The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
NEWS Or TIN WEEK.
The e asst.

up in the house one day last week. and on their
return from visit their house WAS found to
be consumed by fire, likewise their children
three -s EET&Nt
The straw-goods house of Wise & Co., of New
York, has suspended. Their Indebtedness is
placed at about 81, 100000.
The New York Grand Opera-House is to be
transformed into hotel.
Jesse Pomeroy, the Boston boy murderer, has
been sentenced to be hung.
The West.
Near Helena, Lake county, Col, recently, the
vigilants went to the house of one Gibbs, and,
on his refusing to deliver himself to them to be
hung, they set fire to the house, in which were
Gibbs, two women and several children. Gibbs
leaped out through the flames, with revolver,
and shot three of thesparty dead and wounded
fourth, when the rest took to their heels and
fed Gibbs had recently been acquitted on
charge of murder, and the vigilants proposed
to take summary appeal from the decision
which set him at liberty.
The Committee on Appropriations has been
unusually liberal this year with the North
west. The amounts appropriated for the
improvement of the harbors on Lakes Michi-
gan and Superior are certainly as liberal as
could be wished for. BY a judicious expendi-
ture Of the amounts voted, there need be no
trouble ABOUT keeping all the harbors in good
condition during the coming navigation
season.
A careful examination of the peach-buds in
the Michigan fruit region proves that they are
not all killed, and light crop of fruit may be
expected.
Chicago packers thus far during the present
season have handled 1927, 1O5 hogs, against
1,483, 338 last season, and 1896, 37S the season
before last
DIR. James De Koven, of Racine Col
lege Bshop-elect of the Diocese of Illinois,
has signifed his acceptance of the dignity of
the episcopate conferred upon him by the &C
ton of the late special convention.
Bill King, of Pacific Mail notoriety, has writ
ten long letter to the Minnesota Legislature,
in response to a resolution requesting him to
explain his connection with the scandal or resign
as a member-elect to the next Congress. The
lature to inquire into his private affairs to I'M
dertake to censure or to demand his resigna-
ton. He puts in italics denunciation as SO a
Legislative lie of the assumption that he had
done anything wrong He adds that under
what arrangement he received large sum of
money about the time of the passage of the
subsidy bill is matter which he doesn't pro-
pose to disclose to the world except in his own
good time
man is reported to have returned to Yank-
ton, Dakota, recently, from the Black Hills
with $4,000 in gold dust. The returned miner
says there are about 600 people mining in the
hills.
AS result of the railroad war, one of the
roads from Cincinnati to st. Louis has reduced
the fare to 81. To defeat scalpers, passengers
are required to pay full price for tickets, and
then, reaching their destination, the conductor
pays back all but 81.
The folly, if not criminality, of leaving young
children alone in the absence of parents has
again been demonstrated. At Veedersburg
Ind, recently, Henry Eister and his wife went
out of town on an Grand, leaving three little
children two little girls and boy, aged
respectively nine, five, and two years, alone in
the house, when the house took fire from some
cause unknown, and the inmates persisted
Mr.. and Mrs. Eister lost one child this win
ter by suffocation. The last affair completes
the destruction of their little family
-Four years ago the mutilated trunk of q
human being, minus head and limbs was found
floating in the river at Chicago which naturally
led to the belief that foul murder had been
committed. The affair has ever since remained
mystery until few days ago, when young
man voluntarily went before the police authori-
ties and accused his own father of the horrible
deed. The murderer met his victim on the
street, decoyed him into his house, murdered
him, dissected the corpse, packed it into a
BARREL and conveyed it in wheelbarrow to the
bank of the river and dumped it in the waters,
where portions of it were subsequently dis
covered.
Bankruptcy proceedings have been COM
menced at Des Moines Iowa, against B. F,
Allen, the suspended banker.
Agang of resurrectionists was recently broken
up by the Chicago police, and one of the party
arrested. In their possession were found a
number Of barrels, containing five cadavers in
good condition. One of the miscreants who
escaped received two bullet wounds, and is prob
ably fatally injured.
Wahl Brothers extensive glue factory, in the
southern part of Chicago, was destroyed by fire
on Monday last. Total loss about $500, 900; in
surance, $86,500
The South.
-Four negroes were recently killed in a fight
with a Sheriff's phsse in st. James parish, La
A New Orleans telegram of Feb. II gives
the particulars Of an exciting episode in the
Louisiana House of Representatives. Ward, a
colored member, becan enraged at not being
recognized by the Speaker. The Sergeant-at-
Arms having been ordered to seat him. Ward