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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

senate resolution to investigate the svs-
tenn of wheat grading and the "brass
kettle" tester was adopted. Several
petitions upon various subjects were
presented. A long debate occurred on
the resolution to loan the revised stat
utes to reporters, and it was finally
tabled. Adjourned. ...
THURSDAY, Feb. -Senate.-Bills
passed: Appropriating $4,000 to the
state fish commissioners; authorizing
committee appointed by supreme
court to revise rules of prac-
tice in circuit and county courts, to
employ clerk; the assembly resolu-
ton in reference to the death of Hon.
Levi B. Villas was adopted and the sem
ate adjourned in respect to the mem
DRY of that distinguished citizen.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5-Assembu.-R
lutions of respect to the memory Of the
late Hon. Levi B. Villas were unani-
mOusly adopted, the state flag was
ordered to be hung at half mast, and a
committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. Mills, Lovejoy and Keegh, was
appointed to act with a similar COM
mittee Of two from the senate, in ar
ranging for the last sad rites over the
deceased. A large number of bills
were passed: To loan portions Of trust
funds to Waupaca city; for the preser-
Walton of trout in waters of Marathon
county; to restore and continue trustees
of the soldiers orphans home; relating
to public schools in WATERFOWL; amend
ing the act incorporating the city of
Watertown; relating to fumigating
grain. Among the bills indefinitely
postponed were the following: To ap-
prOpriate to |. G.. Sloan sum of money:
to appropriate a sum Of money to the
Waupaca Agricultural society; to regu-
late proceedings in circuit court. A
communication was received from the
secretary of state in reference to the
Farm Mortgage company, and 500
copies of it ordered printed. Adjourned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

The government experts appointed
to investigate the yellow fever epidemic
of 1878 have submitted long re
port Of the joint congressional commit
tee. r -
The report recommends that neces-
sary steps be taken by congress to
secure the cooperation of the Spanish
and other foreign governm ents, through
an international commission or other
wise, IN an earnest effort to ascertain
the causes or cause which perpetuate
yellow fever from year to year in the
West India Island and to devise ways
to remove the cause or causes or to les
sen the chances of transporting the
poison to the United States Or other
countries. Yellow fever should be dealt
with as an enemy which imperils life
and crlpples commerce and industry.
The outline of a system Of quarantine
heretofore published is presented, the
object of which is to afford the greatest
attainable degree Of protection against
the introduction and spread of infec-
tons and epidemic diseases, and at the
same time infiict only the minimum OF
injury and inconvenience upon COM
merce. The carrying into effect OF an
efficient system of quarantine con
templates Well-organized health de-
partment. the report takes the ground
that yellow fever is an imported disease,
and, as the aff1uvium which emanat es
from the bodies of the dead may be as
ISOLATED with the infection, is recon-
mended that the bodies of persons who
die of yellow fever be promptly buried,
and that the assembling of persons at
funerals be discouraged. With the ex-
ception of DR.. Louis A. Falligant, the
board ,ted for the report unanimously
That gentleman says: whilst indoors
ing fully the necessity of well-regulat-
ed quarantine to protect the people of
this country against exposure TO the inn
portation of Infectious diseases from
abroad, and against the spread of SINH
lar diseases in our own midst, hold the
view that yellow fever may be develop
ed by indigenous as we'll as by import
ed poison"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
Japanese Practical Jokes.
New York World,

The heather Jap's idea of practical
Joke is of ridicnlously childish sort,
judged by the Anglo-Saxon standard.
A reporter Of the Toxic Tmts gives
some illustrations of the fun that can be
had any evening in the streets by
wagishly-inclined individual. He is to
go out and look round till he sees-as
he Is very apt tO-a poor man kneeling
before booksellers store reading a
cheap book, and steal up behind him as
the poor book-hunter Or student asks
the price. 1t is too high; he sadly shakes
his head, and the visitor is then to "hold
up the stated sum in clear view of the
merchant" If he be quick witted, he
will say to the poor man; "Well, truly,
you want it very much; take it. will
give it to you for nothing; and may it
be ofservice to YOU" The poor fellow
suspects a jest, is at length convinced
that the merchant means what he says,
takes his book and moves away slowly
for awhile, but presently scooting with
great rapidity, lest the donor repent of
his purpose and call him back" The
fun of the thing is obtained by watch
ing him scoot, not by scocting
yourself and then enjoying the perplex-
lty Of the merchant, who will be unde-
cided as to which to pursue. One of
the Rothschilds- James was it
not?-used to enjoy this sort of practical
joking. and would give beggar SOW
ereign to see the mendicant pause stu
| pefied, and then take to his heels for
fear the donor might discover his mis-
take. A number of other practical
jokes are described by the reporter.
The mad way is to drop coins on the
clothes of sleeping children, buy dolls
for little girls who have broken theirs
and are crying over the fragments, and
then look for dealer IN cakes who has
a sour countenance, and has evidently
had bad nights business. "Now,"
says the reporter. "you have an oppor-
tunity ofsetting all his calculations and
knocking his notions of destiny endwise.
There is nothing more amusing than
upsetting a cake-dealer's calculations
and knocking his notions of destiny end
wise. You call couple of urchins
who have been looking at his stock with
hungry eyes and direct them to fall to.
The dealers face is a study. He is COM
PEELED to readjust all his convictions re-
speeding fate and fortune in moment"
And this is the heather Jap's idea of a
practical joke!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12


If there is any one thing more than
another that convinces a man Of the
progress Of education in our common
schools and the sound practical instruc-
tons communicated to the rising gen.
GRAFTON, it is to have his daughter bring
him problem something like this: II
8 oxen consume 125 times the amount
of food in 5 days required by 1-6 of the
square root of Ii sheep at a cost of 90
Is cents, how many oxen will be requir-
ed to consume the amount required by
] of the cube root Of an equal number
Of sheep in ~ days time at a cost OF
4 Is Of that amount; and triumphautly
point to the answer at the foot of a
whole slateful Of figure as being 80 1877, }.
369 oxen-x.-Bosto,s Commercial BuAe-
tim.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

The Boston correspondent of the
Portage Lake Mining Gasette says: "Cal-
umet and Hecla has declared its usual
quarterly dividend of So per share,
payable Feb. Is. This is the thirty fifth
dividend, making total of $l3 700 900,
and with $4,000 paid of the Calu-
met, and $65U,OOO by the Hecla before
consolidation, grand aggregate of $14,-
$500 paid out from this one property.
A bonanza of no mean proportions, even
if it is copper"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
FerOciOus FaVOrites.

NJ, puisne judge of West African
settlement, possessed, among his lares
and penates, an elegant leopard, which,
in its early days of cubhood, a native
chief had given him. Education not
without much stick-had taught the
beast considerable amount of docility.
1t would gambol and play with its mas
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

THE Government telegraph line.
through to Fort Ellis, M. T., from Bis
marck, was completed last week. This
makes $40 miles of military telegraph
in Dakota and Montana.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

THE Marine and Fisheries Departing
of Canada is in receipt of an invitation
from Berlin, asking The fishery officers
to send specimens of Canadian fish and
fishing implements to an exhibition I'M
der the patronage of the Crown Prince
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

A FARMER from Springfield, Ia, went
to Cedar Rapids, got into state of ebul-
lient inebriety and sold his $3.50 horse
for 500, which, however, made no diff
ference, for on the road home he was
robbed Of the money.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

Debt less cash in treasury Feb1, 79 g. O25 $685. 13O
Decrease during January ........ 2, ~5l, $50
Decrease since June so. -. 9, $50, III
Bonds is ued to Pacific Railway Co,
interest payable IN lawful money,
principa Outstanding. Ga. 6as, sig
Interest accrued and not yet paid. 323. III
Interest paid by United States. Il, 773, 045
Interest repaid by transportation OF
Balance of interest paid by United
States. . .. 31.1l6, III
Subscriptions 10 the per cent loan
since yesterdays report. 1691, 800
Nearly all applying at the treasury for
interest have taken greenbacks in pre-
ference to gold.
The secretary of the treasury has
made another call for REDEMPTION of
twenty million 500 bonds, consols of
'67 in equal proportion. Registered and
coupon bonds interest will cease May
LIST.
WHEN the Mormon headquarters
were at Nauvoo, ILL.,, Joe Smith had a
revelation commanding the faithful to
vote the Wing ticket. AS the vote was
pretty important factor in Illinois
politics Stephen A. Douglas went and
Iabored with the prophet and converted
him to democracy, but Smith said that
he had already had and made public
his revelation, and it would not do for
him to have another; however; Douglas
could fix that with his brother. His
brother thereupon had revelation en-
joining all true members of the church
to vote the democratic ticket, and when
Joe Smith was questioned on the sub
ject he replied that as his brothers rev.
elation was the later it must be accept
ed as the more authentic. So the saints
voted the democratic ticket.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

The proudest moment of a mothers
life is just after she has trimmed the
hair OF her young hopeful, using the
edge. of a bowl to. guide the sheers
evenly around his intellectual forehead.
It's then she gazes on him with the
fondest maternal hopes. aud sees the
future congressman standing out IN
bold relief-NetU Haven Register.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

The mint at New Orleans, La. idle for
nineteen years, re-started last week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12

!
investigate the subject and report by
bill or otherwise.
TUESDAY, Feb. 4-Assenably.-There
were scores Of bills introduced, many
Of them being known as "dead-heads."
Among the important ones we're: To
compel owners of dams to maintain
| hshways; to appropriate money to pay
expenses of the committee to investi-
gate the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan canal; to fix compensation
of trustees of state institutions; to pro-
vide for the incurable insane; to ex-
empt Central Wisconsin railroad lands
from taxation; to incorporate the city
of Neillsville; to provide certain
width for wheel tires; to encourage rails
ing of improved stock; to regulate
county printing. The contested cleo
ton case of Eagan VS.. johnson was set
tied by selecting Mr.. Johnson, repub-
lean, by party vote Adjourned. +
/ "WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5-Senate- res
olution to inquire into abuses of the
bounty law on wolves was adopted; also
resolution to inquire into the matter of
employees In the state departments.
Bills passed.: To amend charter of
Chippewa Falls; to amend statutes re-
lating to relief of the poor; to appropri-
ate 81 600 TO the Northern Agricultural
and Mechanical association; to appro-
pirate $1,000 to the Wisconsin Agricul-
tural society. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5-Assembly.-The
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06
DOINaS IN CONGRESS.

The proceedings In Congress were not spe-
cially interesting on the 9th ult. In the Senate
Mr.. Mcdonald asked leave to prescott the Petition
and memorial Of the ex-soidiers and sailors of
Providence, protesting against violations of the
civil-service reform especially in relation to the
appointment of custom offio-rs in Providence, and
alleging interference by Federal officers in elections.
The petition, after n spirited debate, went over
on objection The bill relating H. the t-ansporta.
ton OF cattle was then taken mp. Mr.. Edmunds
said this subject of general legislation. and
not one contemplated in the ening of the extra
session. He moved that il be postponed un-
til the first Monday In December next
The motion agreed to.-In the House.
the morning hour FILTERED away by nlibuster'
ing motions Of the Republicans to prevent
action on IN bill relative To the removal OF cases
from State TO Federal courts. The bill to prevent
eases inso the United States then taken up and
passed in precisely the shape IL came from the
Senate. The Ways and Mans Committee reported
Fernando Woods resolution, fixing the day of ad-
iournment for June 1C.
The bill providing for the exchange OF sub
sidiary coin for lawful money Of the United States
under certain circumstances and TO make such
passed by the Senate on the asth nit. Mr. Call of
Florida addressed the Senate In support of the bill
10 allow the use OF the militia and land and naval
forces of the Cnit-d states ia certain cases ana Ia
repeal the Election laws.--Nothipg Of i'm DO rtance
TRANSFERRED In the House, the day being devoted to
District Of Columbia business.
The Senate discussed the Mcdonald bill TO
authorize to use OF military forces in certain
on the 18th ult Mr.. Wallace delivered three and
ahafhours' speech in favor of the bill after which
Messrs. Blaine and Hill INDUCED In one of their
characteristic colloquics. The President pro
tenn. announced the following the select
committee on Pendletons bill providing
that the principal executive officers Of
the Government may occupy seats on the floor OF
the Senate aud aouse of Representatives: Messrs.
Pendleton. Voorhees,, Bsyard. Bat or. Farley.
Conkling. Allison, Blaine, IDgals, and Plat. -
In the ueuse. the resolution of the Ways and
Means Committee. fixing the 10th of June as the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Ohio Republican Convention
met at Cincinnati on Wednesday, May %,
completed its work and adjourned the same
day. Ex-Gov. Donnison presided The names
Of Congressman Charles Foster and Judge
Alphonso Taft were before the conven-
tion for Governor, end the choice fell
to Foster on the first ballot, he receiving $50
votes to 271 for Taft. Gen Hiokenlooper was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor The fol-
lowing is the remainder of the ticket nomi-
mated: Judge of the Supreme Court, W. W..
Johnson, of Lawrence; Attorney General, Geo.
X. Nash, of Franklin; Auditor Of State. John
F. Oglevee, Of Clark.
The Greenback State Convention of
Iowa met at Des Moines on the 28th inst, and
placed in nomination the following ticket: For
Governor, David Campbell, of Clark county
Lieutenant Governor. NJ. II. Moore, of Dubuque;
for Supreme Judge, M H. Jones. of Davis
for Superintendent Of Public Instruction, J. A.
Nash, of Polk county
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS oLEANINos.

A heavy foreign immigration to this
country this year has for some time been pre-
dicted by the knowing ones, and the figures
seem to be bearing them out The arrivals for
the past week in New York alone were nearly
5000, and the number is expected to increase
in the weeks to come. The new corners en-
brace many nationalties, but English, German
and Irish predominant. 1t is thought that the
widespread industrial distress prevalent in
England will send us larger proportion of
English emigrants than heretofore.
An iron steamer is about to take on
board, at United States port, $1,000 stands of
American arms for the Turkish Government
Her cargo will be worth about 81 ,0O0. 600.
For the upper lake region, during
the month of June, winds blowing from the
southwest or southeast, or from directions be-
tween those points, are found to be the winds
most likely to be followed by rain. Winds
blowing from the north or west, or from direc-
tons between those points. are found to be
winds least likely to be followed by rain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Chief of tho Bureau OF Stats
tics, in the tenth monthly statement Of the cur
rem. fiscal year of imports and exports of the
United States. says the excess Of exports over
imports of merchandise was, for the ten months
ending April 81, 1879, s24l, 443,6S; ditto, 1873,
SIT ,042 0S7; twelve months ending April 80,
1879. s272. 2l5. no; ditto, 1873, Ell, 6So.0l2
At Cabinet meeting, the other day,
the Attorney General gave al opinion in relation
to the Eads tiles, TO the effect that Capt Fade
is entitled to the payment Of $4,000 claimed
~ be due under his contract, notwithstanding
the slight filing up Of the river above the je-
tee, and the Secretary of War has ordered the
payment TO be made.
The Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Representatives, at Washington,
have rejected, by vote Of to 3, the bill re-
pealing the duty ON quinine.
Eben @. Ingersoll, formerly Repre-
sentative In Congress from Illinois, and broth
er Of Col Bob Iugersoll, died at Washington
last week
Judge Dillon, of the Eighth judicial
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
last.

The only sister of Vice President
Wheeler has just died at Malone, N. Y. She
was unmarried, and 65 years old
A smash-up on the Pittsburgh divis-
ion Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad resulted
fatally to Engineer Pritchard and two tramps
who were stealing ride on the train.
At Newark, VT, few days ago, a
party of nine children drank water from q
brook, the waters Of which had been polluted
by the carcasses of horse and several sheep,
and were poisoned, from the effects Of which
seven died soon after, heir bodies becoming
putrid and demanding immediate burial
Others cannot survive.
A dispatch from Gloucester, Mass,
records the loss of another fishing vessel, with
its crew of fourteen men.
Wednesday, May %, was the ami
versary of the birth of Tom Moore, Ireland's
national poet, and the day was signalized in
Brooklyn, N. Y, by the unwilling of bust of
thepoet in Prospect Park. An immense throng
turned out to witness the ceremonies.
A committee of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives, after an exhaustive
investigation, have reported to that body that
they find the following named persons have
been guilty Of corrupt solicitations of members
Of the Legislature in connection with the Pitts
burgh Riot bill Representatives Rumberger,
Armstrong county, and Smith and Petroff,
Philadelphia; w. II Kemble and OK Represent
alive Charles B. Salter, Philadelphia; Alexan-
der w. Laneenring, of Carbon; Jesse K. Craw-
ford, of Blair, and Christopher Long, of Cum
berland counties
A dispatch from Island Pond, Vt, the
scene of the recent heartr"ndng poisoning sf-
fair, says: "Two more children Of John Aid
rich died from drinking from the poi ooed
brook, making five, his entire family Mrs.
Aldrich is insane. Eleven children who drank
Of the polluted brook have died 30 far
Potato-tops, poisoned by paris green, which
were thrown into the brook, are regarded as
the cause of the poisoning rather than the
carcasses of dead animals. Terrible distress
prevails in the town, and work is suspended.
Twenty-seven children were poisoned by drink
ing from the brook
A fire at Silver Reef, Utah, DESTROYED
q large portion Of the business center of the
town and twenty residences. The loss is esti-
mated at s500,t0O
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06

The artificial Matching of fish is des-
tined to become more and more of
business and, if properly managed, may
in time be the means of giving q cheap
and healthful food to the masses.
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circuit of the United States, has rendered his
resignation to the President and 1t IL definitely
fixed that he is TO be succeeded by Secretary
Of War McCrary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06

A TRAIN-BoY got rather taken in on
the Pennsylvania road the other day.
ne distributed the usual candy and
cake packages through an emigrant
train, but when he came back to gather
them up again the foreigners had dis.
posed of the goodies and thrown the
empty boxes ont of the window. They
thought it was a free lunch furnished
by the conductor, and could not be got
10 pay for it, either.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06
THE REDEMPTION BUREAU

THE REDEMPTION BUREAU.
The following is statement of the opera
tons of the Ma ional Bank Redemption Agency
for May, and eleven months ending on the 3lss
ult, as compared with the corresponding periods
last year:
National Bank Notes Dts
posed of Month. IL Months.
Notes fit for circulation,
sorted and returned to
banks of issue .........S s,T59 COO S103.3f}, 800
Notes unfit for circulation,
assorted ana delivered
to the Comptroller of
the Currency for de-
struction and replace
ment..... ............ 4,157 100 S5,G39,6O0
Notes of failed, Hquidat-
ing ard ing banks
deposited in the treas
ury ..................... 1,251, 500 42GG, eco
Totals for 1879. ... sii 4fEi,5 STAG 800 $50
Totals for 1S75...... ~ 1880 1sO.SaS so
Decrease .................. 1.H 100 4],G5, 450
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FEDERAL FINANCES.

COINAGE.
Coinage executed at the United States Mint
during Nav:
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-13
THE HOUR or MOURNING.

Our morning Democratic neighbOr ac-
cepts disaster with excellent grace. To it
the uses ofadversity seem to be disciplinary
and most excellent, for at no time during
q rather dreary pilgrimage of less than two
years has it clothed itself with such an air
of meekness and resignation to the inevita-
BILE as at the present moment. In referring
to the Syracuse explosion, which is rife with
disaster to the Democratic party and its
alma mater, the great and good TLDEs, it
seems to be duly impressed with the SOL
emnity of the funeral it is now attending.
1t indulges in such sad utterances as
these :
The Democratic State convention which mot
40 Syracuse, N. Y, yeste rday, accomplished its
work ia manner which reflects nothing but
discredit and disgrace upon 1t and the great
party which II was charged with representing.
We have nothing but words of condemna-
ton for it as whole, and the men who, In
part composing 1t, have contrived, through
their blind partisan and personal malice, to
seemingly totally defeat the grand object it
had in view-the conversion Of the State to
Democratic ideas and principles.
1t Is not our purpose to enter into discus
sion of the motives which caused the leaders
of the two contending factions to commence
the intestinal warfare which eliminated so
disgracefully yesterday. We do not propose
to express any opinion as to which of the sides
was wrong, or which was right That was
question for the convention to decide in u
manner satisfactory to all, We are constrained
10 look only at the results Of the meeting and
to Judge by them. Under the circumstances
the only comment we feel called upon to make
Is that the Syracuse convention has, TO all ap-
pearances, frittered away q splendid political
opportunity.
The spectacle presented Of a Democratic
convention dividing into two hostile factions
on u question Of personal preference and then