Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-31
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day. Eight hundred and sixty children par
ticipated. under the care of sixty-five adults.
Mr. G. F. Williams, of the Times, superin-
tended. assisted by three members Of the
Times staff. r .a.
CONGRESS-, at the last session, appropriated
two hundred and fifty thousand dolars.to buy
certain private property for the extension of
the Capitol grounds. but the total valuation of
the grounds and houses is stated by the
appraisers to be six hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
Mrs. LINCOLN, widow of the late President
has presented to the state of Illinois, through
Hon. John I. SGuart, very valuable oil por-
trait of the late Colonel E. D. Baker, favorite
son of Illinois.
FATHER GAvAzzI, of the free church of Italy,
spoke twice in Cincinnati, on Sunday, to i'm
mense congregations, it. being necessary on
both occasions to provide extra accommoda-
tions for the audience.
QUEEN VICTORIA, and the members of the
Royal family, viewed the picture of Bradford,
the American painter, at Windsor, on Thurs
day last, and congratulated the artist on the
pleasure his work had given them.
TIE Indians killed about 20 head of cattle
belonging to c. A. Moore, OF Sidney, Nebras-
ka, about 25 miles north of there last week. A
detachment of cavalry from Sidney has gone
after them.
THE saw mill belonging to W. P. Irwin, of
Albany, N. Y. situated at South Saginaw, was
burned ON Wednesday last, together with
$50, 600 feet of lumber and 300 cords of wood
Loss $4,000
FRANK HARRIS fell from the top of the
Brooklyn tower Of the East river bridge, 100
feet through one of the holes that have been
left to be filed with concrete. Three feet of
water at the bottom saved his life. He was
hoisted out uninjured.
The wife of Judge Smith, of Winchester,
Ind, died at that place on Monday, from in
juries sustained by jumping from an omnibus
in front of passenger train, which ran over
her, cutting off both limbs. and otherwise in
turing ber.
The picture-frame, looking glass and mold
ing manufactury of Sanford & Bon, on the
corner of James and Pearl streets, Syracuse,
was destroyed by fire Saturday evening.
Loss $50, 900. upon which there was an insur-
anee of $4,000. The store house was saved.
The Apaches from the great reservation Of
Arizona, who made treaty with General How
ard a month SINCE and been full fed have left
with the avOwed intention OF going on the
war path Troops are pursuing. Many depre-
dot1ons are reported.
IN Cincinnati, on Monday, work was COM
menced upon John Robinson's new theatre,
corner of Ninth and Plumb streets, intended
to be one of the most spacious and elegant in
the country. The first tier, stage, ETC.. will
be on the ground floor. The theatre will be
10 feet deep. with stage depth OF ~ feet.
GENERAL sHowARD has made his report to
the Secretary of the Interior about his oper-
commanding officer, should have large discre-
tion. One can do nothing bound head and
foot with multitude Of specific orders which
may or may not apply to the situation.
Two thousand sewing machine workers re-
sumed work at ten hours. The rest are ex-
pected to come soon. The strike Of the iron
and metal workers is also declared at an end.
The furrierS struck on Monday, b-t the strike
is not general, some employers having con-
ceded the demand of the men.
A DELIBERATE murder was committed in
Cedary1lle, Green county, on Friday. Thomas
Grant, driving along the road in Il spring
wagon, met an old man, Willis Allen, on
horseback. After few angry words, Grant
picked up musket, fred, and blew Aliens
head to pieces. Grant was arrested. Both
men were colored
HE west shop OF the Northern Indiana
State Prison, at Michigan City, was burned on
Saturday. The shop, building 200 by 40
feet, was the largest of the prison, working
about one hundred men, and its loss will Sc
-TouslY impair the prosperity of the Institu-
ton. The contractors occupying the build
ing, Messrs. Ford, Johnson & Co., will lose
from $4,000 to 5000 loss to the state
about Sl2O The state has no insurance.
Ford, johnson Co., are insured for S27, 0O0.
DURING the confagration at Alpena, on Fri
day night last, Mrs. Westbrook keeping
millinery store, perished in the street, in front
of her store. She could not be rescued
Nothing but her bones were found George,
her son endeayoring to save his mother, was
so badly burned that he died The remains
OF two other parties, supposed to be men. were
found IN tho river. A sailor named Kelley
and u. r. West,ey, engineer of Barlows mill
Weae badly injured. There are doubts of
Nestley's recovery. The locses, as far as
$4,000.
TaE Board of Visitors to the West Point
Military Academy in their annual report,
anlmadvert severely upon many things about
the academy, its regulations and course of
studies 1t finds many serious defects in the
management of the cadets. Recommends
tions are made as to the study of language.
advising the substitution of French for
should not be beneath man deep IN
mathematics. They think the hours of rest
should not be broken short of eight hours
sleep the practice having recently obtained
OF stealng sleep on the reVeile. They advise
more milk in diet
Catacazy pamphlet dated Paris, July 9th,
is published in the Herald. The ex-Minister
endeavors to Yindicate himself from the
charges brought against him by Secretary
Fish, and says his pamphlet takes the form of a
etter which he addresses to Chief
ustlce Chase. He was not dismissed
from his position, but was relieved at
lis own request. He goes at length into the
history Of the Perkins claim as well as other
matters III which he was said to be involved.
aLQ asserts tnat most OF the charges AGAINST
h1m were based on old woman stories which
were Sr0undleSs, The documents which he
appends in his defence comprise. letters from
Fisk, Horace Greeley, Chas. A. Dana Jas
Gordon Bennett, Junior, &c. The Herald edi
torlally gives no comfort to the ex-Minister.
characterlzIng him as a sort OF intriguer from
whose own showing it would be difficult to say
who was IN the wrong.
Abroad.
TIE German rifemen from America, who
are to take part in the federal schuetzenfest,
arrived last week in Hanover, where they had
most cordial reception.
The German government has notified this
government that it has adopted a metricaI
system, of which the unit of value is one
mark value in United States gold % sous.
The London Observer anticipates that by
the award to be made by the Geneva Tribunal,
England viii be obliged to pay heavy sums for
direct damages, although it believes the total
amount will fail several millions below the
American estimate.
ACCORDING to the latest advices from South
America, Brazil has declined to receive Gen
eral Mitra, the Plenopitentia tiary from the Argen-
tine confederation. The Brazilian Government
Is preparing for hostilities. The dispute with
the Argentine States originated in the nom
fulhllment of the treaty concerning Paraguay.
From Japan 1t is announced that the apph-
cation for treaty with America has been re-
fused until the other treaty powers are first
VISITED. There has beeL a serious disturbance
at Algat, In which some 40, 600 persons, high
and low. Were IMPLICATED to restore the late