The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-22
WEST AND SOuTE4.

LATER reports of the recent fool at Sa-
blne Pass, Tex, state that over a hundred
persons were drowned, and every house
was either swept away OF badly damaged.
The loss of property was estimated at
$250000
In Chicago the severest wind-storm of the
season prevailed on the 14th Telegraph
poles we're felled to the ground, wires were
blown into networks that could not be dis
entangled, and for hours the city was cut
off from communication with the outside
world. Several houses were blown down,
| others were unroofed, trees were uprooted
and numerous persons were injured. In
the suburbs great damage was done, fifty
houses at lehman being destroyed.
THE sheriff at Buchanan, Ga, on the 18th
hung Henry Norris for the murder of
George E lott during quarrel about
chew of tobacco.
EARLY on the morning of the 18th, the
German Orphan Asylum at Indianapolis,
Ind, was destroyed by fire. one of the boys
perishing in the flames.
EDWARD LOGAN, United States Commits
sioner, and Henry Boyle Special United
States Bailiff, killed each other in a quar-
REPORTS were received from all parts of
Michigan on the 18th of damaged build
ings, ruined fences, broken telegraph and
telephone poles, uprooted trees and a gen.
eral state of decentralization, caused by the
recent storm.
A CIRCULAR issued on the 18th by Gener-
al Fairchild Commander of the Grand
Army, calls upon the various posts to sus-
pend collections for the Charleston suffer
ers as he had been informed by Mayor
| Courtenay that no more funds were
needed.
AT four o'clock on the morning of the
! 18th another shock of earthquake was felt
at Charleston and Summerville, S. C.
| THE number of lives lost in the recent
great storm on the gulf coast was on the
18th reported to be over two hundred.
Sabine Pass Johnson's Bayou and the
delta of the Mississippi were the scenes of
the greatest devastation, but six houses
out of one hundred AMI fifty being left in
the frSt-named town.
| IN the Stock Yards at Chicago the strike
had on the 18th settled down to a question
of endurance, the packers remaining firm
| i'll their decision not to resume work ex-
cept on the ten-hour plan.
| REPORTS were made by refugees who az
rived at Beaumont, Tex, on the 18th from
the flooded district about Sabine Pass that
the loss of life would exceed two hundred
and fifty souls. The number OF sufferers
around Johusons Bayou who had lost ev-
j cry thing was over twelve hundred
| THE Republicans of tho Second Illinois
district on the 10th nominated Charles W.
Woodman for Congressman.
! ANOTHER severe earthquake shock was
felt at Summerville, S. c., at eight o'clock
on the night of the 18th. No damage was
| done.
AT Salisbury, Nd, q fire on the 18th
swept over the entire business portion of
the village, causing an estimated loss Of
| 81 100000.
On the 10th the Congregational conven-
ton in Chicago considered the question of
Mormonism, and appointed committee
to go to Utah, and spy out the land"
QAT the session of the general Episcopal
convention in Chicago Oh the 10th the mo-
ton to change the name of the church was
/ defeated by vote of'1S4 to liz.
| A FIRE on the 18th which destroyed one
half of Stockton, Z. T., was believed to