Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-04

cant a place as La Granja, where the
Queen IS now staying, and the Queen has
had 10 submit to the Premier's directions.
| The editor of "comic weekly" the
first number of which was Issued on the
Oath, at Denver, Col, has several libel
suits on his hands, and two or three men
with guns are looking for him.
A fellow at West Portage, O., undertook
to have little fun with an old man who
was drunk, by throwing him down on his
back and whirling him around. AS the
ancient rake's vertebal column was rather
brittle, it snapped just back of the ears :,
and death followed.
A liquor seller in Montreal escaped
conviction and punishment by cleverly-
devised technicality. 1t was his wife who
had sold the liquor illegally, and under
the law he could be convicted for the
otfense, but, while the fact of the violation
OF the law was clearly established, the
prosecution was unable to prove mar.
riage between the parties, and on this
curious point the defendant escaped.
DIR. e. A. HOPKINS. prescribed and
HIRAM l.. EsINE, a drug clerk, com.
pounded prescription which caused the
death Of A. W. CoRRoL, Of Bradford, Pa;
the coroner's jury found that deceased
was poisoned by morphia being used as
a powder, instead of calomel.
Capt. GEORGE M. STONE, of Cincinnati,
the former owner of VANDERBILT's now
famous young mare, Maud s., says he
was not at all surprised by the result on
the Oath, at Chicago, and feels sure that
Maud s. could easily have beaten st.
Julien's record if she had not been slowed
up to let Trinket save her distance. He
is confident that she can trot in 2:1O, and
says that by her record of 2:131a-the
best ever made in race, and m ade by her
in her second public apprenticeship
holds the place of the best trotter in the
world. She is entered for Cleveland
Rochester and Buffalo.
A. lively war is progressing between
the Chicago, st. Louis s. New Orleans
Railroad and the Louisville & Nashville
Co.; so far, it has resulted in reduction
of about 30 per cent. in passenger fares.
The original wagon in which JOHN
Brown emigrated from Pennsylvania to
Kansas has been presented to the State
Historical Society of Kansas.
The Supreme Court reports of Illinois
are complete up to date, for the first time
in the history of the State.
It is reported in New York that NJ DE
LEssEPs greatly overestimated the sup.
port he expected to receive in Europe for
his Panama interoceanic canal scheme.
Captain PHELPS, who has just returned to
New York from visit to Europe in fur
therance of the Nicaragua route, is au-
thority for the statement, and also says
that when the time comes all the money
needed can be raised to construct the
Nicaragua Canal.
The American Bankers Association
will hold its annual meeting at Saratoga,
on the 18th, 18th and 18th of August
Hon. ALEXANDER MITCHELL, of Milwau-
kee, President of the Association, will
submit a paper on "The History of the
Progress and Development of Western
Banking" The Secretary has sent out
about 1000 invitations, and is confident
that the convention will be largely at
tended.
A royal commission was appointed on
the Goth inst. to enquire into the msnage-
ment of livery companies in London. 1t
is composed of Lord DERBY, Chairman;
the Duke of Bedford, and Lords SHER-
BROOKE and CoLERIDeE, of the House of
Peers; and Sir RICHARD AsHEToN Cross,
Sir NATHANIEL MAYER De RoTHsCHILD,
Sir SIDNEY WATERLow, and Messrs. WAL.
TER FL. JAMES, VIM. J. COTTON, ALBERT
PELL, JOSEPH FIERTH and THOMAS BURT,
of the House of Commons.
Chinese news, by steamer, the goth of
June: Two British and one Russian men,
of-war recently visited Corea, but the
Coreans made forcible showing to pre-
vent their landing. There is no further
authentic news about the Kuldja question.
Great interest is manifested in the coming
of the American Mission, and there is
some distrust in high quarters as to the
amicable intentions of the commission.
Vigorous efforts are making around Nan.
king to suppress opium smoking. The
Marking aut. ,rities exclude petroleum.
The reason alleged is its dangerous quail.
ties, but they probably fear its supplant-
ing the home oil trade. A large Russian
naval force is expected in the Hong Kong
waters.
In the House of Commons, the night of
the Goth, the Marquis Of Harrington, Sec
rotary for India, said the communications
with ABDURRHMAUN Khan were opened
by Lord LYTroN and continued by the
Marquis of Ripon, the present Indian
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