Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-04-24
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the government.
VERDICT was given to Mrs. Rose Kelly. at
New York, Saturday, of $4,000, for the loss of
her husband by the explosion of the steamer
Westfield IN July last
ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED immigrants
from Alsace and Lorraine have arrived in New
York, during the last week, all well and in an
parent good circumstances.
EDWIN S. MCCooK, Secretary and octino
Governor Of the territory of Dakota. warns
all pereons to keep away from the Black Hills
the same beng within the military reservation.
GEN AERRTLL BARLOW, prominent LAWYER
and politician, died at his residence. in Cleve-
Lfue, Saturday morning, from the effects Of a
pafaiytic stroke. The deceased was Adjutant
General Of Ohio during the war.
CHARLES and James Jones, brothers. aged
four and six years, were horribly mangled by
the falling in Of an old brick wall around a
yard In The upper part of Louisville, Saturday
evening. Neither is expected to hve.
A coNFLAGRATIoE in Omaha, on Sunday.
destroyed Davis g Rice's commission house.
Sargents jewelry store, Biendorf's bakery,
sdeubeman's jewelry store, a pawnbroker sbon
and restaurant. Loss probably about $40
0G0. ~
IT is understood that the National Demo-
cratic Committee viii meet in Washington
about the 25th. in order to adopt measures to
secure an immediate and thorough organiza-
t5on Q5 ths Democratic party for the Presi-
iszstial campaign.
DE- MARVIN and Samuel Boyd were found
guilty Of causing the death of Miss Oliver, of
Wood River, Neb., by producing an abortion
The former was sentenced to three and a half
years and the latter to six months in the nen-
itentIary.
lie PRESIDENT has appointed Samuel A. II
win. Collector Of internal Revenue for Chi
ea8o, vice Raster, resigned. Irwin, was first
deputy, and is appointed under the civil SER
nee rule for promotion, though Congressman
IarTeli first approved of the same
Inc members Of the Army Of the Tennessee.
residing at Madison, Wis, and vicinity, held
meeting last Saturday evening, to arrange mat
ters looking to a successful reunion of their
old army TO take place at Madison on JuIv
attn, next The citizens generally are taking
interest in the matter
REGULAR watch manufacturer. on the wit
ness stand in the Elias case in New York on
Saturday, testified that the case of :. siIve.
watch purchased from Tiffany e. Co.. for $40.
had less silver than an Elias watch. The lat
ter contains less than 3 per cent. of silver.
FIRE IN Cleveland, on Monday, DESTROYED
the building on Garter street owned BY c. N.
wilson, and occupied by James Denham as a.
sash factory Mayhew Bros planning mill. and
Whltworth & Stewart, manufacturers of sew
ing machine cases. Loss on building S25 00n
No insurance.
The President on Tuesday sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations C. ". Teeen-
DIE, Minister Resident to the Argentine Re-
public; James Fl. Ingraham. Surveyor of
Customs at New Orleans: Elisha p Hap,i1-
ton, Surveyor of Customs at Quincy. Illinois
Commodore Joseph 4. Green, to be Rear Ad
miral.
The government detectives at New York. On
Saturday, arrested John Morehead on a cbaroe
OF eounterfeitin8. Young Izzy lazarus and
Frank ALGilvey, who were arrested on the Same
charge during the week, gave information i'm
pHc3tln8 MoTehead, who is said to be an ey
te,lslye- operator. .--s. -
IHE commercial travellers of New York citv
nave organized union They have arranged
for comm utation at special rates over 80 0oo
1nlie5 OF railroads and steamboats, a radrc--
tlol ot hotel expenses, and reduction of tala
Sf&ph rates also, combined to opDosa tbe
payment Of state or city license
= Pl.l-fLNENT Illinois politician states that
Senator IruTabulI has recently written a letter
to his brother-iu-IaR, Dr.. Jaynas, of SPRING
Heill, ILL.,, IN which lie commits himself to tba
liberal movement, and expresses the o,inio7,
tha5 the nominee of the Cincinnati Convention
VIII be the next President
1HA NeT York Tribune announces that Dro.
ceedIngs have been instituted by United States
District Attorney Purdy, in the q. S. Commits
sloaeIs Court against the officers of the 10th
Natobal Bank, Tor having used their instjtu-
ton TO lock up four and tkree-ouarter millions
q legal tenders with a view of ca17sinor . de-
cline 10 stock. "
LIE annual conference Of the Mormon
OaaEeh began II Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Inc speakers gloried the progress of the king
dom. The Mormon Church could not be re-
taIded BY the combined efforts Of all exist
lA5 powers. Every president. iudoe officer
alL priest against Il felt Christening the hand
AT Cleveland, on Thursday eyenin, inst be
tore dark, being was seen on a BODY Of float
lEg zee mile or two out IN the lake. b,7t fT,e
o-stalce was too great to tell whether it was a
man or boy The matter was reported 70
the police, and two Of the force volunteered
70 go out u search. They procured a boat
found nothing -'
tgLL returns Of the Rhode Island election
snow majority Of /, 176 for PaddIeford. tbe
hepubAcan candidate for Governor. and 40
majority for Cutler, Democrat. for IieDtensnt
01Liof- some scattering votes not return
ed may possibly throw the election of TieUt
GoVernorIhto the Republican legislature The
remainder OF the Republican slate ticket has
about 2,103 majority.
a AET YORK reporter says: q report has
De5l current here that Gen. Sicldes has mate
SoJ9,00J by the part he took in the Erie revo-
laloh' but, on the best authority, can state
that such IS not the fact Favorable offers
were made to him, which he declined beino
unwilling to place himself in a false p5sition0
All that he received was his expenses s.. 500.
he SAILS for Madrid on the 18th inst'
a Miss HoAG recently died rather suddenly
at Evanston, H., as was supposed from CON
sumption. At the request of her parents a
post 0lorteaB examination was made. which
disclosed the fact that her death was caused
n.y. the poin5 Of a need G which was driven into
her side seven years ago by fall and had inn
bedded itself in her heart. The piece taken
cut was about one inch and one-eighth in |
length. I5 is wonder how life could have
existed after the steel lad forced its way into |
he 1te-SiYinS organ.
Abroad
IHe Queen has returned to London from |
her visit to Germany.
lNrERNATIoLIsM has been declared by Ger
man jury to be high treason against the Ger
man empire.
AsHocR Of earthquake was felt in the Mexi-
can capital and several states, lasting thirty
seconds on the 29th ult.
THE Lower California difficulty has been
settled by the Mexican Government conceding
the privilege OF gathering orchiIla.
THE voluntary subscriptions of French resi-
dents IN Mexico towards the payment of the
French indemnify, now amount to $4,000.
d PARIS telegram announces that the Octroi +
oineefs on Monday discovered and seized sixty
sAelts and Grenades, concealed in two market