The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-06-19

The Winnetagos had iu;g talk at
i.af;sy ette. 'eas Sparta. The princitai
chiefs, with about ts..' hundred Of iheir
constituents, were present, a.ii ttc ti,.v
ernuIeut waI represented by Governor
Wast!linrr, and Mr. G.. 4. Hnnh.and f.
~ Moore, agents for. removal. T5e Indians
slgnitiod their purpose To remain where
they are, but the Governor assured them
that u was the purpose OF he Govern
ment To persuade them TO 60. They
then asked to he sent North but the Gov
ernar again plainly informed them iat
they must go Wcst. Aftsr much i;ais scr
1t was finally decided tha; TWO Of the
principal men sh0ald proceed to the In
dlau Territory ami select a suitable loca-
ton. after first visiting the Great Father
at Washington. The cnnferenca was ecu
Guided with barbecue and medicine
dance. but we are NOT Informed vine her
the Governor and the agents united in
ihest. festivities or not. 1t vas entirely
proper if they did.
\ Oshkosh, on Monday evening. a
Ere broke cut in tho ShingIo mill of o.
born & Christensen, which partially de-
strryed the building aad contents. Loss
$1,000
The examination Of classes atfhe State
University is now in progress. The com.
mencement exercises will take place next
week.
Grain and crops of all kinds never look
ed more promising in Washington coun-
ty than at present, and there is also q
splendid show for fruit. There is con
siderable winter wheat which looks par.
ticularIy fine
The Jancsville Gazette says: I'll. B.
Daley, OF the First ward IN this city.
has placed us under obligations for q
mess OF new potatoes of the early rose
variety. We suspect this is the earliest
crop grown in Wisconsin the present sea
son. They are not remarkable for big
ness, but haye not. probably, attained
full maturity.
A man named Atbaum was killed in q
row at wedding in the town of Liberty
Grove. Door county, recently.
A train on the Chicago and North
western Railway was stoned by boys neal
Oshkosh. on Tuesday evening. Consid
erabie glass was broken, and several pas
sengers had narrow escapes.
The State Normal School in Oshkosh
close with anniversary exercises Wed
Desday, the 18Th.
Hon. Harlow S. Orton, OF Madison
has been invited to address the Patrons
Of Husbandry on the Fourth of July, a
Marshall.
Gen. Logan is expected to speak a
GAINESVILLE on the coming 4th.
The annual examination of classes Al
Lawrence University, Appleton. vii
commence on Friday evening, June 20
and close on Monday evening June %
On Tuesday evening. Senator r. 0
Howe, L. i. D., will deliver the annua
Grafton before the Philalathean Society
On Wednesday. rennion of Phialathear
and Phoenix Societies, etc, and OF
Thursday commencement dinner, witt
addresses by alumni. visitors, etc
New. Cassell, Fond du Lac county, ha:
temperance society and the saloons
now remain closed on Sunday.
On Monday afternoon Comfort Star
shot and instantly killed Chester Barrett
In the town Of Jefferson, Vernon county
The difficulty grew out of a dispute con
| corning the right of passage on a certain
road, which Barrett persisted in block
ing up. Starr came along with his fami
~ and team aud wagon, and attempted
| to pass. Barrett said he could not un
| less he passed-oper his Barrett s) deat
body Starr attempted to drive along
and Barrett picked up a shotgun am
aimed at Starr. Quick as a fash Star
took his own shotgun from the Wagon
and shot Barrett dead He then drov,
| to NlrCQua and delivered himself un
Barrett is man about 50ycars old. Fl
| has been a constant source of trouble t
| his neighbors Starr is man about 90
Mrs. Lamb, the Pierce county poison
er, has been taken to the State Prison a
| Waupun. Her sentence is life impris
onment, the first day in each year soil
| tary.
The cold weather of last week blastet
| the apple blossoms in the vicinity 0
| Monroe.
! The Fond du Lac county jail is free
from convicts than at any time since tha
structure was completed, in 1870.
Col Sam. Ryan. and wife. celebrated
their golden wedding at Appleton o,
Thursday evening. There was a larg
gathering of old-time friends on the oc
casion.
The Wisconsin Conference of Unitarial
and other Liberal Societies will com
mence in the Unitarian church at Bara
boo, on Wednesday evening. July I'd.
BY the annual report of the Comp
troller, it appeared that the total debt O
| Racine is now 1928. .29S.29 which
nearly seven thousand dollars less than !
was year ago.
Capt. w. A De La Matyr, principa
of the Elkhorn High School. and one o
the thoroughly alvie educators of tn
state, has accepted an offer to take charg
Of the Public School at Black Rive
/ Falls, fo. the coming wear.
The annual examination Of classes q
Milton College will begin Saturday Jun
28th. The annual address before tn
literary societies will be delivered by Re
Nathan Wardner, of West Hallock, -o
the lst of July. Commencement exer
cises. Wednesday. July 2.
The Bcloit College commencement
takes place July 2.
Gov WashDurn, Hon. S. D. Hast
ings, and Gen. Mills, of Madison, hav
| returned from the commencement exer
| clses Of the Deaf and Damb Asylum a
! Delevan. They report the institution a
IN most satisfactory condition.
a. jamestown, Giant county, while
| company Of men were drilling at til
manual of arms, loading and firing wit
blank cartridges, one Peter Gribble me
with an accident by the premature dis
charge Of his musket, which resulted i
the loss of his left eye He had Just dis
charged his piece. and vas in the act o
pouring in another charge of powde
when it ienited from the hang fire in tn
barrel and flashed out of the muzzle int
his eye, burni9g it almost out of hi
| head.
In Washington county cut worms ar
destroying large quantities Of corn. The
never were so plenty.
4 man named Mat. Coleman. think
ing he had lively horses, undertook t
pass another team with them nea
ScEleissirgerville, the other Gay. Result
horses and nearly killed him.
smash-up which ruined both of hi
horses and nearly killed him.
i lad named Feagan was bitten by
mad dog in S heboygan, last week.
The New Richmond Republican re
/ ports that indications are against largc
| crop of standard apples in that vicinity
a son of j Faulkner, at Fort How
ard. is missing
The Green Bay Gazette learns that ne
| gotiations between certain parties VIII
have been looking up site for rollin
mill in that vicinity, and Mrs Tank, O
Fort Howard, have been completed, AM
tha. a tract of land near the old Lawto
| Farm has been purchased