The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-25
West and South.


for Governor by the Tennessee Republican
State Convention at Nashville on the 18th.
Twenty-four delegates to the National
Convention we're elected, seventeen Of
them favoring President Arthur.
For three years Silas G. Crosby, noto-
rious forger of Perry Township, Ohio, had
avoided arrest by entering a cave under
his house through trap-door, but was
captured few days ago.
IT is estimated by the Secretary Of the
California Agricultural Society that the
growing crop of wheat will be sixty per
cent. more than last year.
CHARLES SHENToN, of Cambridge, Md,
an aged and prominent farmer, attempted
to kill his wife with knife a few days
ago, when his son Frank seized club and
struck him on the head, killing him in
stantly. A Coroner's Jury exonerated
Frank, declaring that the act he commit
ted was justifable.
The Democrats of Oregon held their
State Convention at Dallas on the 18th and
elected six delegates to the National Con-
vention. A platform was adopted favor
ing the forfeiture of unearned Immigrants,
the regulation of Interstate commerce,
and tariff for revenue limited to the ne
cessities Of the Government.
THE State Convention of Delaware Re
publicans met at Dover on the 18th and
chose all Blaine delegates to Chicago, save
one for Arthur.
RECENTLY the last gold bank in exist
ence on the Pacific Coast removed from
San Francisco to Petaluma and reorgan-
lied on currency basis.
TENNESSEE Democrats will meet in State
Convention at Nashville June Is, to nom
mate candidate for Governor and dele
gates to the National Convention.
ADvICEs of the 18th state that snow and
rock slides in the mountains of Colorado
were of daily occurrence, and several per-
sons had been killed.
AToHIsoN, Kan, was recently visited by
terrific thunderstorm, the rain falling in
torrents. White Clay Greek overfowed,
and several houses and bridges were car
ried away. The damage to property would
be heavy
OVER twenty-eight hundred licenses had
been issued up to the 18th to Chicago saloon
keepers for the new municipal year, in
surfing an annual income of more than
$1,0o0,00O.
In the Federal docket at Charleston, s.
c., all cases for violation of the National
election laws, were discontinued on the
18th, the District Attorney claiming that
in the present state of public sentiment
convictions were impossible
In Illinois, Ohio, Iowa and Indiana vim
ter wheat was reported in excellent con-
dition on the 18th, injury by frost having
ing been confined exclusively to scattered
points in the two former States.
NEAR Poplar Bluff, Mo-, passenger
named Telford was robbed on railroad
train Of $17,50O the otker day, but one of
the secret-service men of the Gould sys-
tenn soon captured the thief and recovered
the plumber.
On the 18th it was feared that a break
in the levee of the San Joaquin River at
Lathrop, Cal, would result in the destruc-
tion Of ten thousand acres of wheat.
THE lower portions of Rome, Ca, were
flooded by recent rise in the river, and
much damage was done.
MINING towns in Colorado were greatly
excited on the 18th over the alleged discov-
cry of gold near Pixies Peak Hundreds
were flocking to the scene, and freight and
passenger lines had been established.
TEN moonshiners were recently ar
rested in Mason and Clay Counties, KY,
by United States officers and taken to
Louisville.
A SCHOOL HoUsE in Dallas, Tex, was de-
stroyed by cyclone recently, and several
children were wounded, one fatally.
A coLoRED man named George Coates
went to the house of Jere Green, near Gads-
den, Ala, few nights ago, while Green
and his wife were at church, and deliber-
ately set fire to the house, and four Of
Green's children sleeping there persisted in
the flames. No cause was known for the
deed.
On the Fort Scott Road freight train
ran into wash-out near Springfield, Mo-,
a few days ago, and two tramps were
killed and the locomotive and nine cars
were demolished, causing loss of about
$4,000.
LITTLE Rock ARK advices of the goth
say that all the country for miles below
that city was inundated by heavy rains
The water stood in every field, plantations
were wholly inundated, blowing and plant
ing were stopped, and the work that had
been done was all destroyed. The rail-
roads also suffered severely.
Mrs. SOLOMON HORN, over sixty years
of age, living near Newcastle, o., fired
three times at her husband a few days ago,
missing him, and then shot herself in the
head, besides cutting her throat, making
mortal wounds. Temporary insanity.
CHICAGO packers had up to the 18th
slaughtered 1S2, 900 hogs since March /,
against 81 900 hogs during the correspond
ing period of last year.
MRS. GUDGELL, the landlady of hotel
at Ogden, Utah, was shot and fatally
wounded by a Japanese waiter recently.
The murderer was lynched soon thereafter,
The mining town of Salineville, o., was
on the 20th reported to be gradually sink
ing into the earth, owing to the great
amount Of coal which had been removed
from under it. Portions of yards and
houses were settling, and the wells were
found to be bottomless.
THREE HUNDRED feet of snow-sheds
near Summit, Cal, fell few DAYS ago
and buried a work-train, kill six China
men and seriously wounding five others.
AT Cairo, H., few days ago Carrie
Jones and Angie Smith (colored), aged
eighteen and fifteen years, were drowned
by the upsetting of boat on Lake Ed
wards.
In Louisville, KY, six families were
poisoned a few days ago by cake purchased
at confectioner's, one child dying, while
ten other persons suffered severely, buk