The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-10
WEST AND SOuTH.

BILoXI, Miss, was quarantined on the
I'd by the action of the Louisiana Board of
Health Trains would not even stop at
Beauvoir the residence of Jefferson Davis
from fear of yellow fever.
The recent Missouri State convention
nominated j. G. Cravens, OF Kansas
City, for Supreme Judge and M. F. But
Ter, of Mexico, for Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
ANOTHER earthquake visited Charleston,
S. c., on the night of the 3D. One white
woman was killed by a falling wall, and
people were rushing about the streets dis
tracted. Negroes camping in the public
squares were shouting and praying
Three additional deaths were reported
from the shock of the 31st ult. The shock
was felt along the entire South. At Rich
mond, Va, the last shock was as plainly
felt as The one of the 31st ult., people
leaving their beds and rushing into the
streets.
THE fight between Mexican and Ameri-
can troops that was reported to have taken
place on the I'd proved to be canard, and
consequently Geronimo did not make his
escape.
MERCER and Grass valley, Cal, and
Reno, New, were visited by earthquake
shocks on the night of the Sd.
TIE health authorities at Mississippi
City having refused to declare a quaran-
tine against the infected town, Of Biloxi,
Miss, the citizens had on the Sd estab
lished a shotgun restriction policy, on &C
count of the development of two or three
cases of yellow fever.
THE citizens of Parrottsville, Cockren
County, Tenn, were on the Sd terribly af-
fiicted by a disease for which the physi-
clans could find no nams or remedy.
Twenty deaths had occurred within
three days,
THE following Congressional nomina-
tions were made on the Sd. Democrats
Eighth Missouri district, j. J. ONeill (re-
nominated) First Mississippi, John M.
Allen (renominated); Sixth Alabama, j.
H. Banthead; Sixth Texas, J. Abbott;
Fifth Mississippi G.. f.. Anderson. Pro-
hibitionists-Sixth Illinois, S. Rising; Sec
ond Wisconsin, J. L. Ingersoll; Fourteenth
Illinois, w. w. Adler. Independent-Labor
First Michigan, Henry A. Robinson.
OK the 4th the finding in Milwaukee of a
dead infant, with darning needle thrust
through its heart, led to the disclosure that
a regular business of putting babies to
death at so much per head had been car
ried on in that city.
DEMOCRATS of California at their recent
State convention nominated Washington
Bartlett for Governor.
AT the close of the week ended on the
4th National League baseball clubs stood
as follows; Chicago, games won, 20; lost,
"a. Detroit won, IS; lost 81. New York,
won, 81; lost, 80. Philadelphia, won, IS;
lost, IS. Boston, won, 40; lost so. st. Louis,
won, Sc; lost, CO. Kansas City, won. "a;
lost, 81. Washington, won, Is; lost, IS.
On the 4th fifteen cases of yellow fever
were reported at Biloxi. Miss.
AT Helena, M, T., a light snow-storm
prevailed on the 9TH
SAVANNAH and Macon, Ga, were visited
by earthquake shocks on She night of the
9Th. AT the former place some slight dam
age was done. s
IN Jones and Stonewall Counties, in
Texas, the people were on the 9Th reported
to be in starving condition, owing to
drought, no rain having fallen in those
counties In fourteen months.
A GOOD many Canadian half-breeds have
squatted in Dakota Territory, and are de-
handing the right to make filings upon the
Government domain. They all have nat
uralization papers.
CITIZENS of Charleston were very much
disheartened on the 5th by the recurrence
of earthquake shocks in that city. The
great dread now was the approach of the
equinoctial storm.
On the 4th a ranchmau who arrived at
Tombstone, A. T., stated that Captain
Lawton had captured aud was taking &C.
ronimo to Fort Bowie with forty bucks
squaws and papooses.
DURING the informal reception given to
Senator Logan in Chicago on the evening of
the 4th it was remarked that he had now
visited every State and Territory in the
Union. a8
GREAT alarm in regard to earthquakes is
nightly manifested by the convicts in the
State prison at Columbia S G. Some of
the leaders in the movement had to be
ironed and fogged on the 5th.
THE Democrats on the 4th nominated
James E. Cobb for Congressman for the
Fifth district of Alabama, John NJ. Allen
for the First district of Mississippi, w. d.
Bynum for tho Seventh district of Indi-
ana, c. B. Kilgore for the Third district of
Texas, and w. p. Taulpee for the Tenth
district of Kentucky. Tho Republicans
of The Twenty fifth Pennsylvania district
nominated J. F. Maffett. The Greenback-
ers of the Second district of Michigan in
dorsed L. II. Salisbury, the Democratic
nominee.