Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-08

'oohtiy nave cost SI HUI, UOO, GOO.
Herman Borso, respectable citizen
of Browning's Mills. near Fort Wayne
Ind, committed suicide by hanging him.
self on Tuesday last. A Judgment has
been obtained against him in Court, which
he could not satisfy Hence the rash
deed
The Border State Convention COM
menced It's sessions with closed doors It
is said that John Tyler will be permanent
President. The Ohio delegation is said to
favor Cancellation, while the PENNSYLVANIA
Commissioners are radically opposed to
compromise. The sessions of the Conven-
ton are to be secret.
Mrs. Lovett. CT Louisville, Ky, de-
serted by her husband. who had tried and
failed to get diverse from her, threw Wit
rol in the eyes of another woman with
whom her husband was kee ping company.
The woman's face was badly burned, and
her sight destroyed.
-Lenuel Gilbert, the Boston piano-ma-
ker, who was driven from Shreveport, La.
was there on collecting tour, and the
man who Informed against him and set the
vigilants after him was his principal debt
or, That is what they call chivalry at the
South
Two ministers in Wyoming County N.
T.. recently bad law suit respecting two
sermons, of the one of which the other had
obtained possession and refused to give
them up, The bereaved author therefore
sued his erring brother, and recovered $50
damages. The costs amounted to $500,
The New York Board of Brokers have
resolved to strike from the stock list the
bonds issued by Seeding States. This is
right and proper, 1t is stated by compe-
tent legal authority, that buying such
bonds issued for war purposes would sub
ject the buyer to an indictment for treason.
1t is one of the NEST fortunate cir
cnmstances that the police of New York
city is not under the control of Fernando
Wood Under present circumstances, civ
il war would have broken out there sooner
than at any other point in the Union
Recruiting for the traitors would have been
done openly.
From forty to fifty thousand people
observed tho last Sabbath on the ice or
slides at Central Park, New York. No
liquor, not even lager, is allowed to be sold
at the booths, and although almost every
body had private flask. no less than 500
gallons of coffee were consumed.
"A new mode of punishment has been
adopted at the Sing Sing State Prison,
which is to shave off all tie hair except a
stuff on top of the head. This is called
the Japanese comb" and the prisoners
had rather bear the shower bath than sui
fer it, because it makes them a laughing
stock among their fellows.
"A grand Union Inauguration Ball will
he held in Washington on the night of the
18th of March. Gen Scott will head the
list of managers, assisted by Commodore
Stuart, Gen. Wool and other prominent
officers of the Army and Navy. Messrs.
Crittenden, Seward, Douglas and cthe,
Senators, and distinguished citizens of each
State of the thirty-four, are expected te
participate in the management.
Three hundred sporting men had gail.
cred at Luff 5, in Harlem Lane, tie othe1
day, to witness cock-fght for So, 0O0be
tween Troy and New York fowls, Johr
Morrisy owning and backing one side
There were city and government official,
in the crowd. Wall stree! bankers, LAWYER,
and politicians and it is estimated thai
$50, coo were pending in individual bets
when the police entered and broke up til,
fun.
Col John G. Fremont arrived in New
York on Friday morning, by tho Ariel
from California. The New York Vcrlo
says: "Mr. Fremont. we understand
comes to this city on business connected
with his Mariposa claim and mining com
pany, Their rights are now fully recog-
nized by all the tenants, and the commune
ty is as orderly one as any in California
The company itself is also doing a very
large and popular business"
The evidence of Ex-Secretary Thomn.
sen before the Special Committee disclos.
es the fact that the plans of tho secession.
lists had been discussed by instigators OF
the rebellion in his presence, and IN hjs
house, and that these plans contemplated
the seizure of the capital and resistance to
the Inauguration of Lincoln. Mr.. Tbomp-
son says that he rejected these PROPOSE
tons as foolish and criminal.
If we ''court OUT the six secedino
States. there are now IS members of the
United States Senate The Republicans
will have exactly half, besides the Vice
President ,- ,.-
In the House. counting out" the Sc ,e-
ders, there are ia Republicans, 10 Dem
ocrats, and q "Americans' in al 81.
Republican majority over all, g. ...
Thus. if the scceders refuse to come
back, Lincoln will enter upon the Presi
dency with majority of bis political friends
in both houses.
When the 'envoy" from Mississippi,
visited the Missouri Legislature last week,
Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds ordered the mem
bers to rise when the ssenvoy' entered -