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

WHILE engaged few days ago in dig
ging we'll near Knoxville, Tenn, John
McClain and George Gwinn were both suf-
located by foul air.
The Grand Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, of the United States, at San Fran
cisco on the 23d elected Robert E.
Withers, of Virginia, Grand Commander.
QUARANTINE was declared by Mobile
against Pensacola on the 23d because of
the outbreak of yellow fever The scourge
had appeared in Woolsey, Pensacola
suburb. and two deaths had occurred
THE village of Dollarville, in Wayne
County, Mich, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the Esd. Two children
were burned to death, and great many
people escaped only with what clothes
they had on. ~
WHILE attempting on the 23d to protect
Miller Mclean, colored prisoner, from a
mob of lynchers, Sheriff Bumpass, of
Wayne County, Tenn, was shot dead, as
was also the negro.
REPORTS received on the 23d from Roch-
ester, Mimi, gave the number of persons
killed by the recent cyclone at thirty-six,
with a long list of wounded, and proper
ty loss of over 100000. A freak of the wind
was the driving Of pine board through
the trunk of maple tree.
FIRE recently destroyed ten buildings
and the st. James Hotel at Middleport, O.
A FLOOD in the town of Florence, A. T.,
few nights ago swept away houses and
filed up the mines. A man named O'Don-
nell was drowned.
A NEW YORK piano manufacturer named
John M. Hale, and his son were drowned
in the Ohio River about mile above Park
ersburg, w. Va, few days ago, while
bathing.
A LIvERY-sTABLE at Starkville, Miss,
was burned few nights ago, and ten
horses persisted in the flames.
WHILE two sisters named Littlefield
were attempting recently to escape from
an asylum at GAINESVILLE, o., by means of a
rope made of bed-clothing, they fell to the
ground and were killed.
THE conversion of monument to
James A. Garfield at Golden Gate Park
was laid by the Sir Knights at San Fran
cisco on the oath, after which the conclave
came to an end. st. Louis was chosen as
the place for the next meeting.
AT Winsted, Mimi, William Tudor and
family were mysteriously poisoned by
their supper on the oath. Three had died,
and four others were not expected to sur
| vlve.
THE elevator of Snow & Co., at Madi-
son, Ind, together with 100000 bushels OF
wheat, were burned few DAYS ago. Loss,
$125,OOO.
A COUPLE of horse-thieves were shot
dead near Erie, Mo-, few days ago by
Joseph Mayfield and his son.
FIRE has destroyed thirty miles of val
liable timber in the mountains near Chico
| Cal, aid sixty men were at work on the
oath in checking the flames.
THE death of Walter F. Pool, Congress
man-elect from the First North CareliDa
District, occurred few days ago, al
Elizabeth City, N. c., at the age of thirty
| two years.
MRS. PosEY, the wife of a well-to-dc
farmer, of Valley Falls, Kan, committed
suicide few days ago because her hus
bands brother had drowned himself the
week before.
POSTMASTER CoNLEY and five of his at
taches at Atlanta, Ga, were removed from
Office on the 18th. The cause was said tt
be general dissatisfaction.
AT Van Vert, o., Alice Buchner, aged
| twenty, killed herself the other night with
strychnine because she had been disap
pointed in love.
A CoLORED man who killed the City Mar
shall at Ogden, Utah, and wounded anoth
| er official, was taken from jail few days