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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
MRS. FAIRS CASE.
The Mtsrderess In Court Asain---A Res
pite.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

pite.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The case of Laura D. Fair, upon a
motion for a new trial, came up in the
Fifteenth District Court yesterday af-
ternoon, upon further proofs and affida-
Wits than those already presented. Mr..
Cook took the ground, and argued at
some length, that the presence of the
defendant was unnecessary, claiming
that the statute did not require it, Mr..
Campbell admitted that this might be
true, but that there was a doubt, and
in case of such Importance as this he
was inclined to have the prisoner pres
ent whenever any important step was
taken in this place, and that, as in the
present case, it would be no hardship.
Mr.. Cook replied that it would not
only be hardsip, but even cruel, to
subject the prisoner to the ordeal of
being brought to the courtroom and Ia
ken back, followed by the curious crowd
who constantly annoyed her. The court
stated that if it could consult it's own
feelings in the matter he would not or
der Mrs. Fair to be brought from the
jail, but as there was some doubt as to
the propriety of hearing the motion in
her absence he thought it would be
entered requiring the deputy sheriff to
bring Mrs. Fair to the court room Af-
ter recess Deputy Sheriff Cough ar
rived from the Jail, bringing with him
the prisoner, Mrs. Fair, accompanied
by Mrs Hale and Mrs Hilby. They rode
to the court room in closely curtained
carriage, the deputy sheriff occupying
a seat with the driver But few per-
sons being aware Of the proceedings,
only few witnessed the affair The
prisoner was dressed in her customary
suit Of black, and beyond a look of
paleness, the natural result of close
confinement, presented about the same
general appearance as on the trial.
During the arguments she remained
yelled and passive, making no demon
strations, and taking apparently
but a languid interest in the matter
The affidavits presented in support of
the motion relate to the jurors, Beach
and Littlefield. A large number of
them refer to Beach's expressions while
he was at Truckee, after the shooting
of Crittenden. They tend to corrobo-
rate the affidavits already published in
the Chronicle. One of them, in refer
ence to Littlefeld, alleges that he, in
reply to question whether Mrs. Fair
had obtained new trial, said: "No,
she has been sentenced to be hung on
the 28th of July, d-n her." and ex-
pressed the wish that she might suffer
in hell two thousand years. Judge
Campbell and Elisha Cook made some
lengthy arguments on the subject, and
at their close the court overruled the
motion. The prisoner, accompanied
by her friends, was taken to the jail
AS the Supreme Court will not consid-
er the appeal until the October term,
and the prisoner is to be executed on
the 28th of July, it will be necessary to
obtain respite until after that time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
NO. 39.
A Newspaper Story.

A writer in the Newspaper Reporter
tells the story Of his codrtship thus:
Having Leisure Hour in which to
make my Morning Call, I went to the
Hearth and Home of Matilda Jane.
There being no Spy, Examiner OF
Watchman around, and hec Guardian
gone out, no one was likely to come to
the Rescue. So this was my Signal for
an Appeal to her for such Free Press
upon her lips as would make the Valley
Echo. It can never Bee, she said, and
the New Idea seemed to greatly Ag-
itator. [ always use Dispatch in these
matters; so after waiting moment to
Pacifcator, [ again attempted the Ex-
change. Ifelt a Little Sower to find
her so Independent, though she admit
ted that she liked my Society. I told
her [ would never Lever-that | would
Defender and her Rural Home, and
thatsabove all, [ would never make my
Headlight with the Grape Vine. I
even agreed not to dissa-R Ranger in any
way, or Advertiser, without she got
lost. [ called her my Guardian Angel,
ETC., and yet she told me might Scion;
that had no business to make any
Advance to girl of her Good Taste
that could not Comet over her, aad
that had better Lookout and get some
Common Sense. But I did Elevator
head at last, and did Press a Capital
Press on her lips, and we both had
Capital Times by the Evening Lamp
and Every Day. Of course 7 asked
her to be mine, but she said
she never could marry a Western
Farmer, although she did believe in a
Christian Union. I continued to Cul-
tivator, however, but had a frst-class
heart-ache that the whole Medical
World could not have cured; so one
day [ went boldly forth and told her
that [ was Woman's Friend, and
bound to become a Lady's Companion.
The Crisis was certainly at hand. ':Are
you a Temperance Advocate 2" said
she. 81 am, said I. "You are mine. ,"
& No; Miner,'" said she. So L am
glad tried the Experiment, for we are
married now, and the Union is a happy
one. We are doing we'll in the Living
Way. Our Venture is in all respects
successful We are both in Good
Health, and are looking for Young
Folks. [ am sure that for that first
kiss L shall never Reporter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
4 Female Odd FELLOW.

An old man 60 years of age, George
Staats, who was the janitor of the Odd
Fellows hall, and had charge OF all the
private books and work, as well as the
keys, for some time past, has been un-
der the domination of woman named
Pillbean, who acquired a fearful in
fuence over him, and prevailed upon
him to let her witness three limitations
in Odd Fellowship while she was con-
cealed from view. There is a room ad-
joining the main hall of the building,
designed for the reception of an organ,
pending which it was encurtained off,
having been in this condition for some
time. Entrance to this room can only
Mrs. Pillbean was admitted by the jani-
upon several different nights, and wit
messed three, if not five, limitations.
She was supplied with the private
books and work of the order, keys of
the room, and one of the stools of the
These articles were
taken from her day or two since by
the police. It is said that the janitor
instructed the woman in three degrees
of Masonry. She makes her boast that
she is an Odd Fellow and Free Mason,
and has given evidence that she knows
more than she ought to about Odd Eel
lowship.
Now for the reason for her seeing
that which heretofore has been sealed
book to woman For some time past,
the janitor has paid $12 per month for
the rent of the woman's house. She
wanted more money, and demanded
$1,000. This was refused, when sh
asked for $500 and mortgage on one
of the janitor's house. This was also
refused, when she told what she had
seen and learned.
On Friday night the janitor was tried
before a committee of Odd Fellows and
expelled from the order He was de-
Tended by Hon. VIM. Wallace. He is
now reported as keeping closely to his
house
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
The Tuileries to be Repaired.

There is talk of plan for partially
repairing the Tuileries. Experienced
architects have examined that unluc6y
palace, and are of opinion that the
centre portion, architecturally the finest
part of the pile, is not so much dam
aged as to preclude its restoration.
The pavilions at each extremity Of the
building would also be retained, and
the garden would be extended into the
vacant spaces that would remain be-
tween them and the central edifice. One
can imagine that the effect of this
might be very pleasing, while the coup
d'oeiI from the great court of the Louvre
through the openings up the Champs
Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, would
be unquestionably fine. Thus trans
formed into three distinct mansions,
the Tuileries might not again afford a
suitable residence to sunptuous En-
perors or to Kings of long descent; but
if France is to remain a republic, who
knows whether its future president
might not be content to take up his
abode in that Central Pavilion d Horo-
loge, of which the clock has struck the
hour Of so many remarkable eYentSs
rTIrrO groica 1siTlc 7,ovnd four miles IN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

The California gamblers are des-
pondent again. Only a few days ago
Judge Sawyer, of Frisco, decided that
keno was not prohibited by the statutes
against gambling. Then everybody
went in for keno, and everything wos
lovely. But the brightest prospects
soonest fade. Judge Stanley has
rushed in and utterly gndone the work
OF the other man, ruling that keno is a
game of chance, and therefore unlaw-
full. That decision overcomes the
votaries Of tickle fortune like summer
cloud.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
First Election i'm Wisconsin.


We have before us "List of votes
taken at al Election held at Green Bay,
in the county of Brown and Territory
of Michigan, on Thursday, the 9Th day
of September, 1921, for Delegate to
Congress from said Territory" The
county of Brown then comprised all of
the present state of Wisconsin lying
east of what is now Portage City, and
included the present counties of Brown,
Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboy-
gan, Washington, Ozaukee, Milwau-
kee, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Rock,
Jefferson, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Winnie
bago, Calumet, Outagamie, Waupaca,
Waushara, Shawano, Columbia, Ocon-
to, Green Lake, andparts of Marathon
Portage, Marquette, Dane and Green.
This was probably the first election
ever held in this county. The number
of votes polled was As The voters
were as follows, as we take them from
the authentic poll list itself, written
very distinctly, and signed by the In
spectors of the election, Lewis Morgan,
Jacques Porlier, George Johnston, and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
Cradle Song.

By DAVID d. HUDSON
Come to baby, gentle sleep,
Come to baby now;
Let your drowsy pinions sweep
Round his rosy brow.
Softly close his tiny eyes,
For his little bed
Charm his slumbers where he lies,
Till the sky is red.
Make his dreamy visions blest
Show him fairy bowers;
Rock him in the arms of rest,
Like the bees on flowers
Jingle bells about his feet;
Blow your elfish horn;
With the breath of roses sweet,
Fan his face till morn.
Kindle stars to light his dreams,
Past the waning moon;
Bear him over winding streams,
On the clouds of June;
Sail him safely while he glides
Der this azure sea;
When his ship at anchor rides,
Bring him back to me.
Little Corporal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
How an Experiment Ended

A story comes from Delaware of an
eccentric philosopher who has paid the
penalty of his criminal attempt to en-
Tighten mankind. To some extent he
did enlighten that abstraction, but not
as he intended to do. He had some
theory or other in regard to the use of
parachutes, which he absurdly con-
nected with pyrotechnics, and so, on
the Fourth Of July, shortly after dusk,
he clandestinely erected IN his yard a
huge sky rocket, to the head of which
was attached his parachute in such a
way that while the rocket was seeking
the moon it would remain closed, but
when it's upward motion ceased,
it would theoretically open like
an umbrella, and thus watt him safely
to the ground. He attached himself
to the lower end Of the stick with the
fuse turned away from him in such a
way that the fire from the rocket would
not injure him. Then he blazed away
and went whizzing through the air,
dangling and bobbing as he sped, with
fire fastening itself upon him-some-
what "like the pale martyr IN his
shirt of fire." If his parachute
ever opened he did not know it, for
presently those who beheld the won
drous engine saw it turn sharply in
mid-air, and it fell. The poor fool was
found burnt and mangled, not far from
his own phllosophy-shOp
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

The PETROLEUM TRADE. E.-The export
of petroleum from the United States,
in 1870, amounted to 141, ,208, 155 gal
Ions, against SO, 2S1, 900 gallons in 1868,
showing an increase of Al, 927, 155 gal
Ions, 1872 per cent. in two years. In
1860, the export amounted to l, 500, 900
gallons. The first sale for export was
noticed in May, 1861, when 10000 gal
Ions were sent out TO foreign ports.
During the same year Antwerp took
5,671 gallons, and Increased the amount
to over 800, 200 gallons in 1862. In 1861
Great Britain took 579, 900 gallons, and,
in 1862, there were 1928, 5000 gallons
sent to that country. In reference to
the product of petroleum at the
present time, it is stated that
in December, 1867, the av-
erage daily yield of the oil districts
Pennsylvania was 10, 400 gallons, which,
in December, 1870, had increased to
Is, 5,214 gallons. The home consumption
of petroleum is estimated as equal to
one-half the quantity exported, or 70,
6O4, OFT gallons year, so that the total
annual consumption of petroleum in
1870 amounted to 211, ,812, 232 gallons.
Estimating the price of petroleum at 20
cents q gallon, the value of the yield for
1870 amounted to the handsome sum OF
S32, 362, 446. This return is certainly
wonderful, and particularly when it is
recollected that petroleum was almost
entirely unknown to commerce twelve
years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
Lead Ore.

One of the richest veins of lead ore
in The United States has been discover
ed on the Ohio river, in the property
of the Rose Glare Mining Company,
Rose Glare, Hardin county, Illinois.
The vein is fourteen feet wide, and
runs through their property to the
extent of a mile Shafts have been
sunk to the depth of two hundred feet,
and the mineral increases in richness,
with large percentage Of silver. Ex-
perienced miners from Wales and Eng
land pronounce it a true vein, with all
the indications of deep deposit of
galena. Immediate steps will be ia ken
for an assay, while those familiar with
lead ore say it will yield eighty per
cent. The deposit is accompanied with
q vein of fiuor spar, of itself valuable
as q fux in manufacturing glass and
iron, and in melting silver and gold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

THE extravagant tendencies of the
present generation suggest to clergy
man the inquiry whetherlt would not
be better to devote half of ones ener--
oies to learning to live on very small
income than to devote all Of ones ener~
gies in struggling and waiting for a
large income.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

The Marquette Iron District of Mich
igan, according to recent carefully COM
piled statistics, has, within the last fif-
teen years, produced 3,771, 1886 tons Of
iron ore, and 243, 460 tons of pig iron,
both taken together valued at S29, 069, :
8S3. The produce Of 1870, taken from
sixteen mines, amounted to 856, All
tons of iron, and 1928 tons Of pig
iron, both valued at Sc, 6,460,170. The
cost of producing pig iron in the Mar
quette District is estimated st $24. 80 q
ton, and of merchant iron $50. 81 ton.
The IRON ore is So ton, and the aver
age cost of mining and delivering tie
ore in the cars at the mines is estlma-
ted at 81 ton. The coal used IN the
furnaces cost Sc a ton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

Allowing seven persons to one voter,
the population of this part of Wiscon-
sin was at that time about 315. By the
recent census, the same territory had,
in 1870, about 688, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

In England it is reported not to be
the intention of the admiralty to con-
struct any more huge armor-plated
ships for the present. The largest YES
sells which viii be built during the cur
rent year will not be Of q heavier bur-
den than 1900 tons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

A year after the untimely end Of Ap-
ollo, Sir Giles Gascoinge died. He
left all his property to Hugh, on the
condition that he should make me his
wife, Failing, this arrangement, "The
Cedars" was to be turned into an asy-
lum for idiots.
Neither Hugh nor myself found it
difficult to fulfil the orders expressed
in Sir Giles Will.
In a snug corner of the avenue we
placed stone tablet to the memory Of
Apollo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

Two Maine girls rowed four miles IN
boat, alone, one day last week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
Personal,

QUITE an excitement is reported
among the Roman Catholic choirs in
England, by q mandate excluding
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26

TIE amount of property destroyed by the
rioters last Wednesday will not exceed S10,-
900.
The officers of the Eighty-fourth New York
regiment have voted to expeI Lieutenant
Macklin, of Company G, and take steps to
court-martial him for cowardice and conduct
unbecommg officer They also adopted
resolutions complimentary to the police for
gallant conduct during the riot.
LIEUT.. GRANT who graduated at West
Point last month, has in arrived Washington
de has leave of absence until October, and will
spend his time on the Union Pacific Railroad,
turning his attention to practical engineering
he has been offered the position of civil en-
gneer on that road, and, should he like posi-
ton, will resign his commission In the armv
and enter upon civil life.
Foreign.
IiE Bavarian troops who served in the late
war made triumphal entry into Munich on
q, 54e 10Th, amid the most enthusiastic rejoicing.
Inc city was splendidIy decorated.
TIE Prussian Crown Prince Fredarick WI
liam, has arrived in Munich, from England
lie #as received by King Louis and starr a.
tie t3lir1ad depot, and escorted to fine Poysi
Palace by large force Of BaYariau troone,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

A GREAT Snow SToRM.--The first
great snow storm Of the season in the
northwest terminated. Sunday night, af-
ter having prevailed for AZ hours. The
storm has Frustrated the wire in many
sections, and greatly delayed the trans
mission of dispatches, The snowat Chicago
Monday morning, was from 20 to p inches
deep on level, and badly drifted, many
of the streets being almost impossible.
Railroad trains, however, have been but
little interrupted.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

The love of the 'lost cause is con.
stantly cropping out in rebel states which
have gone into democratic hands. A
fresh instance occurred in the Virginia
Senate on Tuesday, which by strict
party vote appropriated six hundred dol
lars for the purchase of a picture of Gen.
Lee, and refused by the same vote an APP
preparation for the purchase of picture
OF Gen. Geo. H. Thomas. The result
OF such action on the part of the demo-
cratic party South, is to kill the demo-
cratic party north where large portion
at least would prefer to let the war 90,
and have their party occupied in some
thing better than in preserving relics of
the late rebellion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

A very decisive battle was fought on
the Loire last week in which the French
suffered sad disaster. The lombard
ment of Paris has begun in earnest, at
tended Of course with the usual horrors
Of such siege. Three days fighting,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The
decisive battle was on Wednesday, the
field being covered with some eight in
ches of snow, which was made red with
the blood of the combatants. The day
was warm and the snow melted consider
ably. It is certainly to be hoped for the
good of both the French and Germans,
that the events now at hand will be suffi-
GENTLY decisive to close the terrible con-
test.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

HORRIBLE MURDER OF CHILD BY
IT'S PARENTS. Darris Deckman was
committed for trial, at Dutch Kills, L. l..
Monday, for deliberately starving to
death his own daughter Anne, eleven
years of age. One of the witnesses tes-
titled that she saw the mother knock An
ne down only day or two before with a
stick of wood while she was begging for
bread and then kick her down stairs, the
child at the time not having strength to
arise. At another time she dragged the
girl around by her hair, tearing large
punches from her head. On the day of
her death she saw her standing by the
stove with one arm around it, entirely
naked; begging for something to eat and
the inhuman mother dragged the child
from its temporary warmth and thrust it
into cold room without anything for
covering, without bed even of straw to
lie upon or even chair. A few hours
later the child was found there dead
The screams of the girl could be heard
through the entire neighborhood while
its brutal mother and no less brutal stem.
father were whipping it.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

REVIVAL AT MONTGOMERY VT.-Af-
ter the most powerful revival in Fairfax
that was ever enjoyed In that town. Rev.
H. G. Dewitt came to Montgomery, and
commenced series of meetings in the
Baptist Church Dec 25th, which closed
in the evening Jan. 18th. The success
attending his labors at Fairfax was re-
ported in the public Journals, and had
created an earnest desire in the commu-
nifty to hear the servant of God, whose
labors were so wonderfully blessed.
The interest was so great that some
came eight miles to attend the meeting.
We know that many were born again
but it is impossible to determine the ex-
act number now. There were over one
hundred that came forward for prayers
at some of the meetings. There has not
been revival in Montgomery for forty
years, in which the power of God has
been felt in so remarkable a Manner
1t will never be effaced from the page Of
memory. Many will look back to it as
the time, when in obedience to the re-
quirements of the blessed Savior, they
received the gift of new and everlast-
ing life, child could understand, and
those OF maturer years be edited. There
was no effort to create excitement. The
truth was addressed TO the understand
ing and made clear by illustrations as
appropriate as ever fell from lips of
man. The most perfect attention char
acterized the meetings, every eye was
fixed, every ear was open and strong
men felt the force of truth, that never
felt before.
Every objection, every refuge of lies
was swept away like chaff before the
tempest, and not che that attended the
meetings pretended to have any reason,
why they should not give their hearts to
God. The influence of the meeting is
not only felt throughout the town. but
in towns adjoining.
The church who had long desired his
lahors, following the counsels of their es.
teemed pastor, Rev. j. F. Ferguson, had
arranged their business so as to give their
time to the meeting and had been earn.
estly praying for the blessing of God 10
rest upon it. The meetings were well at
tended from the first, and increased ir
numbers to the end, and often MANY could
not get into the house. Christians of al
all denominations attended and most har
moniously labored for the salvation Of
souls. The influence of the Holy Spirit
rested like a cloud upon the meetings
from the commencement. The truth was
presented faithfully, in the most kind and
aheetlonate manner and so plainly tina,
gfay-haired sires and matrons. stall.
wart men and women and beardles,
youth will thank God in the last mo.
ments of expiring nature, for sendino
Brother Dewitt to labor in Montpome
ry. Providence permitting he will com.
mence series of meetings with the Ban.
fist church at Bellows Falls, VT. Jauua.
ry 18th. CGRxrsp
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

The President has appointed some ex-
cellent men for the San Domingo Com
mission as follows: Ex-senator Benz. F.
Wade of Ohio, Dr. Samuel G. Howe of
Boston, and President A. j. White of
Cornell University. These men are en-
tirely unbiased upon the question they
are to examine, and DR.. Howe has been
the life long friend of Senator Sumner
and the same is largely true of honest
old Ben F. Wade. The President has
therefore not only exercised great fairness
in'tbe appointment of this commission,
but has proved himself entirely free
from the faint of self agrandisement.