Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-07-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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AT Milwaukee, on the evening OF the 9th.
while heavy thunderstorm was raging,
| lightning struck the barn Of Matt Hayden,
No. OH Sixth Avenue, instantly killing
! teamster named John Haener, and one
| horse. Jacob Wagner was struck senscless,
but he soon recovered.
The firm OF Pierce Il Whaling, OF Milwau-
kec, heavy dealers in railway supplies and
heavy hardware, have been lately forced into
bankruptcy. The liabilities are stated to pc
$600,o0O The firm of Jones Il Laughln, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, holds $456, 900 of the firms
paper.
On the afternoon Of the 18th, one Of the
large grindstones in the shop Of J. !. Case
Y Co., at Racine, burst, and George Kirk
meir, who was at work upon it, was struck
in the breast and head with some Of the
flying pieces and fatally injured.
| JOSEPH GuILAuME, while celebrating the
| Fourth in the town OF Lincoln, Kewaunee
| County, had his hand severely mutilated by
| the premature discharge of gun.
THE Beaumont House, Mt Green Rav has
| been closed in consequence Of the failure Of
A. Cozzens, its landlord, whose liabilities
arc in the neighborhood of $4,000
| FouR barns, belonging 10 Leandcr Cheat.
on Durfee street, Oshkosh, were burned the
other night, involving the loss OF about
| $1,000.
| AT Oshkosh, on the 9th, Mrs. Wcnder was
found dead in her house. She had burst a
| blood vessel
GRANT COUNTY is being prospected for
| lead.
NONE OF the Wisconsin River improve.
ments have been injured by the recent rains
and freshets They have been subjected to
very severe trial, but they bravely with
| stood ii.
| FROM late special reports the condition OF
the growing crops throughout the State is
thus summarized: Taking the State as
whole, about the usual acreage OF wheat has
been sown and the fields generally are prom
Using. In some instances fields present an
ugly appearance, the straw turning yellow
| and dying, but these are exceptional Bugs
are doing no damage of consequence In any
| portion Of this State. In some places win
terwheat suffered but not to an extent to
| tell much on the aggregate Corn may per-
! haps fall II little below the average Oats,
barley and rye are looking wei, and the acre
age Is unusually large. Where flax has been
sown it is doing well. Potatoes promise
more abundant crop than last year
! The bugs have done no damage to this
crop.
On the eastern shore, north, crops Of all
kinds are looking exceptionally well.
! THE other day, at Milwaukee, vicious
dog attacked sur.year-old son of Mr.
| or
and would have torn the boy to pieces had
not his cries brought assistance. 1t is sup
posed that the little one approached the
weatherfrctted animal and attempted to
| play with 1t, and that he was Immediately set
upon with great ferocity The poor ehild's
face was terribly torn and presented fright.
full appearance His cheeks were pulled
down so that they fairly rested upon his
jaws, and his clothing was covered with
blood
BIsuop BRowN has taken up his residence
In Green Bay for the ensuing two months.
| A strong effort Is making to induce him to
make that ei y his permanent Episcopal
residence, but it Is understood he has de-
| cdcd upon Fond du Lac,
WILLIAM SALMON, an old resident OF Mad
the caying in of the sides.
| SENTENCES in the Milwaukee whisky cases
were passed on the 10th. Samuel Jacob and
Elias Rindskopf, rectihers, were each SEN
fenced TO one DAVIS Imprisonment in the
| County Jail and fine Of ~ 900. Leopold
! With, distillcr, got six months in the Jail
and fine of $500. HE fine was afterward
reduced to ~ 600 Aaron schoenfeldt, rec
! tiler, got five months In jail and fine Of
| 81 900; William BergenthaI, distllcr, four
months In Jail and fine OF II, 900; Charles
Grau, distiler, got four months In Jail and
81 600; Charles lIentze workman In a distil-
| lery, got three months in jail and fine OF
500 A ao,ie prosequi was entered In the
cases Of Storckeepers Ellis, Griiiiths, Nslen-
| tine and Shears, and dlstillers Louis Kinds
kopf and Thos. O'Neill.
ALFRED COVER, eight years old, while
walking along the dock OF Burnham's
! Canal, In Milwaukee, the other day, fell into
! the water and was drowned before assist.
anee could reach him
w. G. BENEDICT. a wholesale grocer, OF
Milwaukee, has lately failed, with liabilities
reaching &lOO, 900. He offers his creditors
! forty cents on the dollar. NJ. Hermann u
| Co, wholesale milliners, offer forty five cents
/ on the dollar.
| A LITTLE eight year.ofd daughter Of
! family named Curtis, living four miles south
| OF Racine was the victim Of horrible
calamity on the afternoon Of the 18th. The
father recently purchased a powerful and
savage bull dog, which was kept chained in
/ The yard for the protection Of his property,
and the child, on attempting to caress the
brute, was feroeiousiy attacked and seriously
bitten aud mangled about tie face. The
animal fastened its teeth in the cheeks Of the