been published in pamphlet form and can be
had at II cents per copy by applying to the
Secretary, En0s PiersOn, at Wooster, o. An
appeal was made to the comrades to raise funds
IN order TO erect monument to the memory
of " Mother Brashear"
The survivors of the 55th Ohio held a Reun-
ion at Columbus during the Encampment and
elected the following officers President Col.
J. c. Lee. of Toledo; V.-P, Col. J. NJ Stevens,
Tifin; Treas, Capt. S F. Reiser, Upper San
ousky; Seea capt. Ii. w. Pool, Seal.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The soldiers and sailors residing in Center
County viii hold a Reunion at Bellefonte next
month. The Reunion promises to surpass any
thing OF the kind ever held in that County.
Department Commander Magee his staff and
a host of prominent Grand Army men have
promised to participate. Gov. Beaver is ex-
pected to be on hand. The following Posts
located in the County will be largely repre-
sented Post 80, of Philipsburg; Post 50, of
Bellefonte; Post 1877, of Lemont; Post 261, Of
MilesbuTg; Post 2G2, of Howard; Post 263, of
Fleming; Post %, of Pine Grove Mills; Post
PSI, Of Center Hall; Post 295, of Wilhelm; Post
3O2, of Eagleyille, and Post 419 of Storms
town.
The survivors of the SD Pa. will celebrate
the Goth anniversary of the battle of Freder-
icskburg on the evening of Dec. 13, by ban
quet at the Aston House, Philadelphia. All
the members Of the old regiment are invited.
The Bucktails announce Reunion at Al
tOOna on Dec. ID.
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
Where She Found Pleasure.

Jawllins-I can't see what pleasure old Miss
Scraggs can find in that diabolical parrot It's
enough to drive one to the madhouse
Hogg-Pleasure. my boy Lots of it Don't
you suppose she knows perfectly how much it
annoys everybody else2
The National tribune., 1888-11-15
a rwisfer.

rheumatism is q remorseless twister IL twists
the joints out of shape; it produces angular pro
jectiOns where there should be curves, and worse
than all, makes Us writhe and twist with pain on
touches that sleep refuses to visit. Conquer this
truly demOniacal disease ia its infancy with Hostel
ter's stomach Bitters which also overcoInes cid
ney complaints, nervousness dyspepsia, ehils and
fever.