Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-02-16
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- - CulcfSo ana buualo both had 7nta
kerosene explosions on Monday.
- Canada sent 4 S52 beeves and 81. g1s
sheep t. the Boston market last yeal
A pa. ty from Chicago are visiting the
orange groves at Los Angeles, Cal
The price of gas in Philadelph1a ms
been reduced to 2.30 per 1000 fees
The Advertiser says he Cardiff Giant
Is zone of the most solid men of Boston. "
a Capital punishment for boys Beng
obliged to sit between two girls at scnool.
The mystery is solved: the Cardiff Gi-
I ant was carved in Chicago by German
artist.
"A New Orleans paper says there IN an
epidemic of madness among the cannes of
that city
A grand ''Main" between Cinc,nnati
and Louisville chickens will come of on
the 18th
The grass is green upon Boston Com.
mon, and the boys are playing football up-
on it.
4 Harvard University has forty-nine pro-
fessors, forty-two other teachers, and LOOT
students.
Foxes are so numerous in SpottsvIva-
| MIA, Va, that their depredations are Sc
1 riously felt.
The State Geologist of New YorK re-
ports gold IN paying quantities at Rhine
beck, in that State.
"A Maine editor estimates that toot of
snow would be worth $50, 0O0,0 900 to New
! England.
New Hampshire claims to have rhe
champion circular saw. It has cut off fin
gers for six men.
"A Rhode Island lady while alighting
| from a carriage, caught her foot IN ner
dress and broke her leg
- Chicago paper reports an important
item of news thus: mo policemen or Dur-
glars shot last night"
= The construction of iron buildings ia
said to be largely on the increase IN the
leading American cities.
-Th9 number of acres this year under
cotton in the United States is said by South
ern papers to be 8, 900, 900.
During the past year $4,000 beeves,
342 600 sheep and IA 900 hogs were slaugh-
tered within six miles of Boston.
"A well known dancing woman in NeS
York is said to make $4,000 year, work
ing only eight months of the twelve
Charles Pease of Edgertown. Mass,
has cedar post standing on his premises,
that has been in the ground 113 yearn
"A Mississippi farmer says that the idea
that crows are not good to eat is all Dosh.
He finds them superior to the hen.
The total valuation of the personal
and real estate in Salem is S21, 978 200 an
increase of 50. l56, 700 for the past yea.r.
Samples of coffee grown on a pianta-
ton near Colima, in Western Mexico,
took premium at the Paris Exhibitor.
The people of Cairo, ILL.,, offer ues1ra-
bic lots, free of cost to parties who Will To-
cate there for manufacturing purposes.
The population of Cincinnati Is esti-
mated at 293 400 by the State School Uom-
missioner, and that of Cleveland at 1856.
A young man named Horace II. SJrong
skated into the river at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and was drowned, on the 18th.
The Government sales of 5000. 900
acres Of Texas lands, disposed of Tor un-
paid taxes, brought into the Treasury only
S6, O0O'
The Wynoekie lost child mystery is
still unsolved. The Wybles have been ex-
ahmed, but nothing satisfactory was
elected. A- a
"A charter has been granted to COM
pany OF Virginia gentlemen, who propose
to establish new watering-plaee in the
vicinity of Norfolk.
There were forty suits for divorce on
Gll5 ppG>bG III TIC IGcGUG TERM OF Inc judi
cial CireHit Court for Cumberland county.
Maine beats Indiana.
The approaching anniversary of Wash
ington's birthday is to be made the occa-
sion ola grand temperance revival through
out the country.
The total receipts Of cotton at Boston
from Southern ports, for the week ending
Saturday, foot up the unusually large num-
Der of 14,064 bales.
An Indiana paper tantalizes its readers
with this atrocIty: "Have you heard of
the man who got shot? Got shot? No,
how did he get shot? He bought EN-"
Over thousand houses have been
built in Charlotte, N. c.. since the war,
and yet the population is increasing so
rapidly that more will soon be necessary.
On January 1st 1870, there were only
g. 914 feet Of the Mount Gents tunnel re-
manning to be eexcavated. When completed,
the tunnel will be 4O,37 feet in length.
Horace Greeley says there is an aver
age Of 300 murders in New York city every
year, and not more than one-tenth of them
are committed by men who do not drink.
Ira Paine, Of New York, and Edward
Tinker, OF Providence, are matched to shoot
100 birds, q yards rise, 50 yards boundary.
for $500 a side, on the 22d inst, as Pros
pect Park Race Course.
Michigan papers report that poor
man in that State, who named his child
for Hon. Horatio Seymour, has received
$500 gold watch, 500 worth of clothing
and 500 in cash, in acknowledgement of
the compliment. ~ E
Last year the 817manufactures in Lou
isyille had S17, 834, 500 capital invested, en-
ployed II, 626 operatives, and produced ar
ticles valued in the aggregate at $41, ,979,-
000.
"A brewer in Chicago has purchased
several acres of river bluff land near Utica,
H., which is being prepared for a vineyard,
with special reference to the production Of
wine.
Much has been sung Of the MAID with
Golden Hair" No song, however, has yet
Jeen able to make that color a popular one
for any considerable length of time. Light
red, faded or sandy hair are equally under the
ban of public opinion. We are happy to an
nounce to our readers who desire to change
those c1lors, that hree applicatioes of Rir g.,
Vegetable Ambgosa will give them beautiful