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the Times copy of the statutes. Tn n.
meantime send over that silver medal

IN reckless disregard OF this fact T,,. Tc,.rx-
the valne OF silver to rcpudiate between II mi 1 ~
per cent OF the public debt And ret It Il not is Is
favor OF PESDLEToSs gFcenback scheme OF rennd; -
alion.-Chicag0 Tines. Aepaol~
A constant indulgence in untruthful asser+to.
has finally desenerated into a chronic hahit -.
the editor of the Chicago Times. When ~ -
wrote the above he knew that his financial
columns reported silver as worth SIX to s.
pence per ounce in London, "with scarcity Of
supplies" which means further advance. H.
knew that the silver dollar was worth 80 tn On
cents In gold, and rising; and Jet he asserts tbat
it is II to IS per cent below gold! What pu,.
pose has he to serve by thus attempting to da.
ceive his readers9 Can he not tell the Truth T.,
SO simple matter as the price current Of
metal:
, 1876-08-06

1he long agony is over, aud the heart Of
the 1ag-worshiper is made glad. The fiat
md gone forth, double-headed ons at that,
and the only thing to do WAS to go through
the empty form Of repeating law that was
not OF itself fna1ity, but an earnest
OF what VIA to be patiently and
zealously worked for, with good prospect
OF OF success. The Commission provided for
hy the Supplementary bill will probably re-
suit IN some practical good, but the resump
tlon-repea1 farce will repel more voters than
1t viii attract to the Confederate national
ticket
, 1876-08-06

! great IN extent of territory to make them ab
solutely trustworthy for any specified local
ity. But comparison Of the local inner
J curlaD barometer, etc, with the latest at
| mospheric reports from surrounding points
| as furnished by the United States sigma
Service Bureau, will give cloud indications
that can be depended upon, in nineteen
cases out Of twenty, several hours in advance.
Probably the payment OF few dollars an
nually to the observer in charge at the Sig
nal ot6ce in this city, would insure better
representations than could be made by any
one not specially trimmed to the work and
then very few minutes time each day
would be all required from the city official
charged with the duty of issuing the order
to light and extinguish the streetlamps.
The matter is really one that deserves much
mora attention 1--WE do not mean mere TALK
than has hitherto been given it on behalf Of
the people who pay the gas-bills. On the
one hand is the great Importance of having
the street-lamps lighted during every minute
of the time that the streets would otherwise
be absolutely dark. On the other side OF the
question we have the imperative necessity,
in the present exhausted state of the city
finances, Of saving every dollar consistent
with that provision. At the rate Of $3.50
per thousand feet, and feet per hour, every
minute that the street-lamps are burning
takes S2.15 out Of the City Treasury; and,
It the cost per thousand be made so cents |
less and 3-feet burners be substituted for ]
hose now in use, the cost per minute would
IT'LL exceed 81. With the greatest proposed
reductions, saving OF three minutes On each
lay OF the year, or the omission of single
lights unnecessary lighting, would be gain
o the City Treasury of more than $1,000.
1t the rate heretofore in force, the saving
Fould be fully twice that amount
We respectfully recommend this view Of
he case to the taxpayers and their represent
tlves,-the Common Council Of the City of
hicago.
, 1876-08-06

The Epr7aing Journal rctails at 1--we cent, ~,
copy. STOREY undertook to run out the .h,,rs
naz by cutting under it in price and peddlino
his Telegraph for Mrec cents. Thereupon Tho
Journal induced the Evening Post axd uau tn
pub the price down to tao cents, which HIle1 tba
circulation Of the Telegraph. The public re-
fused to pay three cents when they could buv
much better paper for two cents. The proprie-
tors Of the Post having the most money n
spare in cut-throat game Of this Kind, after n
struggle of eight weeks, Capt. STOREY struck
his colors to Commodore TAYLOR and snrrrn.
dered the ship.
, 1876-08-06

The 1adies' yacht race at Geneva Lake
Yesterday eliminated in victory for the
Genc~a, which ran the sirteen-mile course in
= h. sc m. IS sec The affair Was exc1u-
s's>!y under the charge OF the fair danes
r::d damsels summering at the lake, who,
'er offering silk flag as the prize, otficiat-
$ judges and tlme-keepers, to see that it
VS. foirlv WON
, 1876-08-06

Tho German-American Republican Unio1
OF Chicago have fred 3oo-pound rif1ed shell
with percussion attachment into the Demo.
cratic ranks. In another column will bf
found their address to German-American
soters, IN which they urge the utter repudia.
.'on OF emocratic principles and adhesion
70 Il republican party as the only salvation
tor the nation After reviewing the War
md establishing the necessity Of abolition.
the address deprecates intrusting the laws that
treed the slave to the party that fought the
adoption Of those laws, and whose Southern
allies still show by their atrocities how thew
hata the enactments, They encourage the
support OF the Republican financial plank,
Quoting Gov. HAYES on the Civil-Seryice Re-
form, they pledge themselves to stand bv
those views, and, after a well-merited shot
st the Confederate House of Represents.
tlTes, they close by demanding of every
German that he lend his earnest and heartv
support to the Republican ticket.
, 1876-08-06
IHpESs *sbar1 Of money" has had some

IHpESs barQ Of money" has had some
thing to do with the present voracity of the
crow-eaters. This is not necessary, however,
to explain the situation SToREY'5 old Cop
perhead sympathies, which became part Of
his life and nature during the War, are SUI
dcient explanation for his eagerness to sup
port man whom he even now admits to be
sham and personally indefensible against
man whose purity Of character has never
been even called into suspicion He knows
TMpH would be the President and tool of
the Confederates, and that satisfies him.
, 1876-08-06

The St Louis platform denonnces the failure fo1
e!eren years to make good the promises OF the
| !esa!-tcndet notes, nor Is the denuncation uu.
mcrted Of that improyidence which in eleven wears
since the peace has consumed S. 500. 600 OOO and
eoeq not aoofa to gve ths people sound and
| ceptdnce. " ~
! This smacks Of the Tammany demagogue.
In those eleven years the principal Of the
national debt has been reduced by $700, ,00o.-
] GOO. War claims against the Government
OF all kinds, have been iquidated exceeding
o0,0o0, GOO. There have been $500. .OO0,-
600 paid for pensions in those eleven wears.
The interest on the national debt eleven
years ago WAS nearly $3.50, ,o0o, 600 year. It
is now 500, 200, 900, the average has equalled
$l25, ,o00, 600, and the the total for the eleven
years $1,375, 100000. These four items.
caused by the Democratic Rebellion. foot mn
IS follows:
Paid on the War debt 70o nm nm
n! naiu W.T. elalms superintendent. 400 600, 900
pa;d pa;d soldiers pensions 800, 600 600
raid interest on debit ......... 1, 375 0OO 900
Total on account Of the Rebellion S. IT'S, ooo, 600
Subtract this sum from T11DEN's $780,
ooo, 600 and it leaves 81, ,00o, 900 in cur
rency, the average gold value OF which in
eleven years has been under so per cent of
gold, or equal to $1,3s0, ,0o0, 600, Divide
this sum by eleven years and it gives less |
than S127, 1000, 900 per annum as the cost of
the Government. JAMES BUcHAsAS's Ad. |
znlnistration, sixteen to twenty years ago, |
cost an average OF $50, ,000, 900 a year, with =
population of 100000 to 81, 600, ,ooo The
population is now Il, ,0o0, 600, or a half larger
han it Was in 1860, and the expense is not
much more than one-half greater. But We
're not Boosting of the economy and re-
zenchment practiced during the last eleven
'ears The entire American peoplo have
'een extrasagant and profligate in their e.
'enditnres, and it was this waste Of money,
more than anything else, which caused the
lnancia1 collapse three years ago,
, 1876-08-06

a conductor on the Old Colony GLASS Rail
roao' VINO has Travelled lao miles per day for the
past twenty eight years, figures the whole num-
Der Of miles traversed by him at ,176, 600, which
~ouid net his frugal savings at 81 .116. Goo.
, 1876-08-06

LEE TRIBUNE, having reprinted series of
articles from the Chicago 7imes. which it
published prior to TuDrs's nomination at
st. Louis, and in which be was denounced
as sham reformer, Rebel sympathizer. a
tool of TwEED's, and a railroad-wrecker.
took occasion to make the following re-.
mark:
;. The Chicago 1isn<s, without rceaptiue anvthino
y formerly said Of him. and without deuyine IN
hase been Rbundantly subst4ntlated ha. eiycn hin
a. ARGENT support ever since he became The canai-
plain to require comment wv
NOW, the Times, admitting all it said about
1np1S before he was nominated, and still
insisting that it was all true, pretends to be
ignorant Of what the Inference" is from
us present support of him which We charac-
ter'zed as "1oo plain to require comment"
1t may bo plainly stated. The Chicago
Times was interested in the success of the
Confederate party, Notwithstanding its pre-
tense OF independence to secure Republican
reAders. The editor of the Chicago Times,
IN old political bedfellow of tn
pESs, knew the latter;s bad record /
Had was aware it would not stand |
.ae bFunt OF campaign. The Times,
therefore, sought to defeat his nomination bv |
exposing his false and fraudulent claims Us a
- refor1ner.~ In this it failed; but its old
time devotion to the fre-in-the-rear Copper
1va1lsm subsequently overcame its aversion
even to T1LpeS. and it swallowed its crow
long with tue others, and resolved to make
desperate fight in the forlorn hope. This
the inference, <' too plain to require COM
lent for intelligent people, though many
e1sens have aiso dzawn,tha .nfarance that
, 1876-08-06

VANCE, Rebel candidate for Governor Of North
carolina, wanted ''to fight the Yankees till hell
freezes over, and then fight them On the icen
ana the people of his State are making It so hot
Tor him now that he will find he'll comfortably
warm, even in November
, 1876-08-06

Albany Argus t. The members Of the Legts-
tature Of Texas have reduced their pay to sa Der
oay. They are Democrats" Which would also
account 1or the utter absence OF anything in the
treasury from which to draw even the So.
, 1876-08-06

me main building Of the Philadelphia Ex-
position Is to be brought to Chicago and put up
as railroad depot" says an exchange. 4
Sor1h7olde shoemaker talks OF taking the rest
Tor an extension to his shop.
, 1876-08-06

ha71ne given bis views on the currency. Nh.
n rnneR "1H ~ now confdentia1ly e1pound to his
Democratic friends his method ~ hs11ot-hnT
imitation. ~ oa41o'''~
, 1876-08-06

VIC "ooDHuLI's effort to get rid Of BLOOD
-: Is Indicative OF remuneration by her of future
literary endeayor. BLOOD has written every
'o1ng on which VIC has made reputation.
, 1876-08-06
Ihe Chicago Tines, assailing the reso1u.
tons proposed to the Board of Trade bv M
WRIGHT. used this 1anpnaoa

1ne lineage 1sn*es, assailing the reso1u.
1lons proposed to the Board of Trade bv Mr.
WRIGHT. used this language:
( .ae TheteAses state certain things that ,ra mt
hat IN me hrst place. they state BY imnlicaton
to lss v evap yi1fp wa a. 1n1i from
th 1ha !s not trne Congress never assumed r.
tenaer aes 'ne sod dollar Or the silver dollar iesai
one or the other should not be ieeal tender a4 aG
@ ao.o. me only legal-tender legislation nv Tnn1
act o iSG was ane pa3sage 3SS of the
VT .eI CONS were overvalued about 0X nar eent 1 ~
wpud obynnpa G' pfsYhentng hs their As
or token coinage full lesa-tender II was
more oe 'ns ths1 eeM9age e shond net be for
sad about The en5 9na;1s
"u's n or silver dollars Lcgalte tender ieo;.1afn
70 Inc a Sates where it belonged Under be
10 make anything legal-teuder. ~ ~onsFess
IHE TRIBUNE pointed out the rech,oee IT,
norance displayed in this dogmatic state.
ment, and stated the facts as contained IN
ene statutes. But the Times, backing dovn
SO as 70 admit there WIS 1egal-tender ieos]s-
ton In 1887, thus again exposes its raoH1aaa
ignorance: 1e'Aless
-. once more, The TRtErSr asserts TINT .... |
xap ol the United Suites to make gold nnd az
deta so III iesal-tender Eas been exercised frnm +h
9aIe OF The first coinage acts Vour 4V" ~ n Tue
IKlKuSE can find one syllable Of 1peai.ts,nha 70 inE
s'a!ion y IN any xct Of Congress pasar hef.
eter. - aeu@1 ~ 1eet in diam
Ii answer it is only sufficient 10 onoto
from the act of Congress Of April 2 100
ehutled S'An act establishing Mint and
regulating the coins Of the United s+o+a. y
The following:
,,,E sEc 10 Tint all gold and silver co1ns ,vh,,,
'si, @ nase ocen struck at and Issued from tnc ata
"ht. hut sla!l oe LAWFUL TENDER in iii nayneat
,natsoc:er those of full weigh: ACCORDING r. fhl
= eSpeese values hereinbcfore declared n5d rhna
t. ass tnan iull weight at values pruportinnad
her respective weights. t'p06@4oaea to
Tie Chicago 1imes is thus foravox ,,,
'sh'ng Misrepresentation of laws md facts I
eemlnsly having no regard for the yalne o}
ruth, and contempt for the certaintv ~ t!
1posure. Its course in regard to this si1rer
oslness has been a continual classification il
9th Of the law and of history. If This be- p
1e result OF ignorance, it would be cbeona~ p
n the Old man to send his men to school. ~
least he might buy them the boote ~
lnch they could find information. Rotha- ic
AN nave such an exhibition of Ignorance Oh
Ina Chicago 'nrass repeated, we will land, SC
, 1876-08-06

"hat contributed as much as anything to thb
disastrous failure OF SroREY's Telegraph was its
conversion into Confederate T1LDEs and
HENpR1cKs organ. There are not enough peo-
pie in Chicago and vicinity who can read that
will take an evening paper whicn supports the
Confederate cause. It is all they can do tn
stand sToREY's morning organ Of T1LDzs and
HENDRICKS and the t'Lost Causen
, 1876-08-06

At 111DES barbecue in Glasgow, Ky., there
nelne no OK handy, the constituents Of the
democratic candidate set fire to colored school,
mouse with view to the cremation of the in
mates WV 49,
, 1876-08-06

Ono Lord HENRY LESSox has been PLAYING
scHESck on the "Lunneners'' He was a
commissioner Of Works,' and accepted 100
pald-up shares OF the Lisbon Tramway Co1npa-
W: The Company collapsed, and Lord HESar
LESSoz resigned his seat in the British Par1fa-
ment
, 1876-08-06

on the New York Times' hypothesis Of intem-
perance, I1LDES's perennial wink NAV be IT.
ss1outed to the accepted fashion Of standing of
the barkeepers. &19 -
, 1876-08-06

CHICAGO CoAAAEDERf. No. IL, ET-Atten-
tton Sir Kn4Gh1a.-StAted Conclave Monday evening
AuE- =. Il 7:30 for business. By order OF the r. G.
CHAS. J. TR0WBRIDGE, Hecorder
, 1876-08-06

ORIENTAL coEs1sToRY, S.. p. r. S. $50,
p ss9 s6 Ina1sd1y x eFs5i9F AuE
rchtef Full attendance desired. By order
I'll " BARNARD. $50. Commander-in. Chief
JAMES 4. 7. BIRD. 32o. Grand SECRETARY,
, 1876-08-06

N1ne-tenths OF the German Turner's Of Ohio
a1e Pledged to the support Of the Republican
nominees.
, 1876-08-06

oid STOREY did not give in to Tay1oR's tvo-
cent fosfa'sd -Hda until after be had lost So,
ooo in greenbacks, worth 50 3-5 per cent in gold.
or estimated in silver, s19 9o6; but as he is op
posed to estimating values in silver coin, We let
it stand at $4,000 in "rag-baby,,,
, 1876-08-06

Zen. SINGLETON, in an interview with a Ou{n-
cy 'phig reporter, says LEW STEWARD will SUD-
port COOPER and CARY. He contends that 1.-THE
greenback people will vote and act in accord
ance with the wcll-known principles Of their o.
ganization," and that fsTnDES will be defeated
by larger vote, both popular and electoral,
than GREELEY was."
, 1876-08-06

oiu man Who can't manage his horse goes
, 1876-08-06

Saratoga vas the summer-rneeting place Of
the members Of the old Ta1nmany Ping.
TWEED, swERsr, GENET, BARNARD, s al, A.
ranged most Of their skullduggery there, and it
is hallowed BY associations and jobs that made
1t eminently fitting theatre for the efforts Of
T1LDEs and HENDRICKS to extend the Tam
many rule beyond the confines Of New York
State, within which TWEED fought to Keen it.
, 1876-08-06

SITTING BULL has developed more tsett up
and GIT " than the standing army,
, 1876-08-06

ST. EFRNARD DCoMHASDERT. No. IS, r. TAT
Nnt!on SIR Knights: {ou ire requested 70 appear 1t
cur asyi: 1850 clock NJ next Saturday Aug II
70 act at escorf TO Oriental ConsisorJ. kngfa Of
estff communicates oouTteou2y invited to mite
With JOHN Wd0nMHE p ~
J. q. DIcEERSOE, Recorder. A4@A-'' E. ="
, 1876-08-06

IvANHoE LODGE, No. 9. T. Of P.-AM nemberx
regardless Of present sanding. requested to meet
a, Grand 1odEs Hail On Tuesday q % :ye9tnE, Aqg. 8.
, 1876-08-06

I11DEs crystallizes the situation in the follow
ing PARAGRAPH: "The public mind will no longer
accept shams- It has suffered enough from
Illusions" All Of which is modest On the mart
o1 SAMUEL, and Indicative Of a correct apprecis-
tlon Of the wants of the people and bis own
slim chances
, 1876-08-06

BLAIR LODGE, so. So A. F. A-M-R.pn,.r
communication Monday evening: Aug !. It O'Clock.
daily tnvtted- By order Of The ~ NJ
c. " O'DDSNETI Grr
, 1876-08-06

1t was trial Of mettle, muscle, and money
between old STOREY OF the Telegraph and Col
TAYLOR OF the Post aud Halt, whether the
former could hold out longer Us threecenter
than the latter as two-ccnter. After EIGHT
weeks old STOREY failed to come to the scratch
when time was called, and his bottle-ho1ders
threw up the sponge.
, 1876-08-06

Gov. HEsDK1cEs, according to the Chicago
1fm<s, Is in full accord with the once somewhat
noted Black CH1P.," Of Michigan. That WORTHY
enunciatcd the doctrine that q Education is the
oane OF Democracy" and HEsDn1cKs, as bis
utterances are summarized in headline in the
1'mes' regards the school {and bloody-shirt
shouters) Is public encmies''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16
The Case of Dana G.. Lamb.

The Jefferson Banner last week
wade savage attack upon Dana G..
Lamb, railroad commissioner IN this
state, on account of evidence he gave
'b,fore the investigating committee in
Washington, in the Reyes and Car
,penter case. Mr.. Lamb testified that
pending the Senatorial election in
1874, he was approached by person
claiming to represent certain demo-
cratic members of the Legislature who
proposed to vote for Senator Carpenter
upon the payment of $1,000. The
Banner misstates the facts of the case.
and we believe purposely so, when it
says that Mr.. Lamb endeavored to
carry out such arrangement. He was
sent for, as stated, but. without know
ing the object of the person wishing
the interview. be was shown a card
with the names of eight democrats.
and told that for 81, 500, the votes of
those members could be secured for
Senator Carpenter. No one knows
that the party spoken of had any au-
thority to make such proposition, and
1t would be highly improper under the
circumstances for Mr.. Lamb to give
tne names of the members, who may
be innocent in the matter, and thus
bring them into contempt. Mr. Lamb
is sustslned in all the material points
oil his statement by Mr.. Edward San
derson, OF Milwaukee, who testified
that the proposition to give democrat
10 votes to Carpenter, was brought to
him, and repldlated. There can be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16

How MUCH IS HORSE Power
The New York Herald thus de-
scribes horse power: 'This ques-
ton is frequently asked: What is I'm
derstood by horse pawer, and why
Game that way of reckoning to be
adopted and brought into gener al use?
Before the power of steam was gener-
ally known and applied to mechanical
purposes, horses were used to raise
coal and other heavy bodies Mr..
Moots. in bis experiments, carefully
compared the relative power of the
different breeds of horses, and found
its average equal to raising $4,000
pounds | foot per minute, or, what is
equivalent, to raise $50 pounds 100
feet, or 100 ponds $50 feet during
that space Of time, when attached to a
level or sweep of given length.
This afterward became the standard Of
measuring power or force applied to
mechanical purposes, and which is still
retained in common use.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16

Experiments made in Germany
show that the stubblc and roots left in
the earth by crops which have been
harvested, add to the soil much more
nutrtive matter than is commonly
supposed. These experiments fully
explain the great value of clover as a
preparatory for wheat aud for all other
crops that are not MANFRED with nitro
gen, potash and phosphates. The
clover of single acre has been found
to leave nitrogen enough for ll6 BUSH
els of wheat, phosphoric acid enough,
tor la bushels, and potash enough for
78 bushels.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16
Senatorial Convention.


ACenvention of the Republicans of the
23d Senatorial District, will be held at tie
Court House, in the village of Jefferson, on
hon0ay, Aug. %, at one O'Clock P. NJ +, for
the iparpose OF electing two delegates to
represent said district, in the Congressional
Convention to be held at Madison, August
3lst. The representation in said Senatorial
Convention, Will be Ave delegates from each
towa, two delegates from each ward in the
city of Watertown, and two delegates from
each incorporated village, except the village
of Fort Atkinson and jefferson, which will
he entitled to -four delegates each.
W. P. FoRsYTHE,
j. T. MoAK,
NJ. Fl. GANoNG,
D. NJ. Asp1NwALL,
RoBT. FARGO
Aug. 9tk, 1876. Committee
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16

Illden Is so taken up with the Pres
ldential canvass that New York is be-
ginning to feel the need of a governor
A dispatch, dated Aug. IS, from
Rock Alum Spring, Va, announces
that Speaker Kerr is failing very fast,
and his death is hourly expected.
The bill authorizing the enlistment
of 5000 volunteer cavalry, to help
suppress the hostile Sioux savages, has
passed both houses of Congress. Now
the men Of the frontier, who are "just
spelling for fight" will be afforded
an opportunity to shoulder their musk
cts and Ego for" the redskins.
Mr.. Blaine is himself again. He
opened the campaign in Maine last
Monday evening by addressing great
Republican meeting at Portland, ably
and eloquently. 1t is stated that he
will make six spec hes in the Maine
canvass. Later in the season he will
probably 60 West and make a few
speeches in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
OMAHA, Neb, Aug. 14-An Of
fetal telegram from Fort Laramie to-
day says that the report Of Ger. Ter
rvs fight with Sitting Bull is con-
flrmed through Indians coming into
Spotted Tail Agency. They report q
hsavy engagement, the defeat Of the
Indians with great loss, and Sitting
Bull wounded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16

CINCINNATI, Aug. 10.-The Cath
oltc Telegraph this morning contains
an article from Archbishop Purcell,
de6eing the attitude of the Catholic
church toward the public school sys-
tenn an the United States. .He de.
clares that the church has no DISPOSE
ton to interfere with the system. He
further says mo doubt justice and
equality would en,itle the Catholic
people of this country to exemption
from taxation for the support Of other
schools or to share of the public
school funds in proportion to the Lum-
Der of pupils in the schools; but even
this claim We are disposed to waive in
your favor"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16

no doubt of the facts as stated; and
that there was none in Judge Gates
mind, was shown by his failure to
cross examine the witnesses named
upon this point. He put his foot in
It by calling out the evidence, as Ear as
it was given, and fearing that further
developments would be still more dam
aging to his party, discreetly dropped
the subject.