The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-05-04
Wisconsin Accidents. Incidents. &c

Wisconsin Accidents. Incidents. &c
The >heboy gan Journal OF the % h
ult,. saws:
MIR. Nichols. mate Gf ,he schooner Sal.
OF Boy, WAS lost overheard from that ves-
sci and drowned on Saturday nighr last,
near the mouth of our hatbor lie is
represented rs being fine man and
good ssilor-He leaves family at this
place 10 bereave his sudden taking IF
The Fond du Lac Press SAYS;
We have just OBJ aimed the part cllars
Of the shocking e>uil of fe which oc-
CURED about ten mics south Of this city,
a week ago. A German that recently ar
rived in this county was occupying a
house on farm in Byron, with his family,
consisting Of his wife, a son 16 years Of
age, and hroi her in law. About a week
ago the iiian left home. and vas gone
nearly the entire dav, and upon his return
found his house had been completely des-
troyed by fire, and bis wife and brother-in
law burned to death, While his son was
also severely injured.
Tie Barahoo Rcr u5lic reports the fol-
fowing suicide:
Miss Sarah Bel. an estimablA Young
lady residing in the town OF New Buffalo,
ed on Monday morning, under circum
>tauces that seem to leave little doubt bat
>he took her own lite. 1t seems that she
purchased some oil Of bitter almonds, be-
ing warned that il was deadly poison :,
retired to her chamber the night preceding
her death in her usual health, aad under
her pillow was found a note. containing
.he request that she might he buried a,
she was dressed In her dress she had
made every preparation for death. No
cause lor the act, aside from III health is
known.
The Sauk City Pioneer SAYS:
A few days ago the corpse Of Conrad
Schreiber was forhd in Otter Greek, near
Weler's farm. An inquest was held on
the body and verdict returned Of death
by drowning
The Madison Journal say.:
On Sunda, evening last, Mr.. John Dig
gins who has been employed ut the Or
pbans' Nome Madison. while on his way
out there between 8 and 10 O'Clock p NJ
was assaulted on the shore Of Lake Mon
| ona nv some ore who struck him IN the
mouth with some brass knucki les. knocked
! him senseiess. and robbed him of what
money he could find.
The La Fayette County Union learns
| that:
On Friday morning near the village Of
Wiota the body of Mrs. n. Vail. of that
village, was discovered in deep mineral
shaft, which recent rains had nearly flied
with water. 1t is supposed thai she com
United suicide Her husband was killed
a>l fall, bv the falling Of the garret floor
of his building while he was in bed,
The Green Bay .Idsocate says:
| Wm. Dunn, carpenter, of this citv>
died very sudden OH r;day night lie
had been a. work upon the steamer Qneen
City. during the day. and returned to his
boarding place going to his room. Some-
| body going there about 1 | o'clock, found
him in bed dead. 1t is supposed that Tile
! heart disease was The cause OF his death,
The Burlington Standard says:
A little sou Of Geo. II. French, of Bur.
Iington, four Years old, was drowned on
Saturday in Fox River.
| Pc er Frahm, who has been on tiial al
| Racine for the murder of three children al
! Bulllng on, some months since, was !ound
! guilty on The "a