Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-06
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the mexican Munster at washington, was
drowned on Friday. while bathing.
The international quot match on Friday,
between Buffalo and Toronto, was won by the
latter by 162. Kinks played, II; total score,
Toronto, 634 Buffalo 472
FIFTEEN MILLIONS of the new five per cent
bonds, subscribed for abroad, will be ready for
shipment by Saturdays steamer, and more
will follow on the 9th of September.
IHE Commissioner of Internal Revenue de-
cides that the revenue law will not reach the
case of cigar-dealers who use imitation i'm
ported stamps upon boxes of domestic cigars.
The trotting mare, Lady Thorne, is again pre
parlng for the turf, having been hitched to
wagon Saturday last, for the first time since
the accident, year ago. Mace thinks Thorne
can soon be made to resume her place on the
track. F'0O 0-- '--0
IHE recent heavy demand for the new five
per cent. bonds has developed great increase
ID the call for bords of the denominations of
900 and $50, which is understood to be due to
Investments in these securities by working
classes.
IHE steamship London, reported lost off
the Florida coast with twenty lives, was built
OF iron, and abont 800 tons burden. Her car
go was full one of assorted merchandise,
amounting in value at least to 5000, 900.
INSPECTOR E. PLATr STRATroN, who was
charged with manslaughter in the third de-
gree by the coroner's jury in the WestfeId ex-
plosion investigation, surrendered himself and
was released on S., 600 bail
On Thursday, subscriptions to the rev loan
amounted te 81 500, ,00f. It is auticipated
that the balance of the loan viii be closed i'm
Iio+aJ bo
in the order Of their reception. Those in ex-
cess of the fifty millions reserved for sale to
the national banks will be returned.
LATE advices received at the agricultural
department. from several cotton-growing
states are to the effect that the crop is almost
failure, the falling off being about Is per
cent. as compared with last year. The army
worm has made it's appearance in some sections
where the crop was fair, and ruined hundreds
of acres of it. AdYiees from the Louisiana
sugar-growing districts are more encouraging,
and the yield is estimated at 250, 600 hogsheads.
In Virginia and Maryland the corn and tobacco
crops have been injured by the drouth, and
the yield will be nothing like as great as was
anticipated few weeks ago.
The East
TIE famous United States Hotel at Sarato
ga, is to be rebuilt at a cost of half million
dollars.
The people of Brooklyn have asked for re-
duotion of 345, 900, 900 in the state estimate of
the value OF real estate in that county.
The New York Times is to be sued by Tam
many for six years rent for the ground which
the establishment occupies.
PENEsyLyANIAN5 in the Treasury Depart
ment are to be allowed ten days leave of alb
sence, besides their usual leave of one month,
for the purpose Of voting.
JOHN A. MARTIN and Geo. A. Crawford have
been appointed Commissioners for Kansas to
the Centennial Celebration OF American Inde-
pendenee.
a TRUNK containing the body of female
about 25 years old, who had died from an
abortion, was left at the Hudson River Rail-
road depot, in New York, on Saturday.
TIE dispute about Trinity Church property
promises to be revived. The Anneke Jams
people now say they have discovered further
evidence OF their right to the property, and
are raising means for the commencement of a
new suit
REAR COMMODORE OsGooD of the New York
Yacht Club, accepts Vice Commodore Doug
lass challenge, and will race the Columbia
against the Sappho thirty miles to windward
for the 81 900 cup.
A GAME of Lacrosse for the championship
of the world, was played in Brooklyn, on Sat-
urday, between the Shamrocks of Montreal
and the Coughanawaga Indiang-the former
winning.
The Brooklyn county eoroner's jury in the
Westfeld explosion case. has rendered YER
dict holding Jacob H. Vanderbilt, President
of the Staten Island Railroad Company, John
Il. Matthew. United States Inspector, James
Il. Braisted, Superintendent of the Staten
Island Railroad Company, and Henry Robin
son, engineer of the company, responsible for
the disaster. The parties indicted are to be
arrested at once.
The West.
A CATHOLIC CHURCH is being built in Detroit,
the bare walls of which VIII cost 570, ,0Q0
EIGHT buildings were burned at Palaski,
Tenn. on Tuesday. Loss very heavy.
A FIRE in Winchester, Adams county, Ohio. |
destroyed the Ramsey Hotel, the Masonic
building and Douglass drug store. Loss,
$4,000.
ADvIcEs from Fort Sill to the 18th state that
several chiefs of the Kiowas had come in. |
bringing part Of the mules stolen by them
III Texas.
a WAGON containing the family Of one Vim.
Shea upset at Cincinnati, on Sunaay, breaking
the arms of Mr. and Mrs. Shea, the leg of on
child, and injuring the other children.
CHAs. BUsCH, of the firm of Busch & Sim
mors, cabinet makers in Chicago was Instant
ly killed on Thursday by block of wood
thrown from circuler saw, which struck him
in the neck.
\ FIRE at Amboy, H., On Friday, destroyed
nearly all the business houses on both sides of
Main street. Loss, 500, 600 /; insurance S75,-
600. 4 man named John Shannon who was in
the city jail, was burned to death before help
could reach him
REV JNc. BECK, minister of Leavenworth,
was severely beaten and then shot, bv Gang
of rowdies at q camp-neeting near RuIo. Ne
baaska, few days since.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
decided not to allow the claim made bv the
Bank of Kentucky for the refundlng Of taxes
paid. The claim for refunding was on the
ground that ihe state owed large amount of
stock in the bank.
FIRE broke out in The dry-goods store of
Trash d Bro, at Hartford City. Ind, Wednes-
day morning, and destroyed the entire south
side Of the public square, embracing twelve
buildings. Loss $4,000.
At Red Oak station, on the Burlington and
Missouri road, so miles from Council Bluffs,
man named Cowdry shot divorced wife Of his
through the right lung, inhicting a mortal
wound. He then placed the pistol to his own
head, fired three shots, each shot piercing his
skull He did not live five minutes after he
was shot.
Foreign.
The Emperor Napoleon will pass some time
at Torquay.
II Is now denied that the Russian Minister,
NJ. de Catacazy, has been recalled.
CONSUL MCGOWAN, at Shanghai, writes to
the State Department warning against the
introduction into this country of the rnder-
pest from Sizera.
The British Consul at Carthagen has gone
to England to organize canal company to
connect the interior of the Island with the
Ma9dalena river.
II Is rnnnrel that an attennnt has hoar