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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Fire. Water and smok e.

two story brick livery stable, occupied
by ]. ellis, in Little Rock, Ark, burned on
the morning of the 14th inst, together with
cotton compress adjoining. Mrs. ellis
was suffocated. Her husband received
painful injuries by jumping from window
fireman was dangerously injured by falling
down stairs, and the two ellis children
were also injured. Ten horses, several
carriages and about one hundred bales OF
cotton was destroyed. Loss about $4,000;
partly insured.
The Touring mill of Sam Hill & Co.,
Athens, H., burned on the 9Th inst. Loss
$4,000.
The main chapel of the Wesleyan Chapel
London, was much injured by fire on the
9Th inst, and the historic building, Yves
ley's Morning Chapel, was Quilted. Wes
ley's pulpit was saved. The beautiful fres.
coed ceiling is irreparably injured, and
great doubts are entertained whether the
roof can be restored.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

Hon. John M. Edmunds, postmaster at
Washington, D. c., died on the 18th inst.
Ex-member of congress Amos Turck died
at Exeter, n. H, on the 18th inst.
Jon Sigur Disson, an Icelandic savant, is
dead.
DR.. Enoch Cable Wines died at Cam.
bridge, Mass on the 18th inst.
Brevet Major Rosencrans, Of the Six
teenth United States infantry, died at Fort
Riley, Mo-, on the 9TH, and was buried with
military honors. During the civil war he
was an aide-de- camp at the army of the
Potomac headquarters.
John s. Cuttings, Baltimore banker, died
on the Srh inst, aged 80 years. He was
worth several millions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Marine Disasters.

The captain and crew of the bark War.
rem Hastings, which lost two men, washed
overheard in gale, landed on the 10th
inst, at Falmouth, Eng. The vessel was
from Lisbon for Philadelphia, and foundered
in gale lasting from the 18th to the 18th of
November.
The fishing schooner Andrew Lighton, of
Gloucester, Mass, with fishing crew of IA
men, is believed to have been lost in the
recent gale.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

By an~explosion of dynamite at Taagier,
N. s., on the 10th inst, George Ferguson,
his son James and nephew Joseph Eergu.
son were instantly killed.
By the explosion of gas in a sewer at
Oakland, CAL, on the 10th, several houses
we're wrecked and q boy named Johnny
Leach badly burned.
boiler accident occurred aboard the
British war ship Pelican, by which three
persons were killed and u number injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
A Foolish Father.

"A most distressing accident occurred at
-0tterville, Buchanan county, six miles
northwest of Independence, Mich, on the
while playfully aiming sup posed empty
revolver at his little two-year-old child, &C.
cidentally discharged the weapon, the con.
tents entering the child's hesrt and passing
entirely through the body.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
The Lost Found.

Theship Caliope arrived at New York on
the 10th inst. She picked up the missing
boat of the foundered baak Edith with the
captain and four seamen. They were
previously reported lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Attempted Assasstuattou.

An attempt was made at Calcutta, on the
18th inst, to assassinate Lord Lytton, the
yiceroy. Two shots were fired at him while
he was being escorted from the railway sta
ton by his staff. The would-be assassin
was captured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
THE MARKETS.
Exported by CHANDLER Brown & Co., Commits
sion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
New York.

NEW YORK, December 1873: 80 p. M
Cotton-Nominal at 12Ac. Flour-Quiet
receipts $4,000 bbls sales 10,0 600 bbls at SIS 90
@6 80 for common to extra western; hoop
unchanged; rye -four firm at S. rs. Wheat
AT 1a@1c lower; receipts 13, 900 bus; sales
10000 bus; No. 1 white seller December
at 81 53A. Rye-QuieS at 96@a7c. Corn
Dali; receipts Is 900 bus; sales 10000 bus
@t60@65Hc. Barley-Quieta and unchanged
Oats-Dull; receipts $4,000 bus; sales 49,.
90 bus at 49@52c for mixed western; "a
5415c for white. Pork--Dull st 1925. Beef
Quiet. Lard-Easier at 1875. Butter and
Cheese-Unchanged Whisky-At S1.17@
1.18. Sugar and Eggs Unchanged. Petro.
leum-Crude unchanged; refined at SIC.
Tallow-Uncbanged Coal-Dull. Leather
Steady. Wool-Firm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

Fleishman, sichel & Co., hardware deal
ers, at San Francisco, Cal, have made an
assignment. Liabilities about s65, 200: as
sets $4,000. A defalcation by an abscond.
ing bookkeeper caused the embarrassment.
I. B. Simpson & Co., pork packers of
East Greenbush, N. Y, have made general
assignment for the benefit of theirscreditors.
Liabilities reported heavy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
sHeroes keWarded.

On the 9th inst. Queen Victoria received
at Windsor Castle the officers and nen who
distinguished themselves in the Zclu war,
and conferred the Victoria cross and other
decorations on one corporal and three pri.
Yates of the Rorke's Drift garrisons. Gen.
erals Newdigste, Crealock and Pearson and
other South African commanders attended
the ceremonies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Another Inuudatton I'm Hungary.

A =Pesth dispatch says six villages
have been ruined by floods near Arad.
Many entire families who had found refuge
in neighboring woods were frozen to death.
Several hundred persons are missing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

In the case of Hayden, charged with the
murder of Mary Stannard, on trial at Wor-
eester, Mass, the jury returned verdict
OF "not guilty" The verdict was received
with loud cheers. The prisoner wept like
child.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

thousand francs for the relief off the poor.
On TIE 9th the thermometer indicated FIVE
degrees above zero in Paris, and in some CT
the suburbs six degrees below. The Seine
is frozen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
A New Bonanza.

Uranium, q mineral found in Bohemia,
but never before in this country, SO fsx as
known, has been discovered in the Sacra.
mento mining district in Colorado. The
ore runs so per cent. uranium, worth about
81 900 per ton,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Burned to Death.

Five Cinnamon were burned to death at
Lovelocks, New, on the 18th. They were in
a stupor from opium at the time.
A tollgate house near Rochester, New
York, burned on the 10th inst, and the
keeper and infant child persisted in the
flames
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Rurf0d Alive,

At Plattsmouth, Neb., on the 18th inst,
near new railroad being constructed, a
bank caved in upon ten or twelve men.
Three men were taken out dead and seven
badly injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Killed I'm n Mine.

Frederick Hay, John Reckler and boy
named James, were killed on the 18th inst,
by the falling of a top slate in the Forest
colliery, at Pottsville, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

On the 10th inst, the president sent to the
senate the nomination of Alexander Ram
sey, OF Minnesota, for secretary of war.
Without reference to any committee the
nomination was unanimously confirmed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

"WHERE did you get that bad butter?"
asks the Sioux City, (Iowa) man. And
his wife is so situated as to be enabled
to reply: cover to that corner grocery
mans -Damhim." Then the wife,
whom he never before supposed to be a
profane woman, has to explain to her
critical lord and master that she was only
giving the name of the grocery keeper
Damhim."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
RQn0RHnH

intelligence has been received that Pra
Peecha, son.in.law of Thomas G. Knox, late
British political agent and consul general
at Bangkok, has, been barbarously behesded
at Pechim, Siam, and that Pra Peecha's
father and brothers have been imprisoned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

A traia on the Vermont Central road ran
off the track near Addison junction draw
bridge. The engine went down an embark
ment of forty feet, killing engineer Stinson,
fireman Markham, and Lyman, engineer of
the drawbriige.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Whitewater Valley railroad near Harrison,
O., on the 9th list, by which four persons
were instantly killed. A construction train
closely following passenger train, ran into
wagon crossing the road, containing
Peter Singer, Mat. Singer, Mrs. Maggie Sin
ger, Peter Nye and Miss Ella Hurley. The
first four named were instantly killed and
Miss Hurley injured.
A fast train on the Great Eastern railway
ran off the track at Manningtree, Essex,
England, on the Sth, killing the driver and
stoker, and in juring several passengers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Uncle Sam Robbed.

While the Grant procession was passing
the custom house of Cincinnati on the 10th
instant, and the clerk temporarily absent,
thieves carried off $500 to 81 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
The Advance in Paper,

Within period Of sixty days the
prices of print and book papers have
advanced over 30 per cent. Paper that
was being sold in September at St cents
per pound is now put upon the combina-
ton price list at 10 cents per pound.
At meeting of the Chicago division of
the American Paper Makers association,
held 10 Chicago on November 25th, the
following prices to dealers in car load lots
were fixed upon:
Per Pound.
Straw print.
No. l news go per cent. wood )............ 8
Extra news Gall rags ).........................1
No. book (machine finished )...... IL Il
Sized and super-calendered .l21
These are the manufacturers prices
until the next meeting of the association.
which will occur the first part of Jan
uary, at which time another advance
may be expected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Wednesday, December IL, 1879.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Disastrous Season.

The fishing season at Gloucester, Mass,
closes with loss of 80 vessels, valued at
over $50, 900, and $50 men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
POSSESSION.
SHAKESPEARE,

For 30 falls out,
That what we have we prize not to the worth
While we enjoy it but, being lacked aud lost,
Why, then v Q rack the value; then we find
The virtue, that possession would not show us
While it was not ours.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
fudge McCrary,

Without further debate or division the
senate, on the 9th inst, confirmed the NOM
ination of Secretary McCrary to be United
States Circuit judge for the eight circuit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

Box-PLAITED blouses of navy blue or
sapphire flannel are worn by little girls.
The plaits are stitched from the neck to
the waist, but are left unfastened on the
skirt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
A Missouri BfSzxard.

town Of Reny, Randolph county, Mo-, on
the 9th inst. The residence of Byrd Ryle
was torn to pieces, every member of the
family being more or less iniured and Mr..
Ryle fatally. The house of Joe Patrick was
kiown down, and Mrs. Wright, a visitor,
fatally hurt. The dwelling of Koah Burk-
head was torn to pieces. and Mrs. Burkhead
wac seriously wounded. Several other
houses were considerably Injured, and
fences, grain stacks, trees, ETC., destroyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, December 100 P. M
Flour-Quiet but firm; common spring at
$560@575; good to choice at 500 @6.75
Wheat-Active and irregular; seller Jan.
uary at 81 29H@1.30H; seller February at
$1.31A@1 32h; No. cash at 81 81; No. /
hard at $l.32: No. 2 at Sl.29@1 2911; No.
at $l.14H No. 4 at $1O7H@109 Corn
Dull at 1910: new at 39c. Oats-Tame
at 34A@35c for No. 2. Barley-Easier: No.
sold at 75@76c; No. at 55c: extra No. 8
at 621a@62Ac. Rye-Dull at 78c. Pork
Tame Mt S13.25 cash; $l325 seller January
and $13.45 seller February. Lard-Quiet at
81 5O@8 90 for steam and kettle. Hogs
Lower at S43715@4 60.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Chicago.

CHICAGO, December 13-1:30 P. M
Wheat-Unsettlsd and generally lower !;
closing firm at $1.3OH for cash; $l.32 for
seller January; $685. for seller February.
Corn-Opened weak and closed frm at 41c
for cash; Ale for seller January; 47Ac for
seller May. Oats-Weak at 35c for cash
and seller January; $3.50 for seller Feb.
ruary; 40c for seller May. Rye-At 100
1910. Barley-At 9Gc. Pork-Heavy and
unsettled at $l3 90 for cash; $500 for seller
January; $13 42L for seller February.
Lard--Heavy and lower at 81 40 for cash !;
$3.50 for seller January; 1925 for seller
February. Whisky-At SLIP. Hogs-Re.
ceipts $4,000 head quiet, finn and a shade
higher; light at 81 1904 IS; heavy packing
at $4.5o@475; shipping at 81 7O@4S5. Cat.
tle-Receipts 1900 head steady.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17

Sir EDWARD HENDERSON says Lon
don spends daily about $50, 900 on cabs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Severe Westfxer.

Great Britain and the continent are ex.
periencIng very severe weather. Heavy
snow falls ere reported throughout Germsny
and Austrian Switzerlend, and from Paris
Madric, Brussels, Florence, Bologna Milan,
Genoa, Venice, Verona and Rome. At
Nantes, the river Loire is frozen. The
munich slity of Paris has voted five hundred
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
The Latest Murders.

Charles Brockman, son of prominent
Cincinnati grocer, shot and fatally wound
ed VIM. Burke, on the 13sh, after an en-.
counter in which Burke and his friends had
fallen upon Brockman and beaten him
severely.
Awakened by the barking of dogs John
Irving, colored expressman, living ON
Third avenue, Chicago, proceeded to his
barn about one O'Clock On the morning of
the 9Th inst, and was shot twice and in
stantly killed by murderer, who was heard
running along the path back of the house.
On the morning of the 9TH inst, the farm
house of Richard and VIM. Needham, near
London, Ont, was entered by masked burg.
lars who stole $500 and probably fatally
dubbed the Needhams.
Two deaths occurred on the last voyage
Of the ship Cashmere, now at Boston, from
itis.alleged ill.treatment by the officers, who
are now under arrest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Foreign.

LIVERPOOL, December 12.-1 80 P. M
Wheat advance l penny per GENITAL all
round and better tone. Cargoes advan ced
six pence per quarter. Country markets a
shade higher.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-17
Drowned.

At New Castle, N. B., on the 18th inst,
May Rilliston, daughter of Judge Willis.
ton, and jamie Watt, daughter of C. c..
Watt, shipbuilder, broke through the ice
while sksting and we're drowned.
Mrs. Eeault and two children were
drowned In North Nation river, Can.s on the
1zth
At point thirteen miles north of Nash.
will, Tenn, on the 10th INST, the dam on an
ice pond broke and torrent of water swept
down on cottage occupied by the McCroy
family. McCroy. with two of his children
in his arms and leading third, the young.
est, and followed by his wife, attempted
to wade through the food from his house,
which was surrounded by water to the depth
of six feet. Floating timber of old ice
houses knocked the little boy eut Of his
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-08-15
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST IS, 1879.

ttractcd the eye most was tn e entire
absence of rust, and the hea lthy
vigorous appearance Of the plant.
Every stalk seemed to be as green rs
Il leck. From here we went on up
the road passing the site of the old
Poplar Springs ACADEMY" Of which,
with its happy associations, we will
speak in another place.
That night (Friday) through the
kindness Of Mr.. J. j. Sulicy, We welc
comfortably housed and refreshed fol
the next day. We regret that we di |
not have the time to see his crop II he
Is one Of the most promising young
farmers i'll the County.
BY daylight the next morning we
returned to Orangcburg, and in the
afternoon visited the fields ofIr
John II. Dukes. His cotton is liter
a lily superb, ranking with DR.. Hol-
mans and Mr.. Mcqueen Salleys,
the best we have seen. Ills
fathers and sons crops, j. w. II.
Dukes Sr. an! Jr., are Il so excellent.
These farmers who are brin gin,
agriculture to perfection in our midst
deserve all the success they have at
tanned, and are the bcncfi,c:ors TO tie
community. 1t is our pleasure TO re-
cord their progress, anl will go whrre-
ever we can for the purpose. Our
next ramble will be on Bull Swamp,
and after that probably Lower St.
Matthews.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-08-15
Editorial Wanderings.


through portion Of the County, not
far from our Burg, on the Belcville
and n part of the State Roal.
The first agricultural item that
attracted our attention was the fine
cotton crop of Mr.. Mcqueen Salley,
the branches of which in many places
locked in the alley.
Mr.. w. Il. Muller's cotton and corn
also caught our eye very favorably,
as well as that of Mr.. Bryant.
DIR. Sallcy's neat ItLle farm pre-
scted an air Of cozincss and comfort
which was particularly pleasing.
We were also glad to see that our
friend John Ogren is bull liny up AMI
progressing.
a bout five miles from town we
turned to the riyhs where our eyes
we're soon RECALLED by the broad fields
and fine prospects of Mr.. David
fersner and Nlcssrs. S T., and
Thomas Rickenbaker.
Here we changed course in the
direction oi' Dir. j w. Summers line
place which We reached about sun
down, where we found the doctor
experimenting the un oading of lum.
bcr i'll preparation for another build.
ing. 1t is supcrnu ,us to say that hi;
crop looked we'll
About dark we put UP with our
friend L. w. Ulmer on the State
road, where we refreshed for til night
under his hospi,able roof. We saw
On his place some sugarcane Which
We think rather hard 10 beat.
In the rear Of his pl ICE, our former
townsman w. X. Crook and his
brother David Or ook arc RAINING a
fine business with their farm and saw
mill.
The next morning we took observa-
lions in the section ofcountry in the
FORK OF -Four Holes AMI Ball SWAMP
II is Il lhickly tiled section, entirely
remote from the public highways,
with the houses mostly in sight OF
each other. The farms h. re b.il,
small are we'll attcn ,,i ,,I l,,r..,
inc.
On Mr.. William Shnler's place w,
saw some of the finest rice in the
County.
About sun set we were waited in a
light buggy up the State Road TO
spacious residence Of Capt. j. w.
sellers where we spent ii night and
day in the enjoyment Of his bound
less hospitality. We earned here
tha; the people OF this section had
suffered more from the diou ght than
any other part OF the County, un!ess
probably Providence Township. We
saw here some of the o,ks that
were killed by the heat aud dry
weather. Hard y one.ihird of Il corn
crop will be made from here up to
Lewis> lie, although the recent rains
are bringing out the cotton.
The heat of the weather prevented
our wandering to any distance, 50 W.
have noticed only what We saw.
Probably at another time W. will give
tho result Of our Observations in
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-08-15
For the Orangcburg TIMES.
Mountain Ramblos, and Pleasing
Sights
GREENvII.LE, August Sth 1879.

GREESvIILE, August Sth 1879.
The rain 5, m,.b uaa],lb, t,o
parc.cd and crustod soil er1al -
last and we who wcro !, seor,h of
diversion were out with tho first COR
tain sunshine. 7 usc thr wnr1 car-
tain, because in the mountain country
the clouds hang SO near the peak.
heads that like an old maids tcmp.r
ca celebrated doctor used the fisure
before me- it is an uncertain venture
10 court certainty o:' sun, iC nav
prove I dampcr. An unusual de-
manl for couvcyanccs detained us
tunr hours before we started. The
preparation against a wcttinr was
formidable in The way Of oilclorhs
and umbrellas. B.ing euuipDel we
were of. On starting we cnouircd Of
our guide, chow far is The ridre
proper 1t looked Il, if it might be
ten miles away, 50 bold and clearly
defined was every pile. "Sixty miles"
was the reply. nrhcn .v,. Will ,rv
the nearest" The ascent Of heirat
Of three tho lsanl feet from the level
occupied two hours, and covered pcr-
haps six miles Of beautiful, though
wild and dangerous road. The
tendency is to pen. paint a mountain
View. This is rs impossiblc rs 70
linn II storm at sea. The boulder
hat threatens 10 crush all opposition
shades Il ril fount, which tmckles
softly from the rock base, and SINGS
on its way to the sea. The water cut
gulch that splits lofty p.a is the
hiding place Of the partridge and
squirrel The ravine that lies far
below hedged with slanting walls Of
lichcncd rock is the modest home Of
some toiIcr for the bread Of to day.
The enarlcl roots which iut from
the washed slopes, and tangle with
the granite laid.soil, seem to point a
mora Of what it is TO live and endure.
This is our way up, and we hold our
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-30
JOHN G. MORGAN,
1rCErs EY AT LAW.
detroit Free Press.l

Just before sundowu the other
evening a young farmer came in on
the Grand r ver road with a horse
and buggy, aud meeting police
man near Twentieth street, asked
him to drink. The officer explain
ed that it could not be done, and
the farmer continued:
"All right; no harm done. The
harvest is over, the crops are safe,
aud pve come to town to get drunk
and lick q man."
About two hours later horse and
buggy obstructed the car track
near Twelfth street, and when the
conductor got down he found the
young farmer lying around loose
in the bottom of the buggy, feet
and hands sprawled every which
way. His face was so badly pound
ed up that it was at first thought
he was dead, but after being lifted
out and Strengthened around he
opened his eyes and called out:
"The harvest is over, the crops
are safe, and I've licked man all
1 want to for fifty years to comen
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-30

On motion, a warrant was order
ed to be drawn in favor of w. J..
Nicely for $2c, amount paid discount
on city warrant.
Petition Of j. ID. Hansen and
others. Referred to Board of Pub
lie Works.
Petition OF Margaret Keegan ask
ing that Peter Luny, all employe
of the city, be required to pay her
S65 due for board and lodging. Re-
ferred to Z.nja Committee.
Petition of Confidence Engine
Company No. 2 asking for new sue
tions for tie engine. Referred to
Committee on Fire and Water
with power to act.
A mum Der of bills we're referred
to the Finance Committee.
Adjourned.