The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

AT Peoria, Tex, cyclone the other day
swept away many houses and killed sew
eral persons.
A FEW nights ago N. G. Evans, belong
ing to private detective force in New
Orleans, finding his wife asleep in the
arms of young clerk named Casper Wen
ger, killed both with a revolver.
| ON the oath the Americans arrived at
Panama, knocked down strong barricade
which was being erected and took posses
sion of the town. Aizpurn, the rebel lead
er, and three of his staff were captured.
The rebels were completely surprised, and
threatened to burn the city if Aizpurn was
not released.
THE Apache Indians were again on the
war-path in the Sierra Madre Mountains
on the oath. The entire surrounding
country was aroused and in arms. There
had been large number of cattle stolen
by the Indians, and several persons killed.
A MORMON Bishop named Hiram J.
Clawson was arrested on the oath at Salt
Lake City fer unlawful cohabitation.
The following executions took place on
the oath: G. l.. Moffit, at Dallas, Ark, for
the murder of William Wehunt; E. G. Hib-
bard, at Trinidad, Col, for the murder of
a man uamed Knowles, and Hamp Nethus
| (colored), at Union, N. c., for the murder
Of Adolphus Abrams.
! In a fight the other day Peter Brazil and
James Flynn, stock ranchers, killed each
other near Lewiston, Idaho.
| OPPOSITE Credo, w. Va, in Ohio, the
other night Tom Wilson visited his fiance,
Minnie Jacobs, and his rival, Jacob Hef-
ner, also putting in an appearance, Wilson
became jealous and fired at Hefner The
bullet missed its mark, but struck and
killed Miss Jacobs. Wilson again fired at
Hefner, shooting him mortaliy, and left
for parts unknown.
GREAT activity prevailed on the oath
| among the settlers on the Dakota lands
opened by President Arthur and closed by
his successor. Meetings were being held,
societies organized and funds secured to
test the validity of the Governments posi-
tion in the courts. In the whole district in
dispute, it was claimed, there are but nine
hundred Indians, while the number of set
| tiers is placed at six thousand.
THIRTY sEvEN bodies had been taken
from the ruins of one building in the burnt
district at Vicksburg, Miss, up to the
evening of the 25th, and other buildings
were known to have bodies buried in them.
| THE other evening John A. Dennis and
George H. Moore, prominent citizens of
| Mount Union, Mo-, settled difficulty with
revolvers, each falling dead within five
minutes.
A FEW days ago Jack Clark shot and
killed his father, Joe Clark, at Manchester,
| KY, in quarrel about the ownership of
| some hogs.
On the Goth numerous forest fires, ex-
tending about fifty miles on each side of
the Blue Ridge Mountain range in Vir-
ginia, had been burning for several days.
AN avalanche at Homestake Mountain,
COL, few days ago buried eleven miners.
| Ten of the bodies had been recovered.
AT Grundy, Va, the county seat of Bu-
chanan County, recent fire DESTROYED
several buildings, including the court
house and all the records.
| Four settlers were killed by COWBOYS.
during fracas few days ago near Tren-
| ton, Neb.
REPORTS on the 9th from the surround
ing country reached Dallas, Tex, giving
| details of great destruction of property by
recent floods. Several persons had been
| drowned, and great restitution prevailed.
| In the Illinois House a bill was intro
duced on the 9th to repeal the act incor-
porating the Chicago Board of Trade, en-
the ground that it is gaming institution,
and that its management is detrimental to
| the agricultural classes.