Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-01-25
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The anniversary of the Burns festival
is to be celebrated at GAINESVILLE. ..-
The city of paris alone has spent S6l.-
600, 600 in the last eight years in beauti-
flying herself-au expensive toilet
F. B. Mills, master of the sloop-of-
war, Brooklyn, has resigned his commission,
and proceeded South.
Gen. Dix has entered upon the du-
ties of his Office as Secretary of the inte-
rior. -
Gov. Pickens has applied to the Leg
islature of Sou.h Carolina for additional
military forces. s..
Twenty patriots of the revolution died
during the past year; eighty-two are all
that are now left. ...-...
Eugene L, Sullivan, prominent pei
itieian in California, won $50. 900 on Lin
coins election.
The famous Seventh Regiment" of
New York, has decided not to accept the
invitation to visit England
-Thirty-fye deaths from Diptheria
have occurred during the last two weeks
at Dunkirk, n. Y.
We have never seen so large num-
Der of large sugar plantations advertised
for sale in the New Orleans papers as nos.
The entire debt of Massachusetts, in
Guiding State, county, city and town debts,
funded and unfunded, is 52l, 223, 600.
Henry s Lane (Rep. has been elect
ed Z. S. Senator from Indiana, in place of
Mr. Fitch. Dem whose term Of office
expires on the 4th of March
The collector at the port of Mobile
has refused to honor drafts from the Fed
eral government, until he has orders from
the Governor of Alabama.
The Arkansas Legislature has passed
a bill submitting the convention question
to vote of the people on the 18th of
February.
-Fredrick ". Seward has sold out his
interest in the Albany Epenng Jo,gnaIto
VIM. Richardson, late Clerk of the Assem-
bly,, and retires from his editorial chair.
The Eecni;ng Post of Saturday, states
upon the best authority. that the 1umor of
difficulty between Gen. Scott and Mr..
Taombs is entirely unfounded.
A writer in late British magazine,
attempts to prove that William Shakespeare
never existed. and offers an elaborate ar
gument in defense of his position
For giving a slave a drink, in recon-
pensing him for showing him the road,
Thomas Wayson was fined $50 by the
Mayor of Mobile.
A merciless landlord in Washington
took poor widow last bed for a s. debt,
lately, leaving her with two small children
to lie On the floor.
Beef at Charleston is quoted at thirty
five cents per pound. Flour was twelve
dollars per barrel, week ago. Sickness
begins to prevail among the troops.
A Mr. Kerel was stabbed near Ap-
pleton few days ago and died soon after.
So says the Crescent, but gives 10 particu-
lars.
Sorghum Syrupis being manufactured
in Pulaski county, Illinois. at the rate of
three hundred gallons per acre. One plan
ter there has just sold his fer 75c per gal
lon.
Mr. Buchanan displaced Thomas by Of
fering him the Secretary ship of the depart
ment Of the Interior. Thomas took the
hint, and resigned the Treasury Depart
ment.
Mr. George Tappan, Jr, of Boston,
was bitten by rabid dog about three
months ago and was seized with hydropho-
bia on Thursday last. Of course he died
horrible DEATH
-Great preparations are making at
Washington to accommodate the crowds
who are expected to visit the city on the
occasion Of Mr.. Lincoln's inauguration. A
Presbyterian church has been annexed to
hotel, to afford lodgings for the patriots.
Senator Toombs brought up to Wash
ington coachman and footman with his
family a few days ago, who hearing what
was going on, and thinking it their last
chance, took to their heels Immediately az
ter their arrival, and have not yet been
heard Of The Toombs family have had,
ever since, to ride in hacks, to their great
disgust.
The annual renting of pews in Henry
Ward Beecher's church took place on
Tuesday evening. Last year the revenue
from this source was $50, 305 25; this
year $30,72I so Out of this sum the
pastor is paid salary of $1,000 per an
mum, and large Sunday school, several
mission schools, &e., are supported.
A span of horses driven by Franklin
Stevens, of Salem Washington county, \.
T., ran away while he was driving them,
and in their course passed post which
struck his wife on the temple and killed
her Mr. Stevens did not discover that
his wife was dead until the horses stopped.
He then turned to congratulate her on
their escape, and found her corpse
A valuable negro from the interior of
Kentucky had got near to the Ohio river
last week, when, in Pendeleton county,
(back of Covington,) he was discovered,
pursued and surrounded Resolved npon
liberty or death, he plunged into shallow
dan oro,,,b Il him,