The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-15
DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.


The unemployed workingmen, in mass meet
ing assembled in New York, have called upon
the State Legislature for an appropriation of
100000 to give work to 81, 600 idle men.
Philadelphia is introducing steam street cars.
The village of Scranton, W.T. has been visited
by destructive confagration. Over 100000
worth of business property was destroyed.
There never was so much want and destitu-
ton in New York city as at present. A petition
presented to the Common Council shows that
there are $4,000 unemployed laborers in the
city, and that their families number about 22O.
600 persons, who are reduced to great destitu-
ton. The relief societies are all overtaxed, and
the Council has asked the Legislature to pass a
law authorizing an appropriation of 81, 100000
for repairing the downtown streets, now in bad
condition, in order to provide these men with
work.
West.
The late warm weather has had the effect to
hatch out the grasshopper eggs in the hopper
infested districts Of the West Whereat the
farmers thereabout take much comfort, as they
claim the cold weather will completely extermi-
nate the pests before spring sets in.
The farmers in the grasshopper counties of
Iowa are narrowing the powed lands to turn up
the grasshopper eggs to the sun, and are sowing
wheat
The absence of Gen. Cook is sadly felt in Arr
iona. The Apache Indians have again broken
loose, and are numbering and plundering the
settlers Gov Stafford has sent a message to
the Territorial Legislature, recounting the dep
relations dwelling on the inefficient manner in
which military operations are being conducted,
troops moving slowly with heavy trains, and
unable to reach the more mobile enemy, recon-
mends that the Legislature memorabilia the
Secretary of War, asking the appointment of
body of Indian scouts to operate with the
troops.
A grand collegiate oratorical contest will be
held at Indianapolis on the 18th of March next.
R. t. Taylor, the defaulting Cashier of the FIRST
National Bank of Franklin, Ind, who made
away with 1925, 900 of the institutions funds,
turned up in Indianapolis the other day. He is
said to be Insane.
The Supreme Court of Utah Territory has re-
used a new trial to John D. Lee, the Mountain
Meadow murderer, and the lower court has been
ordered to fix new day for the execution.
Spotted Tail. the chief of the Sioux nation.
left Spotted Tail agency, last week, with a
body-guard of 200 chosen warriors, on a peace
mission to the northern hoStiles. They pro-
pose to go directly to the Crazy-Horse village
and use every endeavor to bring about a sur
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ment
Mrs. Caroline Lambert, of Omaha, aged 101
years, while lighting her pipe, the other day,
accidentally ignited her clothes and burned her
self to death.
south.
Deputy United States Marshal Robertson, of
South Carolina, reports two men killed and sew
eral wounded by illicit distillers raided on by
him without troops.
The Treasurer of the State of Tennessee has
been directed, by resolution of the Legislature,
to suspend the payment of interest on the State
bonded debt, which means reputation, for the
present at least.
At trial of an Illicit distiller before United
States Commissioner, in Henderson county, N.
VI, 1deU "eeA, IWenUy aIlnou Al0n DOo'oAoA oAAo
court, fatally wounding Deputy Marshal. In
he melee the distiller was also shot and mortal
y wounded.
There was double execution at Port Tabacco,
Charles county, Md, on the 9th inst. The
victims were William Simpson and Martin
Henry both negroes. Their crime was the
murder of John w. Everett, a clerk in coun-
try store, the deed having been committed for
the purpose of robbery.
Lieut.. Mcintyre Of the Second United States