Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-19
NEWS ITEMS.

District Attorney Tracy, OF New York, to
draw up the whiskey section OF the new
Internal Revenue bill, and these gentlemen
are engaged on the work.
"A fatal disease among the swine is
reported in several parts Of Ohio. In
Hooking county, some farmers are losing
from fifteen to twenty hogs day. The
disease is said to be an affection of the
throat. 1t has also prevailed to some ex-
tent among the turkeys.
The richest congregation in New
York, except that of Trinity Church, is
one of Jews, who are building an elegant
synagogue on the Fifth avenue the next
in point of wealth is that of St. Barholo-
new which numbers William 3. Astor
and Commodore Vanderbilt among its pew
| owners.
The Indianapolis Journal wonders
how honest Democrats can sustain such a
leader as George Ell. Pendeton, who is a
stock holder in one of the Cincinnati
National Banks, has refused to pay the
State tax levied upon his stock, and now
owes the State of Ohio So, $50 of said tax.
The Elkhorn Independent is filled
with remonstrances against any change in
the present system of County Superintend-
ents Of Schools, by return to the old plan.
We think the Legislature could never have
earnestly contemplated any such madness.
The old system was the next thing to
farce; the present one has proved itself
valuable beyond doubt.
The severe cold spell experienced
here week before last was felt in New
Orleans The Picayune of the 3lst says
''the cold weather has come at last, and
come with "a vengeance" May people,
for the first time in years, found solid ice
in their pitchers All the cutters and
ponds were frozen over, and troops Of
youngsters had merry time sill ding on the
ice
The appointment of three Catholic
bishops for the diocese of Philadelphia was
received from Cardinal Barrabo, of Rome.
The pope has designated the following:
Right Rev VIM. O'Hara, of St Patrick's,
bishop of Scranton Rev. j. f. Sberahan,
of Media, Pa, bishop of Harrisburg, and
Rev. Dr. Becker, of Richmond, Va,
bishop of Wilmington, Del.
Admiral Bell, of the United States
Navy, was drowned at the mouth of the
Osaka River, on the 18th Of January.
The mouth Of the river is closed by
nightful bar The Admiral had been
waiting several days to cross. He finally
started Reed and thirteen men, from the
Hartford to go to Osaka. While crossing
the bar, the boat capsized, drowning all
but three sailors The bodies were recov-
cred and buried near the mouth of the
Osaka River.
Switzerland still preserves the custom
of beheading by the sword criminals con-
DENIED to death. An execution took place
in this manner at Monden, in the Canton
of Vaud on the 10th of last month An
immense concourse of people was present,
estimated by some to number as many as
twelve thousand. The CONDEMNED man
was seated in chair, with his eyes band
aged, and his hands tied behind his back
An assistant seized his hair, the principal
cAcculOLcI IdlScu his oWOIu, WHICH WAS
short and broad, and weighed about FIVE
pounds, sort ofwhisting sound was heard,
and the head fell.
On Tuesday, in Cincinnati paper, APP
peared an advertisement, authorised by an
eminent business firm in the way of iron
manufactures, which informed the
workingmen in their line that four of their
profession were wanted. Before the hour
of 10 o'clock, no less than between four
aud FIVE hundred persons had applied for
the position, and the proprietors then were
of the opinion that the number would
increase to one thousand before the day
closed This is simply an index of the
present state of affairs among the working
men of Cincinnati, SO many of whom,
unfortunately, are out Of employment.
Those great artists, Ole Bull, Camille
Urso, and Miss Topp, were together at a
party the other evening. g You play
beautiful, my child" said the Norwegian
to Miss Topp; but you can't do the
great music. No woman can; it takes the
biceps Off man" My arm is not strong
enough" answered the brilliant young
pss;nist, laughing. [ break my pianos as
we'll as : man could, and Steinway has to
send me a new one every week" You see,"
responded Bull, turning to Madame Urso,
"You see how these people treat t cir
pianos They bang them, they beat them,
they kick them, they smash them to pieces;
but our fddles ho,O zoe lo0e them :"
The trial of Rev S. II. Tying, Jr
commences before the Board of Presbyters'
at the chapel of st. Peters Church
New York, on Monday. A letter from
Jay Cooke was read by the President of