Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-13
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

ing systematic course Of swinding for some
time, by altering freight bills which he re.
ceived at the depot for different merchants,
the amount being small in every instance
Pyncheon was placed in jail and bail fixed at
81, 900.
THE excessive tolls fixed upon by the Gov
eminent officers for locking boats through
the Fox River Canal have already com
menced to tell seriously against the river
boa ing interest. he Appleton Crescent states
that, within the lastfortnight, contracts have
been made with the G. Il n. W R'y Co. to
transport over four hundred carloads, OF ten
tons each, of freight, from Green Bay to
points directly on Fox River and Lake Win
nebago, for the reason that tolls are so ex-
ccssive that steamboat owners could not af-
ford to contract at such figures as the freight
could be carried by rail.
GEORGE DoLGA, of Racine, took strychnine
to work off his superfluous vitality. He sue.
ceeded.
THE Sturgeon Bay Adyocate states that a
horse belonging to Joseph Englebert, of the
town of Brussels, apparently died, and its
owner placed chain around its neck and
hauled it upon the pasture lot; imagine Jo-
seph's amazement when, an hour later, he
saw the late deceased standing at the garden
gate, whunying for his breakfast, as lively
as sucking colt.
On the afternoon of the 30th ult at Shoe
ton, while young man named Fred Driet-
eel was attempting to 90 ashore ON barge
on Wolf River, on raft made ftwo planks,
he fell of and was drowned line was
thrown to him, but he refused to take it,
ard being an excellent swimmer he struck
for shore. When within a few feet Of shore,
he suddenly disapp AIRED, and it is thought
he was taken with a cramp.
CHAs. NJ. DAVIS, of Lapcer, Mich, hanged
himself in his Milwaukee bro hers woodshed
on the 10Th ult. Ill health and broken for
tune had rendered him insane.
THIS story, from the Menasha Press, reads
rather fshy A boy, while fishing in Lake
Butte DIES Morris, the other day, felt nibble,
and, drawing his hook toward the shore OBJ
serN ed half. gallon fruit can trailing on the
bottom Having secured the vessel, he was
( eatly surprised to find tina d large catfish
had taken up its abode therein and remained
until his increased dimensions did not admit
of egrcss. He had evidently Hoped around
in his tin parlor until a hole was made in
the rust-eaten bottom, through which his
tail protruded In this condition the catfish
had he power to navigate from one place to
another, and must have been regarded by his
aquarium neighoors as a kind Of iron clad
monitor"
A FIRE at Fremont, the other day, de.
stroyed u barn belonging to Prydce & Co.,
and burned property worth So, 700.
A CLOUD OF caterpillars were rayaging the
apple trees and growing wheat in the vicin-
ity of Appleton at last accounts.
On the 3lst ult, fires were raging at fear
full rate near the villages Of Two Creeks,
Alaska and Ahnapee, and it was fla ed the
villages would all be consumed. Three fam.
lilies were already DIES itute from its results,
and many were moving to avoid loss. The
loss was estimated at 5000 to buildings d
per onal property, and it was feared that the
worst was to come.
A FEW days ago a Norwegian lad, named
Ole Swanson, living in Winchester, was
killed by the accidental discharge of a shot
gun 1t seems that he and comrade were
playing with the gun in work shop, VIII n
suddenly he let the butt end fall TO the floor
with the muzzc toward his breast. The Jar
snapped the cap, which exploded the charge,
throwing heavy load of buckshot directly
into his heart. He almost Immediately ex-
pired.
On the 4th, at Milwaukee, the body of
child was found in the river, weighted with
brick attached to its clothing.
A Two-MAsTED yacht upset on Lake Win
nebago on the Sd. She had on board
pleasure party of seventeen, all OF whom
were rescued by the yacht Niobe
DAVID DUNN was run over and killed by a
st. Paul train at Milwaukee, on the morning
Of the Sd, He was an inmate Of the Soldiers
Home.
y CASE of child murder or rather killing
particularly rema, kable for the fact that al
though it occurred sew raj weeks ago it has
mover been known to the Coroner or the po-
lice, has been discovered in Milwaukee, On
the 10Th day Of last April the little daughter
of Mr.. jeremiah Powell, residing at No. $40
Nliet street was playing outside the yard on
the sidewalk. In her hand She h Id a piece
OF colored glass. The young son Of a neigh
Dor of p wells came along and wanted the
girl To give him the colored glass Tue Girl
rcfu cd, aud the boy was heard to say: "If
you don't give it 20 me | will hit You with
h,ick;' at the same time picking up piece
Of b lex that lay near him TIL little girl slu
n fused, and thc boy then threw the brick,
strikin. the child on the temple, and, as
aFterward proved, crushed in the skull. The
child was taken into her parents house and.