Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-10-16
GENERAL NEWS.

DEATH OF AN EMINENT CLERGY
MAN.-Samuel Seabury, D. d., died
on the 10th, at the General Theolog.
ical Seminary of the Protestant Episco.
pal Church in New York, aged II
years. DR.. Seabury was one of the
best known clergymen of the Episcopal
church in America, having been for
many years editor of the Chmchman
newspaper, and author ola large numb
er Of works, chiefly of theological
character. He was brother of Rich,
ard F. Seabury, Esq, of Peoria, III
and grandson of Bishop Samuel Sea-
bury, formerly of Connecticut.
A correspondent of the New York
Herald, who lately called on Senator
"Parson" Brownlow, say. he found him
at his house, lying PROSTATE on lounge
while at his feet sat his daughter, the
ministering angel of the household-a
patient, pale girl Of about 20
years The Parson was in his shirt
sleeves, propped up by a pillow, his
hands and arms shaking violently, as if
urged by some invisible electric battery.
The volume of his once powerful voice
was reduced to the meress whisper, so
low that his visitors had to stoop to his
pillow to hear him /; but over his stub
born soul no palsy or tremor had come,
and through his eyes flashed at intervals
CLEANS of the same old fire that made
his foes tremble in the days goue by.
MORMON New DEPARTURE Elder
Richards, in the Mormon Conference
at Salt Lake City, cautioned the people
against the wiles of the enemies of the
kingdom, especially against their
schools. He advised them not to send
their children to gentle schools.
Brigham Young followed, saying that
he differed with the speaker He add
ed "Sena your children to schools
when free. ] thank Methodists, Epis-
copalians and all sects for establishing
schools, and heaven vii reward them"
This is new departure for the Mormon
leader.
THE New NATIONAL OBSERVATORY.
of the great national observatory, a
Nevada paper says i: eve understand
hat Professor Davidson has determine
ed upon Pollard Peak, Summit Station,
as the proper place for the national OBJ
servatory: This peak is located less
than mile from Summit Station, which
is 1858 feet above Central Pacific
Railroad Castle Peak, seven miles
from the summit, was examined by
Professor Davidson, with the view of
making it the place for the observatory,
but the atmosphere from the peak was
found to be too hazy, and the mountain
itself too difficult of access to make it
desirable place for astronomical, barom-
etrical and atmospherical observations.
Castle Peak has the advantage in alti-
tude, as it is 9,764 feet above sea level,
l 1854 feet higher than Pollard's Peak
The latter, however, is easily accessible,
being less than half a mile from the
railroad and the atmosphere from it's
summit is remarkably clear, and for
this latter reason it has been selected
by Professor Davidson. An appropri-
alton Of S50, 900 has been made by Con-
gress for the erection of the necessary
buildings, purchase of telescopes and
other necessary instruments. The tel
escope to be used will be second in size
to none in the United States. Once
established, the observatory will be
permanent fixture, and will receive an
annual appropriation from Congress of
S25 900 to 0,000."
MADRID, Oct. ia Republican
insurrection has broken out among the
troops at Ferrol, in the province OF
Corunna. The Government has dis
patched troops to that town. Summary
measures will be at once adopted to
suppress the revolt. In the Cortes
yesterday the Minister for the Colonies
announced the existence of Republi-
can revolt at Ferrol. Fifteen hundred
men belonging to the garrison and some
Of the population joined the movement
The leaders are Montejo and Rejas
The Minister further stated that the
troops in the fortress of Ferrol refuse
to join the insurrectionists, and are
awaiting reinforcements to suppress the
revolt.
West Virginia elects Congressman
on the Oath inst.
Archbishop Purcell, of the Catholic
Church, celebrated the fortieth ami
versary of his conservation at Cincinnati
yesterday. The Catholic societies turn
ed out in procession and accompanied
the Archbishop to the northern part of |
the city, where he laid the cornerstone
Of new Catholic church.
New York, Oct. 13.-The members
of the Lotus Club gave brilliant re-
ception last night to James Anthony
Froude, the distinguished English au-
thor Whitelaw Reid, in IN approprl-
ate address, introduced Froude, and
after passing an eulosium on the works
of the author, welcomed him in the
name of the members of the club to the
United States. Mr.. Froude responded
briefly, and thanked the members of
he club for their kind reception. The
following gentlemen, among others, ad-
dressed those present i: John Bigelow,
Yates, James Brooks. General
and MayOr Hall