Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-06-23
Miscellaneous Items.

niSStssIcOuS AbtittSs
Ohio has seventy-two cheese factories.
There are said to be no song birds in
California.
The Southern Methodist church has
503 500 white, and 80, ,085 colored members
The total membership of the Society
of Friends in all parts of the world is esti-
mated at 80, 600.
Two public baths are to be erected in
New York, for which the Legislature has
appropriated $4,000.
Hartford Conn, is to have rink
which will seat 5000 persons accommo-
date 500 skaters, and cost $50, 600.
"A Kentucky Police Judge fined man
five dollars and costs for the crime of kis-
sing one of his own sex in the street.
The citizens of Sante Fe, New Mexico,
recently held q meeting to pay tribute to
the memory of Exit" Carson.
Two policemen were arrested in Chica-
go on Monday for assault and battery. No
wonder that Chicago is q disorderly city.
A Young married woman was found
drowned in her own bath in Chicago on
Monday. She is supposed to have fallen
in an epileptic fit.
The original Mrs. Bloomer, wife of the
Mayor OF Council Bluffs, Iowa, long since
quit her peculiar dress for the more comelv
habit worn by other women.
"A shoestring saved little girls life in
New Haven, the other day. 1t caught on
nail as she fell out of third story win
dow, and held her from death until assist
ance came.
Santa Anna is living at Port Plate in
the Island of Hayti, where he occupies
himself writing the history of his life.
He will, however, return to Staten Island
in July.
The tug Goodnow was struck by the
bark Sunyside, on Lake Huron, Monday
night, and sunk. Loss, SIS, 600 The crew
was saved.
Booths Theater is now the only one in
New York in which anything in the least
approaching the legitimate drama can be
seen. This is a mistake the Ied-itimate
drama can be seen in any western theater
The Russian Church at Sitka, Alaska
Territory, was recently robbed of a copy of
the Bible richly studded with valuable
stones, crosses and other ornaments, alto
gether said to be worth $40, 600.
In the garden of Thomas Atkins. in
Mlddletown, Conn, is peony in full
bloom, the root of which was brought
from England more than two hundred
years ago. Its pedigree has been carefully
preserved in the family.
The body of the insurance clerk. Frank
Z. Woodhall reported missing some days
ago in New York, was found floating near
Bedloe's Island. His face was eashed and
bruised, leaving no doubt that he was pur-
dered
"A boston paper insinuates that the
reason that Amanda Craig got her verdict
for SlU0, 600 damages is that half the iurv
have applied for divorces in order to marry
the plaintiff and-her money. This is not
substantiated.
"A woman in Troy, N. Y, has produced
a needleworl1ed picture of WASHINGTON
containing nearly 700, 900 stitches. tt was
ratified off and won by Prof H. M. ColemaD
OF Vassar College. Three hundred tickets
were sold at 81 each.
"A New York lady recently ordered q
trousseau at Stewards for her daughters
doll, which received q complete outfit in
under clothing, silk and lace. One of the
articles ordered was an India shawl, minia-
ture size, at $50, and lace handkerchief
was valued at $12.
Miss Emily Judson Harris, graduate
of the Everett School, will read the DeeIar-
alton OF Independence at the coming cele-
bration OF the Fourth of July in Boston
She is the daughter of the President of fbe
Common Council.
"A duel was fought, Sunday mo1ning
at Lundy's Lane, Canada, between the edi.
tor OF a Spanish paper, at New York. and
q cuban The latter was shot THROUGH
both legs, and his wounds are serions-
An article styling Cubans towards was the
cause.
Much excitement is manifested Inv fbe
people OF Benton and Washington counties
Ark, on the subject of mining in Benton
Ihe lead specimens are very fine and rich.
The silver assays $3.50 per ton-the gold is
sparsely scattered Many hundreds of peo-
pie are fiocking to the mines.
The artesian we'll at ST. Louis is pro-
badly the deepest in the world. 1t has
already been sunk to the depth of 1871
| feet, and no flow yet At Louisville they
went down $500 feet. The great artesian
well in Paris is 1900 feet deep, and the wa
! ter is hot enough for washing clothes and
dishes without further heating.
The Vlsalia (Cal) Delta of the % saws.
| ssSome mean scala Yag set the plains on
the south side of White River on fire one
day last week, burning many square miles
of the best stock range we had in the val
ley. At last accounts the fire was still
raging. No other reason is assigned than
desire to drive out the sheep. We also
learn that the plains north of Kings river
are on fire, and perhaps from the same
cause"