Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-06-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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AN extensive expedition of English
men and Americans is preparing to
/ leave New York city for grand hunt in
the Rocky Mountains. They have
chartered an entire train of cars for
/ their exclusive use.
The Supreme Court of Rhode Island,
in the case of A. G. Farwell & Co. VS..
Jay Gould, has rendered decision for
the complainants, for the sum of S40,-
$50.
ASSISTANT Secretary of the Treasury
Richardson, with Messrs Bigelow and
Prentiss, of the Treasury Department,
have sailed on the Java for Liverpool,
for the purpose of promoting the dis
posal of the new Government bonds.
The party took out several millions of
the new registered bonds.
The East.
SOME counterfeiters of Central Pacific
bonds were discovered in New York, on
Monday, on presentation at the office of
Messrs. Fisk & Hatch, financial agents
OF the company.
The subscriptions to Sir Walter
Scott's statue, to be erected In Central
Park, now amount to $S, 600.
The Mutuals defeated the Forest
Cities of Rockford, II to f. The Forest
Cities of Cleveland beat the Red Stock
ings to 7.
AN immense oyster-bed, said to be
the richest known for years, has been
discovered at Eaton's Neck, Hunting
ton, Long Island.
The statue of Professor Morse was
unveiled in Central Park, New York, on
Saturday, with appropriate ceremonies.
The inaugural address was pronounced
by VIM. Cullen Bryant.
A SWEEPING tornado passed through
the towns of Paxton, Holden and West
Bcyleston, Mass, Sunday afternoon,
demoralizing every building in it's
track, and tearing up trees by the
roots. .E
RELIABLE advices from Arizona say
every one in the territory sustains Gen.
Crook, and that the Apaches will be
well whipped, if not tanned.
A DEPOSIT of emery sand was discov-
cred a few days ago, while sinking
coal shaft, near Clinton, Ill.
SOME Sioux Indians made d raid on
the Pawnees>a few days ago, at their
reservation near Columbus, Neb, and
killed two young Pawnees, securing one
scalp.
The new discoveries of gold and sill
yer in Northern Arizona are attracting
much attention in San Francisco.
HARVESTING is in full blast in Central
Illinois, and the yield of all kinds
of grain is much greater than
was expected The average of wheat
will be about 25 bushels to the acre
GALVESTON advices state that during
the summer there will undoubtedlybe
great trouble with the Indians on the
Texas frontier. Even now the plains
are black with Comanches and Apaches,
and the tribes are being addedto daily.
Gen. Sherman agrees with Sheridan In
his policy of &C Stealing on them and
striking them hard.
Crimes and Casualties.
Bowen, the bigamist, has been SEN
fenced to pay fine OF $3.50, and i'm
prisonment for two years.
JOHN BREWER, an old and well-know
citizen of Springfield, H., was killed
last night by accidentally shooting
himself.
A GERMAN named F. Weiss, commit
ted suicide at Davenport, Iowa, ON the
18th INST, by shooting himself through
the body twice with a pistol.
A NOTORIOUS swindler and dead-beat
named Geo. G. Bennett, of Wadsworth,
Ohio, is under arrest at Cleveland for
a violation of the postal laws.
ABEL SMITH, of Onawa, Iowa, an old
pioneer of Western Iowa, was accident
ally killed near that place on June 13.
DIR. JAMES CONNOLLY, of New York,
while laboring under an attack of de
irium tremens, murdered his two chill
dren, Mary Agnes, aged years, and
Clara Regina, months old, cutting
their throats with a bread d-knife. He
then committed suicide by cutting his
own throat. He was once an inmate of
an inebriate asylum. He leaves wife.
The body of an unknown man about
As years of age, was found on Coney
Island beach, Saturday. He had on
his person letter addressed to Dom
mick Inderbeigen, No. 142 Frank
street, Chicago, and signed "Joseph
Warner" There were also a number
of business cards of firms in Pittsburg.
Chicago, and points in the west gener-
ally.
Col. JOHN NELIGAN, distinguished
ex-Confederate officer and well-known
turfman, died at New Orleans Wednes-
day.
THE Saratoga House, with all it's
outbuildings, at Frest's Point, three
miles from Portsmouth, n H., was de-.
stroyed by fire Tuesday Loss $40,
Two young daughters of Robert
Tomkins, of Elgin, ILL.,, were burned
by the careless use of kerosene-one
fatally, and the other seriously.
THE entire business portion of the
village OF Pottsdam Junction, was
burned Sunday afternoon. The burnt
district comprises thirteen stores, five
mechanics shops, one bakery, one ho-
tel and four dwelling houses. Several
barns were also burned The losses
amount to about $40, 900, and the in
surance to $4,000.
Foreign.
THE French government has appoint
ed julie Ferry Minister to Washington,
in place of Treihard, who will return to
France.
EsGINEEs propose TO raze Forts Issy
ana Vanvres and build new forts at
Hunter, Bluyeres and Chatillon
TIE Bonapartists count on carrying
fifty out of the one hundred and four
teen supplementary elections n France
ALI the sacred vessels and valuable