Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-05
THE WORLDS WORK
MISCELLANEOUS.

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! THE City bank of Oswego, N. Y, has
gone into the hands of q receiver.
The national butter, cheese and egg
association meets in Chicago March 5:
6, and Z.
A BOILER explosion at Stockton, Cali
fornia, on the 22nd of Feb, resulted in
the death of six Or eight men.
THE amount of claims already filed
against Archbishop Purcell amount to
$3,6OO,OOO.
LATEST reports from Leadville state
that that young city now numbers 15,-
900 inhabitants.
The Nebraska legislature adjourned
sine die at 2:45 a. m. Feb. 26. 1t passed
900 bills during the session.
CAPTAIN PAUL BoYNToN started from
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. "a, for his long
swim to New Orleans in his life-saving
suit.
The old settlers of Wisconsin who
came to the state prior to 1S4S, are re-
quested to meet July Is, to form a per-
manent association.
KING CARNIVAL took formal posses
sion of the city of New Orleans Feb.
Oath, and ordered the season of merri-
ment to begin. ...
THE Illinois senate passed a bill pro-
viding for the election by the people of
| the park commissioners, who are now
appointed by the governor.
A PANAMA dispatch says: Another
shock of earthquake was felt at Are
quipa on the 9TH ultimo. Also sundry
shocks at Iquique. No damage was
done of consequence.
A SCHOONER ran ashore near Born
gate Feb. 26, and several of the crew
were drowned in the surf. The cap
tain's wife also died before aid could
reach her.
The Illinois senate by a vote Of Is tc
| 16, adopted a resolution thanking SEN
ators and representatives at Washing
ton, for adoption of law for restrict
ing Chinese immigration.
CHAs. w. ANGEL, the defaulting sec
rotary of the Pullman Car Co., arrived
in Chicago from his foreign trip Feb.
%, and Immediately went to jail.
The local difficulties at New Mexico
continue unabated. A few days since
III. J. Chapman, a lawyer, and head Of
the McSween faction, was shot dead in
front Of the court house in Lincoln
| county.
EXILDE LACHAPELLE, the little French
| pedestrienne, after completing her
2,700 mile walk in 2,700 consecutive
quarter hours in Chicago, started upon
another tramp of 800 quarter miles,
finishing it on time, and making the
! best score on record.
The taking of testimony by Ignatius
Donnelly in the contested election case
with Washburn, closed Feb Oath The
investigation extended through forty
days. It is understood that Mr.. Wash.
burn will not take any testimony.
F. P. DEwEEs, chairman Of the green
back national committee, accepts the
challenge of Thomas NJ. Nichol, secre
tary of the Honest-Money League, for
public discussion of the greenback
question. -@
THE heavy-brained youths in the
eastern colleges are distinguishing them.
selves by the usual rows with the facul.
ty. Wholesale explosions of students
have occurred at Trinity college, Hart
ford, and at St. Stephens college
Poughkeepsie.
A BLooAINGroN, Ill, dispatch says
Richard and Warner Redenius, two adj
ditional members of the family neal
Gridley afflicted with trichina, died
yesterday. Four out Of five members
have now died, anG the fifth Mrs. Re
denius) is not expected to survive.
Holman G. Groom, son-in-law of Re
denius, is suffering also, and cannot re
cover. IT 2t.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the Dubuque
Iowa, Times stated that the Rev. Aller
Curr, the dismissed Baptist minister
left San Francisco for Dubuque Feb
Oath. Mr.. Curr was lately written uI
by the Dubuque Herald as fraud
swindler embezzler, and general rascal
He returns to meet the charges, and
there will be lively times for somebody
when he gets there. The Herald article
caused an immense excitement in the
city and neighborhood.. a
A DISPATCH from Tucson, Arizona
says: Private advices received Fet
Goth from Sonora state that the legisla
ture has Just conferred extraordinary
powers on Governor Mariscal, and that
in pursuance thereof, the governor was
inaugurating the most vigorous meas
ures to thoroughly suppress the revo
olution. Orders have gone out tina
each district must furnish its quota O
troops. All this proves the alarming
character of the re evolution. ra:l.
Mrs. CLARIssA Cook, Of Davenport
Iowa, lately deceased, leaves nearly al
her property to religious and benevolent
institutions, cutting her relatives off witt
small legacies. About 100000 is giver
to the Episcopal diocese of Iowa; $50.
900 more is devised to found a home
for the friendless, and other large sums
are given to church societies.. During
her lifetime she erected the public Ii
brary building and Trinity church anc
school at Davenport at total cost o
$4,000.
A RECENT Panama dispatch says: Ii
the engagement at Olivares, Antioquia
between the gOyernm ent troops anC