The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The main Exposition building at Phil
adelphia has been sold for $97. 900 to an agent,
it is believed, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The building originally cost 81 $780,
600.
Judge James d. Colt, Of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, was found dead in his
Office at Pittsfeld recently, having committed
suicide. He shot himself through the head
with pistol.
The residence of DR.. William Bowen,
of Scituate, R. l., was burned few nights
ago. Flames subsequently appeared in his
barn, which led to the discovery of an Internal
machine operated by clock work The doctor
has been very active in securing the enforce
ment of the Liquor law.
A flood at Central City, Col, swept
away property valued at 100000, and caused
the drowning of two persons.
Western railroad officials blame Van
derbilt for getting up the trunk-roads war, and
say that if he does not stop it they will unite to
divert business from his roads,
The wooden mill Of the Mclean Man
ufacturing Company, at GAINESVILLE, Wis, was
totally destroyed by fire. causing loss of $780,
900.
The mercury in st. Louis one day last
week rose to 1O5 in the shade, the highest
point reached for forty-fve years.
A frightful explosion, resulting in the
death OF five persons, occurred in St. Clair
| county, Ill. Laborers on the farm of Henry
Young prepared to return to work after break
FAST and were approaching the steam thresh-
ing machine, when the boiler burst. scat
tering destruction in every direction. Five
men were killed outright. and five others were
SO seriously injured that their lives are de-
SPARED of. The machine was shattered in a
thousand pieces, and the wheat took fire, which
spread to all the surrounding property. The
stock-yard and all its contents were consumed
in the flames.
The Laughlin nail-mills, near Wheel
ing, W. Va, valued at $50, 900, have been swept
away by fire.
Deputy Marshal Marks, of Arkansas,
pursued an Usage chief, named Little Buck, for
five days, and killed him because he resisted
arrest.
As soon as the President gets out of
danger, says Washington telegram, DR.. Bis
intends to publish correct statement of the
controversy that was made by DIR. Baxter Just
| after the President was shot as to Baxter's
right to take charge of the case. Bliss,
statement will be in substance that. in
the first place, he was called to the
President at the depot by a member of
the Cabinet Secretary Lincoln. He took
charge of the case, and the next morning GSpn-
day. after the President was shot Bliss called
the Presidents attention to the necessity for
some system about the treatment of the case
Meantime the President had reacted from the
shock and was capable of exercising Judgment
He told Bliss that he wanted him to
take entire charge and control of the
case; that he felt complete confidence in
him, and would surrender everything to him.
Bliss asked him who he wanted associated in
| the case, and the President replied that he
would leave that entirely to Bliss. Soon after
Bliss saw Mrs. Garfield, and she ratified all the
| President had said, and requested Bliss to take
| charge of the case.
/ Secretary Blaine has been suffering
from malaria and tendency to chills.
The South African Republic has been
formally proclaimed by the Beers, to whom the
! British have yielded the Transvaal.
Systematic incendiarism directed
against the Jews is the probable cause of the
destruction of eighteen Russian villages by
! fire.
The British Government will, it is said,
cease prosecutions under the Coercion act, and