Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-28

A. PHILLIPS, Division Superintendent
of the N. Y, Pa. s. Ohio R'y, was shot
and severely injured at Gallon, o., on the
21st, by an employe discharged for drunk.
enness.
Capt. JAMES d. HAMILTON, one of the
earliest pioneers of Louisville, and one of
the fast pilots making the run from Pitts.
burg to New Orleans, died at Louisville,
the 21st, aged II.
HIcKNEY, the Secretary of the Ute
Commission, died at Los Pinos, Col, the
Goth, of typhoid fever, after an illness OF
few days.
The Omaha City Council has let the
contract for the construction of water
works in that city to s. E. LOCKE, his bid
being $3.50 900.
Rev. THOMAS FARRELL, a Roman Cath.
olic priest of New York, who, in con.
junction with the late Archbishop
HUGHES, did effective service at the out
break OF the war in behalf of the Union,
is dead.
According to the report of the Secretary
of the Illinois State Board of Charities.
the expenses for the ten State institutions
for the three months ending j une 80 were
STA ,982, and the average number of in.
| mates were 3.051.
On account of the prevalence Of and
opportunities for, crime in Central Park,
| New York, the authorities are consider
| ing the proposition to illuminate it by
means of the electric light.
American securities have advanced ia
value in Europe, owing to the apprehen.
sion that the state Of exchanges will soon
necessitate gold shipments to the United
States. In New York, prices rule higher,
as it is confidently expected that the in
fux of gold will stimulate speculation.
When the work of the survey of the
Mississippi is begun, which will probably
not be until October, seven different par.
ties will be put simultaneously into the
field, and the work will be pushed for.
ward with all the dispatch possible. The
work will be under the direction of the
| Coast Survey, but will be conformed, as
| far as practicable, to the views of the Mis-
sissippi River Commission, as they have
been designated to take special charge of
the improvement of the navigation of the
river.
The State Department is in receipt of
| information that the vessel which re.
Gently fired upon two American schooners
in Cuban waters was the Canto, a small
screw steamer belonging to the Spanish
navy. Heretofore, the Spanish authori.
ties have denied that the firing vas done
by any vessel of the Spanish navy. 1t
remains to be seen what they will do in
the premises, now that they are officially
informed of the fact.
The State Superintendent and Engineer
OF the State canals of New York have
just completed tour of inspection of the
canals. A force of men has been set at
work on survey of Twin Lakes and
Little Woodruff Lake, with view of in
creasing the capacity of the main reser-
voirs in Herkimer and Hamilton coun-
ties. Superintendent butcher says every.
thing connected with the canals was
found in good working order. The bust.
ness Of the canals was never more pros
porous. Last year there were 3.247 boats i.
in commission. It is expected the num-
Der will be fully $500 this year. The
tolls received from the opening of the
canals to July IA, 1880, were $44S, 700;
1879, 1914, Coo The tons carried and
number of miles covered increased near
ly 100 per cent.
Secretary SHERMAN has issued a de.
tailed statement of the refunding transac
ton since January, 1871. From this state
ment, it appears that 81, 395, 347 800 worth
of bonds have been refunded, and that the
annual saving in interest effected thereby
is $4,000, S33 so, of which 1890, 1880
arises from transactions by Secretary
SHERMAN himself. The annual interest
charge on the entire public debt Is now
$61, 1888 .912. For redemption purposes
SOC, 600 in bonds have been sold since
March, 1877, and the interest on these
bonds amounts to So, 925, 900, which repre-.
sents the annual cost of the coin reserve
held for the security of circulation. From
this it will appear that the net annual saw
ing through the refunding and resump.
tfon operations of the past two years hes
been over 100000. New bonds to the
value of $500, 900 were issued in 1877 to
replace the coin used in paying the Hall
fax Fishery Award.
In consequence of the intelligence re-
Gently received st st. Petersburg from
China, 1t is hoped that war will be finally
averted.
Gen. BoURBAKI, one of the ablest off,
GERS who fought on the French side dur