Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04

'een iIOiu tue io'loWiup III recent is
sue. 1.-The prize will be snatched from
our hands if we do not rouse ourselves
u season
Help me, Cassius, or sink"
The Milwaukee Wisconsin learns
that exc overnor Saloman cannot visit
Wisconsin during the political cam
paign, his professional engagements
being too pressing to admit of his de-
Darture from New York.
Pennsylvania has eleven German
newspapers. Only three Of these fol-
low the lead of Carl Schurz. TIE 9th
er EIGHT are fighting the good fight for
6 rant ana rcpubllcanslm.
The democratic party now profess 10
accent the amendments to the conssi-
tuition. and Horace Greeley processes to
believe in the sincerity OF that accept
apce. But only last February the
democrats in the House Of Representa-
tive were asked to vote in favor LOT
such reasonable legislation of congress
as may be necessary to make them I'D
their letter and spirit most etfectual,
and all but eight of the democrats vot-
ed no. The amendments are mere
nulities, without appropriate legi latl on
and the democrats voted to leave thei;
mere nulities. A democratic victory
means, therefore, the seversal OF the
results ofthe nothing else, moth
ing less-Ne2U York Times
The Wisconsin Botschatter, a Ger
man paper OF Madison, now in its fourth
volume, ran up the names OF Grant
and Wilson on Friday,
LONDON, Eng, Aug. 3d. Potter,
Leverson & Co., London diamond brok-
ers, in a communication to the Times
state that few months ago an Ameri-
can came to this city and brought a
large number of diamonds in the rough
paying no attention no attention what
ever to the weight or quality of the
stones. These, tt ely intimate, were
used by the alleged discoveries Of the
diamond mines in Arizona to sustain
their asertions. The Times, comment
ing upon the above communication,
expresses astonisbment that Latham,
Barlow and General Mcclellan should
have been Induced to How their names
to be connected with the Arizona en-
terprze.
When Wellington got back from
Waterloo, the English people gave him
Of money aud princely estate
in addition to the higest titles of nobili
ty When Admiral Nelson's body was
brought home from Trafalgar, that
grateful nation not only made his rea-
t,ves rich, but covered them with titles
W hen Golden had obtained the repeal
of the Corn Law, the common people
of England presented him with ESQ.,
900, or about 100000 After the
the Franco Prusslan war, the Emperor
rewarded Bismalk with great wealth
and titles Of mobility. When General
Grant returned from his campaign,
there being no provision by which he
could be rewarded with public money
a number Of wealthy men, feeling CRATE
full tor the sreat service which be had
rendered the country, and the safety
which his heroism had afforded their
combined and presented him
with 100000. This is one OF Grant
or mes, in the eyes of,Schurz & 0.
If General Grant bad rendered the
same services to the British or German
Governments, he would have been re-
warded with millions and the highest
titles of nobility.-St Louis Globe
At the Massachusetts Republican
State Convention held in Worce, ter,
W ednesday, the old State ticket, head
ed by William B Wnshburn sfor Gov
ernor, was renominated, with the excep-
Of the Lieutenent Governor, for whom
Thomas Talbot, Of Billerica, was sub
The correspondent of the Biddeford
(Me.) Journal, writing from Elliot,
says sin this town | have yet to learn
IF Republican who will vote for Gree
ey. On the other hand [ can name
fifteen or twenty Democrats wto will
never vote for Horace Gree ey"
Since the Greeley organs have inven-
ID story of So, 10000 raised by Sem
ator Cameron to carry Pennsylvania,
We conclude that the Democrats give
Up the State. s.The invention of so Vast
sum as s5,000,000 to provide soft
spot to fall on, indicates an opinion
hat their fall is certain.
A THREE MILLION DOLLAR BET
PROPOSED y yesterday John f. Tracy.
President Of the Chicago, Rock Island
md Pacific Railroad Company, arrived
n this city--his first visit since his
arrival from Europe. He and General
superintendent Riddle spent some time
n looking at the great improvements
BENG made here by the company.
But Mr.. Tracy and Dr. Burtis (pro-
orietor of the Burtis House, Democ-
at got INFO little discussion over the
Presidential prospects. The Doctor
vas sure Greeley was to be elected.
Very WE'LL said MIR. Tracy, II Il do
his with you: You promise to give
ne your hotel if Grant is elected, and
ii agree to give You So for every
'rick there is in it if Greeley is elect
d." This was bet of 100000,
r more, against the hotel Ii e Doc
or said be didn't "want to break up
he Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
ust yet" and so declined to enter Into