, 1875-03-14


Russell, Martin, Frcisinger, ana otnern. Arrived
At Oal Creek tho party indalgcd i'll tezpslehofean
pleasures. and all went merry As Eaatfaago-osa'
its sncccgs is duo to Messes. Davidson, Boota'
p,crsou, and Brice Is managers, VINO we're ne'e.
3ackiue in zeal tor the happiness and comfort OF
ali present The fun uas kept up TIL da%n.
The marriage OF Akerly Townsepd. Esq., 70
Miss Z. G. Orugom will take place "a ihnssaas
next. but not as St. Johns CstneotaI ~ Nv, ~
nounced by q local paper, Nlr. Townsend not nav
mr. vet embraced the Roman Catholic re!tfion, I
Thc ceromopy will bs performed at the residence
- sfr, Toynscpls mothor, and<sil be strictly
nr;ya,e only members Of both tam!les peu.s
present. Tho young people arg M ~ Tanorter
~ chronicle unon Of hearts in which tae par
| Lea ma regarded With such general esteem aho
PROSPECTS FOR TUE STRING TRADE
+o1r among the merchants nnu lnanuIEc&us-
~ - ~ tIa civ, by TIE 'rH1EuXE correspondent,
t;,;s r,orninr confirms the ooinlons OF Chicago
Merchants that a fair average spring traae may
| he erpacted IN tue Northwestern satos.' MIL
waukee merchants find their customers ptlncl-
nsliv in the agricultural, lumber, and mining
racions. the cities deal almost oxcInslFely wltn
Ci.;caeo. In those districts, prices haTe ruled
/ Inv. mud business has continued dnA tarougn,,
m, t1,a winter: hence, We do not expect to tsst
tba reyiyifypg effects Of spring so early as chi
cagn Sill. stocks aro reported SO per
cent less, now, on an average than ~
thn and Of the panic, and. as collections are
GOOD, the opinion prevails that bottom nas oeen
Teachel. aud from this timo forth an improve
ment Will be observable. me sales 1or sne psu ~
ent month so fe1 arc estimated ut . ratio OF oo
ner cent increase as compared Tish tue month Of
Fanrary. md 40 per cant more than the mouth OF
| Fehruary. The season is about thirty days sate,
owing to the SNOW blockade and reasons pecular
tn t}e districts on which We mainly depend. Al
toeether, the opening SO far as already develop
ed. is equal to Inc average sprny-trade OF ants
| nanlc days, and mora hopeful abatement can
| hardly be made. ...
I FUNERAL OF EVERETT cuANBFELrS.
! At lalf-past o'clock this afternoon the re-
nasips of ths lato Everett ChauabeIln were
| cnnyayed from the residence Of Dir. J. T. Drake,
| ~ yiyoinis street. to Hanover Street Cooerega-
| t;onal Church, where the last sad and solemn
| ritce Of the Church Of which be was a member
were performed before being conveyed 10 loen
"a 4 delerat4on Of journalists from other cities
! vas present as follows: Capt T. y. Pratt, 1t.
! Louis; ". Il. Chase Chicago Courier; s-
Augustus Chappell Real Es.ok ]oursat Charles
| Atwood, Times Frederick Grimm. Stoals-Zett-
una !; E. Erwin Wood, Journal Elias Colbert, c.
| tribune: u. c. Henneberly, Times; Thomas
G. Mcmillan, Intes-0csan.
The following gentlemen acted Is p9ll-bearers:
! Massra w. G. Roberts and A. Z. botkiu, OF
tue Sentinel l.. A. Proctor, Of the Wisconsin,;
| +. ". uaisht, OF the Wankesha fTsem9n; Z.
| ?: Matthews, C. 2. Huntington, ). ". Sawyer;
aud G. H. Place. 4 large procession followed
| the reUainB 10 the c1ufcp- w.
| Altar the preliminary exercises. the HeV- f.
| C. Anderson, pastor Of the church, preached 3
] funeral discourse, touching on tho many endeat-
ing qualities OF the deceased, and drawing oean-
| tiful lessons from his LITE and death. Fearty
every one 10 the caursh Ra1 nssn aud i1o rhe
words came home to them all
| Prof. Dodge, assisted BY the choir OF 1m-
| manuel Church, provided appropriate and bean-
tiful music for the orcaslon.
,Ft min A.
mains we're conveyed 10 Forest Homo Cemetery
their hnal 1esting-r1ace.
g. THE THREATENED 1cE-oonaE.
In common With Chicago, and n1ny other lake
cities, Milwaukee is prepared for freshet and
ice-gorge. In previous years when there has
north Of us and = swift th&w has come, the ef-
feet hss been to increase the volume Of water in
the reservoir like basin above the dam from
which our drinking xater supply Tas formerly
drawn SO greatly, that the dam has beeu forced
| to give wsv, This year, should such calamity
happen, the result can hardly fail to be disas-
trons. The water level is within p to 80 inches
Of the dock level and if the waters above tha dam
to rise aboye the docks and Fill the cela1aGs on
East aud West Water streets, where a cons1dera-
| bic portion OF our Wholesale trade is TRANSACTED.
The ice above the dam is "a to Is inches thick,
and solid as granite. Below ths dan' where the
warm sewerage empties, it il becoming soft: and
will break easily. Tho Board Of Public Works
! hays obtained supplies Of giant powder and e1-
perienced men. armed with this powerful engine
| Of destruction, and \ corps of icemen1 with ice
poles, will be ready for instant service, to bresk
j any iee-eorge that nay be formed. Az Spring
street bridge is the narrowest part Of the river,
merchants in that locality are counseled to re-
move Ill goods out Of their cellars.
ELECTRICITY MADE EASY.
, | Among the various societies OF Milwaukee,
none neem more full Of promise than that origin
, ated by C. q. Hasens, Superintendent Of the
:. | North cstern Telegraph Company. under the
|, title The 1Nlwaukee Electrical Association. The
| Society meets weekly to hear lectures on the
subject Of electricity and study. Its member
ship has largely increased, and It is quite a
pleasure to see the interest tho young folk take
. in it. This and kindred organizations are doing
= noble work in fascinating this yoothful mind.
and attaching our youngsters to pursuits that,
bar accidents, cannot fail 10 make useful atizens
Of them-,
John Peter Wehc. a respected German citizen,
has Just passed to his rest, leaving direct de-
great-erand- children, several Of them being ex.
ceedinsly wel-to-do citizens, enjoying she pros
pect Of adding indefinitely to the representatives.
Of the family name. The old gentleman was at
years, l mouth, and u days oid 1t the time Of
his death, and his demise at that early age wa.
/ due i'll . large measure. to the hardships anc
p1ivationa endured many years ago as pioneer
IN tha Western Wilderness
4 PAINTER SEVEN YEARS OF AGE.
| Among the viAitors Of the Art Gallery ytster
day was smart htt1o fellow OF 7, who took great
interest in tho paintings particularly Aonnt sha5
ta. He waa so keen in his criticism Of the mys'
! terious mists that form one OF the most attract
i've features of the picture as to attsac. genera
attention, aud then it came ont that the younf
. | gentleman is himself q painter; and, after
little coa1ing, some, Of his productions wert
brought forth. They were. chiefly studies O
, birds. from nature, and sufficiently remarkable
| to merit place in the portfolio Of an amateur
| OF more advanced age. 1t appears that the little
artist aketches and colors from nature, aod b
: t tertainly appears to hsye developed s1traordi
| nary powers for one SO yonng.
/ THE pEFAuLTIS0 COUNTY TREASURER.
It will be in order, at the meeting Of Count.
Supervisors next Tuesday, to ask what has ,bee1
done in the way Of proceedings to recover the
! moneys not accounted for by the late Count,
! Treasurer. The District Attorney has probatl,
! | taken steps to compel the sureties to ps7 tht
! amount Of the defacasion, but it is rumored OF
the street that the sureties have resolved to con
| tes. the claim on the ground OF Irregularities
, on the part OF the Board themselves: and 1gain
, + that no suit has been begun. Altogether, :tht
people are waking up to the necessity of doing
mxH1n fri In