The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-13
West and South.

The National Anti Monopoly Convention,
at its closing session in Chicago ON the 9TH,
elected John F. Henry, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
permanent President. The platform
adopted pronounces all corporations sub
ject to the control Of the States or the Fed
eral Government; demands an investiga-
tion by Congress of the cost of railways
and transportation; urges the establish
ment of a postal telegraph, postal savings
banks, a graduated income tax, and the
amendment of the Patent laws; opposes
the issue of currency by banks; favors
paying off the National bonds in lawful
money; denounces the tariff as being
wholly in the interest Of monopolies, and
pledges the members of the organization
not to enter into any utilization with the
Republican or Democratic parties.
A BOILER in j. f. Kelly's saw-mill, at
Huntsville, Tex. explodeda few days ago,
killing four men instantly, and severely
wounding four or five others.
AT Evansville, Mimi, twenty-six build
ings were destroyed by fire the other even
ing, entailing a loss of $4,000.
THE firm of Whitcomb & Kendall, Chi
$4,000.
WOODS Opera House was destroyed by
fire at st. Paul, Mimi, few nights ago.
On the 9th eleven convict soldiers, des-
tined for the military prison at Fort Leav-
enworth, escaped from the guard-house at
Fort Omaha by tunneling the structure.
Three of the fugitives were recaptured.
THE Shaw locomotive, in trial of speed
on the 5th between Milwaukee and Chicago,
made a record of sixty-five miles an hour
THE Democratic State Convention of
Minnesota will be held at ST. Paul on the
I'd of August.
On the 9TH two ships arrived'at Pensacola,
Fla, from Vera Cruz, with yellow fever on
board.
In South Chicago on the 9th steam was
accidentally turned into a boiler at the
rolling-miil which was being cleaned by
John Hero and John Holngren, scalding
them to death.
A HEAVY thunder and rain-storm visited
the region around Petersburg, Va, the
other night, many structures being struck
by lightning and orchards damaged.
A NEGRO named John Cone was hanged
at Houston, Tex, ON the 9th, for criminal
assault upon white girl.
A MOB at Mound City, ILL.,, on the night
of the 9TH lynched Nelson Howard, who re-
Gently killed John Kane, bridge contrac-
tor on the Wabash Road.
The Health Board of Pensacola, Fla, has
issued an order that yellow fever infected
vessels arriving shall remain at quarantine
until frost comes.
THE other day James Napier, negro,
became jealous of his wife at Hampton,
Ga, beat her fatally, and then hanged him.
self.
On the 9th the Red River Valley was still
suffering from drought. Minnesota and
Southern Dakota had been blessed with CO.
pious rains. The wheat crop in that Sec
ton was estimated at ninety four per cent.
of an average yield. Corn was fully three
weeks later than usual.
EARLY on the morning of the 9th the
bark Vega arrived off Mobile bar with all
the crew save four down with yellow
fever. The Inflated craft came from Vera
Cruz.
A CONFESSION was made by Mrs. Chris
tian, of San Antonio, Tex, ON the 9th, to
having poisoned seven men to obtain their
personal effects. One victim was Mr.. lis
ton, of Chicago, whom she murdered two
years ago, on a ranch near Laredo.
THE prima donna, Maria Won Elsner,
known to the world as Mile. Litta, died
few days ago at Bloomington, ILL.,, Der
birthplace, aged twenty-seven years.
NEAR Baltimore few days ago Mrs.
Alberto Huffman, aged eighteen, and Miss
Mary Donlon, aged seventeen, were
drowned by the overturning of boat.
MARSHAL HENsLEY, of Greensburg, KY,
set out with posse few days ago to ar
rest a desperate named James Owen. The
latter and his friend killed the Marshal,
fatally wounded his deputy, and put the
rest of the party to fight.
GEORGE AYERS, aged sixty years, a
wealthy farmer of Salem, o., known to
have been insane, killed his grandson the
other day, fired the house and barn, shot
himself, and persisted in the flames.
1T is announced that clerk in the en-
ploy of H. FEEDER & Co., of Cincinnati, has
absconded with $4,000.
THE Belleville (lll.) Savings Bank was
entered by three men on the It'll, and while
two of them engaged the cashier and his
assistant in conversation the third got be-
hind the counter, secured package of
money containing $1,454, and leisurely
walked out. The others followed, and all
escaped.
AYoUNG man on farm near New Phila-
delphia, o., was nearly stung to death a
few days ago by swarm of bees. His life
was saved only by his employer rolling
him in the dirt of the corn-field
THE coal-miners at Springfield, H.,
struck on the 9TH for an advance of two
and half cents to three cents per bushel,
and several of the mines were closed.
THE convict labor and State Prison of
Tennessee have been leased to a coal and
iron company for six years, at $101, 900 per
annuIn.
THRoUGHoUT Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa wheat and oats were doing well on
the 9TH and promised large crops, but corn
and barley seemed to have suffered from
the cold and wet.
In the vicinity of Kalama, w. r.. terri
BILE forest fires were raging on the 9th. Six
miles of the Northern Pacific Road had
been destroyed, and the losses already ag-
gregated 100000.
THE Sheriffs of Garland, Yell and Mont
gomery Counties are urged by the Cover
nor of Arkansas to summon aid and hunt
down the outlaws in that mountainous
country.
A RECENT issue of the Chicago Tribune
says a counterfeit ten-dollar silver certifi-
cate has put in an appearance, and is sup
posed to be in circulation. 1t is made by
the Photographic process and fades after
being exposed to the air any length of
time. 1t is the series of 1880, letter g B''
1,94S,09S.
Four prisoners were lynched during the
twenty-four hours ended on the 9th--one
in Loui@ana, two in Tennessee and one in
Mexico.
INFORMATION has been received by the
Department of Justice that Judge Hough
was recently assassinated at Jefferson,
Tex, for being principal witness in the
election fraud cases; and threats were
openly made by the accused in that