The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-08
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

J. P. Hassler, late cashier of the Carlisle
(Pa.) Deposit Bank, committed suicide by
hanging few days ago. He was under in
dictment for embezzlement. Bertram, the
cashier preceding Hassler, hung himself in
1866.
When the viii of the late Commodore Van
derbilt was entered for probate at New York,
last week, protests we're entered by counsel for
Mrs. Mary A. La Baw, Ethelinda V. Allen, Maria
Louise Clark, Catherine La Tile and Cornelius
J. Vanderbilt. a.-+
By the burning of the Bateman Hotel, at
Harms City, Butler county, Pa, a few nights
ago, the wife and three daughters of the pro-
prietor, Mr.. Bateman, and one of the guests
were burned to DEATH Mr.. Bateman was badly
and his son fatally burned. Six boarders were
injured by jumping from the windows.
A young man, name unknown, committed
suicide at Niagara falls, the other day, by
walking into the rapids and being swept over
the falls
West.
"Wild Bill" has been avenged. His murder
er. Jack Mccall, suffered the extreme penalty
of the law for his crime, at Yankton, Dakota,
on the LIST inst.
Booke & Hunt, bankers, at Lebanon, Ohio,
have failed for 100000.
A fire at st. Louis, No., the other day, de-
stroyed mercantile property valued at half a
million dollars.
South.
Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana, has issued
his proclamation converting an extra session of
the Legislature. r..
In view of the fact that threats are constant
ly being made at New Orleans that Nichols
people intend to attempt the. capture of the
State House, Gov. Packard made request by
telegraph, on Feb. %, to President Grant,
for arms with which to arm his militia for de-
Tense. President Grant replied that there was
no law under which he could comply with the
request, but that the troops would remain to
preserve peace.
Dispatches from New Orleans state that Pack
ard viii not give up the Governorship of Louis
ana without a struggle. The barbados at the
State House were being strengthened, and &C
tive preparations made for defense ~
NONs VI 14Ou1Slttud, Ou bLIC "a AuSI,
telegraphed President Grant us follows:
The validity of my title as Governor having beer
passed upon by the only tribunal known to the State
laws, and being now confirmed by the National
Electoral Tribunal, I deem it my duty to maintain
the Government by all the at my command
therefore most respectfully but earnestly, request
to be informed whether any changes contem
plated by you in the orders heretofore given to the
General commanding the United States troops il
this State, in order that may be able to take such
measures as the circumstances and my duty Chief
executive of the State may to require, and
again most respectfully request at your hands the
recognition of the legal State Government of Louis
lana. s. B. PACKARD
To which the following reply was tele-
graphed
To Gov. S. B. Packard, New Orlea ans, La:
In answer to your dispatch of this date the Presi
dent directs me to say that he feels it his duty to
state frankly that he does not believe public
opinion will longer support the maintenance of the
State Government in Louisianaby the of the mill
tary and that he must in this manifest feel
ing. The troops viii hereafter, as in the past,
protect life and property from mob violence when
he State authorities fall but, under the remaining
days of his official fe they will not be used to es-