Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-05
General Items.

a scissors grinder.
Four German princes, members O
sovereign houses, are married to actress
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THE latest use to which paper ha
been put is for the lining of ice coolers
A Texas paper records marriage il
which lady was fifteen years old ant
a widow.
IHE capital invested in vessels on the
Mississippi river, and in the cargoes
they are constantly carrying, is estima
ted at 81, 500, 900, 600
IT has been officially stated that the
special memorial gifts made to sigma
lze the reunion of the Presbyterians
amounted to 81, 607, 500.
CAssIMEREs of decided excellence OF
material and texture are manufactured
at Oregon City, Oregon. Chinese labor
is mainly employed in their produc-
ton
THE State of Michigan contains 544
inland lakes, covering an area Of 1114
miles, besides a water front on the
great lakes of more than 1850 miles
THE corners stone of $50, 900 monu-
ment to the Confederate dead of
Georgia is to be laid in Augusta on the
10Th of October, the ann iversary of
Gen. Lees death.
CAssIMEREs of decided excellence OF
material and texture are manufactur
ell at Oregon City Oregon Chinese lat
Dor is mainly employed in their pro-
dnction.
GRACE GREENWOOD has transfer
red her correspondence from the New
York Tribune to the New York Times,
and will spend the summer in Califor-
MIA and Colorado
CHAMPAGNE punch, dispensed by love
ly girls in ringlets and decollete
dresses, takes the place of the in
spring strawberry and placid oyster at
New Orleans church fairs.
A LARGE number of the dry goods
commission houses of Philadelphia
have agreed to close their stores at 4
O'Clock, and on Saturdays at 3 o'clock,
during the Summer months.
THE etymology of Sorosis is at last
discovered It comes from Soros, a
tomb, and refers to the grave character
of the proceedings of the society.
DURING the recent inundation at
New Orleans, three hundred swine
were run down a steep place into the
river, but were unromantically res
cued
A kENTUcKY paper notes rapid de-
velopment of the temperance reform in
that State through the exertions of the
Good Templars.
Mr.. BRIGes, of Washington town
shipi neaf Iowa City, was struck, and
badly injured by lightning during the
storm Friday afternoon.
A PORTION of Clinton Mountain, in
Arkansas, including about one hundred
acres, has sunk, carrying trees entirely
out of sight, and the space is continu-
ally enlarging.
FRANK Tracy, Of Contra Costa county,
California, last year killed 10, 900 SOUR
rels and received 81, ZOO bounty. He
then sold the skins for 81 500 Total,
50, 500.
In Vermont all of the wife's proper
ty of every description, and whether
in possession OF in action, is exempted
from the husbands debts; and if he
absconds she may, by petition, take
and sell property as single woman.
A NEW style of chandelier consists of
a double set of globes, the upper ones
being over the gas tubes, while anotoer
one is suspended underneath filed
with goldfish and small fish Of every
description.
A TIoGA County man has found on
his farm q quarry of stone slabs of
Uniform thickness width and length,
every slab smooth and ready for use.
He thinks it very singular how they
came to be 50 true in shape.
FROM every section of Texas comes
reports of high water The Trinity at
Dallas is nearly two miles wide. The
Colorado, the Brazos, the streams are
all high.
A YOUNG man of the highest respect
ability and connections i'll Savannah,
Ga., has been found to be a defaulter
to his employers to the amount of So
900, all traceable to the gaming table.
VICKsBURG is fast recovering from
the almost demolished condition in
which the war left it. The havoc made
by shot and shell has nearly disappear
ed, and the city possesses a gay and
prosperous aspect.
An association under the name of
the Carson Valley Tailings company
are now engaged in the erection of an
extensive works on the Carson river,
at the mouth of Six-NIile canyon, for
the working of tailings. They own at
this point, reservoir containing over
800, 900 tons of tailings
The present prophesies from Della
ware and Maryland are that the peach
crop will yield 3,5O0,OOO baskets
about 500, 900 more than were gathered
in 1899, which was the champion peach
year. From 100000 to 100000 new
trees have been planted this season.
SIX years ago the Joyce children left
their home in Boston. to visit Busy
woods, West Roxbury. Their bodies
were found in the woods on the 18th OF
June, but up to this time their murder
er or murderers have not been discover
ed.
The proprietor of the Clifton House,
Niagara, has been enterprising enough
to lay gas pipe over the new suspen-
sion bridge to light his hotel with, and
the Canadian authorities are bothering
their brains to determine how they can
levy tax on his imported gas.
A YOUNG countryman, shopping III
Lawrence Mass, on Saturday, stole 8
ride on the sprinkler of the watering
cart. The driver pulled the valve lev
er and the countryman rose about
three feet into the air, coming dowr
wetter, but wiser.
A CARELESS fellow employed at th,
Hoosac tunnel, was recently seen driv
ing four mule team that was drawing
$500 pounds of powder, upon which h,
was mounted, smoking his pipe, whil
there was stage load of passengers
few rods behind, not at all calm, in con
sideration of the possibilities of th
moment.
/ A WRITER in the New Orleans Time
says that not many months ago, as
gentleman was about to plunge into
forest stream for pleasant bath, h
saw far down on the pebbly bottom
terrible simulacrlm of himself; 1ifeles
limbs swaying with the tide; white
drowned face, with staring eyes an
| bIuo Inns Tn a second tho vision faded