The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

~ 1880
fellows, at New York, for betraying the secrets
of the order, and sentenced to die the death OF
a traitor.
John Dolan, who was arrested at New York.
about two weeks ago, on suspicion of murder
ing Mr. James H. Noe in his store last summer,
has lust been tried, convicted of murder In the
first degree, and sentenced to death. The evil
dence was purely circumstantial, but very
strong.
William Thompson and William Ellis, both
colored, have been sentenced to death at New
York, for the murder of Abram Welsburg a Jew
peddler, near that city, in September last.
Amasa Walker, distinguished American po-
Iitical economist, and formerly Professor OF
that science in Amherst College, died at Boston,
last week, aged rs years.
A sad accident is reported from Unadilla,
NY. While a party of six persons were boat
ing on the Susquehanna river the boat upset
and all were precipitated into the water. Maui
rice Goodrich andhis wife, cf..Worcester, NY,
and Mr.. Morehouse and his wife, of Unadilla,
we're drowned The Goodriches were on their
wedding trip.
The Winthrop (Me.) National Bank has nego-
tiated with the burglars who robbed the bank
four months ago and recovered $50, OOOin secur-
tiles on payment of $10,O 600 in cash.
LIE Page, the Frenchman indicted for the
murder of Josie Longmaid, at Pembroke, N. H.,
has been identified as the man seen in the
bushes near the road the girl passed over.
There is no doubt of his guilt
There are five murderers in the Jail OF New
York city under sentence of death.
A locomotive boiler on the Lehigh Valley
railroad exploded near Bound Brook, N. j., the
other day. with frightful effect. Five persons
were killed and about twenty wounded, several
of whom will probably die.
The West. r
Virginia City, New, has been visited by a
most disastrous confagraton, which laid waste
a large portion of the most important part of
the city. The fire began at daylight on the
morning Of Oct. rs, in private dwelling on A
street. and in a very short time extended to
street. destroying the county building, the In
transitional Hotel, and several other prominent
structures in its course and soon the whole
business portion of street, from the Odd
Fellows building north was mass of flames,
with no adequate means at hand fof
checking the fire. The offices of the
Territorial Enterprise, the Eoeraing Ctro,-
acIe, and the FootliglM were totally de-
stroyed. From street the fire spread across
to Piper's Opera-House and the adjoining
buildings on d street to the railroad depot and
the Consolidated Virginia mine. The depot
succumbed, and in few minutes the hoisting
works of the Consolidated Virginia, together
with the large 60-stamp mill and the stamp de-
partment of the California mine were destroyed.
The Ophir mine works, which had just been
completed, were the finest on the Comstock
lode, and were totally destroyed. Both the
Ophir and the Consolidated Virginia shafts
were bulkheaded, so that the fire was kept
out of the mines. The fire continued to
rage during the entire morning, all efforts to
stop its course proving futile. There was a
poor supply of water and the ire-engines
seemed to have no effect on the driving element.
Street after street was swept away, and fami-
lies rendere houseless, .huddled in the streets,
shivering with cold and terror. Houses on ev-
cry side of the burning district were blown up
with giant powder, the authorities hoping to
arrest the flames in this manner, but pierre
ing October wind. what they call in that country
ga Washoe zephyr, was blowing, and flaming
embers were carried rods away lighting on the
houses which had not already been attacked.
1t was 3 o'clock in the afternoon before the fire
was finally subdued. At that time the dis
trict burned over was three-quarters of mile
long by one-half mile wide, embracing the
finest part of Virginia City. Ten thousand
persons were rendered homeless, and upward
of $4,000, 600 worth of property has been de-
stroyed. ,-0
+, A shocking tragedy is reported from St.
Louis. A young man named Robert Fogg shot
his betrothed, Miss Pauline Plochman, a beau
tiful girl of II, infictinga dangerous, wound,
and then plunged a knife three times into his
breast and died in few minutes. Both be-
longed to wealthy and respectable families.
Mrs. Stoddard, of Eaton county, Mich, re-
Gently gave birth to five children at one time.
Once before she had three 1f d kind. Mother
and children are said to be doing well.
A dispatch from Virginia City, New, dated
Oct. q, says: Sat present it is impossible to
state the loss of life by the late fire. Two
men were killed on G street by falling wall.
There are numberlees r1mors of other casual
ties. Hundreds of families are homeless and
hungry. The school houses, the only public
buildings left, are open to them, but if imme-
date relief is not,extended great suffering will
ensue. Utter. Generalization reigns in the city.
Men, women and children wander about
the desolate streets seeking shelter. The
surrounding hills are dotted with camp fires.
Few saloons remain, but the supplies of liquor
have not been lacking, and the streets are alive
with drunken mob. The military patroling
he city for the protection of property. The
pest business men estimate the loss at 81, 800,
900, one-third being insured in foreign compa-
MES and the rest in local companies. A large