Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-03-18
brown County.

Brown County. t
team recently ran over and killed the
little daughter Of Mrs. Denyille, OF West
Depere.
Columbia County.
A few DAYS ago Patrick Clifford, who had
been residing with Mr.. Joseph Hay, In Lewis
ton. for the past couple Of months, while Ia
boring under a temporary fit Of insanity cut
his throat in horrible manner with a draw
shave, from the effects OF which he died two
or three days afterward.
A train left Portage, bound south, the other
day with one coach well filed with passengers,
a mail, express and baggage car, and several
freight and Nat cars loaded with lumber. A
stake gave way on one OF the flats as the
train was entering cut Of about hall a mile
in length and from ten to fifteen feet deep.
causing the lumber to fall back on the track.
The train was running at a speed OF about
twenty miles per hour. Much OF the lumber
was square timber, and caused terribleshocks
when they struck the cars, breaking in the
sides and windows. The track for eighty
rods in the rear was strewn with broken
lumber, timber, and portions Of the cars
Although many passengers were pale as
corpses none were hurt One set OF trucks
from freight car were directly under the
forward end OF the mail ear, and several
pieces OF square timber under the baggage
and coach The banks were fifteen feet
high on either side.
Kcpaunee County.
An Ahuapce Clergyman has eloped with
girl fourteen years old, member OF ms
congregation.
aIanttoyvoc County.
mad dog was shot on the street in Mani
towoc not many days since.
Marquette County.
The frozen fish in the Fox River have so
affected The water that as 1t pours over the
dam at Montclo ii emits an almost unendur-
able odor.
Milwaukee County.
few evenings ago II young man named
Carlton willie intoxicated went into Mil
waukec drug store and purchased vial Of
laudanum containing II dram and half of
She poison, saving he wanted it for the tooth
ache He Hon went TO a saloon and drained
the vial Of its contents. His action was OBJ
served and measures were Immediately taken
10 counfelact The effects of the laudanum, but
The efforts were unnecessary, as the dose
proved too lgrcc and caused the would be
suicidn TO y1ut violently Upon his recovery
he said he had been induced to attempt hs'
life from want of work.
The Grant Juty of the Milwaukee Munic-
ipul Court were called the other morning,
and gery singuarly, not single case was on
the calendar aud the burymen were dis
charged. This speaks welt for the morals OF
the city.
isn,inc County.
Racine hoasts Of family ot seven, all Of
whom are lcfthandod,
Sanl, County.
4 broken rail recently di,ched three pas
.cnger coaches between Burahoo and Devils
Lake. None Of the passengers were seriously
Injured
>hcboygsa County.
Charles and George Warner, Of Plymouth
two brothers, Ind n small sized row the other
sAay, aud demonstrated the existence Of fra
ltenal affection bypoppng away at each other
with their littIe reyolyers, George was
slightly wounded
VI. tsotx County.
U'atle son of j. d. Putnam, OF Hudson,
lad one OF his legs badly fractured the other
az whilc playing with some of his com
pauions
walworsh County.
Frank Leland, OF the Deluvan Rcpubhc17,
has slid OF the editorial tripod and become a
bank president
ninueh@go County.
The grocery store of Charles Rick, at Oah-
kash, was burned the other morning.