Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

of the 18th says the house gave 161
votes for Henry W. Blair for United
States senator and 81 for Henry Bing-
ham. The vote in the senate was:
Blair 20, Bingham 4.
vention on the 10Th nominated for lieu
tenant governor, Gen. John Mansfield,
of Los Angeles, by reclamation; for
secretary of state, D. M. Burns, present
clerk of Yolo county; for controller, d.
M. kenfield, of Tuslum, by acclama-
ton.
A DETROIT special of June 10th states
that DR.. Samuel S. Harris, Of Chicago,
has formally notified the Episcopalian
diocesan committee of his acceptance
of the Bishopric of Michigan, to which
Office he was recently elected. His
election has yet to be confirmed by the
House of Bishops.
New YORK advices Of the 18th says
DR.. Vanderpool, health officer at the
quarantine, says, that, unless rigid
quarantine is kept up, there is a posi-,
bilty of the yellow fever making it's
appearance in New York. Two YES
sells, with the disease On board, are il
the upper bar, discharging it's cargo.
LEWISTON, Idaho, advices of the 10Th
report that General Howard and Gov
ernor Ferry held final council at
Spokane Falls with Moses. Spokane,
Geary and Smokhalls. The latter re-
nounces his dreamer theories, and will
go with Moses on the reservation.
Everything in the northern country is
now satisfactorily arranged.
A ST.. PAUL special of the 10Th says
two wood choppers were attacked by
Indians on the Yellowstone, and John
Mcdonald was killed and Thomas Pat
erson wounded. Two companies of the
5th infantry have been sent out from
Fort Keogh to punish the Indians. A
strong column is to be organized to
operate against the Sioux Indians who
have returned from the British posses
siOns north of the Missouri.
Sanders Kelley and William Adams,
OF Delavan, Minnesota, were killed in
a well on the 18th inst. Kelly descend
ed we'll which they were repairing to
adjust the boring machinery, when he
was overcome by the damp. Adams
followed to assist him and met the
same fate, both becoming insensible
and falling TO the bottom as soon as
they were six feet below the surface.
Kelly leaves a family. Adams was. a
single man.
A MeGREGoR dispatch of the 18th
inst states that about one thousand men
are engaged in the construction of the
extension of the Iowa and Dakota Di-
vision OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway laying one and half
miles of track per day. The road is
nearly all graded from Jacksonville to
the James river, a distance of 96 miles.
The work of locating the route from
the James river to Fit. Thompson On
the Missouri river, will commence this
week. The road will be built to the
Missouri river by December /.
New York advices of the 18th inst.
state that the expedition to Mexico
seems to be satisfactory enough to war
rant essaying one to Brazil. If the
present ogramme is carried out, the
expedition will leave New York for Rio
de Janerio the first week in July. The
minimum number of participants will
be forty, and the maximum sixty. The
cost of the passage out and back will
$500 each. A building, it is believed,
will be accorded by the government
for the exhibition of American wares.
The mercantile pilgrims will probably
return before the end of September,
and there is good prospect that their
mission will prove successful.
A SALT LAKE, Utah, dispatch of the
10Th inst. says Emilia A. Young has
made application for the appointment
of receiver and for an injunction to
restrain the executors of the estate Of
Brigham Young from further perform
ance of duty, claiming that they have
improperly made away with about
one million dollars of the estate. The
executors are Geo. A. Cannon, Albert
Darlington and Brigham Young, Jr. The
third district court has appointed United
States Marshal Shaughannessy and
Mccormick, banker, as receiver Of the
estate claimed to be worth two and
one-half million. About one million is
said to have been returned to Jno. Tay-
lor, trustee of the Mormon church,
by the executors. Brigham Young's
will is published in full.
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