'l'. ThllieiTs barn was destroyed by (Ire
at Thorpe, Wls., with the entire season's
crops Hiss, ttmii. ills son in law, Hulls
Latlex, was arrested, charged vvilli sidling
the lire.
Kx Senator Hldletus Sawyer of Oshkosh
declined to serve on the special committee
of Ibe Fox river situation, amt the mayor
of (Jreen Hay has appointed Captain Os
sian Cook in tils place.
Charles Hiand of Milwaukee fell from
the third story of a building upon which
he was working and was seriously Injured.
The Issly of Burnett (J, Sberwoisl, a
bartender, was found In Superior bay,
Superior, AVIs, lie disappeared Sept. 4
and letters found on the body show that
he had committed suicide.
Captain Reynolds, of the schooner Mary
Ludwig, was drowned three miles above
Fort Washington, AVIs , while trying to
con to ashore from the schooner, which was
waterlogged.
The Milwaukee Civic Fish-ration will
try and help defeat the re.-election of the
ollieers of the state agricultural society
for allowing the sale of hot-r and race
gambling on the stale fair grounds
Mexico Oil-brutes Her Independence.
