Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-06-03

says that the celebrated Kit Carson dice
at that post on the 23d instant, from the
effects Of the rupture OF an artery III tn
neck.
"A Russian ukase in Poland orders
persons to salute the police and to remain
uncovered when addressed by any mem
Der of that body, under penalty of fine or
imprisonment.
A woman of Versailles has been con-
yieted of the murder of her husband by
stabbing him with an awl, gouging out
his eyes and throwing him into horse
pond. She laughed heartily, and called
it "drollery."
United States bonds continue to adj
vance since the nomination of Grant and
Colfax, and the adoption Of the financial
PLANK in the Chicago platform. Five
Twenties (now) were qaoted in New
York at lila, and Seven-Thirties at
1904.
President johnson nominated to the
Senate, Hon. Henry Stanbery as Attor-
ney General of the United States. It
will be remembered that Mr., ''Stanbery
resigned the same position In order to be-
come one Of the Presidents counsel
The Senate may hesitate to confirm him.
The Methodist General Conference has
passed the bill changing the basis of the
conference SO as to admit proportion of
laymen. The proportion is not large, es-
pecially in the General Conference. In
connection with this measure the Confer
ence has extended the suffrage to women
or at least authorized the general practice
in the Church of female suffrage
A Washington dispatch says that ex-
Senator CressweIl, of Maryland, is the can
didate most prominently named as the
successor of Mr. Forney, as Secretary of
the Senate, and the indications are that
he will be chosen on Monday next. Be-
sides Cresswell, General j. A. Brisbin,
ex-senator Foster, of Connecticut ex-
Senator Togg, of North Carolina and
Mr.. Mcdonald, the present chief clerk of
the Senate, applicants for for the Secre-
taryship.
The Philadelphia Ledger, neutral po-
litically, says Of the nomination ofScuyler
Colfax:
"Without being learned in the accom-
pllshments of the great schools, he is a
man Of large and varied information on the
living topics of the day He is forcible
debater and vigorous writer In personal
demeanor he is thoroughly gentleman,
| as kindly disposed, as fair and courteous
to his political adversaries in the House
as to his own party friends. His impair
TALLY is proverbial, and has never been
questioned except in the utmost heat of a
party contest. With all. this, Mr.. Colfux
is man of great natural ability"
A CHASTITY discovery has just been made
at Gull Island, near Green Bay, New
foundland. Some sailors went recently
in the boat of passing vessel to shoot
birds on that island, and there came upon
thirteen dead bodies, frozen stifHy together
under piece Of canvas. They also found
a sort of journal, from which it appeared
that the brigantine Queen, with seveteen
persons on board, was wrecked on Gull
island on the 18th of last December
Thirteen took refuge on shore, and four
were carried off in the drifting vessel and
disappeared. The captain and Mr. BOWS
ley kept a Journal to the date of the oath
of that month, anticipating nothing but
suffering and death.
A Member of Henry Ward Beecher' s
church was expressing solicitude lest he
should not be able to get a pew for less
than one-third more than he paid last
year, when fellow broker spoke up and
said, Il will sell you pew; what will you
give me for one p "Three hundred and
fifty dollars" was the reply. "Sold,''
exclaimed the other, with a laugh, in
which the lookers-on joined. The seller
afterwards attended the auction sale of
the Plymouth Church pews, bid one of
Tor three hundred and twenty-five dollars,
and gave the receipt to his acquaintance,
making twenty-five dollars by the opera
ton. Selling short on church stock is
rather novel idea, to say the least.
"A petition in favor Of woman's suf-
frage, containing nearly $4,000 sigma
lures, has been presented to the British
Parliament. Among the notable persons
who appear among the signers are Mrs.
Somerville and Flo renee Nightingale,
who head the list, Lord and Lady Am
berley, Professor Balm, Sir R. Anstruth-
er, Bart, NJ. P, Sir John Bowring,
Madame Bodichon, the Archdeacon of
Coventry, DR.. Farr, Mr. Grote, the his
torian, and his witc, Mr.. Commissioner
Hill, William and Mary Hewitt, Profess
or Huxley, the Rev. Charles Kingsley,
the Hon. Auberon Herbert, Miss Mar
tineau, Professor Leslie, the Hon. Mrs.
Thomas Liddell, Professor Mason, Mr.,
John Morley, Professor Newman, Pro-
fessor Nicholl, Mr.. J, l. Palgrave, DR..
! Lyon PIaYfair, Professor Robertson, Lord