Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-01
WATERTOWN REPUBLICAN,.
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Mr. L, White fell dead in church at
Portland. Me. while rising to make some
remarks to the congregation on Saturday.
An ico-boat, on Cayuga (N. Y. Lake.
run across the ice on New Years, at the
rate Of a mile in half a minute.
In political row in Pensacola Fla,
Gu the 9th inst, seven men were badly
wounded with istols and knives,
The Indian massaorcs in Texas con-
tinue. Every arrival Of the mail from
there brings accounts Of new atrocities.
A woman was beaten 70 death BY her
brother Ind another man in tenement
house in he upper part Of New York.
-Geil Scott has rented the late resi-
dence 81 Secretary Cobb, in Washington
city, and fitted it up as lis headquarters
Dudley Mann has positively declined
the appointment rendered him by South
Carolina as commissioner TO visit Europe.
-Rarey's profits from his horse-train-
ing exhibitions in New York are said to be
$2,1G0 per week.
in Madrid, last month, a Spanish
merchant drew prize. in lottery, Of
100000, and soon after became insane.
Three brothers, Gill, large farmers at
Henderson, \. Y, have recently became
insane through monetary troubles.
The plague is said to be raging in
the southern parts Of Asia. Hundreds
OF deaths occurring daily.
The Daily Oshkosh NortH-pcs'ern says
during the storm Of last week the spire Of
the Catholic Church in that city was blown
down.
Buchanan dI:as "Old Poultice," has
been hung in efigy about sixty times in
different parts of the country since the LIST
instant.
John Morrissey. the gambler and pu-
gilist, is becoming cne Of tie solid men Of
New York. lie has just purchased block
Of brown stone houses for 100000.
In dispute about claim at Weaver
vile, Cal, on December 10, John Robbins
killed two men, and mortally wounded a
third. lie was arrested.
Liquor selling has been entirely stop
ped at Hardin, Iowa. Last week the last
liquor seller in the place and his wife, join
ed the Good Templars.
"A Mexican. lately sentenced to eight
cen years in the State Prison, at San Fran
cisco, for murderous assault, hung him
self from the bars of his cell.
Three men, James Muse, Bernard
Gladly and Thomas Obey, were recently
killed by the caving in of we'll they were
digging in Winona county, Minn.
-Iemuel Gilbert. the Boston Piano
man, has been banshed from Shreveport,
Tenn, by Vigilance Committee, because
he voted for Fremont in 1856.
Gov. Andrew, of Massachusetts, re-
eeived a small package by express, from
Baltimore. few days since, containing
two dozen slues for mimic rifles.
A new feature in the late annual cat
Tie show at Birmingham, England, was a
show Of dogs of every known breed
Among ether costly dogs was a King
Charles spaniel, priced at 81, 500.
The failure Of Cyrus W. Field is said
to be bad one It is sall that the estate
will pay less than twenty five cents on the
dollar, He has never recovered from the
Atlantic cable operation.
Snow fell to the depth of eight feet
In the vicinity of Montreal. The cars of
the Grand Trunk railway were stopped via
Point Glare, and some time elapsed before
they could proceed
tits stated that there are thirty pack
cts lying up at Cairo, H., for want Of
freight, Notwithstanding the river is free
from ice below. aud this IS usually busy
season.
Great enthusiasm inspires the ladies
at Washington, who desert theaters, con-
eerts and public parties, and throng the
galleries of Congress. and talk politics in
the evenings in the public parlors.
Grace Greenwood leetured in Toronto
and 50 well pleased her hearers, that she
was invited to lecture second time. She
accepted the compliment, and was to have
loctured again on Saturday evening, On the
subject, Home and the Homeless. "
A young lady Of Cincinnati, relative
Of Lord Dalton, recently deceased in Eng
land, is one Of the heirs Of his immense
property. amounting to about $4,000, 900
or SIS, 100000. Her portion will make
respectable dowry.
The required repairs of the Great
Eastern, now lying securely and snugly on
the beach at Milford Haven, have been
commenced, and are vigorously being ear
ried on They viii be completed early in
the spring.
George Wood, Esq, prominent citi-
zen of Chillicothe. died in that city on
Monday night of last week. after a brief
illness. He was sixty-nine years of age,
native Of Jefferson county. Va. He began
life without cent, and died worth over
$4,000 He was unmarried
Hon, Gerrit Smith addressed the citi-
zens Of Toronto, Canada. on the 18th inst.
on the case of Anderson, the fugitive slave,
whose surrender has been demanded by
the United States Government. MIR.
Smiths speech was received with the heart
lest applause.
The Journal des Debats, the most in
fucn;ial paper in France, says of the pro-
posed Southern Confederacy LET it
pursue its own way; but once more must
it be pronounced that there is not a corner
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