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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
4 Murder TerrIblY Avenged .


The Kansas City Journal of Com
merce publishes an account of dou-
BILE murder at Vinita, Indian Territory,
at the the Junction of the Atlantic and
Pacific and Missouri and Texas Rail
ways on the 18th inst. A man named
Ruck kepta saloon; two quarter
Indians, George and Jesse Cochrane,
were in the same business, and an Ill
feeling existed between the brothers
and Ruck. Ga the 18th the Coch-
rane brothers got drunk in Ruck's
saloon. il man named Morgan, a
brother-in-law, stopped the row, but
after he had gone the row again COM
menced, when Ruck put Jesse Coch-
rane out, and returned for George, who
resisted, when Ruck snatched a h1cko-
ry stick and gave him terrible blow
over the head and then dragged him
for an hour or more, when some parties
thinking he was about sober went to
him and found that he was dangerous
ly hurt, He was taken to Mr. Morgan's
house, where he died about 6 o'clock
p NJ. Mr.. Morgan, as soon as he learn
ed that Cochrane would die, went to
Ruck and told him OF it, and told him
he must go with him to the house.
Ruck refused, and Morgan drew re-
volver and made him go. He was there
pinioned securely to the bed on which
Cochrane was lying. He uttered not a
word or attempted in any way to excuse
himself for the bloody deed he had
done. Cochrane, after his death, was
taken from the bed, laid out on board
in the same room and prepared for
burial. Buck was then put in the
same bed and, it is said, slept soundly
through the night. He was told
repeatedly during the afternoon by
Jesse that if his brother died he had
to die too. He would keep him there
until the fate OF his brother
was known. Early next morning Jesse
came in and woke Ruck up and told
him to get up and follow him. He re-
fused, but was compelled to 90 as bid
Jesse told him to take last look at his
victim, as he was going to avenge the
death of his brother. He then took
him around to the back of the house
and told him to run Ruck again re-
fused to do as bid, and Cochran gave
him push and then shot him, the ball
striking in his left side. He fell on his
Fnees and rolled over on his face, when
he was again shot three times. Coch-
ran then mounted a horse which stood
near at hand and left Ruck lived two
hours, but was. not conscious during
the day. He was hastily buried with
his clothes on, and that is the last of
another horrible murder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
A Singular MOnstr0sity.

Darwin's connecting link between
man and monkey has made it's appear
ance at Fort Wayne. This monstrosity
was born on Friday, and has a body
part human and part monkey. The
limbs and a portion of it's body are
human and perfectly formed. The
animal having no neck, its ears rest on
its shoulders. The eyes are in the
highest part of the head. From the
appearance and shape OF the head, it
has no brain. It's ears represent an
animals, and lie close to the head,
The hair is of yellowish brown, coy
ering "a greater portion of the BODY.
and resembling monkey: It was life
less when born.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
Cruel Mode OF Ratifylng a Treaty.

A shocking STORY comes from Africa
A treaty having recently been conclud-
ed between the King of Bonny and the
KING of Opobo it was, in accordance
with the ancient custom, ratified by
sacrificing slave in a very peculiar
manner. From the crown of the head
down over the trunk an incision, as if
for halving, was made; then several
stout men seized hold of the victim,
while some others hacked the body
into two parts along the line indicated
through the incision. One half OF the
body the representative of King Bonny.
anl the other half the ambassador Of
King Opobo flung into the sea, by
which the contract was considered If
revocably sealed. King Bonny tried
very earnestly to avoid this useless
and cruel part of the ceremony, but
the Africans were not to be dissuaded
from abandoning time-honored Gus
tom. The victim himself did not ap
pear much disturbed by the fate in
store for him. His consolation was
that his butchers would be repaid with
the same coin in the next world.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
Deep Sea S0undings.

The British voyager round the world
the Challenger, was last heard from at
St. Thomas. The trip from Teneriffe
had taken 80 days. Experiments with
the sounding line showed that off from
the African coast runs a rather level
bottom which deepens gradually to a
depth OF 1926 fathoms at about one
third of the way across to the West
Indies. Further west five hundred
miles there is a comparatively shallow
spot a little less than two miles in
depth. The dredge brought up from
the deepest spots quantity
of dark red clay containing
just enough animal life to
to prove that life exists at all depths.
One Of the discoveries of the cruise is
a new lobster, perfectly transparent.
And there is a crustacea without even
the trace OF an eye, and delicate little
claws. At short distance from Ten
eriffe a new kind OF white coral was
brought up. It was as large and heavy
as the pink coral of the Mediterranean,
but it was, unfortunately, dead. The
ways and manners of these dredgings
have proved to the Challenger's salts
faction that the bottom of the sea, even
ut very great depths is not so smooth
and free from rock as it has been sup
posed,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
Fate OF an Umbrella Fiend,

A writer in the ST. Louis Globe thus
pays compliments to the ubiquitous wretch
whom all pedestria Ms hate The man
who walks the streets carrying an UNI
brella under his arm, was at the corner of
Fifth and Vine this morning He stopped
suddenly to speak with a friend, and a
man behind him nearly broke the point of
the umbrella off by running his eyes
against it. The man swore and the um-
brella chap wheeled suddenly, tearing of
young lady's back hair. II turned to
apologize, and jabbed the end of the um
brella into a very tall polioeman's stom-
ach. Policeman administered a jerk and the
umbrella point tore off portion of small
boys ear, and Immediately after carried
the starboard corner of mans mouth up
into his front hair. Stepping back in dis
may at what be had done, he rammed the
umbrella down bystander's throat and at
the same time he fastened the hook handle
tthe probabilities are that the handle was
not only hooked, but that he hooked the
entire umbrella) into a colored citizens
wool. In his effort to get his umbrella
loose, the unfortunate owner OF it upset a
fruit and candy stand, and plunged head
foremost into one of Squire's plate-glass
windows. In the excitement and con-
fusion that ensued, the umbrella was put
into hack and driven to the hospital and
the man was taken to an umbrella store to
undergo repairs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
Chinese Slavery in San Francisco.

Late California papers say: There
is a little Chinese girlin San Francisco,
eight years old, whose Hong Kong
mother, about eight months ago, sent
her out to buy something forthe house,
when the girl was kidnapped and taken
on board a vessel bound for San Fran
cisco. There she became slave, and
on the arrival of the vessel passed in
TO the possession of Chinese woman
in the Chinese-American colony. She
was, according to her statement, con-
stantly beaten and otherwise shame
fully abused. She at length consulted
with another slave girl in the same
house, and the slave advised her to
run away, as no money had been paid
for her she could not run away her
self, because she cost her mistress
$4O0 The little girl did run away and
soon met a kind Chinaman to whom
she told her story he pitied her, and
took her to a nice lady who promised
to protect her. In a day or two an
advertisement appeared in the papers,
offering $500 for the lost, strayed or
stolen girl, and her hiding place was
finally traced by some one who was
lookir out for the reward. Prepara-
tions were made to catch her, but the
lady moved her charge to another place
of greater safety. She does not intend
to give the little girl up to her coun-
trymen, and she (the little girD believes
if she were to be returned to them she
would be tortured to death and her
body exhibited in the Chinese quarter
as warning to other slaves. The pa
pers say such things have been done
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
Two Hundred Persons Suffering from
Trichin@ Spiraiis.

About two hundred persons who had
eaten raw ham, purchased at the snop
of butcher in Magdeburg, had ofGn e6n
attacked with grave symptoms OF the the
fiesh-worm disease, due to the lneision m
Of their tissues by hosts n5 OF iiving il,g
trichine. One had died: The living
tricbinaa had been found in numbers
Cas- is usuaD in small parts OF the mus st
Gle, and removed by little instrument len.
devised for the purpose from the ;, arms arms
twelve we're IN the hospital,) among
them being the butcher VINO 11! sole 10 the the
diseased pork. The swelling g. o. IL, 1ne ! :.
face and limbs and acute ni',so1s','l 21,s sd
pain characterizing the disease haa
been observed in all the cases, anu IL
some were still considered to be in
danger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
The Four Seasons.
p1prunAY POEM.

a BIRTHDAY POt NJ
IF this white benediction Of the snow eaIa.
ISnii not from Heaven on our frozen helds'
Tic SKINNER festival would hardly know
what wealth June ripenetn or proud autumn
yields.
If never sorrow should come near thy heart
Nor anv coldness dim the light OF love-
Thou conldst not know thy natures Oe''oi
Or l6ok for hopes best harvest from ABOVE
rnbroken sunshine and perpetual heat
Make deserts only. Clouds that prln8 no
rain -
Shelter no gardens and thine eyes, my SWEEP,
Must know what tears are, fond eyes "
remain
IT. w. Parsons, IN Nay GHtaTy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT DIXON,
ILL,
FAN of Il Briige-A Large Number OF
tx-n

Fail of Il Bridse--A Large Number OF
Lives Lost.
The iron bridge across Rock River at
Dixon, Ill, fell with a terrific crash on
Sunday afternoon, while it was crowd
ed with people to witness a baptism.
Up to dark the same evening, thir-
ty-two bodies had been recovered. The
number lost is estimated between sc
and 100.
THE BRIDGE
was of iron, of the Truesdeu pattern,
and had FIVE spans elevated about 90
feet above the water, which at this
point is from Is to 20 feet deep. Only
two spans, the end spans fell. The
three middle spans are still standing,
but in such condition that it is now
thought they will fall when the wreck
Of the end span is cleared away. Work
men are busy tonight putting in place
derricks with which to raise the fallen
spans, and max arrangements to Sc
cure the bodies Beneath. 1t IS stated
that there were nearly
THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE ON THE BRIDGE
at the time of the iecident, and more
succeeded in escaping than was at first
feared. At the time of the accident
most of the people were gathered at
either end of the bridge, and a number
were near the centre Some of the
latter remained where they were when
the crash came, and were afterwards
taken off by boats Several men
jumped from their precarious place into
the river and swan ashore. Two
horses and buggies were standing on
the middle spans, and are still there,
there being no way to take them OF.
There were number of
REMARKABLE ESCAPES
of children, of whom there were prob
ably not less than fifty on the bridge
when it went down. One little fellow.
about thirteen years old, was caught
by both feet in the iron rigging of one
of the fallen spans and had one of his
legs broken. He managed by sheer
strength to pull one of his boots off,
tearing the sole off in the process, and
then coolly taking his knife, ripped the
other boot from the foot of the wound
ed leg; then, crippled as he was, swan
ashore. Two little girls, sisters, were
standing side by side and went down
together. AS they reached the water
the eldest caught the other girls dress
with one hand, and with the other
clung to portion of the iron work,
and clung fast to it up to her neck in
water until they were taken off by a
boat
BODIES RECOVERED.
Among those recovered are the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Lolita,
Miss Peterbcrg, Miss Carter, Miss
Kent, Miss Demming, Miss Bayne,
Miss Withile, Mr.. r. Dyke, Mrs. Col
Noble, Mrs. Gilman, Mrs. Wade, Miss
Sartang, Mr.. Haley, Mrs. Drew, Mrs.
Cook, Miss Hill, Mrs Dr. Hoffman,
Mrs. Peterberger, Mrs. Dever, Miss
Vann, Miss Dana, Mr.. O'Brien, Miss
Baker, Mr. Jay Mason.
OF those saved, twenty-four were
more or less injured some fatally.
SERIOUSLY INJURED,
Among those seriously injured are,
Mr.. 2. NJ. Alexander, Mr.. Hoffman,
Mrs Charles Murray, and Mrs. March.
FLoATED DOWN STREAM.
Five bodies foated down past those
engaged at the wreck, and have not
vet been recovered. There are there
fore supposed to be 80 bodies, at least,
still unfound most of them, it is
thought, are under the wreck Of the
bridge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14

A LETTER CARRIER, q mere 10y, 16
years of age, was tried at Liverpool,
England, on a charge of stealing a
number Of letters. It was proved that
the prisoner had destroyed the letters
to save himself the trouble of deliver
ing them, as his route extended over
many miles. He was sentenced to six
months imprisonment,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14

A WOMAN married to her second hus-
band recently said to him: ooh, how
happy poor Charles would be if he
were alive, to see himself replaced by
man so agreeable as YOU are
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14

FIFTEEN years ago it was hard to sell
moose meat in Maine cities at tive cents
a pound; now it is hard to get it at
any price, so Wasteful has been the
slaughter,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14

THERE is time for all things. The
time to leave is VIII n a young lady asks
you what sort of day it is for walking.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14

A spfiag Growl.
A By G. P. cEANcH. - 8
Would you think itp Spring has come.
Winters paid his passage home;
Packed his icc-bOX, gone half way
To the arctic pole, they say.
But | know the old rufian still
Skulks about from hill TO hIll.
Where his freezing footsteps cling,
Thoush ,tis Spring. sag
Heed not what the poets sing
In Their rhymes about the Spring;
q Spring was once a potent queen
Robed IN blossoms and lE green.
That, I think, was long ago;z H4-s ta-
Is she buried in the snow,
Deaf to all our car9iing-
Poor old Spring?
Windows rafting in tic night;
Shutters that you thought were tight
Slamming back aealnstthe wall:
Ghosts of burglars In the hall; n
Roaring winds and groaning trees
Chimueys sEuddcring IN the breeze
D0leful damps III everything
Such is Spring.
Sunshine trying hard awhile A
On the bare brown fields to smile;
Frozen ruts and slippery walks
Grey old crops or last years stalks
shivefing hens and mOping ccws
Curdlfng sap in leafess boughs,-s ~
@ NfPpedby Winters icy sting-E## s. ~
e@ Such spring.
Yet the other day 1 heard
Something that Ithought bird.
he was brave to cotae 50 soon,
But his pipes we're cut Of tune
And he cfirped as if each note
Came from tiannels round his throat,
so . 4, = sra sz- q
& And lie had TO heart to sing 5E
All poor thing.
If there comes little thaE, ,1a3 - -
Still the air is chill and raw.
Here and there patch Of snow, ss
Dirtier than the ground bsIow; -.tr
Dribblss down a maIshy flood ~ sl-
Ankle-deep YOU stick in mud
La the meadows while you sing,
8 This IS Spring"
Are there riolets in the sod?
Croeuses beneath the clod +? s~
When will Borea5 give us peace FL
@ff has Winter signed Tease
For another month Of iro5t,
Leaving Spring to pay the cost?
Tor. it seems he still king=-
Though It's Spring.
-Lpdepended.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
BODIES RECOVERED.

Five bodies foated down past those
engaged at the wreck, and have not
yet been recovered. There are there
fore supposed to be 80 bodies, at least,
still unfound most of them, it is
thought, are under the wreck of the
hri6pp
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-05-31
WHOLE NUMBER 1921.

our weddtsg day, telling me cody, than
you had discovered that You prefers
ed another" demanded the doctor.
"Neverl Inever wrote you such LETT
teri" said the widow.
Charley began to see that an explana,
ton, at which third party wonld be do
trop, and took his departure. If he did
then have faint presentment of what
might happen as a result of that expla-
nation, at some future day, he was not
at all prepared for what did occur that
very night.
When he and Rose moved away from
before the minister who had made them
husband and wife, his father and Mrs.
Carter stood up before him, and the cer-
emony was repeated for their benefit
They had decided in that brief space of
time, that was the best reparation pos
sible for the mistake at almost life tune.
And it proved so agreeable an arrange
ment that DR.. Hurlbut is often heard to,
say Shat though he has always prospered
IN his practice, he never had so great
a success as when he wrote a prescrip-
tion for Rose Carter.
The DIR. has faint suspicion that
Miss Esther Wagg knows something
about that note, but he says nothing.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-05-31
- "a" giflic gle us,
To see ourselves as itbers see uJ.
From the Ashtabuia Sentinel.
SalaeIhIRg tA Think Of.

After a steady and persistent effort
the voters of this village, with the help
Of the women and minors of proper age
to sign memorial, induced our town
council to pass an ordinance, prohibiting
the opening and keeping any place, for
the sale OF intoxicating liquors, inclu-
ding Beer, Cider, and similar guzzles.
The effect of this was to add greatly to
the sobriety and good order OF our viii
lage. Of course, we have not reached
perfection: and now and then one of cur
citizens gets drunk, or gets his whisky
bottle filled, and then fills himself and
cronies. But this is not an every day
ocurrence; and it is rare enough to eX-
cite remark and the question-where did
he get it? Why he was over to Ashtabu-
la, is the ready answer, YOU kn)w it can
always be got there, i'll any quantity
Such one and such one always comes
home tight from Ashtabula, when he
would be sober for weeks here, unless
lie should meet some Of the right fel-
lows who had been there, and got pull
from their bottles.
Now this kind of remark might be
applicable to other places; but Ashtabu
la is the handiest to us, and the odium
of furnishing liquors to get drunk
with falls upon that place. 1t is handy
to get liquor there, and it is handy to
to cast the blame there. So our neigh
bors will have to bear it.
Ashtabula is nice, pleasant town,
and is growing, aud likely to improve,
with its new railroad facilities, still far
ther. 1t is so to speak, taking fresh
start; and although it may not be much
Of our business, we feel inclined to busy
ourselves SO far as to suggest to the
Borough Council of that place, that they
would do good thing and great thing
if they would pass such an ordidance
as we have in force here; and if the said
council will not do it, it would be just
as well for the citizens to urge them to
doit, till they do. They will, if they
are made to understand that the public
sentiment is in favor of shutting up the
drinking shops. If puplic sentiment is
not in that shape-why, Heaven help
the place,
We hope to see our neighbor village
make this reform and rid itself of the
roproach of having drinking holes and
deadfalIs to catch its own people, and
giving us and others occasion To lay SC
much of our sins ut their doors; for W.
; like Ashtahula and its people, and there
fore wish them well.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-05-31
DIR. HURLBUTs PRESCRIPTION.
BT ELIzABETH BIGALOw

"It's Of no use to talk about my be-
ing your wife, Charley. Your father
will never consent, and mother will new
er even let me see you-if she can help
his consent. No, you mustn't
come step further!'' And pretty Rose
Carter drew her arm out of Charley
Hurlbut's very decidedly, when they
reached the end of the village common.
''You know it almost breaks my heart
to say it, Charley, bat don't think |
can ever meet you so again. Mother
woaid be sure to find it out, and it
would veX her so. And she has had
enough trouble without my giving her
any-poor mamma"
Charley Hurlbut shrugged his shoul-
ders impatiently.
"Your mother comes before me, OF
course. 1t is no matter how feel; you
say coolly that you can never meet me
again; that means, | suppose, that we
are never to see each other again"
"Why, no, Charley, if you will ouiy
have patience to wait. Everything may
come out right"
Wait! You have been telling me
to wait for the last two years, and things
are no nearer coming out right than
they ever were"
81 can't think why your father should
dislike my mother so. think mother
knows, but she will never tell me. Miss
Esther Wagg says they were lovers
once, and had quarrel which youl
father can never forget. But one can't
believe all Miss Esther's gossip
81 don't think it's anything more
than notion he has got into his head
He's crotchety, set old fellow, but he's
got a good, big heart, Rose, if one can
only get at it. III you were only my
wife he would be sure to come round and
think the world of you. If you would
only marry me, Rose! AT the worst--ii
he wouldn't come round-he could only
disinherit me, and have pair Of good
strong arms, and some passable brains
to fight my way-our way-through The
world"
Tho moonlight showed him her face
and he fancied there was a little shadow
of hesitation on it. But she shook he
head tirmly after moment.
'<Now, Rose, darling, don't tell NJ
again to wait"
The rest Of the sentence was neve
spoken, for heavy hand was laid o.
the young mans shoulder, and an angr
voice mimieked bis tender tones.
'SRose, darlingp I'll teach You I
darling her, young man!~
Aud there was DIR. Hurlbut's face, re
with anger, looking over Charley
shoulder. Rose, at the first glimpse @
it, turned and ran, like little coward Q
she was.
'Haven't forbidden you seeing thi
young womanp What do you mean b
sneaking round here with her, like
(. thief in the nightS" pursued the doctc
furiously.
. alt is not my fault that do not wal
with her openly; it is not my fault thu
. she is not my wife. 1t is only becaui
a she viii not consent to be so, answere
Charley, stoutly.
sWon't consent to be your wife, el
!. II doesn't seem to me she treats you q