The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Caps, John Bofnger and family, of st Louis,
were robbed Of $40, 900 worth Of jewslry. Sew.
eral other guests at the hotel were also robbed.
William g. Fargo, President of the
American Express Company and Mayor Of Buff
ialo died in that city, aged So years.
Robert Fryer, Of New York, has
made model for an ocean steamer which will
be marine yelocipede on three wheels, with
which he expects to gain two days in crossing
the Atlantic.
Maud S. and the Vanderbilt family
Eere the particular attractions at the Buffalo
races. in the face Of strong wind, the mare
made one mile in 21O%.
A Persian rejoicing in the name OF
Mohammed Bagairali, who has been engaged
IN the Jewelry business in New York for the
last SIX years, has made application for natu-
ralizaton papers. He is the first Persian who
has applied for naturalization papers in this
country
Nathan Orlando Greenfield, who muir
dered his wife in October, 1875, at oswell, NJ
Y, was executed at Syracuse on the 5th inst
He chung to the claim that he was innocent.
He was three times tried for the oaense, at
cost 10 0swego county Of $4,000 and spert
nearly six years in prieon under the shadow Of
the gallows.
The suit brought by Gen. Butler to
stop the sale of the sprague estate has caused
the closing Of oil its factories. The temporary
inPnc.fon forbids payments to operatives or
Expenditures for the preservation of property,
thus Throwing 10000 men out Of employment.
OIVllle Grant, brother of Gen, Grant.
@lef at Morris Plains, N. J., few days ago.
lEsA was AZ years old.
Announcement is made Of the death
OF Gen. Robert Patterson, who with the rank Of
Major General commanded portion of the
Union forces at Bull Run, on the 21st of July,
1861, and who waS much blamed for disposi-
ton OF his e0aanand that permitted rebel rein
'orceinenla 20 reach the battlefield and decide
the day against the Union army.
AT East Taunton, Mass, the large
laail and wire mills owned by the Old Colony
Iron Company we're burned. The loss is nearly
$780, 000 and several hundred men are thrown
out of employment.
Speculative insurance caused the MUIR
der of Joseph Miller, an old man of Montgon1-
cry, Pa, by his son Samuel. The policies on
bis life aggregated $4,000.
Gale, the pedestrian, finished at New
York, last week, the greatest feat ever attempt
ed IN pedestriaRFsrn. He walked 5000 quarter
miles IN 6,CO0 consecutive periods of ten min
utes Aftef finishing his task he offered to
wager F5JO to ST. 600 that he could walk 500
miles 81 six days in addition
West.
1t is amor ced that JAY Gould has
purchased large interest in the Nationa,
stock-yOrds at East ST. Louis whose capital
stock is 81, 2500OO,
Intelligence has reached Denver from
Fort Craig that Apache Indians attacked the
Mitchell party OF ten Americans and twenty
nix Mexcsns out from Chloride City on trail
i'm Rod canon. The fight lasted until dark.
Fhroa Indians were killed. Nine Mexicans and
Americans were wounded and killed, with two
Eissing. All their horses were taken by the
Indians.
A fire broke out in dance-house at
Truckee, New, at an early hour in the morn
ing and spread rapidly, destroying every bust
ness house in the place except three, and many
residences. The total loss is estimated at
SB3S@000 Only about one-third of the loss is
covered by insurance.-A fire in the lower part
of Deadwood Oak, burned twenty-five build
ings, involving loss of 100000.
Bishop e. o. Haven, of the Methodist
church, died at Salem, Ore, aged 60 years.
The Mescalero Apaches who left their
reservation have crossed the Rio Grande near
San Jose. They killed two miners and herder
near San Marcal, and fired upon party of
ahirty-six Mexicans and Americans who were in
pursuit of them.
Some California militia had q sham
battle at Grass valley, and lost control of them
selves in bayonet charge, several officers and
nc less than twenty men being wounded by
Euyonets and butts of guns.
The Northwestern road, warned by
the experience of last winter, has established
oommodious coal stations along its new lines in
Minnesota and Dakota, and will commence at
once TO supply that region with fuel. A SINH
lac plan has been matured by theSt Paul road.
Five persons tried to escape from the
Fo'som (Cal) Jail by overpowering the guards
and securing their weapons. They were pur-
sued, one of them was shot dead, another was
shot through the leg, third was drowned in
attempting to swim across a river, and the two
others surrendered
An alleged genuine case of Asiatic
cholera is reported to have occurred at Fenni-
more, Grant county, Wis. The patient died,
and the physicians called it Asatc cholera.
More likely case Of cucumber cholera.
At Chico, Cal., J. T. Nookes kicked
to death an old man named A. j. Crum.
large party of masked citizens took the muir
derer from the Jail at Oroville, and hanged him
to tree.
Grow Dog, Captain of Police at Rose
bud Agency, recently shot and instantly killed
Spotted Tail. There had been an ill-feeling be-
tween them for some time.
south.
Mrs. DR.. w. H. Bird of Lonoke
county, Ark, gave birth to twelve pound girl
babe with its brain on the outside of its era
MUM, which is covered only by membrane. 1t
is doing we'll.
John w. Green, of Petersburg, Va,
and w. +. Lee, of Littleton. N. O., both under
the influence of liquor, had hot words in a bar
room in the former city over refusal by one
to drink with the other. They crossed the
street to foundry yard to settle the matter.
Lee struck Green four times, when the latter
fired. Lee then jumped upon Green and
stabbed him in the throat. Neither lived over
five minutes
Gen. Robert Lowry, of Rankin county,
received the nomination of the Mississippi
Democratic Convention for Governor
From Darlington county, s. c., there
comes an account of a terrible and oxtraor-
binary casualty from lightning. A grorp of
twenty men were standing close to a house,
when stroke of lightning killed four and
wounded ten of the number.
The corn and tobacco in Central Ken
lucky are being killed by heat and drought.
Oats and hay have done well, but only half