The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-10
NEWS OF TIL WEEK.
The EAST.


the captain and several of her crew dead from
yellow fever.
Evan Morris, of Pittsburgh, has left for st.
Johns, N. f., to row Aingle-scull race with
George Brown, of Halifax, for the champion
ship of America and purse of $4,000. The
race will take place on the Kennebeckasis
river, Sept. %.
While a christening party were passing on
Duee street, Brooklyn, last week, German
named George Lutz saluted them by firing his
pistol in a very reckless manner. One ball
passed through the arm of Lena Chumark and
lodged in the head of the child in her arms.
Physicians pronounce both wounds fatal
Lutz was arrested.
A New York dispatch of the 7th inst. says
''The answer of Henry Ward Beecher to the
complaint of Theodore Tilton was received
to-day by Beechers attorneys, and was at once
served on plaintiff together with the an
swer. Defendant answers to the complain
ant: / That each and every allegation in
said complaint contained, except that plaintiff
and Miss Elizabeth M. Richards were married
on Oct. 2, 1856, and lived together as husband
this defendant never had, at any time or at
any place. any unchaste or improper rela
tions with the wife of the plaintiff, and
never attempted or sought to have any such
relations"
The New Haven Wheel Factory, at New
Haven, Ct, has been totally destroyed by fire.
Loss, $780, 900.
The West.
Col. David Norris, wealthy and prominent
citizen of Southwestern Missouri, IS years
DID, was brutally murdered last week, in Bax
ter county, by a young man named William
P. Dickson. 1t appeared that Dickson bought
a tract of land upon which Col. Norris held
mortgage, and proceeded to cut off the tim
Der. Norris protested against this, and in
attempting to restrain Dickson was shot six
times. Dickson confessed and is now in jail
At Cincinnati, few days ago. Oliver Safer,
aged IS, son of Judge Safer, shot his sister
with shotgun because she demonstrated
with him about his hard drinking. The young
lady, it is feared, is mortaIly wounded.
The recent National Camp Meeting at New
Lenox, H., was very largely attended.
An item marking the progress of trade is
the purchase in Chicago and shipment to
Liverpool, Uia Montreal, of 300 head of cat
tie. steamer has been ttted up at Montreal
with stalls and other conveniences, and it is
proposed To make the trade in beeves be-
tween Chicago and Liverpool permanent
one. This is a new outlet to the already en-
ormous cattle-trade of Chicago.
Edvrord nurvoy 6iad oaor
other day, from the effects of bite from
man named Michael Casey, with whom he had
fight.
A mile minute. That was the rate at
which train travelled from Clinton, Iowa. to
Chicago, few days ago.
An investigation into the affairs of the
Minnesota State Land Office, as managed by
Charles McIlrath who has been Auditor for
twelve years, has resulted in the discovery of
the fact that McIlrath is defaulter to the
amount of 100000. The unascertained loss
cannot be estimated under hundreds of thou
sands. Included in the latter must be count
ed sales of lands and timber to favored per-
SONS, business associations of McIlrath, or of
Munich, then State Treasurer, at less than
terms not allowed other buyers. In one in
stance McIlrath is directly charged with re-
ceiving bride Of $500 for making q private
sale of mineral lands on the north shore of
Lake Superior.
The St. Paul papers are filed with reports
and editorials on the alleged swindling trans
actions of ex-Auditor McIlrath. The amount
of money lost to the State is variously esti-
mated at $87, 900, 800, 600 and $500, 600. Nc
Ilrath has published a card asking suspen-
sion of public opinion until he can have an
opportunity to refute the charge made against
him.
The town of Mokulamne, CAL, has been to-
tally destroyed by fire.
Gov. Osborne of Kansas, has sent second
letter to the President, renewing his request
for arms to protect the frontier from Indians.
He states that sixteen citizens of Kansas are
known to have been murdered by the In
dams since the 18th of June last,
and that no one of the murderers has been
punished, or even apprehended, and urges
that as the United States military force in that
locality is not sufficient to prevent or punish
such outrages, means be furnished the set
lers to protect themselves.
The Black Hills expedition organized at
Sioux City, Iowa, has been postponed in
consequence of Gen. Sheridan's prohibitory
orders against infringing on Indian reserya-
TONS
Rich gold discoveries are reported in the
Muscleshell river, near Carroll, Montana Ter
ritory, and Carroll is almost wholly deserted
for the mines, The gold yields from one to
seven cents per pan.
A dispatch from Bismark says party of fifty
men will leave that place in about thirty days
for the 81 ack Hills. The party will be COM
posed of experienced miners and hunters who
not only know the color of gold and thehabits
Of the Indians, but are sharp enough to evade