Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-29
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Just received as 4 present from ex-Emparor
Napoleon magnificent gold ard silver chal-
Ice to be used in the Catholic Church Of that
city. 1t IS engraved IN four colors An auto
graph of the Emperor accompanied it. The
priest was q personal friend Of the Emoerori in
early days. It did not arrive till after the Err
peror's death
FIRE at Parkerg Landing, Pa, On Sun
day. destroyed the opera house. Daily Tran
script building Wallace House, Oil Exchange
Hotel, Union House, Greeley House and Spen-
GERS Opera House, together with number of
business houses, and twenty or thirty private
residences were destroyed. Loss estimated
from $4,000 to 500, GOO.
EEARLY all the members Of Congress pres
snt in Washington from the cotton states have
agreed on a new bill to refund the Gotten taz,
which they viii press IL Congress this session.
instead Of House bin 1872, hitherto intro
dnced by Mr.. Mckee
IHE Committee ON Elections in the case Of
Bowen contestug the seat Of Delarge find
that the statements on both sides show thai
the frauds and irregularities in the conduct
Of the election were So great that it is impos-
ible to determine which had majority of the
ballots legally cast, and therefore recommend
the adoption of a resolution that neither Bow
en- nor Delarge IS entitled 80 the seat
A HAVANA letter states thata cargo of seven
hundred Coolies arrived there recently. They
command sA hundred dollars per head.
II IS reported in Havana that q large expe-
dition Of friends Of the Cuban revoIutionists
with arms and ammunition, had landed safe
" near Guartomaro.
UNION BLOCK, in OttumWa, Iowa was burn
ed on Sunday. Loss $3.50 600
TT. II. BUMsIEAi,, the Boss Tweed of Jersey
CITY, who sent to the pen1tentiary for
nine months for stealing money from the city
under cove Of real estate operation has re-
gained his liberty. He has occupied two
handsomelr-lurnished cells converted into a
suit for his benefit. He has spent s., 600 while
in the prison IN providing himself with choice
food, liquors, cigars. furniture, fuel &c. He
paid sixty cents day to the state to escape
labor,
TaE Legislature Of Arkansas, on Saturday.
elected S. W. Dorsey U. s. Senator, IN place of
Wm. Rice, whose term expires on the 4th Of
March.
.= RUMoR has it that there has been some agi-
tation among the members of the House of
Congress. looking to legislation for an IN
crease of the salaries of Representatives and
Senators TO $4,000 year.
Ar Gloyersyille, n. z. lncendiary fire
destroyed the shoe factory of Arnold Joy
t1rifiths, together with its contents also the
factory OF F. f. Hotchki8s. Loss s5o, 600 IN
surance $50 900.
TIE saw and planning mills of tbs Mitchell
and Rowland Lumber Company, at Toledo,
were destroyed by Ere. Loss $50, 600 covered
by insurance.
GEO. z. DUHNIEG was arrested IN New York,
on Friday. charge Of embezzeling funds
Of the United States Assay once while Super
1ntendent. He 1e held IN default of $40 600
bail.
JUDGE BLArCHFoBD, of New York has de-
oided that al the compromises between credi-
tors and bankrupts must be open and fair, and
edst William c. Bean. assignee IN bankruptcy
ofCkarIes S. Kentzinger, of st. Louis shall re-
cover St6,275 from Louise Armginck aud
others, who, while signing q compromise with
other creditors, made a secret arrangement
with Kentzenger 4 Co., to have them com
promise notes discounted for an amount equal
70 5 per cent. cash.
gHE smallpox epidemic is creating grave
gpprehengions in Boston ard vicinity. Three
thousand cases are now reported to exist in
the city, and the per centage OF deaths is mnch
larger than by all other causes combined
Nearly all of the burials are made in the night
The epidemic has had serious effect upon
commercial interests generally.
TIE schooner Henrietta, formerly Benefits
Yacht, was lost on the 18th ult. She was driv-
en- ashore near Honduras, and totally wrecked
The crew were saved.
GEORGE BROWN. OF Halifax, viii soon chal-
lenge the world TO row a single scu1 race for
$4,000, 10 take place next summer IN Halifax
harbor OF Kennebec river, or at Springfield
Mass. A preference will be given to sadler
English champion, who will be allowed MS ex-
penses if ne VIII row there.
Iris freely stated that the principal scheme
OF the Sanana Bay case ig to flibuster San
n mt he TT3i0 ct9te ftert
Kansas fashion.
THE bill to relieve ex-ColIector Jussen, of
Chicago, has passed the House.
TIE Denver News states the feeling through
out the territory is unanimous against the
appointment Of Governor McCo ok.
MAYOR KALBFEEIsCR, of Brooklyn Is dying.
WASHINGTON dispatch says that two dis
tnct Sgndicates. comprising two leading
banking houses Of New York and two leading
heuses Of fLondon, have submitted to Secretary
Boutwell, propositions to fund the remaining
new five per cents On terms similar to those of
the Syndicate of last year.
JosEPHINE MANSFIELD, through counsel
has attached property Of Nathan J. Appleton,
at Newport. Rhode Island to the amount of
$4,000, tor the loss Of sl2 500 which she dc,
posted with Bowles Brothers Just before their
failure.
A NATIONAL. Commercial Travellers Conven-
uOn Is proposed 10 bS nSiu III JlneiIDatl Oh
the % OF July next.
AMBROSE l.. LYNCH, convicted of murder III
the first degree al Pttsburg, for killing Han
hed ON the 18th ct June last has been sen
fenced to be hung
THE Congressional Temperance Society cele-
byated ls anniversary at Washington Sunday
evening.
The boiler III the mill Of D. Huffman &
Co.. at Martin Ohio exploded at seven o'clock
Saturday morning instantly killing c. Huff
man, engineer John Hancock and H. Hanson,
and fatally iniuring four others
Az eastward bou nd passenger train on the
Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad ran of
the track atAntworp, Ohio, on Thursday even
ing, severely iniurng he conductor and ia
tally iniurng d brakeman. A number of pas
sengers were considerably bruised.
TIE Home Woolen Mills at Jacksonville ILL.,
were DESTROYED by fire recently Loss one
hundred thousand dollars-insurance twelve
thousand dollars. Some twenty-five thousand
dollars wort Of WOODEN fabrics thirty thou
sand dollars worth Of wool and other propertv
Of the value Of some five thousand dollars
were saved.
named Esther Owen, aged twelve
wears, living near Memphis, vas fatally burned
by the explosion OF kerosene lamp.
IHE mysterious subterraneaE fires which
have prevailed at Copperas Mountain, Ohio
Tor several months past are said to be sub
siding There * t0 he \ General -aorob ;,,I