Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-09

The increase of the public debt for
June, says dispatch of July End was
$247S9.
The nail manufacturers in session at
Wheeling, w. v, June 3Oth, put up the
price of nails ten cents per keg.
The U. S. war ship Wachusetts, bound
for 81. Louis to be used for training
school, had reached Vicksburg July LIST.
The Chicago, Pekin, & Southwestern
railway was sold July LIST to the receiv-
er, G. w. Cothran, Of Buffalo, for $780,
900.
4 BATAVIA, H., dispatch Of July LIST
says: Mr.. Levi Newton, president of the
Newton Wagon company of this place,
died yesterday after an illness of nearly
three years duration, aged 50 years 2
months and Is days.
The democratic state convention of
Maine, met at Bangor, July LIST and re-
nominated Gov. Garcelon by acclama-
ton. There were 944 delegates
pr esent. The resolutions adopted
declare in favor of unlimited and free
coinage of silver, and in favor of cur
kept at par with coin.
THE southern extension of the Atchi-
son, Topeka ard Santa Fe railroad was
completed July 1st as far as Las Vegas,
n. NJ, IA miles from Trinidad, and
about 800 miles from La Junta, where
the line leaves the main branch of the
road The entire line from La Junta
to Las Vegas has been finished in one
year.
A CLINTON, ILL.,, dispatch of July 4th
says tramps are again becoming num-
erous in this county. From twenty
five to thirty are jailed nightly in this
city. They steal everything that they
can get hold of. The farmers are get
ting tired of this nuisance, and propose
to take the matter into their own hands.
A large amount of poultry has been
stolen, estimated at the value Of 5000.
AN Omaha dispatch, bearing date Of
July End, contains an abstract of the
latest census of Nebraska. These fig
ures show that for the year ending
March 81, 1879, the increase was y, 500,
almost double the increase of any pre-
ceding year. The population at pre-
ceding dates Of taking census was as
follows: 1866, 4,494; 1860, 28,841;
1870, 122,993; 1876, 257,747; 1877,
271 SCI; 1878, 313,74S.
A DISPATCH from Washington, dated
July 9Th, says from various causes los
lives were lost on steamboats, the past
twelve months. against 102 the proceed
ing twelve. During the past twelve
months 81 lives were lost by accidents
ashore; the previous twelve months, AZ d.
In 1875 the number of lives lost on
steamboats, was COZ; in 1876, 1874; in
1877, 224; in 1878, 202. The steady
decline is attributed to the increasing
efficiency Of steamboat inspection.
SAYS New York dispatch of July I'd,
during the six months ending June 80,
366 failures were reported in New York
city, the gross liabilities of which
amounted to $11,5S2, 656, while the as
sets were valued at S., 800, 346. This is
very good exhibit com pared with that
of the corresponding six months of 1873,
when there were 514 failures, with gross
gross liabilities of S39, 030795, and assets
of $11 ,012,6 1852. The failures have been
mainly confined to small traders, but
several large and old established firms
were forced to suspend.
The Minnesota Millers met at Mime
apolis July LIST. The main question
discussed was whether to acquiesce in
the decision of the National Associa-
ton to compromise the payment OF
royalty in the Smith d Downton roll
and brush patents. Gen. G. G. Wash
burn, oAhe largest mill nwner,
resisted the compromise, and declared
he would pay no royalty. The associ-
ton finally voted down the resolution
to resist the royalty, thus endorsing the
National association, and leaving mem
bers who wish to resist to conduct in
dividual suits.
A DISPATCH from Virginia, New dated
July 4th, says about the fire in the I'm.
perial and Bullion Mines Five men
were putting in bulkhead in the in
cline above its connection with the Z $40
foot level. This will shut off the gas in
the incline, and the current Of pure all
from the Imperial coming through the
], S4O-foot drift will make the incline SO
it can be entered above the point where
the bulkheading is now being done.
Bodies of men are working with sponges
over their faces, and the air is so bad
in the incline that the candles 60 out
Immediately. Men work in five min
u>es shifts in light thrown from the
station above.
A Sioux CITY, Iowa, special of July
LIST says in Lyon, Sioux and Plymouth
counties, Iowa, in Lincoln, Clay and
Union, in Dakota territory, and Cedar
and Dixon counties, Nebrasl ka, some
damage has been done by grasshoppers
to small grain, but corn is almost TN
touched, and the prospects for a big
crop were never better. The 'hoppers
have worked in localities, and their
ravages are not general. Most of them
have left, and there seems to be no ap-
prehension of general destruction OF
crops. Farmers, as class, are max
ing less complaint than in former years
RAPID progress, says New York
dispatch of July 1st, has been made il
the building Of tne lines of the Ameri
can Union Telegraph Company, Of