The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-16
The East.


election in New York gave Joseph B. Carr
Republican, for Secretary of State ma
jority of about 10000, the Democrats elect
ing the remainder of the State ticket by
majorities ranging from 10000 to IA 1000.
The Legislature would stand as follows:
Senate, Republicans, 10; Democrats, 49,
Assembly, Republicans, rs; Democrats, 3d.
Pennsylvania gave Republican majority
of 10000, and both branches of the Legisla-
ture would probably be Republican, Full
returns from Massachusetts give Robinson
Republican, a majority of 1O,101 over
Butler. Albeit (Democrat) was elected
Governor of New Jersey by 5000 majority,
and the Democrats hold the Legislature by
five majority on joint ballot. Connecticut
chose a Legislature in which the Repub-
licans would have on joint ballot major
ity of 65.
NUMEROUS friends Of Ben Butler were
on the Sth bemoaning their confidence in
his election. A man in Lowell mortgaged
house to raise $4,000, and lost it all in
bets. One enthusiast in Boston and sew
eral in Essex County lost their homes, and
millSman in Stoneham wagered his route
conductor on the Fitchburg Road won
$4,000 on Robinson.
AT Buffalo, N. Y, a gale on the 9th blew
down four-story building in process Of
construction, killing four men and injuring
eight others.
On the morning of the 9th the boiler of a
tug in New York harbor exploded, making
splintets of the boat and killing four of the
crew, A flying piece of debris killed the
helmsman ola schooner lying near by.
MRS. JULIA MORRISON, of Washington,
Pa, respectable colored woman, it was
announced on the 9th had undergone a
complete transformation of color. Two
years ago white spots began to appear on
her face and arms. They increased in num-
Der and size until now they cover her en-
tire person. Physicians were at loss to
account for the remarkable change.
The task of eating two quails day for
twenty days was accomplished on the 9th
by Joseph Webster, of Pittsburgh, Pa. He
suffered greatly during the task, being
restless and frequently needing to walk
two to ten miles in order to secure few
hours sleep.
MRS. ELIZA BOWEN, Of Staten Island, N,
Y, was burned to death few days ago by
her clothing catching fire while she was
lighting her pipe. She was eighty-three
years of age.
WHILE four men were working upon a
sCaffold eighty feet high, at Newcastle, Pa,
few days ago the structure fell, and one
of the men was killed and two were fatally
injured, while the fourth broke his fall by
catching cross-bar.
A FEW evenings ago an alarm of fire
caused panic in the Thirty-Third Street
Theater, New York, as the audience was
leaving the house. Many persons suffered
severe bruises.
A FIRE recently destroyed the bark Mar
garita, at Bayonne, N. j., with 3,475 bar
rels Of oil on board.
IT was announced on the 10th that the
vote in New York at the recent election on
the proposition to abolish convict contract
labor from the State Prisons, with but a
few districts to hear from, gave majority
of 234,976 in favor of the proposition.
THREE children of George E. Barnes,
hotel-keeper at Atlantic City, N. j., while
out driving a few days ago were killed by
a freight train.
DETECTIVES in New York on the 10th
caught William e. Brockway, the famous
torger, at his work, and he would be sent
to serve out an unfinished term of thirty
years in prison.
OFFICIAL returns from the recent election
in Pennsylvania We're announced ON the
10th, and showed that Niles, for Auditor
General, and Livesy, for State Treasurer.
had majorities of 1925 and 1885. re-
spectively. Both are Republicans
A FIRE few days ago destroyed James
Collery & Co.'s extensive tannery at Ale
gheny City, Pa. Loss, 100000.
AT noon on the 18th fire started at
Shenandoah, Pa, and ragged until eight d.
M, burning over five squares of ground,
causing a loss estimated at $4,000. Two
hundred and fifty families were made
homeless and lost all their property. An
appeal for immediate aid had been issued.
In is announced that the American end
of the Bennett cable will be laid in the
town of Rockport, Mass.
A scAFFoLD fell at Lebanon, Pa, few
days ago, killing two men, and four others
were badly injured.
ONE HUNDRED cases of typhoid fever
were reported at Port Jervis, N. ", on the
10Th.
AN explosion was caused on the 18th at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, by a miner who entered
a passage with an uncovered lamp in his
hat. Three men were instantly killed.
ONE man was killed and several others
were injured by recent collision on the
West Shore Road near Troy, N. Y.
AT West Lebanon, Pa, Joseph Samer, a
Iunatic, killed his father a few evenings
ago and MORALLY wounded the housekeep-
or. The son objected to his father buying
goods on credit, which brought about the
fetal quarrel,