The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-13

hanging in Tennessee and four murderers
were swung into eternity-Bill Williams, col
ored, at Bartlett Frank Scott, colored, at Mem
phis and Milton Mclean, white, at Jackson.
The City Administrator of New Orleans re-
ports the debt Of that city over $21. 1000.
Political.
A Washington dispatch says members OF the
National Republican Committee now confide en-
tally expect that the committee will decide to
call the Republican Nominating Convention for
June Is, at Chicago.
The Kentucky Legislature has instructed the
Senators and Representatives in Congress from
that State, to vote for aid to the Southern Pacl-
ficRailroad.
The Republican State Convention OF New
Hampshire me. at Concord last week. and
nominated P. G. Cheney, of Manchester, for
Governor. and William A. Pierce, OF Ports
mouth, for Railroad Commissioner. A plat
form was adopted favoring resumption OF
specie payments, opposing third term, and
advocating the adoption of Mr.. Blalnes nom
sectarian constitutional amendment.
The President has sent the following noni-
nations to the Senate Cyrus @. Carpenter, OF
Iowa, Second Comptroller of the Treasury !;
Reuben Williams, of Indiana, Deputy Second
Comptroller Indian Agents-JohR Young,
New York. Fort Peck, Montana s. w. Marston,
of Missouri, for the Consolidated Indian Agen-
cies, Indian Territory George L. Belts, OF
Michigan, for the Michigan Agency in Mlchl-
gan. Receivers of Public Money-D. L. GUAM
Wausau, Wis.,; G. NJ. Ballard, Indianapolis,
| Ind. Registers of Land Offices-S. III. Allan,
Wausau, Wis.,; Edmund Brown, Indianapolis,
(, Ind.
The Democrats of Louisiana held their
State Convention at New Orleans last week,
and adopted platform which, In brief,
declares eternal war upon the Kellogg govern
ment OF all the ills that Commonwealth is
heir to, they consider the present Governor the
| chiefest, and the one for the eradication OF
which thew will devote all their energies. They
also adopted memorial to Congress, praying
for the removal of Kellogg and the seating OF
John McEnery in the gubernatorial chair.
| L. @. C. Lamar has been elected United States
Senator from Mississippi. In the Democratic
caucus he was nominated by reclamation, all the
other aspirants having withdrawn.
| The Democrats of Texas have nominated
Richard Coke and r. B. Hubbard, present in
| cumbents. for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
| Gen. Jasper Packard, of Indiana, has been
appointed an Internal Revenue Agent.
| A Washington correspondent says the friends
| of Charles Francis Adams are actively canvass
ing his chances for the Presidency. and that in
| the event of the nomination by the regular par
| ties of men who cannot control the full party
vote the Massachusetts statesman will be
trotted out as third candidate.
| The Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune says: "a strong movement has
been commenced within the Democratic party
| to defeat Bayard and secure the success OF
Thurman for the Presidential nomination."
General.
J. A. Martin, member Of the Canadian Par
| lament, has been arrested at Ottawa for hav-
| ing outraged a little girl of nine years.
The Commissioner of Agriculture, in his last
monthly report, figures the cotton crop at
minimum of 4,O50, 600 bales.
Advices from the City of Mexico report that
Cortina, the notorious Rio Grande bandit, has
been released by the Mexican authorities. Now
look out for renewal of the cattle raids.
| James Hammill, the we'll known oarsma1, ID
dead.
| The tariff for frst-class railroad freight
| from Boston to Chicago has been advanced by
i all lines from 80 to rs cents, the Grand Trunk
| being party to the new consolidation.
Foreign.
| A cable dispatch announces the appointment
! by the Indian Office of Lord Lytton (stOwen
Meredith ~ to succeed Lord Northbrook as
| Viceroy of Egypt
The grain trade of Russia is in state OF col
lapse, and severe monetary crisis exists at
Odessa and other grain marts.
| A cable dispatch from London says "Al1 in
| formation confirms the opinion that not only in
Austria is the occupation of the insurrectionary
provinces determined upon. but that some for
eign occupation is absolutely necessary as a
precaution against the massacre Of Christians
wherever they are unarmed and helpless"
| A Berlin dispatch says the Prussian War
| Office have q machine similar to that used by
InOmdSSen LII WAS OHcIou CAom Ny " An"A
from New York in 1870 for the destruction of
the French feet. The offer was declined. The
maker appears to have been an associate OF
| Thomassen.
| A colossal bronze statue of Grattan was I'M
yelled at Dublin, Ireland, on the 9th inst,
amid much ponlp and ceremony.
The cable furnishes intelligence of terrible
landslide in the Isle Reunion. Sixty-two per-
sons were killed and many wounded. Buildings
and plantations were destroyed.
A force of $500 Herzegovinian insurgents
made an attack upon the fortified town of Mos
tar, but were defeated and almost totally ami
hilated by the Turkish troops.
Montenegro and Servia are rapidly arming.
Austrian troops have been ordered to be in