Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-15

have been the meagre compensation
cfithe Rev. Mr.. Virgin on recent oc-
casion. Some such regulations as these,
however, are proper and necess airy,
and lfthey should be adopted marriage
might not be easy, but it would be
safer +@' IS -
|2m god FETCHER'S FALL. q s.oI ii
on &Hi3la -aH -raT H..4t ...vI
Very Gloomy Picture of a Once Brilliant
/ .#9a pEl &C., ActOr. ID lilo ,. .,L
En,.H. pon Philadelphia Times. mi. ....,
o The dark shadows of Fetcher's life
stand out all the stronger because Of the
brightness into which they were pro-
| jected, but now there is much shadow
and a little light, for the actor has fall
len from his high station by reason of
ilhhealth brought about by excuses,
and the graceful actor has made way
for a graceless old AEGEAN old age that
has come before its due, for it is only
thirty years since the young French
sculptor, then 2S years Of age, made his
first bow as actor at the Sale Moliere, in
MS native land. From that time his
career has always been upward and On
to great successes. So far as drinking
is concerned it never interfered with his
business until a few years ago, and his
engagements were carried out faith
fully, although managers had come to
know by the higher range Of his always
imperious temper, and on occasions
his absence of mind, that he was failing
somewhat, One that knew him we'll re-
lates that fletcher was remarkable for
pauseS. Upon reaching q dramatic
| climax, 1t was his custom to stop short
IN action and speech and stand perfect
ly still. In many cases this was provo
cative Of great applause. His acting
became noticeable for the growing fire.
quency and length of those pauses, I'M
til finally it became the business OF the
proprietor to always watch, and correct
him. In the winter Of 1875 he broke
in on a number of engagements by
| falling sick before they were completed.
In 1876 this was still more the case, un-
til it was with difficulty that he could
obtain an engagement in an first class
theatre. Indisposition was the plea,
until finally in Rochester, his troubles
eliminated by his appearing SO drunk
upon the stage that the audience Kissed
and left the theatre, and the whole
story Of continued, drinking and high
living was told in the public print. Dur
ing the past two seasons Mr.. fletcher
has broken down very frequently, and
the manager of a leading star theater,
in speaking Of him recently, said
fletcher, who should have been the
leading actor Of the world, is dead to
the profession of which he was at one
time the ornament" An old acquain-
lance relates that fletcher was a man
who lived very high. "He often sat
down to lunch and Jared upon a tin of
plate -de-foi-gras and " a pint of raw
brandy nothing else; and the brandy
at lunch bore but a. meagre relation to
his daily ration" ~ - 49,. 49,, nn4
SOME time ago announcement was
made that large quantities of trade dol
lars were being accumulated by specu-
lators at commercial centres in China
the purpose being to return such dol
lars to the United States in the expecta-
ton that congress would give them the
legal tender quality. Reports received
at the state departm ent from American
cCnsuls, show that in many parts of
China these coins have been so mutila-
ted as to make them useless as curren-
cy. The consuls at Amboy, Foochow,
and Ningpo report that the American
trade dollar has been SO mutilated in
"chopping" by the Chinese merchants
at the places named, as to render them
undesirable as q circulating medium.
This practice, which had its origin in a
rule made by mercantile houses in the
south OF China, requiring each firm to
guarantee the genuineness of dollars
paid out by afhxing to each coin Its
q chop or firm name, and which was
done by stamping with a die upon the
face ct the coin, has grown into such an
abuse that current dollars are defaced
beyond all possibility of recognition,
and not infrequently coins are found in
circulation through which holes have
been punched. In some cases there is
reason to believe the date has been
displaced by a. gouge, and small por-
ton of the metal has been taken from
the coin. This practice also prevails in
Hong Kong. Coins thus mutllated
would not, of course, be accepted at
their face in the United States, even
though the trade dollar be given the le-
BARTENDER quality, and holders Of them
would be forced to dispose of them as
so much bullion. To the extent, there
fore, that trade dollars have suffered
mutilation by the " chops "tof Chinese
merchants, the amount Of these coins
outstanding for all purposes of money
may be said to be reduced. ~, aa.,~
Business of the Chicago & Northwestern.
Chicago Tribune.
Some statistics in regard to the bust
ness of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company are interesting as
showing the growth of that mammoth
corporation. The company gives en-
alignment to 5000 men. It paidit con-
ductors, baggagemen and brakemen
$3.50 1863 40 last year. To it's engineers