Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
Fatal Explosions.

Saginaw, Mich, exploded on the 18th inst,
killing four men and damaging the mill to the
extent of 1875, 600.
The gas house at Hamburg was destroyed by
an explosion on the 18th inst. Three persons
were killed and six injured.
An explosion of gas in the sulphur mine at
Gessolungo, near Calanicetta, Italy, killed forty
persons and wounded flo rty-one.
A terrific explosion occurred in CATS distil-
lery at Aurora, Ind, on the 10th inst. which
wrecked the structure and killed William
Foster, a Waterman. The rufus were consumed
by fire and Fosters remains incinerated.
John Murray roofer at Cincinnati, while
cleaning off roof at Sixth and Culvert Streets,
on the 9th inst, found cIgar-box with a
curious substance in it, which he proceeded to
examine. It exploded with great force, lacerat-
ing his body so that be died shortly afterward.
The box contained explosive material used at a
neighboring mandatory of fireworks,
Fifteen persons were killed and five injured
by an explosion in the coal pits at Dullnez,
Spain, recently.
A magazine containing 400 pounds of pow
der exploded in the Quincy mine, near Hancock,
Jarvela and Ole Oleson, and George Myers, a
boy were killed. The timber supports in the
mine were badly wrecked.
The Elections.
Important general elections were held on the
9Th inst, in the states of Maryland. Massa
chusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wiscon-
sin. In Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Virginia and Wisconsin governors and other
state officers were chosen. Members of the
legislature were elected in Connecticut. Mary
land, Massachusetts, Miss1ssippl, New Jersey,
New York, Virginia and Wisconsin. Four va
cancies in the Forty-seventh congress were
filed in New York, and in Maryland Massachu-
sets Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin con-
stltuional amendments were voted upon. In
Colorado, county officers were elected, and the
question of the permanent location of the state
capital decided. The Virginia election I'M
usually animated, owing to q bitter struggle be-
tween the bourbon party and the readjusters.
A similar fight characterized the Mississippi
election. The general result may be briefly
stated as follows:
In Massachusetts, the republicans carried the
election by about &c, 900 majority.
In Connecticut the republicans maintain
their ascendency in both houses of the legisla-
ture.
In Pennsylvania the republicans elect Bailey
state treasurer by about 1000 majority.
In Maryland the democrats have about 49,
900 majority.
In Virginia the readjuster-republican coali-
ten have carried the state ticket and the legis-
lature.
Mississippi went democratic by about $4,000
majority.
From Minnesota the returns are meagre, but
the republicans have, no doubt, IS, 900 major
ity.
In Nebraska, the republicans have, apparent
~ carried everything.
The indications from Colorado are that
Denver has been selected, by popular vote, as
the permanent capital of the state.
The result on the state ticket in New York is
somewhat undecided, though the democrats
concede that Carr (rep.) for secretary of the
state has II .255 majority. The democrats will
have majority IN both branches of the legis-
lature, the senate standing Is republicans to II
democrats, aud the assembly 81 republicans to
81 democrats. The four congressman elected to
fill vacancies, are equally divided between the
republicans and democrats, being republican
loss of one. John Hardy, democrat, succeeds
Fernando Wood, democrat; Roswell P. Flower
democrat, succeeds Levi P. Norton republican;
Charles R. Skinner, republican, succeeds Warner
Miller, republican, and J. w. Wadsworth, re-
publican, succeeds Elbridge G.. Lapham, re-
publican.
In Wisconsin the entire republican ticket was
elected by plurality in the neighborhood of
5000. McFetridge, republican candidate for
treasurer ran behind his ticket The pro-
hibition ticket polled about $4,000 The demo-
Gratis gain several in the assembly but on the
whole the Legislature is republican. The
biennial sessions amendment was carried by a
large majority.