Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-05

! supposed to be Phillipson, the alleged Man
chester forger, has commenced suit against
superintendent of Police Kelso and Detective
Durrenburg, of New York city, for $50, 600. Az
TELEeRANs from jamestown, Russell coun-
! ty, KY, report the fatal stabbing of J. G
Schcll, town marshal, by Benjamin J. Ed
munds, whom Schell was attempting to arrest.
! The temperance bill will fail in the Indiana
| Senate for want of constitutional majority
THE prevailing belief throughout Kansas is
that Morton's resolution declaring Caldwells
election Illegal will be adopted unless Caldwell
resigns before next Tuesday, and there is
ready considerable talk about another Sena
torial contest. Among the candidates mem
toned are Gov Osborne, Col. Phillip Harvey,
and D. P. Law. EekF
| The Democrats of Connecticut have nomi-
mated the following ticket: Governor, Challes
R. Ingerson; Lieutenant Governor, G. Sill
Secretary of State, Martin E. Sawyer; Treas
user, VIM. Z. Raymond.
| SEVERAL failures are reported from Shelby
county, KY, among them John D. Reed and
Shannon Reed, extensive cattle deaIers-lia-
bilities 100000, assets ,$85, 900; A. W. and
Ben. Aful-liabiIities $50, 900, assets S2O,0e0,
and Anson B. Mosley and John I. Ballard
liabilities $4,000, assets about SAC, 600.
DAUGHTER of James Vreeland, living near
Detroit, fell through the ice in the river, Sat
urday, and was drowned.
A PARTY of roughs entered the town
Sargent, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, and amusing themselves shoot
ing into peoples windows. They then attack
ed a saloon keeper named Chris Gibson, who
shot and killed two of them, Wright and
Mcclellan, and wounded another called Jack.
The remainder Of the party left and went to
Dodge City, where they undertook to run the
town. Sunday night the citizens formed a
Vigilance Committee and killed two of the
roughs, one named Charles Hill, the other
known as Antelope.
a TELEGRAM from Sands, Miss, says that
William Sayles, farmer living near Bates
vile, was attacked, on Saturday, by party Of
negroes, one of them shooting him in the
back and dangerously wounding him. After
he fell to the ground he raised himself on his
elbows and shot the scoundrel who fired upon
him with one barrel of his shotgun, and then
fired upon another Of the assailants killing
both instantly.
SEVERAL creditors of Bowles Brothers state
that the claims in this country against the
firm would amount to over $500, 900. The
japanese claim is said to be as much as $780,
0C0. It is claimed that Nathan Appleton,
whose property at Newport, R. l., has been
attached in the interest Of the Japanese, is
liable as partner, and beyond what can be
realized from his estate little is expected by
these creditors.
In addition to the vessel American Con-
gress, which has already been reported as
probably lost at sea, it is stated that two other
ships, the Lincoln and Sterling Castle, both
British, have probably met the same fate.
The Sterling Castle sailed from New York De-
cember 10th for London. She had crew of
twenty-six men. The Lincoln sailed on De-
cember 18th, and had a crew of twenty three
men.
On Sunday afternoon the ROOT Of the New
York Presbyterian Church, southwest corner
of Houston and Thompson streets, New York,
was crashed beneath the weight of snow that
accumulated on it. The walls of this building,
which are about forty years old, were forced
out and completely demolished, together with
$30, 900. Several persons were in the basement
at the time but escaped uahUrt.
GOVERNOR WALKER, of Virginia, in a message
to the Legislature of that state, proposes the
assumption and payment by the general Gov
ernment of all present legal Indebtedness of
the several states, by act Of Congress, and an
amendment sof the Constitution to prevent
states from incurrinS additional Indebtedness
in future, except such as may be found neces-
sary to the legitimate and effective execution
of their governmental functions, or as may be
required by. sudden or great emergencies.
DISPATCHES from Montgomery, Alaba ma,
state that great excitement prevails in leGisla
tive circles in that state, owing to the attempt
ed assassination, on Wednesday, of n. S.
McAfee by J. W. Mayberry. The provocation
is al eyed to have been a speech made by
McAfee in the House of Representatives We'd
nesday. Mayberry IS said to be one of the
bogus Senators from Barber county, who was
ousted from his seat by the late compromise
between the conflicting legislatures. McAfee'5
wounds are represented to be fatal.
4 FIVE hundred thousand dollar confasra
ton is reported from Shreveport, La.
IHE .IItSItGuG Has IS1uSSu W PdLuCLt "
Brien, under sentence Of death. to be hanged
in Washington on the 9th inst.
On Friday night Ben Leonard, negro
waiter at the Phoenix Hotel, in Louisville, Ky,
while carrying a gasoline lamp, was fatally
burned by It's explosion.
The loss of the ship Jessere is reported at
sea, with three Of her crew.
THREE ku-klax prisoners were released from
the Albany Penitentiary on Monday.
CAR rates from Denison, Texas, to New Or
leans, have been fixed at one hundred dollars.
1t is believed those rates will bring two hun
dred thousand head of cattle to Denison for
shipment this season.
HEAVY rains are reported from all sections
of Virginia during the past two days, and
heavy land slides on all railroads, causing de-
tention of trains. The river at Lynchburg is
fourteen feet above The usual level.
BRIGHAM YOUNG is not on his way back to
Salt Lake, as reported.
Abroad.
JOSEPH SHERIDAN LEFANN, the eminent
Irish writer, died in Dublin on the 7th of Feb
ruary.
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