Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-26
THE WORLDS WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS.


Racine, Wis, college. died March 18th.
EX-UNTrED STATES SENATOR GEO.
GoLDTHwAIT died at Montgomery. Ala,
March 18th.
A MEMPHIS dispatch OF March 18th
says: A heavy frost last night has IN
iured the fruit crop in this section.
THEgreat sulphur" shower that fell
in ennsylvania, turned out to be poi
len from pine trees.
THE Illinois senate has adopted q re-
solution to prohibit the introduction OF
new bills after April 1st.
THE directors of the Milwaukee q
St. Paul railroad declared a semi.
annual dividend Of 81 on preferred
stock.
A STATE convention of colored men Of
Wisconsin is to be held at Milwaukee,
in May, to discuss plans for colonlzlng
themselves in the far west.
A GALVESTON special of March Goth
says fire at Tyler destroyed fourteen
business houses on the west side of the
Public Square, valued at $4,000. In
sured for $4,000.
REV. DIR. GEO. G. LoRIMER, of Boston,
Mass, has been called to the First
Baptist church of Chicago, as the sue
cessor of Rev. DR.. Evarts. The church
offers DR.. Lorlmer a salary of $4,000.
A TERRIBLE prairie fire swept over
Republic and Cloud counties, Kansas,
last week, involving a heavy loss of
property in the shape of grain, stock
and homes. One human life was
lost.
ST.. PATRICKs DAY was generally OBJ
served throughout the United States.
All the parades and other demonstra-
tons passed off quietly. The storms in
the east prohibitaed very extensive out
door exhibitions.
The victory of the millers' over the
claimants of the Cochrane patent Is q
grand one. The millers' everywhere
are iubilant, and hercefOrth t.-ere will
be no monopoly in the method of puri-
tying middlings.
DIR. dunno. of Chicago, who attended
O'Leary in all his walks in Chicago,
confirms the report that O'Leary's fail
ure is due to the use OF stlmulants es-
pecially Of champagne, while walking
The long war between the Sutro tun-
mel company and the mining cOmpan-
les of the Comstock lode, has been
amicably terminated. Both sides make
concessions. A heavy force is already
at work in the tunnel.
CHIEF Moses is under arrest, and on
his way to Washington. Gen. Howard
believes this puts an end to ali appre-
tensions of Indian outbreaks in Ore
gon and Washington territory during
the coming summer.
OWING to a threatened panic in New
Orleans fifteen banks suspended March
Goth, until 29th. The object of the sus-
pension was to give time for receiving
currency remittances from New York.
Only local interests are nvoived.
The Surrogate, Colvin, in concluding
a very lengthy decision in the Commo-
dore Vanderbilt will case, says: II am
of opinion that the probate Of the will
and codicil should in all things be con-
frmed. Let form of decision or de-
cree be presented for settlement and
signature on two days notice"
The republicans of Rhode Island re-
nominated the present state officers,
and the democrats nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For governor, Thomas
w. Segar; for lieut.. governor, J. D..
Bailey; for secretary of state, David
S. Baker. jr.; for attorney general,
Chas. III. Page.
A READING, Pa. dispatch of March
18th says: It commenced raining
here last night and continued
until about noon to-day. All
over the city can be noticed a strange,
yellowish deposit, resembling sulphur,
supposed to have come down with the
rain. The same reports comes from
other towns in Pennsylvania.
SIR JULIUS VoGEL, Of New Zealand, IN
recent number Of the Princeton
ReuieaU suggests a plan whereby the
vast mineral wealth of the tropical
regions of Australia might be developed
by the Asiatic races. There is an
abundance ofroom in Australia for MIL
lions Of these people.
A FOND DU Lac dispatch Of the goth
says: This afternoon f. H. RondO,
Alderman from the Sixth Ward, went
into the iron-room Of the LaBelle Wa
gon Works just as some Of the machin-
cry gave out, a piece of which was
plunged through his eye into his head.
The eye was removed, but the piece of
steel could not be extracted. He is still
alive. @ ...a
AN Indianapolis dispatch of March
Goth says: The congressional APP
portionment bill, passed the SEN
ate to-day, with the amendment
proposed by Senator Davis, of the
national party, and was concurred in by
the house. This will give the democrats
nine districts and republicans four,
three of the latter doubtful, if demo-
Gratis and nationals combine.
A ST. LOUIS dispatch of March 18th
says: The United States court this
morning decided the case of the Ame1-
lean Middllngs Purifier company against
the millers of this city, in favor of the
defendants, on the ground that the re-
issued patent does not conform to the