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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-08

Major StapyltoD eagerly addressed
Mr.. Hunter: "She is the girl I told YOU
of; one of DR.. Smiths worst cases? Why
have they brought her here7"
"Miss Brook madl " Frank exclaimed
Indignantly. {" My mother took her to
that dance last night"
"And took Major Stapylton i" an
swered Mr.. Hunter, bursting into roar
of laughter, as he perceived the double
mistake.
All, even the two victims, were oblig-
ed to join in the laughter, and more
hilarious party had never before entered
Mrs. Egerton's dining room.
She, of course, assigned Major Stapyl-
ton to Violet; and he thought her more
charming, if possible, than before, as
they offered mutual apologies, and she
explained how she had mistaken him for
his brother, and expressed her JOY at the
hope of his speedy recovery.
Their conversation was continued after
dinner, till an impromptu dance was
started; and Major Stapylton was left in
no doubt as to his state of mind when
he saw Franks eanpresse manner to Violet.
In pause of the dancing he drew her
aside. 81 cannot help it." he said,
"even if you think me mad again.
Ours is no ordinary acquaintance; and l
must tell you before 60 how love you.
dare not hope you can care for me
but may come and see you in London"
In confused, but quite satisfactory
words, she confessed more than he had
ventured to believe possible.
The emperor of China recovered in
time to be the best man at their we'd
ding; and in their happy after life, Vic
let and Major Stapylton often laughed
over the recollections of their first meet.
ing at the Dunstone Lunatic Asylum
London Society.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-08
Getting Their ShOt-Guns Ready.
From the N. Y. Tribune


The South Carolina chivalry are get
ting their shot-guns into working order
again, it seems. The shooting of Nix
was a mere hint Of what will happen this
year and next, if the Republicans of
South Carolina dare to assert their right
to cast the vote of the state for Repub-
lican candidate for president. The letter
of an occasional correspondent in that
state, printed elsewhere, reports the
significant expressions of the chairman
of the Democratic state committee. He
warns the Republican majority, in a
newspaper interview, that any at
tempt to reorganize the party will
necessarily produce disturbances and
be resisted to the last extremity" and
adds quietly that there will be "a lively
time in South Carolina next year. The
poor negro voters know what "a lively
time" means--too often a bullet in the
back; and they are not likely to need
many such hints, unless they are ami.
mated by an unusually brave spirit
Our correspondent letter states that
the Republicans are fully determined to
make an attempt, at least, to reclaim the
state next year, and it may be that we
shall soon see another battle for political
freedom fought upon the soil OF South
Carolina.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-08
Wednesday, October s, 1879.
NOBODY'S CAT.

he comes again, that sneaking scamp,
That vile, disreputable tramp,
That yellow cat, with one eye out
And minus half his tail-the lout;
His scanty hair torn out in fight
A wretch fcrlorn, sorry slght.
mind me well not long ago
He paced these fields full-fedged beau,
His whiskered head, his dainty paw,
His glossy coat without flaw,
His well -curled tail, his hight bred stare,
Proclaimed him favored of the fair.
Ali then his food was creamy milk,
His bed lounge of down and silk;
A darling mistress sought his veal,
No grief her petted puss might feel.
By night, by days ne went his ways.
Well surfeited with love and praise.
But now you beast you wretched wight,
BECOME from decent peoples sight.
Go steal from swine your mouldy bit,
Make haste my premises to quit,
Or else be pelted well with stones.
There now, jog on, old crazy bones.
But what is this that dims my eyes2
What STRINGS of my soul arise2
There's something human in your look,
A something that L cannot brook.
That boy of mine in foreign lands,
Afar from reach of loving hands.
Tolled on by Fortunes tickle beams,
Only to see their fading CLEANS
Cor some get wealth and some get pain,
and some get want and others gain.)
In life's hard race, oh p! what if he
A friendless, homeless wand'rer be!
Come back, Grimalk1n, wretcned thief,
For all your pains now here's relief;
a kindly haAd to stroke your fur,
a bed where you may dream and purr,
No more on winter nights to roam,
For here are friends and here home.
-NeaU York Independent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-08
SHE'D BEEN THERE.

" Didst ever feel, my love-" said he
The twain meath starbeams strolling-
thrill no tongue can e'er express,
Ana yet tits vain controlling,
a something that overv nelms the soul
And quite o'ercomes the senses,
a ceaseiess throb that through each vein
Its influences dispenses?
Canst tell me what It'll my own?'
In course, you goose" she tartIy said,
" It's corns, that's what's the matter
-.''...''..-.. -.. - YOnkeYS Gazette
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
The OId-Tlme Christmas.

The old time Christmas, which the
Puritans secuted st, is becoming ore OF
the marked days of New England. The
world grows wiser in this. The Rev.
MIR. Duryee says of these old times,
The evergreens must have shaken their
branches reproschfully. There were the
holly and the wintergreen ready to
brighten all their homes. And those
ancient men handed all these goodly
things over to the Scarlet Woman. They
builded worse than they knew. bow
those venerable pilgrims laughed nov,
and then in winter, il might have scared
the Pequods, or perhaps have sottenea,
their savage souls, 1t can be doubted
whether human life should lie looked on
as constant Indian warfare.
The descendants of the pilgrims, 90
better than their fathers, especially when
they marry into Dutch families. bus
now and then you meet man VINO Fever
had a Christmas in his early years. DO"
melancholy is his aspectl How stlf1 are
the clasps of his pocketbookl DO"
gruffly his voice sounds through tne
cheerful streetsl He may die ricnei
man than his neigh bors, but his ne
certainly is not as much CT q success as y
would have been if be had lived up 70
the level of mis- opportunities IN the ia7s
days of his December.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
The south American War.

Advices from Lima bring intelligence OF
an important battle November 10Th, at a
place called San Francisco. The allied
Peruvians and Bolivians under Buendia,
numbering about 1900, attacked the invad.
ing army OF Chilisns in strongly in
trenched position. The allies were defeated
with a loss of 5000. The ardor OF the Bo,
livians is cooling and discomfort is rapidly
spreading. The Gillian frieate Blanco
Encalda captured the Peruvian gunboat
Pelcomayo. The outlook for the Peruvisus
is any hing but favorable.
Before abandoning Iquique the Peruvian
and Bolivian allies burned the town and
blew up the fortihcations.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
The maine N usidIe.

The official count of the votes cast at the
recent election in Maine, as made by the
governor and council, gives the following
result. In The senate the Fusiouists are
given 90 members and the Republicans IL.
In the house, Fusionists 49, Republicans 81.
Five cities with twelve Republican repre-
entatives-Portlsnd, Bath, Lewiston, Rock.
land and Ssco--are without representation,
thus leaving the house twelve members
short at it's organization. The actual result
of the election, according to the official re.
turns, before being changed by the council,
was ss follows: Senate--Repubicans, 10 {;
Fusionists, II. House-Republicans 90 :;
Fusionists, 81. Net change in the senate,
10; IN the house, 46. BY the election the
Republicans had majority of SO on Joint
ballot. AS counted, the Fusiouists have q
majority of 20 on joint ballot. The gov.
ernor claims that the count was made strict.
ly according to law, while on the other hand
the Republicans claim that the reflections
and changes were wholly on technical
grounds,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25

comnittee On Indian Affairs rsno,.
DacK the senate bill autbnr,.eaa
tne secretary of the interior q
negotiate with the Ute Iadians for tbs ", 70
nlgaitnmen OF their ressrvation in Colo,
oIauo. ana tneir removal and settlement,
eiseN mere, with amendments REQUIRING ~
consent OF the Indians to the eess;oSn 'n as
any part OF their reservation, and proyid;na
tnat no agreement shall be valid ms
agreed 70 by three.quarters of all the ADM,
male Indians who have not forfeited tbs;,
mea'y f1 Tl and unless confirmed by con.
gress: The bill Was referred to the con- mi,
zee OF ths whole, and a long discussion toi.
lowed. The commstee rose without 80
and the house adjourned. '1on
FRIDAY, December 19.-After tho
appointment of several committees and
several changes in standing committees
without transacling any important bus;nss,
the house adjourned ill The 9th of JannsrS'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
A Whistle in the Windpipe.

A remarkable accident, which occu r
red recently and ended fatally, at Sher
borne, in Dorset, illustrates the danger
attending very common juvenile prac-
tice. Small tin whistles, which enable
boys to initiate Punch" are sold in
large quantities. A boy named Ridout
made an imitation of this toy, and was
using it about four months ago, when it
clipped into his throat. All efforts to
dislodge j. were unsuccessful, and about
month since the boy became an in
patient of Yeatman hospital, Sherborne,
and was under the treatment of Drs
Williams and Davies for month, dur
ing which time it was sscertained that
the obstacle hsd got down deep into the
trachea, and sppe red to be fixed there !;
but ~ the symptoms were not urgent, ii
WIS decided to visit, and at the expira-
ton of his term he left the hospital. A
day or two afterwsrd his parents wished
to get him admitted again, but on the
next morning he was discovered dead in
bed. He had appeared better during
the previous day, and had been out for a
walk in the country. On post norton
examination the piece of tin WAS discov-
cred impacted in the lsrynx. 1t had
worked Its way upward and got fixed in
the cricoid cartilage, Here slight ulcer
stion set in, which liberated two of the
four corners of the little square of tin
and SLOWED it TO turn on the axes of
the other two corners. As long rs the
obstacle lay edgeways breathing went
on, but the instant the piece fell fiat,
ogea.h Was completely stopped and death
occurred. London Lancet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Taking the Chances.

At 10 o'clock yesterday morning a
rag-tag boy with very short coat On
stood and looked through gate on Lewis
street at another rag.tag boy about his
own age who sat on the door step and
tried to look very meek and humble.
Tryin' to be awful sweet, hsin't YEP
sneered the first rag-tag.
No reply.
"Tryin' to make the nayburs believe
yer regular little lamb" continued the
aggressor, who evidently ached for row.
No reply; but rsg-tag on the steps
heaved sigh and seemed inclined TO
spit on his hands.
"But everybody knows We for a snide
and coward, and Pm going to lick ye
fust time catch we outside the gate"
"See here, JIM" softly replied num-
Der two, as he rose up, " Pm tryin' to be
good, so as to get Shetland pony in my
Christmas stockin'. Ma said if ] didn't
have another fight she'd git me one, but
she's near sighted and little deaf, and
Pm goin' to pound the ground with you
and risk the chances"
Then rag-tsg number one flew up the
street, hat in hand and after him came
number two, holding his bat on with
one hand and reaching out with back
hair for the other, while woman open
ed the door, looked after them, and SAID
"Must be that another bsrrel Of CIDER
has fallen from wagon and bursted. -
Defyou Fres Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25

Geo. Savage, = well known Temperance
advocate, died at Washington, d. c., on the
18th.
Frederick Worch, for thirty years super.
intendent of the composing rooms of the
New York Stats ZeKung, died on the 10Th
after apainful illness, aged 60.
Judge Samuel E. Perkins, chief justics Of
the Supreme Court OF Indiana, died at In
dianspolis on the 18th inst. He was twice
elected to the supreme bench.
Gen. Marriott, president of the European
railway administration in Egypt, is dead.
The venerable VIM. II. Goode, D. D., Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, died al
Richmond, Ind, on the 10th, from stroke
Of paralysis.
Buckner s. Morris, an old resident oil
Chicago, and second mayor of the city, died
on the 10Th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Grant NJ philadelphia.

Gen. Grant and party reached Philadel.
phia on the 18th inst, there completing the
tour OF the world. The demonstration WAS
the most imposing ever witnessed IL the
city of brotherly love. The chief feature of
the procession was a miniature steamer, City
of Toxic, which was the exact model Of its
namesake, in which Gen. Grant sailed from
China to San Francisco. The steamer was
thirty-fve feet long, four feet beam and
masts 20 feet. 1t was ON a truck drawn by
six horses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Work of the Flan e..

Stones shoddy mill at Remiu ston, VT,
burned on the afternoon of the Goth. Scy.
mour G. Stones and two workmeu escaped
through the flames, but the former was so
badly burned that he died soon after. The
workmen were badly burned.
At Albany, N. r., on the Goth, building
occupied in part by a gun store, was con-
sumed by fire. Several persons were injur.
ed by powder explosions.
The steamer Maggie Barker burned to the
waters edge at Mobile, Ala, on the Goth.
About 100 bales Of cotton were destroyed.
Loss 5000; insured.
At Milwaukee, Wis, early on the morn
ing of the 21st instant, Best & Co.'s west
side brewery, on Chestnut street, WAS dis
covered to be Oh fire. Before the flames
were extiuguished the old malt house, part
OF the new one, the Office, elevator and
barn were destroyed. The loss is variously
estimated at from S20o, 900 to $4,000. Two
hundred thousand bushels of grain were
burned.
Mr.. Il. Smiths cotton storage house,
New York city, burned on the 18th inst.
Damage to stock $4,000.
The barn of NJ. c. Browning, two miles
from Haddon6eld, N. j., together with its
contents, was destroyed by fire on the 10th.
Twenty-three cows and two mules were
roasted to death. Loss $4,000: no insur.
ance.
Twelve stores and a few adjoining build.
irgs were destroyed by fire at Bismarck
Dakota, on the 18th. Loss $4,000; insur.
ance small
A blaze ct Addison, N. Y, on the 18th
inst, destroyed nine business houses. Sew.
ersl fremen were injured. Loss $4,000.
The City brewery at Altoona, Pa, burned
on the 18th inst. Loss $4,000. Several
men escaped only by jumping from the
windows.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25

At Columbus, G r., on the night of the 10th
inst, Geo. ". Cannon, So years of age
while on his way home, had his throat GU
from ear to ear and his pockets rifled.
James Mulligan, Port Huron, Mich,
saloon keeper, shot and killed Charles
Howard, son Of Hon. Henry Howard on
the 10th. Howard and friend were re.
turning from q dance and hammered at the
saloonists door to gain admittance aud
secure lunch. Mulligsn, who had retired,
disliked the intrusion, and to scare away
his untimely visitors fred with fatal effect
During the temporary absencs of Frede.
rick c. Werner, from his residence in Long
Island City L. l., on the Goth, Max Hess, ths
hired man, butchered Mrs. Werner with q
large sheath knife and robbed the house OF
lot of wearing apparel and $3.50 in cash.
Officers raided dsreputable dance at
Sherman, Texas, on the Goth, and in the
melee two of the jewellers, nsmsd Mitchell
and Elliott, were shot-the former fatally.
Hon. R, E. Little, prominen lawyer,
politician and ex-member of the Legislature,
was shot and killed by his brother. in.law,
James FL. Arnold, at Louisville, KY, on the
10th. Little received four shots and died
in a few minutes. The men quarreled over
land held jointly. Little was an elector for
Greeley and Brown in 1872, being then "a
years old.
Frank Bodie, a Chicago rough, went
home drunk on the night of the 10th inst.
and commenced abusing his father when
the latter shot him, inHcting fatal wound
The father gave himself up and is apparent.
ly heart-broken.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
A Cattle Xmas Troubles.

A Peoria, Ill.,, special of the 18Th, says
"Thomas Neill, local cattle king, whose
operations hsve been very heavy, left the
city some days since, and us he WAS known
to be heavily involved much excitement
has been felt. 1t eliminated to-day in the
announcement that Neill had failed for
from SIC 1000 to $500, 900, probab ly the latter
amount. He was widely known and uni
verss.iy respected as benevolent, con.
solentious man. His whereabouts are still
unknown"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
NJ OBITUARY.

Genio c. Scott, the well.known New York
fashion publisher, died on the 10th instant,
aged "a years.
Judge Abner Hazleton, aged So, died q,
jamestown, n. y, on tbs 26th. He was &
member OF congress in 1924.
VIM. Mickey, chief owner of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, died suddenly on the goth,
of heart disease.
In the Friendship Baptist church at Prov
idence, r. l., on the 2lst, Mr.. NJ. II. Fiske
died of heart disease almost immediately
upon concluding an exhortstion on prayer
Right Rev. John Sa.:on Ut!e1..u, S.-a4q
OF duilford, England, is dead.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Sad Result Of = Horse Race,

As B. B. McEl-ee and VIM. Eitfritz, farm.
ers residing in Dallas county, Iowa, were
returning home from DesMoines on the 18th,
they INDUCED in the sport Of running their
respective teams. In crossing bridge they
crowded each other off and fatal wreck
ensued. McElree was killed instantly and
his son George dangerously hurt. Eitfritz
will die from the I'M uries be received.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
After MANY DAYS.

arrested Thomas Wall, an employe of the
Southern Express company in New Orleans,
where, in 1868, he stole package contain
ing $4,000. At the time Wall was trace TO
Texas, and since then until few weeks
ago Wall was lost sight of. He says he has
been in Texas, Boston, New York, San
Francisco and Chicago since his theft. He
has been taken to New Orleans.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Killed by n Falling Tree.

most distressing accident occurred on
Inc evening of the 10th instant,
Vincennes, Indiana, resulting in the
death of two boys, the support of a
widowed mother They had partially felled
a huge sycamore tree, and were making
ready to reach place Of safety, when the
tree toppled and fell ON them, killing
Walter, the elder, instantly, and so injuring
Eddie, the youngest, that he died shortly
afterwards
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Peasants Punished.

Intelligence has been received from Kieti
that twenty-six peasants have been tried for
forciby occupying lands not belonging to
them, fourteen of whom were sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment at hard labor, four
to four years, and the rest TO various terms
OF imprisonment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Railroad Wrecks.

An express train ran into an engine which
had been carelessly left on the track ct
Round Brook, N. j., on the Goth inst Two
engines wers badly wrecked and three pas.
senger coaches thrown from the track.
Nobody hurt.
A train on the Lshigh Valley road struck
and instantly killed Mrs. Kramer and Miss
Young, who were crossing the track at
Readington, Pa, on the 28th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Renubitcan National Committee.

AT ~ meeting of the Republican National
committee at Washington, on the 18th inst,
Senator J. ID. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
was elected chairman, and Thomas b.
Keogh, of North Carolina, secretary. The
next convention will be held At Chicago on
Wednesday, June 4.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
In l,Uck.

Philip Donohue died some time ago in
California, leaving 81, 500, 900 to two sisters
and brother. These have been found in
New York city after long search and start
in few days for San Francisco. The
brother and sisters met for the first time IN
30 years on the night of the Goth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Striking butchers,

Employees of the Chicago packing houses,
to the number of ten thousand, are on a
strike for higher wages, No violence is at
tempted and matters a,e perfectly quiet. In
one house / 400 men ieft because three non.
union men were employed. In another house
700 struck because one nou-Gcjon man was
employed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
The fauatsiteSi,

A Be,lin dispatch says the famine threat.
aned territory of silesia forms that part OF
the province wedged in between Austria
and Russia, comprising the districts of
Rstibor kosel, Ryhidk and Rubliuiz, cover
ng an area Of 81 German square miles, and
inhabited by 100000 persons of which So
90 are destitute.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25

Rumor has it that. Charles Baker, of the
Evansville tInd elevator, has silently stole
away to parts unknown, leaving his credit.
ors to mourn about O,0o0 worth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Self Murder.

D. A. Rudolph, q Topeka, Kansas, real
estate dealer, was arrested on q charge of
forgery on the 10Th inst. After consulting
his lawyer he returned to his Office and shot
himself fatally.
At Louisville, KY, on the 18th inst,
Robert L. Edgerton, aged Al, shot himself
fatally while in q fit of mental arrangement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Very Particular.

Christian +. F,ench, shipping merchant,
New York city, recently dead, leaves ESQ.,
600 Danish crowns to his brother Emil, and
125,0O0 to his sister Caroline. He also d.
reefs his body to be taken to Milan, Italy,
and be cremated and the ashes be buried at
Copenhagen,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
The Deadly Elevator.

At Chicago, on the Goth, while Frank
Percy and Frank Van Osdel were rep air
ing the elevator gear in the Williams build
ing they fell from ladder on the fourth
floor to the bottom of the shaft Pieroy was
instantly killed and Van Osdell dangerously
injured
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Il Fatal Tumble.

sharp wind in Boulder Canon, Colora.
do, on the 10th inst, upset the stage and
precipitated it down seventy foot embank-
ment The driver named Dryer received
fatal injuries, but no other person was seri
ously hurt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Fran AfkAAHinhaN.

The situation Of the English troops IN
Afghsnistan is not very fattering. Com.
munication with Gen. Roberts is interrupted
and the invaders are surrounded by deter.
mined enemy. --latest advices from Gen.
Roberts were to the effect that he had evac.
usted Cabul and that the Afghsns now oc'
cupy Balla Hisssr and the city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
A LunAtic's Freak.

A lunstic broke into the depot OF the
Eastern railroad, at Saco, Ne, on the night
OF the 18th, and although shot and wounded
BY Waterman, upset the stove and lamps,
setting fire to the place and himself. The
depot and freight house were burned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
FRtA, Explosions.

A boiler at Louis Trnmbulls saw mill at
Collins, Ind, exploded on the 10th inst,
killing Trumbull, his two sons, and two
employees of the mill.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Fail of Buildings.

Two brick structures in course of erection
at Wilmington, Del, fell on the Goth,
fatally injuriug Charles Ruth and Lewis
Lynch, Jr, Four others were more or less
bruised.