Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-05
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

C. SNYDER, connected with q Kcnosha
newspaper, recently caused to be published
an article which lady of that city construed
to be libelous. He was waited upon by the
offended lady and several companions Of her
own sex, and requested to writca retraction,
which he at first declined to do, but after
ward appeared to reconsider his determine
ton and wrote and handed the lady re-
traction" which was more insulting than
the original article, whereupon she drew
from beneath her sacque q raw-hide whip,
which she applied to the reporters back with
al the energy at her command and until shc
tired of the sport.
A SUSPENDED Catholic priest, named Sieg-
hardt, died OF apoplexy in Madison saloon.
. few days since.
On the 18th, the Weyauwega Times office
was burned to the ground. Loss about
$1,000
SENATORS H. n Davis and R. Z. Davis
have been appointed, by the Governor,
Trustees OF the State Hospital for the Insane,
to take the place Of Mcssrs. Blair and Van
Nostrand, who have been transferred to the
Northern Hospital.
ing in Chipmuck Cooley, eight miles below
Lacrosse, was gored to death by a ferocious
bull, few days ago,
A MRs. TAYLOR had her sight destroyed
the other day, at Fort Howard, by being
struck in the eye with piece of ice thrown
by rowdy, as she was riding past the corner
where a gang was congregatcd.
THE Governor has reappointed A. A.
Jackson Trustee of the Blind Institute.
PRoF. T. G. CHAMBERLAIN, Chief Geologist
of the State has been severely i'll of typhoid
fever and diphtheria.
AT the Democratic City Convention, held
in Milwaukee on the 25th, Hon. A. X. Butler
for City Treasurer; James s. White for
Comptroller, and Emil Walber for City At
torney
MAJ. II. TENNEY, of Madison, will, it is
said, succeed c. l.. Sholes as principal edi-
torial writer on the Milwaukee Ne,cs.
Mrs THoRP, Chairman of the Womans
Wisconsin State Centennial Committee,
offers prize of 500 for the best oil painting
of Wisconsin scenery, executed by Wis
ctiicih "ohah, W w CAHtpiNQ At
phia, and afterward to become the property
Of the State
THE contracts have been let and the work
is to be commenced at once for the erection
Of the new Catholic ecclesiastical build
ings on the South Side, Milwaukee. 1t has
been determined to commence with IA school
house, the upper part of which is to be
used for the present, for divine worship, the
whole to cost Sll ,0o0. The parish is to be
called st. Patriek's, and will be under the
fatherly charge of the Rev. Father Valley
A PROPOSITION has been made to settle
and compromise the Indebtedness of John
Nazro " Co., of Milwaukee, for thirty cents
on the dollar.
THE State Board of Centennial Managers
have received single specimen of very pure
lead ore, from Messrs. K. S. and N. j.
Jacobs, OF Iowa County, that weighs ,527
pounds.
Ed STEFFISs' house, at Appleton, was
burned on the afternoon Of the 9th, involv-
ing u loss Of about $1,000.
A LARGE number of the old Wisconsin
veterans are going to organize battalion
and march on foot all the way to the Cen
tennial Exhibition. That is a good, healthy
enterprise, and if they forage on the country
as they go it will be a cheap trip. They
were always tremendous fellows on the
march-those Wisconsin men. Sherman said
In his book: - used to count Wisconsin
regiment about as good as two ordinary
regiments" Bu.talo Express.
THE Menasha Press says: "a washer
woman in Appleton died last week, leaving
q husband and two children without visible
means of support. Women seem to be get
ting more thoroughly heartless every year."
The Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western
Railway Company has submitted its final
proposition and ultimatum to the Chamber
Of Commerce at Appleton, for the settlement
Of their legal difficulties, and for the extern
sion of that road west to Wolf River. 1t
seems that Appleton is liable for $4,000
upon contract with the company for building
the road from Manitowoc to Appleton, and
the company proposes to sue the city If
compromise Is not effected whereby the city
shall vote 100000 and the company extend
its road 20 the Wolf
TIE dwelling house of W. Finnigan,
brick manufacturer, living four miles from
Green Bay, was totally destroyed by fire on
the night OF the 25th The house was enyel-
oped in flames before the family were aware
of their danger
RACINE COLLEGE is to be raised to the dig
nifty of a university
AUGusT SCHULTZ Milwaukee laborer,
subject To epileptic fits, attempted to put
period TO his sutferings, the other DAY, by
shooting himself in the forehead with pis-
toll The bali struck squarely, but owing to
the hardness of the skull. or the weakness, of
the charge, the ball only penetrated the
frontal sinus, and spent its force before
reaching thc brain. The wound is serious
one. but the physicians hope to save the