Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-03-03
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

pewa Valley. M
WILLIAM SEWER, carpenter, Tell from
the roof of building in Milwaukee, on
which he was working, the other day, and
was instantly killed. 49,
A FEW nights ago the large stave fac
tory of Willy, Berkschy9 & Green, at
Throckton, twenty miles north Of. Apple
ton, was burned, involving loss Of $780,
600. MM e.
MR.s DANIEL. HEAD, of Kenosha, who
has been in Milwaukee suing the Penn
sylvania Railroad for. being put off the
cars wkilc on passage from Jacksonville
to Chicago, because his ticket was wrongly
dated, as it now appears, by the issuing
clerk, has been rendered damages to the
amount Of $4,000.
A EEwg days ago, at La Crosse, a Boz
hemian named Msna attempted to muir
der his wife and children The wife, as
sisted by her son, after severe struggle,
got butcher-knife from Msna. He then
went into another room, and, securing a
carving knife, stabbed himself twice in
the abdomen, inflicting two ugly wounds,
from which he died next morning. About
n year ago Msna received slight shock
from stroke of lightning, since which
time he had not been wholly sane. =
INDIAN AGENT BRIDGNIAN has just con-
cluded census of the Oneida Indians in
Wisconsin. There are, all told, 1891 of
them, divided as follows: Men, 341 wom-
en-, 355 children, sos; there are 800 heads
of families; they have cultivated during
the past year 4, 332 acres, and have raised
%, 292 bushels of grain of all kinds, and
1886 bushels of potatoes; they have 300
horses, 496 head of cattle (Which includes
Sorned stock Of all kinds and 277 hogs;
there are fifty-six frame houses and 216
log houses on the reservation. The
Oneidas have cut and sold $40, 900 worth
of timber during the past year. Their
grain raised was mostly wheat, as their
coin'wass principally cut off by the frost.
THE Republican State Convention as
sembled at Madison at noon, on the 22d,
and was called to order by E. w. Keyes,
Chairman of the State Central Committee.
Ex-GOv. Lewis, of Columbus, was made
temporary Chairman, and H. B. Jackson
and J. f, Cleghorn temporary Secretaries.
The usual committees were appointed,
and the convention took recess for din
Der. In the afternoon the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported the fol-
lowing list of permanent officers, which
the convention promptly adopted: Presi-
dent, Hon. E. L. Brown, of Waupacca; a
Vice-President from each Congressional
District, and H. B. Jackson, j. F. Cleg-
horn and w. H. Bennett, Secretaries.
The Committee on Resolutions offered the
following platform which was unanimous
ly adopted:
The Republicans of Wisconsin in State Con-
National Union Republican Committee for the
Republicans Of the several States Of the Union to
elect delegates to their National Convention, send
lratcrnal greeting to Republicans in all parts of
our beloved land, with cordial assurances to all
patriotic citizens who honor the flag of our COM
mon country the emblem of liberty, equality
and fraternity, OF earnest desire to see the Re
public enter upon the second century of its pros
porous career free from sectional strife or inus
lice ofNlly name or nature, and that we will en-
OddNOr 10 promote friendly fcelnG ana permanent
harmony throughout the entire country, and will
maintain and support all measures, acts and laws,
the enforcement OF which shall secure to every
citizen his constitutional rights including the full
and free exercise of the right of franchise without
intimidation or fraud. .HE:
We are in favor of vigorous efforts to prosecute
and punish those who have been guilty of official
dishonesty and to detect and bring to punishment
all who haye.im any form conspired to defraud the
Goyerpmentof its just and legal revenues.
,We,beeNe in the unwritten law of the land
Which. declares it unwise for Chief Magistrate to
hold his Office beyond two terms. and we accept
the declaration OF President Grant in harmony with
sthis law as but another claim to our yeneraton and
&grattude.a
We believe in national arbitration in lieu of war.
and we point to the scene OF two nations strong
enough to be above fear and wise enough to be
above passion, adjusting claims before this tribu-
nal as among the proudest monuments of the Re-
publican party.
that was incurred in the presence of organized
freason and armed rebellion with political party
which again aspires to the control of the Govern
ment, We are opposed to lmpalring the credit of
the nation by depreciating any of its obligations,
and in favor of sustaining in every way the ma
gational faith and financial honor.
" we believe i'll honest money, that the currency of
the nation should, as soon consistent with bust
ness interests and safety be made equal to gold
O and until that time should continue as legal
tender
We hold as of priceless value and of the great
est importance the common school system of this
country, which, supported by just and "a taxa
sibe to the children of citizens of every national
ity, color, condition. or creed, should be main.
tanned absolutely free from sectarian control and
that popular education is the right of national
safety under free and tolerant Government,
whose guarantee of liberty can only be perpetuateG
while knowledge peryades the masses.
While relterating our firm devotion to the prin
cpes thatwere cherished and established by the
American patriots of 1876 as incorporated in their
Declaration of Independence, in the Constitution
of the Union, and in the laws of Congress, we
cannot ignore the fact which is indelibly written
in our national history, that for the privilege of
celebrating the Centennial of this Republic the
freemen of America are indebted, not only to it's
founders but also to its defenders and that if
day we have country Government whose
existence is worth celebrating it is because in the
hour of its greatest peril its interests and welfare
were intrusted to party which gave no aid or
comfort to the enemies of our common country,
and which now gives the only security or means
for present future safety prosperity, and honor
as power for good among the nations
With renewal of our pledges to the platform of
principles adopted by the Republican State Con-
Vention in July last, we enter upon the campaign
of 1876 with assurances from all directions that the
party of law, order, progress and freedom will
achieve another glorious victory. ii
The following were selected as delegates
to the n National Convention:
! At Large-Philetus SAWYER Of Winnebago:
David Atwood, of Dane; James IL. Howe of Keno
sha; Mark Douglas, of Clark; alternates j. 7.
Kingston, of Juneau; L. Breese, of Columbia: E.
M. Rogers, of Vernon and j. S. Crane, of Keno
sha.
SIS First District Elhu Enos, waukesha. James
sBenultf, Rock ;saernateS, James Nj. Arrain, Wal
y worth "a NJ /. Phillips Racine
Second District-J T. Lewis Columbia; E. W.
Keyes, Dane; alternates, G. w. Burchard Jefer-
son; j. B. Burroughs. Dane
G. ThirdDi strict-W. H. Brisbane, Iowa; E. Bowen,
Greed; alternates, A. Ludlow, Green; j. c. Home
way Grant.
Fourth District-E. D. Sanderson and j. NJ
Bean, of Milwaukee ;altenates, E. s. Turner, Ozau-
kee; +. c. Winckler, Milwaukee,
Z Fifth District=C. E. Lewis, Dodge; j. H. Mead,
Sheboygan; alternates, George F. Wheeler, Dodge;
George Marsh. Sheboygan.
Sixth Distuct-R l.. d.. Potter, Waushara Geo.
Grimmer, Kewaunee; alternates, w. J. Fish,
Brown; A. j. Reid, Outagamie
Vt seventh District Q. Rudd, Monroe; j John Com
stock St CroiX; alternate j. G. Callahan, Eau