The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-07
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East

New York has just lost another of her promi-
nent and useful citizens-F1etcher Harper, of
the celebrated publishing house of Harper &
Brothers. Mr.. Harper was the youngest of
four brothers, having been born in 1905. James
was born in 1895, John in 1897, and John Wes-
ley in 1901.
Ex-Mayor Oakley Halls fine library has been
sold at auction in New York. It netted only
$4,000.
A passenger train was thrown from the track
on the Lehigh Valley railroad, near Wyalusing,
Pa, last week, and precipitated down an en-
bankment. Two passengers were killed, four
received mortal injuries, and thirteen others
were seriously injured
The evangelists Moody and sankey are en-
joying a season Of rest in the Massachusetts
hills. They have made no definite plans for
future work, though Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Montreal and other cities are anxious to get
them.
Mrs. Lydia Sherman, who was sentenced
five years ago to Imprisonment for life in the
Connecticut State prison at Wethersfeld, for
the atrocious murder of three consecutive
husbands and seven children, has escaped
from confinement, and at last accounts was at
large.
West
The Illinois Legislature was in session near
ly five months, during which time about HOO
bills were introduced, only 1875 of which were
passed by both houses.
Gen. Miles has again punished q band of
hostile Indians infesting the Tongue river
country. The engagement was a sharp little
affair, resulting in the death of four privates
and the wounding of several officers and men.
The Indians left fourteen dead on the field,
and lost $50 ponies, with ontfts, lodges, etc.
The band belonged to the Minneconjous.
Advices from the West confirm the reports
OF battle between q portion of Gen. Miles
command and a band Of hostile Indians. The
fight took place 'on Muddy creek, some eighty
miles from the mouth of Tongue river. The
meager accounts We have of the affair state
that " after an obstinate, sanguinary battle the
hostiles, under command of Lame Deer, were
defeated, and some fifty Indians killed and
eighty wounded. This number of dead bodies
was found on the field. and large number are
known to have been taken off by the warriors.
The surprise was perfect. Gen. Miles, with
companies Fl, L, G, and F, Second Cav
airy, and twenty-five mounted soldiers of the
Fifth Infantry charged upon the village, finding
the Indians in their lodges, from which they in
stantly retreated and commenced running fire
on the troops while retreating. The pursuit
lasted six hours resulting in the capture of
$50 ponies, and large quantity of Govern
ment supplies, small portion being re-
cognized by Gen. Miles as belonging to the
fated Clusters command. The Government
troops lost but four killed and ten wounded.
The fight was gallant in the extreme, the hos
tiles and troops being many times mixed man to
man. The Indians in this fight showed more
bravery on square fighting ground than usual,
which accounts for their repulse and heavy loss
Two of the soldiers were scalped and Gen
Miles came near being ambushed."
Alvin N. Lancaster, wealthy real-estate
dealer of Chicago, and at one time worth up
insane.
Within the last week there has been shipped
from this city to points in Minnesota, over the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad,
nearly 1000 barrels of coal-tar and forty tons
OF sheet-iron, consigned mostly to the Gov
ernor OF that State The articles have been
sofa by Chicago merchants at cost price, while
the railroad company has taxed the shippers a
merely nominal figure for hauling the freight
as they are the parties who, next to the farm
ers, expect to be most largely benefited in the