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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15
WEEKLY TREASURY STATEMENT.
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
Reports Received at The State Depart.
ment.
American Exchange.

The State Department has received
many responses to the circular issued
to the Diplomatic and Consular officers
of the United States In foreign countries
in relation to the best methods of en-
larging the trade of the United States
with those countries. There is great
contrast in the character of the replies
received, some of them showing in
Edividual capacity, and others the want
Of it. This correspondence alone is
sufficient to open the eyes of the country
to the necessity of sending out very
different grade of men from those found
among the ranks of the ordinary politi-
clan to represent its large commercial
interests abroad in this commercial
age. All imputed usefulness in party
politics counts as nothing after the
agent has left our shores; their expected
service is altogether different from that
which they have usually given at home.
The substance of these reports is that
American manufacturers and mer-
chants are to take greater pains to COM
ply with the wants, tastes and even
whims of foreign people than they have
done hitherto, and they should be very
much more observant and careful in re-
gard to details. Complaint is made
that the manufacturers think they know
better than their customers what is
wanted, but they will do we'll to heed
the tastes and prejudices of foreign
buyers, the manner and character ofthe
people, and the commercial rules and
regulations Of different governments.
In sending samples, Americans are
freely criticized for shipping products Of
inferior value. Established American
houses are not guilty Of this species of
swindling, but there are some Ameri-
cans who regard it as enterprise and do
not hesitate to practice it, to the per-
manent injury Of the trade.
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eliminated in securing to all an equal
right to the ballot; and
WHEREAS, We believe in the inteli-'
gent and honest exercise of this right to
the ballot; and
WHEREAS, We believe the intelligent
and honest exercise of this privilege
judiciously directed to the finances of
the country will secure general pros
perlty through q more equitable distri-
button of the products of labor; there
fore
RESOLVED, That this convention con-
dennis all lawlessness and all violence
or disorder to accomplish it's ends, be-
lieving that the happiness Of the whole
people can only be permanently Sc
cured through the ballot. f.. a.,
Bentley will decline the nomination
ofjudge of the supreme court
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

Don Cam eron gives fine Oriental pear
necklace, with two strands; also a pearl
and diamond pendant, a large centre
pearl, SURROUNDED with five diamonds,
with a pear-shaped drop Of pearl; also
one bracelet of gold, having
magnificent pearl, with a fine dia-
mond on each side, set crossing the
band diagonally; also one bracelet of
the same style as the foregoing, but set
with three fine stones, ruby, an emer-
aid, and a sapphire, each between two
large diamonds, and all Of great beauty
and rarity. Simon Cameron gave q
solid silver tea-set, handsomely chased
with Persian ornam entation, executed
in repousse. Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Nc
Veagh gave solid silver fruit stand and
server in a case in rich design r,ieAk
finish. Henry Mccormick: gave an ex-
quisite heavy etruscan gold bracelet,
with a beautiful top panel holding a
row of variously tinted pearls, black,
orange. and pink, all of the most deli
cate lustre and color. James McCor-
mick gave handsome diamond brooch
of square or oblong bar shape, the dia-
monds being set in a row, surrounded
by q framework OF rcd pOl1Shed
gold, ornamented at each end by
a trefoil of diamonds. These were all
furnished by Theodore B. Starr, of
Madison square, New York. The
presents of General and Secretary
Sherman, and of the family in general,
cannot be obtained. They were prob
ably obtained in the east somewhere.
A large number Of mirrors and vases,
Dresden china figures, Dresden vases,
bronze small pieces, Parian marble
statuary, and large number of rings.
ETC., were received. The total value is
estimated at 100000
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The Assets Far Exceed Liabilities, but
are not Available.
New York Special.

E. Remington & Sons, manufa cturers
of the Remington breech-loading rifles
at lion, n. Y, and at No. 2S1 Broad
way, have submitted their affairs to
their creditors. The company propose
to issue bonds to run five years at per
cent. interest, for the amount of their
claims, secured by mortgage on the
property at lion. The liabilities amount
to 81 100000 in round numbers, while
their assets are valued at $4,0OO,OOO, but
are not Immediately available. The
assets consist of the armory at lion,
which, with the real estate and machin-
cry, is valued at 81, 100000; finished
arms valued at about 100000; claims
against the Egyptian and Mexican gov
ernments for $5OO,0OO also bills receiv-
able, bonds, AID materials, raw and in
process of manufacture. The liabili-
ties are mainly on promisory notes and
are distributed all over the country. No
meeting of creditors has been called
yet. The matter was to-day submitted
to the New York creditors individually,
and every one at once accepted the
proposal Of the company Mr.. Charles
Taylor has been appointed to represent
the company to arrange matters. He
said to-day that the principal cause of
the trouble was the inability of foreign
governments to pay at present the
claims for arms furnished. The Mexi-
can government owed them 100000,
and thes Egyptian government was in
debted to them. A loan was being ne
gotiated, which, if successful, would
change the whole condition of affairs,
and, in the event Of another European
war, they would be able to pay off their
entire debt in less than five years
There has been no cessation of bust
ness. The firm have transacted an i'm
mense business for most of the foreign
governments, principally Egypt, Mex
leo and the South American republics.
They have had branches in all the prin-
cipal cities, but lately have retrenched
and now have branches only in New
York, Baltimore, Chicago and London
They employ at the present time about
400 men at lion, and in busy times
they have had as many as 1000 en-
ployed
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The Transit Of Mercury.
New York Word May 9th.

In 1856 NJ. Leverrier. whose discovery
Of the planet Neptune at a particular
point in the heavens at particular day
and hour is one of the greatest trium phs
of mathematics, announced to the
moving at a rate which could be ex-
planned only on the supposition that
there is a planet yet nearer to the sun.
That planet, about the existence ofwhich
there is as yet much doubt, though the
majority of the astronomers incline to
the belief that there is no intra-Mercuri-
al member Of the solar system, will have
the question of its existence settled one
way or the other to-day. when Mercu-
ry will make It's transit across the face
of the sun. Wolf, lice and notably DR..
Lescarbault have asserted that they
have seen the planet Vulcan; others be-
live that no such observation has ever
really been made, and that the astrono-
mers who supposed that they had made
it were deceived. DIR. Peters, famous
for his continuous discovery of asteroids,
is of the opinion that Leverrier was led
into the belief in an intra-M ercurial
planet by overrating the Importance of
old observations of the transit of Mer-
curry, and in not narrowing them down
by slight changes in some of the con-
stants which determine the apsides of
the orbit of Mercury. DIR. Peters and M.
Liais, Superintendent of the Brazilian
Coast Survey were not slow to assert their
opinion after M. Leverries announce
ment, that the motions Of
Mercury are fully explicable
without hypothecating the ex-
lstence of another celestial body nearer
the sun. The observations which will
De made to-day will settle this question,
and, moreover, will be of value as at
fording data for the correction of the
distance of the earth from the sun, as
tronomers not being fully satisfied with
the data which were accumulated dur
ing the late transit of Venus.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

FORTUNES in Florida from orange
growing are made as easily, on paper,
as cities are built by companies On
suburban farms. A Mr.. Dewhurst thus
glowingly calculates what his income
will be: He has a 47O-acre farm at
Piney Point, and has just planted it
with eighty-four quarts of orange seed,
which are expected to produce 100000
trees. If they bear 5000 oranges each
annually, he will have 100000 900
oranges, which, at the low price of 2
cents each, would give an income Of
$40. 100000. 5sre
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Natural Conclusions.

When you hear. a country church
choir singing +" There will be no more
sorrow there" you conclude at once
that either aforesaid choir will not be
there, or they will not be permitted to
sing.-W City Derrick. 2
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DIAZ DOOMED.
The RevOlutiOnists Believed to Have q
Sure Thing on Ousting Him.

A San Antonio correspondent writing
under date Of May I'd says the present
de facto administrator of the Mexican
government has evidently run his race
to rule. Ever since his occupancy Of
the position his enemies have been
watchful for some prctext to establish
themselves upon and obtain his over
throw. Lerdo left the back-door open
when he and his congress effected the
severance of church and state, and Di-
az crept in and unseated him. But the
willy general weakened" before Ameri.
can exactions, and committed the same
error that Lerdo did when he showed a
disposition to concede to our wishes and
restrain the patriotic citizens of the states
of Tamau.ipas, Nueva, Leon, and Goa
hula from supplying themselves with
beef, harness leather, and horses from
the ranches of Texan border rancheros
Diaz' Representatives made an irrepara-
BILE blunder when they yielded up two
murderers who had escaped from the
Rio Grande City jail to be punished I'M
der the statutes of Texas. His fellow
counerymen will never forget these in
suits to Mexican honor and national in
dependence, but their history will be
transmitted from generation to genera
ton. President Diaz was not opposed
so strongly while a hope of his being
ignored by America glimmered in the
misty distances; but now that minister
Foster has, under orders from headquar-
tiers, recognized his incumbency. Mexi-
can passion is revived, and the masses
are fast shaking off the chrysa]is of
peace and buckling on their armor for
grand effort for his overthrow. Pre-
parations have been secretly going on,
not only along the distant border but in
this very city, within sight Of the head
quarters Of the departm lent commander
for weeks past. 1t is we'll known to your
correspondent that several hundred
stand of arms have been purchased and
shipped from here to equip the rebels,
and only to-day was it made known that
prominent Mexican resident had con-
tracted with Lerdist to furnish one
hundred good cavalry horses. On Mon
day night last two squads of recruits
armed with Winchesters and revolvers,
aggregating twenty-eight men, were sent
from this point. Information received
from various sources regarding border
movements indicate that the revolution
lists are mobilizing several hundreds of
men at different points southwest Of
here. Nearly all the Mexican officers
and garrisons on the border have pro-
nounced for Lerdo. That Diaz' doom
is near, the new phase that has come
over events most certainly indicates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

The annual report of the American
Bible Society, read at its recent sixty
second anniversary, in New York city,
shows that the number of copies of the
Bible manufactured at the Bible house
was 1898: printed abroad, 233, 1908;
purchased abroad, 1873; total, $685.
49, Copies issued at home, 663, 900;
abroad, 1913, 593; total, 857,493. Bibles
for the blind were also issued to
the number of 521, making an aggre-
gate of 1926 volumes IN thirty-six
years. The issues of the society for
sixty-two years amount to "a, 1854 ,315
copies. The cash receipts for the.year
were $4,000. This amount is less
than that of last year by 96,625. The
fact was mentioned that firm of
native publishers in Japan has ex-
pressed desire to participate in the
publication Of the Scriptures for their
own countrymen. They will soon
issue a pocket edition of the New
Testament in Japanese.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

SAN FRANCISCO is thinking of organ
ling free public library which shall
absorb all the other libraries in the city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

of the principal and interest accrued to
that date, and ! of per cent commits
sion on all subscriptions for So 900 and
over will be allowed. ga" a
AN ADJOURNMENT. ~E
Washington advices under date of
May 9th, state that owing to the for
wardness of the general appropriation
bills it is thought by a number of men,
bers of congress that an adjournment
sine die can take place toward the last
of June. They do not suppose that the
discussion Of the tariff bill will occupy
more than a week and say that the time
will be afforded for the consideration of
the Pacific railroad bills and other
prominent public measures. Strenuous
efforts will be made this week either to
lay the tariff bill on the table or post
pone it till the next session which result
will be equivalent to it's defeat. Repre-
sentative Wood, however, is still san
guine that it will become law at the
present session.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
The immediate friends Of the Texas
Pacific railway say that the bill recently
introduced by Senator Johnston as a
compromise between their company
and the Southern Pacific is in no sense
in their interest and they claim that
Johnston is friend of their measure
and are sanguine of passing their bill
as reported by the Pacific railroad COM
mittee.
MASONIC.
A number of distinguished masons
met here yesterday and formed royal
order of Scotland. This order has never
until now, existed outside of Scotland.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

WATERFORD, N. Y, has the champion
absent-minded young woman. She was
recently married, and a few days after
had her furniture insured, but the next
day appeared before the agent and
wanted the policy changed, explaining
that she had forgotten that she was
married, and had had her maiden
name ms erted in the policy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

will be issued on receipt of 90 Der cent.
of the principal and interest accrued to
that date, and of per cent commits
sion on all subscriptions for $50, 900 and
over will be allowed. 5aa .H
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15
THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
MASONIC.

A number Of distinguished masons
met here yesterday and formed royal
order of Scotland. This order has never
until now, existed outside Of Scotland.
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Washington adVlceS OF the Ith states
that the secretary of the treasury yes
terday called for the following five
twenty bonds On account of the sub
scriptions to the per cent. loan; cou-
pom bones dated July LIST, 1865, ramely:
$50, No. 53,OO1 to 81, 900, both inclusive
800, No. 9O,OO1 to $4,000. both inclu-
sive; $500, No. 3,OO1 to $4,000, both in
elusive; $1,000, No. Ia, 4O1 to 10000.
both inclusive; total coupons, 3 millions.
Registered bonds redeemable at the
pleasure of the United States after the
1st of July, 1870 as follows: $50, No.
1,9O1 to 1859, both inclusive; 500, No.
15,2O1 to 1900, both inclusive; $500,
No. 8, 2O1 to 9 1850, both inclusive: $1,000
No. 81 ,OlO to $1,000, both inclusive;
$1,000, No. 8,O3l to $3.50, both inclu-
sive; $4,000, No. 1868 to 1900, both
inclusive. Total registered bonds two
million; aggregate five million dollars
A DIPLOMATIC CHANGE.
Ex-Goy. Packard, of Louisiana, was
to-day nominated consul at Liverpool
to succeed Lucius Fairchild, of Wis
consin, who is transferred to the con
sul-generalship at Paris, Alfred /. A
Orbel, of Delaware, having been re
called from that city. aas5s
ANOTHER INVITATION FROM SHERMAN.
The secretary of the treasury invites
subscriptions to the per cent. loan
upon the same terms as offered to the
public in July, 1877, viz: Subscribers
upon deposit of 2 per cent, will be al
lowed 80 days to complete payment
At the expiration of 80 days the bonds
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:Taktnsa q Tax spssslfpr at Hit
 Word.

Nov ,hst,Pope Plus ls dend ws arc beginning to learn what s really kind. haried man he was, The following Is the latest au,edole of hIs goodness of heart:
 Shortly after his election to ,he Papacy and when Anlnnell held his first office under him, ihai ot hnSLes minister, ihe Romans, meeting Their p0btlff m he street con plained ln blm of The lux on salt Tue iax was \ monopoly formed. by que Of Inc speculatnIs wi0 tLrlved in sarlier days Pio Nino sent for the .specul.im
 "l srppnse Ihsi sal, lnx is very wlna. ,bls io y"u." Sid he
 The specuhIor rnhled, fearing The price 0i the monopoly VAS nbnui lo hr raised protested rinG it VA, drnd I"ss.
 "H0w much would comp usHte y"u for being relieved ui Your lussy' asked His Holiness.
 The salt mx farmer named n ridicu lously low sun.
 "Thsn," said Inc Pipe. you shall have the MoBey." and calling Tor Antu- selli. ordered Him tn py i'.
 The rouge nf Il sIIeculstor refused hul ,npon being inform by the Pope ihat he would publish the fact that he had Offered him his 0Sn price for the nIonop. ,oly, al lssi tW.k the morey srd went away satlder wiser. and, prospective. ly, N more .L.Inesi man. The day after. ward the sail iax was abolished.
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To The Public

The undrr>igae hereby announces to the pubic, that he has hired the l. Mitchell saw-nii sni i~ HOW prt pared to farri>li 0ek, Che,taut, Hem lork. Ash ard :Nal@c a,d f,'ncr to>t, timber at short noli,e. People who are intending tr bqI'I, wonLl do well to call and get my prices. Orders may be left at JudSon l.ros. store in Sandy Hook or by mail at the po,r Office, GILBERT WILLIAMS,
 Sandy Hook, Conn. Feb 25th, ISIS.
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msn. yau'Iu lhr most iafnai r s nlng frlhw 1 ever knrw and s hen lnu cnn,s lo gtl rvllgun dnn'i bslIeye ihcrull h+ any dsnFtf Of y'.gr iallibg th.m giass' ss them Aielhodi,s call It.
 Ahi how lime flies. that wss forty gears sgn tn night The ieaeon passed away to tss better and toms twenty years sg".
 Thai s the nd clock You notice stand. ing theFe in thu corner, sn must con. eluds ny story ss | sec Ii is about 10 strike rys.--!-taEyord Hsral6
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tyt T7s ttIt ,.s.y .ained Ill tileee tinies but Nl { Il can b" niaie ii hree months by any VI | tte pf either sex, in auy part of the
 country, wloi siliing to work steadily al tae employment t we furHIsh. s66 per sesk Ill toai own .owI iou need not be away from hoine over hgn' You can give your whole mme ,i 10 tue wora, only your spare moments. We have agents wao are making over s20 per day. All who elgage at once can make riouey fast. At the present tn7 money cannot be made 50 easily and rapidly at asy other businsss. It costs noh ing to try the busness. Iernas and $ outfit free A idrss< at once H. HALLETT x Co.,, Ptstlsnd, Maine.
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A LECTURE

IO l oU IN (T M EN Just pnbhsh'd, in sea cd snue;ops. Pree sz cts :, 4 iec. .urs on tns Nas.re, IreatGasnt, and Radical cure oi lii n.,l N eai ness, Ur tLe nj = to Elg4 in iuced by S.lf-Auuse, s lnvoltntaly Emlsfio.s. lnpot ncy, Nervous Debility and lni- pedim-I's {" m trrage n,r tliys; Co asumpti plispss sn7 Fits Mett.l and PLyscal lncap... c.'y. ,.c by kOBE"1 :. , ULVIRa ELL. M bt snseo tA' ''urc, Il .suok, &c
 ,t W 'ith r''s,d a..Ii!J' iE t"is admir- hle
 '.' IL" D "'e- rom ris U tspe.I' n-r iErs~.. s""'i ..";i '.F-cs 0. S T. u q ina, av s't.iiy 'rp'.t t-,s to...,ur, 4.,u t.t3- r1t E.g 'ofs aHE... |. icn Gole!ss, n HtTi n5s rn', @t eo s.a ,int oit ,. mads c. c'rt !, one c"Tt4in .nd cr, .lt.st. by thicA svey saitiet, no maiisr wha, sis C hd.- uoil may tt, ma! cIie himself sheaply, D ivstel, ani r .dlcaily
 RS Fms Lecture will prove boon 0 ,hous- xntir and thousands
 n, uuder ,,a in plain envelope, 10 any ad. CT ns en rsceipt o six cis. or two postage st nps
 Aidre,., hs Culvarwsll Medic I Co, fl Ann Strect. Nv York, i'ss. Gsice Fox, 4,is6
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GOLD Grss, chance te make money. Ii you OO1D.can'tg get goId You get greenbacls. We need person io every town 10 take su0scrip- t5ns for ths largest cheapest and best Illustrated family publication in tho wOr (. Any one eau be- cpHe successful ag-nt The IAoft .ts:snt works of ait gwen free to 'dbscrlbers- The price Is 30 low that AlInosi every body subseribes. One aren't report. l1aking nver l5O in a week 4 lady agent reports taking over 40 subscribers in ten days. All who engas male money fast. Ysu can devote all your time to the business, oniy your spare time. Y0a seed not he away from home ovsr night. You can do it as yell us others. Full par. ticnlars, directions siii terms freq. Elegant snd sxpeusITe Outfit free. l: You want profitable work send us your address al once. Ii costs nothing to try the bs:<ine-s. No one who engages fails 10 make great pay. Address. l" The Peoples Jsur- nal" Po-tlzua daine.
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| ! H E R RIAL!

JohnsDn's Anpd>nr Lin,msnt wil positively prevent tGis terrible iiSease, an will positively cure nina Cases In ten. Into, mation that will save many lives sent free by m. il. loltt del ' } mUIaent. Prevention is better than cure. l. S. JOHNSON Co. bangor, Maine.
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cn Snske money fa; ter at woik fo us than 2 at ar ything es~e Cai.iEsl not required: pe E sll star s,u. SIP Der ezy at tome made g. he indusfr uits. Men, V, men, b vs S tsa Fi iS " n.sa seryRhsre to Wo-s fsir E as Nov IS lDe tim. Costly oustf aad E5 ts. ns frss. Address Tue { O., Augusta
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IUul nI,'iitiie.

| iUuI nluftiie.
 Mi W.--Suffcred from speruAsoIr- hoea and it's effects for sixteen years. The disease still continued, daily, with burning pains in the stomach. and dys pspsia, constipation loss of memory nervousness, sleep full of horrible ard lasciviuus dreams, and entiieiy unit iu attend io business. Cured in tour months.
 Miss c. Spinal Curva ure oi four yeers treaief hy several phJ sicIans, cured in six mohlhs.
 Miss Il.--Felnale weakness cured in four months.
 Mrs. " --Prolapsus cured in nine months Ca very bad easel
 The above are only sa few If hundred of cas,s of similar character constantly being cured by pr. Smith, IF Slate street, after tryiug every other method Tn vain, and often when oih,r Elec,ii- 9ians, even, have failed to relieve ttel,. We receive no cases thai do not admit of cure. Consultation free.
 NoTE-Dr. J. D. 5. SMITH does NOT travel but is at his office, IF State street and he has NO ONE cut as \ representa- tive, either for consultation or diagnosis.
 Alter four yeais practice in Bridge pert, Dr Smith challenges any physi- clan to show better record as regar,.s cures made and permant toel nothing of q transient nsture.
 Address Dr. J. D. s. SN ITH. Box as4l Bridgeport, cOnn
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To Consu1nDtives,

The advertiser, hating brt ..aIInan nily cured of that dread disease Consumption. by ae:mple medy, Is anxiods to make known to his fellow. SnffereIs the means Of cure. 10 all who desire il ne will Send copy of the prescription used tree oi chafRei, with Tue directions for pre pairing and using 'hf ame, which they wlll find sure cure for Con mptioii, Asthma, Broncintis, Sc. Far ties wls.ing the presr pion will please add. ess. Rev. .. \. Wiso' lyi Penn ~t Williamsburg !