Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
Miscellaneous News.
SITTING BULL 1000 STRONG.

A Chicago dispatch under date of
March 22nd states that Capt. Constance
Williams, 9TH infantry, stationed at TT.
Belknap, has sent to military head
quarters the result of several scouting
expeditions, which confirms the report
recently telegraphcd by United States
Consul Taylor at Winnipeg. Capt.
Williams learns that the forces
under Sitting Bull aggregate with
what he has assurances OF
receiving in way OF re-lnforcements
nearly 1000 fighting men. The talk
among them is that they will tight no
body, but if anyone comes across their
path they will get it 'just the same"
The Indians are we'll supplied with
ammunition. and the situation is re-
garded as critical and decisive measures
are being taken.
TO BEHANGED.
A dispatch from Bloomsbury, Penn
svlvania, says McHugh, Fully and
Hester. Molly Maguires. sentenced
to be hanged, have been informed
of an adverse decision of the board
of pardons Mrs. Hester, young
woman of prepossessing appearance,
when the decision was given pub
licity, fed to the prison wringlng her
hands, pulling her hair and shrieking in
the most frantic manner. The sheriff
admitted her and she flung herself upon
the neck of her husband and tainted.
Fully and McHugh, when informed of
the nature OF the decision sank back
into the darkness of their cells. Nc
Hugh aroused himself and said: "Well
they have fixed it up at last, have they?
wish to God they had fixed it up a
year ago" He paced his cell like a
Gagged tiger.
SITTING BULLS SUMNER CAMPAIGN.
A dispatch from Battle Ford, the
capital of the northwest territory,
of the Goth inst, says there
is great excitement there over new
rumor of combination of Sitting Bull
with the Sioux, Black Feet and other IN
dams for an attack GA the settlement
in the spring. This information comes
from friendly Creeks. Another report
from Cypress Hills, is that there is a
camp of seven hundred lodges of Sioux
at the Sandy Hills, sixty-five miles
from Fort Walsh, which was daily being
augmented by new arrivals; that there
were four wagon loads of cartridges ar
rived at the camp the day he passed;
that the half breeds are all leaving the
Cypress Hills, and moving towards
Carlton that the Nez Perces,
Little Blanket, Little Dog and
Black Feet Indians have all
formed a treaty with Sitting Bull;
that the Blackfeet are on the Belly
river in force; that it is not known
what these movements pOrtend; that 1t
is supposed that an attack is to be made
on the Cypress Hills and Fort Mac
Leod.
A New York dispatch of the
Goth states that Rio Janeiro
letter says the British steamer As
terIe stranded near Castillos on the 31st
of January During the night the
storm increased, and at day light only
the tops of the masts were seen above
water with five or six persons clinging
to them. but no help could be rendered
because of the high sea. The sea con-
tinued rough until the 9th. when boat
was got to the islets near the wreck but
nothing was found except purifying
corpses. Capt Boyne and thirty of the
crew persisted. Only two rlen were
saved, VIM. Parsons, first mate, and
Donald Campbell, third engineer.
sURRENDERING CUBANs.
A Havana dispatch of the Goth
says sixty insurgents with arms
151 unarmed, rs women and
134 miners surrendered in the juris-
diction of Holguin Prominent Gu
bans, IN a meeting yesterday, at Mr..
FarrelPs residence, unanimously adopt
ed a resolution that the natives of Cuba
should make some public manifestation
in Reputation of the recent meeting of
the Cuban refugees in New York, and
declare their hearty agreement in and
for support of the terms of peace.
ccording to official kilograms, the
surrender of the insurgent forces
OF Los Villas was completed yes
terday, the territory being now
completely quiet. Those who present
ed themselves are Major General
Roloff, Brigadier General Maestro, three
colonies, eight lieut.. -colonels, 50 officers
and 40 soldiers with about 40 women
and children.
ANDERSON RELEASED.
A New Orleans dispatch under date
of March 10Th, states that III the
case of the state u.s. Thos. G.. Anderson
on appeal for new trial, the supreme
court reversed the verdict of the jury
and ordered the prisoner to be released
The decision Of the supreme court
virtually ends the prosecution
against the members of the returning
board. The order of the court, how
ever, ordering the discharge of Gen
Anderson, does not enlarge him al
once, the state having five days in
which to file application for arehearing
Gov. Packard, Postmaster General
Key and several other gentlemen called
on the president after the decision O
the Louisiana supreme court IL regarc
to the case of Gen. Anderson and Other
members of the returning board was
announced. The president expressed
his qualification with the decision, ano
said the entire Union would applaud