Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-11
No. 33

ltoi Oilce DoaI", aG w aSnlnStOn, Ior
the past eight years, has been dismiss
ed by the Democratic Sergeants-at-
Arms of the Senate and House of Re-
preseptatives. without the preferring
of a single complaint as to his efficien-
cy or intregity in the discharge of the
duties of his position. One of the dis
missing officials is an ex-rebel sgmpa-
thzer, and the worthy couple could not
tolerate the Union soldier.
Professor Nordenskjold's ship Vega,
conveying the expedition to Eastern
Siberia, was frozen in at Serdze Ka-
man, the northeastern extremity of the
Tschukotian Peninsula, ON the 10Th of
September. According to a new map
OF Northwestern Siberia, which will be
shortly published in Gotha, Serdze
kamen is situated in Z degrees min
utes north latitude and II degrees 3s
minutes wes. longitude, a distance of
only 100 nautical miles from Behring
Strait. Serdze Kamen is reached al
most every year by whalers from the
Pacific.
! CATHOLIC COLONIZATION -NEw
YORK, June Another Roman
Catholic Western Colonization meeting
here last night. Aggregate subscrip-
tions to the required fund of SlOO 900
now exceed $4,000. John Kelly, in
explaining the plans of the association.
said: The land was intended to be
disposed Of in alternate sections. the
intermediate ones to remain the pro-
per'y of the association, and by simple
emigration and improvement of the
other sections the value of the COM
pany's land would be so increased as
to yield large profit to the stock hold
ers. Bishops Spalding and Ireland 20
hence to Boston in the interest of the
scheme.
A FATAL YACHT CRUISE Me-
NAH, June 5.-Tbe yachts Mermaid
and Myra Bell last evening, with full
crews. went down to Island Park to
visit the Oshkosh boys that we're
camped there, on their cruise. As
the yachts were returning home, about
midnight, the Myra Bell, which was a
mile behind the Mermaid, capsized.
one mile off Lime Kiln Point, and three
miles from this city. The entire crew
seventeen young men Of this city aud
Menasha, were tipped into the water,
but managed to hold on to the boat
for over one hour. when the Mermaid.
fearing something had happened, as
there was heavy sea. returned aud
rescued the party. In the mean time
Capt. Davis had swan ashore for
help. The Mermaid boys soon landed
v'-o party InoL -4L1,-a To a farna-la,sa
| and sent tor medical aid, hut too l.to
for Will Price, ofiMenasha as he died
soon after landing. Four others we're
past knowing anything for many hourss
but now are doing we'll. 1t has cast
gloom over the city, to-day, as young
Price was much respected voting man.
He has father, mother and two, broth
ers residing in Menasha.
BRITISH CROP Prospects,
DON, June 3.-The ,,Mark Lane Er-
press, in its weekly review of the corn
trade,.says the growing wheat has gen.
orally not been seriously compromised
by the late inclement weather, and if
the hopes Of a speedy change are rea-
lized, the check may not prove to have
been injurious, and the harvest,
though late, may yield fair return.
Wheat looks tolarbly healthy, though
it is backward. Barley and oats are
only moderately promising. Winter
beans, strong. Grass Has commenced
to grow, and would doubtless continue
to do SO rapidly if the weather became
warmer but the prospects of hay crop
are far from reassuring.
Agricultural prospects in Scotland
are by no means promising. Cereals
are sickly and yellow, even in the most
favored districts. Grass is very back
ward. Deliveries Of wheat by farmers
at the prominent markets have again
been liberal, as compared with last
years showing. Reserves, too, have
been nnderestimated. or else they ars
due to the pressing need of money
which is felt in agricultural circles.
The condition of wheat offered was
improved, as the average price had adj
vanced eight pence per quarter, despite.
the very inactive provincial trade. In
London, fine samples are freely main.
tanned.
| The IsTHMUs. The New York He
rald of the 4th inst says, edtorially, :
relative to the projected inter-ocaanics
ship canal across the Isthmus of Pana-9
| ma: 1.-The world has scarcely had tin e