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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
Weston Won.

LONDON, June 22.-The walking
match was finished at 1855 P. M.
Weston had made $50 and Brown 453
miles. About 500 witnessed the
finish.
Weston wins his bet with Sir John
Ashley, that he would make $50 miles.
Rowell says he will cballengeWestoa
Immediately.
NEW YORK, June 21.-A London
dispatch, timed ii o'clock, says: The
great contest is finished, Weston is be-
ing proclaimed with shouts and cheers.
the "champion of the world" Weston
completed his 550th mile at precisely
IL o'clock, thereby winning the belt,
his bet and the championship. From
2 O'Clock this afternoon until 8 o'clock
Weston accomplished the astonishing
feat of making five miles an hour.
During these six hours the excitement
was something wonderful, and the
plucky hero OF the hour was greeted
with shouts and cheers, as be boldly
plodded along against time. From
eight o clock the excitement steadily
increased and reached its eliminating
point just before the finish.
At $3.50 Weston bad made the high
est score on record, namely 543 miles
and laps, beating Blower Browns
great score of 54l miles. The hall at
at this time was filed with an enthusi-
astic crowd, who seemed never to grow
tired of cheering Weston though evi-
IDENTIFY suffering somewhat from fatigue
maintained a smiling face and was the
recipient of many friendly greetings.
The great struggle came to an end
at | clock, Weston doing $50 miles
with 5 minutes to spare.
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DEATH OF PRINCE NAPOLEON
After brief campaign with the Brit
ish army in South Africa, the last of
the direct line Of the Boaapartes has
fallen victim to the violence of war.
The full name of the Prince Imperial
was Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napo-
leon; he was the only son of the En-
peror Napoleon III. and the Empress
Eugene, and was born March 10th,
1856. Fot some time great fears were
entertained on account of the delicacy
of his health, which improved con.
siderably in the summer of 1867. In
1870 he accompanied his father 20 the
seat of war, and was present. on August
2, at the capture of Saarbruck, when
the Emperor telegraphed to the EN-
press at Paris this memorable dispatch:
Louis has just received his baptism
of FIRE. He showed admirable coolness,
and was not at all affected" After the
disasterous defeat at Sedan. the young
Prince made his escape to Belgium.
and crossing from Ostend to Dover on
September 6, proceeded to Hastings.
where he was joined by the Empress
three days later. He had since resided
in England. and received his education
at an English military school.
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A letter just received from an officer
on the United States flagship Ticou-
derago, at Monrovia, Liberia, on the
west coast of Africa, says that the Gre
boes and other native tribes on that
coast have formed an alliance for the
purpose of driving the America Afri-
cans from the country. The presence
of an American war vessel at Monro-
via is having salutary effect 10 re-
pressing the threatened assault. Com
modore Shufeldt has notified the
sovereigns that the American emf
grants must remain where they are,
and will be protected in their ueu
homes by the American Government.
The emi grants are charged with some
thing like presumption and arrogance,
carrying the idea of superiority on ac-
count of their civilization.
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Jefferson Davis Last Speech.

Mr.. Davis was deeply moved by the
enthusiastic welcome given him aud
the soul-spoken address to which he
had listened. Facing the audience, he
said: Il love Mississippi! La vigor
Gus manhood | sought, as soldier, TO
place laurels on her brow; as prison
er in a dungeon I sought to honor her
by wearing with fortitude the chains
her enemies locked around me; and [
hope to live to weave another chaplet
for her honored brow. I defended
Mississippi when she was reviIed for
repudiating her obligations, and [ de-
Tended her for her act Of secession, be.
cause secession is the rightful remedy
and the last and only resort for preserv
ing constitutional liberty, when the
dominant party to the constitutional
compact disregards the restraints wise
ly imposed for the preservation of the
liberties Of the people against the az
gressions of those in authority. In
the act of secession you did no wrong
and l did no wrong. But whatever
you and l may think about it, of one
truth | am confident have never
seen reconstructed Southern woman
and such women will yet raise up
children to vindicate that you and l.
were right. DO not think that [ am
preaching revolution or stirring up
party strife [ am only declaring my
un!oubting conviction of the 6 od-
granted righteousness of our cause, and
that It will yet be vindicated. Like
Job, in the desolation of her sack
cloth and ashes Mississippi can say, /
believe my avenser liveth. "
After complimentary remarks about
the press of Mississippi, Mr.. Davis paid
tribute to the ladies, and returning
thanks for the generous welcome ex-
tended to him, his full heat overflow
ed, and stretching out his hands, like
some God chosen patriarch, his voice
trembled as he said: "Mississippians,
women and men | love you all. God
bless you and preserve you, one n ID
ALL"
After Mr.. Davis had finished speak
ing it was announced that all those de-
string SO to do could pay their respects
to him. He was soon surrounded and
some who were now boys and girls will
tell, when gray and sbeut. how they
shook hands with Jefferson Davis at
the Mississippi Press Association -
Columbus (1Niss.) Independent. June
Is.
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The Chicago and Northwestern
Railway now operates 4S9 miles in HI
inois; 425 miles In Iowa; 5O4 miles in
Wisconsin, and 1877 miles in Michigan
"a total of GIG miles. Il also has
a proprietary interest in the following
roads: Winona and ST. Peter railroad
aod its branches, 4O6 miles, Iowa
Midland Railway, IS miles; and the
Northwestern Union Railway, ,62 miles.
The whole number of miles now ope-
rated by the the great corporation is
2,l54. The total increase of the earn
ings of all these roads during the Sec
ond week in June was S342 ,0Sl.69,
an increase over those of the same
period last year of S95 ,456 48. The
company, however, now operates about
seventy FIVE miles more Of road now
than it did then.
1t is announced that, owing to the
financial difficulties of the church dur
ing the period Of depression through
which it is passing, the Catholic Bishop
of Montreal, Can, has determined to
abandon his episcopal palace, rent or
sell it. and accept curacy, thus saving
the body $4,000 per annum. 1t ap-
pears the Bishop has been Involved in
financial difficulties by becoming res
ponsibIe for building sixteen new
churches in the diocese. He has ap-
Piled to the faithful for assistance to
relieve him from his embarrassments,
anu in return to promises to celebrate
annually for TWENTY-FIVE years two
masses, one for the living and one for
the dead. The amount of the liabili-
ties is not made known. but it is sup.
posed to be very large.
TUE SOUTHERN WOMEN DEFENDED.
The Alexandria (Va.) Gazette re-
Dukes Jefferson Davis for asserting
that 'he has yet to see the first South
ern woman who is reconstructed, and,
with considerable warmth says: "Were
this true, we would be at loss which
the mos. to deplore. the Stiffness
of the woman or senile folly Of
their would be partisan. In the name
of God, have not the Southern women,
in the rearing of their children and the
building of their broken homes, better
employment than 10 perpetuating leg
acies of hate? With as iIlimitable a
scorn as any possess for the policy and
practices of the Republican party since,
during and before the war. we are yet
free to declare that it is infinitely in
furious to the Southern people, as well
as unutterably wicked to fan the dying
embers of the sectional hatred. Let
the dead bury the dead"
A LUxURY.-The Unique Perfumes
made by DR.. Price are indeed luxury;
their fragrance as sweet and exhilarat-
ing as walk in a garden of flowers al
evening close. DR.. Prices odors are
truly as sweet and natural as flowers
freshly gathered. Try his Floral
Riches: it is cologne water of delight.
fulfragraLce.
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AUGUST WIGGENH HORN

TEWELER, has recently opened Jew
j elry Store in Johnson's oiock, corner @
Na;r and lst streets, whero he Will keep
constantly on hand a large stock ~, oi
Watches. Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and ria,
led Ware, &C. Particular attention pau
10 repairing Watches, Clocks Jewelry, %c.,
and warranted TO give satisfaction
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

" ELL IANoW 1AS IL lie huOW II
hat DR., Prices Special Flavoring Ex.
tracts are not made up from chemical
poisons, but natural favors, delicate
and grateful to the most cultivated pa
late, they are growing rapidly in popu-
lar favor. 1t is only necessary to try
these favors to be convinced that they
are fine and pure.
Genera! Crook who has recently re-
turned from trip to the Indian from
tier, states that the Indians are gener-
ally quiet in the Department of the
Platte, and have few grievances. The
order of the Government for Ten Day S
removal will, he understands, be coun-
termanded. Fort Hall will not be
removed to Blackfoot, on tie Utah and
on the Northern Railroad, as the
Government suggested, for the reason
that Blackfoot is in a desert countr7,
with no opportunities for forage. Gen
Crook says one abuse must be discou-
tinued or the Sioux Indians will be-
driven to the war-path. and that is
stealing their ponies. About the 1st
of June 100 ponies. stolen from Red
Cloud were brought to Fort Hartstuff
and sold or traded for stock. Several
stock men we're engaged in this trans
action. Cook says this course, if con-
tinued, will certainly bring on trouble
with Red Cloud. The thief who stole
these horses has been arrested.
The SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS PRE-
PAIRING FOR A STRIKE.-The South
is ent tied to exert commanding in.
fuence arrangement of the campaign
of next year, aud in the selection of a
standard bearer, and the South should
lose no time in making it known that
she intends to assert herself in the pre-
misses 1t is not that We desire South
ern man as the nominee, but we do de-
sire-nay we insist upon having a
nominee who will be acceptable to Us;
man of broad and comprehensive
views, of large iiberality ofpurpose and
10 sympathy with the national ambi-
tious and policy Of the South. The
South has no use for feeble trickster
like Mr.. Tilden or mere politician
like Mr.. Hendricks. We know exact.
ly what sort of a man We want, aud we
ought to be making out the requisition
ow.--Nev Orleans Times (Dem.)
A Philadelphia letter says: "From
all I can learn, it apears that the
Greenback party in Pennsylvania is
about ready to go into liquidation. 1t
cast $4,000 votes 1878, but it will
scarcely muster 10000 this year. Re-
sumption is what is killing it. The
most hard-headed fanstics cannot butt
sgainst solid wall of fact.
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Lord Derby recently confessed.
while presiding at public dinner in
Manchester, that he had attended some
500 such affairs in bis time.
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uaNI,CN a. FORD,

-.TERTOWN Lumber Yard. LUMBER
w of every description; Ea'n
shingles constantly on hand ana ior saie
the Lowest Market Price, at Tue Hh''"
Depot. Watertertown, WIS.
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W O. SPALD1NG.

r>HysICrAN NANDSuRGEON and Ex'
aiming Surgeon for Pensions. oln.e
over Bank of Watertown builolhs' op s'"'A'
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A griffin FIR.

FASHIONABLE Barber ana halr niIs ,ho
ser. Shop in Salick's basement, o. tne
Bridge, Waterfowl, Wis. The best OF n, ha',
Dye used, warranted TO hold color LOT e'sn'
weeks.
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"a Eugene GOeldner:
@ DENTIST,

ECoyD DOOR EAST OF POST OF,
- fee. Watertown. Wis. Teeth ex'rac'eu
without pain. Artificial teeth inserted enoa oa
gold, silver aad rubber plates: Teen n,ieu a
with gold and silver. and all "o'A wa
ransed to give entire satisfaction
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Rustn,ss 9oros*
DANIEL HALL.
HALL & SKIN y ER,

TTORNEYS and Counselors at LA"
~ aud Solicitors in Onahtei!. Of
a coomplete abstract OF tue reoo,'s o', estate
ALI titles and membranes Oh ~ ns;n
in Jefferson county Ohce over So of
National Bank, at the former oni'o
Enos & Hall.
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Best Offer Yet We, We take TAX.

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rangements by which We are enabled to
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and the MERIDIONAL one year for
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ten in pithy and attractive style, while
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Sheriff $ Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
-O-
Parish Of vermilion,
District Court,
No. l436.
Felix Broussard
V6.
Ant. G. Bronssari af als-


By virtue of an order of seizure
h sale issued ih the above entitled
and numbered suit, and to me di-
rected, from the Honorable Court
aforesaid, I have seized and will
expose to public sale, on the place
in this parish on
Saturday, the 18th day of October
1879,
between the hours Of IL o'clock
A. NJ. and 4 o'clock P. M. and con-
tinuing from day to day if neces-
sary, all the rights, titles, interests
and demands of the defendant, in
and to the following described
property seized to satisfy said
writ to wit
One certain tract Of lard situa.
ted in the parish of Vermilion, on
the west bank of the Bayou Vcr-
million, measuring thirteen Z ar
pents front, by forty deep bound.
ed above BY heirs Of Jos. Duhon,
below by Alexander Sellers, east
by the Bayou Vermilion and west
unknown.
One dwelling house, One kitch.
en-, Two corn cribs, One cotton
house, Three cabins and one out
house, and two thousand six hum
dred and seventeen pannels Of
fencing.
Said property to be sold for
cash on the day Of sale as regards
the shares of Noise Broussard, and
Antoine G. Broussard-Fslix
Brousssrd, assignee.) Felix Brous.
sard and Emelie Broussard, wife
Of Joseph Martin Hebert, of Tex
as, represented in this suit by VIM
Mouton, attorney appointed by
the Court, and one third Of the
share Of Sevenne Broussard. com.
ing to the majors Simeon Brops.
sard. Euphemie Broussard, wife Of
Jules Boudreaux and Apasie Brous
sard, wife Of Cleophas Blanchet,
also Of the State Of Texas, repre-.
sented by VIM Mouton, attorney
for absent heirs.
The shares, or interest, Of the
minors Desire, Gadrath, Alexan-
DIRE, Albert, Edouard, and Irene
Broussard in the portion of Sc
venne Broussard, and the share Of
the late Eloi Broussard coming to
the minor Joseph Broussard, in
the immovable property, is to be
sold on terms of credit of one, two
and three years from the day Of
sale purchasers to furnish their
notes with solvent sureties, 10 soli-
do, to the satisfaction of Emile
Broussard, tutor to said minors
and representing them herein, to
to be made payable to his order,
and at his domicil, in said parish,
with s per cent PER annum inter-
est from maturity until paid. Said
lands to be and remain specially
mortgaged and bypothecated with
vendors lien and privilege retain.
ed thereon in favor of said minors
until full and final payment Of the
principal purchase price, interest
and all costs if any accrue !; which
lands are not to be disposed Of,
mortgaged, alienated or in any.
wise eDcumbered to the prejudice
of the mortgage in favor of said
minors until the same be fully die.
charged.
The shares of said minors in the
movable property is to be sold for
cash on the day of sale.
Given under my official sigma
ture, at Office, Abbeville, La. this
18th day of Sept, A. D., 1879.
G. B. SHAW, Sheriff.
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nncisl Directory.

District Judge. ~, uo,,non.
District Attorney cu,pco,s.
V'''A LAs1IE BRoussApD.
representative: e D o,R1v.x
Parish Judge, = 1.vou0
Parish Attorney. w.
s' ". A. WHITE.
0n'' G. B. SHAW.
LEO PERRET.
T.x.Collector.
- N. G. BRoussARD,
Police Jury. .,
4. IJ Horrplu1h President;
S, PRINEAUx, jos. NAhA M
A. VASsLYKE, .. +; nhooesAhD'
B. Nusz L. AlbEAoA'
Tova Council.
isOIcs PERREr, Mayor.
IaslI. BRoUssARD, J. ABADIE,
/ g. NDE, .. bofANCE' i
IS CARrR1GHr, Constable.
Justices Of the Peace, Sd. Ward :
I.B. PArres, W. B. WHITE.
Surveyors
wv. EDWARD. E. MoNrAdNh.
VI ~
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WANTED LIMITED Num-
getic canvassers to engage in q pleasant
and profitable business. Good men will
find thia rare chance
TO MAKE MONEY.
Such will please answer this advertise
ment by letter. enclosing stamp for reply,
stating what business they have been co.
gagged in. None but those who mean
business need apply.
Address,
FINLEY, HARVEY l. Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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TOWN COUNCIL.

Abbeville, Sept. 18th, 1879.
The council convened this day
in special session, upon call of the
Mayor.-There were present, A.
D. Martin. Mayor and S. Wise, J.
J. Abadie, J. lsaacs and e..
Libersat, aldermen.
The Mayor having stated the
object of the meeting
On motion of Mr. Wise, resolv-
ed that tho Mayor of this town
send dispatches to the Mayors,
of Morgan City, Franklin and
New Iberia, in order to ascer.
tain positively whether there is
any yellow fever existing at pre-.
sent at these placed
Resolved further, that the ex.
penses of dispatching and the hire
of a courier be paid out of the
general funds of the treasury.
Council then took a recess un-
g o'clock this evening.
Council reassembied at the
appointed hour, A. D. Martain,
Mayor called the Council to
order !; same members present,
and quorum. Dispatches receiv.
ed by the Mayor, in answer to
the dispatches sent by him to the
Mayor, of Morgan City, Franklin
and New Iberia, were laid before
the Council and read.
On motion of Mr.. Wise resoly-
ed, that the Mayor issue his pro.
climation declaring the town Of
AbbeviIle quarantine against all
persons coming from New Iberia,
Morgan City, and all infected
places and districts, that this
shall take effect on and of here
Monday the 18th inst !:
Resolved further, that any
person or persons violating the
provisions of this ordinances shall
be fined not less than ten dol.
lars ; said fine to be recovered
before any court of competent
juridiction, in the name Of the
Town of Abbeville, any party
failing to pay the 6ne when i'm.
posed shall be imprisoned in the
Parish Jail for not more than ten
days, at the discretion of the
Mayor.
Resolved further that all parties
coming from an infected place,
shall be quarantine for fifteen
days, at the distance Of not less
than one mile from the corpora.
ton limits /; That any person or
persons in the corporation receiv.
ing or harboring any person from
an infected place or district,
without first having obtained
permission from the Mayor Of this
Town, shall bo liable to be fined
the sum of ten dollars, or impris-
onment in the Parish Jail for not
more than ten days at the discre-
ton Of the Mayor.
On motion of Mr.. Abadie,
Resolved that a Board of Health
he appointed to consist of four
Physicians and the Mayor.
Drs. w. D. White. F. D. Young,
n. r. Chevis and Raphael >agre-
ra. were appointed on said
Board.
Resolved that tho Mayor COM
municate with Howard Hoffpauir
President of the Police Jury Of
Vermilion Parish, with regard to
the dispatches this day received
from the authorities of Morgan
City Franklin and New iberia,
and request him to take action in
regard to the same.
On motion, Council then ad-
journed Sine die.
A. D. MARTIN Mayor.
W, B. WHITE Secretary.
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n Notice.

Persons desirous of having
their pictures taken should not
wait much longer, as my stay in
Abbevillc is limited. Come one,
come all!
]. D. PALMER.
Aug. 30th 1879.
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above resolution shall be served
on each of the outgoing and in
coming Road Overseers of this
parish.
Art. II Resolved that the Par
ish Treasurer be and he is hereby
authorized to pay Solomon Wise
out Of the : mill fund assessed aud
levied to pay the expenses Of re
pairing the Abbeville Bridge. a.
fast as collected and paid in the
treasury and until the balance of
his claim against the parish shall
be fully reimbursed to him.
Art. IL Resolved that the Con-
stable Of this body be and he is
hereby authorized to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest
bidder, for cash, after fifteen days
advertisement in the official jour.
nal, the fence now around the
courthouse the proceeds of said
sale he shall pay over to the par
ish Treasurer, taking his receipt
therefor, and make due report of
his doings at the next meeting of
this body.
Art. Is Resolved that Presi.
dent of this body appoint a COM
mittee Of three persons whose duty
it shall be tn correspond with par
ties 10 and out of the State on the
subject Of having good jail built;
that said committee report at the
next meeting of this body.
The President appointed on
said committee Messrs. Ambrose
La our, AIonzo Vanslyke and W.
W. Edwards.
The Jury took a recess until 2
O'Clock p. m, at the appointed
hour the Jury re-assembIed-all
the members present.
The following claims against
the parish were then allowed to
lie paid out of their respective
funds, to wit:
Grimy Pros fnnd 1870