The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-07
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

The fate of Jesse Pomeroy, the Massachu-
sets boy-Tnurderer and mutilator, has at last
been settled. The Executive Council of the
State has voted, 6 to 8, to commute his pun
ishment to imprisonment for life.
A fatal prize-6ght was fought at Pennsyille
n. J., few days ago, between two Philadel-
phia blacksmiths named Weeden and Walker.
Seventy-six rounds were fought, at the end of
which Walker was knocked senseless He was
deserted by the crowd of rufians, and died
shortly after. His face presented a CHASTITY
appearance, being rounded out of all semblance
to humanity
Encouraging reports are received of the
smicable adjustment of threatened difficulties
between the coal-miners and their employers
In the anthracite region Of Pennsyl-
vania, the miners have accepted the reduction
of 10 per cent. resulting from the breakup of
the Contamination, and have gone to work at
the reduced rate. In the Southern Illinois
coal-felde the miners strike is practically at an
end and operations will be at once resumed.
James Weldon, one OF the principals in
the brutal and fatal prlze-fght at Pennsville
n. j., and James Somers, his hacker, were ar
rested in New York the other day, and re-
manded by police justice to swat the ar
rival of a requisition from the Governor of
New Jersey.
The thieves who some time ago robbed the
office of the Pennsylvania railroad at Prince
ton, N. j., Of 100000 worth of tickets, have
been arrested
Fifteen houses were destroyed by fire at
Mansfield, Pa, few days ago. Loss, 1915, 600.
Tae International Medical Congress met in
Philadelphia last week. Prof. Gross delivered
the address of welcome, and was chosen Presi-
dent. DR.. Flint, of New York, made the GEN.
tennial address.
West.
4 fire in the southern portion of the CITY of
San Francisco, few nights ago, destroyed
half million dollars worth of property and
rendered over 200 poor families homeless.
The freight depot of Dayton Sho1t-Line rail-
road in Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire few
nights since. The loss on freight and build
ing is estimated at from $4,000 to 1880 900.
A. A. Jones, agent of Clarks pony express
Deadwooa City, arrived at Sidney, Neb., last
week. He says the Indians raided the road be-
tween Custer and Deadwood on Aug. 20, killed
Weston Smith, a minister, and three miners
named Ike Brown, Pollins and Mason, carrying
of their stock. On Aug. % they made raid
on party five miles south of Custer City, and
killed James Kidd, Samuel Wallace, Jacob
Weilly and Thompson. Jones reports the hills
full Of Indians.
Four miners we're recently suffocated by foul
air IN mine near Central City, Col.
courier who left Gen. Crooks camp at the
mouth of Powder river on the Goth OF August
arrived at Fort Fetterman few days ago.
bringing the intelligence that the troops are on
the trail of body of hostileB estimated at from
1000 to 10000. il is understood that these
Indians are on che verge of starvation. and
Crook Is following, the trail with all possible
speed, and expects to bring on general en-
gagement with Sitting Bulls entire force in a
few days.
By the explosion OF a steam engine that was
running threshing machine on farm near