Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
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was burned on Sunday Loss $4,000 abov,
insurance.
THREE young sons of Mr.. Miller, of Sharon,
Mass, were drowned in that town on Monday,
b breaking through the ice.
JOHN GILMER demands 81 900 per dav of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company for running
the snow blockade with stages
Gov. BALDWIN, of Michigan. has issued a
proclamation convening The Legislature in ex-
ira session on the 18th of March.
ALEXIS takes his departure from New Or
leans tomorrow. He is to go directly to PEN
sacola, where the Russian fleet awaits him.
Rev. SAMUEL Cook, the oldest Calvinistic
Baptist clergyman in New Hampshire, died in
Concord, on Friday, aged 81.
GRANT Central Club has been organized
in Boston
The London Tablet announced the very
mornlnS of his death that Archbishop Spauld-
ing was to be made cardinal.
Gov. REED, of Florida. has been impeached
Mr.. Dey. Of Virginia, Republican, viii act as
Governor during the trial
FoRT SCOTT has voted aid TO the Fort Scott
and Memphis Railroad and to the Lexington
Lake and Gulf Road TO the amount of sI57.-
a0e
HE American Protestant Association of
New York viii parade on Washington's Birth
day. 1t is expected that So 900 members will
be in line
The japanese Embassy were banqueted in
Salt Lake City on Monday evening. The affair
IS pronounced the most brilliant that has ever
taken place in Utah
II is reported that prominent LAWYER in
Brooklyn forged mortgage amounting to
forty-two thousand dollars, ane fed to escape
arrest
NICHOLAS kennedy was thrown from bug
gy, near Cleveland, Sunday night and SO Sc
VereIy injured that he died. The accident
was occasioned by collision with another We
hicle.
HE slx-story building, Nos. 9 and II Baxter
street, New York. occupied by several mould
ing and frame factories, was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday. Loss about $65 900 on build
ings, machinery and stock.
A DISPATCH from Sioux City states that two
men left there with livery team On Monday
morning. going short distance in the coun-
try, and have not been heard from since the
storm. 1t is feared they froze to death.
HE troops sent after the Apaohes who CAP
tured two stages near Tucson, Arizona. and
murdered the drivers and passengers, found
the mails cut up and destroyed. They buried
the dead. They were unable to overtake the
savages
SECRETARY FIsHs recent letter to Prince
Gortschakoff Is said to be a very severe criti-
cism OF Catacazys course, and defends the
actlon OF our government in resorting to exc
IRENE measures, even while the Grand Duke
was the guest or the government
NEW YORK has fashionable burglars. Two
of tae gentry named William Porter and Thos
BTixley, were arrested on SATURDAY. with the
implements OF their profession They offered
$4,000 each to the officers to release them 1t
Is stated that The criminals have heretofore
moved IN good society.
Mrs. EIIz 4BETH DoUGHERTY. of Paris. Kv
cooked pistol at the request of little grand
son, and handing the weapon back to the little
fellow, said "shoot" The child pulled the
trigger and the ball entered her stomach. in
hlctlng fatal wound. No one dreamed that
the pistol vas loaded.
HE property known as the Bigelow Block,
IN Chicago, las been accepted by Secretary
Boutwell, as a site for the new Custom House
and Pastntica The tlock was offered to the
government for one million and a quarter
dollars 1t is bounded by Dearborn street on
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west, ana Quincy on the south
REV. JOHN LEYEs D. D., died at his residence
at Springfield, Ohio, on Friday night. aged
seVenty-iVe- He was for many years resident
minister at Liberia from the United States :.
also missionary III West Africa. He made
5en voyages between this country and Africa
prior 20 his final return in 1870. The funeral
vii take place next Tuesday
FIRE in Chicago, Wednesday, on West
Madison street, destroyed Nos 155. 157, and
l59. all of them being wooden buildings. The
occupants were: J. B. Lamkin. boots and
shoes, loss $4,000 CLAM & Hoffman. fur
dealers, $4,000 Jacobson Il Stein, tailors,
So,U00; and several small LOSSES Total, $40
900; insured for $9, 600
MEssRs. SINGER & TALCoTT. of Chicago,
have secured permission from the Illinois and
Michigan Canal Commissioners to run boats
from Lockport to Chicago on the cable plan
Acable will be laid in the middle of the canal.
and steam propeller, with revolving clamp
Wheel, grasps the cable and propels it at the
rate OF seven miles per hour, taking with it
from eight to ten Well-laden canaI-boats.
IoMAso RoDUNDo alias Procopio, who ia
charged with many murders, and stage rob-
ber1es and other crimes, has been captured in
San Francisco. He has been the terror of
pflSed to-day, and had not time to draw his
pistols. or, 1t Is said. he would never have been
taken alive He Is nephew of the famous
bandit Joaquin Muriatta, who was killed here
- early days.
HE Republican State Central Committee of
Shlo met at Columbus oh Wednesday, and
adopted resolutions declaring the hope that
the entire Republican party would unite on
the denomination Of Grant, and also declaring
William Dennison to be the first choice of the
Republicans of Ohio for Vice President. and
commencing him to the Republicans of the
nation, The 9th of March was chosen as tbe
time for holding the State Convention
REV STEPHEN MORGAN, recently convicted
or stealing books from Theological Library
in Ohio, was tried by council of his own and
neighboring churches at Cheviot, on Tuesday.
He expressed penitence, and the council for
gave him, but censured him severely, and
sentenced him to receive reprmand before
his congregation. His ordination is deferred
TO giYe him a5nrohation. He is required to
replace with new books all the books taken
fFom the library. Ee Will continue to preach
20 his congregation.
Abroad.
FIVE thousand pounds have been subscribed
toward a fund to defray the expenses of the
proposed expedition in search of Dr. Living
stone; the subscl iption took place in London.
IHE Vienna Presse, in an article upon the
CLAIMS of America before the Arbitrators at
Geneva, says England has probably learned
that the opinion of the board will be unfavor-
able to the conduct of that nation during the
civil war IN America, and fears the conse-
quence OF her course towards the United
States.
RECENT outbreak of fanatlcism in the town
OF Jundil, in the Argentine States, resulted in
q fearful massacre. The Janches, excited to
frenzy by a maa named salune, made sud
den attack On the foreigners The latter. taken
by surprise, were unable to defend them
selves, and before the authorities could stop
the slaughter, thirty-sN were killed. The as
saseiGs we're then attacked by the troops
They hed, but were surprised ana sixteen
shot and twenty-four taken prisoners.
A TELEGRAM from London states that the
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