The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-01-08
MONDAY IAE. 9Th.


coal gas, generated from q stove III a
close cabin, Friday night. Two other
ssamVn ara in q critical condition !
TIE schsoner Elida. from Coos Bay, for
San Francisco, is reported lost with all
on board. Number Of crew, and passea
gers thirty. The wreck was seen 8 short
distance north Of San Francisco llarbor, by
people of the bark Brontes, bottom up.
| The Bo9tsn Gazette publishes state
ment of Fl, S. jackson. Secret Service
agent Of the Treasury Department. to the
effect that he was employed by the Gov
ernment, two years ago, to ferret cut
frauds relative to Jordan, Marsh & Co.
James Montgomery was arrested at
Des MoiDes, last week, for alleged DIS
turba nee, and on his release swallowed |
psison, and is now in a very critical con-
dition. He claims that his arrest was
wholly unwarranted.
At Buffalo,on Saturday night, Anthony
Gwald and John Peters. two transfers,
quarrelled about girl Peters struck
Gwald over the head with chair, caus-
ing almost instant death
The estimates Of the lighthouse beard
have been cue down 81 100000 leaving
them one half the sum submitted at the
beg, ming of the session. sid
Gen. Spinner favors the passage of a
law which will provide for the Immediate
retention without additional expense.
/ A w shington dispatch states that
definite attack upon the entire civil SER
; vice system is contemplated A propai--
, nept Eastern representative has deciied
: To makes test case, to- determine the le-
gality and censtitutiOnaity of the systCm
. The Attorney General recommends
, that pardons be Issued to JohH B !,
Wright and George w. Waters, convicted
at Pittshurg, over ak years ago, of coun-
terfeiting. and imprisoned at Allegheny
City, in the Western Penitentiary.
:, The suprSms Court Of the United
' States has given decision in favor of
Gee 0 Marcy, of Boston, confirming the
validity of forty thousand dollars worth
of Illinois registered town bonds issued
' in aid of the Grand Trunk Railroad The
town attempted 10 avoid paying interest
on the bonds alleging that they we're IL
legally issued.
4 man named Brown, living at Forsyth,
, fancy county Mo shot and killed Jose ph
Tonga prominent druggist of that town
on Thursday last. for advising yeups
, lady member of his family :" discard
, Brown as loafcr.
The Board of Trade of Kcokuk, Ia has
passed resolutions dennuncing the St.
Louis bridge as serious obstruction 70
he navigation OF the river, and calling
on Congress to abatc h, nuisance.
In Chicago. on Sunday, Bishop Cheney,
Of the Reformed Episcopal Church, ad-
miniatered the rite Of confirmation after
the form adopted by the new church, to
fcrty-tive persons, at Christ Church.
which was crowded with people.
The people of UnalAski one Of the Ale
ution jslands, want pos office Their
nearest postotice at present is Kodia, roo
miles distant.
The French Admiralty Court has pro.
bounced judgment declaring the msn-
ouvre IF the steamer Vile du Havre to
have been hlArnsless, and holding the
bad management Of the Lock Earn ss the
cause sfth disaster. Tire court culogized
Capt. Sarmant ~
King Lualins, OF she Sandwich Islands
is reported to be In ill health.
A dissolution of tho Dominion Parlia
nAsnt 10 anneaAced, and a new election
ordsred--a movement intended fer the
discontinue "f the Hugh All~n party.
Rambling sounds from Monnt Vepuvius
have been heard within the past few days,
ana an sruptisn Of the volcano IL believed !
10 he imminent.
Navigation on the Danube - closed by
zee.
Smallpox and scarlatina are ON she
increase at 6aE Francisco,
Memphis is making extensive prepars
ticHs for carnival festival.
A WHOLESALE confectionery store. be-
lsnging to Mr.. RARnis, in Louisville,