Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-27
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"a decrease.
The news from Arizona Gold Mines
are not good, owing to the fact that no
water is to be had
"A K Hanson, and O. Dart, of Green
Lake Co., and pedestrian from Ripon,
are to have foot race for a purse of $40.
THE DOUGLAS DOCTRINE OF Non INTER
vBNT1oN.-'f one man wants to enslave
another man, no third man shall interfere"
REPUBLICAN DOCTRINES for the
landless, and protection to American in
dustry and the rights of all men.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINES. Slaves for the
slaveless, and protection to slavery and
the rights of all Shareholders.
A writer on school discipline says
that g without liberal use of the rod, it
is impossible to make boys smart.
-Morrissey challenges Heenan to fight
him within four months for any sum from
$40 to $4,000.
1t is said that new Douglas paper
is to be started in Milwaukee, with Beriah
Brown as editor.
"A fire in the mountains near Santa
Fe did an immense amount of damage, and
several lives were lost Four dead bodies
have been taken out
Lord John Russell intimates that an
agreement had been effected between Eng
land and France, relative to the New
Foundland fisheries
The Itkica, N. Y. Journal states that
in that vicinity the trese are actually
breaking down with the abundance of
peaches upon them.
$500 reward has been offered by
the Mayor Of Sheboygan, for the arrest
OF the person who set fire to De Bass livery
stable, on the l 1th inst.
Charles Finch, son of A. 3. Finch.
Of Racine, broke his arm in two places on
Thursday last, while practicing in the
gymnasium in the Fourth Ward.
On the evening of the 9Th inst, Rev.
Mr.. Harris, Of Hazel Prairie, Darien, had
valuable young horse stolen from his
barn.
"A negro who had been very severely
whipped by his mistress, in Gilmer
county, Georgia, during the night cut two
OF her children threats, and fled to parts
unknown.
The Troy Budget has lowered the
Douglas flag in exchange for that of
breckenridge and Lane Thirteen New
York papers, besides the above, support
Breckenridge and Lane
Col. Forney, of the Philadelphia
Press, in the issue of that paper of the
18th inst, virtually comedies that the
election of Abraham Lincoln is foregone
conclusion.
The destruction of steam and other
boats on the Mississippi, during the last
SIX months, is put down at one and three
fourths millions of dollars, when. if the
Federal Government did its duty, it would
not be so many thousands.
The Office holders at Washington COM
plain of being taxed to organize campaign
clubs for Mr. Breckenridge, when Mr. Lin
coins election is certain and they are en-
deaV0rlng to prepare for a general exodus
after the 4th of March.
The British government had an
nounced in Parliament that they had or
dered squadron to the coast of SYRIA
with instructions to stop the outrages
against the Christians, and that France
had done likewise.
For ten days past serious fires have
been raging in the pine forests of New
Jersey, on the line of the Camden and At
lantic Railroad between Weymouth and
Egg Harbor, many square miles of timber
are burnt, with several dwellings,
Last Tuesday morning Mr.. Fessen-
den, of Porter, Rock county, was found
near his house shockingly bruised and with
his bones broken, speeches., and soon af-
ter died, He had been at the barn to
stop fight among his horses, and was
probably kicked.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
each census-taker is required to procure at
least one subscriber to The ConStitmion.-
1t is a new business for the Government.
compelling its employers to support a news
paper, and one broken down and worthless
at that
The venerable Lyman Beecher, now
in the eighty-fourth year of his age, is liv-
ing in Brooklyn, near the residence of his
son, in the enjoyment Of good health and
spirits. With the exception of slight
deafness, and weakness of the limbs, the
old gentleman is bright, lively and hopeful,
as when ten years younger.
The weather at St. Louis for the
week ending July %, has been unprece-
dentedly warm, the thermometer ranging
from 100 to 100 deg. in the shade. Al
4 o'clock on Saturday, the mercury had
risen to lO7 deg, the highest point
reached in the memory of the oldest inhab-
liant. Upwards of forty deaths from heat
are reported by the Coroner since Friday,
A tornado passed over Braceville sta
ton, on the Mahoning road, Saturday en-
tirely destroying the depot, several dwell
ing houses and barns, and killing two la
dies. Large trees were uprooted and
hurled through the air. The storm was
very violent, and extended over an area
Of two miles in length, and a quarter of q.
mile in width.
Several officers visited Hudson last
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