The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-09-02

FALL W HEAT.-A large number OF our
farmers are commencing to get their
ground ready for fall wheat. We learn
that a very large amount viii be sown this
Fall.-Chiiton Times.
A. ]. Calhoun. an experienced horse
tanner, well known throughout southern
Wisconsin, proposes to give exhibitions i'll
the art OF horse tanning and training, at the
State Fair at Freeport, LII.
ACCIDENTAL man named CAREY, who
resides in the Third Ward, had both his
legs broken one day last week. He WAS
engaged in working on the railroad, with
pair Of horses, when in some manner his
legs became tangled in the double-trees
and were broken.
A human skeleton partially embedded
in the sand, was found Oh the bank Of the
Mississippi at Trempeleau, on Tuesday last.
1t was supposed to be the remains of a
body which drifted down under the ice last
winter.
Hay STACKS BURNED-Last Monday,
Mr.. Johns, whose farm lies about three
miles northwest of this village, set fire to
some stumps, and went away and left it,
thinking it perfectly safe, but owing to the
extreme dryness of the stubble, the fire run
through it to two hay stacks, containing
six or seven tons of hay, which was entirely
consumed. Ozaukee Adcer!iser.
FIRE.-On Saturday last the threshing
machine owned and used by John G.. Hess,
Of Gale; was burned at the residence Of
John G. French, in that town. The horse
power belonging to the machine was saved,
Mr.. Hess and his men were at dinner when
the fire commenced. It is supposed to
have caught from the sparks from some
wheat straw that they had burned the
night before Loss estimated at about
5000. Mr. French lost about twenty five
bushel of wheat-Irempal0u representa-
tie.
FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE SEASON
Messrs. Merriman and Bates shipped per
Grey Eagle to st Louis, on Tuesday NOR
ming last, four hundred bushels new oats,
the first of the season. Tie shipment Of
grain from this place will be three times
as much this year as ever before.-Irem-
palou Representative.
GoGxG AuEAD-One hundred tons of
rail for the Flint and Marquette Road ar
rived at Saginaw on Thursday. Track
laying has commenced with vigor, and
but five or six miles of road bed remains
to be graded between this city and Sagi-
naw.-f2int Deneocrrt, dug. 90.
HORSE THIEVES CArGHr-The sheriff
of Woodiord, while pursuing horset thief
a few days since, saw him turn as if to fire
at hln, when he shot tie thief through the
heart ane he died instantly. That thief is
caught and will do no more mis-
chief. The Chicago Herald says it has
received a letter from Lane Station that
three more of the horse thieves, who have
been providing about the Northern portion
of Illinois for some time, have been arrested.
The party captured consisted of two men
and boy. They were caught while stop
ping at a tavern and had in their possession
three horses; one of the horses was an iron
grey color, and was identified as one stolen
from Plymouth, Wis. The other two were
one black and one bay, stolen from Madi
son, Wis and top wagon was also found
with the span.-PToirie du Chiea Courier.
FIRE.-Saturday afternoon fire broke
out in small dwelling in the outskirts Of
the 9th Ward, near Reeds street, and
part of the building was consumed. Two
or three engines went out, an succeeded
with other help in putting it out. Loss
trtling.