The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-07
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Geo. Varnum, of Irving, jackson county,
he other day found a rock filed with cop
er ore.
Geo. 4. DYER, of Lindina, juneau coun-
V, sowed two bushels OF seed, the result
5 10 bushels, threshers' measure.
On Friday evening an Intellectual at
empt was made to burn the lumber yards
II La Crosse.
An effort was recently made to blow up
he grocery store Of John Crippin, IN tie
town of Hammond, St. Croix County
J. NJ. Stebbins. of kenosha, Wis, last
week, sold his trotting colt, Weston, 10 j.
|. Cass, OF Racine, for $4,000.
The fall term of the Wisconsin Female .
College, at Fox Lake, commences on the .
9TH inst. i
\ flrmer in Clayton county has RAISED .
three acres and half of tobacco this sea
son, the Weld of which was ton TO the
acre, realizing him $1,000 for the crop.
\ new Yacht built by f. ". Wall and
J. H. Porter, Of Oshkosh, has been christ
ened the % Penaqua-' She Is SAID to be
the fastest craft on Lake Winnc5ago.
Col. James Mckenzie a veteran OF the
war Of 1872, and pioneer of 50, died AZ
Ellerton, Grant Co, the Dist ult. aged -
years.
The residence Of Mr.. \. Yeomans, In the
town Of Lewiston, Columbia county, was
DESTROYED bv fire On Tuesday night, toSc:h-
err with nearly all of its contents. Loss
not stated og-.or.
numbers, and the sportsmen are ba~giifi}e.
them by the dozens. They are feedin. ON
the acorns and the wheat stubble
The Lancaster Democrat states that the
heavy rains of Monday washed away a
bridge on the BoScobcl road, near Mel
Smiths, which delayed the mails about
three hours.
On Wednesday evening Of last week a
hlghwayman attempted to stop the team
OF Mr.. iIienrichs, a manufacturer OF soda
water in Appleton, and faiIing in this,
fired three times at Mr.. H., without hitting
him.
a Danish boy named James Nelson,
about Is years Old, committed suicide last
week in the town Of Salem, BY hanging
himself 10 : tree with a leather belt that
he had been III the habit of wearing around
his waist
\ farmer named Robert Dunn, living in
the town of Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire
county, while working about a thrcShing
machine on Thursday last, fcll to the ground
and suddenly expired. Ills death Is attrib-
ted to sun>trolc.
The Black River Falls BuaRcr states
that the frost last Wednesday night was
heavy on the cranberry marshes, and the
cranberry crop has been severely damaged.
The yield in that vicinity was light, in con-
sequence Of the tlrouth in the fore part of
the summer, and the frost now has dam
aged them SO the crop viii be nearly fail
ure.
The Lancaster Democrat saws that the
River Railroad IS completed to the mouth
of Turkey river, and workmcn arc busy
putting in the bridge 1T that point. 1t is
estimated that the bridge viii be completed
50 that the road will reach Gutenberg
about the 10th Of the present month.
We learn from the Sheboygan Times Of
the 2nl that the cxtcn~ion Of the Shcl.oy-
gan and F0n du Lac railroad to Princeton
is assured, the control for building the sy,ac
having been let Oh Monday of Iast Ncc; to
McSsrS. French \ Wells with the etirulu-
ton that it be completed by the 1t Of Jan
uary next.
The Sheboygan Times of Sept > says
that Il strong wind from the northeast arose
on Sunday morning last, and continued all
day, raising a heavy sea on Tic lake. i
siXty-four feet crib had been placed on the
end of the south harbor pier during Satur-
day night, and a large gang Of men were
engaged in filling it with stone until it got
too rough to work Mt it Sunday forenoon
there being then about 80 cords in j.
The crib kept its place very well until the
wind shifted TO the southeast, greatly in
crcasing the hight and force Of the waves,
which washing oUt the sand under that
corner Of the crib caused it to settle down
so as to raise the bottom Of the opposite
corner, and the stone washed out from be-
meath until the crib tioated again, about Q
a. m, Monday, and was carried up the lar-
Dor to near Kirkland & Curtis warehouse.
The loss will be measured by the value Of
the fifty cords of stone in the crib and the
cost of rcsctting the same.
\ despatch from Racine, Wis, Sept I,
states that-a horrible murder was attempt
ell in the town of Somcrs, Kenosha county,
yesterday morning. Al about 10 clock,
while William Smith, a wealthy farmer,
scyentv-thrcc wears of age, and his family
were sitting in the house, they heard firing
close by. Mr. Smith went out and found
two young men about twenty years of age,
shooting pigeons. He told them his wife
was unWell and he lid not want them shoot
ing so close to mis- house Sunday morning.
Some angry words passed between them,
when one Of them, only about twelve feet
from Dir. Smith, raised his gun and fired
at him. The shot took effect in his breast
and shattered his arm fearfully. Some Of
his family witnessed the shooting from the
house, and went 10 his assistance. They
found him lying in a pool of blood Phv-
sicians were sent for and the alarm sent in
every direction. 1t is not known who the
parties are, but everything is being done to
capture them. Hundreds of citizens have
gone out from here and from kenosha.
They have searched the woods for miles,
but have vet got no positive trace Of them.
Mr.. Smiths arm had to be amputatcd,
and he now lays in dangerous condition
lie says he can recognize the men.
Several arrests were made here and at Ke-
no; IN last night, and taken out to Mr..
Smiths house, bat he said thew were not
the ones. kenosha county offers a reward
of 5000 for their arrest It is to be hopcd
the villains will be brought to Justice and
get the punishment they deserve
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