Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-13

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= The great suspension bridge over the Ohio
river at Wheeling Va, is nearly completed s
= Gov. Willard of Indiana is quite low with
consumption.
= Lady Franklin, the widow of the great
Sir John Franklin, will be in New York in a few
days. a 4aEa' raE ia aai1s.TlE -ff
- Humphrey Marshal distinguished Know
nothing chief, is gone over to the democracy
which democracy is not stated. =. +t mos
The Brooklyn Eagle repudiates Douglas
and runs up the flag for Breckinridge and
Lane.
= There arc supposed to be at the present
time in Canada, 45, 900 runaway slaves. At
present prices they worth S54 900 900. T1.
- Madame Emily Zulavski Kossuth. a sister
f,the great Hungarian. died in New York the
other day. t..-:-. ----...
- Down in Egypt in Illinois. the kentucky
democrats are plenty. and TO the dismay of tho
Douglasites, they hurrah for Breckenridge
= Douglas lodged the vote on Jeff. Davis
resolutions. the Homestead bill and the Tariff,
by making it convenient to be absent when the
votes were taken. ~
= motion TO invite Lewis Cass. who hap
pened to be in Detroit, to address the Demo-
cratic State Convention of Michigan wos laid on
the table. H--rrsassr. a~rE g=75 u I#eFf l-.F
kepheart. who murdered Mr. Willis and two
children near Batavia Iowa. last week. Was
hung In that place, yesterday by mob num-
bering 250 l.' t l''
The charge for admission on board the
Great Eastern has been fixed at one dollar
children half price. a-r gr- s1s-l .afut ~
The Persia, which arrived at New York on
the morning of the 4th, brings news that the
Prince Of Wales is to sail for this country on tho
18th day of July. .ia 'ia- 81
- We learn from Boston that the excitement
In reference to the cattle disease has nearly di-
ed out in Massachusetts. No new cases are re-
ported, and it is believed that the malady is ce
fectualy checked '7i.
= The gentlemen employed in taking tho
census lind great many young ladies aged Is
or IL years. In one family in Vermont there
were twelve girls between ten and sixteen years
of age.
- The Cleveland Democrat says, from the
returns already in it is feared that the popuia-
ton of Ohio, instead of advancing has slightly
decreased within the last ten years, by emigrs-
tion or otherwise. 3.
= Some patient curiosity hunter has found
that the number of grains in bushel of wheat
weighing sixty pounds is upwards of six hun
dred and thirty nine thousand sa -5a
- The comet which may now be seen in the
north western heavens is deared by DR. Bond
of Cambridge, to have Two tails. This is probs--
bly, emblematic of the disrupted condition of the
democratic party.
- The Washington 'Stdr. Dem, says it Is
: conceded that Lincoln viii beat Douglas in
civ 10 -
ing that it cannot conceive of Douglas getting
a single electoral vote.
- The Newport R. l.. Ne,cs has the follow
ing There was on this Island, in Middle
town, Thursday morning at O'Clock. a snow
storm. This is doing pretty well for the twenty
first of june"
The wealth of the U. S. is estimated at
twelve thousand millions, which divided by the
population, gives to each person FIVE hundred
dollars, old and young, and counting hve
persons to family it would give the sum
of :, 500 to every family of the Republic.
broken up, and two new committees have been
formed one for Breckenridge and one for
Douglas. Mr.. McClusky, secretary of the old
committee, is Secretary Of the Breckenridge
committee.
Private advices by telegraph and overland
mail have been received by gentlemen in this
city, which state that Joe Lane ia clearly de-
feated in Oregon So that one of the profession
al prophets of our city turns out to be as wrong
headed when he predicts the defeat of his own
party as when he fortells its success Taa.
The latest novelty in the way of inventions
is machine for skinning eels Such machine
has actually been invented and patented by
Adam Emeigle, of Jerusalem, Long Island
The Scientific American says it has been prac-
tically tested, and is found to perform the work
In manner much more expeditions and prefer
able than when done in the ordinary way. the
flesh not being discolorcd, as is usually the
case. Os Sod sg
WASHINGTON July Sd 1860.
Senator Gwin, of California. and Pre.;dsn,
Buchanan had aprivate logomachy on SATURDAY.
which may result in public conseq ences.
The war of words became very yiolan, .,d
during the altercatien Senator Gwin denopncal
Mr.. Buchanan in not very accurately measursl
language. and concluded by telling tbc old oo,
tlemah that he would never darkan the doors or
his mansion again Senator Gwin ha 5 hitherto
been Mr. Bnchanan's right-hand man. and this
private qarrel will doubtless have some nuh,;os
results in which others than the two dir