Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-02
The NEW S .


WINNIPEG oates to July 5th. state that Geo.
White, private secretary to Gov Archibald.
committed suicide.
CoM1ToDoBE N1I. MITCHELL, who was placed
on the retired Inst Of the navy four years ago.
died at his residence in Washington. Monday.
JosEPH r. JEFFREY, principal of J. & W.
Jeffrey 4 Co, of Compton House Liverpool,
the largest variety establishment in Great
Britain, died recently of grief caused by the
failure Of his house for nearly 81. 900 900.
The Navy Department is soliciting plans and
contracts for the construction of mammoth
floating iron dock for use in repairing vessels
in our various stations It isto be of suffi-
strength and size to raise an ir0n-clad vessel
$50 feet long, % feet wide, and 5000 tons dis
placement.
The cotton mill of Alexander Abbott, at
Nalatie was destroyed by fire Friday morning.
with its contents. Loss, 500, 600 s: insured for
S39, ,000
JEM NAcE, the Pugilist has issued card
waving the decision OF the referee in his favor
IN his last match with Coburn, and offering to
fight the latter for $4,000 or $4,000 a side,
within a hundred miles of New Orleans. In
the event Of CobuIn declining, he is wiling to
transfer his challenge to O'Baldwin.
CHICAGO river water IS too much for the
fnny tribe Of the Canal and Desplaines river
A correspondent from Joliet says schools of
fish are sweeping over the dam, at that place,
some with their gills high out of water gasping
and struggling for fresh air and breath of
pure water. others prone upon their backs,
their white bellies glistening in the sun.
IT is clailad that the Omaha aud South
western Railroad Company have made arrange
ments with the Rock Island and Pacific Rail
road, whereby the bridge across the Platte
River viii be built at once. and the road COM
pleted to Nebraska City, to meet the road from
the South and West, giving the company con-
nection with Lincoln and Southwestern Ne
brasha
s1a7 east.
The U. S. District Court Of Brooklyn has
ordered the forfeiture Of the steamer Cleo
patra, for smuggling.
The funerals of Sergeant Wyatt and private
Page, of the Ninth Regiment, killed in the riot,
took place Sunday at Woodlawn Cemetery
Rev. DR.. JosEPH I. Berry, professor in the
Theological Seminary at New Brunswick, N.
J., and an author and writer of some note, is
dead
Miss ADA McEvoY, of Lowell, and Miss Ami
Cummings, Of Portsmouth, n H, were
drowned in Charles river by the capsizing of a
boat
WI. MoGRArH and VIM. Latimer, well
known merchants Of Brooklyn. who were
wounded during the Irish riot IN New York,
died on Saturday.
Two German clubs have been organized in
Brooklyn since the riot, each member pledg-
himself that ha E-O47I1 To+a onIzT
zens of American birth to hold office
BRANCH No. /, Father Matthew's Society, the
largest in New York, has voted to withdraw
their delegation from the Hibernia Hall Con.
vention, on account of its action in relation tc
the recent riot.
CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, one of the best known
old merchants in New York, died at his sum-
mer residence at Oyster Bay Long Island,
Monday morning, after an illness OF but two
days.
Gov. HOFFMAN has sent an autograph letter
to Superintendent KeIso, warmly compliment
ing him on the conduct Of the entire police
force for discipline, bravery and discretion
during the fight.
LARGE party of roughs IN the Twelfth
Ward OF Brooklyn hung an etfigy in Hamilton
avenue, Monday morning, bearing a breas
plate labeled John T. Hoffman, Governor O.
New York, died July 18th. 1871
Az the Lngelide (dass. regatta, Elias WarC
won the single seuIl race, two miles Time
14:42. Harvard won the freshman, three miles
in 2018. The Amherst Agricultural Crew wo1
the University race. three miles. Time 17:47
Harvard came IN second, and Brown third
FFANCIs MoETEITH, clerking in Chapint
store ut st. James Psrish, La, was murdered
May 10th, his body thrown INTO the river. anc
the store robbed and burned by four negroes
The jury, composed of six white and six col
ored, found them guilty of arson, burglary
and murder The penalty is death.
EDWARD JAFFEY, of the Eighty ninth New
York regiment, was unayoidably detained
from joining his comrades during the late
riot. Hearing comments on his absence from
the post of danger, he became excited and cut
his throat from ear to Gar with razor, expir-
ing instantly.
A PROPELLER called the Cathard has started
up the Erie canal to contest for prize of one
hundred thousand dollars offered by the state
for the invention Of a canal boat propelled by
steam, and carrying q cargo which can &c
through the canal without iniuring the banks
by its wash.
A NEW YORK telegram states that some OF
the Orange lodges have nearly doubled their
membership since the New York riot. The
same may be said Of the Hibernian, or anti
Orange societies, all of which are growing
rapidly in consequence of the excitement.
The West.
RICHARD BEATTY was shot and killed by
Wesley Jones, at Waverly, H., Thursday eve
ming.
CAPT. c. NJ. BLoDGErr, of the steamer John
Morgan, was drowned at Cincinnati Monday
night.
RICHARD BEATTY was shot and killed by
Wesley Jones, at Waverly, H., on Thursday
evening.
A FIRE at Pekin, H., burned lie distillery
OF III. p Westerman. Loss, $50, ,0OO-insur.
ance, $4,000.
4 LAWYER named Watson was assassinatec
at bingham, Ill, Tuesday evening. The as
ASSN is unknown.
HUGH MACY and Diebold Groat, aged ten anC
eight years, were drowned IN Chicago rive
Monday afternoon.
THE Germans of Cincinnati are agitate,
concerning the Sunday law recently enforce
that city, and demand its repeal.
The Missouri River Telegraph Compan
have completed their line to Fort Randall,
distance OF 100 miles above Yankton.
CoNsIDERABLE anxiety Is felt concerning tn
mysterious disappearance of General Thoma
D. sedgwick, OF New Albany Ind, who lei
his home last Monday morning, and has nc
since been heard from.
THE remains OF Tad Lincoln have been in
TERED by the side OF those Of his father an
brother Willie, at Oak Ridge, near Springfield
The stock of clothing of Nathan Keller
Co.. in st. Louis, was damaged by fire an
water, Saturday morning, to the extent @
500, 600.
AGENTS representing one hundred and fift
colored families have left Hamilton county
Tenn, for Kansas, to purchase farms on tn
line OF the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
PROFESSOR HAYDEN and party, of the Unite
States Geological and Typographical Survey
have completed a survey OF the route fro1
Ogden, Utah to Virginia City, Montana, an
proceeded via Fort Ellis to the headquarte1
of the Yellowstone.