The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-26

| goodnight, kissed his 3-year-old daughter, and
| itft home for his work in the evening. The
next morning he returned to find tho little enc
load, and his wife and infant child and two
women visitors Oh the floor in comatose con-
iition. But one OF them, it is said, can re-
cover. The horrid tragedy was caused by the
escape Of gases from base-burner stove.
While Corwin Call. a miner ct Logan,
Ohio, was emptying quantity Of blasting pow
ter into sack which his wife was holding, the
powder exploded. Mrs. Call was burned to
death, and Call is not likely to live.
President-elect Garfield and his wife
attended the funeral Of their late niece, Mrs.
Palmer. at Scion, Ohio, last week.
The st. Louis refining and smelling
works have been destroyed by fro. Loss,
56O,OOO to $4,000 insurance, s4S7o0.
The town Of Jamison, Plumas coun-
ty, Cal, consisting of forty buildings, in
Guiding three stores and five hotels, has been
totally destroyed by fire.
James D. Williams, Governor Of In
diana, died at indianapolis on the Goth Of No
vember. His disease was Inflammation OF the
bladder, with which he had been afflicted for
period OF about fifteen years. Gov. Williams
was nearly 70 years Of age, and had been an
active politician since 1843. He was elect
ed for several successive terms to the lower
house Of the Indiana Legislature, and
in 1858 was elected to the State Senate, elected
to Congress In 1874, and Governor Of Indiana
In 1876. He was homespun sort OF man, and
was very popular because Of ia simple ways
and sterling integrity. By his death Lieut.
Gov. Gray becomes Governor till the first Tues
day of January next, when he viii be succeeded
by Governor-elect Porter.
Capt. Payne has ordered a general
movement from the six chief rer devious into
Oklahoma, on Dec G. 1t is asserted along the
oordcr that he can easily muster 5000 men.
Lord, Stoutenburg & Co. 8 wholesale
drug house, on Wabash avenue Chicago has
been destroyed by fire. Loss estimated ct
100000.
The people of Kansas, at tho recent
election, adopted an amendment to the State
constitution prohibiting the manufacture or
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Oneof the four buildings of the Adrian
(A1ich.) Methodist College has been burned.
companion structure was destroyed the same
way in 1863
Lieut.. Gov. Gray has been installed
as Governor Of Indiana, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of the late Gov Williams.
The funeral services Of the latter were partici-
pated i'll at Indianapolis by vast number of
people, including many Of the most dstin-
suished citizens of the State. The remains
we're removed TO Wheatland, his old farm
nome, for interment
The census returns show that Idaho
is looking up as stock-raising Territory. The
cattle there are estimated at 100000 head, be-
side $4,000 horses and an equal number of
sheep.
Two children OF Napa, Cal, left
locked in house during the absence OF their
parents, were burned to DEATH
The Chicago Public Produce Elk
change has closed its doors, with liabilities OF
100000.
South.
Three children ct Wilmington, Del,
were fatally poisoned by eating raw sweet po-
tatoes, the vines of which had been sprinkled
with Paris green.
A special train conveying the Six
teenth infantry struck broken rail near Cor
icana, Tex, wounding twenty-five soldiers,
several quite seriously.
Something novel in the way OF g
cause for suicide was developed in North Caro-
lima, where young lady hanged herselt
through modification at the defest Of hen
father for the Legislature.
An Arkansas man named Ford secret
ed himself in some bushes, near Texarkana,
and killed DR.. Caldwell as he rode BY. A horse
trade had previously made trouble between tn.
assassin and his target.
-Four men were killed aud four wound
ed by the explosion Of mill-boiler at Steven
son, Ala.
A fast mail has been maugurated be-
tween Washington and New Orleans.
While train was passing through the
Baltimore tunnel at night, the passengers of
sleeping car were relieved by thieves of none,
and yaluables to the amount of $1,000.