The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-28


The grand pageant of the Odd Fellows at
Philadelphia, last week, was one of the largest
and finest Esrades of the Centennial year, and
was a not able event in the history of the order.
The procession was ten miles long, and con-
tanned about 10000 men. OratioDs were de-
livered by William Ellison, Past ''rand Sire of
Massachusetts, representing the East Willmot
G.. De Sanssure, Past Grand Sire of South Car
DINA. representing the South Nathan Porter,
Grand Representative of California, represent
ing the West John A. Jackson, Past Grand
Representative of Minnesota, representing the
North.
The reef of rocks at He'll Gate, which has
heretofore formed 3 serious obstruction to the
entrance OF New York harbor, was blown up
on Sunday morning. Sept. "a. There was con-
siderable apprehension in the city lest the ex-
plosion of the mine consisting of $4,000
pounds of the most powerful explosive
known to science, would result in the de-
struction of both life aud property. All
such expectations, however, were agreeably dis
appointed. A slight tremor of the earth
throughout the city, and the upheaval of two
SOAA"AN-
cradle quantity of rock, which all fell into the
river, were the only evidences that tho great
blast had been effected. 1t was precisely o'clock
D. m. that Gen. Newton sent the electric spark
into the line. This was followed by cloud OF
black smoke, rocks, and lumber, and at the
same moment heavy shock ran through the
ground, and gave one the impression OF being
lifted about two inches. The sound OF the
explosion was not loud, but low. rumbling, and
deep. A cloud of yellow smoke followed the
rocks, and in ten seconds, the water had oe-
come level again, and no traces were left but
large yellow space caused by mud and other
substances thrown up. At the works it was
found that the Golfer dam which surrounded
the shaft was entirely gone. A small house
which stood close to the shaft was thrown
distance of ten feet, but other buildings were
lust as before the explosion. The affair was
q complete success, and the whole reef was
blown up.
Eastern papers give the particulars OF ter
rible disaster that happened recently in Forest
county, Pa. The mountain streams becoming
greatly swollen from the recent storm, the
waters flooded the partly settled valleys near
Ralston, a newly-opened numbering hamlet.
Two cabins, occupied by George Parks and
Daniel Cooper, woodchoppers, were washed
down the mountain side into the stream at an
early hour in the morning. The Parks family
consisted of seven persons-father, mother,
and five children. There were nine men,
bers of Coopers family-Cooper, his wife, SIX
children, and Mrs. Adams, the mother OF
Mrs. Cooper. The sixteen persons were all
drowned and their bodies carried away and
iammed between the boom of logs IN Forest
creek. The houses were completely wrecked
Two persons were drowned near Southport In
Tioga county three lives are known to nave
been lost, and four persons were drowned at
Willsport.
West
Gen. Carlin, commander of the post at
Standing Rock Agency, has received message
from g Amputated Finger" and two other
chiefs in which, after reciting their claims TO
the land and their right to hunt game, they
state that their people are tired OF fghnng'
and want the soldiers to stop fighting them.