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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
rels of rosin. valued at 5000. and fifty

rels of rosin, valued at 5000. and fifty
barrels of turpentine, valued at 500.
Joseph I'll. Ruff, Thomas Jones and
Charles N. Dutton are defendants.
Warrants have been issued for the ar
Geo. G. Rexford and HenryaA. Wyse.
81 PATTERsON's CONDITION.
Senator Patterson has so far recover
ed from his recent attack astp be able
to leave his bed q part of the day. He
was found by a visitor this evening re-
Ginning on a lounge and bore evidence
of his recent severe illness in his face.
He says his weight has been reduced to
one hundred and twenty pounds ia cop
sequence. Of his recent worry, DR.. Stan
ton, his physicians thinks he will I'M
doubtedly @be-about as usual ina very
few days. -. .t..r
. ELECTIONS II. UTAH. .sy.. a. g.g G
The bill introduced by Mr.. Luttrell to
regulate elections and the elective fran
chise in Utah territory Will be taken up
this week by the house committee on
territories, who have permission to set
during the recess. The object of the
bill is to prevent Mormon interference
so as to secure free election in Utah.
.fag.5 THE NEW TERRITORY. sN +.
The bill creating the new territory of
Oklohoma will also be considered by
the committee before the convening of
congress.
THE PATENT MODELS.
Commissioner Spear stated to-day in
reference to the appropriation of 49,
600 made for the purpose of repairing
and restoring models in the patent
office, injured by fire. that the skilled
workmen of the department will be put
at work as soon as possible to carry out
this project. Many valuable and intrl-
cate models have been injured by water
and fire, and the appropriation is made
to repair these damages, and also to
build new covers for their reception,
but it does not contemplate
the construction of new mod
els to replace those entirely destroyed.
About ninety thousand models and the
cases that contained them have been
destroyed These are called metal ;"
models and consist largely of different
varieties of harvesters, sewing, knitting
and weaving machines.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE dispatch from Washington
which stated that the supreme court
had again affirmed the validity of the
Cochrane middlings purifier patent does
not correctly give the recent decision of
the supreme court. The case upon
which the recent decision was made
was simply motion to set aside the
former judgment Oh the ground of col
fusion between the plaintiff and defend
ant. This was not proven, and this
was the casr last decided. There is a
vast difference between failing to prove
collision between the parties to the
former suit and showing that the So
called patent is a fraud. The validity
of the patent will be thoroughly tested
when the next miller is prosecuted for
the collection of his royalty fee. Then
all the capital employed in the milling
business in the United States will be
engaged IN testing that patent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

the termination of the war: that il will
adhere fully and freely to whatever con
ultlons Russia may resolve to exact. and
that 1t has resolved neither itself to adj
vance any obstacle nor so far as # can
help to permit any other power to hin
der the extinction of Turkey as an
European power.
FORWARD MOVEMENT.
a Belgrade correspondent says Gen.
i = IS advancing eastward
has already efected,a junction with the
Russians and Roufnbnians.
ADVANCING RUSSIANS.
Intelligence from VARIOUS : sources
leaves no. doubt that Rnssiansf from
fleVna have commenced a forward
movementsin variUus directions There
are arc various indications that they are
about to attack Sclipka Pass. =
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE efforts of Turkey through the cir
cular of the porte to secure the media
tion of the other powers of Europe to
stay the war, have totally failed and the
cause of the Turks never looked more
hopeless. Austria and Germany have
well nigh admitted in their replies to
the circular that they would do nothing
to prevent Russia from efacing the
Ottoman Empire from the map of Eu-
rope Russia having full sway is MAX
IN extraordinary military exertions.
Orders have been issued for the mobili-
zation of sixty thousand fresh troops
and general advance of the armies in
the field has been ordered. New troops
are going to the front with great rapi-
dity. The Gar will join the armies
again early in January and the war
will be prosecuted with greater vigor
than at any previous time. While
these extraordinary efforts are going on
Turkey is doing nothing; she can do
nothing. The resources of the Empire
are in fact exhausted. In this condi-
ton of affairs England is much interest
ed and consequently much excited.
She must now desert her old ally Or
furnish her substantial assistance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
General News.
A FRIGHTFUT EXPLOSION.
New York dispatch of the {

A New York dispatch of the Goth,
inst states that an explosion inn
mediately followed by fire. occur
red at five minutes past five
O'Clock this afternoon, in the immense
candy manufactory of Greenfield and
Son, No. 63 Barclay street. which ex-
tendsin the shape Of an 9H' to College
.p1ace.s The boiler which was under the
side walk on the Barclay street side
burst tearing away the entire front
and scattering the wreck in all direc-
TONS A large number of girls of all
ages were, employed at the time in the
blilHihg.I The, walls fell within a few
minutes after the explosion. The
policeman who. was~ona dutyeneara the
building says he saw the front
of ruu the building Ave Histories
high fall into the street Fifty-six
wounded and one dead were reported
at Chambers street hospital at 6:45
O'clock A.nunnber were also sent to
Bellevue and other hospitals. 1T ises-
timated tf1atttlfe wounded will reach
125. But few escaped tininjurea Mr..
Greenfield, owner of the. factory, could
give no. idea how, many were In the
building at the time of the explosion,
but thought there were about No. Of
these about 50 escaped by the College
place entrance and smallnumber got
out through the skylights, walked over
the roofs and got down the. skylghts of
other buildings. The book-keeper, who
was On the Barclay street side Of the
building, was blown out through the
window to the street and badly cut on
the head
3 EXTENT OF THE DISASTER ID
The total loss is probably a
quarter Of a million The news
of the explosion spread over the
city very rapidly, and the widest ru-
mOrs and great excitement prevailed.
Large crowds hurried from all quarters
to the scene. The. police kept the
crowd blocks away from the place.
Many persons having children or rela-
tives working in the. factory were on the
street in search Of relatives. They Wis
tied hospitals and police stations. At
the very lowest calculation there must
be 40 or so bodies in the ruins. The
firemen will Keep streams of water on
the ruins all night, and will have the
street cleared and ready to commence
digging for the bodies tomorrow. It is
feared the wall of the bank building is
damaged, and it will be examined before
the work on the ruins is begun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE report of State Auditor Sherman
of Iowa show that the assessed valuation
of land and town lots in the state for
1877 amounts to total of 500, 277 ,661,
being an increase over last year of about
$SS,OOO,OOO Assessed value of all the
personal property, 1881 $50, a de-
crease of about S4,500,00O. Valuation
of railroad property in the state, 49,
2O,7O3, which is about the same as last
year. The total valuation of all the
taxable property in the state in 1877 is
$404, 670,044, an increase of about
s4,67OQO0 over 1876.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

SAYS the Colusa (Cal) Sun: A gen.
tleman suggested to us the other day
that the several county governments
should take charge Of the matter of
poisoning the wild geese. They can
only be poisoned successfully by placing
the poison near the ponds of water
where they go to roost Of nights. Then,
as every body is interested, even for
twenty or thirty miles around, it would
seem that the fair way to get at the ex-
pense would be for the counties to pay
it. If the board Of Supervisors would
make an appropriation for the purpose,
and have it expended under the direc-
ton of several large farmers, it would
be well spent. But it would hardly be
necessary for one county to go into the
business without a concert of action
over the State. The Legislature then
ought to pass an act authorizing the
posing of the geese, and also authoriz-
ing the several Boards of Supervisors to
appropriate money for the purpose.
If one county should poison million of
them it would do the farmers Of that
county no more good than it would do
the farmers of other counties in the
State"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE will of Annie P. Sever, Of Boston,
has been admitted to probate, and IN
addition to numerous private legacles,
contains the following liberal public
requests: Harvard College, $4,000,
of which 100000 is to be expended
in the erection of building, to be called
Sever hall; $4,000 for library and 800
900 uninstructed; to the Boston Chill
dren's Hospital, $4,000; Boston Port
and Seaman's Aid society, Children's
Mission, Provident association, Home
of Good Samaritan, New England His
toric Geneologicalsociety General Theo-
logical library and Young Mems Christian
association, Training School for Nurses,
in Boston and the Continental Retreat,
each, $1,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

ne tough skin Of William H. Van
delbIt has been pierced at last bv the
shafts of the law, envenomed by the
hatred Of his brother, CorneliusJ The
latter was On the witness-stand yester-
day, and while hewas testifying William
! d. cried out, with a perfect abandon of
MS 1oIe OF dllgnified unconcern, +" He is
making this all up If SO, he is a ro
manuer OF very high order, and ought
20 afford a practical reply to the cues
ton, Can America produce a first-class
novelist? The story he tells is one Of
remarkably startling interest, and if ap-.
prox1mately true, would warrant the
Surrogate in breaking the old Commo-
dore's will
Cornelius is man 46 wears Of age.
When he was single he was allowed by
bis father 500 a month for his support.
After his marriage, which was with his
fathers approval, the allowance was in
creased to $50 That was mean pit
lance for q father with an income of
millions. The marriage was in accord
ance with the fathers wishes, and he
should have made provision for the son
IN accordance with his rank. and rea-
sonable expenses. He did consent, at
the solicitation of the daughter-in-law,
to increase the amount to 5000, and after
her death, which occurred soon there
after, increased it to $3.50 a month. But
the great point was the charge against
William himself. He was accused of
having his brother arrested and put in
confinement as lunatic in 1854 their
father was very sick at the time), and
justifying it on the ground that Cornell
us had committed q forgery, and could
be saved from the penitentiary only by
the plea of lunacy. The witness con
tiued:
@ told him was perfectly innocent,
and | a0ds perfectly innocent. It WAS
two years before [ spoke to William
again on the subject. [ saw my father
in the fall. My mother was present.
Mother alluded to my arrest, and said:
" Father, William planned the whole
thing out, and got some one to forge
the check and offer it. He expected
you were going to die, and wanted to
get Cornelius out of the way" She de-.
nounced his conduct in severe terms.
Father said "Well, this is a funny
word. Perhaps it is all for the best"
Mother said, speaking Of DIR. Linsly:
He'd swear every child she had into
the lunatic asylum if father told him to
do 500 Mother told father that William
had always heen lying about me-"
It is expected that highly sensational
testimony will be taken to-day. What
ever the fate Of the Vanderbilt will, the
name will be smirched beyond rene
dy, Such display Of dirty family lin
en- is a deep and ineradicable disgrace
But if the will should be broken. the
public might we'll pardon the offensive
ness of the case, for it is for the good of
the country that vast monoplies of
wealth should be broken, and that great
estates should be divided up. The grasp
ing commodore had a mania for per-
petuating his monopoly, and selected
his son William as the agent through
whom to work his purpose after death.
The law justly looks with distavor upon
an eccentric will, although it cannot be
broken without proving that. it would
never have been made had the testator
been in his sound mind Chicago Jou1-
NAL
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

Serious Mortality in Northern Vern

SoTlOuS MOTtdlity LII NOFtHefn vermont.
For fourteen months diphtheria, that
most fatal scourge among young chill
dren, has been raging in Northwestern
Vermont, and shows no sign of abate-
ment. The localities which have suf-
fered embrace Vergennes, Ferrisburg,
Shelburne, Burlington, Winoosky, some
of the towns on the Burlington & La
noble railroad, and as far north as John
son. In the latter town this terrible
disease has more latterly appeared.
There has been marked silence OBJ
served by all the papers regarding the
existence of the scourge, and as the
laws provide for no such thing as a
board of health. no such thing as Stats
teal information on births, deaths, dis
eases, etc., it has been hard work to get
at the figures. No permit is necessary
in order to bury corpse, and none for
its elimination. Af1uence and social
position has not proven a bar to its
spread. found in my Investigations
that some of the saddest cases which
have occurred have been in the fami-
lies of the middle and better class Of
citizens. AT one home / found that
the three only children of the family
had been taken during the week, and
within seven days from the time the
first was taken all three lay dead in the
house. In another case, from fami-
" of seven children, six of whom were
sick at one time, two died, and within
six months a second visitation Of the
epidemic destroyed one, every remain
ing child having been sick with the
disease. In at least twenty cases fami-
lies have been left childless, and three
quarters of the households of Burling-
ton have suffered from the epidemic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE great will case Of the Wander
bits in New York seems to be develop
ing into sensation only second to the
Beecher trial. The evidence of Cor
nelius J. Vanderbilt is either incom-
prehensible perjury or w. IA. Wander
bilt is both the wickedess and the mean
est man in New York. The next few
days are expected to develop some
startling facts in the case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

The repudiationists of the lower house
of the Tennessee legislature claim to
have majority against the proposition
of the holders of State bonds to com
promise at fifty cents on the dollar and
receive in payment 6 per cent. bonds of
the State.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

Some Frenchmen have recently pat
enteda Continuance for obtaining instan-
taneous light by merely depressing a
button. The movement enables an
electric currant to pass through plati-
mum wire, heating it to redness; the
wire being surrounded by an atmos-
phere saturated with benzine, quickly
becomes white hot. That lights small
lamp, which burns benzoline, and gives
a very bright light The whole appara-
tus is compact and portable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

JOHN VAN HoEsEN, the leader of the
railway riots at Albany, n. Y, last July,
has been sentenced to seven years in
the Sing Sing penitentiary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

REV. DR.. HARRIS, bishop elect of the
new diocese of Quincy, ILL.,, has declined
the episcopate. He explains that he is
compelled to do this by considerations
relating to the work of the church in
his present field of labor
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

A Rochester, N. Y, girl who was
afraid to let her lover in at the door re-
ceived him through the window. While
he was going in the usual way the other
night he was collared and taken to the
station, where he was booked as burg
lar. She cleared him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE legislature of California has elect
ed JAS I. Farley, democrat, as success
sor of A. A. Sargent, republican, in the
Senate of the United States
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE president will send his civil ser
vice message to congress soon after II
assemblies in January.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

THE Pope has granted a dispensation
authorizing the marriage of King AL
fonso and the Princess. Mercedes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

It's Georgia's OK that's the Gordon"
What is that in Conkling's eye? Be
lud!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
The RussiO-Turkish War.
CONVEYING PARLIAMENT.

London dispatches of Dec 10Th says,
the morning papers officially announce
that parliament will meet Jan. II.
1t Is stated that the cabinet has de-
cided to ask parliament to vote grant
of money for such increase in the Brit
ish army as the present state Of Europe
demands
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
FLORIDA TIMBER-THIEVES.

Commissioner Williamson, of the
general land Office has received report
from Special Agent Hester, in Florida,
that writ of replevin has issued from
the United States court, for the posses
sion of nine hundred thousand feet of
sawed lumber, and four thousand pine
logs cut from public lands. Gov. Geo.
f. Drew, Lewis Buck, James Parker
and Lafayette Dickens are the defend
ants. Suits have also been instituted
for the possession of three hundred bar
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE SUPREME COURT.
ARREST OF A LOBBYIST.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
rsnecia, Dispa,cb to the Yorkville Enquirer.l

rspecal Dispatch to the Yorkville Enquirer]
COLUMBIA, S. c., May %, 1877.
The Supreme Court was in session yester-
day with full bench. The Court passed an
order allowing the cases on docket to be heard
on day to be fixed by the Court after the
7th of June, where parties in interest hle
their consent to hearing by the 1st day OF
June.
The House has postponed consideration OF
the constitutional amendment relative to tree
public schools, until next session.
The bill repeating the ku-klux tax has
passed both houses and gone to the Governor
for approval. ,
Peter Papin, a lobbyist from Beaufort Of
fered the committee on interpretations brloes
to secure certain charter. The committee
brought the matter to the attention OF the
House, yesterday, and the House promptly
ordered Papn's arrest. He was committed
to Jail by the Sergeant-at-Arms for the bal
ance of the session. Papin has offered an
apology, but still remains in Jail.
The Legislature will adjourn by the first OF
next month.
1t is generally believed that the Governor
will appoint the parties who were recommend
ed at the last session for the various county
ofI;ces Id. W.
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CALL ESPECIALLY
T1OR the half-pound cake of elegant and highly
perfumed Toilet Soap price only Twenty;
Five Cents. A fine display of other Toilet and
Medicinal Soaps, at the York Drug Store:
JOHN G. KUYKENDAL.
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w. 81. & J. p. HERNDON
MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE,

ONE of the most important things with the
J farmer should be, how:oan feed my horses
and mules, that they may be In good order, so as
not to tax my corn, or pay dollar for the corn
to feed them. Well that Is aid has been ques-
ton often asked and, until recently, not answer
ed. We can answer your question, and with
ton of horse feed. We have just received anoth-
er lot of German Miet Hay Seed. 1t is not long
before your Wheat and Oats are ready to come off
your good lands. Prepare these lands and sow
your seed We are often asked if it is too late to
sow. We answer, from experience, it is not too
late until the 18th of July. After that time, we
would not advise any one to sow it. By doing
this you can get two crops from the land every
year, provided you SOW in time and have the
Season. It is not much of an outlay of money to
get the seed. 1t Is for your good and your bene-
fit, gentlemen 1t docs not matter to us what a
mans horse feed costs him. We have the seed at
SO per bushel w. H. Il ]. P. HERNDON.
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WANTED.

to know that our house is the
II cheapest place to buy Staple and Fancy Gro
ceries, Hardware, Stoneware, Wooden Ware,
CLARK BROTHERS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-24
False Impression.

1t is generally supposed by certain class OF
citizens, who are not practical or experienced,
that Dyspepsia cannot invariably, be cured, but
we are pleased to say that GREEN AUGUST FLOW
FIR has never, to our knowledge, failed to cure
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint in all its forms
such as Sour Stomach, Costiveness, Sick Head
ache, Palptation of the Heart, Low Spirits, &c.,
&c. Out of 1000 dozen bottles sold last year,
not single failure was reported, but thousands
of mpimentary letters received from Druggists
of wonderful cures. Three doses will relieve any
case Try it. Sample bottles 10 cents. Regular
size, IS cents. For sale by
March Is II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-24

Notice to Druggists and Storekeepers.
guarantee Shriner's Indian Vermifuge to de-
stroy and expel worms from the human body,
where they exist, if used according to directions.
You are authorized to sell it on the above condi-
tons. David E. Foutz, Proprietor, Baltimore,
Maryland.
May "a 2l IL
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WOODEN WARE.

NHURNS, Well Buckets, Tubs, Blue Buckets,
u Brass Hoped Buckets, Sleeves, Trays, Brooms
and Half Bushel Measures, are offered at our
house at astonishingly low prices: s:
CLARK BROTHERS.
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0UR HARDWARE DEPARTMENT

CONSISTS of refined Wagon Tire, all sizes
\ J Steel, Steel Plows, Iron Plow Moulds, Nails,
Heel.Screws, Cevises, Grass Rods, Trace Chains,
Garden Rakes, Axes, Horse and Mule Shoes,
Horseshoe Nails, Chisels and Brier Cutters,
which we will sell at extremely low prices. Call
and be convinced. CLARK BROTHERS.
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OBITU AIRY.

D1Ep-In Greensboro, N. c., on the night of the
10th instant, Mrs. MARY ANN JONES, wife OF
Col f. P. Jones, aged 56 years and 2l days.
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aonla of YorkYille and Vicinity.

To the People of Yorkville and Vicinity.
In obedience to the request of His Excellency'
Governor Hampton, made to the people OF South
Carolina in a proclamation setting apart Thurs
day, oath May, instant, as a day of Thanksgiving
and Prayer, the day will be appropriately OBJ
served in Yorkvile Business OF all kinds will
be suspended in town, and Divine service will be
held in the several churches.
w. II. McCORKLE, Intendant.
Nav % 2l 1t
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fmanfiaI ar6 Gomlnler1al.

YORKvILLE, May 23.-Cotton7 to 81.
NEW YORK, May 2l.-Cotton quiet; uplands
105. =,
CHARLESTON, May 2l.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, l0!.
CHARLOTTE, May 2l.--CoTToN-Middling
81 to %; good ordinary, to 81; stained, to 81.
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COTTONADES.

NOTTONADES, of all kinds, at prices to suit
I the hard times. Homespun Checks and
Brown shirting, at low prices. for cash, at
HUNTER & OATES.