The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-24
The EAST.


Boniface, Pa, was robbed few nights
ago by four masked men of 1900 in gold.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
on the 10th as follows: Republican,
Pennsylvania, Fourteenth District, Frank
M. Bound. Prohibitionist-Ma sachusetts,
Tenth District, w. H, Earle.
On the 10Th seventy acres of cedar tim.
Der had been destroyed by fires in Big Egg
Harbor Swamp, N. j., and an extensive
cranberry bog was threatened.
In the Central Pacific Mill at Lawrence,
Mass, gas exploded few days ago, de-
stroying the naptha house, SCATTERING its
windows and fatally injuring two men.
FIRE recently destroyed the station of
the Pennsylvania and Reading Roads in
Trenton, N. j. The fire caught from gas
jet.
MISS LIZZIE WALLACE stepped from the
cars at Harrisburgh, Pa, on the 10th in
front of moving train. Harry Foster
rushed to the rescue, but both were cut in
pieces.
In various parts of New Hampshire
snow fell on the 10Th to the depth of four
inches.
II INV ONShluSS ago UuI60 young Il6H
were run over aud killed by the cars at
Elizabeth, N. j.
AT a meeting of the directors in New
York on the 10th John King was elected
President of the Erie road.
In the woods and swamps i'll Atlantic
County, N. j., fires continued on the 18th,
the Lake cranberry bog and 275 acres of
the Atlantic Company's bog having been
burned
The carpet factory Of James Meade, in
Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire few
days ago, causing a loss of $4,000.
d. w. JAMES has been nominated for
Congressman by the Republicans of the
Third Pennsylvania District.
A FARMER named William McMaster, of
Stratford, VT, whose drinking habits had
dissipated his fortune, being dunned by
creditor the other day, went out to his
barn and hanged himself.
DISPATCHES on the 18th to BrddStreeps
from leading business centers confirmed
previous reports that general trade
throughout the United States was decided
ly dull.
On the 18th hog cholera prevailed to an
alarming extent near Lancaster, Pa.
A MORTGAGE was recently filed by the
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
of S4,OO0,00 to the Mercantile Trust Com
pany of New York. The money was bor-
rowed to complete, equip and operate the
regular and leased lines.
The other day John f. Quinn, Jr.,
prominent citizen of st. Clair, Pa, and
Captain Joseph H. Denning were killed
by coal gas in mine.
In the Vermont Legislature a bill was
introduced on the 18th by the opponents
of capital punishment by hanging, provid-
ing for the execution of murderers by cleo
tricity.
FIRE in Brooklyn, N. Y, few days
ago destroyed several manufacturing
establishments, causing a loss of 100000.
On the 18th the Bennett Mackey new
ocean cable was landed at Manhattan
Beach, N Y, and is now ready for use.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
on the 18th as follows: Democratic =
New York, Twenty fifth District, L. j.
Fitzgerald; New Jersey, Sixth Districe,
w. H. F. Fielder (renominated); Repub-
lican - Pennsylvania, Fourth District,
Charles F. Childsey; New York, Thirty
second District, John M. Farquhar.
The residence of Volney Bull, at North
East, Pa, was fired recently by his ma
MAC brother who was confined in an up.
per room. Volney attempted to rescue
the mad man, but both persisted in the
flames.
A TRAIN at Undertook, N. Y, was
wrecked the other night by unknown per.
sons, the locomotive, express, baggage
and smozing-car being demolished. One
man was scalded to death, a second was
fatally hurt, and two others were painful
ly wounded,
On the Goth the cotton-mills at Fall
River, Mass, shut down. Itwas reported
that 10000 people were out of employment
there.
A GREAT fire on the Goth in Carthage
and East Carthage, N. Y, destroyed two
hundred dwellings,, three churches, the
hotel, and opera house, an academy and
school.house, and some mills and factories,
the loss being estimated at $1,000,000.
Numbers of people were rendered home
less, and but few houses were left stand
ing.
AN Atlantic City IN. J.) express train
goth that his train passed through about
eight miles of country which was almost a
sheet of flames.
In the streets of Albany on the morning
of the Goth Governor Cleveland was as
saulted by man named Boone, who, in
connection with shis wife, were expelled
from the Executive Mansion recently for
creating disturbance because of the re-
fusal of the Governor to grant a pardon
which they requested.
AT Providence, R. l., during quarrel
recently, Terence Commisky, a molder.
fatally shot his wife Fannie.
The Banking Association at Lockport.
N. Y, has suspended payment, with liza
biIities of 100000.
BY the bursting Of dam at Ansonia.
Conn, on the Goth the streets were flooded.
In some instances to depth Of four feet,
sweeping OIL mcvab4es into the river, All