Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-02-11
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

was burned, few mornings ago, .involv-
Ing loss of about $4,000.
THE other day four prominent Milwau-
kee druggists were each fined $25 and
costs for selling liquor without license
HART Sc Co.'s Touring mill at Racine
was totally destroyed by fire, few morn
ings ago, involving loss of about $4,000
THE tenth annual convention of tho
Northwestern Dairymen's Association
will be held at Fort Atkinson, Feb. s, 8
and 10.
A MEETING Of the Wisconsin State As
sOciation for the Protection of Fish and
Game will be held in Madison on the 9th
of February next.
AN election was held in Omro, a few
days ago, at which out of total of 1876
votes, 318w cast against the proposition
to build town high school.
FOND DU LAC business circles are much
depressed by the rumor that the Chicago
g. Northwestern Railway are preparing to
remove their car-shops to Chicago.
A FIRE in the Soldiers Home, at Mil
waukee, ON the night of the Goth, damaged
the Institution to the extent of between
$1,000 and $4,000, principally from water
and smoke.
M. j. ARCAND, formerly State Commits
sioner of immigration, whose term ex-
pired with Governor Taylor's administra-
ton has been missing since Jan. 1. Foul
play is suspected.
AN incendiary fire at Oshkosh, lately,
destroyed Conlee, Beach & Co.'s sawmill,
I on the west side of the river, near the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot.
A few hours later the Peters House was
burned. The losses from both fires az
gregated about $4,000.
e. ORRIN AMEs, q switchman employed by
the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Company, had both his legs taken off
while walking on the track, near Buffalo
street, Milwaukee, by passing train of
cars, the other morning. He lived but o
few hours.
The Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural Society have decided to hold
the next State Fair at Milwaukee, but
have not yet fixed upon the time. The
resignation of N. S. Green from the Board
of Trustees has been accepted, and FL. G.
Mcdowell, Of Oconomowoc, has been
designated as his successor.
THE residence of Rev. Father Dougher-
ty, Pastor of St. Marks Catholic Church
In Kenosha, was entered the other night
by burglars, who succeeded in making q
first-class haul of valuables, without wax
ing any member Of the household. Two
gold watches and chains and about $400
in money were taken. No clew to the
missing property or burglars has been
discovered
A QUARTERLY meeting of the Trustees
of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the
Insane, was recently held at the hospital
building, and the affairs of the institution
carefully examined. The question of the
election of q Superintendent to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of the late
DR.. McDill came up, and was, after con-
siderable discussion, solved by the APP
pointment of DR.. d. F. Boughton, an as
sistant physician in the institution.
On the morning of the list, at Green
Bay, the dwelling and stable on Madison
street belonging to John Hagcrty, were
partially destroyed by fire. The dwelling
was unoccupied. The barn was used for
storing vehicles, Hagerty being the pro
prietor Of livery stable. Some fine car
rages were burned. The total loss was
about $500, covered by insurance in the
AGtna of Hartford. Everything tended to
show conclusively that the fire was the
work OF an incendiary.
KEsuENA was the scene of a double
murder and suicide recently. A few
struggling Chippewa Indians had pitched
their tents on the Menominee reservation,
and one of them meeting on the street his
wife in company with brother Chippewa,
became fit subject to the green-eyed mon
ster, and Immediately plunged his knife
into his victims. The young man died al
most instantly, while the wife fingered a
few hours. After completing his bloody
work he unconcernedly entered his wig
wan, exclaimed bosho (good-by), drew
his pistol, shot himself and fell dead.
THE recent rapid and marked advance
In Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway pre-
ferred stock is thus explained by a Mil
waukee tinancier: The operating account
of the company, recently completed,
showed decrease in the years earnings
for the year 1875 under the Potter law of
about $3.50, 900, but by economlzing the
oneratinU eynenSes substituting steel for
iron-rails, etc, a saving of fully 100000
was effected over 1874. Thus, the net
profits of the company were increased,
despite the Potter law, about $4,000.
With knowledge of these facts in their
possession, Milwaukee d st. Paul mag
mates rushed orders into Wall street for the
purchase of preferred stock, and by
slightly advancing the prices, induced
New York spectators to sell largely
short. This produced corner, from
which the New Workers could not escape,
and the result is that the price of preferred
stock has been advanced ten cents over
the ruling prices of last year. 1t is esti-
mated that the railroad men made fully
100000 by their shrewd manipulation
THE petition for the remission of the
fine imposed upon Mr.. Baker of Wood
County, by the Supreme Court for his
connection with the fraudulent election
returns last fall has been answered by the
Governor as follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
MADISON Jan, rs, 1876.
To j. L. Mosher F. w. Burt, f. j. Wood, and
others Grand Rapids Wis.