Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
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The new Prussian king has not assu-
med the title of Frederick William Y, as
generally supposed, but that of William I.
AT a sale of slaves which took place
az Point Coupee, Louis ana, recently, ne
gro men sold as high as 81, 500, and wo-
men from 81. 200 to $1,000.
1t is stated that there is woman
in Detroit Jail, who is imprisoned for steal
ing FIVE dollars from one lover to pay a
minister for marrying her to another
In some places in Maine the snow is
| from six to eight feet deep, and fears are
entertained that it viii seriously interfere
with numbering operations.
Florence Nightingalc's health contin-
ues to improve, though she is still unable
to bear carriage exercise She still re-
sides in the suburbs of London.
1t is rumored that Mr., and Mrs.
Burch whose divorce suit recently created
SO mach excitement, are to become associ-
ated again rs before their alienation. At
such result, all good beings must rejoice.
An envoy from China is shortly to
visit the English court 1t is said he ex-
poets to perform his "kow-tow" there,
crawling on his knees and knocking his
head nine times on the floor before Queen
Victoria s footstool.
Lars Anderson, a brother of the Ma
jor, who is now In Columbus, Ohio, says
that the Fort will not be surrendered, and
the suspicion Of collision with Pickens is
most shocking injustice to Maj, Ander-
son.
A handsome young fellow in New
York, in great distress for want of money,
married last week rich old woman of 70.
He was no doubt miserable for the want of
money, and she for the want of husband !;
and MISERY makes strange bed-fellows."
An attempt is making in England, by
numerous societies for that purpose, to OBJ
tain repeal of the duty on hops, it hay-
ing leaked out lately that the brewers use
strychnine instead of hops in making ale,
owing to the scarcity and high price of
hops.
Tho three Oregon Presidential cleo
tors could not consent to appoint messen-
ger to bring their vote to Washington, as
the mileage Cover $15, 10000 was toe nice
a plum to be given away. They are all
three coming on, and will divide tho mile
age.
There will soon be but two parties in
the country. There will be union party
sustaining the Administration of Abraham
Lincoln, and there will be a Disunion par
ty favoring the overthrow of the govern
ment. To this result events are rapidly
fastening.
"A Frenchn an named Guiemctt, at
work in the r. r. wood shed at Island
/ Pond, VT, was killed JAN 10Th, by the
bursting of a circular saw before which he
was at work. One piece passed through
bis breast and sunk four inches into stick
of hard wood behind him,
"A skating match came off few days
since at Trerton, r. l., between Mr.. R.
\. Bliss of Taunton. and al Indian from
Moosehead Lake. TIE race was won by
Mr.. Bliss. The distance was FIVE miles,
and the time two minutes and twenty four
and one half seconds per mile. The Indi-
an led for the first three miles.
Five thousand slaves we're sent South
from Richmond, Va, over the Petersburg
road 5000 over the Tennessee road, and
1000 by other channels, during the year
1860. Valued at $1,000 each, twelve
millions have been received in cash by the
sellcrs-after all paltry sum, considering
the gross outrage to humanity. and the
great sin Involved
ToRosro, Feb g.
!. The Anderson case was argued at great
length to-day by eminent counsel, and the
case is still going on tonight. No decis-
ion probably till next week, but the pen-