The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-06
WISCONSIN ITEMS.


lived So, 900 from a railroad company
FOR killing his son last June.
A BOY named Webley was drowned in
the Fox River at Appleton on Wednes-
day of last week. He was skating, and
broke through the ice.
| Two MORMON missionaries visited
Viroqua, few evenings since, deliver
ing lectures on the Mormon religion,
and giving description of Salt Lake
City.
THIS is the fourth time that the chief
officer OF the State has been a Republi-
can, elected by small majority; and
part or all of the others have been of diff
ferent politics.
THE residents of Waupaca have called
a meeting to consider the propriety of
securing the repeal of the city charter of
1874, and the Incorporating of the
place as village.
EMILY BLACKBURN, a colored woman
of Madison, wasn't satisfied with the
way Joseph P. Wells conducted a law
suit for her, and to express her dissatis-
faction she laid open his scalp with a
wagon spoke.
WHILE out hunting for rabbits in the
town of Oak Greek, Milwaukee County,
lately, man named Carl Nichol was ac-
cidentally shot by boy named Mats
Frey. Nichol died the same night. He
was man of family, and about 45 years
of age.
| A WOMAN named Baily, while intoxi-
Gated, attempted to crawl under freight
car at Mazomanie the other day. The
train started before she got from under
the car, and she was run over, injuring
her so severly that she died in few
hours.
| A FIRE broke out in the Monroe brew
cry, Green County, owned by Reugger
& Heft, last Sunday night, and it was
totally destroyed with contents, some
900 bushels of barley, large quantity
of beer in the vaults, and the winters
coal. Loss estimated at $40, 900; in
surance $4,000.
The body of William LAWN, an ex
pressman, was found lying in a pool OF
blood at the bottom of an open hatchway
in the rear of the store of Storm. Hill &
Co., in Milwaukee, last Wednesday
morning. He had evidently stumbled,
broke blood-vessel, and died before as
sistance could be rendered.
A DISPATCH from Juda, Green County,
says that on Tuesday nighht of last
week fire broke out in Mrs. Lowrey's
millinery shop, which was connected
with V. B. S. Newman's dry goods and
grocery store. Both burned to the
ground. Only about $500 worth of dry
goods were saved. Loss, So, 100. In
surance, 1000.
The other day, says the Milwaukee
NeaUs, we had story of black fox
killed up in the northern part OF the
State. Now, it is reported that an In
dian exhibited in the streets of Shawano,
the other day, the stuffed skin OF white
deer killed near the head waters OF the
Menominee. White deer and black
foxes are about equally rare.
WISCONSIN was under the French Gov
eminent SO years; next it was under Vlr-
ginia one year; then under the Territory
of Ohio six years; next under the Indian
Territory Is years. Then becoming a
Territory under it's present name, it re-
NAMED such for IL years, when, on the
10Th day of March, 1848, it became the
Both State of the Union. Hence, as a
State, it is % years old on the 18th day
of March next
A LETTER from Windsor, Cam, to the
Chicago Tribune gives some interesting
notes and sketches of the manner III
which Mr.. Hermann Nunnemacher and
ex Revenue Agent Conklin enjoy en-
forced exile in her Majesty's dominions.
Mr.. Nunnemacher is known as Mr..
Lacher, and Conklin is plain Mr.. Jones.
They are both well supplied with funds,
but tired of the monotony of existence
in that dull provincial town, and long
ing for the whisky-ring prosecutions to
blow over.
AT Oshkosh, recently, in the case Of
Roman, convicted of the murder of Ma
gill, the prisoners counsel asked for a
new trial on the ground that the jury
which found him guilty acted under the
influence of LIQUOR. This motion the