Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-30
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

THE Democratic Convention of the Fourth
| District on the 18th nominated William Pitt
| Lynde, Of Milwaukee, for Congress, and he
has accepted the nomination.
| AT Milwaukee, on the morning of the
18th, William Donahue, engineer Of tug
| boat, was found in an empty freight car Of
| the ST. Paul road, covered with blood, and
| supposed to be dead. After removal and
medical care his senses returned, and he
stated that he had been struck on the head
| with slung-shot, by some one unknown, at
| eleven o'clock the night before, while cross
! ing Walkers Point bridge, after being paid
off. He had been robbed.
SILAs WRIGHT DooLIrTLE, the youngest
son OF ex-senator Doolittle, died at his
fathers residence in Racine on the afternoon
OF the 18th, Of spinal meningitis.
A SINGULAR case is reported from Hills.
borough. The Rev. J II. Daniels Of that
! place, died few weeks ago, after an illness
| OF fourteen weeks. During that time he
! lived thirty-seven days without eating any,
| thing and took no medicine or stimulant
whatever His drink was cold water His
disease was in his stomach and all food
stances connected with his whole sickness
were remarkable.
The new bridge Of the Chicago & St. Paul
Railroad at La Crosse continues to be
source OF great trouble to river men. The
navigation OF RATS safely through the draw
has become almost an impossbility It is
stated that twenty eight log and lumber
RATS have already been more or less injured
the past two months, the total loss aggre-
| eating many thousands of dollars. The
railroad company has now put steamer at
the bridge to assist RATS through the draw,
| and other steps are to be taken to remedy
| the evil.
| On the afternoon of the 10Th the yacht
| Sylvia left Milwaukee for Chicago, having on
! board crew of six men. II was the pur-
! pose OF the owner, who was one of the
| party to enter his yacht in the Chicago Re-
| gatta. Up to seven o'clock the sea was
moderately calm and the wind blew gently,
| but suddenly a squall from the northeast
| struck the vessel and turned it on its side
All on board chung to the gunwale and drift
ed on the fast-forming sea until three clock
on the morning of the Goth. About two
O'Clock the sea dsmasted the Yacht, and she
instantly righted with all fortunately on
board The hapless seamen discovered the
white sails of passing boat through the
darkness, and shouted desperately for help,
but the vision of succor came aud went.
and left them drifting on the treacherous
waves unheeded. About three o'clock Mr..
Brooks, the owner, died from the effects of
m ne coli nd ts nrt,,
Day, was little better. The latter kept con-.
stantly asking If his mate was dead, but the
others, fearing the result which the news
would have, told him that Brooks was still
alive. Until this time the wind that had
been drifting them away from land veered
still more to the east, and carried the n to-
ward the shore. Near five o'clock the Yacht
grounded in shoal water. heavy sea
again upturned it and washed the six ex.
hausted and nearly helpless men away.
Poor Day never rose to the surface, but sank
to the bottom with the dead body of his
mate. By desperate exertions the remain.
ing four regained the vessel, and finally
reached land after a struggle for life of ten
long hours in the angry waters The survi-
vors dragged themselves to farm house
about five miles north of Racine where they
were kindly cared for till rested, and then
driven to Racine.
THE First Regiment of Wisconsin militia
now contains only four or five companies,
Lieutenant Colonel's command. There will
be an inspection by the Governor and Adiu-
tant-General during the State Fair, next
month; when the policy to be pursued,
yh.atJ d. ~
ton, or to abandon it, will be adopted
JAMES MITCHELL mate of the schooner
Arcturus, was found drowned in the Mil
waukee River the other evening He fell in
while in a state of intoxication.
The following are among the county fairs
to be held in the State during the months of
September and October:
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