The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-10-12
West and South.

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WHILE two stage-robbers in Arizona
were resisting arrest few days ago they
were shot dead by Sheriff Paul, of Tue
son.
A FEW nights ago City Marshal Harris,
of Cedarville, o., was shot dead by Isaac
Weymouth, whom he was attempting to
arrest. The murderer escaped.
On the 4th the twentv-fifth General Con.
ference of the Free Baptists of the United
States convened at Minneapolis, Mimi.
The American Board of Missions, in ses-
sion at Detroit on the 4th, induced Presi-
dent Hopkins, after twenty-six years. SER
| vice. to accept the office for another year.
ADvIcEs of the 4th from the Memphis
cotton district state that the yield would
be about thirty per cent. less than last
year.
THOMAS G.. SKINNER has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the First
District of North Carolina, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Pool.
1T was reported on the 4th that but one
rain had fallen in Yazoo County, Miss,
since last spring. There was no water in
the cisterns, and but for the river there
would be much suffering.
NED BRADFORD, at negro card-party a
few nights ago in the parish of Natchi-
toches, La, won all the money. AS he re-
fused to surrender it, his companions held
him over brisk log fire until he was fatal
ly burned, and he soon died in the greatest
agony.
AT Tombstone, A. t., John Standifow
killed Mexican woman the other day
with razor, through jealousy, and then
cut his own throat.
AN agricultural implement company
with capital of SIS, 100000 has been incor-
porated at San Francisco by Leland Stan
ford and other Californians.
The capture is announced of Clabe
Young, one of the notorious Young broth
ers, desperadoes who have for long time
terrorized Southwestern Texas.
VAL HATToN, miner, was killed at
Webb City, Mo-, on the 4th by premature
explosion of vulcan powder, and Tom Mar
tin and Mr. Amos were fatally injured.
THREE men, named Marcus Kuntz, Hen
ry Welcher and j. Griffin, were killed at
Cleveland, O., the other day, the former
by revolving shaft and the latter two by
the cars.
AT Salt Lake City slight shock of earth
quake was felt on the 9th.
WHILE fooling with revolver the other
day William Mulkrowski, of Chicago, ac-
cidentally discharged it, the ball going
through his knee and then killing Paulina
Glisman, a ten-year-old girl.
In the Choctaw Nation duel with knives,
on horseback, was fought recently by
Frank Meyers and Austin Guthrie, two
young cousins, which lasted half an hour,
each receiving fatal wounds. The quarrel
was over a girl to whom both had been
paying attentions.
THE doors of the Exchange Bank of Tup-
clio, Miss, Incorporated in 1876, with a
capital of 100000, were closed on the 9Th.
THE conference of the Mormon Church
met in fifty-third annual session at Salt
Lake, Utah, on the 9TH. It was announced
that two hundred elders would be APP
pointed to missions in the United States
and Europe, as the success of the mission
aries the past year had greatly encouraged
the church leaders.
A FIRE at Gardner, D. T., destroyed
seventy thousand bushels of oats and
burned five horses to death few days
ago.
B. LowENsTEIN & BROTHERS. dry-goods
store at Memphis, Tenn, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on the It'll. Loss, 100000.
WHILE walking home the other evening
George M. Klein, of Vicksburg, Miss,
heard shot and felt serious shock. In
vestigation showed that the bullet of an
assassin was buried in check-boo in his
breast-pocket.
AUGUST BUTz wound up a drunken spree
on the 7th at Cleveland, o., by swallowing
three ounces of sulphuric acid, and died a
horrible death.
AT Dallas, Tex, fire few days ago
originated in Howard & Co.'s elevator,
spread in three directions, consuming a
cot&on-yard, the electric light works, and
many frame houses. The loss was esti-
mated at $1,oOO,OOO.
In saloon at Austin, Tex, an Alderman
and brick-mason had a fight few days
ago, each receiving fatal injuries.
GEORGE i. CHAMBERLAIN fired through a
window at Lancaster, O., a few days ago
upon three young men who came to visit
his daughters, instantly killing Charles
Gerhardt.
In Baltimore hotel few nights ago j.
Z. Spengler, merchant of Princeton, w.
Va, met his death by blowing out the gas.
AT Gatesville, Tex, sorrow over being
obliged to surrender grandchild to its
parents caused Mrs. Shaw few days ago
to pour Ike rosene oil over her clothing,
after which she fastened herself to stone
fence, and then struck match and ap.
piled it to her clothing. When found she
was burned to crisp.
1T was shown at the session of the Nor
mon Conference in Salt Lake on the 9th
that the church membership in Utah was
127,294 The church organization en-
braces u Apostles, IS Patriarchs, 1858
High Priests, 1900 Elders, 1900 Bishops
and 4,400 Deacons. Arizona reported a
membership of 2,264 Idaho, not reported,
has double that of Arizona, Eighty-one
missionaries were appointed to go on mis-
sions to Europe and the United States.
A CHURCH in Pike County, Ca, was en-
tered by maniac on the 7th, who with a
knife drove the pastor from the pulpit.
Six men who attempted to capture the
crazy man were slightly cut. The lunatic
jumped through a window and escaped.
NEAR Hatteras Inlet, N. c., three wrecks
came ashore on the Sth, all bottom up. 1t
was thought the crews were drowned.
In Limestone County, Tex, a state of
war existed on the Sth, where cattle-rais-
ers had lost $4,000 worth of wire fences
through the efforts of malicious persons.
WHILE William Street, a policeman at
Huntsville, Ala, was pursuing two negro
thieves few days ago, he was held by
one while the other butchered him with
an ak.
On the 9Th a quarantine officer at Mont.
gomery, Ala, reported seventeen cases OF
yellow fever and two deaths at Brew ton,
ON the Mobile & Montgomery Road. -Four
new cases of the fever and two deaths oc-
Cured at the Pensacola Navy Yard Ex-
treme warm weather prevailed.
THE Governor of Texas has been informed
by the Houston & Texas Central Rail
road that, as soon as possible, separate
coaches would be provided for the colored
people.
ADvIcEs of the Sth state that the drought