The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-02
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

at Shortsville, near Rochester, n. Y,
a fire destroyed the Empire Drill Works, by
which 100 men are thrown out of work. Loss,
100000.
Horace Montgomery and Kate Bar
tholomew, both of Washington; 1awrente
county, N. T., were drowned while making d
foolhardy attempt to run the Rapids du Platte
in small boat.
By the explosion of a machine used
in loading cartridges in the Winchester arms
factory at New Haven, a small building was
blown down. Two men were badly burned and
seven others injured.
A horrible tragedy was enacted in
milwaukee, the other day. 4 voting fellow
named Hermann Holden, aged 20, shot and in
stantly killed his stepfather, J. Kramer, and
then fired twice at his mother both balls pro-
ducing mortal wounds. Holden came from St.
Louis, and, after drinking some, went to the
house Of his mother and stepfather, with whom
he wasnot on very friendly terms. He picked
quarrel with his mother, who was lying on
the bed at the time, shooting her twice. as
stated. At tits Oramer entered the door, and
Holden, turning in his track, shot him, the ball
passing clear through the body. He then
made his escape.
Dispatches from Charleston, Savan-
nah, and other points along the South Atlantic
coast, indicate even greater loss of life and
propertyin the recent gale than had been pre-
viously reported. Each sailing craft coming to
port brings news of death and disaster. The
loss of lie will be in the neighborhood of 200.
The property loss cannot be estimated.
Mr.. Robert r. Campbell and Mr..
James G. Scott are lawyers of warrenton, Va.
During heated political discussion Campbell
called Scott liar. Nothing but "goah" would
satisfy SCOTS wounded honor. Pistols were
the weapons chosen, the distance was ten PAGES.
the shots were exchanged, one of Scotts hands
was hurt. Campbell shook the other, and the
two men of "honah" made up.
Paymaster General Cutter, of the
United States navy, having reached the age Of
62 retires from active service Secretary Hunt
viii appoint some one to act in his place until
the President is sufficiently recovered to deter
mine ON a successor to Cutters position.
The dory little Western, sixteen feet
in length, has reached Halifax from London.
The cdored Baptists have just held
their forty-third annual convention in Chica-
go. Thiry-two churches were represented.
President Barras, of Guatemala, has
dispatcher special envoy to Washington with a
message of sympathy for President Garfield.
After consultation with Secretary of
War LinGoln the Governor of New Mexico has
decided to recommend the formation of militia
companies all over the Territory, which he will
arm and equip, to prevent Indian raids
Three fresh battalions of French
troops lave been ordered to North Africa.
Great forest fires are reported in va
rious parts of Algeria. 1t is believed that
many OF the natives have persisted.
A "memoir Of the actual condition OF
Russia has been published by two prominent
friends Of the Gar The memoir acknowledges
the present sad condition of affairs, and advo-
Gates popular administration of some kind.
1t is supposed to be published with a view Of
showlngwhat the Gar might DO if the Nihilists
would give him chance.
John Givan, one of the Liberal mem.
bers Of Parliament for Monaghan county, has
been appointed one of the Assistant Commits
sioners Of the Irish Land Court. Giyan is al
attorney by profession, and has the confidence
of the Ulster Presbyterian farmers, from
whom be has sprung. His appointment is moi
by any means pleasant to the Irish landlords.