Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-09-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

anu GOOQ.
WORK on the St. Paul Railroad bridge
over the Mississippi at La Crosse has been
suspended
A FEW days since Clara LEM was
drowned near Humboldt, by falling into
an uncovered well.
SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS was recently
distributed among the Stockbridge Indians
by Agent Eridgman.
CHARLES SANDERS house, on Eleventh
street, Fond du Lac, was burned to the
ground few nights ago, involving loss
of 81, 800.
MILWAUKEE Turner'S were made happy
the other morning by the receipt of dis
patch that their delegation had won twenty
f1rst-class prizes at the national tourna-
ment in New York
A INE-MoNTHs-oLD daughter of w.
W. Felch, of Fort Howard was acct
dentally drowned in jar of water the
other evening.
AN Oshkosh runaway horse ran into a
store, tearing himself loose from the vehi-
Gle, which he left at the entrance, and,
passing through the store lengthwlse,
jumped through rear window.
A SPAN of mules attached to gravel
wagon, frightened by the appearance of
the elephants attached to the hippodrome,
in the streets of Milwaukee, the other day,
ran away and killed John Butler.
THE census returns of Shawano County
were received at the Office of the Secretary
Of State few days since, showinga popu-
lation of $685., of whom 3,54S are males
and 3,04S females This makes the ag-
gregate population of the State 1886, $50.
A GENTLEMAN just returned from trip
up to the head-waters of the Chippewa
River reports that the fires in the woods
have already injured over 100000, 900 feet
of standing timber in that vicinity to
such an extent that it will have to be cut
during the coming winter to save any con-
siderable portion of it.
Iollo"luS oSiiudStCio NNiC oB-
pointed in the State during the week end
ing Aug. 81, 1875: Clam Falls, Polk Coun-
ty, f.. E. GREGG; Colbrrn, Columbia
County, Henry Meyer Greenleaf, Brown
County, Philip Snyder; Little Sturgeon,
Door County, John M. Burrett Poygan,
Winnebago County, Philip Larson.
Mr. J. Fl. SHERMAN, proprietor of
large tannery in Racine, recently com.
mitted suicide by hanging. No cause can
be suggested for the deed, and he was
chcerfully conversing with friends to the
body was found In his family there was
the greatest harmony. He was not iinan-
cally embarrassed and no man in Racine
was more highly regarded.
ALL who wish to pass over the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul and Chicago e
Railways to the meeting of
the American Pomological Society at Chi
cago, Sept and 10, will have reduced
fare by excursion tickets or by certificates
emitting them to reduced return fare.
Express companies also agree to transport
packages of fruit Of twenty five pounds or
less at half the regular rates, and % per
cent Off regular rates for packages over
that weight.
The Supreme Court in q recent opinion
holds that the power of Congress "to ex-
ercise exclusive legislation" over "all
places purchased by the consent of the
Legislature of the State in which the same
shall be, for the purposes mentioned in
the 10th clause of Sec. 8, Art |. Of the
Federal Constitution, is limited to places
the title to uhih is rested iR the United
States, with such consent ofthe Legislature;
and even as TO such places the jurisdiction
of the State to enforce its laws ard punish
crimes continues until Congress has, by
some further legislative act, eXtinguiShed
the State authority and vested exclusive
jurisdiction over such places in the
Federal Courts. The State Legisla-
ture has no power to abdcate the
jurisdiction of the State over places
within its limits, except where the title to
them has been acquired by the United
States. The title to the premises occupied
by the " National Home for Disabled Vol
untcer Soldiers" in this State, is net ia the
MATED Stats. but in corporation created
by Congress; and although the Legisla-
mre Of this state attempted to cede to the
United States Jurisdiction over said prem
Uses tCh. 275, p. 4 l., Laws of 1860 the
jurisdiction of the proper State courts
over them remains unimpaired. y per
son duly charged before the municipal
court of the city and county Of Mil
waukce with an Oflense against the laws