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

of the members is Mr.. DoDsoN, President
of the Local Government Board Cabinet
officer, and in the last Parliament was
Chairman OF Committees Yet English
newspapers lecture Americans about pu.
rity in politics.
Mr.. BARKER, Philadelphia merchant
who purchased war material for Russia in
this country during the late Russo-Turk-
ish war, and who astonished the Russian
the Russian authorities at the scrupulous
honesty with which he fulfilled his COM
mission, has been received with distin.
guished honor by the Gear. 1t is rumored
that Mr.. BARKER is in st. Petersburg
this time as the representative of an Ameri
can syndicate with whom the Gar is ne.
gotiating for naval ornaments. Another
rumor has it that Mr.. BARKER is going to
superintend the erection of grain eleva-
tors through Russia, and still another that
he is about to superintend the construc-
ton Of several railroads in the Cars do.
minions.
GAMBE1TA will be feted at Cherbourg
on the 9th of August. Some 300 Mayors
have been invited to participate on the oc-
casion. There will be a naval review and
illuminatlons OF the harbor in his honor.
In the meantime, RocHEFoRT continues
to pour some hot verbal shot at his former
ally, denouncing him as a Genoese cor.
sair, and a dangerous demagogue, whom
all true Republicans should unite to over.
throw.
Recent accounts from Mexico indicate
that none of the Presidential candidates
received majority of the total vote cast
in the late elections. The choice of
President, therefore, rests with the Mexi.
can Congress, who will, in ali probability,
elect Gen. GONZALES. In that case, Presi-
dent DIAz will become Minister of War
and a member of the Cabinet. The elec-
ton is described as the most orderly ever
held in Mexico
Indians have been committing depre.
dations at Dodge City, Kas., running off
cattle and horses and attacking the
herders. Depredations are also reported
from the North side of the Cinnamar
Gov. ST. JOHN has sent messengers of IN.
Quiry.
A young man calling himself Rev.
THOMAS JAMES, of South Wales, has been
imposing on the Episcopsllans of Gin
cinnati and Columbus, claiming to be an
M. A. of Jesus College, Oxford; he has
been preaching in the churches, and OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
The local Board of Health at Memphis
find no cases of yellow fever in the city,
or fevers of any sort, reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding. At New York,
the health authorities are taking precau-
tons against yellow fever, and all quar-
antine regulations are being strictly en-
forced. Three large hulks have been
moved on the Upper Quarantine grounds
OF Robbins Reefs. In these hulks the
men engaged in unloading the vessels
from Southern ports will live, as they are
not allowed to leave the grounds to go on
shore.
A fire In New York, Monday night, de-
stroyed the upper part of a building on
First avenue, between ooh and 30th
streets, owned by HERMAN KoEHLER, the
brewer; loss, 100000. Neighboring
brewing and malt houses were uninjured.
During reception to the Cornell crew,
at Ithaca, N. Y, Monday night, an acct
dent to the fireworks resulted in terrible
two persons were seriously
injured.
A violent and destructive cyclone and
hail storm visited Monroe county, Mich.
Is miles south of Detroit, about O'Clock
Sunday morning. 1t seemed to start from
the township of Ida, and travelled in g.
southeasterly direction, sweeping every,
thing in its path with terrific fury. The
distance traversed is about seven miles,
and the swath moved by it is from half
mile to mile wide. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Crop reports from different parts of the
West continue favorable as to wheat, oats,
corn and hay.
Pittsburgh dealers and manufacturers
report decided improvement in the iron
trade.
There is great excitement at Wellsville,
Allegheny county, N. Y, over the discov-
ery of rich oil deposits Test.Wells are
flowing freely.
Gen. GRANT declared in an interview
at Denver that he would cordially sup
port GARFIELD; that he had nothing
against HANcocK, but that GARFIELD was
the man for President.
It is stated that DEAN STANLEY has
formally communicated the resolution of
the House of Commons to the Memorial
Committee, under whose orders the Ma.
PoLEON statue was executed, as an indica.