Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-01

The French distillers are making brandy
out OF coal
The new Armstrong gun cost the English
Government $4,000 each.
8 in some places on the mountains in Will
Jamestown, the snow is six feet deep on the
level.
Miss Helen Hartman, of Cornith, commit
ted suicide by cutting her throat. No cause is
assigned for the act.
Rocky Mountain -Neps says that coal oil
has been discovered IN the mountains five miles
from Cannon City.
Great Britain spends. on an average, $3.50
900, 900 annually for war, and for education
less than $500 600.
The census of Missouri shows thIt State to
have /, 407, $50 whites, 113,185 slaves, and g.
992 free negroes, or in the aggregate ,524, 626.
From one thousand hills of hops planted
last February, in California, enc thousand
pounds Of hops were gathered this fall.
The Pc Master of New Orleans has issu-
ed a shin plaster which is received in payment
of postage.
"A new theatre is to be erectedin San Fran
cisco 1t is intended, it is said. to be under
the lesseeship of Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne.
The population Of Toronto, Canada, accor-
ding to the census just taken, is 4, 425. In
crease in five years, 1865.
The Wide Awake Clubs of NewaaYork City
have resolved to send one member from each
Club to escort Mr. Lincoln from Albany to
New York.
The most profound admantologist in the
world is the Duke of Brunswick He has in
his possession three millions of dollars in dia-
monds
The monarch tree of Sierra Nevada, Cali
foInia, known as the ''Einers Cabin" was
blown down by the hurricane Of the 18th ult.
1t was thirty feet in diameter.
Clark Mills, the sculptor, by his recent
marriage secures a fortune of $780, 600. Mrs.
Mills is the widow Of the late Mr.. Howell, of
Baltimore, who left fortune of $500, 900, ac-
quired chiefly in the dry goods business in
New Orleans.
"A limestone rock, the perfect picture of
q baby elephant, was taken from the earth near
the eastern mouth of the Hoosac Tunnel. sew
eral days since, and has attracted considerable
attention from the curious IN that vicinity.
The full complement of employees in the
Pacific Mills Lawrence Mass, is now 2100 and
will be 2700 as soon as the machinery is al set
up in an extension of the main building just
completed.
The Charleston correspondent of the New
York Tribune says that the strong popular dem
thrown the Secessionists into the utmost con-
sternation. and the feeling now IS one Of the
greatest Encouragement
The smartest young butcher in New York
IS named German. He can kill and dress q
sheep in minutes "a seconds, and did it on
Wednesday for q wager His competitor, a
veteran butcher named Darby, occupied 6
minutes and % seconds in performing the same
operation
The wife of S. NJ johnson, late poor
daguerrean artist Of Canandaigua, recently fell
heir to a fortune Of 500, 600 by the decease
of an uncle at Cohoes, n. Y The property is
mostly invested in real estate and manufactur-
ing establishments at Cohoes, where she goes
to reside
Not less than ninety firms in New York
were forced to suceumb to the pressure for
money on Friday and Saturday last Among
them such houses as Freeland, Souires & Co.
which has been in existence over quarter of
century. Scores of houses are topping. and
unless public affairs are soon settled, there will
be a general smash.
The american Raillcay ReUieag gives
singular instance of litigation. It says
that Mr., David Philips had just recovered
verdict of six cents from Mr.. Michael
Martin, conductor on the Hudson River
o''-i, 1OA SICCtIs nm lIOLu ILe CdiS III
consequence of refusal to pay his fare
The original sum of controversy was but
twenty cents, and already the costs of the
euit have reached $1,000 The case is to
be appealed.
RATS AFRAID OF PowDER.-H. II. Ballard,
Oven Co, writes to the american Agri-
cuihris', that with one-fourth pound Of
gunpowder he can keep every rat from his
premises for a year. ''The powder is not
used to drive bullet or shot through the
animals, but is simply burned in small guam
titles, say teasponful in place. along
their usual paths, and at the holes where
they come out, with proper precautions to
prevent accidents from Ere. He SAYS he
has proved its efficacy by repeated trials.
The rat has keen sense of smell, and if
he has sense enough to know that he is not
wanted when he perceivcs the odor Of the
burnt powder, the remedy will be of great
value. Let our readers experiment and
report if the value of this method can be
ratified