The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-12-20


D., who had just been called to the assistant
pastorship of Knox Presbyterian Church in
Toronto, Canada. DIR. Inglis was man of
great ability and learning.
The suits against the estates of Peter B.
Sweeny and Ebert A. Woodward, of New York
ring memory, have Melted the city $444, eS2.
West.
The commission appointed to decide where
the front of the Chicago Custom House should
be has submitted a compromise report which
contemplates not only that Clark street shall
be fitted with an ingress, but that Dearborn
street shall retain what it had, that still an
other public entrance shall be provided for
Adams street, and that the opening for mali
wagons shall be on Jackson street. The COM
mission represent that nc structural changes in
the plan of the building are involved in their
recommendations.
E. H. Harrison, a wealthy and prominent
citizen of Keokuk, lows, died recently, aged SO
years.
The German-Amerioan Bank of Chicago has
decided to go out of business.
The trial of the desperate best known by his
alias "Frank Rande' has been postponed to
February, at Galesburg, III.
The Rev. DR.. Harris rector of st. James
Episcopal Church, Chicago, has been elected
Bishop of the new Diocese Of Quincy Ill.
Miss Allie Mckee has been committed for
murder without bail, for the shooting of Con-
stable McElligott, at Chicago.
The receipts of hogs at Chicago for five
days recently reached the enormous number of
2S3, 500, having value of over 81 100000
Mrs. Kate Tyrrell, confined in the peniten-
tiary at Lincoln, Neb., for forgery, burned a
hole through the floor of the female depart
ment into the guard-,oom, made rope of a
blanket torn into strips and escaped to the
hall of the warden's house. While trying to
unlock the only door between her and liberty
she was discovered and taken back.
An immense meeting was held in the Taber
nacle at Chicago On the 18th inst, at which
resolutions were passed insisting upon the
restoration of the silver coinage to the position
it held before the passage Of the act of 1878.
The Wisconsin Unitarian Conference at
GAINESVILLE has adopted preamble and
resolutions expressive Of the sense of the
conference that church property should not
be exempt from taxation, and providing for
a memorial on the subject for presentation to
the Wisconsin Legislature
A fire originating in the cupola Of the Uni
versity at Lake Forest, ILL.,, totally destroyed
the building. Most of it's contents were saved.
A plot to take the st. Elmo murderer, Frank
Rande. from Jail at Galesburg, ILL.,, and hang
him, was revealed to the authorities, and, the
prison being strongly guarded, the attempt was
not made.
In the United States District Court at Madi-
son, Wis, a verdict of not guilty was rendered
by the jury in the case of ". T. Smith, charged
with forging postofice noney-order on the
Baraboo postofice.
1t is reported that boring for oil has been
begun 100 miles south of Deadwood, and that
petroleum of q very god quality has been
found. ~
South.
Near Liberty, KY, last week, Thomas Moore
and United States Special Bailiff George D. FL
Lis killed one another. Moore has been wanted
by the authorities for year past on an indict
ment charging him with illicit distilling. Ellis
met him by chance Sunday night while riding
towards Liberty, with q man named Dwy-
er. Ellis called surrender !" and Moore an
swered by firing bullet through his body. Ell
lis returned the shot, Moore disappearing in the
bushes. Next morning his body was found
frozen stiff in DEATH
1t is reported from Louisville, KY, that Ed
ward Wyatt and Frank Webster, United States
special baiiffs, have been wounded by moon
sinners The eye of the former was shot out,
and the latter was shot through the head.
Capt. F. B. Webster, United States Deputy
Marshal, with a posse, was attacked by triple
his number of moonBhiners in ambuscade.
Officer Wyatt received sixteen shots in his
face.
On the 18th inst, Gov. Hubbard, Of Texas,
telegraphed to President Hayes, as follows /:
II am officially informed that citizens of
Mexico, in connection with citizens of Ell Paso
county, Texas, Of Mexican birth, were fighting
all day yesterday, in Texas, with detach-
ment Of State troops who were aiding our
civil authorities. The Mexican force being
too strong to be repealed by the Texas troops,
and it being impossible to raise a civil posse
from the citizens, who are nearly all of Mexi-
can blood and sympathy, and having no re-
Inducements within several miles,
ask for the aid Of such United States
troops IS may be nearest to the scene
of action to repel this invasion of our
territory" Other dispatches Of the same date
are to the effect that "6ve rangers and q mer
chant named Ellis were killed by the Mexicans
yesterday. State troops are intrenched on San
EliZario surrounded by mob of several hum
bred Mexicans from both sides of the river.
The Governor has telegraphed orders to re-
cruit men from the nearest points in Texas and
New Mexico to aid the State troops"
At Richmond, Va, q man has been arrested
on suspicion of having murdered Charles Bel
den, at ellison, I'll. He gives the name Of