The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-11-04
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
DOMESTIC ITEMS.
East.

store of Weschler Abraham, in Brooklyn,
N. T.. involving loss Of 325O,OOO
At Graham, near Dallas, Texas, the
hanging of man drew an audience Of thou
sands Of people, who came from miles around
with their lunch baskets, as if for picnic.
Allen Johnson, colored, was hanged
at Charlotte, N. c., for the murder Of blind
negro, named Crump. for few cents.
The safe in the grocery store of Abra-
ham Greenwood, at Hutton, Pa, was blown
open and robbed Of $4,000.
Ezra P. Cook and wife, old people Of
Bellows Falls, VT, were found dead in their
house. The husband was evidently poisoned
by his wife, who then killed herself with a
knife. She had been partially insanes
AS the Treasurer of Beaver coanty,
Pa, Mr. William Dawson was opening HE safe,
the other morning, he was knocked down by
two unknown men, who took from thu safe
$4,000 Of the county funds. The robbers had
during the night concealed themselves in the
court in which the safe was situated.
1t stormed at intervals last week at
New York, and then there was a copious rain,
which will probably have the OBJECT of averting
the water famine. There is prospect that
the New Workers may DO enabled to take baths
without going to Brooklyn, and that the saloon
keepers can take down the placards advising
customers to use water moderately.
The extensive brewery Of Mayer g.
Bachman, at Clifton, Staten Island, was de-
al l., Gro i,a ia koJ
600, and hundreds of employees are idle.
The Mechanics National Bank of
Newark, N, j., for many years regarded one
Of the most stable financial institutions in the
State of New Jersey, suspended payment. It's
cashier, Oscar L. Baldwin, was arrested few
hours afterward, and confessed that he
WAS entirely to blame for the
suspension; that he had misapplied So, OOO-
600 Of the funds Of the bank. Like most
men in his position he was completely pros
trated" by the fact that his rascality was found
out His explanation is that in 1873 he began
to make loans to G. Nugent q Co., morocco
manufacturers Of Newark, asking neither the
sanction of the bank Directors nor security
from Nugent & Co. Having begun he says he
felt that he was in the power of the
firm, and made loans to them whenever
they wanted, sometimes loaning them as
high as $4,000 a month without any security
whatever. The Nugeut firm promised that all
loans would be made good, that it had plenty
Of property, and also assured HIM that there
would be no trouble. Baldwins story will do
to investigate 1t is evident he has not told the
whole truth He affects great sorrow for his
sins, and says he is ready to go to the peniten-
ti0ry to expiate them.
West.
Gen. A. B. Nettleton has become sole
owner of the Tribune, of Minneapolis and
David Blakely takes charge of the Minneapolis
Office of the Pioneer-Pyess.
Jacob Kit died at Wabash, Ind, aged
102 years. He was born in Yorktown, Pa.
The Mississippi River Improvement
Convention commenced its session in st. Louis
on the Goth ult. Mr.. Michael McEnnis, Presi-
dent Of the Merchants Exchange and of the
local Executive Committee called the meeting
TO order, and, after the call had been read,
delivered the opening address. In it he elo-
DuOhllJ hNdbJl buu uCbQ VI ulllJCu uGblOu HHu
of energetic measures to induce the Govern
ment to improve the great river, not in parts,
but as whole and at one and the same ume.
The September fires in Huron and
SaniIac counties, Michigan, burned out 1858
families, comprising 1851 individuals, and
their loss of property is estimated at 81, $685.
0Sl. The losses on churches, schools, manu-
IA. 80 ,ls,,,
at 1920, 600. The aid received in money and in
goods aggregates $i,OO5,632.
-Four cowboys for several days made
themselves obnoxious at Tombstone, Arizona
The City Marshal demanded their arms, when
a street battle commenced, in which three of
the ruilians were killed and the other wounded
in the shoulder,
The Fire Relief Commission of Michi-
gan had on hand, on the 2Sth ult., $175, 900,
with liabilities of $780, GEO. 1t was believed that
$25O,OOO would tide the unfortunates over to
May
The Peoria 1ll.) Sugar Refinery has
been destroyed by fire. The fire started in the
drying-room, wooden structure at the corner
of the main building, which was seven-story
brick, and in one hour the entire pile was
mass of ruins. Loss $5OO,OOO Two hundred
and fifty men were thrown out of employment.
The steamer Jennie Gilchrist, stern
wheel packet, left for LeClaire, fifteen miles
above Davenport, Iowa, with twenty-eight per-
sons ON board. She had in tow two barges
heavily loaded with freight, and was strug-
Cling hard against the current. When
about sixty rods above the draw Of
the Government bridge at Daven-
port for some reason unknown,
her engine refused to work. The boat imme-
diatoly swung around and drifted helplessly
against the bridge was careened, filed with
water, and the lights extinguished. The ter
ribIe screams of the passengers attracted the
attention of the guard at the draw-bridge, who
sounded the distress-sgnal. Skiffs were inn
mediately sent ont, and succeeded in picking
mp several passengers and tho crew. Six or
seven persons are known to have found watery
grave.
Six firemen at Danville, Ill.,, have
been arrested for incendiarism, extending over
three months, their evident object being the
creation of paid department.
Slfe-blowers took nearly $4,000 from
the store of Brill & Connolly, at Lockport, Ind,
and set fire to the building to conceal their
crime.
The wreck of the steamer Jennie Gill
christ floated down the Mississippi to Buffalo,
and lodged against a tree. The corpse of Will
lam Wendt, of Cordova, was found in the cab
in, The body Of Mrs. Mary J. Camp was re-
covered twelve miles below Davenport. @. F.
Johnson Of Moline, Ill.,, and John Mccall, Of
lie Claire, Iowa, are known to have persisted
making thirteen victims.
Secretary Window is said to have
proposed to President Garfield at Long Branch
the week before the latter was shot, plan Of
oivil-seryice reform for the Treasury Depart.
ment This plan, which met with the approval
of the late President, proposed to allot to each
State number of appointments the appoint
meut of a committee of three in each
State before whom candidates for the places
should be examined at least once year, the
examination to be so conducted as to test the