Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-11-17

ualties-Lutheran CoMncfI-La salIe
street Tunncl-One Horse Street Cars
-Frade-The Wheat Market--LOyv
Prices-Field, Letter g. CO.-Amuse-
ments.
CHICAIo Nov. 6, 1869-Our Office holders
have not yet recovered from the confusion
INTO which the election, last Tuesday, threw
them With a party majority of five or six
Thousand, to be defeated by a majority OF
eight or ten thousand, is a revolution for
which they were not prepared, and which
astonlshed the victims almost as much as the
yanqulshed. 1t is lesson full of instruction
to politicians aud thus shows how unreliable
strong parry may be when the servants OF
the people assume-or are supposed to as
sumo to be their masters. Many Republicans
who voted the party ticket, admit that, ex-
cept for its influence upon the party-the
effect will be wholesome. The Constitutional
Convention seems to be about equally divid-
ed between the two parties.
CASUALTIES AND CRIMES.
We have had an unusual number of acei-
dents, burglaries, robberes stabbings and
other crimes the past week-one fire involv-
ing loss of $15, 900, and several smaller
fires. The Tribune affirms that the most
daring gang of burglars and foot-pads on
the continent has recently made Chicago it's
headquarters, and not a night passes but a
half dozen outrages are perpetrated. Last
Thursday evening whole family, consisting
OF Michael Eary, a street car conductor, his
wife. three children, sister and grandmother,
were chloroformed, and his watch, S85 in
money and many articles in clothing taken.
The house was SO filed with ehloroform that
the inmates were stupifed, and suffered
severely, and visitors were seriously affected
the next day.
LUTHERAN COUNCIL.
The general council of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church has been in session here
three days, represented by delegates from
ATfvrv Vo,. 49, To- 4
large, and numbers many learned and emf
nent men, The Wisconsin synod withdrew
from the council last year, and the Missouri
synod were not quite prepared to join it, al,
though holding with it to the Augsburg con
fession of faith. ....-E
NEW TUNNEL
Work has just been commenced on the
new tunnel under the Chicago River at La
Sale Street, to connect the North and South
sides, and the river is being dredged to lay
the foundation Of the coffer-dam. The ex-
perience acquired in building the Washington
street tunnel will be of great service in the
construction of this.
THE ONE-HoRSE STREET CARS
on the Chicago City Railway have proved a
great accommodation to the public. They
run every two minutes, and when one is full
the door IS closed and passengers have to
wait for the next car. Many are so impati
ent that they try TO crowd in when it is full.
and the straps of some cara have already
been broken in attempting to pub the door
open.
TRADE.
LAST week was unusually brisk. This week.
being election week, trade has not been quite
30 active. Tho great want of the trade, Ibis
fall, has been, not to sell, but to make coffee
tons, u-ts~E
THE WHEAT MARKET
has ruled lower. No. touching So cents
during the week It is little higher to-day.
ranging from IS to 80 cents. Poor encourage
ment to farmers.
LOWER PRICES
in other commodities must follow to cores
pond with the low price of grain. Some or
our leading dry-goods bOuses have been
marking down the prices Of choice dressgoode,
so low that purchasers are attracted here
from Milwaukee, GAINESVILLE and other cities
and villages Of easy access to this market.
This is specially noticeable at
FIELD, LETTER AND co. 8, COR. STATE AND
WASHINGTON,
who have reduced the price of their fancy silks
4Ower than ante war prices, and large lines Oh
winter silks--chenes, stripes, changeables,
etc.-to 81, $1.25, S1.50 and S1.75-many OF.
them below gold cost and colored gros grains
fabulously low.
ADJUSTMENTS.
It has been q gala week for amusements-
There has been a rush to hear the Parep&
Rosa opera troupe at the Opera House, ana
they offer great attractions for next week
10. Jefferson is drawing crowded houses az
McVickar's to witness his impersonation OF
Rip Van Winkle. The new attractions OF
Aiken's Museum, with matinee every after
noon and the Chinese Giant on exhibition
has made it thronged all the week.
Then there are lectures. concerts and fes-
tivals almost without number r