Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-03
GENERAL NEWS.


the diamond-digsers or Of those who
expected to sparkle into wealth sudden
~ at the mi"es. The Herald of Port
! Elizabeth, says: Diamonds are still
most difficult to sell We have not
heard OF any sales lately worth speak
ING Of At the public sale in Maritz-
burg few lots were disposed of but
they were SO small as to be scarcely
worth taking notice of. The general
feeling here seems to be that the dia-
mond fields have seen their best days"
Money was plenty, and the banks i'm
ported specie freely, so that the coined
value was likely to be maintained des-
pite the temporary sheen of the new
found equivalent-an interesting fact
in the history of the soliditaries Of com
merce
NILSSON s MARRIAGE. --On Friday
last letter was received IN this city
bv a friend of Miss Christine Nilsson
in which Miss Nilsson writes that she
is to be married to NJ Auguste Rou
zaud in London the last week in July
NJ. Rouzaud is French gentleman,
about 36 years of age. and is a stock
broker, now residing in Paris. Miss
Nilsson first met ~ Rouzaud in the
city of Paris when she went to that
city some seven years since to begin
her brilliant career as "Queen of Song "
Since that time they have been devot-
edly attached to each other. During
Miss Missions tour in America, Mr.
Rouzaud made a brief visit 10 this
country, at which time Miss Nilsson
gave him the promise of her hand and
heart. The delighted Frenchman
returned to his native land overjoyed.
The Union is founded on love alone.
NJ. Rouzaud is by no means a wealthy
man, his property having been impair
ed by the late war. Miss Nilsson has
had many offers of marriage from titled
noblemen and from most wealthy gen :
tlemen, both in this, country ands in
Europe but to oil she has turned a
deaf ear.
Other private letters, received in
this city during the past week by
friends of Miss Nilsson, state that
this wedding will be one Of the grand
est and most brilliant that has ever
taken place on the continent for many
years. The bridal pair intend to So
journ in Switzerland during their
honeymoon, and Miss Nilsson will APP
pear on the operate stage in Russia,
in September next. Dir, Fordyce Bar
ker, of this city, who is now in Europe
will represent Miss Nelson's most init.
mate New York friends at the wedding.
Notwithstanding her legions of Euro
pean admirers, Miss Nilsson seems
most anxious of meeting those to whom
she became devotedly attached while
in this country She has already for
warded earnest Invitations for them to
be present at the marriage.
Rev. DR.. Neligan, Vicar General Of
the diocese of the West Indies, and a
resident of Nassau, n. P, mysteriously
disappeared from Brooklyn last
Thursday, where he was visiting.
The New York Times presents tables
which, it says have been carefully pre-
pared, showing 239 ELECTORAL votes
probable for the Philadelphia ticket, SO
probable for the Cincinnati and SO
doubtful. Connecticut, Louisiana
Missouri, Indiana, New Jersey and
West Virginia are considered as doubt
full states, and Delaware, Florida, Geor-
gia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia as probable for the
Cincinnati ticket, 1t denounces the
present canvass in favor Of Greeley as
a game of bluff.
DREADFUL DISASTER. On Friday
evening last about s o'clock, party of
young ladies were bathing insthe Rock
River at GAINESVILLE, about mile north
of the city. Two of the party-Miss
Lucy Smith. of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and
and Miss Lulu Hanson, of Baltimore,
Mitigating beyond their depth called
for help. Their cries were heard by
Mrs. Mark Ripley, who resided near
/ by, and she ran down into the water to
their aid, but all three were drowned,
The bodies were recovered.
General Butler, in a speech at Fan
euil Hall, Boston, said in reference to
the Endorsement of Greeley at Balti-
more : $50 far as [ have any under
stan ding of political action, the only
fear have under Heaven is that he
will not be nominated at Baltimore. ="
APPoRTIoNMENT.- The State Super
intendent has apportioned the sum Of
! S163, 268,43, upon Alb ,637 school
children, on the basis of 80 cents per
| scholar, the same as last year.
SroKEs.-The trial of Stokes, for
the shooting of Jim Fisk last winter,
has finally commenced. Great diff
fculty was experienced in impanneling
jury.
The Philadelphia Age says can
influential and we'll informed Democrat
of New Jersey writes to US 4 have
become better satisfied than before
that there are great many Democrats
who will not vote for Greeley, making
the loss of New Jersey almost Ger
| tain
The San Francisco AAa says that
President Grant has "gone slow but
sure, firm and decided and cautious in
every sense" and that "we have had
peace during his administration, and
we will have four years more Of peace
and prosperity if he is elected" g.
President Grant left Washington
Wednesday for Long Branch. On
Saturday he will be in New York to
take farewell of his son Ulysses, WHO
will leave for Europe for educational
purposes. The President will not
again 90 to Washington until the 9th