Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-28

In the vote in the Spanish cortes on the
bill for the abolition of slavery, all the
West Indians abstained from voting, ex-
cept the state functionaries of Porto Rico,
who voted in favor of the measure. The
bill will be. promulgated at once.
A bill has been introduced in the Ger
man bunderath, proposing an addition of
artillery and one battalion Of pioneers to
the German military force. Thirty-two
field batteries are also proposed.
L. Il. Letter, Of Chicago, has written
Representative Morrison, chairman Of the
house ways and means committee, urging
that gentleman to use his best endeayors
to secure the passage Of Aldrich's bill in
relation to the immediate transportation
OF dutiable goods.
The report of the select committee ap-
pointed by the New York house to investi-
gate the management of railways, says
the charges OF discrimination are fully
sustained. They also propose some RENE
dies for stock watering, which is de-
nounced as prolific source of evils.
General Grant and party arrived in
in Havana on Thursday morning, where
he was rendered the same enthusiastic re-
ceptlon which has greeted him every
where. he was received by the principal
officers OF the government and rendered
the inequalities of the palace, to which
he and his party retired to repose after
the fatlgues Of the voyage.
An earthquake shock was felt at
HAVANA, Cuba, on Thursday evening.
Measures are on foot in Philadelphia
to collect and forward provisions to Ire
land at a nominal cost
A st. Petersburg telegram contradicts
the reports Of Russian defeat at the
hands Of the Turcomans.
All the prisoners in the jail at Greens
burg, Indiana escaped on Friday morn
ing. They numbered sixteen.
A performance given at the Grand
opera house, New York, on Thursday, in
aid of the Irish sufferers, netted 500.
The German residents of Petersburg,
Virginia, are contributing literally for
the reiief Of the sufferers in Upper Sile-
STA.
The cabinet on Friday decided to al
low Minister Christiancy to exercise his
own Judgment as to the recognition Of the
new government i'll Peru
Gladstone has written letter to a
member of the Neapolitan peace congress
avowing his intention to advocate gen
eral disarmament from his place III par
Lament.
The Globe printing Office at Wichita,
Kansas, was destroyed by fire on Wednes-
day. +. &. Henderson and William Nc
CLAIM, proprletors, persisted i'll the flames.
The bishop Of Rhode Island has direct
ed collections to be taken up in all the
Catholic churches of the diocese of Sun
day, February l, in aid of the Irish suf-
ferers.
The Maine legislature on Friday pass
ed resolutions in favor of constitutional
amendments providing for the election of
governor by plurality instead of a ma
jority vote, and for the issuing of certif-
Gates OF elections to representatives by
municipal officers.
News having been received at the de-
partment of the interior that movement
is on foot to organize bands for raiding in
Indian territory, the cabinet on Friday
decided on ordering the war department
to take all necessary steps to suppress any
such movement
The Iilden tax case was again in court
on Friday on motion to compel Tilden
to answer certain questions regarding his
income. Tilden claimed that having ap-
pealed from a former decision of the cir
cult court it is not necessary to answer
The supreme court has decided to appeal
The case was set for hearing next week.