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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12

report the worayuen are struck with
panic, they seize their garments, and,
with the visitors, rush out into the pelt-
ing rain and no Wing blast. They reach
a rising ground and turn round to look.
The Connecticut RACES like Niagara's cat
aract. White-crested waves surge as if
it were part of the territory of old
ocean. Borne down on the current, flow
ing with the swiftness of a spectral racer,
are fragments of houses, factories, ma
chinery, boats. Now cradle is swept
past into the abyss of mist and foam !;
now human face chances for moment
from between the foamy pillows, and is
hidden forever. Beasts of the field look
piteously at the fast-receding shores, and
dogs howl hopelessly as they are swept
to destruction.
Ruin is written on everything on the
earth, and the dark and threatening
heavens appear as if eager to repeat the
tragedy of the worlds early history.
"Come, haste, or you will be too
late /" they cry to the miller as the build
ing totters to one side.
| ssAway, towards r. comes on the blast.
81 will see it out y
/ Now the mill is surrounded with the
raging stream. It is evident the founda-
tions are Slapped, for more prone than
Pisa's tower leans the rotten fabric.
A blast that causes the most sturdy to
fall, clinging to the underbrush a rush
of the river that makes the spectators
fear the dry land is about to be swal
lowed up; a yell, crash, and then ex-
cruciating silence and when, taking adj
vantage of the momentary calm, the
watchers look up, the old mill-wheel is
all that remains.
They hasten from the spot overawed
by the catastrophe. They relate the Wis
ion of horror Crowds hasten toward
the spot, but between them and the ole
mill there is a great gulf of seething
hungry pillows. What is mans boosted
power in the presence Of the omnipo
tence Of Natures
Days elapse. The food abates, thu
foundations of the old mill are revealed
Men search for pallid corpse, but ii
vain. Instead, they find, jammed in be
tween huge borllders, part of the mill
foundations, skeleton, and within thu
bony grasp'of its clenched, feshless fin
gers, is small tobacco-box. This the,
open, and find paper still decipherable
Wondering, they read, after much
trouble. 1t is the note given by God
frey for the balance of the price of TIN
mill
The skeleton is all that remains of tn,
long-missing Rutgers. Some OF the oil
men recognized it by the peculiar con
formation of the jaw and teeth, and b.
a scar on the skull. Murder had beel
. done, but the murderer was beyond hu
man justice.
They bury the remains of the victim
to avarice, and think forgivingly Of tn
culprit as they recall his attempts. a
atonement, remembering that only tn
Allseeing knows human weakness, an
can fifty estimate the Internal power Q
temptation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12
HIS NOSE.

In the middle of his face,
Never getting out Of place,
Is his nose.
Multiplying briskly there.
The carbuncles CLEAN and glare
AS it grows.
Strange the history it has,
Strange the things which comes to pass
Round that nose.
Time full many changes wrought,
Men were sold and men were bought;
Still it blows.
How it swells in lurid pride,
Hoy'ring lightly DER the tide
AS there flows
Underneath its purple grin
Stream on stream of ripping gin,
Beaming nose
Long and earnest wos the work,
But his soul no toll would shirk,
How it grows
When he sinks into the grave
Nav grim death unto US save
His big nose.
Who would lose the gentle wheeze,
Muddy shuttle, rafting sneeze
OF that nose?
Who will check the rising tear
When in pallor on the bier,
Home it goes?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12
Horrible GallOWs Scene.

Green Henry, a negro, was recently
executed for murder at Columbus
Miss, and more bungling job OF hang
ing has rarely been Witnessed in this
Papers
He wore white pantaloons, and he was
enveloped in horrid black robe that
trailed at his feet. He was clearly agi
tated-his Lips kept moving in prayer.
He looked around as they we're pinion-
ing his hands and feet, and, being asked
what he wanted, mentioned the name OF
Col. Meek. Col. Meek came forward,
and Green Henry babe him adieu
The cape of the black robe was drawn
forward over the doomed mans head al
twenty minutes past IL o'clock, noon.
Quickly the Sheriff and his attendant
stepped from the platform; Deputy
/ jerked the lever that supported the scat
fold from it fastenings, and gave the
floor OF the scafold kick.
An unearthly groan arose from the
thousands of negroes who thronged the
adjacent walls and vacant places.
The scaffold fell with an awful sound :
Green Henry dangled an instant in the
air, and then fell full length on the
ground beneath the balcony of the JAIL
Everybody was Mortified; the Sheriff
could scarcely move. A surgeon felt the
pulse of the fallen man and said he was
alive. The colored Deputy and an as
sistant raised Henry, carried him back
to the balcony, and removed the black
cape from his face. His brow was COW
cred with perspiration, though he did
not appear frightened. He was alive
and perfectly conscious, and continued
to murmur, Jesus, save me !" There
was slight abrasion on his neck, and he
was splitting blood. At this point a tele-
gram came from Gov. Ames, whom Col.
Meek and others had been importuning
for Green Henry's life. It said: ct
cannot interfere; show this to Mr.. Meek
and others"
By this time the knot had been retied,
and Henry was assisted to rise. His
feet pinioned, he advanced as well as he
could to the center of the platform. AS
the Sheriff adjusted the moose, Henry
said, "DOn't choke me-" The Sheriff
loosened the knot, and Henry asked,
" Got it tied right?" eyes, said the
Sheriff, and he asked doctor If it was
net right. The doctor directed the knot
to be placed further to the rear of the
ear, which was DONE
The Sheriff stepped back, the Deputy
touched the lever, and Green Henry
swung into the air at thirty-eight min
utes passed - o'clock.
A thrill of horror ran through the null
titude, and a number of negro women
tainted.
The body, after the drop, was con-
vulsed several times; the shoulders
shrugged, the feet were drawn up. The
neck was broken; the skin of the throat
yas cut, and small stream of blood
.rickled down his breast. sThe drop was
feet.
After six minutes doctor felt Henry's
pulse; he still lived. He hung fourteen
minutes, and then, at eight minutes to 1
o'clock, the doctor said he was dead.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12

THERE are in this country, by the CEN
sus of 1870, $4,000 religious societies,
So, 900 church edifces, and church prop
erty to the value of 1854, 100000, with
Gittings for more than 81, 900, O0persons.
There are 43, 900 clergymen in the United
States.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12
[From the Prairie Farmar1

| lErOu Tie EralT16 farmer.1
Our crop reports on the last page of
this paper tell a story that is doubly sup
plemented by later dispatches, received
by the daily press from all parts of the
Southwestern country, including South
ern Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio.
Such rains have never been known, or
at least not since the Western country
became so productive and important as
it is to-day. The rivers are overfown.
carrying destruction along their valleys,
and dismay to the thousands of inhabi-
tants. The uDharvested crops, even SO
far north as Central Illinois, have suffered
untold damage, and the growing crop of
corn is In a very. precarious condition.
An early frost will do it irreparable in
jury. In view of the situation Of affairs.
we feel justified in saying that general
caution should be exercised by the farm
ing public In marketing their crops. In
fact, we would advise the holding of all
farm crops, hay included, until a turn in
the aspect OF the weather is experienced,
and In fact then it is a question whether
or not the prospect will justify demand
for an advance in price. City and com
mercial papers devoted to the interests
of consumers rather than producers. may
rail at this advice, but we, as opponents
of the labor interests, especially the |
interests of the farmers of the country.
must do what we deem our duty in the |
matter. A hint is, perhaps, sufficient,
but we suggest that it is no idle hint. but
one full of significance. Taking ali the 4
tidings regarding the crops at home and I
abroad that we give to our readers. we
ask of them to well consider whether or
not it is best to exercise great caution in /
the contracting of their crops for 1875. /
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12

So FAR this year there have been two
ana a quarter million tons less of coal
mined and marketed than In 1874.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12

We are told that farmer in Bath
county, KY, while engaged in blowing
recently, unearthed ga city of regular
streets, curbed with stone, and evincing
ahigher order of architectural knowledge
and greater civilization than any other
prehistoric remains yet found in this
country"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-12

Theirs was the quickest harvest-home
That season, near or far,
Nor Tom had tried the arts of peace
Before the art of war:
And farmer Bright told farmer Buck
As his good hand he shook,
" The temper of the broken spear
Shows IN the pruning hook
Tom got the latest implements
And seed from Washington
The Colonel was in Congress now
And glad TO help him on
The younger boys with liyelier will
Took hold upon the land,
And love and faith and pluck and skill
Made good the missing hand.
Nelg York Tribune.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
NEW YORK CITY.

John Hubig, OF No. II avenue b, accidentally fell
from q truck at the c0Tner OF Twenty-second
street and Third avenue. yesterday, sustaining a
severe calp wound. de was taken 10 Bellevue
Hospital.
Ann Cushen. living OF No. $50 East Thirty-stxtn
street., whiIe at work at No. 81 Union square yes
terday morning was severely burned by her
clOthing catching ire from the stove. she was
removed TO Bellevue Hospital
Mary Mansdeld, living at No. 1o2 Washington
street, was accidentally run over by Broadway
stage az the corner II Broadway and wall street
yesterday sustaining a fracture OF Tie leg. she
was taken 10 the Park Hospital
An adjourned meeting Of the New York Rapid
Transit Association Will be held at the rooms Of
the Board Of Fire In urance Brokers, NO. 162
Broadway, to-Cay, at two O'Clock 4. NJ. IL Is pro-
posed at THIS meeting to mold the election for
directors o. the assertion.
The trial OF Captain Killilea, or the Eleventh
precinct, charged with extortng money ron the
PROJECTORS OF beer garden, which was to nave
taken place before the Board OF Police Commits
elouers at the Central Department YESTERDAY was
adjourned one week at the request or tue counsel
Tor the defendant.
At twenty minutes OF iour O'Clock yesterday
afternoon James Moran, enid OF iour years OF
age, whose parents reside at No. 400 East Twelfth
street was am0st instantly killed while riding in
the rear OF tuck driven by J0hn Herman, OF No.
All East Fourteenth street, bY barrel falling
upon MS head ana lracturIug 5 skull. The driver
was arrested. Notification was sent to the Cor
oner TO hold inquest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
A sACRILEGIoUs THIEF.

CAUGHT RoBBESG THE POOR BOXES AT ST.
PATRIcK's CATHEDRAL
During the past SIX months the poor boxes al
81. Patricks Cathedral have been robbie daily By
some unknown person. aud although the police
have been watching them constantly for some
time no clew obtained to tne tnlel until last
night. The discovery OF the pilferIng was made
BY one OF the trustees OF the church nnding some
gum or other gluunous substance on fne lids OF
the boxes and also on some OF their conteuts, aud
lie ordered them TO be watcaed by a person con.
nected with the cnurcn. wnicn was done, but with.
out success, although the boxes were otter
completely emptiea OF their contents. II
finally determined 20 acquaint Captain Allairs
or the Fourteenth precinct with the Iact on near.
ing the case the CAPITA detailed Onlcer James
Hart OF his command TO WORK it up AMI II pos
sitle arrest tue sacriicgloas tAieL since the
OliCer been detailed 40 tue CHURCH the edi.
ice mas remained pen every dat, from an earty
hour Ia the morning uutn a late one Ut nlgnt,
on account u lis being one Oi the cnurcnes
TO be visited by Catnullcs during the tlnree
Last nlgnt. about seven O'c0cN. he succeeded IN
catching the tniei IN tue act mart vas stationed
al the rear ut tie altar, on the Mul
berry street side Oh the building aud win
Z palr y opera glasses, as able " wa.cn tue
boxes on the Mott street slde uuOoscryeu Dy any
one, and II was "a TINS manner he nrst sighted the
the. captain Alalre was a,s0 frequent visitor
onicer at the tine n OBSERVED the robber
VITA ms glass. A plan was taen set Tor ms cap
ture, and Captain Ahatre went cut ol the MuL
berry street entrances only 10 enter the one 10
Most street, 50 tnaL 10 one could escape. L. the
meantime Otlees Hart, being aftirau In citIzensi
ciOtues Weat down sue aisle and on tile
entrance Of the Captain arrested the long
lookea-for and expert rouber, auu escorted hln
10 he station house "a Mulberry street. lere lie
gave has name as August Bartn. aud SAID
ne mad no nome. IL was then searched. aud
tnree long pieces Of dat whale9ona we're ,ound
hidden IN MS hat small bottle, contalnias
SOM muctlage MAS louud 70 one u MS pockets
ana s. IA tea ceut amps were ioAnd uton nu
person. al o. wulcn we're Uesuearcd win the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
BROOKLYN.

George wlnslov was convicted 10 the Court or
Sessions yesterday OF picking the pockets OF pas
sengers on a souta seventh street fcrryooat and
sent to the Penitenuary Tor one year.
Thomas sullivan was tried IN the Kings county
Court OF sessions yesterday for stealing 1900
POUNDS or nitrate o soda from a lighter IN the
Cowanus Canal, on Decembe Q, 1874 lie was con.
vIcted OF grand larceny and remanded Tor sen
tencc.
There was a meeting OF the directors OF the East
River Bridge company yesterday. Hon. Henry G.
murphy presiding Inc Chairman reported that
the property taken Tor the New YORK anchorage
had been paid Tor. aud stated that the buildings
thereon would be sod and removed by May l.
communication was received irou Mr.. Rosenberg
asking u TIE company did not need some lanu
IrOntlng GU James street, BROOKLYN. ms ground
Is near the anchorage. and the erection OF build
recommended that IL Ue purchased. After two
more courses OF stone are laid on the BrO0Elyn
tower IL Will be ready Tor the cables
At the meeting OF the Brooklyn Board OF Alder
men yesterday the annual report OF the BOARD OF
Commissioners OF CITY WORKS was received and
placed on ule. The report shows the total re-
celpts during the rear 10 nave been seSo 3T5 Oh ana
the total expenditures Sl,O05.sl3 90 making a de-
ncency o. sla,43s 50. Tn commissioners SAY IN
regard 20 the source OF the cItyis wafer suppiy
that tney are drawing largely rom the UNDER
ground Dasin, that they Anticipate low water
day. greater supply conld only De nad oy ex-
tending tue upper part OF the storage reservoir,
but such supply would prOpOrtiOnatelY dlmlnisn
the quantity available FOR storage.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
CHARGES OF CORRUPTION.

EXCITEMENT IN THE BROOKLYN BOARD or AL
DERMEN
While the Brooklyn Aldermen, at their meeting
yesterday, were discussing the question OF ie-
moving the sixth District Court TO tue stacy
street police station Alderman Zludel said that
he had neen informed that the son OF the owner
OF the building, now used as a court room, mad
charged that $3.50 had been paid 10 members OF the
Board 70 keep the court room at It's present loca-
tlon. and ne would ike TO know who received the
money. Alderman Dwyer, Chairman Of tRe Com
mIttee on Lands and Places, had, nc 4 previous
meeting, strongly opposed the removal 81 the
Court. ana ne 9 Insiders tns reiec non on hin as
wen as on the otner members u the Committee
lie arose from hts seat in an excited name aud
moved the appointments OF a committee OF i've to
investigate tue matter
Alderman Fisner dld not think &c becoming for
IN members o tue Board TO be uandylug words
and thought ~ would be more proper " iRv9st-
gate the remarks OF Alderman ZlndeL
Alderman Bergeu-Alderman Zlndei has made
no charges against any memoer.
Alderman kopes-li tue charges were MADE In
tue same iorm against me "a they are made
against tue Committee on Lands aud Places, /
should take " up yerI speedily.
Alderman DwyeT lexcltedlyl II know ne did not
accuse ne, Tor would No, allow am 70 90 so. 1
ueiy tue Alderman rom the sixteenth or Nine
teeBtn 10 cHarge any thing against me.
A resolution notliYlng The owner OF the premises
now used Dy Justice Eamcs that they would not
be required after toe 1T OF May, was adopteo.
After a lengthy and very exciting debate II was
committee, with power to send Tor persons and
PAPERS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
REVOLT AT SING SING PRISON.

SEIZURE or A VESSEL BIZ ESCAPING coSvIcTs-
TWO or THE DEsPERA1oEs SHOT AND Sc
VERIFY WOUNDED.
bold attempt on the part OF gang Of convicts
to escape from sing Sing Prison was made AZ that
Institution yesterday which resulted In the shoot
ing aud possibly fatal wounding Of two of the
desperadoes.
IL appears that about eleven O'Clock IN the fore
noon i've men employed 10 the quarrIes surrep-
tItiouNy left their work and, after steaung uno0-
served to the dock, where a sloop was ing wait
ing Tor load 81 stone, Jumped on
board. 70 drive the captain and one man,
who formed tue crew ashore under
penalty Of Instant death Il they refused. was the
work q few moments. after wnicn toe hawsers
were severed IN a trlce with a hatchet aud large
Snue IN me hands Of tue conyicts. Just
as the escaping Jallbirds we're IN the
act Of pushing OF from the dock,
however William Gale, one or the
guards stationed lev yards rom the pot, has
iened 20 tue dock aud, slrngng On BOARD, Ore"
MS revolver aAd commenced nfing AZ the woall-
- iugitiyes. VINO lost no time m getting ashore.
Two 81 tue men. however named respectively
Alexander CorDett aud dOnn Mchapln, we're
severely wounaed, the former BENG shct 40 Tue
bdck. Just aDOve zoe MP. anu the latter receiving
Oat IN the rignt breast, near the shoulder.
Tue Prison Physician Dr. Smith, has peen I'M
able 20 ascertain oy probing wnat direction either
81 the bullets mas taken. In the case 81 COr bett
ne says tae ban may have passed into the
abdomen, out up 10 late h0ur last
evening no symptoms to justify that conclusion
had developed themselves. lie also says tmat the
absence Il internal nem0rrnage VII the ease OF
Mchaipln would indicate that his right lung
was not pierced ~ the bAll. Although
ootn men were toleraDly m,Oriable in
the hospital a. nine O'Clock last evening,
neuner " them was CONSIDERED By any means
OUT o. danger Mchalpln was sentenced June 4,
1873 TO twenty years or Durglary and grand
iat ceny, ana 70 ten years additional gor
assault Wltn intent t. kilL H. made an
attempt 20 escape rom Auburn Prison not long
since, and was WOunaed ~ rine bau Al cue time.
CurDett was sentenced. ~ December 1873 W
twenty Yeas imprisonment for 0ufgWry.
only one o. the remaining tnree Wuo we're on
tho scoop mas been ldcutlMed, The others con.
fryGd 10 join a lot VI Otncr cnnvlcts m a lime
KIN. ana tnus conceal their identity. II is tie.
leved, however, mat Que or bWtn are slightly
wounded, and N that case TIER idenlacat4oA Is
PROBABLY only matter o. time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
THE DAY IN NEW YORK.

Flags dying from all public buildings and from
many business edidces and private residences
throughout the city yesterday gave to New York
0 holiday aspect, tinged with the warm hues OF
patriotic association, recalling the days OF fervent
rejoicing winch occurred here so frequently during
our late war. There was no formal celebration OF
the glorious event which enc hundred
years ago opened the fierce struggle OF a
band OF struggling coonisps Tor their rights
against tue arrogant usurpatloa and tyr
amy or Britannia, mistress oil the ocean.
But though our citizens Joined IN no triumphal
PROFESSIONS and listened u no splrt-stlrrin2 ora
tons Ike those OF Massachusetts, tie great ouk OF
them jOyiullY noted the date aud associated 10
win the movlnG events which nave made Lex
tngton anu Concord dear 70 all Americans anu
words Of inspiration 10 ali people round ne world
who SIGH or sttive Tor freedom anu tue natural
rights OF manhood. Those names aud the or ght
SEEDS Of valor and heroic suiel ing linked win IA m
the general voice, aud the example Of
Dur Reyo utiUnary Rrandsires was commended as
examples 10 young America, a stImuant ana In
senuve 10 pure lives and noble endeayoT.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
THE GREAT UPRISING OF ITS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Referring to a scrap OF family history, written
by the late DR.. Hudson Klnsley grandson OF one
or the minute men OF the Revolution. the spirit OF
the patriots OF that time and the promptness with
which they rushed from q distance at the first call
to arms is evinced by the following extract:-
when the difficulties between the cooniss and mother
country became serious and the British bad taken
session OF Boston the Americans ist that ne time Tor
kinsley, held a commission as lieutenant unler the
King previous TO the commencement OF hostillties.
Under this he assisted to raise and Joined company OF
minute men, Easton thirty miles from Boston,
determined TO march at moments warning to
alarm sounded that the British their
o Concord with hostile intentions they mustered in
haste and marched rapidly to Lexington. They arrived
in time to hasten the retreat OF the British by their
pearance ana by firing them from distance: but
The iagues OF The rapid march and the subsequent
The encampment in the air the follow
ing night proved too much tor graudiathers coDsttu-
tion. A fever ensued, which terminated his lie Just
alter the battle of Lexington, at he OF
forty HIS three eldest sons, aged about nineteen,
seventeen and teen named Daniel Azel and Bethnel,
continued in the service during the except the lat
ter. who died while In the army.
The above IS copied in brief from IN account
written by my father, DR.. Hudson Kinsey, from
family records. Respectfully,
WILLIAM Il. KINSLEY,
No. ~ Maiden lane, April 10, 1875.