The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
rha East

thoroughly discouraged. ~ Soonlo 0i"U pA0
ferred claims have been allowed sufficient to
CONS ne the bulk of the assets. .
The champion silver cup, valued at $500,
which was won by Albert GARNER at the bill
Hard match a year ago, was stolen from his
saloon in New York.
The entire business portion of the village
of Wilton, N. H., was destroyed by fire last
week. Loss nearly 100000:
The attempt to release Boss Tweed on writ
of habeas corpus has failed, and the prisoner
is left to his last resort, writ of error.
Edwin Booths theater, in New York, has
been sold under the Sheriffs hammer The
property was bought by Oliver Ames of Bos-
ton, for $SS5,OOO, subject to mortgage of
.$276, 900.
The g rapid transit" question continues to
occupy the attention of New York.
While party of eight workmen were en-
gagged in sinking pneumatic cylinder, near
Fall River, Mass, a few days ago, the cylin-
der exploded, killing four men and seriously
swounding another.
The West.
Edward Ehler, Treasurer of Milwaukee
county, Wis. has placed all his property in
the hands of receiver for the benefit of his
bondsmen. It is known that he appropriated
several thousand dollars of the public money
for the purpose of charging his private
business, but the Investment proved poor
one, Eand as the late election approached he
risked everything to secure a reelection, and
drew still further on the county funds. The
amount of his defalcation is about $15, 1000.
Times, was married on the Cd inst. to Mrs.
Eureka Q. Pearson, of Chicago.
The short-horn cattle breeders of the United
States held their annual convention at Spring
field, Ill, last week. About 100 breeders
were in attendance.
Rev. George D. Gillispie, of Ann Arbor, has
been elected Episcopal Bishop of the new
Diocese of Western Michigan.
David A. Gage, the defaulting ex-City Treas
Turer of Chicago, has been tried at Waukegan,
Ill., and acquitted.
The South
The taxpayers of New Orleans held meet
ing the other day, at which they invited the
officers recently elected to resign. The reason
was that they had not fled any bond
for the faithful performance of their duty.
The Sheriff and one or two magistrates
deemed it expedient to resign and did 30.
The Sheriff of Warren county, Miss, has
resigned in compliance with the demands of
the Taxpayers League of Vicksburg.
WachinOfon
The national debt was reduced 1928, 427
during the month of November.
Judge Durell, of Louisiana, has resigned to
escape impeachment.
It is stated that an offensive and defensive
alliance has been formed between the North
ern Pacific, Southern Pacific and cotton-tax
Hobbies.
Justice Bradley, of the United States SUI
preme Court, in case involving the validity
of the Enforcement act, pronounces that
piece Of legislation wholly institutional.
It has been decided by majority of the
judges in Washington that the late grand
jury which indicted the alleged safe burglars
was Illegally chosen, and therefore all the in
dictments by that grand jury are utilities.
The Postmaster General has issued an order
forblddlng letter carriers issuing New Years
addresses calculated to induce the public to
make them gifts.
Walker Fearn succeeds Judge Durell, of
Louisiana; and Mr.. Macarthur of Philadel-
phia, steps into Supervising Architect Null
lett's shoes.
General.
After weeks of consultations and confer
'ences, the Pittsburgh puddlers and iron
manufacturers have como to deadlock.
and the puddlers have thrown down the
gauntlet and inaugurated strike. Over
100000 workmen are thus thrown out of en-
ployment,
The management of the Centennial Ex-
hibition have given out that they do not
intend to ask further for aid from Congress.
The National Cheap Transportation Conven-
ton, at Richmond, adjourned on the 4th inst.
The final report of the Committee on Reso-
lutions was adopted, and may be summarized
,as follows: First, recommendation of the
four great water routes recommended by the
Senate Committee, and the Hennepin canal
Second that metallic currency is the result,
not the cause, of commercial prosperity, and
that this last is brought about by cheap trans
portation, inland and oceanic. Then we shall
have specie payments, and paper will disap-
pear, Third, that this is also the only true
means of protection of domestic fabrics, and
that high tariffs are naturally productive OF
strife and bitterness. Fourth, that the ship
ping should be resurrected. Fifth, the laws
Of the States should expressly provide against
certai n railway abuses. about as recommend
ed by the Window Committee. Sixth, that
government ought to construct railway fol-
freights between the grain-growing regions
of the West and the Atlantic seaboard.
Political.
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