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felon. The Oshkosh Courier says thesteamer Berlin City made her appearance at our docks, on Thursday evening last, direct from New London. She encountered some ice on her way down, but not enough to hinder her getting through. She came through the Cut Off, and by this means is enabled to commence her regular trips between Oshkosh and New London a week or ten days earlier than she could if she had to wait the slow motion of Lake Poygan, which is still ice-bound. There is scarcely any ice in the Wolf River.-The Polk County .Press states that several half-breed Chippewas, recruited for the 7th Wisconsin Regiment left for Madison. It •says: “ They are a hardy set used to taking it “rough and readv and will makeo osplendid soldiers. They all talk English,are of good size, and brave as lions/'-.The Madison Journal states that three boys wore playing soldier in Westport— one giving the commands to the other two, whose names were Butler and Hedy-. During the performance, these boys, who had ;each a gun, were in a position facing each other, and while going thro ugh the manual of arms, at the command “fire,” both having cocked their pieces, pulled trigger, and the contents of the'gun of;Iedy entered the breast of young Butler, .killing, him almost instantly. It was not known to either party that the gun was loaded, - and ; there is no intention Of injury imputed-to ■young Hedy, who is only about. ten .-years'.nld Rnt.lpr wi»«t fdiirfppn m* Ivtntu
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Janesville Weekly Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Apr 29, 1864
Page 11
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