Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-12-03

biONb1 u. EOOIE) ncSlSIcI Vi Dduk-
ruptcy in the Madison District having
resigned on account of i'll health and
gone to Florida TO spend the winter, Judge
Hopkins has appointed Capt. S. w. Bot
kin 10 the place. '7'''
ANDREW OLSEN, border at the Ogden
House, in Milwaukee, recently walked out
of a third story window in a somnambulis-
tic fit. He fell to the ground, thirty feet be-
low, and the only injury he sustained was
a broken leg.
Az. Knapp, a few days ago, the Meth
odist parsonage was destroyed by fire, to.
gether with all its contents, box of
books only being saved. The house was
occupied by Rev. Mr.. Carter, who is left
homeless and penniless.
THE postal changes in Wisconsin dur
ing the week ending Nov 90, 1875, were
as follows: Established - Greenstreet,
Manitowoc County, Josef Zelinska, Post
master. Appointed -Packwaukee, Mar
quette County, Henry D. Everett. .-a. ..
CHARLES HUEGEL was recently arrested
In Milwaukee upon the charge Of swim
ding, a Vienna merchant named Nathan
out of 81 500 worth of goods in New York
last June. Huegel had jumped bail in
New York and settled down in Milwaukee.
A LITTLE, daughter of Gerhardt Kopel.
residing at Sinsinnawa Mound was ia.
tally burned few mornings ago. Her
mother was boiling potatoes for hog-feed
in large kettle. While absent few min
utes the clothing of the little one caught
fire and enyeloped her in flames. She
died after suffering great distress for one
hour
LOUIS RINpsKoPF's distillery near Mil
waukee was seized ON the Goth for an as
sessment of unpaid taxes amounting to
$40, 427 AS. The warrant charged the
shipment of 1871, 1877 gallons of unstamped
highwines from December. 1874, to June,
1875 The residence and all the private
property of Mr. Rindskopf were also SO.
questrated.
Nor single objection by any diocese
or Bishop of the American church has
been made to the elevation of Dr. Brown
to the Bishopric of the Fond du Lac Do
cese, and he will be consecrated at Trinity
Church, in Oshkosh, early in December.
Several eminent prelates, of the church
arc expected to be present on that interest
ing occasion. 4 ,
A MEETING of the Trustees of the Wis.
consin State Hospital for the Insane was
lately held at Madison, at which resolu-
tons expressive of the high respect enter
tanned for DR.. McDill, late Superintend-
ent, and of sympathy for and condolences
with his family, were unanimously
adopted. 1t was voted to leave the insti-
tuition under the charge of the present ply.
sicians until January.
DEACON LOVE, for many wears resi-
dent of WaukeSha, but living lately with
his son, farmer, was on the 18th found
dead, drowned in spring to which he
had gone for pitcher of water. The
pitcher was found at the bottom of the
spring when the accident was discovered,
and the old gentleman's cane was also in
the water, from which it was thought that
he fell in while trying to reach the pitcher
with his cane. He was about eighty-five
years old
The Reform votein Buffalo County was
cast for Chas D. Parker for Vlce-Governor.
We do not know as this will be considered
fatal error, though there is no such
office known to the Constitution or law. A
mistake like this, committedby majority
of the people Of a county, ought to be
known and published to prevent its repe.
tition OF the preparation of some more
serious blunder, Too much care cannot
betaken to have ballots correctly printed
State Joat.aul 4@B
A YOUNG German woman, Ewife of a
Mr.. Cooney, died very. suddenly in the
town of Marquette a few days ago. She
was IN apparent good health until within
ten minutes of her death. Since that
event the body has retained supple and
tiorid appe arance. The friends refuse to
have her buried, believing that she is in
trance. So late as the Goth they had the
corpse alta German church near Kings
ton, where they were performing incanta-
tions over it in the hope of restoring the
dead to life.
IN a recent decision by the Supreme
Court in the case of Hinckley Us. The c.,
NJ. & st. Paul Railway Company, the
court says the validity of Chapter 273 of
1874, far as it prescribes maximum tolls
Tor the carriage of persons and property
over the railways of this State, is no longer
an open4uestion in this court. If, in re-
moving plaintiff from defendants train for
his refusal to pay a greater rate of toll
than the maximum prescribed by said act,
defendants servants, in addition to the
degree of force required for such re-
moval, made a malicious and aggravated
assault on plaintiff, which was either
authorlzedlor approved by defendant, it
was case for exemplary damages. Such
an assault was alleged in the complaint
and denied in the answer The Jury found
plaintiffs actual damages to be 5000: but
the verdict and judgment in his favor was
for $1,000 damages. Held, that the yer.
dict must be presumed to have been war.
ranted by the evidence.
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