Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-13
Political.

POLITICAL.
The Republicans of the. Third Iowa District
nominated D. B. Henderson, for Congress on
the 7th.
John E. Lamb was renominated for Con-
gress by the Eighth district Democratic con-
vention at Rockville, Ind. The Democrats
of the Sixth district nominated Fred j. Nell
son.
DR.. VIM. Fl. Cole was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for Congress in the
Third Maryland district, John V. L. Flndlay
in the Fourth district and Barnes Compton IN
Fifth district.
The Republicans of the Fifth Iowa district
nominated Milo P. Smith, of Cedar Rapids, for
Congress on the nineteenth ballot.
j. d. Patton was nominated for Con-
gress by the Observation-Disclosures conven-
ton at Klttanning, Pa, on the 9th.
j. S. Barbour was renominated for Congress
by the Eighth Virginia district Democratic
convention.
district nominated r, ". Townshend for rep
resentative.
The Republicans of the Sixteenth Ohio Con-
gressional district nominated Henry 9. Hedge
for Congress.
AT the Portsmouth. N. H., city election, on
the 5th inst, ". II. Sse, the Republican
nominee for mayor, appeared at the polls and
announced that he would not stand as candl
date. The Democrats carried the city by u
large majority.
The Republicans of the Thirteenth Illinois
district nominated James NJ. Taylor for Con-
gress.
The Democratic convention of the Twelfth
Illinois Congressional district, nominated j.
nj. Riggs, the present member, for reelection
to Congress.
The Republicans of the Thirteenth Missouri
| district in convention at Pierce City, nominated
| Col. W. FL. Wade for Congress by reclamation.
The Democrats of the First district, in conven-
| ton at Canton. nominated Col. W. 81. Hatch
| for reelection to Congress by reclamation.
The Democrats of the Third Maine district
nominated d. Fl. Wing as representative to
| Congress.
| At the Democratic district convention at
Portland, Me-, on the 9Th, Nathan Cleaves was
nominated for Congress. The Greenback con-
vention also nominated Cleaves for Congress.
| Charles N. Brumm was renomlnated for Con-
gress by both the Republican and Greenhack
| conventions. at PottsYille, Pa, on the 9Th,
The Democrats of the Thirteenth Missouri
| District IN convention at st. Louis, nominated
A. l.. Thomas for Congress on the LIST inst
The Hon. @. W. Mackey was on the LIST inst
nominated for Congress In the Twenty-seyenth
| Pennsylvania District.
| The Democratic Congressional convention of
| the Ninth North Carolina District nominated
/ Thomas D. Johnson.
/ The Democrats of the Fourth Mississippi
District nominated Fred. G. Barry for Con
gress.
| sss sa Smoke
| Henry Gauss & Sons planning mill and box
factory at ST.. Louis, burned on the 9th. Loss,
| $40, 600
| A fire in Patton Bros, warehouse, Catlets-
burg, Ky., on the 10th inst. destroyed five
| brick buildings. Three men were killed and two
fatally injured by falling walls. The loss is
estimated at $75, 900.
| Schnelle & Queri's lumber sheds and two
dwellings at st. Louis, were swept away by fire
ON the 9Th inst. Loss $4,000. 81
A fire on the 9th inst. at Willard -Lurin, near
Paris. France, caused by lightning, DESTROYED
| ninety houses. Loss not given.
| fire in the shipyard of John Roach. at
| Chester, Pa, on the 9Th INST, DESTROYED prop
city to the value of 100000.
! The Key City Furniture Company's ware
house and lumber yards. at Dubuque, la suf-
sered to the extent of 1926, 900 by fire on the 9Th
inst.
| Lewis dry goods house at Columbus. Ga.
was damaged by fire on the 9th inst.to the ex-
tent Of $4,000.
Fire pit Peshtgo, Wis, on the 9th, destroyed
| Cholettes livery stable, Watson Bros hard
| ware store, James McGregor's house. two
barber shops, a barn and other buildings.
| Loss between Sis, 900 and $20, 900.
Two entire squares of wooden business build
ings were destroyed by fire at East Portland,
Ore, On the 9th inst. Loss $4,000.
! Almost the entire town of Lsporte, CAL. was
destroyed by fire on the night of the 9th inst.
Loss $50, 600.
A fire at the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
| Philadelphia on the night of the 4th inst.
caused loss of $150,000; fully insured.
| Fire at Ford Milkee, Cal, on the 5th inst,
destroyed the building and contents occupied
| by the Schmidt Label and Lithographic Com
pany and Tatum & Bowen. Loss estimated at
| $780, 900.
An explosion of gas in the ferry house of
| the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey CITY on
the night of the 4th inst set fire to the struct-