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

or Philadelphia, and CHRISTIAN LONG
and Z. j. MCCLURE, of Shippenburg,
charged with corrupt solicitation of mem.
bers of the Pennsylvania Legislature
cases will be tried in October.
ABRAHAM MARTIN attacked his wife
with an ak at Abbeville, s. c., Saturday,
and inflicted wounds from which she can
not recover. Mrs. MARTIN, who was the
mother Of fourteen children, had remon-
strated with her husband tor living with
woman named GREENWOOD, but her re.
monstrance being of no avail, she was
about to leave him. He insisted that she
should not. and becoming enraged during
the wordy war which followed, he COM
mitted the horrible crime. Should MAR.
TIN be captured, the Abbeville people
threaten to lynch him.
A heavy rain has prevailed during the
last week throughout the northwestern
portion of New Mexico, and still con-
tinues. The streams are flooded and have
done great damage to the New Mexico &
Southern Pacific Railroad track. All the
bridges between Las Vegas and Sante Fe
and many between Las Vegas and Trini-
dad, have been washed out. The rain
will greatly benefit the crops.
So far nine boys have died in Phila.
delphla from Injuries received by the ex.
plosion OF toy pistols on the 4th and 5th
instant The boys ranged in age from 10
to Is years, and each one was injured in
the hands, which resulted in tetanus and
death. The fatal cases are: GEORGE w.
BLACK. aged 10 years, shot in left hand /;
HENRY FREDERICKs, IL years of age,
injured in hand; HENRY, STRAEDER, II
years old, shot in left hand; JOHN KEss.
LER, Is years of age, right hand injured !;
WILLIAM FL. BROWN, aged Is years, in.
jured in left hand, index finger shot off;
DAVID JONES, aged II years: HENRY
MANpERFIELD, aged 16 years, in
jured in left wrist; JAMES DOYLE, IA
years of age, injured in left hand, and
ARCHIBALD J. MOORE, aged Is years.
The recent moderation in the warm
weather extended to the seashore, where
the early mornings have been uncomforta-
bly, cool of late.
A tsbulated statement of Congressional
appropriations for improvements, etc., in
the District of Columbia, gives the total
amount of money expended for all pur-
poses from July 16, 1870, to July 30, 1876,
as 500. liz. 395.s7. The Capitol Building
is charged with $17,18i,69l; the Patent
Office with $13,197,9Os, and the Treasury
Building with $7,062.942
The Madison Square Theatre, in New
York, has solved the question OF how to
keep house of public entertainment
open all summer, and the temperature of
that theatre is regulated to suit the COM
fort of the audience, regardless of the in.
tensity of the heat outside. Fresh air is
drawn from the roof, and after passing
over tons of ice is imperceptlbly forced
into the auditorium.
A statement prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that the total decrease
in the annual interest charge on the pub
lie debt from August 81, 1866, to July 1,
1877, was $57,S17,O54, and to July 1, 1880,
ST., 343,716.
Milwaukee will have 100000 Ex-
position Building. According to the
plan which has been adopted by the In
dustrial Exposition Association of that
city, the main hall and annexes will &C.
commodate 10000 people. The plan con-
templates museum, an art gallery and
green house.
The excitement in the gold region of
Fulton and Hamilton counties, N. Y, Is
said to be becoming quite high. Several
veins have been found that promise we'll,
and samples have assayed $15 per ton.
A company at Wellstown is said to be
realizing $3.50 per ton, and "belief" is en-
tertained that $1,000-ton takes are to be
found.
Should trouble arise between Austria
and Russia in reference to Turkish affairs,
the Principally of Roumania would GER
tainly take sides with the latter Power.
Russian agents have been ominously busy
in Roumania for some time.
Bulgaria and Servia do not mean to re-
main mere idle spectators should there be
trouble in Turkey. Extensive military
are going on in both prov
inces.
It is stated that the Greek Government
will soon call out the army reserves.
Such step would have been taken be-
fore had not the Powers requested Greece
to wait Turkeys answer to the Collective
Note.
Queen VICTORIA is said to be greatly
annoyed about the action of Parliam ent
in reference to the erection of the Prince
Imperial statue in Westminster Abbey.
She now offers place for the memorial
in Windsor Chapel, which will probably
be accepted. Her Majesty is so cha.