Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-04

WEIGH, Kansas; executive committee,
David H. Rowe, Michigan; B. Leslie,
Kentucky; John w. Stedman, Connec-
ticut; w. S. Kelfe, Missouri; Joel NJ.
Spencer, Rhode Island. S. II. Rowe,
of Michigan, was appointed chairman
of the committee on rate of mortality
and interest, and O. 0. Welch, of Kan
sas, chairman the cOmmitte on legis-
lation. The actuary of the charter oak
promised 4 per cent. Of the reserve on
the LIST Of January. Mr.. Welch
of Kansas, presented and sub
ported in a speech resolutions declaring
the failure of lfe-insurance companies
not caused by greater loss by death than
anticipated, but by bad management
and profligacy, and recommending
placing In the vaults an amount Of as
sets sufficient to pay all losses and claims,
and in addition all amount of reserve
charged on all outstanding policies in
force. A resolution was adopted de-
ploring TIE evils growing out of receiv-
ership.
THE MOoNsHINE WAR.
y A Nashville Tenn, dispatch of Aug.
Goth says Collector WoOdcock to-day
received the following dispatch from
Commissioner Raum
The desperate spirit manifested bv
illicit distillers in your district is such
that [ wish you to organize parties of
sufficient strength to deter resistance,
and, with the aid Of the marshall's force
of deputies, seize every illicit distillery
and arrest every illicit distiller in your
II St11o
men for three days and longer if nee
eSsary. ~
Another squad of men was sent to
Davis tonight, making fifty men to-
gether ordered to his relief. There is
no authentic information as to the final
result Of the fight, no occurrences since
Friday having been received. ..., e.
u "A lebanon, special to- the dn,e5cdn
says the latest from the seat of war in
Overton~ county is. that.it, has been set
tied by a compromise. Letters re-
,eeiyed here tonight J from revenue
Officials =, and, citizens, of, ,Cookevi(le
state that Morgan and his men con-
tinued the siege of the revenue officials
until Sunday afternoon, having them
shut, up 10, Peck house, entirely cut oft
provisions and water. Morgan had
over 100 men. Occasional shots were
fired all day Saturday. About noon
Sunday the citizens OF. Livingston and
.Cookeville arrived at the scat Of war,
and, latter considerable trouble, persu-
AIDED Morgan to allow the reyenue-men
to return to Cookeville. At last advices
Davis and party were at Cookeviile.
Two Of Morgan's men are reported to
be wounded 11HBf a.
sa@t '''' A PITCHED BATTLE.
Nashville dispatch of Aug. 9th
says Collector WoodcUck Tonight re-
=ceived the following additional official
particulars OF the. revenue flight in
Overton county, from United States
Commissioner Mather:r' The thinking
IN the attic story of Peck's house was
out and the building was splendid
fort Firing was kept upsallday. Satur-
We were completely invested by
100 men. At shutdown it seemed as
though there we're ] 900 men around us
from the sound ofthe bugles, shouting,
and firing. The Whole night was a
pandemonium itself, and Sunday morn
ing dawned with men In. sight in every
difections 'Peck's daughter went to the
spring, but Morgan took away her
bucket, and she, Mr.. Henly, and others
were given one minute to get into the
house Or be shot. The road had been
barricaded by high fences and
the blockade was complete. Firing
was kept up regularly about every tel
iaainutes. AtlQA. Nit rained, and We
gotta supply of water, but, possibly to
keep their guns dry, firing was doubled.
Now and then we saw chance to get IN a
good shot and promptly put it there.
This was the condition of things Mheu
negotiations for a cessation of hosili
ties commenced. Richard, Pippen, and
c. " Terry came in from Morgan
went pack to him, and returned with a
message, that, if we moved petition to
the presid ent and federal court to pardon
their offenses up to date they would let
US out, r We reported that we could
not control the action Of the federal
court, and would promise nothing we
could not comply with; that we were citi-
| zens Of the United States and Tennessee,
ands had a right to besprotected; that
most Of these men had com e from dis
tant county, some thirty or forty miles
from home. t. pursue and attack us;
that we mad plenty ofammunition, and
help was coming They returned
to Morgan ? who 4 said Fl he
had heard Davis would Kill
/ him on sight, and he did this to defend
himself; that if the government ,hae
any process 10 serve on him, and would
give it to any person to serve besides
Davis he would promptly answer it anC
give bond, and use his Influence to cor
rect the ways of bis neighborhood, anc
this,should be the last shot, and fe4WoulC
make friends, and requested that hi;
men be allowed to pass the road on the
way home This proposition was readi
ly acceded to. Morgan and his mer
went home, and we to Cookeville. We
hwere told that a young man named
gentry Of Morgan's men had beer
killed, raud, several others Of his. party
wounded. ~