Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
miscellaneous.

GEs. CROOK commenced organizing
forces for an Appache campaign the
first day he arrived at Tuscon. Horses
for active service in the field are re
quired Immediately.
TIE Boston steamships Erie and On
tario have been sold to go into the
South American trade
In some portions of Christian county,
H., corn has been destroyed by the
chinch-bug
The powder mill at Rocky Lake, 15
miles from Halifax, exploded Saturday
morning with great eoncussion. No
particulars have been received as to
the loss. The property was owned
principally by an American company
The Novelty Iron Works, which were
sold IN New York on Thursday, are-re-
ported to have lost several millions
within three years by speculations of
the company owning them Not long
ago the works were exceedingly profit
able, and one of the best pieces of prop
erty in the country
IIae East.
DURING the twenty-four hours ending
with noon there were five suicides in
New York.
THE Society of the Army and Navy
ofthe Gulf held it's third annual meet
ing at Newport on Friday. Gen. Sher-
ldan was elected President.
Hon. A. A. WHITE was robbed of S.
900 in bonds Saturday morning, at
Turin n 7.
i THREE HUNDRED Mormons, Just from
Europe, left New York for Salt Lake
Friday night, in charge ofgBrigham
Young's son, and 400 more are at quar-
antine.
The ST. Johns crew won the four
cared race at Portland
The Metropolitan Hotel III New
York, now being refitted by Boss
Tweed's son and Mr.. Garfield, late of
the Delevan House, Albany, at cost
OF $780, is described by the New
York papers as something wonderful
in magnifcence
! Thirty EIGHT THOUSAND claims for
bounty and arrears of pay, involving
two or three million dollars, are now
IN the office of the Second Auditor of
the Treasury, of which fifteen thousand
will probably be allowed. These claims
are the remains of those arising out of
the late accounts settled from June
30th, 1861, to June 3Oth, 1870, which
involved over 81, 424, 000,O 900.
The West.
AN Irishman named Martin Meara
was hanged by mob at Watseka, Ill,
on Tuesday evening, for having whipped
his son to death While in the hands
of the mob Meara gave the Masonic
/ II of c4x /.
| sponded to, he denounced the craft
GEN. M1bRoY, lately appointed Uni
ted States Marshal for Wyoming, has
resigned and gone home to Indiana
By his resignation the office reverts to
Church Howe, the former incumbent,
as Gen. Milroy had not qualified for the
position.
The miners of Amador county, Cal,
offer to cease the strike and resume
work at old rates, nrovided the military
are removed but the mine owners re-
fused to accept them back at any terms.
The troops remain in possession, and
the mines are being worked by new
gangs.
Crimes and Casualties.
DAVID PRINGLE, New York, agent of
loway, of London, has been arrestedin
New York on charge Of embezzling
/ $25, 900 of his employer funds,
! OLIVER S. HA1sTEAD, JR., formerly
known as g Pet Halstead, was killed
/ by man named George Bolt, alias
Charcoal, y in house of ill-fame In
Newark, N. j., Sunday morning.
w B. LLEwELLYN, travelling agent
! TT II. G. ,f
York, committed suicide at Lone Rock,
Prairie county, Arkansas, on Thurs
| day, by taking an overdose of NOR >,
phine. b4' n
! The wife of G. Ell. Luton, of Patriot,
Ind, was killed on Saturday by being
! thrown from wagon In a funeral pro
cession.
By the overturnlngSof a row-boat in
| Irondequoit Bay, Monday morning,
Miss Ella LELAND, teacher in public
school, Miss Carrie Abel, of New York,
and Mr. Keller B. Byane, of this city,
were drowned.
EIGHT negroes are under arrest at
Memphis for throwing an express safe
from train near Meridian, Miss, and
helping themselves DO its contents.
Out of $12, 900 stolen 81, 500 has been
recovered.
Ar Salem, Marion county, ILL, on
Friday evening last, Miss P M. Wick
erson, highly respected young lady,
accidentally shot herself with revol-
ver iniicting mortal wound. She was
to have been married on the following
day.
The Universalist Church at Hyannls,
Mass, was struck by lightning and en-
tirely consumed by fire. Loss $50, 600.
No insurance.
The Union Hotel, and four dwell
ings, in Cahoes, n Y, were burned
Thursday morning. Loss SIG, 900.
THE stope and engine-house of the
West Lehigh colliery, belonging to G.
Whitstone, of Tamauqua, were burned
Saturday morning. The breaker was
saved, and the men got out on the AL
aska side, at Schuylkill-
A TELEGRAM from Port Elgin, Cana
da, says fires have been raging since
Friday at distance of thirty miles, IN
which section there are a great number
of houses. A large amount of crops
have been destroyed. The village was
tructive fires are also reported in tho
woods near Ottawa.
A ROW of frame buildings was burn
ed in st. Louis on the afternoon of the
4th Loss $4,000.
Foreign.
By order of the French war depart
ment the army of Gen. Vinoy is dis
solved, and the army of Versailles IS
divided into six corps, commanded re-
spectively by Generals Montauban,
Botalille, Barrail. Douay, Clinchant and
Bourbali. Gen. L'Admirault is ap
pointed Governor of Paris.
} ADvIcEs from Hayti to the first, state
that fears are entertained for the safety
of the steamer City of Port au Prince,
| from New York, which WAS then sixteen
| days overdue.
} COUNT DE CHAMBoRD has issued
proclamation announcing that he is
: about to leave France in order that MS