Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26
General News.
A TEXAS FLOOD.

TEXAS FLOOD.
A Galveston, Texas, dispatch of the
18th states that severe storm and rain
visited the entire coast yesterday. At
this place it rained and y high wind pre-
vailed all day Sunday, and Sunday night
it increased in severity. From 7 O'Clock
A. NJ. Monday until noon of that day the
wind blew at the rate of fifty miles an
hour, and the rain fell in torrents. The
water in Galveston Bay was raised in
some places to a level with the wharves,
and the lower and more exposed portion
of the city was under water for two
or three hours. AT about noon the wind
moderated. the waters began to recede,
and before night the sky was clear, with
Il cold norther blowing. Very little dam
age was done in the city considering the
severity of the storm. Three of the
congresses lost a portion OF their walls
and three unoccupied blocks were con-
>iderably damaged. No loss of life is
reported. There was no disaster to ship
ing except the small class Of coasters.
The railroad bridges across the bay are
badly damaged, and it will be several
days before trains run regularly.
The Ne,cs special from Rockfcrt SAYS
the storm at that point was severe, and
the propeller Myrtle is missing.
A dispatch from Brazos de Santiago
says halfth island is submerged.
THE COAL MINERS STRIKE.
A Wilkesbarre special Of the 18th
says that matters have been very quiet
in that vicinity, and, though there have
ocen all sorts of reports concerning
negotiations between operators and
men, yet nothing definite was known
until to-day. Last night Mr.. Parrish,
lessee of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal
and Iron Company. called the leaders of
the strike together and informed them
that he would give the men an advance
Of 10 per cent. on the wages paid them
when they struck if they would resume
Ut once. The leaders called q meeting
| Of the men for this afternoon, and at
| O'Clock about 1000 of the unemplov-
ed met at place four miles below this
city to hear what the leaders had to
say. The offer made by Mr.. Parrish
was stated, but was unanimously reject
ed. So the lockout continues, with the
certainty that no further efforts will be
made to effect compromise. The men
must ACCEPT the offer Of 10 per cent adj
vance or remain idle. The times are
growing worse, and many cases Of star
walton are reported. 1t may be posi-
de that second sober thought may
induce Il majority to return to work be-
fore long. If the line is once broken,
the strike will come to an abrupt end.
SENATOR MoRToN's CONDITION.
indianapolis dispatches of the 10Th
say that Senator Morton had a re-
lapse last night, from which he has not
yet recovered. The latter part of the
night he was much worse. and to-day is
still very nervous from the effects OF it.
DR.. Woodward, of indianapolis, had
charge of him, in the temporary ab-
Sence of DR.. Thompson, his attending
physician. His attendants admit that
he is II great deal worse, but say that all
can be ascribed to nervous attack,
which did no permanent injury. He is
better tonight, and the prospects are
that he will pass much more comfort
able night than last.
First Assistant Postmaster General
ryner arrived here tonight to visit
| Morton.
LONE DEER'S PROPERTY.
A Camp Sheridan telegram of the
Doth says the Indians of Lame Deer's
| band, who surrendered on the 10th inst
| have turned over some stolen stock, and
promise to surrender still more in a
| short time. The band consisted of for
ty-two men, lightweight women, fifty
TX boys, and thirty-eight girls, in all
two hundred and twenty-four Indians.
They have turned over one hundred
| and titty-six ponies, five muzzle-loading
| md two breech-loading rifles and one
| revolver. Seven men and three women
preferred to surrender at the Cheyenne
agency, in the Indian Territory, and &C
cordingly separated from the band be-
fore reaching Camp Sheridan. An
another small party of men, unwilling
to surrender anywhere, struck off north
ward, with the avowed intention Of
joining Sitting Bulls band. They will
| De lucky if they succeed in eluding Gen.
| Brisban's scouting party. Counting the
last batch, the whole number of Indians
belonging to Lame Deer's band. who
| have surrendered to the military with
in the last few months is between four
and five hundred These Indians have
| assured Col. Bradley that there are
now no hostiles south of the Yellow
stone river.
| YELLOW FEVER.
A Jacksonville, Fla, dispatch Of the
Goth says seven deaths from yellow fe-
yer occurred to-day at Fernandina, all
white. DR.. Palmer is in a very critical
condition. Fifteen new cases are re-
ported.
There is large increase in the num-
Der of cases Of yellow fever at Fernan-
dina, and contributions in money are
badly needed. 1t is hoped that the
norte will respond to the appeal for help.
| A Good Cat Story.
Suffolk (Va.) Herald.
| Some time ago, the wife of Mr.. Alfred
Davis (who was drowned with his two
sons last Friday oVnDinU in NopSan,opd