The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-24
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

ELaSCs
A large rubber-factory. in New Brunswick,
N. J., was burned few days ago. Loss,
100000.
A passenger train on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroad was thrown from
the track by broken rail near North East, Pa.
sst week. A number of passengers were
badly injured, two or three Of whom have since
died.
Four boys were drowned in the North river,
opposite New York. few days ago, the boats
in which they were rowing being run down by
steamboats,.
Four colored persons, who were attending
camp meeting at Red Bank, N. j., were
drowned by the overturning of their boat in
the Shrewsbury river, last week.
West.
A dispatch from Bismarck dated Aug. Is,
says: We have news Of Terry's last fight
with the Indians by the steamer Western, which
arrived this morning from Benton. When at
Fort Peck the Indians told the Captain of the
Western that Terry had had fight with the
Sioux the day before. and that Terry's killed
numbered 300, Sitting Bulls loss being 700
men,"
party of twenty-five men, with teams,
from the Black Hills, arrived at Bismarck, last
week When one days march from the Hills
they had skirmish with the Indians and lost
one man and one wounded in the foot. They
report miners in certain localities as very
successful-the richest placer diggings they
had ever seen. There was an overstock of
provisions in the Hills, and bacon has sold as
low as sixteen cents, and -four as low as "a per
100.
There are now about 1000 fortune-hunters
in the Black Hills. Mining is becoming ex-
pensive owing to the scarcity of water. The
Indians commit some depredations in the min
ing country. When one is caught no mercy is
shown. One Indian horse-thief, caught at
Crook City, was cut up. his head and legs being
taken to town and hung up on exhibition for
several DAYS, while the trunk was left on the
prairie for warning to other Indians. Flour
in the Hills is Sc hundred, and potatoes Sc
lei bushel.
News from the hostile Indian country is to
the effect that a junction was effected on the
10th between the columns Of Gems. Crook and
Terry, and their combined forces proceeded at
once on the trail that Crook was following.
The precaution was at once taken to organize
patrol of the Yellowstone river to ascertain
whether the hostiles had succeeded III crossing
the stream. and if not to hold them in check
until Crock and Terry could come down upon
them in force and bring on general engage
ment The precise location of Sitting Bulls
army Was not known at the time the courier
left who brought this information.
A singular tragedy was enacted at Danville,
ILL.,, last week. Mrs. Shultz, an old lady of "a,
undertook to chastise her son, young man of
Is, for coming home late at night drunk. The
son resisted her efforts and in the scrimnage
both mother and son fell distance of twelve
feet out of window The mother was killed.
A coroner's jury acquitted the son of any I'M
putation of crime.
The town of Robinson, Crawford county, was
the scene of lynching affair few days ago.
A man by the name of Osborne, in jail awaiting
sentence upon charge of murder, set upon
the Sheriff and brutally assaulted him. At
night band of masked men entered the JAIL
and taking Osborne out hung him to the
nearest tree.
A reporter for q Chicago journal called at
military headquarters in that city, the other
day, and made inquiries OF Gen. Drum, Gen.
Sheridan's Chief of Staff, as to the probable