The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-03
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

THE boys in Onalaska had game of
base ball Christmas.
MICHAEL B. SMITH, an old resident of
Fort Howard, died Thursday, of par
alysis.
WITHIN one month five children of
county, died of diptheria.
THE Richland Center narrow gauge
railroad has become the subject of
lively quarrel among its projectors.
KING, the Waupun shootist, is only
about Is years of age, and does not seem
to realize the consequences OF his rash
act.
A FORMAL and peremptory order on
all the proprietors of gambling estab-
lishments in Milwaukee has been made
by Chief Beck. The order is "close ur,
forthwith"
IT is absolutely unnecessary to give
market quotations nowadays as there is
in reality but a slight foundation for any
market at all, no produce being brought
in.-Foad dt Lac Commonwealth.
Gov. LUDINGToN has lately appointed
George Keppen, editor of the Germaaio,
of Milwaukee, to succeed F. w. Cotz-
hansen, resigned, as a member of the
board of regents of the Wisconsin nor
NAL schools.
WHILE policeman named Chapman
was endeavoring to arrest Mike Nc
Dermott, in Fond du Lac, the rough, as
sisted by Dan Normile, nearly killed
Chapman. A reward is offered for his
capture.
The 18th annual meeting Of the
Southeastern Wisconsin Sheep-Breeders'
and Wool Growers Association will be
held at CaldwelPs Prairie, on Thursday,
January 10th, 1873, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Officers are to be elected.
A QUANTITY OF gun powder in Bishop
& koch's store, Plymouth, exploded,
being followed By fire, damaging the
store and the Odd Fellows block, in
which it was situated, to the extent of
$4,00e-insured. Several offices in the
block were injured.
Mrs. BURNS, lady living at Mrs. A.
Hargrave's, broke an arm Christmas day.
She was going to one of the neighbors,
and the accident was caused either by
slippery or defective sidewalk, as the ac-
cident occurred in falling down on the
waikiki Bearer Dam Citi2en.
REV. THOMAS MUDD (colored) has
been sent by the African Methodist
Episcopal conference to the pastoral
charge of Oshkosh. Services will be
held in Williams Hall, Algoma street
Oshkosh Northeastern. Great Jupit"l'
Haven't you enough mud already!
SEVERAL of tho manufacturing estab-
lishmen.s III The town of Milwaukee have
been compelled to suspend operations on
account of the abominable condition of
the roads, which renders impossible the
of raw material or manu-
factured stock Work at the cement
is uninterrupted because
there is side-track from the railroad
On Monday VIM Burke, who resides
a few miles south of Fond du Lac, had
seventeen sheep killed by dogs. An eff
fort is being made to find the owners of
the dogs. Beside the sheep killed there
were a number manned and wounded so
that it became necessary to kill them,
both for their own and their owners
good.
AN insane preacher who gives the
name of Jacob Russ and claims to hail
from Pennington, Washington county,
is in the custody of Sheriff Sanger. He
was found on Monday evening perched
on the main-mast of schooner near the
Pleasant street bridge, whence he was
hurling the gospel in German to heather
who had congregated be-
low. He was arrested by Officers
O'Connell and Struebig, and is held at
the Jail for safe-keeping.- Wisconsin.
On Christmas eve, IA farmer named
John Bulls, while at Elk Mound Sta
tion met with an accident of serious
nature. Starting in hurry from the
store at that place, he rushed out to
Jump into wagon that was starting OIL.
1t being dark he ran against well curb
ing, which being decayed gave way, let
ting him down into the well, distance
of 25 feet. He was taken out in short
time, but in a badly bruised condition
about the head, and sustaining severe in
juries of the vertebral column.-Eau
Claire Press.
MAUsToN Star: Early in May last
the dwelling of the editor hereof was
burglarized and several articles were
stolen therefrom. On Friday last, while
workmen were removing an old ware
house at Kilbourn, to make room for the
new depot and other Improvements the
railroad company is making there, they
found a package concealed under the
sill of the building which, on examina-
ton was found to contain several of the
articles stolen from us. The finGer, Mr..
Whitney, at once delivered them TO Hon.
J. Bowman, the banker there, from
whom they were promptly conveyed
to us.
LAST evening two girls each about
fifteen years old, arrived in this city
from Fort Atkinson, intending to visit
some friends. They left home on the
5:20 train, and started with valise con-
tanning two new dresses, several pieces
of new iewelry, and many other articles
of value. When at Milton Junction,
commotion occurred on the platform
which attracted the attention of the
young ladies, and while their minds were
thus diverted, some one eutered the car
and stole the valise. They did not miss
it until the train started from the depot.
The facts were reported to Marshal
Keating, who hopes to be able to appre-
hend the thief.-Janespite Gazette.
FOND DU LAC Commonwealth: awe
have received information of a sad and
fatal accident which occurred a few
days ago. The victim is the child of
Mr.. Fred Haentz, the gardener, residing
on Linden street, and the circumstances
of the occurrence are that few days
ago the little one was at play in the
house, having in its hand a sharp-pointed
stick The child fell in such manner
as to run the stick into its mouth, the
point penetrating through the roof and
nearly into the brain. Medical aid
could give but little relief to the sufferer
until death came and ended its existence.
The afflicted family have the sympathy
of all in this terrible calamity"
THE Chippewa has been raising quite
fast for the past three or four days and
this morning was nearly four feet above
low water mark. Fears for the Golfer