Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-12-18
Bounty Land Bill.

The House of Representatives took
up the Soldiers bounty land bill on the
18th inst'' aud the following substitute
offered by Mr.. Holman was adopted by
yeas los nays 81 !:
That every private soldier, musician
and cficers who served in the army of
the United States during the late war
for ninety days, and was honorabIy dis
charged, including the troops mustered
into the service of the United S ates
by virtue Of the third section of an act
entitled "an act making appropriations
for completing the defences of Wash
ington and Tor other purposes" approx
ed FEBRUARY 18th, 1862, and every sea-
man, marine and officer and other
person who served in the navy Of the
United State s or in the marine corps
during the late war for ninety days
and who was honorabiy discharged, and
the widow Of any such soldier, musician,
seaman, or officer, or if there be no
such widow his orphan children under
II years Of age, shall be entitled 10
enter a quantity of public lands not
mineral not to exceed $50 acres, which
shall be composed of continuous tracts
according to legal subdivisions, includ
ing alternate reserved sections Of public
lands along the line Of any railroad or
other public work, or other land SUBJ
iect to entry under the homestead laws
of the United States, and receive
certificate of such entry without the
payment Of any Government fees.
Sec 2. That such entry shall be
made in the name of the person enlist
ed as above, to make the same in per-
son or by agent, under such regulations
as the Secretary of the Interior shall
prescribe, and patent for the lands so
entered shall be issued only to such
soldier, musician, seaman or officer, or
to his widow or orphan children provid-
ed fer in the first section of this sact
but no sales of such land or any interest
therein or power Of attorney authorize
ing such sale or other contract or agree
ment in anywise affecting OF concern
ing any such land, made executed or
entered into prior to the issuing of the
patent therefore, and actual delivery Of
the same to the person to swhom issu-
ed, shall be Of any effect whatever, bue
shall be null and void.
Section Sd. That the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall prescribe rules and
regulations to carry these several pro-
visions Of act into effect.
MARRIAGE ORA OLD COUPLE IN
VERMoNr.-William Edwards, of Jay,
who is almost 50 years DID, married a
woman Of 70 few days ago. This old
man was one of Wellington's soldiers
and was twice wounded at Waterloo, yet
he is very healthy and apparently we'll,
and has been an inveterate smoker for
almost 30 years. His grandfather was
104 when he died, his greatgrandfather
was ia, but he regards his father as
having been cut off in his youth, as he
died when only 81 years old. Mr..
| Edwards intends to make a trip to
London next summer to claim bounty
due to British soldiers over 81 years.
which, with accrued interest will
amount to near SIS, 000.-Rutland Her.
aid.
DEATH OF FORREsT.-Edwin For.
rest, the tragedian, fell dead on the
morning of the 18th inst, while dress
ing at his residence in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Forests servants repaired to his
room before 10 o'clock, as it was later
than his usual hour for coming down.
They found him lying on the bed APP
parently suffering from apoplexy. Mr.
Forrest had been exercising with dumb
bells, and had evidently nearly complet
ed dressing, having been adjusting his
necktie when overpowered. He Cied
in about hal an hour after being dis
covered. He leaves no immediate rel
atives, his only sister having died
several years since.
Mr.. Forrest was born at Phila-
deIphia, on the 9th Of March, 1906.
and began his career upon the stage at
the age of II, appearing in 1918 at the
olds south Street Theater, in that city,
luie .ale parts.
The Redemptorist Fathers have been
holding "missior" at St. Patrick's
Catholic Cathedral in Pittsburg during
the mast three weeks. The leading
feature of the mission was the preach
inc Of Father Merriman, the famous
temperance orator. He styled the
drinking saloons "the vestibules Of
hell, and the bar-tenders "the high
priests of the devil" The Pittsburg
papers note the fact that during his
preaching the number of cases, arising
out of drunkenness, at the morning
sessions of the police courts, have sensi-
bly, diminished
LONDON, Dec 12.-Intelligence has
reached this city that the ship Frank
lin, which sailed from Hamburg sever
al days ago for San Francisco with
large number of emigrants On board,
stranded on the coast Of Vlieland, an
island of the Netherlands in the North
Sea, and went to to pieces. Eighty
persons are known to have persisted.