The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-11
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The committee appointed to inquire
into the decline o American shipping is as fol-
lows Page, of California Gambler. of Massa-
chusetts Robson, of New Jersey Dingley,
of Maine; McLane, of Maryland, and Cox, of
New York, on the part of the House, and Mil
Ter, of New York Conger, of Michigan, and
Vest, of Missouri, on the part of the Senate.
The number OF printed columns occu-
pied in the Congressional Record by the pro-
ceedings of the House during the session is
'92.3, and the Senate sos,
The select committee of the House to
examine the contracts for the application of
the appropriation for work, etc., for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river, organized
and agreed to meet in Cairo early in Novem-
Der and proceed with the work.
Diedrich Peters, a Chicago cigar
maker, shot and mortally wounded Frida
Kreikmeier. A bullet intended for the unfort-
innate girl struck and wounded her friend,
Frances Mans. Peters ended the tragedy by
shooting and killing himself.
A fire which broke out at Dwight, ILL.,,
destroyed row of business houses on West
street, valued at $4,000 The Wabash depot
at Jacksonville, ILL.,, which cost $4,000, was
also swept away.
In suit brought by the Denver,
Utah and Pacific Company against the Long
mont road it is alleged that the latter is bonded
for $444, 600, when its total value is not over
100000, and that the expenses of the concern
are more than $500 per day, while its receipts
are not $50. Trains have been discontinued.
A party of young ladies from Virginia
c., fully equipped for a pedestrian tour of the
mountains. Their trip will extend over seven
hundred miles OF rich scenery, and consume
two months.
Mexican section hands on the South
ern Pacific road attacked Chinese laborers at
Yesta and drove them to Ell Paso, inficting
serious wounds upon some of them.
By an arrangement with the widow Of
William Euston, the city of Charleston has
come in possession of portion of $500, 600 left
by him to found refuge for aged poor people
Eight acres of ground have been purchased on
which to erect neat cottages.
The Captains of police in New York
have been instructed to prevent glove-fghts,
rants for the arrest of Sullivan and Wilson, the
pugilsts, in order that they may be bound over
to keep the peace.
The Buffalo Board of Trade has let a
fo, l11;lJ 81
stories ON the corner of Seneca and Pearl
streets, to cost $111,77
The members of the Tariff Commits
sion spent day in New York in examining the
Appraisers Office and watching the process of
weighing and gauging goods at the steamship
wharves.
Gen. G. K. Warren, of the United
States army, died at his residence at Newport,
R.
The annual meeting of the American
Photographers Association met at Indianapolis
with 500 delegates in attendance.
The United States Minister at st.
Petersburg has been advised that Congress has
made provision for bringing home the remains
of Lieut.. De Long and his companions, and
Lieut.. Harder has received orders to bring the
bodies on Sledges to Otenburg, where metallic
cases will be in waiting.
Joseph E. Mcdonald has been elected
Chairman of the Democratic State Committee
of Indiana, and j. Rle5 was chosen Secretary.
Ex-Congressman J. NJ. Leach, of
North Carolina, publishes an open letter with
drawing from the Democratic party.
The British imports for July, as COM
pared with the same month in 1881, increased
f2,5OO,O00. The com arativa increase of ex-
ports is 9945, 0O0