Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-03
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

meet in Milwaukee, at the Plankington
House, on the evening of the Sd Of May, to
decide on the time and place Of the next
annual meeting and excursion.
EVERY captain, sailor, and vessel-owner
on the lakes has known personally, or by
reputation, that celebrated character,
. Moonlight jack" and knowing his char
acter, it will not be a matter of much sur
prise to them TO learn that he was shot dead
yesterday morning by an officer Of the law
in discharge of his duty Moonlight Jack"
as the victim Of this last tragedy was called,
had sailed the lakes from HIS earliest days.
1t may he truly said that he was . terror to
almost everybody who knew him. He only
weighed ITO pounds, yet the bravcst and
most powerful sailors were in constant fear
of him. In fight he would bite like wild
animal, and in that way worst every antag-
onist He was of an exceedingly dark COM
plexion, with long, beautiful, curly black
hair-about the only redceming thing abous
him. The particulars OF the tragedy yester-
day morning are as follows: Jack was on
board the schooner Moonlight, Captain d.
Sullivan, when Captain Albright, of the
schooner G. e. Barnes, went to see Captain
Sullivan As Captain Albright passed by
moonlight Jack" the savage monster at
tackled him, and succeeded in biting the
Captains hand very severely. Chief of Po-
lice Beck was informed OF the outrageous
conduct of moonlight Jack" and imme-
diately detailed q member of his force to
execute summary punishment. The officer
of the law proceeded to the schooner where
Jack was, and, seeing that there was no
look of repentance upon his savage features,
sent singing bullet into the bad fellows
brain, killing him instantly The Coroner
will hold an inquest at five O'Clock this p.
m for the benefit of the morning papers
MHwaukee Commercial Times.
"Moonlght Jack" as Rip Van Wrinkle
would say, ''vas dog"
ADAM Adm, Milwaukee tanner, was
found suspended from tree on John Blacks
farm, near Milwaukee, the other morning.
THE Madison Patriot, devoted to labor and
currency reform, is the latest State journal
stic enterprise. Hon. S. d. Carpenter is the
| publisher, and Messrs. Carpenter and Ten
ney the editors.
Mrs. LITTLEMAN, Of Aurorayille, Wau-
shara County, an Indian woman of the
Stockbridgc tribe is delivering lectures on
the habits, customs and manners of the
tribe before and after civilization.
Gov. LUDINGToN has issued the following
proclamation
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States has approved Joint Rcso-
luton on the celebration Of the Centennial
in the various cities and towns
Now, therefore, that measures may be
at once taken to obtain record of the prog
ress of our institutions in every county,
town and municipal corporation, l, Harrison
Ludington, Governor of Wisconsin, specially
call the attention of the people Of the State
to said Joint Resolution, with the request
that its recommendations be in every case
4tsIt tt fItll ~ hn TOR ip1l fha
time at hand viii permit In testimony
whereof | have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the State to be an
ncXcd. Done ut the city of Madison, this
twentieth day of April, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sew
cnty-siX, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundredth. HARRI-
SON LupINGToN. BY the Governor: S. CAD
wALLADER, Assistant Secretary of Sta c.
W. ORLEDGE, the Chairman of the State
| Central Committee of the Grecnback party
has issued the following call for State
Conventions:
To the People of the State OF Wisconsin:
At a :" Grcenback" Convention held at the
city of Madison, on the 18th day of January
last, resolution was passed commanding
the Central Committee, then appointed, to
call a mass Convection some time previous
| to the 10Th day Of May next, to be held at
such time and place as might be deemed
| cXpedicnt.
/, therefore, for the Committee, hereby
| designate Wednesday, the 18th day of May
next, at twelve O'Clock noon, as the time,
| and the city of Madison us the place of
| meeting for said Convention
The attendance of citizens from all parts
| of the State Is requested, irrespective of past
| or present party relations, who are in favor
| OF better, more honest and economical
| administration of the Government in all its
branches, especially in the collection and
disbursement Of the revenue, and who favor
the issue of all money, metallic and paper
alike, by the Government direct to the peo-
pie, and making the greenback of full legal
tender for all dues both public and private,
except when or where special contracts in
teryene, said greenbacks to be interconyer-
tiblc with United States bonds, prn-
cipal and interest payable in coin or
Its equivalent; the repeal OF the Ma
tional Bank Act, at least, SO far as it
relates 10 the issue OF currency by the banks,
and are opposed to any further contraction
OF The currency, and in favor of the repeal Of
the act commanding the resumption OF spe-
Gle pay ments in 1879
| The times-the distress now pervading our
country so generally as to be confined TO no
particular locality or State-demand the
most serious consideration at your hands,
and for this reason are you invited to meet,
IlI lulphlilai Nous uItdtipu anu sucN Iul lner
action as may 10 you in the exercise or your
wisest alignment re, N proper.
W ORLrDGE
Chairman State Central Committee
KESosHA. APP Il. is D.
OK the afternoon of the 25th, at Milwau-
kee, young man named William Schultz
was instantly killed while engaged ia raising
house TO be moved from an alley between
Railroad and Orchard streets. The deceased
was at work for a man named Esterly. and
was under the building when the screws
gave way and caused the house to fall upon
him aud crush him To death.
TsE ffty-seyenth anniversary of the es-
Enlistment of Odd Fellowship in the United
States was very generally celebrated