The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Hast.

Some excitement was produced in New York
financial circles, the past week, by the failure
of the National Bank of the State OF New
York, in New York city. It is stated that GUS
toners and depositors will lose nothing by the
suspension of the bank.
Ex-President Woolsev, of Yale College, has
written a letter on the Beecher business, in
which he expresses belief in the Plymouth
pastors innocence, but thinks he has acted
unwisely.
The poorhouse at Norwich, Ct, was recently
destroyed ty fire. About dozen of the In
mates persisted i'll the flames.
New York papers announce the death of Mrs.
Schurz, wife of ex-senator Carl Schurz.
West.
The Chicago papers state that Indictment
for conspiracy to defraud the government has
been found by the United States grand jury
against Jasper D. Ward, formerly member of
Congress, and latterly United states district
attorney.
Chicago elevators, as per official returns,
contain 3,198, OO7 bushels of. wheat, 2,O91, 745
busI,els of corn, 1854 bushels of oats,
142, 315 bushels of rye and 3S9, 963 bushels of
barley, making total of G,540,071 bushels,
against 1884, 1856 bushels at this period last
year.
The people of Cincinnati have voted TO issue
sc. 1000, 900 bonds to the Cincinnati Southern
railway, in addition to the $10,000,0OO already
issued.
A party of 200 gold-hunters left Chicago for
the Black Hills few days ago.
In the United States District Court at Chi
cago, lest week, A. G. Hesing. Jacob Rhem
and several of the indicted distillers pleaded
guilty to the charge of conspiracy to defraud
the Government.
News comes from the far West that Gen.
Crook. the famous Indian fighter, is making it
exceedingly warm for the redskins. he had
left Fort Reno with fifteen days rations, and
struck out after the Indians known to be north
of that place.
Springfield, H., has had disastrous confa-
grafton involving the destruction OF Hon.
JACOB Bunn's Opera-House, and three adjoin-
ing business edifces. The total loss is about
$40, 600. Dir. Bum had no insurance on the
opera-house which cost $3.50, 600 when built,
ten years ago.
Although a number of emigrants en- route to
the Black Hills are showed in upon the plains,
and grave apprehensions are expressed as to
their fate, the tide of emigration sweeps on
toward that supposed new Ell Dorado with un-
diminished volume. A special train of twelve
cars had to be sent out from Omaha the other
day to accommodate the number on the way.
A suit has been brought in the United States
Court in Ohio to eject ex-Gov. William Allen
from his famous farm at Fruit Hill, on the
ground that he became possessed of it by caus
ing the will of his father-in-law. ex-Gov. Dun
can Macarthur of Ohio, to be set aside in fraud
of the rights of minor heirs, whereby the
property went TO Aliens wife.
There is in Chicago rare dramatic phenome-
non. It is boy tragedian- Edwin Byron. aged
seventeen years. This youthful prodigy APP
pears upon the stage of Col. Woods Museum
IN the most difficult Shakespearian characters,
and interprets them with truthfulness and
power unsurpassed by many tragedians OF ma
sure years and large pretensions.
Hundreds of teams between Yankton and the
Black Hills were caught out in the recent Sc
we're storms, and reports of great suffering to
men and stock are anticipated.
South.
I'D. Bell, proprietor of the Peoples Defense
newspaper, at Jackson, Miss, recently shot
and killed printer in his employ named Au-
gustus Carey. The difficulty originated in the
settlement of Carey's account. The murderer
was arrested.
The city of Charleston, s. c., has been visit
ed by destructive confagration. The loss
is estimated at not less than half million dol
lars, with very little insurance. Hundreds OF
persons are rendered homeless and penniless
by the calamity, and much suffering is renort-
ed. During the progress of the fire bands OF
negro robbers roamed over the city, soaking
every house to which they could gain access.
The recent severe snow-storm extended al
far south as Tennessee, and was the severest
ever experienced in that region. These was
fall of ten inches at Memphis and fourteen
inches at Cairo.