The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-03
lives were lost, and 100000 to s15o,ooo worth


of property was destroyed. An appeal for
aid has been sent to President Grant by the
inhabitants Of the village, and refused
by him on the ground that the army
supplies are barely sufficient for ordinary
purposes. A general appeal to the public
has been made by the authorities of the
stricken town.
The grand jury Of Warren county, Miss, of
which Vicksburg is the capital, have returned
eight indictments against r. w. CORDOBA,
colored, State Superintendent of Education,
for forgery and embezzlement, six indict-
ments against A. W. Dorsey, clerk of the
Circuit Court, for forgery and embezzlement,
and five indictments against Ct. W. Daven-
port, colored, clerk of the Chancery Court, for
forgery and altering the record. The grand
jury was composed of ten blacks and seven
whites
William Lucas, foreman of fire company No.
5, was shot and killed by S. J. Newhouse,
second assistant of the same company.
F. Barry, aged So, supposed to be the old
est printer in the United States, died at st.
Louis last week. His first take as journey
man was Washington's obituary. At ninety
years of age, he worked at the case in Nash
vile, Tenn.
Independence, Mo-, was visited by an ex-
tensive confagration on the 25th ult.. over
$15O,OO0 worth of property being destroyed.
Two outlaws, supposed to belong to the
odd hOrya L1o, i'll L.
Little Rock, Ark, and lodged in jail The
occasion of the capture was the robbery of a
country store near Little Rock, and the MUIR
der of it's proprietor, by party of five. Three
of the members of the gang escaped.
VIM. 0. Keys, cousin of Frank Keys, author
| of the "Star Spangled Banner" committed
suicide at the Kennert House, Baltimore, last
week. The deceased had been for some time
past in the hotel business.
Two passengers were killed and number
wounded by an accident which occurred on
the Northern Central railroad, near Baltimore
last week. While two passenger trains were
| crossing Lake Roland the bridge broke and
six cars were thrown into the water
Washington.
Secretary Delano has requested the War
Department to remove the gold-seekers from
| the Sioux reservation in the Black Hills, to
the end that all provocation to war On the
part of the Indians may be avoided.
There is much interest manifested among
printers in the type-setting contest which is
to take place in Washington on the 9Th of
December. Two composing sticks, one gold
and the other silver, are the prizes.
The Senate Committee on Transportation,
in their report, just published, devote consid-
cradle space to the subject of sleeping cars in
relation to the expenses Of railroad companies.
Their conclusions are that the sleeping car
companies are questionable advantage to
the railroads, and that the charges for the
berths are excessive. Mr.. Pullman, President
of the Palace Car Company, in letter to the
committee, contends that the railroad COM
| panies cannot manage the system of sleeping
and drawing-room coaches so satisfactorily as
company that makes speciality, and that by
the adoption of his system constant annoy
ance is saved to invalids, ladies and travelling
parties.
The Secretary of the Interior has received
add } nal information that parties of miners
are working on the Sioux reservation in the
Black Hills. He has requested the War De-
partment to instruct the military officers to
remove all such trespassers, to avoid trouble
with the Indians.
1t seems certain that E. B. Washburne is
about to return from France on brief leave
of absence. It is officially stated that his
visit has no political significance.
The Commissioners appointed to frame a
bill for permanent form of government in
the District of Columbia have agreed upon the
kind of government they will recommend
They will recommend the appointment of
three Commissioners to be nominated by the
President and confirmed by the Senate who
shall have executive charge of the entire
government. The Commission is to have au-
thority to appoint subordinate Commissioners
and officers to perform the administrative
work. There is to be no Legislative Council
Congress will legis1ate exclusively for the
District.
| It is reported that the President favors the
scheme for grand system of internal inn
provement, with view of reviving business
The .EUeni'lg Mail, a Democratic organ,
made it's appearance On Thanksgiving day.
1t is stated that the representatives OF the
whisky interest, with powerful lobby, intend
this winter to attempt to raise the tax on dis
titled spirits 10 cents gallon.
| An active effort will doubtless be made at
the next session to bring the cost of customs
collections within reasonable figures. Last
year it cost $19OOO,O0O to collect $l6O, 900, 900
of customs duties, while the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau collected $105, 600, 900 at a cost Of
only 100000
The safe burglary conspiracy trial has been
brought to close. The jury were unable to
agree upon the guilt or innocence of Whitley
and Harrington, but found Williams not