The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-10-07

Or. ID. G. Lamb who parfor ned the
autopay upon the late President, appeared be-
fore the District of Columbia Grand Jury on
the 4th inst, and exclaimed, with the aid of
diagram, the track Of the wound in the Presi-
dents body. Edward L. Du Barry, a new wit
ness, who was present at the depot and wit
messed the shooting, also testified. With this
witness the Grand Jury concluded their investi-
cations. Several additional witnesses were ex-
amined and a true bill was voted unanimously
Foreman GhIrcAman proceeded to the Office of
the District Attorney and placed in Corkhilfs
hands the presentment against Charles j. GJi-
teau for the murder of James A. Garfield,
President of the United States, by woundiug
lin with bullet fred from pistol in the
hands of Charles J. Guiteau, at the Baltimore
and Potomac depot, on the I'd of July, A. D.
1881.
In the Criminal Court at Washington,
on the 4th inst, Brady, French, Turner and
Brown, charged with star-route frauds, made
Z their appearance, Their counsel entered mo-
tons to quash the informations fled. The Dis
bail for their appearance. AS they stepped
forward to the desk Judge Cox informed them
that he would soon fix the amount Of bail, and
discharged each on his personal recognizance.
Prominent men in the audience exhibited much
sympathy with the accused.
J The steamer Dell Queen was torn
from her moorng at Kilbourne City, on the
Wisconsin river, and carried over the dam, and
four men were drowned in the stream.
The manager of the Panama canal
states that 1900 men are employed in excava-
tons, and that $3.50, 900 has already been ex-
pended.
Capt. Hooper, who recently took pos
session Of the Wrangen land in the Arctic seas,
in the name of the United States Government,
has written to Maj, Clarke, of the Marine Rev.
enue Bureau, suggesting that the new possess
sion be called New Columbia. Capt. Hooper
has not discovered any trace of the Jeanette
The polar seas are very open this season, and
the Captain thinks if traces cannot be discoy-
cred this year they never will.
Secretary Blaine is now in Wash
ington. A publishing house in Hartford
is urging him to write life of President Gar
field, but he deems the six months allowed him
space altogether insufficient for the labor.
Capt. Howgate, arrested in August
last for embezzling 10000 of Government
money while chief disbursing officer of the sig
nal service, and who gave bail to appear for
trial, arrived in Washington last week. and was
arrested on charge of embezzing $4,000 ad-
ditional.
In fixing up the White House and
preparing it for occupancy, one of the greatest
difficulties experienced is in cleaning out the
reaches and other insects They infest the
hose in myriads. All kinds of roach and 9TH
er misunderstanding powders are being used in
the house.
Commissioner Raum has decided that
taxes must be paid on the capital and deposits
ofevery person or firm Doing businessin stocks,
bullion, exchange or promissory notes.
It is stated, with considerable posi-
tiyeness, that President Arthur has informed
Postmaster General James and Secretary Hunt
that he wishes them to retain their present po-
s.tions, and has, assured them that they may
stay as long as they desire. Both gentlemen
have consented to remain.
Hon. Nelson W. Aldrich has been
elected United States Senator from Rhode
Island in place of Gen. Burnside. He is q
member of the present House of Representa-.
tives.
Gen. Terry has ordered three COM
panies Of the Fifth infantry to march from
Fort Keogh and endeavor to avert q collision
between band of Yanktonnais and party of
| 200 buffslo-hunters, engaged in slaughtering
the animals for their hides.
The Chicago grain firm Of J. B. Lyon
& Co got badly squeezed in the recent wheat
corner, and suspended. Liabilities, $1,000
An Irish farmer, named Leary, living
on the estate of Lord Kenmore, near Baltimore,
was fatally shot by a band Of armed men, who
warned him not to pay rent.
At Wadzergha, Tunis, Arabs captured
the railway station, burned alive the station
master who was an ex-French officer, and
massacred ten of the italian employees. Tho
outrage is supposed to be by way of reprsal
for the wholesale destruction, by Gen. Saba
tier, of native orange foreFts, vineyards and
villages.
The grain warehouses of Chicago are
chuck full, and, as they will accept no more
from the railroads. the railroads refuse to
take grain into Chicago from the interior. Such
condition of things at this time in the season
has never before been known. The quantity
of grain in store in Chicago on the 9Th of Octo-
Der was l2,532,512 bushels, against 1927, 451
! bushels liz 1890