The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-09
'or the Kenosha Telegraph.
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PITHoLK, Nov. |. 1866

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The glory of Pithole is its seven hills They
are illumipated this morning by as warm and
genial sun as ever shown upon the same num-
Der of hills in the Eternal City. There il stream
'oo-a Tiber and it ID as yellow as it's name sake
ever was. Its name is Pithols Creek. The
name might have been improved. but more
could have been so appropriate. Here L" Corn
planter" lived and lourished one hundred years
ego. He was q chief and The son OF a mighty
chieftsiD whose territories stretched from the
Lakes to the Allegheny, and the glory OF whose
exploits were sung in thousands of wigwams.-
But the pale faced man and his whiskey robbed
him of his tame and territory. Half a genera
zion has passed awey-his tribe are ell gathered
10 their fathers, and ito white man, in honor OF
his memory. named this town after him. But
,he modern name of Pitholo has overshadowed
she real name and not one in a hundred here
nave ever heard If the town of Cornplanter,"
q Sic transit gloria mundi p The fame of the
red man is held by no stronger tenure than that
If his white brother. %E&
j. he city of Pithoe is said to contain eight
! 10 ten Thousand Inhabitants. There are two
| principal streets upon which the business il
done, running at right angles with each other,
| and each about half mile in length. On both
these streets the bui ldings regularly bull. in
blocks ana are nearly filed up. The buildings
are many OF them of the most temporary char
acrer, while others are quite substantial and
sirong. Rents and living are very high, Of
fees rent from $500 to 50, 600 per annum Store.
rom $4,000 to $4,000 and other buildings III
proportion. Living a matter of course cor
responds Board il first class public houses is
rom 81 to $2S per week-in ordinary common
hotels aud first class private boarding houses
at $40 per week. All other kinds of living in
proportion. Labor is high also. Engineers and
hremen get about 81 per day, and wood cut iers
gel 81 per cord for cutting, splitting and piing
three foot wood. Good servant girls get from
So TO 50 per week. ..
i Notwithstanding it is believed that the oil
wells here cannot yield oil in paying quantities
beyond from three to five years still society ha s.
not lost sight of these things which minis to
their spiritual wants as we'll as their pleasures
We have :" stated preaching" by different de-
nominations every sabbath, and there are three
very fine churches in progress of erection, each
OF which Will be ready for use III few weeks.
These are the Methodist, Congregational and
Catholic. The former will be dedic,ted in a
few days, and has resident pastor Places
of amusement are plenty. We have aad Acad-
envy of Music, Theatres, Circuses, several
Terpsechorean Hall, and what no Other city
can host of {" Horse Opera" However, lest
Western artists might misunderstood this
building and its uses, will explain by saying
it ia a regular Opera House and derivIs this
name from the fact that there is large livery
stable under it. leading out into our pincipaI
street.
The great evil felt here is the uncertain enure
with which mems lives and property are held
No doubt III ail respects the manners, lsbits
and customs of the people in the oil predicting
regions OF Pennsylvania, are very much like
those of the gold regions of California and Or
eg0n were fifteen years ago. Take the mass
OF capt. alists aud business who come here to
develcpe the resources of this region, there are
II more honorable, high minded and reliable nrn
in any country. But the audiences with which
many have made for tunes here, and the great
opportunity Of investments OF kind aid
anoiher have drawn here all classes of bad men.
The town is infested with thieves, murderes
aud robbers. The highways are lined with
them. Bur the people cannot endure it any
longer. and they are moving in the matter. A
murder was committed here two or three days
since and the murderer secured by the Of6 Gers
of the law. While he war having his examn
alton. a vigilance committee was appoine
"a rope was suspended to the branch Of a
:ree and ell preparations made TO hang him. A
party wa. stationed at the gailows which he
nam body was watching for the prisoner to
leave the office Of the Magistrate. But while
al this was going on the friends of law and
order rallied and together it'll the personal
friends OF the Grim nh msde party almost
rs large in mbers and fully as determined
as those headed by Judge Lynch, Both of thee
parties were marshalled up and stood opposite
each other ia the street in iron, of the off .e
where he examination was held. Hao it nut
| been tor some very tir ely and confederate re-
N arks by The District Attorney, we should have
seen The spectacle of human being Gang ling III
the 81, on the principal street here, meeting
20 an, swift aud retributive justice at the
haods OF an outraged community.
| ihat night there a hegira from PhhOe
OF Iogues aud yagabonds Of ali sexes spd de
scrIpi,une, and among them was the girl, dressed
IN b.ys ciothing, who was the cause Of the
trouble.
SINCE them "Peace has reigued iu Warsaw"
We.