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cords aud business of the 9th, 10th aud
18th Penn'a Districts were transferred to
the Office of the llth District for settle
ment, and Col. Yohe appointed Provost
Marshal over all the territory included iu
these districts, In addition to the llth
originally in his charge The first U. S
draft was made in the llth District in
September, 1868, aud those following at
different times in 1861, the result was as
fellows -
DRAFT OF 1863
Paid Commutstion, 1892
Personally held, los
Furnished Substitutes, 81
Failed to report, 59l
Exempted, 1919
Total number drawn 36a5
DRAFTS, CALL FEBRUARY AND MARCH, '6i
Paid communication, sos
Personally held, %
Furnished Substitutes, II
Failed to report, 907
Exempted 34s
Total number drawn, 1898
DRAFT CALL JULY 18TH 1861.
Personally held, 125
Furnished Substitutes, 1S4
Failed to report, III
Exempted, 4s9
Total number drawn, 1916
DRAFT, CALL DECEMBER, 10, 1861
Personally held, 600
Exempted, 9
Discharged by order 954
Total number drawn, 944
By the above figures it will be seen
that the total number of men drafted in
the various drafts was s063-of which
number 259 were held to personal service
234 furnished substitutes. 1895 paid COM
mutation, yielding to the Government
S595, ,50O,) and 2215 are, under the law.
considered deserters
Local bounty paid to volunteers by sub
districts, is as follows -
Call, 1868, S143.4O2
March, ls64 COS, ,042
July, 1864, 620044
" Dec, 1861, SIS, 1893
Total paid, s1959,s5l
Number of men put in service in
NJ. Office =
Drafted men, $50
Substitutes, 234
Volunteers, 254S
Total, 3O3l
During the time the 11th Dist, Office
was in operation $50 deserters were ar
rested, 2l .760 letters written aud copied
$500 muster rolls and 400 enlistment
papers completed. 6,652 daily. week.,
and monthly reports rendered .63 3 names
registered, $4,000 pages record written
and seventy two seperate and distinct re-
cords kept; besides, many other import
ant papers written, such as certificates,
discharges, furloughs, &c. " hIch our space
will not permit TO mention.
The entire cost of the office Of the llth
District for the entire time, was s3O.4I5.-
.56s which includes salaries to officers
and employees. printing, postage, trans
portation, &C., &C.,
When We take into consideration the
extreme exactDess with which every por
ton Of the records must have been kept
10 arrive at the above figures, we are
forced to the conclusion that strict COM
plianee with "red tape" rules and resula-
aions after all is the only method of con
ductng business Of any kind correctly aud
nystematically-n notwithstanding the un
Initiated, careless and iuipulsive people
consider it bore and waste OF time
Easton Ddaily EcresS.
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nON'T ply $3.50 fora WASH STAND.
- when you can get them 1T MCCARry's
iar superior ior SZo0. August 2, 1866
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HAN YOU tell why everybody goes &c
~ McCARrv 10 buy FURNITURE!
August 2, 1866
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GROCERIES.

NASN> >OASAeA1S3 ~
Call on H. ). Wagner.
You will find Sugars at
ii. S. Wagner's.
You will find Coffee at
II. S. Wagner's
You will find Syrups at
II. S Wagner's
You will find Teas at
II. S. Wagner's
You will find Spices at
II. S. Wagner's
You will find Fish at
H. S. Wagner's.
You will find Crockery at
II. S. Wagner's
You will find Wooden-Udre at
II S. Wagner's.
You will find BroomS & Brushes at
II. S. Wngner's.
You will, finally, be able 10 find what you
want at III. 5. Wagner's.
Between the Bank and the Post Office.
STROUDSBURG, PA
Feb. %, 1866.
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New Foundry
MACHINE SHOP.

The undersigned having completed his
new Foundry and Machine Shop would re-
spectfully inform his old frien1s, and the
public generally, that he : July prepared to
fill all orders in his line with promptness, and
in style superior even to what he was able
to do in the old establishment DESTROYED by
the flood. Having full assortment of pat
terms made of the best material, he is pre-
pared to supply all demands for
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Mill Work, Bark j ills, PIsw Cast
ingS and Sash Weights.

STEAM ENGINES, MACHINE WORK.
&c, &c. Being an experienced workman
himself, and employing none bat the best
hands and the best material, the public may
rest assured that all work coming from his
shop will be fully equal, if not superior to
that produced by any other establishment in
the country. The new Foundry and Ma
chine Shop is located on Walton street. near
Elizabeth street, in the borough of Strouds-
burg, where the orders Of old friends as we'll
as new one are solicited Orders from
pistance may be addressed, per mail, to
F. LANDERS,
Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., Pa.
September 4th, 1862
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

We quote the to.ow.ug from an ed
torial in the New YORK TriJMse on
Belshazzar in Paris:
Zone curious incident that occurred Just
at this moment fthe delivery of the prizes
at the Paris Exposition) the cable. doubt
less for fear of injuring the harmony of
the narrative, -omits 10 mention When
Mr.. Haghes, the inventor of the printing
telegraph, was called up to receive his
prize, the Emperor took his hand, making
him an exception to ali the other recip-
tents of medals Mr. Hughes, as he
touched the Imperial finger sIipped into
the august palm of ,.is serene highness
little bit of paper containing the last mes
sage received by the cable, and printed
by the machine for which he was Just
being decorated. It contained these
words Macmillan is shot His last
words were, Poor Carlottar" His Royal
silently read the telegram, and imme-
diately gave evidence of fearful agita-
ton. His check blanched. his hands
trembled, and the diamonds on the I'm
perlal garter quivered 50 in the sunlight
that a shout arose from the admirlng
multitude. What the Emperor thought
IS, OF course, not to be exactly known
fus we may conjecture that he heard
over all the shouts and music, above the
booming of guns and the salvos Of artil
!!ery. the single shot that was death to
ms insane ambition as to his deluded
oupe, tie single cry as of woman
young, beautiful, and good, answering to
the last cry Of her young husband
foor Carlotta!' Poor Maximilianp
Where, in all this tumult of rejoicing,
'hiS whlrl OF splendor, this pomp of lux
ory, were the victims of his crafty and
Wicked lust of power? For the rest of
Dis life he drags the bodies of these dead
about with him. Wherever be goes that
pale face shall look at him as from out of
the cell where, in madness and interest
desoation, she is to drag out the remnant
of life. When he looks into the face,
still comely, ofthat wife of is be shall
see, not her eyes. bui another's, full! of
reproach too bitter and too silent to bear
He shall live, but hard heart dull con.
scious low mind that he has-the heart
shall feel, and the conscience shall prick
and the mind shall know at these vic
Tins are with him to the end. That shot
he shall forever hear, and that cry. His
judgment day is come, and all the pomn
and splendor that he can gather about
him shall not avail to hide him from
himself
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

One Observation-Disclosures years
ago, when Douglas left his Green Noun
tain home for Illinois, his great rival
Lincoln, was keeping post office, fresh
from the glories of the B lack Hawk war;
Andrew johnson was Mayor of a little
mountain town In Tennessee, JEFF. Davis.
a lieutenant OF dragons was chasing In
dams Seward was grieving over his de-
feat as Governor, Breckenridge was study
ing the orations Of Cicero against Cata-
line, at Kentucky College, Chase was
endeavoring to ga n law practice in Gin,
e'nhatl Sumner was entering the Boston
bar, Frederick was cutting stone, Grant
was ool-boy in his teens, and Farra-
gut was watching the honor of his flag on
the torrid coast of Brazil.
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VOLUME XVIII. FOR 1857.

Will be Superior Style-New Copper face
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Each of is Fifty-lwo Nos mot II, like e
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IMPROVEMENT OF ROCK RIVER

The GAINESVILLE Gazette in a lengthy ar
ncle setting forth the feasibility and ad-
vantages Of the improvement of Rock
river, says the last Legislature passed o
joint resolution making it the duty of the
Governor to stake such means as he may
find necessary and proper for the careful
presentation to our Representative in Con
gress of statistics relating TO the improve
ment Of Wisconsin rivers and for inviting
the attention of the general government
to the great Importance of the same"
"Agreeable to this resolution Cover
nor Fairchild visited this city two weeks
ago to discharge this agreeable duty SO
far as Rock river is concerned, and after
full consultation With those who have
manifested some interest in the matter,
he appointed a committee to prepare a
complete report, fully setting forth the
whole subject to be used by our members
OF Congress In securing the aid OF the
general Government, if deemed advisable,
and to awaken GA interest among the
people of the State to the great impor-
lance Of the work. The committee con-
sists of the Mayors of GAINESVILLE, Beloit,
Watertown and Fond du Lac and Messrs.
saterlee Clark, of Dodge, H Richardson,
Hiram Bowen and A. NJ. Thomson
Persons in this State or IN the State of
Illinois, who have any facts, information.
or statistics which they deem of sufficient
Importance to have embodied in such a
report, are invited to communicate the
same to member of the committee"
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MEXICO.

lhe following are additional details of
the execution of MaxInillaa and his as
socrates
Al SIX o clock on he nnornine of the
lUth, the troops Of Escebe4o formed a
short distance from the city for the exc
cutron OF Macmillan and his Generals,
the people ct Qeeretare fockiHg by thou
'ands To see the closing scenes. At seven
clock the bells toll and announce that
the prisoners have left their prisors for
the last time, aad are on their way to
to t 'eir execution. After few momeats
they appear, drawn ia carriages, and hav,
ing large guard around them. the Ens.
per.r first, Mlramon next. and Melia last.
The carriages stop, and the prisoners get
out Among the concIave one can hard
ly see dry eye. Tokens OF dissatisfac
tlon are manifested.
Maxlmlian. on alighting, is saluted bv
the people Ia an easy and graceful
manner, and with an elastic step, he aar-
ched to the fatal spot In taking his
position, the Emperor spoke in clear,
urn manner, and with nothing of pravado.
lie seemed to feel his situatloa, and said
when he was FIRST waited upon at home
by the deputation from Mexico, who
came with credentials offering him the
government of the country, he refused
At subsequent meeaing the proposition
was, again presented, aud he replied that
If convinced that the majority thought it
vas to their interest to place him at the
head OF the Gov rnment, he might con-
sent, Another Reputation waited upon
him, and brought additional testimonials.
Upon advice from the Powers of EUROPE,
who told h m there was no other course
to pursue, he accepted the call lie
denied that the Court that tried him had
a right to do so. His was case of good
faith. TIE nations of the world had
p edged their faith to him He never
would have done the act had it not been
for the Government Of Mexico La con-
clusion, he hoped his blood would stop
the eHusion OF blood ia the country.
Mlramon spoke from paper. He told
them that he was no traitor, but had al
ways opposed the Liberal principles, and
| always been against the disorder of the.
country. He should die as he lived, a
Conservative, satisfied to die for his coun
try. The fame of his acts would live.
and postelity would Judge whether he was
right or wrong He closed with the
words: Piee Se Emperor i Viira "a
Mecseo
Mej:a made 70 address He went to
Escobedo and said he would die poor; that
he had never made an effort to make
money. His only wealth consisted in
forty cattle IN the mountains He ask ed
that the merchants of Matamoras, fl
whom he owed considerable, would no,
press his wife to pay his debts when she
came into possession of the money left
her by the Kindness of the Emperor.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17
MEMORIAL HALL.

The Chicago Tribune, in referring to
the commencement exercises of Beloit
College, last week, thus speaks of memo
Hall, the corner stone of which was laid
on Tuesday, the 9th inst:
The audience adjourned to the college
grounds, where, in the beautiful grove of
young oaks, was laid, with fitting and in
teresting ceremonies, the corner stone of
the fourth college building, which is to
be handsome structure of rock-faced
stone, forty by seventy feet in size and
two stories in height, for the purpose OF
the library and cabinet, to be called Me-
mortal Hail. in honor of the 27O students
of the institution who bore an active part
in the Union army, and thirty of whom
sealed their devotion to country with their
lives. The exercises were as follows:
Historical statement by Professor J. j d.
Blaisdell, Chaplain Fortieth Regiment.
Wisconsin Volunteers.
Address by General t. Fairchild Gov
ernor of Wisconsin,; Hon j. L. Pickard
Superintendent of Public Schools, Chica-
go; Captain George l. Waterman, of the
Alumni Soldiers.
Prayer by Rev. A. Kent First Presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees
Laying of the stone by Rev. A. L.
Chaplin, D. D., President of the College.
The noble idea of rearing here, in
memory of the great struggle for freedom
and of those sons of the college who took
a part in it, structure more significant
and appropriate than towering colum.
of brass and marble has been literally
SUSTAINED by the friends of the institu-
ton, in answer to the appeals of the
agent, Rev. P. G. Pettibone, who has re-
ceived, during the past year, in subscrip-
ton for the purpose, s1S.300. About
$4,000 more are needed to complete the
building, which will cost about $50, 600,
and a payment Of $4,000 of the amount
subscribed is needed IN order that the
walls may be raised before the coming
winter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

Cong REss.-On Saturday last both
Houses of Congress passed supplement
tary reconstruction bill, the provisions
of which are similar to those published
by us last week. The President will un-
doubtedly veto the bill, and Congress
will then have an opportunity of passing
it over his head, which will be promptly
done. This done, Congress W II have ac-
complished the object for which it assem-
bed. Some few bills of minor impor
lance will probably be passed, and then
will come adjournment.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

A SWEET TEMPER-No RAFT of char.
acter is of more value in a female Than
the possession Of sweet temper. Home
can never be made happy without it. 1t
is like the flower that springs up in our
pathway, reviving and cheering US. Let
man 60 home at night weared and worn
by the tolls of the day, aud how soothing
IS word dictated by good disposition?
tbs sunshine falling on his heart. He
is happy, and the cares of life are forgot
ten 4 sweet temper has soothing in
fuence over the minds of the whole fami-
ly. W hen it is found In the wife and
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predominating over the natural feeling If
a bad heart Smiles, and kind words,
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love have their dwelling there Study
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per. 1t is more valua ] than gold; it
csptivates more than beauty; and to the
close of life it retains all it's freshn ess and
power.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

Secretary Seward has replied to the
letter of DIR. Nephegyi, asking that our
government demand the release of Santa
Anna. He says that at the time of the
capture of Santa Anna the Virginia was
not engaged in her regular busin ess, hav-
ing been chartered by Santa Anna for
an illegal and beligerent expedition, and
declines. to interfere at present. In con-
elusion, he expresses hopes for the future
Of Mexico and deprecates any hostile
demon stration on the part of this country
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

A budget of interesting news reaches
us from Mexico. The reported nrocian,a-
ton OF Escobedo is denounced IS for
gerry. Contradictory statements in re-
ference to the case of the French Minis
ter are made. one being to the effect that
permission has been given hi n as we'll as
other French citizens and Austr.ans who
desire to do so to leave the country. while
another denies that any adjustment has
been reached. Officers in the ImneriaI
army have been invited to accept the
same positions in the Brazilian army
which they lately held, but many. it is
alleged, have already accepted positions
in II e Liberal rank An official order
has been published, vacatine ali convey
ances and concessions of the Tmpe.ial
Government. L is also said that all the
representatives of foreign Governments.
except the American Consul, are prepar-
ing to leave. III
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

The French Minister to Mexico has
been refused his passport and told that he
would not be allowed to leave the COUNTRY
The Liberal government demands repara-
ton of France for losses incurred by her
intervention, aud threatens to proceed
against the property Of French residents
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17
CARD FROM THE
CARD FROM THE
AMERICAN WATCH co,
p. OF
VAETss1A MASS.

This Company beg 'eave to INFORM ,-p cub
Tic t. at they comnsuced opera:,ous in 1859,
and Their factory now covers four acres OF
ground, and has cost more than million dol
lars, aud employs over 100 operatives. They
produce 75,e0 Watches year, and make and
sell not less than half Of al the watches
sold in the United States
Th difference between their manufacture
and the European is briefly this: European
Watches are made almost entirely by hand and
the result is of necessity Jack of that uni
formity, which is indispensable to correct
time -keeping. Both the eye and the hand of
the most skillfu operative must vary. But it
is fact that, except watches of the higher
grades, European watches are the product of
the cheapest labor of Switzerland. and the re-
suit is the worthless Ancres Lepines AID so
called Patens Levers-which soon cost more in
attempted repairs, than their original price
Common workman, boys an woman buy
the rough separate parts of these watches rom
various factories, polish and put them toeetha r.
ank take them to the nearest watch merchant.
who stamps and En- graves them with any name
or brand that NAV De ordered
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The President has sent to the Sen
ate the nominations of Henry j. Raymond
as Minister to Berlin; George Bancroft
as Minister to Austria and C. S. Frank
lin as Naval Officer at New York. The
Senate will undoubtedly act upon these
sou.no.iods without dels~.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17

The GAINESVILLE Gazette thinks the
talr of the Rock Country Agricultural
society, and the GAINESVILLE Driving Park
association, to be held at GAINESVILLE in
September, will be equal to any state fair
ever held there. ="
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-07-17
Teachers Examination.

INHE ANNUAL EXAMINATION of Teach
Il ers for the city of Watertown, will COM
mence on the 29th July, at 8 o'clock A. NJ,
at the Union School Building, in. the I'd ward.
Candidates are expected to provide thems Ives
with the Necessary paper and writing materials
WIN. BIEBER,
Supst of Public Schools.
Watertpwn, July 10th, 1867
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Fifty Dollars Reward

STRAYED OR STOLEN, from Berlin, Wis,
y Saturday July 9Th, 1857, two Dark-Bay
Mare Colts, three years old, large Of their age,
and well matched also one Sorrel Horse Colt,
two years old, three hite feet and white
strip in forehead. The above reward will DO
paid on treir delivery at Berlin, or information
which viii lead to their recovery.
q. 8. SACKET.
Berlin, july 18th. 1861