Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


A COMPANY has been formed in Osh-
kosh for the perfection Of steam canal.
boat invented by Hugh Stevenson, Of that
place.
SHAwANo COUNTY contains at present,
including the Menomonee and Stock
bridge Indian Reservations, thirty -ei ght
townships Of land, or about S74, 900 acres.
LOUIS Bolt, until recently a clerk in
A. VIPratt's drug store at Milwaukee, has
been arrested for tampering with his EN-.
ployer's correspondence, and held to bail
10 answer.
THE State Agricultural Convention, to
be held in Oshkosh on the 21st OF Feb
ruary, bids fair to be largely attended by
delegates from all parts Of the State. 1t
will continue three days.
THE Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul
and the Chicago & Northwestern Rail.
ways will grant reduced fare to delegates
attending the Agricultural and Horticult.
ural Conventions during the first and
second weeks in February.
As APPEARS from report presented to
the Assembly through Gov. Ludington,
Gov. Taylor issued pardons during the
year 1875 as follows: From county iails,
10; from Milwaukee House OF Correction,
o; from State Prison, 23 to restore citi-
zenship, SO; from Poor.house, 1 commu-
tation Of sentence, 2; total, IS.
THE wholesale fancy grocery house OF
kummel j. Norris, at Milwaukee, has
suspended payment on account of tardy
returns from customers in the interior
The firm has offered to settle with Mil
waukes creditors at sixty cents on the
dollar, which has been accepted on con.
dition that Eastern creditors agree to the
proposition.
QuIrR serious accident occurred In the
town of Poygan, near Omro, the other
afternoon. II. G. Luce, his son, and
Geo. Whiting were quarrying stones un.
der an cmbankment, when it gave way,
completely burying Luce and his son.
Whiting had one hand badly smashed but
succeeded In unearihing his companions
and giving the alarm. Both were badly
injured
AN old fellow named Gillespie, residing
a short distance south of Oshkosh, went
home on the evening of the 10Th intox-
Gated and was found next morning in his
/ shanty shockingly burned. The upper por-
ton Of his body and arms was burned 70
crisp, and he lived bu, few hours. 1t
is supposed that while fixing the fire he
raked out the Goals from the stove and set
his clothes on fire,
AT meeting of those favoring green.
back currency, at Madison, on the 18th, =
State Central Committee was appointed,
consisting Of the following: AT large
VIM. Orledge, Of Kenosha; First District
&c. Esterly, of Walworth; Second Dis
trict-H. s. Orion, of Dane; Third Dis
trict-C. w. Lee. OF Grant: Fourth Dis.
trict-E p. Allis, OF Milwaukee; Fifth
District-E. II. McGraw, OF Sheboygan;
Sixth District-Eli Stison, Of Winnebago;
Seventh District-G. w. King, of Clark;
Eighth District-E. s. Miner, of Juneau.
The following resolutions were adopted:
R,solped, That gold and silver il too inconyen.
lent and quite insufficient to be- used in this conn-
try a, circulating medium; and that = paper cir
culation In Hen thereof, ~ money, Is absolutely
indispensable.
Resoised That the National Government should
Issue and furnish such paper circulation inter
convertible into national bonds at long time aud
At low interest; and be OF such volume from time
to time. US required by the exigeneics OF CONNER
cial exchanges, and should nupersedc all other pa.
~ yrd fp
publie dues.
Resoiped That forced contraction OF the cur.
reucy, with n view TO the redemption OF Govern
ment paper with gold and silver will greatly ipiurc
II not utterly destroy all of the diversified inter-
e.ts OF the country, except those OF bankers, bro
kers and creditors
RsSotUed, That the present volume OF our paper
currency Is not in excess OF the necessities OF the
time and that 1t should be of such character that
its future expansion or contraction shall depend
upon the natural course OF business and the COM
mon laws OF trade.
Res0iUed That tho true policy IL 10 encourage
the development Of our national resources aud the
equal protection Of all branchc. Of business and
productive industry, aud 10 administer the Gov
eminent with honesty and economy. and in this
way sustain the national credit, and make it equal
ut least al all times. TO gold and size
The Republican State Central Commit
tee has issued the following call for u
State Convention:
MADISON Jan 90 1915.
A State Convention OF delegate. representing the
Union Republican party OF Wisconsin i' hereby
called TO meet at tn. Capitol In Nnd son at twelve
O'Clock NJ. on Tuesday Feb. ~, 1876. for The pur-
pose o. placing IN nomination an electoral ticket
OF ten Electors to be supported by the party at the
next Presidential election and also 10 select TWEEN
ty delegates to represent the Union Republican
party Of Wisconsin IN the National Union Kepub.
lean Convention which IL called 10 meet IN en-
cunnti on the 18th day OF June 1876 aud 10 trans
act sueh other business may he deemed spplo-
pirate
fqch ssndtr and Ass.mbty Distric' viii be en-
titled to two delegates in the convention.
'All Republican electors and all other voters,
without regard to pact political differences or pee
you- party affiliations, who are opposed 20 rey,ins
sectional issues. and desire 10 promote friendly
feeling and permanent harmony throughout tho
country by maintaining and enforcing all oonsti-
tuiinnnl Iwhi. OF ciflZen In lnlinn the mil