Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-06-19
NEW S ITEMS.


sixty-nine immigrants arrived at New
York on 18th inst. The number for Nav
was GIG. <--.-
The displaced Southern officials have
been given to understand that nothing
will be done in their cases until the At.
torney Generals long promised opinion
is given on the power of military COM
manders to remove State and municipal
officers. Gen Sehofeld seems to take
the same views as Generals Sickles and
Sheridan, and has commenced the remov-
al of such town and county officers in
Virginia as he thinks are in the way of
reconstruction under the Military bill. ~
-Barnum's residence, 'Lindencroft, .
was bought, no. BY John Morrissey, but
by VIM. Reed, wealthy New York coal
| dealer. Mr.. Barnum has bought house
on Fifth Avenue, near Fortieth street,
for 100000 s"' 10 aooga 10
1t is reported that JEFF. Davis has
accepted an invitation from the proprietor
Of the White Sulphur Springs, in Cataw-
ba, n c., to visit that place on his return
from Canada, and that he will be there
with his family in July or August. : Si.
The Atlantic Cable Company have
published statement of their receipts
during April, which amounted to S178,.
600 In gold, the largest number of mes
sages being sent from Europe to America,
L ,4iO, as compared with LIP from
America to Europe. They estimate their
business, from the opening on July 10th,
1866, to the end of April last, to have
brought them 81 ,22l,649 in gold. @
A freedman lately fshed upa torpe-
do from Stone River, below Charleston,
5. G., and trying to break it open with a
Ratchet, it exploded, blowing him to
atoms. A small piece of one arm lodged
in tree was all that was found of him.
Two other negroes were blown into the
river and killed, and two more mortally
| wounded. .,4-Gss s..s ii Z
Madame Anna Bishop (who may be
called the world renowned cantatrtcc1
was, at last accounts, in Agra, province
| OF British India, where the Inhabitants
live chiefly on millet and pulses. Agra
has population of 10000, boasts of
place of amusement called THE Metcalfe,"
and prints newspaper which inserts its
list OF births under the head ofs'Domestic
Occurrences. @a ao
| Mrs, Tom Thumb is again announced
to be in an imminently interesting condi-
ton, after her extrioation from which,
the three thumbs (if Providence blesses
Mrs Thumbs prayer Will disport them
selves once more upon the fowery glades
| Of Barnum's.
The great war steamer Dunderberg left
| last Wednesday for an ocean trial trip of
| forty hours, She has now on board six
l0-inch guns. The price paid by France
was 10000 in gold, fully armed and
delivered in France, to which country she
will be taken by Captain Comstock. The
Dunderberg will sail about the LIST of July
Nasty thinks Horace Greeley, in be-
coming JEFF. Davis bail, chez made Nv
hisself, to speak fggeratively, post for
drove of hogs to scratch themselves agin.
They are scramblin out NV the slough NV
secession in wich they wallered till the
| droppin out Nv the bottom made it dang
erous; they find Horris standin on the
bank, and agin him they rub their sides to
clean off the mud witch adheres." ,.s...5;s
In connectiop with the late Emperor
Of Mexico, the Boston Traveller reminds
US Of the interesting historical fact that
Macmillan is the most respectable mem
Der Of one Of the most ancient of the
reigning houses Of the Old World, house
that was at the head of the Holy Roman
Empire long before Mexico had been
heard Of among Christians, and which
ruled over Mexico for almost two centu-
ries, from the time that Cortez conquered
it for Charles l., (V. of Germany in
1921, to the death Of Charles H., in
100. We may add that we believe this
circumstance gave Macmillan himself the
idea that it would help to make him ac-
ceptable asa ruler for tae Mexicans.
The trial Of Surratt commenced at
Washington, on Monday, the 10th inst.
The Government expects to prove the
completely of Surratt in the assassination
plot direct, that be and Booth abandoned
the abduction plet, and agreed to assassin
ate the President and Cabinet in April
1865, and that Snrratt left Montreal
April 18th, to participate in the plot. He
learned, on his way thither. that Booth
had precipitated the whole thing, where
upon he returned to Montreal Surratt
will be tried on the Indictment for muir.
der
The Louisville Journal tells the fol,
lowing story relative to the income re-
turns: Last year widow lady and he,
daughter, doing brisk millinery business
on one Of our leading thoroughfares, re-
turned very handsome income to one of
the assessors. The other day, the daugh.
ter, neat bit of femininity called at the
! same Office with the income rennrt for the