Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.


Henry Wilson claims to have twelve
States pledged to himself for the Vice
Presidency.
Smother Goose is not an imaginary
person. She was the mother in-law of
a printer in Boston, Mass, and her real
name was Elizabeth Goose. The first
edition Of her well known rhymes was
sold for two coppers on Devonshire
street.
The following are the ages of some
of the most celebrated French authors
now living Guizot, IS 4; George Sand,
68 Michelrt, "a; Miguel, rs Victor
Hugo, 70 and Theirs, 76.
A census has just been taken of the
members of Brigham Young's family,
which returns him 68 childre n, of
whom 40 are females. His wives num-
Der 80.
Ole Bull was received in grand style,
by the citizens Of Rochester N. Y, on
the 4th inst. A team of six horses,
with the noted Fisk carriage, was en-
gagged, and he was conveyed through
the city, to The great delight Of his
friends and the public. The concert
was a success.
Edwin Forrest has SO far recovered
his health that he has been able to
return to Philadelphia.
The Alto California says that the
honor paid 10 the Presidents children
in Europe reflects only the esteem and
respect in which he is held as a skill
full General and Chief Magistrate of a
great nation, and adds: When his
political opponents will deserve Of the
Republic as well as Grant has deserved
they may expect the same honors."
Hon. William Joos, mem Der of
the Swiss Congress, and one of the
most active statesmen 10 Switzerland
in all measures pertaining to the wei
fare of his countrymen, has arrived in
this country on a visit, with a common
datory letter of introduction from Min
lister Rublee, for the purpose of ascer.
tanning the most favorable localities
for Swiss settlers, and to secure them
from imposition in reaching and e8tab-
fishing themselves in their new homes.
L. will personally visit Tennessee, Vir-
ginla, and other Middle and Western
States.
Prince Kamehameha, the heir tosthe
throne of the Sandwich Islands, arrived
at San Francisco few days ago, on
his way to Utica New York whittier he
is going to be educated at the Jesuit
College. He is described as young
man of about twenty-five, about five
feet eight inches in height, with very
dark copper colored complexion, and
profusion of black, straight hair. He
was baptized at San Francisco.
The Hartford Comant anticipates
that. should the Democratic National
Convention adopt the Cincinnati child
rem, it would smash their party into
smithereens, and result in Gen. Grant
carrying every state in the Union.
The Pittsburg numerical says
that it has yet to hear of the first Ger
man Democrat in that community who
cordially indorses Greeley, while the
Celtic voters almost unanimously rep
udiate him as their standard be arer.
TRACT SOCIETY The anniversary
of the American Tract Society was
largely attended in New York, inelud-
ing Father Gavazzi The annual re
port shows the receipts of the year from
donations and legacies, to be $126, 533,
and from sales S3l0,903. The expen-
ditures were S437 ,I94, balance in the
treasury, 1898. A resolution was
adopted for the prosecution of publish
ers and vendors of obscene books and
pictures.
Mosby, the famous rebel que rilIa.
has had an interview with the Presi-
lent aad assured him, in the presence
of Col. Forney and Senator Lewis,
that he would support him against Gree
ley.
Garibaldi is reported to be failing
rapidly. He can now walk only with
the help of crutches his fingers are
distorted by rheumatism, and he loo ks
as if he never again would be able to
leave his residence, except in a litter.
He is still cheerful in spite of his Grip
pied state, and his face has preserved
its fresh color and genial expression.
The Eternal City seems to be the
wickedest place in the world, if the
following statistics are to be believed.
It is said that in Rome there are 237
times as many chances of being muir
dered as in England, and 1887 times
more than in Prussia. In England, it
is shown that one murder occurs for ev-
cry 178,000 inhabitants J; in Holland
one for 1853, 900 in Prussia, one for
100, 900 in Austria, one for $1,000 ),
in Spain, one for 4, 113 and in Naples
one for $3.50 ; but at Rome there is
one homicide for every $50 of the inhab-
itants.
Newspapers in the South which sup
port the Cicinnati nominations are fe-
licitating themselves on the fact that
Mr.. Greeley is more than halfa South
erner that is, his better half is a ma
tive Of North Carolina-Miss Cheney
TO whom he was married in 1886
The export cotton trade of New Or
leans never falls short of 500 600, 600
year, and exceeds the imports five
fold. One half Of the cotton crop of
the South goes to market through
New Orleans. New Orleans has only
one grain elevator, and that is idle,
only ffty-four thousand bushels of
grain having passed through that
market since Sept. l.
The President has called upon Col,
lector Casey of New Orleans to resign.