The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-17
Gha 9enosha Telegraph.
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN.
NEWS OF II : WEEK.
The a st.

Stuart vas sentenced to twenty years imprls-
onment in the penitentiary for demonstrating.
The 1st of November has been fixed as the
time for running the first train through the
Hoosac tunnel. Steel rails are to be laid
through the tunnel.
The Boston and Athletic Baseball Clubs
have arrived home from their European tour.
James A. Coestele, o Boston street broker,
has been convicted of forgery in raising the
figures on stock certificates, and sentenced to
eight years imprisonment in the Masssachu-
sets State Prison. His total forgeries are
estimated at over $780, 600. a e# IT
match game Of billiards has been arranged
between Cooke, the English champion, and
Rudolphe, the French expert. The game is
to be the three ball carom, for $4,000, and
will be played in New York in about fort
night. CFQY ECHffEf |t9U Gsf
1t is reported that the New York Herald
Philadelphia Ledger, and Baltimore Sun are
about to organize an associated press in OPP
position to the New York concern.
julius L. Mendelssohn, who claimed to be
a son of the great musical composer of that
name, was convicted in New York Of forgery,
on the 18th inst, and sentenced to five years.
imprisonment in the State Prison. He COM
mitted suicide on the following day. 49,
Gov. Dix has refused to remove Mayor
Havemeyer.
The Maine election has resulted i'll favor of
the Republicans by the usual NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
10000.
The West.
Twelve carloads Of Mennonites from Russia
passed through Chicago one day last week
They were bound for Nebraska, where an ex-
tensive colony has been located.
The command of Gen. Miles, operating
against the India in Texas, came up with a
force of about 500 Cheyennes near the head
waters of Red river, on the 30th ult., and
sharp engagement ensued, lasting five hours,
resulting in loss to the Indians of thirty
killed and wounded.
Henry Won Phul, ninety years old, and for
sixty years prominent merchant of st. Louis,
died last week. @
A shocking boiler explosion occurred at
Cedar Springs, near kalamazoo, Mich, last
week. Four persons were killed and two
badly injured.
The average of the personal property per
capita in the State of Illinois is 1ascertained to
be $105.03, and Of all property 1886 per capita.
The county having the largest average is Ogle,
which has $i91.77 of personal property, and
$7OO.90 of all kinds per capita. The lowest
average is Pulaski county, which has $2727
personal, and Jefferson county which has but
TAO all kinds of property. Cook county
Gncluding Chicago has $1O7.13 personal prop
erty per capita, and $449.88 Of all kinds Of
property.
Prof. Winchell, State Geologist of Mime
sota who accompanied the Custer expedition
to the Black Hills, has made an official report,
in which, after mentioning the fact that
gypsum, variegated marble and other minerals
were found in the hills, says "There may be
found also other products of the granite
rocks. Indeed, the miners that accompanied
the expedition report the finding of gold and
silver in some of the gulches in the south
eastern portion..of the hills, though I saw none
of the gold, nor did I see any eff the aurifer-
GUS quartz. I have taken the gold reports
with la1ge grain of allowance" Prof Don
aldsOn, who also accompanied the expedition,
entirely comedies with Prof. Winchell on
the gold question.
Gen. Clusters final official report to Gen.
Terry recapitulates his former statements,
and takes strong ground in favor of the i'm
mediate opening of the Black Hills for mill
tary reasons. He indorses the report of gold
discoveries, and suggests further explorations
next season.
The Indians in Nebraska are numbering the
defenseless settlers in the western part of
the State, and burning their homes and run
ming off the stock. Y " -.
The Indian Agent at the Ponca reserya-
ton, Dakota Territory, states that few days
since party of Indians arrived from Spotted
Tails Agency, near the head of White river,
and brought report that white men were
coming into the Black Hills in large numbers
from Montana and other Territories west
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The yellow fever has already appeared at
several Gulf ports, and the Secretary Of the
Treasury has issued circular directing the
quarantining of all infected ports under the
provisions of the law of 1891. There is said
to be good cause for apprehension as to the
spread of the disease Ia..
The Health Officer at Galveston, Texas, an
nounces that there has not been single case
of yellow fever, or any other disease simulat-
ing yellow fever, in Galveston during the
year 1874 The same is true of all the Gulf
ports of the State of Texas. fafb.OI@,&
Seven Of the Gibson county CTenn.) butch
have been arrested by United States
troops and confined in the Memphis Jail.
The New Orleans police have recently seized
large number of cases of arms shipped to
that city from New Yo1k, on suspicion of their
being intended to arm the White League
clubs xarf
The September returns Of the Department
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