Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-09
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AN eighteen thousand dollar fire occurred at
retersbofo, Ont, on Monday.
A SPECIAL from Washington says Secretary
Boutwell, has decided not to allow the Ken
tuckv war claim to be paid
A FREIGHT brakeman named Perine, was run
over and killed near Fort Wayne. Sunday
morning. His body was shockingly mangled
E. E. HAFCH. q book-keeper of the Amador
mine, was assassinated by the League. but in
turn shot NcAlanay, one of the leaders of the
League.
SECBETARZ BELKNAP has embarked ON the u.
S. steamer Michigan. at Detroit. for trip up
the lakes, more especially to visit the Sault
Canal
The steamer Florence, running between
New York and Conev Island, while returning
from RockaWay on Thursday. with about one
huhdfed passengers on board burst her steam
pipe and became disabled CONSERVATION
was caused among the passengers, but no
ives were lost
iHE records Of the Internal Revenue Office
show that there were sc. 178. 800 pounds of to-
bacco and 6,328, ,005 100 cigars, upon wIi-,, he
tax was paid during the year according to
tle census returns, IS, 800 900, the above
would give each person ~ pounds of tobacco
VHE Secretary OF the Interior has nominated
Robert Lee, of Zanesyi1e, Ohio, George
Oulten, of San Francisco, and Mr. Wilson. of
Minnesota, commissioners on the part of the
Government to examine The section of twenty
miles lately completed on the Southern Pacific
Railroad Of California.
The fruit crop of Ohio, promises beyond all
expectation. Peaches are more abundant than
last year, about average in quantity, and the
fruit is OF better quality. Apples have not
been 50 good quality for ten years. of which
the weld is fair. There has not been such a
crop Of plums within decade.
THE perjury case upon the complaint of W
Z. Fishback editor of the Journal against r.
J. Bright proprietor of tie Sentinel. inyolv-
ing some of the accounts of the latter as state |
printer, cameup for preliminary examination
at Indianapolis on Thursday The case was
postponed to await the action of the grand
Jury.
A CARAcAs letter of July 8tb, says that the
revolutionlsts under Herrero have defeated
Guzman Blanco's forces at every point, until
he cannot hold out much longer. The sailing
Of Quesada expedition for Cuba would, it is
feared, cause q war with Spain, as it is in con
TaYentlon Of the treaty between the two coun-
tries. Spanish war vessels are expected to |
blockade the ports.
Wm HENRY JOHNSON and Richard Green |
two negroes found guilty of the murder of |
prominent and highly respected citizen of |
Petersburg, Charles Friend, in March last |
were on Friday hanged il Prince George coun- /
", Va, in the presence of from l 500 to 1000 /
pectators, black and white. Both criminals |
made short and forcible speeches on the gal |
lows, protesting their innocence.
The East.
The total loss by the explosion at the Wash /
ington arsenal is s62. 900.
The wife of Jay Cooke died Friday night. I
near Philadelphia, of heart disease.
CHAs. RocKAFELIow, boy, accidently shot |
and killed himself near Oswego on Wednes-
day
CURTIS I. GILBERT, for some years connect
ed with the New York Tribune, died Thursday |
morning.
FoRTY-sIx thousand dollars worth of prop |
erty was destroyed by fire at Northport, Mass,
ON Friday and Saturday.
The small schooner Jennie, laden with pc
troleutr for Hull, England, was destroyed by /
fire off Jersey Flats, Sunday evening.
FIRE at Rhinebecl1 Station, N Y, on Fri |
day, destroyed AdoIph Somerss marble works |
and Hegeman's hotel. Loss S26, 600 partially |
insured.
IHREE hundred acres ofland have been pur-
chased by the State Commissioners within two
aud one-half miles Of Norustown, N J., for
the new lunatic asylum ordered by the last |
Legislature. Negotiations are in progress for |
adiacen. sections.
Benz. ALcoTT, an Englishman, and Alfre
Rgna, a French Canadian, were arrested in |
Boston, Tuesday as the robbers of the |
Dominion Bank OF Toronto, ON the 10th of
June. They were detected in offering several |
stolen bonds TO brokers. In their trunks were
found large quantities of burglars tools.
HENRY COTTON and J. Koy, Jr, of Plttsburg,
who, with the Bigain brothers, viii make up
the champion American crew fer the worlds |
regatta at Halifax, have arrived in New York |
and will go Immediately into training. Coul /
ter IS determined to get on a single scuII race !
with Renforth, the English champion at Hall /
fax.
joHE kELLuHI, a well known architect, died |
at Hampstead, L. L, on Tuesday. He was the |
architect of the Brooklyn City Hall, New York |
Herald building, Stewards retail store, and the
Womens Hotel on 4th avenue, and had lately /
been IN Mr.. Stewart's exclusive employ. super /
intending extensive improvements, aud the /
building and operating of the Hempsteadl
drains. He leaves fortune of a million dol !
laTa.
The stesS.