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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
THE PAYMENT OF BOUNTIEs,

The Secretary of the Treasury, in an
sWer to a resolution, transmitted to the
Senate the following letter:
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE, July II 1867
SIR: In reply to your request for in
formation whether any means can be
adopted to expedite the payment of the
b Junties provided by the act approved
July %, 1866, [ have the honor to re-
port that every possible effort has been
made by this Office to hasten the settle
ment OF this class Of claims, and that
there are as many clerks engaged on the
examination OF rolls and final settlements
as can be safely and proftably employed.
After further remark the Auditor says
there are upon an average 30 900 rolls at
the Controllers, with accounts which
have been settled in this office and sent
there for revision and confirmation dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1867; there
were issued In that Office SO, $50 claims of
soldiers or their heirs, 1875, $50 certificates
furnished after examination of the rolls
to the paymastcr General, and $3.50 to
the Commissioner of Pensions, equval-
ent to the settlement of 220,S81 claims
involving the use Of the rolls There
are now forty-fve clerks constantly en-
ployed in searching rolls and preparing
certificates for the Paymaster General
and the Commissioner Of Pension. Dur
ing the mouths of last April, May and
June, the number Of certificates furnish
ed to the Paymaster General was 38,08o,
being an aVerge of 1868 per month.
The number Of claims of heirs and dis
charged soldiers received in this office
for the settlement during the year end
ing June 80, 1867, was 246, 43l, very
large proportion of which were based
upon the resolution Of July 26, 1866,
geanting bounty to coIored soldiers, and
the act Of July %, 1866, giving additional
bounty to heirs. 1t becomes necessary
to reduce the ordinary settling force Of
this Office to take charge Of the register
ing, briefng, fling, and examination of
this large accession Of claims; and, as
more than half Of them were imperfectly
prepared, the labor has been largely in
creased, and it was not until June last
that it was possible to commence their
se element. In the course of a couple of
months thy will probably be settled at
the rate Of $4,000 per month, and, If
possible, the number of settlements will
bo incraasnd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
THE MINNESOTA FLOODS.

The Chicago IFt6hne,S special CORES
pendent at ST. Paul sends to that paper,
under date of Monday, the ed, an inter
esting account of the terrible food in that
region. The following particulars are
taken from his letter:
For many weeks the rain has descend
ed in torrents on the Upper Mississippi
and its tributaries, extending even so far
up as Fort Garry, in the Selkirk settle
ment, some five hundred miles above St.
| Cloud Parties who left tie fort about
FIVE weeks ago report that it rained stead
| lily for fourteen days, and that they were
compelled to stop for one or two days on
account of the rain. The descending tor
rents seem. to have reached St, Cloud and
vicinity about the first Of last week, where
the rain fell so rapidly and in such guam
titles that it flooded everything almost.
The storm at t at place increased on
Wednesday night, and was followed by a
| constant fall of rain which continued all
day Thursday. From Thursday evening
till Friday morning the Mississippi rose
four feet, and from Wednesday night till
Friday morning the rise was more than
eight feet, increasing the height of the
water to about six inches more than the
great food of 1859.
Several persons are reported to have
been drowned, and three or four houses
are said to have been carried down the
Mississippi.
Estimates as to the loss vary so that it
is almost impossible to reach any satisfac-
tory figure, The proprietors themselves
cannot tell how many logs are in the
booms. [ have cut down the estimates
about one-third. The number of logs lost
will not probably fall below 10000, 900
feet. The following are the principal
sufferers: Morrison, Ankenny, Robinson
& Fetit, Stanehfeld, Day & Son, Bassitt
& Co., and Joseph Dean, all of Minneap-
oils.
The mills are all stopped at Minneapo-
lis. 1t is estimated that it will cost S.
900 to repair the suspension bridge, and
5000 to replace the broken span OF the
railroad bridgejia A good deal Of the ma
chinery in the mills below the wooden
bridge, where the logs are piled up, has
USGu tahoH Out. IL tS CA pcCtSU -bDdt IL
that bridge goes down stream that the
logs will carry the mills with them. 1t
is now stated that all the logs in the Mis-
sissippi have gone down, and all the logs
left are in the Rum River and other trib-
utaries. It is thought these will suffice
to keep the mills running, provided we
do not have another disaster Of a similar
character.
At ST. Paul, we have not been injured
by the food to any serious extent From
300 to 500 cords Of wood have been
swept from the upper leree, and carried
down stream. On Sunday morning about
2 o'clock a building belonging to Rogers
Il Son, located on the upper leyee, and
used as tannery, was hoated off. Itwvs
found this morning about five miles be-
low the city, and this afternoon the
steamer Milwaukee was sent down to Tow
it back. It had about 81 900 worth of
hides in it, which were found uninjured.
Some other losses have occurred here, but
they are SO small in comparison, that it is
hardly worth while to mention them.
The loss to Minneapolis has been very
great. .-.-.....- - ......-.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31

Two devil fish, the sea monsters
described by Victor Hugo in his "Toilers
Of the Sea-" have been taken and carried
to San Franeiico by some Italian fisher
man. The head is about the size of a
surgeons, is joined to sort Of sack,
from which hangs eight long pendants or
arms, whichever they may be, are cover
ed with suckers or valves resembling in
shape and size the human ear, and, like
the main body, of white, gelatinous ap-
pearance. Take large sturgeon and
cut his body into strips from the gills to
the tail; spread them out with the head
in the centre, and you have some idea of
the appearance of the devil fish. They
are found all along the North Pacific
coast, but are seldom captured, owing to
the danger attending that operation.
The two in San Francisco measure six
feet from the end of their nose to the tip
of their arms. --....
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
THE NATIONAL GAME-On Thursday


THE NATIONAL GAME-On Thursday
of last week the Nationals of Washington
played with the Forest City Club Of
Rockford, Ill, and the Rock ford boys won
the game. On Saturday the Excelsiors
of Chicago took their turn with the Ma
tionals, and were beaten by score Of 40
to,4 The Forest City Club won the
game over the Nationals under peculiar
circumstances, and the Nationals are still
considered the champion club of America.
Both games we're played in Chicago, and
elected much interest.
On the afternoon of Monday last a
match game was played between the Bad
gers Of Watertown and the Eureka of
juneau, resulting in the triumph of the
Badgers by score of Al against %.
The utmost good feeling prevailed, and
the Badgers express themselves highly
pleased with the courtesy shown them by
the members Of the Eureka club
4 match game will be played in this
city at five o'clock in the afternoon of
Thursday, Aug. 1st., between the Kosh-
konong club Of Fort Atkinson, and the
Nationals of this city. The game will be
played on the Nationals grounds in the
first ward, and will be one of much inter
est.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31

GENERAL SHERMAN.-LieutG General
Sherman visited Madison last week on a
visit to his family, who are spending the
summer there. He was honored one
evening with a serenade, at which large
assemblage of persons were present. At
the request Of the party, Attorney Gen
eral Gill addressed to the General some
words Of welcome, to which the General
responded
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
REPUBLICAN UNION STATE CON
VENTION.

We publish this week the call for Re-
publican State Convention to meet in
Madison on the 18th of September, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
State officers to be elected next fall. We
believe the Republican party is as strong
in this State to-day as it ever was, and
with good men on the ticket there can be
no doubt Of the result.
The Wisconsin State Register-one of
the ablest and most influential newspa-
pers in the state, in its article of last week
upon the next state convention says that
"public opinion with one view calls for
the denomination of Gov. Fairchild,
Secretary Allen, Treasurer Smith and
Attorney Gen. Gill;"
The call for state convention having
been published, it is incumbent on local
committees to see that district conven-
tons are called without delay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
La CROSSE & WINoNA RAILAoAD-

LA CROSSE & WINoNA RA1LAoAD.-
The Wsconsj'o Of Thursday, announces
that the contract for building the rail-
road between La Crosse and Winona,
commonly known as the "cut off," was let
on Wednesday last to Daniel L. Wells &
Co., and that the engineers, &C., have
already gone forward and work is to COM
mence Immediately. The grading is to-
be completed by the 10Th of December.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
SHORTENING OF THE Missouri RIVER

SHORTENING OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.
On the night Of the 9Th the water in
the Missouri river made a grand rush
across the narrow neck of land at Peru, a
distance Of about quarter of a mile,
thereby shortening the river nearly TWEEN
ty miles. Hamburg and Sidney land
ings, which are situated in this bend.
were left several miles from the river.
This is not an uncommon freak of the
"Big Muddy" as no one can tell to-day
where it will be tomorrow. On the
morning after the river made the cut the
steamers CornoRa and utaer came
around in the old channel, and, after
having made the entire circuit Of the
bend, arriving at the upper end of the
cut, were drawn into the current, which
at that time was running very swift, and
carried through in spite Of themselves,
thus losing twenty miles travel III a few
minutes, they were compelled to make
the circuit over again. The Dear Lodge,
On her way from the mountains, not be-
ing advised Of this fact, was taken down
sideways, injuring herself considerably.
At present writing boats are making trips
up and down through the new channel
with all case. This shortening has nee
essarily made a greater fall to the river,
and the low lands below town were COM
pletely drained on last Sunday, notwith-
standing the Missouri was on the rise
This will be Of great benefit to that part
Of the country.-Fremont Lowa) Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
Republican Union State Convention

A,State Convention of delegates representing
the Republican Union party of Wisconsin, is
hereby called to meet at the Capitol in Madison,
at IL o'clock NJ, on
Wednesday, September 4th, Il. D. 1867,
for the purpose Of nominating cand idates for
state officers, to be elected at the next general
election aid to transact such other business as
may be deemed appropriate.
Each Senate and Assembly District of the
state viii be entitled to two delegates in the
convention.
Madison, July 20, 1867.
HORACE RUBLEE,
e. l.. BUTTRIcK,
j. @. Cover,
J. NJ. GILLETT,
II. F. BELIT2
w. 7. PRICE,
Republican Union State Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31

STATE TEACHERS The
State Teachers Association convened in
La Crosse last week, and was largely at
tended. About 500 teachers and educa-
tors from various portions of the state
were present. The state superintendent
of Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and
Wisconsin gave al account Of the pro-
gress of the cause of education in their
respective states. The superintendent Of
St. Louis City schools, Prof. Albee, of
Kenosha, Prof. Pickard of Chicago, Prof.
Gregory of Michigan and many others
addressed the association. On Friday
the party started On pleasure excursion
to St. Paul and Falls of Minnehaha.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
One of the Inhnson ORGANS In Wash.

One of the Johnson organs in Wash
ington is confident that Gen. Sheridan will
be removed and that Gen. Hancock or
Gen. Meade be placed in command of
the District. Many Of the Presidents
friends think he will not be so foolish as
to make the removal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31
THE GRAVEST MALADIES
OF YOUTH AND EARLY MANHOOD

OF YOUTH AND EARLY MANHOOD.
Howard Association ESSAYS, on the
PHYSIOLOGY OF the Passions, and the Errors,
Abuses and Diseases peculiar to the first. ace
OF man, with Reports on new methods Of treat
ment employed in this Institution. Sent in
sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. adj
dress, Or. j. SklLLlN H0UGHTOT, Howard
Association, Philadelphia, Pc. seyl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31

Affairs between France and Prussia
begin to wear warlike aspect again.
a cable dispatch intimates that Napoleon
is about to demand to enforcement of the
treaty of Prague.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31

The evidence in the Surratt case has
been closed, and the argument was COM
menoed by District Attorney Darlington,
for the prosecution, on Saturday last.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31

The Michigan Constitutional Conven-
ton has passed a resolution, without the
least opposition, in favor of negro suff. age
in that State.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-31

THE SUFFRAGE QUEsTIoN.--In the
New York Constitutional Convention, an
amendment to the suffrage clause, giving
woman the right to vote, was lost-50 to
81
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10

An amusing duel took place recently
aboni five miles from Havana. Ii origin
ated IN remark made by man to his
friend on seeing a lady come out of church
The lady was unknown to the person max
Ing the remark, but happened to he the
others wife A slap in the face was the
consequence, and a challenge came soon
after. This was accepted, and the seconds
selected place The wife got wind of the
affair, and Immediately took steps to pre-
vent the dreadful catastrophe. Her first
thought was to notify the police, but that
might have given her husband the reputa-
ton of a coward, and she took a better
method by going to the house of the other
party, where she met his wife and plan
was soon concOctcd between the feminines
On the morning appointed for the duel,
both husbands got up carly wives ditto.
Husbands took carriages, and their wives
One armed with five children and the
other with thrce-took other vehicles in
waiting. When the twoduelists arrived at
the spot they were somewhat astonisbed
on seeing the two other carriages drive up
with their passengers, who coolly informed
the men that they also had come to fight,
so as to make it a complete family quarrel,
each at the same time producing an empty
purse and a package of baby linen as their
arms and munitions of war. The little
ones had popguns and firecrackers, and
soon some INDUCED in cry. 1t is useless
To add that the blood thirsty Benedicks
made peace on the spot. and returned to
Havana, in company with their seconds, to
celebrate the affair over champagne din
ner
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10
ScheHck's Seaweed Tonic.

This medicine, invented by DR.. J. scHNcK, OF
Philadelphia intended dissolve the food and make
INTO chyme the first process digestion. BY
sing the stomach with Schenck's Mandrake Pills, the
Tonic restores the appetite and could
not be eaten before using it. will bc easily digested.
Consumption cannot be cured by Schenck's Pulmonic
Syrup unless the stomach and liver is made healthy
and the appetite restored hence the Tonic and Pills
are required in nearly every of Consumption. a
half dozen bottles of the SEAwEED TONIC and three
or four boxes of the MANDRAKE PILLS will cure any
ordinary case of dyspepsia.
DR.. SCHEsCK makes professional visits in New York.
Boston, and at his principal office Philadelphia every
week. See daily papers at each place. his pamphlet
on consumption for his days for visitation.
Please observe, when purchasing that the two like
nesses of the Doctor-one when in the last stage of
Consumption, and the other he now is, in perfect
health-are on the Governments stamp.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers, price $50 per
bottle, $50 the half dozen. All letters for advice
should be addressed Dr. Schenck's Principal Office
No. IS North Sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa.
General Wholesale Agents Dcmas Barnes & Co.
New York; S. s. Hance, Baltimore Md; John d. Park
Cincinnati, Ohio; Walker & Taylor. Chicago. ILL.,; Col
Inns s. Bros. ST. Louis, Mo. Ifwl
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10
Who is Responsible /?

Victim of debility, who is responsible for your
feeblcness? Not yourself. you viii say, for you've
done all you could to cure it. That's mistake ON
your part.
You haven't tried H0STETTER'S BITTERS.
Gloomy dyspeptic, with an uneasy stomach and
a world-weary face, of course you don't think
yourself responsible for your own torments. But
you 1t is easy to from your condition that
You haven't tried HOSTETTER'S BITTERS.
Bilious sufferer, 1t is not your fault, you think,
that your symptoms grow worse day by day. Blue
pill doesn't do you any good. Very likely. But
you can be brought round for all that
Why haven't you tried HOSTETTER'S BIT
TIERS?
Friend, on whom Fever and Ague alternately
blows hot and cold. and whose brain seems to be
bursting with the effects of some powerful drug, do
you assume the responsibility o, no! You've
taken piles of quinine and all the regulation medi
cincs. What could you do moref One thing more
the very thing that would have exempted you
from all the pangs that now rack you
You have never tried HOSTEFTER'S BITTERS.
Nervous invalid, what have you to say? You
plead that you have taken all the nervines of the
pharmac0p9ia. II they have done you no good, it
IL not your fault. You are not responsible.
Wrong, all wrong. You have, in reality nobody
to blame hut yourself
Why haven't you tried HOSTETTERS BIT
TIERS?
For all the above named Complaints the Btters
are absolute specifics.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10
Incidents and Accidents.

Three of the Japanese Cymnasts got
drunk at Hartford on the 21st ult, fought
the police, and were finally locked up for
the night.
There is great excitement in Mound
City, ILL.,, over mad dogs. Mr. Potter,
editor of the Mound City Journal, is among
the bitten.
The paper works of Jessup & Moore,
near Wilmington, Delaware, were totally
burned last week. The fire was accidental
Loss 100000; insured for $4,000.
"A fire occurred at Charleston, South
Carolina, on the 18th ult, destroying large
warehouses occupied as auction and com
mission merchants. Loss. S150,O0O.
"A fire occurred at Fond du Lac ON the
Sd, which destroyed the Lewis House and
ten other buildings. The loss will reach
$4,000, which is mostly covered by insur-
ance.
"A woman named Whilmyer, who was
watching in an alley, axe in hand, to strike
a mad dog, at Philadelphia, on Friday
morning, April 26, was shot and instantly
killed by man who fired at the dog and
hit the woman
Daniel Scott, of Keller, Van Buren,
county, Mich, has had six valuable horses
poisoned within few weeks, making a
total of eleven that he has lost through
the villainy Of some unprincipled miscre-
ants. There are two young men now in
jail awaiting trial for poisoning five of
them.
The wife of Wall street broker, re-
siding in fashionable boarding house on
the Heights, ran away with an adventurer,
because her husband took the ridiculous
part of Cock Robin in the charade Babes
IN the Woods" and hoped about the stage
with two feather brushes under his coat
tails.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10

Personal and Literary.

JoHN G. SAKE has sailed for Europe Tor
a three months tour
JOHN PRDEAUx SELBY, the eminent
naturalist, has just died in England, at the
age of eighty seven.
Mr. BUCHANAN, whose fortune is reck-
Oned at 100000, is the richest of our sur
vivIng exPresidentS
ANNA DICKINSON has preached in an
actual pulpit in Toledo, and very well she
Is reported to have done it.
DAN RICE has made an engagement to
travel with a circus the coming season, get
ting $4,000 for his services.
THE portrait of Her Majesty, Queen
Victoria, designed for presentation To MIR.
Geo. Peabody, is valued at $4,000.
The present Duke of Wellington three
years ago had an income of $780, 900.
BY steady exertion he has reduced il to
$500.
REAR ADMIRAL PHIPPs HoRNBY, senior
officer OF the British navy, lately died, aged
elghty-On Lord Edward Russell sue
Ceeds him.
GoUGH says that last winter was the hard
est in all his lecture experience He lost
fourteen engagements, owing TO the storms
and delays on railroads.
Il. VALLANDIGHAM is announced to
deliver the annual Grafton before the liter
airy societies of the Oxford Miss Univer-
sity, at The next commencement.
IRWIN DAVIS, formerly a waiter at
the MaSSasOlt House, in Springfield, Mass,
is now one of the richest men in California,
his income being from $4,000 To $4,000
a month.
DR. HYATT SMITH found the name of
Jenny Lind cut into the hard stone on
the top of the great Pyramid of ChcopS
He aiterward learned that the inscrip-
ton was the work of the SongstreSS' own
hand
IT is sad that Mr. Joseph ParkeS, who
died a few years ago, was only prevented
by death from publishing life of Sir
Philip Francis, in which it would have
been shown conclusively that Francis was
"Junius"
III IS related that when Emma, Queen of
the Sandwich Islands, visited Dublin Cas-
tie, during her recent tour in Great Britain,
the Lord Lieutenant ordered the leader of
the regimental band to play the Hawaiian
national air, when he at once struck
up with the soul -stirring strains of Hockey
pOkey Winky- wang, King of the Cannibal
Islands"
OF Hon DANIEL d. BURNES, of Yves
ton, Mo, who died on the Nth instant, il is
stated that since his wife's death he would
often lie on her grave all night, exclaiming
that he longed to be buried with her
From time To- time he stated that he should
die within a year from her death, AMI
within day of the limit he set, his words
proved true He was formerly represen-
tative IN the General Assembly; filled
many offices of honor and trust, and as a
man, was esteemed by all who knew him
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10

Some of the banks in Boston have
been in the habit of taking receipts instead
of notes for loans, by which large amounts
were saved on stamps. In one instance
twO-cent stamp was used where the law re-
quired stamps amounting to two hundred
and fifty dollars.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10
Art and Science.

M. w. Blasius has determined the
presence of copper in the white and yOlk
of eggs.
Magnesium light is introduced into
the human mouth in dentistry with great
advantage, enabling operations TO be per-
formed at all hours, better than by the light
of day.
Professor Fara,lay states that the
chemical action of grain of water upon
four grains Of zinc can evolve electricity
equal in quantity 10 that of a powerful
thunder storm.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10
Foreign Gossip.

The London papers call Blind Tom
"the blackbird of song"
Crude oil brings a cent a gallon in
Canada 1t don't pay for pumping
Over the entrance TO the hall where the
French Court concerts arc held is the an
nOuncement that " You must not look at
the Emperor through an opera glass"