The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-08
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The famous Stevens battery, which
cost million or two dollars, has been sold at
auction in New York for $4,000.
A fire at Schuylerville, N. Y, de-
stroyed several stores, causing loss of about
100000
Edward Powers, aged Is, threw a
ragged piece of glass ut John Blanchard, at
Manchester, N. H., striking him in the neck,
severing the iugular vein, and causing almost
instant death.
Robinson, Lord & Co., of New York,
dealers in wooden and willow ware, have failed
for $5OO,OOO.
A statue of Robert Burns has been I'M
yelled in Central Park, New York.
The Grand Jury at New York has in
dicted large number of newspaper publishers
for printing lottery advertisements.
In billiard match for the champion
ship of America and purse of $1,000, played
at New York by George f. Slosson and Jacob
Schaefer, the former won by score of 600
against 435.
A young man at Jersey City, who was
bitten by dog twelve years ago, has just died,
of what the doctors pronounce hydrophobia.
The Holmes, Booth & Hayden manu-
featuring works at Waterbury, Ct, have been
burned Loss estimated at 100000.
The United States Grand Jury at
Trenton, N. j., has indicted Charles H. voorhis,
member of Congress, for embezzling moneys of
the Hackensack Bank
West.
Mike McCoole, the once notorious
prize-fghter, was recently drowned i'll theNlssis-
sippi river by the sinking of a steamboat upon
which he was employed as a roustabout
A dispatch from Portland, Ore, says
that shooting affair took place at Yakima
City, Wash. Ter, in which Dink splaun was
killed, John Splaun shot through both legs,
and David Carroll shot through the lungs and
not expected to live.
Joseph Simpson, farm laborer at
Muncie, Ind, first cousin to Gen. Grant, their
mothers being sisters was struck by lightning
and killed.
In some of the southern counties of
Kansas Spanish fever prevails to a considerable
extent, and with generally fatal results, among
the cattle, and owners are in a state of trepida-
ton as well as indignation over the matter.
Isaac Rittenhouse got drunk, drove
his family out doors, set fire to his house, near
Leetonia, Ohio, and persisted in the flames.
Edward Cromwell was at work with
lin IN, GofI 1N,,I
in Orange county, Ind. Cromwell was seized
with chill, followed by high fever during
which he shot, Lambdin in the neck and shout
ders and stabbed him in the neck. Cromwell
drowned himself after he had thus punished
Lambdin
The postofice at Ypsilanti, Mich, has
been burglarized of $1,000.
Two drunken men went to sleep on
the railroad track at Delphos, Ind, and were
run over and killed by passing train.
The Chicago Exposition is now in its
perfection Everything is running smoothly.
The show is varied and attractive, and the at
tendance constantly increasing.
The propeller William j. Livingston,
Jr., owned by the Peshtgo Lumber Company,
foundored and sank near Cana island in Lake
Michigan.
Two men were killed by the explosion
of a Democratic cannon at Plymouth, Ohio
The writing-paper mill at El1hart,
Ind, owned by j. II. Beardsley, John Cook and
Mrs. B. l.. Davenport, has been destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000 insurance, $4,000.
A Wabash railway conductor named
Whitaker attempted to put tramps OF his train
near Waverly, Ind, and was shot in the arm
and head, receiving dangerous wounds
Work has been suspended in several
of the Leadville mines in consequence of a fire
breaking out in the Vulcan shaft of the Cbrvso-
lite mine.
The Sheriff ;of New Orleans is said to
be defaulter to the amount of nearly $780,
O0O
A Jacksonville (Fla) dispatch says
the Grand Jury, investigating the robbery of
trunks and bodies which came ashore from the
wreck of the Vera Cruz have found true bills
against Edward Moody and E. Allen, the latter
a hotel-keeper at Matanzas.
Frost has seriously damaged the cotton
and tobacco crops in North Carolina and y,r-
ginia.
Road agents relieved the passengers
on a stage-coach running between Pearce CITY.
Mo-, and Eureka Springs, Ark, of 5000 in cash.
The steamship Isaac Bell, loaded with
cotton for New York, took fire at the Norfolk
(Va.) wharf, and was burned to the waters
edge.
According to the Richmond Dispatch
the official census returns of Virginia give that
State population of 1,5O9,S35, being an in
crease over the population in 1870 of 2s4. 172.
or about 2S per cent.
body Of thirty armed men entered
na1try, a.