The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-07
NEWS OF tn WEEK.
The East.

The order of Judge McCue, of New York,
requiring Theodore Tilton to give bill of
particulars in his suit against Henry Ward
Beecher, has been reversed by the Appellate
Court.
Mr.. French. Chairman of the Legislative
Committee on Reservoirs, visited Hayden
vile, Mass, last week, to ascertain the cause
of the late disaster there. His verdict was
faulty engineering, faulty material, and faulty
building, and that the dam WAS not wide
enough the stone not suitable, and the grout-
ing not good enough.
The West.
Charley Ross has been found again-this
time at Black River Falls, Wis.
John Goodman, the murderer OF the Hay
wood family, several months ago, was hanged
at Ottawa, Ohio, on the 3Oth ult., after con
Tossing his crime on the scaffold.
John Murphy was executed at Carson, Ne
vada, on the same day, for the murder of j.
r. McCollum.
A party of Indians belonging to Spotted
Tails band report gang of twenty-one min
ers encamped in the Black Hills. They were
not molested, but the fact of their intrusion
reported to Indian Agent Howard.
Two notorious horse-thieves and murder
ers, named Fox and George Alexander, were
killed last week near Ocmulgee, Indian Ter
ritory, by Detective York, of Springfield, and
another notorious outlaw, named Kirch
West was MORALLY wounded.
The Dakota Legislature has passed q law
forbidding the levying or collection of taxes
in aid of railroads or corporations.
Considerable excitement has been caused in
San Francisco by the fact that the proprietors
of the Cornell watch factory have deter
mined to employ Chinese in all departments.
Seventy operatives from Chicago have pro-
tested, and several have been discharged.
An explosion in a coal mine, near Evanston,
Wyoming, recently resulted in the death OF
eight persons.
A dispatch from Tucson, Arizona, says that
very rich gold mines have been discovered in
Sonora, on the San Miguel river.
The old feud between the Ross and Down
ing factions in the Indian Territory has
broken out afresh, and serious disturbances
are reported among our semi-civilized neigh.
bors. A bloody fight has already taken place
near Chouteau, Cherokee Nation, resulting in
the killing and wounding of dozen or so or
both sides. dispatch from Vinita, dated
Jan. l, states 10 armed men were threatening
an attack on that town, and bloody times are
expected.
Capt. E. B. Ward, of Detroit, one of the
leading capitalists of the West, died Of
apoplexy on the I'd inst. He was largely in
terested in the iron manufacturing interests
of the West, and has probably contributed
more to their development than any othe
Individual in the entire country. He was g.
years old. His estate is valued at $1O 600, 600
A letter from the Red Cloud Agency state
that Col. Henry, with company of the 81
cavalry left that post on the Goth of Decem
Der, for the eastern slopes of the Blacl
Hills, to drive out invading miners.
Chicago wholesale grocers are somewha
agitated over the sudden disappearance O.
Roe Brothers, extensive dealers in groceries
The members of the firm, consisting of tw,
brothers, have gone to Canada, carrying will
them about 100000. Their debts amour
to double that sum.
E. B. Roberts telegraphs from the Indial
Territory that the Associated Press report
of the troubles in that region have beer
greatly exaggerated. The only affray, b
says, was caused by an attempt to introduc
whisky by Indiana, near Prices Creek, an
their attempted arrest by the Cherokee
aYo1 = L.
and two wounded. No threats or move
were made to modest parties or trains at an
station on the railroad.
The South.
E. L. Jewell, the editor of the New Orleans
Bulletin was, on the 10Th ult., charged will
being about to fight duel and commit
breach of the peace. He was bailed in $5, 600
This will not prevent meeting in Alabama
if Warmoth is released.
Ex-Gov. Warmoth has undergone an ex
animation at New Orleans for the killing o
Byerly, of the Bulletin, and been discharged
on the ground OF Unsuitable homicide.
Messrs. Foster, Potter and Phelps, til,
Congressional subcommittee appointed tt
investigate the affairs of Louisiana, are nov
in New Orleans taking testimony.
The police of New Orleans refuse to d.
militia duty to the extent of carrying mus
kets to defend the State House against tn.
White Leaguers.
The Congressional committee to investi
gate the Vicksburg troubles are on tn,
ground taking testimony.
The Warmoth-Jewell duel is off by agree
ment of friends of the parties.
whole family, consisting of Richard
Borum, his wife, two children, and negro
boy, were murdered few days ago in LIE,
county, Miss, and their bodies consumed
with the building.
Washington.
William A. Potter, a son of Bishop Potter
and brother Of Hon. Clarkson N. Potter, OF