Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-01
Miscellaneous Items.

water, the Schuylkill being unusually low.
The Chicago Republican treats its
reader5 toa whole page Of Common Coun-
Gil 'sAlso's."
"A Pennsylvanian, who has kept q
record, reports twenty-five deaths in that
state, last week, from kerosene oil explo-
sions.
Indianapolis has first class Grim con
sensation, IN the elopement of the wife of
a prominent citizen with q political adven-
turer,
George W. ellison, a local editor of the
Missouri Democrat, was thrown from his
carriage and seriously injured on the 18th
inst.
As result of the strife between riva.
freight lin s, piano was shipped through
from New York to Evansville, Ind, last
week, for 50,
Twelve car loads of through freight
! from Boston to San Francisco passed
Omaha on the 21st by what is known as
the "Red Line.
"A company has been foamed at Paines-
vile, Ohio, for the manufacture of nitro
glycerine, their works having q capacity
for 2, 900 pounds day.
| A theatre was struck by lightning In
! Chicago on the Goth. This was providen-
| tial. A church was struck at the same time,
and that was accidental.
The cotton seed oil mills, at Memphis,
have produced about 1000 barrels of oil
during the season now drawing to a close.
Scarcity of seed has compelled all but one
| to close.
| "A horse jockey in Manchester, II. H,
has traded 5000 times in five years, and.
neverlost dollar in his bargains. The ay-
erage value OF these 3, 900 horses is estima-
ted at $15.
In July, 334, 277 citizens of Boston,
men, women and children, availed them
selves of the privileges and advantages.
afforded by the various public bathing
houses in that city,
| The other day lady in the Dark Cor
ner Of Carroll county, Georgia, gave birth
to twins. On the same day and in the
same house two of her daughters brought
forth twins-all boys.
"A bulldog and large bald-headed
eagle, owned in New Haven, have become
strangely attached to each other. They
sleep and eat together, and neither permits
any interference with the other.
1t is claimed for the Arkansas Hot
Springs that the waters will not only de-
stroy the taste for liquor, but viii clear
from ones system in a very short time all
the effects Of previous dissipation.
1t is stated that, at Philadelphia, the
mean velocity of the wind during the en-
tire year, is found to be about eleven miles
an hour; at Toronto its average velocity is
nine miles; and at sea it is estimated at
eighteen miles.
"A woman of rare presence of mind was
overtaken by q train on q high tfestle
work near Marietta, Ohio on Saturday,
and dropped between the ties, holding
herself suspended by her arps until the
train passed over, when she climbed back
again; all without scream.
The New York Telegram gives the fol-
lowing definition, which is worthy of a
place in Webster: 'fE5u2a is n French
word for an American malady which gem
erally arises from the want ofa want, and
constitutes the complaint of those who
who have nothing to complain OF"
The New York Sun, in speaking of the
proposition to establish in this country
great university after the pattern of those
in Europe, says: ''ro our mind this
seems the perfection of nonsense. We
want workers in this country, moi idle
| dreamers among books; and next to hang
ing man, the worst use you can put him
to is shutting him up in q college library"
The Albany Express intimates that
James Fisk Jr., it is said, proposed to Mr.,
Ramsey to settle the Susquehanna Rail
road difficulties by playing game of f'seven
up, more commonly known as cold
sledge" Mr.. Ramsey quietly replied to
to the Admiral that he did not know how
to play cards, he would surely lose the
game
DR. Austin Flint writes long article
in the Quarterly journal of Psychological
10 kbo S>o1,
Rappings were p-odueed by the medium
! consciously displacing her knee-joint. He
| experimental upon her with great ingenui-
| ty and perseverance, and appears to have
made out his case so far as the Fox girls
are concerned.
Henry Vincent writes that his forth
coming visit this country must be his last,
&c Indeed he says, 81 should have de-
cided not to have come again, did | not
feel the strongest desire to take personal
farewell of the many generous friends who
have so warmly greeted me on former oc-
casions. | hope to lecture in tie East,
New York State and Pennsylvania, up to
the end of December"
Asa Rhodes, of Richmond, VT, whose
safe was mysteriously robbed of nearly
S8, 900 three weeks since, recovered the
money IN rather q strange way, at Green
field, few days ago. It seems that, while
the agents of a circus We're in the latter
town making arrangements for on exhibi-
ton, they found among the robes of their
buggy between ST. 600 and $8, 000in money
and notes, some of the latter being drawn
in the name of Mr.. Rhodes. A telegram
was Immediately sent to Mr.. Rhodes, who
went down to Greenfield and identified his
property, every dollar of the amount stolen
being recovered. Tt is supposed that the
burglar placed his plunder in this odd
place to escape detection, while the circus
men were at Richmond few day after the
robbery.