Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-22

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Ray from Roch-
ester, IS q other day, took
fire and burr from what cause
is not known--anss g lst managed to
save himself and the Il PISS s., SEQ.
The opening Of the new CoSlssns Exchanges
corner of Pearl street and Hanover squa ss
New York, took place on Saturday. Short az
appropriate address, 3, wishing success to ne
undertaking, were made.
At netting of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at Cleveland, on Wednesday. General
Burnside spoke strongly in support of the
land reform movement and in favor of general
amnesty.
GANG Of counterfeiters wero arrested on
the border of Virginia and North Carolina
and committed to jail at Lynchburg A press
and dies for counterfeiting gold and silver coin
were seized.
FROM April 24th, the time the Cincinnati
Convention news began to be transmitted,
till the night of May Sd, the total specials and
regular report transmitted from there by the
Western Union Telegraph were 81, 81 words
In Baltimore, on Saturday evening, John w
b. Wilkinson, wood-turner, aged 27, killed
his wife, aged %, cutting her head open with
cleaver. He then took strychnine, but will
recover.
A DISPATCH from Muskegon reports a boiler
explosion there IN the saw-mill of Bigelow
Brothers, by which several persons were in
jured; and one. named Samuel Fletcher. fa-
tally.
ON Saturday, $50 Merino sheep, valued at
$4,000 were shipped from Memphis via St.
Louis for San Francisco. They we're part of
the flock of B. f. Cockerill sold to stock
growers in California
1HE cordage works of Baumgardner. at
Beverly, New Jersey, have been DESTROYED bv
hre, with all the machinery and stock. Loss
$40, 200, insured for SIS, 0O0 Over one hun
dred hands were thrown out of employment.
QUITE sensation was created at Salt Lake
on thursday, by the arrest of leading elder
1or hcentlous cohabitation, He plead guilty
before Mormon court, and got off by paying
800.
A FIRE In Ocean county, n. j., burned over
25,00O acres of timber. The loss is estimated
IN Egg Harbor township at 5000, 900. Several
farm houses, barns and saw mills we're de-
stroyed,
BOILER explosion occurred on the freight
steamer Rarity off old Point Comfort. in Curt
Luck Sound, by which the chief engineer, VIM.
Walker. his wife, child and sister-in-law, were
killed, and several of the crew severely
scalded.
oN the first Of May, the Department of Ag-
rculture completed it's distribution of seeds
TO the entire country. This was much earlier
than usual The department cannot. there
fore, comply with the present requests for
supplies
RICHARD CHRISTIE, aged thirteen, was tried
IN Brooklyn, on Friday, for the murder of
Wm- Wells, playmate. The evidence showed
that the killing of Wells was accidental The
jury returned verdict of not gu1ltT.
IHE commissioner of Internal Revenue has
daclded that the tax on salaries of judges. of
United States Courts whose commission was
subsequent to the passage of the refundino
act can be only refunded fl ON the date of tbe
commission. ~ '--o
IHE steamships Idaho aud CITY of Brook
lyn, on Tuesday, brought twelve hundred en-
lgrants each. Total arrival of emiorants in
new fork, from January 1st to Nav 6. were
oo''03' against 45,452 during the same time
last year.
A LARGE and enthusiastic rneet1no of Jibara1
republicans and Democrats was held at Dix
on' ILL., on Saturday evening, at which speech
es were made endorsing the Cincinnati non,in-
au9ns, and the opinion was freely EXPRESSED
that lt would be folly on the part of the Dem
ocratlc party to place third ticket in the field.
LIE fth annual reunion of the army of the
Potomac began at Cleveland on Monday and
concluded Tuesday. Generals Hooker. Burn
sIde ana Meade were present. The occasion
was marked as one of unusual interest and
the exercises passed off successfully.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Tuesday. voted bv e92
against and l,l78, in favor of prohibiting the
sale OF ale and beer. Chicopee, Holyoke and
northampton went for the prohibition. West
held and Palmer decided in favor of granting
license to sell.
Abroad.
The Shah Of Persia will soon visit Eurora
GEO. HUGHES, brother of Thomas Hughes
died on Friday.
ADY1CEs received by mail from Spain state
that the priests are trying to make the ins11r-
rection religious war.
HER MAJESTY Empress Augusta, of Ger
many, has arrived at Windsor Castle. where
abe IS the guest of Queen Victoria
NEWS has been received of the founderine
at sea of the American schooner Brooks. All
on board were lost
GEN. CIssEY, Minister of War. has informed
the Committee of the French Assembly that
the Government has decided to court martial
Baxaine
The police authorities at Copenhagen pre-
vented the members of the International soci-
ETY. from holding meeting there on Sunday.
The entire Dutch cabinet have resigned
owing 70 an adverse vote in the states, gen.
eraiy on the question of income taxes.
The trial by court martial of Marshal Ba-
zaine will be held in the riding school at Ver-
salles, and will commence the latter part OF
May. The trial will probably last over 1OC
days Twelve hundred witnesses will be sum
mCned.
The father of the murdered students in
C1oa has published an address to the King OF
SPAN, which he has circulated all over the
island OF Cuba, and it is creating a great deal
ol excitement there. The father, Alvarez dc
Id Tampa, Is threatened with death, unless he
prevents its presentation to the King
IHE feyolutlonists under Don Ca los were
ueiea'ed at oranquieta on Saturday. Of tht
oarIisSs forces engaged SO were killed and TAI
taken prisoners. Don Carlos, with only 2O(
aoheTehts has passed thr ugh Uluza. fivine
into france. The iDsurrection is at an end
SERIOUS not took place in Kharkof a large
market town in South Russia, caused by The
interference Of the police with the Easter
amusements of the people. Fire engines wer,
brought out to disperse the crowds by throw
wat on than
populace that they attacked the police and fir
stations and gutted them. The Governor or
dered out troops, who were stoned by the mob
whereupon they fired. and many citizens wer
killed and wounded. The rioters then dis
persed, and at last accounts the city was quiet
but under martial law.