The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-07-19
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
East.

serious mine disaster is reported from
Wheatland. Pa. Six men were smothered to
death by the gas escaping from locomotive
engine used in hauling coal from the mine.
An engine ran into..a wagon and team crossing
the railroad at Wendell, Mass, the other day,
killing Ira Davis, Mrs. Jonah Davis, his mother,
Mrs. Ira Wakefield, Mrs. Eugene Brown, and
Miss Nellie Lacey. The party were returning
home from berrying.
By the explosion of boiler in an iron mine
near Allentown, Pa, a few days ago, three men
were instantly killed, five fatally injured, and
three others seriously wounded. The bodies Of
the killed were shockingly mangled. All leave
families. Several mules and horses were also
killed by the explosion.
West. r8
Miss Kate Kelley of Decatur, ILL.,, was stung
in the mouth by bee, and SO rapidly did the
poison diffuse itself that she died in eight
minutes.
Louis, has closed it's doors. The liabilities are
$750,OOO. The President of the bank claims
hat its assets are 100000.
Gen. Howard, commanding the forces operat-
ing against the Nez Perces Indians in Idaho,
had severe engagement with Chief Joseph's
band on the 18th and 18th of July. The latter
were strongly posted in a canon near the
mouth of the Cottonwood and after several
hours of severe fighting Gen. Howard sue
ceeded in dislodging them. They reiterated in
the direction of the Snake country. Gen.
Howard reports his loss thirteen killed and
twenty-four wounded, Capt. Croft and Lieut..
Williams being among the slain. The Indian
loss isreported as thirteen killed and alarge num-
Der wounded. The forces engaged in this battle
were 400 white troops and 800 Indians. Gen.
Howard says the sayages fought as well as any
troops he ever saw, as did also the men under
his command not one failing in his duty.
Lieut.. COL M. V. Sheridan returned to Chi
cago few days ago from the battle ground
where the brave Custer and his troops were
slain The bodies of some of the dead were
found to be decomposed beyond recognition.
The bodies of the privates which could be
identified were properly buried and the
graves marked. The remains Of twelve officers
were boxed and brought to Fort Lincoln.
The bones of the gallant Custer will be
taken to West Point for interment. Those of
Col. Custer, Capt. Yates, and Lieuts. Smith,
Calhoun and Mcintosh will be removed to the
National Cemetery at Leavenworth. The re-
mains Of the other officers await the action of
their friends. Those of Lieut. Crittenden
were given permanent burial on the spot where
he FELL in obedience to the wishes of his father,
who objected to their removal.
Following the failure of the Butchers and
Drovers' and Second National Banks of St.
Louis, comes the announcement of the closing
up of the North St. Louis Savings Institution
and the Bank of st. Louis.
South.
specie train en- route from the mines in
Chihuahua, Mexico, to San Antonio, Texas,
was recently attacked by thirty-fve white and
Mexican highwaymen ffty-two miles from the
latter place. A desperate fight between the
robbers and the twenty men escorting the train
ensued and the former were driven off with
the loss Of several killed and wounded. Two
of the train men were killed and several
wounded.
There has been smart bit of war and some
bloodshed down in Garter county, Ky. band
of outlaws and horse-thieves have been lording
it over the people of that ssection for long
time, until one day the law-abiding citizens got
mad and concluded to put stop to their fur
ther depredations. They got out warrants
for the arrest Of the ringleaders, four brothers
named Underwood. The latter took refuge
in cabin, barricaded themselves and bid def
ance to their would-be captors After a siege
of seventeen days, during which time an al
most constant fusilade was kept up between
besieged and besiegers, the outlaws were
starved into submission. One of the Under
woods was killed and two others wounded dur
ing the siege. The military are now up in arms,
and propose to arrest or clean out the whole
band of outlaws, numbering upward of $50.
At Baton Rouge, La, few days ago, Mrs.
O'Conneu and her child and Mrs. O'Connor
and her two children were drowned while at
tempting to cross the Mississippi river in
skiff. ra
A convention of whites and blacks of South
Carolina recently met on the scene of the Ellen
ton riot of last fall. and the delegates shook
hands, buried the Ratchet, and adopted resolu-
tons of peace and harmony, dropping HOSTILE
ties and prosecutions into the same grave, and
pledging themselves to mutual protection and
brotherly love in the future.
No action has been taken 6y the War Depart
ment toward ordering more troops away from
the South. The Second infantry, recently on
duty at Atlanta, having been ordered West to
reinforce Gen. Howard, but few troops are left
in the South. fs6tltl i ~ 5htf.is..
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