The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Near Manayunk Valley lumber mill and 3OO,-
600 feet of lumber were destroyed. One or two
lives have been lost, and several men badly
burned in nghting the flames
Under the instructions of the Judge, the jury
in the suit of Mr.. Herber, on trial in New York,
to recover $40, 900 from Gen. Butler, said to be
due for legal services, gave verdict for the
General.
The Masonic fraternity had grand day in
New York on the Inauguration of the magnlti-
cent new Masonic Temple recently completed
in that city. Thousands of Knights Templar
and other Masonic bodies moved through the
principal streets in imposing numbers and APP
pearance.
The Beecher trial has passed it's one hum
dredth day.
DIR. J. H. Eccleston, of Philadelphia, has
been elected Episcopal Bishop of Iowa.
Pemberton, who murdered Mrs. Bingham at
Boston recently, has been convicted of the
crime, and will probably suffer death, as the
murder was most atrocious one.
VIM. H. Talcott, buyer of the silk depart
ment of H. B. Clafin & Co., New York, has
been arrested and held in bail of. $40, 900 on
the charge Of purchasing 100000 worth OF
silks from alleged smugglers,
W. F. Leslie, Receiving Teller in the banking
house of Duncan Sherman 81 Co., New York,
has absconded, taking with him $12, 600.
James M. Sweeney, brother OF Peter B.
Sweeney, according to cable dispatch, died m
Paris recently. The deceased was recently in
dicted Jointly with his brother in suits growing
out of the affidavit made by Ingersoll, the par
doned Tamnany ring convict.
The Atlantic Cotton Mills OF, Lawrence,
Mass, employing 1850 operatives will shut
down on account of the dull market on the
10th of July, and remain closed till Sept. 1.
The West
A Kansas City special says that Durkee and
Govt, extensive farmers, near North Scott,
Kan, have recently examined by dissection
large number of gIasshoppe1s and found that
three-fourths of them contained well-developed
live maggots, which, they are confident will
soon exterminate the pests in this country. In
further proof of the existence of this maggot,
they say a large pile of grasshoppers which
they have killed were almost Immediately alive
with maggots.
A destructive wind and rain storm passed
over portions of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky,
last week, doing great damage. Many build
ings were blown down, and railroads and cul-
verts washed away. The roof of a school house
at Lafayette Ind was torn off, and several
school children were seriously hurt At Fort
vile, Ind, railroad bridge washed away,
and train ditched killing the engineer and
fireman, and fatally injuring brakeman.
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full dignities of Roman Catholic Archbishop.
and the comforting of the pallium by the Pope's
special envoy, was celebrated with impressive
ceremonies and solemnihes at Milwaukee on
Thursday last, and was an event of uncommon
interest to the Catholics of the Northwest.
The grasshoppers have invaded the Black
Hills country in great numbers.
Lieut.-Gen. P. II. Sheridan was married last
week in Chicago to Miss Irene Rucker, daughter
of Bvt Mai.-Gen. L. H. Rucker, of Sheridan's
staff
During the night of May Is a burglary was
committed at Dudshoorn, Holland, and among
the property stolen were 10 bonds of 81, 600
each of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way Company II of the same denomination,
of the Winona and st. Peter Railroad Company;
coupons of the Winona and st. Peter Railroad
Company, and 20 OF the Chicago and South
western Railroad Company-al representing
about $500
Gordon's party, who we're taken to Fort
Randall by the military, have been uncondi-
tionally released and allowed to return to Cor
don City.
Gigantic frauds have been discovered in con-
nection with the Missouri State Treasury.
Over a million dollars have been distracted
from the treasury by means Of forged war
claims.
In the case of the twenty-five contemptuous
Chicago Aldermen, who, at the advice of six
lawyers, canvassed the votes of the city incor-
poration election in defiance of the judicial in
junction, Judge Williams, of the Circuit
Court sentenced each of the Aldermen to pay
a fine of 800 and costs, and each of the advis-
ing lawyers $500 and costs.
The South.
Larkins Scissor, government detective, was
recently killed in West Virginia, it is supposed
by counterfeiters, in order to dispose of his
testimony. which was very damaging to some
criminals now in custody at Washington.
JdIu6S OOlOu0i anu jesse JOnIlSOu, m0IuD0IS
of the Greek Indisn police, were attacked and
dangerously wounded few days ago by the
desperadoes who sheltered Mccartney, the
noted counterfeiter.
Reports of great restitution come from the
mountain counties in Kentucky. A letter from
the Master of the Grange in Britt county says
the people are suffering for the very neces-
saries of life, and that if aid is not given many
viii die of starvation. The crops have failed
for three seasons in succession. Cattle are
dying, and there is no food to give them.
Deputy Collector Holman Leatberwood wa
shot and Instantly killed last week by an illici
distiller, at Huntsville Ala.
Hilton g. Fosters lumber mill, and two