Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-31
GENERAL NEWS.

ports on the Baltic between which and
the United States there is considerable
direct trade, the New York health Off
GERS are making preparations to receive
any vessels that may arrive with the
pestilence Arrangements are complet-
ed at quarantine for the reception and
care of 500.
DEATH OF THE MEXICAN PREsI-
DENT. The death of President Juarez
of Mexico, from appoplexy, is announ-
ced. The Presidency of the Repub-
lie will devolve upon Serdro de Tejada
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
and until~recently Secretary of Foreign
Affairs in President Juarez's Cabinet,
but lately in opposition to the Govern
ment and regarded as sympathizing
with the revolutionist, until Congress
shall order an election to fill the vacan-
cy. ;The death lof Juarez virtually
ends the revolution in Mexico. Juarez
was first elected President in 1853, and
held that Office, with the varying for
tunes attending all rulers of that dis
tracted country, up to the time of his
death.
PARIS, July 26.-Stanley, the cor
respondent Of the New York Herald,
has arrived in this city. Stanley dimes
tomorrow with Washburne, the Ameri.
can Minister.
CHICAGO, July 26.-Heavy rains
have prevailed throughout the entire
Northwest for the greater part of the
past two days, and Geographic advices
from various points indicate some dam
age to wheat and oats, by being blown
down and lodged on the ground. Corn,
in many localities,,,is also Frustrated, but
will suffer no damage The wheat crop
is everywhere immense. A good part
of the wheat crop is already cut and
altogether the damage to the crop is
not likely to prove serious.
New York, July ga heavy
rain fell this morning, creating a food
which did considerable damage.
johnson, the deputy grand master of
the Orangemen. in Ireland, arrived at
Toronto, Can, Wednesday, and yes
terday morning an immense procession,
numbering 1000 Orangemen, accom-.
panied him through the city to the
park, where he made an address.
Two boys, named James Cameron
and John Gormley, were drowned at
Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday, while
bathing. This makes ten boys drown
ed at that place the present season.
A. T. STEWART NOT FOR GREELEY.
The Greeieyites were elated over the
report that A. T. Stewart had put some
of his money into the Tammany pool to
help elect Greeley, and will be greatly
depressed By the following from Milwau-
kee Sentinel of July 26:
Last Friday morning a prominent
gentleman of New York City called on
A. 7. Stewart and inquired of him
whether it was true, as was reported by
the opposition journals, that he had
given thirty thousand dollars to aid in
the defeat of Grant. Mr. Stewart
promptly replied, that it was false $
that he had not given one cent for such
purpose. Moreover, continued Mr.
Stewart, if at the end of the thirty
days you need any help to defeat the
election of Horace Greeley, call on me
and you shall have fifty thousand dol.
lars. We have our information from
most reliable source. So that falsehood |
of the opposition may be considered as
nailed. Our friends must believe no.
thing that comes from the enemy.
The Catholic Protectory at West
chester, New York, was burned Thurs
day. It was used as an educational
home for vagrant and destitute people. |
Six hundred children were asleep in
the Protectory when the alarm of fire
was first given but owing to the strenu-
GUS efforts of the attendants and others,
no lives were lost. The girls are, how |
ever, perfectly destitute. The inmates
took shelter in the woods. Loss $780,.
900.
The Erie stockholders lose about 81.
100000 by the fire at jersey CITY,
Some 500, 900 of insurance is held on
the property, every insurance company
in New York, it is said being a loser. |
The insurance was divided among fiftv
companies. English companies lose |
largely, one sl45,000.
John Potts, Chief Clerk in the War
Department, died of dysentery, on |
Wednesday, after prolonged illness. |
The Secretary publishes an official
order of his death, and his Office is
draped in mourning.
THE GENEVA ARBITRATION. is
confirmed That the Geneva Arbitration
has decided in favor of the United |
States claim for damages to American
commerce by the rebel British pirate. |
Florida, on the ground that Great
Britain did not take sufficient precau-
tons to prevent the departure of that |
vessel from her ports. The Arbitrators
are now engaged on the question of the |
claim for damages by the pirate Ala
bama. The independence Beige, at
Brussels, says that the amount of claims |
that will be awarded to the United |
States, to be paid by Great Britain, for |
damages by the pirates Florida and |
Alabama, will aggregate about 81 500 |
900.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Acting |
Secretary Richardson estimates that the |
saving to the government in the matter |
of paying for captured and destroyed |
cotton alone, during the rebellion, by |
the purchase of Confederate archives. |
will not be less than two or three mil
lions of dollars. Several claimants be. |
fore the Southern Claims Commission
for large sums of money, and whose
LOYALTY seemed fully estahl;ahed .re