Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-17
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CHAuNcEY JOHNSON, o pal of Dutch Helm
1ich ard a notorious thief, has been sentenced
.bfa New York court to ten years in Sing Sing.
Oliver G. OBRI shot and killed Chas l. Dol
son. in the rostofice at Salt Lake City Both
belong to the sporting class
THE failure Of Baldwin, Rice & O., a New
York straw goods house, fo1 Il ,000, 600, is an.
nounced. The assets are said to be small.
The wheat harvest,in Southern Ohio is al
ready fairly under way. Although thinner on
the ground than usual, tie heads ii, heavy
and well filed
Tar French band in attendance at the Peace
Jubilee, have received permission to visit Chi
cago. 1t IS thought that the English Grena-
dler Band viii also be permitted to come west i,
ANDREW hEnIBLE and a. Moorohead were
arrested at Fort Wayne, charged with the out
rage and murder of Miss seoore of Mercer
county, N. Y
HE smallpox is spreading rapidly in Eas
Washington The Board Health has caused
several localities 10 be closed in, and there is
great excitement IN regard to the fubicct ia
that part of the city.
SEVEN flooded oil cars caught fire ft-s - q d
passing engine Saturday morning, rear Pal
myra, and were entirely consumed. Both
tracks OF railroad for some distance, were Ge
stroyed. The loss is heavy.
LAST Wednesday at Fort Smith Fred rrosse
attacked Miss Anna NcGrew, a dress maker
with an iron car striking her on the head
and telling her to the Garth Thinking he had
killed her he retired to his room and shot
himself through the heart Cause, jealousy.
The distillery of Elkein & Middleton, i'll
Philadelphia, damaged by fire, en- Monday
evening, to the extent of sos, 600. insurance
$50, 600
ROBERT BONNER, on Saturday, received
dispatch from Boston, stating that the horse
10. Elliott, s years old, hal just been driven a
mile in 215h, beating Dexter's fast time of
216
JAMES BUREs, Treasurer of Yates county,
New York, has been absent from his home al
Penn Yam, and it is now definitely ascertained
that he is a defaulter to the amount of $780,
600, and that he has absconded with a young
woman named Cynthia Cooley.
MISS LIZZIE VOORHEES,, daughter of Stephen
Voorhees,, of Jacksonville, H.. was accidentally
shot, and mortally wounded, by Thos. NJ.
Dunn, at her fathers residence. Dunn is a
relative of the Voorhees,, and boarded with
the family
CHARLES BRowN, a banioist accidentally
shot a song and dance man named Reagan
during the performance of a farce at the Met
rOpolltan Theatre, Washington on SATURDAY.
evening. Aramrod had been carelessly left in
gun. Reagan is dangerously hurt.
A MAN named Chimes, from Burke county,
Penn, was robbed Of 81 600 to-day, while
asleep on the west bound train on the Hani-
bal and St Joseph Railroad, between Brook
held and Cameron. Several valuable papers
were also taken.
THREE noted scoundTels, in Newark, got a
taste Of Jersey justice on Saturday, to the ex-
tent Of ten years each IN the state prison.
These were NJ chael Carr, ex-prize fighter :
James FinnC an and Michael Farey-the trio
who brHt1ily beat and robbed Newark Jew
RTy st0=ekeepeT named Bannister, some four
or five months ago,
tiRs. CAMPBELL, residing on Third avenue
Chicago, was fatally poisoned on SATURDAY, bv
tasting a decoction of woodbine leaves, pre-
pared as medicine for 4 sick daughter the
poison Immediately taking effect on Mrs
Campbell. The daughter refrained from TAX
ng any Deceased leaves a family OF four
children.
THE report published on Saturday that Gen
Mckenzie, Lleutenants Smith and Themen
were surprised and killed by Indians between
Fort Belknap and Jacksboro, Texas, is not be-
HeVed at the War Department. as no Intima-
ton ct spch a disaster has been received at
the Department although telegraphie COM
n1tlnicatIon IS still open with General Auger
= The chief feature at the Harlingham Club
Grounds, New London, Saturday, June 18th
was shooting match between Reginald Her
bert and G. L. LorilIard, of this city, for $500
a side, at fifty birds each, thirty Yards rise.
IN shooting, rs III rowing, America sustained
another deteaS the EDglIshman winning by a
score of 81 to L
The Secretary Of the Treasury on Saturday.
called in 81 500, 600 of the 3 per cent. tempo
Fary loan certificates, the interest on which
will cease August 81, of 1872, as follows: All
outstanding certificates of five Thousand each
between the numbers 3S57 and 3947 inclu-
slve, and of 81 900, between the numbers 4, Isl
and 1, 1876 Inclusive. These certificates are of
various from August l TO September 1, 1868.
DOMINION Day was celebrated on Monday
IN Windsor with great success, never before
equaHed- Over 10000 people were drawn to
sether, and, Notwithstanding the intense heat,
a sham fight took place, and also a brigade
drill by the volunteers in camp there. There
was an address by Mayor Cameron and other
ceremonies No accidents occurred, and
everything passed off well. The cncampment
OF volunteers has broken up
THREE BOYS drowned while bathing. wife
and mother-inlaw cut and bruised IN shock
ing manner bFan lntlUiated husband inQuests
on the body of a drowned laborer named Ho-
gan, and an infant who had been smothered
hy its drunken mother, and the dangerous in
jury OF the steward of the bark Vanderbilt
caused by falling through the cabin window,
formed the accidents and incidents of Sunday
IN Chicago
il. Cor. DAVIDSON writes to the Secretary
OF the Interior, under date of Camp Supply,
June Sd, to the effect that the main camp of
the Cheyennes, and some two hundred Kiowas,
intend TO depredate along the road from Camp
Supply to Arkansas. Indian Agent Tappan
writes from Fort Bcrthold Dakota, that there
have been unusual movements among the ST.
oux near that agency, and that some seven
hundred lodges of hostile Indians were con-
eentramg about eighty miles from the fort
evidently bent ON mischief.
The Tom Thumb party, consisting of Gen
eral Tom Thumb and his wife, Commodore
Mutt, and Minnie Warren, accompanied by
their Manager, s. Blocker and vile, and reti-
nue., In all thirteen persons, a pair of ponies
and carnage, arrived in New York in the
teamer Egypt, having been absent three
years, and completed u voyage round the
world. They have travelled $1,000 miles,
31,0O0 by sea; given 1,411 entertainments in
different cities and towns, in all climates of the
World. without losing a single day or missing
single performance through illness or accI-
dents.
Abroad
The Americans III Paris propose to celebrate
the Fourth OF July by 4 grand banquet.
CASES of vomito are becoming numerous i'll
Havana, and many result fatally. Senior To-
balza, the new Governor General, has been at
tackled by the disease.
LIE misunderstanding between the Ameri-
can Consul and the localauthorities OF Central
Amoriea in regard to the steamer Edgar Stu
at is becoming serious.