Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-09

key is Stlll unsettled.
There is much distrust in French pol.
iticaland financial circles. = 4TrT, : ~
The Emperor of Austria is to visit
Paris on the 20 of October.
Omar Pasha has withdrawn his resign
alton Of the command in Crete. -
Fenlan rumors are still current in Eng
land, and the Government is taking all
possible precautions to prevent an out
break. ia8T. ..rs-.,..,, =. .,,-.z ,.. -
Garibaldi has refused tie give his par
pile not to engage in hostilities against the
Papsl government e.san seaf al7l4 sHE
& Surveys are being. made through New
Mexico for the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
Sterling Price is dead. 900 zspd ss1F
!. The dry weather throughout the south
portion of Ohio continues, and many far
mers arc selling off their stock for lack of
pasture and water. q ..aes...f ..
h. ELIAS Howe, Jr., inventor of the
sewing machine, died in Brooklyn on
Oct, the Sd. ~, ID 5... -. - ....S
/, Not quarter Of the land devoted to
raising sorghum in Wise 9nsin two years
ago IS now given to that crop. w
+ It is now definitely announced that
Charles Dickens will visit. the United
States in November and commence his
readings the first week in December
l., Gen. Mower has telegraphed Gen.
Grant that a sufficient number of votes
were polled III Louisiana to authorize the
calling Of a Convention - r.. -- 49,,
\. Prussia furnishes every nom commits
stoned officer in her army with French
grammer, French and German diction-
airy, and Typographical map of the north
and east of France. This is considered
significant < 03T3aaW
An Ohio paper thus puts the case in
noticing Democratic claims Of gains:
Bobby" said boy to his companion7
f'you got pretty bad licking yesterday.
"Oh, no, "isaid Bob, sasnot near as bad
as the one I got the day before.."9a soba
Governor Swami, of Maryland, hav-
ing failed to obtain artillery for his mill
tia from the War Department, has just
purchased three field batteries, brass II
pound Napoleons, aud assigned them to
three companies of his" militia, all q of
whose commanders were in the rebel ser.
| vice. 1'''a'A'o9S' o1ilH2 uoL 3#fl5
President johnson has ordered par
dons made out for Alexander II. Step.
hens, late Vice President Of the rebel
government, and R. NJ. T. Hunter, Of
Virginia, one Of the leaders of the rebel
lion, and member of Jeff Davis cabin.
et "Treason is not crime, and should
be made respectable" is the latest phase
of 'my policy" 81. :. T.. z..-.- .l... p
The noted suit of the Milwaukee
and Minnesota Railroad as. The Town
of Harrison, Calumet county,. has Just
been decided in the. Supreme Court Of
Wisconsin in favor. of the railroad com.
pany The suit was for the payment OF
bonds issued by the town for $4,000
which the authorities repudiated ont the
ground of non-fulGllment Of contract or
the part of the company. .n..-..' :.
! "A letter from W arsaw, reveals the
sentiments Of distrust with which the Rus
sian authorities in Poland regard the
French. Since the trial of Bereowski,
the Russian Government is very severe
not only on every thing Polish, but every,
thing French. In the. new programme
Of the old colleges, instruction in the
| French language has been suppressed
! the day of the opening of the; classes the
professors of that language received theil
4 dismissal, ai5sxscq Ii sI .me.lclsg ri
1 President Lincoln said the severes1
1 thing about Fitz John Porter that hi
ever uttered against any public officer
When the sentenced the court martial
1 was placed before him for his approval
he signed it with alacrity, and remarked
81 aessht THE court martial had ordered
| him to 6efshot.'' If the above could be
endorsed on Fitz Johns application tt
Andy johnson for pardon, and it cou ID
be proved that Mr.. Lincoln really said so
he would be pardonedg and reinstated
Andy never could agree with any good
| and great man. se % III -ai7fls
| Mr. P. T. Barnum, defeated in the 9Th
| Congressional district of Connecticut by
| W. H. Barnum, Democrat, intends to con-
test the seat. The House Committee ON
elections are now taking testimony.
It is charged that not only WAS money
paid directly to buy votes, but. t. at
| fraudulent papers of both registry and
naturalization were made and furnished to
aliens who voted for the Democratic can
/ didate / furthermore. 1T is charged tn at
a small regiment of non-residents, andof
persons who had no right to yote.any-
where, were imported into the district for
the specific purpose of voting for William
II. Barnum, the Democratic nominee -sfs
The Detroit Post says: Another "great
reaction" has flashed in the pan. The
Democrats have been shouting over their
great gains" in Colorado, their glorious
victory, etc. This was on the strength