Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-10


used to line the walls of apartments
Cough will 60 to England in June
and deliver thirty lectures. After
that be will 60 outside the English
speaking belt and settle down for few
months rest.
Frog culture in Minnesota has at
attained the dignity of statistics.
About 5000 dozen frog legs are re-
ported as the result of protecting the
eggs and tadpoles from birds and other
enemies, by means Of wire screens.
They are shipped largely to St. Louis.
where an average price of 20 cents per
dozen is realized
A dispatch yesterday, from Bsmark
d. +, says: polar River Agency,
above Buford. reports the arrival Of
Black Catfish aud 800 lodges from
their Winter hunt. They profess
friendliness. Sixty lodges Of Uncap
papas are en- route to Polar river, dis
RuSICu WITH tuO uUStllGS.
The New York Aldermen have final
ly granted the terminal facilities urg-
emily asked for by the merchants of
that city. Steam trains Of ten freight
cars may now be run on the Belt
Horse Railway line at mig ht, the speed
not to exceed SIX miles per hour
This is regarded by the merchants as
the most important advance made in
years in favor of commerce at that
port.
Henry Meiggs, the South American
railroad king, SO far from dying bank
rupt as has been alleged, left an enor-
nous fortune to his sons, Henry H
and Minor K. Meiggs, who, inheriting g
also their fathers energy, have just
entered into new railroad contracts
with the Peruvian Government involv
ing an outlay of millions.
The Commissioner of Insurance for
the State of Michigan reports TO the
Governor of that state that there are
twenty-six companies doing buisuess
In Michigan. OF which ten are purely
mutual, The number of policies in
force on the lives of citizens of Michigan
is 2O,760, insurlng the sum of s4l,-
949,779. During the year the com
panies received an aggregate income of
SSl 282 SIT. and disbursed the sum of
500 667 977.
The United States Consul General
at Berlin sends to the department of
state copy Of the last annual report
of the Commissioner of Emigration of
the German Empire for 1877. The
total number Of emigrants is stated at
4l,759, as against 5O,577 in 1876
The immi grafton to New York, Balti-
more, and New Orleans was 3O,O38
One-half OF the immigrants were Ger
mans, and the remainder were made
up of Russians, Austrians, Danes and
Swedes.
A Montreal dispatch states that the
demand in Canada for horses for Eng
land is increasing, several carloads
deing taken over the Grand Trunk
Railroad daily, destined for Europe.
They are intended for military service,
and were branded with the letter "S."
Large shipments Of cattle are also
being forwarded from the lower prov
inces, and the country east and west is
being searched for suitable horses for
war purposes.
A dispatch from Montreal, Canada,
says the garrison of artillery have been
directed to hold themselves in readi-
ness to leave. The Royal Artillery at
Halifax have been called for active
service in Europe. It is stated on
good Authority that the Government
has been requested by the home
Government to place British Columbia
in state Of defense against invasion.
The Secretary of the Navy has re
ceived communication from the com.
manding officer of the South Pacific
Station to the effect that American
merchantmen are engaged in the coolie
trade-that is, in the transportation of
Chinese from China-and the Navy
Department is now considering the
question of the necessary instructions
to our fleet to have the laws executed
by the seizure of all such ships. The
probability is such instructions will be
speedily issued.
ENGLAND-leaving out India and
the colonies-has population of 33,
100000; Germany, 42, ,727, 900 France,
France, 36,905, 900; Austro- Hungary,
35,9O4,O00; Russia, 8O,0O0,000.
England, according to Sir Garnet
Wolseley, can put 4l4,OOO efficient
soldiers in the field. Add these to
her reserves and colonial militia and
ahe will have 100000 men. In an
emergency the Saturday Reviea0
claims that England, by calling ont
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