Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-23
WISCONSIN, NEWS.

wIsCoNsIN NEWS.
Racine college is closed for a two weeks
vacation.
The night police force Of Milwaukee num-
bers only twenty.
Appleton is to be supplied with water
from Lake Winnebago.
The legislature of Wisconsin convenes on
the 9th of January next.
A few days since 300 men started from
Chippewa Falls for the pineries.
There were six marriages, two births and
four deaths in Oshkosh, last week.
The wagon factory at Fond du Lac has an
order from Iowa for !, 800 wagons
The inmates in the county house Of cor
rectlon at Milwaukee now number 123
The jubilant Milwaukeeans are boasting
of their fine sleighing -SNever better.''
a. runaway at Racine resulted in the
smashing up of cutter and the injury of an
old lady.
A petition has been sent to Rome for the
appointment of German colleague to Arch
Bishop Henni.
Diphtheria is again raging extensively in
Racine, and deaths among the children oc-
cur almost daily.
the old settlers of Milwaukee, celebrated her
s3d birthday Dec. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Cole, of Oshkosh,
were married the other day. They were di-
yorced six months ago.
Wong Chin Loo lectured at Berlin under
the auspices of the Friends in Council. The
lecture was good one
Jonathan French, for forty years a resi-
dent OF Dane county, now goes to Texas
with his family, to reside.
Some of the wealthiest and most fashion
able young ladies of Racine are making ar
rangements for walking match.
Seventh ward. The council are consider
ing the matter of adding Seventh.
The impression prevails at the capital of
the State that the next session of the legis-
lature will be brief, not exceeding six weeks
in duration.
few days since, Frederick Tole, of Mil
Waukee, a iumber-shovsr, fell from pile of
lumber and fractured his skull. He sur
vlved but few hours.
Chester Hazen, of Ladoga, Fond du Lac
county, was awarded the first prize for Wis
oonsln cheese at the International dairy fair
held in New York city.
A bogus collector of subscriptions for a
popular monthly magazine was exposed and
publicly cowhided at Oconolnowoc by Il. D.
Ludlngton, the other day.
counterfeit 70 cent pieces are in circula-
ton In Milwaukee The work is we'll done
on the outside, but the cheat can easily be
detected by ringing them.
The stealer of numerous buffalo robes in
milwaukee has been caught and jailed. 1t
turns :ut to be hopeful and enterprlsipg
youth of some II years of age.
1t is reported hat the tramps have left
Milwaukee, and that the city is comparatively
free from the nuisance. They have gone
South, to loaf and beg in warmer cline.
tramp in Waupun stole a pair of horse
blankets on purpose of getting into winter
| quarters in Jail. He was accommodated
There is plenty of work at the Juneau Jail
revival of more than ordinary interest
IS IN progress in connection with the First
Baptist church of Waupun. Rev. G. w.
Patmer, an evangelist of note from Michigan,
is laboring there.
~0ASA3o*AN
proprietor of the now famous and popular
Bethesda Springs at Waukesha, died sudden.
~ at his residence in that village Sunday
night, Dec. 18th.
Father John Francis Diehls was buried in
Milwaukee December Is. Vico General Kun
dig conducted the funeral services with the
assistance of a number of the prominent
clergymen OF the city.
There are now in the insane asylum at
Oshkosh sos patients. One of the insane
IS an ex-ed1tor. He has been there two
months. His is a case of "emotional
lneoriety, whatever that may be.
1t is quite unsafe to leave horse hitched
after dark IN the street at Milwaukee. He is
quite sure to be stolen, even delivery horse
and wagon were stolen the other evening
while the driver was briefly indoors.
The steam barges, Kershaw and Barnum,
were on theil way December 10Th, from
Erie, Pa, loaded with coal consigned to coal
dealers IN Milwaukee. No little anxiety is
felt by the owners of the barges, as nav1pa-
ton Is becoming rather perilous.
Score one for another fool. He did not
know that it was loaded. Mr.. Chapman, of
oshkosh, was carelessly handling revolver,
Wnen the weapon was discharged, the bali
passing between the first and second fingers
OF MS LETT hand penetrating to the wrist
JOINT. The bali has been extracted and no
permanent injury is likely to ensue.
Father Hackett, Catholic priest of XII
bourn City, fell in love with Mrs. Lintner,
and the twain went quietly to a Justice of
the peace and were married, and took their
departure, for their honeymoon, or longer.
for Camp Douglas. Though the marriage
took place over four W, eks ago, it has but
just become the local sensation of the day
Philip Weiss, OF Milwaukee, accidentally
fell from the third story of his new building
striking once or twice in his descent and
tnmbling through into the basement. He
was very seriously shaken up and injured by
bruises, but as far as could be learned by
the first examination made, no bones were
broken, and it is thought he will speedily
recover.
AT Peter Broasch was riding in cutter in
Milwaukee, and while crossing the track Of
tue st. Paul railwav, near the corner of
Fond du Lac avenue and North street, the
cutter was struck square by a passing loco
motive, and he was instantly kllled-thrown
SIX feet into the air. The cutter was crushed
to shapeless mass the horse was not in
jured.
Mr. English, the poor master of Racine
has reported as to the poor of the city, as
follows: 46 Widows; single and married, AZ:
children, l2S; making in all ZIG. The
amount of orders issued from October, 1877.
to October 2, 1873, was $4,983.S1; sacks of
flour, 285.12; cost, 1922, OIL; wood, $799 80:
making total of So, 7O2. so. He also re-
ports that there are from. two to three appli
cations for relief daily.
The fair which opened in Reeds block,