The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-04-18

50 years old and married.
WILLIAM and Willis Biers, brothers
% and 81 years of age, are on trial a,
Sparta charged with an attempt to mur
der August Frisch, near Camp Douglas
Juneau county, in April, 1877.
THE next editorial convention will be
held at Madison in June. When the
business has been transacted an excur-
sion will be had to Ashland, Lake SUI
perior, arriving there Monday, the 14th.
ANTHONY TRAINER, of Burlington,
Wis, aged 40 years, was found dead in
the mill race at Burlington Monday
morning. He has been missing about
two weeks.
THE new bridge across the Fox river
at Eureka is nearing completion and
foot-passengers can now pass over it.
The total length of the bridge is now 199
feet.
COLONEL STEVENSON, United States
supervising inspector of steamboats, for
the Fifth district, will shortly remove
his headquarters from Galena, Ill, to
La Crosse.
THE United States has deposited in
the arsenal in the basement of the capi-
tol six Gatling guns, for the use of the
state in case of invasion or insurrec
tom.
Mr.. ORME, the Hudson foundry man,
is fencing in section of land, and has
built house upon it, near the center OF
Stanton, about. three miles southeast of
Star Prairie. He is clearing, and will
break this summer about two hundred
acres.
THE oldest inhabitant does not re-
member season when the fall grain and
grass were as forward as they are at
the present time. Should the weather
continue favorable, farmers will be able
to put their cattle on grass the nre-'oh'
month.
THE trial Of william and Willis Bires,
charged with breaking into the house of
August Frisch, at Fountain, Juneau
county, and beating, shooting and rob-
bing the family, ended, at Sparta,
Wednesday, by the defendants being
sentenced to five years imprisonment at
Waupun.
DEMO, the engineer who was badly
burned in the La Vale bridge accident,
Monday morning, died during the after
noon, thus making two deaths. The
fridge fire is believed to have been incen-
diary, and will be investigated by the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Com
pany.
A COLUMBUS, (Wis.,) girl now visit
ing in Paris, is creating no little sensa-
tina, x, ID ,amarican- COLONY It. Is said
by rich American banker to the elite of
Paris, this Wisconsin girl, with one ex-
ception, was the most artistically dressed
lady present.
MICHAEL MCDOUGHERTY and family,
living five miles south of Kenosha, seven
in number, were on Monday all poisoned
by the use of arsenic, mistaken for salera-
tus, in making biscuit. All are out of
danger with the exception OF little
boy of years, who refuses to take the
antidote.
w. w. WoRDEN, an old resident of
Waukesha, but now of Dallas, Texas,
was, not long since, attacked by a mad
dog, and, but for the heavy boots he had
on, would have been severely bitten.
Mr. w. escaped, however, got revolver
and returning, shot the infurlated dog,
after it had bitten COW.
A son of d. Green, of Springvale,
Fond du Lac county, last Monday even
ing, in putting up his horses after days
hard work hauling wheat, fell into a
cellar-way, a distance of several feet,
and sustained such internal injuries as
resulted in death Wednesday morning.
FRANCIS DoNNELLY of Merton, was
returning home from Waukesha Tues
day evening, where he had been attend
ing court, and it being dark when he
reached home, his horses ran the buggy
against the gate-post, as he was driving
into the lane, breaking the evener, and
pulling Mr.. ID. out of the buggy, and In
the fall his neck was dislocated, killing
him instantly.
CH1NcH BUGS are feared by the farm
ers in Buffalo county, Wisconsin. Mr..
Bohri, well known grain dealer OF
Fountain City, says that the farmers in
the Waumandee valley, in the town of
Cross and in other neighboring locali-
ties, have discovered chinch bugs under
the leaves of the brushwood, that have
managed to survive the mild weather
without being killed by frost.
AT Beaver Dam Wednesday, after the
heavy wind, it was found that one end
of the large brick school house in the
First ward was blown in about foot
and a half and the roof loosened. The
scholars were di smissed, and workmen
were Immediately employed to save the
building. Had it not been discovered il
time there would have been a great los
of life, as the building contained three
departments.
/ THE old Nightingale paper mill Al
+ Fond du Lac was burned Tuesday night
( The loss on building and machinery il
estimated at about S25, 600, with ligh
( insurance, which one of the owners say
"will do no one any good" Only few
weeks ago $4,000 was offered for thu
machinery and the offer refused. The
! fire has rendered it almost utterly worth
! less. The mill was owned by J. S. am
| Alexander Mcdonald and Benz. Night
ingale, each holding third interest II
the concern.
f. r. CHAPMAN has put int
operation one of the first new kln'
OF lTdHE railways III JdShHoh Sou'e.
on the east fork of Black river
He commenced operating it las
week, and it works like charm. On
team will haul over 900 feet at load
and it is thought that over 1900 feet ca
be hauled each load as soon as the raIl
become solidly imbeded in the groun
and perfectly leveled up. In the cours
,,f a year or two no doubt many of thes
roads will be in use on Black River fc
logging purposes
THE La Crosse Democrat says: &C. {
Smith & Co. are having locomotiv
built by Thornley, & James which the
intend to use in the pinery about Smith
Mills. The engine is placed upon
truck with concave wheels, after the pa
tern of road locomotive, and the gea
ing is coupled to the driving wheels wit
chains. The engine is about twelv
horse power, and is to draw four car
, The wheels are made so as to run upon
! track of logs, which will be laid in tt
dinery upon the arrival OF the machine