Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

New York, Saturday, and swore that ten
thousand persons registered on fraudulent
naturalization certificates in 1876, and
three Thousand in 1878.
Col. CASH, the South Carolina duelist,
who shot Col. SHANNON, was taken before
Judge MCIvER, of the Supreme Court,
at Cheraw, s. O., Saturday. on a writ of
ha6eas corpus, and was admitted to bail
in the sum Of $3,Ccc0. Previous to the
hearing of the case, CAsH's son attempted
to shoot the editor of local paper which
contained some severe structures on the
elder CASH. The young man was en-
couraged to the attack by his father, who
drew his pistol to see, as he said, that
there should be fair play. Fortunately
for the editor there were some friends
around who saved him from the bullet of
the young sprig of Southern chivalry.
Postmaster FORBES, of the Richmond
Va, office, has been investigated, and
found to be $4,000 short, having over
drawn his account. If the deficiency Is
not imme diately made good, FORBES will
be arrested for ENLIGHTENMENT.
! Boston is promised the luxury of an ele-
waited railway, but not till after a contest
between the elevated railroad corpora ions
and the property. owners.
The Provincetown and New Bedford
whaling ships are reported to be doing
we'll this season. The receipts of fresh
halibut at Gloucester. Mass, are unusu-
ally large at present; likewise cod and
| mackerel.
A circular has been issued by Secretary
EHERMAN to the sugar importers, inform
ing them that any attempt to pass sugars
below their grade will be punished by the
forfeiture of the goods.
During the month of June there ar
rived in the United States 1861 imml-
grants. Of this number Ireland furnished
the largest quota, and Germany the next
largest. The immigrant arrivals at the
port of New York alone for the year end
ing June 3Oth, were 263, 726, against 99, s24
for the preceding twelve months.
Chairman JEWELL states that Repub.
lican tickets will be placed in the field in
every Southern State, and the campaign
there would be conducted actively and
sggressively.
For the purpose of permanent organi.
zation, Secretary EvARTs has invited the
International Exhibition Commissioners,
onnnintoH nv ho
to meet him al New York the 10th OF Au-
gust.
Each of the three hundred and six del.
egates to the Chicago Convention who
stood by GRANT to the last, will be given
bronze medal by CHAUNcNY l. FILLEy;
the enthusiastic Missouri third-:ermer.
The real estate of California is valued
at SAC, 273, 5S5, and the personal property
at Sis, 404, 451. The total debt of the
State is only $11, ss091S. The total year
ly expense of the public schools of the
State is 81 557 ,97S, and the entire yearly
tax for all purposes is $11,40S, O32.
Chicago packers, from March to July
II slaughtered and sailed 1,SS2,000 hogs,
against 1,215,000 for the corresponding
period last season.
The Mississippi State Board of Health
has passed yellow fever restricting order
against the admission of railroad cars
into that State, or the landing Of any
steamer, from New Orleans, unless they
have been inspected by an officer of the
National Board of Health. Persons from
New Orleans must have certificates that
they have not been exposed to infection.
At the request of the Sultan, Herr
WETTENDoRF, member of the Prussian
Civil Service, has been sent to Turkey to
aid in reforming the civil administration
of the country. Hitherto, such invita-
lions have been almost invariably sent to
English civil servants. The change is
regarded as significant, and is interpreted
to mean German. Turkish or an Austro.
German. Turkish alliance. This suspicion
is only strengthened by the repeated dec
laratiOns of the German diplomats that
the tender and acceptance of the invita-
ton do not mean anything. WETTEN.
DoRF will receive $4,000 per annum, sala-
ry, from tie Sultan.
The weather in England just now is
very unfavorable to the crops. 1t is hot
and sultry, with frequent thunder and rain
storms Parts of Gloucestershlre, Leices-
tershlre, Yorkshire, Berkshire and Not
tlnghamshire are now under water, owing
to the overflow of the rivers. Railway
travel is much interrupted, and the crops,
particularly hay, are ruined. Notwith-
standing, prices are very low for all kinds
of farm produce. Mr.. GLADSTONE has al
ready reduced his rents 80 per cent. The
prospect before the farmer is by no means
a cheering one; neither is it so for the
| landlords