Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-21

nlSnG gang OIL aDOub AOO union men
made tour through the lower town,
insulting every one they met and yell
ing like demons Several Britons were
assaulted. When about 100 shots had
been fired the Britons marched down
st. Patrick's street in body, shouting
and hooting like demons and Keeping
up continual fire. Here theyswreck-
ed the Villencures House, Where a
dance was IN progress, shooting several
parties and beating others with sticks
and stones. Father Malled's home was
attacked and windows broken, but none
Of the inmates were injured.
The Larocques Hotel was next de-
molished, the proprietor, being struck
with a stone and severely cut in the
forehead. = The crowd then marched up
DalhOusie street, where other parties
were shot, and wounded with stones.
The police followed them from the
start and made several arrests. among
them a young man named Guon, who
was beaten badly About. the same
time the young Britons returned from
Chandrere Junction, and, upon learn
ing Of this, proceeded in q body to the
lower town, armed with revolvers. D."
At the corner Of Sussex and York
streets they were met by number of
the union men, who made some insult
ing remarks, upon which the Britons
opened fire upon them, but injured
none Of the crowd. An inoffensive old
man, named Giles, Protestant, got q
stray shot i'll the leg, and another,
named 'Warks, was wounded in the
arm. They did not succeed in break
ing up the gang, however, until they
had reached the corner Of Georges
street. AT least twenty men were shot,
but only one received fatal wounds.
THE CRUEL WAR IS OVER.
A Baker City, Oregon dispatch
of the 18th inst, says courier
Just arrived from Malheur agency
brings intelligence of the surrender of
Oitz, the surviving medicine man and
chief Of sixty Indians in a party includ-
ing fifteen warriors. The surrender of
Oitz and party leaves but few hostile
Snakes unaccounted for, living or dead
and messengers have been dispatched
to bring in two or three small parties
known TO be in the neighboring noun
tains. The Indian troubles may be
considered to be over for the season in
this section. an .i tr g,.gt rg.. p.
..#s THE RAILWAY TROUBLE. SETTLED. r..
A strike being threatened in the Mil
waukee and St. Paul machine shops at
Milwaukee because of a reduction
of wages of a few - Of the
principal machinists, a conference was
arranged to take place between man
ager S. S. Merrill and the blacksmiths'
and machinists' union on the 18th inst.
Tothe latter Mr.. Merrill presented writ
ten statement, that the company would
reopen their. shops the next day, and
take back those who wished to return
at the wages paid them at the time they
quit work on the Saturday previous,
provided the union would withdraw its
protest. The committee reported to the
union that Mr. Merrill had assured them
that no further reduction would be
made, and the protest was then with
drawn. Thus the matter was amicably
settled and the men returned to work.
TWO CARS OF GOLD.
A Washington dispatch Of August
18th says the treasury department pro
poses to try the experiment of shipping
coin by rail, in order to save cost of
transportation, and will send 81 100000
in gold from San Francisco to New York
in four pound packages, which is the
heaviest package that can be carried by
mail. This will make about 81 900 to
the package. The whole quantity will
weigh about fourteen tons, ana require
two cars to transport it.
THE NAVY.
The naval register, just issued, shows
the total number of officers IN all
branches ofthe navy and marine corps,
active and retired, to be 2,O67.
WESTERN AFRICAN FATALITY.
Advices from London of the 18th
inst. represent that great mortality pre-
walls on the west coast of Africa, par
ticularly in Largos, where a quarter of
the European population died of fever
and dysentery during the two mouths
ending July 4. ....... ..
BELOIT PAPER MILLS BURNED.
A fire broke out in the large building
of the Rock River Paper company at
Beloit, Wis, at noon on the 10Th inst,
and destroyed the whole structure, and
part gifts contents. The loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000 which is wholly
covered by insurance.
c45 .. THE POOR WHEAT CROP. "A
A Milwaukee dispatch of the 18th
states that Messrs. E. B. Bacon
& Co., grain commission mer-
chants of this city, from returns of over
three hundred correspondents just in,
and also of extensive personal observa-
tons of two members Of the firm who
have just returned. from an extensive
trip through Wisconsin, Iowa and Min
nesota, estimate the yield of wheat from
this crop in the states named at not to
exceed fifty million bushels, of which
amount not oyer 25 per cent. will grade
No. 1 and No. 2, leaving 759per cent. Of
No. 3 and rejected least half Of
which will be rejected, The crop Of
1877 in these states was about seventy
five million bushels, 80 per cent. of
which (per official figures) Inspected No