Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-24

The State executive committee consists of
the same gentlemen elected last year With the
addition of the following: E. w. Young,
Waseca; Mr.. Seizures, Mortified; ]. O. Hen
ming, Saltwater; j. e. Miller and j. Ham d.
wilson, st. Paul, and J. Huntington, Mime
spolis.
WISCONSIN. NEWS.
Oshkosh enjoys fire day and Fond du
Lao one a week.
Charles Roster, of Eau Claire, was drowned
the other day while riding a log in the river.
A boy in Edgerton swallowed pen knife
tho other day, and 80 far seems to suffer but
little Inconvenience.
Fond du Lao has eighteen newspaper edi-
tors and Wrlters-nlns papers-two daily,
six weekly and one monthly.
Two dogs saved girl the other night
from being outraged by villain, between
West DePere and Fort Howard.
A farmer named Wettenkomp, of Green
field, accidentally shot and killed himself
while out hunting the other day.
During the last week thirty-four new cases
of diphtheria and two deaths from the sis
ease were reported in Milwaukee,.
The harm of Daniel McKinnon, of Eau
Claire, was burned recently with a quantity
of grain and two horses. Loss, $1,000.
Oscar Vincent, of Black River Falls, was
caught in the tumbling rod of threshing
machine tho other day, and fatally injured.
-Four hysnas belonging to Burr Robbins
circus, engaged in terrible fight the ether
day, at their GAINESVILLE winter Quarters. One
was killed.
Philip Rousch, Of Marytown, Calumet
county, was run into by team the other
night, and so seriously injured that be died
the next day.
Two boys in GAINESVILLE, wishing to see the
world, run away, and after making trip to
Mobile, Alabama, had their curiosity satisfied
and returned home.
Tho railway station at Hanover, on the
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul railway, was
robbed the othor night of small amount of
money and other things.
A Mrs. Towne was drowned in creek
near Cooksville the other morning. Wheth-
or her death was accidental or Intentional
could not be ascertained.
A few days since an incendiary fire de-
stroyed the wagon and sleigh mandatory
of M. Goldberg, In New London. Loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000.
Clark's match factory at Oshkosh employs
800 persons, and annually converts 100000
feet of lumber into matches, on which the
internal revenue is 100000.
John Thompson, brakeman on the O., M.
d st. P. railroad, was seriously injured the
other day, by being thrown from train by
the breaking of brake wheel.
Last week the average consumption of
water in Milwaukee was 10,155,188 gallons,
an increase of 1,O21,777 gallons daily over
the corresponding period last year.
Miss Cuchow, who ran for county SUPER
intendept Of schools in the second district of
Rock county, ran far ahead of her ticket
pemocratic), but was defeated by major
ity of 1876.
P. Luck and wife, IL, Racine, were riding
in q buggy on late evening, when two
drunken young men in buggy ran into
them, throwing them both out. Mrs. Luck
received serious if not fatal injuries.
James B. Carpenter, clerk of the board of
edged himself defaulter. The amount of
his defalcation is not yet known. He has
of6oiated as clerk of the board some twelve
or fourteen years.
Shafer's block, which was recently burned
in Omro, was the finest in the place, and
was valued. at $4,000. It was insured for
1000. The Masonic order lost $4,000 in re-
gala and paraphernalia, on which was an
insurance of 1880.
Simon Burlingame has taken fifth wife
to his home in Ripon. Three of her prede-
cessors died at yearly intervals. The fourth
fled affrighted by the first attack of illness
| and refused to return, and q divorce was
| procured. The fifth is as yet undismayed.
| At DePere the other day theodore Ballou,
of Oshkosh, a brakeman on the @. & N. w.
road, was run over and horribly mangled.
His head was severed from his body, and
one arm cut off, in addition to other injuries.
He was climbing up in froRt of moving
Car, when the ladder broke, and he fell un-
der the wheels.
At Eau Claire unusual activity is reported
to prevail among those who contemplate en-
gaging in the logging business this winter.
A number of camps have already been loca-
ted, and men are easily to be had at from
1913 to $26 per month, wages varying as to
the amount and kind of work the laborera
are competent to perform.
Areport comes from Waupun that Baum
garten, while at work In the prison yard a
few days ago, got into quarrel with some
of his fellow prisoners and selling pickaxe
struck one of them, inficting q bad wound
on the face. It is further said that Baum
garten was then put into solitary confne-
nent, and given bread and water for diet,
and that he is to be kept to himself for two
months.
Portage Democrat: Instantly and without
q note Of warning, death chilled the life
current of Mr.. Edward Shipley, as he sat
last Wednesday afternoon on his bench in
Peter WiIllams' tailor shop at Cambria. He
was 70 years of age, and up to the very min
ute when he was observed to fall ifeless on
the table, he was apparently in excellent
health. Heart disease was the cause.
Joseph @. Bridgeman, who for years had
charge of the Indian Agency at Green Bay,
has got into serious trouble with the govern
ment. Tuesday in the United States dis
trict court at Milwaukee District Attorney
Hazelton fled an Indictment against him, in
Accordance with the finding of the grand
| jury, charging him with embezzlement of
the government money, while Indian Agent,
to the amount of about $4,000. Bridgmsn
pleaded not guilty, and furnished bail in the
| sum of 3d. O9. A civil suit has also been
| commenced against him to recover $4,000