The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-14
The East,

NEAR New Brunswick, n. j., Miss Car
rie Wardmayer, aged fourteen, accident
ally fell into the Raritan River a few
evenings ago, and Miss Amelia Weaver,
aged twenty-one years, wentto her rescue,
and both were drowned.
THE well known novelist, Mrs. Julia P.
Smith, was killed few days ago by a
runaway at New Hartford, Conn.
GAS in a coal mine near Scranton, Pa,
suffocated two men a few days ago.
THE residence of G. w. AIliger, at Shes
hequin, Pa, was entered by masked bur
glars few nights ago and $500 was car
ried off.
FIRE consumed seven summer cottages
at Round Lake, near Troy, n. Y, few
mornings ago.
REPORTS were made by the commercial
agency of R. G.. Dun g. Co. on the 18th that
the condition of trade throughout the coun-
try was healthy, and it was predicted that
the fall business would be favorable to
merchants.
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES was elected Pres
ident of the Social Science Association at
its recent session in Saratoga, N. Y.
A RECENT fire destroyed the Elkhorn
tannery at Stroudsburg, Pa. Loss, $780,
900.
ON the 9th the first snow-storm Of the
season visited Mount Washington, N H.,
prevailing all the afternoon, with furi-
Gus northwest wind, attaining the highest
velocity yet reached, eighty miles per
hour. The thermometer stood at twenty
two degrees, the coolest on record at this
time of year.
AN Indictment was found against James
Bryce, the discharged book-k keeper of Henry
Ferris & Sons, New York brewers, Oh the
Sth, for embezzling $4,000 of the firms
money.
A SAFE in Mather's iewelry store at
Meriden, Conn.,, was cut to pieces by burg
lars few nights ago and one hundred
gold and silver watches were stolen.
THE farm of the late Horace Greeley, at
Chappaqua, N. Y, was sold at auction a
few days since to Miss Gabrielle Greeley,
who bid $4,000, and was not opposed. The
farm cost Mr.. Greeley over $4,000.
SEVEN HUNDRED acres of woodland in
Aver, Groton and Littleiohn townships,
Mass, were burned over by the recent for
est fire, causing loss Of nearly 100000.
THE death of Chief Detective Helms, of
Philadelphia, occurred recently, since
which two letters written by the abductors
of Charlie Ross to his father have been
given to the public, and Mr.. Ross only
learned on the 10th of their existence
They demanded $40, 100 on pain of murder
ing the lad. The money was to be paid in
New York, November "a, 1874.
ANDREW WILLIAMS, Of Scranton, Pa,
aged twenty-five years, playfully pointed
a revolver at his sister, aged eighteen, the
other afternoon, when it went off, killing
her instantly.
WILLIAM RUMP, of Pine Grove, Pa, a
few evenings ago pointed revolver at his
wife in aplayful manner, when the weapon
was discharged, and the woman was fatal
ly shot.
IT was reported on the 10th that the I'M.
paralleled drought in the Cape Cod district
in Massachusetts, had ruined the cranberry
crop.
In theater in Fourteenth street, New
York, a bridge gave way at rehearsal re-
Gently, precipitating number of super
numeraries thirteen feet. Seven persons
were seriously injured.
THE explosion of boiler the other day
at HERBS Island, near Allegheny City,
Pa, wounded five men, one of them ia.
tally.