Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17


organized in New York. New Orlcans
and Buffalo to avenge Maximilian's death.
The House adopted a resolution to
adjourn to the 18th of November, instead
of the 10th of October
California pagers say that San Fran
cisco sends away forty tons Of silver and
six tons OF gold everv month
The registration returns in Louisiana,
thus far. shew that oat Of the Ill .554
registered voters, 74,1l9 are blacks, and
37,428 whites.
The crop of wheat in the United
States this year is estimated at the COM
Portable figure of 225, 900, 900 bushels
grain of comfort for poof folks.
Two sons of Brigham Young were in
New York on Saturday. We trust that
their anaiable pa wont be lonesome in their
absence
A large delegation of Southern I'm
ionists has arrived at Washington to urge
Congress to abolish the present State or
CARNATIONS ia the South
The feeling at Washington against
the new Mexican Minister, Mr. Otter
burg, is very decided and there are ser
ious doubts of his confirmation by the
Senate.
The army worm is reported to be
devastating the cotton fields in Mississip-
pi, aud threatens the entire destruc ton
of the crop Oh lands that were overfowed
during the spring freshets.
Gov. Throckmorton, of Texas, in
recent communication to the Governor of
Louisiana directed it to "His Excellen.
cy, or any other man, Governor of Louis
lana"
The report of the purchase of the
Sandwich Islands by the United States.
about which considerable noise has been
made by few newspaper correspondents
at Washington, turns out to be ''canard."
The wife and son of Gen. w T Sher
man arrived at Madison on he 9th. to
spend the summer. They are the guests
of Gen. Tom Reynolds Gen. Sherman
himself is expected in a week
-Advices from Mexico state that
Juarez and his Cabinet left San Lais
Potosi on the lst nst, for the capital
where he was to be received with great
pomp. Santa Anna was still in prison
but expected to be shot
In Sweden and Norway ihere seems
to be almost ii mania OH the subject OF
emigration. All who can gather together
a sufficient sum to pay their passage to
Amer ca make d start
"A lady in East Brook Ign. II Y lost
some nice VaIencieunes lace. ana looked
with suspicion upon servant girl
Shortly afterwards she found neat bird $
nest i'll her garden fabricated princi pally
OF. her lost Valenciennes lace.
Madison is soon to have splendid
post office aud I S Court House. built
at government expense. Col. Shipman.
Of Madison, has been appointed TO saper-
intend the construction of the .,u :ding.
which is to be Que of tie finest in he
West
in Buffalo, a few days since. poor
woman and her daug bier were Frustrated
by the heat aud inquiry elected the tact
that they had started from the central
portion OF New York State. with the in
tention of walking ali the way to Idaho,
where they had relatives living
A special dispatch to the New York
HeraId notices report that Gen. Sheri-
dan is to be married at an early dav to
Miss Foster, daughter Of the late judge
Eos err, and properties of one Of the fn-
est plantations on Bayon ieche, in Louis
lana
The all-important question, at least
to stockholders, whether the Atlantic
cable would pay, has been satisfactorily
answered by Capt. Sherard Osborn. who,
IN communication to the London Times.
states that the estimated receipts for the
frs: year will reach G450, 900 OF within
El5U, 900 OF the original cost Of the LIST
laid cable.
The water procured from the Chic
ago lake tunnel is said to be very clear
and wholesome. 1t is pumped up by
three massive low pressure engines. only
two OF which are now in working order.
the other undergoing repairs. These two
are five hundred horse power each, and
have four boilers. The two largest are
about thlrty-two feet in length by ten in
diameter, and the others eighteen in
length by twelve in diameter.
The Roll of Honor of the Michigan
University contains the names of ,2O6
students who enlisted i, the army and
navy of the United States during the re-
bel!ou. The rank was as follows: |
Major General, 10 Brigadier- Generals,
4 Chapains, 20 Colonies, Is Lieutenant
Colonies, 81 Majors, 1T Captains 1877
Lieutenants, Isl Surgeons, IS Assistant
Surgeons, So Hospital Stewards, 4O5
Privates. There are about 200 additional
names whose rank has not as vet been as