Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-28
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Beloit city schools cost $3.50 week.

Beloit city schools cost $3.50 week.
Jeff. Davis is in DURANGO vile, in the Jail
at La Crosse.
The shores of the lakes at Madison are
made repulsive by dried and shrinking fish.
A Mrs. Cooley, residing near Appleton.
died the other day from the effects of very
violent fit of sneezing.
The Business Mems association at Fond du
Lac have abandoned their rooms and offer
the furniture for sale to pay the rent.
man in Marinette, Oconto county, has
succeeded in raising crop of peanuts, thus
demonstrating that the soil and climate of
Wisconsin are adequate to sustain the pea
nut trade.
boy west of Racine, while target shoot
ing, contrlved to discharge his rifle through
one of his hands, inficting fearful wound,
which may result in necessary amputation to
save his life.
A villain of deepest dye in Addison, near
West End, deliberately gouged out the eye of
fine three year-old horse to wreak revenge
upon the owner, Joseph Kennel. lust
retribution for the scoundrel would be an
eye for an eye.
The ladies of Milton have shipped two
large barrels of ladies' and children's cloth
ing and bedding to the yellow fever suffer
ers of the South. The articles sent were
not worn out, worthless castaways, but all
good and valuable.
Charles IL. Larkin, ST., by the runaway of
frisky pair of colts, was thrown from his
carriage and very severely cut and bruised
about the face and head. His injuries were
at first thought to be fatal, but it is now be-
lleyed he will soon revive.
Papers have been filed at Milwaukee in
the county court, by A. G. Weissart, as
guardian of Augusta Voelker in which it is
alleged that the young woman was seduced
under promise of marriage by Frederick
Vail, and for which damages in the sum of
$4,000 is asked.
A contemplate sprig of Racine growth
undertook to take improper liberties with a
handsome and attractive Gypsy girl whom
ne had engaged toftell his fortune. She was
equal to the lllusion, being well armed to
protect her virtue. She drew pistol and
fired at the young libertine, who fled, like
the coward he is.
Some worthless boys in Carrollville, made
midnight attempt to play ghost
by wrapping themselves in sheets
and emerging from grave
yard. Result-three women frightened into
convulsions-a sick man thrown into a
dangerous relapse, and a girl injured to the
extent OF a broken arm in jumping over a
fence Would it be unjust to make real
ghosts of such contemplate young hood
lums.
A horrible tragedy occurred Wednesday
night, about six miles back in the country
from Trempealeau, in family named Shu.
man. 1t appears that the only occupants
of the house at the time of the occurrence
was Shuman's boy, aged 10, and his little
sister, aged years. In manner which is
not yet clear, the boy shot his sister dead,
tearing away one side of her face in
shocking manner. He then, it seems, con-
cealed the body in a cornfield.
Mr.. r. X. Pritchard, of Fulton. Rock
county, started with his wife and family on
Wednesday last for Stoughton, Dane county,
on business, and had proceeded but short
distance from Fulton when the storm came
up, and his horse was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. Another team follow.
ing him were knocked to the ground by the
shock, and, strange to say, the human
beings were entirely uninjured, which is
considered rather a miraculous escape.
A young man named Merritt, of Racine.
in passing through lot where vicious bull
was grazing, attracted the attention of the
animal by a bright flannel shirt which he
wore. He ran for life, the bull chasing him,
knowing full we'll if overtaken he would be
gored to death. just as he reached the
fence the bull was near him, lowering his
head for an onslaught. Merritt leaped the
fence and landed on stump on the other
side, breaking an arm and two ribs. After
lying helpless for an hour he was picked
up and cared for.