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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
HUNGARIAN FLOOD.
A Whole City Submerged--S0,00 900 Peo-
pie Rendered Homeless and Desti-
tute.

The river Thesis in Hungary had been
threatening the cities and country along
It's banks for some time and the city of
Szegedem was particularly menaced.
The worst fears were realized on the
18th inst. A dispatch of that
date says: "After u fearful night
of anxiety, all efforts proved use
less, and the water broke through with
immense force at 8 o'clock. carrying
away part of the railway station, the
embankment and rolling stock. Within
three hours the town was many feet
deep in water, and terrible suffering is
commencing. Shrieks and cries from
thousands are heard. Houses are be-
ing crushed by the score, in many cases
carrying their inmates with them. God
knows what we shall do tonight There
is no gas, the works being in fifteen feet
of water. / fear We snail run short of
food. One boat was just going to save
a large housefull of people, when with
fearful crash it fell, and carried with
it the whole living freight. The scene is
simply heartrending. Over $4,000 peo-
pie are out of home. Hundreds are
drowning, and the water is still rising
rapidly. Szegeden is the second COM
mercial town in Hungary, and has been
i'll imminent danger the past week of
inundation from the river Thiess, which
flows through the town. Several large
dikes protecting the back of the town
burst and the safety of the town de-
pended on the embankment of the Al
ford railway, to strengthen it, where all
efforts were concentrated. A later dis
patch from Pesth says: The latest tele-
grams announce that the flood, with
terrific force, is rushing from the two
sides over the Szegeden. The horrors
of the situation battle all description.
The town is, in fact, destroyed; two
thirds now submerged, including the
citadel, post and telegraph offices.
Whole rows of houses are falling.
Orphanage and synagogue are de-
stroyed, all the inmates of the former
are buried in the ruins; two manufac-
lures are on fire and the inhabitants
are flying to New Szegeden, and more
elevated parts. The town and NUM-
cipality of Pesth are making every ef
fort to send assistance to Szegeden, two
relief trains have started with accomo-
dations for the fugitives who have not
been provided in the barracks and pub
lie buildings of Pesth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

The Memorial DiplonaatiQate publish
ed recently a London letter relative to
the Zulu massacre, expressing al I'M at
the certainty that the. Zulus ar COM
manded by American officers of great
experience, tacticians who know how to
use the warlike races to the best ad-
vantage and post them in such ways
as to draw thousand English troops
into an ambush of twenty-five thousand
men,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

of March stb, says: The rail
mill of the Springfield Iron company,
was destroyed by fire, tonight; loss
$4,000; insured for $4,000. Four
hundred men will be thrown out Of
employment, temporarily. The COM
pany will at once rebuild, and it is
thought the mill will be in operation
again by the first of April.
A New York dispatch of March
1Otn says: The Brooklyn pres
bytery decided to try DR.. Tai
mage on the following charges presented
by the committee appointed at the
in a statement regarding his withdrawal
from the editorship of the Christian at
Work, in stating that in sitting
in the tabernacle we are free. In
accusing ]. w. Hathaway of dishonest
practices and then denying it, Of false
hood in collecting subscriptions for
the payment of the church debt, OF
deceit in a difficulty concerning the
organist of the tabernacle, and of stat
ing that he was to be arraigned for het-
erodoxy when be knew that such was
not the case.
A DISPATCH of March 18th says:
A fire swept over about fifty
square miles Of forest, few
miles from Yankton, Sunday,
destroying standing timber, cord wood,
houses. household furniture, clothing
and cattle, in all property to the value
of about $25, 900. A strong wind pre-
vailed and the fire burned itself out
No human lives lost.
A New York dispatch of March
18th says: A party of "a
New York street boys was started
this afternoon for homes on farms in
Kansas, by Whitelaw Reid, who used a
portion of a fund of 81 200 given HIM
by stranger from the interior of New
England, for any charitable use he
might select. Mr.. Reid also sent west
six destitute families, numbering in all
~ souls. These families mostly intend
to begin life again on farms.
AN Atlanta, Georgia, dispatch of
March 18th says: This afternoon
noon, the Office Of the state treasury, at
the capitol, IN this city, was the scene OF
a bloody tragedy, the parties being Col.
Robt. A. Aston, member of the legis-
lature, and Capt. Ed. Cox, of Dekalb
county. Aston fired three shots, and
Cox two. Aston was shot in the right
temple, the ball passing through his
brain. Cox was shot in the mouth and
through the left hand. Aston Is dead,
while Cox is not seriously hurt. The
difficulty arose from Aston having the
power of attorney from Senator Cor
don to sell the latter's interest
in the state convict lease.
Cox is sub-lessee under Gordon and
wanted Aston to sell Gordon'a interest
to Walters, who had promised to buy
Cox out. Aston said to another person
that Cox threatened Aston at noon that
he would kill him before shutdown if q
trade was not cancelled, and made with
his man. He hunted Aston down,
Gov. Colguilt and others having &c.
tanned Aston at the capitol. The
quarrel was renewed and both drew
their pistols with the result above
stated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

animation of the skeleton disclosed a
stiff hip joint, which was the case with
Smith. Neither watch nor money was
found with the remains, though Smith
carried both. The general belief in
Ellenville is that Smith was murdered.
A rumor charges the crime to dead
man, whose home was near the mine
where the body was found just
before his disappearance. Smith. at q
dance had trouble with this man, whose
name was Joseph Fleicker, and who
was Of violent temper and cruel to his
family. Three years ago Flicker be-
came insane and before being confined
frequently visited the old mice, and
pointing to the mine he would say,
"There he goes !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

OF the lecture of Mr.. Ralph Waldo
Emerson, i'll Concord, Mass, last We'd
nesday evening, the Boston Transcript
says: "Mr. Emerson seemed to speak
with more vigor than the last few times
he has given public utterance, and
showed no signs of the weakness of age.
He was loudly applauded, both before
and after the lecture, but while be was
speaking the most intense silence pre-
vailed. In respect to his expressed
wish, no report of the lecture is pub-
lished."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
Atlantic Cable Celebration.

An associated press telegram from
New York city, dated March
10th says: Over one thousand
guests responded this evening to invita-
tons issued by Cyrus W. Field, to
celebrate the silver wedding of the in
ception Of enterprises by which Europe
and America were linked by the At
lantic cable. His house in Gramercy
Park was opened at 9 o'clock and the
drawing rooms were thronged with
prominent men Of the country-states-
men and scholars-divers men of
letters, diplomats and army and navy
officers. Among the many distinguished
persons present wereBritish and Russian
ministers, VIM. M. Evarts, Rev. Noah
H. Schenck, Rev. DR.. Cuyler, Henry
Ward Beecher, Rev. DR.. Burlington,
Rev. III. Chaplin, Rev. DR.. Osgood,
Thurlow Weed, ex-Gov. Rice, Of Massa-
chusetts, ex-Gov. Hartranft, Henry
Watterson, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, Whitelaw Reid, r. NJ. Pulcifer,
of the Boston Herald, Horace White,
Senior Desamacona, Mexican minister,
Ex-Governor Morgan, Ex-Governor
Jewell, General Arson Slayer,
F. A. P. Barnard, president of Column
bia College; Geo. Clinton, B. Fisk, G. P.
Huntington, Admiral Walden, Edward
S. Pierrepont, John Eaton, U. S. COM
missioner of education, ex-Secretary
Mccullough, ex-Secretary Bristow, May
or Cooper, President Chadbourne. of
Williams College, Abram Hewitt, Col
lector Merritt and David Bows.
Mr. Field, during the course of his re-
marks, said: "to-day there are over sew
enty thousand miles Of cable crossing
the seas and oceans, and as if it were
not enough to have messages sent with
the speed of lightning, they must be
sent in opposite directions at the same
moment. / have just received tele-
gram from Valentia Islands. which reads:
This anniversary witnesses the du-
pick working across the Atlantic
as an accomplished fact, by which
the capacity of all ocean cables is
doubled One thing only remains
which still hope to be spared to see
and in which to take a part, the laying
Of cable from San Francisco to the
Sandwich Islands, for which I have re-
ceived this very day concession from
King Kalakaua, by his minister who is
here tonight, and from thence to
Japan by which the island groups of the
Pacific may be brought into commune
cation with the continents on either
side of Asia and America, thus COM
plotting the circuit of the globe"
Congratulatory dispatches were re-
ceived by cable from Minister Welsh,
Dean Stanley, Sir VIM. Thompson, Sir
sam'l Canning. Sir James Anderson,
Sir Dan1 Gooch, John Fender, M. p,
Henry Weaver, J. S. Morgan, Dr..
Stephen, the postmaster-general Of Ger
many, DIR. Lasard, manager of the Ger
man Union Telegraph Co., and Sir An
thony Musgrave, governor Of Jamaica.
Similar kilograms and letters were
received from President Hayes,
members of the cabinet and congress,
Sir Hugh Allan, president of the Mon
treal Telegraph Company, Ex-Governor
Stanford. of California, General Sher-
man, Admiral Porter, VIM. S. Everett,
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Rev. DIR. Bellows,
the Marquis of Lorne, and Sir John A.
Macdonald. Thus ended, perhaps, the
most brilliant reception ever given in
New York city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
Murder Will Out.

Says Middleton, n. Y, dispatch
of March 18th: The skeleton Of
a man was found recently in
an abandoned lead mime at Film
vile, Ulster county, which was being
reopened. 1t has been identified as the
remains of a telegraph operator named
David Smith, who disappeared myster-
iously from that village in February,
1866. Smith, then aged %, was sup
posed. by his family, to have left on
account of love affair; his mother,
residing at Accord. Ulster county, has
identified the clothing. A medical ex-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

A LARGE number of residents of Tul-
are county, California, have organized
military companies to resist the pro-
posed attempt of the Southern Pacific
railroad company to eject them from
their homesteads. They are located on
railroad lands, to which they claim to
have acquired title. Any attempt to
eject them will bring about an armed
inSI,rrectior. z# =.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

A SOUTH CAROLINA paper says: Cyrus
H. Mccormick, the Chicago millionaire
who owns Dorn's gold mine, in this
county, has gwen 81 900 toward the
construction of the Greenwood and Au-
gusta railroad, which is pushing right
through to sure and speedy compile
ton. Mr.. McCormick's munifcence
places the enterprise beyond the posi-
bility Of failure. -.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

IT is said that further proceedings
are about to be begun in the French
courts with d view to enable Adelina
Patti, the Marquise de Caux, to annul
her marriage. In French law divorce
is not recognized under any circum-
stances; but marriage can be declar-
ed null and void if, any irregularity
can be proved in the manner in which
il was celebrated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

THE archbishop of Canterbury having
refused license to number Of seceders
from the parish of Sidcup for a new
church, the members unanimously re-
solved to open it as a Reformed Epis-
copal church. The secessions took
place in consequence of dissatisfaction
with the vicar, and an iron church has
been erected which seats about $50 per-
sons. The building was crowded on
the occasion of the dedication. This is
the first Reformed Episcopal church in
the diocese of Canterbury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
Feels Young Again.

"My mother was afflicted long
time with Neuralgia and dull, heavy
inactive condition of the whole system;
headache, nervous prostration, and was
almost helpless. No physicians or
medicines did her any good. Three
ago she began to use Hop Bit
tiers, with such good effect that she
seems and feels young again, although
over 70 years old. We think there is no
other medicine fit to use In the family"
"A lady, in Providence, Il. l.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
FOREIGN.

GEN. GRANT ana party TeaCNeu Oal-
cutta March 10Th.
ENGLAND VIII open diplomatic nego-
tiations with Yakoob Khan, the new
ruler Of Afg hanistan.
The Russian field-marshal, Prince
Bariatiusky, died at Geneva, Swltzer-
land, March 10th.
THE French Atlantic cable is broken
161 miles from st. Pierre, Mlqueron,
in 500 fathoms of water.
THERE is strong reason for believing
that the impeachment resolutions
against MacMahon will be Withdrawn.
LATEST dispatches from the plague
districts in Russia state that the disease
has disappeared from several districts.
IT is expected that Bism arck will dis
solve the parliament as soon as the
budget is voted. "a"
A REPORT that the pope had decided
to assert his claim to temporal power
is denied by the organ If the vatican.
The city of Szegedil lately inundated
by the Thesis river, had about 10000
population and is an old commercial
center. ....H.
LORD CHELMSFORD. commander of
the South African forces, is considered
an incompetent officer and his successor
will soon be appointed.
The car Of Russia has fallen out with
his son, the czaro Witz, and put him I'M
der arrest. The czaroWltz is said to
have the sympathy of the students, on
account of his liberal views.
A PEsTH special says hundred square
miles in the neighborhood of Szegedin
are flooded. The crops in the district
are lost. The government sent 10000
forms for the relief of the inhabitants.
THE British troops under Col. Pear
son recently defeated large force of
Zulus in pitched battle. 1t is thought
that all the south African tribes have
formed an alliance against the English.
The British troops have had great
delays in getting off for Africa. The last
disappointm was experienced at the
St. Vincent coaling stations where the
transports were kept for long time
coaling up.
A BERLIN dispatch of March 10th
says: At the parliamentary soiree,
Saturday, the chancellor said that
partial disarmament was impos-
sible; Germany, at least, could
not begin; unfortunately she had 10
show the front il four different direc-
tons, and could trust none of her neigh
bors. Ia
A CANDAHAR cablegram of March
10th says: Two thousand mem
bers of the various predatory
bands collected thirty miles from
here, are sacking villages in the name
of the Ameer and Mohamedanism
The respectable inhabitants are inclined
to assist the British against them, but
the scarcity of transportation prevents
sending troops. t
A TELEGRAM from Cairo announces
that new Egyptian ministry has been
formed with Mahomed Tewfek, heredit-
airy prince, as president of the council.
Rivers, Wilson and Deblinger retain
their posts as ministers of finance and
public works respectively and each is
to have two votes in decisions of the
council. The Khedive will participate
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

ELIAS BLACK, a farmer near Doyles-
ton, Penn, has sixteen harvests Of hay
and grain rotted in stacks on his farm.
When farm produce began to rise with
the breaking out of the war, he held his
crop for still higher prices. When
prices fell, embittered by disappoint-
ment, he kept on stacking until he has
$4,000 worth of hay and grain on bis
hands.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

The Rev. E. B. Tuttle says that Cruik-
shank told him that the sole cause of
the trouble between Dickens and his
wife was that Mrs. Dickens persisted in
criticising and making suggestions con-
corning his writings. Finally he insist
ed on her occupying separate apart
ments in the house. She declined and
left the house, with her son, and went
to live with Mrs. Cruikshank. There
was no immortality anywhere involved.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

THE Nevada senate has passed a bill
fixing freight rates at seventeen cents
per mile per ton. and also bill fixing
heavy penalties on any railroad COM
pany charging fares or freight rates
greater than the maximum fixed by
law
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

THE rainfall in California has been
sufficient to insure bountiful crops at
the next harvest. The total rainfall at
Sacramento has been ten inches and in
Sonoma county thirty inches.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

The Ciceronian debating club, OF
Princeton, KY, has decided that Cleo
patra was justified in her conduct,
through life"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

NORTH CAROLINA will employ fifty
convicts in draining and retaining
Angola bay-an immense body OF
swamp land.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

A sERIoEs drouth exists in the San
Antonio section of Texas. Wells have
dried up and some farmers have to
drive their stock five miles to water.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

SOUTH CAROLINA negroes are holding
meetings to discuss emigration to Col
oradO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

The new ice works IN Columbus, Ca,
will furnish ice at one cent a pound
cheaper than nature can manufac-
tire it. 5.#
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
NEWS NOTES.

ALABAMA's late legislature cost the
state over 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

THERE is an exodus of negroes upon
the upper parishes of Louisiana to Ar
kansas
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

LAST year 1922 immigrants settled
in Canada, and the immigrant depart
ment spent $l77, 045.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

A BOURBON county, Kentucky, man
has eaten 1900 apples since Nov. l.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-06-13
a Cock and Bull Story.

Madame Rumor is response
BILE for the assertion that the
once notorious William P. Long
ley, known as Bill Longley, is
yet present in the flesh on this
mundane sphere and that al
though he was duly and appro-
priately hanged by legal pro-
cess at Giddings something
over year ago, the hanging
was only a seeming one, and
that although actually hanged
he was not killed. The. story
goes that some of Longley's
wealthy relatives from Califor-
MIA were in the vicin ty of Gid
dings about the time the hang
ing frolic was to come off. 1t
is related that Longley was fur
nished with suit of steel har-
ness or armor extending from
his heels to his neck, the latter
being furnished with a steel col
lar SO as to prevent the I'M
pleasant sensation of strangula-
ton. That when the attempt
was first made to hang Long
ley he fell to the ground alight-
ing on his feet and that when
taken up for the second hang
ing the drop or fall was very
short and that he was not in
the least injured. The cere-
mony of the hanging having
been gone through with L 'ng-
ley's body was delivered to his
friends for burial and it was to
have been buried secretly to
prevent the doctors obtaining it
for a subject. Dame Rumor
has it that Bill Longley is now
in California alive and we'll and
doing well. This rumor has
been talked of in a confidential
sort of a way for the past week
or two and coming to the knowl-
edge of a BANNER reporter the
story is repeated as told. The
BANNER is of the opinion that
the story is manufactured out
of the whole cloth, hence it is
related under the caption of
Cock and Bull Story"
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Chew Jackson's best Sweet Navy Tobacco

KANsAs.-Saturday, as usual,
there was a great many negroes
in town. As they are not
wealthy at this season of the
year they could not indulge to
any great extent in their appe-
tite for "big juice" but instead
amused themselves by talking.
One colored gentleman became
quite enthusiastic in his opposi-
ton to the Kansas boom, and
was head to remark to a small
crowd: OFF you .gotch headed
niggahs goes to Kansas you'll
starve to def, suah! you hears
me-" Another orator insisted
that Kansas was in Missouri, and
very knowingly propounded
the connundrum, did you ever
hear of any corn or cotton bein'
raised in Missouri, if you goes
dar you'll starve sure" Those
who favor the movement keep
very quiet and work earnestly;
those who talk against it do so
because they think 1t is popular
with the white folks.
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SheIHals PrirEly Ash RiiisIs and Aalarifuss.

THESE BITTERS viii prevent con-
tracing of Chills and all Malarial Diseases,
if properly used, by invigorating the liver,
toning the stomach and regulating the bow
els and kidneys. 1t is a preparation from
such vegetable extracts, Of which Prickly
Ash constitutes a leading part, that enters
into. the regular prescription practice of all
medical men, among whom DR.. Sherman
is justly classed as the successful compoun-
der, after an experimental practice Of 90
years, as a complete antidote 10 all inilu-
ences which, if not arrested in time, termin-
ate in Chills and Fever or OF 'er malignan
diseases.
Though pleasant TO the taste, it is not
beverage las the extracts are held ir solu-
ton in pure Holland Gin only, because of
its cathartic properties, and is therefore an
infallible remedy for habitual constipation.
THE MALARIFUGE is certain cure
for Chills when once contracted. 1t has
never failed to effect cure where the direc-
tons, accompanying each bottle, are FOL
lowed.
Druggists are hereby authorized to fcfnnd
the money to any party purchasing who
claim a cure is not effected, providing the
directions are followed and the empty bot
tie returned. For sale by all druggists.
]. w. WOOD,
May a, 1879. Kansas City, Mo.
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REAL ESTATE transfer for the
week ending June 18th, reported
by C. F. Herbst of the county
clerks Office.
I'D. Giddings estate to c. H.
Cooper ct ais lot 1 and 3 block
81 Keys Ist add. Brennan
$500.
Ada Stockbridge and hus-
band to J. T. Swearingen I-S
interest lot in BRENNAN $50.
B. Eldridge & Co. TO Boiling
Eldridge I lot in Brennan
s234o.
inc. B. Wilkin to T. K.
Thompson IA acres land (E.
Allcorn IL lea) s525.
James Scott to c. R. Breed
love his interest in 434 PIC
acres Washington county home
stead of N. c. J. Scott, his moth
er, $500.
Sam Schlenker to Henry
Quebe & VIM. Schlottman al
I-2 acres E. Allcorn IL lea,
S42o.
c. R. Breedlove to Richmond
Knapp 81 IL acres Isaac jam
eson lea) SS75.