Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-11

great Dulk OF deaths are attributed to d.
arrheal diseases. La New York there
were A deaths from accidents during the
week
A Victoria dispatch says that the total
loss by the Yale fire was 100000, on
which there was an insurance of $500.
A collision between passenger trains on
the Long Island railroad resulted in the
death of the two engineers, who were
brothers named WoLcoTT.
A Chicago commission firm had GA
head of Texas cattle consigned to them.
The firm, thinking that some of them
were diseased, invited the inspection of
the Health Officers. The cattle were
slaughtered, and 90 per cent. of the car.
cases were condemned by the officers.
A weeks record: Twenty deaths by
drowning, eight by runaway teams, twelve
by suicide, and nine by murder, are the
result of close watch of the Geographic
dispatches and our exchange papers, in
various parts of this country, during last
week. Almost as bad as the casualties of
war.
Col. BoDINE, Captain of the American
rifle team, arrived in New York the ID
inst. He spoke in high terms of his six,
but said that hereafter they must meet the
foreigners on a footing of perfect equality
both as regards guns and workmanship.
The Irish shot splendidly.
In the Alabama State election on the
ID inst, the opposition to the regular
Democratic ticket was one made by fu.
sion of Republicans, Greenbackers and
Independents. The straight Democratic
ticket won; the lowest candidate will
receive 1000 majority. No disturbances
are yet reported.
The county elections in Kentucky, the
81 inst, were comparatively quiet, 30 far
as heard from, with decided Democratic
maj orities The Bourbons elect Circuit
Judges and commonwealth attorneys in
fifteen of the eighteen judicial districts;
also clerks, sheriffs, magistrates and con-
stables in all the counties, and the mu-
nlclpal cities and towns. Republican
nominations were made in very few coun-
ties
The commander of the U. s. steamer
jamestown writes from Alaska that over
200 Indians of both sexes and all ages re.
main in Sitka, all of the more enterprising
being on sea-otter and seal hunting trips;
those left started spree, the 9Th of July,
but were soon checked by the arrival of
boat from the jamestown, the crew of
which formed protection party to the
Indian policemen. A little stabbing was
done, but no one was injured. The ring
leaders have been subjected to bread
and water diet.
In consequence OF the war on passenger
rates from New Orleans to the North,
now raging between the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad and the Chicago, ST.
Louis and New Orleans Railroad, the
cost of travel has been 80 far reduced that
one can now go from New Orleans to
Jackson, Miss, for 81; to Humbo ldt, So;
to Memphis, So; to st. Louis, So; to Chi.
cago, So; Louisville (round trip, SIT; st.
Louis (round trip. SIG; Cincinnati Ground
trip, $1S; Nashville Ground trip, $16.
Sir BARTLE FRERE has at last been re-
called from the governorship of Cape
Colony, South Africa; his relations with
the home government are not as harmoni.
Gus as the public interests require.
An Irish member intends, in few days,
to offer resolution IN the British House
of Commons, declaring that the direct
and indirect share of the Peerage in leg
islation is far in excess of their legitimate
interest in the government of the Empire,
and that the time will come, when, to re.
dress this preponderance, the sons, broth
ers and heirs presumptive of members of
the House of Lords, will be declared in
capable of sitting IN the House of Com
mons.
An unusual number OF young thieves
have been arrested lately by the New
York police. One of them had stolen
$4,000.
Two men had dispute about game
OF cards at Tuscarora, New, which led to
a fight, in which one of the parties was
killed and the other MORALLY wounded.
The feud between the Cherokee In
dians and Creek negroes of Indian Terri.
tory promises to result in further blood
she'd At last accounts the red men were
gathering at the common rendezvous,
armed with weapons of every description,
and preparing to move in force on the
negroes The Creek Indians, who cherish
no affection fol their black kinsmen, are
said to look upon the prospect of their
determination with great complacency.
The work of digging out the victims of
the recent tunnel disaster at Jersey City,
is meeting with unlocked for delays.
The coffer-dam has proved failure, and
other measures one of which will be the