Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-07
MILWAUKEE, CORRESPONDENCE.
Who's Afraid Newspaper Gossip
House of Correction-The Spell
ing oOl-Amusements.

are gradually being relieved of fears en-
tertained of disastrous overflow of our
rivers banks by the spring freshets. At
one time the gravest apprehensions were
felt in this respect. The immense
amount of ice in the harbor, and it's ex-
IRENE depth and solidity In the river,
would, it was feared, form an insur-
mountable barrier to the escape of the
vast volume of water which must reach
the Lake through this channel when the
SHOWS melted in the spring. The event
of disaster from this cause depended
on sudden thaw, and the prevalence
of easterly winds, which would prevent
the ice from moving out of the harbor.
Thus far, however we have had extreme
Iy favorable weather. West and south
| westerly winds have started the ice
fields, until now there is not an unusual
amount in the harbor, and the ice in
the river is being gradually softened by
the warm rays of the sun. and an occa-
sional light fall of rain, all of which has
tended to quiet our fears, and we can
now with moderate equanimity retire
to our beds at night without the terri
BILE possibility Of being compelled ere
morning to paddle our way out of our
domicils, without standing on the Or
der of going Jas
Some weeks ago there appeared in
the columns of q morning paper ..
/ CHARGES OF OFFICIAL CORRUPTION
against Major Kennedy, superintendent
of the House of Correction. These
charges were of so fragrant nature,
that the board of supervisors took cog
nizance of them and employed a prac-
teal accountant to examine the books
and accounts of the institution and re-
port to that body. The accountant,
Mr.. Duncan Campbell, has just con-
Guided his labors, and reported to the
board that there is not the slightest
basis for the charges published; and
| further, that the affairs of the prison
are conducted in an exceptionally eco
nomical manner And now comes the
paper that originated the charges, and
not only reiterates them, but intimates,
and in fact boldly asserts that
Mr.. Campbell has in a partisan
spirit allowed himself to become tool
Of the politicians to cover up pecula
tons of one of the irnumber. Whether
the report of Mr.. Campbell, which en-
tirely exonerates Maj Kennedy, will be
accepted as finally disposing of the
matter, I cannot say, as there appears
to be considerable clamor in certain
quarters for further investigation. It
is due to the Major, however, to say
hat during long career in our midst,
both in official and private walks Of life,
q suspicion of his integrity was never
before entertained, and it will require
the most incontestible evidence of cor
rr1ption to shake the implicit confidence
which is generally reposed to him.
NEWSPAPER GOSSIP.
The Milwaukee Daily Advertiser,
established by A. M. Thomson for the
| purpose Of making the senatorial con-
test hot for Matt Carp inter-, having in
the opinion of it. proprietor, "done
! the job has discontinued publication,
and transferred it's subscription list
| (what there was of IT'D to the CONNER
cial Times. Mr.. Thomson seems not
| to have been a perfect success as a
journalist. The moderate auccess he
achieved with his mongrel little farm
SlctU LII Vic lutoIlOI, duu SGlll
later with small publication at James
vile, where, however, he had whole
some check on his peculiar style in the
broad practical ideas Of his partner, Mr..
Roberts, led him to believe himself
equal to the task of conducting Met
repolitan Journal, whose columns re-
quire something besides g Midnight
Lamp miscellany and religious dis
| QUESTIONS to make them popular. In
this [ am constrained to believe Mr..
| Thomson was mistaken. Indeed the
Sentinel charges that it was through his
incompetency that that paper narrowly
escaped financial ruin, and lost
political prestige, and was only
saved from inevitable and total failure
by his prompt removal and placing the
establishment under control of ADLER
hands. The substance of the above has
all come out in the course of the litiga-
ton between Thomson and the Senti-
mel company, which is still progressing.
The status of the Sentinel establish
ment has been somewhat strengthened
| by the recent decision of Judge Mann
in the Sentinel case, with the points of
| which you are of course familiar. Bot
kin, Roberts and Murphey are CORE
spondingly elated, and but one thing
now remains TO make their happiness
complete, and that is the resurrection of
the testimony taken by the legislature
i'll the proposed impeachment Of Judge
Small.
have it from trustworthy authority,
that the cGusus bellj until lately exist
ing between Calkins of the News, and
Botkin of the Sentinel, has been re-
moved, and that now these two prom
inent journalists, although not exactls
Two souls with but single thought
Two hearts that beat as one;
still, they are on friendly terms, and
frequently touch glasses (metaphorically
speaking, OF course, over their former
fierce denunciations of each other. By
what charms and subtle combinations
this contamination SO devoutIy wished,
has been brought about, [ am not pre-
pared to say, nor is it material. The