The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Eaat.

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Another New York murderer has escaped the
hangmans moose by the insanity dodge. John
Scannell, for the murder of Thomas Donahue
has just been tried the third time--the two
previous trials having resulted in a disagree
ment of the jury-and acquitted on the ground
of insanity. The murder was a cold-blooded
and premeditated one, and the presiding Juoge
expressed much indignation at the verdict.
The house of Albert Wood, at Pony Hollow
near Elmira, N. Y, was burned last week. ana
mis- wife and three children persisted In the
flames.
The steamer Sunnyside was sunk by the ice
an he Hudson River, at West Point few days
ago. Six of the crew and five passengers lost
their lives.
A passenger train collided with freight
train near Buffalo, N. Y, last week. Four
persons were killed, and large number wound
ed, several dangerously.
Hon. Ira Harris, ex-United States Senator
from New York, is dead.
The schooner J. G. Jenkins was recently
lost in gale on Lake Ontario. together with
all on board, consisting of nine persons.
The Philadelphia Navy Yard was sold at auc-
ton, last week, for $1,0OO,OOO.
The escape of Boss Tweed has produced a
big sensation in New York city. The manner
in which the great ring thief obtained his free
dom is briefly as follows For several weeks
past it has been the habit of the prison authori-
ties to allow Tweed to visit his friends and rea-
tives in the city, accompanied, of course, by
officers. On the day of his escape he was
driven to the house where his wife was living,
and he went upstairs alone, the official remain
ing below. Not returning in fifteen minutes
che latter became alarmed, searched for his
bird, and discovered he had flown The Sheriff
offers reward of $4,000 for his captpre.
The west.
The bark Florence has been wrecked on the
Pacific coast Seven of the crew persisted.
The United States Grand Jury, at st. Louis
has indicted Daniel W. Num- late Supervisor
of Internal Revenue for the Chicago District,
on charge of completely with the whisky
frauds d. 7. Linigar, of Cairo Munn's for
.mer law partner, is also indicted.
Chicago elevators contained on the LIST inst.
1865, O45 bushels of wheat; 4480 bushels Of
corn; 372 759 bushels Of oats; 1885 bushels
of rye, and 31z ,5O7 bushels of barley, making
a grand total of 1857, 2S7 bushels against
1882, 276 bushels at the same period last year
Rev. DR.. Eccleston, of Philadelphia, declines
the Episcopal Bishopric of Iowa.
The freight propeller Phil Sheridan was
FDurned in Lake Erie, off Buffalo, few days
ago The crew escaped in the boats.
Something of 81 sensation was produced in
Chicago, the other day, by the finding, in the
office of an express company, of a barrel in
which had been placed the body of beautiful
young woman and babe. 1t was at first
thought foul crime had been perpetrated, but
investigation proved that it was the work of
resurTectionists. The bodies had been stolen
from one of the cemeteries, and were intended
for the Iowa Medical College. The guilty par
ties have been arrested.
Charles E. Cist, an old and honorable citizen
of Cincinnati, has proved wolf in sleeps
clothing. He has disappeared and it now
leaks out that he has committed defalcations to
the amount of $4,000.
Another one of the internal revenue thieves
Avery, the Treasury clerk-has been con-
victed at ST. Louis. Joyce, his PAL who was
ssent up some time ago, is said to be writing a
novel in his cell in the Missouri Pententiary, a
portion of which Will be devoted to the whisky
ring.
Several Western lawyers have been impli-
Gated in pension frauds.
The trials of the Chicago whisky ring cases
will begin Jan. II.
Gas costs 81 per 1000 cubic feet in Des
MONIES, Iowa, and the business men generally,
ahave discarded it's use. Merchants say they
get better light from kerosene at Is cents 8
night than they did from gas at $1.25. The
CITY is to be Illuminated with kerosene instead
rof gas lamps.
The President having granted the request Of
Gen. o. E. Babcock for court of inquiry into
the reports connecting him with the ST. Louis
whisky ring, Gems. Sheridan, Hancock and
Terry were designated to compose the court
They are now in session at Chicago.
A terrible tragedy was enacted at Cleveland
the other day. A man named Alden, in I'll
of rage, murdered his wife and stepdaughter
and MORALLY wounded Mrs. Benton, a neigh.
bor who interfered. The weapon used was
an AK.
Jasper D. Ward, United States Attorney
for the Northern District of Illinois, has re-
signed at the request of Acknowledgements
Pierr epont.
The South.
Advices from the Rio Grande represent that
the troubles along that river growing out OF the
cattle raids by Mexicans are as bad as ever.
The Mexican raiders have contract to deliver
$4,000 head of cattle at Monterey, and they ex
9pect to steal them from Texas.
The Bank of America, of New Orleans has
suspended. 88 stf ssa
Three men were killed, two mortally wound
ed, and several others badly scalded, by the ex
plosion of a sugar-house boiler near Franklin