Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-17
Neutrality-suspicious.
IMMIGRATION.

Miscellaneous News.
IMMIGRATION.
A st. Paul dispatch Of the 18th inst,
says the immigration to Western Min
nesota is reaching unparalleled proper
land-offices published to-day show the
sales for the last six months to have
been the largest on record for the same
time. The railroads are crowded with
immigrants and the land Offices with
land-hunters. The agricultural season
is earlier by several weeks than the
average. Seeding is all finished, and
the prospect is encouraging for n large
crop.
BOSS TWEED's DEATH.
A New York associated press dis
patch of the 18th inst. says William M.
Tweed died at Ludlow street jail at pre-
cisely ~ o'clock to-day. He was at
tended by DR.. Cornshan, who was with
him from an early hour this morning,
also Foster Dewy, his Secretary. Mr.
Douglas, his son-in-law, and Edelstern,
his counsel. All hope Of his recovery
was abandoned soon after II, when DR..
Cornshan announced a clogging of the
heart. At the time Of his death there
was no struggle as he passed away in a
sleep, with his head lying upon his arms
Keeper Herman was hurriedly sum-
moned three minutes before noon, and
on reaching Tweeds room the noon sig
nal rang out, and the long prisoned old
man dropped back, dead, in his bed.
his last words to Dr. Ware being, I
have tried to do some good, if | have
not had good luck. I am not afraid to
die; believe the guardian angels will
protect me-" The announcement of
his death spread rapidly, and a crowd
of curious people soon assembled out
side the jail. peeping eagerly into the
half closed windows. Tweed had
been dangerously i'll for several
days. His death resulted from
a complication of disorders. but was
caused directly by nervous exhaustion
and clogging of action of the heart. He
was delirious last night, and early this
morning, when he was attended only by
his servant, Lalor, he became calm and
rallied. He was conscious till within a
few moments of his death, and a
short time before drank little tea
which was handed to him by his son-in-
law, Mr.. Dauglass. Most of Mr.. Tweed's
family are in New Orleans, they were
telegraphed for yesterday, but have not
yet had time to reach the city. Under
the statutes the body of dead prison.
er cannot be removed from the Jail I'M
til after an examination by the coroner.
LARGE SALE OF U. S. BONDS.
A New York dispatch of the 18th
inst, says the secretary of the
treasury this afternoon completed
his negotiations for fifty million AS for
resumption purposes. The contract is
made with the last syndicate who take
the bonds at par and accrued interest
and Il per cent. premium gold. The
syndicate will take ten million of bonds
each month for the balance Of the year
The Post commenting upon the agree
ment for the sale Of fifty million a per
cents between Secretary Sherman and
the syndicate says: SAT the time the
contract was closed gold was selling at
100a and the A per cent. bonds were
selling in the market at 1.O2aa currency.
Making an allowance for accrued inter
est, the market price in gold was 1.02.
Making the same allowance, the price
which the treasury got for the bonds
was 1.O2O3. This price was II
per cent. higher than any other bid,
and H. per cent. higher than the bid
of the bank Considering circumstan-
ces, the sale must be considered as an
excellent one for the treasury in every
respect. 1t is great thing for the
treasury to have secured SO much coin
for redemption at any price. In the
next place the Willingness of RESPONSE
BILE bankers to engage to furnish so
much, or in other words, to buy such
an amount of United States bonds,
ought decidedly to help the public
credit in Europe as well as here.
HEALTHIER CONDITION OF WESTERN RAIL
WAYS.
The following table shows the gross
earnings of the principal western rail
WAYS for the month of Marcl;, as COM
pared with the same period of 1877:
Atchison, Top. d s. Fe.. $3O6, 600 $lS9. 100
Burl G. Rap. s. North'n. 125, al 70, 1874
Chicago 8 Alton. 357, All 345, 454
Chic. Mil. & St, Paul $685. o0Us 46S, s.. 0
Denver Rio Grande $50 "A, 800 r~ 80, 26a
Grand Trunk OF Canada. 697, 0S2e~a 656, 55S
ct. Western of Canada 49, GIL 800. l69
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