The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-02-10
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
DOMESTIC ITEMS.

East-
Heavy snoW-storms are reported
throughout the Eastern States.
Lockport, N. Y, was visited by dis
astrous fire, which nearly destroyed the -four
mills there. Theloss il about $500 ,0OO
d. @. Mills paid 1000, 900 for slot
in Broad street, New York, ana was erecting
thereon q building to cost $2,O00,c00. The
Building Commissioners found cracks in the
patchwork and breaks in the stone Hntels, and
promptly condemned the structure.
The Grand Jury at New York has in
dicted Conductor Hanford and Brakeman
MeIius for granddaughter in the fourth degree
in causing, the spuyten DuyYil disaster. n
Mrs. Catherine Branch, the Oldest
person in Massachusetts,, died at Boston. in tie
112th year of her age.
A snow-storm of extraordinary du-
ration and great volume prevailed over the
Eastern seaboard The snow was about four
teen inches deep in most of the Eastern States,
including Virginia. Trains were abandoned in
many places, particularly in New England.
Jersey City, N. j., was visited by a
100000 fire. GDG@8
West.
The Governor Of Michigan has called
pn extra session of the Legislature for Feb. %,
Ito provide relief for the fire sufferers, and take
action on Congressional superintendent andthe
report of the tax commission.
An anti Mormon meeting, which was
well attended, was held in Milwaukee last even7,
ing. Resolutions were passed condemning
polygamy in unmeasured terms.
A fire on Lake street, Chicago, burned
out c. II, Reynolds, dealer in paints, and Whit
ney & Johnson, crocEery. Losses, s125, 900
and SAC, 900.
A dispatch from Walla Walla, Wash
ington Territory, says; I" A fire broke out in
the farmhouse OF julius Missick, FIVE miles
from the city, Mrs Eliza Medler, aged AZ; her
daughter, Emma Isadoro MedIer, aged 10, and
her son Arthur, were burned to DEATH The
other inmates escaped" ..
John w. Berry was executed at Pres
colt, Arizona, for the murder of Michael
Shore.
Slosson won the international billiard
match at Paris, making 5000 points to vign-
eaux's 1853. EFsH FEs a
Joseph Mahan, of Cleveland, found a
handsome powdor.horn on the knob of his hall
door, and hung it about the neck of his little
son. An explosion soon took place, two
children losing their eyesight. 1t is thought
that the horn was an internal machine placed
by some enemy.
Three burglars vera Instantly killed
at Tunnelton Lawrence county, Ind, while at
tempting to rob the saloon of Thomas Clark.
The names of the men slain were Nicholas
Vaughan Virgil Wilson and S. Whitfield. They
were ali hard characters. A confederate named
Willooghby, who had agreed to participate,
betrayed them, and men posted in the saloon
shot Rem down.
At Broadway Depot, Va, three young
ladies were drowned while attempting to cross
the river in frail boat. S.. 49, m.
A mob of negroes in Union parish,
La, took Alph Davenport, colored man. from
his home and beat him to death with clubs and
stones
Elvira Sullivan, 105 years of age, died
lately at Dallas, Texas. At the outbreak of the
war she was servant in the family Of Gen.
Sam Houston. She had been sold several
times, lived in eight States, and had twenty
three Children.
ID, G. White was hanged at Canton,
Texas, for the murder of George Conquest
A stage with eight passengers at
tempted to cross the Mayo bridge over the
James river into Richmond, Va, when span
'seyenty-tiye feet long fell thirty feet to the
water without fitting, carrying the coach and
its load safely down.
A negro named James Luckey, en-
ployed on the farm of Mr.. Thomas Collins,
in Randolph county, W. Va, fell in love with
Collins daughter, beautiful girl of 20 years,
and induced her to elope with and marry
him. The father Of the misguided girl
visited the miserable cabin where The twain
were enjoying their honeymoon, for tho
purpose of compelling his daughter to return
homo. fight ensued between the two men,
and during the struggle the colored man drew
revolver and shot Mr.. Collins dead. Friends
of Collins oyerpowered Luckey, took himto the
woods in front of his cabin, and hanged him
to tho limb of tree.
William Neal, one of the murderers
of the Gibbons family at Ashland, KY, has
been sentenced to be hanged April ii. Craft
has been convicted, and will probably mount
the same scalrold.