Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-05-29
n VS. ITEMS.

We believe that no Registers of
Bankruptcy have been appointed for this
State, til ough there is said to be a great
abundance of applications.
Railroad postotfice distribution went
into effect on the Northwestern railway
on the lst inst. The two new mail cars
for this service are SAID to be the best cars
of the kind in the United States
Edwin Forrest. the tragedian, sup
porte by troup from the. Mobile and
New Orleans Threatres, commenced an
engagement at Music Hall, Milwaukee
ON Monday evening, the 9th inst His
engagement there extents to Friday even
ing
Judge Deadly, of the United States
Court, in San francisco, recently decided
that the play of the BLACK Crook" as
presented in that city, is an. immodest
production; taat it depends for its attrac
tons upon exhibitions of women lying
around loose and that he theatres can
not b. enjoined: therefore, from stealing.
in from one another. /,
| The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion says
there re twenty-three Conservative pa
| pers in Mississippi which advoc lie recon
struction in conformity to the law OF
Congress. There are also several newly
established Radical papers advocating the
same course. Fifteen Mississippi papers
oppose reconstruction under the Congress
sional plan.
The liberals are beseiging and bonn
harding the City Of Mexico, which is in a
fearful condition, owing to the scarcity uf
water and provisions, the suspension of
business, and the closing of communica-
ton with the outside world Macmillan
is still at Queretaro, anxious to surrender
| but prevented from doing SO by his Gen
erals.
There will be great gathering of
Catholic prelates at Rome, on the 18th
of June. 10 celebrate the eighteen hun
dreth anniversary of the martyrdom of
St Peter. Quite party of priests have
sailed from New York for Europe. many
of hem caring rich presents for the
Pope, and money to relieve his present
difficulties.
The Queen has issued her royal pro-
elimination, declaring the union of the
Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. under
one Government. to be called the Domin-
ion of Canada. Appended is list Of the
Senators appointed by the Queen to t..e
Upper House of the new Canadian Legis-
lature, IN accordance with the provisions
of the bill Of confederation recently pass
ed by Parliament.
The Iowa City Republican announces
the death of William Head, at Spring
dale, Cedar county, at the age of one
/ hundred and one years, two months and
twenty six days His direct descendants
number one hundred and ninety-sevcn--
eight children, fifty three grandchildren,
one hundred and hirty-four great grand
children, and two great-great-3ra child
rem He voted twice for George y ASH
ington for President
The Union Pacific Railroad now
runs three hundred miles west Of 0maha,
to a alton called North Platte. Six
weeks ago there was not q house IN that
! ..lace now, it is Furnishing town Of
six hundred inhabitants, and has a daily
transient population Of as many more. A
! $4,000 hotel has been erected. aaa is
doing land Office" business The
town, like all frontier towns is said to be
fast one-supporring billiard halls. Zone
with six tables), far, monte. aud, keno
banks, and the usual concomitauts, that
generally flourish in fast burus. ....r..
A very neat before the curtain
speech was that of Ristoria at her recent
! farewell to America In response to an
en- husiastic call she appeared and spoke
as follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: This is
the first moment of profound sorrow [
have known In this country. To bid
adieu to New York. the birth place of my
success; to say farewell to the United
States, that have received me with open
arms, awakens emotions to deep for any
words my poor tongue can utter My
visit to America is the grand event OF my
/ life; grand in its temerity, but grander
1 your munificence, your goodness, shall
remember long and gratefully remember
/ lll-memory decays and my heart ceases
| to tb rob Ad!eu. q. "a
The tax on the incomes of last year.
as now being returned by the As>essars
of Internal Revenue. is not in amount
| one-balf OF what 1T was last year. This
falling off is attributed to the reduction
of the tax on large incomes from ten 10
five per cent, and to the depression in
the manufacturing interest but it is also
true that evasions of the law are more
! generally n1ulged in. During the war