Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-06
Political.

District IN convention at st. Louis, nominated
A. L. Thomas for Congress on the LIST inst
The Hon. c. W. Mackey was on the 1st 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.
The Democrats of tie Thirteenth Missouri
District IN convention at st. Louis. nominated
A. L. Thomas for Congress on the LIST inst.
The Hon. G. ". Mackey was on the 1st inst.
nominated for Congress in the Twenty
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
gresg.
f. G. Barry was nominated On the 134th
ballot by the Democrats of the Fourth Con-
gressioual District Of Mississippi.
The Democrats Of the Ninth Virginia Con
gressional District on the eighth ballot nomi-
mated Connolly f. Trigg.
Democrats IN convention at Columbus, O., on
the 30th, nominated Joseph 81. Cultivate for
Congress to succeed Geo. L. Converse.
The Democrats Of the Third Missouri District
have nominated A. NJ. Dockery for Congress by
acclamatiop.
The Democrats of the Fifth North Carolina
District have nominated JAS W Reed, Of Rock
ingbam County, for Congress.
The Democrats of the Third Virginia District,
on the 30th, renominated Geo. d. Wise for
Congress.
The Sixth North Carolina District Democrats,
on the 30th, renOminated Risden Taylor Bennett
for Congress.
THE notification committee appointed by the
Democratic national convention performed
their duty on the 29th, formally notifying
Gov. Cleveland Of his nomination to the presi-
dency at the executive mansion, Albany.
The ceremonies were very brief.
Minor Mention.
Three children of family named Burgess.
of Grands tone Island, River st. Lawrence,
were killed on the I'd inst, by caving bank.
Willie Cullinan, aged 8 years, and Mich
ael Nasterson, aged 10 years, were drowned at
Weymouth, Mass, on the I'd inst.
Five persOLs in Philadelphia ate pills for
sport on the I'd inst. One died, another is like
" to die, and three others are recovering from
severe spasms.
Arch Orme, union tlcket-agent at Atlanta,
Ga who shot himself two months ago because
of the discovery of shortage in his accounts,
died on the %. He had settled with the rail-
road company.
Samuel McLip, painter, was drowned while
bathing in Silver Lake, near Oconomowoc, Wis,
On the 1st inst, a slide of land thre7 Ed
ward Ruhl aged years, and Thos. nealy,
aged 7 years, in the Ohio River at Wheeling,
". Va, drowning them.
The owners of RichbaIl and Johnston, the
famous PAGERS, have agreed to race for SIS,
600.
A Young man named August Miller, was
fatally crushed under carload of lumber at
Tomab, Wis, on the 31St.
An explosion of gas in room at the Opera
House, Pittsburg. early on the morning of the
31st. caused the fatal burning of Molly Welsh
and Maggie Campbell. Marta Foley was also
badly hurt.
Rhody Boyle, farmer living near st. Joseph,
Pa, was robbed Of $4,000, on the 3lst. by
three masked men who entered his house and
forced him to open his safe.
By the sinking OF pilot boat, run down by
the German steamer Roma, in New York har-