Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-07-05
ITEMS Or NEWS.
The Union House, Niagara Falls, was
burned to the ground on Saturday.


81 per pound.
The State Teachers Association
meets in Fond du Lac, the last week in
July,
-Claib. jackson, Of Missouri, would
make good candidate for President of the
bogus Confederacy. He runs well.
Lord Palmerstons gout is getting to
be unmanageable and his constitution is
giving way under is.
They talk Of having a statue of the
Prince Of Wales in Montreal. Subscrip-
tions for that purpose are being raised.
Columbia College, New York. has con-
ferred the degree of LII D. upon President
Lincoln
The Legislature of New Virginia has
been called to meet az Wheeling, In the
Government Custom House, July LIST.
Two fugitive slaves were arrested at
Corydon, (Ind. } ndreturned to Kentucky
on Thursday.
The Berlin Light Guard numbers 101,
their average weight is 151 lbs, and their
average height is FIVE feet nine inches.
The New York Herald gives the figures
to show that since the first day of January
last we have drawn from Great Britain
over thirty-two millions of dollars.
LIT. Col Bean, of the Fourth Regi-
ment, has purchased a fine Medoc Colt Of
Col. B, r. Hinkley, of Summit, in Wauke-
sha County, for a parade horse
The cut worm is making great rava-
ges among vegetables and field crops in va
rious parts of the State, as we see by our
exchanges.
Richard Hildreth, the historian, and
one of the writers for the New York Tat:-
b,oae, has been appointed American Consul
at Trieste. He viii do credit to the post.
-Ex-Lieutenant Randoi pb, the iden-
teal man who once pulled Gen. jackson S
nose, has been arrested at Washington for
expressing secession sentiments
"A party of between four and five
hundred German immigrants arrived in
Chicago on Thursday, 1t is the fifth large
party within two weeks.
A great Manchester England house
states that they will supply ''elastic steel
shirt collars, wristbands, and fronts enam-
elled white"
The Louisville Journal says two mill
tary companies from Christiana Co. Ky,
went to GAINESVILLE, and took the cath of
the Southern Confederacy They after
wards voted at the late election.
Sc You lost two legs in the army, you
say; what did you gain by it?' asked a
gentleman Of Chelsea pensioner. Single
blessedness SIR" he replied; " for after
that no woman would marry me.
"A meeting of the citizens of GAINESVILLE
has been held at which 1t was resolved to
form Zouave Company from the fremer
OF that city, to be called the GAINESVILLE
Fire Zouaves.
Rev. A. G. Barry, formerly State
Superintendent Ct Public instruction, has
been elected by the captains and field off,
GERS of the 4th Regiment, Chaplain of said
Regiment, So says the Racine Journal
1t Is asserted that Mr.. Harvey, the
present Minister to Portugal, was the con-
tidential Washington correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercmy, as we'll as Of the New
York Tribune last winter.
The Tribune AYERS that Senator Hun
ter, Of Virginia. and Bayard, of Delaware
have been in New York for some days con-
ferring with Fernando Wood and arrang-
ing terms for a compromise !
=" Madam" said a snarling son OF
Hsculapius, " if women were admitted tC
Paradise, their tongues would make 1t &
purgatory." And some physicians, il
allowed to practice there" retorted the
lady, would soon make it a dessert"
According to a statement furnished
by Secretary Cameron to President Lin
cola for the message, about two hundred
and twenty-five thousand volunteers are
now mustered into the United States SER
vice,
The Juneau Bank has given the Mil
waukee Houaves 5000, and the Bank OF
Milwaukee $500 to the same company for
their services in suppressing the late riot.
Marshal & Illsley give the Montgomery
Guards $500.
There were received in New York
from California, during the eleven months
ending June 2, 1861, gold to the amount
of $23, 062, 073 against $37, 857, 435, for
the corresponding period Of the preceding
year.
1t is stated that the reason why ex-
Vice President Breckenridge will not ap-
pear in the Senate, on the 18th of July, is
because the seized telegraphic dispatches
exhibit evidence of bis disloyalty while he
held the second Office in the gift of the
people.
Col, John w Geary, well known as
Governor of Kansas, few years age, is
in command of regiment of picked men,
in Philadelphia. He distinguished him
self in the Mexican war His men are
mostly from the farming districts.
The Cincinnati Gazette, speaking OF
Gen. Schenck, before the Vienna affair
occurred, says: ''Now the first thing that
ought to be done with such Brigadier,
is to put him in charge of drill sergeant,
and have him drilled like the devil for a
month.
Col, Kelly, the gallant officer who
led the advance upon Grafton and was
wounded, has been appointed Brigadier
General in Gen McClellan's command. It
is merited honor. Gen. Kelly is now in
ITI,ooT;pcr ,rit h bIu fa p,iIv op1 10 raDI 4 "