The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-15
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KENosHA, WISCONSIN.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Ease.

Onarations have been resumed at the Grant
Locomotive Works of Paterson, n. j., which
had been suspended for some time past. Three
hundred men are employed on locomotives FOR
the Russian government.
dreadful storm of rain. hail and wind pre-
vailed at New York on Tuesday last unroofng
houses tearing up trees, etc. doing an I'M
mense amount of damage, and killing two men
who were at work on a house.
A party of seven lads, bathing in Wautuppe
lake, near Fall river, Mass. few day ago,
Joined hands and walked off the sand-bar into
deep water, where six of the number, John W.
Fielding, James and William jacques William
Over. Francis Kane and George McManus were
drowned
The Plymouth Church congregation at
meeting the other day. voted unanimously to
raise the salary of Henry Ward Beecher to
800, 900 year. He has heretofore been re-
ceiving $4,000.
Two heavy failures are announced from New
Haven, Ct. Tyler. Frost & Co., wholesale
grocers and dealers in liquors liabilities be-
tween $780, and $780, 900; and W. H. Brad
ley & Co., carriage manufacturers liabilities
about 1926, 900.
Frank D. Moulton has addressed letter to
District Attorney Britton, of Brooklyn, de-
manding a trial on the Indictment found
against him al the instance of Mr.. Beecher last
summer.
The thunder storm which passed over New
England last Saturday was an unusually severe
one. Several persons were killed and injured
by the lightning in different parts of Massachu-
sets, and in Portland, Me-. four churches were
set on fire and more or less damaged
By the temporary suspension of the Atlantic
Cotton Mills, at Lawrence, Mass, 1900 opera
tives are thrown out of employment.
All the business portion of Portville, Catta-
raugus county, N. Y, except the depot and one
store was destroyed by fire one day last week.
Loss, 100000; insurance. $4,000.
Edward Kelly, bridge Waterman, and his
wife and child, were run over by the cars at
Otsego, N. Y, last week, the child alone escap-
ing death.
At Long Branch, last week, Mrs. Algernon
Sartoris, daughter of President Grant, gave
birth to fine boy weighing 1917 pounds.
A bold and startling robbery was committed
in New York. in broad daylight, last week. Al
noon two well-dressed strangers obtained adj
mission to the house of Matthias M, Dancer, sc
West Eleventh street. by representing them
selves to be Croton water-tax collectors. They
had no sooner entered than they seized Mrs
Dancer, who was alone, bound gagged, ano
handcuffed her; then admitted five other con.
federates, when all proceeded to ransack the
house from top to bottom They obtained
$40. 600 in Virginia State bonds, but overlooked
$4,000 New York Central securities. Aftel
the departure of the robbers, Mrs. Dancer sue
ceeded in attracting the attention of a passer
by, and she was rescued from her painful posi-
ton. The robbers escaped.
Logan Brothers, oil dealers of Pittsburgh
have failed. Liabilities, $359,00o.
While a party of Orangemen, with ladies
and children, were returning from celebrating
the Battle of the Boyne at picnic, on the 12tl
inst, they were attacked by mob in the
streets of Lawrence, Mass, and several of the
party severely injured. Word was sent to the
Mayor, who soon arrived at the scene of the
riot with squad of police to protect the
Orangemen. The mob then made furious
onslaught on the police and Orangemen, with
shower of bricks and stones, and every one
of the party were hurt exceptipg the Mayor
some seriously. The police then opened fire
with revolvers on the rioters who scattered
in every direction, several of their number
being more or less injured. No lives are re-
ported lost.