Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-06
Nous of tbe ll)eck.
The Wabashaw County Jail is empty.


bard, of that place has come out for Breckin-
| ridge.
"A drunken Indian at New Lisbon stabbed
n squaw in the back of the head, injuring her
severely.
The Brooklyn Eagle repudiates Douglas
and runs up the flag for Breckenridge and
| Lane.
| The Governor has appointed Hon. s. C.
Bean, State Librarian, vicc Horace Rublee re-
| signed.
The Prison City Item states that eight
convicts have been sent to the Prison since
their last issue.
| A little daughter of Maurice Bowers living
near New Lisbon, Juneau Co., was bitten by a
rattlesnake so that her life was despaired of.
The Grand Rapids (Mich) Salt Manufac-
| turing Company make about 100 bushels of salt
| per day, when in full operation.
Near Stephen Lloyd's on Bice creek,
Wis.,, three horses were struck by lightning.
A child was knocked down at the same time.
The receipts at the Office of Schuylkill
| Water department, for the week are about
three thousand dollars daily says the Phila'
delphia Press
| "A woman in Milwaukee by the name of
Nuss, had leg broken by the bursting of an
anvil which was being fired on Third Street,
above Sherman, ON Monday evening.
| There are supposed to be- at this moment
IN Canada, 40, 900 runaway slaves. AT present
prices, they are worth $4,000. What pity
1t is that slaves have legs
The manufacture of crockery has been
commenced in Illinois, On scale large
enough to supply the demand of the whole
valley of the Mississippi,
Charles Singerland was killed, and an.
other man lost his arm, and third one his
thumb, at Ann Arbor, Mich, by the bursting
OF cannon, while firing Douglas salute.
| Two daughters of Mr. Schwab, wealthy
farmer in the vicinity of Syracuse, N. Y, were
burned to death by Their clothes taking fire
while out in field that was being cleared
Governor Wise and the Richmond Enquirer
have declared for Breckenridge and Lame
This is fatal blow to Douglas in Virginia.
And where Virginia leads, most, if not all, the
| Southern States will follow.
"A Georgia paper tells of a hailstorm in
It's vicinage, where bucket full of hailstones,
as large as walnuts, were gathered after the
sun had been shining holly On them all the
| next day?
"A sporting man named George Clark was
arrested in Syracuse, charged with stealing the
clothes of the wife of Mr.. Sturges, of Weedsport
Mrs. Sturges was in the clothes when stolen.
| Buffalo Republic.
A crazy GIRL about seventeen years DID,
was picked up at the Milwaukee cemetery
Wednesday. She was nearly naked, and re-
fused to speak to any one. She has been taken
to the poor house.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says that it is generally agreed
there, that: without some unexpected and ex-
traordinarY Intervention, Mr. Lin coin will be
the next President.
The Viroqua Erpositor says that some chill
dren Of James Jones, living near that place,
were out in the woods digging ginseng, when
some large bays come staggering along the
road, which so frightened the children that
one, girl of II, fell down lifeless.
A boy being praised for his quickness of
reply. gentleman observed g When children
are very keen. they generally become stnpid
as they advance in years. The lad immedi-
ately replied: what o keen lad you must
have been ?"
The national Democracy of Oswego fired 100
guns in honor of the nomination of Breckenridge
tial Democrats in this city and all the govern
ment officers join in the celebrations The dem
onstration is unexpectedly large and enthusiast
tic.
AT Lyons (Ohio) on Monday the Breckin-
ridge people got upa demonstration, and in the
midst of their performances, the Douglasites
made an assault upon them, destroyed their
banners, and {! cleaned them out" according
to the approved rules Of popular sovereignty.n
The Boston Traveller says it is not little
remarkable that there is a town in Middlesex
county, Mass, another in Grafton county N. H.,
another in Penobscot county, Maine and still
another in Addison county, Vt, where every
legal voter is Lincoln man.
Rev. G. J. johnson, at the anniversary of
the American Baptist Publication Society," said
g We have 229 Baptist churches in Iowa, and
only 100 of these supplied with pastors. These
churches are scattered over wide territory,
many miles apart There is not one Baptist
colporteur in all Iowa.
The St. Joseph mo, Democrat, of June
9Th, represents the drought as being fearful
in that vicinity, and adds GA general feel
ing of gloom is beginning to prevade all class
es in this usually most prosperous part of
the State"
EMIGRANTs.-Our streets yesterday were
full of "prairie schooners," cattle, horses,
sheep and hogs, belonging to emigrants bound
fer the valley of Rush River. The tide of
emigration has set in again in earnest from
the East, and indications of better times are
abundant.-SteUens Point Lum6ernean.
We were shown to day, by Mr.. Bene.
dict, a thermometer, the tube of which was
broken yesterday, by the conclusion of the
air, when the lightning struck Fox's Block.
The instrument was fastened to the wall, I'M
der Mr.. BIS. piazza.-Journol.
LIBERTY OR DEATH."---The New Albany
Ind. Tribune records the suicide of vii.
liam Letcher, mulatto man, by shooting
himself with pistol. He was an escaped
slave, and the fear of being recaptured and
returned to bondage so worked upon him as
TO lead to the tragical result. He had been
wandering free man for some years.
At banquet given at Palermo on the oc-
casion of the armistice, Garibaldi according
to the Courier de Paris proposed toast
g The Independence of Hungary" and turning
to his adjutant general, Colonel Turr. said
= Friend, you were my guest at Como and Va
rese, and you are now my guest here; but in
January next l will return your visit-at
Pesth !"
The q. S. steamer Walker, Lieut.. Guthrie,
on her trip from Norfolk to New York came in
collision with schooner off Abescom light
house, and was so damaged that she sunk in
90 minutes-The fate of the Schooner is IN
known. There severe gale at the time.
portion of the officers and crew of the steamer