The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-23
THE NEWS CONDENSED,
DOMESTIC ITEMS.
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DOMESTIC ITEMS.
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The Board Of Trade of New York has
adopted resolutions favoring an appropriation
by Congress for the Hennepin canal.
The cordage mandatory of John F.
Bailey d Co., covering square of ground in
Otsego street, Philadelphia, was swept away by
fire. The loss is estimated at 100000.
The frigate Constitution has been
finally put out Of commission at the Brooklyn
'nayy-yard.
The State Capital Mutual Relief AS
ISOLATION Of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania grave
yard insurance company, has followed the
Southern Association in asking the court to
ordor its dissolution. During the past year it
has done business of over S15,000,0 900. The
Directors have been indicted for conspiracy.
BY tho burning of the stores, Nos. a.,
l6 and 10 Crosby s!rooet, New York, A. & E.
Waliache, dry-goods dealers, lost $3.50, O0o, and
Dessor Brothers & Co., clothiers, $4,000.
DIR. Hayes, the famous Arctic explorer
died suddenly i'll New York.
John Ingram, miner residing at
Mount Union, Pa, placed small quantity of
dynamite on the stove to melt the ice. Almost
mstasatiy there was an explosion like an earth
qualc. -Four children were blown to atoms,
and the father and mother were fatally injured.
Rendered insane by jealousy, a Ger
man carpenter, OF New York, named Mcneil
Felix, confirmed invalid, beat ont his w;fe's
brains with a mallet and killed himself with q
T8ZcE,
West.
Richards Jennings, OF Austin, New,
who killed. John A. Barrett i'll cold blood, was
taken hrom Jail by party of masked men, AMI
hulSg from tho balcony.
The Garfield Monument Committee of
Cleveland Onnou%ccJ that residents of that city
have subscribed over $51, 0O0, and $50, 900 have
been forwarded rr0m various sections of the
country, Tho amount desired il $3.50, 900.
Statistics show that the total number
of families burned ont ly the terri bic Michigan
fires last fall was LII The insurance on
dwellings,, barns, stores and shops was $685.
632. Amount of relief, including money, cloth
ing agricultural implements, seed wheat, etc.,
80 far, is placed at $5OO,OOO. The total loss is
stated at 80. $4,000, and there were destroyed
l,13S dwellings, $50 stores and offices, SO school
houses, 16 hotels, churches ana 2S saw mills.
Col John T. Crisp, q well, known poll
tician Of Kansas City, who is known all over the
West, has been indicted by the Grand Jury for
stealing turkeys from n neighbor Col Crisp
claims tho whole thing is a plot of his political
enemies to prejudice tho case in Texas, whore
ho is under Indictment fer murder committed
during tho war, tho victim being soldier Of
Crisp's command Thu STAR causes great
deal of comment throughout the county.
Forty saloon-keopers of Omaha have
taken out licenses at $1,000 each under tho
Slocomb law.
The Railroad Commissioners of Mis-
souri, have sent letter to Manager Gault, of
the Wabash road, declaring the center span of
the ST. Charles bridge unfit for the transport
tation of passengers with reasonable safety,
and requiring its reconstruction of wrought
iron or steel.
AT Caldwell, Kan, several cowboys
raided the town, riding up and down the prin-
cipal streets-hooting, yelling and fling their
revolyers indiscriminately. They killed Mike
Meagher, ex-Mayor of the city and one OF the
most intrepid men on tho frontier The cih-
zens rallied, armed themselves and pursued
the desperodocs, killing two of thom, the re-
mainder escaping into the Indian Territory.
Two desperadoes by the name of Ed
Patton and a fellow called "Kokomo" Malley
got drunk in Independence, Col, and. ridi ,g
into the saloons shooting at people, terrifying
the town, and breaking up things generally a
vigilance committee of twenty men organized
and marched into a saloon which the despeIa-
does had taken possession of and riddled thl m
with bullets
Two passengers on Hannibal and
st. Joseph train drew reviewers and demanded
the money of the passengers. Conductor
Bushnell and the train crew threw the rufians
Into the ditch at Utica and sent back men to
arrest them.
For tho year 1881 there arrived at the
port of Chicago 1920 vessels. The previous
year there were 12,7SS.
South.
Near Ell Paso, Texas, baud of rob-
bers entered the express car Of Southern Pa
citic train, disabled Messenger Bauyard with
the butt of a revolver, and took from his safe
$4,000 in cash and $4,000 in valuable prop
erty. As the train slowed up at Rogers Station
the thieves dropped off, and doubtless crossed
into Mexico
Dallas, Texas, is hereafter to be the
headquarters of Gould's system of Texas rail-
roads.
An assignment has been made by r.
w, l.. Rasin & Co., manufacturers of fertilizers
at Baltimore whose liabilities are estimated at
100000. G. Hof heimer & Son, cothiers at
Norfolk Va, have failed for $4,000.
A feud in Ashley county, Ark, cul-
minated in the assassination of Col. Edward
Files, prominent citizen.
The bodies of three Mexican thieves
werofound hanging to tree near San Antonio.
Texas. They were hanged by German farmers.
Gov, Churchill, of Arkansas, who was
State Treasurer for six years, ia charged with a
shortage of $4,000 in his accounts. A com
mittee appointed by the Legislature has been
investigating the matter for nearly nine
months. The Governor claims that he can
square accounts when he receives credit for
certain bonds destroyed.
WASHINGTON NOTES.