The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-23
West and South.

building. John G. New announced thai
tickets to the convention would be ready
May 81. Seats had been provided for OPAL
THE Democrats on the 18th made the fol
lowing Congressional nominations: iii
nois, Sixteenth District, s. f. Landes
Indiana, Third District, Jonas G. Howard
Twelfth District, Robert Lowry (renom
inated.)
THE Democrats of Louisiana will hole
their State Convention at Baton Rouge
June II.
THE African Methodist Episcopal Con
ference at its session in Baltimore on the
10Th took decided ground against camp
meetings.
AT Minneapolis on the 10Th the National
Bank of Commerce was organized, the
capital stock being 100000.
WHILE temporarily insane recently
Judge Richard Reid, prominent Ken.
lucky Democrat, committed suicide al
Mount Sterling by shooting.
The other night w. Began Cash, the
South Carolina murderer of Marshal Rich.
ards, YVES killed while resisting arrest by
a posse In charge of Deputy Sheriff King,
On the night of the 14th A. A. Shaw,
Treasurer of Glare County, Mich, was
bucked and gagged at Harrison, the county
seat, and robbed of s., 900 by unknown men.
J. B. EUsTIs was nominated for United
States Senator by the Democrats Of the
Louisiana Legislature on the 18th.
NEBRASKA Greenbackers held their State
Convention at Lincoln ON the 10Th, and
elected delegates to the National Conven
ton who were in favor of Butler for Pres.
ident
The Ancient Order of Hibernians held
their National Convention at Cleveland on
the 10th, and passed resolutions declaring
fidelity TO the free institutions Of the
United States, while unchanged in their
love for their motherland, and declaring
the organization entirely Roman Catholic
in it's tendencies.
In Texas on the 10Th heavy rains were
greatly damaging the growing crops, and
farmers were becoming uneasy.
THE Iowa State Greenback Committee
met at DesMoines on the 10Th and appoint
ed General j. B. Weaver, w. S. Kenworthy,
E. H. Gillette and l.. Fl. Weller as dele
gates-at-large to the National Greenback
Convention. No State Convention was held.
THE death of General w. H. H. Terrill,
Adjutant-G General of Indiana during the
war, and at one time Third Assistant
Postmaster-G General, occurred at Indianap-
oils few days ago.
THE Presidents of the National Union
League, General James S. Negley, of
Pittsburgh, has called meeting of the
National Council at Chicago, June 2.
WILLIAM T. DITsCH, of Monroe County,
ILL.,, wealthy landowner, and Mrs. Mon
ros Gray were shot dead by the latter's
husband at Smiths Landing on the 10Th.
Mr.. Gray discovered Ditsch and Mrs. Gray
under suspicious circumstances, and the
shooting followed.
In Southern Wisconsin frost on the night
of the 10Th damaged fruits, vegetables and
growing crops.
CHICAGO temperance workers met on the
10th in Farwell Hall to provide means for
carrying on the crusade commenced by
Francis Murphy. The announcement was
made that over three thousand persons
had already signed the pledge.
LARGE quantities of tin were recently
found in Mason County. w. Va, causing
much excitement.
AN entire block at Petersburg, Ind,
in which were hotel, newspaper office,
dry goods stores, law and Doctors offices,
was destroyed by fire a few days ago,
causing loss of about $4,000.
AS Mrs. Poller and Mrs. Lyon were re-
turning from wedding party the other
day at Russellville, Ark, they were thrown
from wagon aud killed.
A MOB lynched two brothers named
Pope and man named Kukendall near
Little Rock, Ark, few days ago for the
murder of apeddler named Ward.
JAMES and Alfred Mccullough, faiths or
and son, and Riley Anderson, all colored,
were hanged on the 10Th at Greenville, S.
c., for murder, and George A. Horn and
William Gribben were executed at Ash.
land, o.
In a railway wreck near Dalton, Ca, a
few evenings ago twenty-six horses were
killed.
FOREST fires were raging on the 18th in
the vicinity of Bayfield,, Wis, and large
quantity of standing timber had been
burned and many homesteads destroyed.
The losses would be heavy.
THE bigamist, Neville, who eloped with
young daughter of G. j. Whitney, of
Detroit, was on the 18th held in $1,000 to
the Court of Common Pleas at Toledo, O.
His last matrimonial venture was sup
posed to be his eleventh.
A WEALTHY farmer named James II.
Farrar, and John Riggs, young man,
were drowned few days ago in the river
near White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
FROM several sections of Illinois and
Wisconsin reports Of the 18th indicated
that the grain crops were in a very healthy
condition. Complaining was progressing
very favorably.
On the Missouri Pacific Road stock
train struck a landslide near Leavenworth,
Kan, the other day, and seven cars tipped
into the river, causing the death of eighty
head of cattle.
On the 18th Tully H. Smith, prominent
business man of Milwaukee, who disap-
peared several days ago, committed suicide
in New Orleans.
SEVERAL buildings were blown down by
a heavy wind-storm on the 18th at Decatur,
ILL.,, and many shade and fruit trees were
destroyed. In the surrounding country
much damage was done.
SOME person at Water Valley, Mss, a
few days ago emptied bucket of tar over
a Mormon elders head. In that region the
Mormons were making many proselytes
among the lower classes.
HERBERT ARMSTRONG and David Brown,
two wealthy farmers residing near Bards-
town, KY, were found dead in a field a
few days ago, shot through the head. A
man named William Freeze was suspected
of the crime.
In the case of Neal McKeague, charged
with the Wilson murders at Winnetka,
the prosecution closed in Chicago on the
18th and the case for the defense was
opened,