Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-10-24
General News.
NO MORE MEXICAN TROUBLE.

18th states that there is prospect for a
definite settlement of the Mexican bor-
der troubles. 1t is understood that
Mexico will agree to the establishment
of lines twenty-five miles from the river
on each side of the Rio Grande The
territory between which, having an ag-
gregate width of fifty miles, shall be
guarded by military patrols of both ma
tons, the troops of either being per-
mitted to go anywhere within the said
lines on either side of the river in pur-
suit of mauranders, who, when taken.
shall be delivered over for trial to the
judicial authorities of the territory
wherein their breeches of law and order
are committed. 1t is not probable that
Mexico will agree in terms to the Evarts
demand that Americans in that country
shall be exempt from forced loans; but
as the Mexican supreme court has de-
clared such exactions illegal, it is held
that reclamatlOnS can be successfully
made against the Mexican government,
to be allowed under the constitutional
provision against taking private proper
ty for public use without indemnity.
JOY FOR JOHN A. JOYCE.
A st. Louis telegram of the 18th SAYS,
the case pending in the United States
district court here against John A.
Joyce, being an Indictment against him
for conspiring to defraud the govern
ment in connection with the illicit dis
tillation of whisky, was decided to-day
by Judge Treat. Joyce entered plea
in bar some two weeks ago, claiming
his conviction for the same offense in
the western district Of the state was a
bar to furtherac by the government.
District Attorney Bliss demurred to
this, and to-day Judge Trt at over-ruled
the demurrer, and decided the case in
the same manner as the actions against
Mckee and Mcdonald were disposed Of
THE PITTsBURG RIOTS.
A New York telegram of the 18th
says the special produce exchange COM
mittee appointed to consider claims for
losses by the Pittsburg riot, recommend
that the prop osition of settlement of
the Pennsylvania railroad company be
rejected, and that suits be instituted
against the company and county Of AL
legheny with as little delay as possible;
that venue of suits be laid in the state
of New York, and, if counsel approve
that claimants be requested to make
common cause in their prosecution.
A CHANGE OF CONSULs.
Dispatches from Washington, of Octo-
Der 18th, says that the president has de-
cided to remove Mahlon Chance, of Ere
mont, Ohio, consul to the Bahama
Islands, and appoint j. G. McIain, of
Warren, Ohio, to the place.
THE SILVER DOLLAR
Senator Jones, of Nevada, SAYS that q
bill providing for the unlimited coinage
of the silver dollar, and that it be made
legal tender to any amount for all
debts public and private, will be passed
by an overwhelming majority in both
houses.
THE PENSION AGENTS.
During the last two days a meeting of
all pension agents in the country who
remain in office since the consolidation
has been held here; their business being
to adjust the boundaries of pension dis
tricts, which were very much confused
by consolidation.
IHE PRINTING WASTEFULNESS.
The report of the committee of in
vestigation on the bureau of statistics
will present aAarge array of facts and
figures in regard to the publications
made by the United States government,
upon which great deal of money is
wasted every year The investigators
find that there is no system pursued
and no concert of action between any
Of the various departm ents Of the
government in regard to their publica-
tons, nor is there any restraining pow
er upon the head of any department or
bureau as to what he shall publish.
The result is that a vast amount of use
less statistics and irrelevant matter is
put between covers at the government
printing office every year, and humid
reds of thousands of dollars of public
money are wasted.
GREAT STORM IN ENGLAND.
London kilograms of the 10th state
that the most terrific storm experienced
for many years on the European coast
burst over the British Islands. The
rapidity with which the tempest ex-
tended in area was extraordinary, and
CICNoCO CllC (lCIIIOSU ItSUO11ISllluCIlU here.
Throughout England the damage caus-
ed by the storm is very great and re-
ports reach London from all parts of
the country describing the destruction
of property of every description.
THE DEVASTATION EXTENDS
to such Well-known cities as Oxford.
where the university buildings were
damaged and many residences injured;
Cambridge, where similar destruction
occurred; both, though in a compare
lively sheltered positions, suffered; and
Windsor, where many valuable trees
were overturned in the royal parks.
At Oxford the great glass roof OF the
Great Western Railroad Station was
blown away, and the building otherwise
damaged The splendid trees of the
famous Christ Church walk at Oxford
were uprooted, and hundreds of build
ings were damaged. The destruction
at this ancient city is unprecedented.
The gale extended
OVER IRELAND
and Scotland, interrupting Geographic