The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-17
The EAST.

corresponding Jlme lasJ year.
THE EAST.
THE death of General ]. B. Murray, of
Seneca Falls, N. Y, one Of the originators
Of Decoration Day, occurred from apo
plexy few days ago.
A PHILADELPHIA telegram of the Sth
states that at secret conference Of paper
manufacturers just held in that city re-
ports were made of short supply of
rags all over the country, owing to the
Government embargo on imported rags
from the East, ard 1t was decided to
call a meeting to be held in Cleveland. 1t
was thought determined effort would
be made to force the price up an average
Of two cents pound. The supply of rags
In port and on the water will only keep
the mills going until December /. The
large paper dealers in Chicago and other
cities, East and West, are serving their
customers with notices to the effect that
they are compelled to withdraw former
quotations and give prices on amounts, or
from day to day. The writing. paper man
ufacturers agreed, at meeting held in
Boston ON the 9th, to advance prices two
cents per pound, and to maintain the adj
vanced rates.
The Supreme Court of the State Of New
York recently gave a Judgment against
the city of New York for $1,500,000 for
water-meters furnished by Jose f. De Ma
varro to the city during the Tweed re-
gime, but never used.
TT is announced that up to the 9th the
lot oil .Nff ba No
ing House since its organization, thirty
one years ago, amounted to the immense
sum Of $3.50, SlS,5 ls, 6690l.
The Cornell University faculty and the
authorities of the town of Ithaca, N. Y,
have determined to suppress ''cane
rushes," and have read the riot act to the
participators in the recent "rush."
THE following Congressional nomina.
tions were made on the 9th: Republican
Rhode Island, First District, Fl. j. Spoon
Ell (re-nominated); Second, W. A. Pierce.
Democratic-New York, Nineteenth Dis
trict, 4. j. Van Alstine tre-nominated).
The other morning DR.. w. II. link,
Trial Justice at Branford, Conn, was MUIR
dered while asleep, the assassin riamg his
clothing of watch and large sum Of
money
TIE firm Of Oliver Bros. & Phillips, iron
men of Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9th with
drew the notice of a 12& per cent. reduc-
ton, and work in their mills would be at
once resumed.
THE other morning Josiah Kretchman
persisted by fire in his residence at New
Centerville, Pa, two other members of
the family being fatally burned
On the 10th comparison of the volume
Of business among the iron mills Of Pi is
burgh with a statement of two months ago
showed an increase in the output of over
two hundred tons day, and the outlook
for the future was not in the least discour-
aging.
NEAR Johnstown, Pa, the house of a
farmer named Joseph Gates was invaded
the other night by five masked men, well
armed, who forced the family to surrender
$1,l00 in cash.
UNpERGRouND tunnels leading to a
vault were discovered recently near New
Haven, Conn, and also counterfeit silver
pieces and broken die. II was counter.
feiters' den, ia which murders and oc;ler
crimes were believed to have been com.
mitted.
In the Red Ash mine, near Wilkesbarre
Pa, fall Of rock few days ago, killed
two men.
LEO BRIGEL, Of Allegheny City, Pa,
aged thirteen, destroyed the eyesight Of
BERTHE Black, four-year-old girl, few
mornings ago by throwing mortar in her
eyes, besides seriously burning two other
children.
The following Democratic nominations
for Congress were made on the 10th: Mas
sachusetts, Eighth District Charles Lii
ley; New York, Twenty sixth District, G.
L. Remick.
On the 18th Mrs. Moshier, of Lockport
N. Y, celebrated her centennial birthday
in the presence of las relatives. She was
a passenger on Robert Fulton's Srst steam
boat.
MOODY AND SANKEY resumed their work
as evangehsts in this country on the 18th
by holding afternoon and evening services
in Brooklyn, N. Y. aa
THE base ball season Of the National
League came to a close on the 18th, the
Providence club securing the champion.
ship, with Boston second, Buffalo third
Chicago fourth, New York fifth, Philadel
phia sixth, Cleveland seventh and Detroit
eighth.
A PITTSBURGH lad, named Willie Al
drich, while engaged recently in oiling
the machinery of the Republic Ior
Works, fell between the cog-wheels anC
was literally ground up.
AT Philadelphia the International Elec
trical Exhibition, open since September 2
closed on the 18th. The net profits wert
estimated at So, 900.
A DEALER in fruit at New Haven. Conn.
recently caught two boys stealing pears
when he put each lad into potato-sacl
and hung the sacks up to a lamp-post fo
an hour.
On account of advanced age Presiden
Theodore Woolsey has resigned from Y all
College. He is nearly eighty three year,
old
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were mad,
on the 18th as follows: Republican-Penn
sylvania, Twenty fourth District, j. M
Stockdale. Democratic - Pennsylvania
Tenth District, William H. Sowden.
TRAINS on the Pennsylvania Road col
lided few days ago near Camden, N. J.
joseph Carman, the engineer OF one Of TIL
trains, being killed, and the fireman o
the other train fatally injured, haviny
both legs cut off. Several passenger
we're hurt aud both engines were smashed