The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-30
Foreign Intelligence.


Foreign Intelligence.
TIE sculling race at Sydney, Australia,
was won on the 22d by Hanlan, the Cana
dian oarsman, defeating Laycock, the
Australian champion, by half length.
The steamer Syria, en- route from Shang-
hal to the Fiji Islands, was wrecked few
days ago when near her destination, and
seventy passengers, all coolies, were re-
ported as lost.
IT was stated on the 23d that the Cap
tain-General of Cuba had liberated some
desperate criminals upon condition that
they join Aguero's band and assassinate
him. Aguero was burning and pillaging
on his march, and his force was being
daily augmented.
The Senorine, French brig, foundered
recently off the great banks of Newfound-
land, the crew and passengers, numbering
sixty-two, perishing. g
ADvICEs were received on the oath by
Cuban residing in New Orleans that Aguero
had burned the crops and sugar-houses on
several large plantations, and had been
victorious in encounters with the Spanish
troops.
A PORTION of the Toronto (Can.) Mail
Office was burned the other day, and
the telephone service of the city was
destroyed. The loss was about $100, 900.
One fireman was fatally injured.
THIRTEEN deaths from yellow fever oc-
CURED at Havana, Cuba, during the week
ended on the oath.
ENGLAND suggested to the Porte on the
oath that it send twelve thousand Turkish
troops to the Soudan, capture Khartoum,
and withdraw with the English garrison,
leaving the Nile dependencies to the Sui
tar.
WHILE boating recently on Grand River,
near Gait, Ont, Abner Davidson, aged
twenty, Minnie Partridge, aged seventeen,
and Mary Morton, aged twelve, were
drowned.
WHILE the holiday games at Chatham,
Ont. were progressing on the 265h the
grand-stand collapsed and $50 people were
injured, several seriously. The injuries
consisted of broken arms, legs and ribs.
Some were injured internally.
FLOODS in the Spanish provinces of
Nuncia and Alicante had inundated many
towns on the 10Th. The Government were
supplying the sufferers with food and
clothing.
TIE mission of Moody and Sankey at
Croydon, Eng, closed on the Goth, and
they would sail for America July 5.
On the Goth the Sultan refused to send
ten thousand Turkish troops to the Soudan
to cooperate with the English forces.
LATER.
A MORTGAGE from General Grant to
William Vanderbilt of an undivided quar-
ter of one hundred and thirtY-five acres Of
land near Chicago was placed on record in
New York on the 9th. The anortgage was
given to secure payment of check for
$4,000 given by. Vanderbilt to Grant &
Ward.
The Missouri Republican State Conven-
ton will be held at Moberly September 8.
The absence of the President resulted in
a run on the 9th on the Hot Springs (Ar4.)
National Bank, which was compelled to
close its doors. $50 .s
Moscow and the region thereabout were
on the 9th literally placarded with a
manifesto threatening the Gar with death
because he had failed to concede consti-
tutional form of Government. e
FREDERICK D. GRANT and Jesse r. Grant
fled schedules in their assignments at
New York on the 27th. F. d. Grant owned
$2,2l5,066, with assets of 81 ,990.013. ]. r.
Grants liabilities were placed at 500, 249,
his assets being $131, $50.
INGE & MALONE, who carried on an ex-
tensive- tocacco business at Petersburg,
Va, on the 9th executed deed of trust
for the benefit of their creditors. The jun
ior partner is son of Senator Malone.
Two MASKED men, armed with Winches-
ter rifles, halted the Fort Benton en-. IT,
coach few days ago twenty-five miles
from Helena, robbed the passengers and
rified the mail bags.
The steamer Pilot Boy and wharf and
warehouse at Charleston, s. c., valued at
100000. were destroyed by fire few days
ago. a3 a4At@ VIZ
Ar st. Louis the other night Alfred
Suess, whose wife had prosecuted him for
abandoning her, went to her rooms, shot
and killed her and then committed
suicide.
PRENTICE TILLER, the express robber,
pleaded guilty at St. Louis on the 9th,
and was given a five years sentence.
The American Congregational Associa-
ton held its thirty-first annual meeting on
the 9th at Boston. The years receipts
were $3.50. and the balance on hand was
$685.
Mr.. INGALLS, introduced bill in the
United States Senate on the 9th for the
sale Of lands belonging to the prairie band
of Pottawatomies. Mr.. Lapham submitted
the majority report on the Danville (Va.)
riot. claiming that it was preconcerted by
the Democrats for the purpose of intimi-
dating the negroes. In the House joint
resolution was passed appropriating an
additional 100000 for the relief of suffer
ers by the overflow of the Mississippi River
and its tributaries. By a vote Of 15S to
l0S the House declared Mr.. Mckinley
(Rep.) not entitled to the seat for the
Eighteenth Ohio District, and Mr.. Wallace
lDem.l was sworn in, a