Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-29
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% deaths out of 474 passengers.
The bricklayers of New York will strike next
Monday, unless allowed "a per day for eight
hours work.
The Mace-O' Baldwin fight is finally fixed fo
August 18th. Mace goes to California to train
O'Baldwir trains at Pittsburg.
THE fax mill of Brownell & Co. at Rochelle.
Ill, was burned on Tuesday evening. Loss
$4,000
REv. DR.. HUSTON, the Maryland hbertine.
has sued the Baltimore American fer libel,
placing his damages at $1,000
@ SEVERAL police officers were terribly beaten
- by gang of roughs in Philadelphia on sun
day.
In New Orleans, on Monday, Judge Heard
rendered 9, decision restoring the confiscated
property of the late Jno Sliden to the heirs
of the deceased.
1HE body of man named Ward, a clerk at
a. L. Stewart's, who disappeared March 1st,
has been found in North River. Ward had ev-
identity been murdered and robbed
A DISPATCH from Scranton saws the Moosic
Powder-nill, at Gibsonyile. Luzerne county,
Pa, exploded Monday morning. The woods
for miles around are on fire
a CONFEDERATION in BROOKLYN on Monday
destroyed buildings on Throop avenue and
Bartlett street, rendering one hundred fami-
hes homeless. Loss $50, ,0o0
Tue Chicago papers pronounce the laborers'
demonstration in that city to have been only
partially successful. Less than four thousand
took part in the procession.
By the destruction Of Clothier & Sprodson's
sLlnge mills, several stores, Offices, ETC.. at
Kempelville Ontario, on Tuesday, s2O00dO
Morth of property was consumed.
THE bark Caroline, from Bremen had seven
teen deaths during the passage, out of Ala
passengers. The bark Gessler. from Bremen,
with 240 passengers, had 16 deaths.
PETER GRAY, wealthy resident of Pitts
town, Rensselaer, county, n. Y, was murdered
near his dwelling Saturday night. The mur-
derer is unknown
THE Grand Trunk railway bridge at South
Paris, Maine, was burned Monday morning,
having caught fire from ernbers dropped by
an engine.
BAssETT BAILEY died suddenly in Clinton
county, Indiana. under circumstances which
lead to the belief that he was poisoned by his
wife. An inyesti 5ation is progressing.
A TELEGRAM from New York states that the
jury was unable to agree in the case of Mad
ade Freloff who asks 100000 damages for
loss of baggage. Six award $75000 three S25,-
O00, and three 600. They were discharged |
AT the afternoon session of the Woodruff
: Convention, in New York on SATURDAY.. a res
olutlon was adopted authorizing the issue of
bonds for the expenses of the campaign. The
bonds are to be payable when the people sue
eeed IN regaining possession of the Govern
ment. Some 50, 900 were pledgsd.
DAVID ScoTT and Michael Clarest, who mur-
dered three inmates of house of il-fame
near Windsor Locks, in January last, and we're
subsequently arrested at Varwort. Ohio were
found guilty of murder In. the first degree and
= sentenced to state prison for life. The testi-
mony was all cireumstantial
J. R. PATTEEn1AN, for long time a promi-
nent clerk in the New York postoffice, has
been arrested and committed in default of
- 20, ,005 bail for embezZling letters and pack
.@ ages containing articles OF value. Some of
the articles were found on his person. He
admitted his guilt.
The fires in the Pennsylyania woods are
still raging, in many quarters destroying vast
amounts of lumber and timber A number of
barns and small houses have been destroyed
in the vicinity of Moscow and Lehigh Falls.
DESPERATE fight with canes and pocket
knives occurred at Washington, Saturday, be-
tween Gen. A. Jones, of West Virginia, and
Col. Calvin Sayre, of Alabama Both receiy-
ed serious Injuries.
Two boys, whose names could not be
learned, were poisoned at Leo, Indiana, by
drinking water from the ST. Joe river An
analysis viii be made to ascertain, if possible
the poisonous substance contained i'll it. Il
PARRYs dog sledge and raft expedition in
& search of the open polar sea, sails via Alaska
this week. He expects to spend three days
oose on the shores of the Arctic sea- and sail
round to Greenland on raft.
e fDR. GEO. r. GILES was arrested in New York
on Tuesday evening charged with having caus-
ed the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Lowden.
widow residing at 200 Thompson street. by an
operation performed for the purpose of pro-
curing an abortion.
FIRE in Louisville on Tuesday, burned
the stables and warehouse of Fl. J. Lewis &
Bros, sash and blind factory, consuming
rye quantity of finished work. Two mules
and four horses were burned to death. Loss
$4,000.
The New York Board of Fire Underwriters |
have voted to resume the old rate of insl1r- |
ance OF 1869, with only FIVE per cent. commits |
sion to agents and brokers. and q commi, tee |
was appointed to confer with the fire insur
ance companies here to the date of com |
mencing.
-. THOMAS SHARP, young resident of Prince |
ton, Ind, was badly and perhaps fatally burn
ell by entering oil cellar with a lighted
lamp setting fire to the gas emitted froIn the
oil stored therein
MOB Of strikers attacked a number of la |
'borers on the works of the Metropolitan Gas
Company, on Sixty-second street. New York, |
friday morning. An extensive fight ensued, |
during which the strikers were driven off by |
Germans, and the police protected the work
men from further Interference
In Thornton, Cook county, illinois, or We'd |
neaday- ayoung man named McCracken shot |
his father three times once in the arm and
twice IN the head. The father was abusing
his family. The son interfered and the faith
er then tred to kill the son with ish-spear
with the above result. He was still alive at
last accounts, but there was no hope of his
recovery.
EDWIN SIMoSDs, a Chicago carpenter, be-
s came jealous of his wife, and the parties sep
arated she suing for divorce. On Friday
morning the parties met by engagement at the
residence of Mrs. Wycoff, a sister of Mrs
Simonds, No 130 South Morgan street, and re-
tired into bedroom for consultation. Almost
immediately thereafter pistol shots were
heard, and on entering the room it was found
that Simonds had killed his wife by shooting
her through the head, and then blown his own
brains out. The theory of the crime is that
Slmonds, at that fatal interview, asked her to
withdrew the bill of divorce, and that, on her
refusing to comply, he first shot her and then
himself
The anniversary of the American Tract So
ciety was largely attended, including,
Father Gavazzi The annual report shows
the receiots of the year from donations and
legacies $126, ,833, and from sales $40, 903: ex-
pendltures 1887 1874; balance in the treasury
1898. A resolution adopted for the prose-
cution of publishers and vendors of obscene
books and pictures
SOME days since two men, named Tulden and
Anderson. were murdered in Caldwell, Sumner
cosnty, Kansas, by a man named Mccarthy,
who escaped into the Indian territory. Wig
lance committee Immediately found out and
slot NIcGartlr Afto, tho "a t,,rr, ,e H. -: