Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-08-17
Nerus of the fl1eek.

A lad died at Lincoln, Wisconsin, a
few days ago from the effects of standing
on his head.
The St. Louis Republican says: Hen
derson Dem. is defeated for Congress in
the Second District. by 240 votes.
Tickets for admission to the Aims
House can be procured at any of the Lot
terry Offices.
AT the recent Stevens book sale in
London several autographs of Washington
were sold. One of them brought $55.
The Michigan Farmer estimates the
wheat crop of that State this year at o.
000,0 bushels.
Two girls, cousins, aged Is and 16,
hung themselves in jackson county, Iowa,
recently, on account of loving the same
man.
The Secretary of the Treasury has au-
thorized the re-coinage of 100000 gold
dollars, now in New York, into $40 gold
pieces.
The steamer Lucas, from Memphis,
encountered, for fifteen minutes on sunday
morning, the 18th instant, heavy snow
storm.
There is a rumor ahoat that Charles
Dunn, the head of the Douglas electoral
ticket in this State, is Favorable to the
election of Breckenridge.
Aroo,o. +bo o,,r;oo;4:o l;oor~ouoJ H.
the census taker is pretty little girl Of
fifteen, in the south part of Monson, Mass,
who has husband fifty years of age.
Prentice says that between Douglas
fever and Breckenridge sweat, ofice-hold-
ers have hard time generally. Their
feelings lie on one side, their bread and
butter on the other, and they themselves
he generally.
The Oshkosh Democrat has man.
moth announcement of harvest home which
is to be held in that city on the 23d inst.
Judging from the programme the attrac-
tlons are novel and numerous and such as
will afford a grateful multitude of enjoyment.
A party of excursionists from Boston
claim to have seen sea serpent off Cape
Cod last Sunday. They described the crea-
ture as being black, about one hundred feet
long with head almost the size of Kos
suth hat and the bod as large round as
tar bucket.
We learn from the Madison argus,
that the Pixies Peakers who are returning
to this State, are bringing with them large
numbers of buffalo calves. The domesti-
cation of these animals may have an i'm
portant bearing on the future stock of Wis
consin.
The Taylor City Republican says "From
persons protesting to be posted in regard to
the matter, we are informed that the cram
berry crop will be extraordinary prolific, this
season, unless some unlocked for accident
should intervene to prevent it. Last year
over $4,000 was invested in cranberries, and
this fall twice that amount will be left here if
the crop proves to be as good as anticipated.
Here is a French theory of the usual
utility ard probability. A French "philoso,
pher'' explains the cause of the Deluge ard
predicts another one He says that the Ant,
arctic winters are eight days longer than the
the South Pole will eventually tip the earth,
bringing new continents to light and delu1
ging the old. The Frenchman announces
| that this unfortunate event is to occur five
| thousand years hence.
Zinc nails are now extensively en-
ployed in the manufacture of boots and
shoes, in place of wood or iron. It is said
these nails are also substituted for sewing
in ladies' slippers. An iron last is en-
ployed, and the nails. on being driven in,
strike the last and become headed or riv-
eted on the inside, thus forming very Sc
cure fastening.
A BUGLE BLAST FROM THE RACINE CIR
CUT CoURT.-Judge Noggle. yesterday,
gave his opinion in the case of I. D. Strong
of n Y, vs., S. Fl. Sage, of this city, in the
case of mortgage given by defendant to
the R. & NJ. R. r for certificate of stock
to the amount of FIVE hundred dollars .--
This case was different from those here
tofore decided by the Supreme Court, in
the fact that this mortgage was left as col
lateral security with the plaintiff by the R.
& NJ. R. R. Co., and was not the property
of the plaintiff bona tide but the property
of the r. & NJ. R. r. Co. which had failed
to meet it's obligation to plaintiff, and hence
this suit to collect upon the collaterals
The Judge took occasion in the delivery of
this opinion, to 60 into the merits of the
whole case at issue in the farm mortgage
question, and reviewed the position of the
Supreme Court at great length The bar
of this city, with Messrs. Bennett & Boyce,
of Burlington, and Pratt of Milwaukee,
were present. ~ eaa
We have no hesitation in saying that
the argument of the Judge was the ablest
that has ever been made in defence of the
mortgagors The reading of it consumed
nearly an hour and a half. He handled
his subject, and the Supreme Court, with
out mittens. He made free use of all
the adjectives, expletives and epithets that
his subject seemed to demand.-Racine
Journal, Aug. 8. a.f
The TOMATO AS FooD.-Dr. Bennett pro-
fessor Of some celebrity, considers the tomato
an invaluable article OF diet, and ascribes to
it various important medical properties. First
that the tomato is one of tbs most powerful
aperients of the liver and other organs where
calomel is indicated, it is probably one of the