Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-11
A stairway leading to the Congregation.

SUNDAY nlgnl, preclplJatlng large num-
Der of people TO the ground.
At the Buffalo trotting meeting, the Sd
inst, the 2:29 class was won by Daisy
Dale in 2:21; the 2:25 class, by Monroe
Chief in 800; the 2:25, two-mile heats,
by Unoolala In 4 100.
(Pa) district, Prof. CHAs. J. LITTLE of
Dickinson College; Republicans of the
Eighth Michigan district, Roswell G..
HoRR; Democrats of Second South Caro-.
lima district, M P. O'CoNNoR; Republi-
cans of Ninth Michigan district, j. Fl.
HUBBRLL.
The Republicans carried the municipal
election at Portsmouth, N. H., the Sd
inst; Mayor W. H LIsEB ENG was elect
ed for the third term
The National German American Nor
NAL School Association, in session at New
York, the Sd, elected the following Board
OF Trustees: Schemon, of New York;
Klemm, Cleveland; Sedan, st. Louis;
Klamroth, New York; Frank Furth, Mil.
Waukee; Schneider. Cleveland, and An
dresen, of Davenport, Iowa. The board
was instructed to appoint committee in
every State to work in tine interest of nor.
NAL schools. Two hundred delegates
were present.
The United States Consul at Port Sar.
MIA says the business depression In Can
ada would seem to result in an exodus of
some of the best citizen emigrants who
crossed over at that point alone during
the year ending June 3d. 1880, and who
declare their intention of becoming per-
manent residents; they number II ,925.
An ordinance has been introduced into
the Chicago City Council providing that
all telegraph wires laid for the future
within the city limits shall be placed un-
derground.
The Department of Building in New
York city has been summarily abolished,
and the employees, numbering elghty-two,
with yearly salaries aggregating SCI ,76O,
dismissed.
The free baths in New York city were
enjoyed during last week by l61 1874 males
and 115. 093 females, or an average of over
$4,000 each day.
Reports received at st. Paul show that
no injury resulted to wheat from the wet
weather of last week. Harvesting is in
progress IN all parts of the southern Sec
ton of the State.
Never in the history of apple culture in
this country has there been a more posi-
tive promise OF an abundant yield. New
Workers who for years have made the ap-
pie crop study report that, after trips
throughout the apple growing regions of
the States, there is scarce tree to be seen
that is not burdened with apples, and the
fruit itself is larger and finer than ever
before known. Apples will be better and
cheaper than ever before known In the
New York market.
The report of the State Salt Inspector
of Michigan, for July, has been issued,
and shows the production of Michigan
wells to be 266, 24S barrels. The inspec-
ton year begins IN December, and the
total production for eight months was
], 498, 461 barrels, an excess of 397, 4O3 bar
rels over the same period last year.
Six hundred iron miners in Lanark-
shire, Scotland, agree 10 strike for an ad-
vance of one shilling per day.
The French Republicans now control at
least seventy councils in general; the
mbettaites are chiefly victorious.
The las: of the Cuban insurgent chiefs
have signif1ed to the Government of the
island their intention to leave it, if per-
mitted. They will be allowed to go.
A movement is on foot in Rome to hold
an international exposition in that city in
1885.
The German Government gives notice
that it will ask tor a large increase in the
military budget for next year.
The Greek Government has again post
poned publishing the orders for the mobi-
liz alton Of its army, at the request of the
Powers signatory to the Berlin DEGREES.
Gen. SKoBELEFF has been recently rein
forced. and is driving the Turcomans be-
fore him in the direction of Merv.
Complaint Is made by the Governor of
Siberia that American vessels from San
Francisco and other Pacific ports are ex-
tensively engaged in contraband trade
with the Russian Pacific ports. The
Americans exchange tobacco, spirits.
hunting and agricultural implements
with the Russians for furs. No duty is
paid on any of these articles, and the Rus
sian authorities and Russian upper class
es are greatly annoyed thereat.
French farmers are preparing to petit
ton the government for the abolition of
the land tax. Owing to the poor harvest
of this year, Frenchmen say they caunot
compete with American farmers in the
produce markets of the world, although
fbo, poU M wont Tho land thov saw