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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
A Bad Matter Made Worse.

The Democrat last week contained
a letter from DR.. A. Solliday in which
he tries to explain his action with ref
erence to the case of fraudulent voting
by that other eminent :'Reformer," G..
s. Hawley. 1t is but fair to say that
DIR. S. pleads guilty to having made
statements in bis "householder's am-
davit" which are not true, but he
claims it was done under a misappre-
hension. We quote from his letter as
follows:
Like most of the voters of this city was
ignorant Of the law requiring the accom-
pxnying affidavit to be made by person of
the same precinct. 1 did not read the aff1-
davit, nor hear it read, nor did know that
the number of the ward was stated therein.
Was there ever a more humiliating
confession? Here is a man assuming
to be one of the leaders of the democratic
party. and bright and shiaing RE
form" light, who went as a delegate to
the Greeley convention in i872-wbo
sspires to the position Of postmaster
here if Tilden is elected President
who can talk learnedly by the hour
about the rasoalities of the republicans
Ii carrying elections by fraud--now
pleading ignorance of one of the plain
est aud simplest provisions of law with
which every intelligent voter. is sup
posed to be familiar ! He admits that
he "did not read the affidavit, nor hear
1t read, and in fact did not know its
contents J" And yet tbe'afidavit con-
tanned barely four lines which would
occupy but moments time for per-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
Trichina in Green Bay.

The Green Bay Gazette says: That
dreadful disease, trichina, has devel-
oped itself in the family of Joseph
Martell, living III TIE 9th ward. The
victims ere three children aged re-
spectively about 4, 6 and IL years.
DR.. Brett, the attending physician,
noticed that the first symptoms, which
resembled those of typhoid fever, we're
succeeded by peculiar ones which in
duced him to believe that cases of
trichina were being developed. The
lower cxtremeties Of the patients be-
gan to swell and the muscles stifened,
while other unmistakable signs showed
themselves. By dint of patient in
quiry, the Doctor elected the fact that
the children had evinced a greediness
for raw pork, and that about a week
before they were taken sick they had
been eating it. A piece of the iden-
teal pork was rescued from barrel OF
refuse, and this sent to DR., Kempster,
OF Oshkosh, with the request that he
make microscopic examination. This
he did, and letter was received from
him Wednesday morning saying that
the pork was filled with trichina. The
other members of the family all ate of
the pork cooked, and experienced no
i'll effects. Medical authorities agree
that the trichina are killed when sub
jected in cooking to temperature OF
1875 degrees. 1t is thought that the
younger, and possibly all three of the
children may recover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
Hayes the Next President.

The Louisiana Returning Board
have finished their canvass of the votes,
and declared the result, giving Pack
ard, Republican, 1000 majority for
Governor, and the Hayes and Wheeler
Electors majorities of from 1000 to
400. This gives Hayes and Wheeler
1876 votes, enough to elect them. The
Democrats are trying very hard to steal
from the Republican candidates few
electoral votes in other states, but their
efforts will not be crowned with
success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
Edward S. Stokes feels SO notorious
that he will lecture. ..s.::9
Fruit Trees.

fINHE Undersigned is acting as agent for
i sale Of nursery stock for the Spring of
1877 for Whitewater Nursery, Greenman,
McGraw h Day, proprietors. Prices low er
than ever fore and stock warranted to be
first class. Apple trees, iron Iclad, to I
feet, $500 per 100. Eeergreens, slaie
trees, &C., in proportion.
G. A. HASCALL, Agent,
Washington Street,
Watertown. Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06

The proposition was made to the
County Board of Washington county,
last week, from the bondsmen Of the
late defaultlng treasurer, Albert Sem
Ter, to settle, they paying $4,000.
They make the proposition on the the
DRY that the $4,000 school money can
be collected from the State Treasurer.
The proposition has not been accepted
by the board, which adjourned to meet
IN December. when decision will be
made. II was thought by some of the
members that it would not be settled
unless the amount was made larger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06

About ninety Sioux Indians from
the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agen-
cles having Just returned from tour
OF inspection to the Indian Territory,
where 1t is proposed that they shall
locate permanently if they can be in
duced to relinquish their claim upon
the Black Hills country and vaoate
that country altogether. It is said
they are pleased with the trip, and that
upon the strength Of thei. reports the
projected removal will be concurred in.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
Ghe ReFnbHrau.
DECEMBER 6. 1876.
&Reformer" Hawley's Case COnsid-
cred.


We did not intend to again allude to
the illegal voting of "Reformer" Haw-
ley at the last election here if he and
his associates in this disreputable bus
mess had been discreet enough to not
provoke recurrence to the subject.
Their attempted justification in the
Democrat of last week is so lame and
weak, however, making bad matter
still worse, that it cannot be permitted
to pass uunoticed. Without any dispo-
sition to agitate the question further
than compelled to, we do not intend to
let these reform gentlemen escape
public condemnation on such fllmsy
pretexts as those given in the peano-
crat; and so long as they rely upon the
defence they have offered and want to
discuss the question through the pub
lie prints from that standpoint or any
other, they can be accommodated.
s sn AS to Hawley's pretence that he still
resides in Watertown and is s. voter
here, it is all sham. He says his
awlfe is not a resident of Beaver Dam;
she is simply visiting her people there"
It will occur to most persons, however,
that the facts do not sustain this view
of the case. He gave up his business
here several months ago, leaving Wat.
ertown with his wife, and taking all
their household goods and effeots-cer-
tainly an unusual thing for family to
do when they 60 visiting among friends,
and formality with which Hawley
and wife dispensed on previous occa-
sions when going to see their relatives
in Beaver Dam. They have not been
here since, except that Hawley on one
OF two occasions has passed through
the city, but made. no stay, showing
that they have no intention Of return
ing. and that this is no longer their
home.
Let US suppose that Hawley's vote
had been challenged on the ground of
his non-residence, he would have been
confronted with the following questions
as laid down in the election laws:
|. When did you last come into this
county, town or ward!
2. Did you come for temporary purpose
merely, or for the purpose of making 1t
your home?
8. Did you come into this county for the
purpose of voting in this county?
4. Are you now an actual resident of
this county or ward, and what is the par
ticula- description, name and location of
your place of residence?
Now, assuming that his answers
would have been truthful violent
presumption, perhaps, IN view OF "ha1
he actually swore to-his replies would
have been somewhat as follows:
/. To-day, at 1880 P. NJ.
g For temporary purpose.
g. [ did
4. am not now an actual resident
of this county, and consequently cannot
give any particular description, name
and location of my place of residence. +"
Upon this statement of facts, Of
course, bis vote would have been re-
iected. and yet Hawley impudently
claims that he has violated no law.
The proposition is too absurd for US to
waste any more time il its considera-
ton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06

Scheuber, postmaster at Erfurt, and
the newly elected Democratic Member
of Assembly from the Sd district of
Jefferson county, is ineligible to a seat
in the Legislature Of this State GU &C
count of holding a civil Office under
the Government of the United States.
Strange that our Democratic friends
should be caught in this trap when
they are SO sharp on this "quali6ca-
ton" business, especially in relation to
Republican electors. We suppose a
new election will be ordered in the
30 district before the meeting Of the
Legislature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
Judge Baird Heard From.

Judge Baird, evidently thinking
that the case of Hawley and Solliday
needed bolstering for their fraud upon
the ballot box at the late election, pub
lished card in the Democrat last
week in their behalf. We clip there.
from the following:
ask ed him [Hawley] who would take
the househol iers oath, aud he replied DR..
Soliday. While filling out an affidavit for
the Doctor to sign, he caught sight OF the
word householder, and remarked that he
could not swear that Mr.. Hawley was: a
householder. said to him, you do not
swear to that. You only swear that you
are householder. To which the Doctor
replied, call right; l can swear to that"
He did not read the affidavit, nor was it
read TO him. l simply asked him il he un-
derstood the purport of it. l am confident
Dr.. Solliday was not aware thai he was
swearing to anything other than that he
was householder in the city of WATERFOWL.
In the hurry and excitement. the dscrepan-
cy did not occur to me, or | certainly
should have called his attention to it.
Now, we do not see thatthis changes
the situation any, except that it d.
vides the responsibility and ihculpates
three individuals where before only
two were deemed guilty 1t impresses
one with an idea that in their eager
ness to poll Hawley vote, this trio of
Performers" cared nothing for facts
and legal formalities. These seem to
have been of no importance. They
were after votes for Harlow S. Orion
and the reform" ticket, even though
a little crookedness was required in
carrying their point Success was the
grand desideratum, and they permitted
nothing to stand between them and it.
When they were discussing the ques-
ton as to who would make the house
holders affidavit, and Baird was in
forming Solliday as to its nature, why
did it not "occur" to the former
knowing that Solliday lived in the Sd
ward-to say to the latter tat he
could not legally take the required
oath, which says that he resided in the
20 ward? AS a lawyer, Judge Raird
knew the vital Importance Of this, and
yet the only essential point is the very
one he failed to touch. Is not this a
lit tie singular, to say the least? Are
not people justified 10 denouncing the
whole transaction as a practice to be
reformed, rather than indulg ed in in
the name of reform Hawley knew
that lie was not entitled to vote here.
Solliday knew the same thing, and the
additional fact that his affidavit was
false in every particular. If We say that
Judge Baird knew any less than this,
We attribute to him a want of intelli-
cence which W are confident he would
be slow to confess, and would resent
as an insult. Between them all, the
cause of reform" gained a vote, but
it was obtained at fearful cost. The
shattered political regulations of two
individuals, at least, bear testimony to
this undeniable fact, verifying the old
adage that there is such thing as
'paying too dear for the whistle"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06

The Forty fourth Congress (last ses.
slon) reassembled at Washington at
noon, Monday, quorum Of each house
being present. The House elected
Hon. Samuel j. Randall, Of Pennsyl.
vap'a (Democrat), Speaker, to ill the
vacancy caused by the death of MIR.
Kerr, the Republicans voting for Gen.
eral Garfield, of Ohio.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
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uo waa seedy-lookinE Individual, md ~ he
stood upnu tile corner gazing wtstfu!ly at tic
disappearing form a9 q 1.rxsooy %ho had !nst
nff with the prixc, there was vague aspect oi
despair In Ills altitude which WAS very touching.
Pcrhaps 1t wns tllis which attn,rted the atteil-
tion of mlltl-looklne party who was passing by,
asn perhaps It WIS something else; hut however
this .nay be, the ,ulltl.1ookang party stopped,
ull,l, gazing ut tho solitary figure, addressed II
thus:
"Ol.l man, wouldn't you lIlie to Layo drink
tlIs murNtngf"
"You'yc rcal mc as Accurately as though my
thoughts wcro printed on an open page" replied
tho solitary taking his quid FROM Ills mouth aud
passing .lilarttatctl coat-sccye over Ills lips.
~ thought su," nl,r.1,urcd tho 1nild.looking
party, while Tear trlckted down h!a check
.'bul conquer the desire. Fight II u YOU would
legion OF dcyfls, fnr drink has ruiHHl many a
man who had more expansive forehead tllan
YOU'VE Eutlh
And then the mild. looking part continued on
Ills way, aud the solitary Enzcl lrcanllly lrto
Hparu nn., cotntuuncl will, iIin'sclf.
, 1876-07-06

mcnt quite As large a. It, ought 10 be. Had
flantt1s m,d TIN corn At the higheat market price
after the alleged purchases, ttdrc would have been
hit lte II any loss Sustained. Whether thcy wete
directed 10 do 70 by defendants waas question Of
va submitted. On y ths question liz tcssimony
WAS
rLAr1.r CONTRADICTORY.
ants shs Judgment i warranted ,6y The evidence.
Clearly y was The province Of the Court 70 dctar'
mtac which nas ths better evidence on That 9us..
Iut tcre il another confederation that u fatal 70
s,o eoneeincd. 1hers /. n no - saletent evidence int
any grain waa In fact bought for defendants fnt On.
livery in August e soptemfer. So far - anythn:
's' ass Esss pspsa SGshss s :, fss"'ss
1 {: LTD 5 r.: by f. H. es @ss
merely spceulatlnR In difference M ss 10 tue market
yalIes Of grain on tho Chicago marlet
Inhibited by sound public morality. They were
tnno lurt sense eontsaets with tho privilege Of the
.rn 1t aiiy oceurrenee md must Of ncee-s!iy be- in
commercial trsn.actIone. Agreements for tho
sys Of 1 e. Of or
Ii (: q:
srEcuLATIng IN DIYPEnENCgs
In market values. The alleged contracts for August
a sss" Sop r sas p ss se s ef do No
e tat ony you'd h;ys 9ecn delivered I'D isn;od
}ecttenab'e re' sensc' thn. H. D' the o' ,cier He
ad t',c ptsvilcase of delivering Or not delivering,
tarlty Of the contracts they vera to bc Allied bJ
l'cinx q thv nalure Of gambling trsnsactione the
law will tolcrate no rach contracts. Tho lu'g.
, 1876-07-06
FLOODS IN THE COLUMBIA.

TERMINUS or NORTHERN rAcIgIo RAILROAD,
PU0ET EouNp, June 2l-The aoola in tha Co
lunhia arc causing great destruction. When |
left Portland this morning 1t waa half under
wasrr. and the worst is not yet. One and per-
Lspd two feet more wuter must come, as the
snows arc melting rapIdly, Three hotels are
reported swept away. u.
, 1876-07-06

North German lloyd.

.y S sTesn 81 III ri ft az ~ III esef{ ser
1tase. u re.tasc-FTm New YORK n southamptou:
cabin. fGn Eoid ssecraGc s3o currency; For freight
21tow1fnE Green, New York.
, 1876-07-06
DIR, G. BIGDLOW

se 10 ii We.s ii sdtoa H. cor jUTsrson Chicago. III.
aud Is. sa for Tbs past fweny tna largest
Ws.xness cured sately, privately f.mphss 3gps4ss,
a.renI Iamp4. lo0ms seEar.ts fpr ladea ead gcnle'
men. Consultation sree. NarrlAvs Guide, Or Box.
!ntng on ihv KvasIalivo system that worth kAosnH
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-09
The Coming Clovc.Figh-.

On Thursday hight Jem Mace and
Bill! Davis, The boxers. met At Asgee Z
Crndorffa saloon. Virginia City. and
put up, each man. his stskes-S5CO g
side. The stakes being laid tie friends
Of The principals retired aud dew mp the
articles by which the contest "a 10 be
governed. They are as fellows;
Article Flrst-The contest shall be for
$500 side.
Article Scientific following rnles
nust be strictly observed: Each man
shall choose AZ umpire, the referee to be
mutually agreed upon. The principals
failing 10 agree on a referee II fifteen
minutes. the referee shall be chosen by
the rmpires.
Article Third - No scrambling or
wres:iinQ-tha men closing together
shall be separated bv their seconds.
Article Fou,th-The men TO meet be
tween tie hours Of s a..d y P. NJ the
man failing to appear 10 lose all morey
down.
Article Fit.h-E4 knock DIVA shall
count as three hits or points.
Article Slxth-Tbe man making the
most points to he jecisreG the winner.
Each rouai shall last four minutes. un-
less q kuOck down takes place sooner.
Time between each round to DE- one
minute.
Article Severth-Tho contest 10 o.
with tlackened gloves. Lead blows sioce
to count.
Article EiQh,h--Ths contest 10 come
OF December Is. in Virginia City. New.
The money is now in the hands o!
OrndoIff 4. Mage. Who are 20 be the
E naI stakeholders: said money to be de-
hSsred up according tc the decision Of
the referee. and the stakeholder Shall
name the place of meeting and notify the
principals i've days before the contest
takes place.
In pursuance Of which We have here
unto act our hands ard seals.
Signed: WA. N DAVIS.
Witnesses, JAMES MACE.
E. NJ. Foster. F. E. Fielding.
The athletes took friendly drink,
shook hands and parted Tor tbs nigh, IN
the best OF hunOr.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-09
HOTEL ARRIVALS,

CoNCssNINa the bnllion tax n udd!e in
Storey county end its consequences ind
involvemsn.s, the Chronicle Of LAST even
ing SAYS: The bullion of the Cousoli-
dated Virginia seized for taxes has been
released upon Mr.. Fair making oath that
tha real estate of the mine is sufficient
security for the tax. The comfy will
now proceed to take action agains: tine
real esfste owned by the mine aud col
Iect the delinquent taz just al it would
from an individual.
The Bienveuu Club held their OPEN
ING party at the Theater Hall last night.
It was complete and gratifying success
in all respects and was attended 10y as
pieasaLt q selection Of our townspeoPie
IA one might wish to see. The music ny
Church 4 Jones VAS superb.
Ar wlgner's. shivering humanity can
accommodate itself to the most desirable
kind OF stove either for wood burning
or the burning of coal. Also dog chains,
lead pipe and parlor lamps.
Those who servsl as jurors during the
late term Of the O-msby County District
Court can get their pay by calling for it
It the Recorders oiEce.
Lkr,EKs from Philadelphia describe
Mrs. Whitehilrs condition as Rrcstly
improved. Her many friends in Carson
vill be glad to know this.
SENATOR JONES will not return home
this winter. His duties at Washington |
are too important to permit his leaving
there.
HcS. ". II. BoARDlAS Of Washoe |
county vas in the city yesterday looking |
for apartments for tie winter.
TIE Royal Marionettes gave an enter
tainment 20 the Remedies last night.
SUPERINTENDENT YEEINoToN returned
from the Bay yesterday morning.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-09

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Prospect li5S
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California SIS 1917. laos 49}ss. :os 4eS
'p' =: ICES Az IS. ss $. :i,.. 70. AZ &,
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California i4l bid
Yellow Jacket TX bid
Hale and So.crc.s 7k bid
R..st and R-lrher Az bid
Cnollar - bid
Manhattan i5it bid
Overman n. bid
Sierra Nevada i2i. bid
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