Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-02
THE WORLDS WORK
MISCELLANEOUS.


days suspension have all resumed.
NATHAN P. PRATT. treasurer of the
Reading savings bank, Boston, is the
latest bank defaulter.
SEVERAL persons were injured by
collision on the New York elevated rail
road March 25th.
The governor of Louisiana has signed
the bill repeating the charter of the
state lottery.
Col. THOMAS A. SCOTT was reelected
president of the Pennsylvania railroad
March 26tn.
ONE hundred and sixty families of
Philadelphia are. going to Kansas to
settle on the public lands.
The Marquis Of Lorne, governor Of
Canada, and his wife, are expected to
visit New York city in May.
A DESTRUCTIVE gale of wind swept
over eastern Georgia on March 23rd.
Milledgeville suffered a loss of 100000.
The constitutional convention Of
Louisiana will stand as follows: "a
democrats, 33 republicans, and fusion
lists and nationals.
A SAN FRANCI:Co dispatch of March
Goth says: John w. Coughlan, ex-con-
gresham for the third district of Cal
ifornia, died to-day at his residence in
Oakland.
The Virginia senate cOncurred in the
house amendments to the senate bill
providing for the settlement of the
state debt, known as the "McCulloch
compromise bill"
The national white lead association
which closed It's annual session In
Chicago yesterday, decided not to raise
the price of lead. 1t will remain at =
cents per pound for large lots.
AT Providence, r. l., on the Oath the
legislature voted upon the question of
woman suffrage. The vote stood, ayes,
%; noes, 2l-nOt the necessary two
third vote for submitting it as an amend
ment to the constitution to the people.
TIE Michigan university laboratory
suit has been good one for the law
yers, the expenses of litigation footing
up to not less than $4,000. Silas H.
Douglass won the suit.
SENIOR ZAMACoNA, Mexican minister,
is doing good work for his country in
a commercial way. He IS the best
known foreign diplomat in the United
States. He has just visited St. Louis
ami other cities.
The house of representatives Of
Rhode Island refused to pass the reso-
luton submitting to the people an
amendment granting the right Of suff-
rage to women, although the vote stood
ayes %, noes q. 1t required a two
thirds vote.
A LEXINGTON, KY, dispatch says the
centennial celebration Of the first settle
ment Of Lexington will take place on
Wednesday, April End, when vast as
semblage from this and adjoining states
is expected. Preparations are being
made on the most extensive scale to
make the occasion worthy Of the ancient
reputation of Lexington for hospitality.
THE socialists of Chicago gave ball
on Sunday March 23rd, which called to-
gether a monster cOncOurse Of people.
A large number Of men participated in
a military drill, which showed great
proficiency in the use of arms. No dis
turbance occurred.
GENERAL c. B. Comstock, General G.
Weitzel and Colonel D. G. Houston,
United States engineers, are at Keokuk,
Iowa, by direction Of the secretary of
war, to investigate and report as to the
practicability of utilizing the water
power Of the Des MONIES Rapids canal,
as we'll as establishing dry-docks there
in
THE Milwaukee Ners: Billy Holbert
received such handsome offer to play
with the Syracuse Stars this season that
he could not we'll refuse, and will leave
Milwaukee Sunday afternoon for SYRIA
cuse, where he will go into training at
once. The arrangements to keep Hol-
bert in Milwaukee did not succeed.
A SPECIAL from Leadviile, Col, says
that considerable excitement has been
produced in the camp by rumors of the
"hnd' of rich fssure vein of gold in
California gulch. Two miners brought
into the Leadville Bank specimens of
quartz assaying $4,000 a ton, and claim
that they came from an eighteen-inch
vein underlying the mountain across
the Arkansas river, and less than TWEEN
tv miles from Leadville."
A DISPATCH of March 23rd says be-
tween 200 and 800 striking miners are
encamped at Elizabeth, Pa, and say
they propose to remain there until all
the men in that locality now working
for p cents join them. The sheriff and
deputies are still at Monongahela City,
and profess to be able to keep the peace.
Saturday has been fixed. upon for a
grand mass demonstration of strikers,
and it is believed the question will then
be decided one way Or the other.
THE following clubs have entered for
the championship of the National Base
B all association: Utica, of Utica; AL
bany, of Albany; Capital City, of Al
bany; Springfield, of Springfield; Holy
oke, of Holyoke; Worcester, of Wor-
cester; New Bedford, of New Bedford;
Manchester of Manchester, and National,
of Washington. The Defiance club, of
Philadelphia, has been admitted to
membership in the association.
The Supreme Lodge Of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, in conven-