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, 1876-05-18

A BEAUTIFUL HoME.-Our " )rthy
Mayor, Mr.. Bailey Gatzert, and his
estimable wife, after spending a
year and half at the capitals and
fashionable resorts of Europe, on
returning home found their cottage
and grounds, though as lefty and
commodious as any around them,
not nearly up to the style to which
they had been in the meantime
habituating themselves, and alto
gether inadequate to the dsmands
of hospitality to which they are both
inclined. They at once set to work
to enlarge and improve their home,
and by a liberal expenditure OF
money and the exercise of refined
taste and judgment, have succeeded
in producing, not palatial or pre-
tensions mansion, but one OF the
most elegant, com ortable, and cozy
houses in this far off neck Of woods,
embracing all the mod ,rn improve
ments and conveniences of the most
costly residences in the older settle
ments ample cellars, family and
guest chambers, supplied with hot
and cold water, with bathing rooms
attached, and all the rooms lighted
by gas. The house is finished
throughout in exquisite taste, with
more regard to comfort and pleasing
association than to gorgeous display,
and adorned with many beautiful
works of art, purchased at the
Vienna Exposition and in Italy and
Paris. The psrlors and dining
room are separated by folding-doors,
when open presenting range of
sixty feet, exclusive of the deep
bay-wjndows at either end of the
dining-room.
We do not propose to give de-
tailed description of the house and
grounds, but merely make this brief
mention, not only as a tribute to
the taste and liberality of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gatzert, but to ineite spirit
OF emulation in others and advertise
our friends abroad that the people
of this country are not utterly
barbarous in their style of living.
, 1876-05-18

SOME young ladies of Whitmore
Lake, Mich, undertook to get up
donation for the Rev. T. E. Pierce, by
retailing kisses, and succeeded in dis.
posing of ninety, for which the ag-
gregate receipts were 81 80. A five-.
cent kiss can't be of much better quail
ity than fve-ce cigar.
, 1876-05-18

PIPER had on exhibition, in the,
window of his confectionery storo-
to-day, a quantity of ripe wild straw
berries, the first of the season
, 1876-05-18

A DIRTY LIE.-The Prosch family
made the occasion of our dissolu-
tion of partnership with Austin A
Bell the subject for the invention
and publication of malicious lie,
without the least foundation in fact
whatever. An editor of q newspa-
per with a single gentlemanly in
stinct rarely gets so low down as to
meddle with the private business
affairs of others; but when that is
done solely for the purpose of NAL
icious misrepresentation, it shows a
degree of moral delravity that
would bring blush of shame TO the
cheek of Sixash or Chinaman, or
any other low order of humanity
but to the cast iron cheek of q
Prosch, habituated through life to
the contempt of all decent people,
and so lost to all sense of shame as
to challenge a comparison of person
al record With any person outside
the penitentiary.
This malicious coward represents
Mr.. Bell as an "unsophisticated
Young man, who became "an easy
victim to the cupidity and dishones-
ty of Beriah Brown, who took him
in in a way he will never forget and
which he will probably be long
years in getting over" and further
represents him as an object of "the
sympathy of the local population
A more malicious falsehood was
never uttered. Mr.. Bell entered
our employment as an apprentice
nearly five years ago, and has ever
been treated with the care and kind
ness of member of the family.
As partner for the past year, he
had entire control of the business,
receiving and disbursing every dol
lar of money paid in or paid out on
account of the Office, kept the books,
and the settlement of the partner
ship business was made Upon his
own statement, without any examin-
alton by us. His share of the net
earnings for the year was over ST.
100 in addition to about S400 new
material added during the time, and
the firm had not one dollar of out
standing liabilities. In dividing the
material we allowed him to make
his own selection, and the division
and settlement was made upon his
own written statement and estimate,
entirely satisfactorily and amicably.
The job Office as it stands has cost
him not more than two-thirds of its
original cost, and the business
which he gets with it is superior to
that of any other job Office on Pu-
get Sound. We never knew o
young printer to step into a better
position on easier terms. We still
carry on business in the same office,
and we will trust Austin with any
one to take care Of his own interests
and attend strictly to his own bust
ness. This is a matter which does
not concern the public beyond the
right of every citizen to defend him
self against malicious falsehoods.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
SherlM's Sale.
Jefferson County Circuit Cour

Jefferson County Circuit Court
Theodore Prentiss, Plaintiff, against William
S. Turner 4 Marquis w. Turner, Defend
ants.
pY virtue of a judgment of Foreclosure
~ and Sale, in the above entitled action,
rendered on the 9th day of February, 1876
at general term of said court held at the
village OF Jefferson at the Court House, in
said county, | shall on the 3Oth day of
March, 1876, at the hour of 10 o'clock
forenoon of said day, offer for sale and sell
at public auction to the highest bidder, at
the outside door of the Bank of Watertown,
at the northwestern coner of Main and
First streets, in the I'd ward Of the city of
Watertown, in said county, the following
described pieces Of land situate in said
county of Jefferson, to-wit The south
west quarter of the southwest quarter, and
the south half of the south half of the north
west quarter of the southwest quarter of
section ten IO), and the northwest quarter
of the northwest quarter of section fifteen
llo),in Township eight,.(8 north OF Range
fifteen l5) east, containing ninety acres
Said lands to be sold TO satisfy said iudg-
meut and costs.
JOSEPH GILES,
Sheriff Jefferson Co.
Dated, Shcrff's Office, February 10, 1876.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
What Have They Done I

What great things have been &C.
complished by the democratic house of
representatives, from which so much
was promised to the country, we leave
Mr.. Chittenden, Of New York, one of
the democratic members to tell him
self, which he did recently before his
associates:in terse language. He was
arguing against misapplied economy in
the starvation diplomatic bill, and
said:
Now, what has Congress done tor the
last two months? l believe this nation has
suffered $500, 900, 900 year from depre-
ciated currency for eight years IF that be
true, we have suffered $4,000, 900 since
this Congress assembled. And what have
We done? We have stopped building
hospital at West Point; We have taken
about three-fourths of a daily ration each
from three hundred cadets; and we have
reduced the salaries of half dozen protes.
sors, more or less. in that institution, and
abolished its military band! We have also
without an act of Congress, adopted Irvine
in the Postofice Department of the Capitol
instead of red tape, and thereby saved a
little. And a tariff bill has been intro
duced here so radical and crude in its pro-
posed changes as to excite general appre-
tension Now that, in brief, is .wha. this
Congress has done so farl 1t seems to me
sir, that this parirg down Of salaries of
American Ministers at London, Paris, Ber-
lin, and st. Petersburg is poor business,
and hot the sort OF Service and work VIII ich
the American people expect aud require of
u.s.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
GIe Republirap.
FEBRUARY, 233, 1876.
Republican National Convention.

The next Union Republican National
Convention, for the nomination of csndi-
dates FOR President and Vice Preside Mt of
he United States, will be held in the city
Cincinnati. on Wednesday, the 4th day
f June. 1876, at II o'clock noon, and will
onsist of delegates rom each state equal
to twice the number Of its senators and rep
resentatives in Congress, and of two dele
gets ftom each organized territory and the
District of Columbia,
In calling the conventions for cleo ton of
delegates, the committees of the several
states are recommended to invite all Repub
lican electors and all other voters, without
regard to past political differences or prev
ious party affiliations, who are opposed TO
factonal issues, and desire to promote
friendly feeling ana permanent harmony
throughout the country, by maintaining
and enforcing all the constit utional rights
of every citizen, including full and free ex-
ercise Of the right of suffrage, without in
timidation and without fraud, who are in
favor of continued prosecution and punish
ment of all Official dishonesty, and of an
economical administration of the govern
men. by honest. faithful and capable Off
GERS; who are In favor of making such re-
forms in the government AS experience may
from time to time suggest; who are opposed
to impairing the credit of the nation by de-
preeiating any of it's obligations, and in
favor OF sustaining in every way the ma
tional faith and financial honor; who hold
that the common school system is the nur-
se1y of American liberty, and should be
maintained absolutely free from sectaran
eontfol who believe that for the promotion
of these ends, the direction of the Govern
ment should continue to be confded to
those who adhere to principle of l776 to
support them as incorporated in the Conssi-
tuition and laws. and who are in favor Ct
recognizing ard strengthening the funda-
mental principle of national unity in this
centennial anniversary of the the birth OF
the republic. E. D. MORGAN.
Chairman Republican National Committee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
The real feature of interest in the

The real feature of interest in the
proceedingsjo of Plymouth Church, Ad.
visory Council at Brooklyn, last Fri
day, was Mr.. Beecher's marvelously
eloquent >indication 'of himself. Its
effect upon the audience was very
marked, and no one can read it with
out being profoundly impressed by it,
especially by these emphatic words:
If there is man on earth that has
anything to say to my detriment, [ am
here, and now challenge him to say it.
l 60 further than that. IF there be
an angel OF God more president and
omniscient, challenge him to say
aught? [ go beyond that, and, in the
name Of our common Redeemer, and
before Him who shall judge you and
me, challenge the truth from God
Himself! And what is all this going
to do? Tomorrow morning it will be
said in the luminous journals: "Well
done, Mr. Beecher-how rhetorically
he managed the natter And it will
be put in the religious papers: "Oh,
yes; that was very plausible state
ment, but. but" am in judgment
between two devils, "but" and "it."
Laughter Nothing that I said is
taken to be true, and I am put on a
perpetual trial on my veracity, for al
though | am willing to be tried, I
don't disguise from myself, suppress
ing every sentiment of natural honor
that pertains to gentleman. I know
perfectly we'll that this whole process
is a continuous trial ard c-ucifxion
OF every sentiment of honor and every
sehsibIlity of my soul; and that I am
questioned, and questioned, and ques-
toned, as have been through months
aud years, on the supposition that the
truth has not been got at, and sup
pose it will be to the end of my life.
l don't look with any hope for the re-
suit OF this council; [ don't look for
any hope from the result of any coun-
Gil or tribunal. | think there is hone
In the grave and beyond, but for me,
| expect to walk With clouded head
not understood until go to heaven,
and that is not far off; that is not far
away; and | am content to bear lust
that lot my dear Lord has put on me
he knows what is best; l have ac.
cepted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

The people of Prairie du Chen are
delighted with their new artesian we'll.
It is IS inches in diameter, 96O feet
deep, being $50 feet below the level
of the ocean, and cost $4,000. The
water rises 80 feet above the hill
where it is situated, and about 100
feet above the Mississippi. 1t dis
charges S69,6l6 gallons every twenty
tour hours, or SOB gallons minute.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

MIR. JACOB WEBER, if the Madison
Democrat is to be believed, is "a bond
scalper," "a Spectator" and ga swim
der" All because he is one of the
trustees of the Bond Association, and
sndeavoring to free the city from debt
A beautiful party organ is the Demo-
crat, to indulge in such malicious SLAM
ders Of men of its own political faith
who are above reproach.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

RISE up, Mr. Amos Baum, and tell
us how much ''swag" you and your
"coterle of bond scalpers" have pocket
ed. Tho Madison Democrat, one of
your party..organs, says the amount is
large. BY the way, how do you fancy
being traduced in this manner by a
good orthodox democratic paper?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

PROGRAMMES /: 81
l. Arrival Of Prince and Princess Carni-
val. Great procession OF about 100 masks
with carriages and horses. @
2. Splendid Carnival Tableau.
3. Fairy Dance, executed by le future
mother-in-laws.
4. Giants from Kilarny, remnants Of the
children of Henoch, who escaped the
slaughter of Samson.
S. Crooked Whisky, or the flight to
Canada with his sister. 4 900
6. Grand Centennial tableaux brilliantly
Illuminated. ~ ~
Z. Washington at Valley Forge. =
8. Capture of Major Andre.
9. Washington at the Battle of Prin
10. Pantomine-The little man who
wants big Frau. Persons-Mrs Hoppole,
Mr.. Would-be- Great, Lieutenant Luftibus.
IL. Centennial Convention and Festival
of the Chimney Sweeps.
IL. The Remnants of Sheridans army
coming back from Louisiana
Is. A great many more fancy things too
numerous to mention.
Refreshments of all kinds will be served
at the Lower Hall
Admission to Hall, 30 Cts.
Children, s. 80 50 Cts.
Gallery, (for all alike) Is Cts.
Tickets for sale at VIM. Bieber, NJ. Schu-
bert, Linde 4 Meier, W. Sproesser and at
the Postoffice. The citizens of Watertown
and vicinity are cordially invited. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

GONG BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.
Mr.. Lynde, member Of Congress
from Wisconsin, the other day, presen-
ted to the House remarkable petition,
signed by nearly 1000 names. It is
Tor the abolition Of the Offices of Pres
ident and Vice President of the Uni
ted States, the Senate, the House of
Representatives, and the whole legi:-
lative framework of the Government,
the same being obstacles in the path of
freedom and enlightenment. The pc
tition is curious specimen Of lisera-
ture. and arose among a sect of free
thinkers and Communists in the w est
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
Auction Sale,

TNHE Undersigned will sell at Public Auc-
4 ton, on Thursday, Feb. Oath, 1876 at
2 o'clock in the afternoon, on the ground
SIX and three quarters acres of land situate
on Milford road, Third ward, city of Water
town, south Of the WATERFOWL Driving
Park. Terms to be made known at time of
sale. THOMAS GARRITY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

The Madison Democrat says that
Mr.. Edward johnson is "a bond thief"
How do you like to be thus denounced
by one of your party organs, Mr.
johnson?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

No man who know him even charged
Gustavus Werlich with dishonesty
actions. It has remained for the Madi-
son Democrat to make the first attempt
to blacken his character. He anG his
associate trustees of the Bond Associa-
ton are denounced by the Democrat
as "bond Speculation" VINO are enrich
ing themselves at the expense of the
tax-payers-buying bonds at from 10
to 20 cents on the dollar, while pre-
tending that they pay 45 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

GEN. LUTHER A. COLE, for nearly
forty years a resident of Watertown,
was nc ger branded as ia money mon
gel" " ga scaiperA and ga bond specula.
tor" until last week, he was so stigma
tized by the Madison Democrat. The
wnipper snapper who writes these
SANDERS upon our best citizens in the
Democrat, does not know what he is
talking about, when he thus brands as
Williams the very best and most highly
respected people in our city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

IT is now nearly three weeks since
Gen. Batcock's trial for completely in
whisky frauds, commenced at St. Louis
Both sides have presented their testi-
mony, and the lawyers have had the
poor jurymen in charge the last few
days. The verdict will probably be
rendered this week. Considerable
damaging testimony has been intro
duced, but we'll informed people think
that the government has failed to make
out as strong case as it at one time
promised. On the other hand, Bah.
cock has explained many things that
looked bad, and the general opinion
seems to be that the jury will acquit
Babcock, or disagree, and not few
look for his acquital and complete vim
dication. Let Us hope that this will
be the case. 1t would be refreshing
lust at this time to see one man issue
forth from under this crooked whisky
cloud, majestically bearing the imprint
of innocence. The country has watched
this trial with more than ordinary in
terest, because of Babcock's close con-
nection with the President, fearing
that perhaps he too might be drawn
into the fearful maelstrom.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

THE bill modifying the famous Pot
ter Law has passed both houses of the
legislature, and now awaits only the
Governors signature to become a law,
which it will doubtless receive. This
bill requires the Railway Companies
TO sell at all their stations, 500 mile
tickets, and round-tr'p tickets between
stations within the state at uniform
rate Of 3 cents per mile, no Company
being obliged to accept less fare than
5 cents between any stations. 1t for
bids any road charging one party more
than another for like service between
stations, and gives all parties the same
concessions of ates. There is ano
doubt that the Potter Law has worked
great injury to the state of Wisconsin.
1t most effectually put stop to all
projected railroad enterprises, and in a
measure paralized the business inter-
ests Of the State. The new law as
sumes that railroads are under state
control, demands reasonable rates, sup
presses combinations and discrimina-
tions, and really accomplishes all that
the Potter law has, with reference to
the rights Of the people, but does it
without bankrupting the railroads in
the operation. We may now look for
anincrease of railroad extension, which
the railroads will feel able to guarran-
tee, without feeling &C the same time,
that they are liable to become bank
rupts. As soon as the law is publish
ed we will give it to our readers in Its
entirety.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
Loan w anted !!

I'm one of lthe best farms in the town
~ of Windsor, Dane Co1nry, Wis.
$4,000 on 200 acres, and $4,000 on 80
acres, to be secured by first mortgage at 7
per cent. interest, References given if
desired. Address imm ediate1y.
0. S. HOLUM,
l6w6 " DeForest, Dane County, Wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

Mr.. JOSEPH BURsINGER, according
to the Madison Democrat, il little bet
ter than thief. The Democrat
makes mistake in such accommodation
of some Of its own party friends who
are among our best citizens.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23

The Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of New Hampshire-Daniel
Marcy-is pretty specimen. He was
in Congress in 1864, when he made a
violent speech against President Lin.
coin and the conduct Of the war, say
ing, among other things, that 1.-The
wicked, disloyal Abolition party who
sustain the President in his infractions
on the Constitution are joint heirs with
him to the inheritance of eternal in.
fanny"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-23
The Democracy In Travail.

How to best subserve the interests
of the democratic party and at the
same time help relieve the city of its
bonded Indebtedness, is the all absorb
ing question now uppermost in the
minds Of certain leading democrats.
As they regard it of more importance
to save the party than they do to pro-
tect the city from the vandals who are
now assailing it, the public welfare is
like " to suffer that their party may be
benefited in the coming election.
They would gladly have the cloud re-
moved which now ohscures the future
of Watertown, if it could only be done
SO as to rebound to the glory and
credit of the democratic party but net
otherwise. Complications may multi
ply, and financial disaster may over
take our fair city without any inter-
ference on their part if these can be
prevented only by surrender of the
rock-rooted prejudices of their rotten
and corrupt political organization.
All hail to such disinterestedness and
magnanimnity! What a blessed thing
is democracy, particularly the kind
which aourishes in Watertown!
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29

Rev. j. B. Mann appealed from the
decision of the chair.
MIR. Davis called for the ayes and
nays. He said this Convention was
called to nominate temperance ticket.
he denounced the action of the Re-
publican Executive Committee in rak-
ing up the colored men, and paving
their expenses to come up and break up
the Convention.
Rev. Mann said he could not listen
TO such talk.
Geo. w. Wells-"Brother Mann.
you've had your full share of talk this
afternoon; you sit down"
Dan Hamilton said "the gentleman's
personizing us cvlored men, and we
won't stand it,
Rev. Davis said no man opposed to
the cali should have attended the Con.
vention. II you succeed in breaking
us down we'll call another Convention
and put ticket in the field. Ill 20
from Hundred to Hundred, and by
Gods help, and what influence can
command, Levi Bird shall be laid on
the Shelf worse than any man on the
ticket. You can't trample us down.
Ayoung man named Beerbower arose
to speak, and Mr.. Davis said:
"Iou came in here treacherously;
you are traitor; sit down."
Geo; W. Wells-"Who paid you to
come here?"
Rev. Jos. E. Smith hoped the Con.
vention should observe politeness.
A call of the ayes and nays on the
appeal was defeated, and the appeal
was sustained by rising vote of sc to
81.
The first resolution, as amended by
MIR. Martindale, was adopted by
standing vote of 81 to 27.
The second resolution was also ADOPT
ed unanimously.
Geo. W. Wells gave notice that a
convention composed of those favor
able to nominating temperance ticket
would be held at s o'clock in the even
ing. Hesaid if the Ministers had kept
their promises to him and sent the men
they had promised, the Convention,
would have taken different action.
Amidst a storm of discussion the
meeting adjourned, the President in,
viting all favorable to nomination to
meet again at 8 o'clock.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
The Hayes Ticket in Louisiana.
From the ST. James Sentinel.

If any intelligent northern man were
to come to the parish of st. James, we
care not how pronounced a Radical he
may be, to,day, and see the kind of
men who have been placed in nomi.
nation on a Republican ticket, for
members of the General Assembly. he
would shudder at thought of such men
sitting in legislative body as the rep
resentatives of 10000 people, who pay
taxes upon $3,000.000 worth of prop.
erty, at the rate of about per cent,
per annum. Not one of the candi-
dates for legislative honors owns a
dollars worth of real estate; not one
of them could frame law or draw up
a resolution properly; they are ali
young and inexperienced, and lacking
every qualification necessary to make
trasty and efficient law makers.