Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-04-13
STATE ITEMS.

I thirty seven members.
The Dodge County Democrat claims that
Lebanon, in that county, is the banner ia
paying town in the State, not cent being
returned to county treasurer unpaid.
The bridge across the Wisconsin River at
Muscoda, built at an expense of over
$4,000, was almost totally destroyed by
the breaking up of the ice in the river, on
Thursday of last week.
Another destructive fire occurred at Ber-
lin, on Tuesday, the 9Th inst, consuming
an entire row of wooden buildings Loss
| $4,000.
We learn from the Appleton Post that
Sunday night, the Sd inst. the dental office
| of DR.. Douglas was broken into and goods
and instruments to the extent of $500, were
distracted therefrom.
At the municipal election in Milwaukee
last week, Hon. E. G Ryan was elected
City Attorney on the citIzens ticket by
300 majority.
A black &c gle was recently caught in
Trempealeau county, which measured seven
and half feet from tip to tip of wings.
The Governor has appointed a commits
sioner to make a geological and topograph-
zeal survey of the Wisconsin lead regions,
under law Of the last Legislature
little two year old daughter of Mr..
Sonanbe~g, OF Oshkosh, was sealded to death
on Thursday last by the upsetting of a tea
kettle Of hot water upon her.
The Montello Express says several breaks
have occurred in the Improvement Co.'S
dam at the foot of Buffalo Lake, and fears
are entertained that the town viii be food
ed. ae IS 5a
In the Winnebago county poor house is
Il man named Chamberlain " no served in
the war ofl8l2, and was wounded and taken
prisoner by the British in the Battle Of Lun-
dy's lane
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth says the
sum of $500 was sent to Germany from
that city, last week, with which to pur-
chase Sugar Beet Seed.
4. The Sheboygan Herald says that on We'd
nesday last Mrs. Brindleson, of Rhine, was
murdered by her son, lunatic. He struck
hel several times with handspke, crushing
her skull.
Lieutenant Governor Pound, who has
4 been expected at Madison to take charge of
the Executive Office in the Governors ab-
senee, is detained at home BY sickness in
his family.
The ToTnah Journal says a little girl,
whose parents live about four miles from
that village, was burned so badly, few
days since, by her clothes catching fire from
stove. that she died in q few hours after
| the accident.
An Irishman, confined in theCounty Jail
at Lancaster, Grant County, was asked
/ what trade he would choose when al VI au-
pun, and replied ''Shoemaking is a purity
good thrade. but if they allow me to take
me choice, I Il be saiIorF'
The lower dam across Rock River at
GAINESVILLE gave way Thursday last, making
break of about one hundred and fifty feet
in length, through which an immense body
Of water pours directly against the middle
pier of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad
bridge, greatly endangering it.
The Oshkosh Northeastern says: "a gen
| tleman who has taken meteorological ob-
servatioas in this city, during the past year,
| states that since the remarkable thunder
storm in August last, we have had bat nine
days on which the sun shone clearly
throughout the day.
The Waupun Leader says that Mr. j.
Yarnum, of the town of Trenton, in Dig
Ring cellar recently, dug up rattlesuake
nearly four feet long, completely petrifed,
1t was imheded in solid rock, presents
perfect appearance, the spots and stripes
being as plain as in life. 1t is to be sent to
the State Historical Society.
\ State exchange to illustrate how spir-
its are sometimes mistaken says: IA mar
ried woman recently asked a spirit rapper
how many children she had. -Four, was
the reply. The husband asked the same
question, and the reply was that he had
only two" d. z IL.
"a
A woman in Eagle, Waukesha County, is
afflicted with a nervous disorder, ana her
mother who firmly believes in witchcraft,
thinks she is possessed of a devil, and is
scouting The country in search Of some one
with power to dislodge it.
The Eau Claire Free Press. reports the
drowning of daught of t. G. Giddings,
in Duncan Greek. In passing over the
Union LAUNDERING Company's bridge with
her father and sister, the horse SHE'D and
/ precipitated all three into the creek. The
father and one of the daughters were saved
/ by the activity of a bystauder while the
i other foated over the dam and was a long
time under the ice Whe1-reached she was
found dead. a
The EoeraiAg Wisconsin, thus discourses on
silver: "Timea is not now what they used to
vas Six months ago silver change was a
novelty to be found only in the windows of
banking hous s, now it is as common here
| as the good feeling OF Milwaukee towards
the great west-there is plenty of it. Meet
u man and ask him what's mp, and be will
commence TO rattle silver in his pocket.
| Talk with him ten seconds and he will
| have out and be playing with dozen silver
wheels. Silver is too common-everybody
has it,
The new Park Hotel, at Madison is be built
on Gen. Mills corner opposite the Villas