Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-11
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tiBue. destroying immense amounts OF valua-
BILE timber.
SPECIMENS Of gold rock bearing have been /
received in Salt Lake City, from Tintic, assay
ed over forty thousand dollars per ton.
TIE Irish band hasanother split, had and
two men, with their leader, Richardson, sailed
for Europe on Saturday.
Mrs FREDERICK AsHERMAN, wife Of Ger
man laborer of Cincinnati, set her clothes on
fire, Monday, BY kindling fire in stove with
coal oil, and was burned to death.
a girl named Maria Alexander, and child
named Cora Mcgee, were burned to death at
Indianapolis, on Wednesday, while attempt
Ig to light fires with coal OIL
The Somerset saw-mills, near Augusta
Maine, were burned Tuesday night. Loss,
$4,000 insurance, $18,0 COO.
SALT LAKE dispatch states that disas-
trous fire is raging IN the timber east Of the
Rocky Mountains.
lF tight between Ben. Williams and John
Chatham, for 81, 600 side, near W2shoe Lake,
California forty-fiye rounds were fought.
Williams won. Over $40, 600 changed hands.
john B. LYON, chief manager Of the Chicago
corner states his liabilities to be $500, GOO, and
offers his creditors twenty per cent. cash and
five per cent. more in thirty. days.
MRs. AMELIA WHEAT, aged 49, residing at
No. 63 lombard street, Baltimore, was mur-
dered in her bed, by shooting at an early hour
Tuesday morning.
MosEs RoAoHrB, noted convict and the
loaded Of the State Prison break at Carson,
Nevada, last year. was recaptured at San
Francisco on "Wednesday night
UTAH mining news for the last few days has
been unusually encouraging, in some instances
nearly quarter Of million having been paid
in cash on transfers Of mining property.
A COAL train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad ran off the track Sunday afternoon,
Randolph Fowler, the engineer, was killed,
and the train wrecked.
THE Tennessee Democratic State Conven-
ton nominated John NJ Flannigan, Of Knox.
and Gen. B. F. Cheatham, Of Coffee, for Con
gressmen from the state at large
DURING the tgenty-four hours ending at two
o'clock Sunday morning, there were seven
small fires in st. Louis, involving a loss of
about $4,000. Four fremen were prostrated
by the heat, and three horses sunstroked.
a CONSTRUCTION TRAIN on the Chicago, Gin
ton and Dubuque Railroad, was thrown from
the track near Belleyiew, Iowa. by an obstruc-
ton placed on the track, and two men killed
and four others severely injured.
LETTER from the editor of prominent
Republican paper in Oregon predicts that that
State viii give 1900 majority for Grant and
Wilson unless the favorable course of affairs
should be checked by a reverse in Maine.
Rev. HUGH. S, BRoHN, noted Baptist
preacher of Liverpool, arrived in New York
Sunday morning, and preached to an immense
audience in Hanson Place Baptist Church in
he evening.
The largest single days receipts of grain in
Chicago occurred on Monday, the same being
1,744 car loads, together with 10000 bushels
received by canal. The aggregate is about
100000 bushels, valued in the neighborhood
Of 100000. The past week has also been the
heaviest in the annals Of this great depot.
VICTORIA Woodruff and her Sister Tennie
G. Claiin were exam ined on Tuesday. as iudg-
ment debtors in suit brought against them
by Brinkerhof Myers. Both testified that
they do not own a dollars worth of property.
JUDGE SMELL, of the Washington police
court, on Tuesday fined a restaurant keeper
one hundred dollars, and ordered the forfeit
ure of his license, for refusing liquor to col
ored man.
DESTRUCTIVE incendiary fire occurred at
Mount Carmel, Illinois, between 1 and 2
o'clock Tuesday morning, burning eight busi-
ness houses, including the Register printing
Office and Ridgeway's new three-story block.
Loss about $4,000, with less than s., 900 in
suranee
Henry REDMOND, a gold broker of New York.
failed on Monday. Liabilities 81, 600, 600. with
less than half that amount of assets.
REYNOLDS & Co. 5 large ham warehouse
with the ice house adjoining, in PEORIA ILL.,,
was burned down on Tuesday. The loss on
buildings and stock is forty thousand dollars.
ON Wednesday afternoon a two year old in
fant Of Matt Gill, Of JeffersonviIle, Ind. pIav-
ing on the track Of the railroad, was run over
by train aud had an arm and Ieg cut off. IT
died three hours after
IHERE Is considerable excitement in Salt
Lake City in consequence Of the recent of
precious gems, by the Savage Company, from
New Mexico. The rubies, emeralds, opals, gar
nets, and sapphires are pronounced genuine
The lapidaries Of New York are to decide the
diamondquestion. Another expedition is or
ganizing there in search of gems.
SOPHIA PETHRs was burned to death by an
explosion Of kerosene, at the residence of a
farmer named Dreamer, in Buffalo, Scott cour-
ty, Iowa, on Sunday
Ar Poughkeepsies on Friday last, as the vito
OF DIR. Roberts, her mother, two children and
the nurse, were descending the mountain op-
poslte the city in one horse wagon the traces
suddenly broke. and the wagon went down hill
with fearful velocity and then tumbIed over
precpIoe. All the occupants were found IN
der the vehicle and all more or less injured.
but none it is thought seriously.
LETTER from A. J. Alexander. the owner
Of the race horse Lexington, says: +: &C Old Lex
ington is not dead. and hone he will not he
for years to come. He has been somewhat in
disposed, but from nothing serious. Nothing
has eansed me to fear his early death. He is
much improved in the past week Lexington
now p years old"
The contract for furnishing the stone for the
superstructur0 of the new Federal building at
Chicago has teen awarded to John NJ. Mueller.
of Cincinnati The stone is to be taken from
the same quarry as that for the new Board of
Trade building in Chicago. The rates to be
paid are s1.30 per cubic foot for blocks con
tanning one hundred feet or less, 81. 1.35 per foot
for blocks between one hundred and one hun
dred and fifty cubic feet, and $1471< per foot
for all in blocks of more than one hundred and
fifty cubic feet.
The principal part of the business portion of
the town 81 Mitchell Ontario, was burned on
Saturda y,including the postofice, telegraph
Office and several stores. Loss 100000. In
surance SIS, 600.
SIX men were injured by an explosion of fire
damplin coIliery near Pittsburg, on satur-
day. Two will die.
The importation Of Belgium coal continues
on an extensive scale, it being four shilings
per ton cheaper than English coal.
AN expensive monument was demolished by
lightning ct Terre Haute, on Wednesday even
ing.
CONSIDERABLE damage was done to build
ings. shade trees and crops in the vicinity of
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