The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-30
Brooklyn, N. Y, is introducing steam street

Brooklyn, N. Y, is introducing steam street
cars.
in Northeastern Pennsylvania is more than
10000. Their demands include restoration
of the wages as they we're in May last.
Music has been transmitted by telephone
from New York to Hartford and back without
break, distance of 24O miles, presumably an
unexampled feat of the mysterious telephone.
South.
John Wesley Hardin, the most notorious des-
perado that ever infested the Southwest, WAS
recently arrested at Pensacola, Fla, on requi-
sition from the Governor of Texas. About
twenty shots were fired in making the arrest
and Hardin's companion, named Mann, was
killed. Hardin has murdered twenty-seyen
men in Texas within few years.
The Georgia Constitutional Convention has
finished its labors and adjourned.
West
A Salt Lake Utah) telegram of Aug. % re-
ports that Gen. Howard the day before, had a
was killed and seven wounded. The same night
the ungrateful savages stole 200 Of Towards
horses. The Nevada volunteers were return
ing home, thoroughly Disguised with the man.
ner in which Howard was conducting the cam
paign.
Advices from Gen. Howard to Aug. "a report
him still in pursuit of Chief Joseph's band, and
only one day behind. AS he was compelled to
halt and await supplies there was no immedi-
ate prospect of his overtaking the savages.
Chicago merchants are laying themselves out
for big fall trade. The newspapers of that
city have recently had reporters out among the
business men, sounding them upon the sub
ject, and in every instance they met with the
most encouraging anticipations. An unprece-
denied rush of business is reported by nearly
all lines of trade, and merchants, without an
exception, predicted the largest fall business
that Chicago has ever shown.
Three horse-thieves were recently hung by
mob in the Missouri river bottom, between
Lexington and Holden, Mo.
dispatch from Camp Robinson, Neb.,
chronicles the robbery of the Deadwood and
Sidney stage. near Buffalo gap, by five high
waymen, who fred into the coach without Civ
ing any warning to halt One of the passen-
gers was shot through the ear. The robbers
secured only S12 out of the $1,000 in the pos
session of the passengers
Two spans of the great Union Pacific railroad
bridge that spans the Missouri river at Omaha
were destroyed on the afternoon of Aug. rs, by
whirlwind which swept down the river and
lifted the spans off the piers. The bridge was
completed March Is, 1872, at O. total cost of
about 100000. The damage is estimated at
100000, but will probably be less, inasmuch
as the piers are standing, and the superstruct-
ure can be restored at far less than the original
cost. Of course the principal loss will arise
from delays in transportation and the necessity
of breaking bulk.
From Fort Ellis, Mont, under date of Aug.
81, Capt. Benham, of the Seventh infantry,
telegraphs as follows to Gen. Gibbon, at
Helena: "The Indians appeared in Griser
basin on the Oath inst. They struck Helena
and Radersburg party, killing seven men and
taking two women and one man prisoners.
Just as he left Mount Washburn yesterday
the Indians attacked another party, killing
nine of them. One of them escaped.
the Indians released Mrs Cowan, her
sister and brother, who reached Scho-
field yesterday The main camp crossed
the Yellowstone on the 25th. The warriors
went back to fight Howard. Whitebird and
Looking Glass remained with the camp. Joseph
went with the warriors. They say they are 60
ing to Wind river and Camp Brown to get sup
plies. Schofeld thinks they are going to the
Lower Yellowstone, via Clarks fork. They
crossed the river between Mount Washburn
and the lakes. Schofeld does not say just
where he will send his courier"
William O'Sullivan, of Chicago loved Kate
Brennock and wanted to marry her. She re-
pulsed his advances. Result: OSullivan
shoots her through the head with pistol and
kills her, and then commits suicide by putting
bullet through his own cracked brain.