Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
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INGToN, August 6.--Postmaster Key
says he is experiencing considerable
trouble in filling the minor grades of
Postmasters hips. He says the saying
that "few die and none resign" does
not apply to the ordinary postmaster
They are dying and resigning all the
! time and their successors decline to
hold office beyond a few months, thus
giving the department increased work
to do in examining papers and making
appointments.
Silas Snow, of Clifton, went down
to Prescott, and hired three tramps to
help him through harvest at $3.50
per day. After a good supper, a
nights lodging, and breakfast they
went into the field and commenced
work. At the end Of the first round
they stopped work and demanded 81
per day and their whisky. AS sort
of feeler, Mr. Snow offered them So
and whiskey, but they renewed their
previous demand; this being denied,
they left the field and tramped back to
Prescott, leaving Mr.. Snow minus his
help and minus six meals of victuals.
That there is a strong connection
between honest politics and the public
health is shown by Washington dis
patch. in which attention is called 10
the fact that, yellow fever has not
ragged SO furiously in New Orleans as
at present since Gen. Butler occupied
and cleansed the city except in 1867.
under Democratic administration.
When the Republicans have been in
power there the city has been kept
clean and free from epidemics.
Chun Ian Pin, the new Chinese
minister Plenipotent'ary to the Uni
ted States, Spain and Peru, accom-
panied by some forty subordinate
Consular officers and a retinue of SER
wants, reached Chicago last Thursday
evening from San Francisco, and left
short afterwards for Hartford, Conn.
They left China by steamer June 27.
This is the first Embassy ever COM
missioned by the Chinese Government
to this country. They will first visit
Hartford to place some young men in
school there, and thence will go to
Washington The chief man and all
his official associates belong to the
higher and better classes in China.
From Mississippi comes word that
the Democrats OF that State actually
propose to elect jeff Davis United
States senator in place of Mr.. Bruce.
the colored republican, whose term
will expire ir 1881. Having already
filled their quota in the House with
reoel Brigaders, it would be in keep
ing with Southern Democratic policy
if they shold fill their quota in the
Senate with the surviving originators
and leaders of the rebellion. Indeed,
if the true and loyal people of this
country should fail duly to perform
their political duties within the next
year or two, we may make up our
minds to see not only both houses Of
Congress, but the Executive Office in
the hands of the traitors who onl y a
few years ago made open war against
the Republic for its destruction.
Pittsburgh Dispatch (Rep,): Mau-
ton Marble says that Tilden told Hew-
lit, when the latter proposed some such
scheme as the Electoral Commission to
him, II may lose the Pres rdency, bet
I will not rattle for it" The above
high sounding speecL did not prevent
him from attempting to ''gobble" 1t,
as those famous dispatches sent from
his Gramercy Park mansion to Oregon
proved.
Cleveland Herald (Rep.): In Ge
Garfeld's district the Democrats and
Nationals intend to unite upon candi-
date. They ought to combine every
where. There is no sense in having
two parties advocating the same ideas.
New York Times (Rep.) Curiously
enough, the Democrats no sooner Sc
cure control Of county in Ohio, than
they begin to steal. They steal as if
conscious that their time is short, and
what is to be stolen must be stolen 10 a
hurry. @ a
Chicago Tribune: The Republicans
of South Carolina have resolved that
sit is inexpedient to nominate candl-
dates for Governor and other state off,
GERS, because, owing to the condition
of affairs in this State, occasioned by
rife-clu rule and two years of Demo-
cratic supremacy, it is impossible for
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