Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20
WISCONSIN, STATE NEWS.

Theodore d. kariouse, Watertown; G. w.
Coun., JAS. II. Foster, koro G. w. Y. T.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Wares, Fox Lake; G.. w. See.
and Treas, B. +. Parker, Mauston; q. w. A.
r., X. d. Peterson Milwaukee,; &. w. Chap
lain, Rev. B. NJ. Hulmer, Sheboygan Falls;
| G. W. Marshal, I. w. Potter Farmington;
9. W. d. NJ, MissMary Carmichael, Sparta;
| G. w. Guard, Mis-, Eva Lehman; G.. w Sen
tinel Vim. White Leon; p G. w. c. T., Hon.
H. II. Giles, Madiion; Supt Juvenile Tenn
plars, Miss LillieIJ. Robinson, La Crosse;
| Trustees, Hon. II H. Giles, j. A. johnson,
z. Allen, Jr.; Representatives to r. w. G. L.
! of World 2. Allea, Jr., Miss Lille J. Robin
son. Mrs j. A. Brown, Hon. H. II. Giles.
On the evening of the 18th a dwelling
| house belongingto man named Brown, in
| Green Bay, was burned, involving loss Of
about 81 900 Al hour or so later barn
belonging to II. H. Albright in which con-
siderable property was stored, was burned.
Loss, 81 800.
AT Omro, on TIE Sth, Willie Blanchard, a
four-year-old son of Alvin Blanchard, of
Milwaukee, while playing near the water
tank, fell in and was drowned.
THE Government survey Of the Fox River
improvements has commenced The appro-
priations are SGD 600 All of the work now
in progress win Sc completed and two or
three new docks will probably be built this
year
Corn is reported an excellent crop all over
the State. 1t il out of the way of the frost
in most Localities.
ANTON KELLRs residence, in Oshkosh,
was burned on he night ofthe 7th. Schmidts
trunk factory wis also slightly damaged
REV. ROBERT D. IrssDALE, professor in
Racine College, has been appointed to and
has accepted thePrcsi'ency of hobart Col
lege, in Geneva, y. Y.
A. NJ. TnoMsos, formerly editor of the
Milwaukee Sottne}, has assumed editorial
charge Of the Milwaukee Ne,os.
THE Wisconsin News Company of Mil
waukee failed lately. Liabilities So 900;
assets $1,000.
THE United States Engineer officers, who
have been examining the new bridge which
/. being built across the Mississippi at La
Crosse by the Milwaukee ~ st. Paul Rail-
road Company, have decided that the Com
pany must build the wing.dam across the
channel west of Barron's Island, or abandon
the bridge aud remove the distractions
placed in the channels.
On the l2th, the quarrymen in New Cas-
sci were robbed while at work of their
money and other valuable property at their
boarding house, amounting to over $500.
A GERMAN from Akron, Ohio, was robbed
Oh ms sachel containing clothing and
money Vaiucd at $685. at the Northwestern
Depot, IN Milwaukee, on the 18th
The Greeuback men of the Seventh Dis
trlct have nominated Col, Reuben May for
Congress.
Hon. II. G. W1NsLow has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the First
District
THREE thieves broke out of the Fond du
Lac Jail the other night. That Jail cost
$4,000
On the nth, at $50 p. m, the mill of the
Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company,
al North La Crosse, was blown up, in con-
sequence of the bursting of the boiler.
Edward Andrews, the engineer, was in-
stantly killed, and three of the employees
seriously injured. One of them has since
died
THE storm which prevailed along the lake
during the week preceding the 18th did con-
siderable damag' at Kenosha. About thirty
fee Of the lakc-rout was washed away and
the docks OF the harbor were seriously in
jurcd.
On the 10th, Pew Thomas Bright Of the
First Baptist Church, in Madison, was
stricken With aPopleXy in the pulpit, while
preaching the evening sermon. He lived
only three hours.
TnE West Wisconsin Methodist Confer
ence met at Madison on the 18th, Bishop
Bowman presiding.
WISCONSIN has secured twelve of the
awards for dairy exhibits at the Centennial.
This is more than any other four States in
the Union have received
Two men uam,d Burmcister and Zorn got
into a quarrel il Dane County on the 18th,
during which tn latter applied an insulting
epitbct to the frmcr. Burmeister started
for Zorn TO ayengc the insult, when he was
met by heavy low on the temple, from
the effect OF which he died in a few hours.
CHARLES LEoruARpT, Treasurer Of Door
County, was qure seriously hurt while step
ping from the steamer to the dock at Green
BAY on the 18TH
TIRE walls of ihc Science Hall Of the Uni
yersity recently erumbled to the cellar, in
Gictjug loss OF 40 mt 5000 upon the con.
tractor, The Madison y9.4T,gl says: 1; was
one Of those happenings for which no fault
cau attach To- the builder. Had The board
ing not been on The roof the water would
have passed down through the building, but