Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-05-02
a Mean Man.


A cotemporary says. the fellow who
ticks the molasses off blind nigger's pan
cake, is generally held up as sample of
moral perversity. But he was a good
christian compared to the scamp who
takes newspaper and reads it and then
returns it through the postmaster as refus-
ed. If he inclines to thieving, he should
never commence at cheating printer
He should begin small-rob children of
pennies-steal chickens-serve six months
as army contractor-forge bonds of the
southern oonfederacy, and when he is
ready for a personal interview with the
hangman or the devil, he can cap the eli
max of villainy by subscribing for news
paper and swindling the publisher
Arrested for Stealing.
A boy named August Fred. Finke was
arrested last week and brought before G.
NJ. Ducasse, Esq. Tor stealing shoes and
other articles from Mayer Brothers with
whom he bad been for some time at work.
He acknowledged his guilt and in explana-
ton Of his wrong doings implicated his
mother Louisa Finke, and his uncle, Mar
tin Engelford, whom he said had induced
him to perpetrate the thefts and who had
received all the benefits arising from the
same. The mother and uncle were
subsequently arrested, The boy being
young and led into the difficulty by others,
Esq. Ducasse very properly let him off
with light fine, five dollars and COSTS
His mother Jared harder and was compell-
ed to pay fine of fifty dollars and costs
His uncle was fined twenty-five dollars and
costs. They have been taught lesson
probably that they will not soon forget.
a Bit of Row.
Something of a scrimmage occurred in
the sixth ward last Sunday between
couple Of Irishmen, both of whom were
considerably the worse for liquor. We
did not learn the cause of the difficulty
The fight waxed warm for some time. The
combatants were finally separated, though
rot until both were pretty severely "pum-
melled" claret in the meantime flow
ing very profusely, and the pulling of hair
going on fright smart" One of the fell
lows lost his shirt in the operation, the 9TH
er chap v,dently thinking that with the
present blockade on cotton and the conse-
quent high price of shirt material, be was
attacking his adversary in the most vulner-
able point, by despoiling him of his neither
garment. The last we knew of the fell
lows, they had sought refuge on the banks
of Rock River, in whose placid waters they
were endeavoring to cool off their heated
and-excited passions. We hope they sue
oeeded.
List of Letters.
The following letters remained in the
Post-office at WatertoWn on the first day
of May, 1862:
f. o. Barron, Mrs. Il. Barron, R. Blan-
chard, Mrs. Cmith, John Carey, Ed. Ca
rey, Jr., H. Chittenden, VIM. Bowling,
VIM. Dowlaud, Uriall Davis, Nichols Dow
er, Jas. Flemming, Hartman Frederick,
Thos. Godsel, VIM. Green, Charles Har-
mon, Ann Humphrey, Mich, Hempsey,
John c. Ingerm, Alice Kelly, Bernard
Kelly, Martin Leoson. c. H Lord, Patrick
Marmion, Chas. May, Hammond Mellon,
Joseph Maxson, John McGovern, Mel
Nelson, B. Nicholson, Catherin O'Conner,
Mich. O'Brien, Ann Pidgeon, J. G. Pitt,
Miss Addna Peck, ". B. Platt, Parker &
Green, Sylvester Reed, Joseph Reed, John
or Dow Sullivan, Thomas P. Sutton,
Fred. Tucker, VIM. Thulten, Havens vii