The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-12-23
NUMBER 80.
News Items,


Tuesday evening of this week, at the
Inauguration Of Goodwin's opera house.
A meteor fell in the road between Mil
waukee and Oak Creek, last Friday
night. eoe ss.Rs assa9 s@l s7aF
A desperate attempt to destroy the
Spanish gunboats in New York harbo1
was made on Wednesday evening of last
week, but was frustrated by the vigilance
Of those in charge of the flotilla.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
throw passenger train from the track of
the Erie railroad, in tunnel on last Sun
day night. Several men recently discharg-
ed from the road are suspected. atas
The floor of the Presbyterian church,
corner of Dearborn and Ontario streets,
Chicago, gave way last Sunday evening
while crowded with people, precipitating
between fifty and one hundred to tho
basement No one was seriously injured.
Daniel Mcfarland has been formally
indicted for the murder of Richardson.
Miss Angie King who wasn't appointed
postmaster at GAINESVILLE, is preparing to
take the stage as a lecturer. ai5aG 30
A miner of several years experience in
Australian mines, has commenced opera
tions near Waukesha, with strong expec-
tations of finding gold "9a #9b
A Graz lyman in the Shawano county
jail pulled the lath from the wall and set
fire to them with the idea Of escaping.
The fire was discovered and extinguished
after giving him a good scorching.
The Rock County Recorder advertises
that it's farmer column is conducted by
practical horticuzturSst."
John w. Stevenson is elected Senator
of Kentucky to take the place of McCree-
ny. sr
Col. John W. Shafter of Illinois, has
been nominated by the President for Gov
ernor of Utah. aa1t
Judge Hoar has been nominated for
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
Davis, Radical Republican, is elected
Governor of Texas by 5000 majority, and
three Republicans have been elected to
Congress. 5n .a .....~
Gen. Potts of Ohio, has been appointed
Gov. of Nevada in the place Of Ashley.
The President and Senate have done
wise thing in making Stanton a Justice
of the Supreme Court.
The Senate committee will recommend
that each Senator and Member be allowed
so much for postage stamps instead of the
ranking privilege, with view of ascer-
tanning the amount it costs the govern
ment for franking.
Eighteen of the Spanish gunboats have
finally left New York harbor, in company
with the man-of-war Pizarro.
A crazy woman escaped from the La
Sale county Qll) poor house, and was
found last Monday morning frozen to
death in corn-feld near Ottawa.
DR.. Washington of st. Louis, was
knocked down and robbed of over $4,000
in a street car in that city, one evening
last week ata
1t is reported that some of the fremen
and engineers on the Spanish gunboats
that left New York recently are in the
Cuban interest, and will destroy the yes
sells when they get outside.
Jean Jourde, an employe of the w. U.
Telegraph Co., fell out of the sixth story
window of the Office in st. Louis, last
Tuesday, and was instantly killed
A negro waiter, discharged from a
Washington boarding house, put arsenic
in the sugar to get even with the land
lady. Result, thirty persons poisoned,
none fatally.
George Francis Train had the doors of
Cooper Institute closed on him when he
wished to lecture there.
The snow storm of last Tuesday extend
ed over considerable portion of the
western country about four inches being
the average depth.
A policeman was found frozen to death
in an unoccupied building in Cheyenne on
Tuesday, supposed to have been frozen
while under the influence of liquor
Milwaukee is trying to persuade
Biddle's theatrical troupe to locate per
manently in that city.
The steamship Monarch left England