The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-07
of 8, o22, 905 bushels, against $3.50, $40 bushels

of 8, o22, 905 bushels, against 6,2s9,62o bushels
at this period last year.
Zachias c. Mitchell, hitherto prominent
and respected lawyer Of ST. Louis, Mo-, has
fallen into deep disgrace. He has been arrest
ed on charge of forging note for $500.
The proof against him is positive.
Cameron, Amberg & Co., well-known print
ers and handbook manufacturers of Chicago,
have sustained a severe loss by fire. The dam
age to their establishment is estimated at
100000.
Arthur Noyes, lately bookkeeper Of the
swindling Commercial Life Insurance Com
pany, of st. Louis, has committed suicide T..
J. Bowman, an attorney of the company, is
awaiting the sentence of the Circuit Court, and
Zacheus Mitchell, another Of it's lawyers, is
under arrest for forgery.
Two murderers were executed in Missouri
on Friday, the LIST inst.-John W. Daniels, at
Warrensburg, for the murder Of farmer
named John Miller; and Richard Green, at
Kansas City, for the killing of Deputy Marshal
Hughes, who had undertaken his arrest near
Independence.
During the four months ending March l,
2, 47O, 900 hogs were slaughtered IN Chicago.
Reports from the Upper Missouri river coun-
try represent that three couriers from Gen.
Miles have been killed by some of the runaway
savages from the Red Cloud agency, and there
is something of scare at Buford. 1t is also
reported that Sitting Bull has visited Yank-
ton camp, near the boundary, for the purpose
of trying to buy provisions for his people. He
said there were no buffaloes across the line, and
that the Sioux in Canada are starving.
Enormous damage to crops and livestock
has resulted from the protracted food in Sac
ramento river, in California. One farmer
alone lost 10000 sheep and 5000 acres OF
wheat, and the total damage is estimated at
about $500, 1000.
South.
The State Geologist of Georgia asserts thai
it's gold region is richer than that of California,
and says that the yield must very soon become
enormous.
A bill just passed by the Virginia Legislature
embodying the scheme of the State debt repu-
diationists, has been vetoed by the Governor.
A terrible tornado recently swept through
Casey county, KY, carrying death and destruc
ton wherever it was felt. The whole Of the
family of Vincent Wesley, consisting of him
self, wife, two grown daughters, and boy
named Sloan, nephew, and William Taylor, 5
neighbor stopping at his house, were
killed outright Mrs. Wesley's body wa
blown 400 yards. Her clothing wa
entirely stripped off. The two daughters were
carried fifty yards, and were found locked il
each others arms. The father and nephew
were fearfully mangled, and all must have
been killed by the first force of the tempest
In the vicinity of Mount Olive Mrs. Morgan
wife of John W. Morgan was killed, and tn
dwelling and outhouses of F. Floyd were com
pletely swept away, and the timbers scattered
in every direction.
Albert Young, Silas Wright. Robert Jones
and Lucius Porter were hanged at Marion, Ala.
on the LIST inst, for the murder of Mr.. Isaa
d. Moore, on the 9Th of November, 1876. Al
Of them protested their innocence to the las
moment.