The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-26
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

fAaSCs
For the first time since 1862. gold
sold in New York at par for greenbacks on the
18th of December.
Mrs. Andersen, of England, has start
ed, in New York, on pedestrian feat, the like of
which was never before attempted in America.
She has set out to walk 2, 700 quarter miles in
2,7OO quarter hours, or, in other words, to
walk quarter of mile every fifteen minutes
for four weeks
The ill-feeling existing between Judge
Hilton, the manager of the A. T. Stewart estate,
and the Jewish population of New York, grow
ing out of the refusal of Hilton to admit Joseph
seligman the banker, to the Grand Union
Hotel, at Saratoga, has been revived. Hilton,
with view Of conciliating the Hebrews, has
has donated s., $50 to the three principal Jew
ish charities in New York, and they
are considerably exercised over the
matter. Some are in favor of accepting the
donation, inasmuch as it is made in behalf of
Mrs. Stewart, who. they argue, should not be
held responsible for Hilton's ill-advised con-
duct Others are strongly opposed to receiving
any gift from that source, regarding it as bid
for the renewal of the Jewish trade, the with
Stewart establishment.
Jack Kehoe, a Mollie Mcguire chief,
was hanged at Pottsville, Pa, last week. for the
murder of Langdon, coal superintendent, in
1862. Kehoe protested his innocence to the
last
An entire family, consisting of Pat
rick Rourke and five children, we're burned to
death in their home at Cohoes, N. Y, few
nights ago.
The long trial of James A. Whalens
suit against Gen. Sheridan which has occupied
the sessions of the United States Circuit Court
in New York city for some time, was ended last
week. The jury remained out only an hour,
returned with verdict for the defendant, and
were discharged. Whalen, it is understood,
Will appeal to the Supreme Court of the United
States, in case motion for new trial is denied,
Tor he does not propose to give up his fight for
$4l6,@7S.57 while ghost of chance is left to
gain it.
Another serious Indian outbreak is
threatened in Oregon.
Chicago elevators contain 5,128,O22
bushels of wheat, 1868, $40 bushels of corn.
409,0S1 bushels of oats, 1876, $50 bushels of rye.
and ,21O,686 bushels of barley, making grand
total of 8,613,570 bushels, against $3.50, 7O1
bushels at this period last year.
Some excitement has been caused in
Cincinnati by the failure of G. F. Adae g. Co., one
of the Oldest banking firms in the city
The Governor of Washington Terri
tory telegraphs to Secretary Schurz that there
is better news from east of the mountains, and
ne don't think there will be any collision be-
tween Moses band of Indians and the whites
The big ST. Louis bridge was sold at
auction last week for $2,0O0,0OO under mort
gage foreclosure, gentleman acting in the in
terest OF New York parties being the purchaser.
South.
Adylces from Texas say that official
Intelligence has been received at Austin from
the FL Paso district that armed bands of des
peradoes have arrived there from New Mexico
and that the Mexicans show signs of making
trouble. The Judge of the district fears that
court cannot be held
A New Orleans dispatch announces
the disappearance and supposed murder of
Lott Clark and Bill White, two colored men.
near Caledonia, about fifty miles below Shreve
port, while on their way to New Orleans, where
they were summoned to appear before the
United States Grand Jury as witnesses in the
election troubles They were taken possession
of by mob, and it is supposed were killed.