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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-29
LATER.

The Mississippi River on the 26th broke
through the levee nearly opposite Vicks-
burg, and covered the railway track. Red
River was the highest since 1S49, and
steamers were taking citizens and stock to
Shreveport, La, from the plantations above
and below for one hundred miles. Great
damage was being done, whole sections Of
country being under water.
ZUNI Indian children in New Mexico
were on the Goth said to be dying by hum
dreds of measles, and terrible scenes were
witnessed in the villages.
ALDERMAN GEoHEGAN, of Chicago, one
of the delegates who went to Washington
to secure the Democratic Convention, died
in that city on the Goth of pneumonia. He
was twenty-eight years old.
AT Spencer, Mass, a five-year-old
daughter of William Shortsleeve was
burned to death on the 26th and his wife
was badly injured by kerosene-lamp ex-
plosion.
The British House of Commons has
elected Arthur Wellesley Peel as Speaker.
len fence-cutters were captured on the
10Th at Castroville, Tex, by the United
States Marshal, who promised to secure
thirteen more at once. They would be
turned over to the State rangers to be
guarded.
WILLIAM H. HAIGn1. of Port Hope, Ont,
a passenger in the Circassian from En-
gland, which arrived at Halifax on the
18th, was robbed on the passage of $4,000
of jewels and other valuables. The theft
was not discovered till the passengers had
landed.
STICKS of wood loaded with giant pow
der were discovered on the 10Th in the
wood-boxes of the Territorial House and
Council at Santa Fe, N. NJ. They were
supposed to have been placed there by
political malcontents of both parties.
IT was announced on the 18th that gold
had been discovered near Erin, Tenn, and
hundred of miners and others were flock
ing to that place. The discoverer had ST.
600 worth of nuggets on exhibition.
BILLS were reported in the United States
Senate on the Goth to prohibit the mailing
of newspapers containing lottery adver-
tisements, and for the relief of Fitz John
Porter A joint resolution was passed ex-
pressing the appreciation by the Nation
of the generosity of Great Britain in pre-
senting the Alert for the Greedy
relief expedition. In the House Mr.. Cobb
asked unanimous consent for the passage
of the joint resolution of thanks to Great
Britain for the gift of the Arctic steamship
Alert, but Mr.. Robinson objected. The
Pleuro-pneumonia bill was discussed to the
hour of adjournment, it being argued that
the measure was full of unconstitutional
provisions, and was in the interest of a
ring now being formed to control the cattle
trade.
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DURING the recent cyclone in Mississippi
an entire family of eight persons were
killed at Edgeield, and the town of Chap
els was entirely wiped out.
In the Rocky Mountains heavy snow
storms had up to the 25th prevented
through traffic on the Northern Pacific
Road for five days.
apolis, six persons were dangerously i'll on
the 18th from eating raw ham.
The Nashville and National Hotels at
Denver, Col, occupied as lodging-houses
for railroad laborers, were burned early
the other morning, and four men persisted
in the flames.
In the vicinity of Humboldt, Kan, land
dispute led to the murder ON the 25.h of
James Harcherode and Robert McFarldud
by Hugh Guilland and his three sons. Thr
latter surrendered themselves, and were
threatened with lynching.
AN unknown assassin shot and killed
two young women from cambridge, Ca,
at railroad camp near Tampa, Fla,
few days ago,
The safe in the post-office at Rich Hill,
Mo-, was blown open by burglars a few
nights ago and robbed OF 81 900 in cash and
stamps.
A PUBLIC reception, attended by five
thousand persons, was given at Youngs.
town, O., on the Goth to Lieutenant Har.
Der, who brought back from Siberia the
bodies of De Long and his comrades.
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UNDER 4 TERRIBLE CHARGE.

The Village Butcher at Wfnefk sr In
dieted on a Charge of Having Muir cred
MIR. aud Mrs. v illson
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Friday afternoon the
detectives engaged in ferreting out the bru-
tai murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, an
account of which crime has been published
heretofore, decided to place Neil McKaigue,
the village butcher, under arrest, having
made out strong case against him. 10
was accordingly brought to this city, and
taken to the headquarters of the Pinkerton
agency, and remained closeted with several
officials until a late hour at night The
result of the conference has been kept a very
close secret In the morning, the Grand
Jury being in session, the case was present
ed to that body, and an indictment was at
once returned The principal points
in the case against him are
his contradictory statements regard
ing the stranger whom he asserted Mr.. Will
son told him on the evening of the muldre
he expected to take breakfast with him: the
absence of any corroborative evidence that
any strange man whatever had arrived in
Winetka that night. He further
more stated that he was who'll
ly unacquainted with the apart
ments of the murdered couples resi-
dence, yet, when informed of the tragedy,
and on visiting the house he paid little at
tention to the body down stairs but rushed
at once up the stairs to the bedroom of Mrs.
Wilson where he announced that she, too,
had been killed. He acknowledges being in
Mr.. Wilson's debt to the extent of about
5000, yet any record of sucn indebtedness
can not be found in thorough search of
the old gentleman's papers. Then, too, his
revolver is found with two chambers empty,
and the bullets taken from Mr.. Wilson's
body are of corresponding cali
Der to that of McKaigue's weapon.
In addition to these facts, the three
buttons which were found on the floor COW
cred with blood, and had evidently been
wrenched from the murderer's vest during
the terrible fight with the old gentleman
were produced, as was also one of McKai-
CUES vests. The buttons were OF a peculiar
design and very rare, and one of them had
been torn from its fastening with so great
force that it was broken and the center
part, which was held by the thread, was
broken out The button was compared with
those on McKaigue's vest, and correspond
ed exactly. Then the broken button was
placed over the core of the button retained
on the vest, and it fitted exactly.
Two other buttons were missing from
the vest which correspondent with the
number found on the floor of the murdered
mans house Other evidence was adduced
that went to confirm this strong point.
McKaigue protests that he is innocent, and
many people in Winetka seem indignant to
think that he is even suspected of the crime.
Immediately upon the return of the indict-
ment McKaigue was placed in the county
iaiI
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FACTS AND FIGURES.

Three of New York's leading life
insurance companies have written $780,
900, 600 of new insurance the past year.
m Y Tribune.
The Niagara Suspension Bridge is
1880 feet long. that at Kief, Russia, is
2.562 feet. and that between New York
and Brooklyn $3.50 feet.-Bufalo ES-
press.
Over 81, 900 of the 4, 440, 1922 pieces
of mail matter that were sent to the
Dead-Letter Office last year contained
checks, money, ETC., to the amount of
about 81, 900, Co., Washington Star.
The State of New York gave its
panpers 81, 753, 175.17 in 1888, of which
New York and Brooklyn paid 1885,
1857. The whole number of the re-
heved was 135, 154, of whom As, 900 in
round numbers were natives and Al, 600
Irish and 10000 GERMANY. Y. Times.
Some Indian tribes have always
been under the protection of the United
States, and the number has steadily in
creased with the progress of industry
westward. The total expenditure for
the maintenance of these tribes from
4a0O W 4CO@ eluuOunlCQ W t1ZNUg tNJg ttOs
Chicago Inter Ocean.
There were thirty three failures in
1888, with liabilities of half million or
more each. st. Louis contributed one
to this roll of distinction, e. Conrad &
Co., with liabilities of $635.000 Bos-
ton heads the list, New York follows a
good second. and Chicago is third. The
aggregate liabilities reported for the
whole thirty three failures is $37, $780,
900, or an average of 81, $3.50, 900 fox
each failure.-M ]. Herald.
Consul Baker, who is stationed at
Buenos Ayres, is much impressed with
the possibilities of the Argentine Repub-
lie in the wheat-producing line. He
estimates the wheat crop of this year at
1880, 900 bushels, more than half of
which will be surplus for export He
says that the surplus corn will amount
to 100000 bushels. As yet there are
less than 1000, 900 acres under cultiYa-
ton out of 800,000,000, the rest being
used for grazing cattle and sheep.
The last census reveals the encour-
aging fact that the proportion of the
blind to the population has decreased
with each successive enumeration
since 1851, in which year account of
them was taken for the first time. The
decrease in the decade ended in 1881
was much greater than in either of the
preceding decennial intervals, the num-
Der of cases returned on this latter oc-
casion being %, 1872, being equal to one
blind person in every 1,133.-DetrOI
Post.
Statistics show that Tennessee has
at least 300,0 dogs. The food for
each dog would raise one hundred
pounds of bacon, which would be 80
100000 pounds of bacon. This at ten
cents per pound, would be worth
$3,000,000. This, is not all. These
dogs probably destroy $4,000 sheep,
worth two dollars per head, and they
prevent the raising of $1,000, 900 worth
of wool and mutton that otherwise
would be raised. Thus it costs more
than $4,000,0 900 to feed these worthless
dogs. The food of these dogs would
feed 100000 able-bodied laborers, and
the wool lost would clothe 100000
people. Chicago Times.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

1t is not the range but the depth of
our experience which conyinces us.
He that judges, without informing
himself to the utmost that he is capa-
bic, can not acquit himself of Judging
amiss--Locbe
"A little fellow of five, with his first
boots on, being told that the baby
wanted to kiss him, replied: ''Yes, he
takes me for his papa!'
Lord Lytton spoke wisely when he
said that the stomach is the seat of
memory, for a man is not likely to for
get that he's hungry.
-Fogg complains that he got moth
ing by complaining to his landlord 1t
was like putting new piece of cloth
into an old garment. The rent was
made worse.--BoStop Transcript
Honest and courageous people have
very little to say about either their
courage or their honesty. The sun has
no need to boast of his brightness, nor
the moon of her efulgence.-Hosed
Batlou.
There is something ex4uisitely cool
in Yankees reply to the European
traveller, when he asked him if he had
just crossed the Al ps; "Wall, now you
call my attention to the fact, guess L
did pass risin' ground"
-"Papa's Home Tonight is the title
of a new song. So the old man has
yielded at last. Let's sect must be
about fifteen years since they began to
coax him with 'Father, Dear Father,
Come Home - Chicago Herald.
-"Miss Gimps," said a lady to
another during recent call, "why
don't you join the daughters of temper
ance" "Cause." 'ECause why?''
"Why -, why -" was the blush
ing reply, 81 intend joining one of the
sons in month. Chicago Tribune.
The counterfeiting trade has been
dull during the year, the only danger
Gus piece being silver dollar 1t is
when the $1,000 bill is successfully
counterfeited that the newspaper man
suffers.-CEL City Derrick. Yes, it is
then he suffers the want of it,-Seissors.
More deaf than formerly. Little
girl" Papa, did mamma say yes to
you right off when you asked her to
marry youP" Papa Certainly she
did" L. c." Why don't she say yes
now just as quick when you ask her to
do things?" Papa Mamma S hearing
is not so good now, darling that all.
-PbiladetfohiG Gull.
-"I have more trouble than any liv-
ing man, or dead one, for that matter"
" What's wrong now?' inquired a
friend. "Why, you see, about two
months ago was trying to put note
in bank" "Yes." "Well, now / am
trying to take it out. Just why there
should be trouble at both ends of such
an affair l don't understand. "--EG-
change.
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The East.

"A WIRE bridge spanning the Kiskemine-
has River at Apollo, Pa, gave way re-
Gently, precipitating James Henderson
and his valuable team of horses into the
river, and all were drowned.
HENRY WARD BEEoHER, Emery Storrs,
of Chicago, John d. Mckenzie and Chief
Justice Noah Davis were speakers on the
10Th at mass-meeting in Brooklyn, N. Y,
tavoring more stringent excise law.
AT Cortland, N. ", fire "a few DAYS ago
destroyed Garrison and Union Hall blocks,
valued at 100000
JOHN BURNS house at Bridgewater, Me-,
was burned a few nights ago, and Mr..
Burns and his daughter, aged fourteen
years, persisted in the flames.
A WEALTHY farmer named Harvey Chan
pell, aged seventy-eight years, living alone
near Lebanon, Conn.,, was found murdered
the other morning, and the house was
robbed of all valuables.
The failure is announced of the United
States Smelling Company of Philadelphia
for $165,OOO.
The Republicans of Maine will meet in
State Convention at Bangor on the Both of
April next.
The body of Salmi Morse, of New York,
who became notorious through his efforts
to establish the passion Play" in that CITY.
was taken from the Hudson River on the
22d. He committed suicide.
DE LoNG's body and those of his COM
rades lay in state at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard on the 22d. The public reception of
the remains was notable event.
MARKS & Sons iewelry store at Trov,
N. T., was robbed of property valued at
$4,000 on the night of the Esd.
In New York on the 23d a conference Of
Independent Republicans from several
States was held, and it was resolved that
the character, record and political associa-
tions of the future nominees for President
and Vice-President should be such as to
justify confidence in their civil-service
Convictions, and that interference with the
free choice of delegates to the National
Convention by districts should not be toll
Grated.
HE discovery was made ON the 23d that
Abbott, the absconding cashier of the
Union Market National Bank of Water
town, Mass, distracted $4,000 instead Of
$4,000 as first reported.
MRS. A. B. E. HAIGHT, of De Ruyter. N.
r., was convicted of the murder of her hus-
band the other night, after trial of two
weeks It was alleged that Mrs. Haight
had killed two other husbands and her
father,
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Giving Him a Reception.

80 some one is coming up the steps,
ma" exclaimed Miss Pyrkins to her
mother, who keeps a boarding house.
'.Shall go to the door?'
''No, indeed" answered Mrs. Pyr-
kins, busting around at is a young
man who is probably looking for board.
60 down into the parlor and be playing
dreamy air on the piano when he
comes in"
"Yes, know; but some one must at
tend to the door. There goes the bell
now"
'sWell, I will run to the kitchen and
send Jane to open the door, and while
you are playing and Jane is showing
him in | will be pounding on the table
with rolling, pin. y
''Dut what for, mar
at viii sound as if we had two serv-
ants and were going to have beefsteak
for lunch, ~ Chicago Tribune.
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From Washinntnn.

The Treasury Department. has suspend
ed the issue of one-dollar and two-dollar
notes, pending an appropriation to enable
Che printing of more.
A CALL has been issued by Secretary
Folger for three per cent. bonds to the
amount Of $10,000,00O, interest to close
May /.
AT meeting Of the Democratic Nation.
al Committee in Washington on the ODD.
July was fixed as the time and Chicago
selected as the place for holding the Ma
tional Convention. Each State will be en-
titled to representation in the Convention
equal to double the number of Senators
and Representatives in the Congress of the
United States. The Democrats of each
organized Territory and of the District of
Columbia are invited to send two dele
gates, subject to the decision of the con.
vention as to their admission.
DURING the seven days ended on the ODD
the business failures throughoutthe United
States and Canada numbered 251, against
3O9 the previous week. The distribution
was as follows: New England States. 2e:
Middle, 40; Western, 81; Southern, 81:
- N~ANN C"0tNC9 eAAi llVOIlSSg IJs CaQaQd
and the Provinces, 80.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has reappointed
Horatio G. Burchard, of Illinois, as Direc-
tor of the Mint. His term is five years.
THE following is the text of the Currency
bill passed by the Senate on the 25th:
BE It enacted, ETC.. That upon any deposit al
ready or hereafter made of any United States
ponds bearing interest in the mannerreuuired
by law. any MISUNDERSTANDING association
making It shall be entitled to receive from the
comptroller OF the Currency circulating notes
or dlnerent denominations, in bank registered
ana countersigned as provided by law, not ex-
ceeulng IN the whole amount the par value of
the bonds deposited; Provided, That at no time
snail the total amount of such notes issued to
any such association exceed the amount at
such time actually paid in of its capital stock.
ana that all laws and parts of laws inconsist-
entwith the provisions of this act be and the
same are hereby repealed.
SEC z. That an association organized for the
purpose Of issuing notes payable In gold under
the provisions of Sec. 5,lS5, Revised Statutes
OF tho United States, upon the deposit of any
United States bonds bearing interest with the
treasurer OF the United States, shall be en-
titled TO receive circulating notes to the
amount and in the manner prescribed in the
act Tor other MISUNDERSTANDING associations
SEC. .. That all laws and parts Of laws Of the
United States inconsistent with the provisions
OF this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-29

Compiled from Late Dispatches.
xLVIIIth Congress-.


THURSDAY, Feb. 21.-The Senate passed
bill for the punishment of persons
falsely personating officers and employees
of the Unites States. Debate on the Ma
tioal-Bank Circulation bill was resumed.
Adjourned to the 18th. In the House the
Military Academy and Post Route bills
were passed. A message was received
from the President announcing that the
British Government had contributed the
steamship Alert for the Greedy relief ex-
petition. Adjourned to the 23d.
SATURDAY, Feb. 23.-The Senate was
not in session. In the House bills were
favorably reported to transfer five counties
in Illinois to the Northern Judicial Dis
trict; to prohibit the importation Of for
eigners on contracts to perform labor, and
TO amend the statutes prohibiting the de-
livery Of registered letters and the pay
ment of money-orders.
MONDAY, Feb. 25.-In the Senate Mr..
Ransom offered joint resolution to
appropriate 100000 to relieve sufferers by
the recent cyclone in the Southern States.
The bill providing that the amount of notes
delivered by the Comptroller to National
banks shall not exceed the par value of
bonds deposited was passed. Mr.. Har-
rison introduced bill to pension all dis
abled soldiers who served honorably for
xix months in the late war, and to increase
he pensions of their widows. In the
House joint resolution was intro
luced appropriating $4,000 for the distri-
oution of seed along the inundated Ohio
Valley Bills were introduced to prohibit
liens from owning land, to authorize coin
&c under the metric system, to aid the
ommon schools, to provide civil govern
nent for Alaska, and to appropriate $780,
700 for sufferers by the overflow of the
Mississippi. Mr.. Springer presented
Constitutional amendment making the
Presidential term six years, and rendering
the President ineligible to reelection to
che next succeeding term,
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
A Leap-Year Romance.

A case of leap-year courtship is reported
from Milton Junction. The story told is,
that young man of twenty-three years
was recently escorting a lady fifteen years
his senior to leap-year party, when, in
the course of the conversation, the lady
asked him why he did not get married.
He replied that he did not know of any
one who would have him, whereupon she
remarked that she diln't know but she
would. "Well," said the young man, al
will marry you. Let US go at once to
minister" ST will dare you to do it," was
the response from the lady, and they re-
paired to minister, and were welded
Aftersthe party was over and the couple
had an opportunity to deliberate over their
rash act, they were both so frightened that
they separated, and did not meet for sew.
eral days, when friends became acquaint-
ed with the facts, and prevailed upon them
to make the best of it.
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A DESPERATE BATTLE.
A Gang of Six Burglars Give Posse of
Citizens an Exciting Chase-Sev-
eral of the Thieves Shot.

eral of the Thieves Shot.
READING, Pa, Feb. 21.-At GreenvilIe,
Montgomery County, William M. Jacobs
and a man named Knetz, who slept on the
second floor of cigar factory owned by the
former, were aroused Monday night by
hearing footsteps on the floor below.
They Immediately armed themselves
with shot-guns and proceeded down
stairs, reaching the ground floor in
time to see six men leaving the building
loaded with booty. Jacobs and Knetz
called upon the robbers to surrender, but
were answered by a pistol-shot and volley
of oaths. The bullet struck Jacobs in the
right arm, inficting only slight wound,
and he and knetz returned the fire,
wounding some of the robbers. Their
companions, however, assisted them
into spring wagon which was
standing in front of the factory, and the
thieves at once drove off at full speed. By
this time the neighbors, aroused by the
firing, began to assemble, and a posse at
once started in pursuit At SteiDburg.
few miles off, the pursuers captured William
Fogel and another of the gang The former
had his right arm almost blown off, and was
also badly wounded in the leg Fogel says
that three others-WilSon, Carr and Bon
nez-were also shot, the former being ter
ribly wounded about the face. The men
belong to a gang who have been operating
for some time IN that section,
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West and South

FIVE Piegan Indians in Montana made
raid few days ago and stole fifty ponies.
They were followed and overtaken by
white men, when a skirmish ensued, dur
ing which four of the Indians and two of
the whites were killed. The ponies were
recaptured.
THE wheat and fruit crops in Southern
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Probably the LATEST man ON re

Probably the LATEST man on record
is prisoner in the Lockport On. Y.)
Jail. The Sheriff wanted him to help
shovel off the snow from the streets, but
he absolutely refused to do so. He was
then given the alternative of shoveling
or being shot. He chose the latter.
The authorities then proceeded to
- shoot him. He was placed in a
corner of the cell with his face toward
the wall. A gun was loaded with y
blank cartridge, and was discharged at
him. At the same time the Sheriff
threw book at the culprit's head, and
he dropped to the floor with all the APP
pearances of being a dead man, and he
probably thought he was. He soon re-
covered, but his dislike for shoveling
snow was fully proven. Buffalo E1-
press.
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Death Of the :. Hero Of Chiekamauga. .

GALENA, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-Thomas Sham
non, the original hero of Chickamauga, died
al his home near Galena Thursday morn
ing, aged seventy-twO years. Shannon was
a member of the famous Ninety-sixth Iii
nois regiment of infantry during the late
war, and gained the appellation Of the
hero of Chickamauga" by capturing single
handed and alone, while on picket dute.
three armed rebels AMI marching then be-
tore General Grant at Headquarters.