Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-11-20

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PErn-R MYERS steam grist mill and grain !
elevator a. BantouI, H., was burned on We'd |
nesday. Loss about SIS, 900; insurance; |
s11 600. Lewis &. Dole, who recently rented |
the property, loses about 1000 in grain.
A NAN named Barney Hargrave committed |
suicide at Pittsburg on Wednesday, by taking
a dose of sulphuric acid. The deceased was
a young man, and only rec. ntly married.
JOHN FITZPATRICK, a raft pilot, was murder
ed by one of his men near Dubuque, on Thurs
day.
On Wednesday afternoon a lad named Willie
Fugle was kicked by a horse In Davenport,
Iowa, and died in half an hour.
CHICAGO papers state that the square bound
ed by ClarE, Kinzie, LaSaIle, and Water
streets, occupied previous to the fire by the
Uhleh Block and the Kinzie' street meat mar
kets, has been purchased by the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company, and is to be
the site of the new depot. The plans of the
building have not yet been decided upon, ,tbut
the company will spare no expense TO make it
a model in all that pertains to 5olidity of con-
structiop, beauty of design, and daptability
to the wants of the travelling public.
H MtCAusLAND's trial in the Thirteenth
District Court of California, for the murder of
newspaper reporter Noah Mullendore, has
eontn,nood. The plea of the prisoner is self
defence.
JoHS SopE, a German, committed sr -
his boarding place, in Cleveland o - at
bv shooting himself in the - = F.s'. Iielfsuay'
a,,,,,osed 70 have been tbo afe@ds hlauor is
- tfficCb
The supreme y ,art Of New Jersey has
UNANIMOUSLY oe ,ssdea that the act to submit
the ques'io,4 OF license or no license to the
people y constitutional This is against the
opinion or ofAttoFney General Gilchrist, given to
the Legislature F8st winter.
MoCFRMTcE / LYNcHs canal stables, in Buff
.ta4o, wesF burned Wednesday night. Between
forts ard fifty horses and mules perished.
The loss is about $40 600.
= The, Society of the Army of the Potomac has
forwarded letter of coincidence to the son of
thelate Gen. Meade,
GEN. SHERMAN has issued general order
reviewing, in feeling manner, the life and
services CT the late Gen. Meade, and directing
Gen. Mcdowell, at New York, to make all ar
rangements for the funeral and directing that
at all military posts on that day flags be dis
played at half-mast and minute guns fired.
and that officers wear the usual badge of
mourning.
HE Secretary of the Treasury has officially
decided that the Presidents recent proe lama
ton, relative to discriminatory duties, applies
to all goods arriving in French vessels, from
other than French ports, on and after the 3Oth
of0ctober, the day of its date.
THE Republican rejoicing in Centerville. Ill
"Wednesday, hada sad termination in the death
of George H. Freok, by the premature dis
charge of d cannon while celebrating the VIC
tory.
THE trial trip of the Japanese government
steamer Kuroda, took place in New York har-
bor Thursday. She will be officered by Amer
1cans, and probably sail for Japan within three
weeks. In view of the Impending war be-
tween Japan and Corea, the Kuroda will be
heavily armed upon her arrival in Japan.
The payment of pools on election results
took place IN New York on Thursday evening.
and the pool rooms were crowded until after
midnight The amounts staked are estir,ated
at ever $500, 900, the tickets being mainly on
the municipal contest. No bets had been
made on the general result of the National
election.
HE oas1um factory of Gorhass, Train & Co.
at Norfolk, Mass, was Burned on Friday.
workman named Callihan perished in the
Hames andh son was seriously injured.
FLAGs were displayed at half-mast in New
York city as a token of respect to the late Gen.
Meade.
Gov WAsHBURN, of Wisconsin, and United
States Senator Allison, of Iowa, are in GaleDa
on a-visit to Mr., Washburne, Minister of The
United States to Paris.
AT Harrodsville, KY, on Tuesday, Ben. Har-
DIN stabbed Writ Hartelle in the breast, in
ftcting probably fatal wound.
3 WILLIAa z. ALLEN fell seventy feet through
a scEtt@e IN Lewiston, Me-, Monday afternoon.
and died IN an hour OF two after the fall.
A MAN and boy Were blown up at the gran
ate quarries in West Concord, N. T.. Monday
afternoon, The man was fatally injured.
WILLIAM SCHMIDT, q German, employed at
the Union Sagar Refinery, in Boston, fell head
feremost ins'j vat of boiling sugar on Mon
day as was promptly rescued, and will
probably survive
WILLIAM R, MCDONALD was suffocated to
death by ooh gas on Monday night. in his
lodgings at Brighton, Mass. Andrew CHS.
zaossa, an occupant of the same room, narrowly
escaped with his life.
PHILIP kEARSs and a companion Famed jim
my, fell into the river at Chicago, on Wedneg-
day evening. Kearns was rescued, but Jimmy
lost his life
THE Illinois Supreme Court has decided
issue attachments for contempt in the case of
the proprietors and managing editor of tae
journal, returnable as soon as the Sheriff nf
La Sale county can conveniently serve the
writs.
New trials have been granted by the Illinois
Supreme Court in the cases of Rafferty, and
Perfect two Chicago murderers. In the case
of Peri. the other Chicago murderer. the
Court refused to order new trial. Peri will
therefore, be hanged on the 26th of Decem-
Der. -0'' y OeoeLA
Gov. BALDWIN, by proclamation. appoipta
Thursday, November 28th, dav Of nubIic
Thanksgiving in Michigan.
THOMAS ANsaRo, for libel of Edith O'Gormap
the escaped nun, was fined 81 .fao in San Fran.
cisco.
Tue PhiladeaehIa mint has commenced
melting. One million one dollar gold pieces
WIZ ee converted into pieces of larger denom-
ina1lon. Twenty millions of these pieces are
TO be used
CHAN I1AI LIN the Chinese Imperial Com
missioner of Education, together with his wife
on Sunday joined the South Congregational
Church, of Springfield, Mass.
THE Executive Committee on the grand
musical festival, to be hed in Chicago the first
week OF next May, has issued to the choral
societies OF America an address inviting them
One and al, to take part in it.
HE bankers of the oil region have held two
meetings relative to plan recently adopted
by convention Of producers to control the
market of crude oil. The plan consists of the |
formation of an agency with a capital stock of
SIX million dollars through which the entire |
production is to be bought and sold, with
ample storage and heavycapItaI, and restrain |
ing the production when necessary. It's be-
heved the price can be maintained at IS per