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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01
MENTMORE,
The Estate of the Richest Man I'm the
World.

Baron Rothschild's residence and es-
tate at Mentmore is described as one of
the finest and most extensive in Eng
land. It contains some 10000 acres of
the finest land in Buckinghamshire. It
has garden, greenhouses and graperies
SO arranged as to furnish fruit every
month In the yesr. Oranges, pineap-
pies, figs, bananas and other tropical
fruit are grown in abundance. When
the baroness is absent, yachting in the
channel, or at her London house, Or
ders by telegraph are sent to Mentmore
daily for the supplies required. The
vases In the fountain and Italian gar
dens cost each $1,000. The statuary is
all OF the most costly kind executed by
the first masters The great hall, which
is about 2Ox3O feet is filled by vases and
statuary. Its contents must represent a
value Of not less than 100000. 1t
takes not less than three hours to pass
through the rooms The finish is ex-
quisite, and the furnishing of each
sumptuous. Some idea may be formed
of the whole from the furniture of a
single bedroom, one of the many great
chambers, costing $4,000 or $4,000.
In the dining and baronial hall are fur
nishings exceeding 100000 Costly
cabinets of the time of Louis XIV, of
ebony inlaid with ivory gold, diamonds,
rubies and all sorts of precious stones,
walls hung with the costliest tapestries
of the time of Louis XVI, or covered
with the richest needle-embroidered
satin, may give some idea of the wealth
lavished on this more than princely
mansion. The costliest paintings adorn
the walls, and the most skillful and ex-
pensive workmanship is displayed on
the ceilings. The idea of the baron
seems to have been to build and furnish
a mansion such as no other person in
England, except the Duke of Westmins-
ter, could expect to rival. The stud is
said to contain more high bred horses
than any other in the. world It en-
braces thirty-fve hunters and as many
racers, none of which are less in value
than $500, while many of them run up
to thousands.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01
What Oyercame Eve.

The College Chronicle says that
French gentleman who applied for
situation as an Instructor gave his YER
sion of the apple-eating episode in the
Garden of Eden:
"Monsieur Adam he was wake up,
he see une belle demoiselle asleep in re
garden VOLTA de la chance! Bon
jour, Madame w. Madame Nv she
wake, she hold her fan before her face.
Monsieur put up his eye-glass to ad
mire re tableau ley make one prom
enade. Madame Nv she feel hungry;
she see appel on re arbre. Serpent see
promenade sur Parbre make one walk
on re tree Mons. le Serpent, says
Nv, 'weel you not have re bonte to peek
me some appel? Jai faim. Ger
tainement, Madame, says re serpent;
charme de vous voir. 'Hola, mon
ami ar-r-etez vous, says Adam; stop,
stop! Que songez-vous faire? What
madness is zeis? You must no peek re
appel. Re snake he take one pinch of
snuff, he say, All! Mons. Adam, do you
know zere is Messing prohebeet for re
ladies? Madame Nv, permit me to offer
you some of this fruit defendu. "
she make one courtesy; re snake he fill
her whole parasol with appel; he say,
Eritis sicut Deaus. Mons. Adam he
will eat re appel, he will become like I'm
Dieu-know re good and evil. But you,
Madame ", cannot become more of a
goddess than you are now! And zis fin
ish Madame w."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01

was the skin Of the back, which was
too much for their maws. In one
month the five baby hawks rid the
world, by actual count, of four hun
dred and twenty rats and mice, two
hundred mole crickets, and one hum
dred and fifty-eight lizards. We're not
he twelve poor little nightingales and
the lark well paid for?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01

The finest timber in the world is
found in the Black Hills, according to a
Cheyenne paper. Some of the pine
trees are ten feet in diameter and so
tall that the man working at the butt
can't hear the man who is chopping the
TOP up into cord wood.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01

The article known as bay State
Beer" is said to contain no alcohol, and
is freely sold in several towns in this
State which voted mo license" but in
fact no fern ented liquor is ever entire
ly free from alcohol, as by the process
of fermentation sugar is changed into
alcohol and carbonic acid. Even the
simplest specimens of hop or root
beer contain from one to one and a
half per cent. of Acknowledgment
COatruYt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01
Fermented LIQUORS.

Professor Hall, of Hartford High
School, the State chemist, has recently
analysed several specimens of ferment-
ed liquors in order to determine the
amount of alcohol in each. He finds
that the liquids mentioned below con-
tain of absolute alcohol the following
am Cl1ntS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-01

A SERVANT in the family of Mr.. M,
Carthy, residing in Grand street, Jerse
City, died a few days since, as was SUI
posed, from hydrophobia, although tt
physicians were in doubt. Sever;
days before the girl became sick, Mr.
Mccarthy complained to her husban
about the dog. He called the anim'
to him to show that it was Harmless
when he was bitten on the thum
Subsequently he was taken sick, al
now lies IN very precarious conditio
A New York physician wi o was call
pronounced the case incurable.
A FRENCH artisan living in Lond
committed suicide the other day
guillottining himself. One evening
was observed to take home two lar
planks of wood and a large doub
handled knife. With these, as it W
subsequently discovered, he construct
a guillotine. Grooves were formed
the wood for the knife, and down thes
after having been drawn up with PIT
ley, it was forced by heavy stone
The unfortunate mans head was con
pletely severed from his body.
CLARENCE HURLEY is the name
a six-year old lad residing with his p;
rents in Lincoln, Nebraska, who has e,
cited the wonder of the people an
caused his name to appear in tt
papers as a very prodigy of whistle
This lad, so the papers say, can whistl
any tune after hearing it once eithe
sung or played, in the most faultles
manner, both as to time and the scale
In fact whistling seems natural to him
and he is accustomed to whistle an &C
compartment to..his sister when sh,
plays the piano.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-06-16

Estate 81 John 1goonan, Deceased.
n Office Is HEREBY GIVEN By THE UNDER.
~ signed administrator Of the shove named g.
tate. 70 the creditors Of. and III persens having
claims against sid dsceased, 70 exhibit the ZANE
With the necessary vouchers within Ten monthe
from the hfsA publication Of this notice 70 the an.
dersigDed ct his place Of business In Idaho City.
Boise coanty,L +. A esf.s1s,I 81 isa.z s.
Il Jams ncDxv1rr.
IDA1o Cr1z. Nov. ~ 1851 Adminitratu.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15
Minor Mentions.

BY American Press Association to the STAR.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 15.-Speaker Grosve-
nor, of the House, has sufficiently recov-
cred as to be able to assume the duties
OF the chair.
PITTsFIELD, MASS, Feb. ia fire
this morning destroyed the Congrega-
tional Church, Post-oflice, and A. and Z.
Telegraph office. Loss $4,000, well In
sured.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-Viscount Hinchin-
brooke was elected to Parliament, to.
day, from Huntington and Gadmanches
ter. He favors union of Church and
State and religious teaching in the
schools.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15.-The American
Consul at Rotterdam telegraphs
"Winslow has been arrested in London
He declares his wife has more money
than she admitted. All will be seized
and delivered to me-"
ROME, Feb. 15.-The Pope having
granted a dispensation for the marriage
Of the daughter Of the scu ptor Story
a Protestant, with. Commentators
Pruzzi, Catholic, and brother o.
"Syndic" of Florence, the grant is men
toned as a remarkable exception to th'
rule never before broken during the pom
tlficate OF Plus TX. Some extreme Vi
tramontanists are highly displeased.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15
OUTRAGED OSCAR.
BabcOck's Batch of Tell-talc Tel

BabcOck7s Batch OF Tell~taAe Aels
egrams.
BY American Press Association to the STAR.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-Judge Porter took
up most of the morning session yester-
day in his argument against the admis-
sion of the batch OF kilograms. When
he had concluded, Thomas T. Walsh,
Gen. McDonald's brother-in-law, and
former Chief Clerk, identified certain
letters, dispatches and signatures which
had passed between Mcdonald and
Joyce and others.
In the afternoon the Court decided In
favor Of the admission OF all the dis
patches except o,sdated respectively
the 3D. and 9th Of December, which were
reserved for further consideration.
Judge Dillon remarked that in admitting
the dispatches it was not to be inferred
that the Court holds that they do not
connect the defendant with the con.
spiracy, but they should be submitted
70 the Jury to determine that fact.
Kennedy Duff, Manager Of the A. and
p. Telegraph Office at Washington, and
e. b. Brown, Manager OF the W. U. Tele.
graph office in st. Louis, both testified
as to the manner of handling dispatches
in their separate offices. ~
A telegram signed "GriW was then
offered by the prosecution, but upon the
objection of the defense it was held ovel
with those Of December and 5. Three
other dispatches met the same fate. Th'
report showing the destruction OF tn,
Bevis and Frazer papers was then ad
mitted and read, after which the Cour
adjourned.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15

Weather cool and cloudy this morning, with
light snow last night. Wind west. Thermom-
eter at I A. NJ, 81 degrees. Minimum tenn
perature last night, 81 degrees. The river is
rising. with a feet in the channel.
special 10 the star.
PIrTsBuRG, Feb. l5.-Rivcr falling, with
~ feet 10 inches. Cloudy. Some snow. Their
mometer 81 deg. Wind west >
The Ben Franklin left for Madison, and the
Potomac for Portsmouth at noon to-day.
The Glasgow arrived from Evansville this
morning, with q fair trip. She will return to
evansville tomorrow evening.
The Arlington will be ready to leave fUr
Pittsburg at z. Nj. to-day.
The General Lyle leaves for Louisville and
the Dove No, for the kentucky RIVER ats
o'clock this evening.
The Nashville is advertised 10 start for The
Tennessee River, ana the Golden Rule for New
Orleans at5 Z. Nj.
| The Charles Morgan arrived from New Or
| leans to-day, with a me iium trip. She leaves
on SATURDAY. for New Orleans.
| The Thomas Sherlock will also arrive here
| this evening from New Orleans, and letnrnl
ON saturday.
The vint. shinkle passed up from shawnee.
town at O'Clock last evening, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati.
The james ID. Parker left Evansville at p
M. yesterday, on her way TO Memphis.
Tue Cherokee, from Cincinnati, arrived Il
New Orleans last evening,
-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15
LEGAL.

+ EGAL.-Mollie Pine, minor Under lS
4 years Of age, resident Of Indiana; Albert
Mortimer or the unknown heirs Of Albert Nor
timer, whose residence is unknown; Clarkson
Salmon, John G. Salmon, Benjamin Salmon,
Jeremiah Salmon, minor under 81 years OF
age, George salmon, minor under 2l years OF
age. Susan Salmon, minor under Is years OF
age, Nancy Salmon, Mary Ridgeway, John
Ridgeway, her husband, all OF Hendricks
County, Indiana, and Hester A. Overmeyer
and Nelson Oyermeyer, her husband, OF In
dianapolis, Indiana, will take notice that AMI
McGill and Mary j. McGill. OF the County OF
Hamilton, in the State of Ohio, did on the 18th
dag OF February, 1876, file their petition, No.
49, 3S5, in the Court of Common Pleas, within
and for the County Of Hamilton, State of Ohio,
ag gainst them aud others, defendants, praying
for the partition Of certain real estate de-
scribed as follows: All that parcel of land
in Section One Ql, in the Second (2d) Township
of the first Qst) entire range Of Townships in
the Miami Purchase, Hamilton County, Ohio,
being In Colerain Township, AMI being part ol
the same premises conveyed TO Benjamin Pine,
deceased, by Bartholomew Shaumburgh by
deed recorded in Book "a, page 49j, Of the Ham
ilton County (Ohio) Record OF Deeds; and the
said Mollie Pine, Albert Mortimer, or the un-
known heirs sof Albert Mortimer, ClaI kson
jeremiah Salmon, George Salmon, Nancy BAL
mon, Susan Salmon, Mary Ridgeway and John
Ridgeway, her husband, Hester A, Overmeyer
and Nelson Overmeyer, her husband, are here
~ iiotiiiS.. c. that the. ths are required to appear
and answer said petition on OF before the 2sd
| day of April, 1876.
ANIL MoGILL and MARY J. McGILL,
| BYE. III. KLEIssoHMIDT, their Attorney.
| CINCINNATI, a., Feb. 10, 1876 fe15-6t,Tu
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15
The Boss on Bab.-CrOOked chica-
go-The Times Threatened.


By American Press Association to the STAR.
CHICAGO, \ Feb. 15.-Ex-Governor shep-
pard, Of Washington, was in town yes
terday. He has informed a reporter
that there is but one opinion in
Washington among those who know
Gen. Babcock, which is that he is inno-
cent OF all completely in the whisky
matters.
Gov. Sheppard thinks that the efforts
to implicate Gen. .Babcock are entirely OF
political origin. In regard to his own
status he says:
~ have never detrauded the District
OF Columbia out of u dollar. was Gov
ernor OF the District Tor three years, and
during ten months of that time was
cons stantly being investigated by
Commissioners, and yet, with the ex-
ception of two or three clerical errors,
no fault could be found with any Of my
acts"
Thirteen of the distiIlers and rectifi-
ers Of this city, who are under indict-
ment in connection with whisky frauds
on the revenue, appeared before tho
United States District Court yesterday
and pleaded not guilty.
Buffalo Miller, the well-known Ex-
County Treasurer, was one OF the num-
ber.
States Attorney Reed has returned
from st. Luis and demands OF
the Times the name of the
person who informed that paper that he
had been indicted. Failing to receive
some satisfactory answer, he will bring
suit tor libel.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15

COLUMBUS, Feb. 14.-In the Senate,
among others, a bill was passed to pre-
vent the careless Use Of poisons. New
bills were introduced: To fix the COM
pensation of the Clerk of the Supreme
Court Commission; to provide for the
construction OF tirmer bank in section
nineteen OF the Miami and Erie Canal ;
to provide for the appointment by the
Governor of five tax commits ssioners for
each county, to supervise the taxes fol
said county, and to provide for the trial
and removal Of officials guilty OF NAL
missioners shall be paid by local gas
companies. 80
III the House bill to authorize the in.
surance Of public property belonging to
counties, townships, cities and ircorpo
rated villages. was the subject OF a long
debate. ltwas finally lost by a vote OF
twenty to fifty. Among the new bills
introduced were the following: To in.
crease the number of Infirmary Direc
tors in cities from three to five. To hold
| Coroners absolutely responsible for al
linuuests in their counties, and to permit
Justices TO hold inquests only upor
written authority OF the Coroner, or II
the latters absence or disability. II
regulate the sale and compounding 9
drugs iu cities of the second class. 4
resolution for investigating Irregular
ties by one of the assistant clerks
whereby business is delayed, wa
adopted.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 14.--In tn
House bill looking to the transfer
duties OF the Quartermaster General {
the Adjutant General, and paying th
former officer a merely nominal salary
Twas up. and made a special ORDER. 4
resolution directing the Attorney Ger
7 Ieral to bring suit against certain 10
teries whose privileges have expired
was adopted.
II m tie Senate, the bill for continuin
the. geological survey, was amended s
as 10 appropriate $22, 900 per ansnm Il
1.-TWO years, and passad-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15

Anna Mattice, are engaged in walking
contest in Exposition Hall. They are to
walk FIVE days, and the one scoring the
greatest number of miles is to receive
$500. This morning MlIlie Rose ac-
complished six miles. This makes a.
total for her OF forty-eight miles. Her
shortest time has been ten minutes ana
forty eight seconds for mile. She rests
only at long intervals, and when walk
ing chats pleasantly with her husband
and friends who walk with her. Anna
Mattice does not exhibit such tenacious
energy. She is nine miles behind her
antagonist, and appears to show some
signs of wearing out. On next Wednes.
day a little seyen-year old daughter OF
Mrs. Rose will give an exhibition OF her
powers as pedestrian.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15
CHEAP TELEGRAPHY.
The Atlantic and Pacific Com,
panY Takes the Lead.

panY Takes the Lead.
The announcement is made this morn
ing by the Atlantic and Pacific Tele-
graph Company of reduction OF from
fifteen to thirty per cent. in rates be-
tween all principal points, to go into et-
feet at once.
The course thus adopted by this
prompt and reliable Company Is COM
mended with great earnestness by busi-
ness men who see in it the road to that
system Of cheap telegraphy for which
they have 50 long looked.
Tue lines are now in. excellent condi-
ton, with complete connections to ali
parts OF the world, and even at the old
rates the Company was working right
along into the favor of the blu jiness
houses that use the telegraph to the
greatest extent.
This cut, we are informed, and the
policy OF the Company indicates, is not
u temporary reduction, but is part of q
thus hold out greater inducements for
the use of the telegraph as means OF
business communication.
We need not say single word about
the management ofthe Off :e of the Com
pauy in this city. The efficiency, prompts
ness and capacity OF those in charge is
testified to by all who have had an op-
portunity Of knowing, and we can not
more strongly commend the Atlantic
and Pacific Company to the business
public than by saving that what are
known of it from the Cincinnati office
gives O correct idea of the men who are
pushing this vigorous and enterprising
opposition TO the old line.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15
FLASHES.

Lands, the vineland luuatic, has been
discharged.
Felix Fudge was stabbed to death by
his step-son, near Nashville yesterday.
Senior Cortinas, the new ambassador
ceived by the Pope.
There is strong feeling by both par
ties in British Columbia against the
Canadian Government.
Trains are now making regular time
on the Pacific Railroad, the snow block
ade having been removed.
One hundred and fifty men left Chey.
enne yesterday for the Black Hills, and
two hundred more will start this week.
An indianapolis grocer named John
L. Tauner took strychnine in his coffee
yesterday morning, and died in short
time.
The Deux Neue, Vienne Steele, and
the Republlque Francaise are being
prosecuted in France for attacks on
Minister Buffet.
The articles of association Of the
Memphis and International Railroad
have been filed in the office of Arkansas
Secretary of State.
Dispatches from Hague state that
lWinslow has certainly arrived in Hol-
land. No extraditlon treaty exists be.
tween that Government ard ours.
The mailbag from New Orleans to
New York on the 7th inst. was stolen,
rifled of its contents, and thrown h a
swamp where 1t has just been found.
| Bowen asks the Plymouth Church Elk.
| amining Committee to make its charges
and specifications against him more def
mite, and to give him the names Of the
| witnesses to appear against him.
Clifford White. Boston lawyer, has
been arrested for having in his posses
sion $50, 900 OF Government bonds which
had been stolen from gentleman In
New York. White bought them at ten
cents on the dollar.
In Memphis yesterday Mr.. Combs, ir.
was sentenced to fifteen years in the
penitentiary for defrauding the Govern
ment in bounty claims. Squire Brewer
an accomplice, was sentenced for two
and half years.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15
An,Ise,a,ents.

GRAND OPERA-RoUsE.-Even those
who prophesied that Mr.. Barry Sullivan,
on his return to this city, would be the
recipient of a perfect ovation at the
hands OF the patrons OF the Grand, put
half appreciated the intense Interest,"
and enthusiasm of such an audience as
greeted him last evening. The house was
full, every seat being occupied and many
standing, and that vast assemblage was
held as II by magic as 1t witnessed MT.
Sullivan's mastery portrayal OF the re-
pulsive, hypOcritical, scheming htcnardi
i'll. 10 say that no such presentation
of this wonderful character was ever
witnessed in this city conveys no loea oL.
Mr.. SulIivan's acting last night. he
was in his best mood, and threw SO.
much more lie and energy in the doings
of the restless sRichard' than
when he played the same charac-
ter during his last visit that ne
appeared to be another man. -
his ''Richard" Of the previous
performance was fine, what shall
be said of the one OF last
night? The support, too, was good, tue
"Buckingham" Of Mr.. Price being espe-
cially commended.
This evening, s'Hamlet" Secure seats
At the family matinee tomorrow the
company will play the-"Colleen Bawn.
Twenty-Five cents admission TO all parts
Of the house.
| WOODS THEATRE.-Mrs. Agnes Booth,
among the brightest, ablest and most
attractive Of American actresses, made
lher second appearance in this city lasl
might in Juliet. The audience was moi
such an one as she deserved
but will doubtless grow in sizt
as the euQagemeut progresses. MOI
: one Witnessed her impersonation oi
!; ssJuliep last night without wishing 4
! see her again. Her reading is not only
! impressive and correct, but she has thai
other essential OF a successful actress,
q lgreat beauty of face and form. The sup
: port fully seconded the star, Mr.Russei.i
'sRomeo' being decidedly fine. Thi
evening "Much Ado About Nothing,
: and 1t will be played to good house too
\ tits unfortunate that she remains but
single week, as such an actress can MOI
fail to draw better houses at every per-
4 formance.
Only Booth matinee on Saturday.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-15

"Jennle June" relates this reminis-
cence OF her life at Southbridge, Mass.
II had only one enemy In Southbridge,
to my knowledge, and that was an elderly
deacon's vile; the way 1t came about
was this / was my nephew's teacher, as
we'll as my brothers housekeeper, and
on one occasion, when we had been in
yited to dine in state at her house, she
called out to Egbert in high voice from
her end OF the table, Sonny, won't you
have some puddiu'r and to the horror
and CONSERVATION OF his papa and my
self, the terrible infant replied, quite as
loudly, Il guess if you lived at our house
my aunt would make you say pudding
| am sure at that moment l wished
grammar and correct pronunciation
we're with truth at the bottom OF a we'll,
but it was OF no avail. Going home, my
reverend brother remarked, lit will
never be forgiven, Jennie'-and he
proved to be right; it never was."