Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-22

abroad IN case of an Anglo Russian war.
With the Russians on the Canadian sea-
coast and he Fenians on the frontier.
Canada will probably need all her SOL
dlers to look after her own inter-
Csts.
THE OPINION OF THE TRUE WITNESS.
The True Witness of Montreal, lead
ing Roman Catholic journal in its issue
of the 10Th calls for the abolition of all
party professions, Protestant and Catho-
! lie, and the Orange and Catholic Union
professions in particular. 1t also has
an article concerning the reported
Fenian invasion, and characterizing it
as insane in the extreme
- THE STRIKE IN ENGLAND.
London kilograms of the 10Th inst.
says the operatives on strike in Ian
cashire are greatly exasperated at the
refusal of the masters to com promise.
When the representatives of the
operatives left the meeting at
Manchester yesterday, when no
compromise was arrived at, they indi-
Gated that the leaders would not be able
to longer restrain the men, and dis
claimed all responsibility for what might
happen IN the strike district. When
the news Of the decision reached Burn
ley, thousands of people assembled in
the streets, hooting, shouting, and
smashing windows. A mass-me Getting
will be held there today, and serious
trouble is feared The riot in Black
burn last evening was the direct result
OF the announcement Of the failure OF
negotiations. There were also riotous
demonstrations at Accrington, and
serious breach Of the peace is still ap-
pretended there.
THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
A Richmond, Virginia, dispatch of
the 18th says, at the annual meeting of
the American Bible Society it was stated
that the society had turned out about
1000 copies per day for every working
day of the sixty years of its existence.
Books had been translated into eighty
different languages. Last year there
were over $500 Bible-distributors in the
country. Receipts were nearly $45O, 900.
Copies of the Bible printed at the
Bible-HOuse and abroad at the
same time amounted to near
ly 100000 copies. Issued at home
and abroad, 857 200; 1,23G copies for
the blind were issued the past thirty
six years. Total issued by the society
in sixty-two years, 34,864,315 copies.
During the new year nearly 100000
copies of the Bible Society Record were
circulated. The gratuitous work for
the year amounted to 100000. There
was steady demand for scriptures in
foreign lands.
LUTHERAN MISSIONS.
An Omaha, Nebraska, dispatch of the
10Th says the First General Synod of
the Home Missionary Convention of the
Lutheran Church of North America
assembled in this city to-day. Delegates
were present from ten States, amongth
most prominent the Rev. Drs Butler,
of Washington, D. c.; Conrad and
Albert, of Philadelphia; Gotwald and
Goolin, of York, Pa; Ort, ofLouisville;
Severinghaus, Of Chicago; and Robert
Weidensall, of Omaha. Prof. Tressler,
of Carthage College. ILL.,, was elected
president, and the Rev. P G. How, of
Nebraska City, secretary. The Rev.
DR.. Goolin preached this evening
Everything indicates a very interesting
convention.
THE FENIAN SCARE IN CANADA.
An Ottawa dispatch of the 18th
inst, says: Important dispatches are
said to- have been received by the
government today, from their agents
along the frontier: with respect
to Fenian movements, and some
excitement is manifested in this city
in consequence of orders issued by the
military department, and preparations
making from one end of the Dominion
to the other for coast and frontier de-
| tense. The intention of the govern
ment is to be fully prepared for all
emergencies. Four gunboats, armed
with twenty-nlne pound guns,
manned with twenty-four gunners,
are ordered to the river St. Clair and
lakes Erie and Ontario. All militia on
the frontier are being supplied with
arms and ball cartridges, and interior
militia are ordered to hold themselves
in readiness to leave for the front at a
moments notice.
|, FROSTY WEATHER.
Special kilograms from Rockford, OF
tawa, Elgin, and Joliet, in Illinois;
Watertown, Geneva Lake, Milwaukee,
Whitewater and other places in Wis
consin; Lansing and Adrian, Michigan;
| Des Moines and Sioux City, Iowa; and
various places in Indiana, Ohio and New
York, on the 18th inst, all unite in stat
ing that the heavy frosts have done in
calculable injury to fruits, and to grains
that are heading out. Tomatoes, and
other tender garden plants, cherries,
winter wheat, early potatoes, &C., suf-
fered extremely, and in some places,
especially through northern Illinois,
will prove nearly a. total loss.
HoEDEL THE WOULD BE ASSASSIN. y
| A Berlin telegram of May 18th states
| that at the official examination of
Hoedel, the man who attempted to as
sassinate Emperor William, the prisoner
stated that he is a native of Leipsig and
born in 1857; he denies that he fired at
| the emperor; he affirmed that he was
without work and intended to shoot
himself publicly, to show the rich the