The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-11
West and south.


ment by an open switch at Bellevillo, H.,
on the 3D., and twenty-five persons were
seriously injured. It was said the switch
was left open by an employe, who was in
neighboring saloon drinking.
ARTICLES of consolidation have been
filed by the Chicago, st. Louis & Pacific
and Chicago & Indiana Central Railroads,
the joint capital being $30,O00,o0e. The
combination will be known as the Chicago,
st. Louis & Pacific.
The London Bank of Utah at Salt Lake
was closed by United States Marshal on
the Sd on an attachment for $4,000.
EARLY on the morning of the Sd the
steamer Rebecca Everingham was burned
to the waters edge in the Chattahoochie
River at Fitzgerald's Landing, Ga. Thir-
teen persons lost their lives, and Of the
passengers who escaped in their night
clothes, many were severely burned. The
boat was loaded with cotton, and was val
ued at $4,000.
FROM VickJburg to the gulf the Missis-
sippi River was falling slowly on the Sd,
but was still very high. Planters in the
inundated parishes were hopeful that the
overflow water would run off in time to
permit the planting of full crop. In some
sections of Northern Louisiana land was
beginning to be seen in spots.
MULES in Western Mississippi were be-
ing killed by Buffalo gnats on the Sd, and
deer were fleeing to the high lands of
Arkansas to escape the pests.
ON the 4th revenue cutter and two
American ships sailed from Key West to
assist the Dix in searching fer the Cuban
filibusters.
THE other morning Rev. w. s. Mahan,
postmaster of Mount City, Mo-, was found
dead in bed. He was sixty years of age.
A DECISION has been rendered by Attor.
ney-General Mccartney, of Illinois, that
under the Harper law Incorporated munic-
qualities can prevent druggists from sell
ing intoxicants in any quantity or for any
purpose; and that, if licensed, the term of
the document must comply with the statu-
tory provisions of the bill.
KILOGRAMS of the 4th stated that for
three days forest fires had ragged in sew
eral counties of Southern North Carolina,
destroying turpentine orchards, vast for
ests of pine, residences and turpentine dis
tlleries. The fire swept section of about
one hundred and fifty square miles, leav.
ing the country blackened wilderness. No
lives were reported lost.
AT Cincinnati on the 4th the first sem
fences since the riots were imposed, col
ored woman who shot with intent to kill
getting seven years, and man who killed
another with blow of his fist, and plead
ed guilty of manslaughter, receiving five
years. sentence.
The General Barnard, a Government
steamer, left several thousand rations at
Tiptonville, Tenn, on the 4th, and would
distribute supplies at all points between
Vicksburg and the mouth of the Red River.
THE following executions took place on
the 4th for murder: Henry Rose at Osce-
ola, Ark; joe McGeo at Coushatta, La,
and Andy Roland, at Spring Place, Ga.
In various sections of North and South
Carolina forest fires were raging ON the
9th, caused by the attempts of farmers to
clear the planting grounds by burning the
brush. The fire had spread with alarming
rapidity, and hundreds of farm-houses and
and Chesterfield Counties had suffered se-
verely
THE Democrats Of Georgia will meet in
State Convention at Atlanta June 18 to
select delegates to the National Conven-
ton, and the convention to nominate State
officers and Presidential Electors will be
held August 10.
A FIRE few days ago destroyed four
large stores and two warehouses at West
Point, Ca, causing loss of $500, 000
WHILE out driving few evenings age
three boys, the sons of Cincinnati business
men, were killed by locomotive at rail
way crossing.
On the Och the schooner Shooters, which
left Key West few days ago in mystic.
rious manner, returned to that port. The
pilot in charge stated that when the vessel
was clear of the harbor Aqueroy Cuban
Chief, with drawn pistol, forced him to
take a party Of filibusters to the Cuban
coast, landing them near Cardenas.
NEAR Citco, Tex, on the morning of the
9th Texas Pacific train was wrecked the
baggage car and three coaches tumbling
down an embankment. Seven persons
were killed and many others were injured.
On the 9th twenty-five carloads of corr
and flour contributed by the people of But
Ter County, Kan, left Eldorado for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the Ohio River
floods.
THE house of 'Orrin A. Carpenter al
Lincoln, ILL.,, was visited by a committee
of fifty persons on the evening of the 9th, land
resolutions inviting him to quit the country
were presented. Carpenter refused to &C.
cept the document, saying that they had
no authority to pass the resolutions, and
that his future course would be governed
by his own discretion. The committee then
retired, no disorder or violence being man.
ifested.
EARLY the other morning Freiburg &
Workum's distillery at Petersburg, KY,
and large quantity of corn and whisky
in process of manufacture were destroyed
by fire. Eight hundred head Of cattle were
also roasted to death. Loss, $4,000.
A PASSENGER train was derailed near
Duck Hill, Miss, a few mornings ago, sew
eral travellers and some of the train mer
being seriously wounded.
AhE Oo1AOi VI soh0 VuS COoI ODllbu OK
ploded off Vermillion, O., on Lake Erie, q
few days ago, killing John Perew and John
Cado, engineers, aud Captain Smith, Of
the schooner Sherman, who was on q
pleasure trip.
ROBBERS entered the house of Johr
Smith, near Rising Sun, Ind, the other
night, maltreated him, and ransacked the
premises. Finding no valuables, they
lighted fire and swung Smith back an6
forth over the blaze to extort confession
touching the hiding-place of his money
and only stopped the torture when the
man became insensible.
G. P. WILLARD while ascending noun.
tain few days ago near Charleston, w,
Va, with party of friends, reached one
end of rife cane to young lady. As
she caught hold it exploded, sending a
bullet through Wizards heat.
The American Tract Society closed It's
fifty-ninth annual session on the 7th, al
Cincinnati. During the forty-two years
of its special mission work he society has
taken the Gospel to over $4,000, 900 homes:
circulated lmong the people 15,OO0, OO(
voluruns Of saving truth; addressed nearly
200 600 nublio religions meetiuoc. fonrd