Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-01-25

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The loan of $1,000, 600 authorized
~ South Carolina Legislature for creating
navy amounts to tax of $40 for everv
White man, woman and child in the State.
Occasion is an expensive luxury.
-1he assessed value of the property of
Massachusetts just determined by the Com
mlttee OF valuation is eight hundred and
ninety seven million dollars, and an indus
trial product of not less than four hundred
and fifty million dollars annually.
The Chicago Tribune says that under
writer's have decided not to insure property
hereafter between that city and New Or
leans. Under the present insecurity of
property on the lower Mississippi, the trade
OF that region must soon cease.
"A few days ago John Stoneker of
Autauga, La. fired a gun at his wife. and
failing to hit her he drew knife and was
IN the act Of cutting her throat, when his
son, lad of IA years, picked up a gun
and fired at his father, killing him instant
ly.
The Providence Journal states that a
child three years Of age, the son of Mr..
George ". Paine, was burned so severely
on Monday that be died on Tuesday morn
ing. While playing with his toys near the
stove, his apron came in contact with the
fire, and the whole surface Of his body was
burned.
-Messrs. Rhett, Keitt and other South
Carolina leaders, declare that thirty odd
years that state has been anxions to 90 out
Of the Union. The natural query is, how
much compromising must be done to keep
a state in the Union which is determined
to secedc, no matter what Cancellation is
offered?
Fanny Fern lately said "If one-hal
of the girls only knew the previous lives o
the men they marry, the list of old maids
would be wonderfully increased" Blu
the Boston Post asks: iii the men knew
Fanny. what their future lives were to be
wouldn't it increase the list of old maids
still iarther?'
Henry Joseph Farley, native O
Boston, graduate Of Harvard College, {
brother of Rev. Dr. Farley of Brooklyn
and formerly a wealthy citizen of Lenox
committed suicide in Pittsfeld last Friday
The act, which was committed in the wood.
in this town, was caused by extreme desti
tuition
AT Baskerville, on Saturday, Johr
Young, son of Mrs Mary Hart, aged four
teen years, while adjusting some of tn,
machinery in the card room Of the Pena
cook Mill, was caught by the betting anC
carried around the shaft about $50 time!
before he could be extricated. He wal
killed, his whole body being terribly man
gled.
1t is believed that General Scott i
the largest man in the American service
He is six feet six inches tall, and weigh
two hundred and sixty pounds. He il
seventy four years old, yet his health il
good, aud his whole system is apparent,
vigorous-much of which is owing doubt
less to bis very temperate habits
The Louisville Journal says:
The Charleston Mncagy advertises tn,
immediate importation of a couple of mil
lion Of Africans, whom it calls ''cannibals, ,
into South Carolina But isn't there some
danger that so many eannibals might some
morning eat up for breakfast all the whit,
folks in that little state, and then start Of
towards Florida for their dinner
Jesse, William and Russell Hill were
assassinated at their homes, about sly
miles from Louisville KY on Monday night
last. This terrible tragedy is the seque
to former troubles between the Hills anC
other families in the neighborhood Abo--
eight years ago, there was feud between
the Hill and Evans families, in which tht
latter were nearly, if not quite extermi-
mated.
-Lovejoy, Of I'll. in speech in congress
the other day said
"Therc was never more causeIess re.
volt since Luci!er led his cohorts of apos.
tate angels against the throne of God, but
| never heard that the Almighty proposed
to compromise the matter by allowing the
rebels to kindle the fires of he'll south Of
the celestial meridian of thirty six thirty
REORGANIZATION OF THE Mil. AND MISS.
R. R--The Madison Argis Of Saturday
Morning says that under the law of last
winter, the terms Of the reorganization Of
the Company were filed with the Secretary
of State on Friday, The new directors
are, Louis II. Meyer, VIM ?. Lynde, Al
en- Campbell, VIM. Schall, John Wilkinson,
John Catlin, Hercules L. Dousman, Geo.
Smith, N. A. Cowdery. The name Of the
new association is 1.-THE Milwaukee and
Prairie du Chen Railroad Co. This com
plies with all the provisions of the law of
last winter, and wipes out forever the Dill.
and Miss. Railroad Company.
The Aryus further adds, eve are also
assured by some persons interested-tho'
we DO not youch for it-that the show OF
the farm mortgages is considera bic better
than our statement, and that that four or
five years of prosperity in the railroad Will
make the farm mortgage certificates pay
ing stock" We understand no change in
the management will take place for the
present.