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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28

LORD DUFFERIN is said to be deeply
n debt and on the verge of bankruptcy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
CLARK'S %. MT" SPOOL COTTON

CLARK'S %. N. T." spool COTTON
How, and Where it is Made The
Clark Thread Company : Largest
Works in the New World
Acres of Splendid Build
ings Forests Of Won
derful Machinery.
The Process Of Manufacture.
Down in the Cotton FieIds-The
Employees Societies = The
Clark Hosea Company A
Grand Relief Society
Employees Centennial
ExCurSion-The Re-
nowned Eureka
Club and This
tie Band.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
to 1876 inclusive

tal................S12,9 23 "a Sl1, 1876. 81
Balance in treasury Jan. /, 1877, $986.82.
HOW CLARK's "os N. T." SPOOL COTTON ORIGIN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28

This trademark is familiar to every mer.
chant in the United States, and all who
have ever tried the genuine Clark's 90. N.
T." Spool Cotton, continue to use it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28

MACHINE AND CABINET SHOPS, BOX FACTORY
AND PRINTING HOUSE.
The Clark Thread Company do all their
printing and lithographing at the works
here. -Four printing presses are kept run
ming all the time and in the Autograph de-
partment one steam press and SIX or eight
hand Autograph presses are continually en-
ployed. In both departments the practice
of the cart preventative" is in the highest
style. Orders for the paper box department
in the one item of straw board are given as
high as eighty to one hundred tons at
time. In the machine shop large number
of men are employed in making new ma
chinery and keeping in repair the vast
quantity in use in the various departments
of the works. The cabinet factory turns
out about two hundred cabinets per day.
The bobbins, etc., used in the mill are made
here. In fact about all the Clark Thread
Company 60 outside for is the raw mate
rial. They manufacture all they use, ex-
cept few of the more intricate or patented
machines.
/ s THE CLARK HOSE COMPANY.
One of the best organized and equipped
fire companies in the city of Newark is the
"Clark Hose Company" organized May
Is, 1869. There are twenty members, en-
ployes Of the factory, brave, active men.
trained by frequent practice to their duty,
and proud of their company and outfit.
Their equipment is as follows: Two hose
carriages with wrenches, bars and axes,
carrying seven hundred and fifty feet OF
hose on reels and two pipes with extra noz-
zles. They also command nine hundred
feet of hose with pipes and nozzles IN TWEEN
ty-one different stations, in and around the
factory, one Cameron fire pump, one
Worthington, one Watts & Campbell, and
| one Blake nnmo one hundred and seventy
eight filed buckets in their proper places
throughout the works, sixteen hand pumps,
sprinklers in all the rooms of the cotton
MILL the packing house, the machine and
carpenter shop and the drying rooms. There
are also sprinklers in the two top floors OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-23

he has been assigned, and says that
when appointed he supposed his du-
ties would be limited to his own
State, where he could "be most USE
full to the administration and aid his
party friends in building up an ad-
ministration party" He also in a
sletter to the chief special agent ex-
pressed his earnest desire that the
matter should be brought to the per-
sonal attention of the Postmaster
General, believing that he would
sustain this view of the case. Judge
Key replied in the following letter,
which was mailed to the special
agent yesterday:
"PoStoffce Department, Washing
ton, ID. G., June 10, 1S77.-Mr. =,
Special Agent, Dear Sir Mr.. Parks,
chief of the special agents of this de-
partment, has handed me letter of
yours, written to him, dated 10th in
slant. You certainly labor under a
serious misrepresentation in the belief
that it was my understanding that
you were to serve in your State only.
| should not desire the position /
hold were | to make that similar
understanding. The special agents
of the depreciation branch of the SER
vice are charged with the important
duty of detecting thieves and rascals.
a stranger is more likely to succeed
in this duty than one who is well
known, hence our agents must often
be sent where they are unknown,
must go, and be ready to go, any
where and everywhere, as the ext
gencies of the service may demand.
They must often leave the highways
of travel and go into mountains and
territories along horseback and stage
lines, travelling night and day, in
rain, sunshine and storm to detect
and arrest offenders. Not unfre-
quently do our agents not sleep one
hour in twenty four. You are alike
mistaken in another matter. You
were not appointed to organize and
build up an administration party in
your State or elsewhere. You were
appointed to do work of the pOstOf-
flee department. You serve your
party best by doing that work, and |
shall take great pleasure in remov-
ing an agent and reducing the force
when | discover that he has time to
attend to party organization and
party discipline. We must have no
greater force than is necessary to do
the postoffice work. L cannot, |
dare not, will not give special
privileges to any agent. If L give
you a specific territory | must do so
for every other agent. l might as
we'll disband the force as to do this.
Every agent must be worker. He
must not only be ready, but willing
to 60 anywhere, in all sorts of wealth
err, on horseback, or on foot if need
be, to do whatever work is needed.
Like a soldier, he must obey orders
without complaint, or objection or
criticism" Truly,
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Narrow Escape.

Wednesday Commissioner Gnagey,
District Attorney Veitch and Clerk
Merrill wishing to open one Of the
new court house vault doors, placed
in position on the wall, unlocked it
and in pulling it open it fell for
ward. Mr.. Merrill's two little boys,
aged about and 6,were sitting near,
watching the operation, and would
have been crushed to death had not
the three gentlemen named, by their
united strength, showed it to one
side, barely missing the children /;
but Mr.. Veitch sustained painful in
juries to the right leg and one of his
hands. Mr.. Veitch's injuries though
painful, are not serious. The other
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Coal Freight Reduction.

Alta meeting of the board of d.
rectors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company at Cambridge sta
ton, the tariff on coal from Cumber-
land and Piedmont was reduced
twenty five cents per ton of 1000
pounds, which is equal to a reduction
of twenty eight cents per ton of 2,24O
pounds, taking effect Thursday. The
reduction was made in order to pro-
mote the semi-bituminous Goals upon
the lines of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and to meet COM
petition during the present general
depression of business, and the rates
fixed are to be net and without re-
bates of any description.
The following table shows the rates
per ton of 1000 pounds heretofore
charged, as well as those taking effect
Thursday:
Old. New.
Cumberland to Baltimore
city stations 81 81 81 81
Cumberland to Locust
Point shipping wharyes- l 81 81
Piedmont to Baltimore
city stations -215 80
Piedmont to Loucust
Point shipping wharves- 80 l IS
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The Markets.
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE.
WHEAT-sl S7(d2 90 per bushel.
CORN-60@65 cents.
OATS-45G50 cents.
RYE-S80(gS5.
BUTTER-16@1S cents. for fresh
roll.
EGGS-1O@12 cents, and dull.
WOOL-24(G2S for unwashed and
35(G3S for tub washed.
FLOUR-From 81 90 to S11 90.
CATTLE-Market strong. Prices
range from 81 90 to S. 25 per hum
dred.
OAKLAND.
OATS-50 cents per bushel.
MEAL-S2 0002 % per hundred.
BUTTER-l5G19 cents per pound.
EGGS-l0012 cents per dozen.
WOOL-33(G37 for tub washed and
22(625 for unwashed.
POTATOES-7598O, market dull.
FLOURISH 0O012 90 per barrel.
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the living. We cannot think of
closing nor even commencing our
few notes without saying something
in reference to the very welcome Wis.,
itor, THE REPUBLICAN,. It is gain
ing the praise it justly deserves, of
being the best paper ever published
in the limits of Garrett county.
This is not only the voice of few,
but of all we have heard speak in
reference to the papers.
Not long since Mr.. S. X. Harvey,
of this district, found peculiar wa
ter fowl sporting in his spring DRAIN
He of course thought it would fly at
his approach, but on nearing it he
found it to appear quite tame. 1t
was secured by Mr.. H. who exam
ined IL, and found it to be something
similar to wild duck in size, but
not In form, its bill being three
inches in length, slender and poin-
ted, its webbed like feet and legs be-
ing stationed well in the rear. 1t
had been shot through the wing, dis
abling its flying member. 1t had
probably fioated up this small stream
from the North Branch to shun its
pursuers.
Trout fishing seems to be lively
sport. E. Harvey, l. o. Thompson
d Bros, caught from the North
Branch eighty-one trout in IA short
time. Our friend G. b., whilst ang-
ling in Laurel Creek was rewarded
for his days excursion by eleven
trout two inches long. If Mr.. B.
could fasten together in some way
his trout we think he would have
near twenty-five inches of pure trout
meat.
w. B. White, Esq, of District No.
8, whilst engaged in hiving bees, on
Friday of last week, was attacked by
the revengeful little fellows, which
greatly endangered his life for some
time, but we are informed that he is
getting better.
We were pleased to notice in your
last issue of an appropriation for the
reconstruction of the North Branch
bridge, as it will be great conven-
fence to the travelling public.
Farmers are making preparations
for sowing large crops of buckwheat.
Whoop "Give US more flap jacks
and home made lasses."
One word to you, Mr.. Editor, and
we will close. If you see buckwheat
cakes walk into your pleasant homo
with "The True Blue Co.," marked
on their backs, you may then take it
as a matter of fact that they are what
their signature indicates.
Your well wishers,
THE TRUE BLUES.
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Guests at the Oakland Hotel.

Below we give partial list of the
names of guests at the Oakland Ho-
tel:
Ex-Gov. w. Dennison, Ohio; L.
M. HOFFMAN and wife, Misses Emily
and Virginia Hoffman, RIG. Harper,
j. G. Butler, Washington, d. c.; H.
P. Rinskoff, New York; b. Swift,
Mrs j. G. Holmes and child, H. w.
Taylor, Misses Ella and Annie Tay-
lor, Miss Laura Carroll, J. w. Sands
and wife, Miss E. w. Jennings, Gin
cinnatti, Ohio; DIR. E. Smith and
wife, st. Louis, Mo-; N. d. McGiin-
cy, H. NJ. Shivler, Relay, Md.
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$4,000 Reward,

On the night of the 5th inst, some
persons broke into the milk house
and smoke house of John Barnes,
Esq, near Barton Md, and took
therefrom butter, meat and sugar, to
the value of between $40 and $50.
A boiled ham and some cakes that
were in the milk house were eaten
by the party before leaving, which
would indicate that quite large
number of persons were engaged in
the transaction. Mr.. Barnes will
pay the above reward for the arrest
and conviction of the parties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-23

"A. K. Syester, Esq, attorney for
the B. q o. r. R. Co., passed through
Oakland on Wednesday, going west.
Mr.. F. A. Thayer sprained his an
kle on Saturday last, and will be I'M
able to walk without a crutch for
some days.
The court house walls are rapid
ly rising. There is no doubt the con-
tractors will finish their work on
time.
The telegraph Office was opened
in the Oakland hotel on Wednesday.
Private messages will be sent at the
usual rates.
The bailiff has several hogs in
the lookup enclosure, which the
owners can take away by paying
charges.
Col. John Swan and family ar
rived at Oakland last week, and will
remain during the season. They are
stopping at Mr.. Bosley's.
The Cumberland ANeganiaa says
the school commissioners of Allie
gany county are in daily expectation
of their quarterly State draft, when
all the teachers will DO paid their
salaries.
Complaint is made that small
boys congregate in front of the
churches during service and annoy
the congregations by talking. laugh
ing, and making noises in various
ways. The bailiff should attend to
this matter.
The Cumberland Netns of We'd
nesday says: Mr.. Owen Riordan, of
Westernport, starts shortly on a sur
veying and exploring tour through
the coal region in Garrett county,
West Virginia, and vicinity, his
trip being undertaken in the interest
of some eastern capitalists.
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Our Summer Visitors.

Although the manager of the Oak
land hotel did not advertise to open
until the 3Oth inst, about thirty
guests have already arrived, and Mr..
Lambert is in daily receipt of appli-
cations for boarding. This speaks
well for this hotel. Mr.. Lambert
thinks he will have as many board.
ers as he can accommodate by the LIST
of July.
The various boarding houses
throughout the town, and especially
Mr.. Geo. L. Bosley's and Mrs. Davis, ,
are filling up rapidly.
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GOV. PACKARD RISES TO EXPLAIN.

GOV. PACKARD RISES TO EXPLAIN.
NEW YORK, June ia special
from Cincinnati says, Gov Packard,
of Louisiana, is now in this city on
his way north. He declars the report
of his journey north to assail the
Administration in series ofspeech-
es to be false, and says his travels in
the northern States have no political
significance whatever. Hes says that
affairs in Louisiana are quiet, the
people having settled down and
gone to work. He sums up his own
case in the simple statement that
Packard is out and Nichols in. He
declines to say anything whatever
in relation to Hayes or his policy.
He leaves for New York in day or
two.
FALL OF TENEMENT HOUSES.
NEW YORK, June16.-The walls of
tenement houses Nos. 342, 344 and 346
East Twenty-third street fellin this
evening with crash. All the inma-
ties had been removed from the
houses before the walls fell in. The
houses gave certain indication of fall
ing in short time before the occur
rece, which gave the alarm to the
inmates and enabled them to escape.
The damage to the houses and furni-
ture will not fall far short of $50 900.
Between two and three hundred
people occupied these houses.
THE OPPOSING ARMIES IN ASIA.
LONDON, June 16.-Intelligence
received at Constantinople represents
that the position of the Turkish ar
my in Asia has improved, and that
the Turks are preparing to assume
the offensive. The Russians have
suffered heavy losses before Kars.
The artillery engagements between
the besiegers and the garrison con-
tinue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-23
LOCAL NEW S.
-Blotters for sale at this Office.

-Blotters for sale at this office.
Five brick layers are at work on
the court house.
-Messrs. Blocher will fire another
kiln of brick next week.
"A car load of flowers were re-
ceived on Wednesday for the grounds
of the Oakland hotel.
-Messrs. Sharp, Anderson and
other railroad officials visited Oak
land on Wednesday.
The Town Council will meet for
the transaction Of business on Tues
day evening, Goth.
Commissioner Gnagey visited
Oakland on Monday and remained
until Wednesday.
Mr.. Lambert, manager of the
Oakland Hotel, lis having the grounds
put in order for the season.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FAIR RATES OR NO FREIGHT.

FAIR RATES OR NO FREIGHT.
At last the boatmen have reached
that point when the necessities have
conquered them. They have been
carrying coal for any price they could
get, until they have spent all their
funds and exhausted their credit.
They are without means to feed their
stock or supply their personal wants
and have been driven to strike.
We predicted this state of affairs at
the commencement of the season.
The trade on the canal has now
come to an end, and it will not be
resumed until the canal board shall
have reduced its tolls to such a rate
as will enable the shippers to pay the
boatmen the price they ask, which is
little enough. Cun,6. CiUilidn.
THE CANALMEN.
Boatmen who passed up from
Georgetown as late as Sunday even
ing say there was no indication ola
strike nor any gathering of boats on
the eight-mils level. The impression
is that two or three of the most dis
affected men will endeavor to induce
the boatmen to stop, but they are not
strong enough to compel strike.
Those who are said to be foremost in
the matter have been carrying for the
Consolidation company.-Cttn,6 AUe-
ga,idn.
THE LOST NINE.
We are informed bv the Frostburg
Mining Journal that the water of the
subterranean lake, which for so many
years has filled the old ruin in the
Maryland slope at the New Hope,
niue has been successfully tapped
and for the past two years has been
gradually running off through the
new mine. The letting of the water
out has been accomplished without
the loss of life or property, and now
one is enabled to walk dryshod upon
the bottom of the lake. AS he stands
there, through his mind run thoughts
of the many hard days work done
in the old mine, by miners now rest
ing from their labors, who in the
prime of the generation now drop
ping into the gave, excavated these
caverns and put up these props.
hare are mn ~ still living who re-
member having wrought in this old
mine before the water took up its
abode 1t will yet require some time
before the old mine is entirely free of
water, but when such is the case, one
of the largest bodies of coal in this
region otherwise inaccessible, will be
opened to development.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-23
Base Ball.

The first match game of base ball
OF the season was played at Oakland
on Saturday afternoon, between the
Stars and Nameless clubs of this
place. The game was called at the
sixth inning. The score stood:
Stars, II; Nameless, IL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-23
Large Logs,

A. Kimmell's team, s. Kimmell
driver, hauled to d. E. Offutt's mill,
near Oakland, last week, four white
oak logs aggregating 1909 feet of
lumber, the largest log measuring
1900 feet. This timber is for the
European market.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-23
Bankrupt Court.

b. F. M. Hurley, Esq, register in
bankruptcy for this Congressional
District, held a bankrupt court in
Mr.. Hamilps office, on Wednesday,
in the case of Thos. E. Owens & Co.
u. 5. Hamill, Esq, was appointed
assignee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-23
Cunberl
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is list of real estate
transfers filed Tor record in the Office
of w. HI. Tower, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, for the
week ending June 81:
James Cation to Martha Cation, +
acre of land, with Improvements,
SIS.
Jacob Brown and John M. Read,
Trustees, to John w. Blocher, all the
right and title of all the parties in
No. 6. Equity cause, in and to tract
of land called Grassy Cabins" and
military lots 1920, 2O2l and 2O22, and
another piece of land containing 374
acres consideration unnamed.
Joseph r. Anderson and wife to
Thomas J. Stanton, part of a tract of
land called Latent WORTH" 3O5
acres 81, 730.
Champion Harvey and wife to
Mary E. Hoye, part of tract of
land called "Deer Park" SO 1915
acres; $1,000.
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Wanted.

Board in private family for two
weeks. Address Immediately, with
terms. HID. GEORGE
l49 w. Fayette ST., Baltimore, Md.
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parties escaped without injury. The
door is seven feet high and weighs
1.450 pounds. No damage done to
the door or building.
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ALTAMoNT, Md, June 10, 1877.
ED. REPUBLICAN: THE time has
come when farmers and mechanics
of Garrett county should rise up in
their might and declare that they
will protect their interests. We are
being imposed upon by giant mo-
nopolies; we are being robbed of our
birthright and we do not so much as
give utterance to our protest. Our
vast mineral wealth lies embosomed
in the bowels of the earth, our dusty
diamonds" are lying in the depths
of nature because the B. & o. r. R.,
will persist in robblng us of our
right. Our miners are thrown out of
employment, our home markets are
destroyed, because this giant monop-
oily still continues to charge such ex-
orbitant rates for freight from this
county, while they ship the same ar
ticles or productions from Cincinnati
and Chicago to Baltimore and the
eastern cities at a less rate than is
charged from Garrett county. We
have paid these high rates these
many years, and still like Oliver
Twist, they cry for "more."
Sometime since the Herald, with
commendable spirit, undertook to
fight this company "to the bitter
end," and although the editor was
supported in this matter by the peo-
pie of this county, if not throughout
the State, he now seems to be "wear-
led in well doing" and to be resting
ION his oars" What is the cause of
this lethargy? Has he, like other
editors in the State, been lured by
the tempting bait of a free pass :?
We hope not, and would like for
both of our county papeIs. and espe-
cially The REPUBLICAN, to take
hold of this matter. Hard times
though it be, the B. & o. Co. is
making as much money as they ever
have done. But they cut down the
wages of their laborers to mere pit
lance, and now they get more from
the sweat of the poor man than ever
before. This is how they do it.
Let our papers agitate this ques-
ton, and let us see if we cannot get
our rights. The people will support
you both. OBSERVER.
CATo's FALLS, June IS, 1877,
ED. REPUBLICAN:-We are still
| IN ho fOund On tho land on1 oroooo