Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-04
J. II. KEVEs, Editor and Proprietor,
THE NEWS. !
The East,

The vote declaring them legally disqualified
stood 40 to 80. q VI
THE Hudson River is covered with ice from
Newburg to Albany, and the Poughkeepsie
and New Hamburg ice boat associations are
preparing for the winter regattas. t@ go"
IT is reported that the management of the
New York Central and Hudson River Penn
sylvania and Erie roads, in convention on
January 20, attempted to form a basis for
pooling the entire freight business, each road
to pay its actual running expenses. and all to
have an equal share in the net profits
This is intended 20 put an end to all
opposition IN the westward carrying business
Commodore Vanderbilt said he knew moth
ing on the subject, and that it was probably
started by stock spectators. ST.. nj. Barlow
said there was some truth in the report of a
western freight combination, but that hewas
unable to give any information. Mr.. G.. R.
Blanchard, vice President of the Erie, road,
said that conference among the trunk lines
took place recently, in which, among other
questions, that of freight combination SINH
lar to the one alluded to was considered. The
subject, however, had been dropped. 1t is
the scheme was due to the Erie Company.
The Olympic Theatre, at Philadelphia, was
burned on January Goth. Two fremen were
killed. and several were injured by falling
walls The fire is supposed to have been the
work OF an incendiary, as several unsuccessful
attempts to burn the building had previously
been made
POLICE SUPERINTENDENT MATsELL, of New
York. apprehends that the Communists of
that city will attempt to carry out their
threats to burn churches and school houses
especially Roman Catholic institutions.
The Buffalo Board Of Trade has reaffirmed
its policy of 1872 in relation to canals, wanting
the Erie and Oswego canals made seventy
feet wide and seven feet deep from Buffalo
and Oswego to Albany, and to complete the
double locks west of Syracuse. @.
The New York Herald, commenting on the
Presidents action in the Louisiana troubles
and the succession to the presidency, says
that General Grant holds the balance of pow
er in deciding the destiny Ct the Republican
party for the presidential succession.
The ice jam in Grand river, at Bradford
Ont, Tuesday night, caused the water to rise
to an unusual height, inundating houses on
the flats. The occupants narrowly escaped by
boats and RATS. Considerable damage to
property was done. Il Il .'-
The evidence at the Steiner inquest, in New
monds to the value of So 900 were on the per.
son of Jacob Steiner when removed to the
morgue, but they are not among the effects
sent to the coroner. ......-.. ...--. 4.
The nude body of man, with his throat
cut, was found in North River, at New York,
on Tuesday evening.
THE Internationals are very closely watched
by the authorities of New York city 1t is
known that meetings have been held in va
rious places, and every evening since the out
break in Tompkins square, and that the
harangues delivered have been invariably very
violent, and calculated to incite further dis
turbances. a
AN invention was tested at Titusville, Pa,
on Friday, by which, it is claimed, the speed
of locomotives and ocean steamers can be in
creased threefold, at less cost than at present.
No other information is vouchsafed regarding
1t. save that its name is the New Double Ex-
hausting Steam Engine. t.....s-. -.-.
A NUMBER Of prominent bankers and mer
chants of New York have signed petition to
Congress, representing that any additional
ssue of paper money, either directly by the
government. or indirectly by National Banks
by authority of the government, would be
most injurious to the interests of the Union.
A SERIOUS CHARGE is made against the
former cook of family named Stiner. of New
York, whose residence was burned few days
since, and in which four members of the fam
lily persisted. 1t is stated that silver plate and
other jewelry belonging to the family cannot
be found since the fire, and robbery and muir
der are now charged in connection with the
terrible affair, and the cook has been arrested
to await the decision of the Coroner's inquest
TIE Baptist Chapel at Bath, opposite Al
bany, n. Y, was burned Tuesday afternoon
The loss is about $4,000. The Royal Insur-
ance Company, of Liverpool, had IS 900 lnsur-
ance on it. IS i
A SERIOUS freshet occurred in Buffalo river
on the 22d OF January, doing considerable
damage to the shipping in the harbor. Tie
warm weather Of the previous few days caused
breaking up of the ice, and moved it out
moored in the river against the Ohio street
bridge and carry it away, and piled the whole
mass of ice and several vessels against Michi-
gan street bridge which fortunately held.
The vessels did some damage to the property
along tile river, including several elevators
and the New York Central Railroad Co. s
freight sheds. The loss of property is esti-
mated at 81 900 OO0 .--.--..-#
IT is understood that the new management
Of the Union Trust Company are quietly
working to bring the defaulting secretary,
Carleton, to justice, and will offer reward
for his arrest.
The West.
AT Indianapolis, short time since, two
men and woman attempted to cross rail.
way track in buggy, and were caught be-
tween two trains. One of the men was thrown
into the air and fell into car, and the Other
fell before the moving cars, and his legs were
run over and crushed. The woman was badly