Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-24
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THF small pox deaths in PbiIadelpbia fo
the last week We're $50, which is about tb
same as for the previous week. There IS
falling off of 100 in the number of new case
reported.
ORDERS have been received in Chicago from
washington, for the condemnation of tn,
property known as The CustomHouse block
Whereupon 4 is proposed to erect government
buildings
iHE wife of Robert Hausman. of Terr,
haote, was so badly burned by the expIosio
{ OF Z can OF kerosene, Sunday mornipe, III,
she died Her husband was badly burned !,
trying to save her.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL,. has sent to The t1,,,,a,
estimates Of appropriations to supply tbe do
hcleneIes for the years 1871 and 1879 rb.
aggregate amount is one million tv,o 1r,,1rot
ana thrty-two thousand dollars.
PARTY of masked men released several Of
theif friends. from arrest while on the way
from New Madrid to Charleston. Mo in tIe
keeping of several deputy U. S. Marsha,a
lhe parties had been arrested for illicit dia
tilIipe
1t appears that Laura u. Fair, the CaIifor
ma muroeress, is not dead. as reported but
IN excellent health, and confident that she
VIII never be hanged. Elisha Cook her ,,r;,,
clpal counsel, died the last hour of tbe va.,
1871. 'iio So"'
AT Fort Wayne, on SATURDAY. evening the
large fruit house and grocery of J. p White
on Westbeny street, was DESTROYED by fire
also two three story brick buildings adjoining
owned by Messrs. Taylor and Anderson. The
total loss is about $4,000.
SOME fifty thousand people viewed the re
maIus OF James Fisk, jr. before their re-
moval from the Opera House. The body was
dressed IN the uniform of a Colonel. The
lace wore slight expression of pain but
was otherwise natural His can and sword
lay on the top of the catafaluue.
IRE coroncrs jury has returned a verdict
that FISK came to his death in consequence of
wound or wounds il ficted by ball or bsIIs
from pistol IN the hands of Edward &
Stokes, discharged by himin a deliberate man
nef at the person of the said Fisk. at the
Grand Central Hotel.
He latest received Madrid journals threaten
= 70 declare war against the United States and
sweep our navy from the ocean if we Interfere
IN the least with Cuba. They breathe blood
and thunder, and declare that with our present
depleted treasury end internal dlscords we
could be terribly punished.
BRATTLEBoRo correspondent saws that
Jas Fisk s mother IS so much overwhelmed
by the sudden and tragic death of her son
nat her condition IS very critical ; and his
tathef- who was for some time In a lunatic
asylum, is reported raving maniac
ELEGATIoN of Greek Indians are er, ro7,te
q aSh OF ION
defeat all schemes for the abrogation OF tribal
organizations, and hold the governments "a
e4osely as possible to the land treaty stipuIa-
flons. They will present claims amounting, to
some S2G0000. which they have against fbe
government, for pay as soldiers and the de
struetlon OF property during The war.
HE Sutro tunnel commissioners report the
project to be entirely feasible They saw the
tunnel can be constructed in less than two
aud half years, at cost of about four and a.
nan nIlhons. They believe that the Com
stock lode Is a tTue tssure vein CONTINUING,
downward indefinitely.
HE mixing house Of Latin ID Rand Pow
der Company, at Rifton, N Y. was blown nm
by an explosion, at 9:45 Tuesday morning. A
mixer named Oliver LIE Fever was killed. The
mousse and man were blown to atoms The
cause OF the explosion Is unknown hut If is
friction
tue shaft running through the building
ALEXANDER DEIMAR's paper. of tbe citv of
iiookl1h' Dfln8s to hight an alleged extraor-
eiillaIy financial transaction affecting the Iiy-
efPool, London and Globe Insurance Connanv
It charges that through financial manipulation
the managers have pledged $5. .00O. 900 of as
sets IN trust to secure themselves $500 G0n ner
dhntm lnYlolate. and that tie former immenee
sum Is falsely advertised among the companv's
assets The article has caused a sensation in
insurance circles
II Is SAID on good authority that Stokes and
James Gordon Bennett, Jr.. met at = dinnor
IN Pelmonico's, about a year ago. and that
stokes Ihsuited the Commodore who seiz ed
him BY the throat Stokes panaoeJ 70 froo
hmself, drew a revolver and fired upou BEN
nett, but missed him. It was afterwards
hashed up. Some time ago Stokes cuarreled
with young Mr.. Moorehead and drew n reyoI
yer on him, but was seized before he could
pun the trigger This was also hushed up.
Goy. BALDWIN, of Michigan, has issued a
proclamation addressed to the penn,e of the
united States, In which he now takes pleasuro
n announcing that further contributions of
money Tor the relief of the sufferers nv tbe
id'e di5aafous hres IN Michigan are unneces-
isafY- ihe Governor tenders the hearty, tha,,I
IF the whole people of Michiran +, tiR.ano tiano
whose earnest sympathy and liberal aid have
3q greatly alleyIated the suffering peopIe of
Michigan. Poopio VI
4 0oV. HARHoTH has appointed Gen Jamesl
LoDssueet Major General of the Lou;siara
7'a'e m'tltla, and assigned him to the immedi-
ate command and supervision of the entiro
militia, police, and all civil forces within the
city of New Orleans, and instructed hin, -
act in
7Fens Emory, commanding the United Statess
ttoops, taking all necessary precaurions TO ,ro-
serve the peace and subdue any snirir of tnr
puience tAat may arise.
SPEakER CARTER of the Louisiana ITorca Of
representatives, has issued a card to the pao-
que OF Louisiana that, as the legal Sneaker of
the only legal House of Representatives Of
'ho s'a'e OF Louisiana, in his Judgment the
course OF Governor Warmoth is revolnt;on.r,
ana IN violation of the constitution and H.
and the Eighth District Courts supnort ,r5
tnftnerance thereof is not judicial. and tbat
sle shaH continue In every legitimate wav r.
15nole d'a resist hlm to the utmost of his
rover as public officer sworn to supDort tbI
constitution of the state '-
Abroad.
HE small pox is becoming more preyalep
IN Sheffield.
THE Ernderpest prevails in the department
OF 0rne and Calvaleur, France
JAMES AsHBURY has been appointed Commo
dore of the London Yacht Club
A PRIVATE letter dated Italy, December 9th
says that almost every city IN Italv is jnfeste,
with small ll-pox.
1t IS announced that the Pope will shortI
send an ut5Heat1en to the Roman Catho
bishops who have not accepted the dogma o
infalibilIty
BOMBAY letter to the Herald says an Eng
llsh expedition of 10000 troops was sen
thence to subjugate the Lazious, on the north
eastern frontier of India.
MoRTuARY statue to the memory of tn
soldiers of Gen. Bourbaki's army who perishe,
after the retreat into Switzerland was unyeiIe,
~ Lausanne on Sunday, IN the presence o
5000 persons.