Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-15
CURRENT EVENTS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

vanla occurs Jan. End. sts
ANOTHER heavy snow storm ragged
over New York Jan. 9th.
ALL one dollar bills on the Consoli-
dated bank Of Canada are counterfeits.
The Mexican ,excursionists sailed
from New Orleans for Vera Cruz Jan.
9th. * =.
PROF. n. HILL was nominated by the
republican members of the Colorado
legislature Jan. 9th. r."
j. B. SMITH, an old and we'll known
resident of Milwaukee, Wis, died Jam
uary 3D.. '43#' ='.'.'7
The funeral of Caleb Gushing occurred
at Newburyport Jan. 6th. 1t was de-
cidedly plain and unostentatious. CD
MORTON MoMichael, proprietor of the
North AMERICAN, and eX-mayOr of Phlla-
delphia, died at his home in that city
Jan. 9th. ... ...g -. m
i y A NINE explosion occurred at Pitts
ton, Pa, January 9th, by which several
miners were killed. The shock of the
explosion was terrific. ~ ..u.
PROF. HENRY DIERK, attempting a
balloon ascension at JonesborO, Arkan-
sas, few days since, fell from a trapeze
distance Of 1000 feet, and was in
stantly killed. .".I.H 70 E" &.
g.. A MEETING of prominentIrish-Ame
can citizens was held in Cooper Insti-
ltute, New York city, January Sth, to
express Indignation at the action OF the
council Of Cork IN reference, to Gen.
Grant. ,Ef.t ...... ..,.-..,.......... .
THE Chicago and Northwestern rail
road company has begun to telegraph
to all its stations daily weather reports,
thus announcing in advance the COM
ing of storms, etc, to aid III protecting
perishable freight. was e'l 81" .aEu
THE thermometer at Jacksonville,
Fla, fell to so degrees on the 9th inst,
and everything was covered with ice
on account of q drilling rain This
occurrence has no equal in thirty years
of Florida history 1t is feared the
orange trees are injured seriously.
The Harmony cotton mills at Cohoes,
New York, employing $500 hands,
producing 100000 yards Of cotton goods
a day, have reduced working time
to 8 days week, in order toreduce the
| production and stiffen the price. .-.
Mrs. MACK, convicted Of the murder
of her husband near GAINESVILLE last
| July, was refused a new trial, and was
sentenced to imprisonment in the state
penitentiary for life, with one day in
each year (the anniversary of the MUIR
der) to bespentin solitary confinement,
The Honore block in Chicago, con-
tanning the postoffice, Gen. .Sheridan's
headquarters and several law offices,
was partially destroyed by fire on Janu-
airy 4th. Nearly everything about the
postofhce was saved. Loss on building
estimated as $150,0O0; individual losses
abo ut $50 900. Nearly everything, in
GLIDING the building, was very largely
insured. 1872 H #uoi
THE milling industry of this country
is said to rank next to thatof iron. The
number of mills is over $25, 900, afford
ing employment, to over, 10000 men,
whose annual wages are over 10000
900, and turning out yearly about so
million barrels of -four, of which 4,00O,-
600 are exported to foreign countries.
THoMAstD D. CoNYNGHAM, a farmer res
ident OF Wilkesbarre. Pa, who forged
checks to the amount of 100000 in
1876, and then fed, was captured at
Rio Janeiro, Brazil January 9TH. The
Brazilian government Will give him up
notwithstanding there are no extradi-
f ton treaties between the two nations.
OLIVER GREEN BALDWIN and six
others, charged with numbering
Mitchell and ketchum, who
were burned at the stake, north of
Kearney few weeks since, were ar
rested at Plum Greek, Neb., Jan. 9th.
/ by the deputy sheriff and posse; two
brothers of Ketchum are among the
captors. No resistance was made and
the party were taken to Kearney and
lodged in jail to await trial, [ftfg
In his annual message to the legisla-
ture, Gov. Robinson, of New York, says
their state capitol, which was to cost
only four millions, has already cost
over nine millions, aud it is, not yet
nearly finished. He recommends that
building be stopped until other plans
for completion at a less cost than now
proposed can be drawn. At the pres
ent rate of expenditureit twill take eight
or ten millions more. III.
| YIN GllG ulSGU, tllc @lJIlll' lllSUdlit,
4 Carbon, Wy, Is or 80 masked men
broke open the baggage car, took out
and hung to a telegraph pole, Dutch
Charley, who was e', route to RaWlins
for trial, charged with participation, in
the Widdowfeld murder last fall. He
was notorious character, and had
been identified with numerous stage
Iobberies. 3
i A TELEGRAM from Newport, East Ten
nessee, states that a gold mine discov-
/ cred in that vicinity: is attracting much
d attention from eastern capitalists; that
several scientific and some practical
men had visited the region, and were
we'll pleased with the prospect. They
say it equals any thing they have seen
in California. The quartz has been
found to be rich in gold. TfnpU3 49,.
THE Minnesota senate was organized
! on the 9TH inst. under some excitement,