Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-27
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prize and a gold medal at the exhibition of
farming machines In Paris few weeks ago.
= DIR. Thos. Butts of southampton,
Va, who died last week, has directed in
his will that all his servants, 105 in num-
Der, shall be freed.
- Newton is put down as the richest
town in Massachusetts. Its valuation is
5000, 600 greater than that of the city of
Newburyport.
-Ne,c York, July 13-Hicks the mur-
derer of the crew of the oyster sloop John
son, was hung to day at thirty five minutes
past II o'clock. He had previously con-
fessed his guilt. a-a#5
- A store-keeper on Union Bar, Fraser
river, was fined by jug Bigbie ,e100 or in
default of payment to suffer six months
Imprisonment for selling liquor to Indians.
That s the way. .-.-.....
: On the 4th inst, as Mr. Job Buxton
was unloading some logs, at Farnumsvile,
Mass, one of them struck him on the head,
killing him instantly.
= In Cincinnati man named Noah
slandered woman. Upon this the woman
fortified herself with a cowhide, met Noah
on the street and castigated HIM severek.
The First Unitarian Society in Chi
caeo have unanimously invited the Rev.
Horatio Stebbins of Portland, Me-, to be-
come their pastor with salary of $35OO.
The wool clip of Ohio viii amount to
about nine million pounds, aud as it has
been sold at good prices, it will bring into
that State over four millions of dollars.
A dry needle will float on water, if
laid carefully upon it, owing to the repul.
sion of what scientists call the "sphere of
repulsion - between the surface of the steel
and the fluid.
"A little girl was burnt to death in the
street in New York last week Monday, in
consequence of her clothes taking fire from
a lighted cigar which had been thrown
upon her in joke.
= In Jersey City, German lad named
Vogh was badly burned by fire cracker
which some other boys ignited and put in
his pocket. The injuries he received caus-
ed his death on Sunday.
- Emigrants continue to pour into New
York. The number of arrivals last week
was 1858, making total of 53,191 since
the commencement of the year, against
10000 for corresponding period in 1859.
- A letter from Palermo mentions that
the writer has just seen review of one
thousand peasants, armed with all kinds of
weapons, the standard-bearer being priest
and the colonel Benedictine monk, armed
to the teeth. ...
- The fund of the Smithsonian institu-
tion, Washington, amour is to some $780,
000 and the interest annually derived is
3S,325. The expenditures amount to
about 33, 900, including $4,000 for salaries,
$4,000 for publications, etc.
- There is estimated to be running
upon the railways of the United States,
not less than 5000 passenger cars and
some 1000 freight cars; under the whole
of which some 6SS, 009 wheels are running.
- At Ogle, H., few Sundays ago, an
insane fellow concluded his interruptions of
the services at one of the churches by
knocking down the preacher, Rev. A. D.
Field, with one blow of his fist. ..
- Mr. James Hendrick of Wexford,
R. l., eighty-six years of age, was thrown
from buggy on the 5th inst. by the
breaking of rocker, with such force as to
break his neck, and cause his instant death.
= Boiled linseed oil containing about
an ounce of the oxyd of manganese, or lith-
arage, to the quart, will make an excellent
waterproof coating for cotton or linen cloth.
Put on several coats with brush, and al
low each to dry perfectly.
= Ira Blake of Nevburyport, well
known bridge builder while at work on
Friday in the reconstruction of the Essex
Merrimac bridge, was precipitated into the
river, by the swinging of one of the string
ers, and was drowned,
= Reports concerning the crops South
continue to improve. The yield at the
West is acknowledged to be excellent, and
there is little doubt that the whole country
will be blessed by abundant harvests.
Ten million dollars have been contri-
buted by the citizens of Boston toward OBJ
jects Of public nature of moral, relig-
ious or literary character, during the last
half century, of which there are authentic
accounts
= The Cincinnati Gazette sums up c1op
prospects thus at is safe to estimate
the crops, in the aggregate, at a full aver
age, and including all the wheat-growing
States in the West, the yield is fully twice
as large as that of 1859"
= Mrs. Amer Hamblin, of Yarmouth,
Mass, celebrated her 4th of July by tax
ing horseback ride which she appeared
to enjoy very much. She is about eighty
years Of age, but seems smarter and more
vigorous than ladies at eighteen.
= Miss Lizzie Ames, daug ghter of Isai-
ah Ames of Bradford, died in intense ag-
ony, having taken half grain of strych-
nine and large dose of laudanum She
confessed that the cause Of the act was dis
appointment in love, and made state
ment Of facts.
- A little child of four years was found
to have died of starvation in New York,
last week Friday, her father being In i'll
health and the mother being unable to OBJ
tain work. The father is foreigner, of