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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-11

r. Mr.. htias, v. J.:
only fifteen passengers were saved
from the Schiller, the names OF which
were teiegraphrd to You yesterday
From SciIly We are doing everything to
recover and identify bodies. f..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
The Island Of st. Paul,

This island, situated in the Indian
Ocean, very near Amsterdam Island,
vas French station for the observation
of the transit of Venus. 1t is a volcanic
crater, into which the sea has made an
inroad by small breach on the east
ern side. The sides of the crater are
precipitously steep, and form q circu-
lar basin $50 metres high and from L.
900 to 1900 in diameter. These sides
are almost hot to the touch in many
places, and at low water nIlmer Gus Their
NAL springs may be observed, which
raise the temperature of thesea consider
ably within tolerably wide range from
the coast. The weather is nearly always
cloudy; but when the sun happens to
shine it's rays heat the waters of the
crater very rapidly, protected as it is
from the action of the winds. All these
causes combined produce constant
and very active evaporation on the sur
face of the water inclosed within the
crater, which may be hkened to a
gigantic kettle. AS soon as the aque-
Gus vapors reach its brim they are cen
densed by the cold winds of the open
sea, and thus keep up permanent
screen of haze over the whole island.
The blue sky is sometimes seen encir-
cling the latter within mile from the
shore, while the zenith is shrouded
under canopy of clouds extending
from twenty-five to thirty degrees all
fOund
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
CATCHING A CANNON BALL.
A Marvellous Feat Wen VOMched For
Paris Cor. N Y. Times


A very singular exhibition was given
yesterday at the ardin Mabille. There
has been performing here at the Folics
Bergeres q man named Holtum. all
American, who has cannon fired at
HIM and catches the ball in his hands.
Ihls prodigious feat was witnessed
nightly, and although the actors present
avoWed that there was no trick, Pierre
Veron, OF the Monde Ulustre, would
not believe it. He said that the cannon
pail must be thrown to Holtum from
the stage. The latter made bet of 5,
wv francs that he would perform the
feat under conditions which left no
room for doubt, and when the bet was
taken, Veron designated Mabille as
the place for the trial. All the journal
ISIS OF Paris were invited, and they
found Holtum there before his cannon.
LIZ was examined with minute care, and
the heavy ball was passed from hand to
mana. Il am no longer in my own
mouse, said Holtum; "you are master
mere, and you mast watch over all the
arrangements" Having carefully aim
ed and dashed his cannon, it was
charged, and Holtum took his place
against plank target some ten yards
away This was to show that the ball
was solid, and the force of the powder
great enough to send it through the
plank. Holtum got tie aim of his
gun, and then placed his head in a
certain position against the plank,
giving the command to fire. The ball
just. grazed his hair and broke through
the plank, rolling some twenty yards
further on. The same ball was picked
up by the journalists, who again charg-
ed the cannon aud sent home the ball,
and then Holtum caught the ball in his
hands as neatly as he does nightly upon
the stage. He won his oct, and no one
seemed disposed to accept the offer of
5000 francs to any one who would per-
form the same astounding feat. The
physical force required must be enorm
Gus, but Holtum showed his strength
10y tossing up cannon balls as if they
were SO many oranges. The only pre-
cautions taken are very simple; he
wears very thick leather gloves, and
covers his breast with many thickness
es of thin paper to form a sort of
cuirass. This looks to me like very
dangerous feat, and particularly the
first part of it, where Holtum places
his head against the target half an inch
below where the ball will probably
strike. If the powder should chance to
be defective, some day there might be
an accident. 1t is like the foolhardy
trick of putting ones head into lion S
mouth. One day [ fancy that ball will
snap his head very neatly OFF,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
The Release of Paymaster Hodges.

The Norwalk Comm Gazette relates
the following incident: The wife OF
a defaulting officer called upon Pres
ident Grant last December to implore
the release of her husband from the AL
bany Penitentiary. She told the Pres
ident that, crushing as the sorrow was
to herself, she would try to bear it, but
that every morning, without an 'excep-
ton, since her husbands incarceration,
her four little ones had come to her bed
side with the fearful inquiry: "Will
dear papa come home to-day?'' "This
of my children will, I know, ere long
drive me into insanity. And now," she
said, "my little ones have varied their
agonizing questioning, with a pathos
that is maddening, to "Won't pa
come home Christmas 2" /" Madam,
I will consult the Attorney
General, and do whatever I can for
your husband, with his approval" II
know that will be useless said the
grief-stricken wife. ellis decision will
only be adverse, and [ may as we'll go
home and tell my children at once that
their papa can't come home, and give
up in despair" Wait a moment,
said the President, and sitting down, he
hastily penned a note to Attorney Gen
eral Williams, and nervously handing
1T to her, said, $50 and tell your
children that their papa shall come
home Christmas! Almost fainting,
the woman was carried from the Execu
tive Office with the note in her hand.
On examining it, it was found to be a
peremptory order for the immediate re-
lease of the husband and father. But
this was not all. All over the page
were great blots of the Presidents fast
falling tears as he wrote.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
Origin OF the Word Protestant.

With the month of April is associated
the derivation and dissemination in a
formal and official manner of the desig-
nation of Protestant. The Emperor
Charles the Fifth called diet at Spires
in 1929 to request aid from the German
princes against the turks, and to de-
wise means for allaying the disputes
growing out of Luther's rebellion
against Catholicism. The diet con,
demned the reformers and issued a
decree in support of the doctrines Of
the ancient church. Against this
decree six Lutheran princes and
the deputies of thirteen towns of the
Empire, formally protested on April
IL, 1880. From this act the designa-
ton OF Protestant, which then was given
to the followers of Luther, is derived.
The Calvanists were subsequently in
cluded, and the title became general for
all the sects outside the original
Christian Church. The six protestant
princes were John and George, the
electors of Saxony and Bradenburg;
Ernest and Francis, the two Dukes of
Luneburg; the Landgrave of Hesse,
and the Prince of Anhalt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
A CHASTITY Phenomenon.

The Nashville (Tenn) Union and
American says a strange phenomenon is
now exhibited in the office Of the Cour-
ler-Herald, in the town of Jackson. 1t
IS thus described as to history and ap-
pearance: A man named William Her
ron was out walking with his wife one
Sunday evening not long since, and in
passing an old neglected graveyard near
the public road, she saw a gum bush
with bunch of mistletoe on it's top, and
requested her husband to get it for her.
He went and cut the top off the bush,
and commenced breaking off the mis-
tletoe, when to his surprise and terror
he discovered that the wood underneath
presented the perfect form of human
hand. Captain Andrews, hearing of the
wonderful discovery, went to the house
Of Mr.. Heron, who feeling rather
uncomfortable over the thought that he
cut it from grave, and perhaps having
some theory as to it's supernatural sig
nificance, very willingly let Captain
Andrews have it. There are citizens of
this city to whom both Captain Andrews
and Mr.. Heron are known and they
are vOuched for as truthful men, but
the hand itself is proof enough of the
truth OF their statement concerning it's
growth on bush. The bush from
which it was cut was six feet high, and
the hand was on the top, ointing up
ward, presenting the position Of the
minister's hand when pronouncing a
benediction. It is about the size Of a
six-year-old child's hand, with long
slender fingers like those of a person
very much emaciated by sickness.
The wood has enlarged formations on
each finger and the thumb, represent
ing and corresponding with the joints of
the human hand. The most remarkable
feature about it is the natural appear
ance OF the nails. They have a kind of
flesh color, and the balance of the hand,
where the bark has been entirely re-
moved, looks CHASTITY white. The first
impression it makes upon you is the
same experienced in handling skele-
ton, and a large majority of those who
see it regard it with the same subdued,
half superstitious awe, inspired by the
presence OF corpse. Mr.. Andrews
says the grave from which it was cut is
supposed to be the grave of very de-
vout Methodist minister by the name of
Butcher, who was buried there many
years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
[ ON he:

--dHU l. UH ft,
For eeas blind, bit noto see.
He told the story DER and DER;
1t was his full hearts only lore:
A prophet on the Sabbath-day ss u.
Had touched his sightless eyes with clay,
And made him see who had been blind.
Their words passed by him. like the wind
Which raves and bowls, but cannot shock
The Observation-Disclosures rock.
Their threats and fury all went wide:
They could not touch his Hebrew pride.
Their sneers at Jesus and His band,
Nameless and homeless in the land,
Their boasts of Moses and his Lord,
All could not change him by one word.
I kno,p not eobat his aad1, mag be,
Sinner CT saint: but as for me,
One thing I hroto, that I am he
Who once lUdS blind. and noac l see.
They were all doctors of renown,
The great men Of famous town.
With deep brows, wrinkled, broad and wise
Beneath their wide phylacteries;
The wisdom Of the East was theirs,
And honor crowned their silver hairs.
The man they cheered and laughed to scorl
Was unlear1ed, poor, and humbly born;
But he knew better far than they
What came to him that Sabbath day:
And what the Christ had done for him,
He knew, and not the Sanhedrim.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12

A NOTICEABLE trait of the nature of
Dan Bryant, who died the other day,
was his passionate love Of children and
one OF his little friends, we read, when
she heard he was dead. wondered if he
would sing ''Shoo Fly" for the little
angels.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
In the address which he delivered or

CtIIVGICu OH
his return home, touching his recent
visit to the United States, King Kala-
kaua made no mention whatever of
Chicago. Some of the Chicago papers
say, spitefully, that the next time Kala-
kaua comes to Chicago, it is to be
hoped that he will bring his lunch with
him
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
SWindIing Colonization Schemes.


The Sacramento (Cal.) Union of the
7th instant says: "There are strong in
dications that the colony business is be-
ing very much overdone in California
at present, and as it cannot be overdone
without reacting iniuriously upon the
whole region, and without hurting the
reputation Of the state and entailing
loss upon the best class of emigrants,
the attention of the public ought to be
directed to the situation. Colonization,
when properly and prudently and fairly
carried out, presents many obvious adj
vantages to the intending settler, and
there can be no question that it is a
capital method of filling up any
State But colonization like every
thing else that is originally genuine and
square, holds out so many inducements
to schemers that 1t is impossible it
should escape imitation with fraudu-
lent intent. Consequently it is not cause
arisen class of Adventures and
spectators who have availed them
selves of pretense of public
spirit to push enterprise of really I'M
desirable character, and who have in
several instances purchased bad lands
for song, and then sold them for five
and six prices to unsuspicious emf
grants. The southern counties have
naturally become the principle field of
these impostures, and for the reason
that the real advantages of settlement
in many parts of that region are very
great, while it is particularly easy
to show apparent evidences of the
rapidity with which homes can be
made here. The fact, however,
that some bona fide colonies have
been established there, and that the
purchasers have had every reason to be
satisfied with their investment, has
served to help the bogus colonizers,
who thus trade upon the reputation of
their neighbors, and use it to entrap
the unwary. Some of these fraudu-
lent schemes are bolstered up by jour
nails which have apparently come into
existence for no other purpose. These
necessarily, and with tedious and full
some reservations, sound the praises
of the new colony; assert land not
worth S. an acre is worth 800; studi-
ously conceal defects of situation, of
aridity, of soil, ETC., which if known
would at once put an end to all hopes
of quilting the simple; and in fact,
spread the information with impudence
and persistence"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12

A LADY the other day, meeting a girl
who had lately left her service, inquir-
ed, " Well, Mary, where do you live
now?" Please, ma'am, 1 don't live
nowhere now" rejoined the girl; +" I'm
married !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12

venturers from Europe and the United
States. Mrs. John w. Foster, the wife
of our minister, and Mrs. Arthur Terry,
OF Connecticut, are the only women that
ever scaled Popocatapetl to it's top, and
Col. S. G. Grasty and Harry Stevens,
of Cleveland. are the only foreigners
that ever descended to the bottom
the crater, and there passed the night.
The last eruption of Popocatapetl oc-
Cured, according to all ancient Aztec
Maguey paper MS. now in the posses
sion Of Senior Ramerez, of Macamecca,
about the middle of the fourteenth CEN
fury, nearly ITO years before the span
lard first trod the valley of Mexico.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
Religion and Doctrine.
By JOHN Ray.


He stood before the Sanhedrim:
The scowling rabbits gazed at him.
He rocked not of then praise or blame:
There was no fear, there was no shame.
For one upon whose dazzled eyes
The whole world poured it's vast surprise.
The open heaven was far too near.
His first days light 700 sweet and clear,
10 let him waste bis new-gained ken
On the hate-clouded face of men.
But still they questioned, Who art thou?
What hast thou been? What art thou now
Thou art not he who yesterday
Sat here and begged beside the way;
For he was blind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12
A NIGHT IN THE CRATER.

The Fearful Adventure of two Daring Amer
icans-Penetrating the Volcano of POpOca-
tapetl-SwOoning While Dangling Over Il
Terrible Abyss-SIeeping in the Bowels of
the Earth.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21
UnsppreeIated yntersrIse.

In Seribner for August we find some
cool reading in the shape OF an article
ON "Ice" In which occurs the following
account Of the attempt 10 Introduce
American ice into England in 1872:
/ Az that date fancy drinks were almost
uDheard of in the clubs, tayerns. and
gin palaces OF London. Mr.. Hittinger
conceived the idea Oh Introducing these.
| to show 10 what extent ice was used in
s'the States" for this purpose. He, there.
| fore, secured the services of several bar.
keepers, whom be had initiated into the
mysteries of mixing juleps, smashes,
cocktails, and other drinks known only
In fankeeland.. His experience, as he
relates it himself, is very amusing:
| II went out in the steamer, so as "a
make arrangements Tor the arrival of the
bark and cargo, delivered my letters.
talked with parties, and felt perfectly
sure that had struck vein. In due
time the 'Sharon,' having made a good
passage, arrived in the Thames. The
thing had been talked over so much, thai
the cargo of Boston ice was as we'll ad
vertised as IL could have been in tho
columns ofthe Times But, after all, il
appeared to them strange fish that M
one dared to touch. My feelings were just
ABOUT the temperature ofmy ice, and vast
ing as rapidly. At last, l was intro,
uuced TO the Chairman or President of
the Fishmongers' Association, an asso.
citation which was not long in discoy.
ering had the merit of wealth If not or
social position. He was sociable, and
seemed to comprehend my position II I
didn't his. Matters were soon arrangedi
a magnificent hall or saloon had been ses
cured; ascertained that my barkeepers.
through constant drill, had attained th@
correct sleight Of hand in mixing the
drinks. The hour arrived. The hall was
long and brilliantly lighted. After the
company was seated, the Chairman intro
duced me and the subject matter OF th(
evenings discussion. Now, thought I, 1
am all right. At given signal the we'll
trained walters appeared, laden with the
different drinks. The effect was gor
geous, and expected an ovation that No
Yankee had ever had. But, alasI the
first sounds that broke the silence were1
u say-aw waitaw, a little 'ot wataw, ii
If you please; l prefer IL 'alf'an' ,alf. /
made dead rush Tor the door, next day
settled my bills in London, took the
train for Liverpool and the steamer fof
Boston, and counted up clear loss Of
81 200.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21
POLICE COURT.

Drunk and Disordefly-H Henry Fitzpatrick
G. II. Kelly, Pat. Murphy, Clemens Turnbieg.
Ter, Martin McGown, Thomas Hitting and G.
Stewart, each costs; Andy Handy, 80 days
Mary Schoats, IS and costs; Daniel Lowen.
stein, same; Sarah KeOugh, disml ssed: Matt
Meader and Ed. NeaL - and costs: Pat. O Don
nell, 30 days; Mike O'Brien and Jonn Lillis,
each vs. and costs; Pat Burke, III days; Robt.
Smith, 30 uays; George johnson, continued TO
18th inst; Bridget Reardon, s6; Ann Butte, 90
days.
Niscellaneous-M L. Kelly, cutting to kill,
continued to 2oth inst VIM. Welsh, same con-
| tinued to s4th inst; d. &. w. Littleton, petit
larceny, continued to 2ad: Robert McGipty,
thief, dismissed; VIM. Murray, Maria Murray.
grand larceny, costs; Henry Liedendorf, OBJ,
strucing street, continued to SD inst; Catha-
rine Mcdonald. permitting nuisance 81 and
costs; William Waddell, ino0rrigibility, House
[ Of Refuge; George Floodgher, obstructing
street, 50 and costs; Frank Jordan. petit lar
ceny, 3 days and o. Lillis. resisting officer,
$5 aud COSTS; u. W. Mccoy, ferrying without
license, continued to september 5th; oliver
Parker, threatening violence, $l0O bonds. to
keep the peace; James S. Davis, petit larceny
80 days and ss5; Charles johnson, same, con-
tinued to 25d; John McMahan, malicious cut
ting, continued to 22d inst; Geo. johnson, fast
driving, continued to 26Gh inst; Matte Brown.
incorrigibility, House Of Refuge; Jos. Ryan.
Margaret Collins, Bridget Buckley, Jane Fer
ris, Matte Phillips and Maggie Conway. yags.
80 days; r bert Lorer, same. 90 days; LIZZIE
Robb, Mary Morrison, Martha Patterson. yaps.
each ~ DAYS; Ella johnson, Salile Le,., Sane
each Is days; Mollie Brown, Mollie Wash M r..
ton, same, each ~ days; Mary Robinson, yar.
months; Mollie Lindsay, same, SO and cosrs;
Lucy Scott. Annie Munroe, Jane Donnogan,
same, dismissed.
Assault and Battery.--W. III. Mccoy. Mike
Collins, Annie Jackson, John zetter. each IS
and costs; ~ y. Kennedy, Annie Kennudy.
dismissed; John Hunter. j. b. Alexander. two
charges; q Hearn, John d, Flynn, each costs,
JAMES kyan, Robert Mctiinty, each siV and
a"sts' Ec'lnk Sewers, John Lillis. dismissed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21
RIVER NEWS.


Tho weathsr'to day is cleerand warm. tn,
rissr n. steadily fallipg, with - f6st inche.
in the channel at noon to-day.
Boats Leaving To.;day-Pirtsburg, Ashland
| Louisville, United States; Evansville, Fawn
| Shawneetown, Fl. S. Turner; Memphis, Jas. ID
Parker; New Orleans, Indiana.
L STAGE OF THE RIVERS
L PITTsBURG, July 21.-River stationary: a feet
inches. Heavy rain last night. Iher is
Wind n. W.
Oil Ciry-1K feet and rising.
Parker's Landing-River rising, with IL
inches in the channel.
Brownsville-S feet inches and rising
Rice's Landing-5h feet and stationary.
Marietta-6h feet and falling.
Middleport-11 feet inches and rising
Charleston-9 feet and stationary.
Huntngton--lA feet ~ inches and falling.
,Frankfort-9f feet inches and rising.
LOuisville-9 feet on the falls in the pass.
and falling slowly.
Evansville S3O1 feet and falling.
Nashville-26 feet on Harpeth Shoals and fall
Cairo-River rising.
81. Louis-25 feet inches and falling.
Z The Il. nj. Norton and Emma Graham to- -day
are carrying people from Middleport to Calf
polls, to hear Governor William Allen rise up.
excursion party from Charleston to Gallipolis
tO-day.
The Governor Allen has broken shaft and
is lying at the bank, 100 miles below New AL
bany.
The Chas. Morgan left Shawneetown yester<
day noon for New Orleans, with 1,600 tons
freight, and sixty passengers in her cabin.
The IL. =. Turner goes on the docks for re-
pairs, and will be thoroughly overhauied and
repainted before coming to the wharf.
The new lighthouse tender for the 18th Dis
triet, has been christened 'sLily.n
The Arlington came offthe dock yesterday in
thorough repair. :
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21
Cincinnati Dry Goods Markes

There has been a moderate amount of trade
the past week. Prices are steady and I'm
changed.
fRINTs-Fancy grades are worth ssa9c:
standard. u acc, and common 6a7o-per ward.
bLRA0HED CoTToNs-New York Mills, l6kc:
Wamsutta- 15hc; Fruit OF the Loom, l3c
Lonsdale, 12c; Hope, 9Hc; Great Falls S, Sc;
Great Falls M, &c; Great Falls. A, 9Jae.
l0-4 BLEA0HED SHEETINGs-!Loweil, soc; Al
Pequot, 4)c; Utica, 41}ac
Brown SHERTINGs--A Atlantic A, 1o1e; Cabot
a, lGac; Laurel D, 1Oac; Long Branch, 10hc; /;
Augusta, 9c.
1IokINGs Queen Of the West, 16c; Queen of
the West X, zoe; Queen of the West XX, asc:
Queen of the West Xxx. 2Se; Methuan, 2Oc;
Amoskeag AZ A, Csc; Conestoga q A, i5c;
Conestoga G u, I6f; Conestoga Medal, 1885,
PLAID CoTroNs-,Jame es River, 12hc; Ken
tucky, 15c: Queen OF the West, 1870; Queen Of
the West X, 15c,
SHIFTING GSTRIPEs-American 3x8 10c; Amer
lean, 3x6 lie; Glasgow. sx3, l2c; Glasgow, 3x6,
lee; Cheviot stripes, 10d25c.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21
Mort,.aru Recora.

]. Henry Schmold, IL months, city.
Julia CoughlIn, Is years, Ireland.
Ghas. Ripman. 2H years, city.
Fannie Hurry, 15 hours, city.
Peter Graves, 3% years, city.
John Deputy, "a years, North Vernon
Hattie Fry, weeks, city.
Berdy Case, II months, city. -'-
VIM. Frey, "a years. city.
Geo. y. Buecker, = years. city.
Dora Koehler. ~ years, city.
Geo. Huntley, 81 years, Ohio.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21

| Partisan ladies are wearing blacf
stockings, and what is more are wearing
boots cut open in three places to shoI
| the stockings. This relieves the fan
wearer from absolute necessity of goinG
out on rainy days.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21

uETRoIT, july q Flour firn. Wheat ex
cited: No. white Michigan, 81 S2a1 32Is; ex-
ira, 81 b. Corn dull: No. mixed, 7ao. Oats
striclly fresh- quiet and upuhanged; No. i