Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-05
TOBACCJ


increased demand for nearly all kinds
of seed leaf tobacco for home use while
for export-with the exception of
few small sales of Wisconsin tobacco, in
all about 100 cases, at 94@94c-opera-
tons seem to be almost entirely sus-
pended For home trade the sales foot
up 200 cases, divided as follows =
400 cases Connecticut and Massachu-
sets, at 35@55c 375 cases New York
State, on private terms; l25 cases
Pennsylvania, do 100 cases Ohio, at
l3c, and 200 cases Did crop sundries
at l1(9i8c.
Concerning the Ohio, resident buy
er, writing to o city firm here, gives it
as his opinion, from what he has seen
aid heard, the crop will exceed in quan-
THY the common estimate that is, in-
stead of AZ 900 eases the yield is likely
to reach $4,000 cases ToboccoL Leaf.
We hear of few transactions in
Rock county, near Milton, during the
past week, in which the crop of 1872
has been sold at TAOS cents. Some
offers have been made in this county
at 81 cents, but we hear of no Sales.
There seems to be little feeling
"around the edges" on the part of the
trade, but nothing di6nite yet. But
very little of the crop of ~ is laid
down, much less stripped.
Mr.. CoLFAX AND THE CREDIT Mo-
BILIER -WAsHINGToN, February 2.
Vice President Colfax has not been
absent from the Senate any day this
week, as enormously telegraphed, hav-
ing presided more or less every day.
h denies the telegraphed statement
that he expects to prove that his depos-
it of June 20 came from Messrs. Shoe
man, S. II. Stuart, and A H Bowen,
but expresses confidence in his ability
to fully vindicate himself. He also
states that after McComb first testified
last winter about some letter he had
from Ames as to some of his ruling. as
Speaker, he (Colfax) addressed letter
to the Chairman of the committee,
asking tat McComb be required to
either produce the letter or point out
the ruling, SO that it could be examined
by any parliamentary expert as to its
correctness. Colfax desires to go be-
fore the committee the very day Anne
returns to the city, their conflicting
statements having been given thus far
In che presence of 10th.
Those valorous California gentlemen
who propose to make peace with Cap
tain Jack, the Chief of the Modoo
Indians, all by hemselves, seems not
to have accomplished their benevolent
design. On reaching sthe vicinity of
the Modoc lines, their courage gave
out, and they would neither 20 to
Jacks camp nor would Jack come to
them. 90 the whole scheme fell
Il rough. In the meantime the troops
are getting ready for another attack,
and intelligence from ''the seat OF war"
to be interesting within Il day
Or two.
According to Paris scientific au-
shorty at least 100000 Frenctme
have committed suicide since the com
of the present century, and |
IF these one-seventh were Parisians
1t would seem from this that the Eng
ishmen who call the French "a nation
IF lunatics" was not far out nf the way.
The national debt has Increased 10
he extent OF S496,z43 during the
month Of January just past. This un-
Welcome fact Is owing to the unusually
arge drain made upon the Treasury
Turing the first month of the year, and
0 the payment eff 81 ,826 ,275 OF inter
st on the bonds Of the Pacific railways,
Which those corporations failed to meet.
RUSSIA EXCITED. 1t is stated that
'ublic opinion in Russia is ia an ex.
tied state over the accounts of the
trocious cruelties enacted by the
Ihivans on the Russians, who have
allen into their hands. The people
re heartily in favor OF the expedition
gainst Khiva, and demand the exemp-
lry punishment of the Khan. Mill
AIRY preparations for the campaign are
eng pushed forward with vigor The i
,tal force will probably number 90, 900 {
ZEN. TIE prince and others of high
ank are volunteering to accompany the
rmy. +
Mr. Froude is going to entertain
,nglish audiences with a lecture ON
merIca.
1t is stated that John J. Ingalls,, the
enator who takes Pomeroys place 10
,ansas, is a native Of Massachusetts,, /
years of age, and graduate OF v
TilIams College. He is a MN OF #
reat Intellectual powers and one of :
le most scholarly and cultivated men W
the State. He is man of spotless a
putatiop. l.