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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28

The Republicans Of Milwaukee
held grand Ratification Meeting of
the ticket recently nominated for
State officers on Tuesday evening, the
10th. Without special preparation;
without any effort to get out crowd !.
the crowd came, and took part in the
enthusiastic meeting. The solid In
terest of the city were fully represent
ed, by it's business men, its merch ants,
its mechanics, its laborers; by persons
of all natonalities. The representa-
tive men were there; all interested in
the success of the noble Republican
ticket In November next. It was a
spontaneous coming together of the
masses or Milwaukee, who honor and
love their city's present chief magis-
trate, and who desire to see him be-
come the chief magistrate of our be-
loved commonwealth. This elevation
the people feel that Harrison Luding-
ton deserves, for his life of business
energy and integrity; they feel that
the State would be benefited by his
elevation to the Chair of State; and
they are determined to accom- plish
this very desirable result.
Hon. VIM. b. Smith was. called to
preside over this large meeting, and
made most excellent speech on TAX
ing the chair. He showed his zeal in
the noble work of redeeming the State
from the mongrel crowd that, by acct
dent, got possession of it's affairs two
years ago. j. B. Cassoday, Esq,
Of GAINESVILLE, then made brief and
strong speech. Our fellow citizen,
Hon. 3. W. Keyes, being present,
was unexpectedly called upon, but
made a blief and telling speech. Sen.
Howe made capital speech, full of
humor and telling points, The ap-
pearance of Mayor Ludington. the Re
publican standard bearer, was hailed
with tremendous demonstrations of
applause. He was brief and modest
in his remarks. He said few ex-
tremely proper words, and left it tor
his friends to Go the principal alking.
He knew that his interests were in good
hands in that meeting. All in all,
the meeting was grand success, and
will produce an excellent effect
throughout the State -Madison Jour
nal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28

New YORK INTERIOR CITIES.
The semi-decennial census of the'State
Of New York is now in progress, and
the results are not at all satisfactory to
some of the cities. Buffalo. according
to these returns, has actually retro
grated, the population being some 28.-
900 less than in 1870, and, says the
Buffalo Express, Rochester shot for
100000, but only got 10000" The
following are the figures for other cit
les Oswego, 1920, a gain of l.
100; Binghampton. 15,425, a gain of
1882; Syracuse, $4,000, a gain of l.
249; Kingston, 20,61O, decrease of
/ 1888; Hudson, 1864, a decreass of
81; Dunkirk, ,2l4, asdecrease OF 3O2 !;
Olean, 1862; Hornellsville, 1888;
Oneida. 4,469; Elmira, &c. O97, a gain
Of 1920; Poughkeepsie, 2O,O97; and
Lockport. Is, 620.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28

WAT A Hoax DID.-The Chicago
Times lately INDUCED in sensational
hoax by getting up a column with
glazing headlines, giving a detailed
account of a destruction of theatre in
that city, to which it added list of
the "burned alive" The proposed
object of the hoax was to show what
would result were one Of the theatres
in that city really to take fire. This
was one of the results: A gentleman
just out of Chicago left his home the
night before for the purpose of attend
ing this theatre with friend who was
visiting him. They were to stay in
the city overnight. The next morn
ing at breakfast, the wife of this
gentleman took up the morning paper,
and was greeted by the display head
lines of this Infamous hoax. In hor-
ror she turned to the list of "killed."
and found the name Of her husband.
She shrieked and fell to the floor.
The mans mother, who lived, with
him, Immediately seized the paper to
find the cause Of her daughter-in-law's
distress. On finding it, she fell to the
floor, beside her, and expired. The
wife became raving maniac. Surely,
there must be some form of retribu-
tive justice that will reach the causes
OF calamities such as these.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
BRICK! BRICK! E!

II HAVE now on hand the best Brick in
II every respect, ever manufactured in this
market. My brick are manufactured out of
the best material, superintendent personally
by myself, and guaranteed the best made
west OF Milwaukee. All persons wishing
to build, Will consult their own interest BY
listening to none Of the idle stories of
this or that man which are the best, but
come and see for. yourselves. l charge
nothing to show my brick, and am at all
times we'll pleased to have persons visit my
yard. @ D. g. CHADWICK.
Watertown, July 9th, 1875. Soma
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28

ALL THREE DEAD.-Mr. Alden in
forms us that family residing in the
western part of Richland county lost
three children of five years of age and
under, last week. Thee oldest, about
five years, and her younger brother,
found hens nest under barn, and
reaching her nand under to get the
eggs she was bitten by huge rattle
snake twice in the hand. With a
scream she withdrew her hand, when
the brave little fellow said he wasn't
afraid of the old hen picking him, and
and put his little hand in and received
the thrust Of the rattlesnake's fangs.
The mother hearing the screams of
the children set down on the floor a
boiler of hot water and fastened to
their rescue, which from their screams
and cries for help were in danger, and
to her horror found both fatally bitten
by the reptile which had taken pos.
session of the hens nest. She seized
her little ones in her arms and ran ia
the house, and on entering, what hor
ror there met her gaze her babe had
fallen into the boiling water We
have not all the particulars but are in
formed that in less than half an hour
death relieved the three children from
their terrible sufferings.-Their little
limbs so active and their sweet voices
so cherry in one short half hour were
hushed and chilled in death Varoqua
{ Wis.,) Independent, July IA. dt-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
Unfavorable CroplReports from Con-
tinentaI Europe.

The New York Daily Bulletin, re-
viewing the European grain crops, says:
Our latest crop advices from the Con-
tinent Of Europe afford an explanation
OF the recent activity in export de-
mand for wheat, which has been a
partial mystery to the grain trade.
French crops have suffered very Sc
verely from heavy and protracted
rains, and not alone in flooded districts,
but throughout large surface Of the
country. The accounts to which we
refer represent the south, southwest,
southeast and centre having suffered
heavily from beating down aud from
rust, so that in those sections neither
quantity OF quality are expected to.
reach small average. In the west
ern, northern and eastern departments
injury has not been so great. This
condition of things doubtless formed
the bases of a very active foreign de-
mand, especially from France, which
has affected our wheat market for the
last two weeks. Other discouraging
facts, doubtless, at the same t ime
strengthened this tendency to get sup
plies from the United States, while
prices were exceptionally low In
North Germany there had been, pre-
lvious to July lst, several weeks Of
Irain, beating down crops, and in these
localities the result prevailed, which
Las caused moderation CT the .ex-
pectatlon as to the yield. The advices
from the Black Sea provinces of Rus
STA are especially discouraging. In
the governments of Taganrag and No
\ votcherkask, locust had appeared, after
a drought Of five weeks, with 1O4 de-
grees Of heat and both winter and
spring wheat crops are reported lost
Further to the interior of Russia how
ever, the condition of the crops is on
the whole, satisfactory, and the same
may be said of the Polish Province.
Hot weather which has caused so
much injury in Southern Russia APP
pears to have extended westward
through Romania and Southern Hun
gary affecting very injuriously an i'm
portant grain belt OF country Re-
ports from Jassy, June 20, say the
winter wheat is destroyed, and similar
reports come from more southern
points of Hungary, but in all these
districts large stock of last years crop
are represented as still In the farmers
hands. The unusually protracted and
heavy rains that have fallen in Eng
land within the last ten days have
come at a time when they could net
benefit the wheat crop, but might
cause it injury, through breaking it
down and producing other mischiefs
lncideut to protracted dampness. We
must expect indeed to hear serious
complaints from that quarter, but,
coming at an advanced stage Of ripen-
ing, the injury may possibly mitigated
by subsequent fine weather. Upon
the whole, the course of the weather
during the last three or four weeks
has been decidedly unfavorable to
the crops over large area of Europe,
covering the most important grain-ex-
porting districts, and the injury sus
tanned has been sufficient to modify
very materially the anticipations of
the yield entertained month ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
Ghe Missing Balloon.

In the opinion Of Professor Wise,
the veteran aeronaut, expressed to a
Times reporter last night, the fate of
Donaldson and his journalistic COM
panlon cannot be determined for two
weeks to come Mr.. Wise bases his
belief in the balloonist's safety upon
two facts. t-wit: That in September,
1859. Messrs. John A. Haddock and
John Lemountain made an an ascent
from Watertown, New York State,
and encountering hurricane. were
driven in northwesterly direction for
few hours with such tremendous
rapidity that they found themselves
lowering over a vast desolation in
Northern Canada. Efecting de-
scent, they struggled on through dense
forests and bleak wastes for four days,
ere they discovered the slightest trace
of civilization, and were six more days
in reaching point where they could
telegraph their safety home. In such
a cyclone, it is Mr.. Wise's conviction,
Donaldson's air ship was caught, and
that he is now far off in some North
ern wilderness he regards as a strong
probability. In the second place he
regards the destruction of the balloon
in Lake Michigan as highly improba-
BILE, for the reason that an aeronaut's
experience teaches him to rise above
the tornado, or failing in this by reason
of the absence of sufficient power, he
could keep before it till land was
reached. and then descend in safety.
The Professor said last evening that
he would not hesitate for moment to
make an ascent under similar circun-
stances from Chicago; in fact he would
prefer the cyclone to mild weather,
and if Dopaldsop's well-known reck-
lessness hadn't led him to destruction,
he was very far from death. The herbs
and berries Of Canada are sufficiently
nutritious to sustain life, while oppor-
tunities would arise for the capture of
game. The old gentleman's eyes
glistened as he thought of the attrac-
tons Of such an adventure. When
the charge of recklessness was made
against Donaldson in connection with
the Graphic transatlantic balloon, he
(DonaldsoE) refuted it. So one day
it was arranged, on bet, to have his
head examined by Mr. Powell, prom
inent phrenologist, who, atthe time,
was ignorant of his subjects name.
The immediate decision of the head
examiner was that the most remarkable
bump was that of utter disregard for
anything in the shape of consequences.
With referepce to the case of one
Schroeder, of Baltimore, who pretends
to have discovered the practicability
of generating gas in mid-air. Mr..
Wise laughed heartily, and was dis
posed to regard the enthusiast as in
sane.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28

The list of the German exhibitors
at the Philadelphia Centennial exhi-
bltion has been officially closed. The
number of those who intend to exhibit
in the art department is 800. The
large manufactures on the Rhine and
in Westphalia and Saxony will be es-
peclally9 represented. An imperial
commission has been appointed to OBJ
tain more room for the German de-
partment in the exhibition building.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
Sewing Machines and their Sales.


can n pest claim to having been
large the ncube benefits resulting from this daahn
the public mind hat
the lire discovery? What
the result We have neither the the
the Machine
Let therefore with the 1871 twenty
exalted idea OWN Macne) competition;
effected the
SINGER COMPANY
THE
Faae
1873 the Sales Of HE SINGER
being
And
lUFACTURlNG COMPANY yinceose
Well,
THE SINGER
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28

NJ ISS Agnes E. Boyne, offers her Ser
TNl vice to the Musical public as teacher
of Piano, Organ. Voice culture and thorough
Bass. For terms apply at her residence,
corner Of Fifth St. and Western Avenue,
1st Ward. Best reference given.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
N OF ICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT "A
IN Public Meeting of the Watertown
Debt Association, will be held on
Saturday Eve, August 7th, 1875,
at eight o'clock, in Lower Turner Hall.
All Taxpayers are invited to attend.
GUSTAVUS WERLICH, Sec'y.
WATERFOWL, Wis.,, July 26th, 1875.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28

THE FLOUR h FEED business Of A. A
II Samuels will hereafter be carried on by
J. W. Aentink on I'd street, who 10 author
lied to collect all bills due Aaid A. A. Sam
uels. s.
Wat ertown, June 7th, 1875.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
The Singer Manfg Co. Sold 241.eze

J Wheeler and Wilson ManF g Co., :.
Howe Sewing Machine Co., estimated
Domestic Sewing Machine Co., :.
Weed Sewing Machine Co., :. :.
Grover & Baker s. M. Co., estimated
Remington Empire Sewing Machine Co.,
Wilson Sewing Machine Co.. :.
Gold Medal Sewing Machine Co., :.
Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.,
American B. H., &C., Sewing Machine c.
Victor Sewing Machine Co. :. ;. :
Florence Sewing Machine Co., ;. =. -
secor Sewing Machine Co., :. :. Z.
Davis S Moo =.
J. B. Rrannsderf & Co, Etna, :.
Bartram and Fanton S. M. Co., :.
Mckay S. NJ. Assn :.
Keystone S. M. Co.. :. ;.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
is IT THE SAME MAN

Isn't the present Republican. candidate
for Governor, the Ludngton who, soma
eighteen or twenty years ago, managed to
get hold Of large slice Of the School lands
belonging to the State, at merely nominal
price through COLLISION with the ring that
robbed the State of the cream of that grant?
And wasn't the foundation of his present
magnificent fortune laid in that transaction?
We are informed by one whose memory
dates back TO that time, that he is. What
rice man to place at the head of our State
government, to be sure Pond du Lac
Journal.
All Of which is democratic lie.
But ask Sat. Clark, one of the wheel
horses of democracy in this State, and
rigid "reformer, !" If William R. Tay-
]er, who expects to be re-noninated
for Governor Of Wisconsin, is not the
s'same man. who has that little State
Agricultural Society defalcation of
$500 Or $500 hanging about his skirts,
which at least needs an explanation?
Under these circumstances, what
nice man to place at the head of our
State government, to be sure"
There are evidence of very gene
raj trial of strength between capital
and labor in England, the cotton mills
and other extensive manufactures are
closing up because, in some instances,
the operative refuse to comply with
demand for reduction Of wages, and,
In other instances the refusal of en-
pIeyers to increase the wages. There
is prospect that in few days many
thousands Of working people will be in
idleness in the manufacturing towns
of England, and serious trouble is an
tieipated.
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LEandRE hereafter
benefited by
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NOTICE..
Musical.

REDUCED FARES ON ALI RAILROADS.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06
Obituary.

On Monday evening, the 5th inst +. H.
Bowman Jr. and his children suffered a
severe loss in the death of the wife and
mother after a short illness Of rheumatic
nature terminating fatally in the heart.
She leaves four children, two of them
quite young. Mrs. Bowman was lady
who had peculiar faculty for making
friends and retaining their friendship.
She will be much missed and regretted.
Her family friends were around her at
her last moments, her late residence being
on Moline Avenue near that of her broth
er, 4. NJ. Sinnet, and her father, A Sim
net.
The funeral will take place from her
late residence on Moline Avenue at P. NJ.
on Thursday and will be conducted by the
Rev. Borchers of the Baptist church, Of
Moline, of which the deceased was men,
Der. The remains will be inferred in
Chippianoek Cemetery,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06
POLICE COURT.
Before &c. Chopper. Police Magistrate.

Clarence F.Smith, hailing from Chicago,
was arrested last night by Policeman Cor.
man for being drunk and disorderly, and
taken to Jail. This morning he was fined
S.. and costs. Paid and discharged.
At noon to-day he was arrested again
by Policeman Ankrum, for insulting lady
on the street, and is now in Jail. When
first arrested he had razor and a revolver:
On his second arrest he said he had
sold his razor and pistol--but
they were found secreted, the razor be-
tween his under and over SHIRT, and the
revolver in his boot leg. He is an &C
quaintance of Geo. Farley, now in jail, and
it is believed he gets in for the purpose OF
aiding his escape.
Augustus Applequist and his wife
Sarah got on a spree yesterday and before
night were both pretty drunk. About II
o'clock they wanted to go to Davenport
and, ON the driver of a carriage telling
them he would charge them So to taxi
them across the river, they created such
disturbance that Deputy Marshall Kimbal
took them to jail. The husband is blind
This morning they were fined Sc each an
| costs. Paid and discharged.
Dave Kelman has managed to get int
r Jail again.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Another delightful day.
See advertisement for horse railroad
meeting.
The water sprinkler is at work again.
Glad of it.
1t will be seen by our telegraph col
umns that d. B. Sears has been having a
little law suit up in Whiteside county.
Mr.. Frederick Schrum, of Hampton
township, brought large dead male wolf
to the county clerks Office this morning
and received the rcward-$S. -.....
Sunday afternoon some boys broke
into car in the Rockford railroad yard,
but were discovered before they could
take anything. The police are looking
for them.
About fifteen stone cutters, seeing nc
signs of work being resumed on the Island
left this morning for Vernon. Ohio, where
Reynolds & Saulpangh cut the stone to b
used on the large bridge to be built b.
them, at Cincinnati.
We notice by the official proceed
ings of the city council, as published il
the Union, that we have an alderman o
the name of Rosenfeld. Several other
errors and omissions occurred in the Uaiol
report which have been corrected in tn
proceedings as published in this paper.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06
Converted.

It gives US pleasure to announce that
our preaching has converted the Union.
On the I'd inst. that paper said:
''Those who believe in either Retubli-
can or Democratic ideas can only be faith
full to the principles they support by ac-
cordiug their party nominees hearty sup
port = man who lends himself to the
defeat of any candidate of his own party is
Il demoralizer. moral traitor, and sets
pernicious example which is likely to react
when he least deslresit. t."
We read the Union lecture upon the low
standard it had set up; upon the debased
condition ola newspaper SO tied to party and
party wire pullers as to cause it to shut its
eyes and go it blind-vOte for manitestly
improper or incompetent man for any posi-
ton, merely because he was the party nom
inee, ETC., etc. showing how it belittled the
citizen and dwarfed him to mere una
chine, with no will of his own, having
the moral independence to rise above the
senseless dictation of lot of ward bum
mers who happened to control aparty eau
cuss. And we rejoice to find that our
preaching has taken effect, for, in this
mornings Union We find the following in
relation to the election to- day:
'We ask every voter to institute a COM
parison of the rival nominations and vote
for the men he considers the most compe-
tent and trustworthy.
That's the right doctrine. When al
mer will do that, it will teach ward eau.
cuses to give US gooda nominations or ex
lpect defeat.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06
No Right to Do It.

The city council, on petition of s. ).
Guyer and others, authorized the Commit
tee on Streets and Alleys to permit %
foot.s stair case to be erected in the alley
adjoining Louis HARNESS saloon. This is
equivalent to giving the proprietor that
much of the alley and curtailing the public
to an alley % feet narrower than at pres
emit. Streets and alleys should not be cur
tailed in this way. By and by our city
will be disfgured with all sorts of traps Of
that sort-equivalent to giving certain per
sons that much land The whole thing
ought to be stopped now, and permits o.
that sort which have been given should bt
revoked and recovered as soon as practica
BILE. There is already front stair way
to the upper part of the building alluded
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06

The Chicago Tribune of Saturday con-
tains communication of three and half
columns from L. NJ Haverstick. in regard
to early the history of Rock Island and Vi
cinity. 1t is condensation of previously
printed history, and contains nothing new,
except an item headed "Circean Flo
quence," which is so different from what
we ever heard the story that we protest
against the version now given. As We
understand the story-and as we have
often heard it related. Col John Buford,
then post master. had written short
speech to deliver on the occasion alluded
to, and had asked Mr. Knox to criticise
it, previous to the arrival of the distin-
guished visitors Mr.. Knox noticed some
thing like the sentence alluded to aid with
peculiar delicacy suggested that it might
be changed to a more appropriate form Of
words. Reading it over slowly MIR. Knox
with his peculiar tact asked this question
"Col, who are the swine, in this case ??
Col. Buford looked it over, and quick as
thought, in his blunt way, said: 20 hell
it's calling them hogs, isn't it?' Aud il
was then changed to better form o.
words, 1t was never delivered at all, al
Mr.. Haverstick writes tor else we have
been wrongly informed We should like
to hear Mr., Knox's version of it.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06
opposed to Auctioneers.

AID. Bailey is protectionist or mon
opolist, when it comes to his own business.
He don't want any bids in that case.
When Aid. Wollsnhaupt called up the
petition of citizens for reduction of auc-
tioneers' license. Bailey said it was an
injury to merchants to have auctioneers
in town-it hurt their trade. No bids
wanted, in that case.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06

Now is the time to be prepared for
coughs, colds and many affections Of the
lungs so common during the present
changable weather. There is no surer or
efficacious remedy than Masta's Pulmonic
Balsom. 1t is prepared by the we'll known
DR.. Masta of Lowell, Mass, who has used
it for years in his extensive practice. 1t
is prepared under the Doctor s personal
supervision from vegetable balsams and
the medicinal properties of roots and
herbs, containing no minerals or poisonous
drugs. 1t can be taken with perfect safe
ty at all times. It should be kept in
every family. For sale by all leading
druggists in Rock Island.