The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.


against him for malicious prosecution by Fran
els d. Moulton, have served on Gen. Pryor,
counsel for plaintiff, demurrer upon the
ground that tie complaint does not state facts
sufficient to constitute a cause Of action.
The Treasurer of Pennsylvania, in his re-
ort, figures the State debt at $13, 766, 564
The New York papers state that the counsel
for Joseph Loader is making preparations for
suit against Henry Ward Beecher, claiming
damage for malicious prosecution.
There is no diminution in the attendance at
the Moody and Sankey revival meetings at
Philadelphia.
Capt. Josiah Briggs, of Coxsackie, N. Y, with
his wife and two children, were drowned in the
Hudson River one night last week. They were
returning from church, the mother and chill
dren on hand-sled, which the Captain was
propelling across the river. The ice gave way,
and the whole family were precipitated into the
stream.
Joseph Lapage, the perpetrator of one OF the
most horrible murders ever known-that of the
village beauty, Josie Langmaid, who was way
laid while on her way to school at Suncook, n.
H., and the discovery of whose frightfully mu-
tilated remains and the intense thrill of horror
which the event produced throughout the coun-
try are yet fresh in mind-has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree, and SEN
fenced to be hanged at the expiration OF term
of one year in the State Prison at Concord.
Another hitch has occurred in the arrange
ments for Mutual Council to decide the dis
pute between Mrs. Moulton and Plymouth
Church, and the Council will not convene. The
churches of Drs. Storrs and Buddington had ac-
cepted Mrs. Moulton's invitation to act in the
Council but their assent is now withdrawn in
consequence of the extraordinary action of
Plymouth Church in protesting against their
participation On the ground of confirmed
enmity.
The West.
The Centennial Mine, situated near Laramie
City, Wyoming, is pronounced the richest gold
mine ever found on the continent.
A bill to provide for compulsory education
has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature.
J. Il. Hallowell, well-known citizen of
Kansas City, No., was fatally wounded, few
nights ago, by the accidental discharge of
pistol which he had placed under his pillow
upon retiring.
st. Louis offers her new and commodious
Merchants Exchange Hall for the use of the
Democratic and Republican National Conven-
tons if they will meet in that city.
The tree-planters of Minnesota have organ
lied themselves into the Minnesota Forestry
Association, " and fixed the first Tuesday in May
for Arbor Day.
The repeal of the Potter law in Wisconsin is
recommended in the message of Gov. Luding-
ton. who says that the effect of the law has
been to impair the credit of the State, aud urges
the necessity of careful and thorough revision
of the existing enactments on this subject.
The Milwaukee Grand Jury has returned
eight indictments in the whisky cases.
The Overland Monthly magazine, of San
Francisco, is dead.
A lawyer named Douglass and man named
Cole have been convicted at Chicago of con-
spiracy to obtain fraudulent divorce for Cole
from his wife, and sentenced to three years in
the Penitentiary.
A large number of the Chicago distillers in,
dicted for connection with crooked whisky
operations, came into court the other day and
pleaded gailty.
The new Centennial mine near Laramie City,
W. T., is genuine bonanza. The gold assays
903 fine in gold and IS in silver. The quartz
assays $46 7S5. 81 per tonin gold, and $271.49
per ton in silver, being total of $47, 051.83 per
ton of 2, 600 pounds.
Miners are constantly leaving Fort Pierre for
the Black Hills, and are meeting with no OBJ
struction by the military,s and the location of
the route is SO far south that they have nothing
to fear from Indians.
The South.
Jack Low and Mike Knuckley were shot and
killed by Tom Picket, barkeeper, at Pass
Christian, Miss, one day last week.
The distribution of troops in Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Louisiana on the LIST of
December last was as follows: Alabama, COM
panies Mississippi, 6; at Little Rock, Ark, 2
in Louisiana, 10 companies. Total
80 companies, comprising 1,241 men.
The Gulf Hotel, at New Orleans. has been
by fire.
The widow Of the late ex-President Johnson
died at the residence of her daughter, near
Greenville, Tenn, last week.
Gen. Beauregard has applied to Congress for
he removal of his political disabilities
The famous Tredegar Iron Works at Rich |
nond, Va, have suspended, throwing about
900 operatives out of employment.
A body of disguised men took four negroes
from jail at Friar's Point Miss, a few nights
sgo, and shot them to death. The mob reached |
he town soon after dark, and compelled the
ailer, Maj Alcorn, to surrender the Jail keys, |
which were in the Courthouse safe. The |
mob then entered the JAIL and unlocked the
,ells in which were confined four negroes--Jim |
Stokes, Bob Young, Carey Irwin, and Tom
Pugh. The prisoners were quickly tied and
then taken mile from town and riddled with |
bullets. There were fifty or sixty men in the
mob half OF them being negroes. The ne |
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