Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-06
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season on the prairies of Iowa.
An extensive coal mine has been discover
ed at Coatsburg, IS miles f ON Quincy ILL.,
Two fine veins of coal have been discover
ed within short distance of West Denver, Kan
The sales of public lands of the United
States in twenty-sevcn years have realized over
S136, 000,0 900.
The great event of the season is the arri-
val of the monster stoan ship, the Great East
ern, at New York
The ehatfeld (Minn.) Democrat says that
two white women are living at the Agencies,
near that place, with Indian husbands.
A live male cat jumped out of the mail
bag at Charleston, MI. few days ago, when
the mail from Elkton was opened. = %
A young lady on Long Island challenges
any young man under tWenty-one to foot race.
The population of Waupun is set down by
the man of the Item Mt ,3l9 T. s ,st-%hi5
1t is estimated that over 900 barrels of
oil are now ready for market in the oil region
of Northwestern Pennsylvania.
81 Rev. Mr.. Harding. the murderer, gave his
spiritual advisers a written confession, June
22d, at Belyidere. n. j.. --a g. srs q .-.s
The teachers and scholars of the First
Congregational Sunday School at Ripon num-
boring over 100, visited the prison at Waupur.
AT fire in Philapelphia two hundred ca
nary birds, which were in one of the rooms.
were suffooated or perished in the flames.
Tho enthusiasm for the Sicilians in Italy
France and England is unbounded. Money is
subscribed, muskets arc sent and volunteers
enlisted g.
The Artesan well in Columbus Ohio, has
become a great bore. 1t is twenty-four hun
dred and seventy-three feet deep, the augur
still working in white sandstone.
Ten years ago. Wisconsin had not single
mile of railroad completed within her = lers.
Now nearly one thousand miles are t'a;ly
travcrsed by the cars. @ 81 @F t
A Breckenridge and Lane paper is to be
st ,rted at Dayton. The Empire of that city,
like the Cincinnati Enquirer, having left the
Democratic party and gone over to Douglas.
"A Breckenridge and Lane electoral tick
ct will be started in Iowa. Hon. Laurel Sum-
mers, of of LeClaire, a leading Democrat, is
out for Breckinridg and Lane.
For killing man at Dallas, Ala, the
killer was sentenced six months, and fined
$500 For stealing slave, the thief was
sent up for ten years. .----
The Boston Post. the Oldest and ablest Dem
ocratic paper in all New England rejects the
Douglas ticket and runs up the names of Brock
inridge and Lane. fE.- -.F.-,-. E.a
The Ohio Jo,srna, Of Education states tia
in school III that State. comprising thirty
five scholars, nine of the boys chew tobacco,
and five of the girls are smokers.
Two Norwcgians, living in tho town of
York had an alteration a few days ago. during
which one struck the other with a knife in the
groin cutting him so badly that he died in five
minutes. -..
Would Fitzpatrick have declined had there
been the least prospect of his SUGGEST Not
he. His withdrawal from the Douglas ticket is
evidence of what one man, at least, thinks of its
prospects.
The Express, of this city. suggests that in
view of the position of the Douglas ticket in
the Presidential race. the present location of
the Democratic Headquarters be called :. Dem
ocratic IEnd4ucgttrs.-S Louis Dem. q
The Christian Adgocate says " The Ger
mans are coming in vast numbers in these
days, and it is remarked at Castle Garden that
they seem to be more comfortable in their Cir
cumstances than those of other countries seepl
to be. @# && # -
A new billiard saloon in Syracuse intends
to allow ladies the exclusive use of the rooms
and tables during two afternoons of the week.
Over two hundred ladies have signifed their
intention of learning the game.
The wealth of the United States, according
TO one estimate. amounts TO $4,000, 600, 900.
and the population is about twenty-four mil
lions This wealth, divided among the popula-
ton, would give each person $780, The distri-
button, however, is not so equally made.
Tho Courier du Canada announces that the
subscriptions for the Pope, in the diocese of
Quebec already reach 900. There are
several parishes yet to be heard from and it
is expected that the total will reach SIS, 000.-
Quebec alone has given 1886. $50
A correspondent of the Detroit Free Press,
writing from Lake Superior, under date of
June 18th, says that up to that time no less
than 81 1863 tons of iron ore had been shipped
thence to Cleveland Buffalo and other Lake
ports. Large quantities of ore are the
wharvcs at Marquette, awaiting shipment.
1t is stated of the late John L. Schoolcrafs,
of Albany, that while sick in his hotel during
the Chicago Convention he was so pleased with
an active little bell boy attached to the estab-
lishment, that he induced Cayuga county
gentleman to take charge of his education,
leaving him a bequest of 1000 for that pur-
pose
Andrew Gafney. n quiet citizen of McGregor,
Iowa, i. ready TO fight any person in the
United States or Canada, for 81 900 to $4,000,
the fight to take place within twenty miles of
Chicago. Mr.. G. is 46 years old, 6 feet high,
and sd inches round the breast. and weighs go
pounds. He can lift 1900 pounds dead weight
in his present condition.
"A series of works is now in course of pub
1icsiion, by authority of the British Govern
ment, under the general name and title of
chronicles and memorials of Great Britain
and Ireland during the Middle Agesu This
comprises the history of Great Britain from the
invasion by the Romans to the reign of Henry
VIII. of this series IS volumes have been
already published.
A GENTLEMAN who recently got "the nit
ten from his lady love, or. in other words,
was rejected by the fair one to whom he was
epaying his addresses" gave vent to his
feelings in the following verse:
IN ancient times. when bachelors went T. WOO
And a Young swain by fair maid was sulittcn
ne sent n. token of his flame. glove;
his suit r,f-cted. she returned mittcn.
This fate, o hapless fair,
Who sent this nitten-embIem OF thy hate
But why the dickens d;dnt you send pair,
For what's the of one without q mate?
Recently received English papers give de-
tails of remarkable snow storm that occurred
afl over the North of England the 2Sth of
Nav last The snow fell in many parts of the