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

fact that the man snd woman under arrest
at Fremont Neb are members of the no.
torious BENDER family, arecital of whose
crimes, a few years ago, shocked the
world. 1t will be remembered that they
kept a tavern in Kansas and robbed, kill
ed and buried their guests as a regular
business. It appears from the woman's
statement that the Blenders fed from
their place in 1873, when it became ap-
parent that the relatives and friends of
Senator YORK began to suspect them of
having been instrumental in his taking
off. They have since lived among the
Indians, and have encountered such great
hardships that they determined on return
ing East, one of the objects being to OBJ
tain some money hid away on the BENDER
farm. With the two persons arrested
came two other members of the family,
who travelled with team by another
route They were to meet in Iowa.
Officers are on the look out for them.
The jury in the Ssaaoanhaka case have
returned verdict generating the United
States Steamboat inspectors from all
blame, as they find that the boat was pro-
vided with all appurtenances required by
law. The jury severely censures the
crew for their want of discipline and
want of concert and end by making
some suggestions as to the way vessels
may be secured from damage by fire.
The July oil report to be published in
the Titusville (Pa.), Herald, Monday
morning, gives the new wells completed
during the month 334 dry holes and II
new ones; production, 81,115 barrels.
The average production per well is 2411a
barrels. Wells drilling at the close of the
month numbered 460. Rigs up and
building at the close of the month, All
The military headquarters of the De.
partment of the Platte have been removed
from Fort Omaha to the City of Omaha
on the recommendation of Gen. SHERI-
DAN. Fort Omaha is to be made perms.
nent post.
The number of hogs packed and sailed
by Chicago packers from March to July
corresponding period last year.
The organization of club of 200 sing
ers to accompany Republican speakers
in campaign tour through New York
State, is completed. The party will travel
by special train, and it is the intention to
start early this month, first taking the
cities along the line of the Hudson River
and New York Central Railroad, as far
west as Buffalo. The return trip will be
made over the Erie Railroad taking in
Hornellsville, Corning, Elmira, Port Jer-
Wis and other places.
The work of unloading the obelisk
from the steamer Dessoug has began at
New York. The foundation stones and
pedestal will be first removed, which will
take about week, and then the Dess,ug
will be put into dry dock, where side of
the vessel will be removed and the obelisk
taken out The obelisk will then be
placed upon a float. and towed to the
Seventy.ninth street pier, where track is
to be for its transportation to the site de-
cided upon in Central Park. 1t is impossi.
BILE at present TO determine how long it
will be before the work will be completed,
as accidents may occur which will
greatly delay it.
The Irish Compensation-fo for Disturb.
ance bill, which passedlthe British House
of Commons several days ago, has also
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provides that when a landlord elects a
tenant, the latter is to be fairly compen.
stated tor all the permanent Improvements
he has made on the premises during his
! occupancy.
Parliament at Cape Town has been pro-
rogued. Gov. Sir BARTLE FRERE, in his
speech, attributed the failure of the con.
federation policy to the unsatisfactory
settlement of Zululand and the annexa.
ton of Transvaal.
JAMES CURRAN, lsborer, attempted to
murder his wife, MARIE, the I'd inst, at
Louisville, KY. He had become insane,
and believed his wife had bewltched and
tormented him while he was working in
Chicago, she still being IN Louisville.
MARIE was dangerously shot through the
left lung and remains in a precarious con-
dition. CURRAN is in Jail.
Rev. t. B MILLER, dean of the Phila-
delphis University of Medicine and Sur
gerry, has been arrested for forgery
Great excitement exists in Warren
county, Ind, over the report of county af-
fairs submitted by an expert account to
the commissioners, at called session, in
Boonville The report shows that the
county has been swlndled out of $28, 900,
in the construction of county bridges and
other transactions.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the