The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-06-06
West and South.


tuition Of greenbacks for National bank
notes; condemning the withdrawal Of frac-
tional currency, and insisting that the
money in the treasury should be applied
to the payment Of the National debt; de-
nouncing the two great parties for creating
monopolies, and favoring the submission
to the people Of an amendment to the Con-
stitution providing for universal suffrage.
On the 29th the Methodist Protestant
Convention, in session at Baltimore, de-
clared in favor Of total abstinence and
passed resolution insisting that the di-
vorce laws be so framed as to forbid
either divorced party to marry during the
life Of the other.
s. w. TALLMADGE, Of Milwaukee,, re-
Gently received reports which indicated
that the total yield ofwheat in the country
this year would reach 504, 1876, 900 bushels
an increase OF 106,OOO,0oO over the crop of
1883.
THE execution of Wesley Johnson took
place on the 29th at Napoleon, O., for the
murder of George W. Williams and wife.
Plumber was his sole object in committing
the crime, and he secured twenty six dol
lars in currency and silver watch.
A SHOOTING ARRAY occurred near Gran
/ by, Mo-, few evenings ago, resulting
from an old grudge, and John G.. Koontze,
ex-postmaster, and George Tabor, a mer-
chant, were killed, and George Hudson, a
desperate, was seriously injured.
THE Democrats of Minnesota met in
State Convention at st. Paul on the Goth
and elected delegates-at-la to the Ma
tional Convention. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing extravaganza, de.
handing economy in the management of
National affairs, and vigorously condemn
ing the protective tariff system as the
source of many evils and as fos STEERING cor
ruption, jobbery and dishonesty, while
degrading American commerce.
The courthouse at Florosville, Tex, was
burned by incendiaries few days ago, the
records, deeds, mortgages and all valuable
papers being consumed.
In Southern Wisconsin, Northern I'LL
nois, Northern Ohio and portions of Penn
sylvania and Michigan heavy frost few
nights ago seriously injured fruit buds in
those sections.
AT Columbus, Tenn, Hardie Hardison
and wife, an aged couple, were fatally as
saulted by Walter Daniels, nephew,
few evenings ago, the object being rob-
berry. @6N NN 8
HE following kilograms passed between
Governor Begole and General Butler dur
ing the first days session at Indianapolis
of the Greenback National Convention:
INDIANAPOLIS, May %. = GOVERNOR BEN
BUTLER: Will you accept the nomination on
here. j. w. BEaoLE.
BOSTON, May 2S.-J. W. BEGoLE, Indianapo-
lis: Thanks Ter your consideration, but why
should | be asked a question which, under
like circumstances, was never put to any
other man? Is not my record as a Green
hacker for twenty years sufficient without a
formal pledge to you, which would cause ne
to be pointed at as man who bids for nom.
nation? BENJAMIN f. BUTLER.
S. D. HALL was few days ago convict
cd at Christiansburg, Va, of the murder
of c. A. Boyer, and sentenced to death.
The crime was committed fourteen years
ago, but Hall had been in parts unknown,
and returned to visit his father recently,
when he was arrested.
By the collapse of cotton warehouse at
few days ago eight persons were crushed
to death and several others were badly in
jured.
VIGILANTEs hanged an unknown horse
thief near Pendleton, Ore, the other day.
In Harms County, Tex, Thomas Bur-
rage murdered J. G. McAdee, his brother.
in-Iaw, few days ago, and soon after a
mob took Burrage from jail and hanged
him to tree.
Two CoLoaED men named William
Brown and James Tucker, murderers, were
hanged on the both ult., respectively at
Belleville, Ill, and Paris, Ark.
THREE little sons of Edward Halrig, at
Converse Station, Tex, aged five, seven
and nine years, were drowned while
swimming few days ago. They were
found by the father, locked in each others
arms.
CHARLES E. ERICKSON and Charles
Holmerts, Swedes, just arrived from the
old country, walked in front of train at
Minneapolis the other day and were killed.
ABRAHAM LINooLN's tomb at Springfield,
ILL.,, was visited by five thousand people
on the 30th ult.
THE speakers stand collapsed during
the memorial exercises at Louisville, KY,
on the SOth u1t, fifty persons being precip-
itatedito the ground, and some received
serious injuries.
THE Citizens Law and Order Leagues of
the United States will hold National Con-
vention at Lake Bluff, on the shores of
Lake Michigan, near Chicago, August %
and 90 next. ea
A YOUNG man named Christopher Doyle,
who saved fifteen lives at the Tivoli dis.
aster at Baltimore in September last, was
drowned few days ago while trying to
recover the hat of a companion which had
blown into the water.
The failure is announced of Barley &
Hasson, coffee dealers at Baltimore, Nd,
for $25O,0
AT Visalia, Cal, a few nights ago
cloud-burst broke with such fury as to
sweep away the house of Peter Stewart
and all the inmates, consisting of himself.
his wife, mother, two children and r.
Weisner, a sheep-herder, were drowned.
NEAR New Orleans a few DAYS ago
William Cook, Edward Lover and William
Debus were drowned by the oversurning
of sail-boat.
On the 31st Neil McKeague, who was &C
quilted of the murder of James L. Wilson
at WinMetka, was released from the Jail in
Chicago, States Attorney Mills having en-
tered nolle prosequi on the remaining in
dictment charging him with the murder Of
Mrs. Wilson.
THE death Of Samuel NJ Shoemaker,
Vice President and one of the original
founders Of the Adams Express Company,