Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

OoVanstOWn, near Baltimore, Saturday.
The Greek Government has, in addition
to the 1 400 horses recently purchased In
Great Britain, bought 1,400 others in
Hungary.
DUMONT, the manager of a Partisan
society paper, has been sentenced to one
months imprisonment, and to paw fine
of 500 francs, for publishing indecent ar
ticles
Trouble is brewing between Rcumania
and Bulgaria. The latter Power refuses
TO cede slice of territory to the former,
and hence the trouble. Should hostili.
Ties ensue, Russia will have hand in.
1t is stated by San Francisco news
paper that over 100000 cigars manu-.
featured by Chinese from Connecticut to-
oacco, were shipped from the Pacific
Cosst for Western cities during the last
thirty days.
Inc result OF the recent county elections
In Tennessee indicate that the Renubl,.
cans will elect Congressman in the First.
Second and Third Districts of that State
by fair majorities The First and Third
Districts are now represented by Demo
Gratis.
Hostilities have already commenced be-
tween the Albanians and the Turks. and
In the first few skirmhises the little armv
of the Albanians has been successful.
MUsTAPHA PASTA, at the head of the
Turkish troops, has made no progress so
far.
Captain JOHN ERICSSON, of New York.
has invented new engine on the caloric
motor principle, which is said to be a
very serviceab!e and economical machine.
1t occupies small space, and the cost of
running it at full pressure is only three
cents per hour.
Spanish Liberals regard the immigra-
ton of the expelled French Jesuits into
their country with marked disfavor. The
Liberal Journals are very severe on
Premier CANovAs DEL CASTILLO for per.
hitting the movement. They assert that
since the arrival of the Jesuits plots for a
Carlist restoration have been projected.
THOMAS McGRAw, President of the
Globe Tobacco Company, of Detroit, also
of the Michigan Savings Bank, large
real-estate owner, and for years the heavi-
est dealer in wool in Detroit and perhaps
the northwest, made an assignment Satur-
day for the benefit of his creditors. His
assets amount to about $250,OOO, but the
liabilities are great deal more than that
figure. The failure was owing to large
losses in wool transactions and overspecu.
lation in real estate.
HARRY HARTwELL, of Bunker Hill,
Ill, killed his wife with shotgun and
ended his own wretched career by cutting
his throat.
Miss ADELAIDE NELSON, the accom-
plished actress, who recently announced
her retirement from the stage, and sailed
for Europe, died suddenly, Monday, at
the Continental Hotel, in Paris.
A farmer of Pratt county, Minnesota,
named ROBERT SMILEY, drove into a
small lake with his wife and three boys
to water his horses. The horses became
frightened and overturned the wagon.
SMILEY saved his wife, but the lads were
drowned.
The work of converting the railroad
suspension bridge below Niagara Falls
from a wooden into an iron and steel
structure has been virtually completed.
The transformation has occupied four
months, and has been effected without In
terrupting the use Of the bridge for travel,
and it is now pronounced the strongest
suspension bridge In the world.
Sixty.seven Russian emigrants, the sole
survivors of party of three hundred and
thirty, which left Russia in 1877 for
Brazil have arrived at New York sick
and destitute. They found the South
American climate unsuited to them and
after losing nearly all their funds decid
ed to leave the country where they had
experienced so many hardsbips.
The International Food Exhibition
opens at London, Oct Is, continuing to
the Goth. The objects are to bring prom.
inently before all classes, and in COM
prehensive manner, the multitudinous ar
tlcles applicable for food in both the
animal and vegetable kingdoms, together
with the various modes of producing and
preparing the same for consumption, en-
bracing all the different processes of
manufacture, preservation and cooking.
The local inspectors at Detroit, as re-
suit of an investigation OF the recent col
lision of the steamboat Garland with the
steam yacht Mamie, have revoked the IL
cences of both Captains, on the ground
that it was entirely within their power to
have prevented the terrible accident.
The local steamboat inspectors at DE.
troit have revoked the licenses of the cap
tains Of the steamer Garland and yacht
Mamie, recently in collision, on the