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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
A WeII-Matche1 Couple.

A convict at a French penal settle
ment, who was undergoing a life SEN
tence, desired to marry female con-
vict, such marriages being of common
occurrence. The Governor of the col
ony offered no objections. but the
priest proceeded to cross examine the
prisoner.
"Did you not marry in France?" he
asked
Eyes"
"And your wife is dead?" =
"She is"
"Have you any documents to show
that she is dead"
"No."
"Then [ must decline to marry you.
You must produce some proof that
your wife is dead"
There was pause, and the bride
prospective looked anxiously at the
would-be groom. Finally he said:
81 can prove that MY former wife is
dead"
"How will you do 500"
"I was sent here for killing her"
And the bride accepted him notwith
standing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
DAMAGING DOWNpoURs.
Five Inches of Rain Falls in Thirty-six
Hours in the State of Mississippi.

Five Inches of Rain Falls in Thirty-six
Hours in the State of Mississippi.
The severest rainstorm for years pre-
vailed throughout almost the entire State
of Mississippi for thirty-six hours. Five
inches of rain fell at Vicksburg, and the
heaviest rainfall ever known is reported
from many points. All the smaller streams
have overlooked their banks, and much
damage has been done to roads and bridges.
The railroads have been badly washed out
and trains are all delayed or aban-
doned. At Yazoo City the river reached
ten inches above the highest point reached
last year and was still rising. All the cot
ton warehouses are more or less submerged,
and many families mostly cOlored, living
in the lower portion of the city, have been
driven from their homes. West Point, Cam
ton, and Memphis report the hardest rain
for years, the whole country being covered
with water and railroad traffic entirely
suspended
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Definitions by the Cynic.

CYNICIsM-The effort of experience.
JUsTICE-That which the other man
obtains.
I1FE-The penalty paid for the crime
Of birth.
LAw-The science of getting the bet
ter of your neighboG.
L1TERATURE-Th obstacle to the &C
quirement of wealth.
FUN-A means of deliberately induc-
ing temporary idiocy.
EDUCATIONAL medium for the &C
quirements of misery.
PHIOsOPHER-An indolent critic of
other peoples activity.
TRUsT-The machinery for the manu-
facture of millionaires.
GENIUs.That which is often spoken
of and rarely encountered.
RELIGIoN-A good thing for ministers,
nonegenarians and infants.
STAGE-The show window of the mo-
distes, milliners and taiIors.
V1LLIAN-The man who publicly gets
the worst of his own misdeeds.
CULrURE-The result of memorizing
other mems accomplishments.
MUs1c-A social convenience that en-
ables people with confidence to ex-
change to avoid anything SO impolite as
whispering in company.
HoPE-The phantom that deludes
men into meeting the disappointments
Of old age.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
sugg estions About Oil Lamps.

The oil reservoir should be of metal,
rather than of china or glass. Wicks
should be soft and not too tightly
plated. Wicks should be dried at the
fire before being put into the lamps,
and should be only just long enough to
reach the bottom of the oil reservoir.
They should be just wide enough to
fill the wick holder without being
squeezed into it, and should be soaked
with oil before being lit. The reser-
voir should be quite filled with oil
every time before using the lamp.
The lamp should be thoroughly clean,
all oil should be carefully wiped off,
and all chared wick and dirt removed
before lighting. When the lamp is
lit the wick should be at first turned
down, and then slowly raised. Lamps
which have no extinguishing appara-
tus should be put out as follows: The
wick should be turned down until there
is only small, Pickering fame, and
sharp puff of breath should then be
sent across the top of the chimney, but
not down it.-HeaTM and Hall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
RUIN IN THE SOUTH.
Tennessee and Mississippi ScOurged by
Wind and Water.

Tennessee and mississippi ScOufSeu ny
Wind and Water.
A cyclone destroyed several lives and
vast property interests in Mississippi.
OlcoIona, Brandon, Lexington, Pickens'
Columbus, Meridian and YazOo City were
visited. Many towns are entirely cut or
from the outside world because of the high
water. At Lexington, Minnie Bray, a
young colored school teacher, while stand
ing on her gallery viewing the storm, was
struck by lightning and Instantly killed
Bridges, both wooden and iron, were washed
away, and TO DIS were washed into gull1es
in many places, rendering them impossible.
Farming operations have been entirely sus-
pended and the land that had formerly
been pIOwed is badly washed, delaying
planting two or three weeks. Farmers are
greatly discouraged at the outlook. The
Cumberland River is rising all along its
course in Tennessee. At Nashville there is
already much suffering among the poorer
classes who have been obliged to move and
the Relief Society is making arrangements
to properly care for them. Fully 1000 peo-
pie have loft their homes and many others
will be driven out. No loss of life is re-
ported, but numerous narrow escapes have
been made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Low Dogs Crime.

Low Dog, one of the most desperate and
bloodthirsty of the Sioux tribe, has reached
Huron, S. D., from Fort Bennett in charge
of Lieutenant Kennedy and two aides from
the Third United States Infantry The
prisoner was heavily irOned and was being
taken to Fort Smelling for safe keeping He is
brother of the noted Sioux chief, Big Foot
killed during the recent Indian troubles,
and is charged with stealing two of Big
Foot's children from the Indian school at
Fort Bennett He refuses TO give any in
formation concerning them, and as they
cannot be found it is thought that he MUIR
dered them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Rancher and Robber.

At Brownsville, Texas, after weeks of
patient watching, City Marshal Brits has
arrested and brought to jail several of a
gang Of train robbers. He has in custody a
prominent rancher living not over fifty
miles from the city, who is not the actual
leader, but was prominent in the schemes.
The prisoner has wealthy friends who are
trying to clear him, but there seems hardly
doubt that the right parties are now under
arrest From confessions made by some Of
the parties Marshal Brits hopes to bag the
whole gang and recover a good portion of
the stolen money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Mckinley Tariff Suits.

The attorneys of Charles Wyman & Co.
appeared before Judge Thayer in the United
States Circuit Court at St. Louis, and asked
that an order be issued compelling the
United States appraisers of New York to re-
turn the papers in the reappeal case of
Charles Fl. Wyman & Go. from the apprais-
ers' decision and an appeal from the ST.
Louis port of entry. This is the case where
in the constitutionality of the Mckinley
bill is questioned and Mr.. Wyman sues to
recover S1,4S1 collected under the bill.
Judge Thayer took the matter under advise
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
JUSTICE Melted OUT.
A Missouri Murderer Expiates His Cold
BlOOded q ime.

John Oscar burlington was hanged at
Boonville, Mo-, for the murder of Sheriff
Cranmer, of Cooper County. Turlington's
neck was broken.
A year ago while going through Missouri
burlington was ordered from a freight train.
While jumping off the car he fired at the
brakeman and ran away. He was arrested
and lodged in Boonville Jail On the night
of June H. as Sheriff Cranmer was unlock
ing his cell, burlington drew a revolver and
shot the Sheriff, who died the next day.
burlington escaped from the jail. but was
captured the following day few miles
from Boonville. On the trial he was con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be
hanged on Sept II. The case was taken on
appeal to the Supreme Court On Nov.
burlington escaped from jail, but was cap
tured in Kentucky Nov. IL. On JAM 81 last
the Supreme Court rendered it's decision
sustaining the decision of the trial court
and fixing the date of the execution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Southern CROPS BACKWARD.

The Atlanta Constitution prints a review
of the farming situation throughout the
South, based upon the declaration of the
Hon. r. T. Nesbit, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, that the prospect had not been so
bad in forty years From South Carolina,
Alabama and Mississippi reports are that
farm work is fully one month behind, and
that with the most favorable prospects the
record of last year could not be attained.
The consensus of opinion is that the reduc-
ton of acreage and the delay in farm work
will cut off the cotton yield by at least half
a million bales. Other crops are likewise
backward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
NARROWLY E.CAPED DEATH.

A Sleigh Load of Merrymakers Thrown
Out in the Nick of Time.
What might have been serious accident
occurred at HoughtOn. Mich. A sleigh load
of people were going to a concert in an adj
joining town, it being necessary to cross a
lake on the ice on the way. Before reach
ing the lake the horses took fright and
dashed down on the ice at terrific speed,
and out to where a hole had been made by
ice harvesters. When near the cut the
team swerved, throwing out the people, and
almost Immediately the horses and sleigh
disappeared through the ice into the water
beneath. The loss of horses, sleighs etc,
is about 1900. The thermometer was 80
degrees. below zero.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
and fred at the young man, the ball pene-
trating his heart
BURGLARS CAPTURE s15o,ooo.
The Safe of the FreepOrt (Pa.) Banl
Cracked by Experts.

The Safe of the FreepOrt (Pa) Bank
Cracked by Experts.
Expert burglars made an attempt to rob
the Freeport (Pa.) Bank, and we're par
TALLY successful. They drilled and forced
the combination off the vault door, then
drilled and forced the combination lock of
the middle door, getting into the large steel
safe inside. In the steel vault were twenty
private boxes, filed with valuable bonds,
money, and stamps. All of these were
broken open and the contents taken. Bank
er Ludwick had over SAC, 900 in negotiable
bonds taken; his son Charles $1,000 of the
same Mrs. Pillow lost over $4,000 in bonds;
Miss Gibson, postmistress, over 5000 in
postage stamps and DR.. McClelland several
thousands in bonds and many valuables.
There were over S15O,OOO in money, bonds,
and other valuables stolen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
SIX MEN DROWNED.

Loss of Raft on the Cumberland River
with All on Board.
A Princeton, Ky, special says: News has
just reached here of terrible casualty on
the Cumberland River short distance
from this place. Curtis Boyd merchant
of Canton, started raft in charge of six
men for Paducah, and when only day out
they were overtaken by a terrible gale.
They managed to get the raft into the bank
and tie it. The high waves broke it loose
from its mornings, and it drifted into mid
stream, where the steamer Reagan passed
it. The water was then running over the
raft. The men made signals of distress, but
the boat fearing to go to the wreck passed
by without making an effort to rescue
them. The six men were drowned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
EDWIN 3. MINANS.

coughs, because Of their constant recur-
renee In December last Gov. Winans
was very sick for several weeks
with a stomach trouble, and the
doctors apprehend that the present difficulty
is due to the same cause. There is no con-
ceaIing the fact that both the Governors
physicians and his family fear that the
alarming feature of his illness has not yet
fully appeared and it is not improbable
that he is afflicted with fatal malady, and
may never again enter upon the active dis
charge Cf duties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Charges Her Husband with Bigamy.

Ten years ago Adam Fry of Lancaster,
Pa, deserted his wife and went West
Through an acquaintance she learned that
he has prOspered in Chicago and carries on
an extensive building business She desir-
ed maintenance, put her case in the hands
of the Mayor, and an investigation disclOs
ed the fact that her husband is again mar
ried and the father of three children Mrs.
Fry No. 1 will take steps to have her hus-
band arrested for bigamy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Cracked Two Depot Safes.

At Shreveport, La, three masked men
took possession of the Shreveport and Hous-
ton Railway Depot One covered the watch
man with pistol. one kept lookout on
the outside, and the third Elew open the
safe from which they secured nearly $780,
The safe in the Office Of the Shreveport and
Arkansas Railway was rifed of a small sum
of money
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Found Victims Every where.

Three hundred and fifty registered let
tiers, containing sums ranging from $40 to
S25, are held at the Omaha, Neb, Postotfice,
which are addressed to the fraudulent
Pierce Piano Company, recently unearthed
The letters are from Kansas City, St.
Joseph, Cheyenne, Denver, and other
Western points, showing the scheme to be
far-reaching.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
HAS THE HICCoUGHs.
Michfgans Governor Very Ill, and Ills
Thought VIII Die.

Gov. Winans is thought to be dying. He
has had hiccoughs for thirty six hours. A
dispatch says:
Gov. Winans, of Michigan, has been af-
f1icted with hiccoughs, from which his
physicians have thus far been unable to
give him more than temporary relief I'm
like these attacks, which are usually the
result of nervousness, the Governors
trouble returns after he has had long sea-
sons of refreshing sleep. The attending
physicians expressed considerable alarm at
the Governors. condition. They fear that
there is something serious back Of the hic-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Trains Crash Together.

A bad wreck occurred on the Southwest
Railroad at Meyer Station, Pa A passen-
ger engine ran almost through the rear end
of a wrecking train. The express was
nearly filed with passengers, but all of
them escaped serious injury save three.
When the crash came the passengers rushed
for the doors and escaped as if by miracle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Brutal Mnh.

A mob of Polish Hebrews partially de-
stroyed the house and stock of Herman
Greenbaum, a cloakmaker of Jamaica,
L. l., beat him and his wife, and fatally
burned his 4-year-old son with oil of vitriOl,
because they heard he was employing nom
union work people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
MANY VESSELS STILL BLoCKADED.
The Cardiff Employers Victory Not So
CompIete as Claimed.

TIC CdTUIH LIHpIUyVEs SAOIUIy 1NUO 30
Complete as Claimed.
Although the Butte docks claim victory
in the struggle with the lockers, a con-
siderable number of vessels are still block
AIDED at Cardiff, while contributions pour in
for the support Of the men on strike. The
shipping federation is spending large sums
of money for free labor at Aberdeen with
very little apparent result. The free labor
men generally drop away after day or
two, and many are found worthless and have
to be discharged. Nevertheless the ship
ping federation is resolute in maintaining
its principle that men shall be employed ir-
respective Of union affiliations
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
AN INDIANA MURDER.
Cherries CoryelI Shoots and Kills His
Youthful prother-in-Law.

A special from Seymour, Ind, says Some
time ago the wife of Charles Coryell, a we'll
to-do farmer near here, left him and went
back to her parents to live, meanwhile suing
for divorce Coryeu had sworn vengeance
on both his wife and her father, Mr.. Burdell.
Coryell met his wife and her brother, Ar
thur Burdell aged H. at Beach Grove
Church. He endeavored to take his little
child away from his.wife, also laying vio-
lent hands on her, whereupon young Bur-
dell interferred in his sisters behalf This
so incersed Coryell that he drew pistol
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
persisted IN SNOW.

Father Grafton Sacrifices His Lie in Try
ing to Keep His Appointments.
The Rev. Father Grafton, Catholic priest
of Regina, N. w. T., was found dead five
miles outside of that city. He left to assist
in the elections. On the return his team
gave out and Father Grafton walked on,
being anxious to reach Regina for services,
but persisted from exposure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Beaten and Robbed.

John E. Siefried, night operator at the
Louisville and Nashville depot at Nashville,
Ill, was attacked by unknown parties and
beaten into insensibility with coupling
pin. The contents of the money drawer
and the operators gold watch were taken
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Killed His Rival.

Frank Dee and William CLANCY, two
young men of Owen County. Indiana, were
rivals for the affections of young lady of
the neighborhood. They met at Atkinson
vile, when Dice drew a revolver and shot
CLANCY. killing him Instantly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Killed by the Sight of Isloodshed.

Colonel Israel Underwood, who was a
spectator of the recent tragedy in Column
bus, Ohio, has died. The cause of his death
is remotely attributed to the shock which he
received at the tragedy and exposure from
attending the Coroners inquest afterward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Arkansas Factorr trouble.

At Little Rock the Federal Court APP
pointed George G. Butford as receiver for
the Calumet Cotton Factory, at Monmouth
Spring, Ark.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Blown OFF the Dock and Drowned.

There was a heavy gale at Buffalo, n. Y;
the wind had velocity of ffty-fve miles
an hour. Several minor accidents are re-
ported. Herman Shafer, bookkeeper for
the Erie elevator. was blown off the dock
into the river and drowned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Emma Abbott Cremated.

The remains of Emma Abbott. the we'll
known singer and actress, were cremated i'll
Pittsburg. Pa. The fact was kept very
quiet at the request of the mother of the
deceased. The incineration took place in
Samson's crematory, and occupied but one
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Not in the Ponrhnnse.

In the Sugar Trust investigation at New
York an accountant testified that the trust
had made profit of S11.0OO,OOO, of which
ten per cent. had been paid to stockholders,
and that the rest is held by the constituent
companies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
BROOKLYN Tabernacle Honds.

OF the $3.50, 900 worth of bonds issued in
order to take up the Indebtedness and finish
the new Brooklyn Tabernacle S25, 900 of the
issue has been subscribed for by the Rev.
T. Dewitt Talmage Russell Sage, it is
said, will exchange his $125. 900 mortgage
for the same amount in bonds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Carefully Planned Incendiarism.

At Listowel, Ontario, incendiaries bound
and gagged the night Waterman at Hess
Brothers furniture factory, and then fired
the premises, which were totally destroyed.
The water works pumps and fire alarm had
been tempered with to insure the destruc-
tion of the factory. The loss has not yet
been estimated. There is $31, 900 insurance
on the hui1dinU.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Radical llIicit Distilleries.

party of United States officials have
just completed a raid through Western Flor
ida, resulting in the capture and destruc-
tion of twenty-six Illicit stills and the ar
rest of thirty men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Trouble in Hawaii.

A prominent merchant from Honolulu
brings news of conspiracy, formed by
Colonel Ashford, to seize the Hawaiian
Government and make the Queen mere
figurehead The scheme was similar to the
one engaged in by Wilcox four years ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
The Work of a Negro.

In a New York suburb a negro named
Perkins sandbagged. gagged and bound a
cab-driver named Farrell and then robbed
his houses
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
TWENTY LIVES LOST IN PUGET
SOUND.
The Steamer Buckeye Beloved to Have
Gone to the Bottom.

Gone to the Bottom.
At Seattle, Wash. it is rumOred that the
steamer Buckeye went down in the Sound
between Edmunds and Apple Tree Cove,
with twenty passengers. The Buckeye,
which is a small steamer, went into Ed
munds, and the Captain invited party to
go with him on trip across the Sound.
About twenty accepted the invitation. The
boat had reached the mi idle of the Sound
about dusk when the storm came up. For
an hour or more there was heavy gale.
A grader on the Great Northern near Ed
munds saw light bobbing on the water for
an hour or so and then disappear The boat
did not return to Edmunds, and in the
morning the shore near that place was COW
Ored with wreckage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Joined the Revolutionists.

Advices from Chilli state that three bat
talions and the Fourth Regiment of Gov
eminent troops stationed near Pisagua
have shot their officers and declared in
favor of the revOlutionists.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Sir John Dissatisfied.

1t is reported that, the courts permitting,
the election in every frontier county in
Canada will be protested, in which event
Premier Macdonald expects to win back
number of seats.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Closed by the Sheriff.

The F. P. Lawrence Implement Company
at Lincoln, Neb. was closed by the Sheriff,
the claim of one bank amounting to SIC 600.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
A De1aware Execution.

Shakespeare Reeves was hanged at New
castle, Del, for felOnious assault commit
ted upon little Grace Clark, white girl of
II years, near New Castle on Sept. %.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Wealthy Alabamian Deal.

Josiah Morris, said to be the richest
banker in Alabama, died in his home at
Montgomery.
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is reported to be beyond hope of recovery.
The general ailment is pneumonia. made
quate ventilation of the State-house, which
permits of multitude of draughts, has
caused all the trouble.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Storrn on the Coast.

A fog along the Atlantic coast, from Cape
Cod to Cape Henry, seriously interfered
with the movement of shipping heavy
thunder and rain storm prevailed at New
York.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
Miners at Work Again.

Six thousand miners in the four coal pools
in the Monongahela Valley resumed work
at the increased rate of wages conceded by
the operators There is general rejoicing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
NnDeacnnesSas

The New York Presbytery voted against
establishing the office of deaconess in the
Presbyterian Church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
The Condition of Business.

R. G. Dun & Co. repored that prices
were rising and that this is the only I'M
wholesome factor in business, which is eX-
pected to improve with better crops.