Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-03
SENATOR Mason Boston Journal

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SENATOR MASON Boston journal,
in noticing the arrival of Messrs Mason
and SlideI at Fort Warren says:
1t will be remembered that when the |
Union Committee from Boston visited
Washington. last January, Mr.. Mason, in
reply to the wish expressed that he might
again visit our city, said:
Il shall not go to Boston again except
as all ambassador"
This insolent speech was prophetic in
sense not anticipated by the naughty
Virginian.
Bacon CREEK BRIDGE. The First Wis
cousin Regiment, Col. ]. G. Starkweatber
reconstructed the bridge over Bacon Creek
in twenty-six hours. The credit Of this
efficient work has been enormously given
to some other regiment. The despatch of
the Wisconsin soldiers redeems in q great
measure, the carelcssness which allowed
the enemy to burn such an important struc-
ture. louisville Journal
Colonel Danlels's fine regiment Of
Wisconsin Cavalry. now in camp at Keno
sha, are making excellent progress in sol
derly training. An United States mus
tcring officer was in camp day or two
since, and $50 men were mustered in,
bringing the number of the regiment now
mustered in up to nearly / 900 men. The
regiment is to contain 1900 An incident
occurred a few days since just at the close
of the dress parade, that might have been
an accident. The regiment have cannon
in camp, for firing morning and evening
guns. On this occasion. quite a number
of citizens were on the ground on foot, on
horseback and in carriages, to witness the
parade, at tie close of which the usual
evening gun was fired, and the cannon
burst into many pieces, which flew in every
direction, some large pieces being thrown
to a distance of nearly forty rods. For
tunately, and almost miraculously, no one
was injured or even touched by frag-
ment.
Washington, Dec. 22.-The victory at
Drainesville on the part of our troops is
brilliant, especially as they had never been
in any action.
Letters found on dead bodies of rebels
show the intense hostility of the South to
the North. One said 1t was impossible
for the Federals to remain much longer on
the Potomac The news from England
and the pressure of Congress will compel
Mcclellan to advance. and in such event
victory to the Confederates is certain
A despatch to the Times says that notes
have passed between Lyons and Seward
about the Trent affair.
The New York Court of Appeals has
decided that to eject q passenger from
railway car while ia motion, is so danger
GUS an act that it may justify the same
resistance on the part of the passenger, as
30 direct attempt to take his life Any
passenger, for good cause, may be elected
in proper manner, but his resistance to
an effort to expel him, without stopping
the car, does not present case of concur
rent negligence on his part Under this
ruling, passenger, who was thrust from
car while in motion, obtained a verdict
of $4,000 against company.
Letters from Italy convey the intelli-
gence that Kossuth is alarmingiy i'll. His
disease appears to be kind of consump-
tion-a disease which has thus far bafled
the efforts of his physicians to arrest it.
He is so reduced as to be able to converse
with difficulty, and his friends fear he will
not survive the winter.
The New York World of Saturday
says:
Hon. John Wentworth Familiarity known
as f'Long John, the ex-mayor of Chicago
paid visit to police headquarters in this
city yesterday, and inspected various i'm
provements in the police arrangements of
the metropolis,
Six weeks ago potatoes were selling
In Canada for twenty-five cents; the
price is now seyenty-fve cents The rot
has already destroyed half the crop.
MIR. Ellet's pamphlet, alleging mis-
management of the army of the Potomac,
is being quietly suppressed. Even mem
bers of Congress find it difficult to procur.
a copy.
After an absence Of more than TWEEN
ty-five years Ole Bun has returned to Eng
land, where he is now touring it throug
the provinces.
Frank + Merriam Of Wcstfeld. Mass
has been expelled from the Massachusetts
bar for tampering with election ballots in
a newspaper office.
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