Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28

went into Bull Dog rancho, 20 miles
from Deadwood, drew revolvers on the
proprietor, compelling him to stand
with his hands up wsile the rancho was
being plundered. They secured con-
siderable money and jewelry belonging
to the proprietor's wife.
A NEW YORK special of May Goth
says the rush of women and children to
purchase $40 refunding certificates at
the postoffice to-day was greater than on
any previous day. They stood in line
three deep. The mems line was very
nearly as long and much more orderly.
There was frequent quarrels among the
women, and a posse of policemen was
found to be necessary to keep order.
IDAHO TERRITORY advices of the 21st
state that information from leading
Indians in the Choctaw and Ch1ckasaw
nations is that the Indians are becom-
ing FESTIVE under the idea that the
whites are about to attempt the occu-
patton of the Territory. Much uneasi-
ness exists, and the Chickasaws are
much depressed at the threatening out
look. 1t is believed that they are Or
ganizing armed resistance to meet
armed invasion Of whites.
| A BRAZIL, Ind, dispatch of the Goth
inst. says the strikers held nass-meet-
ing to-day, and decided to offer a prop
ositiOn to the operators to have their
differences settled by arbitration. The
latter decline the proposition, claiming
that they have offered all that they can
possibly give; that their summer con-
tracts are lost, and enough men are
willing to work to supply the local
trade and keep the mines running till
fall.
A DENVER dispatch of the 10Th
inst. says at l o'clock this after
noon the Denver, South Park &
Pacific Railroad reached the Kenosha
summit with the track and at $3.50 the
first passenger train reached the sum-
NIT, len thousand and one hundred and
forty feet above the sea level, the high
est point yet attained by any
railroad III north America.
Ali the difficulties in the
way are now overcome and track
laying will continue at the rate Of a
mile per day till the road reaches Lead
vile. Passengers leaving Leadville in
the morning now arrive in Denver be-
fore midnight the same day.
A RACINE, Wis, dispatch dated May
21st says the event of the season in this
city was the marriage this evening, at s
o'clock, Of Mr.. Edwin II. Pease with
Miss Doolittle, youngest daughter of
the Hon: James r. and Mrs. Dootlittle,
at the elegant residence of the
brides parents on Main street. The
ceremony was performe ed in a very i'm
pressive manner by the Rev. Joseph
Rowiey, pastor of the first First Baptist
church. A large number Of personal
friends of the contracting parties both
from the city and abroad witnessed the
tying of the golden bands Of wedlock.
The bride was beautifully and tasteful
ly dressed in white silk and orange
blossoms A large number of costly
presents were bestowed upon the newly
married couple. They left on the II 30
o. m. train north, to be absent couple
of weeks.
A BISMARCK, Dakota, dispatch of the
Goth says the steamer Helena arrived
from Fort Benton yesterday. She
! leaves on the rntur1- trip tomorrow.
She brought down five hundred bales
Of furs The steamer Black Hills ar
rived from Yankton Saturday. The
steamer Gen. Sherman left for Standing
Rock this morning, with Gen. Carlin,
commandment of the post, on board.
Medicine Bear, with sixty lodges of I'm
capapas, is at Popular river. There
were two hundred lodges of hostiles
within thirty miles of that agency when
the steamer Helena passed on the 17tn.
The Indians are reported very savage.
Medicine Bear wanted feast, and the
agent would not give him one. He told
the agent there would be plenty Of
Uncapapas there in day Or two, and
he had better feast him.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, advlces under date
Of May 22d bring the following letter Of
Secretary Sherman to Gen. Robinson,
chairman of the Ohio republican state
committee:
| WASHINGTON, DC, May 49,
| NY DEAR SIR: In view of the kindly interest
manifested by political friends during my recent
| visit home, that should be nominated as the
publican candidate for governor of Ohio. have
| given the subject much careful consideration and
nave come 10 the CONCLUSION lnat CanuOC, III the
| present situation, accept euch nomination. if
rendered I am engaged in public duty which
demands my constant attention and which can
clearly be better completed by me than by any
one coming freshly into office To now accept
| the nomination for governor, though 1T is an
honor 1 would otherwise highly prize and feel
deeply grateful for. would be justly regarded as
an abandonment of trust important to the
whole country to promote my personal advance
ment. Earnestly hope, therefore, the convention
will not mbarrass me by tender of the nomina-
| ton which would be obliged to decline. 1t may
he that no such purpose will be manifested. but
| I wrote you so that if the convention should SO
| incline, you may at once state why [ cannot &C
| Cept. Very truly yours.
| fSignedl JOHN SHERMAN.
A New YORK dispatch of May 22nd
says the 4 per cent. bonds sold to-day
in large quantities at l OBJ, with strong
bids at the same figures. Many per
sons were unable to account for this
newly developed strength in United
States securities. The syndicate, which
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