The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-05
WISCONSIN NEWS.


in the village of Mishicott, was recently
blown down by the heavy gale.
/ MATTHIAS SPREIcH, one of the oldest
and most respected citizens Of james
vile, and leading Mason and Odd Eel
low, died last week.
JACOB BRITT, Saukville boy about 5
or6 years of age, swallowed leaden
bullet day or two since, and died from
tie effects of it in about ten minutes.
In some instances in Dane, Green,
Rock and Jefferson counties, farmers
have cut their wheat for feed, it having
been entirely destroyed by the bugs.
JOHN DILLON and wife, with Edwin
Clifford and wife, and other theatrical
talent, gave an entertainment at Oshkosh
few evenings since for the benefit of a
local temperance organization.
The advocates of temperance in this
State have called convention to meet
at GAINESVILLE, August %. for the purpose
of nominating State temperance ticket
to be supported at the fall election.
Hon. GEARY w. HAzELToN, late Con-
gresham, has been appointed United
States District Attorney for the Eastern
District of Wisconsin. It is his inten-
ton to make Milwaukee his home in the
future.
AN order has been issued from the
Postoffice Department at Washington to
include the Milwaukee postoffice in the
list of first-class letter -catiier Offices and
the pay of the carriers has been in
creased accordingly.
Col. RICHARD Ell. MACON, an old and
widely-known citizen, a Captain in the
Black Hawk war, and afterwards Pay
matter General, died at Darlington. last
week, aged rs years. He was the father
o. Congressman FL. s.. Magoon.
AT the Northern Wisconsin fair, at
Oshkosh, in October, Hon. Charles
Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, has
agreed to speak on the subject of trans
portation, and ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour,
of New York, on dairying matters.
In Milwaukee, few evenings since, .
little 7-year-old boy fell from the dock
into the lake. A noble little fellow, o
son of Mr.. Admire, aged 13 years, sprang
into the lake, grappled the drowning
child, brought him to the surface, and
sustained him until assistance arrived.
LAST week an alternative writ Of man
damus was served upon the officers OF
the towns of Hancock and Plainfeld, to.
compel them to deposit the amount Of
bonds voted to be issued to the Wiscon+
sin Central Railroad Company, in the
National Exchange Bank, at Boston,
Mass, or show cause why they do not.-
The pioneers picnic at Oregon, Dane
county, last week, was great success,
old settlers to the number of A000being
present, some of them from Green an@
Rock counties. Ok teams were used to-
transport Gov. Taylor and other distin+
guished visitors. One pioneer mother.
thirty years resident, was drawnl on o
sled.
ANDREAs RoEDER, Milwaukee baker,
while laboring under a fit of insanity,
the other day, wandered into carren-
ter shop in the rear of his bakery and
chopped off his left hand above the
wrist with a broad-ax. Medical assist
ance was at once summoned, and the
arm amputated near the elbow, but It's
doubtful whether the inquired maga Gam
recover.
AT Eau Clare, Dennis Powers SslE i'm
love with his mother-ia4law, and there
fore poisoned himself. His kind father
sent for doctor and lad him restored.
Then he hung himself. His kind father
cut him down. AS he had previously
eloped with his mother-in- law, and been
brought back again, this considsnate be-
havior of papa indicates an uncCmmonly
forgiving Dispositions
A MOST distressing case of accidental
/ shooting occurred near the Blind Insti-
| tute, at GAINESVILLE, few days ago. The
victim was Mr.. w. B. Baines, who had
become angry with his son for spending
SO much of his ti1ae in hunting. On the
sons return from one expedition the
father attempted to take his gun from
him, when it YVES discharged accidentally
as he was drawing it carelessly over a
fence, the mu2zle toward him, inficting
a serious wound in tho thigh, from
which he is not expected 40 recover,