Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-01
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berland county.
The town of Peterborough, in Northampton |
county, England, is flooded. Many of the IN
habitants have been compelled to take refuge
IN the upper stories of their dwellings,.
FIVE hundred miners in the coal district
near Springfield, ILL.,, have struck for an adj |
vance OF twenty-five per cent. in their wages
or FIVE cents instead of four cents per bushel. |
The breakwater at Wick, Scotland, was |
seriously damaged by the late storm
The mercury reached 25 degrees below zero
at st. Paul on Saturday.
JAMES E. THOMPSON, wealthy farmer of
Harrodsburg, KY, is said to hGve left the
country, Fith liabilities amountin, | fhron -
THREE thousand Paris students, "a ~ -
demonstrated in favor of Prof. Robin, dis
tinguished member of the institute who was
struck from the jnry list in consequence of his
disbelief in the existence of God.
Work in the new sulphur mines in the Coco
pah mountains near the Colorado River, is
progressing finely. Sulphur is found in great
quantities in these mines.
News from the Modoc Indian country in All
zona, state that Major Green was preparing to
surround Captain Jack and his band in Lava.
A section of the military was moving very
slowly. The Indians offer to fight them ten to
one and will never surrender
THE beer-brewers of New York, n lew Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts,
have resolved to form organizations to oppose
the additional tax of three and half cents
per barrel.
Iy Dubuque, the other day, Mrs. Maloy re-
covered eight th ousand and seventy-five dol
lars damages for the death of her husband
from blow at the hands of one Maloney,
short timo ago. She claimed $4,000, but the
matter w&s compromised by MaIoney giving
Mrs. Maloy note for IS, 600, due in one year
at per csnt. interest.
Mr.. CcLFAxs friends announce that his
principalreason for declining the editorship of
the Tribune was the refusal to allow him to
select staff of editors without the approval of
the stockholders.
THERE are fears that the steamship Shan
non, which sailed from Montreal for Hull, has
foundered.
SALT LAKE CITY fears destruction by incen-
diaries.
FREIGHT train from Boston was wrecked
near Rodgeville, Rhode Island, on Tuesday
and 18 cars broken to pieces. An unknown
man was killed. q.
Thirty freight cars were demolished near
Bloomsbury, New York, Tuesday night, by a
collision between an emigrant and freight
train on the Central road.
A DEs MONIES dispatch states that the cele-
brated liquor case of Mrs. Priestly against
HERB has been settled by HERB giving her
homestead, valued at 81. 500, as damages for
selling liquor TO her husband.
BLAKEsLEE who recently attempted to
wreck the New York and Boston express train,
near Windsor Locks, has been sentenced to
Imprisonment for ten years.
JACOB SoHMTTHEL, teamster, fell from his
wagon at Louisville, while drunk, and was
crushed to death by the wheels.
The Office of Marshal of the Supreme Court,
to which John G.. Nicolay has recently been
appointed, is worth S. 600 per annum.
The failure Of Dimmick, Myers & Co., and
Robert Bale, New York gold brokers, is an
nounced.
IT cost Ohio s83, ,766 for public printing,
binding, ETC., the past year.
THOMAS l.. BOND, prisoner in the county
jail at Cincinnati, cut his throat with pen
knife, and will probably die.
The Democrats of New Hampshire hold
state convention at Concord on the 9Th of jan
uary, and the Republicans on the 14th.
The wedding of Mr.. Judson JARVIS and Miss
Mamie Brennan, of New York, was one of the
most fashionable Of the season.
SENATOR PATTERSON, of New Hampshire
whose terH..expires on the 4th of March next
has been rendered the Presidency of the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College at Columbus
Ohio.
The boiler of portable saw mill exploded
near Morristown, Ohio, on Monday, killing
JOSEPH Clutter and man named Carrier.
Several others were. wounded, one fatally.
The Rev. William C. StribIing for sixty
years minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and an old and wealthy citizen of
Jacksonville, H., died on Tuesday evening, at
the advanced age of 78 years.
THOMAS SANDERsoN, deputy Marshal of
Springfield, Ohio, charged with robbing money
order letters of $1,000, waived an examination
before the United States Commissioner and
was held TO answer in &6, 900.
MESS s. BLINN q ANsoN, of Cairo, who claim
to have had $4,000 stolen from them a week
ago, and who were arrested on Tuesday by the
United States Marshal. on the charge of an
attempt to defraud their creditors, have been
required to give bail in the sum of s10, ,OOO
They have rot succeeded yet in giving the Sc
curity. Their effects are in the hands of the
Marshal.
Abroad.
HEAVY gale Friday wrecked several vessels
at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.
j BILL has been introduced in the Spanish
Cortes providing for universal compulsory
military service.
The French Assembly, after the most vio-
lent discussion ever witnessed in the Chamber,
rejected the petitions for dissolution by
large majority.
MCDoUGALL, GRAY & Co., of Charlottestown,
n. S., have suspended. Liabilities, $40, 900.
VIsCoUNTEss BEAcoNsFIELD, wife of Dsraei
died Sunday.
A DISPATCH from Nantes reports that the
river Loire has overfiowed, and the adjacent
country is flooded. The quays in the lower
quarters of Nantes are entirely under water,
presenting fearful spectacle. The custom
house and all business houses in the flooded
section are closed. Great destruction of
property is apprehended. The railways are
covered with water, and travel is interrupted.
DENMARK, Sweden and Norway have signed
a convention for uniform coinage.
FRANCE will not send a war steamer to Hay
ii to support the demands of French citizens
The anniversary of the closing of the gates
of Londonderry was celebrated without dis
turbance.
GENERAL SIGEL has been elected president
of the Society of United Natonalties.
The Khedive of Egypt has concluded loan
Of SO, 500, 900 with the Bank of Constantinople.