The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-07-11
West and South


Knox; Treasurer, Alfred Orendorff, Of
Jersey; Attorney General, Robert A. Nc
Kinley, of Edgar. The platform
adopted denounces protection; advo-
Gates tariff for revenue only; fa-
voPs pensions for soldiers and sailors;
opposes land-grabhiDg by foreigners or
others for speculative purposes; condemns
competition between honest and convict
labor; favors an eight-hour law, and de-
clares that sumptuary legislation on the
enactment Of prohibitory law is fanat-
ical, obstructive of the rights Of freemen,
and fraught with manifold evils"
A FEW days ago Colonel Robert M.
Goodwin, imprisoned in the Jacksonville
(Ind.) State Prison for killing his brother,
DIR. John Goodwin, committed suicide by
taking poison.
Hope WHEATsToNE, the oldest daughter
of a prominent colored planter, was way
laid near Bastrop, La, on the evening of
the 2d, and shot dead.
INDIANA Prohibitionists will hold their
State Convention at Indianapolis on the
oath inst. to decide upon definite line of
action to be taken by the temperance peo-
pie in the coming campaign.
AT Pemberville, o., thirteen business
buildings were burned recently, causing a
loss of $75, 200.
The Treasurer of Washington County,
Tex, Leib, was arrested on the Sd for a
$4,000 defalcation.
A FIRE recently DIES royed the Silver &
Deming Manufacturing Company's build
ings at Salem, o., the loss being estimated
at 100000
THIRTEEN-YEAR locusts have made their
appearance in st. Helena Parish, La
THREE men lost their lives by an explo-
sion of gas and oil recently at South
Olive,O.
FURTHER adyices of the 4th stated that
the number of killed and drowned by the
recent railroad disaster near Sumner. Mo-,
was fifteen, and as many more were
wounded.
The Prohibitory Liquor law in Iowa
went into effect on the 4th.
ON the 4th Miss Kate Shelley, of Ogden,
Ia, was presented with the medal Of honor
awarded by the Legislature of the State
for her heroism in saving a passenger
train from being wrecked on a broken
trestle-work.
AT Sioux City, Ia, and it's suburbs a
wind-storm on the afternoon of ther4th
wrecked the Episcopal Mission School, the
plow-factory and Bogge &c Co.'s packing
house. Glass fronts and weak walls were
demolished, structures unroofed and trees
leveled. F4
A FALLING tree during a heavy wind
storm ON the 81 in Nebraska killed two
soldiers named Gardner and Wanestoff,
who were en- route to Fort Omaha. AT
Fremont wind unroofed the Enos Hotel
and the courthouse, demolished several
buildings, and blew down many trees.
Samuel Anderson dropped dead from
| fright. The school-house and several other
buildings were destroyed at Stewart.
The failure is announced Of r. M. Cher
RE q Co., of Chicago, pig-iron manufact-
turers. The liabilities were placed at $780,
600, the assets at $3.50, 900.
ON the Sd the kentucky State Prohibit
ton Convention met at Louisville and
elected delegates to the National Conven-
ton at Pitts burgh.
Four men were suffocated at the works
of the Calumet Iron & Steel Company,
near Chicago, by the escaping gas while
cleaning chimney few days ago.
I'm Gafrard County, KY, two despera-
does named Best killed negro on the
roadway recently because he refused to
cease tanning himself.
NINETY letters were published by the
Age 81 Steel on the 9th from engine-build-
ers, woodworking machinery, steam
pumps, hardware specifics and iron
roofing manufacturers east of st. Louis,
showing that trade was in good condi-
ton, that sales thus far this year had ex-
ceeded those for the last six months of
1888, and that wire manufacturers end
others were working to their fullest ca
pacity.
| A CYCLONE swept over the district south.
west of Decatur, ILL.,, early on the morning
of the 9th, thirty houses and barns being
leveled, horses killed, and orchards and
crops ruined. Near Body the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church and parsonage
were wrecked, entailing loss of 81, 600.
Two children were fatally hurt, and some
persons were rendered homeless.
| ON the race-track at Butte, M. T., the
| 500 persons few days ago. A boy was
killed, the Mayor was seriously hurt, two
persons were fatally wounded and 9TH
ers had legs and arms fractured.
BURGLARS obtained $4,000 in the store
of Howard g. Stewart, at Dayton, Tenn.
the other night.
| A soUTH-BoUND freight train on the
Missouri Pacific was recently precipitated
through a burning bridge at Checotah,
/ Tex. Ten cars were wrecked and burned,
and several persons were injured.
| BECAUSE of jealousy Rufus Barr, q
farmer, residing nine miles from Indian
| apolis, shot his wife the other night. and
then killed himself.
| EARLY the other morning Rich Hill and
| Walnut, No., were visited by tornado,
and the Presbyterian and Methodist Epis.
! copal churches were wrecked and other
structures were unroofed Several persons
were slightly injured.
BETWEEN Jackson and Raymond, Tenn,
a passenger train was wrecked few days
ago by running over COW. The mail
agent and several travellers were seriously
wounded.
A FIRE few mornings ago destroyed
the Newark (O.) Machine Company's
works, causing a loss of $3.50, 900.
AT Dallas, Tex, two fatal cases of sun.
stroke occurred ON the 9th, the mercury
registering 102 degrees in the shade, and
the water supply was so low as to cause
great alarm.
NEAR the head of brakes Creek, Madi-
son County, Ark, heavy water-spout
fell on the 7th, covering aradius of twenty
miles, Brush Greek, Richland, brakes
Creek and White River soon overhowed
their banks, and the current swept every
thing before it. Three women and three
children were drowned in Richland Creek,
several houses were swept away near
Huntsville, and the crops in many places
were ruined.
A cABLEGRAM has been received from
Hon. William Williams, Minister to
| Uruguay Paraguay, declining the Repub'