The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-24


lnington, died in this city, the other day, aged
100 years.
The failure at Philadelphia of three houses
in the morocco aud goat-skin trade, and Of the
manufacturing firm at Wilmington, Del, caused
excitement In the former city. The total LA
bilities are said to exceed $500, 900. Assets I'M
known It is rumored that two houses in the
same line at Newark, n j., are also in
trouble. n
West.
The banking house Of Chestnut & Dubois, at
Carlinville, ILL.,, has suspended
A fire in the stock sheds of Holman & Fair
banks, at Terre Haute, Ind, burned 2S7 head
Of cattle, and badly injured It's more. The
loss is shout $4,000, fully covered by insur-
ance in fifteen companies. .ga,4r
A Salt Lake dispatch says: Gin November
man named Rhoden was killed by the Ban.
mock Indians at Ross Fork, Idaho. The In
dams have been Threatening trouble since.
The murderer was captured, Jan. 8, by Capt.
cambridge, commanding Fort Hall, since which
the Indians were more hostile than before.
Col. John E.. Smith, Of the Fourteenth Infan-
try, was sent to Fort Hall some time ago to in
duce the surrender of the murderer, but was
unsuccessful. Maj. Hart with three compan-
les of the Fifth Cavalry, arrived at Ross Fork.
and, together with three companies of the
Fourteenth Infantry, surrounded the encamp-
ment Of the Bannocks on Snake river, and de-
Ynanded their surrender, which they iacceeded
to quietly. Fifty-ive bucks, some arms. and
$50 horses were taken. si1@ @bno
Ex-Gov. Washburn, Of Wisconsin, has just
made tender to the STATE of mis- beautiful
residence property ss Edgewood, two miles
from Madison, and valued at 100000 as the
site for an industrial school for girls JiA1 Il
+. A decision has been rendered by the Illinois
Supreme Cougt, in the long-Gtigated matter
involving tho title to Christ Episcopal Church,
Chicago, OF which Rev. DR.. Cheney (now a
Reformed Episcopal Bishop was rector, and
which was claimed by Bishop Whitehouse, on
account of Mr.. Cheneys heresy. The de-,
cision fully sustains Mr.. Cheney. 0f .,.,,
7sA Pueblo (Col.) dispatch says: 6 oae of the
richest of discoveries was made or the 18th
inst. at the Routa mines, short distance west
Of this city. Mr.. Mum, an old prospector.
struck a lode, the ore from which ASSAYS the
enormous sum of $12, 500 in COLA and 81, 100 in
silver per ton. There is grest excitement in
the camp, and everybody is rushing to the
scene OF the new discovery" lisa. 8
Mark M. Farmers private banking house at
Yankton, D. T.. has closed its doors. Liabili-
ties $50, GOO, which Mr.. z armer clainas can be
fully met by the assets. M f9r 80
"A Virginia City (Ney.9 dispatch says ehe threat
ened hostilities at Atlanta and Justice mines
were stopped by the Miners Union, which
visited both Haines in body and ordered tine
miners to quit work on the disputed grouEsa
and disarmeG and removed the hired fighters,
Assignee Brown, of the Bum estate, at
Springfield, TIL, has filed in the Cownty.
Court statement in detail of the assets and
liabilities of Jacob Bunn's bank, etc. TIE liza:
bilities are s$sf2,0OO. Assets: Real estate,
$4eo, 600; bills receivable, personal property
stocks, etc., s416, 0OO cash on hand, S542 900;
total, 1885, 900. Estimating these last items
at $685., GOO, and deducting 500, 1000 from the
reaI-estate valuations therg wi still he enough,
the assignee states, to pay the creditors rs
cents on the dollar. -..
AttoTney General Devens, after consultation
with Secretary Sherman, has addressed COM
munication to Judge Bangs, District Attorney
at Chicago, instructing him to proceed vigor
tougly with the prosecution of theSeases in that
city, and obtain judgment. .r ~
Y1 4tc South
Trouble has again broken cut in Kentucky
between "moonshiners'' ana United States Of
lfcers-this time of a. more serious nature than
ever before. The resistance they have offered
hitherto has been only when several officers
were trying to arrest them. In Wayne county
an armed force of tlarty officers and assist
ants was compelled to flee by illicit distillers.
The Government posse caught six offenders
and lodged them sa6ely- in jail at Monticello,
KY; but, on seeking for more, was driven off
as described-the deader, Storekeeper Logan,
being wounded and several horses shot from
under riders The Marshal's posse consisted
Of thirty men. The number of the moon
sinners was unknown. 81"
The death isreported of Hon. Wilson Primm,
Of st. Louis. Mo. He was for thirteen years
Judge Of the st. Louis Criminal Court, and
had attained lineage of 68 years. m
The persons on the Louisiana Returning Board
were arraignedJan. IS, in the Superior Grimm
al Court. The Indictment was ON the charge
of forgery and altering the returns of Vernon
parish. Counsel made motion to quash the
indictment 'on the grounds that the proceed
ings were irregular. 1t was oyeruled without
argument The members Of the board then
pleaded not guilty, and were admitted to bail
on the old bond. The day Of the trial was not
fixed.
WASHINGT NOTES.
The ATTORNEY Gnnnral in the maftar nf tho |