Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-11-16
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Amos flske, four years DID, son of
Il. W. Flske of Providence, was drowned
IN cistern in his fathers yard on Monday.
The value of slaves who have escaped
from the counties of Bourbon and Fayettc.
Ky, within the last month, is estimated
at $4,000
-Quinces, baked ike apples and eaten
with sugar and cream, are said to yield new
and exquisite sensations to the lovers of
delicacies.
One thousand barrels of cranberries
have been sent to market this season from
the town Of Carver. They sell at S. SO
per barrel
There is memorial before the Yer
mont Legislature asking for the Troy Con-
ference Academy authority to confer the
degree of mistress of Literature.
The population of Arkansas is likely
to exceed 100000, and she will probably
be entitled to four if not five representa-
tives to congress She now sends but two.
Hon. Asa NTH of Mattawamkeac,
Me-, has counted the beans that grew up-
on singl stalk this season, the product
of one bean. There were 538 pods, and
1850 beans.
A new style Of street car has been in
troduced into Pittsburgh, which is to be
propelled by compressed air, and can run
with more than ordinary speed, with 800
POUNDS of air.
Thomas Hood died composing-and
that TOO, humorous poem. He is said
to have remarked that he was dying out
OF charity to the undertaken, who wisl ed
to urn lively Hood
The Pixies Peak papers report. the
names of large number of the miners,
spectators and others in that re gion who
are leaving tor Anaeraca," lding gene
rally that "they will return in the Spring"
On the Goth ult, boy about ten
years of age. son of Henry Greely, Jr.,
of Mount Vernon, Me-, was Instantly kill
ed by stroke of lightning while standing
IN the door of barn. A horse in the
barn was killed at the same time.
Isaac Hoffman, an elderly farmer resi-
ding near Cranberry. n. J, visited that
place in bis wagon last Friday evening
On his return, being intoxicated, he was
thrown from bis wagon and his neck was
broken, causing instant death
The Lewiston Falls Journal reports
that Mr.. e. S. Whitman of Turner, was
thrown from his wagon on the 29th ult.,
IN consequence of his horse taking fright,
and by the fall broke his neck, producing
instant death.
AT Tuftonboro' n. H. 18th ult., Da-
ma T. Fox, promising lad of II years,
hung himself while laborirg under fit of
despondency caused by dream which he
had last spring that he should die in the
fall.
Albany, n Y, Oct 30.-A final dis
position of the anti-rent suits was made in
the Supreme Court this morning, The de-
cision is in favor of the landlords, who can
issue executions for the recovery of their
rents, with costs.
Merriam, the Brooklyn philosopher, no
ticing the earthquake of the 18th, says
that 1t seems to be periodical phenomc-
non, like the meteoric showers, as he finds
that on the same day every year for the
last ten years there has been an earthquake.
An afray took place in saloon at
New Haven, CT, on Thursday night, dur
ing which a printer named George n. Stac-
ford was fatally stabbed by knife in the
hands of College student named Belden.
Three students who were engaged in the
affray were arrested.
The Fort Scott Democrat of October
27, confirms the report of the burning of
"A dwellings on the Cherokee neutral
lands, by order of the Indian Agent, Cow
an. Much Indignation was felt in South
ern Kansas at the severity of the measures
taken by the authorities.
"A young man employed in the -four
mil at Seneca Hill, near Oswego, n. Y,
Was caught between two immense cog
wheels. one day last week, and drawn
through, being killed Of course; indeed
his mashed body had to be picked out of
the machinery shapelcss and crun. bled
mass.
The Columbus CGa) Enquirer has
Letter dated at Tuskegee, Oct. 9, giving
an account of the burning of a negro alive.
for some crime which is not mentioned
He was arrested in the morning, and a
number of the citizens, about one hundred
and fifty, met, tried and sentenced him,
and before the sun set he was burned to
ashes.
The venerable Dir. Lyman Beecher
has just passed into bis seth year. The
burden Of age begins at last to rest upon
him heavily. though not until fourscore
years did be begin persceptibly to lose his
normal activity of body or mind He
still walks the streets, suffers no disease
but the infrmitics of age, and exhibits
cheerful spirits, though at times wander
ing mind
Some workmen employed by re l.
dent of Croton, Tompkins county, n Y.
in removing the remains of his parents to
the cemetery, in attempting to raise one
Of the coffins, found it to be uncommonly
heavy, Upon examination it was found
that the body was completely petrifed,
the form being perfect. it had been bur-
led twenty-five years.
The Boone Co. Bank proprietors dc