The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-29
West and South.

on the 21st were as follows: Republican,
First District, j. w. Weaver;
Second, James Laird; Third, G. w. E..
Dorsey. Michigan, Second District, E. p.
Allen. Democratic-Oh First District,
John Follett; Second, A. A. Kramer. In
diana, Ninth District, T. B. Ward. Texas,
First District, Charles Stewart (renomi-
nated). West Virginia, First District,
John Bannon. Missouri, Second District,
John B. Hale. Sc III
The boiler of the Government launch
Daphne exploded the other day at Mem
phis, and Paymaster n. Golden was blown
overheard and drowned, and the engineer,
pilot and two others were seriously in
jured. III
THE official returns from the Frankfort
(Ky.) Judicial District election show that
w. H. Holt, Republican, had 625 majority,
over Riddle, Democrat, for Appellate
Judge. The district comprises forty -one
counties. @ M
KANSAS Democrats met in State Conven-
ton at Topeka on the 21st and renominated
Governor Click. The platform adopted
Endorses the action of the National Con-
vention at Chicago; commends the admin
istration of Governor Click: denounces
the policy of prohibition and demands
that the Prohibitory amendment be resub-
mitted to popular vote. yE
A STATEMENT was made in Chicago on
the 22d by an Eastern railroad official tn at
the Baltimore 81 Ohio Road had offered
$23, 0OO, 900 for a controlling interest in the
Illinois Central.
FRANK POWERS is the Democratic nonli-
nee for Congressman in the Ninth Ken,
lucky District vww
AFTER continuance Of three days and
nights the annual sun-dance of the Chey.
ennes on the Canadian River, Indians Ter
ritory, came to an end on the 22d.
THE death of General Leroy Pope Walk
er, the first Secretary of War in Jeffer.
son Davis Confederate Cabinet, and who
gave the order for, firing on Fort Sumter,
occurred at his home in Huntsville, Ala,
on the 22d, after brief illness.
COMPLAINT was made by Chicago millers
on the 22d of the appearance Of "smut"
in wheat.yeceiyed from Southern Mime
sofa and Southern Iowa. The "smut" rem
ders the wheat almost useless for -four
purposes. m
In Chesterfield County, Va, a cyclone
on the ODD uprooted huge trees and leveled
fences and out buildings. No persons
were injured.
IT is estimated that the agricultural
products of California for the year will be
$S1, 900, 900, of which about sixty per cent.
will be exported, ss4ea qts8 fie.nll
THE Rep ublicans of Chicago rendered
General John A. Logan public reception
upon his arrival III that city on the even
ing Of the 23d. 1t was estimated that
eight thousand uniformed men bearing
torches we're in the parade, and that near
ly fifty thousand persons assembled on
the lake front to listen to the speeches.
NEAR Lincoln, Neb., a mob recently took
from the officers and hanged to a tree a
Mexican charged With assaulting a girl.
He had been identified by his victim and
made full confession.
On the evening of the oath Dean Terry,
Of st. Patrick's Church, Chicago, fell dead
from heart disease while conversing with
his friends. His first labors in that dio
cese were performed In 1849.
The citizens few days ago took from
the Sheriff near Gatesville, Tex, and rid
died with bullets an old man charged with
burning some wheat-stacks and a thresher
He was dragged from bed and allowed five
minutes for prayer.
In a undergrad at Duluth, Mimi, a re
cent fire destroyed over seven million
feet of lumber and saw-milL Loss, $3.50,
900.
THE following Republican COMPRESSION
al nominations were made on the 23d'
Ohio, Tenth District, Jacob Romeis; Mich
igan, Second District, Martin Holcomb
Missouri, Fourteenth District, Wilson
Cramer.
MINNIE r, the PAGER, with Firebrand fol
running mate, made one mile in 2:O7 anG
another in 2:O7A at the Chicago Driving
Park on the 23d.
THIRTEEN valuable horses lost their lives
in a recent fire in the stable of w. H
Wilson, at Cynthiana, KY. The loss OF
stock and buildings. was $4,000 James
Honan, an employee, was burned to death
NEAR Richie, w. Va, silver was on tn,
23d discovered and prospectorS were flock
ing to the mines. The last assay at one
mine showed three hundred dollars O
silver and eleven dollars of lead to tn,
ton.
THE other afternoon a small cyclon,
struck Dallas, Tex, tearing a deep hole
and carrying column of sand two feet II
diameter to height of five hundred feet
WHILE skiff riding few evenings agt
on Lake Contrary, six miles south of st
Joseph, Mo-, Samuel Lilly, John Ask
and Charles Nation got into fight, thu
boat was upset and all we're drowned.
THE suspension is reported of the Web
ster County Bank at Marshfield, No., wit
liabilities of $4,000.
THOMAS HULING, resident of RelP
Bend, Tenn, mistook his nine-year- OLE
daughter for burglar few nights ag'
and shot her dead. AH'
FOREST fires in Michigan swept dowi
on Harmon City few days ago, destroy
ing every bui5ding but one.
AT Dallas, Tex, the other day Henri,
Ellar, aged fourteen, shot his younge
brother dead while playing with gun sup
posed to be unloaded. FRA
THE death of DR.. John G. Waters, at tn
age of fifty three, occurred at Indranapo
lis few days ago. He was chief of tn
Fenian organization, having succeeds
James Stephens as head center.
In Coryell County, Tex, a horrible trag
edy occurred a few days ago over tn
grave of young man named Graham, VIII,
was stabbed and killed by a companion
The elder Graham met his sons assassin
accompanied by the latter's father, a
young Graham's grave. Angry word
passed, leading to a desperate battle
which resulted in the death of both faith
ers and the young assassin.
THE execution OF George Clarke, col
ored youth, took place on the 25th at Daw