The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-08-31

fourth-had been picked up at Pocasset's.
Prominent citizens of New York, New
Haven and Cincinnati we're aboard.
LIGHTNING struck and killed five valua-
bic horses standing under a tree at Erie,
Pa. few days ago, the only mark on them
peing melted shoes.
A WEALTHY Frenchman and noted swim
mer, named Hilario Balso, arrived at New
York on the 23d, and declared it his inten-
ton to swim the Niagara whirlpool rapids
or die in the attempt.
THE Democratic State Convention of
New York win be held at Buffalo Septem-
Der q.
THREATS were made on the 23d by the
five Cinnamon recently deprived Of their
cues in the State Prison at Trenton, N. j.,
of suing the authorities for damages, on the
ground that the United States Constitution
gives liberty of conscience, and the cue fig
ures prominently in Chinaman's religion.
AT New York a few evenings ago Mrs.
Cameron, wife Of the pedestrian "Nore-
mac" was killed in her apartments by
George Beattie, a bartender, who had re-
Gently been discharged by "Noremac."
Beattie Immediately shot himself through
the heart and fell dead upon his victims
body.
The employees of the American Rapid
Telegraph Company, which made an early
surrender to the strikers, were notified on
the oath of the restoration of the old scale
of wages and hours of labor.
Four young people, who were bathing at
Wells Beach, Me-, were swept out by the
undertow few days ago and drowned.
THE Chief-Justics of England, Lord
Coleridge, two members of Parliament,
and other distinguished Englishmen, ar
rived in New York on the oath.
CoRTLANDT PARKER. of New Jersey, was
elected President Of the American Bar AS
sociation at it's closing session. in New
York on. the oath. a
Ar the session on the oath of the Fedora
tion of Trades and Labor Unions, in New
York, P. H. McLogan, of Chicago, was
elected President of the association. John
Jarrett gave notice that the iron and steel
workers would remain outside the pale,
as they favored high tariff.
A JOINT resolution was passed by the
New Hampshire Legislature on the Oath
favoring a Government postal telegraph
system.
On the farm Of J. M. Williams, near Ed
inburg, Pa, an oil we'll began flowing on
the 25th at the rate of three hundred bar
rels per day. The oil was said to be of
good quality, and it was thought new
oil territory had been opened.
A TENEMENT house in Boston was burned
early few mornings ago, and four per-
sons were smothered to death and one ia
tally injured by jumping from the build
ing.
"VERA," Oscar Wilde's play, after one
weeks run, has been taken off the boards
in New York. The receipts were less than
5000.
MASKED burglars entered the residence
Of Mrs. Sarah E. Harrington, wealthy
widow, of Westfeld, N. Y, a few nights
| ago, and stole $1,000 from the safe, which
they compelled her to open.
JOHN j. HALL left New Brunswick, N.
j., on the 9th with nearly $4,000 in bor-
rowed money, and his whereabouts were
unknowm.
! BY the explosion of an oil-tank of large
dimensions in tho SCUM Brooklyn Works
on the 2Ith. the flaming fluid ran in all di-
rections, severely burning many persons.
The works were entirely destroyed. Loss,
100000.
A FIRE recently destroyed a lumber-yards
and other property at Williamsport, Pa,
to the estimated value of 100000.
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