Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
STATE ITEMS,

ton of this city. it is said, will not exceed
fourteen thousand. under the recent census
The Oshkosh Northeastern states that
about noon on Wednesday, German girl
named johanna Tome. residing IN that city,
was struck by lightning and killed. She
was passing by the chimney of the house
when the electric fluid descended, killing
her instantly. aas
The Menominee Herald is informed that
the Marshal, who has been locking up tress-
passers on public lands, repo rts that be has
found four places where persons gnilty of
committing trespasses have deliberately set
fire to the woods for the purpose Of cover
ing their tresspasses.
The Green Bay Adoocate says that the
Depere Iron Works Company are rapidly
progressing with their building operations.
The object Of the company is to do p genera!
foundry and machine business, contemplat-
ing as a speciality the manufacture of rail
road cars. For this purpose they have a
eapilal of $4,000 subscribed. which will be
increased to about so. o00 as the balance Of
work contemplated and added.
A few days ago they.had an excitement in
Waupun, from the fact that quite number
of people were made sick by eating cheese
sold at one of the stores in that place. The
foolish report was spread that the cheese
poisoned. Tie cheese was new one, and
Happened to be just in that stage through
/ which eli cheese passes, when certain gases
are generated and held in the cheese II
eaten in this condition, it produces symp-
toms of poisoning.
A young woman, sixteen years old, was
lodged in the county jail at Monroe, on Sat
urday night last, at her own desire. as she
could find no other shelter. The Monroe
Sentinel says: aShe is described as delicate
and good looking There are maay ready
to degrade her; but nc provision is made by
a Christian people to reclaim and take care
of such as she. What community ~
The construction Of a new Female college
at the State University, Madison, which
was authorized by the last Legi slature, has
been let to Mr.. Fellinzer, of Milwaukee, for
s4l 600, he being $1,000 lower than any
one else. The work will be commenced on
the new building at once 1t is to be four
stories high, with front sixty five to fifty
five, with an ell seventy feet long.
Gov. Fairchild has received an earnest
appeal from Green Bay to withhold his ap-
prevail of the Oshkosh location for the In
sane Hospital till the people can be heard
from
It is understood that General Halbert E
Paine, congressman fl ON the first district. is
quietly working for the appointment as
Solicitor General in the. new Department of
Justice created by act of Congress.
It will not be possible to open the State
Normal School as Oshkosh this year for
want of funds.
The Stevens Point Pnery says that the
surveying party of the Portage Winnebago
and Superior Railroad Company, returned
Thursday, having completed their portion of
the survey from Stevens Point to Lake Su-
perior. The survey is completed to the
northeast corner of town 40 on the line of
range z, distant one hundred and twenty
live miles. From Stevens Point the coun-
try along the route is frst-class, comprising
magnificent farming, hard wood and pine
lands. The route is very favorable for
the construction of raj lroad, the surface of
the country being moderately undulating.
The Chippewa Valley Nescs says that a
young man confined in the Eau Claire coun-
ty Jail, charged with horse. stealing, escaped
therefrom on Monday morning last. He
was shackled, but was allowed to go about
and empty slops and get water. The morn
ing he escaped bis shackles had been fastened
by the wife of the jailer, and it turns out
that they were not securely fas ened for,
while he was getting pail of water from
the well and the lady was in the house, he
left his jewels by the well, and very sud
denly left for parts unknown
Ex-Gov. Lewis, of Columbus, has been
visiting the birth place of the poet Burns in
Scotland. 81
The united population OF the villages of
Neenah and Menasha, according to the cen
sus, is $3.50.
The Oshkosh Northeastern says the Skat-
ing Rink in that city was blown down on
Sunday morning, the 18th inst.
The Madison JOurnaJIsays that two men
named Stephen Fuller and Richard McCon-
nell, both under the influence of liquor, got
into boat and went out for a row on Lake
Mendoza on the 18th, and when little way
from shore Fuller fell,overboard and was
drowned, his companion being too drunk to
render him any assistance
An old lady by the name of Hitchmeyer,.
living at Sank City, was found dead on
Sunday morning, in stable, with her head
mutilated, it being, undoubtedly,
from the kick of horse.
The Portage Register reports that the barn
of Rev. Mr.. Tyler, of New Haven, Adams
county, was struck by lightning on Tuesday
night, and was entirely consumed by fire.
A quantity of wheat, harness, &C., were also
burned. Mr.. I. was so nearly paralyzed by
the stroke that he was unable to get out of
bed, and was, therefore, unable to save any
thing in the barn.
R. NJ. Hooly, of Brooklyn, has purchased
The Daton block in Madison, and is going to
make OF 1t first class opera house.
A little son of Mr.. zetler, living in the
town of Theresa, Fond du Lac county, was