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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-28

poles last as long as possible, the bark
may be taken off, for it is generally in the
encouragement given to the collecting OF
moisture between the bark and the wood,
that wood generally so soon rots away.
The part in or near the ground ought to
be stripped of bark at any rate.-Gernaan-
tom TeZe0r0q1b
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-28

1t appears from the last census returns
of the wealth, the population and the earn
ings OF the whole of the United States,
that the average annual earnings Of the
whole American people do not exceed
$500 year each. The average earnings
of the employed classes do no not exceed
$1,000. The average earnings Of those
holding salaried employments do not ex-
coed 81 500. The average earnings of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-28

"A Cleveland Ohio woman rose so far
superior to sex as to fracture a burglars
skull with bootjack, but delayed giving
an alarm till she could put up her back
hair and the intruder had escaped.
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STATE NEWS.

F.. I. J.. =.
The next fair OF the Lynchburg agri-
cultural and mechanical society will be held
on the 21st, 22d, 23d and oath of October.
AT the last Stafford court the people
were addressed by Messrs. Suttle, Duff
Green, and Brooke, candidate for the leeis-
lature. WGAE Eg
"A recent revival Of religion at the
Brick church in Scuffletown, Charlotte
county Virginia, wound up with twenty
converts. -aIrr
On the 10th inst. Alfred Martin was
quier county, by Charles Mcbride. who
was arrested.
Mr.. William G.. Carlton, prominent
citizen of Giles county, died suddenly a few
days since at his residence near PearsburPs
He was 7G years old.
Mr.. VIM. Ii. Pate, former sheriff of
Bedford, and very popular in that section
of country, died at the lunatic asylum in
Staunton, few days since. 80
THE RECENT RAINS have brought out
the grass and weeds, in all the bloom of
their youthful vigor. The governor may
be able to get another cutting of hay off
the Capitol Square. = g.r1 ss.ssa
Mr.. Carey Cox, well known and aged
gentleman, living heretofore in the edge of
Scott county, some ten miles west OF Bris
tol, committed suicide on Wednesday last,
by hanging himself with hank of thread.
Whtefield Morris, living on the Blue
Ridge, near Waynesboro, was bitten by q
rattle snake on the end of his finger few
days ago. He fingered four days, suffer-
ing intense agony, when death came to his
relief
Mr.. S. L. SIMPSON, Of Petersburg, for
merly of this place, is in the city, for the
purpose Of procuring new arms for the
Petersburg Greys. The Greys are making
grand preparations for the excursion to
West Point on the 1st Of September.
--Goyernor Wise has written a letter
only twenty-five lines in length. 1t is
true it was written to the Alexandria Ca
zette and that fact may account for its con-
density, but if it does not stop raining now,
after that letter, we shall be convinced that
all signs fail in wet weather. Alexandria
Sentinel.
Captain Levi i. Stevenson, widely
known in this and other states as one of the
fathers in Masonry, died at "high twelve"
on Wednesday, at the residence of his som
in-law, Colonel M. G. Harman, near Staun-
ton. He was born in Liberty, Frederick
county, Nd, November llth, 1887, and
was captain in the war of 1872.
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7 IT is well understood, we believe, that
when man has o sore head some one
will hit him there, and if he has sore
foot some one will step on it. We don't
know why this is, but it is. We remem-
ber that when we were boy and had q
boil where boys frequently had their boils,
some facetious wretch would be sure to
come around with long lath, and Slap it
across the boil We arc reminded of this
singular fatality by an incident that hap
pened TO Pine-street man, last Thursday.
He has gotta g run around y on one finger
and partly healed wound from cut ON
another, both members belonging to the
right hand. On Thursday an uncle from
Sherman came to see him, and the uncle
being one of your whole-souled
and hearty men. the Pine-street
man was glad TO see him, and unconcious.
" extended his hand. The uncle from
Sherman grasp it in his own brawny fist
and gave it squeeze that split the "run
around in two, smashed in the wound and
made every joint in the hand say something
1t was the business of the Pine-strcet man
| to tell his uncle to walk in and have chair
| But he didn't. As soon as he got loose, ht
ran out in the yard for the axe, and if tht
uncle from Sherman had not gathered from
the utterances of his nephew an impres
| sion that the census Of Sherman was il
danger, and had the sagacty to have beer
| influenced by it, there might have. been
sickening tragedy to record. Dmadm1
! Neips.
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NEW JERSEY.
rresi,Ient,s silycr ,yeali,,.,

LONG BRANCH, August 23.-Twenty-
i've years ago yesterday, at eight o'clock
IN the evening, there was a wedding in st.
Louis in one OF the most commodious
homes ON Fourth street, which was nothing
at the time, being merely the uniting of a
captain in the regular army with plain,
unobtrusiye country girl. The Preside dent
of the United States, with his excellent
wife and four children, entertained a
quiet company last night at their cottage
here IN commemoration Of that event.
The, silver wedding was very quiet, be-
coming affair, without show or pomp, and
wholly in keeping with the quiet life
which the President and his family enjoy
here.
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MISCELLANEOUS. !

-
E Four men were killed and nine wounded
yesterday in New York city by falling
wall.
The cornerstone of new courthouse
was laid in Danyile yesterday, with Ma
sonic ceremonies.
In New York city civil suit has been
Commenced against Carl Voght by rela4
tive of the Cheyaler De Bianco, who he is
alleged TO have murdered, for The recovery
OF twelve thousand dollars worth Of prop
erty Of the murdered man.
In st. Louis, on Wednesday last, an at
tempt was made to assassnate General Joe
Shelby, a somewhat celebrated Confederate
general during the war, and cousin of
General Frank P. Blair. The general, with
two little boys, was driving from his resi-
dence to Aullyllle, when an unknown party
fired into his carriage from the bushes,
wonnding the general in the hips.
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IAN Unnecessary Reappearance 7" is
what the New York Tribune styles Mr..
jeff. Davis's recent demonstration, and
that paper goes on to read j. D. a lesson,
which should open his eyes as to the posi-
ton he occupies before the country. lie
is told that he cannot ask any greater
kindness than to be forgotten. His con-
nection with public affairs has been at the
saddest possible price TO his country and
his people. 1t cost too much to retire
him for us to sit by and see him return
without a protest. A post mortem by
Mr.. Jefferson Davis ON his own defunct
Oonfederacy is not desired by the
American people. He makes another
of his great and woeful mistakes
Iif he supposes the slightest consequence
attaches to himselfor his utterances except
as they revive unpleasant memories. Mr.
Davis is only conspicuous as q failure. Why
he failed, or how, or what he thinks about
lii, no man cares. His game is played, his
great stake lost and lost at tremendous
sacrifice. No need for him to come forward
and shuttle over the dead cards now, pro,
testing that with new deal he might win
| Mr.. Davis's game was finished and hi:
chair set back some years ago. Why doe!
he come forward now with straws in his hai
and his idle talk of what might have been
The world has done with him and set hin
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1enls. rtt
HANG A MAN and his race in life is lost
by a neck.
DINNER to a sea-sick merchant, is ol
quick return and small profit.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS
to-day amounted to s9,jTi.95. ua
FIFrY-FouR DOLLARS IN FINES
were collected at the police court to-day.
REV. DIR. CURRY, Of this city, preached
one of his characteristic sermons in Blacks
burg on Sunday last.
Or TIE sEvENTY-FIvE PRISONERS
in the city Jail there Is one under sentence
of death for murder. s q
M0sT MEN expend the early part of
their lives in contributing to make the lat
ter part miserable.
A HINT FOR SUNDAY DRIvERs.-
When young men want to test the speed Of
their horses they should 60 to the country.
Mrs. MARTHA A. SHARP, of this city,
who was declared lunatic ON the Both of
July, has been taken to the Eastern luna
tic asylum.
THE NEWEST THING in the art world
is Photographic representation Of persim-
mon leaves. The use they can be put to
remains to be seen.
On THE RECENT VISIT Of the Guard of
the Commonwealth to the White Sulphur
Springs, eMiss Thomas, Of Philadelphia,
was elected an honorary member"
AMONG THE PATENTS ISSUED for the
week ending August 9th to citizens Of Nir-
ginia, was one to O. Whittichew, Of New
Market, for agricultural fertilizers.
YESTERDAY son Of Mr.. Michael
Burke, who is employed at the Tredegar
| works, fell from q pair OF stllts, severely
fracturing his right arm near the elbow.
"DEATH FROM CRIMINAL NEGLEcI
OR I'LL UsAGE,o was the verdict Of the
corners jury in the case Of the white male
infant found in the river few days ago.
| In AN ADVERTISEMENT of baker,.
business for. sale down town the followin}
appears: "Death the sole reason for leay
ing.n 1t would be difficult to find bette
reason.
ALEXANDRIA is AHEAD OF Rich
MoND on the question of baby carriages il
market. We have stopped that nuisanc
long ago, while they just begin to complain
about it tthere.-Sentuset.
TIE CONSERVATIVE PAPERS ar
unanimous in certifying to The fine physica
plight of DR.. Withers, and his readiness +
work. lie is man whose "Withers ar
unrung," evidently.
SINCE THE LATE HEAVY RAINS th
dust in our streets has been roostlng lo'
, and there has been no need of the munic
|, pal watering-pot. How longit will resis
the tanning from old Boreas remains to b
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TIL was very unfortunate affair
that happened to young Millicent, of the
band, Friday night. He had engaged
some of his fellow-members to join him in
q serenade to an estimable young lady on
Essex street, with whom lie is keeping
company and at midnight the party re-
paired to her residence, with their instru-
ments and music, and boy to hold the
torch. Everything started off well, and
the entertainment promised to be as graft
flying as the most sanguine could have
asked. During the performance of the
second piece, a gem from Mozarts collec-
ton, the boy, who was leaning
against tree, was SO influenced
by the harmony and soothed by
tile melody, that he unconscious
ly dropped off into q slumber, and a
moment later the torch suddenly swerved,
and descended with its blaze of camphene
against the back of young Millicent's head,
and in a flash ignited the wavy masses OF
his hair. The others dropped their instru-
ments, and smothered the flames in an
instant, but it had done its work. His head
was entirely burned over, and he had TO be
carried home, and the young lady was made
so sick by the fumes of the burning hail
that she was obliged to keep her bed all O
the next day. 1t will be month or more
before young Millicent will be able L
appear on the street, which will give tn
torch-boy plenty OF time TO arrange hi
| earthly affairs. Danbny Neacs.
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The RaiIroad Accident.
rive Persons burned 20 Death

LOUISVILLE, August 23.-At an early
hour this morning several frame buildings,
once used as government stables, and a
rope walk adjoining, three miles south of
this city, were fired and almost entirely
consumed. A negro man named Willis,
his wife and four children, living in one of
the buildings, were enveloped in flames
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The congregation Of the Baptist
church Of Staunton on Sunday voted
unanimously to call Rev. A. B. Woodfin,
at present pastor Of st. Francis-street
church at Mobile, Alabama, to fill their
pulpit. Mr.. Woodan is thIrty-eight
years of age, native Of Richmond Va,
and graduate of the University Of Vir-
ginia and Richmond college.
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MANAGERS !:


Hon Jeff, Davis, Miss General W. II. 7, Lee,
Va General q. 4. Beauregard, La, General
Joseph f. Johnston, Ga General G. M Wilcox,
Md General r. d. Lilly, Va. General d. H.
Murray, KY; Hon. T. A. Hendricks, la; Cover
nor G. q. Walker, Va; Governor T. +. Randolph;
w. W. Corcoran, esq, p; q General ,. ID. Rob Rob
ral WI w. Gary General John McCausand, w.
Va General J F. Gilmer, Ga Hon Q. M; Con-
rad, La; Hon, James Lyons, Va Hon. H M.
Matthews, W. Va. I; Hon. Anthony Kennedy, Md {;
Singleton Van Bnren. esq, ny; Wade HamP.
Montague, Md. John 8. Green, g. G.; B. 8.
Story. ESQ, La. George c. Wedderburn, esq,
va: 3. M. Yerger, Nd; W. ID. Coleman, esq,
Va George W. Koontz, Miss. ID. b. Tenant,
ESQ. Va. w. u. RSyaf esq, Va; John N. Sta
ples. N. G. j. D. Morehsad, N. c.; j.. s. Grinnan,
|Texas r. M Bingham, Penn. J. r. Sank,
Penn. 4. M. Alfriend, Va. 7. W. Mckinney,
Va; w. r. Berkeley, Va !; r; } Dangerield,
NY. Colonel ] r Patton, W. Va. o. r. Sin
eleton. Miss Colonel Il. l.. Hobson, Va; Majoi
z. II. Drewry,- Va Major =. T. Eakle, Va.
Wiitz. ESQ Va; Moses Handy, esq, Va; Charlie.
a Rose. ESQ, Va; H. p Huh, esq Md. ]. @
Miiis' esq, NJ C.; Colonel d. w. Florence, Miss.
Colonel HI Coalter Cabeii, Va W. Scott earring
ton. Va. Herman Oelrieks, esq, N. VI Hug
stannard, esq, Va o. Andrews, esq.,, Md
Albert 8. Andrews, esq Va; Judge Il. u. IN MAJ
AZ. Leach. N. O. Robert Styles, esq, Va; .Ioh
5. Wise, esq, Va; GolonelF. @. Mofehead, Miss
au l2--eodiw
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
Marine Disasfer-Etc.

LONDON, August 233. Dispatches from
Alexandria give particulars Of the loss OF
a freighting steamer bound from Singapore
and Shanghai to London. The vessel was
wrecked in the Red Sea, near its eastern
entrance. The captain, officers, and some
of the crew were lost. Thirty-six sue
ceeded in gaining the land, but fell into
the hands of The Samaulees, a Mohammt
dan tribe on the shore Of the Gulf OF
oden, by whom they are held as prison
ers.
The threatened slock-out" by the iron
masters of Manchester of their operatives
has cen postponed for the present, the
proposition having been made to submit
the differences between the employers and
the workmen TO a committee for arbitra.
finn
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PENNSYLVANIA.
Fire.

HARRISBURG. August 23.--A Greeom
menced at one o'clock this morning, in the
central part of Mifflin, Pa. which, spreading
rapidly, consumed one block and a part Of
another. The Juniata Sentinel was burned.
Estimated loss, 500, 900.
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kEN1MpOE

is true. 1t is no humbug; The recipe Is printed
around each bottle. circular containing
certificates of wonderful cures of rheumatism,
neuralgia, lock-iaw, sprains, swelngs, bpIns,
scads ked-breast, poisonous bites, en.feet,
govt, salt-riieum, ear-acbe, Sc, and the recipe
of the I.iniment will be sent gratis TO any one.
Tt is the most wonderful healing and pain-reliey-
ing agent the world has ever produced. 1t sells
as no article ever before did sell and it sells be-
cause it does just what it pretends to do. One
bottle of the CENFAUR LINIMESr for animals
yellow wrapper) is worth a hundred dollars 70 +
| Spawned, strained CALLED horses and rnnies,
and Tor screw worm sheep. No family or
stock owner can afford 10 be without CFNrAuR
| IINIMRNT ]. b. RosE Co., 50 Broadwso New
| York.
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UNMAILABLE LETTERS. The follow
ing is list Of unavailable letters remaining
in the postoflice, August 90: Miss Fam
ME Wilson, Newark, N. j.; Mrs. Samuel
Scott, HOS Seventh street, between S and
M Miss Alice Ramdud, lIarmer, Va;
Geo. Coussons, ; DR.. Browser, Will
liamsburg, Va; Mrs. Martha Balls, Wash
ington, ID. G. .a
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PARDON REFUSED. The governor has
refused to grant petition for pardon in
the case Of William G.. Turner, sentenced
to the penitentiary for one year from Pat
rick county for house-breaking.
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STATE POLITICS.



The Republican party of this county met
at their courthouse on the 10th day oil
August, q. Y. Thomas, esq, being in the
chair. The following resolutions were
passed and directed to be published:
Resolved, That the Republican party do
endorse the action of our delegates in the
late Lynchburg convention, and hereby
ratifyirg the nominations made by said
convention, pledge a united support to
Hughes, Ramsdell and Fultz, in Novem-
Der next. t.sr - 81
On motion of Mr.. George d. Gravely, it
is agreed that mass meeting of the Re-
publican party for this county, be held at
this place on the first Saturday in October
next, for the purpose of making nemina-
tions for the several county Offices to be
filed at the next election. i, 49,,
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f C4iSTORTA. lis more than substitute
for Castor Oil. 1t is the only safe article in exls-
tence which is sure TO regulate the bowels. cure
wind-colic and produce natural sleep Ii is
pleasant To take Children need not cry ala
mothers may Sleep
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A little girl has described . happy y
as feeling as if you wanted to give all
your things to your little sister.
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NEW YoRK


New York, August %. Money easier,
42a5. Gold steady 1l5!. Exchange, long
1913; short l0ss. Governments dull
and steady. State bonds quiet.
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brunswick County.

The county committee Of the Republic
can party Of this county, assembled
at Lawrenceville, August 9Th, and
nominated the following candidates: !:
For the house Of delegates, Robert
IL. Whitaker; for commonwealth attor-
ney, f. Il. Buford; county treasurer, y.
Ashton Lewis for sheriff, r. L. Coleman;
tor superintendent of the poor, George 4.
Lucy. These are all good men, and will
receive the endorsement Of the people at
the polls. aFn ~et sgl
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IF immgrants are wanted in Virginia to
buv her worn-out lands and restore her
waste places TO semblance of prosperity,
they will certainly never be had under the
auspices of the reactionary Bourbons who
have got the control of the Conservative
party. An immigrant is man, though
it may have been his misfortune to be born
in Yankee state, or across the sea. And
even Yankee or Englishman is apt to
have some yestige Of self-respect. To know
that If they settle here and their neighbors
happen TO call on them to become school
directors, magistrates or township asses
sors, they will at once be styled "a van
dal horde of carpet-baggers and adventur-
ers," is not an alluring prospect. 1t is
the impression in the Northern states, and
to some extent in Europe, that in America
all men are politically equal, and that even
beng born in Virginia coniers no exclusive
privilege to hold office. And though most
immigrants wonld prefer not to hold
office, the idea that they have just as
good right to do SO as anybody
else is,a pleasant reflection, and few would
care TO be deprived it. Hence while there
are vacant lands in the west-where man
is judged by his behavior, which he can
control. and not by his birthplace or his
grand father, which he did not select the
tide of emigration will roll thither and
d
leave Virginia to the ancient, solitary
reign of patrician politicians, pines and
poverty. But as light is breaking even in
Japan where they have just imported a
large lot of Yankee teachers, officials and
other notions there is good reason to
hope the present caml aign will sound the
deathknell Of the reign Of intolerance, ex-
elusiveness, and narrow-minded bigotry in
Virginia.
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ONO.
Rights Of the Negro in the West.

AssE--s' " INV tNNr<@ y -
CINCINNATI, August 23.-Peter III.
Clark colored, made q speech at a meet
ing Of colored men to-day at Chillicothe,
in which he charged that the colored men
were ignored in the northwest, in the be-
stowal Of Offices, and that in the munici-
pal Offices in Ohio and in the labor on the
public works, they were also ignored. He
said the demands of the colored men were
expressed in the Philadelphia platform, last
year, but that the platform had not been
observed, and he thought now was the
time to claim redress.
The Railroad Accident
CINCINNATI, August 23.-The inquest
on the bodies of the men killed by the
Marietta and Cincinnati railroad accident
was held at Montgomery, the scene of the
accident, to-day. The verdict of the jury
was that the deceased came to their death
by the criminal negligence Of Conductor
Puett aud Engineer Smith, both Of the
| freight train, in running out of time, and
recommended the prosecution of them for
manslaughter.
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Is The SUCCESSOR OF CROQUET.-In
the new game called chiyalrie," which
is supplanting " croquet." the parapher-.
nalia costs about $40. 1t takes two days
to learn technical terms, and the game is
pronounced by experts to be an easy path
way to matrimony. A fellow usually
gets engaged in five games and married
in ten.
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Gpeni,,g State Spataal

e VIRGINIA FOR VIRaINIANs'' is the
favorite rallying cry Of the Richmond
Wing. The phrase is rather vague, stand
ing alone, but a correspondent of the same
paper enlargcs upon it in style which
leaves no doubt as to its meaning and the
animus Of its authors. He says:
.'Old and young, great and small. Wing
and Democrat, all have clasped hanas IN
fraternal concord, animated by single
purposc to retain the state, and to crush
out forever the vandal hordes OF car
pet-baggers and Adventures who are
now waiting in anxious expectation.
for the forlorn chance of preying upon
her carcass. If defeated in tins light
Virginia will for the future be relieved
of the whole carpet-bag fraternity, and we
can live under our own vine and fig tree
with none to melest or make US afraid. I" =.
Non-natiyes Of the state, whether actual
or prospective residents. can judge
from these candid, though incau-
tious, expressions Of the regard
that will be paid to their feelings or
interests should the reactionary Conserya-
tives get into power. They may be al
lowed to hew wood and draw water for
the Conservative household, but the idea
of one not born on the sacred soil of Vir-
ginia being candidate for Office! The
very thought Of it vexes the mighty intel
lects which illuminate The Wing.
Now considering the fact that more than
one-fourth Of all the white voters Of Vir-
ginia are at this time carpet-baggng it in
other states, and so far as we are advised,
have never attracted attention by their
pertinacity in refusing office when rendered
them, an impartial observer might be in
clined to think that the 'ssilver rule"-
much less the 'sgolden''--had never been
heard Of by these chivalrous gentlemen
who yell SO loudly, sVirgnia for Vir-
ginians."
What do you suppose Senator Thurman
would think of the cry? Or ex-senator
Allen, who has just been nominated Tor
governor Of Ohio? Or any other Of the
ten thousand Virginians now holding offices
from the liberal-minded and large-hearted
people among whom they pitched their
tents, from Maine to Oregon, for there is
probably not county in the Union that
has not Virgiman in it?