The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04

here forms the coast. This passage, which
gradually grows larger, leads into a gal
lery which covers nearly half an acre. In
this gallery there are several pillars and
arches, which appear to support the top,
the largest being about seven feet through.
From this main gallery there are several
leads extending in various directions,
gradually dwindling into nothingor end
ing in other galleries. In one of these
there gushes from the rocks stream Of
water, which flows along for several rods
and then suddenly disappears in a crew.
ice. In this small stream were seen sew
eral fish. The main gallery with its pill
lars, arches and recesses resembles more
tho work of skilled architects and mechan-
les than the work of nature.
Wisconsin Items.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 1, 95K696Kc;
No 9, S6C0S66c. Corn-No. 2, 516351Kc.
Oats-No. 3, 31A032c. Rye-No. 2, 610
61hc. Barley-No. 2 Spring, 65ta65Ac.
A fire in Rcmadka's trunk and sachel
factory at Milwaukee the other evening
caused a loss of 81, 900.
An attempt was made the other evening
to crack the safe in the post-office in Ocon-
omowoc, Waukesha County, but before the
deed could be accomplished the robbers
became frightened and fed, leaving a few
tools, revolver and considerable powder
behind them.
A wealthy resident of Milwaukee, resid-
ing in Prospect avenue, married domes-
tic in his household the other day, the Ger.
emony being performed by Rev. Mr..
Throop.
The wife of Rev. George w. Lawrence
(Unitarian) died in GAINESVILLE, Rock Coun-
ty, recently, at the age of seventy-three.
She had been a resident of that city since
1S47.f "
Articles of association have been filed by
the Eau Claire Chilled Plow Company,
with capital stock of 100000.
Charles Campbell, Andrew Aune and
John OVERLY, of Ashland, were arraigned
before the United States Court at Madison
recently charged with selling liquor to
Chippewa Indian who got drunk and,
wandering into the woods, froze to death.
Two of the defendants gave bail for APP
pearance at the next term of court, but the
other, OVERLY, pleaded guilty and was
fined 500.
Workmen, while digging the second els
tern for fire-engine purposes at Waukesha
a few days ago, struck a genuine iron
spring, the first discovered in that place.
A project was being agitated to inclose
park and make it public, as the spring is
on city property.
Mrs. Emeline E. Cove, wife of Elijah
Cove, aged seventy-three years and nine
months, died at her home in Wankesha a
few days ago after two days. suffering
from fatal fall on the sidewalk. Mr..
Gove is nearly eighty-four years old, and
was lying sick at his home with no one
else in the house but his aged wife, and be-
ing taken alarmingly ill, Mrs. Cove started
for physician and had hardly gained the
street when she slipped on the. ice and
fractured her skull. Five children survive.
Public interest IN the suicide of an old
German named Westfall, whose body was
found in a grove near Milwaukee the other
evening, has been greatly increased by the
announcement that Fred Westfall, an in-
valid son of the deceased, had dropped
dead from the shock of the news of his
fathers rash ending.
Preparations are making on large scale
for the annual convention of the Wom-
ans Baptist Foreign Mission Society of
the West, which will be held the 9th, 10th
and 18th of April next, in the First Bap-
tist Church of Milwaukee. About three
hundred delegates, comprising representa-
oil ~ Aha
expected to be present, and the convention
will be watched with interest by the Bap-
fist churches throughout the country.
News has been received of the death of
L. S. German, in Florida, where he went
in the hope of improving his health. Mr..
German was the son of Lieutenant Ger
main, of the United States navy, who
made memorable record in the old Con-
stitution in the war of 1912, under Hall.
He was born on board man-of-war. He
had been in poor health for many years,
and lived in retirement at Oconomowoc,
Waukesha County.
Efforts are being made through the
State to assist the people of the town of
Unity, Trempealeau County, whose grow
ing crops were utterly destroyed by the
severe hail-storm of July 2, 1883, and
many of whom are now said to be in
danger of starvation, being utterly desti
tute of all necessaries of life.
The State Board of Supervisors report
the following current expenses of the State
institutions named for the month ended
on the 9th: Northern Insane Hospital,
$8,06l; State Insane Hospital, $6,451;
Deaf and Dumb Institution, $2,376; Blind
Institution, $1,637; Industrial School for
Boys, s., IA; State Prison, $5,717; total,
$29,386. .e
Owing to the recent rains logging on the
Wisconsin, Oconto and Wolf Rivers has
ended for this season. The cut would not
exceed one-half more than that of last year,
other reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. A better grade of timber had
been cut this year than for several years
previous. Prominent lumbermen were of
the opinion that the better grade of logs
would bring a good price, but No. and
poor grades would be sold low, owing to
the fact that so many second-grad logs
were held over from last years sales,
In the United States Court the other day
w. II. WEIGH, of Blair, Trempealeau
County, was fined one hundred dollars for
using beer stamps without cancellation.
An old German named Jacob Trochlell
was found mangled and dead on the side
track at the Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western Depot at Manitowoc the other
afternoon.
The employees Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railroad shops of Milwaukee
are now working but four days week on
account of the general depression in bust
ness.
Lanes four-mill at Milton, Rock Coun-
ty, was destroyed by fire a few days ago,
causing serious loss.
a German named Westwell, Of Neills-
vile, Clark County, wood-sawyer, left
his house the other night, and the next day
he was found dead in the woods east of
town. He cut his throat with butcher
knife, which he took from home when he
left, and death resulted from bleeding and
exposure.
Articles of association were filed at Mad
ison recently of the Pine River Mining &