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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26
OVER A PRECIPICE.
A Fatal Accident at Lake Tahoe---A
Young Lady Falls from Shakespeare
Rock

NOCAe
Last Sunday Miss Carrie A. Rice,
daughter of Philo w. Rice, of Glen
brook, Lake Tahoe. WAS preci pitated
over Shakespeare rock. and so badly III
jured that she died in about half an
hour.
She left her home in Glenbrook in
company with two other young die-
and three gentlemen, and the party
rambled to, and assembled the high
rocky point of land running out into
the lake, on which is situated what Is
known as Shakespeare rock, there being
traccable on its face lines that bear
considerable resemblance to the por-
traits OF the great poet.
The party made the ascent by the
usual trail !, and for time remained on
the summit of the rock, gazing upon the
beautiful scenery spread out in all direc-
tons. Finally Miss Rice pro posed to her
escort, William Grammar, young man
who is engineer at one of the mills on
the lake, that they make the descent by
a steep gorge leading down to the face
of the rock.
All the members of the party tried,
but in vain, to dissuade the young couple
from attempting the descent They
took their way down the steep ROCK
and presently reached the cave. Start
ING from the cave they began slipping
and slid down about fifteen feet to the
edge of a precipuous part of the rock.
The young man caught hold OF 4 luttlng
point OF the ledge, where he held fast,
out was unable t. retain his grasp on
the young lady, SUI pended below him.
Just befre falling. she said: "We
must go, Will-there is no hope for us!
she fell distance of about eighty feet
Young Cranmer managed to climb back
to the TRAIL when he ran to the resi-
dence of the young lady's father, where
he fell fainting at the door.
The PEG ,,le of Glenbrook fastened to
the fatal rock-which is dis. ant about a
mile in southwest direction taking
with them such restoratives as were a
hand, but havi 6 hardly hope Of find
ing the unfortunate girl alive.
On reaching the foot of the rock she
was found still alive, but unconscious
md dying. She lay with her head be
tween two sharp fragments of rock,
blood oozing from her nose and mouth.
her limbs broken, and her body terribly
bruised.
Miss Rice was not yet eighteen years
of age, and was a very beautiful bright.
md sprightly girl The news Of her ter
rible death was received in Carson Git,
with a feeling of sadness that was uni
verssel, as she was we'll known to anu
highly esteemed by almost all the PEG
pie Of that town.
The remains of the unfortunate young
lady was brought to Carson Eiryini.
Czty Enterprise
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26
Curious Judgment in Bengal.

A somewhat startling and rather
curious judgment was recently deliv-
cred by a Sessions Judge IN one OF the
Bengal districts. -Four persons were
brought before him on a charge of
murder, and were duly convicted; but
in passing sentence the Judge appar-
emily found himself in a difficulty;
''There is no doubt" said he, that all
four are guilty of murder, and are
therefore liable to be hanged; but do
not think it is necessary ior four lives
to be taken for one, hut that one case
of capital punishment will be enough
for example" Although i'll addition
to this, ne said further ON that all four
seem to have been equally active" yet
he concluded by sentencing the appar-
emily Oldest and strongest Of the pris-
oners to death, and the other three to
imprisonment for life. On an appeal
to the High Court the sentence WAS not
confirmed. Yet such is the reading Of
the lew by some of the Indian Judges.
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How C.untrFnan UntWittsd n Card
SDarHHr.

A gentleman was witness a few days
ago, to a sharp trick at cards on a pas
Senger train of one OF our western rail
roads noted for the favor IN which three
card-monte men and other card sharps
nold it. A well dressed, clerical-look-
ing gentleman had attracted a crowd of
gaping passengers around him by a
number of ingenious and skillfully exc
cuted tricks with q pack Of playing
cards, and at last. shutf1n.g them down
on his knee, he said:
"Ill bet any man in the crowd that
can cut the Jack of Diamonds at the
tirsG attempt"
Every one hung back suspiciously,
until gre n, gawky-looking individual,
with hay-seed in his hair, pushed his
way forward.
Mister" he questioned, may take
a squint at them keerds?"
Certainly" replied the professional,
as he handed them over.
The countryman inspected them sus-
piciously. and then, apparently satisfied
returned them, but did not take the bet.
"The cards are all right, aren't they?"
the professional asked.
"Ya'as, | guess they'd suit me-" the
countryman said. hesitatingly.
''Why don't you take my bet, them"
"Waal, | don't know; amt much of
betting man."
The profes ~ional saw that the coun-
tryman WAS more than half inclined to
take him up, and to make sure Of his
game be said:
:: Come, I'll bet $40 to S., $15, $40 to
5p
burned if I don't take ye," exclaim-
ed the countryman, after a moments
hesitation, and, diving into his pockets
he drew out strip OF calico apparently
IL sample to show his girl), some confec-
tionery, plug of tobacco. several horse
shoe nails, and, lastly, a dyspeptic look
ing leather wallet, from which he ex-
tracted greasy five dollar greenback,
which he placed in the hands of by
stander The professional speedily Gov
cred the deposit with a twenty, fresh
from Uncle Sans printing bureau, and
then, thoroughly shutting the cards as
a prelude, he grasped the pack firmly
in one hand and producing a SHARP
pocket knife he actually cut every card
IN the pack i'll two. "There!" he ex-
claimed. triumphantly; haven't cut
the Jack of Diamonds GIL be eter-
nally swallowed if you have" replied
the countrym IN, producing that VERT
able card from his sleeve, whittier he
had dexierously conveyed it while pre-
tending to examine the cards. The
countryman quietly pocketed the stakes,
and the professional SUNK off into
another car. = Chicago Tribune
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The Capture Of Nicsics.

The capitulation of Nicsics, while it
will be regarded as a great triumI b by
the Montenegrins, who have made so
many unsuccessful sieges, is matter
for no small congratulation on the part
of newspaper writer's and readers. The
place has been SO often relieved and re-
relieved, victualed and revictualed, that
1t has assumed a tedious prominence in
dispatches from the seat of war. The
garrison numbered originally but 4OG and
has been reduced one-half Ivy the casu-
alltles Of the siege, SO that there were
only about 200 men who were left to
surrender their arms. 1t is a problem
Of some physiological interest to de-
termine how such a slender garrison
coVd consume all the victuals which
have from me to time been poured
into Nicsics. They have, however, not
"nlv succeeded in this, but, Ike Oliver
Twist, have craved more Indeed,
e l,,lltIe To be Ievlctualeu occ;toloned
the capitulation; and the inconvenience
OF hunger brought about results which
the Montenes rim arms had failed to ac-
comllish. The Turkish amy of relief
which WAS reported advancing upon
Montenegrin territory two or three
weeks since was checked in its advance
and recalled, being more urgently need
ed in the movements on the Balkan
lines. Nicsics being thus abandoned to
it's fate fell into the hal DIS of the Mon
egrins-ammunition, as well as food.
having failed the luckless garrison.
The conquerors, in their JOY, lassed
over their customary process of decapi-
Eating prisoners, and permitted the
garrison and inhabitants to withdraw to
Gatschko. Nineteen guns came into
the possession of the Montent grins by
this capitulation, and the event is one
of great material and strategical imlor-
lance to them.-BoSt0aa Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26

Outrageous SANDERS on our Public
Servants.
tW ashington tar


Last winter, when the mind of the
average statesman was absorbed in the
all-engroSsing topic incident to the
presidential count, President of the
Senate Ferry issued an order to the re-
staurantenr to abstain from the sale of
all Intoxicating drinks. Within twenty
minutes after the ukase had been pro-
mulgated, Senator Clayton, of Arkansas,
appeared and gave one of those know
ing winks to the young man behind the
marble counter. The wink failing to
be interrupted, as the senator thought,
he threw up his finger, Tall drinkers
know how it is done.) but even this.
panied with the wink, dul Heated
and IMPLICATED, failed to penetrate the
seeming stolidity of the attendant.
Finally, Clayton out of patience, said:
Here, give me some whisky"
Sorry, sorry, very sorry" rep. ed
the attendant, "but Vice President
Ferry has just issued an order that no
LID
oh Vice President Ferry. Gimme
q drink, quick
But will you protect me, if discov-
ered?"
Certainly I will. Gimme some
whisky"
The teacup was served, the senator
quafled from it, smacked his lips and
passed up stairs to legislate
Presently Senator Jones, Of Florida,
appeared.
"Ah," said he, with good deal OF
dignity, you may give me one of
those things in a cup. Yeil know what
| mean, Mr.. Love-"
Excuse me, senator, but Vice Presi-
dent Ferry has warned me, upon pain
Of dismissal, not to sell any liquor to-
q don't care, Mr.. Love, what Vice
President Ferry wants; | want cup OF
comfort"
Jones assured him that, of course,
certainly, ahem! Why, to be sure. he
would protect Mr. Love if trouble
came.
I he next customer on hand was Sen
ator Simon Cameron, Of Pennsylvania
Without making any roundabout at
tempts to indicate his wants, by fac al
or finger gymnastics, he called out:
Fetch me some brandy"
But, my dear Senator" said Love,
"Vice President Ferry
The Senator, excited" Oh, d-n
Vice President Ferry. Bring me some
brandy, and | don't want any tea-cup
business about it. You may bring me
the Jug"
Love saw that Simon meant business,
and without exacting any promise OF
protection the Pennsylvania Senator
got the jug, and as he sought from it
such exhiliaration as it gave, he no
doubt muttered to himself his favorite
expression, This is a hell of time "
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feet below the surface. The water rains
down from the crevices OF. the rocks.
and pours along the bottom of the DRIFT.
Gangs of men, each with his miners
lamp attached to his hat, are hard al
work picking and delving in the f1inty
bowels of the earth; and the monoto
nous clang of the hammer upon the
drill is constantly heard, excel when
everything is in readiness for firing a
mine, when all retire to a safe distance,
and thunderous reports roll through the
ROCKY corridors. The work of the tun
neling is all done by hand, it being
cheaper than the machine work in a
drift of such narrow diameter.-BaAi-
more Gazette.
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The telegraph Older Than the Flood.
inCinnati Gazette

An enthusiastic Frenchman named
LIE Plongeon has been exploring the
ruins of Yucatan, and has made some
discoveries which put Stephens, Nor
man and his other predecessors com
pletelv in the shade. In letter that
we find in the Boston AdueHiser he tells
of conversation with an intelligent
Indian native, wherein he WAS informed
that there was very old house called
the Akab-sib, and in that house writ
ing, which recited that a day would
come when the inhabitants of Saci
would converse with those of Ho Meri
da) by means of cord that would be
stretched by people not belonging to the
country. This seemed to be a descrip-
ton or prophecy Of the telegraph,
as the localities mentioned are forty
leagues apart. The traveller was natur-
ally skeptical but some months later,
on arriving at Chicken, he inquired
about the Akab-sib, which means dark
and mysterious writing. He was di-
rected to it and found it contained
eighteen rooms. The slab on which
the description was said to exist was
at last discovered, and having been care
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26
PUBLIC AFFAIRS In CUBA.
JOvellar to Retain his Post-the way
Letters are Sent From Hayana

JOvellar to Retain his pOst-the way
Letters are Sent From Havana.
A letter received in this city from
Havana, dated Sept s, says: at may
now be taken for granted that Captain
General Jovellar willnot resign his post;
on the contrary. his position has been
strengthened. Yesterday a telegram
was received from Madrid announcing
that the home Government has annulled
the decision of the Supreme Court-Mar-
tial which ordered that the fraudulent
army purveyors imprisoned by order of
Jovellar should be set at liberty. These
gentlemen will again be imprisoned
when the Government here Or in Spain
gets hold of them, and the cases lending
against them will be followed up with
the utmost vigor. The news has been
received here with great satisfaction by
those who appreciate Jovellar's charac-
ter, for it was well known that his in
tended resignation was not to take place
on account Of his failing health, as was
retended (his health never having been
uetter), but for the unwarranted liberia
ton OF men who had enriched them
selves at the expense Of the Government.
The ministerial order for the imprison-
ment of the defaulters shows the conf
dence felt in Jovellar at Madrid, and
it was thought impossible from the be-
ginning that his resignation would be
accepted by the home Government.
The King himself is reported as having
requested Jovellar in Il private letter to
retain his post. 1t has also been said
that General Martinez Campos had ex-
pressed his firm intention to leave the
island at the same time as Jovellar, if
the latter should be obliged to do SO.
Complaints in regard to the negligence
and bad service of the Havana Post
Office are becoming numerous. Since
the treaty of Berne was extended to
Cuba the public are obliged to send their
correspondence to that Office, where it is
>oIted by employees utterly ignorant of
geography, and especially of the geog-
raphy Of the United States. The direc-
tons given by them to letters would be
ridiculous were it not that the losses
thus occasioned are very serious. 1t is
possible that letters addressed to New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington may reach their destination
as these plac re- in the Spanish school
geography viii h some of these gentle
men have studied: but when letters are
addressed to any other of the many
thousand post offices in the United
States they are more likely to go to
Spain, Germany, France, England or any
where else, than to their destination"
-Ney York World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26
Two Western Inventions.

A gentleman who is well known in
this city has just completed an inven-
ton which he justly claims to be one of
the most useful ever discovered. 1t is a
water-faucet, through which, if water
is run, it comes out as cold as ice
water. Boiling water, placed in any le-
ceptacle and allowed to run through.
will be found as cool and delicious rs
water in which ice has been melting for
an hour. The faucet contains num-
Der Of small tubes inclosed in larger
ones, and between the outside of the
one and the inside of the other certain
chemicals are packed, which produce
the desired effect. The inventor de-
clines to give any further PARTICULARS
San Francisco Alta.
A carriage of this city has in
vented a giraffe babywagon which will be
0 nj of or at use in going up and down
our steep cross-sreets. 1nis invention
prevents the spiling out of the baby in
going down hill, and makes the little
wretch comfortable in going up hill.
The body of the carriage is suspended
on selfadjusting pivo+, witch causes
it to incline forward in going up and
backward in going down hill. 1t is
called the giraffe baby-carriage," for
the reason that the first idea of making
such a wagon was suggested to the in
ventor by seeing the giIaffe-cars used in
the steep inclines of our mines. By
the use Of the new wagon the number
of broken-nosed children seen growing
up in the town will be greatly dimin-
ished, it is thought Virginia Men,
Enterprise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26
A Register of DRAINS.
New York Herald

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. S.-The Moffet
register. or bell punch, as it has been
improperly called, is now fixed fact,
and on Monday it will go into opera
ton In every saloon in this city, wherv
alcoholic and malt liquors are sold 1t
was stubbornly fought from its very in
ception; first in the legislature, and at
forwards in the courts, its opponents
(the hquordealers) receiving IL final
quietus today in the dissolution of an
injunction obtained against the register
in the United States Circuit Court. The
law under which it o. yerates provides for
a tax Of two and half cents on all al
coholic beverages drunk, and half a
cent on all malt beverages sold. This
will necessitate an increase of the price
of whisky drinks from 10 to Is cents,
and probable diminution of the size
of lager-beer glasses to prevent the loss
of the half cent to the saloon-keeper
1t is estimated that in this city alon the
amount of revenue to be derived f ON
1t will exceed $4,000 per annum, anu
if anything like the expectations OF the
projectors of the register are realized /
will bring the State Treasury $loU,0OU
a year. The register is a plaln app ara
tn about the size of small cigar box
with a gas-meter dial on the front and
crank in the rear Inside is the neces-
sary machinery to register each drink,
and a gong whi;h, with each revolution
of the crank, gives notice Of the fact
There is no punch about it, that idea
having originated from its similarity
to the car-bell punch. The barkeepero
and liquor-dealers are greatly excited
at the, success of the register. They
are violently opposed to it, and threaten
to defeat every candidate for the legis
lature who will not vote for the reL eal
of the law. It's operation comes in at
very opEortune moment, when there
is not cent in the State treasury, and
while the State authorities are try
ing to negotiate a loan of 100000 to
carry on the State government Five
hundred registers are ready in the
hands Of the State auditor, to go into
operation on Monday, and the entire
State can be supplied in a few days.
The novelty Of its operation was tested
while the late State Convention was III
session, and it is regarded AS a success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-26

The corps of walters at the Glen
House have this season come from
Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby, Me-, and
from Harvard, Amherst, and 1h,ts,
Mass, and think no one who had not
seen the experiment tried could r. aIl1e
how much difference it make in the at
mosphere Of the dining-room to have
ill-concealed vuIgarity and mechanism
replaced by gentlemanly bearing and
intelligence. The effect must be seen
to be appreciated. A servant can be
civil, but it requires a gentleman to be
polite | think it is 1horeau who says:
The minnow swallows fly, the lick
erel the minnow, the pike the pickerel,
and the fisherman eats the pike-so all
the gaps in the scale of nature are filled
up." The saying has come to my mind
here. For this SO successful expert
ment SO perfectly fills up the gaps i'll
the scale of nature that it seems to me
the man into whose brain the idea first
came should have royalty for 1T least
twenty-eight years, payable by every
hotel and every student SO employed.
For here the two wants SO successfully
balance each other! The students need
the money ana neeu CHaHSe vi sceHe
and activity The hotels need the ser
vice, and the students get just what
they need and the hotels Just what they
need. There is q delicious satisfaction
in the perfect adaptation of means to
ends. At this house the head waiter ia
acollege graduate and think a teacher,
and everything goes on smoothly and
we'll under his supervision. There is no
phy about the work on the La.t of the
young men. They attend to their bust
ness and do it we'll, and all goes on with
the indefnable but clearly distinguish
able comfort which comes from intelli-
gence, the trained mind, and the manly
purpose. think no other country in
the world ever witnessed such phenom-
enon. or one which implies SO much
Correspondence Springfield (llass.) Repub-
kc0aa.
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Wretched Sport--A Lad Crippled for
Life by the fun of Railway Passen-


The Burlington (Vt) Free Press tells
the following sad story: At Essex juno
ton a few days ago q young apple ped
dler, a boy Of twelve years, son of Mr.
George Chase, switchman at the station
sold an apple to a man in a car. As the
boy handed it up to the purchaser the
man reached down through the car win
dow, caught the boys wrist, it is sup
posed in fun, and lifted him from the
ground The car was then in motion
and when released the lad fell with his
right foot upon the rail under the car
the wheels OF which passed over and
crushed his foot and ANGLE. Drs. s. w
and G. P Thayer of this city, were sent
for and amputated the leg nine inches
above the ankle joint. The car passed
on, and who the passenger whose reck
less and criminal act thus resulted ir
crippling for life a promising lad is no
known.
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Longest Tunnel in America.

Few people know how great an en-
cheering enterprise is going on in Balti-
more county. For one thing alone, a
tunnel six and four-hfths miles long
36.51O feet--ls being built under ground
for over four-ifths of the distance
through hard gneifs and granite. twill
and there will be only two larger in the
world-Mont Gents, which is eight miles
N length, and the St.. Gothard, now in
process of construction, which is to be
nine and quarter miles The fact tn 1T
the water supply tunnel lies near
enough to the surface to allow of nu-
merous shafts greatly facilitates It's con-
structlon. The tunnel is circle twelve
feet IN diameter, and extends from the
GunpoWder river, about eight miles fro II
the city, to Lake Montebello the
distributing reservoir-near the Hart
ford turnpike, about one mile and a
half from the city, the direction being
twenty degrees west of south. This
tunnel will conduct the water from the
GunpoWder river to Lake Montebello.
Thence conduit. APO feet long,
known as the Clifton tunnel, from the
fact that it passes under a portion of
the Clifton Park, conducts the water to
point just south of the Hartford road,
where it enters six mains, each four
feet in diameter, which convey the
water to the city, distance of 800
feet The country along the line Of the
works is hilly. and the tunnel varies in
depth below the surface from 81 to
1853 feet. There are fifteen shafts in the
main tunnel. the deepest extending 294
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Wales and Tillen.

Mr.. Tilden met the Prince of Wales
recently. The entire proceedings were
without formality. We'll, old fellow
he said, q see you have been misbe-
having again. French actress this time
hey? Are you not aware, my friend
that reform Is necessary"
YES" said the Prince of Wales
placing his finger on an American news
paper containing an account OF the
Wallingforl matter, yes, | think it j.. .
Good day, sir" said Mr.. Tilden, with
intense dignity.
Good day, sir" said the Prince Of
Wales, bowling stitfiy.
The cable doesn't seem to have men
toned this.-Roches!er Democrat.
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DURING; the ninety-three years from

DURING the ninety-three years from
the close of our war of or national indie
pendence (17s3), to the present time,
9,726,455 foreign immigrants have land
ed in this country. Of the 1898, 223
immigrants landed from 1871 to 1876,
2,0O9,o90 were males and 1861 fe
males. OF the 1.7O6,426 immigrants
who landed during the past five years,
o51, os9 We're from England and Scot
land, 295, 179 from Ireland, 5S4,3S6 from
Germany, 1868 from Scandinavia,
65,428 from China and Japan, and
63, 468 from Russia and Poland.-- CHI
cago Journal