Daily globe., 1879-05-19
WISCONSIN NEWS.

The Fond du Lac red ribbon club num-
bers 2,2O0 members.
Edith O'Gorman, the escaped nun, is
lecturing in the State.
When 800 more are subscribed Racine
will build street railway.
Waukesha is to have Turkish bath and
water cure establishment.
The manufactures of GAINESVILLE the last
year were valued at $2,035, 300.
Pierce county farmers are going into the
culture of amber sugar cane this season.
A day laborer who works upon the streets,
has been elected alderman in Fond du Lac
The tobacco crop in southeastern Wiscon-
sin will be increased in acreage this season.
the literary field as translator of Norwegian
novels.
Arrangements to suitably observe decora-
ton day are being made at various points in
the State.
A little child of j. r. Sherman, of Sparta,
was nearly scalped, few days ago, by the
kick of horse.
The agricultural implement agency at
Madison was burglarized the other night,
the safe broken open, and $500 in cash
taken.
David Morris, pupil of the High school
of Oshkosh, received a severe injury in the
head by blow from base ball bat the
other day.
A bill has been introduced into Congress
to reimburse Milwaukee for constructing the
straight cut harbor. The amount involved
is 100000.
r. Smith, of Milton, sold his crop of 1873
tobacco, the other day. for seven and one
half cents, which is about the top price for
anything but Spanish.
A servant girl saved the life of Mr.. Slat-
er's little boy, of Racine, the other morning.
He had fallen into cistern and was nearly
drowned when rescued.
In Mondovia, Chippewa county, the other
day, two boys, aged II and 16 respectively,
were playing with loaded rifles, when the
younger fatally shot the other.
| Joseph Charboneau, son Of f. Charbo-
neau, of Oshkosh, died last week of Bright's
disease Of the kidneys after an illness of six
months. He was Is years old.
A telephone line is being established along
the Chippewa river. The line is in opera
ton from Meridian to Eau Claire, q distance
of eighteen miles, and works perfectly.
In Sheboygan county eleven cheese
factories were built during the past winter
1t is estimated that 100000 pounds OF
cheese will be made the present season.
The farmers in all the towns of Racine
county are complaining of their crops. Bar
ley, flax and oats are almost entirely de-
stroyed by the cold weather and heavy frosts
During the last week 497 immigrant
passed through Milwaukee, of which number
264 were to remain in Wisconsin, 222 il
Minnesota, three in Iowa and eight in Mich
igan. Their nationalities were: Germans
PIG, Norwegians g., Swedes 45, Danes 81
Poles IA, English II, Bohemians 2.
!, On late afternoon some little children
on the east side of the river at Winneconne
thought they would have bonfire. 4
! strong wind blowing from the south at tn
time carried the flames to DR.. A. d
Daniels barn, and it was only by superhu
man effort that the building, with horse
. carriage. etc., was saved.
Friday night while James Malloy and VIM
, Killian, of Watertown, aged respectively 1!
! and II years, were playing and scuffling to
gether, a revolver in the hands of Mallo
! discharged, the bullet passing through th
. eye and lodging in the brain of Killian, VIII
= died from the effects of the wound Saturda
noon. At the verdict, in the afternoon, tn
: coroner's jury returned verdict of acci
i dental shooting.
Q A man named Legfeld, of Burlington
Racine county, trumped up charge agains
g a wealthy old man of 80 years, to the effet
/ that the old man had attempted to ravish hi
Q wife, and caused suit to be entered, claimin
; $1,000. His suit broke down an d was will
!. drawn, and Legfeld is now raving mania
,. and has been taken to the asylum at Osf
kosh. He talks of nothing but the 81 ,OC
he failed to get. He had previously bee
:, regarded as good man, but had an insatiab
, mania for money.
o A few weeks ago Oscar F. Collins of MAJ
d nolia, Rock county, bought of Chester Gi
e ford of Juda, Green county, twenty-or
! head of beef cattle. AS Collins was drivin
At the cattle home, they began to bloat an
grow sick, and after they arrived home thr'
!, died, and the rest suffered terribly from son
= cause. A post naortem showed the cattle hs
: been stuffed by given them large quantiti
of salt, then feeding corn, and giving the
all the water they would drink. In eas
- was found about half bushel of corn, ar
- the stomachs were in fearful condition
70 70 Collins has had Clifford arrested, and CLAIM
- :: $3.50 damages Judge Conger held him Fl
tI1dl III RA,OoO DdI, auu Iuo CdSo WILL
:" tried at the next term of the Green coun
circuit court. Clifford denies the story
the stufing in every particular. The ca
10 excites much interest among cattle dealers
- Rock county.
ce Jennison Understands II.
Red Wing Republican.
is The Ramsey county grand jury are tryi1
n to find legal evidence to indict some Of t
be bIothel-keepers in st. Paul. Eyerybot
let knows the reputation of the houses, but
Or petit jury will not convict on b
reputation alone. If the city did not recei
w $40 month from every prostitute the p
at lice perhaps could prove a case once in
be while. It seems bad faith to the dignitari
m of the town to receive $40 month
% quiet prosecution of q business in Violate
on of an ordinance and then not allow the "