The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-14
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

There recently arrived at Baltimore, on a
vessel from Demerara, boy answering in
some respects the description of Charley Ross.
1t was firmly believed by the Baltimoreans that
the long-lost boy had at last been found, and
there was great excitement for a little while.
To settle the matter Mr.. Christian K. Ross
visited that city and took a look at the boy.
He at once declared that it was not Charley.
Harry Genet, another of the Tweed ring,
has returned to New York after an exile of
several years.
The large publishing houses of James r.
Osgood & Co. and Hurd & Houghton, of Bos-
ton and New York, have been consolidated.
Brooklyn shop-keepers and street-car con-
ductors refuse the trade dollars.
Augustus M. Turney, teller of the Bank of
North America, one of the oldest banking in
situations in New York city, is a defaulter to
the amount of 100000. He has been carrying
on his stealings for period of eight years.
Had he not made voluntary confession Of his
crime he might possibly have continued his
populations until he had stolen all the banks
capital, as no one had the
slightest suspicion of his wrong
doing. Turney, we are told. was 81 steady
church-goer, lived modestly, and had no bad
habits, hence, we presume, the bank officers
thought it unnecessary to inquire into his
books. 1t is some consolation to know that
they alone are the sufferers for their idiocy.
The extensive Pacific Print Works, at Law
renee, Mass, have been burned. Loss esti-
mated at $125.000.
| Theodore Roosevelt, wealthy and philan-
thropic citizen of New York, is dead.
| About 800 feet of the bridge over the Schuyl-
kill liver at South street, Philadelphia, tunl-
bled down the other day. Fortunately, no one
was OH the structure at the time. The loss by
the accident is about 100000.
Wright & Son, the largest shipping mer-
chants in Philadelphia, have been arrested
upon charge of defrauding the Government
to the extent of 100000.
The Office of the Troy Times has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 100000.
| West.
R. E. J. Miles, of the Grand Opera House.
|
damages against P. T. Barnum, for libel pub,
lished two years ago.
A Cincinnati theatrical manager named
Miles has been awarded verdict for $40, 00(
damages against Barnum, the Snowman, fol
libel.
Henry S. Moss, a prominent merchant Of
Louisville, KY, and member of the City Coun
Gil, is discovered to have forged paper to the
amount of $40, 900 or $50, 900.
The trial of Thomas G. Anderson, of the
Louisiana Returning Board, was brought to 8
conclusion at New Orleans on Feb. 7, and re-
suited in verdict of guilty after fifty minutes
elaboration by the jury. The jury consider
ately recommended the accused to the "mercy
of the court" J. Madison Wells was still il
Jail at that date, and claimed that he was un.
able to give the bail $4,000 demanded by
the court.
In q duel at Brownsville, Texas, between Hon
hester Maxan and M. De La Pena, the former
was shot through the body and killed. Deceased
was leading lawyer.
| By the sinking of the steamer Lessie Taylor
on the Atchafalaya river, in Louisiana, col.
ored woman and child and four or five deck
hands were drowned.
Hon. hester Maxan, prominent lawyer OF
Brownsville, Tex, was killed in a duel, the
other day, by M. De La Pena.
The steamer Lessie Taylor recently sunk in
the Atchafalaya river, Louisiana. A colored
woman and child and five deck-hands persisted
The city of Augusta, Ca, experienced sec
ton of the day of Judgment few nights ago.
A shower of hail was followed by furious
rain-storm, accompanied by thunder and light
ming, then came an earthquake shock, and this
in turn was followed by a cyclone of unusual
violence, which inflicted great damage to prop
erty, killed several people and wounded many
more.
| 1t is stated from New Orleans that the two
| colored jurors in the Anderson trial now claim
that their verdict of "Guilty, but recommend
ed to the mercy of the court, was given under
an impression that this was tantamount to an
acquittal, and they were SO informed by the
other jurors. From Washington it is re-
ported that the President is very in
dignant at the prosecution of the Returning
Board members. 1t is generally believed at
the capital that Gov. Nichols will pardon An
derson. The latter has received a dispatch,
signed by John Sherman, Stanley Matthews,
Gen. Garfield and Eugene Hale, earnestly pro-
testing his innocence of any fraud, and de-
nouncing his trial and conviction as an exhibit
ton of bitter sectional partisanship. J. Madi-
son Wells has been released on 900 bond.
WASHINGTON NOTES.