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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
HORSE CAR ACCIDENT.

a Collision of Street Cars on Capitol Hill
Washington - Several Congressman Sc
verely and Others Slightly Injured.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-There was a
serious accident upon Capitol hill yester-
day afternoon which resulted in severe in
jury to several prominent members of the
House, and came near killing outright the
venerable ex-senator and present member
from Connecticut Mr.. Eaton. 1t began to
snow here before noon, and yesterday after
noon by four o'clock when the members be-
gan to leave the House the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. car tracks, running down from Capitol
Hill upon the south side of the capitol, had
become very slippery. The grade here is
very steep, and is nearly an eighth of a
mile i'll length. The tramway company
was mprepared for the storm, and as all Of
their horses were smooth shod they gave
orders to have all the horses unlocked from
cars slide down, locked by a sim
gle brake upon the front of each car 1t
was very safe proceeding for the horses,
but, asit proved, the risk was transferred to
the passengers. Just before four O'Clock a
tol1lSIO Cdl3 SOuldlllIS ulullbCl VI luSlII-
bers, slid down safely. 1t had to wait at
the foot of the hill however, as there was a
double car stuck upon the turn just beyond.
Down followed double car packed with
members. 1t slid down at quite rapid
rate, but the brake held it very well,
Notwithstanding the icy tracks and
the heavy load. When it was about
three-quarters of the way down a third car,
a double one and crowded, left the top Of
the hui. The brake slipped before it had
gone but few feet and it came crashing
down like fash of lightning, and crashed
upon the second car with great force, driv-
ing it upon the single car. Two of the cars
were upset and smashed. Mr.. McAdoo,
of New Jersey, had his head driven
through car window and had his face cut
open BY glass. One of his fingers was
broken. he was badly shaken up besides,
and had to be carried home. Mr.. Hemple,
of South Carolina, was knocked senseless,
although no bones were broken. He sus-
tanned severe nervous shock Mr..
Leedon, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House.
had one finger cut off, an artery opened,
Mr.. Cobb of Indiana, received a
very severe shock, but had recov-
cred last evening, although he was still
quite lame. Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut,
was very badly bruised and shaken up, al
though he had no bones broken. He
moved with difficulty and had to BIO helped
aome. These are the members who were
the most severely injured. Fully score
of others received slight bruises. The
wonder is that there was not loss of
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
LATER.

AT twenty-six leading clearing house
In the United States the exchanges durin;
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
$780,, S36, S02, against $796, 353,377 the pre-
v1ous week. AS compared with the cor.
responding period of 1888, the falling of
amounts to S2S2, 1885, 21.
The two thousand employees in Sanford
& Sons carpet-mills at Amsterdam, N. Y.
struck on the ed against a ten per cent. re.
duction in wages.
EGBEET EARL and his infant daughter
of Albany, N. Y, were suffocated recently
by gas from a stove, and his wife and sor
were in critical condition.
A TEMPEST OF the coast of Maine on the
night of the 22d wrecked many vessels and
much loss of life was feared. The Sigma
Service station at Middleford reported the
complete wreck of an unknown English
schooner laden with lumber, and all hands
persisted.
In the vicinity Of Macon, Ca. cyclone
on the 22d demolished everything in its
path, and several persons were killed The
cloud was accompanied by hard rain anG
lightning.
A FAST train on the Baltimore & Ohio
Road jumped the track on the 22d near
Bremen, Ind Fifteen persons were in.
jured, among them being Congressman
Shiyely, of Indiana, and Delegate elect
Clifford, of Dakota.
ALL the miners along the Monengahela
River, IN Pennsylvania, struck on the 22d
for an advance of one-half cent. The op
orators said that they would close then
pits rather than yield.
TWELVE HUNDRED coal miners at Coal
Creek, Elmo, Walsenburg and Cameron
Col, who had been on strike, resumed WORK
few days ago at the old rates.
The resignation of Second Assistant
Postmaster General Lyman was accepted
by the President on the I'D.
DURING the twenty -four hours ended on
the ed snow fell plentifully all through the
Northwest, while at some points the ther-
mometer was quoted as low as forty de-
grees below zero.
In the Probate Court at Chicago on the
22d Austin L. Patterson was discharged
from all responsibility as CONSERVATION of
the estate of Wilbur F. Storey, his ac-
counts being approved without question.
THREE of the Anarchists who attempted
the life of Emperor William were recently
sentenced to death, and two others were
condemned to ten years penal servitude.
IN the United States Senate on the ed,
BY vote of "a to is, bill was passed for
commission to examine into the liquor
i traffic. Mr.. Hale reported, with amend
nents, the House bill making temporary
provision for the naval service. The NOM
nation of B. Platt Carpenter, Of New
York, for Governor of Montana, was con-
hrmad, The House was not IN sessioa,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches
XLvlIIth CONGRESS.
Second Session.


WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17.-In the Senate a
communication was presented from the
Secretary Of the Navy stating that he had
ordered two civil engineers and an ensign
to visit Nicaragua and survey route for
the proposed canal Mr.. Dawes presented
a petition for canceling the lease of graz
ing lands made by the Crow Indians to
cattle-raisers. The Naval Appropriation
bin was passed. In executive session
Mr.. Riddleberger again opposed the con-
frmation cf Secretary McCulloch. In the
House the Interstate Commerce bill was
further considered, and motion to recon-
slider the vote adopting an amendment
against race discrimination in transport
ing passengers was defeated. 1t was
agreed to add clause, conceding to rail-
roads the right to provide such separate
accommodations for passengers as is
deemed best for public comfort and safety.
THURsDAY, Dec. 18.-Mr. Hoar pre-
scented memorial in the Senate from the
Woman's Suffrage Association of Penn
Sylvania, protesting against the admission
of Dakota without the elective franchise
for women. A bill was passed appropriate
ing $4,000 for a statue of Lafayette Mr..
Cullom made an address on the Inter State
Commerce BILL The nomination of Secre-
tary MeCulloch was confirmed by vote
of 30 to 1. In the House the session was
occupied in discussing the Inter State
Commerce bill.
FRIDAY, Dec. 10. - In the Senate a
bill was passed making March of Presi-
DENTAL Inauguration years legal holiday
in the District of Columbia. The Inter-
State Commerce bill was further discussed.
In the House the Inter- State Commerce
bill was again considered, and an amend
ment to prohibit the issue of free passes
was lost, as was also an amendment to
strike out the clause which forbiSs pooling.
At the evening session pension bills were
considered.
SATURDAY, Dec. 90. The Senate re-
fused concurrence in the House resolution
for an adjournment to January ). A secret
session was held to consider the resolution
opposing the expedition to Nicaragua.
There being no quorum present, an
adjournment to the 22d was ordered.
In the House a bill was passed max
iNg provision for the support of
the navy during the month Of January.
After debate on the Interstate Commerce
bill, a motion to strike out the section pro-
hibiting railroads from charging a greater
compensation for short than for long
freight hauls was defeated. An adjourn
ment to the oath was ordered, with an UNI
Outstanding that consecutive adiournments
for three days at time would De taken
until January 5.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The death of Rev. T. B. Fuller, Episco-
pal Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, occurred
recently from blood poisoning caused by
running a file into his hand.
On the 18th the French commander in
Tonquin reported another engagement
with the Chinese, in which the latter were
defeated with heavy loss.
IT is shown by details of the recent rev.
olution in Corea that the outbreak oc-
Cured during an entertainment given by
the King to the British Minister and others
On given signal the Kings son and six
ministers were massacred. The King
placed himself under the protection of the
Japanese. The foreign residents of Corea
were safe. The motives of the rebellion
were unknown.
THE defalcation of 100000 by bank
President in Vienna caused panic on the
bourse on the 18th.
On train between Kamloops and Vic
toria, B. c., mailbag was robbed of reg
istered letters containing 80 900 few days
ago.
A SAFE in Napoleon Lafevre's iewelry
store at Montreal was blown open the other
night, and watches and diamonds valued
at $4,000 were taken.
THERE is no foundation for the report of
the death of Louis Kossuth.
THE arrest of Herr Bauman, ex-Chief of
the Cologne Financial Bureau, occurred
recently on a charge Of embezzling 100000
marks.
THE temperance of cholera at Auber-
villiers, France, is reported. Six cases. oc-
Cured on the 18th, of which four proved
fatal. The temperance of the disease
was attributed to the mildness Of the
weather.
THE Governor General of Little Russia
has issued a decree expelling all Jewish
traders in the Dnieper who can not supply.
themselves with special permits. The de-
cree places the Jews in the power of petty
Russian officials.
THE Director of the Securities of the
Lower Austrian Discount Bank, Lucas
Jauner, shot himself on the 10Th, leaving
behind him deficit of about 81, 100000.
AT Toledo, Spain, eleven cases of cholera
were under Treatments on the 18th, of which
three were fresh ones.
The Spanish steamer Butaran and the
Maria collided in the harbor OF Manila,
Philippine Islands, few days ago. The
Maria was cut in two and sunk within
few minutes, and twenty -one persons
persisted.
The American Consul at Liverpool has
caused the arrest of the mate and boat
swain of the American ship Chapman,
charged with murder on the high seas.
The arrest is reported at Mayence,
France, of three men hailing from Amer
lea with boxes of dynamite in their posses
sion.
On the 21st one death from cholera was
reported at Toledo, Spain, and four new
cases and three deaths at Tarragona.
On the Dist another attempt was reported
upon the life of the Gar Nihilists loos-
ened the rails over which his special train
| was to pass.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
WIT AND WISDOM.

-sMan is mans greatest study, and
how to get ahead of him his most per-
sistent. 5-BoSt0e Globe.
"A gushing poetess in an exchange
asks: ''Why do the leaves fall slowly
to the groSnd?" Laws of gravity,
dear, that's all.-BoStOn Post.
How to make a good cow-shed.
Pour boiling water on her back and it
will make good cow shed-her hair
after the most rapid and complete
fashion.
-Mary's Little JAM
Mary had little jam
Twelve tumblers in row;
And everywhere that Mary went
Ger key was sure to go.
She left il in the lock one day,
Which made her brother laugh:
He called his chum, they scooped the jam,
And shared it half and half.
-s'What good does it do you to be-
long to the lodge, anyhow" "What
good do get from it? I'll not talk
about what get if am laid up sick:
but suppose was to die, then the lodge
pays $4,000 down, and a teller can have
lots of fun for $4,000 in cash. y Wheel
ing I'1telSqencer.
Money doesn't always make the
mare 90 Fat man (who is in some
thing Of a hurry -'Tll give you five
dollars to get me to the station in three
minutes. Cabman with provoking
slowness): "Wel, sorr, you might
corrupt me, but you can't bride that
horse. Harvard L0n1poon.
-'Look here said Uppercea, the
chorister, as the grocer was weighing
out his sugar, ''those things of yours
weigh light" 'Mr. Uppercea, " repli-
ed old Hyson, severely, Pm like your
self; run the scales to suit myself,
and the congregation has to stand it. "
And the chorister pulled out all his
stops at once.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Young wife-"W hy, Charley, what
have you gone and bought dog forP"
Young husband h-um, my dear,
you know we can't eat everything that
comes on the table; no family can. "
Young wife-''O Charlie [crylngJ, [
knew YOU wouldn't like my cooking. o
dear, dear!'' Young husband-''There,
there! don't cry I'll sell the dog "
Burlington Free Press.
Smith purchased ''muley" COW
and drove her home yesterday evening.
The animal was curiosity to his chill
dren. "Oh, what tow!" exclaimed
little three-year old; " it dot no horns. "
Papa has 'em,'' said fye-year-old.
e'Why don't e put 'em on e towP" 81
don't know. I heard him say he had
swallowed a couple of horns afore
breakfast, and guess they are inside OF
him now. Mamma told him he would
swaller the cow afore six weeks. -
Norman independent
Not long since a New Hampshire
committeeman was examining an infant
school class. ''Can any little girl or
boy give the definition of the word
.aYerage'?' he asked. For some time
no one replied, but finally a little girl
hesitatingly replied: 'It is a thing a
hen lays an egg on, sir" mo, that's
not right. Eyes, sir, my book says
sou and she trotted up to her ques-
toner and pointed to this sentence in
her reading book: "a hen lays an egg
every day on an average. "-Erery
Other SATURDAY.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
The Bankruptcy Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2O.-Nearly every
member of Congress has been in receipt Of
numerous letters since the beginning Of the
session asking Tor the passage Of Bank
ruptcy bill. Leading business men through
out the country are strenuously urging such
measure as a permanent need. The bill
now on the House calendar is in charge of
Mr.. Collins. of Massachusetts, who intends
to call it up on the first Monday in January,
and hopes to have it passed A majority
are undoubtedly in favor Of the bill, said
Mr.. Collins, and it win pass If it can be
gotten before the House.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
Daring Attempt at Robbery.

New YORK, Dec. 2O.-An Englishman,
giving the name of James Smith, entered
the jewelry establishment Of Ferdinand
Craft yesterday and asked to see some ex-
pensiye rings. A tray containing seventy
rings valued at $1,000 was displayed, as
also was big diamond cluster. AS the
jeWeler held the diamond up to the light to
see the price mark, Smith dashed
into his face handful of red pepper,
grabbed the tray, and bolted for the door.
Although blinded with pain, Mr.. Craft
jumped over the showcase, grabbed the
thief, and desperate struggle began. Help
arrived as the thief was on the point Of
numbering the jeweler and he was secured
and taken to the TOmbs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
THE EAST.

A SQUAD of sanitary policemen by di-
EAction of the Board of Health went the
Runds in New York City on the 18th
GAaong the thirteen wholesale candy man
Utacturers where poisonous colors were
tos.nd in use and over two tons of candy
ware seized and dumped into the offal
d, eek.
THE other day three acres of land over
the Lance Colliery at Plymouth, Pa, sunk
five feet the cave-in being preceded by a
rambling report
THE Catholic Orphan Asylum for boys
Ga Brooklyn was destroyed by fire on the
18th. 1t was feared that some of the chill
eren persisted in the flames. There were
sS5 orphans in the building.
AN explosion in Philadelphia recently in
the building of the Metallic Car Company
killed the Superintendent, G. NJ. Hughes,
ard George Owens, a boy.
AT Christiana and Reeds Road, Pa,
railway disasters occurred few days ago.
La the former a passenger and a sleeping
car were thrown partly down az embank-
n.snt, the inmates being badly shaken up.
As the latter place the engineer and fire.
man were crushed beneath the locomotive.
THE charred bodies of eleven bows and
tao grown persons were discovered in the
rains of the burned Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum at Brooklyn on the 18th. Tons of rub
bash and timbers were yet to be removed,
AID there were fears that other corpses
would be found. The rosters of the little
ones showed about 1870 as missing, but these
were supposed to be housed in the neigh
borhood. The property destroyed was VAL
Ued at $3.50, 900.
A FIRE few days ago destroyed five
1900 barrel oil thanks ct Bradford, Pa.
together with other valuable property.
THE sanitary authorities of New York
On information furnished by an anonymous
letter, recently discovered huge heaps Of
Eaoldy human skeletons in a loft at No. II
West Third street.
The investigation made by Bradstreet's
Commercial Agency showed on the 18th
that in twenty States there were at the
present time $4,000 persons out of employ
ment
In the cartridge factory at Bridgeport
Conn, recent explosion blew an employee
to pieces and a small structure was re-
duced to splinters.
On Mount Washington the velocity of the
wind on the night of the 10Th exceeded one
hundred miles an hour and the mercury
was frozen. The spirit thermometer marked
AZ below, and was still moving downward
The weather was intensely cold in New
York and New England
In ten years Joseph Herzog, of Lancss-
ter, Pa, has committed forgeries aggre-
eating $4,000. The banks are heavy losers
by his operations.
IN the residence Of John Gates, at But
leg, Pr, 9 natural gas explosion the other
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
Why He Felt Easy.

SIN afraid Of these coachmen," re-
marked one old gentleman to another
in Broadway stage.
..How sop
.'They are always running off with
ones daughter, and all that sort OF
thing. Ain t you afraid?n
mot particularly.
aHow do you manage it. Do you
hire married man9n
mo"
do you hire a companion to watch
your daughter?"
mo. I don't think there is any dan
ger in my case.
"oh! see; you have no coach
man.
mo. No daughter: = brakes 7rap-
elsra Baqasil1a.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26

"A larger business is done by tele-
graph companies in the United States
than in any other country in the world.
Over 40 000,00 messages were sent last
year. Great Britain sent nearly 80, 600
600, France 26. 000, 900, and Germany 49,
100000 The total for the world was
153, 900, coo, fully one-half being sent
in English speaking countries. Ger
many has nearly as many telegraph
offices as the United States, although
so much smaller in area, and doing
less than haf"the business. Great
Britain on the contrary, does large
business with comparatively few offices.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26

"A woman at Fonda, N. Y, COM
mitted suicide with strychnine rather
than dress an unplucked turkey which
her husband bought for Thanksgiving.
She was 50 yexed because her husband
asked her to do it that she declared she
would die before she would do it,
and she was as good as her word. She
leaves five children. Y Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26

Experienced cattle-men in South
ern Oregon pronounce this the best sea-
son for live stock that they have had IN
that locality for several years. 1t has
been equaled only twice during the last
fifteen or twenty years, says good au-
thcrity.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26

A young lady who has served a sen
rence of thirty days in a Long Island
jail for 'disorderly conduct on ferry
boat is discovered to have been dement,
cd; when released she attempted sui
eide in New York cemetery M 7.
Ser,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26

The opening of the Thunder Bay
Colonization Railroad is attracting con-
siderable attention at Winnipeg. It is
proposed to construct the road within
the municipalities of Port Arthur and
Needing, and adjacent TO crown lands,
to the Northwest thereof, passing
through the valley of the Whitefsh
River, and uniting with the American
system of railways at a point on the
Pigeon River-the international bound
ary-near Arrow Lake. The line with
which it is intended to. connect is now
under construction the Duluth and
Iron Range road. The estimated cost
Is 81. 296. 900.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26

Mr. Huxley's daughters are said to
be among the prettiest girls in London.
This is slightly ambiguous, as the same
thing might be said of the old gentle
nan sons, -!RslrllnqEQaa Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26

fire Sweeps Away q Catholic Institute for
Orphans in Brooklyn-Fears that Sever
al Children and Ore Sister of Mercy
Lost Their Lives-Nearly Eight Hundred
Fatherless Children Turned Adrift in a
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1884-07-21

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ausgeibt.
@tnige 8OrienmitgIteoer iino Der QnItdt,
baB Spruance's Standardization itt6t unz
ter $780, 900 b~etrapen miiroen. Setn Briz
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