Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-20
General News.
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A New York dispatch under date
Of March 18th, says that the Penn
sylvania colonization society has au-
thorized the American company tC
send at its expense fifty emigrants to
Liberia. They will leave the first of
May, and will locate at the fourishine
settlement Of Brewervile ten miles
from Morrovia. 1t was named in
honor Of Chas. Brewer, Of Pittsburg, by
whose generosity many emigrants have
been enabled to reach Liberia.
THE s1ARsH HARVESTER BANKRUPTCY.
A Sycamore. ILL.,, dispatch of the 18th
says the Marsh Harvester Company
has gone into bankruptcy. Although
doing a very extensive and profitable
business-a business that has been well
managed-yet, IN consequence Of its
connection with the collapsed agricul-
tural implements firm of J. d. Easter
& Co., Chicago, it has found it necessary
to go through the process ofliquidation.
Its creditors will not lose seriously. and
the company will soon be all right
again.
RETURNS COMING IN.
A Dover, n. H., dispatch under date
Of March 18th, says all but eighteen
towns have Oeen heard from. These
last year gave Prescott 1O45, Marcy
1897, scattering 5. Should the vote
come in as last year Prescott will have
a plurality over Mclean of /, 500, and a
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tatives returned are: republicans, 2O2;
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| STUDENTS IN TROUBLE.
A Hanover, New Hampshire, dis
patch Of the 18th inst, says that the
hazing freshmen of Dartmouth, arrest
ed yesterday for assault with intent to
kill, to-day were held in $500 each, and
the ringleader in 81 900 for trial
BLOCKADE RAISED.
A Cheyenne dispatch under date
Of March 18th, says, that all railroads
to this place are now open except the
Colorado Central, which has about
miles Of hard packed snow to clear.
Loss Of life from the storm will be con-
siderable. Stockmen here anticipate
only a small loss in cattle, probably 9
per cent. and in sheep 5 per cent.
Weather fine to-day, clear and warm {:
snow rapidly disappearing
... THE NEW DOLLARS.
A Washington city dispatch under
date of March 18th, says that
the treasury, tomorrow, will receive
10000 silver dollars from the Philadel-
phia mint. The three first silver dol
lars Of the new coin were received here
to-day, and one delivered to the presi-
dent, one to the secretary Of the treas
ury and the other to the director of the
mint.
SOME FOR CONGRESS.
The director of the minis received
200 Of the new silver dollars to-day,
which were distributed among senators
and representatives in exchange for
greenback dollars.
| THE CHARTER OAK.
A Hartford, Conn.,, dispatch of the
18th says the assembly to-day concurr-
ed with the senate in passing the bill
recognizing the Charter Oak Life In
surance company on the mutual plan,
but adopted an amendment providing
that no money shall be paid for the
purchase and retirement of the capital
stock SO as to impair the policy reserve
as computed by the legal standard, and
put in another amendment, that APP
proving the action Of the company is not
needed to make the new charter Of full
effect. The amended bill was returned
to the senate.
ONE SENSIBLE THING.
An associated press telegram from
Washington, under date of March Is,
says the house committee which is in
vestigating the affairs of Doorkeepe1
Polk. will nearly ANONYMOUSLY recon-
mend the abolition of that office, and
the transfer of its duties to the sergeant
alarms.
A GREAT STORM.
A Sherman, Wyoming: press dispatch
under date Of March 18th, states
that on Thursday last storm Of
snow and wind set in, covering the en-
tire country from Green river, Wyom
ing, to North Platte, Nebraska, q dis
lance Of $50 miles. 1t proved to be by
far the severest storm known since the
construction Of the Union Pacific rail
road. The storm continued with
out abatement until Sunday morning
making it impossible for persons to &C
out without almost certain death. Since
the storm subsidized, bodies of number
of persons have been found who dice
from exposure; six soldiers persisted be-
tween Fort Russell and Cheyenne, dis
lance of three miles. Four men with
an OK team were caught fifteen miles
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