The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-04-06
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

terrific boiler explosion occurred few
days ago in large hardware manufactory at
Newark, N. J. Of the large number Of men
employed IN the building two were killed out
right eight were seriously if not fatally
wounded, and few escaped without injury Of
some kind.
The great dam which for two days had kept
the vivid contemplation of death and destruc-
ton before many thousands of people at Wor-
cester, Mass, broke early on the morning Of
Thursday, the Both ult., and the mighty vol
ume of water rushed down the valley with a
crash and roar that was heard for miles, and
sweeping mills, dwellings, barns fences and
everything before il. The smount Of water
let loose by the breaking of the dam WAS
760, 600, 900 gallons. The damage inflicted can
not be accurately ascertained for some time,
but it will probably amount to millions Of dol
lars. AS the inhabitants of the valley had
been appraised of the impending danger, fora
tunately there is no loss of life to record.
Two men were killed and several seriously
wounded, few days ago, at Providence, r. L.
by the explosion of a steam boiler. On the
same day four men mot their death by the ex-
plosion of locomotive boiler on the Tyrone
and OearfeId railroad, near Sand Ridge, Pa.
In an effort to get up to prevailing altitude
Of public expectation, hotel charges and other
aspiring incidents of life in Philadelphia, the
tide in the Delaware succeeded, the other day,
in climbing eight feet higher than it had ever
reached before.
shocking domestic tragedy is reported
from Gardner, Me. A man named Isaac Pope
murdered his wife, who had just given birth to
a child, and then killed himself.
West.
Four million, eight hundred and eighty
Thousand, one hundred and thirty-ive hogs
were packed in the West during the past win
ter being 686, 090 less than were slaughtered
last season.
Farmers in Central Illinois continue to suf-
fer severe losses by the hog cholera The
ravages of this disease, together with the ex-
treme difficulty attending the marketing of the
hog product by reason of the mild winter
weather and the bad condition of country
roads. have made the winter of 1875-'76 one of
unusual disaster TO pork producers
Several st. Louis aldermen have been in
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them are in fair way to take up their resi-
dence behind the walls of the penitentiary
An unsuspecting express clerk went to bed
in Akron, Ohio, few nights ago, with the
safe keys in his pocket and was distressfully
surprised in the morning when he found the
key and $3.50 in money missing.
Ex-Congressman and ex-Dist. Atty. Jasper
d. Ward, of Chicago, has been indicted by the
United States Grand Jury for completely in the
whisky frauds.
The town of Carlinville, H., was startled the
other day by terrible domestic tragedy.
Thomas Tracy, in a fit of rage shot his wife
dead, Drained his daughter, aged six years. with
the butt of the gun, and then committed sui
eide by cutting his throat.
South.
GOV. Ames, of Mississippi, has resigned, and
is succeeded in the gubernatoria1 chair by j.
IL Stone, President of the State Senate. This
course on the part of Gov. Annes was the result
OF bargain with his political antagonists in
the Legislature, the consideration being that
the impeachment proceedings should be dis