The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-08-03


standard silver dollars at 300, 494; cor
responding period last year, 231 ,199.
The East.
IT was announced on the 25th that the
American Rapid Telegraph Company had
agreed with the Brotherhood of Telegra-
piers to advance salaries ten per cent, make
eight hours in the daytime or seven hours
at night days work, and pay extra for
Sunday service.
DANIEL b. PHILLIPS, the well-known
Boston evangelist, committed suicide by
hanging few days ago.
THE first frost of the season has been re-
ported as occurring in the White Mount
aims of New Hampshire on the night of the
25th.
ON the Goth at the quarantine station be-
low Philadelphia, a seaman from the brig
Julia Blake died Of yellow fever.
HANLAN, Hosmer and Lee rowed three
nile race at Fulton, N. Y, on the Goth, in
the presence of five thousand persons.
They came in one second apart, Hanlan
winning.
AT Bridgeport, Conn, on the Goth the
Howe Sewing Machine works were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $350,000
DURING a reception in progress on board
of the newly-complat ship Almeda, at
Philadelphia, on the evening of the 26th,
Miss Maggie Cramp, daughter of Joseph
Cramp, the well-known ship-builder, while
leaving the vessel made misstep, fell into
the river, and was drowned.
On sandwas struck the other day in Pine
Creek Valley, few miles north Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, by prospecting party, and it
was believed new oil field had been dis
covered.
THE defaulting President of the Roches-
ter IN. W City Bank, Charles e. Upton,
was sentenced to six months in the local
prison a few days ago.
On account of failing health, Allan
Campbell on the 9th resigned the Comp
trollership Of New York.
WHILE driving to market few days
ago Henry Welsh and his wife, and Miss
Alice Swartz, of Mount JOY, Pa, were
struck by fast express ON the Eastern
Pennsylvania Road, and all were killed.
THE attitude of the telegraphers' strike
remained unchanged ON the 9th. The
executive officer of the Baltimore g. Ohio
Company stated that there was no truth in
the rumors Of compromise with the
Brotherhood.
AT Northeast Harbor, Me-, few days
ago Miss Case, of Boston, was killed by
runaway team. Miss Callie White, of Bal
timore, was injured, probably fatally, and
three other persons were badly bruised.
ON the 9th the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture adjourned sine die. The session was
the longest ON record-two hundred and
six days.
THE body of Charles Meinninger, of
Cincinnati, was recently cremated at
Washington, Pa. In one hundred minutes
the remains were reduced to ashes.
THE cars killed John Thomas, aged
thirteen, at Scranton, Pa, the other day.
The shock so affected his mother that
babe she was nursing died in her arms
with commissions.
THE application of S. A. Chace, of Fall
River, Mass, who embezzled 100000, to
Governor Butler for pardon, has been re-
fused.
1T has been decided by the company who
purchased the house occupied and former
ly owned by the mother of Ex-Governor
Sprague, of Rhode Island, to offer her a
lease of the property for life at the nominal
rent of one dollar per month.
On the 9th suits were instituted against
the patrons Of a private letter express com
pany at New York for violation of the
United States postal law.
MUNLEY and Haley, two coal miners,
were killed near Scranton, Pa, few days
h~rf loa all ,,f1 a., cf II
RECENTLY at Newark, N. j., an old man
went into a cesspool to clean it out. Poi
sonous gas in the cesspool caused him to
fall into the water and drown, and two
other men who attempted to rescue him
shared his fate.
A COLLISION occurred on the 2Sth ult. on
the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh
Road between an excursion train, going at
high rate OF speed, and a freight-car
which had blown partly over in gale, at
Carlton Station. The baggage-car and two
sleepers were completely demolished.
Twenty-Five persons We're killed and thirty
five others were wounded. Among those
killed was Thomas Hoyne, one of the pio-
neers of Chicago,
ON the 2Sth ult. the body of CAPTAIN
Lewiston. On his head was cut of three
inches, evidently received by striking
rock, and his limbs were somewhat bruised.
The body would be sent to his wife, who
was in Boston. The Masons in England
had started a subscription for the benefit
= of his family.
Mrs. BRIDGET BURKE, who recently died
at Fall River, Mass, had reached the age
of one hundred and five years. She was
born in Ireland and leaves seven children,
the oldest being eighty
THREE young children, Susie and Annie
Hamilton and Maude Shrader, fell into the
Hudson River at Yonkers, N. Y, few
days ago end were drowned.
w. E. LANSING, who recently died at
Syracuse, N. Y, represented that district
in Congress for three terms.
A TERRIFIC thunderstorm visited the
vicinity Of Norwich and Bridgeport
Conn, a few nights ago. Many barns
were struck by lightning and several per-
sons were killed.
SEvENTY-FTvE RATS were swept from
their moorings at Hern's Island by fresh
ct in the Allegheny River the other day,
and one Of them went to pieces The loss
was estimated at 100000.
A FEW mornings ago Horace s. Shepard,
a shipping clerk for New York firm, and
his wife were found dead in room, both
shot through the head. Shepard had pre-
viously addressed letter to his father,
Rev. R. 4 Shepard, Of Saybrook, Conn,