Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-26
THE WORLDS WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS.

MCHENRY, ILL.,, has enjoyed a vigor-
Gus temperance revival.
BISHOP FOLEY. OF Chicago, died Feb.
10, aged. nearly 81.
A FIRE at Owenton, KY, Feb. Goth,
destroyed $4,000 worth of tobacco.
Ex-VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx has re-
covered from his recent serious illness.
The treasurer CT Oswego county, New
York, is defaulter to the amount of
1888, 900. Esr ,l-..F ..a
STRONGLY as it is guarded, eight pris-
Oners escaped from BlackwelPs Island,
n. Y, on the 18th.
. REPORTS from western states and ter
ritories show that the immigration this
year will exceed anything ever known.
RoWELL, the British athlete, is enroute
for America to contest the pedestrian
championship with O'Leary.
OVER 2,7OO people who had never
previously taken the pledge have signed
one during the recent temperance re-
vival at Galesburg, Ill. -.s
A FIRE at Minneapolis, Feb. Goth.
burned the wholesale and retail house
of Lumley, grocery and wine merchant
Loss 5000; insured for $4,000.
PATRICK SMITH was sentenced on Feb.
Is, at Richmond. to be hung March Is.
Tor the murder of John G. Lay in New
Kent, last month.
THE governm ent inspector declares
there is no contagious disease among
the cattle at the Chicago Union Stock
yards.
The executive committee of the pro-
jected worlds fair to be held in New
York in 1889, is at work selecting a site
for the big show. a.- .Ha
The North Chicago rolling mills
suffered loss by fire on the 10th of
February amounting to 1000, nearly
all covered by insurance. -. 49,
The Illinois state house commission
er's report shows that up to date So,
521, 399.33 has been expended under
their direction, and the end is not yet.
>. A EUROPEAN tour for clergymen is
planned by some New York preachers.
1t is to consume July and August, and
the clergymen are to be taken as far SIS
to Italy and back at a cost of $3.50 each.
A COLLISION of ferry boats running
between San. Francisco and Oakland
occurred on the 10th of February.
Great confusion followed and 1t is be-
lieved many were drowned. ....
The Michigan Legislature, struck with
the paucity of the governors salary, has
been endeavoring to raise the same from
$1,000 to $1,000.
A NEW Union Pacific syndicate, in
Guiding Russell Sage and Jos. r. Keene,
has purchased controlling interest in
that railroad over the Jay Gould party.
The committee of the Illinois legisla-
ture that was delegated to examine the
question of controlling the Pullman
car rates by legislation, has reported
against taking any such action.
NEBRASKA makes short work of muir
derers. James McEloy murdered Hen
~ A. Stutzman on the 9Th inst. and has
already been sentenced to hang May
2Sth. .f
The California constitutional coven.
ton and the Nevada assembly tele-
graphed the president their wish that
be would sign the Chinese restriction
bill.
A FIRE at Lawler, Iowa, on the 18th,
destroyed Kings Hotel, S. Fletcher's
bank, and G. A. Parker's dwelling and
butcher-shop. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
The democrats of the Michigan legis-
lature supported Hon. 0. NJ. Barnes,
and the nationals Hon. Henry Cham
berlain for United States senator against
Hon. Zachariah Chandler, republican.
THE pastors of Catholic churches in
Pennsylvania have given notice that all
Catholics belonging to the labor secret
societies which succeeded the Molly Ma
guires, will be communicated.
A MISPLACED switch at Cincinnati on
the 10th inst. threw locomotive into
an oil tank car which exploded and a
disastrous fire ensued causing the COM
plete destruction of twenty freight cars.
The directors of the Chicago & North
western railway company have declar-
ed quarterly dividend of Il per cent.
on preferred stock, and have decided to
pay quarterly dividends on these
shares hereafter.
--LATEST advices from Alaska state
that the Indians have arisen en- maasse
against the whites who are fleeing for
their lives. The American settlers are
anxiously awaiting the arrival of ship
upon which to escape. 1880 t-aa
8 A PASSENGER train on the Selma,
Rome & Dalton road, Alabama, broke
through bridge when near Selma
Feb. 18Th, killing the general superin-
tendent of the road, Mr.. Stanton, the
conductor, Captain White, and serious
ly iniuring dozen passengers.
The United Order of Workmen
report sixty-fve lodges in Indiana, with
$500 members, an increase of thirty
lodges and 200 members within year.
Benefits to the amount of $4,000 have
been paid to members. S. A. Haynes,
of Muncie, is the new Grand Master of
the order in Indiana. -"
Four roads centering at Buffalo have
expended SO far this winter the sum of
$4,000 for shoveling snow from the
tracks in the vicinity of that city. OF
this amount $4,000 has been expended