The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


sozv;no- Machine Company, in Bridgeport, Ct,
were DESTROYED by fire last week. The FIRE
Department we're nearly powerless on account
Of insufficient supply OF water. Loss @oOU'-
600; insurance, $500,
A deficiency of over $4,000 has been dlscov-
cred in the college accounts of Daniel Bialsdeu,
the late treasurer of Dartmouth College, who
died in August last
Robert P. Nevin, publisher of the Pitts
burgh Le0der, and member of the Presbyte-
ria11 church, was recently summoned before
the Presbytery of that city and notified that ne
must discontinue Tie publication of Sunday
edition of his paper or sever his connection
with the church.
The Boston jury before whom Piper was trleo
for numbering little girl in a church beifry, OF
which he had the only key, and from which ne
was seen TO escape within few minutes after
his victims screams for help were heard could
not agree on 9 verdict and were discharged.
Three negroes-West, Thompson, and Ellis
were hanged in the Tombs prison, at New
York, or Friday Dec. IT, for the murder OF
peddIer in September last. The customary
horror of the scene was terribly enhanced by
the displacement of one of the halters and the
prolonging of the death agony. One of the con-
demned men, Ellis, had CREASED his neck with
cream, with the idea that it would make the
rope slip more readily, and end his sufferings
more easily. It had the contrary effect, how
ever Ellis neck was not broken, nor did the
rope press upon his throat He Immediately
began violently to struggle. In doing SO, his
feet became loosened from their pinions and,
in kicking about, he struck the wall with his
foot This caused his body to sway back and
forth in the direction of the others. The
crowd was then Mortified to see the man
throw his legs around the shoulders
of Thompson, and clasp him tightly LII des-
perate embrace. He then lifted himself by
his legs, and by the rope, which still touched
only the back of his neck, until he was on a
level with Thompsons head and five feet from
the ground, lying as it were in the air. Then
by q superhuman effort he got his right hand
to the rope, and raised his head by this means
not less than six inches. Of course, this gave
him relief, and he cried out in loud tone
ssSave me! Save mel" in despairing accents
1t was nearly quarter of an hour before his
pulse ceased to beat, and his death struggles
The Providence Tool Company, one of the
largest manufactures in Rhode Island, has
failed. They had large contract for furnishing
arms to the Turkish Government.
Ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall made his debut on
the stage of the Park Theater, New York, one
evening last week, in the presence of large
audience.
The wine and liquor house of Wellington,
Eidder & Co., New York, has been seized by the
United States officials, for violation of the in
ternal revenue laws. The Government has
been defrauded of 5000, 900 by the tricks of the
firm
The residence of Hon. E. L. Winslow, at
Auburndale, Me-, with its paintings, library,
etc., was recently burned. Loss, about $50, 600 /;
insurance, $4,000.
The once powerful banking firm of Duncan,
Sherman s. Co.. of New York, have been de-
elared bankrupts, on the petition of 200 credit
Ors, whose claims amount to over 81, 100000.
The West.
Letters from Sioux City parties in the Black
Hills state that there are at the present tine
mora miners in the hills than at any previous
time; that they are finding gold in larger guam
titles than ever before reported to exist there,
and that the miners don't, under any circum-
stances, intend to leave the hills. Three men
who strsyed away from camp were waylaid and
murdered by Indians recently.
At q convention of millers Of the Northwest,
held at Chicago last week, resolution was
unanimously adopted protesting earnestly
against the recent advance of ten cents per
barrel ON -four rates, asserting it to be an I'M
just discrimination against -four and in favor of
wheat, and asking the railroads to place the
rates upon fair and equal footing.
Brick Pomeroy is going to remove his Weekly
Democrat from New York to Chicago.
Hill, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue,
has been tried at Indianapolis and found guilty
of conspiracy to defraud the Government.
During the past season of navigation, there
were LOSS disasters to vessels on the Western
lakes, and IS vessels were totally lost, valued at
$1,049, 900. The total amount of property lost
during the season, including vessels and car
goes was 90, 791, 300, being $104, 700 in excess
of the losses Of the preceding year.
D. A. Ross & Co., of Detroit lumber dealers
and manufacturers, have failed. Their Iabii-
ties are about 1900, 900 assets about $400, 000
Henry Holienschiede an old German farmer,
was executed at Hermann, Mo-. on Friday, Dec.
IL, for the murder of Chris Alband in June
last. His aged wife, who was sentenced to be
hanged at the same time and place, had her
punishment committed by the Governor to i'm
prisonment for life.
An express car on the North Missouri Rail-
road was broken into when nearing St. Louis
on the morning Of the 18th inst, by three
masked men, and robbed of about 800, 900
in bonds and currency. The agent, man
named Kinkaid, was surprised by the robbers
while asleep, oyercame, thrown into large
packing box and locked up. They ri1ed the