Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
Minor Mention.

The steamship Newcastle City struck shoal
near Halifax, during a heavy fog on the 4th,
and was beached to prevent her from sinking.
All on board were saved.
d. T. Wadsworth, of Ishpeming, Mich, for
merly private banker at that place. whose
failure for 1856, 900 was announced in January,
has been arrested for embezzling $4,000 of
the Cleveland Iron COmpany's money.
Seven persons were reported killed and TWEEN
ty-ive seriously injured by a railway accident
on the Texas Pacific. in Texas, on the 9Th.
VIM. Proctor, senior member of the firm of
Proctor Gamble, soap manufacturers of Gin
cinnati, died on the 4th. He was SO years of
age.
An express train was thrown from the track
near Wales Station, Can, on the 4th, and the
engineer killed. The fireman was fatally hurt
Alfred w. Burnett a weli-known humorist
and caricaturist, died at Cincinnati, on the 4th
aged go years.
Two colts, valued at 5000, belonging to J. 1.
Case, of Racine, Wis, were killed by the cars
on the 4th.
Paymaster Brodhead, of the U. S. army, who
recently became insane because of theft OF
money in his charge, died at Boston, on the Sd
inst.
An unknown man was struck and killed by
the cars on the ST. Paul road at the Town OF
Lake, near Milwaukee, on the 4th inst.
Buffalo gnats are killing stock in the over
flowed districts of the lower Mississippi Valley.
n. 1dlOu6I, VI CHlCaRO, FGaDK BOBallUOD,
James Gilberry, and two others, were killed by
blasting accident at Port Arthur, on the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad on the Sd inst.
A train on the Louisville & Nashville road ran
through an open switch near Belleville Ill.,, on
the Sd inst. One person was killed and twenty
six injured.
A boiler on the marine drydock, New Orleans,
exploded on the Sd, fatally scalding Robert
Matthews, the engineer. Several workmen
were blown into the river and more or less in
jured.
The residence of William Muirhead at Cart
wright, Ont, burned on the Sd. Mrs Muir.
head persisted.
Seven Austro-Polanders, looking for work
were struck by backing engine near Scranton,
Pa, on the Sd. Five were killed, one lost an
arm and one was unhurt. Dismembered heads
and limbs were scattered over the road for
many rods around.
William Barnett, aged 80, of louisville Town
ship, Mahoning Co., was struck by lightning
and instantly killed on the I'd. The only marx
on his body was slight discoloration of the
skin on the right temple.
A passenger train on the Alabama & Great
Southern Railway was wrecked thirty miles from
Chattanooga, on the night of the LIST. fire.
man named Brown was killed and an engine
and two cars demolished
Twenty-Five United States prisoners were
transferred from Ft. Smith, Ark, to the house
of correction at Detroit, Mich, on the I'd inst.
At the Milwaukee election, on the LIST, Emil
Wallber was elected mayor, Ferd. Kuehn comp
troller, Vim. Mayworm CITY treasurer, Robert
Luscombe city attorney. The common council
is Republican.
Joseph Luckenbach, was seriously injured at
the Lehigh university, Easton, Pa, IN the
gymnasium, and died on the LIST, in great
agony.
An engine Jumped the track near Rupert.
VT, on the 31st ult., killing the engineer and
severely iniuring two Others
Peter Carrigah. boss brick-layer, fell from
the new Board of Trade building at Chicago on
the morning of the 31st. and was instantly killed.
Edward J. Bennett, the Milwaukee fire bug,
was sentenced to six years in the state prison
at Waupun, on the 30th.
Michael Tracy and VIM. McGraw, under ar
rest for committing a deadly assault upon
James O'Neil and John Haggerty, at Water
town, were held in the circuit court in the sum
of $500, on the 31st