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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12

AS will be seen, the present statement shows
no improvement on the one for November, so
far time lost by hardness and absence is con-
eerned. One hundred and ninety -fourdays have
been lost by tardiness-29 years and SIS days by
absence, nall 80 years, 8 months and 9 days.
Gwenty-one more sc hools have reported this
month than did last; but still this does not re-
duee the per centage of time lost to what it was
last mouth. .....s ..
The present statement, however, does show
an improvement on the last in Iespe ct to the
number of visits received by the schools. II
will be remembered that the school taug hit by
Amos Squire, at Waterloo, received the greater
number of visits last month, have been favored
with twenty four visits during the month. This
month the same school has rec eived thiIty-tive
visits ; and two other schools have received this
month more visits than did Mr.. Squire last
month, and one more than has Mr. Squirrels this
month, as follows Fh school taught by Miss
Lizzie a. Landy in Watertown received g Wis
its in December and the school taught by Miss
A lice M. iced atLake Mills received 81 lists
during the same month. Miss Alice NJ. iced
therefore stands at the head of the list at pres
ent. Let us see who will get above her ut the
next recita ton. GEORGE W BIRD, '.5f
Co. Superintendent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

Among the important bills introduced
recently, are several in relation to the
assessment and collection of taxes; also,
a bill to repeal the act creating the
Office of County Superintendent of
Schools, and to revive the system of Town
Superintendent of SchoolsI;" bill to
abolish the Office of Bank Comptroller,
and transfer his duties to the State Treas
urer En- ~ '".i' ata.-2s r..
B The Senate has recOnsidered their vote
repeating the dog law. and it is still un-
decided whether the dogs or the sheep
will come out ahead Il. 81 e"Fga 9qu
On the Goth u1t., Mr.. Goodrich pre-
sented in the Assembly, the memorial ''of
Lucius Warner and Ia others, inhabit-
ants Of town 6, range IA east, in the town
Of Jefferson, county of Jefferson, for the
erection of a new town" It is desired to
form new town six miles long and three
miles wide, to- be taken from the south
part of the present town of Jefferson.
MIR. Howell has introduced bill to
incorporate the St. Heinrich's Lis besbund
of WATERFOWL; and Mr.. Folts has intro
duced a memorial to the Postmaster Gen
eral for an increase of mail service on the
route from North Prairie Station, Wau-
kesha County, to Fort Atkinson, in JEFF
ferson County, Wisconsin, desiring tri-
weekly mail instead of semi weekly
mail service as at present
Mr.. Folts has apparently come to the
conclusion that the bill which passed the
Legislature on the 23d ult, without the
least opposition from any one, extending
the time for the collection of special
tax in the town of Jefferson" was wrong.
and on Friday last he introduced and pro-
cured the passage in the Assembly of "a
bill to repeal chapter 8 of the Private and
Local Laws of 1868, approved January
24th, 1868, entitled an act to extend the
time for the collection Of the special tax
assessed in the year 1867, in the town of
Jefferson, under chapter 381 of the Pri-
waite and Local Laws ofl067, entitled an
act to authorize the town of Jefferson to
raise by tax certain sum of money for
educational purposes, and also to legalze
the tax roll made and assessed under said
act, and now in the hands of the. Treasur-
er of said town" .'t# I'll
The Assembly has refused to repeal the
"eight hour law" ara .......
Bills of local character have been in
troduced as follows by Mr. Goodrich,
IS bill to legalize the official acts of G. H.
Steinfort as notary public in and for the
county Of Jefferson j And also bill to
amend the charter of the village of Lake
Mills; by Mr.. Howell, "a bill to incorpor-
ate the Watertown Manufacturing Com
pany )" by MIR. Thorn a bill to repeal
chapter sixty-two of the Private and
| Local. Laws of 1858, entitled Gan act to
incorporate the Wisconsin central rail
road company, and all acts or parts of
acts amendatory thereto. Referred to
committee, consisting of Senator's Thorn,
Sanderson and Littlejohn, the Senators
from Jefferson, Columbus and Rock
Counties f .ssarsas s-s.G
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12

THE. CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS
AGAINST GENERAL GRANT.-The cop
perhead newspapers and the Wendell
Phillips school of radicals are singing in
chorus just now song of grief and wretch
edness over what they call General
Grants drunkenness. These chorus
singers being General Grants enemies,
We do not wonder to hear this sing-song
from them. But the Cincinnati Conn.,
n,erciaZ, WHICH is not one Of the most
Jealous of Grant organs, puts quietus up
on this. .fa!sehood. 1t says: ..'
"Observe that not one of these demon
strative persons knows anything Of his,
her, or its own knowledge They have
heard rumors, and forthwith the long roll
is beaten. The whole of these rumors
grew out Of single allegation This for
a wonder, is tolerab.y explicit Its that
General Grant was seen drunk on the
street in Washington, on Sunday, the 9Th
of January, about the time the people
were returning from church. Some one
said he was, etc. We have not yet the
name of any ore who saw, or says he saw,
or says re thought he saw, General Grant
on the occasion referred to-. Happening
the other day to meet a gentleman who
was with General Grant on the evening
OF Sunday, the 9th of January, and Who is
very we'll acquainted with him, we ask ed
what General Grants condition was. We
were promptly answered that he acas
perfectly sober, and that there cos nothing
an has appearance to indicate habits Of
lard dr'inhing This testimony is as
responsible as it is explicit. We presume
1T can be backed by all the confirmation
needed" tn
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
The ALABAMA CLAIdS.-A CORES

The ALABAMA CLAIMS. "A cores
pendent of the London Daily Neus (Alr.
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was issued before the English Govern
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government had proclaimed the existence
of a blockade. In view of this fact he
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
The death of the Rev. Athanase

1.-The death of the Rev Athanase
Coquerel, the eminent Protestant clergy
men OF Paris, is worthy of more than a
passing notice. AS early as the year
1880 he exercised a controlling influence
in the thorough establishment and gov
eminent Of the French Protestant
Church, and reached a theological pro-
mlnence which attracted general attention
not on y In France, but all over the Con-
tlnent and in England. When the elec-
tons OF representatives to tho Constituent
Assembly were held, after tho Revolution
of February, 1913, Paris sent him at the
head of one hundred thousand votes to
the body, and he at once made his mark
IN 1t by his eloquent advocacy of he pro-
posal for the abolition of capital punish
ment. Although an uneompromising
Protestant, and an ardent laborer for the
success Of Professionalism, he was to the
last OF his life an advocate of the temporal
power of the Pope, and, more singular
still, a warm advocate of the latitudinar-
ian views of the ultra German theoloeians.
He d MED the divinity of Christ, and
very nearI y questioned the divine inspira-
ton of the Bible. And yet, holding
such views, Professionalism never had
warmer or stouter advocate in France,
and no Protestant preacher more numer-
Gus or devoted hearers. The work by
which he is best known in this country
is his 'Historical Transformations Of
Christianity" a translation of which was
published last year Chicago Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
EEaLIsR WoRKHoUsE system.

An infant has been killed in Wigan
Workhouse under circumstances Of great
horror. 1t appears from the evidence
given at the Inquest upon the body of
this little victim of scandalous msman-
agement, that when illegitimate children
are born in the house, they are taken
from their mothers and placed under the
care of7nurses inrthe infant ward This
may be necessary land, therefore, right :;
but in the selection OF nurses the Wigan
authorities appear to ac5 III the most reck-
less and heartless ways One of these
danes, examined at the inquest, stated
thot she was ;seyenty,three years of age,
and had lost the use Of one arm by a
stroke of paralysis. She was too weak to
carry child, but could sit with one on
/ her knee. Another choice specimen of a
nurse was seventeen years cd, described
by the doctor as ''imbecie," and her tai
was so "soft" that it was, with difficulty
she made herself understood. =
Such being the condition of the nurse
power in the infant ward, we are not sur
prised that when Susannah Bannister,
the mother Of the child, who has just
been Workhoused out of the world, gave
| up her infant, she requested that it m ght
be placed in safer hands than, those of
Kitty Dawber, the idiot girl. The .assis-
tant matron, However, declared that
nurses were scarce just than, and better
one than soft, Kitty Dawber could not
be found until some fresh woman entered
the house
When the "soft " Kitty was in possess
ion of her tender charge, she stripped the
little creature with the intention of wash :
ing it. She took her station in front of
the fire, with bucket of what is describ,
ed as very hot water by her side, into
which she plunged the hapless child
sea. ding it from head to foot" Idiotic
Kitty Dawber paid no attention to the
little creatures screams, but per iuacious-
ly rubbed it with flannel This part OF
the horrible process being finished Kitty
took the child on her knee and rubbed
off large pieces of skin from the red
scalded flesh with coarse, rough towel
The paralytic woman saw the error of this
proceeding, and exclaimed to Kitty
"Dos't nasee thou'rt rubbing all the skin
OFF," q s...'''S ,baaa
This awful but grotesque tragedy was
performed on Monday The poor child
fingered in agony till Wednesday, when
death released it from wolkhouse care
Kitty Dawber was unprecedented, and the
local magistrates are exercising their wits
to discover the amount of guilt an idiot
girl manifested in ignorantly boiling a
baby, under the delusion she was giving
1t gentle wash : Weekly Times r.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
Building Lots For Sale.

>HEssnbseriber offers for sale TWO and half
A acres of land situated in the Fourth Ward
OF the city of Watertown, lying west of tbs
residence of P. V. Brown. A snbstan tiarborq3
fence has recently been erected around said
piece of land.
Alsota lot "A feet front, on First Street, block
:, FIRST Ward, containing the blacksmith shop
formerly occupied by J. Jordan, and q splendid
Artesian Fountain-the best in the city For
further particulars enquire of 4
JOSEPH 0BERLE
Watertown, Feb. TO- 1868.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12

PRoTEorIoN OF FISH IN Rock LAKE
We have been requested to call the
attention Of our readers to the fact that
the time for catching fish in Rock Lake
expires with the 18th inst, chapter 442
private and local laws of 1867 enacts that
"no person or persons shall take catch or
kill any fish of any kind in Rock Lake,
situated in the town Of Lake Mills, and
county Of Jefferson, during the time from
the fifteen day Of Nay, inclusive, in any
year" The act also states that any per-
son violating these provisions shall pay a
fine of not less than five nor more than
ten dollars and costs for each and every
offence. The case to be tried before a
Justice Of the Peace, and one-half the
fine to be paid to the person making the
complaint. Spare the poor fishes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
In Probate jIonroe Go. Court, Wis,
IN the matter of the minor heirs of Henry
Steinhof, deceased.

IN the matter OF the minor heirs of Henry
s.... Steinhof, deceased;
MT'0TICE is hereby given that by virtre and
IN in pursuance of an order. Of license made
IN SAID matter on the sixth day Of january, A.
y. 1868, by the County Court of esid county,
the undersigned guardianof the minor heirs of
said deceased, viii on tho twenty day Of
Feorusry, A. D. 1865, at one clock in the AZ
.terneon, at the Post Office in the village and
town of Palmyra, County of Jefferson and
State ct Wisconsin, offer for sale at public
vendue, the undivided three-fourths of the
following described lands and premises, situated
IN the county of Jefferson, and State of Wis
eonsln, to WIT; The southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter, of section three ~, in
township i've ~, north of range sixteen (le),
east. The terms of sale will be made known
at the time and place of SALE e
JOSEPH BELLEMAN, Guardian.
Dated January 24th 1868 l3w3
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
Republican Senatorial Convention.

A Republican Convention for the 23d Sena-
torial District Il efferson County, will be held
at Tire Court House in the village of Jefferson
on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 22d. 1868, at
one O'CLOCK 7. NJ, for the purpose Of choosing
two delegates to represent said district IN the
State Convention at Madison, on the 10th
inst. Each town Will be entitled to FIVE dele
gatessand each Incorporated village and each
W ard in the city of Watertown to two delegates,
in said d strict District Convention. ''-D
81. CoSKLIN %
49, NJ II. G AMONG; 1ToC
G.. A. HOLMES, uat-.
~E- al 81. . G. H. BRYANT, 80,
ssp7sg iu fsF- F. G. L. STRIVE ~
81, tr.e- Republican Co. Com.
Dated Feb. 4, 1868.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12

The Senate of tbs state has passed a
bill to prohibit the locking of car doors
when i'll motion, and burning Kerosene
on Railroad trains, which we hope will
soon become law. Other Legislation
of similar character is very necessary
for the benefit and safety of the travelling
public.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
District Convention.

The Republicans Of the lst Assembly district
of Jefferson County, are requested to meet in
mass ,conven ton, at the Lindon House, in the
City of Watertown, on Friday, February 22d,
at o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of choosing
two delegates to represent said district>in the
State Convention, to be held at Madison on the
26th inst.
J. T. MOAK,
SAMUEL PIPER,
JOHN BAILEY,
District Committee.
spateci February II 1868. - Es.t a.T5
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12

No STAMPs.-Tbe Senate on last week
indefinitely postponed a bill to provide
postage stamps aud stationery to State
officers and members of the Legislature
That is right, Gentlemen. If you hold
to that text the people will give you
credit fUr possessing at least an ordinary
amount of honesty. But if you do not
wish to buy stamps for the public docu-
ments sent your constituents, then appro-
pirate an amount barely sufficient to pay
actual postage and no more 500
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12

Pure English Cluster Hop Roots
From young, heal thy, yigorous stock Partic-
ular attention WILDE taken in. selecting and
packing the roots.
For sale just as cheap ana on the same terms
as at the yards, by
n THAN W. CHRTSJOHN,-
Fast side of Labaree St, Watertown, Wis
consin. ~ rrE--g- -, r--..- WI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-12
COMENCy
MADAME G.. G.. WELLS.

CIasravyant Fortune Teller,
WILL visit Watertown on the 9th of Feb
W ruary, for one week only. All wishing
to consult this noted lady on business matters
or love affairs, should not fail to see her soon.
those that consult Madame Wells will End her
Information and adutce worth ten times the con-
sultaton Fee. as-.T a. ........-..
Reception hours from A. II. until 8 P. NJ,
at the Linden House. ea-r f.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-12

II will be seen that the following bill, II
passed, will remove the deadlock which just
now holds our municipal authorities In state
Of uncertainty. Below will be found pretty
accurate synopsis Of this bill;
1t provides that any person who has RECEIVED
or who may hereafter receive certificate
s cpy VII S s;s Sss SSP9a
say sissslss olss q wssaingsos lily, .ssil
be entitled to enter upon The discharge Of the
ister being made prima Jaeie evidence Of his
election and right to discharge the duties Of
il is further provided that any person who
shall hinder or obstruct such person from
entering upon or discharging the duties Of
such ONCE, shall be punished BY hne not ex-
ceedtnE one Thousand dGiiars, or oy impriso on
months, or BY both, at the discretion Of any
court Of competent Jurisdiction.
The third section provides that the Supreme
sh ali have jurl, diction to enforce, By mandamui
or Otherwise, the right Of any person holding
the certificate above cautioned, and the action
1t 10 also provided that any person who
| claims or may hereafter claim to be elected to
any once In said city, may commence proceed
before The e.. Sor
bent or person who has received the certificate
Of eleetioni and the person 50 served shall
whereupon the court shall try the rights OF
the parties to the said ONCE In summary
manner-for which purpose a special session
for the purposes OF the trial, and the decisIon
Of the said court on any case so brought before
1t shall be final, and conclusive. And when
OF any member Of the Board Of Alderman OF
Common Council, the Mayor Of the city 10 au.
thorlzed to appoint all subordinate Officers.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-12

On the sth Of June, Mayor Bowen received
from Joseph II. Bradley, jr, his letter OF resig.
nation as corporation attorney. He stated in
his letter that "his term Of once expired with
the administration Of Mayor waliach, and
that he would be happy TO afford every infor-
nation, deliver all papers, &C., to any one who
might be delegated by Mr.. Bowen TO succeed
him."
Mr.. Bowen, upon the receipt Of Mr.. Brad-
ley's resignation, accepted 1t, and Endorsed the
same to the judges Of the Supreme Court Of
the District on the following morning, tsth,)
Informing their honors Of the fact, and that he
A. Cook to succeed MT. Bradley.
Mr.. Bradley and Mr. Cook both appeared in
court that day, and the latter was oflcially
recognized by the judges as the corporation
attorney, Mr.. Bradley making no objections,
but, on the contrary, legalizins II by his an
nouneement In court,
Mr.. Bradley, however, during the night Of
the 9th, reconsidcred his liberalization OF re-
signing, and on the 10th addressed a eommuni-
cation 10 Hon. s. ]. Bowen, stating that he
was Iaborins under a wrong impression Tor
words to that efect) when he had erronsousiy
sent in his resignation, and that he would con-
tinue to discharge the duties Of his ONCE.
Mr.. Bradley quotes from "webbs Digest
in support Of his right to continue In once.
He IL, however, mistaken. Under the present
charter 1.-THE provisions Of the new charter not
going into effect until Julyl) the Mayor has
the power to remove officers, Corporation At
torney includedj and even denying that fact,
the acceptance Of the resignation by Mayor
Bowen, the acquiescence OF the Court In the
same, and the recognition by that tribunal OF
Col. Cook, his successor, debars Mr.. Bradley
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-12

TINS osdens burg Journalssys Of the Tanners ann
several REPUBLICAN, papers notice Ice. the he or Or
not seem to comprehend exactly what sort Of
an organization II really TO-. For the informa.
tion Of all, we would say that the Tanners,
the purpose Of greater eaiciency in the pres.
emit campaign. II 10 similar to the old Wide
Awakes' OF 1870. The uniform adopted 10 sill
apron and wide Awake, torch. Nearly two
hundred are already enrolled here. The name
Of Tanners has been adopted az most appro-
menced life as tanner, and that he learned
the business 90 well that he was able to tan
the whole batch OF rebels who took up arms
lion Il a'i S.s BEEN sn' .sssses 6hsss and
live Republican community should have an
orgsniza ton Of the, 'Tanners." .0...
tn. Louisville Journal, In each Issue, enter
hearty protests against the nomination Of
Chief Justice Chase. On Thursday 10 said
"The movements for Chase and Hancock are
common sen 90 Of the people reject The ex'
pectation that the one or the other, on ac.
count of his peculiar antcocdents, could OBJ
Democratic party, would not be realized"
"Ths people are IN earnest. They do not mean
to be diplonstired out OF their choice"
TEE New York Herald scouts the threats pr
case their fs,oSite is Sup. rssdsd ~ : Gisap
pointed Radical % the Demo srstie esudidste."
II says; San this. however, stGuiaes nothing.
coming man from The New Tsl smany Hall and
the West will At once come into limo. The
only way to success at this cri sis Is to nght
the enemy with his own weapo u.s."
TIE Knoxville (Tennesseel Lvhty says that
when the news Of Johnson's Ana acqulttal on
about SIX Of the Conservative citizens Of that
the wall OF the BARRIERS shop, Ia 1Soah,s hotel,
the portrait Of Abraham lincoln and tramp