The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-02
Wisconsin Items.

Inc 1OHoWlng are the milwaukee grain quo
Wheat-No. 1, nominal; No 2.
$L0S@lO8A; No. 8, S9@s91c; No. a, 75@
751c. Corn-No. 2, 5619 956Ac. Oats-No. 2,
39@3919c. Rye-No. l, 6?@6215c. Barley
No. 2 Spring, nominal.
A few mornings ago John Sullivan, an in.
mate of the National Military Asylum at Mil
waukee, was found dead at the foot of an
embankmant.on the home grounds. He was
near sighted, and had evidently walked of
the embankment. Sullivan was seventy-twc
years of age. During the war he served in
company G, Twenty-thrd Illinois infantry
He leaves wife and children in Chicago.
Through projected enactments by the Legis-
lature it is said here is likely to be quite a
hange in the complexion of corporations
within Brown County. Both the Deperes will
organize as cities, and West Depere will drop
the title which has hitherto COMPOUNDED it in a
measure with its neighbor on the east side OF
the liver, and be known as the city of Nicolet.
TIE Relief Committee appointed by the
citizsns of Milwaukee to re for those in.
jurei and those made destitute by the New.
hall House fire presented their report few
days ago. The receipts amounted to S. 661,
of which the Mayor collected 1884, Jay Gould
contributed $500, Tom Thumbs benefit en-
tertanment netted $736, and $1,000 was col.
lectd by the late Ex-Governor Smith. There
aga4yet balance in the hands of the com.
mittee of 81, $50.
The Wisconsin Central Company has let
thecontract for the construction of the new
linz between Ashland, in Ashland County,
thepresent northern terminus of the road,
ana Duluth, Mimi. The work is to be. com.
plfed as soon as possible the present year.
The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons re-
GETTY concluded two days. season at Mil
walkee with the election of the following
officers: Grand High Priest, Homer s.
Gss, Portage City; Deputy Grand High
P9est, Edwin j. Farr, Eau Claire;
Gnnd King, Stephen H.. Alban, Wau-
sal; Grand Scribe, N. G. Daniels, Water
town; Grand Treasurer, David H. Wright.
Madison; Grand Secretary, John w. Wood
hull, Milwaukee; Trustee for three years. A.
VII. Carpenter, Milwaukee. The following
appointments were made by Grand High
Pfest. Goss: Grand Lecturer, Melvin L.
Ydngs, Milwaukee,; Grand Chaplain, Rev.
w E. Wight, Wausau; Grand c. of H.,
Gorge B. Anthony, Darlington; Grand P. s.,
Gorge II. Reyes, Menasha Grand R. A. c.,
Rckwe1 J. Flint, Menomonee; Grand NJ. 3D.
VI George B. Burnett, Manitowoc; Grand M.
2dV., j. M. Barker, Geneva; Grand NJ. LIST ",
M I. Hubbell, Boscobel; Grand Guard,
LOnard Barrett, Milwaukee.
he gang Of confidence men recently ar
o+ol AL I. l. E
Wing, where they would be charged with
hthway robbery. The special offense is
digging an old man namel Mcdonald and
rbbi1g him Of $780,
st Kingston, Green Lake County, a great
selsation has been produce by the disap-
pfarance of a young m named L. w. Utley
e Is merchant, and several days ago went
milwaukee to purchase stock of goods
fG the spring trade. He had in his possess
sim quite large sum OF money, and after
ssecting and paying for his goods it was sup
pBed he still had a considerable amount of
np7ey left. He was in Milwaukee about a
week, and then went to the merchant from
WON he made his purchase, stating that he
wuld start for home that afternoon. Since
tbt time he had not been seen or heard
fpm. Mrs. Charlotte Utley, his mother, was
sbrching for him, and strongly suspected he
hid been victim of foul play.
John g. Donahoe has brought suit at Mil
wukee for S20,50O against Charles D. Nash,
Resident of the Newhall House Company, on
tie ground thtt the latter failed to recon-
stuct the building after knowing its unsafe
cndition.
The State Supreme Court has reversed the.
vrdict and ordered new ial In the case of
L. Bennett, convicted at La Crosse last May
Q the 4 urder of DR.. Hogle. Bennett was
dunken dentist residing in Wausau. Dr.
bgle moved there from Grand Rlpids, and
st up business in the same line. Bennett
9t drunk, borrowed a fowling-piece, and
vent cunning for his rival with fatal results
he case went to La Crosse on change of
ynue from Mar. thon County. The defend
at pleaded insanity, but got a life sentence
In the Wisconsin pineries fifty per cent. of
tie estimated cut has been effected, and
last ninety per cent. cut of the total esti-
rates would be made Everything was in
fae condition for work.
A serious raiIro accident occurred on the
Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul Railway
tree miles west of Waukesha, few after
bons ago. Freight train No. IS left for the
1est and when at the distance mentioned
vas run into by wild engine that left Gene
&c for the east without orders. Both engi-
rers and the conductor on the freight were
slightly injured. Both engines were COM
letely wrecked.
John G. Crounse. a pioneer resident of Mil.
Wukee County, died at Hale's Corners few
ays ago.
The safe in G. Villas & Co.'s undergrad
dice at Oconomowoc, Waukesha County,
vas blown open the other night by profess
sonal safe breakers and robbed of its con-
tnts, something less than twenty dollars.
he firm are in the habit of depositing in the
hnk, and hence lost but trife.
Attorney General Frisby, of Madison, lost
avery bright son, aged eighteen, a few days
20 BY diphtheria, aud his eldest daughter,
Mss Alice, young ! dy of marked intelli-l
gnce and beauty, and society leader at the
opital, was thought to be fatally i'll from the
SINE disease