Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-03-11
NEWS ITEM S.

FIX Governor Ford, of Ohio. died
in Washington, Monday evening, Of
pneumonia He had been i'll for number
Of weeks, but it was thought he would re-
cover until within short time before his
death.
The Presidents friends intend to try
to get delay of twenty days, in which to
prepare for his defence before the Court
of Impeachment The Senate, however,
will probably not grant over ten days, at
the farthest.
The rains of the past week. still
continuing, extend all over the North
west and a general freshet is threatened
Already much of the country is flooded,
and some damage reported. Nearly all the
recently fallen snow has melted
An exchange says: a concern
near Philadelphia makes business Of
buying dead horses for their hides ;abut
recent discoveries show that the most Of
the animal itself is sailed down, and the
Philadelp hians are getting little shy of
corned beef" -
The Legislature Of Maryland, Friday,
elected General George r. Vickers, of
Kent county, United States Senator in
place of Thomas, who was recently re-
jected by the Senate. We know nothing
of General Vickers. but being acceptable
to the rebel and ooppeheads of Maryland
bn ba taYu inE
"A young lady, while waltzing at a
party recently, met with very sad acct
dent, which should put others on their
guard. She was backing" in the dance
when her foot caught in her dress, and
and she fell with great force on the back
Of her head, becoming instantly insensi-
bic She is in a critical state. The fall
caused four large pins which were
fastened IN her chignon to pierce her skull
and brain. boston Transcript.
Tn the House of Representatives on
Manday of last week a protest against the
impeachment of President j ohnson, signed
by As Democratic members was presented,
but not received. 1t also protests against
the " previous question:" by which mem
bers are prevented from talking against
time.
Gen Emory's testimony before the I'm
parchment Committee, is published Il is
to the effect that on the 22d of February
he had an Interview with the President,
in which the latter, after asking various
questions about the force around Wash
ington, sounded the General as to his
understanding Of the law that required all
orders of the army to be issued through
the General-in-C Chief, the President de-
claring this law unconstitutional.
= It is stated that previous to the
PRESIDENTS appointment Of Adiutant
General Thomas as Secretary of War
c5d interim, that position was offered to
General Schofeld, now in command in
Virginia, who respectfully declined the
honor" by doing which he did wisely.
The writ summoning the President
to appear at the bar of the Senate next
Friday was served by the Sergeant at
Arms of the Senate on Saturday. Moth
ing of moment occurred at the interview
at the time of the service, Mr.. j Johnson
stating formally that due attention would
be given to the summons,
In the House of Commons, Lefevre
called up the Alabama claims, and urged
their settlement on the plan proposed by
the American Government.
He argued that all future negotiations
would but add 10 the complications already
existing While he regarded war be-
tween the two countries as unlikely, he
thought all needless irritation should be
summed