Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

from smallpox last week in Philadelphia-
an increase of eighty over the previous week.
Henry WAGNER, an ex-policeman, was ia
tally injured by fall in Cincinnati, on Sun
dav, while attempting to kioi, his dog,
The message of Gov. Camp Pbell, of Wyom-
1ng, vetoing the bill relating to the woman
suffrage. act, was presented to the Territorial
Legislature on Tuesday.
THE recent heavy snow storms have pretty
effectually blockaded trains on the Union Pa
cifc Railroad Several collisions have oc-
Cured, and two or three trains are off the
track
CHAs. F. CARVER was waylaid.a and robbed of
1850 near Columbus, Ohio recently. He has
since died from the effects of his injuries. A
man named Barclay is under arrest, charged
with the robbery and murder.
Mr.. MEDILL, the new Mayor of Chicago,
has withdrawn from editorial connection with
the Tribune, which will continue so long as he
remains Mayor.
H. A. JARVIS, a carpenter by trade, residing
at the corner of Desplaines and Fourth Sts.,
Chicago, committed suicide Tuesday morning,
by cutting his throat. He was insane,
A WOMAN named Kate Ahern was burned to
death in Chicago, Mondry night, while pre-
pairing supper for her husband. She had been
drinking too freely.
THE snow in the Valley of the Republican is
reported at two feet deep, and a large num-
Der of people frozen. One party found seven
men frozen to death
THE Hamilton and Phoebe stage, Nevada,
was robbed Friday by highwaymen, securing
Wells, Fargo g. Co.'S treasure box, containing
$1,000.
A DELEGATION of Mormons left Salt Lake
City for Washington on Sunday with view
it is said, of securing proper legislation to
protect the polygamous tenet of their region
Two members of the New York Chamber of
Commerce have gone to Chicago to supervise
the distribution of the relief fund, of which
there is still on hand $3.50, ,00O
EARLY Tuesday morning, the dead body Of
girl was found frozen stiff, in Chicago. She
was seen on the previous evening, where her
body was found. in state of intoxication.
GEN. GEo. B. WILLIAMS recently selected by
the Japanese Government to organize an IN
terraI revenue department in that country, is
on his way to Japan
IT has been discovered that several of the
cast-iron cylinders sustaining the new bridge
across the Missouri River at Omaha have been
badly cracked by frost between the high and
low water-mark.
A COMMITTEE of experts and engravers have
been at work examining the purchased, re-
deemed and exchanged bonds, with the view
to ascertain if any spurious have been redeem
ed by the Government, but they have not
found any such bonds.
THE PRESIDENT Is reported to have said to a
prominent member of the Senate that he was
almost certain that Fish would remain in the
Cabinet in accordance with his owp wishes and
those expressed in the note to him signed by
members of the Senate.
PATRICK KING, George Wesley, Owen Nc
Donald and Mike Corbett, all intoxicated at
tempted to cross the -Monongehala river at
Traddocksfield, near Pittsburg, in skiff, on
Monday night. They were run over and
sWamped by tow boat and all drowned
Major Upham, commanding at Fort Scott,
Kansas, has received orders from the War
Department to remove all white settlers
from the Usage reservation. There are about
flYe hundred families, embracing thirty-ffYe
hundred people, on these lands, and their re-
movaI at this season will cause much sufferin g
The report of the Southern Claims Com
mission is soon to be aubmitted to Congress
fourths of which are in favor of the claim |
ants, though the aggregate amount is reduced |
from 81, 600 ,0OOto less than S., 600, ,006-
SUIT is now in progress between the |
Union Pacific and 7. D., Durant, to compel |
the latter to deliver to the railroad company
about million dollars worth of property
decided to him by individuals in trust for the |
railroad company IL 1853 and 1854.
In the United States Circuit Court at Balti-
more, on Monday morning, in the case of
Brinckley, ex-Soicitor of internal Revenue.
against E. A. Rollins, ex-Commm1ssioner of
Internal Revenue, for $50, 900 damages. the
jury brought IN a verdict for the defendant
THREE carrier pigeons recently flew from
the schooner George W. Chase, from points
off Hatteras 500 miles, off Key West 1 600
miles, and another point 600 miles distant.
70 NhIppany, N. j., each making about 200
miles per hour.
TIE last rail on the st. Louis, Lawrence and
Denver railroad was laid at Lawrence on Sat
urday. The roads runs from Lawrence to
Pleasant Hlll. Mo-, where 1t connects with the
missouri and Pacific. The road has been
leased and viii be operated by the Missouri
Pacific Company.
Miss S. K. TURNER, daughter of the late
Admiral Turner, United Navy. who sued
D. Caledonia, Sonora, Mexico, for 5000 900
damages for seduction and breach of promise.
has obtained verdict of 81 500. The defend
ant is old enough to be her father.
Abroad.
GOLD has been discovered in various parts
Of the South Esk Valley, Tasmania
CUNDURANGo has been successfully grown
from seed in Jamaica
The lost Porto Rico and Jamaica cable has
been recovered.
THE crew of the Hornet threaten to blow
her up rather than surrender to the Spanish
authorities The Haytiens synpathize with
the crew
Nthe Canadian Parliament, on Wednesday,
motion providing for IS, 900 to aid Canadi
ans to return from the United States. was
discussed and withdrawn.
The Servian Ministry has resigned The
regency which has charge of the Government
during the minority of the regning Prince is
seeking to form a Lew Cabinet
REPORT from Berlin states that the Ger
man government has resolved to reoccupy
the districts already evacuated by its troops
in France, IN case fresh outrages are commit
ted by the French on German soldiers.
BISHOP PATTERSON, of Milenesia, Auckland,
Rev. G. Atkin, and native teacher have been
murdered by the natives near Nukapu, in
revenge for the kidnapping of natives by
English vessels.
The IntercoloniaI Conference, of Australia,
has agreed to contract for two postal services
with Europe one between London and
Sydney, via the Suez Canal, the other be-
tween London and Melbourne, via San Fran
cisco.
IHE Institute of the Sisters of st. Joseph
a. Adelaide, South Australia has been broken
up by the Roman Catholic Bishop, in
consequence of the Institute declining to
accept new rules and new organization. The
bishop has also communicated the Sister
Guardian
A GREAT fire occurred on Tuesday in the no
l Rue de Leon, which contains many of the
most elegant shops in Paris. Owing to the