Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-11


respondent of the Inter. Ocean thus
details the circumstances: GA carriage
trimmer, who lived here some months,
but who formerl y resided at Milton, has
beer paying his addresses to one of our
young ladies, and, when not seeing her
every evening, has been corresponding
with her while the yonug damsel has
been delivering the letters to his wife.
Last Friday evening they agreed tomeet
in her room he to be admitted through
the window. In the mean time she
notified his wife. At the time set the
wife went to the room and occupied the
place chosen for the girl, He came on
time, gaining an entrance through the
window, and retired. After a time
his bedfeilow reached and turned up
the lamp, when, 10 and behold, he had
been making love to his own wife.
He very suddenly left the room.
He got all the money he could collect
and left town for parts unknown, leav-
ing his wife and two children behind" J"
AN UNFoRTUNLTE FIRE.-CHI-
CAGo, Sept. 5-Dispatches from Omaha
state that the Grand Central Hotel
the finest west Of the Mississippi river
outside of San Francisco caught fire
mysteriousIy in the fifth story, last
night, and after burning over six
hours it was completely destroyed.
The building was five story brick,
1872 feet square and cost $500 600
1t was openedin 1878 and had just been
refitted under the new management of
johnson Bros, of Leavenworth, Kan
sas who leased it from the proprietors,
Knoutz Brothers and others, they hav.
ing just freed it from veXatious litiga'
ton which has been going on ever
since it was erected. H.
New carpets and furniture were
being put in, and in a few weeks i
would have been ready for occupancy
The insurance was about 500, 900, in
c!uding $4,000 on furniture; loss or
furniture estimated at $4,000.
MEXICAN COMMERCE. -CH1cAGo
Sept. ga public reception was giver
Senior Zamacona, Mexican Minister
at Hirshly Hall, tonight, 600 person!
being present, including manufactur
ers, merchants, etc. In reply to Col
Applebee's welcome, he gave an ide;
of the resources and means of thu
country. He stated that by establish
ing closer commercial relations th'
United States could almost monopoliz
the trade. Increased maritime AM
railroad transportations, was, however
indispensable. Freight rates are a
present higher from New York te
Mexico than from Liverpool.
The meeting finally adopted reso
luton, urging Congress to grant sub
sides to the Texas Pacific and Hunt
ington line from Ell Paso to the Paci6
coast. On motion, the Tobeka & San.
ia Fe was also included,
1t is thought at Washington tha
the Union and Central Pacific Rail
road Companies propose to test IN ths
Federal courts the constitutionality o
the two acts of the recent Congress de
signed to compel them to meet thei
bonded obligations and otherwise con
form to the conditions on which they
procured and now enjoy liberal subsi
| dies. AS matter of course they will
contest every inch of the ground, bu
it is believed that the laws were Sc
drawn as to leave no loopholes for es.
cape .= -e.... ..
A London dispatch announces an
other terrible catastrophe. One steamer
ran into another, and sunk it. The
ill.fated steamer was the Princess
Alice, with 800 passengers aboard, full
ly half of whom we're lost. There
does not seem to be any excuse fo1
such calamity. England is getting te
have worse reputation in the line oi
disasters than the United States.
WHEAT In OREGoN.-The annauI
report of the Board of Trade of Port
land, Ore, says that the gross exports
Of the State for the year ending Au.
gust l exceed by 3,C73,6l8 those OF
the year preceding. 1t is estimated
that nearly 10000 persons were added
| To the nOnulatiOn of the State durin q