Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
HISTORY OF THE WEEK
MISCELLANEOUS.

1HE Brooklyn preSbytery met req.
3rd to consider charges made against
De Witt Talmadge.
The lower house of the Louisiana
legislature repealed the charter of the
Louisiana lottery by a vote Of So to 20
last week.
The Dakota legislature, after a hard
fought battle defeated the prohibitOry
liquor law and passed a high license
bill. ....
In 1877 the United States imported
wool from Great Britain valued at over
S., 100000. Last year only 100000
worth was imported.
A PHILADELPHIA dispatch says it is
now definitely understood that Colonel
Snowden has declined the dictatorship
of the United States mint, rendered him
in December last.
THE Iowa grand lodge of the ancient
order of United Workmen met at Mar
shutdown Feb. 4th. Two hundred del
egates were in attendance. Represent
ing $50 lodges.
1T was reported Feb. 9th that the
U. S. naval ship Richmond had found
cred at sea. This ship was authorized
to convey Gen. Grant eastward from
Egypt.
THE Ottawa (Can) Free Press has IN
formation that Sitting Bull has not
crossed the Canadian line into United
States territory, but is encamped at
Frenchman's creek, twenty-five miles
north of the boundary.
The failure of the Sayles Wooden
Manufacturing Co. IN Massachusetts on
Feb. Ord produced a great sensation in
mercantile circles. These men con-
Quoted the largest wooden manufac-
tories in the U. S. Their liabilities run
up into the millions.
SENATOR CRRIsTIANCY has accepted
the mission to Peru. He will resign
his seat in the senate, and it is expect
ed that the Michigan legislature, now
in session, will elect ex Senator Zach
ariah Chandler to fill the vacancy.
A BUILDING used as a tailor and tin
shop and laundry, attached to the state
reform school near St. Paul, Mimi, was
| burned February End Besides the
building $50 cords OF wood were also to-
tally destroyed. Loss $17 900; insured
for 5000.
Hon. LEVI B. Villas, of Madison,
Wis, died suddenly in that city Feb.
9th. He came to Wisconsin from Yer
mont, in 1851, became a prominent
land and hotel owner, and was widely
known and respected throughout the
state.
ADAM Y. HUGHES, Jr., prominent
young man of La Sale, H., committed
suicide few days since by swallowing
dose of prussic acid, in the sanctum
of the La Sale Democrat. Depression of
spirit, owing to lack of profitable en-
ployment, led to the rash act.
THE contest between Sutro and the
mining companies on the Comstock
lode is at last virtually settled. The
terms are not yet made known officially,
though it is reported, on good authority,
that royalty of 50 per ton on all ore
hoisted worth s % or more per ton will
be paid the tunnel company, and a less
amount on ore of inferior grade.
THE magnificent estate owned by ex-
Governor Washburn, in Dane county.
Wis, and known as "Edgewood Farm"
which he generously offered last year
as gift to the state for public charita-
BILE or educational purposes, has just
been accepted by the legislature. The
property is located near Madison, is
very valuable, and will be used as a
school for INDECENT boys.
A WELLAND, Ont. dispatch of Feb.
End says: This A. NJ. the west
bound train on the Canada Southern
railway while standing on the Lyons
Creek bridge near this station, was run
into by another west bound train en-
CINE and caboose. Eighteen cars were
smashed and the bridge also consider
ably burned Geo. Tyler, brakeman,
was fatally injured.
Crop reports from all parts of Califor-
MIA show that in the southern counties
the indications favor fine crop. In
the Joaquin valley the prospects are
bad, especially in the upper portion.
The Santa Clara valley is likely to pro-
duce much less than the average. The
Sacramento valley will not be up to the
average. The foot hills generally pro-
duce good yield. - Z
A SPECIAL from Goliad, Tex, says two
I1lSll, I1llI LCCAIdl v ud1-
relied. Both drew revolvers. Lpckhart
caught Henderson's arm and fired six
shots into MIN, killing him instantly.
Henderson's brother rushed at Lock
hart with pistol. They closed. In
the struggle Henderson emptied six
chambers Of his revolver into Lock
harris body, causing instant death.
A FAIRBURG, Neb., dispatch says, this
city, the county seat of jefferson coun-
ty, after suffering greatly from ascourge
of scarlet fever and diphtheris, is nov
greatly alarmed over the appearance of
smallpox and its rapid spread. There
are about thirty cases in the village, and
a number of patients have died. Stores,
schools and churches are closed, bust
ness almost suspended and families not
exposed are going into strictest seclu-
sion.
A SCHOONER, Ill.,, dispatch of Feb.
oh says that last night, six miles east
of SCHOONER, Fred Malco, while drunk,
upon refusal of his uncle, August Rubl-