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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

The ladies of Jefferson have form ed an
association to promote the cause of temper
ance there.
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All that is asked for this GREAT LABOR
SAVE {, is fair trial. We guarantee each
machine to do its work perfectly.
SOLE AGENTS For THE UNITED SFATEa,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

1t is said that Hon w e Smith is to es-
tablish new wholesale grocery House in
Milwaukee,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

HI. SLEEPER & J. HAMLIN.
yyyATERTOWN Lumber Yard. Lumber
w of every descrip tion Lath and
Ehinples constantly on hand s'd for sale
the Lowest Market Price, at the Milwaukee
Denot Natertown. Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
Chicago g. Northwestern.
Ionas 1sEatteIss

Ten Splendid 4rio1e Pianos, for
Christmas Gifts, at ]. W. Canes Mu-
sic House.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

Corrected Weekly by Rack Bros,
Commission Merchants, Main Street
" atertown
TUESDAY Doc 10 1871.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
STRAW & MTRPHY.

DATNTERS and Dealers ia Wall Paper,
L Window Shades, Paints, Oils, Varnish,
Glass, Putty, Brushes, &c. One door west
of Wisconsin National Bank, Watertown.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

Fast Dririssg. We herewith append
the names of individuals arreated for vio-
lating the city ordinance, against driving
faster than a walk across Main street bridge
since our last issue. These cases were duly
attended to by Justice Ducassa, and $1,000
received to pay fol. keeping the structure in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20


The Public ScH00ls.-Our Public
Schools close Friday of this week. The
winter term will open Thursday, January
4th, 1872.
The following will be the regulations as
to the appertionment of scholars, and the
grading of the schools for the coming term,
as we learn from the Superintendent, Mr.
Vim. H. Rohr.
Union School No. /, I'd ward. Union
School No. 2, 4th ward Union School No
3, 9Th ward, aud 9TH ward sci ools, as Prim-
airy and intermediate grades belonging 10
Union School No l. The 7th ward school
is to be filled with pupils of the primary
grades residing nearest to the St hool House
Union School No 3, will have intermediate
department, third grade, and Primary de-
partment lst aud I'd grades. Richards
Grove school Will be closed hereafter, and
the pupils heretofore, attending this school
vii GO to Union School No. l. By the
opening of the Union Scho DOL No 5, the Pr
mary and Intermediate grades of Union
School No. !, will be considerably relieved,
and The scholars residing on the East side
of the river, belonging to these grades may
probably be all accommodated now at Un-
ion School No. !,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
Shaving and Hair Dressing.
f. Er@cSsssEssss

Nev and Elegant Barber Shop,
Opposite Post Office, in Noak's New Block,
Watartown.
Shaving Shampooing, Hair Cutting and
Hair-Dyelng done in the most fashionable
manner.
also respectfully announce that make
Higs, Toupees, Svitches, Carls, and
Hair Je'celry
Of every pattern and device, to suit the
fancy Of my patrons. After a long
study and practical experience | feel conf
dent of being able to give entire Sd abstraction
III workmanship and price
Bay lso, Ladies and children hair cat
ting done in the latest styles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
BANK or WATERFOWL.

oOU Ut UI UH6 Pei CtHt'
On collection, payable with Exchange
under 500, % cents; over slO0at Of one
per cent.
" Fl. CLARK, Cashier.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
DIR. NJ N. BARBER,
LUMBER YARDS.

TLECTIC Physician and Surgeon. Office
H. over A Peterson store.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
] osN HEYMANN,
a u u ann iLS NUE. Il
j. HEYMANN & co.

IMPORTERS and dealers in Foreign and
IL Domestic Wines and Liquors, and also
manufacturers OF choice G CARS.
The purtst California Wines and Bran
aiss cons family on hand.
patertown, Aug. S, 1870.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
r. r. EV ANS

s-z LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLE,
ssSTssssf-sssszSsS
- 1st ST., Waterfowl, Wis.
Horses and Carriages always on hand for
the Accommodation of he Public.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
OFFICE OF THE
SPRINGFIELD
ire and Marine
INSURANCE co.

SPRINGFIELD Mass, Oct. 26th, 1871.
TO OUR 4 GENTS
AS many of the Companies have been
deceived in the amount of their Chicago
Losses, we conclude atthis late day to make
the following Statement which we hno0 to
be correct
Assets at Market Value. ......~sl, o77,CoO
Chicago Losses not over $40, 900
All other outstand'g Losses, 47,22o 497, go
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

Christmas GiJ'fs-A visit to the Book
store of Mr. T. S. Clark, east end OF Main
street bridge, gives the most ahuu daut proof
of the extensive preparations The enterpriz-
ing proprietor has been max ing for the Holt
day trade. His stock Of books, stationery
and fancy goods is large and complete The
assortment of books at this establishment is
especially worthy Of notice, embracing
works from all the principal authors of the
day. Among the volumes are many superb
and handsomely bound books, beautiful
and appropriate gifts for Christmas. which
no one can see without being induced to
purchase. Those in want of presents for
the holidays, must not fail TO visit the book
store of Mr. CLARK, where a full assortment
OF everything in the line of books, station
cry and fancy goods, may be found, and at
prices AS low as Chicago or Milwaukee, We
refer our readers to Mr. Clark's advertise
ment IN another column.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
$579,7 $50

3oi9, iou
This ao,U giye as or Capital Of
100000 entire, and Surplus 81
$79,780, and zee erpeet a Sal0age Of
Deer $25, 900 at Chicago.
Our adjusters are paying all Losses at
Chicago in Ca as fast as they can be adj
justed
Our Directors and Stockholders are pledg
ed to pay to the Company PRO RATA on
their Stock 1925, 600 within thirty days as
a Reserve against all outs.andin g risks, IN
accordance with the Laws of Massachusetts
and New York. This will give us CAPITAL
AND SURPLUS of over 100000 after
paying all outstanding losses.
This puts rs on a firm financial basis,
and we shall expect large increase of bu
siness at your hands, on good and desirable
property at largely inci eased rates. Your
efforts in our behalf at this time, in this
direction will De appreciated. Select your
business with great care and avoid hard ana
undesirable risks as heretofore, and please
be particular not to give US too much III
one risk or locality.
Hoping for favorable reports from tune
TO time, we remain Yours very truly
EDMUND FREEMAN, President.
SANFORD j. HAUL. Secretary.
DWIGHT R. SMITH, Vice Pres.
w. -. agspRREG, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20

StrGightfOrtC0rd.-Foremost among
the firms of the country are Hunter & Co.,
the well-known publishers and books ellers
OF Hnsdale, N II. Established there for a
dozen years they have built up a character
tor honesty ard and fair dealing which Sc
cures continually increasing business. Our
readers in need of Books, Cards, Prints
Photographs, Diaries, Games Albums. Sta
sale or retail, or in fact in need of anything
in the above line. Should send stamp for cat
logue TO Hunter d Co., Hinsiale, N. H.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
All. FRANCISCUS & CO..

10 M II fNot %, Z HIfIHutIptIH, Kas
The largest and cheapest WOODEN
WARE HOUSE IN the United States
Aims
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
@ b SKINNER.

A TTORNEY and Counselor at Law.
n Has complete abstract of the rec
erds of all titles and membranes on
PEAL estate in Jefferson county. Office over
Bank OF Watertown, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
Custom Work.

is done with the greatest neatness and
and every care taken to give
entire satisfaction. lie thanks the nnblc
Tor the liberal patronage he has heretofore
rec 1iVed' and solicits all to call and give
us goods thorough examination, as he is
confident he can please both as to quslity
and price F. W. KURZW RI
"atertown, SeIt 2oth 1870.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
List of Letters remaining in the Post

List Of Letters remaining in the Pos.
Office, at Watertown, Wisconsin, Dec 10th.
Bergen, Jas Burke, Richark
Burton, Phillip Burke, Patrick
Burke. Catherine Cook, Henry
Collins, Michael Grassland. E J
Dams, Matte Donahoe, Michael
Edwards, Elizabeth Flynn, Thomas
Hoisington, G R Jones, Jennie
Kimbaliy, B R Keith, Jas
May S p Mitchell, Robert B
Willard, J A Mcmahon, Margaret
Purdy, 7 @ Reed Arthur
Summerfield, W Mrs Warner, Hannah
Persons calling for any of the above let
ters will please cay advertised.
J. T. MOAK. P. NJ.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-20
Business Directory
LAW ynES.
EN0S & HALL.
HAKI.OM PEASE.

A TT0RNEY at Law, and Court Com
= miss toner. Office on ID floor Of Duffy s
Block, corner of Main and Third Streets.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-03
NOTICES.

The following Administrators Elk
ecutors and Guardians, have filed in
the Probate Court Of Ashland county
| Ohio, their Partial and Final accounts
tor settlement VIZ
Final account of J. P. Cowan and Jacob
lynn, Executor of Hugh Mcclure, decd.
Final account of Luke Selby, Executor
of Henry Sunday, decd.
Partial account of Alleu Metcalf, Guar
dian of John Kicks heirs.
Partial account ofSylvester Gray, Guar
dian of Sarah j. Gray
Partial and Final account OF Samuel Der
ry, Guardian of Perluna Casts heirs.
Partial account of John Wallace, Guar
dian of Eugene F. and John II Veach.
Final account of Martin Hoke, Guardian
of Joshua Siberling.
Partial account of Harvey Fem, Guar
dian of Nora E.. Fem.
Final account of Samuel Cutler, Guard
ian of Jacob and Mary E. Shenebarger.
Partial account of John Van Nest, Ad'
ministrator of Jonas Yearick, deceased.
Partial account of J. N. Slonecker, Guar.
dian of George Slonecker.'
Partial account Of Jacob Holmes, Guar
dian of D. s.. and G. w. Bennage.
Final account of Peter De Sho1g, Guar
dian of John L. Hixon.
Final account of Michael s. Smith, Guar
dian of George Smith.
Final account of Peter Trease, Admins.
traitor of Daniel Boon, decd.
And the same will be- for hearing
ON the LIST day Of May, a. D. 1871,
at 10 o'clock A M.
D. w. Whitemore,
Probate Judge
Swno40
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Incest and Murder.

The following, shows how educa-
ton rules New England. Had it oc-
Cured in the South, it would have
been heralded all over the Union in
justification of reconstruction:
Intelligence comes in a Hartford
(Connecticut) dispatch of trial, most
sickening in its details, began in the
Superior Court of Litchfeld county,
being that of Joel w. Perkins, of
Cornwall, for incest and murder. The
man was arrested two months ago,
since which time the most shocking
Developments have come to light.
During six years Perkins has been
guilty of incest with six daughters,
using compulsion in each case. The
eldest daughter, twenty-eight years
old, has given birth to five chill
.dren, the result OF her father 8 unnat-
ural crime. Two oil these children are
living, one having been born since
Perkins arrest. The other three, 1t is
believed, were murdered Immediately
after birth.
The girl t~estifies that she never saw
SllSul UuL ucaIu LuCIT CIICS UClOIC liz
father took them from the room.
In the case of another daughter, one
child was born which did not survive.
A third daughter is now encients. The
wife of the accused died two or three
weeks ago, of paralysis. Perkins is
ffty-three years old, has always lived
in LitchGeld county, and worked as
wheelwright and blacksmith. Though
apparently intelligent, and capable of
holding a good position III the commu-
nifty, he has kept his family aloof from
society, and denied them the privilege
of people and church, and lived in alb
ject squalor and poverty.
A reporter Of the Courant interview
ed Perkins to-day, and he confessed
his criminal intimacy with his daught-
ers, but denied having taken the life
Of his offspring, and that with two OF
his daughters he has had no intimacy.
He asserts that his wife had knowledge
of his crimes and encouraged them.
and that his daughters invited them
He has read The Scriptures since he
has been in Jail, but says he never
read the Bible before, nor much of
anything else. He says he did not
know there was any law against such
practices as his, nor, that there was
anything in the Scriptures condemn
ing them. The daughters say that
their father compelled them to accede
to his wishes under tn, eats that he
would kill them if they refused or di-
vulged. He began his practices when
they we're thirteen years Of age. All
the daughters will testify at the trial
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-03
The Sword.

1t would appear from the Washing
ton kilograms that Senator Sherman,
| Of Ohio, became wonderfully aroused
over the Force Bill. "He declsred, :"
so says the telegram, ''that if it be-
came necessary that wal must come,
let it come right speedily; and he re-
joiced that the bill empowered the
President to protect the loyal people
of the South from scourge and muir
der And reconstruction-six years
reconstrnction-has produced a bill
which, regardless Of the Constitutu-
ton, authorizes the President-the
one-man powerful any moment up
on mis- own motion, and at his own dis
erection, to declare martial law in any
State suspend the civil authority there
in, and make a military commander
sole arbiter in all matters of life, lib
erty, and property" And Mr. Sher-
man says that if the war is to come
from such overthro~ of the constitu-
tional guarantees of civil liberty, let it
come right speedily
Rest easy and quiet, Mr.: Sherman.
There will be no war. The people
have got far beyond that point Were
you and your Republican colleagues
in Congress to proclaim an Emperor
to-day, and declace General Grant
Emperor, with succession in his fami-
ly, there would be no war. The peo-
pie would accept the situation as one
of the fruits of the late fraternal strife,
just as readily as they will be quies-
cent under the Force Bill you have
just passed. Were it otherwise, did
the American people have the same
ideas about constitutional liberty, and
the danger of centralized power,
and were fred by the same spirit that
animated them or these and like sub
jects twenty years ago, they would,
ere this, have had tue watchfires of
liberty lighted on every hilltop and in
every valley OF the land, and if n
of you escaped unhung for thirty
days, it would be owing to your faclli-
-ty for leaving the country, or to their
remarkable torbearance.
By the bill you were so excited
over, and which you have just passed,
you have virtually proclaimed that
popular government, as tried here IN
America, is a failure, and, acting n
der that conviction, you have substi-
tuted military force for the civil law.
You have authorized one man he who
Yields the sword and controls the
purse, to suspend the writ Of "habeas
corpus when and where he pleases
proclaim martial law when and where
it is agreeable to his will, and to en-
ploy the whole military power of the
country to carry into force his orders.
Despotism needs 10 greater authority
than that. Despotism never had any
greater power. And not a public
meeting has been called to protest, to
demonstrate, to denounce. The indif-
ference of the people is too profound
for any thing of eve so mild a ma
ture as protest, remonstrance, denun-
citation. Why, then talk Of war p
Gin. Enquirer.
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our homes and institutions; by all that
is ennobling in thought and ignoble
in mere force, [ ask you not to tempt
the coming party by such excuses of
W Do not teach us bloody in
~struetionsi Lead US not into tempta-
toni You need not perceive that
your shroud and grave are making
You need put your a to the earth to
hear the tramp of the coming Democ-
racy, for you must have felt that the
constant neglect of urgent duties here,
as to taxation, commerce, and amnes-
ty, are demoralizing and destructive.
1 pray you to pause on the brink
The legislation will rebound. Save
us the horrors which follow such in
considerate tampering with our tradi,
tional and written liberties. Save
yourselves, if lot your country. You
have in your ranks men of splendid
reputation and ability. Many have
left and are leaving you whom you
were once proud to claim. In their
honor do not cut your blossoms of the
past of from the parent stem. Save
the country As a band of States, not
as a banditti, of rowing merc;naries OF
Paris Reds. I make my prayer te
God for that mercy which we shall
need in that hour when tie execution
of such a vindictive law as this is ex-
ecuted by the will of IN absolute die
tator, at the behest of a party.
make my appeal to you for that Con-
stitution we are all sworn to support.
1t may be that our Constitution is Like
what some one says Of the swnrdeoi
the Black Prince, too heavy to be
welded by the pigmies of our time
but if it is only a relic in the sanctuary.
let it be an object of reverse for wha,
it was if not a term for what it is
honorable in its rust, if not in it
edge.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-03
The Campaign.

Ths-contcst in Ohio this year bids
fair to be the livliest and most excit.
ing since the memorable campaign OF
1910. The issues of the present are
the moss important since the adoption
Of Tie Federal Constitution. That
every Democrat in Ashland county
may be fully posted upon the great
political struggle which is about to
come of, we propose to furnish the
STATES e. UNION, from May 1st to
October 18th, to clubs of ten new sub
scribers, at the low price of rs cents
each. n
Let Clubs kSfOrmed in every town,
ship eaNhNPafers distributed and
he Dep16ratic majority will be couu
ted by Hundreds. Send in your cash
and<namos, and ask your conservative
neighbors also/To do so. and we will
leegIyeumzA-
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-03
Governor.

We regret to learn that Hon. Geo.
H. Pendleton declines to accept the
Democratic nomination for Governor
at the approaching Convention. We
think Mr. Pendleton should have nc
eeded to the wishes of his friends /;
but he chooses to do otherwise, for rea-
sons best known to himself. This will
change the programme materially, and
compel the party. to look for a new
candidate. We think Northern Ohio
il entitled to the nominee; and re
think that Hon. John McSweeny, Of
Wooster, would make a standard bear
CT who could load the Democratic
hosts on to certain victory. Eloquent,
talented, in the vigor of manhood, a
sound Democrat, and possessing q
courage that will not cover in the
preoence of the enemy, We justly
claim for him such a place on the
Democratic ticket.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-03
WASHINGTON.

"A pTll II, 1871.
STATES 6 UHloN.-Ameng the
many land grab schemes. which did
not succeed last session, was one to
permit the Central Branch Union
Pacific railroad to change its direction,
and run up through the Republican
valley into Nebraska and tap the I'm
ion Pacific at the Tooth parallel
Grandmother" Pomeroy, who is in
all land grab schemes, worked very
hard in the Senate, but for the third
time the bill was defeated and in three
successive Congresses. The grabbers
adopting the motto, "where there is
a will there's a way" have employed
an array of the best legal talent, in
Guiding Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts, and
are now making an effort to secure the
plumber by appealing to the Secretary
of the Observation-Disclosures Colum-
bus Delano-which they did yester-
day, claiming that the railroad named
above is already entitled to the land,
under the 10Th section of the act of
July End, 1854. 1t is strange that
they did not know that their right to
the land was so clear before they met
three defeats in Congress. Is this a
put up thing between the land grab
bers and MI. Delano? Without some
arrangement being made these men
would hardly have the cheek to come
before the Interior Department on SO
Himsy a pretext. We shall see!
"a fellow feeling makes US wond-
rous kind and the Radicals prove the
truth of the above by their words and
actions. The Internal Revenue Record
speaking of ex-collector Bailey, now
in Montevideo, whose robbery of the
Government caused such intense ex-
element, says, after speaking of his
robberies as faults or omissions, that
eve think the Government made
more from his energy and eficienc!
than it has lost from his recklessness,
(that is a good word for stcaling) as a
disbursing agent. And to those who
are familiar with our system of book
keeping it is easy to account for much
Cwhy not say all) of the deficiency
charged against him on some othe,
theory than that of willful dishonesty"
Is it any wonder that Radical Office
holders rob the Government, when,
not only are they never brought tc
justice, but the ~semi-oficial newspa-
per of the Revenue Bureau actually
palliates, if not justiies, such robbery
aud makes the chiefest Of them all the
subject Of panegyric. This is backing
of your friends, truly the Republican
of to-day eaya: "The appeal for the
! relief of the widow of old john Brown
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-03
Primary Meetings.

The call for the Primary Meetings
was prepared too late for publication
this week, owing to the absence of
the Chairman of the COMMITTEES. It
viii appear next week in full. The
Candidates to DO nominated aret
One Representative,
One County Treasurer,
One County Commissioners,
Ono Infrmary Director,
One Coroner, and one Central Com
mitteeman from each township.
The Primary Meetings will be held
on Saturday, May q, 1871. at the
usual place Of holding township cleo
lions.