Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
NEWS ITEMS.


a family by the name of Whale in the
town of Wayne, in that county, were Sc
verely poisoned one day last week, by eat
ing sausages which had been cooked in a
brass kettle. Two of the small children
died from the effects The family is un-
der the care Of Dr. Arzbacher. ed -g.r
The German Republicans of Albany,
N. Z, held lasr week a very large and
enthusiastic meeting, at which resolutions
were unanimously adopted, favoring the
nomination of General Grant. for Presi
dent, and Governor Fenton for Vice
President, ..i - .
THE milwaukee Htsconst,a learns that
Mat. H. Carpenter, of that city, will be
associated with Senator Trumbull to de-
tend the actiono of the. War Department ad
interim in the so called g .McCardle case"
which is to be argued at Washington be-
fore the United States Supreme Court on
the first Monday in March sl.at ~ -,
CARL SCHURz-The official denial Of
the cable telegram that Carl Schurz was
not accredited by this Government to
Prussia IN any special capacity, needs this
explanation Before leavin for Europe,
Mr., Schurz obtained, through Minister
Bancroft, an assurance from Bsmark that
he (Schurz) would not be molested on ac-.
count Of the sentence of death passed upon
him in l849, but would be treated as an
American citizen. Schurz a lso claims in
letter that he has been rendered, but de-
clined, seat in the North German Parli-
ament 55s aE s.sEt-
"A singular accident happened at the
Oshkosh rink on Friday, evening. Ans.
farran, machinist, in the employ. of Mr..
Day, was standing on his skates, and by
some movement, hardly aexplicable, so
Wrenched himself as 10 break one of his
legs; just below the knee. 1885,. IN
There is rumorin circulation, which
receives credence, that the President has
ordered General Rousseau home for the
purpose of relieving General Meade.
--7Lord Brougham is now represented
to have lost the power of speech; he can
only feebly articulate, and has been de-
prived of the use of his limbs. At the
same time his robust intellect survives
this physical ruin. save at rare intervals,
when it is manifest that his mind is
wandering. '3
1t is said that ole of our Supreme
Judges has been making Judylof him
self by announcing decisions at tie dinner
table, and threatening what the Court
will do with the reconstruction measures.
1t this Is true he ought to be impeached
the King and Queen of Portugal,
and suite, while returning from a hunting
party near Braza, were fired on from the
roadside The guards returned the fire,
killing some of the assailants and wounding
others. The royal party then rode rapidly.
into Lisbon The King and Queer are
unhurt. is =.
A verbal correspondent of the Baraboo
Repubhc, in a weeks tour through the
Country found revival meetings in pro.
gress IN every neighborhood where he
stopped over night Here's an opportuni-
ty for the Madison Journal to point a
moral on the good effects of hop growing.
The new British Minister, Mr..
Thornton, was introduced to the President
yesterday by the Secretary of State. In
the course of his reply to Mr.. Thornton's
pleasant address, the President said : The
people OF the Uuited States will believe
that Her Majesty is entirely. sincere in
the kindly message which. under her COM
mand, you have delivered to me, and this
belief will encourage them to hope for
speedy and amicable adjustment of the
matters OF difference between Her Males
TVS Government and the Government of
the United States.
TOLEDO, o., Feb. 6.--An enthusiast
&c reception of General ONeill, President
OF the Fenian Brotherhood, Vice President
Gibbons, and Colonel Walsh, took place
at Whites Hall last evening. Speeches
were delivered by each, and a large num- I
Der OF volunteers were enrolled in the
Irish Republican army. General ONeilli
returns to Washington on special business,
after which he will renew his visits to the
42 II g.s5 lie 49,.
The Waukesha FREEMAN saws that
the Erlco OF new mich COWS and work oxen
keeps well up. New mich COWS range.
from 500 to $50; good work oxen $3.50 to
sl75.