The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-12-27
The Past Twelve Months.


JANUARY.
1-Pontifcal high mass was celebrated at st.
Peters, Rome, by Pope Leo XIII. on the occa-
sion of his golden Jubilee; 5000 spectators wit
messed the imposing ceremonies.
Coolest day ever known in California /;
mercury in many places fell to freezing point.
tered So degrees below the mark. At
Chippewa Falls, Wis., spirit thermometers
recorded 68 degrees below Zero
15-Great suffering among people and whole
sale destruction of cattle in Northern Texas,
caused by severe cold weather; Colorado River
frozen over-frst time on record
17-Commission appointed by New York Leg
islature to report on most humane method OF
executing condemned criminals recommended
abolition OF hanging and substitution of elec-
tricity.
26-Mrs Clarissa Jackson (colored), of Han
cock County, Ohio, became grandmother at
the age Of % years.
FEBRUARY.
1C-Patrick J. Hart, who was hanged for muir
der at Helena Montana, claimed to have made q
discovery for prolonging human life, one of the
ingredients being ashes. Ee was unable to
demonstrate it's value, because the officials re-
fused to delay the execution of his death SEN
tence.
Cathcart), beat the record in o walking match
at New York, covering 621l9 miles in six days
27-Inauguration at Chicago of remarkable
strike of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers against the c., B. & @. r. r. !; the COR
poration is one of the greatest in mileage and
wealth in the country, and the B. L. E. num-
29-John A. Beal aged ID. began his term OF
imprisonment for lite at the Columbus Ohio
Penitentiary, his crime being the brutal MUIR
der of his mother.
For the third time in her married life of
three years, the wife of James McElmore of
TeXarkana, Texas, gave birth to triplets-nine
children, all living and doing well.
12-Great storm along the Atlantic coast !;
telegraph lines cripplel, trains blocked and
business generally paralyzed; New York was
611rn i1o and OTTO, pal+
Phi ladelphia almost completely isolated The
financial loss to the States involved exceeded
$50 90 700, New Yorks share of this sum being
$7000,U0) The metropolis had gone back 2 0
years in its history, SO far as travel was con-
cerned, and the strange spectacle presented
OF young men starting rom the City Hall on
snoW-shoes to points within ten and twenty
miles of the city.
27-Gen. Boulanger, q disturbing element in
French political and army circles, placed on re-
tired list
16-Elizabeth Arnold (coored) died at Pitts
burgh at the age of lis years.
18-New YORK Assembly passed bill substitute
ing electric1ysfor the halter in case of criminals
sentenced to death.
2l-lhe famous trottng horse Dexter died of
old age and exhaustion at the stable of his own
er, MI Robert Bonner, New York. Dexter was
foaled in April 1853, and in August 1857, O. Buff
falo, covered mile in 2:l7A-the fastest mile
ever tro,ted at that time-when he was pur-
chased by Mr.. Bonner Tor 1880 o. and withdrawn
from the turf
u-Generat Joseph E. Johnston highest of
rank OF living officers of the Confederate army,
elected an honorary member of u Grand Army
rosv in Philadelphia
Z8-Lack Of support compelled the suspension
OF thu AtdTT the anarchisJic sheet formerly ed
tied by Albert r. Parsons of Chicago.
30-President Cleveland sent to the Senate the
nomination OF Hon Melville Weston Fuller. OF
Illinois, to be Chief Justice OF the United States
Supreme Court.
t-Uwyer Brothers,, f Brooklyn, N. Y paid
4 f11.o xnnr iV1trc l4n rn Of
bretls near Paris, y.-hghest-priced gearing
ever sold at auction IN tie United States The
new purchase is full brother 10 the famous
Hanover q horse that won SaU, JG0 in cups and
stakes for the Dwyer stable during 1881.
9-Rev, DR.. Lyman Abbott called to the pulpit
OF Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, as the successor
OF Henry Ward Beecher.
19-Judge Speer, in the United States District
Court at Atlanta, Ca, ruled that when o. dis
honest postal CLERK opens decoy letter he
breaks no law and is not amenable to punish
ment.
z9-The Supreme Court of North Carolina de-
cided that woman who had murdered her hus-
band was entitled TO widow share of his
property.
3-Steamship Etruria made the trip from
Queenstown to New York in less than six days
two hours-fastest trip across the ocean on rec
ord. Average speed, about twenty-five statute
miles per hour.
arrival at San Francisco, from ondon of
the British bark Balaklava, her voyage lasting
one year and seventy -four days. There was not
sailor aboard VINO shipped on her i'll England ;
ten were washed overheard in storm off Cape
Horn and the remainder deserted while at
Valparaiso for repairs two more lost in storm
after leaving the latter port.
19-At the Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive
works, Altoona, q locomotive weighing 10000
pounds was built in i hours 50 minutes
21-Letters from London, England, were de-
hyered ut Vancouver. B. g., within twelve days.
blake Benton Mimi, had severe fl ost
which badly injured small fruits and grain fields
JULY
1-DisDotchAS from E1lfau1, Indian Ta,.i+orx,
announced the murder by horse-thieves of
Deputy Marshal Phillips and posse, making
record of seventeen sherffs killed in that vicinity
within two years.
6-The financial exhibit of the c. B. e. O.
Road for the first five months of 1888, compared
with the corresponding period of 1887, showed q
loss OF $4, 1874, 1l2-caused by short crops last
year, reduced rates, and the great engineers
strike.
11-After drawing pay and emolumants of his
various grades in the army for thirty years
Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Smith commanding
the post at Fort Mag nnis, Montana, made APP
plication to become a citizen he had never been
entitled to the right of suffrage
14-Plant City. Fla, was ordered to be torn
down and burned in order to stamp out yellow
fever
ia huge waterspout passed over st. Angus
tine, Fla, upsetting boats in the river, and tear
ing out the streets; several drayloads of fish
We're secured the streets after it had passed.
AUGUST
DIR. Ernest Weissenberger of Heidelberg
University, who had been observing the gas
WelIs at F1ndlay, ONO, predicted volcanic erup-
t1ons for that vicinity in the near future.
6-Prospectors brought in rich specimens of
gold from the Boulder country, Montana.
1O-Governor Hill, of New York, disapproves
of the custom so long in vogue of having crimi-
nails executed On Friday, and designateS Tues
day instead
14-By order of the PRESIDENT Major General
John M. Schofield was placed in command of the
army, with headquarters at Washington
1O-President Cleveands letter accepting q
denomination made pubic.
1.-two men named Steele and Mockabee
were put off train at Stepstone Ky they
were drunk and had been fighting; when the
train WAS STOP ped he duel was resumed and
Mr.. Mockabee was killed by the fifth bullet from
Mr.. Steeles pistol. after which the latter
boarded the train and proceeded homeward.
22-The celebrated calf case Jones County
Iowa. terminated by jury at Waterloo finding g.
verdict for plaintiff, Robert Johnson for 81 900:
more than fourteen years, and several ell-to-do
persons were bankrupted in paying costs the
calf was worth about S45.
19-London Eng startled by a series of some
half dozen mysterious murders in White
chapel; all the victims were dissolute
women of tho poorest class, ana the I'M
fortunate wretches were found with their throats
severed and their bodies disc nboweled and
mutilated in brutal manner the detectives
We're compile, ely at the identity of tho
unknown murderer who was thought 10 be an
insane man, as no attempt was made to despoil
the bodies.
50-Number of immigrants arrived at ports of
the United States from principal foreign coun-
tries, except Dominion of Canada and Mexico
during first nine months OF 1889, 432 49,, against
All 26A dDrinp same DeriOd last wear