Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-03

| lake Care Oh nl1lSel1, however, the NJ eX-
leans saw Mackenzie safely across the
river. The Mexican force was inferior
to the Am erican, hence no blame could
be attached to Mexican officers for not
attacking. No captures were made
during the expedition. This is the
American version.
Foreign News.
DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN.
Queen Mercedes of Spain died at
Madrid on June &c.
QUEEN MERCEDES.
A Madrid dispatch of June 81
says that the announcement of
the death of the queen of
Spain has been received with profound
sorrow and sympathy throughout Eu-
rope. The feeling in Spain almost ap-
proaches CONSERVATION. Hopes were
raised at the crisis of the disease that
the vigorous constitution of the queen
might triumph over the complication
Of maladies, but her condition was
made doubIy perilous by the fact that
she was expected to become mother
before the end of the year. The queen
died about noon, in the arms of the
king, and surrounded by the royal fam
| lily. The remains will lie in state to-
day, and be conveyed to the royal
mausoleum at Escurial, Friday. The
president of the medical faculty of the
royal palace in the bulletin announc-
ing to the president of the council of
ministers the death Of the queen, at
tributes the painful event to nervous
gastric fever, accompanied by severe
intestinal hemorrhage.
THE CONGRESS.
The Vienna Press of June 81 saws
Roumania having refused a large
money indemnity for the retrocession
of Bessarabia, and having also refused
the proposal to divide Bessarabia into
two parts, Russia now proposes through
Bismarck, that Prince Charles be the
future prince Of Bulgaria; that he is
but they express the fear that Prince
Charles will accept the offer, for dvnas-
tic reasons.
A BREACH OF FAITH.
A clerk in the foreign office at
London has been arrested on the
charge of communicating a memOran-
dunn Of the agreem ent between England
and Russia to the Daily Globe
BosNIA's MEMORIAL.
A Berlin dispatch says the
delegates from Bosnia have sub
mltted TO the congress a memorial
setting forth the wishes of their coun-
trymen. Among other things the mem
orial declares that Bosnia objects to the
prospect of Austrian occupation, and in
Inmates they would prefer the occupa-
ton of the country by Servian troops.
GREECE.
Greece has concluded a loan in
Paris of S1O,0OO,000.
REQUESTED TO LEAVE. !
The Turkish admiral has requested
all the foreign ships in the harbor of
Canea to leave Fighting has been 60
ing on for three days at Apercona.
GEN. GRANT.
d Gen. Grant will return to the United
States next spring. by way of India.
III TO MALTA. I'LL
Three Indian troop ships have been
ordered to Malta and are reported to
take back the Indian contingent. Earth
works are being constructed at the
northern outlets. ...aa- .a ~
The Carpathian passes and mountain
roads are being made practicable for
artillery on both sides of the frontier
THE EMPEROR.
Cablegrams from old world of 25th |
inst. announce that the emperor Of !
Germany was not SO well as reported.
He is expected to abdicate next month
in favor of the crown prince.
SENTENCED.
The Englishman, Bishop, charged
with bribing officials to obtain plans of
the fortresses in Germany, has been
convicted and sentenced to two years
and half imprisonment.
Z I.H THE GRAIN TRADE.
The Mark Lane Express of June 25th
says: "Despite the somewhat conflicting
nature of agricultural advices the pies
ent situation Of cereal crops is highly
critical. Nothing but continuance of
normal weather can prevent another ad-
dition to the succession of unproduc-
tive unremunerative seasons. With the
exception of France, where the wheat
has suffered almost as much as in this
country. Continental advices promises
a fair average yield; but in eastern
Russia, hundreds of acres of grain have
been cut to pieces by d succession of
unusually heavy hail storms. The de-
liyeries of English wheat at the princi-
pal provincial markets have shown
a decided falling Off The offerings
at Mark Lane are also light
which tend to prove the depletion
of the stocks in farmers hands.
Depressed by heavy present and
supplies, and flooded with
continued offers from America and
Russia the FOREIGN wheat trade has