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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Blind With Rage

An accident which has just occurred
in workshop in Paris lends a curious
significance to the common phrase,
"blind with rage" An overseer of the
works, whose character was in most re-
spects highly esteemed by the artisans
under him, and who was known to be
good-natured enough at heart, had the
unfortunate popularity of losing bis
temper when 'put out" by any contre-
temps, great or small. II is reported
that day Or two ago, On finding that
one of the men had not finished piece
Of work which was urgently required,
he fell into such a state Of fury as to
strike the man in the face. Almost in
the very act of striking, however, he
staggered back, shouting for aid and
complaining that he could not see.
The workmen came round him with Of
fers of assistance, but nothing could be
done. 1t was certain that he had sud-
denly lost the use of both his eyes.
Medical evidence showed that some Of
the blood vessels behind the eye had
burst, and that the blood had inundated
the interior cavities of the eyeballs.
The case is a very rare one. Henry II.
is said to have endured agonies and to
have refused food for long periods when
enraged by any vexatious news. A still
more notable example is that of the
Pope Boniface Will, who, in the hight
of his dispute with the French King,
was SO annoyed by an act of the latter
that he fell into fit of apoplexy which
cost him his life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
A TERRIBLE TIME IN DRAM.
Extraordinary Efforts to Capture q
Gang of Bandits.

The police and military of Oran,
Algeria, undertook campaign against
bandits last month. They were led by
all the civil and military officers of the
town, and its entire population took q
holiday to witness their labors. Going
to one of the suburbs they carefully
surrounded ravine wherein is the out
let of large sewer, into which the
smaller drains of the town debouch.
Some gardeners working in the ravine
had heard the sound of voices escaping
from this sewer, and had Informed the
town authorities that it was the lurking
place of robbers who have for months
been making successful raids On the
strong-boxes of the good people of Gran.
When the ravine had been inclosed,
and it had been made certain that the
malefactors were hemmed in sergeant
and two zouaves were sent to the mouth
| of the sunken sewer to summon them
to surrender.
Surrender yourselves p the sergeant
cried. "Surrender yourselves!" deep
voice replied from within the dark
cavern. Making up his mind that the
| robbers were determined to fight, the
sergeant cried to a police inspector in
the rear, Pass me my revolver" His
words were repeated in the cavern, and
| the voice by which they were re-uttered
was evidently that of fearless. resolute
person. At the same time there was a
| mOckery IN the tone and in the repeti-
ton Of bis language that angered the
valiant sergeant, who said wrathfully:
"You impudent sons of guns "(coquins)
The epithets were hurled back at the
sergeant and his two supporters, who,
| with much establishment, heard them
selves called, "You impudent sons OF
guns
Puzzled by this extraordinary con-
duct, the sergeant, not knowing what
| else to do to conceal the fact that he
and his subordinates had been called
bad names by the fellows in the drain
went to his superiors and told them he
believed the bandits wanted to parley
with their beslegers. Then the special
representative of the republic of France
NJ. Viala, and the mayor of Oran, and
the chief Of police, and the mayor in
command of the military went to the
mouth of the sewer. Each in turn
spoke to the robbers and all received
satisfactory answers, couched, strangely
enough in the terms they had them
selves used. Night fell before the par
leying was done, and the robbers gave
no indication CT an intention to issue
from their retreat and surrender them
selves. The police and military block
AIDED them all night, and, about four
thousand townspeople watched the
siege with interest. In the morning it
was determined to risk combat with
the thieves. The police, armed to the
teeth, therefore boldly entered the
cavern. They searched its smallest
nook and innermost recess, and found
not even the shadow Of a robber. The
acoustic properties Of the sewer were
tested and a number of facetious
echoes were found to have masoueraded
as talkative brigands and impudent re.
spondents to the summonses OF justice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Poet and Newspaper Man.
6urdette.

Anybody could tell what he had.
Every man in the sanctum knew in a
minute. The timid knock at the door
gave him clear away at the very start.
No man or woman ever knocks at a
sanctum door unless he comes On that
fatal errand. Then he came inside and
took off his hat and bowed all round the
room, when every man on the staff
roared out in terrible chorus, "Come
in" Then he asked for the editor, and
when the underlings, with fine ming
ling of truth and grammar, pointed to
the youngest and the newest man in the
Office and yelled, "That's him." he
walked up to the young gentleman de-
signated, and before he could unroll his
manuscript We knew the subject of it,
and deep groan echoed around the
room.
"Poetrv, young man?' asked the ed.
itor.
eyes, sir" said the poet; "couple of
triolets and a sonnet on the marriage
of my sister with an old college friend
cold college friend male or female,
young MANI" asked the editor, severe
ly.
male sir" said the young man.
He said "sir" everytime, and every
time be said it all the young gentlemen
of the staff, save the young gentleman
who personated the Governor, snicker-
ed. He looked severe.
Anything more, young man?" he
asked. eyes, sir" replied the infant
Tennyson; ''a kind of an idyl, an ode
inscribed TO My Lost Love-"
Glove been lost very long, young
MANI" asked the Journalist, very critic
ally:
"Well, it's immaterial, that u.s." SIAM
mered the young man; sits indefinite
its
"Ever advertised for it?" asked the
reporter who was writing a puff for
Slabs tombstones, but who was instant
ly frowned down.
"Anything more3" asked the princi-
pal interlocutor, anything more, young
MANI"
eyes, sir" was the hopeful response,
"a threnody in memory of my departed
brother"
Brother dead, young man, or only
gone to Sagetown ?"
lead, sir.
"Your own brother!"
''No, sir. never had real brother;
it's only imaginary"
Cant take this, then, young man"
was the reply. 'Poetry, to find accept
ance with the Haapkeye, must be true.
Have to reject this threnody, not be-
cause it is not very beautiful, but be-
cause it is not true. Now, how much
do YOU want for those others - And
he fingered them over like man buy
ing mink-skins.
The poet really didn't know. He had
never published before; he had barely
dared to hope to have his verses pub
lished at all. A few copies of the paper
containing them, he was sure
ooh, no." the editor broke in, "oh
no, no sir, can't do that; we don't do
business that way; if poem or sketch
is worth publishing, it is worth paying
for. Would $l5 pay you for these ?"
The poet blushed to the floor with graf
itude, and the young journalist grandly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
MRS. HULL'S MURDER.
The Mysterious Crime at Last Solved by
a Boston J9urnalist--The Assassin, q
Negro, Caught and Fully Identified.

About two weeks since brutal, hor.
rible murder was committed in New
York city, in one Of the prominent
residences. 1t will be remembered
that Mrs. DIR. Hull was found dead in
her bed, the surroundings showing that
she had been assassinated for money
The whole city was thrown into great
excitement and suspicion unfortunately
and unjustly attached to the husband OF
the murdered woman. The whole
mystery was finally solved on June 23rd
by the detection and arrest of the real
murderer, under circumstances fully
detailed in the following Boston dispatch
of that date:
The murderer of Mrs. Hull, of New
York, was arrested in this city tonight,
and is now in custody of the police au-
thorities. His name is Chastine Cox,
copper-colored negro, who has been
employed as waiter for a year and a
half in the neighborhood Of Hull's resi-
dence in New York city. This negro
made his appearance in Boston week
ago to-day, as is now known, went
into pawn-broker's shop where he dis
posed of the cameo set of iewelry.
About the same time the superintendent
of pawn-brokers received from New
York description of the property and
this set was found by the officer in a
pawn. brokers shop in this city. The
paWn-broker then furnished the Off
GERS with a description of the party
who pawned it. The search which
was then commenced recalled the ia ct
that the negro Cox, after getting rid OF
the jewelry, went to New York and re-
manned there two or three days. In
the meantime he made some alteration
in the character and color of his cloth
ing. Mr.. w. r. Balch, a newspaper re-
porter in this city, had obtained &c.
scription of this man, and this evening
while walking along the shownmute, he
observed colored man in front of him
in company with another man, and the
appearance Of the negro impressed
Balch as very much in accord with the
description which had been given by the
pawnbroker of the man who pledged
the cameo set. After careful observ-
ance of the party Balch approached him
and inquired if he could direct him to
Bunker Hill street, and to this INQUIRY
the negro responded that he could not
as he was a stranger here from New
York. This tending to confirm the i'm
preston that he was the person wanted,
Balch watched until he saw him enter
a colored church and then fastened to
INFORM the police authorities, who sent
detail of officers and who made the
important arrest.
Cox made no resistance but went
quietly to the police station where he
was searched, and Mrs. Hulps watch
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Great Fires in Russia.

Official reports have been received Of
,264 cases of fire, all the fires that oc-
CURED in all the provinces OF Russia
during the past month. The total loss
is estimated at one and a half million
roubles. Of these fires. 159 were from
incendiarism, and 476 from careless
ness; the exact origin of the other
629 has not been discovered.
The summer fires are, as it were
necessary feature of Russian life. Fire
is an unavoidable scourge, and every
year destroys the peoples property to
the extent of tens Of millions of roubles.
The struggle against fire is difficult, for
the majority Of the houses in Russia
are of wood. AS soon as hot and dry
weather sets in very large number Of
fires always break out, especially in the
villages, the residents of which are
characterized by ignorance and care
lessness, and which are totally destitute
of any fire extinguishing appara tus.
The evil will doubtless 60 on unabated
while it is the habit Of the people to
throw all responsibility upon the gov
eminent, and while ignorance, poverty,
and helplessless prevail among the
masses. AS Russia now is, she repre-
sents a huge combustible body. In no
country is fire so destructive as in Rus
STA. The government has found it
necessary to take the fire department
out of the hands of the police and
transfer its control to the city councils.
The police kept the fire engines in
order for parades, bnt inefficient for
practical work.
In Persia, no book can be published
which is not approved and sealed by
the governments censor. 1t happens
that the seal is under the control of a
woman, the mother of the censor, who
is bigoted Mohammedan and very
bitter at Christianity. Hence the great
difficulty in getting Chi stian books
printed and circulated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
The STORY A MAINE FARMER TELLS

The STORY A MAINE FARMER TELLS
A farmer in Holden informed us that,
being much annoyed with crows pulling
up his corn, he placed a large umbrella
in his field in order to frighten them
away. Imagine his surprise one wet
day in finding a good flock seeking
shelter under it from the rain. The
umbrella is now used for another pur-
pose.-Barlgor (Me.,) Wing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02

A LATE convict in Dartmoor prison,
England, writes to the London Truth that
In the conversations of the prisoners the
usual topic is the art of thieving; the
cause of failure in daring burglaries;
the mistakes by which, after success
full crime, the thieves failed to escape
detection: the latest and newest inven-
tons for picking locks or opening safes;
the most recent lodges for successful
robberies at railway stations; the most
eligible district for shop-lifting; and the
most profitable occasions for pocket
picking. Notes are committed to mem
DRY by which mistakes may be avoided,
and the science of laW-breaking be made
perfect. The noyices are also instruct
ed into the secrets and mysteries of the
craft, the varied machinery existing in
thieves quarters for procuring alibis,
false evidence and other lodges for the
evasion Of the law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
wrote out an order and handed it to the

wrote out an order and handed it to the
poet.
Take that to the court house." he
said, sand the auditors clerk will give
you the money"
The poet bowed and withdrew, and
with great merriment the journalists
burned his poems and resumed their
work.
That wasn't the funny part of it, how
ever. The next day the supplemented
poet presented his order to the clerk
designated. And it happened that the
clerk owed the paper SIS for subscrip-
ton and advertising, and he promptly
cashed the order and turned it in when
his bill was presented, and the manager
just charged it to the salary account Of
the smart young journalist who signed
the order, and the happiest man and
maddest man in America are living in
Burlington. One Of them is happy,
green, unsophisticated young machine
poet, and the other is a wide-awake, up
to-snuH, know-the-world, get-up-and-
dust young journalist, who is already q
rival OF Horace Greeley in some of the
verbal departments of journalism.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02

The quiet little town of Beckett in
Massachusetts is terribly excited over
the matrimonial adventures of two
brothers. They were both counting
girls who were still in their teens-one
in Otis and the other in Chester. The
other day the Otis girl, while on visit
to Southwick, was pursuaded to step
over the line into CRANKY, Conn.,, and
get married. On returning home and
announcing the fact to her parents, she
repented of her rash act, and will have
nothing to do with her husband, and a
divorce is talked of. The other young
man Immediately got married, going no
further than the town clerks for his
wedding tour, and his father-in-law is
SO provoked at the hastY marriage that
he has had the recreant young man
lined for keeping an unlicensed dog.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02

MooDY's most remarkable convert at
Baltimore last winter was Professor
Reider, Jewish rabbi, who has now
entered the Protestant Methodist min
istry,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
What Causes Thunder.

A correspondent of Nature. writes: 81
have lately seen it stated in a textbook
upon electricity and magnetism that
the phenomenon of thunder is not fully
accounted for by any theory as yet
brought forward. Whether this be SO
or not am not sufficiently acquainted
with the subject to say. I believe that
the commonly accepted theory is that a
vacuum is created in the path of the
electric spark, and that the subsequent
thrush Of the air produces the detona-
ton. If, however. it be allowed that
| the electric spark is not material sub
stance, but merely natural force or
natural mode of motion, the possibility
of this theory is at once disposed of.
cit is a we'll known fact That the pas
sage of electricity in q high rate Of ten
sion through mixture of oxygen and
hydrogen not only causes an explosion,
but also causes the formation of water,
and it seems to me that, given the exist
ence OF free oxygen and hydrogen in
the region of the electric disturbance,
the phenomenon of thunder is sufficient
ly accounted for. Whether the normal
amount of hydrogen in the air is suffi-
clent to cause the stupendous noise Of
thunder l am not competent to judge,
but if not, / would suggest that the
presence of an abnormal amount might
be accounted for by the process Of the
electrolysis, which would probably &C.
cur between the two poles of the thun-
der-cloud before the tension became SO
great as to cause rupture Of the cir
cult and consequent discharge of the
electric spark. would also draw your
attention to the fact that every thunder
clap is Immediately followed by an in
crease in the quantity of water depos-
tied in the shape of rain. Does not
this point to the formation Of water by
the explosion of the gases? It is a fire.
quent experiment of DR.. Tvndall's to
show his audience red clouds; I feel
convinced that by following this line Of
inquiry he could give us real thunder
storm"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02

Two women nave been admitted to
the bar in Toledo, O.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02

The republicans of Maine m ct in state
convention at Bangor, June 26th, and
nominated Hon. d. F. Davis for COVER
nor. The following platform was
adopted:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-27
FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.


WEDNESDAY, November 20. 1879.
sALEs.-1,000 Richmond and Dauy,lle Rajlrosd
consolidated 6's sold at 96K; 20 shares Of Rich
noud and Danville Railroad stock sold at rex: 800
Virginia Unreasonable coupons sGld at 66H. and
1.e00 sold at s64.
Government Sscurtttes.-UDited States Ans,
I06S bid; United states IS. 1G2A bid.
Virginia consols, 90 biz, 56k asked Virginia con,
soils. pew; 2sf bio; Virginia deferred. bio:
sinia a1-recsivab1e COUPONS, Sc Sis SIX asked
citr Observation-Disclosures city SIS. j. and j.,
l23 bid Richmond city esd ana j., 1917 bid; Pc
scksSafr city IS H. AND H. ios 3D. d;ssn
bridge S's, NJ and n. 80 asked; Manchester e's,
tax-receiyable, ri. and &. 90 asked.
Railroad Bonds.-Chesapeaxea and Ohio abroad
e,s. gold. 1908. N. and n. SO BIDS Virginia Central
Railroad FIRST mortgage 6's, J. and D., l0l bid vir.
i0iX BID, 1924 asked; virainIa Cen:rai Railroad
fourth mortgage Ss, j. and j., 104 bid; Virginia
Cen, raj aI Raroad noa.mot!gass sss ): and io4
road second mortgage rs, NJ. and NJ, OF bid
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
,nd Sa
road arst mortgage SIS. II. and n. se9 bid: Orange
and Alexandria Railroad second mortgage IS. j.
and j., 964 bid; Orange and Alexandria Railroad
third mortgage s's NJ. and n. 66h bid, 67i as ked
u. and NJ e64 bid. 96sa asked; Piedmont Rail-
road first mortgage g., a; and o.; 1oSk bid; Rich.
mond, York River aud Chesa peake Railroad 1rSt
mortgage S's, J. ard j., 100 asked; g., Z. and A.
Railroad first NOR gage rs. 81 bTi: c., O. and a.
Railroad second mortgage rs, rs bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Richmand and Petersburg
Railroad, GO par, 46S old: Richmond. Frederichs-
burg and Potomac Railroad common, 100 par, 43
bid; Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road per cent. guaranteed, leo par. SO bid; Con-
necriJn Railroad stock 20 par, 20 bid; Richmond
and DaEvile Railroad. 100 par, 25 bid. 263 asked
Richmond, York River and Chesapeake Railroad, 16
bid, / ~ asked.
Bank StockS.-Unon Bank Of Richmond, so par.
9k bid SO asked: Merchants and Planters Savings,
25 par, is bid, 229 asked.
Insurance CoDlDdRles.-Virginia Fire and Ma
rine. 25 par, 80 bid 35a asked: Virginia State. 25
par. 20 bid: Virginia Home, 100 par, 90 bib. 100
asked; Merchants and Mechanics, co pap, SO bid,
90 asked Granite, 100 par, 20 bid.
3iscetEdneouS.-OId Dominion Steamship COM
pany, 100 par, SO bid, leg asked.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-27
The Lottery Troubles.

WASHINGTON, November 26.-Thc case OF
NJ. 4. Dauphin Us. The Postmasler-General,
in which the complainant seeks an iniunc-
ton to restrain the enforcement of the re-
cent order OF the Post Office Department
with regard to lottery letters. came up in
the Supreme Court of the District to-day.
Chief Justice Cartier said that the Court
had decided to remand the case to the
Equity Court, where the proceedings
were originally instituted, and where
the proper order would be made. The
case would then, he said, come up
regularly to the court en- banc, and il the
parties interested should desire to carry 1t
to the Supreme Court OF the United States
the District Supreme Court, in general
term, would expedite it as far as possible.
Subsequently the counsel for the complain
ant obtained an order in the Equity Court
certifying The case to the Supreme Court
general term, and fixing Thursday OF next
week for hearing.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-27

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-27
The champion Disaster.

REPORT OF The LOCAL BOARD OF STEAMBOAT
INSPECTORS.
PHILADELPHIA. November 2G.-The re-
port OF the local board Of steam-vessel IN
spectors concerning the collision on the 7th
instant between the steamer Champion and
the British.ship Lady Octayia declares that
the, disaster was wholly due to the absence
OF proper lookout on board the Cham
pion. The board is OF the opinion that the
fault rests mainly with p. II. Leonard, the
first mate OF the Champion, and il he bad
survived, his action should have been con-
demned in the severest terms. The evil
dence shows that it was the Lady Octavia
that ran into the Champion, but the report
says that, under the evidence, the officers
of the Octavia should be cxonerated from
all blame. The Champion appears to have
been fully equipped with life-saying appa-
ratus, and the loss Of life would not have
been so serious had the steamer kept afloat
q few minutes longer. Credit is given to the
officers and crew Of the Lady Octavia for
the prompt manner in which they went to
the rescue OF the passengers and crew OF
the wrecked steamer.