Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-20
Minor Mention.

Near Elmira, N. Y, Daniel Bennett was
killed and his vie fatally injured while cross
ing the Erie Railway track.
A gas vein yielding two million cubic feet
per day has been developed at Findlay, O..
J. G. Goodwin, OF Hartford, has brought
suit at Indianapolis to foreclosea mortgage
on the Evansville water works for $780,
600, with $751; 900 overdue interest.
Mr.. Pattison, the late city treasurer of
Indianapolis, is a defaulter for $112. 1878,
part of which was lost by the failure of
Harrisons bank. He tenders property
assessed at SCI 900.
Louis Reinach, a toy dealer of Chicago
has failed for $75, 900, which is mostly due
to Eastern houses. A deed of trust for $685.
600 has been executed by the dry goods
firm of John S. Emery & Co., of ST. Joseph
Missouri.
A gold mine yielding from $50 to $500
per ton has been discovered near Leaky
Tex, and thirteen claims have been staked
off.
G. w. Topper was found frozen to death
near his home at Benkleman, Col. Three
men named Cherry, Carson and Caster
were frozen to death near Wono, Kas.
An explosion of $50 pounds of dynamite
took place in shaft No. Ia of the new Gro
ton aqueduct, near Yonkers, N Y, on the
10th. The building in which the explosive
was stored was scattered over the country,
and several adjacent buildings were wrecked,
but no one was seriously hurt.
Kate Bayard, eldest daughter of the Sec
rotary of state, dropped dead about 3
o'clock on the afternoon of the 10th, while
on'the way to Miss Cleveland s reception at
the White House.
James Shiffert and Wilson Eek were in
stantly killed by a cave-in OF rock at Hart
zel's ore mine, near Alburtis, Pa, on the
evening of the 18th. Several other miners
had narrow escapes.
Henry White was fatally wounded while
hunting near Orrville, o.. on the 18th.
A train conveying a military company
was completely wrecked on the night of the
18th, near Valdiva, Chilli. Thirty soldiers
were killed.
The Edgar Thomas steel works at Pitts
burg, closed down on the 18th, for an in
definite period, because the furnace men
refused to accept their terms. The large
force Of wOrkmen will be paid off at once.
The strikers have appealed to Andrew
Carnegie, in New York, and are hopeful of
favorable answer.
Smoke.
The Westover Block, Bay City, Mich,
containing the Opera House, Second Ma
tional Bank, post-office, Sirmeyer & Ed
wards clothing store and number of
offices, was totally destroyed by fire on the
night Of the 18th. Nothing was saved.
The loss is placed at from 100000 to
$4,000, with an insurance Of about one
fourth that amount.
Damage to the amount of $50, 900 was
caused by fire in ST. Louis, on the 10TH
The loss is covered by insurance.
Hiram W. Davis e Co.'s carriage manu-
factory, at Cincinnati, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th. The loss is estimated at
$150,000 insurance, 100000.
Fire at Lexington, KY, on the 10Th re-
suited in a loss Of $35, 900, divided among
several firms.
The car works, foundry and machine
shops at Beaver Falls, Pa, burned on the
18th. Loss estimated at between $780,
900 and 100000.
A small dwelling at Lewiston, Me-, owned
by Timothy Hurley was burned at mid
night on the night of the 18th 1t was oc-
cupied by Kate Mccartney, aged so years,
who persisted in the flames.
A fire at Little Rock, Ark, on the night
of the 18th, destroyed the residence of
Rufus Williams. The family, consisting of
lis wife and six children, were all in bed at
the time, and it was with great difficulty
that any Of them we're rescued. One of the
children, q boy s years old, it was impos-
sible to rescue, and he persisted in the
fla mes.
Fire at Great Falls, N. H., on the 18th
inst, destroyed property to the value of
$50, 900, on which there was SIT, 900 in
surance.
Two barges were burned to the waters
edge at their winter quarters at Sorei, near
Montreal on the night of the It'll, and
Ellie Gill, nephew Of Judge Gill, of the SUI
preme court, who had charge of them, was
burned to death.
The -four warehouse of Frederick G.
Vehmeyer, on Kinzie Street, Chicago, took
fire on the 18th, and was almost entirely
consumed with the contents. The loss will
reach $250,O00.
The large hardware establishment of B.
q 5. II. Thompson together with two ad-
Joining business houses in Montreal, were
Quilted by fire on the 18th, involving a to-