Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-06-19
GEERAL NEWS.

1t is said Senator Trumbull will be
the liberal Democratic candidate for
Governor of Illinois this fall
The vicinity of Prague in Bohemia
has been deluged. Reports from the
disaster give us terrible picture. A
number of villages have been swept
away and vast districts flooded. About
700 persons bave persisted.
New York, June 13.-The World
has special from Cincinnati tonight,
covering circular dated New York,
June 6, signed by Carl Schurz, J. D.
Cox, VIM. Cullen Bryant, Oswald OF
tandorfer, David A. Wells, and Jacob
Brinkerhof, in which they request
a conference with gentlemen of the
present administration, deeming it
n necessary to unite all elements of op-
position for common effort, and in
vite those to whom the circular is sent
to meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
on the Goth Of June, for consultation
and such action as the situation may
require. The dispatch states that the
circular has been sent to 200 promi-
nent man.
New YoRK, June ia Herald
letter from Moscow, referring to the
reception of Gen. Sherman there by
the Gar, says that when the autocrat of
Russia learned of the Generals pres.
ence in that city, he prolonged his stay
expressly to give him an informal re-
ception. The Gar greeted Sherman
with great cordality. When Minister
Curtin presented Lieut. Grant, the
Emperor did not give his hand to Mr..
Grant, and appeared cool in manner.
The correspondent argues from this
that Alexis's reception in Washington
is not quite forgotten by the Gar.
News FROM LIVINGSTONE New
YORK, June i3.-The HeralFs dis
patch from London says: GA Bombay
telegram received here to-day, con-
tains information about Livingstone e.
derived from Arab sourceslwhich announ
&c him to be we'll. Stanley is at Ugago,
and is coming to the coast with Living
stones letters. It appears that Living
stone traversed the north end Lake
Zanganiyaka on his way from Money
ma to Ujija, where, obtaining store, he
returned from Unyanyembe and Nijas-
sr. 1t is affirmed that the River
Ruysi flows into Lake Zanganiyaka,
and hence that Zanganiyaka is connec-
ted with the Nile. ."
One by one the rebel leaders are an
nouncing themselves in favor of the
bailer OF Jeff. Davis for President
Among the last to come out for Gree
ley are Admiral Raphael Semmes,
the rebel pirate, Beauregard, Bragg,
Hood, D. Ell. Hill, Gordon and Ma
hone, all of rebel notoriety.
The Post German paper published
at New Ulm. Minnesota, has been wide
ly claimed as Greeley organ. Of
course it transpires that some Cincin-
natl apostle relied "liberally" on bis
imagination for the facts in the case,
and that there amt word of truth in
the story. The Post is giving Grant
and Wilson an earnest and effective
support, as all the German papers of
standing in the..country are doing.
BENEFITS FUNERAL.-The funer-
of the James Gordon Bennett took
place on the morning of the 18th inst,
from his late residence in Fifth avenue.
Among the mourners were Mayor
Hall, Horace Greeley, Judge Bedford,
James Brooks, and host of other eel
ebritfes. The ceremonies were per-
formed by Vicar General Starr, who
spoke feelingly of the goodness of
heart and charitable disposition of de.
ceased. The funeral cortege, which
consisted of large number of carriages
started from the late residence of de-
ceased at eleven, and, proceeded by
detachment of police passed down
Broadway to Greenwood Cemetry. The
streets along the route of the process
sion were lined with spectators. and
flags throughout the city were hung at
a half mast.
A new -four mill isibeing built at Os-
burn.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNvEN-
TIoN.-The Democracy of the State
assembled in convention at Milwau-
kee on the 18th inst, and nominated
the following delegates to Baltimore
At Large. James R. Doolittle, Ed. s.
Bragg, Gabe Bouck, John W. Carey.
First DisHict-John Hackett, D.
W. Small.
Second Disrict-A. G.. Cook, 6.
W. Bird
Third Disntct-Nelson S. Dewey,
Fl. Fl. Gray.
Fourth District-Geo. Fl. Paul, B.
S. Well.
Fifth District-E. c. Loomis, Joseph
Villas.
,Siuth Dtsrict--A. G. Weisbrod.
John ?. Hume.
Seventh Distract-L. 2. Wetherby.
Rodolph.
Eigth Dtsntct-W. T. Galloway,
S. A. Pease.
The delegates were instructed to
vote as unit, and the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved, That the address and re-
solutions of the Liberal Republican
Convention. held at Cincinnati on the
LIST of May, embody fundamental prin-
ciples which the Democratic electors
Of the State of Wisconsin cordially in
dorse, and that they cheerfully acqui-
esce in the delegation to the people of
the several states of the political ques-
lions upon which the convention ex-
pressed no opinion that the expesi-
ton and elucidation of the platform of
the Cincinnati Convention by Horace
Greedy in his letter of acceptance of
the nomination for President, furnish