The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East

Charles Oschwald was hanged at Newark,
N. j., last week, for the murder of Policeman
Stanley Brock. Thomas Ryan, an accomplice
in the murder, and who was to have been
hanged at the time as Oschwald, committed
suicide, by taking poison, on the morning of the
day set for his execution.
Two heavy robberies have occurred in New
York city within a few days. The banking
house of King & Son was burglarized of two tin
boxes containing bonds mortgages, securities,
ETC., of the value of 100000. The other rob-
berry is that of William Stems & Co., lace I'M
porters, whose store was entered by burglars
and relieved of $4,000 worth of fine French
laces. In neither case have the perpetrators
been discovered
Our old friend, the Grand Duke Alexis, ar
rived at New York last week.
A fire at Sag Harbor, Long island, few days
ago, destroyed $150,000 worth of business
property.
There is stored in Chicago elevators 3,462,-
391 bushels of wheat 2,582,313 bushels Of
corn; CTS, TAI bushels of oats; 56,207 bushels
of rye, and 97s, 44O bushels of barley, making a
grand total of 7,975,1O2 bushels, against
5,538, 1896 bushels at this period last year.
Gov. Hayes paid flying visit to Cincinnati
last week. He presided and made brief
speech at the twelfth anniversary of the Chill
dren's Home, in that city'
A bill has been introduced in the Illinois
Legislature appropriating $4,000 to be offered
as a reward for the discovery of the cause of
hog cholera, and a like sum as reward for the
discovery of a remedy for the disease; also,
$4,000 as a reward for the discovery of the
cause of milk sickness, and similar sum for q
remedy.
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse have sent Com
missioners to Gen. Crook, notifying him that
they are anxious for peace-and presents.
st. Louis papers record the death Of Mrs.
Schurz, mother of Hon. Carl Schurz.
A sensational tragedy was enacted in the
streets of Minneapolis, Mimi. the other day.
A prominent young business man-William Ell.
Side, assistant cashier of the First National
Bank of that city-was shot and killed by a
woman named Kate Noonan, former mistress
of the murdered man. Side belonged to one
of the Oldest and wealthiest families in Min
neapois. and the affair naturally produced a
great deal of excitement. The murderess was
arrested and is in jail.
Nine hundred feet of the eastern approach of
the great bridge across the Mississippi river, at
st. Louis, was burned last week. The loss is
estimated at $15O,000 Trains were delayed
several days in consequence.
Henry B. Vance, a prominent and wealthy
Young business man of Indianapolis, committed
suicide recently, by shooting himself through
the head. Financial embarrassments and phys
ical infirnities were the melting causes.
South.
New Orleans was thrown into state OF the
widest excitement, the other day, by an at
tempted assassination of Gov. Packard.
Young man. representing himself to be an at
tache of the Philadelphia Press and former
army officer, called on Packard and was ad-
mitted to his private Office, where several
gentlemen were seated. He sat down for
few minutes, and then asked the Governor
how long it would be before he colld speak
with him. The latter looked up and rephed,
GIN a moment" The assassin, who, in mean
time had arisen from his seat and approached
Packard, drew pistol and presented 1t at his
intended victims head. Quick as afiash the lat
ter brought his hand down just as the weapon
was discharged, and the ball, instead OF enter
ing the head, struck the Cover
nor's knee-pan, inficting painful
but not dangerous wound. Gov. Packard then
canoht the fellow by the throat and threw him