Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The residence of Alfred Gilpin. an Appleton
hardware merchant, was burned to the ground
few nights ago. The body of Mrs. Gilpin was
found in the debris.
JoHN GLEASON fell into the river at the foot of
Fowler street, in Milwaukee, the goth, and
was drowned. He was intoxicated.
TIE State Sabbath School Convention at Osh-
kosh, closed its eighteenth session, on the 9th,
after resolving to hold its next annual session at
Racine and electing officers for the ensuing year,
rs follows: President, S. Colby, of Milwaukee;
Vice-Presdent Mrs. DR.. Steele, of Appleton;
Secretary, Mr.. Blackman, of Whitewater; Treas
urer, II. Coleman, Fond du Lac.
THE draw-bridge spanning the river at Keno
sha fell with a crash on the Oath, precipitating
two teams into the water. No lives We're lost
H. G. DAMON, a former attache of the Mil
waukee Daily NetcS, was arrested the oath
upon the charge of forging notes to the amount
of 50 600.
SPECIAL crop reports from most OF the coun-
ties in the State, received on the Oath, indicate
that winter wheat is looking well. The acreage
is not large. Spring wheat is in fine condition,
and there is nothing to impair the hopes of a
large crop except reports from several counties
of the appearance of the chinch-bug In the
southern tier of counties the acreage is dimin-
ished, with IN increased acreage of corn which
bids fair for a large crop. In oats, rye and bar
ley the acreage is large, and the prospect of
large crop is better than for years. The report
is very encouraging on the whole.
CHARLES WAGNER a Milwaukee piano-maker,
in good circumstances, attempted suicide, on the
oath, by stabbing himself four times in the
breast with knife. He gave no cause for the
attempt except that he wanted to die, and the
indications were, at last accounts that his wishes
would be satisfactorily met.
AT Milwaukee, on the 25th L. Williams was
arrested on the charge of cruelty beating his
son, a boy nine years old. The boy had run
away from school, and Williams had caught
him at the corner of Grand avenue and Fifth
street There he began to beat the boy so out
rageously that passers-by interfered, and caused
his arrest. The lad had fallen exhausted on the
pavement before the mans arrest could be Sc
cured, and even after the boy fell the unnatu-
raj father continued to beat him numerically.
The saw-mill owned by the Menasha Wooden
!,
together with Colborne Bros machine shop adj
joining. Loss, about $50, 900.
Gov. LUDINGToN has appointed the following
members of a Commission to divide the State
into Judicial Circuits provided by the law
passed last winter o. b. Thomas, of Prairie du
Chen; James G. Jenkins of Milwaukee;
Michael Griffin, of Eau Claire; j. w. Losey, of
La Crosse Henry B. Harshaw, of Oshkosh. All
of the members Of the Commission are lawyers,
and Messrs. Jenkins and Losey Democrats.
They will report to the next Legislature.
THE Governments master mason on the locks
at Kaukauna has been notified that his services
will be required this season in building light
house on Stannard Rock, Lake Superior forty
miles out i'll the lake, north of Marquette. The
island is but dozen feet square and only three
feet above the water. 1t is expected that s50,-
900 will be expended this year in building cribs
and workshops
Hon. THEODORE d. KASoUsE, of Wisconsin,
WAS recently elected Right Worthy Grand Chief
Templar of the World.
joins PAUL, clothing dealer at Lacrosse, re-
Gently went into voluntary bankruptcy. La
bilities, $4,000; assets, s3,300
PAINTINGS along the Green Bay & Minnesota.
Railroad are far in excess of previous years, and
growing crops indicate a beautiful harvest.
NJ. d. PEAK, a leading citizen, and cashier of
the First National Bank of Green Bay, died
lately.
IL Barron County deer so plenty that they
seriously trouble farmers by foraging upon the
growing grain.
On the afternoon of the oath, terrible shoot
ing ARRAY occurred eight miles west of Berlin.
Ed Goodin had a watch stolen by a Polander.
Goodn proposed arreSting him. but settlement
finally effected, the Poandor agreeing to
pay Goodin certain sum of money. Goodin
went with the Polander to the latters house for
money, but found he had not enough. The
Polander said he would get it of friend and
asked Goodin to go with him. The Polander
took doube-barroled shotgun along, saying
he would shoot game. Getting into the woods
the Polander suddenly aimed at Goodin and
fred, the fun charge penetrating Goodin's
cheek. He only had time to fall and throw up
one band when the other charge was fired at
him, SCATTERING his hand and the other cheek
The Polander fed. Goodin plastered his terri
bly, mutllated hand and cheeks with mud to stop
the blood, and wandered about until he came to
a farmhouse, when a surgeon was brought from
Berlin. Goodin's recovery is doubtful. At last
accounts tie Sheriff had not commenced the
pursuit of the assassin.
THE regatta at Oshkosh comes off on the 4th
of July.
AT Eastmoov, on the Mississippi River, re-
Gently, the dock, warehouse and elevator the
property of the Green Bay q Minnesota Rail-
ROAD Company, were burned, together with
1000 barrels of -four, 5000 bushels of wheat,
sixteen empty box-cars and seven box-cars load
ed with wagon and barrel stock. Loss, $50 900.