Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11
Work Of the Flames.

The Depaw glass works, New Albany, Ind,
were partially destroyed by fire on the 9Th.
Loss in the neighborhood of $4,000; Insurance
$4,000.
Smith & Cranes chair factory, New York
city, was destroyed ON the 9Th. Los about
100000.
The county courthouse at Dallas Texas,
burned on the 4th, causing the loss If many
valuable papers. The building cost $1O,OO0
At Biddeford, Me-, on the 5th Shapes mar
BILE block was Quilted and jordan d Bryans
brick block badly demoralzed by fire LOSE
$4,000.
Welsh's block, Fort Collins, Col, vas de-
stroyed by fire on the night Of the id inst.
Loss $50, 200; insurance $4,000.
The steamer City of Macon, from Savannah to
New York, reports loss of 40 bales of cotbn and
some miscellaneous freight by fire. whileht sea.
The United States land office at Wkeny,
Kansas, has been destroyed by an inceldiary
fire. Loss between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Southworth paper mill, West Sprin.ield,
Mass, one of the oldest mills in the state burn
ed on the night of the Sd inst. Insurance f70,-
600.
The Milwaukee county hospital, situatednear
Wauwatosa, was burned to the ground o. the
night of the I'd inst Loss about $50, 900.
A fire at ST. John, n. B., on the I'd nst.,
destroyed the Mullen block. Loss 100000
Eberts furniture factory at Philadelphia Pa,
was destroyed on the I'd inst, causing los OF
S6O,OO0 At the same place and time the Key
stone flour mill suffered Like fate. Loss S20,-
900.
The warehouse of the British and foreign
steam wharf at Mapping, England, burnel on
the I'd inst. Damage 100000.
MurderOus Deeds. y
A fearful tragedy was enacted near LONDON
derry, n H., on the It'll inst, in which Hrs.
Sarah. wife of E. V. Dillingham;, respectable
farmer was outraged and murdered by Fnnk
Dillingham;, aged 20, nephew Of the victim s
husband. Mrs. D. was 33 years of age.
In a bar room brawl, in Joliet, illinois,
Anthony Murphy was fatally beaten aboutthe
head with bung Starter, by the soloon keeper,
MCGOWAN, who has been arrested.
In q fight at Decatur, Ala, on the 7th, reult-
in a quarrel about dollar, John Williams HE'D
T. B. Falker.
John G.. F. Brown, living few miles eat of
| Indianapolis, was murdered on the night OF the
| 9Th inst, while on his way home. Aman named
Joseph Wade, who has lived at Browns huse
| for some time has been arrested.
| At Cromp's saloon in Galveston, on the7th
inst, John Kerr was shot dead by Kirk Hog.
| At Dayton, O., on the 9th inst, Julius Rdke
! seized his child, four months old, dashed { to
the floor and kicked it across the room. The
! only witness to the murder was little six-yar-
| old daughter.
| John Campbell, aged II, shot his sister Hdda,
| aged 10. at South Charleston, o., ON the 9Th,
accidentally. He was standing six feet finn
her in the kitchen, in the presence of anoher
sister, when he playfully pointed pistol at ier
demanding her ''money or her life" She
answered "neither," when the pistol went pff
and the ball pierced her heart.
Samuel J. Holmes attempted to murder lis
step-daughter and husband, named Bennfia1,
near Lawrence, Kansas, the 4th inst. He bat
both SO badly with hickory club that thir
lives are despaired of. Holmes was enraad