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


with an AK. He then hung himself, but was
cnt down before life was extinct, and is now in
jail. ..
The First National Bank of Pittston, Pa,
was entered by burglars, last week, and robbed
of $4,000 in bonds and money.
The Massasoit Mills at Falls River, Mass
ave been destroyed by fire. Loss, $l50,OOO.
The Beecher scandal has been suddenly
revived by the New York and Brooklyn Asso-
citation of Congregational Pastors who have
appointed a committee to investigate the
charges against Mr.. Beecher.
H. B. Claain & Co., the well-known New
York dry goods merchants, have been indicted
for smuggling silks.
Interest in Moody and Sankey's meetings In
Brooklyn is on the decline, and the attendance
is growing smaller each day.
Lewis G. phillips & Co., cap manufacturers
of New York, have failed for heavy amount.
At {, business meeting of Plymouth Church,
BROOKLYN. last week, the names of Deacon
West and Mrs. Francis D. Moulton were dropped
from the roll of membership on the ground OF
continued absence. Mrs. Moulton protested
through her counsel, Roger A. Pryor, stating
that her absence was an enforced one, caused
by the crime of adultery committed by Henry
Ward Beecher, which she knew to be true
through confessions and other evidence. She
declared her disposition to discharge all the du-
lies devolving on her as member, that are
consistent with her knowledge Of the adultery
of the pastor and his false swearing with re-
gard to it.
The committee of reverends charged with
investigating Beecher promise to do their work
thoroughly. They propose first to scrutinize
closely the evidence brought out in the scam
dial trial, and then to search for new evidence.
The following are named as the committee !:
Rev. William NJ. Taylor, of the Broadway Tab
ernacle, New York; Rev. DIR. Wm Ives Bud
dington, of the Clinton Avenue Church, Brook
lyn Rev. Profs. Parsons and Martin, of the
Sew York Theological Seminary, and Rev.
Charles H. Everest, of the Church of the Pu-
ritans, Brooklyn.
The people of Saratoga county, N. Y, are
excited over the discovery of the defalcation
of Henry r. Mann, who has been the Treasurer
of the county for the last fifteen years. 1t
is known that the SUN of his stealings will
reach $4,000, and may largely exceed that
amount
The New York Order of United Irishmen
Redivivi has tried another one of it's members
for treason and condemned him to death. Pat
rick J. Walsh is the alleged traitor, and makes
the third person condemned.
Haight, Halsey & Co., of New York, heavy
importers of hatters goods have suspended.
Their liabilities are $3.50, 1000. ~
The West.
The United States Grand Jury at Chicago has
found about sixty indictments against parties
charged with criminal violations of the inter
nal revenue laws relating to whisky. Most of
those implicated reside in Chicago and many
of them are prominent citizens.
Mrs Smith, of Brookfeld, Mo-, was handling
loaded gun the other day, when the weapon
was discharged, the load passing through the
body of her little daughter and producing al
most instant death. NA M M
The Northwestern Railroad Company has
purchased and will hereafter. operate the Rock
ford. Rock Island and st. Louis road.
The National Gold Bank of San Francisco
has gone into voluntary liquidation. Creditors
VIII be paid in full.
A horrible murder occurred at Springfield,
No., lately. A woman named Mary Collins
went into the room where her husband, James
Collins, was sleeping, and Selling an ak split
his skull in two, killing him Instantly. She
then attempted to murder her little daughter,
but the child made her escape to a neighbor's.
Elder Morgan, an apostle of the Mormon re-
igion, appointed by Brigham Young to evan
gellze Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, began
his g work of grace" at Bloomington, H., last
Sunday, by addressing large meeting upon
the .'Tenets of the Mormon Faith" 1t is his
intention to thoroughly canvass the three States
named in the interest of Mormonism.
Distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in
different sections of Kansas early on the morn
ing of the 9th inst. The vibrations were from
east to west, and were accompanied by heavy,
dull, rumbling sound. Buildings were consid-
erably shaken ard the inmates in some cases,
much alarmed, but no damage was done.
The whisky ring throughout the West is thor
oughly demoralized. In Chicago nearly all the
distillers have been indicted and will soon be
brought to trial. The evidence against them is
said to be of a very positive character, and cam
not fail to convict. The st. Louis ring is COM
pletely bursted. Some of the most prominent
citizens have been indicted, including William
Mckee, of the Globe-DenocrGt, Constantine
Mcguire, late Revenue Assessor, and others.
They have retained Dan Voorhees, and Ben
Butler for the defense. A review of the opera
tons of the st. Louis ring shows that during
the last few years they have defrauded the gov
eminent out of at least million dollars an
nually. At Milwaukee large number of dis
tillers are under Indictment, and the prosecu-
tionswill be pushed vigorously.
The South.
Two severe earthquake shocks were felt in
Atlanta, Ga, and the surrounding country on
fha Oh inst There xas q rT1nblino sound with