The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-15
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during the twenty-four hours ended at
nine p. m. on the evening of the Sth.
| A FIRE which was started by lightning
on the Sth at Villard.Lurin, France, ragged
until ninety houses were destroyed.
| FOURTEEN deaths from cholera occurred
at Marseilles during the twenty-four hours
ended at nine o'clock on Intervening Of the
| 10th, and four at Toulon and twelve at
Gigeau. 1t was reported that the epidemic
was slowly spreading over France and
Italy.
The other day Captain Hofer. of the
Austrian army. who won high honors in
several campaigns, killed his wife at
Pressberg and then took His own life.
THROUGHOUT England severe thunder
| storms prevailed on the 9th. AT Ac-
crington hail-stone fell three inches long.
and an inch thick. Houses, churches and
mills in an area of two miles were wrecked
as by riot. Two persons were struck
dead at Burnly, two at Barnsley, one at
Darwen and one at Nottingham. At Pesth
many houses were also wrecked.
The Vienna police were alarmed on the
10th over the prevalence of incendiary
fires, and they believed that conspiracy
had been formed to destroy the main build.
ings of the capital.
JAsLo, in Austrian Galicia, town of
two thousand people, was almost de-
stroyed by fire few days ago.
On the 1luh the London agent of the
American Department of Agriculture re-
ported an Improvement in wheat pros
poets in all the countries of Europe, with
the most favorable weather for harvest
ing.
The crops in Southern Mexico and Yu.
catan were reported on the 18th as de-
stroyed by locusts, and thousands OF fam
lies would have to depend OIL their Gov.
ernments for support in consequence.
THERE were fifteen deaths from cholera
at Marseilles in the twenty -four hours
ended at nine p. m. on the 18th and three
at Toulon. Four deaths also occurred at
Turin, four at Genoa, nine at Vogue, four
at Carcassone and three at Cette. The
disease was said to exist in thirty-two
towns in Egypt, and the suffering among
the poorer classes was increasing.
In Upper Hungary recent heavy rains
have done much damage. Many villages
have been almost swept away and some
persons drowned.
On the 18th the yacht Argo, from New
York for Chicago, reached Quebec, it hav-
ing taken her forty days to make the trip
because of rough weather.
The heat of the sun at Paris on the 18th
fired a large number of bales of cotton,
and they were destroyed before the fire
could be stopped. Damage, 100000 francs.
LATER.
THE following Congressional nomfna-
tions were made ON the 12th: Democratic
Illinois, Seventh District, J. s. Eckles;
Alabama, Eighth District, General Joe
Wheeler. Michigan, Third
District, James O'Donnell. Greenbackers
Illinois, Eighth District, H. E. Wood.
Two children were burned to death at
McKeesport, Pa. a few days ago by the
explosion Of coal oil which they poured
into stove.
The State Executive Committee of the
Indiana Prohibitionists has decided to put
an electoral ticket in the field, but men,
bers of the party will not be pledged to
its support. ~
In Platte County, Neb., the other morn
ing ]. Daniels shot and killed his wife as
she lay sleeping, fatally wounded his old
est daughter, and then sent a bullet
through his own head. Family differences
caused the tragedy.
AMONG the passengers by the steamship
Nevada, which arrived in New York on
the 10Th. was Thomas Sexton, the Irish
Nationalist and member of Parliament.
The premature explosion of a dynamite
hIqct foNxr 1oxyo Of - ~
Mimi, killed Robert Knight and fatally
wounded j. w. Smith.
THE Missouri Democrats met in State
Convention at Jefferson City on the 18th
and nominated General John S. Marina
duke for Governor. Theplatform adopted
pledges allegiance to the nominees and
principles of the party, and praises it's
record.
SEVERAL deaths occurred from sunstroke
in London, Eng, on the 18th, the heat
being greater than had been known in
twenty years.
ADMIRAL LEsPEs, in command Of the
French fleet off the Chinese Goa It, reported
on the 18th having attacked and DESTROYED
1 TIE forts Of Kselung, a. Chinese port. Only
[ two men weregk killed and four wounded.
In the election a few days ago in Indian
Territory Black Dog was chosen Chiefof
the Usage Indians.
aa gINtheitwelnty- four hours ended at nine
p. mi On The 12th there were eleven deaths
from cholera at Marseilles. Numerous
casesl were reported from other points, but
they were mostly of light character.
NEAR, South Perry, o., three children,
under ten years, were burned to death the
other day in barn which they fred while
smoking. ss
Ii THE charge of cannibalisra made in con-
nection with the Greedy expedition is one
which General HAGEN is not ready to deny,
as he claims that Congressional investi-
cation is certain to be ordered next win
ter. Admiral Nichols on the 18th pro-
nounced the rumors false, as did James
Patterson, chief of the Naval Bureau Of
Equipment, who went on the relief expo
dition in the Thatis