Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-21
Wisconsin Items.


- The Prescott Journal saws that large
| amount of maple sugar has been made in
Pierce county the present season.
The Columbus Journal says that young
man named TANNER was drowned in the Cat
fish river while duck shooting.
The Beloit Courier says that DANIEL BLOB
GETT lately left for California. He took three
wagons and thirty-fve horses, shipping them
on the cars to Marshal, Iowa.
Anew wooden factory commences work
at Appleton on the 18th inst.-Wm. johnson,
the peoples candidate, was elected Mayor of
Appleton last week.
The Union ticket was successful in
Manitowoc. A. D. Jones was elected Presi-
dent of the village, and J. D. Markham Chair
man of the Board Of Supervisors.
Lieut.. Alexander Cameron, of the La
Crosse Battery, died recently at the residence
of his father in New York, of illness con-
tracted in the service. He was thirty-two
years of age.
A large portion of the members of the
Stoughton Brass Band have enlisted in the
Band for Gen. Blunt's Staff, which will rem
devious at Stoughton until they start for the
field.
Mrs. Dyer, soldiers wife, while walking
near Brookfeld, was attacked by a robber
who took from her pocket $3.50 in "green-
backs" A cooper named HENRY SMITH was
arrested on suspicion.
George Seger, of Pewaukee, Waukesha
county, about eighteen years of age, was Sc
verely wounded last week by the accidental
discharge of a gun. charge of shot was
lodged in his shoulder.
- An anvil which was being used as
cannon to celebrate the result of the election
at Prescott, burst instantly, killing Frank
Reese, boy twelve years Of age, and break
ing leg of John Grover, whose life was in a
critical condition.
- The Dunn County Zimmerman has been
told that navigation on the Chippewa river
is open to Durand, and that boats have az
rived there. The sugar making season is
nearly over, and while some call IT good
one, others pronounce it Indifferent.
- The Star pronounces the division of the
Eighth judicial Circuit, and the creation of
new circuit, fraud and a swindle. 1t says
that, prior to the division, the business of the
old circuit did not occupy the Judge more
than two months in the year.
- The Republican says that man named
Tully was recently bound over for trial on
the charge of attempting to murder neigh
Dor named Lache. At the late election in
the town of Jackson, where these men live,
they were candidates for Justice of the Peace,
Tully winning the election.
- The Hudson Star of the 9th says: COR
ders have been given to Harry S. Clapp, of
this city, to employ all the men that can be
obtained, to work Oh the railroad. Enough
iron to lay twenty miles of the road has been
bought, and will be shipped to this place just
as soon as navigation opens"
- The Sparta Eagle mentions the appoint
ment by the President of VIM. Robinson, son
of Col W. w. Robinson, of that village, as
a cadet to the West Point Military Academy
Young Robinson received his appointment
the 18th of last month, through the earnest
solicitation of the Hon. Walter D. Mclndoe.
The Waukesha Democrat gives an account
of the shooting of a negro burglar who was
attempting to rob Mr.. DEIsNERs house. Mr..
DEIsNER's man, armed with gun, saw him,
and on the negro coming at him with club
| fired the gun, sending sixty-two shots IN the
negro's body near the right arm. His recov-
cry was regarded as doubtful. He is thirty
years of age, was formerly from North Caro-
lima, but has lived some time in Milwaukee.
A SOUTHERN ARCADIA.-From an interest
ing sketch of the Red River expedition pub
| lished in the Red River R0Uer, we clip the