The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-11-13

Henry Greenebaum, at one time one
Of the wealthiest bankers in Chicago, has been
indicted by the Grand Jury for violation Of the
national banking laws.
D. A. Mahoney, of the Dubuque
Telegraph, is dead. He was an old journalist,
and founded the Dubuque Herald, St. Louis
Times and Dubuque Telegraph.
Maj. Reno, Seventh cavalry, who was
suspended on account Of conduct toward Mrs
Bell, wife of an officer of his regiment, and
who since went through a court of inquiry re-
garding his conduct in the battle of the Little
Big Horn, where Custer was killed., is again in
trouble, and again it is on account of
abusive conduct toward lady. AT
Fort Meade, where he is stationed. he
got drunk and grossly insulted Mrs. Farnshaw,
shaw'sclerks knocked him down. Afterward,
at the post club-room, he got into a quarrel
with Maj. Brewer, Surgeon, and was again
knocked down. Gen. Sturgis has preferred
charges against Reno, and this time he will
probably be ANONYMOUSLY kicked out of the
army. ~ 80 H.
Gems. Adams and Hatch and Chief
Ouray have been appointed a peace commission
to visit the hostile Ute camp and investigate
the killing of Maj Thornburgh and his fol-
lowers. 54.H lssu
Edward Clark, who was employed at
White River Agency, says Chief Douglass,
the plotter of the Meeker massacre, was con-
cerned in the horrible Mountain Meadow mas
sacre, where so many innocent women and
children were butchered by the Mormons and
Indians in 1857. Clark says that one day this
summer Douglass and another chief quarreled.
The chief in his anger said he could ruin
Douglass if he told the truth about him, that
he was a bad man and had participated in the
crime at Mountain Meadows.
Gen. Hooker's obsequies at Cincin-
natl, on the 7th inst, were largely attended and
very impressive. In the procession were many
veterans, several military organizations, and
prominent State and Federal officials An
army chaplain preached the funeral sermon,
which was an eloquent and patriotic discourse.
AS stock train of cars were crossing
the North Missouri railroad bridge, which spans
the Missouri river at st. Charles, Mo-, few
nights ago, the west span of the main structure
suddenly gave way, precipitating seventeen
cars of live stock and the caboose into the
abyss The engine and one car, with the con-
ductor, engineer and fireman, were saved by
the breaking of the connection between the
no hcG foly
on the train were drowned, and three others
were badly injured .se a.s - z- as~a
An incendiary fire at Napoleon, Hen
ry county, Ohio, destroyed large part of the
business center of the town. Loss, 100000;
insurance, $4,000. sass vi
A heavy cyclone passed overs~sStras-
burg, Mo-, a small town six miles east of Kan
sas City, few evenings ago, destroying many
buildings and iniuring number of persons.
W. G. Van Horne. late General Su-
perintendent of the Chicago and Alton railroad,
has accepted the general SUPPLEMENTARY of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul road,
made vacant by the resignation of John. G.
Gault
A no rrible double murder, followed
by the swift lynching of one of the perpetrators,
is reported from Todd county, Mimi A feud
sprung up between John Coldale, and another
man whose name is not given, living on
farm, on the one side, and two bachelor broth
ers, John and Michael Moede, who cultivated
an adjoining farm, on the 'othor. One
night Coldale's house was burned, and
he r and his fellow workman were
missing, with every evidence that they had
been murdered. Suspicion rested on the
Moedes. One of them fled, but John was ar
rested, confessed the deed, told where the
brother Michael assisted in the horrible crime.
The bodies were found, as stated by him,
wrapped in a sheet and buried in the brush.
The horribly -mutilated remains presented
most sickening sight. This was more than the
enraged citizens could stand and the prisoner
was taken from thej jail by the mob and hanged
to a tree s@S@ sss 49, bo+ -~as2
-'~qt by. a.,, go SOC South. '5
do,S One hundred thousand dollars,
worth, Of property in the business part Of
Helena, Ark. was destroyed by FIRE last week.
Mrs. J ohm Donovan, OF Mem pills.,
TENNIS growing Respondent on account of do
nestle troubles, saturated her clothing with
kerosene, set them ON fire, and literally cre-'
mated herself. She was the husband of Col
John Donovan, a wealthy and prominent citizen,
who made an unenviable reputation last year
when his wife "a former one) and children died
of the fever, by refusing to come to their bed
side in response to appeals to him. 5
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WASHINGTON NOTES. w.
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nm In his annual report, just submitted
to the President, Gen. sherman dwens at con-
siderable length on the fact that, while the reg
ular army consists of o.. 600 men. nnlv abort