The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-08-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

| The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations; Wheat-No. 9, 744@41zc.:
Corn-No. ?, 42@4214c oats-No. 2, 274@
271lc. Rye-No. l, 5314c Barley-No. 9,
6O1l@SO15c.
j. G. Donnelly, State Executive for Wis
| consin of the Irish National League, has
issued circular letter to the Irish Amer
lean societies, calling on them to send del
egates to the next regular convention, to
be held in Chicago August is.
The potato crop in Waukesha County is
very poor.
Two children of Robert SLIDER, aged re-
spectively nine and one and half years
were drowned in East river at Green Bay
the other afternoon while playing on the
bank near their parents residence.
Janesville's population is between 1900
and 900.
After protraetsd Investigations, the cor
oner's inquest at GAINESVILLE in the Search
murder case ended the other morning The
Jury was unable to find any clew to the
murderer, and returned verdict of death
at the hands of unknown parties.
The reported cases of Asiatic cholera at
Chippewa Falls and Miladore turned out
to be severe attacks of cholera-morbuS.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank at
New Lisbon, Juneau County, failed recent
Iy. The liabilities were heavy. The as
sets were only S14, 900. The bank was CO.
partnership firm, consisting of Fl. E. and
W. D. Dacomber o. B. Chester, of New
Lisbon, is the assignee.
In quarrel over a girl at GAINESVILLE the
other morning Harry Bostwick, son of a
wealthy merchant shot Andrew Campbell
in the arm and thigh. The assailant es-
capped arrest. The wounds were not
thought dangerous.
DIR. Israel Greene, who recently died at
Green Bay, was ninety-f -four years of age.
He had lived under all the Presidents was
acquainted with Aaron Burr, and was in
PRODUCED to General Lafayette in 1924.
Gottlieb Wehrle died of consumption at
Lancaster a few days ago He was a
wealthy retired farmer, and had served
one term in the Legislature.
The Westville Lumber Company at Eau
Claire shut down its saw-mill recently, dis
charging one hundred men, owing to the
lack of logs caused by the prolonged
drought.
fire few nights ago at Eau Claire de-
stroyed several small buildings. Loss,
S., 900; insure nee, $1,000.
Fl. N. Smith, formerly warden of the
Wisconsin Penitentiary, dropped dead at
Hilbert, of apoplexy, few days ago, in his
sixty -seventh year.
The woods in Manitowoc County are
said to be full of illicit stills and moon
sinners Persons representing themselves
to be farmers have been carrying on the
trade for years, and some of them have
done we'll at it. The stills would be raided.
John Mullowney, an employee at the
saw-mill of Philip Heinrichs & Co., at Mil
adore, Wood County, was instantly killed
a few days ago by log rollway falling
upon him while he was at work. The de-
ceased was about forty years old, and
leaves large family.
John Dignor was killed on the Wisconsin
Central railway by an east-bound freight,
about one mile west of Thorpe, Clark
County, few days ago. 1t was supposed
that he was under the influence Of whisky,
as a quart bottle partly full of liquor was
leaves wife and several small children.
The town of Spencer county seat of
Marathon County, was laid in ashes the
other day by flames communicated from
the burning forests in that and Clark
County. The loss would be upward of
100000. Colby, in the vicinity of Spencer,
was also scorched, and fears were enter
tanned that the entire town would be de-
stroyed.
The survivors of the Fifth Wisconsin bat
terry are to resolve themselves into a vet
eran association at Monroe, Green County,
on September g.
At least fifteen large and highly Guilt
waited cranberry marshes in Juneau COun-
ty have recently been swept by fire. A
Cranberry Center correspondent writes
that nearly a thousand acres in that vicin-
ity have been cleared of tree and plant
within the past few weeks.
Mrs. Theodore Arthur, of Baronette, Bar.
ron County, was lost in the woods recently
while berrying and wandered about three
days and nights before she found way
out of the labyrinth. She subsisted on ber-
ries and slept upon leaves.
There are said to be $4,000 600 feet OF
lumber piled up at Eau Claire.
At Ford River the body of a man was
found a few days ago concealed under a
pile of brushwood. A large hole in the
back of the head told story Of murder.
The unfortunate fellow was unkno wn, and
there was no clew to his assas5ins.
Butternuts are plentiful this season in
all parts of the State.
The new Free Methodist Church and con.
tents, six miles from Fairchild, Eau Claire
County, was destroyed by fire the other
night The work was that of an incendi-
airy. Reported loss, $1,000; insurance
light.
The post-office at Aniwa, Shawano Coun-
ty, has been re-established, and John G.
Ludwig appointed postmaster. =
The recent encampment of the Monona
Lake Assembly, near Madison, was most
successful in every particular. Diplomas
were awarded to eighty pupils VINO had
finished the prescribed course of Bible
reading.
A fishing party from Eau Claire picked
up rial on the shore of the Sault Ste.
Marie river few days ago containing a
note signed by 6. w. Dore, dated May Is,
1856, reading as follows: 1.-THE finder of
this note will please remember the party
to friends, who will be anxious to hear
from us. We are pine hunters and left
Bayfield, April ID and have been lost ten
days, and hunger is at hand. We are, as
near as we know, ninety miles from settle
ment, and no hope but in Providence for
our way out as hunger bears now on US"
DIR. Joseph Staedler, of Milwaukee, has
withdrawn his suit against the city for
$4,000, or condition that a park be made
OF the block now used as cattle-market
in the Second ward.
The residence of Jacob Aaron, at AL
toona, Eau Claire County, with the greater
portion of the contents. was destroyed by
fire recently. Loss. $1,000; insurance, $500.
The seventh annual meeting of the Wis
consin State Pharmaceutical Association
was held recently at Fond du Lac. z. NJ.
Givens, of Fondu Lac, was elected presi-
dent.
A sea-serpent has wandered into the