The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-08-10
West and Soutl,.

thur, Postmaster-General Gresham and
Secretaries Folger and Lincoln arrived in
Chicago, en- route to Yellowstone Park.
THE Jail in Mayersville, Miss, was as
sailed by mob few nights ago, took out
man named Pressell, who was charged
with criminal assault on a young girl, and
hanged him in the courthouse yard.
WILHELM SCHMELD, of Baltimore, while
suffering from delirium tremens few
days ago killed his wife and himself with a
revolver.
ABOUT seven O'Clock on the evening of
the I'd hack-team became frightened and
plunged into the river at Polk street
bridge, Chicago. Mr.. James Bezey, a
wealthy contractor, who was inside,
jumped out and escaped, but three of his
children, aged respectively sixteen and
twelve years, and a son, aged eight years,
were drowned. The driver went over, too,
but was saved.
AT Midlothian, Tex, a hotel and several
other buildings were destroyed by hurri-
cane on the Sd, and numerous persons were
badly injured.
THE st. Louis, Emporia & Denver Rail
way has filed it's charter at Topeka, Kan.
The road is to be 1000 miles long, and the
capital stock is $2O,OOO,OOO.
In the election for Supreme Court Judge
in Georgia Mark A. Blanford, of Column
bus, was chosen to succeed Martin j.
/ Crawford, deceased.
A CoLORED murderer named Charles
Henry Lee was hanged at Richmond, Va,
on the Sd.
The average yield of wheat in Kansas
was on the 3D. estimated at twenty bushels
to the acre. Many fields of oats had ex-
ceeded ninety bushels per acre. A large
gain would be made on the corn crop of
last year.
A CALL has been issued for a Colored
Mems State Convention in Baltimore, Sep
TENDER 10, to elect delegates to the Ma
tional Convention to be held in Louisville.
FIRE destroyed thirty buildings in the
business portion of San Francisco on the
4th, the loss being estimated at 100000.
Henry Morgan, an actor, was burned to
death.
A FEW nights ago, at Deep Creek, near
Norfolk, Va, John r. Simmons, promi-
nent citizen, quarreled with his wife,
whom he fatally shot, and then killed him
self.
On the 9th, while walking on the track,
the wife and fve-year-old daughter of
Anthony Thornley,, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
were killed by the cars. Mr. Thornley, was
a witness to the terrible accident, and was
rendered insane.
On Hurricane Creek, in Arkansas, man
named Barker slew his daughter with an
ak the other day because she wanted to
marry young man in opposition to his
wishes. The neighbors hung Barker to his
own door-post.
THE well-known scientist, Prof. T. W.
Tobin, died at Louisville few days ago,
of consumption.
On the 4th seventeen Cinnamon were
struggled into Washington Territory
from British Columbia, making the third
lot struggled over the border within a
week.
In st. Louis on the 18th the Sunday law
was ignored by the saloons and theaters,
and the police were kept busy taking notes
for wholesale arrests.
A MAN named Beck in fight on the 4th
with three negroes near Jackson, Miss,
killed one, and was himself subsequently,
killed from ambush. Near Lake Provi-
dence, La, one child of Mr.. Early was
killed and another fatally wounded by a
negro named Clark. Edward Wallace, a
white man, imprudently showed sixty dol
lars to two negroes, Frank Scarswell and
Lee Broker, fellow-worl<men in a Louisiana
swamp. Wallace was murdered and
robbed and the negroes had fed.
A ~ I
about sixty, living near Dayton, o., stole
behind his aged wife the other night and
crushed in her skull with a hatchet and
otherwise mutilated her, He then threw
her into the cellar of his house and made
his escape. The murderer was arrested,
but refused to give any explanation of his
conduct.
AT colored picnic a few days ago at
Hickney, Kan, fight occurred and six
persons were probably fatally injured.
IT is announced that flowing oil wells
have been developed in Washington Coun-
ty, in Southeastern Ohio.
MAJOR GIvINs and liquor-dealer named
Rennie were killed by three drunken In
dians few days ago at Harrisburg, Alas
ka. The citizens shot one of the murder
ers and hanged another, and Colonel Barry
executed the third one.
i In obedience to orders from the Brother
hood photographers portion of the tele-
graph operators connected with the
Gould system of railroads struck
at various points on the 9th. In the
strike previously inaugurated there was
no change, both employers and employees
having made no concessions.
AT Dodge City, Kan, the Texas fever
has broken out among the native cattle,
resulting in the death of great numbers of
stock.
The election in Kentucky on the 9th re-
suited in the choice of Proctor Knott for
Governor, his majority being estimated at
$4,000. The Legislature would stand: Dem
ocrats. 10; Republicans, %.
THE Utah election on the 9th for Coun-
Gil, which corresponds with Senate in the
States, resulted in the choice of the Nor
mon ticket. The Gentiles generally re-
Trained from voting.
A FEW nights ago ifty-nine persons were
poisoned at Camden, S. c., by eating ice
cream at church festival. On child died
and the recovery of many others was
doubtful.
AS THE result of an election riot at Bry-
antsville, KY. on the 9th, two negroes were
shot dead, two fatally wounded, and three
other persons (two white1 seriously in
jured.
NEAR Sisterville, w. Va, party of col
ored men and Italians ON the 9th were
blasting when an explosion occurred, kill
ing two negroes and wounding three
Italians. A race riot then begun. No
lives were lost in the fight
In Cape Fear River, Wilmington, N. c.,
three colored men were drowned a few
days ago by the capsizing of their boat.
PHILIP COMFORT, of Rernersville, N. c.,
having been disappointed in love, commit
ted suicide few days ago by swallowing
paper of pins.
THE nominee for Governor of the late
Minnesota Democratic State Convention,
| w. w. McNair, declined to accept the
honor.
AN assignment was made by Brown
Bros. & Co., llmber-dealers and insurance
agents at Detroit, Mich, on the 9Th. Liza
bilities, 100000.
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