Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
miscellaneous

Hartford Retreat for the Insane OF
June 26.
The commissioners of the new capi
tai at Albany have refused the demand
of the stone-cutters employed on the
edifice for the same wages, 81, so pei
day of eight hours, as they are now re-
eeiving for ten hours.
WM. DOUGLASS, owner of the yacht
Sappho, challenges any yacht on the
Atlantic coast to SAL with an eight-knot
breeze, twenty miles to windward and
return, for five thousand dollars OF a
set of colors. It is said that Lorril-
lard S yacht Wanderer Will accept the
challenge.
The managers of the Cincinnati In
dustrial Exposition, to commence on
September 6, have issued circulars of
classification and premium lists. The
classification is more extensive and per-
feet than last year The premium list
embraces 274 gold, silver, and bronze
medals, besides special premiums for
raw cotton.
| The East.
BASE ball-Athletics 5, Mutuals 4
Forest Citys Of Cleveland, 80, Pas
times, 8.
| Smalley, of the Tribune, r. NJ Corwin
and wife, and James Girard, have
sailed for Europe.
The New York Sengerfest resulted
in loss financially, which must be
made up by the city societies.
MICHAEL MCIRUGHLIN, OF PhiIaueT-
phia, who shot James McGee in that
city about year ago, has given him
self up to the authorities.
EY-MAYoR CAHooN, of Richmond,
has been found guilty of completely In
forgery, and sentenced to two years
Imprisonment III the penitentiary.
The Connecticut Senate has passed
resolutions appropriatng $500, 900 for
a new state house III Hartford, and arl-
thorizing the city of Hartford to appro-
pirate sum not exceeding 81, 900, 900
toward the same.
The west.
IT is reported that gold has been dis
covered near Richmond, Ind.
A WARRANT for $154, 273 has been is
sued by Gov. Jewell of Connecticut,
on account of war claims of that state.
Mrs. E. STARK was burned to death
in Cleveland on Tuesday evening, by
the explosion of coal oil lamp.
REVENUE officers seized the tobacco
factory of Busher & Miller, in Cincin-
natl, Thursday, upon charges of fraud
REDDIcK, who murdered a man
named Lykins, in Leavenworth, Kan,
has been sentenced to imprisonment for
life
The First Battalion, First Regiment,
n. G. c., made forced march from
Sacramento on Sunday, reaching Sutler
Greek, Amador county, that night, tax
ing the riotous miners by surprise. No
resistance was offered.
The South.
CIRCUMSTANCES indicate that the out
rage on the Moody family, near Orleans,
KY, Sunday night, was the result of
family feud, and that the assassination
of the whole family was coolly planned.
Rev. DR. BERNARD ILIowY, a we'll
known Jewish rabbi, who has officiated
in Rochester, ST. Louis, New Orleans
and Cincinnati, was thrown from his
buggy, on the way from Lebanon to
Fosters Crossings, Ohio, where he re
sided, and SO injured in the spine that
he died
Crimes and Casualties.
HIGHWAY robbers captured Nevada
on Friday last, and secured
considerable plumber.
ON the Goth Of June an old man
named Wilson, from Mcdonald county,
Missouri, was robbed near Colbert's
station, in the Cherokee nation, of ST.
900 in currency and 81, 200 in gold.
IT is stated that the defalcation of A.
a. Robinson, of Henry Walsh's grocery
in New York, will reach
at least $4,000 It is believed that
Robinson, who is thought to have lost
the money in stock speculations, has
committed suicide.
The British steamer Clotilda, which
went ashore on Wells Bluff in Decem-
ber last, was foated off on Thursday
evening, and towed into Portland Har-
Dor. She is not much damaged.
The La Grange County Gnd. MUIR
derer. Barnes, is sinking rapidly from
the effect of his self-indicted pistol
shots, and is not expected to survive
much longer.
Mr.. BULLS, Republican nominee for
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, was
thrown from a sulky at Decorah, on
June 26tb. had several ribs broken and
was otherwise badly injured--hls physi-
clan fears fatally.
AT Brady's Bend, Pa, half g dozen
men were working about new OIL well
flowing at the rate or thirty barrels per
day, the gas ignited from lamp and
a loud explosion followed. Richard
Steele was fatally burned; Frank Da-
Wis. Christ. Miller, Thomas Rankin,
Miller Brown, seriously.
Fires.
HE tannery, brick building, and
stables at Battle Run, owned by Deford
& Co.. of Baltimore, were destroyed
by fire Friday afternoon. Loss, $50, 600.
Insured.
The brass founding establishment of
G. Pope & Co., and an adjoining build
ing occupied by II. Weiser, in Buffalo,
were destroyed by fire on Thursday.
Loss, SIS, 1000; insured.
HE storehouse of Messrs. Ewing
& Co., together with two or three
adjacent business houses, in Victoria,
Knox county, Ill, were destroyed by
fire Tuesday night.
Obituary.
B1sHop LUBRs, Roman Catholic
Bishop OF Fort Wayne, died III Cleve-
land, Thursday, of apoplexJ, aged 48
years.
REV. SAMUEL J. MAY, Uniyersalist
divine, died in Syracuse on Saturday
evening
EDWARD S. IlEADBEArER, City Treas
urer of Detroit, died Friday evening,
after an illness OF few weeks. He
was serving his third term in office, and
was a faithful and popular officer.
TIE wife OF Mr.. S. 0. Griswold, a
prominent lawyer OF Cleveland, was
found dead in bed at her elegant resi-
dence on Euclid avenue, Tuesday morn
ing.