The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-10-23
WISCONSIN, NEWS.

The Beekman House II Sic eboygan
narrowly escaped destruc,i IL i.y fire, /.
the explosion OF "a kerosene l.ts.n 10 OIL.
of the rooms.
Jacob Johnson, parent OF al!~ Conra,
Fischer, of Plymouth. arrive; at tha
place a few days since iron. Ohio. Il
which State be has resided ill num be
of years. Mr. johnson is aaw i04 year
of age, is hale and hearty mi - all ap
pearances has good many years of use
tuluess before him. He viii spend th,
remainder OF his days in Plymn.:,h.
| The cornerstone OF new Masonic
Hall was laid in Prairie du tnien, O.
| Saturday, with appropriate economies
Winter wheat looks we'll in U:ltagam!.
| county.
The Synod of Wisconsin, met at Beavel
Dam on the 9Th inst, aud Continued il
session until the 18th. Ii was composed
of all the ordained Presbytsri;.n minister
| IN Wisconsin,, and one cnnl::,i -Ss.ner q On
| each of the one hundred au,. iourt aer
Presbyterian Churches In the : tte The
services were opened with a >t.rineD by
Rev. w A. Hendrlckson, It Columbus
Rev. Henry Little was chosen Moderator
tur this year The attandau.,. was iargcI
and the occasion one OF grcals's interest
tiidi' any pFSCSOiDR meetlbf5 ~ tfIIS fSS
nod. ln addition TO the bnSirs-s OF the
Synod, public meetings for ,issa-on were
held one hour every morui;.g A piis-
sionary meeting was held on 4 iiiay eve
ming, which was addressed D, Rev. w
f. Brown, who is about lea ing his
country to spend his life in japan A
evening on Home Missions The
hxr, ~
of the city Oh Sabbath MOI ming, and in
the afternoon held union nceling of all
the Sunday Schools.
An analysis Of the water of the new ar.
tesian well at Madison proves to be equal
in medicinal properties of the Bethesda
spring OF Waukesha or the SiloG m spring
of Milwaukee.
The Madison Journal learns that an
attempt was made, on Tuesday evening,
to throw the westward bound train off
the track near Mazomanie
Dr.. NJ Lewis Belden, who murdered
Norwegian in the village of Stoughtun.
three years ago, and who has been i'm
priSoned in Madison for lnag time, has
received a sentence of three years im-
prisonment in the peniteutilry.
The Ashland Press reports that trains
on the Wisconsin Central RlIroad, were
running last week IS miles beyond Ste
vens' Point, and laborerE were grading
loo miles north OF that place. There are
now about 10 miles pieted between
the two ends. About 500 men are now
at work on the road.
A Mr.. Kregar, of Osceola. Fond du
Lac county, lost his lett hand 10 thresh-
ing machine. Thursday.
,!oSeDh ErIfy IS Sunp0Sat tn have chi
cidcd at Oshkosh, on Friday, by drown
ing himself.
A norwegian NJ. E. Church was dedl-
Gated at Whitewater on Sunday last.
Ou W edueSday work on the Wiscon-
sin River Improvement was suspended
for the season AID the workmen were
discharged
A number of wild cats are being caught
In Buffalo county al present. The State
pays bounty OF So for each scalp.
Geo. Vroman. deaf man. living near
Madison. was walking on the Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railroad track, when an en-
into! !,i.,.-. e..>r-.'-s-,
the track breaking his shoulder blade
aud otherwise injuring him. He will
doubtless recover.
The body OF crazy man named War
rem, whe escaped from custody at Colum-
the Crawtish river, town of Portland,
columbia county.
JAS. Golden was badly burned with
molten iron i'll the blast furnace III APP
peton, the other day
Several new warehouses are to be built
along the line of the West Wisconsin. IN
st. Croix county, 10y gentleman
iroin Southern Minnesota. Il Is expect
ti ,lN 4
Il man by she name of PreuSS, living
at Fall Greek. Eau Claire county, on
coming out of store in the evening at
who cut hin, in the hand with kuife.
cut enc ear of, and stabbed him several
tunes in the back. His Injuries are dau.
gerous.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports that
a boy ten years of age, named August
Bolt. was arrested few days ago, charg
&c with stealing nine dollars FROM I'LL
in store on East Water street, near old
City Hall. He takes his confinement in
i, cell with as much uHconcern as an older
head.
The Milwaukee Neaos states that there
are some six hundred aud eighty odd Sa
looms in Milwaukee. Of the proprietors
of these, five hundred and twenty have
filed bonds required by law.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin announces
that ex Mayor Talmadge died at his
homestead near Oconomow5c, on Thurs
day morning, the 10th, having been an
invalid for the last four or five years,
from soetening of the brain
The Wisconsin also annoU aces that
news has Just been received Of the death
at Dresden. of Ii l.. Page, Esq Que of
the most esteeme and worthy Gitizens OF
Milwaukee. where he was au old settler.
He had been u successful business man.
lie had held the offices of Mayor. Chief
of Police and Sheriff, at various tines,
filling each position in a manner which
entitled him TO the respect aud esteem of
the entire community. Far short time
he was Colonel Of the 24;h Wisconsin
regiment
The Mississippi River is raising at ST.
Paul.
An exposition is to come Of at Fnnd
du Lac, commencing on lie p IA,
Andrew Mantester died Of tight upon
hearing the bowling of woiyea while il
camp on Beaver Greek.
Prof. G. D. Utt. r;rriincipal af the n1b-
hc school at Marinette, died cf typhoid
fever, On Saturday last,
A brakeman On the 6. 4. S u. r. r.
vas instantly killed while il, the ao. OF
coupling cars, on Friday last.
John Ogan has brought IA sl,it against
the city of Minneapolis and claims to the
su.a of SO, ,000 for broken Iez, the re-
suit of excavation obstructions on Hem
nepin avenue.
On Saturday, collection Of $50 was
made up by the proprietors and employees
OF The State Journal Office, Madison,
and sent to the printers of Memphis, for
the relief of the yellow fever sufferers
A sad accident occurred at Viroqua.
on Friday last. A young man named
Peter Allen was accidentaliNslotin IN tie
woods while in pursuit OF game for MS
sick wife. His wife has become insana,
blaming herself as the ca1;se = her hus-
bands death.
The dedication of the Methodist
Church at Whitewater was Gla,le grand
occa son last Monday
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RoME MEMS.
Gen. Grant has orde, ID ana,her ten
thousand rations 10 be i>i,bated 81
Memphis.
An improvemeE. is nor:s..si u h Rs:os-