Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-31
State News.


lumbermen and farmers are bothered
about logging and clearing this winter,
because the ground is not frozen, ow-
ing to the early fell of snow and still
remaining quantity
Capt. W. w. Barnes, a leading lum-
herman and old settler at Oshkosh, died
Wednesday afternoon, aged Sc. The
deceased was largely engaged in lum-
bering and bodybuilding on the F OK
and Mississippi Rivers.
The town of Eau Claire offers a re-
ward of $500 for the apprehension and
conviction of the person or persons who
set the fires in that place on the 18th
of this month +; also either Of the fires
in May 1869.
In Milwaukee, on Christmas day,
Mrs Bridget Lucas was found dead in
her bed from excessive drunkenness
John Radke, teamster, we'll off, not
drinking man, and supposed perfect
ly sane, threw himself before freight
train of the NJ. 4 St P. R. R. and the
wheels passed over his neck and shoul
ders producing instant death.
Early in the morning, Anon Thomson,
Norwegian sailor, In attempting to
cross the river On the ice, broke
through. and in spite of efforts of Off
GERS to help him, was drowned.
Miss Carrie Brown, of GAINESVILLE,
was voted the prettiest girl in the city.
and received handsome gold watch.
Two thousand votes were thrown, LOCI
Of them for the lovely lacky lady.
About $50 Winnebago Indians were
captured last Saturday at a grand Pow
WOW, near Portage City, by company
of about fifty U. s: iofantry, who were
| sent down from Fort Smelling The
whole stake" will be sent off to the
| new reservation immediately-they
] having escaped from the Government
| agents last summer.
DR.. John French died at Beloit Dec
26st as the age Of SO years apd 6
AsstAs. He was the father of the
| Hon. E. B. French, Second Auditor of
the United States Treasury.
Lucy Terney was murdered in her
bed in Grafton, Me-, Dec "a, by her
husband, a blind pauper, aged 8S.
A Washington dispatch says that
bill las been prepared and will be In
trsdsoed ia Congress, after recess, to
abolish the Office Of Chief J ustlce Of
the Supreme Court of the United
States. and let the Judges choose their
oWA presiding officer.
4 new stage line is opened from
Wsasaa to the junction of the Wis
consia Central and Wisconsin Valley
Railroads.
Eli Hooker, and exhorser in the
Methodist Church at Waupun, has
been expelled for immoral conduct.
The Wisconsin river rose two feet
last week.
Mr.. VIM. Wood, Of Ellenboro, has
a specimen Of mammoth corn, one ear
of which contains 2100 grains. The
ear is fifty rows long.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says it is a
current rumor there that Hon. III. L.
Palmer viii resign his Office of County
Judge after one term of court and re-
turn to practice. 1t is supposed that
Judge Mann will be appointed in his
place; that Judge Palmer will be
nominated for Congress and that Mr..
Mitchell will be candidate for the
U. s. Senate provided the reformers
have majority of the Legislature.
A woman jumped from train run
ming at full speed near Crystal Lake.
The train was stopped promptly. and
everybody expected to see lifeless
body brought on board, but were sur
prised to see her on the track continu-
ing her journey on foot. The cause OF
the jump was not learned.
Copper mining is being revived in
the vicinity of Mineral Point. Sam
Piles of ore have been sent to England
and reports returned show that it yields
20 to so per cent, far above the aver
age of English ores.
BAZAINE's PLACE OF CONFINEMENT
The island Of st. Marguerite, where
Bazaine is to be confined, is one of the
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