Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-10-18
wIsCoNsINsTATE NEWS.
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For Sheriff, Casper l. Sanger; Clerk Of the
Court, Julius Westburg; District Attor-
ney, w. c. William; County Clerk, H.
Fisher; Surveyor, TIC. Trowbridge; Coro-
ner, James HannonI No nominations have
been made for R&ister Of Deeds and
| County Treasurer.
! HERMAN NUNNEAcHER came into the
| United States Govt, at Milwaukee, the
| other day, and voluntarily surrendered him.
self for sentence. le got three months in
Jail and fine Of $2,p0.
WE understand tha Mr.. Hilgard, an officer
Of the United StateaCoast Survey is in the
city for the purpose selecting site for the
| erection OF magttic observatory. The
buildings will be efcted by the Regents Of
the State University and the necessary in
struments will be FINISHED by the General
Government The observations are to be
| conducted for sfies of years under the
care Of the university, and will add another
subject Of scientifcInterest to that prosper
Gus institution. It's will be the only OBJ
servatory OF the kid in the United States,
with the exception O. one at Washington
State Journal
MRS. I. BURK waarecently fatally burned,
near Fond du Lac, y her dress catching fire
from burning bruih pile.
DAVID KNITTEN, of Fond du Lac, was
found dead in the lack end Of his shop on
the Sd. He was an did miser, buying scarce
ly sufficient food and clothing. He leaves
the sum of $4,000 t, three of his nephews
in Germany.
CHARLES NELL oil from the top of one Of
the Milwaukee & st. Paul freight cars, at
Milwaukee, on the 9th. Seven cars passed
over him and his had and upper portions
OF his body were crpshed to jelly.
SOME expert the entered the tailor shop
of c. F. a. Schultzthe other night and got
away with goods w,rth from 81 900 to 81 800.
}. HOLLIS, Of Bristol, deposited 5000 in the
Straw Bed Bank, recently, but didn't tell his
wife. The latter, tie other day, concluded
that the affairs OF tic bank needed overhaul.
ing, and made bonfire of the assets and
deposits.
Mrs. CASEY was stnding in front Of an
engine house in Milwaukee, the other day,
with her husband, when her dress caught
fire from sparks from C,sey's pipe, She was
dreadfuly burned.
Mr., f. JENKINS, of Rockland, while on
his way to take railroad train few morn
ings ago, was confronted by two men with
reyoyers who seized him, threw him down,
and took his watch and fifty dollars in
money
In Milwaukee, during September, 314 fam.
lilies received aid from the Superintendent
of the poor, against 500 for September, 1875
FEW evenings ago, German farmer re-
siding near Neenali, named Charles Man.
weller, was killed ina very peculiar manner.
While carrying bag of wheat into the house
he stumbled and fell, striking his head
against the door and IL is supposed, broke his
aeck.
ASHLAND is now connected with the outer
world by telegra phic communication.
The creditors or T.. p Allis u Co, of Mil.
waukce, have compromised their claims at
fifty cents on the dollar by accepting notes
payable in from eighteen months to four
years.
TELEGRAM was lately received from
Washington, announcing that writs of error
had been granted by the United States Su,
preme Court in the famous cases in which
the State seeks to cancel the licenses to do
business in Wisconsin Of the Continental
Fire Insurance Company. A man named
Blake commenced suit against the company
Tor the recovery of insurance in said COM
pany in State court, and the company re.
moved the case to a Federal court, contrary
to compulsory agreement entered into be-
tween the company with the State under a
State law, which law had been pronounced
unconstitutional by the United States SUI
preme Court, For thus offending in remov-
ing the suit to the Federal court, Blake
went to the Supreme Court for man.
damus compelling the Secretary Of
State TO execute the penalties under said
law, and the Supreme Court issued the man.
damus, Notwithstanding the decision Of the
United States Supreme Court; and in ac-
cordance with the terms Of said mandamus
the Secretary of State Issued circular TO the
agents aud officers of the company, prohibit
ing their accepting new business, and clos
ing up the affairs of The company in the
State. A writ Of error on behalf of the com.
pany, carrying the case to the United States
Supreme Court, was refused by Chief Justice
Ryan, week or two ago, and application
was then made direct to the United States
Supreme Court, and said writ has been al
lowed as above stated. The records will at
once be removed to this court.
YOUNG pauper girl, thirteen years old
confined in the milwaukee, poor-house, has
just given birth to a child
The Milwaukee Commercial Times has been
sued for libel--civil aud eriminal--for stating
that Lucille Western, ON The occasion Of her
recent appearance in that city, was intoxi-
Gated.
VICTOR FERRoN has been twice convicted
at Green Bay, during the week preceding the
10th, of stealing cattle.
FEW days ago an old Indy and girl
were fearfully mangled by mad boar,
which escaped from the Plankiugton 4
Armour yards, I'm Milwaukee