The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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A recent fire destroyed the building Nos. s.
to Sc Columbis Heights, Brooklyn, and dam
aged properly to the amount of $4,000. The
sufferers are Adams, Hallock & Co., manu-
faeturers of silyerware, $4,000; F. Q. and
G.. w. Fowler. owners of the building,
800, 900; and American Cork Cutting Com
pany, $4,000. I (.
Eastern chambers of commerce are taking
measures to secure revision of the tariff on
wool and other products, and are bringing in
fuences to beSr upon the members OF the
Ways and Means Committee to that end.
The fourth annual convention of the North
American ee-Keepers' Association meets at
Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. IL.
There is prospect that in about six months
the creditors of Jay Cooke & co. will receive
ten per cent. of their accounts.
George II. Kingsbury, the assistant re-
celving teller of the National Bank Of Re
demption, in Boston, has been arrested,
charged with embezzling $31 ,00G of the bank
funds within the last two years. He has re-
funded $4,000. ttst .elaa4se,1 -fa
The Milford en- H. Five Cent Savings
Bank has suspended. Liabilities, $500, 900.
A dwelling house at Allegheny City, Pa,
was entered by BURGERS one night last week,
and robbed of considerable silver ware. The
miscreants then set fire to the house, and one
of the slumbering inmates, Margaret Lynch,
was overcome by smoke and suffocated.
Ex-Gov, Enos T. Throop, of New York,
died at his residence, Willow Brook, neal
Auburn, that State, on the LIST inst.
r99 The West.
The Attorney Gen eraI of Illinois has de.
cided that the State Hospitals for the Insane
are charitable institutions, and that all per.
sons resident in the State are entitled to Their
benefits, free of charge.
The reports of restitution in Nebraska anG
Kansas, caused by the grasshopper plague
are daily becoming more distressing. Al
Associated Press dispatch from Omaha init
mates that the whole truth has not yet beer
told. Death by exposure or starvation is the
immediate prospect of thousands in the de
vastated region unless relief is speedily ex
tended to them from some quarter. u. DE-
Bloomington, ILL.,, is to have new watel
works. 6# E#
The population of Chicago, according to tn,
school census just completed, is 1896, 226.
The First National Bank of Salt Lake ha
suspended payments. Cd #
Stage robbers are now said to infest Nevada
Three men stopped the Hamilton coach on
night last week, bound the driver, and robbie,
the mail and Wells & Fargos trunk, contain
ing $4,000. AS there were no passengers AM
the drivers conduct being deemed suspicious
he was arrested.
Gov. Beverage, of Illinois, has addressed
letter to the Mayor of st. Louis, calling I'll
latters attention to the fact that dyke cor
structed by that city, and extending into tn
river, has been the cause Of great damage t
the owners of lands on the Illinois side of tn
Mississippi, and asking that the matter b
corrected.
One-half of the business houses of Green
castle, Ind. and twenty dwellings were burne
on the night of the 28th, ult. The fire bega
by the work of an incendiary, and spread be
fore stiff wind, destroying everything in it
course until it reached the open country an
ceased fer want of fuel. The place had n
fire department, and many of the building
destroyed we're very combustible. The los
is about $400, OO0.b .y.4J 5 =
The grand jury of the United States Distric
Court at Des Moines, Iowa, has denounce
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pensive and oppressive, and recommends it
abolition. FEHA
We learn from the Chicago papers that th
Tribune of that city is about to change it
editorial management, Mr.. Joseph Medi
having purchased of Messrs. Horace Whit
and Alfred .Cowles controlling interest, an
taking chief charge as editor The pun
chase was made On the basis of 81, 000, 900 fo
the whole establishment.
The State Baptist Association of Indiana ha
just concluded an interesting session at Fol-
Wayne. Sabbath school statistics were pre-
sented showing 512 schools in full operation
number of teachers, 8, 1900 number of pupils
10000; number of Sunday school papers dis
. GAAOu0O0 tAO JOnAj AO,UUUS
books in libraries, $4,000; total amount ez
pended, $4,000. heated discussion too
place in regard to the proposed endowment O
the State University at Indianapolis. TIL
matter was referred to the committee for re
port next year.
An exciting race came off atSan Francisco
Oct. 81, between the celebrated trotting horse
Judge Fullerton and Occident, which was wo
by the latter-best time, 2:18 $4,000
changed hands on the result.
An inquest was held at Detroit last week i
regard to the recent explosion of the steame
Brooklyn, by which calamity eighteen live
were lost, and verdict returned placing tn
responsibility on the captain, Harvey Brown
and the second engineer, who was one of th
killed.
At Chicago, during the month of October
1880 carloads and 1922 canal boat-loads Q
grain were inspected into store, aggregatin
Y COZ 600 h,1ehols and Y 1877 60Q b,oL ri