The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-03
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
THE county Jail at Meadville, Miss, was
surrounded by a mob few nights ago,
which took out four prisoners, and hanged
them to trees in the yard. Two of the vic
Tins were charged with murder and the
others with outrage and arson, respect
lively.
NOMINATIONS for Congressman were
made on the 18th as follows: Republican,
kentucky, Sixth District, j. j. Landrum.
Democratic - Illinois, Sixth District,
Thomas Butterworth; Iowa, Fourth Dis
trict, D. o. Aker; Montana, Joseph K.
Toole. Observation-Disclosures Sixth Dis.
trict, U. o. Meecham.
A BOILER exploded in the saw-mill of
Willis Hall, near Lincoln, Ala, few days
ago, killing Hall and John Crimp.
THE Republicans of South Carolina met
in State Convention at Columbia on the
25th and nominated D. T. Corbin for Gov
ernor and D. A. Straker for Lieutenant
Governor.
COLORADO Democrats held their State
Convention at Denver on the Goth and
nominated Casimir Barclay for Governor
and Andrew d. Wilson for Lieutenant
Governor.
IN the Shawnee (O.) district striking
miners were on the 35th killing cattle be-
longing to farmers for food. They slaugh-
tered them in the fields at night, and car
ried off the carcasses.
THE offices of the Bankers & Merchants
Telegraph Company in Chicago were or
dered closed on the Goth by the attaching
oil 4oI
THE corn and tobacco crops at Peters
burg, Va, were suffering greatly on the
25th, owing to protracted drought.
THE Eleventh Michigan District Repub-
licans have nominated Seth G. Moffat for
Congressman.
THE other night NJ SIS Welton, wealthy
young lady of New York, was frozen to
death in snow storm on Longs Peak in
Colorado. She assembled the mountain
with guide, but the storm coming on he
went for assistance, and when he returned
found her dead.
THE death of John w. Garrett, Presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
occurred at Deer Park, Md, on the Goth,
after lingering illness. He was in his
sixty-fifth year.
Orr Michigan Island, Lake Superior,
the schooner Golden Rule capsized few
days ago and two persons persisted. No
trace of the craft had been found.
A FEW days ago Samuel Hayes, cashier
of coal company at Chattanooga, Tenn,
was shot dead and robbed on the railroad
track.
A SECTION of the trestle- bridge across
Lake Ponchartrain,' near New Orleans,
one.half a mile in length, was burned the
other night which would prevent the run.
ming of trains for several days.
On the Goth Bradstreet's agency report
ed no improvement in trade throughout
the country, but at ST. Louis, San Fran
cisco and few other points business was
looking up.
IT is stated by the Secretary of the Ohio
| State Board of Agriculture that the recent
frosts in that State destroyed 100000
bushels of corn and caused loss of $751;
100000.
1T was decided by the Board of Mana
gers at st. Louis on the Goth to erect the
branch Soldiers Home at Leavenworrh,
Kan, that city agreeing to give GAO acres
of land and $4,000 to help its construc-
| ton.
AT Cleveland, o., six of the finest BUSH
ness blocks were set on fire few nights
ago, and on the evening of the 26th several
other buildings were fired by incendiaries,
but in both instances the fires were dis
covered before much damage had been
done. The Board of Underwriters had
offered large rewards for the capture of
the fire. bugs.
/ CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
as follows on the 9th: Republican
North Carolina, Third District, Curtis H.
Bragden; Georgia, Fifth District, J. j.
Martin; Montana, Hiram F. Knowles.
Democratic-Wisco Second District,
General E. S. Bragg; Mississippi, Third
District, L. G. Catchings; Missouri, Four
teenth District, William Dawson.
THE lumber-yard of the Saw-Mill Com
pany at Cleveland was fired by incendi-
aries on the 9th, causing loss of $40, 900.
One firm which received a threatening
letter had employed twenty men to guard
its premises. Two large buildings in
Superior street were set afire, bat the
flames were quickly extinguished.
JOHN w. GARRETT'S funeral on the 2Sth
from his country residencenear Baltimore
was attended by score of railway kings.
An engine and broken car-wheel were
among the floral tributes.
On the 2Sth John Wolsey and Robert
Pharis, two leading young men of Cleve.
land, Tenn, were arrested on the charge
of counterfeiting. They had been man.
ufac uring dollars, half dollars and nick
els, and large quantity of the spurious
coin was found in their possession. Thew
had also been passing it freely for q
month,
GOVERNOR KNOTT, of Kentucky, has re.
fused to call an extra session of the Legis-
lature to take action looking to the stamp
ing out of the cattle disease.
ADvICEs from Rathdrum, Idaho, state
that the entire business part of the town
was recently destroyed by fire.
In Arizona counterfei5 standard dollars
are in circulation.
AN assignment of the Rounds Type and
Press Company, of Chicago, whose liabil
tiles were $4,000, was made on the 29th
ult. to Samuel D. Ward.
EARLY on the morning of the Goth ult
three more fires supposed to be of incen.
diary origin were discovered at Cleveland,
o., but the flames were subdusd before
they bad caused Iauoa damage. I've neg