The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-05-18
West and South.


West and South.
Mr.. ADAMS, a paralytic, was suffocated
by fire at Baltimore few days ago,
colored cook was burned to death, and a
female servant was fatally injured by
jumping from third-story window.
The baggage, express and mail cars of a
Louisville, New Albany g. Chicago train
were burned the other day near Cedar
Lake, Ind. All the baggage was consumed,
while the greater portion of the mail and
express matter was saved
The Inauguration of Henry D. Mcdaniel,
as Governor of Georgia occurred on Aae
10th.
A MISTAKE in the compromising of pre-
scription caused the death of three inmates
of the st. Louis City Hospital a few days
ago.
Two MExIcANs killed themselves with
the same knife few days ago near Saledo,
Tex. One stabbed the other in the region
of the heart, leaving the knife sticking in
the wound. The other then quickly drew
thu knife from his own breast and stabbed
mis- antagonist.
the following: AT Jacksonport, Ark, Jerry
Blalock, for the murder of Thomas Bran
denburg; at East Providence, La, Henry
Rivals, for the murder of Henry Hyams.
RECENTLY fire in the barn of Isaac Will
keson, of Asherville, Kan, burned three of
his children to death.
THE fight between the Mexican troops
under General Torres and the renegade
Apaches in the Sierra Madre Mountains re-
Gently was a fierce one. Eleven Indians
were killed and large number were
wounded, while the loss to the troops were
five killed and eight seriously wounded.
JOHN w. JACKSON was hanged at Jack
son, o., on the 18th, for the murder of Sam
uel l.. Hull.
IT has been decided by the Chief-Justice
Of tile Colorado Supreme Court that the act
under which Packer, the cannibal, and
other murderers were recently convicted
is void, and they would be released.
In South Carolina convict camp nine
convicts attempted to escape few days
ago, and were fired upon by the guards,
three of them being killed. OF the others,
| four escaped.
Goodgame, of Holly Springs, Ark, was
destroyed by fire, and three of his children
/ persisted in the flames.
| AMAsA STONE, the Cleveland co., mill
ionaire, shot himself through the heart in
his bathroom on the afternoon of the
18th. He had for some time been troubled
with insomnia, and became respondent,
believing himself to be incurably affected.
A TERRIFIC cyclone struck Kansas City,
Mo-, shortly before five O'Clock on the aft
ernoon of the 18th, and within a few min
utes it had caused the destruction of $780,
900 worth of property. Four lives were
known to have been lost and many persons
were injured more or less severely. A
great deal of damage was done in the sur
rounding country, and over two hundred
and fifty families were made homeless.
MRS. DANA GEYER, of Wheeling, W.
Va, was robbed some time ago of
diamonds and jewelry valued at 81 200.
On the 18th the lady received most of the
property back through drop-letter in the
post-office.
DURING quarrel few days ago between
two brothers named Reeves, living at Paris,
/
one shot the other, with fatal results.
A RECENT fire destroyed the Hancock
Building at Austin, Tex. Loss, 500, 900;
insurance, $4,000.
In the lumber district of Cincinnati a
fire few nights ago destroyed property of
the aggregate value of $4,000.
A DECREE of divorce on the suit of The
resa Fair against United States Senator
James G. Fair was granted by the District
| Court of Virginia, New, on the 18th. There
was no contest, and Mr. Fair settles upon
Mrs. Fair $4,200,000 in money and United
States bonds and the family residence in
| San Francisco.
IT is announced that immense deposits of
chloride and horn-silver have been discov-
cred in the section of country lying between
the Pecos River and the Rio Grande, Tex.
A MOB made an attempt the other day to
lynch D. c., Hutchins at Shreveport, La,
for the murder of VIII H. Lyon, when the
prisoner drew q dirk-knife and fatally
stabbed himself.
A FIvE-DoLLAR counterfeit gold piece,
purporting to be coined in New Orleans in
1S43, is in circulation.
In an ARRAY between miners at Glenn,
Tenn, few days ago Bill Conner killed
one man and fatally injured another, and
was soon after lynched by a negro mob.
REPORTS from reliable sources received
on the 18th from the spring wheat section
of the country embracing Wisconsin, Da-
kota, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Northern
Nebraska, and five counties in Northern
Illinois, showed the outlook to be favorable,
more so than for number'of years, with a
material increase in the acreage sown.
All Chicago few nights ago the Ander-
son Pressed Brick Mandatory was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being $780, 900; in
surance, $4,000.
Snow to the depth of over one foot fell
on the 18th at Deadwood and other points
in Dakota.
ADvICEs received on the 14th concerning
the recent cyclone in Northwestern Mis-.
souri, and Eastern Kansas state that the
storm was of most destructive character.
Numerous farm-houses and other detached
buildings were leveled with the ground
but the greatest amount of desolation was
wrought at Oronogo, Mo-, which was prac
tically annihilated. Several lives were
known to have been lost, and the destruc
ton of property was large. At Macon
Mo-, three persons were killed, and at 9th
er points in the State the loss on property
and stock was very heavy.
FIRE destroyed the steamship Missis-
sippi, of the Oregon Improvement Com
pany's line, at Seattle, w. T., few DAYS
ago, the loss being $4,000. The Chief En-.
gineer of the vessel persisted in the
flames.
OK the 14th the remains Of Mrs. Hannah
Grant, mother OF General Grant, were in.
TERED at Spring Grove Cemetery, in Gin
cinnati.
BUD MARTINS dwelling, near Stanford
KY, was destroyed by fire a few days ago
and two of his children, aged two and foui
years, respectively, persisted in the flames
The village of Qu'Appelle, Manitoba
was almost entirely destroyed by fire the
other day.
THE three Carson brothers, who hac
achieved notoriety as desperadoes, were
killed few days ago in fight with 1
Marshal's posse near Delaware Bead, In
dian Territory.
THE first crate of Georgia peaches fol
the season were shipped from Macon on thu