Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-03

The case OF George Crist, q lumber dealer
of Cincinnati, against Bradstreets Com
mercial Agency, for damages resulting from
alleged misrepresentation, was decided on
the Gath, in the superior court in favor of
the defendant. Crist sued for $4,000
The funeral Of the late John B. Cough
was largely attended, on the Oath. The
interment took place at his home in the
town of Boylston, Mass.
Harry M. Snyder, a commercial traveller,
was soundly horsewhipped on the street in
st. Louis on the evening OF the 22d, by
Miss Ella GarYey, WELL known young lady
OF that city. Miss Garvey says he in
suited her.
At Tamaqua, Pa, on the 23d Reading
passenger train was thrown down an en-
bankment by a misplaced switch. A num-
Der OF passengers were injured and the cars
burned.
Early on the morning of the 23d the Sec
ond section of q freight train on the
Western u Atlantic Railroad, ran into the
rear of the first section, near Chattanooga,
Tenn. causing serious wreck. A train
hand named Barnel was killed.
train on the Buffalo, New York & Phil
adelphia jumped the track near Mt Morris,
N. Y, on the 22d. Several passengers were
hurt, but none fatally.
On the evening of the 22d, DR.. J. H.
Gleason, an old Cleveland physician, enter
ounces of carbolic acid in mistake for
whisky. He died in ten minutes.
Smoke.
Afirein Brooklyn, destroyed the depotan
sheds of the Cypress Hill Street Railway
causing a loss of 100000 mainly in cars
and motors.
The Fort Pitt Tannery, at Bradford Pa,
was burned, Saturday. Loss $4,000.
| tiVn-gfnrV ON aV6
| Street, Baltimore, was partially destroyed
| by fire on the 26th. The losses are: Charles
Weller & Sons, clothing $5O,O0O; G. s..
Howser, hats, $40, 900; on building, owned
by Johnston Brothers, $150,O00; all in
| sured.
| The Valambrosa skating rink and two or
three other buildings at Troy. N. Y. were
burned on the 26th. The loss is $45, 900;
| insurance, $50, 900. Owing to the gale the
northern part OF the city narrowly escaped
destruction. Daniel Engleman had his
| skull fractured and three fremen and sew
eral other persons were more or less injured.
fire on long wharf. Portland, Me-, on
the 25th, destroyed between 100000 and
| $4,000 worth of property including 100
seines belonging to the vessels along the
Maine coast, which greatly Injuries the pros
poets of the fishing feet.
Fire broke out on the Goth, in the engine
house at the Rusk, Tex, penitentiary, de-
stroying the large machine shops contain
ing planning mills, cabinet, chair and wagon
factories and a large amount of machinery
| and material. The cOnvicts worked man.
fully in aiding to extinguish the fire and
made no effort to escape. The loss is $751;
| OOO
The main building of the Whipple Manu-
featuring Company, at Cleveland O., was
destroyed by fire on the Goth. Loss $780,
600; insured for $4,000,
The steamer Tensas with 1000 bales of
cotton and 2 700 sacks of cotton seed,
burned at Eutaw Landing, La, on the
Oath. The total loss is estimated at $780,
| 900.
The Armory rink at Buffalo, N Y. until
recently occupied by the Seventy fourth
Regiment, was destroyed by fire on the 22d.
Loss, SIS, 900; insured for $25, 600.