Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-03

steamer sinks in the German ocean, and
twenty-five lives lost The tug WetzeI
blown to atoms near Racine, Wis, and all on
board killed.
York typhoon ut Manila destroys 100
lives. Five children fatally poisoned at
Houston, Texas, by eating locust beans
The wife Of DR.. Seguin, of New York. muir
ders her three children and commits suicide.
5-Soldiers fire on a mob at Ashland KY,
and Kill half q dozen innocent spectators
NOVEMBER.
1.-Two negroes lynched at Vienna, La
Thirty lives lost by the burning of the Poor
Asylum at Halifax, N. s.
5.-Mrs Langtry makes her debnt at New
York.
6.-Thirty men killed by mine explosion
at Derbyshire England.
victories
8-Earthquake shocks in the far West
Terrible hurricane at Manila.
9-Severe snow-stOrm in England
10-LabOr riots IN Vienna,
n.-SnOw-storms in the far Northwest
with intense cold.
13-Three men killed by boiler explosion
Mt Cleveland.
14-An unknown steamer sunk by a col
HsiOn in the English channel, and all on
board lost Six men killed by collision on
the Chicago and Alton railroad in Missouri
E-Seyeral people killed by collision Oh
the st. Paul road at Hudson, MINI.
16-Seyen lives lost by a collision in East
river.
1Z-An electrical storm of unusual sever
ity travelled over the United States and
Europe
19-The 262d anniversary of the landing
of the Mayfiower
23-French steamer Cambronne sinks in
the English channel; fourteen lives lost
A-Fifteen persons killed by the falling
Of l1vnx n hvCl Crni md
Schooner COllingwOOd founders in Lake Mich
igan; several lives lost
8--Daytd Lee twhite) lynched at Starts
Landing, La
29-The President causes a sensation by
removing a number of Federal officials at
Washington.
3O.-Frank Frayne an actor, accidentally
killed Miss Won Behren in Cincinnati thea
ter
DECEMBER.
9.-Excitement in Chicago over the killing
Of Allen, negro desperado who had slain
two men. Arab Pasha sentenced to death
at Cairo, and subsequently exiled
4-Thirteen lives lost by the burning of
the barge Peters, on Lake Michigan Con-
greSs meets in annual session.
5.-Schooner Henry Folger lost in Lake
Ontario and nine men drowned Three ne
groes lynched at Bastrop, La.
6-Fourteen persons killed by the burst
ing Of boiler on the steamer Morning Star,
near New Orleans Transit of Venus across
the SUN
18-Two cotton thieves lynched at Hazel
Dell Tex Four men killed by powder
mill explosion at Singock, N. J.
l9-Great storm and loss of life on the
Newfoundland coast War rumors in Eu-
rope Three vessels, and all on board, lost
on the Scottish coast Severe earthquake in
New Hampshire.
20-Five persons killed by falling build
ing at Huntsville, Ala
2l.-Iwenty men killed by an accident in
Prussian coal mine
24-Four horse thieves Iynched at Prime
vile, Ore.
25.-Christ,nas celebrated in the usual
way throughout the world. An unusual
number Of drunken ARRAYS, and killings in
eur own country.
27.-The Pendleton Civil Service Reform
bill passed by the Senate ut Washington
S.-The fall Of a chimney at Bradford,
Eng, kills about forty people The Edmunds
bill prohibiting political assessments passes
the Senate of the United States
2a-The Fitz John Porter case taken up in
the United States Senate