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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27
Scene in Australian Diggings.

At Opossum, the new digging region
in Australia, a man named Bernard
Hawley has discovered nugget val
ued at $4,000. He boarded with
Scotch and English. miners at a hut
named "The Thistle, Rose, and Sham
rock" The morning after the lucky
"fnd" the valuable nugget was miss
ing. All his fellow boarders were
equally suspected of the theft, but the
crime could not be satisfactorily fas-
tened upon any of them as the thief,
or upon all as conspirators IN the rob
berry. The following night Hawley was
found weltering pool of blood In the
mail horse shed adjoining the hut,
having cut his throat with razor from
ear to ear.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27

ballots reached close on to three thousand,
which was q fraud on the part of said Board.
(Slgne0 F. O. ZACHARIE,
"a. G. Brown,
CHAs. CAvANAC,
E. A. BURKE,
J. r. ALCo.
GAUTHREAUX
FRANK MCGEoN,
OF counsel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER q, 1876
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Santa Claue's Visit.

santa Olaue'S Visit.
BYFAENY WARNER B1CKNELL.
On snow-clad hills, as still midnight,
The moonshine lies in beauty bright,
The world is hushed in slumber now,
For balmy sleep from every brow
Hath smoothed away the lines of care,
And stamped repOSe-night's blessing-there
Days busy, busting crowd is still,
Reprieved awhile from cares that fill
All hearts wherein the pulse of life
Exceeds the throbs of infant strife;
The mingled voices of the crowd
No longer heard-each head is how'd
In mansion rich and poor abode,
Forgetful of the heavy load
Poor human nature has to bear,
In homespun clad or silken wear
The sweeter sleep to toll is given
Than to the idle, blessed of heaven,
With every luxury wealth can bring.
While laborers toll and blithely sing,
The rich oft yawn in discomfort,
Adm mourn at eve the day misspent.
But midnight brings to all surcease
From daylights cares-to al! sweet peace;
Thus resting in the close embrace
Of Sleep-night keeper of our race
The world awaits the coming dawn
That ushers in glad Christmas morn.
The spirit of the season by
Steals swiftly, while each youthful eye
Close sealed remains by Natures laws.
As DER each house goes Santa Claus.
A pack of gifts his back bestrides,
As down the chimney quickly glides
Lit luI Gil, Will pipe duu WHIP,
His twinkling eyes and smiling lip
A promise give of something nice,
AS through the room like creeping mice
His footsteps glide; he views the feet =.
Of stockings which, at morn, will greet 80.
The eyes of children in the bed
Where hang the stockings overhead.
With mods, and winks, and funny shrugs,
His well-filled pack around he Tugs,
Until chair he finds to mount, - =.
So that their number he may count.
"One two, three, four-'twas FIVE last year,
{He stops to wipe away tear,)
Pll look again-the smallest feet
Are missing; they have gone to meet
The Babe of Bethlahem, at whose birth
The shepherd sang, Good Will on Earth ,"
He glanced around; on bed of straw
The little errand boy he saw,
"Ah, there lies one did not see,
lis likely he, too, dreams of me:
To him warm clothes I'll give instead
This toy brought the child that's dead"
Then STOPPING down and putting back
The silver trumpet, from his pack
The other gifts he quickly drew,
And stuffed the stockings number two,
And three, and four; the smallest one
He filed the last. When all was done
He chuckled low, and made pause,
Then vanished-dear old Santa Claus.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27

H. That in the parish Of Ouachita the as
sassination of DR.. B. FL. Dinkgrave was poll
tlcal crime. committed for political reasons,
and by a Democrat, and was connived at and
all investigation into it stifed and frowned
down by means of terror by Democrats of that
parish
ID. That in the parish of Red River the
brutal and deliberate attempt to aasassnate
Senator Twitchell and the horrible mutilAtion
of his person was committed by hired assas-
sin, with connivance of the Democrats, with
secret knowledge Of the white community
where he lived, from political luminosity and
political ends.
Finally, we commend to the attention Of
your committee the significant parallel be-
tween the condition of affairs in 1868 and in
1876, and in the similar effect upon subse-
qsent elections; only remarkirg that there are
few Democrats now 80 hardy as to deny the
outrages of 1868, which have passed into his
tory, and those few who may deny it only
discredit their own veracity
(SigneO HUGH I. CAMPBELL,
Chairman of Committee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27

The Dundee (Scotland) whaling fleet
makes about $500, 600 this year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27

New ORLEANS, December 2O.-Fol.
lowing are the statements made to the
committee now Investigating the late
election frauds in Louisiana:
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
RUBBER AND CAPCINE.

There Is scarcely branch OF human indus
try in which India Rubber has not in some
form found its way. Although widely known
and used, but few are aware OF its medicinal
VII tues and great curative properties. Prac-
tical experiment has proven that it Is a nattr-
al reservoir OF electricity. containing more
than any known substance or compound
Owing to this fact 1t has been used with suc-
cess in curing Nervous cOmplalntsand Rheu-
metism that were invulnerable to drugs.
1t has also becn discovered that India Rub
Der possesses all the properties valuable as
aspe iflc for Pulmonary complaints and cures
many forms OF Consumption and Lung dis
eases. Combined with Capcine 1t is unparal-
leled as Pain Reliever, whether external
or internal. Nearly all the Surgeons have
adopted it on account OF its great healing
properties.
The most efrectual way OF using the article
is in the form OF perforated plaster. The
extensive use OF Ordinary Perforated or Por-
GUS Plasters, is testimony to its merit.
dinary Rubber Porous Plaster is that it acts
| too slowiyI-requiring days and continuous
wear to relieve pain or to effect cure.
A celebrated Physician OF New York who
has long made the medical properties of Rub
Der study has succeeded in max ing gree
improvement in Porous Plaster by int roduc
ing Capcine, which overcomes all the former
objections, causing the Plaster to do in a
few moments or hours. that which 1t former
| ly required days or weeks.
Capcine IS the most valuable ingredient
ever used as an externalremedy. ItOperates
with astonishing vigOrand relieves pain i'm
mediately. Its curatiy G properties have be-
| come 80 famous that anenterprising firm in
New York took it in hand. and by bringing
CapcIne fiasJer to the attention OF Physi-
| clans, have met with unprecedented success.
The article is known as BENSON'S CAP
CINE PLASTER. The price Is the same as
the ordinary Porous Plaster, % cents. Ever y
Druggist ha them.
SEABURY & JOHNSON,
Pharmaceutical Chemists, N. Y.
ASFor sale IN Wilmington by e. Bring
hurst u Co., 9Th and Market, and e. Mclnall,
I'd and Market. ianl9eod&we3dm-ly
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
Kerr Handsomely vindicated.

speaker Kerr handsomely Vtndtcated.
We rejoice, foth for Speaker Kerr's
sake and in behalf of political candor,
that his exoneratioe from, charges of
thatperjured wretch, Harney, has been
conveyed to the public in so noble and
pleasing manner, and that Justice
has been done with the added grace of
courtesy. The conduct of the repub.
lican members of the committee and
the House on this occasion was high
toned and manganimous. They not
only attested his innocence by their
votes, but stood up and bore cordial
testimony to the uprightness of his
stainless character as attested by his
whole public career. The vote was
unanimous that the accusations against
Mr. Kerr were groundless and that his
high reputation for purity is sunsullied.
For our part we have throughout con-
sidered the charges against him in
credible, as much so as similar charges
would have been against Charles
Summer or Silas Wright. We ex-
pected his vindication, but we did not
anticipate this display of chivalry on
the part of his political opponents. We
trust this great mark OF esteem and
confidence may solace him in his ILL
ness and contribute TO his recovery
". Y. Herald.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
When Admiral Porter was presented

When Admiral Porter was presented
to Dom Pedro recently he said to him,
II had the honor of attending your
wedding before you did!" which was
literally true. Donna Teresa, the EN-
press. is a Neapolitan princess, and
was married to Dom Pedro by proxy,
in Naples. Admiral Porter, then a
young officer, who was with the
United States fleet in the Bay of
Naples, was present at the marriage,
and was also on one of our vessels
which formed part of the escort of the
bride out of the harbor, His vessel
was on its way to Rio Janeiro at the
time, and reached the Brazilian capitol
In time for Admiral Porter to witness
the actual marriage of Dom Pedro.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
UnWritten History.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS REPLIES TO
THURLOw WEED.

ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS REPLIES TO
THURLow WEED.
CRAwFoRDvILLE, Ca, June 0.-To
the Editor of the Uerald.-I have no.
ticed, in late issue of your paper, an
article by Hon. Thurlow Weed, entitl.
ed An UnDrstten Chapter of Historu.
in which Mr.. Weed gives narrative
OF how the Heratd's influence was OBJ.
tanned for President Lincoln's admins.
tration." After relating the incidents
which preceded his arrival at Mr..
Bennetts mansion on the Heights, the
following sentences occur:-
II gave him the then unknown
particulars of an interview with Mes.
srs. Toombs, Stephens, and ClinRman.
members OF Congress from Georgia
and North Carolina, with General
Taylor. The object of that interview
was to induce General Taylor, a South.
ern man and stakeholder, to veto the
bill permitting California to enter the
Union as free State. 1t was a Stormy
interview, with threats of disunion on
one hand and hanging on the other. :
The fact was communicated,t Senator
Hamlin, of Maine, and myself, with
in ten minutes after the interview
closed"
The only notice wish to take of
this Is to assure MIR. Weed and all
your readers that no sush interview of
Messrs. Toombs, Clingman, and mys
self ever took place with General lay.
lor. How he and Mr.. Hamlin could
have been informed within ten min
utes after OF the particulars of an in
tervlew which never occurred | do
not know; but do know never as
ked General Taylor to vote any bill
whatever during his administration, l
know also, and tue records show it.,
that the bill permitting California to
enter the Union as free State did not
pass Congress until after General Tay-
lor's death; l do, moreover, know that
L and my colleague, Mr., Toombs, fa-
Vored the admission of California as
free State under her then Constitu.
tion during the whole of that stormy
session. This the records will also
show, We never raised an objection
to the admission of California on ac-
count of her anti-slavery Constitution.
In one of the stormiest debates ever
heard in the House of Representatives
my colleague, Mr.. Toombs, SAID
I'VE do not oppose California on
account of the anti-slavery clause in
her Constitution, 1t was her right,
and am not prepared to say that sh e
acted unwisely in its exercise; that is
her business" What he and l main.
tanned was that the same rights which
the free people of California had ex-
ercised for themselves in forming
their Constitution thould be equally
secured to the free people of other
! Territories of the U oited States when
they came to form their 'Centituilons,
How tar this portion of Mr.. Weeds
narrative may have influenced the
course of the Herald toward Mr.. Liu4
coins administration l know not, but
| do most solemnly protest against its
being received as correct item IN
the history of this country.
| ALEXANDER III. STEPHENS.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
Pinch back on the War Path.

At meeting of the Louisiana re-
publican delegation in Cincinnati on
Tuesday, Mr, Pinchback broke forth
in his wrath and gave fair notice as to
his opiuion of the President and Mr.,
Conkling. The burden of his speech
was that,if the republican patty wants
to keep the votes of the colored people
of Louisiana it must give them a
larger share in the offices. He as
cribed his own defeat in the Senate to
a mortal fear on the part of the Sena-
tors that he would, if permitted to take
seat in that body, bring his wife to
Washington and insist upon her mix.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
From the n. Y. Journal of Commerce.

THE PUBLIC CREDIT ACT.-Investi-
cations sometimes disclose dreadful
a1d surprising things. No one can say
positively that there may not be some
foundation for Representative Popple-
toms suspicious that bribery was used
upon Congressman in passing the
Public Credit Act of March 1869. The
Congresses of those days were capable
of almost anything, and if it pleases
their present successors to look into
their motives for resolving to protect
the public credit in 1868. by all means
let them do it, Nothing which has
happened of late years is too good to be
Investigated. The rumors upon which
the proposed action is based seem i'm
credible, and it is not improbable that
they are pure inventions. This is q
late day to hear, for the first time, that
New York and European bankers
raised $40, 600, 900 to spend upon Con-
gress and the newspapers to cause the
passage of that simple act of Justice
and honesty. 1t only asserted over
again what a great majority of the
Americans of those days claimed to be
plain and honest Interpretation of
previous laws-that the faith of the
OhhtSb pbatCo 10 W
the payment, in coin, of all the obliga-
tions of the United States not bearing
interest, and of all the interest-bearing
obligations except in cases where the
law authorizing the issue expressly
provided that the same may be paid in
lawful money or other currency than
gold and silver; also that the faith of
the Government is pledged to provide
for resumption of specie payment at
the earliest practicable day. This act
was needed to refute rumors which
were in circulation, prejudicial to the
honor and credit OF the United States,
and was adopted with the hearty ap-
proval of the best people of both par
ties. If any banker spent dollar to
get this done, he only threw his money
away. Congress and the influential
press of the country were st that pc
riod arrayed against the spirit of
reputation in any form, such as was
solemnly rebuked by the adoption of
the act of March 1869. 1t seems now
as if Mr.. Poppleton had discovered
what Is popularly known as ''mare's
nest" His resolution having failed of
passage for the want of a quorum, goes
over to Monday next,
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
GENERAL NEWS.

In the South negro burglars wear
masks.
The entire session of the us. House
of Representatives yesterday was oc-
cupicd by debate on the Army Appro-
priation bill. Very few members were
present, and nothing of general inter-
est was done.
The North Caroline Democratic
Convention met yesterday, at Raleigh.
and nominated State ticket headed
by Zebulon B. Vance for Governor
An old lady named Abby Houte, 80
years of age, land for % years identi-
fled with the party" was given seat
among the members.
On Tuesday night, three masked
men broke into the house of Samuel
Abrahams, a farmer, living near New
villey-Pa., placed halter around his
neck. and threatened to hang him if re
did not give up his money. After tor
turing Abrahams and his wife, by
burning their feet, the ruffiins left
with $50 in money, and valuable
horse and buggy,
The premium on small change has
not yet disappeared, although buying
silver halves for California has ceased,
and for the reason that before they
can arrive at San Francisco the &c.
600, 900 relief bill may be a law, The
quotation for silver bullion at London
is now down to 514d., which makes
the silver coin here worth in gold $8k
cents and the proposed new silver dol
lar Ito contain 412 $40 grains) $87.2O.
United States Treasury notes, fraction
al notes and national bank notes are
worth in gold $88.70.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15

~ ,nsV sasc per week guarant. ed to Agents
NStW NAIie and Female, in their
% 4 a SUI SUrFiT i1'fsY; HREE. HMs address s4? ?.
O. VICKEHY q CO.. Augusta. Maine.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15

PINcHBACK FOR THE CABINET.-Shall
there be a colored man in the next cabi-
net? There should be if Mr.. Morton is
nominated at Cincinnati and elected, for
Mr.. Pinchback, We learn, has organized
all the colored delegates in his behalf.
Gratitude would compel President Nor
ton to make Mr.. Pinchback either Secre-
tary of State or Secretary of War. 1t
might be well for ambitious statesman
to pay Pinchback little attention, for
he may be the colored Warwick of the
next administration. But all depends
on Morton. Y, Herald.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15

The WHEAT HARVEST IN VIRGINIA.
The wheat harvest has now fairly opened
in the vicinity of Richmond. The for
wardness of the season has thrown it
some eight or ten days earlier than last
year. The grain is good and the crop has
many enemies to which it is subject.
The yield for the acreage sown will pro-
baly be better than for many yoars
past.-Rlcl.nle2.l Dispatch %.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
SING SAD SONGS FOR ME,

When am dead my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me,
Plant thou no roses at my head.
Nor shady cypress tree,
Be the green grass above me,
With showers and dew drops wet |;
And If thou wilt, remember,
And II thou wilt. forg9t.
shall . OF see the shadows,
shall hot feel the rain,
shall not hear the nightingale,
Sing on. as il IN pain /;
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
HAPPY may remember,
And haply may forget.
ChriStind q. Rossettt
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15

Mr.. Bristow is young man and
caa wait. He will learn in six or
eight years that the most complete de-
tective system will never make a
Presiient Ct the United States. We do
not want Fouche Administrations -
! ". Y, Herald,
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15

The Rhode Island Legislature, in
Joint convention, yesterday, formally
declared the reelection of Mr.. An
thouy as United States Senator.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-15
WEAIHER REPORT
WASHINGTON, June Is, A, NJ.

PROBABILITIES
For the Middle and Eastern States
south and east winds; slight changes in
temperature and pressure partly cloudy
weather., except, possibly, continued
cloud and fog on the immediate coast.
New-York tribune., 1876-11-23
MR. 0rTENDORFERS IMPRESSIONS.

WHAT VIE NORTHERN DEMOCRATS DID Al Nh"-
oRLyASs-BIs LOW OPINION OF THE RETURNING
noARp-IuE "BULLDOzED' PARIsIiEs-No kE-
sIsrANCE TO THE DECLARED RESULT 10 DE
A.; FEARED IN LOUISIANA.
Oswald OttendOrfer, who returned from new
orleans late Tuesday night, made the
mcnt Yesterday In regard to the work Oh tho De'oo'
deepotop which met In NewOrleans, the constitution
and probable action Of the Returning boAru Vi
and the feeling throughout that state:
"The committee OF Democrats sent South py 'ne
National Committee met In New-Oreans where they
were kindly received and afforded every possible eohs
for asceralning all facts connected Win 'ne e'o,o
Their first step was TO inquire mihute'y """' '"'
committee had done, and to ascertain ther 'ic"So VI '
result based upon facts within their possesSon' ns
learned that the local committee had Instructed Tue
Democratic Supervisor In each parish W MANI ".i"
coe conv N, tbe official returns each parish signed ny
bimsef and by the two Republican supervisors asso
ciated with him. The law requires tue ouPois ~
make two official copies OF returns ohc W Nv %, -,
Secretary OF state and the other 10 'ho p'' W.
These tri,licate copies made by tho Democratic
e.a.,,r, ,, ,n n.orly every case their Republican
assocates while admitting that the copies "oio uuo
ones refused To sign them The Northern COMMITTEES
found upon their arrival that these copies hau oeo '
I'm part sent In 10 the local Central oo'e' Du'
telegraphc estimates and returns hau po'h io' "'
where the official copy wanting rhe ~
these estimates was denonstraeu ~ w -,
copies subsequently received from inc ''no ~.
rrom these copea and returns they asoertalned tat
Nichols had majority OF 5000 votes IL was possible
thar Mr. Tldep's majority might be several hundreds
smaller but this would DO counteroa'ahcou W o oa'
Of Republican votes in XVIII Senatorial District In
which the names OF only three Republican electors ap-
peared on tine ticket.
"The committee made careful inquiries WIN reerence
to the sbulldozed' parishes. and discovered ample
ounds for beiievins that tho great Democratic gain
was legitimate They called upon Gov Kellogg TO mako
inquiries upon this subject Gov Kellogg stated that ne
had no official knowledge Of the natter but that his
tar 70 THE TRIBUNE asserting that In has opinion the vote
New-York tribune., 1876-11-23

in these parishes ought to be thrown out based upon
what he regarded truthful reports and referred to the
OF two negroes shot down for their political belief
Investigation however, showed that this outrage was
committed Is months before, and was totally uncon-
nected with politics. The committee ascerained that
Democrats in New Orleans were informed during the
campaign that In these buldozed parishes local dssen
sons had sprung up which promised to reduce the Re-
publican vote AS inquiry proved that this was the act
colored Democrats were sent out from New-Orleans
through these parishes TO present the issues OF the cam
pagnto negro audiences. The chief argument which
these used that the State Administration was
utterly corrupt and injurious and that change was i'm
peratvey demanded. They enthusiastically re-
ceived by the negroes throughout these parishes and
felt confident that their efforts had produced wide re-
vuslon OF political feeling. Hence they were not sur
prised at the change Of VOTE but thought that would
have been still greater had not the Stop Right associ
atons Of Republican prevented Others OF their
race from voting the Democratic ticket"
r Ottendorfcr said that his opinion OF the Louisiana
Returning Board was largely formed from study OF
Congressional report made in 1875 The board was
composed OF the men as thcn He further in
qured the personal characters OF the members and
found that these fully in accord with the nature
Of their return in 1874 except the Of the muatto,
Casanaye One OF the members now under an in
dctment for fraud and forgery. From such board
nothing be expected in support OF an honest eoc
tion. He did not believe that the members would hes-
tate to do anything In their power to carry the stae or
Hayes. Republicans who went South at the request OF
President had asserted that tey had no reason to
doubt that Returning Board would do what fair
and right. The Republicans were HONORABLE men, but
partsanshp had deprived them in part Of the power TO
discriminate IL very unfortunate that these Rcpub
cans declined to consult with the committee OF Demo
crats gave such Interpretation to the let
ter Of the latter. That committee did everything
possible ascertain the truth, but conference would
have helped them greatly in their Inquiry Mr.. Often
dOrfer approved Prof Summers letter TO Gov lngerso
and thought gave fair view Of the state OF things
He heard complaints OF Gen. Grant for his order
sending troops to New-Oreans and thought that little
Objection felt TO this course.
Mr. Ottendorfer Of the opinion that the people OF
Louisiana did fully realize the danger which threat
ened them in continuation Of the Republican Admins
tration. They not melancholy as 1t might be
supposed they would be- As to the danger Of serious
riots possible civil he said that the people were
calm and peaceably disposed. and that he regarded
apprehensons disturbance unfounded No consider
able number OF people had any thought OF forcible
resistance the declared result, whatever it might be-