Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-07


good opening for tue right man
The Grand Opera ouse at james
vile is to be reserved fer Summer use
1t is said to be SO delightfully."- COO.
The telegraph line is being extenled
across the river, from Fort Howard to
Green Bay.
535. $50 bushels of was wheat received
at Milwaukee last week, against 453 SIC
bushels in the corresponding period
last year.
The local editor of a Milwaukee
German paper has been challenged to
fight duel by an actor whom he had
criticized.
Clara Louise Kellogg was taken sick
at Madison and had to give u; her en-
gagement at Janesville and Beloit.
A recruiting officer for tie regular
army is doing goud business at Madi-
son.
The second largest mandatory of
perfumes in America is at Janesville.
and at the Paris exhibition Of 1867,
these perfumes took first prizes.
A Fond du Lac woman, while in
state Of intCx icatiop, was nearly frozen
to death on a marsh near that place the
other day.
A young man from Whitewater left
his coat and hat in GAINESVILLE billiard
saloon lately, to pay flor his evenings
sport. He likes the little game.
y railroad employs living at Aliens
Grove had eight hundred dollars in
greenbacks stolen from his house few
days since. AS he was twenty three
years in saving it he feels that his life
efforts have come to naught.
A meeting of the Wisconsin princi
pals and superintendent, of graded
schools, is called for the 27-30th Of
December at Madison. The executive
committee of the State teachers assocl-
alton, will be held nj the same time and
place.
The Oshkosh Northeastern notes the
arrest, for rape and other crimes, Of
the Rev. L. 3. Hayward, Free Will
aptist preacher, who has had charge
Of churche. near Omro and Vi.land.
The tabular statement of the pop
ulation Of Wisconsin, shows that TIE
population of the tate is, ,052 $50
OF these, there are 42,720 mules, and
2.S25 negroes. There are about 200.
668 dwellings in the State; 1882
deaths occurred in the State last year
Considerable interest has been eli CT
tedir GAINESVILLE in favor of Miss Duvall,
daughter of DR.. Duvall the man who
was recently convicted of the murder
of his wife. Miss .Duvall's clothing
was taken, and she is in a very desti-
tute condition.
Horizon marsh was burning over all
last week. It Is estimated that 800
tons of hay were consumed, that was
cut and stacked, which the neighbors
had been III able to haul off on account
of the marsh being so soft.
In the Circuit Court of Madison, last
week, y. Il. Wood recovered judg-
men, against the Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway Company for s4,006 on
account of merchandise burned in the
warehouse at La Crosse on the 18th of
last May, at the same time the steam
boat War Eagle was burned. The rail
way company was held to the response
bility Of COMMON carriers.
The La Crosse Leader says but few
Of tie large boats are now running on
the Mississippi above Dubuque. The
larger boats of the Northwestern Union
Packet Company will 90 intothe Lower
Mississippi trade. Mails are taken up
the river by stage, the steamboat con
tract having expired.
A Mrs. Carey residing on Burr Oak
Prairie, Adams Co, was badly burned
week ago last Tuesday. Her clothes
taking fire, she lost all presence Of mind
aud ran about quarter of nile to
neigh boris. Her hands, arms and the
back part of her person We're horribly
burned, the flesh falling from her flu.
gers. At laat accounts she was not
expected to live the day out.
On the 25th ult, the residence of
David Cover of Oak Park, Dunn Co,
was bnrned. Dir. Cover was SICK in
bed at the time of tie fire, add had
about SIC, 600 in money concealed be-
tween the mattresses of the bed upon
which be was lying. In the excite
meut the money was forgot II. 1t is
believed that some one who was aware
of the fact that a considerable sum
Of money was concealed in the house
set fire to The premises for the purpose
of securing the treasure.