The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-08-25
NEWS ITEMS.

B. Tallman, while clipping with a
young lady on Saturday, stole ride on
!. the top of a car on the Hudson River
Railroad. His head came in contact with
the stone work at Sing Sing, and the
wedding did not come of.
The Worlds Havana correspondent
writes of continued diminishing in the
Eastern department, between the Cubans
and Spaniards, in which the. latter are
usually worsted In other sections of the
island inactivity prevails.
! The Cincinnati Commercial says: 1.-THE
most destructive epidemic that has ever
visited this country is the census of 1870.
1t has swept off 175,OOO in Chicago
alone"
Mrs, Steele, sister Of Hon. Roscoe
Conkling, has been appointed by Col
lector Murphy, Inspector of Customs at
New York, and is discharging the duties
of her office. arf4 cfff1 1qssrr
Brick Pomeroy promptly reads Mont
gomery Blair out of the Democratic par.
Ety, for suggesting Chase as the next
President.
The Republicans Of Iowa have nominal
ed Judges Cole, l. g. Day, and Miller,
for justices Of the Supreme Court of the
State. The first named is already on the
bench
Among the Iowa editorial fraternity is
Mr.. John McKibben, editor of the Win
terset Sun, probably the smallest editor
in the world. He is 81 years of age, SO
inches high and weighs SO pounds.
/ Mark Twain's wife inherlts quarter
of a million dollars by the recent decease
of her father. @s A# 80
! Wells and Fargo's stages were attacked
near Hastings Pass, Nevada, on the 9th
and five of Duprez 6 Benedict's. troupe
i killed and wounded. The killed were
.IDougherty, Heinrich and Nicholson. C.
In. Duprez and Charley Reynolds were
wounded }t48 ltt33hlD
i A despatch dated Berlin, Aug. 18th
states that Gen. Sheridan had arrived al
the Kings headquarters at Pont a
Mousson, and was received as a royal
guest.
! w. H. Horpaday has retired from the
Harvard Independent, having disposed o.
his interest to Mr.. A. F. Smith. Us
The Provost, Marshal General of the
United States estimates the population o.
I the country at about 4OO0O,OOO.l
4 A singular story is under investigation
; in New York, to the effect that preten
; ded detective of a Mutual Protective
: Agency" Of Brooklyn, N. Y, had taker
! the job in hand Of kidnapping Mr.. A. T
Stewart, with the view to compelling hin
to disgorge handsomely.
Fires in Chicago last Monday destroy
ed property to the amount Of $4,000.
The Chicago Post mentions the fact
that number of pick pockets from thai
city attended the recent schnetzenfest al
Milwaukee-one of its editorial staff wa!
present.. & sk 8-1E I81
s The reported apoplectic fit that seiz
ed Commodore Vanderbilt, ThursdaJ, il
denied. He is in good health at Saratoga
An American newspaper correspondent
is travelling in Germany, with an old in
! surance policy fora passport. It's large
size and beautiful engraving making
great impression whenevea it is pulled
out.
The Beloit Register, after short Blu
3 active life, has deceased. The Beloi
g Journal furnishes the obituary: e.
t "The 'Beloit Register is no more
9 Alackaday The base ingratitude of it
sponsors has done the deed, and the Reg
lister, in obeisance to the behest that al
things corrupt must eventually perish
, has at length been obliged to leave these
f scenes of mortal strife and conflict. Wha
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