Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-08-28

udJ MC w llllalns, tne dDle Teuldu
orator, is out for Grant and Wilson,
and declares that the Irishmen Of
America owe Grant debt OF graft
tude, and as true men they should pay
the debt next November
An old lady bathing at Long Branch,
with her spectacles on, put without her
wig, was recently taken for MIR. Gree
ley, and drew great crowd.
GREAT FLooD.-NEw York Aug.
23.-Buenos Ayres advices via Panama
state that the recent floods inundated
large quantity of territory near Rio
Janeiro and Para. Both cities suffer-
ed severely, At Para the walls Of
business houses were undermined. A
large house foated away. On the
night of the 9Th Of July the whole of
Matrez Church fell The banks of the
river Ditnia giving away, inundated
sixty houses. aud many animals were
drowned. The people were escaping
10 boats aud on RATS. All the country
around Para is flooded, but the waters
aress believed to be abating ItEis stat
ed, also, that the river Amaganon over.
flowed flooding thousand miles of
county. but the mails was received.
There was great privation aud suffering
at Para and Rio from the effects of the
food
Governor Hoffman has written to the
editor Of the Albany Argus declining
a denomination, in which he says at
is asserted that my official action on
the memorable 18th of July has array
ed in personal hostility to me large
body of voters, and that their opposition
would endanger the federal and state
tickets the success Of which [ desire to
promote. Nevertheless, my own belief
is that the great mass of people, Catho-
lies as we'll as Protestants, approve my
course in the matter, and would say 50
very decidedly, were the issues distinctly
laid before them. Whatever others
may thiEk or say, I know | did what
was right, and that which the interests
and safety of the people of all opinions
demanded"
The ARBITRATION AT GENEVA
DRAWING TO A CLosE.-NEw YORK,
August ga Geneva special saws
that the business of the Tribunal is
drawing to a close, and a decision is ex-
pected in two weeks. Accountants are
calculating the amount of damages
occasioned by each cruiser. When
this is completed the Arbitrators will
render their decision First, as to
whether England is responsible for each
cruiser; aud secondly being response
BILE, as to the sums she should pay.
The case of the Shenandoah exeites an
earnest contest, the Americans pressing
the case and asking damages for the
destruction of whaling ships. The
Georgia case has been practically aban-
doned' -
GENEVA, Aug. 23.-The Board of
Arbitration met at noon. NJ. Staemp.
fiji, the Swiss arbitrator, was DESTROYS
that an adjournment should be had un-
til Tuesday next, on account of the
grand musical festivals, to which the
gentlemen connected with the Tribun
al had been invited. and at which 20.
600 persons are expected to be present
But Sir Rounded Palmer urged the
pressure of business, and the necessity
Of diligence on the part of the Board.
and it was agreed to adjourn until
Monday. The sitting to-day closed at
3 M 1t is probable that tie work
of the Board will be completed before
the 18th Of September.
A brilliant soiI ee was given at the hotel
of S. Bancroft Davis tonight, All the
principal local authorities were invited.
The hotel and other buildings were
illuminated.
The report which has gained cur
rency that the Board of Arbitration
has awarded lump SUM of 1000 900
sterling damages to the United States
is pronounced premature. The strictest
secrecy will be maintained until the
decision of the Board is officially pro-
mulgated.
The first Presbyterian church in
Texas was organized III the city Of
Houston IN 1889 with eleven members.
This one church has grown 10 four
presbyteries, eighty eight churches, for
ty-eighi ministers, and 2,634 members.
A CORES pondent says that they have
the hardest working and smallest paid
ministers in the world.
HEAVY BANK RoBBERY.-The
Third National Bank of Baltimore was
entered by burglars, last week and
robbed of funds and valuables TO the
amount of over half million of dollars,
of which the bank loss is about $780,
900, and despositors the balance.