Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-19

New YORK agents, IN DehalI OF EnSIIsh coln-
! panies, lave completed a transaction IN Utah
mining property, within the last few days, to
the extent of over 100000, three-fourths of
the amount to be expended in the erection of
crushing-mills and furnaces.
/ In the Senate Investigation of the Louisiana
election muddle, on Monday, Carpenter asked
Jacques the principal witness examined, why,
after he had helped to secure Kellogg's elee-
ton by forged election returns, false afidavits,
&C., he had gone back on Kellogg, and wit
ness replied: ''WelI, never had no use for
that man Kellogg
| MAYOR MEDILL is being generally sustained
! by the citizens of Chicago in his war upon the
/ lice Commissioners. Ex-Captains Hickey
! ld :, md now espouse his cause, and desire
! t be returned to duty
AT Cedar Greek, Mich, on Friday, Messrs
/ Tinsdsll and Mackey engaged in an alterca-
| ton, when Tinsdell seized an axe and inf1ict-
ed fatal blows on Mackey.
Two large commission houses owned by
Plant & Bro. and Bondurant & Drury were
destroyed by fire at Hickman, Ky,fon Thurs
| day night. The total loss is about s25, ,000s
The late Tweed jury will be given a dinner
next Thursday evening, by Samuel C. Hine, a
| liquor dealer, and one Of their number, who
favored acquittal.
A FEARFUL gale and snow storm prevailed
along the English coast on Saturday night.
Numerous marine disasters and loss of life are
reported.
A FIRE at Quebec, on Sunday, destroyed the
| Court House, entalling the loss of all records
of the province since its foundatien together
with the title deeds and other important legal
documents.
! JOHN JOHNSON, while trying to remove
| hand-car from the track of the Detroit Eel
River and Illinois Railroad, near Manche ster,
Mich, on Friday, was run oYer by train and
| killed.
VERY large mass temperance meeting was
held in Racine on Saturday evening. Resolu-
tions indorsing the action of those engaged in
prosecuting for violation of the law were
adopted by rousing vote. Racine is fully
| alive to the importance Of the subject, and is
determined to enforce the municipal and state
| laws -.
| The Yossische -Zeitung of Berlin demon
! strates that the Russian forces in Central
Asia are strong enough to defy any attempt of
the British to check their progress, and Eng
land is powerless. Russia is only waiting for
| a false step on the part of England.
| The report that Sirdar Abdul Rahem had
| captured Fort Hessar at the instigation of the
Russians, and was making other aggressive
movements in Afghanistan, is contradicted.
THROUGH the efforts of Gov. Washburn, the
Duluth controversy has been comprom sed.
The fvEa. and faua1 tO poain fCrt tb
present, the bay of Superior is not to be dredg-
ed out from the natural entrance to the docks
at Superior and Duluth, and the Northern
| Pacific Company is to extend it's road to the
| city of Superior within eight months, and
! give that city the same facilities of business Is
| Duluth.
Mrs. MICHAEL SoHANK was fatally gored by
mad COW at Dubuque on Friday.
Roru- & CoNRAD's brewery. at Loudonyille
| Ohio, was destroyed by fire Thursday night
| The loss is five thousand dollars insured in
! the Teutonia, of Dayton, for three thousand
dollars.
| A HEAVY fall Of snow is reported in Spain.
The Empress Caroline Augusta, widow Of
Emperor Francis T., and grandmother of the
regning Emperor, died at Vienna, on Satur-
day, aged eighty-one.
| The Marquis of Lorne spoke at Glasgow on
Friday evening. expressing regret at the large
emigration of Scotch people to the United
States. Scotland, he said, was able to support
an immense population, and laborers were
scarce. If people enlgratad he hoped they
would go to British Colonies.
I'M igI oil
Privileges and Elections stand as follows rea-
tive to the Caldwell case: For an adverse re-
port, with Recommendation Of his expulsion,
Morton, Logan, Alcorn, Hill, and Trumbull !;
minority, reporting the case not proven, Car
penter and Anthony.
SENATOR WILSON'S resignation is to take
effect on the Sd OF March.
HEAVY RAIN STORMS have occurred in Cali
fornia, and fears of floods are entertained.
LEFEAvRE DURUFLR, Senator under the
Empire, and now one of the directors Of the
Societe Industrelle, has been arrested for
connection with alleged fraudulent financial
transactions. Another director of the county
fed from Paris.
TIE Committee of Thirty of the French Ma
tional Assembly, on Saturday, adopted the
considered amendment proposed by Housson-
vile, providing that the Council OF Ministers
shall decide whether the presence of Theirs
is required in the Assembly during the discus
sion Of interpretations. This action causes
uneasiness and excitement in Paris.
COTTON MILL near Oldham, England, was
badly damaged by fire on Saturday. One hun
dred persons are thrown out Of employment.
FIVE HUNDRED Carlists, under La Bolles,
made an attack on Viladrati, and were 1e-
pulsed by the garrison, which numbered only
100 men. The authorities announce that the
insurrection in Saragossa is completely sup
pressed.
COUNT ANDRAssY has informed Minister Jay
that the government consents to the Interna-
tiona1 Congress to sit at Vienna pending the
Exposition to consider the best mode of en-
couraging usefulin 7entions and manufactures.
A TELEGRAM from Berne, Switzerland, states
the Queens Council of State stopped the sal
aries for three months of all priests who read
from their pulpits the unauthorized Papal
brief establishing a separate Bishoprice for
| Geneva. The conference at Balse determined
to create a grand Swiss Bishopric of resi-
dents from Rome.
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