Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-29

new track has been laid during the past
year is published. The table shows
that not less than 1922 miles were COM
pleted during the year, a considerable
greater mileage than was opened in any
year since 1873. Very probably later
information may increase this record,
so that it is safe to say that over 5000
miles Of track were laid on new roads
or extensions of old roads during the
year in the United States. The recapit-
ulation shows the total number Of roads
to be 157.
The new senator from Colorado,
Prof. N. P. Hill, held for many years
the chair of chemistry in Brown uni
versity, Province, r. /. He moved to
Colorado some time ago to take charge
of large smelting-works, and has been
ever since prominent in politics. His
experience as Il chemist has enabled
him to beat all rivals 10 making COM
binations and reducing refractory ele-
ments. We hope he will try his hand
on the honorable the republican senator
from New York when he gets to Wash
ington.
A FIRE on Worth street, New York,
jan. 18th, destroyed three millions
worth of property. The principal losers
were Van Volkenburg & Leavitt, 81, 0OO,-
900; Walkingham & Weight, 100000;
Schuabel Bros, $3.50, 1000; John Slade
& Co., $4,000; Henry w. Malloy &
Co., 100000; VIM. Simpson Sons &
Co., $4,000; Nonotuck Silk Co., $50, 900;
B. Smith, $l5O,00O; Farstnian q Co.,
$25O,OOO.
The report of the railroad COM
missioner of Wisconsin shows that only
ninety-one miles of new road have been
constructed in that state during the last
wear. The total number of miles now
in operation is 1854, including ninety
four miles Of narrow-gauge track. The
total number of passengers carried was
2,429 ,925, an increase Of 1861 over
last year. The tons of freight carried
were 3,54S, 400, az increase of Ala, 1879.
OF the whole number Of passengers car
ried only two were killed, and two IN
iured
AFT. WAYNE, Ind, special. of Jan. 23rd
says quite a sensation was caused here
at o'clock this morning at the Fort
Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw depot, by
the bursting of a trunk as 1t Was being
taken from the train. 1t was found to
contain the dead body of man about
80 years Of age, which had been
squeezed into the trunk. The body was
entirely nude, and contained several
blood patches and scars. 1t was
removed to the morgue, where it still
awaits Identification. 1t is learned that
the trunk was sent from Waterloo, and
the body is supposed to have been de-
signed for the medical college.
ACCORDING to the governors m essage,
the financial affairs of Kansas have
been honestly and economically man
aged. The receipts last year exceeded
the expenditures by $4,000. The
bonded debt is but $1,1S2.00O,, and
of this the state holds $45S,0O0 in the
sinking and school funds. The value
Of school property is 81 527 900, and
the permanent school fund amounts to
nearly $3.50, 1000. The latest figures OF
the railroad business in that region show
a remarkable advance over last year,
and are confrmatory of the cheerful
outlook suggested by Gov. st. Johns
message.
AN Erie, Pa, telegram of January
22nd, says that Mrs. Captain
Daniel Dobbins died here to-day in her
Tooth year. She was living in Erie
when Commodore Perry fitted out his
feet that whipped the British at Putin
Bay in the war Of 1912. Mrs. Dobbins,
whose husband helped equip the feet,
was well acquainted with Commodore
Perry and his officers. Lafayette was
a guest at her house when he visited
Erie in 1924. Her mental vigor was
remarkable for one of her extreme age,
and she retained a vivid recollection of
the past up to within short time pre-
vious to her death.
The rapid-transit business is an i'm
mense success III New York, if the re-
port Of the president can be relied on.
The track of the Elevated Railroad
Company is thirty miles long. Its trains
carry nearly 100000 passengers a day,
and run, on All average, the enormous
distance Of 81 900 miles,-more than
the circuit of the globe! The financial
showing is still more favorable. On
May 16, 1877, it had less than $1O,000in
cash and owed $278,OOO. Now it owes
not a dollar and has $769, 900 in bank
The president says the road will pay an
annual tax to the city treasury of from
$4,000 to $4,000. The exposition on
account of the racket made by the cars
has almost subsidized.
A ST. LOUIS special Of January
23rd says: Mr.. Hyde managing
editor of the St. Louis Republican,
was run over by railroad train on the
Missouri & Pacific road near Bonnett's
mills, about Is miles east of Jefferson
City, this morning and instantly killed
Mr.. Hyde was well known newspaper
reporter, and had been connected with
most of the journals in this city at diff
ferent times during the several years
past He was the only regular news
paper correspondent with the yellow
fever commission On the steamer Cham
bers. down the Mississippi river last sum-
mer, and wrote a very interesting &C.
count Of the trip.
THE expenditures at the Institution
for the Education of the Blind, in Wis
consin, the past year, have been $780,
00n Tho ro Y,,po hor nf IN, IL,