The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-01-28

in the most abject poverty, has just fallen hei
to an enormous fortune by tho death of BIZ
great granduncle, Heinrich Spier, of Rotter
dam, who bequeaths him his property. TIL,
estate is estimated at about 10000, OOO..
Oscar Rice, at one time Collector o.
Internal Revenue for the District of Louisiana
has been arrested at Boston on the charge O
embezzling $4,000.
West.
Capt. George W. Chilson, Of the
Eighth cavalry, committed suicide at Eagle
Pass, Tex, the Instrument OF death being re-
volver.
Sitting Bull, having grown tired OF
negotiating with the military authorities, has
started for the British possessions, accompanied
by forty lodges.
The directors of the Illinois Central
road have declared a semi-annual dividend OF
81 per cent, payable March /, The New Or
leans branch is in position to hquidate its
bonded indebtedness OF $12,G00,000.
Floods in Oregon and Washington
Territory caused the destruction OF half a
million dollars worth Of property.
On a decree of foreclosure the Green
Bay and Minnesota railroad was sold, at Mil
waukee, for $2OOO,OOO to John I. Blair, for
the bondholders.
The Illinois State Grange, in session
at Freeport, Endorsed the Reagan bill to regu-
late commerce between the States.
A mortgage OF a colossal character has
been filed in the Recorders Office in Chicago.
BY its terms the Wabash st. Louis and Pacific
railroad pledges its entire property for the
payment of $5O,O0O,OO0 to the Central Trust
Company, of New York, and James Cheney, of
Indiana. The mortgage runs for forty years,
with interest at per cent, payable semi-annu-
ally
During the progress Of fire on Canal
street, Chicago, which destroyed the furniture
factory of I. Mayer, one of the walls of the
building fell outward, injuring fourteen fremen
and policeman-three or four of the former,
it is feared receiving fatal wounds.
A terrible smash-up occurred on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad, near
Pond Creek, Ill. The Omaha express was
thrown from the track by broken rail, and
two coaches were completely wrecked. One
car took fire from a lamp, and one passenger,
Mrs. Kirby Of Nevada, Ohio, was SO severely
burned that she died. Five others were Sc
verely injured, two of them perhaps fatally,
and several received slight bruises or burns.
Two Illinois Central trains, about mid
night on Thursday, following their instruc-
tons, came to stopat weak bridge between
Anna and Carbonate, third train came
dashing around the curve, and a fireman and
brakeman were killed, an engineer seriously
injured, and two engines wrecked.
A playful scuffle between rough and
a gambler, at Bodie, Col, ended by their wind
ing themselves about each other and shooting
until one was dead and the other mortally
wounded
Jay Gould is said to have purchased
on interest in the Keokuk Northern Line Packet
Company.
Application has been made for re-
ceiver for the Missouri River Packet Company
of st. Louis.
Frederick Kester, who killed his wife
at Buckley, H., was hanged at Danville on Fri
day, Jan. Il.
James M. Walker, formerly President
and of late Solicitor of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad, died in Chicago last
week.
Reports received at Evansville, Ind.
indicate the failure of the wheat crop in South
ern Indiana and Illinois.
An oil well recently opened at Canon
City, Col, yields FIVE to eight barrels per day.
Some wealthy citizens of Chicago,
among them N. X. Fairbank, George W. Dun
lap, Perry H. Smith, George G. Walker, Writ
Dexter, Henry W. King, John B. Lyon, and
others, have taken steps TO organize new tel
egraph company, to be independent of the
Western Union consolidation.
A safe In the office of the Union Iron
and Steel Company, on the corner of Ashland
avenue and Thirty-second street, Chicago, was
blown open by burglars, a few nights ago, and
$4,000 in cash distracted therefrom.
Justus G. Ramsey, OF st. Paul, a
brother Of the Secretary of War, was found
dead in bed, having shot himself through the
brain. For some weeks he had been depressed
ON account of disease of the heart.
Five children of one family recently
died of diphtheria at Chrisman Station, Ill
Water taken from the well constantly used by
the afflicted family was submitted to a chemist
of Chicago for analysis, and found to be little
better than sewage. No case has more clearly
demonstrated the connection between filth and
diphtheria.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Northwestern Dairymens Association viii b.
held at GAINESVILLE, Wis, on the 8th, 9th ant
10th of February A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all dairy men, butter and cheese man
ufacturers. dealers, manufacturers of dairy i'm
plements, and all others interested in this grea
and growing industry, to be present on this oc
| casion.
A route for the Dakota railroad has
been surveyed from Mandan, ON the Northern
Pacific, to Deadwood. Coal was found at vari
GUS points.
Toledo chronicles seizure of Feniai
stores, 5000 cartridges having been found I'm
der building in st. Clair street, formerly oe
Oupied by one OF the army of liberation.
South.
Miss Bessie Werts, living near Pros
perity, s. c., was brutally outraged BY twV
negroes named Spearman and Fair. Spearmal
was shot to death and Fair hanged.
A feud of long standing led to severa
assassinations near Augusta, Ark. A planter
named Charles johnson. a school teacher
named George Finn, and colored man wer
killed in their homes, and DR.. d. F. Dale wa
dangerously wounded
Henry Yarnelland man named Howe
were shot near Chattanooga, Tenn, the former
being killed and tho latter dangerously wound
ed. The assassins were concealed in the dark
ness. Next day two men named Brooks ant
Grifey were arrested on suspicion, and, being
some distance from jail, they were confined il
a blacksmith shop, where they were guarded b,
two men. During the night noise was heart
at the windows and almost simultaneously TIVE
rifles were fred, the bullets entering the brain
of the two prisoners, causing instant death.
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