Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-17
State Items.

whose name we did not learn, while burn
ing brush IN Genesee last week. fell into the
fire, and was burned to death. 1t supposed
that this horrible accident was caused by a
fit Waukesha Plaindealer.
The old Wisconse is floating down to the
lower country great stores of lumber just
now. Raft follows raft in rapid succession
and under the present supply the price of
building material must be considerably re-
duced.-Portoge Independent.
Theatre.
LANGRIsHE & ATwATER, with their COM
pany, have been in 'fuil blast at Veran-
dab Hall since Saturday night. and have
drawn good houses. 1t is not often, even
in our large cities, that such varied talent
comprising SO many good actors and so
few poor ones-is united in a single dra
matte troupe Portage Independent 10M.
Country Villages are springing up on all
sides, and the experience of Manitowoc co.
makes the story of sowing dragons teeth
to raise crop of armed men seem less i'm
probable. ~
In the country the sound of the Wood
mans axe and the crash of falling trees,
the clearing and the log house. worm fenc-
les and newly cultivated fields, indicate that
our county is no longer desert wilderness,
its destiny has commenced. The Mills are
all at work, every one is busy in country
and town. T
At Mishicott, Sand Bay, Maple Grove,
Clark's Mills, Zalcburgh and the Rapids
there is said to be evidence of prosperity
which are unmistakeable.
These are facts which will prove crafty
ing to all. and to none more than to those
whose business it is to chronicle them
4Nanitoscoc Tribune.
WHERE ARE THEY GoING?-Every thor
oughfare of travel is crowded to its utmost
capacity, and even the most fabulous tales
in regard to the capacity of stages are out
done for ours are always able to hold Zone
more" even if the proprietors have to run
an extra, as they frequently do.-Madison
Patriot.
THE RIVER IMpRovEMENT.--We copy in
another part of the paper. an act passed at
the lateosession of the Legislature, making
further provision for the improvement OF
the Upper Fox, and giving the Company
such additional facilities and aid as will en-
able them to go on at once with the work.
The works at Kaukauna, Grand Chute,
and Little Chute are being pressed with all
possible energy, and there is little doubt
that we shall see Lake Wnnebago boats at
our docks early in the summer The event
should be celebrated with all the honors
due tothe final accomplishments this great
and long-deferred enterprise Green Bay
AdUocate.
JUDICIAL ELECTION ended up brief
statement of the result of the election last
week, so far as we could get it, with the
opinion that AGRY had been elected by a
decided vote. We do not get the official
returns yet, but there is evidence enough
that CoTToN is elected by about the same
majority which AGRY was supposed to have
some one or two hundred Ibid.
FIRST STEAMER FROM .CHICAGo.--The
steamer Superior, with about 80passengers,
and fair load of freight, arrived at our
dock on Monday last, from Chicago. She
brought SO Belgian emigrants, who were
well dressed and intelligent looking people,
in fact, as fine looking party of foreign
emigrants as We have seen land on our
docks in some years. They 60 directly in
to the country, and make good farmers and
pood citize ibid.
MEssRs. CH1TTENDEN & Co. have con
tracted with the lessees of the Rail Road
for the transportation of about twelve mil
lion feet of pine logs, during this season,
/ from this city TO the present termination o.
the Road at Rock River. These logs are
brought from the Pinery, through the VOL
River and Lake Winnebago. to this City,
they are then to be hosted out of the river
loadedon the cars by steam power, and car
ried to Chester Station where they will be
dumped into Rock River. They are then
fioated through Lake Horizon and down
the river as far as GAINESVILLE, supplying the
numerous Saw Mills on this beautiful Stream
q furnishing the inhabitants of the villages
and cities on its banks with pine lumber
at far cheaper rate than they can procure
it from any other source.--Fond du Loc
Union. v
PIGEoNs.-The air has been literally full
Of pigeons for the last week. On Sunday
last person could not look in any direction
without seeing cloud Of them, whether he
wished to or not. Judging from the firing
we have heard for the last few days We
should think some of them had been '.invi
ted down to earth. Ibid.
SUDDEN DEArH-A sad affair took place
on Tuesday last in the town Of Oakfeld, il
this county. A young lad named PuEN, ;
son of Mr.. CHAs. PHEN, had been driving
up his fathers cows, and il is supposed thai
while after them be ate some poisonous sub
stance. not knowing its properties. AS Soor
as he arrived home he was taken violently
sick, and died soon after in great agony
Did
The veritable Doesticks was in town las
Wednesday. His name is Thompson. HI
is young man about twenty-three year.
of age and connected with jewelrv estab
lishment in New York.-Madison Journal
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