Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
miscellaneous.

IHE EmprOr Pedro the IL, and the
Empress Theresa, of Brazil, will arrive
in this country next October or soon
after, and remain two months.
A PRIVATE letter from st. Petersburg
says that the intended visit of the
Grand Duke Alexis to this country has
been not only postponed, but entirely
given up.
A PROMINENT physician, who has been
investigating the subject, says four per
York city are illegitimate, and seventy
five per cent. die before they are one
year old.
New YORK is to have new German
theatre.
BARON GERoLT, the retiring Prussian
Minister, is to be dined and wined by
the citizens of New York to-day.
A SUBSCRIPTION has been opened in
New York to assist in alleviating the
suffering in Buenos Ayres, consequent
upon the dreadful epidemic raging
there at late dates
A LAND slide occurred on the Hud-
son River Bailroad, near Stratsburg,
Saturday night, causing collision be-
tween two freight trains, and involving
the destruction of considerable property.
| A ooUNTERFEITER named John Shan
non, alias Sherman, has been arrested
at Fulton, N. Y. He had in his possess
sion several thousand dollars in coun-
| terfeit SO bills of the Farmers Nation
al Bank of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
THYf II
| case of Roberts VS.. Dickey, and others,
Justice Strong, of the Supreme Court,
has decided that an infringement was
established, and granted perpetual in
junction and decree for an assessment
The West.
A number of freight and flat cars
were wrecked by collision at Quincy,
ILL.,, on Friday Several men were
bruised but not fatally hurt.
The ladies of Evanston, ILL.,, have un-
dertaken to establish at that place
ladies' college, of the higest order, and
have with that object formed an educa-
tional association with Mrs. A. H.
Hoge as President.
A PARTY of resurrectionists were sur
prised at their work in the German
cemetery near Chicago, Friday evening,
but made their escape. They had re-
moved the body of woman named
Anna Mehlig from it's grave, and were
about to open another grave when dis
covered.
The Lincoln monument now being
erected at Oak Ridge Cemetery, near
Springfield, ILL.,, will be completed
about the first of July. The Monument
Association held meeting and decided
to celebrate the occasion with appro-
pirate services. Besides the unveiling
and Inauguration of the bronze statue
OF Mr.. Lincoln, just cast from the
model OF Mead, the celebrated sculptor,
the remains OF the murdered President
will be transferred to the new vault in
the base of the monunent.
The South,
VINcENTE BAYoNNE and Pedro Aberil
were hanged in New Orleans, on Satur-
day, for numbering a sailor about a
year ago.
J. W. ROGERS, d. D., formerly an
Episcopal clergyman at Memphis,
Tenn, has created a sensation at Otta-
wa, ILL.,, by lecturing on the subject of
Ritualism; or, Why became Cath
olic"
Crimes and Casualties.
Rev. Edward w. Drew, assistant
pastor of the Western Seamen's Bethel
Union, corner Michigan and Market
streets, Chicago. is under arrest on a
charge of rape. p
MARY SPIKENs, three years of age, fell
into privy vault in the rear of her
parents residence, on Mary street, near
! Archer avenue, Chicago, Thursday af-
ternoon, and when discovered life was
3 extinct.
THE body of man named Patrick
jennings, formerly a member of the
First Regiment Michigan Light Artil-
lery, was found in the river at Chicago,
! Friday afternoon.
l An insane man entered the church OF
st. Vincent Ferrer, in New York city,
f during mass Sunday evening, created a
: disturbance, stabbed man in the fore.
o head, and then defended himself with
an axe until arrested by the police
: The priest had to leave the altar to save
/, the man from being hanged by the con
q gregation.
The girdler of the Martin Greer
peach orchard, at Benton Harbor, nov
{ owned by Martin G. Hunter, has beer
caught at last. His name is William
> Cornwell. The orchard has beer
girdled five times, and the motive tha
y prompted it is supposed to be ;
n financial transaction between Corn
Us well and Green, which seems tt
have made sort of monomanlac OF the
h former. 1t seems that he loaned abou
s. 81. 500 to Green several years ago, anC
II soon after the latter failed and Corn
il we'll lost the whole amount. Cornwel
is single man of about 45 years o
. age. and this 81, 500 was his canning
IS during lifetime of hard labor, and it
rs loss appears to have affected him serl
N ously.
Obituary.
n BARON DE VANGRIGNEUsR, for man.
a wears attached to the French Legation
it at Washington, recently died in Wash
s ington.
Col. JOHN G. LUCAS DAVIS, a grad
uate of West Point, who fought throug
= the Mexican war, and commanded tn
ts Tenth Virginia Cavalry in the late civ
10 10 war, died at Richmond on Saturday.
JOHN GREINER, Of Columbus, Ohio
- ex- Governor of New Mexico, and al
~ "a thor of the famous log-cabin songs {
NJ ~, 1910, died of paralysis, at Toledo, Sa
On urday morning.
~ Fires.
R. N. SAFFoRD's country house, ne
n, Bergen Point, N. j., was burned Sa
ed urday night, with all its furniture al
no number of valuable pictures and e
he cravings. Loss, $40, 900.
ONE of the Pullman car shops in d
ed troit was destroyed by fire Thursd
his morning, together with two finish
nd cars, one in process of constructio
and considerable stock. Total loss
TO- timated at $48, 600.
ew A TWO year old son of Lorenzo Rie
nto ard, was burned to death, near Augl
ink ta, Eau Claire county, last week L
- child's clothes took fire from burn
70 marsh.