The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-11
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A whole family was drowned by a
food near Manchester, Ohio
A fight occurred at Phoenix, Arizona,
between three cowboys and officers and cit-
zens. One of the latter was killed and one
wounded; and the cowboys narrowly escaped
lynching at the hands of the popuIace.
A melancholy accident resulting in
the death of four persons occurred at East
South Park, Chicago. A party OF people were
picnicking in the park, and five of them were in
boat in the canal connecting the artificial
lake with Lake Michigan, when two of the
ladies in attempting to change their seats cap
sized the boat and four of the FIVE were
drowned
Rains throughout Michigan resulted
i'm much damage to crops, beside causing floods
which have destroyed dams and bridges and
ovorfowed low lands. Wheat in shock in tho
fields has been seriously injured.
The Mutual Union and Western Union
companies through their representatives at
Dayton 0 10, are involved mitigation over an
interesting question relative to the obligation
of telegraph company in the matter of the
transmission OF messages fled by rival COM
pany. The Western Union refused to receive
from the Mutual Union dispatches addressed
to places not reached by the lines of the latter
company, ana suits have been brought against
the Western Union under State law which inn
poses fine Of 800 for every refusal of the
kind.
Bright's disease swept off Rear Ad-
miral David s. McDougall at San Francisco.
The wife of Bishop Talbot died in In
dianOpolis, at tho age of 70 years.
The revised return of the Indiana
wheat crop show it TO be the largest ever raised
by any State in the Union--47, GOO, 0cI bushels
being the figure stated.
The earnings of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company for the last
fiscal year amounted to $23 6S5, COO; profits,
$5,s7S,OOO
Nine persons were drowned in Mason
county, Ky, by the sudden overflow of a creek.
Two Kentuckians named Emberton
and Speakman, who had outraged Mrs. j. B.~
Garrett of rompkinsville, while being taken
to Glasgow for safe-keeping, we're shot to
DEATH
Yellow fever has again appeared at
New Orleans. 1t still RACES in virulent form
along the Rio Grande.
Great alarm is felt in Texas over the
spread of yellow fever, and,a strict quarantine
is kept up along the Rio Grande 1t is also
proposed to suspend communication with Now
Orleans.
Capt. Thos. Ktrkman, living on plan
tation near Grenada, Miss, murdered negro
woman with whom he had been cohabihng, and
her four children. BE beat their skulls in with
an AK, and then took large dose of morphine.
A loss of $4,000 was sustained by
the burning Of the Providence paper-min at
Elkton, Md.
-Four hundred and fifty-fve blooded
cattle, at an average price of $500, we're sold in
Kentucky during the season.
Col. Cash, South Carolina duelist.
who killed Col Shannon last year, is a candi.
date for Congress.
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New Orleans, rivals for the hand of woman,
met before her residence, drew their pistols
and began the bombardment At the seventh
shot Walsh fell dead with bullet through his
brain.
Harrison Carter (colored) was hanged
at Jacksonville, Fla Walter Hamilton Yeats
suffered the extreme penalty at Chatham. Va.
Arthur Coleman was executed at West Point
Mss. and Merrick Jackson was strung up at
Fernandina Fla.
Sandy Bynum, prominent colored
Republican, was shot dead at Huntsville, Ala,
by ex- United States Deputy Marshal I. G.
Hewlett. The assassin is under arrest
In Lafayette county, Ark, Constable
Applegate and posse went to the house of
John Cox, who with VIII Ayers, was suspected
Of numbering negro named John Wesley. In
the house we're both the men wanted and two
others. They resisted, killed Apologize and
two of the posse, and escaped. Wesley the
murdered negro, was large landowner in La
fayette county.
Mr.. Chas. A. Vogeler, prominent
citizen of Baltimore is dead, He was known