The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-08
Wisconsin Items.

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Minister to Rome-Gov RANDALL has
been appointed and confirmed Minister to Rome
in the place of Gen. King, who prefers to stay
at home and command the Wisconsin Brigade |
in the war for the Union.
G% J. G. McMynn, ]. o. Bartlett and VIM |
P. Loon, Esqs., have been appointed by the
Mayor of Racine an enlisting committee, to
raise another volunteer company in that coun-
ty for the war.
Re- wdyism appears to behaving the symp-
toms again, here For several nights past
windows have been broken with perfect impu-
nifty The Bank building and DIR. Danes
store suffered badly.-Appleton Motor.
1t is pr opposed 10 raise company of cavalry
in the counties of Wood, Portage and Marathon
to be ready to report to the Governor by the
18th OF next month.
! The Wisconsin annual Conference of the NJ
E. Church will commence its session in
Fond du Lac city, on the 18th of September
next.
A 'Copperhead' was killed in Rushford Win
nebago county, which measured four feet and
half in length
Some farmers out in Rock county are already
cutting their wheat. The estimate for the crop
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put from ten to fifteen bushels per acre.
DROwNED-Cl Clinton Handy, son of Mr..
Hale Handy, of Toronto, was drowned in Beaver
Dam pond near the old depot last Sunday,
about noon. He was 16 years Of age-FOI
Lake Gazette.
Our Editor, Chas. d. Robinson whose APP
pointment as Quartermaster General in the staff
: of Gen. King noticed some time since, left
this city on Thursday morning, 25th, for the
seat of war; He was called away unexpected
t ~, by the movement Of the 5th and 9th Reg
ments, which will form part ofthe Brigade
AdUocate Bulletin,
:, Col Robinson is to be succeeded in the chair
editorial, for the presently Mr.. Franklin Tilton,
who has heretofore contributed 10 the columns
of the AdUOcate.
The Madison State Journal has been appoin Mt
ed one of the papers to publish the Laws of the
United States. This is one more reason for
subscribing to this always valuable paper.
t car load of Norwegians passed through
1 here last Wednesday direct from Norway. They
e will settle in various parts of this county.
!. Large numbers are now emigrating to this
d country Broadhead Reporter.
l A man named James Skewis was killed at
o ShusbuLg on Monday of last week. by the fall
s ing of a rock while he was engaged in miner
It al shaft. He was 40 years of age, all industri-
n Gus man, and leaves wife and seven children.
It l-W3sc0nS9n.
:, man in the town of Lind, was gathering
. whortle-berries, when another person came up
: with gun in his hands and ordered him away;
we understand some words passed between
Z. them, when the man with gun fred at the
other lodging the charge in his thigh inAicting
i a serious wound. The people of Lind came
near infic ing summary punishment upon the
iperpotratOr of this WeyausegG Era.
The CRoPs.-The various crops in this re-
!, gion bid fair at this time to give bountifu
It yield. There will be less yield of straw than
20 last year, but the heads we'll filled, and as
a. the harvest approaches, indications point to a
c good crop.-MmeraI Point Tribune.
!: Notwithstanding the bad effects of the dry
It spell in June, since the last heavy showers
d everything has assumed promising appear
i ance, corn, oats, wheat and potatoes all look
: weather continue, the farmer will have no
20 reason to complain of the crops this fall-Ke.
g aggRnee Enterprise
r We have conversed with farmers and with
e gentlemen who have recently seen large por-
tions Of country and all concur in the opinion
that in quantity the harvest will be at the very
;. least fully average, and in quality much better
Il than that of last year.-WatertO,cn Democrat.
1t is said that some fields of wheat are being
. SLIGHTLY touched WITH rust, The wet weather
:, for week back has been favorable to rust, and
!. if it continues it is very likely chat much dam
age will be done to the growing crop.-Fond
du Lac Commonwealth
! !, We hear considerable complaint of the chintz
Z bugs damaging wheat in this vicinity. The
n bugs are doing considerable damage in places
but their rayages are by DO means universal
g The only way to stop their depredations is to
If cut the grain as soon as it will answer to do
l, so-F0rt atkinson Standard.
,t As Allen Sage, of Royalton, was travelling
h near the west line of this town the road that
leads to Waupacca, last Thursday in company
with his step son, Joseph Wade, during the
y storm that occurred that day, he was struck by
a lightning and instantly killed. Mr.. Wade was
II = also struck down but revived soon afterwards.
e - Weyaalcega Era.
n Mr.. Samuel Morris while chopping in the
woods about two miles from this place on Sat
: urday last in company with another man, was
n accidenty injured by tree falling on him,
t. causing injuries FROM which he died on the next
Il day,-WeyaueoegG Era.