Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-03
WISCONSIN NEWS.

WISCONSIN NEWS.
1t is reported that diphtheria prevails ex-
tensively throughout the State.
The telephone exchange in Milwaukee
answers about 5000 calls day.
The skeleton of an unknown man was
found near Jenney the other day.
A skating rink Ito by 200 feet is to be
fitted up in one of the parks of Milwaukee.
Mrs. Seth Higgins, aged "a years, one of
the pioneer settlers of the State, died at her
residence in Palmyra last week.
John Kean, of Green Bay, was found in
Chicago the other day in yard nearly frez-
en- to DEATH he had been on drunken
spree.
Incendiaries are still at work in Green
Bay. Thanksgiving morning q blaze was
discovered in time to prevent disastrous
confagration.
Up to this time in Milwaukee, the present
year, $40 Investigations of violent or mSs-
terious deaths have been conducted by Cor
oner Krepper.
The postofice at Lancaster has been rails
ed to the grade of Presidential office with
salary of 81 200; Sheboygan Falls to 1,100
and Stoughton to $1,000.
John Barrett, an old resident of Water
town, was instantly killed by being run over
by train Sunday evening while he was
walking on the track. 1t is supposed he was
intoxicated.
brilliant meteor was seen half past
the other Eorning at Green Bay. 1t was in
the shape Of bali, the inside of which was
of an orange or yellow color, and the flame
which spread from its center was of green
ish hue. As it disappeared in the north
western heavens stream of fire, or tail SIM
lair to a comets was discernable for at least
half minute. Those who saw it speak of
it as beautiful sight, and the glare of the
meteor lightened up the whole city.
A young German boy whose parents re-
side on the road leading from Columbus to
Waterloo, and who is working for Mr.. s.
Msnning, of New York, was handling horse
known to him to be vicious animal, and
narrowly escaped severe injuries at the heels
of the horse. Maddened at the animals at
tempt to fell him, he went out iuto the yard
and procured sled stake and pounded the
horse until life was nearly extinct. For this
brutal conduct he will probably receive his
| just deserts.
Chas W. Torney, member of the family
| living at the corner of Chestnut and Thir-
teenth Streets Milwaukee, hitherto reported
| to be suffering from trichin@ poisoning,
died November 90. Several other members
of the Torney family, whose poisoning
from eating diseased ham, occurred on the
10th inst, are yet seriously i'll. as result of
| the poisoning, but will probably recover.
Chas. Tornoy, whose death is now reported,
was the father of the family poisoned, and
his age was so years.
Jacob Kranz, q farmer 81 years of age,
belonging at Sank Center, and stranded in
| Milwaukee in penniless condition, while on
his way home from a trip to New York for
| medical treatment, enlisted the sympathy of
the South Side police. Kranz was so badly
frozen last winter that, although his life was
saved, he became hopeless paralytic, being
almost totally deprived of the use of his
arms and legs. An effort will be made by
the boys at the South Side station to secure
Kranz railway pass to his home.
Oshkosh Northeastern: An elderly man,
a Frenchman by nationality, named Du
Shane, was found dead on the road between
Eureka and Delhi last week, with his head
crushed and his neck broken, while the team
he had been driving had ran away and
smashed the wagon to pieces. It seems that
Du Shane, who resides at Delhi, had been to
Eureka to get load OF pine wood from the
saw mill there. and, being in the habit of oc-
casionally imbibing too much, had drank
some or considerable, as the case may be,
while in Eureka. He started home on his
load of wood and was afterwards found dead
in the road as stated.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth: A terrible
and undoubtedly fatal accident befel William
Thompson Stacey, seven year old son of
| I. T. Stacey, last week, on the Northwestern
railroad, at the corner of McWilliams and
Brooke streets. He and another lad were
standing by the roadside as Sheboygan en-
| gine No. 5 was passing up towards the
Northwestern depot with four or five cars.
AS the last car was passing young Stecey
attempted to jump aboard, and missing his
| footing, fell under the car, the two last
trucks passing over him. His left thigh
was horribly manged, and his right leg
was crushed below the knee. His left arm
was also badly mutilated. He will die.
| aThe Madison Journal of Nov. 30 says:
| Monday afternoon, as DR.. jackson and DIR.
Joseph Hobbius were on their way to the
town of Blooming Grove to visit Mr.. Cha
pin, whom they are attending, they found
man lying helpless in the road, and at once
alighted to assist him. On examination they
found that one of his thighs was broken, and
that he had sustained other injuries. By the
time they had examined him sympathizine
crowd had gathered, and the unfortunate
man was taken to house near by and his
wounds dressed. He was then conveyed to
his home near Sun Prairie. The victim ia a
German whose name we were unable to learn,
and he sustained his injuries by being
thrown from load of hay by a runaway
team.