The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-09
West; and South

ans met in State Convention at Richmond
on the Both ult. and announced themselves
for Blaine and Lincoln, but sent their del
egates to Chicago uninstructed.
AT the Wisconsin Republican State Con.
vention at Madison on the Both ult.,
an unpledged delegation to the National
Convention was elected. The platform
adopted cordially indorses the Admin
istration of President Arthur, and calls
upon Congress to enact without delay
laws for the speedy payment of all just
claims of soldiers of the late war.
REPORTS of the 1st were to the effect that
the wheat crop of Dakota would probably
yield from 100000 to 100000 bushels
this year-about double last years prod
uce.
NEBRASKA Republicans met in State
Convention at Lincoln on the 1st and
elected delegates to the National Conven-
ton who favored Blaine, but were unin-
structed.
MINNESOTA Republicans met in State
Convention at ST. Paul on the 1st and elect
ed delegates to the National Convention
favorable to Blaine
FOUR men who attempted to rob bank
at Medicine Lodge, Kan, the other day,
and who killed the President and cashier,
were lodged in jail on the 1st, but mob
forced the doors, shot one robber in his
cell and hanged the others to a tree out
side.
THE Florida Republican State Conven-
ton met at ST. Augustine on the 1st and
oil tod Hall m tho Noti
ton; the Texas Republicans met at Fort
Worth, and the Kentucky Republicans
convened at Louisville. The three delega-
tions were unpledged.
The Utah Republican Territorial Con-
vention met at Salt Lake on the LIST and
elected delegates to the National Conven-
ton favorable to Arthur; the Wyoming
Convention convened at Evanston and
chose delegates instructed for Arthur, and
the Washington Territory Convention met
at Dayton and elected Blaine delegates.
COLORADO Republicans held their State
Convention at Denver on the 1st and elect
ed a solid Blaine delegation to the Nation
al Convention. The Oregon Convention
met at Portland and chose an uninstructed
delegation.
In the region of Logansport, Ind, re-
cent wind storm unroofed several houses
and blew cars from the track. Two new
steamers on Lake Maxinkuclee were de-
molished.
THE Maryland Republicans assembled in
State Convention on the LIST at Hagers-
town and elected delegates to the Chicago
Convention who favored Blaine.
A PAVILION gave way at the close of a
baseball game at Cincinnatithe other day,
and one person was killed and many others
were seriously injured.
The execution of two wife murderers
took place on the 2d-William Nc Hugh,
at Cincinnati, and Enoch Brown (colored),
at Halifax Court House, N. G.
THE other night Jacob Dobson, one of
the gang who murdered Sheriff Adkins in
Boone County, w. Va, was lynched at
Griffithsville.
The Grand River and its tributaries
were overfowed by a heavy rain on the
ID, thousands of acres in the vicinity OF
Chillicothe, NO., being submerged. 1t was
feared that large number of cattle would
be lost.
A CYCLONE on the I'd at Del Rio, Tex,
destroyed several buildings, killed one
man and seriously injured five other per-
sons.
FRANCIS MURPHY, well known the world
over as the originator of the Blue Ribbon
movement, commenced temperance re.
vival in Park Avenue Methodist Church,
Chicago, on the evening of the 4th, the
audience filing even the aisles.
A FIRM of stock-raisers has rented 1885,
600 acres of land from the Pawnee Indians
in Indian Territory for five years, at three
cents per acre per year.
The B. S. Ford, steamer valued al
$4,000, was burned at her wharf al
Charlestown, Nd, the other day.
THE river at jefferson, Tex, on the 4tf
was the highest known in eighteen years
The lower portions of the town were under
water and number of families had beer
forced to abandon their homes. It was
believed every bridge in Marion County
had been swept away. Large sections Of
farming country were also submerged.
A FIRE destroyed thirty-one buildings al
Gainesville, Fla, a few nights ago, caus-
ing loss of $140,0 900.
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passed over portions of Iowa and Illinois
on the 9th. At Davenport several houses
were destroyed and others were unroofed
and two persons were reported to have
been killed and many injured.
NEIL McKEAGUE was placed on trial il
Chicago on the 9th for the murder Of Mr.
end Mrs. Wilson at Winnetka.
A WOMAN named Mcdowell and her 1T
tie girl, aged four years, were drowned q
few days ago near Cleveland by the sink
| ing of a steam dredge.
AT Little Rock, Ark, hail-storm the
other day leveled an old she'd which shell.
tered convicts employed at brick making,
One of the guards was killei, another seri
ously wounded, and several of the CON
victs were injured.
MASKED men took G. d. Dickerson, q
young negro in jail at Burlington, KY.
awaiting trial on several charges Of lar.