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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21
FIRES.

The Arcadia Springs Hotel, at Ar
cadia, Wis, burned May 18th. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
FULLER, WARREN & Co.'s stove works
at Troy, N. Y, partially burned May
18th. Loss estimated at 800 900 to $40,
600; covered by insurance
A FIRE at East Saginaw, Mich,
May 18th, destroyed a large steam
salt block and two dry houses
of Sears & Holland, together with
1000 barrels of salt; also frame
boarding house and small grocery
and dwelling adjoining. Sears & Hol-
lands loss $25, 900; insured for $14, 600.
Loss on other buildings, 1000; insur-
ance, $500. The residence of III. Mil
Ter, badly damaged, was insured for
$4,000. =
A SCRANTON, Pa. dispatch of the 18th
inst. states that extensive forest fires are
causing great destruction to timber
around the city and village of Tobuyhi-
ami, twenty miles from Scranton. That
city is entirely surrounded by fires.
This P. NJ. the citizens turned out and
fought the flames, finally getting them
under control. Unless rain comes soon
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21
CASUALTIES.

A HAIL storm in northern Wisconsin
on the 18th inst. did a great deal OF
damage.
FOUR men were seriously in Ured in
Chicago on the 10th by falling build
ing.
On the 18th inst. at Cincinnati, ALT.
Burnett, the well-known lecturer, broke
his arm and leg by the fall of a staging
upon which he was standing at the
Marine railway dock.
August Schlessner of Milwaukee, was
fatally crushed at the Union Iron Works
on Chicago street, en- the 10Th, by the
fall of an iron flask from a truck.
Schlessner resides on Muskego avenue.
is As yeers Of age, and has large fam
lily dependent upon him for support.
A BosToN dispatch Of May 18th says
at midnight last night the north twin
dam on the west branch, Of the Penob-
hundred feet vide, and there is breach
of two hundred feet. Lumbermen are
in state of CONSERVATION lest twenty
five pfillion feet Of logs get hung up,
thus causing loss to them Of $50, 900.
A COUNCIL BLUFFS dispatch of the
18th says that during thunderstorm
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Edgbert Win
sor; young farmer living few miles
north of this city, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. His clothes
were torn in shreds. his hair singed,
and his body blackened. A horse on
which he rode was also instantly
killed, while another at his side was
knocked down.
A GAINESVILLE. Wis. special dated the
18th says, while VIM. Zimmerman and
daughter. Of Edgerton, this county,
were riding on Monday evening, the
horse became frightened at a lecomo-
tive and ran away, throwing Mr.. Tim
norman from the buggy, breaking his
neck. killing him almost instantly. His
daughter was uninjured. His wife has
become delirous fir ON the effects Of the
shock.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21
take the necessary steps to carry the
question to higher court.
CRIME.

FREEMAN the Pocasset murderer and
his wife both indicted for murder on
the 18th, will be tried in October next
CHIEF of Police Kennedy arrived in
Milwaukee on the 18th from Virginia,
with Alex Cohen, the defaulter and fol-
ger.
A WOMAN was outraged and mura-
cred by tramps at Easton, Kansas, on
the 18th, and if the guilty parties are
caught there will undoubtedly be case
Of lynching.
THE revenue officers had fight with
bushwhackers, northumberland Gap Va.
on the 18th, and the notorious Burt
Gaines was killed.
A CLINToNvILLE, ILL.,, special of the 10Th
says the tramp nuisance has again
sprung up in that vicinity. Numerous
squads pass through there daily, and
there is no end to depreciation COM
mitted by them.
ANDREW MANNING, dissipated fac
tory-operatiye at Danielsonville, Conn.,,
in quarrel with his wife on the 18th,
chopped her head open with an ak, kill
ing her instantly. He then ran to a
neighboring pond and drowned him
self.
A WHEELING, w. Va, dispatch of
May 18th says: At II o'clock tonight
Sessy Ross a notorious gambler robbed
an inmate of a house of ill-fame of a
gold watch valued at 5000. Officer
Malloney attempted to arrest Ross
when the latter fed; Malloney fired
three shots, one taking effect inficting
a dangerous wound.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Paducan,
KY, of May 18th says: Two years ago
man named Dan Edmunds, who
lived in Livingston county, Kentucky,
ran off to Arkansas with neigh
boris daughter, leaving wife and
family behind. A short time ago he
started back to his former home with the
woman and child, and when
near the Mississippi river killed and
buried both. On returning he took up
with his lawful wife. The bodies of the
murdered woman and child were
found and identified, and seacrh was
instituted for Edmunds. Yesterday an
officer from Arkansas arrived at the
home of the murderer, and took him
back to Arkansas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21
AnthrOpOlOgical Measurements.
New York Times.

DR.. A. Weisbach, chief of the Austro-
Hungarian hospital in Constantinople,
and who is spoken of as having "taken
more measurements of living men than
any other anthropologist," has publish
ed results relating to many individuals
from nineteen different peoples, inhab-
iting the most various parts Of the
earth. One Of his conclusions, which
may almost be called a discovery, is
that the rapidity of the pulse-beat va
ries in different nations within very
wide limits. Thus, the pulse Of the
Congo negro beats but 81 times in a
minute, while the quickest pulses are
found among the Tagals (SO), and the
Madurese and the Nikobars (84). the
Japanese pulse beats rs times per min
ute, and the Chinese 70. The shortest
people measured, that is probably the
shortest in the world, are the Hotten-
tots 1886 millimeters); next to whom
come the Japanese. The other extreme
is represented by the Maeris Of New
Zealand 1871 millimeters), and the
Sandwich Islanders, Kanakas, and
Kafrs are but little less tall. The Cir
cumterence of the Patagonian head is
the largest, and the olamese the small
est, and the curious statement is made
that tall peoples usually have small
heads and short peoples large ones. the
most noticeable exceptions being the
Siamcs), who have small heads although
their stature IS short, and the Patago-
mans, who have large heads although
they are very tall. Patagonians are
said to nave noses much broader at the
root than Congo negroes, and at the
nostrils the negroes noses are also much
narrower than are the Australians.
North American Indians and Polyne-
slams have the largest busts, or chests,
and the Malays the smallest The
East Europeans generelly, and tina Con-
go negroes alone among Africans, have
all the leg-bones longer than the arm
bones, while among Australians. Poly
nesians, and especially East Asiatics
and Patagonians, the leg bones are
shorter than the arm-bOnes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21
CABLEGRAMS.

THE death of the African explorer,
the Marquis of Antinori, is officially de-
MED, from Rome, under date of May
18th.
ODESSA, Russian, advices of the 18th
state that the Russian Steam Naviga-
ton Company's vessels will convey 49,
900 men and $500 horses for Bourgas,
between May 18th and June 10Th, and
the remainder of the evacuating army
will 60 away by railway.
A LONDON dispatch dated May 18th
says Lord Hamilton, vice-president Of
tue council, to- day stated in the house
of commons that in various cattle car
goes recently arrived from America
pleuro-pneumonia had been found.
A DISPATCH from Sin1la, of the
18th says intelligence from Turkestan
represents that the Chinese troops have
been twice successfully attacked by the
Khirgaz tribes from the Andijan dis
trict, who now hold Kashgar. A Chi
nese army Of 10000 men is concen-
trated on the Eelee river.
INTELLIGENCE was received at st. Pet
ersburg on the 18th from Tihis that a
disease with terrible mortality is rag
ing in ninteen villages in the Caucasus.
A solemn procession of holy pictures has
been held in the district of Gori, and
prayers offered for the preservation Of
the inhabitants.
LONDON advices of the 18th inst. state
that the difference between the masters
and miners of the Durham district has
been referred to arbitration. The
strikes of the iron works of London and
Belfast were failures. Sixty cotton ope-
ratives sailed for Dundas, Ont, to-day,
where anil is being established.
A LONDON dispatch dated May 18th
says political murders in Russia have
been recently confined to the provinces.
The stringent measures adopted against
them seems TO have coWed the con-
spirators in St. Petersburg. The car
has decreed that prisoners tried by
court martial must be doomed or &C
gifted within lWenty-four hours, and
the sentences must be executed within
tWenty-four hours from the time thew
are pronounced.
4 MADRID dispatch of May 18th says
sensation has been created in fnan-
cial circles here, by a newspaper article
showing that in the next budget the in
terest and redemption of recently is
sued treasury bonds will require 3d.
100000 piasters above the present rate
for debt charge. besides which military,
naval and public works expenditures
are increasing, and the direct taxes are
falling off through the crisis in Cata-
lonia and the high price of food; but
the custom receipts are sensibly in
creasing.
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the destruction of property will be i'm

the destruction Of property will be i'm
mense.
A LEXINGTON, KY, dispatch of the
14th Says fire broke out at 8 quarter
past eight o'clock tonight in Silas VOL
vertons omnibus and livery stable on
Main street. The flames spread rapid
ly and within five minutes WcIverton's
and the adjoining stable of Tracy Il
Wilson were one sheet Of flame, spread
ing rapidly till the Phoenix Hotel on
one side, and the residence OF Gen. Les
lie Combs ON the other side were IN
flames. The destruction of these build
ings was complete and it was with the
utmost difficulty that the fire depart
ment was able to keep the fire within
its limits. At this hour, II p. M, the
fire is still raging but under control.
Loss 100000, insurance about $4,000.
A READING, Pa, special Of May 18th
says forest fires in Schuylkiil county
are still burning furiously and are grad
ually creeping toward q great many
valuable coal mines. Parties of men
have organized to work night and day
in fighting the flames. Travel along
the highways has been impeded, pre-
venting farmers in getting to town with
their produce. The fire approached so
near the William Penn colliery to-day
that it was great difficulty the breaker,
which is one of the largest in the Shan
andoah district, was saved. The miners
turned out en- masse to fight the flames
from their dwellings and with the help
of the Shenandoah fire department,
they were successful this afternoon in
getting the flames under control. The
loss SO far has been very heavy, but can
not be estimated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21
GENERAL NOTES.

A MILWAUKEE telegram of the 18th
says wheat is being shipped from that
city to Buffalo at 81 cents per bushel.
The New York assembly passed bill
making six per cent. the legal rate of
interest on the 10th, and it is believed
the senate will concur in the measure.
A NEW YORK dispatch of May 18th
says J. Gould and and party Of friends
will start in a few days to visit the west.
This is probably an offset to the Van
derbilt trip to the west.
A ST. PAUL dispatch of May 18th says
the strike on the Canada Pacific was
ended by the men having been paid off
and quit. No riotous demonstration af-
ter the troops arrived, five ring leaders
were arrested and fined.
A Bismarck, Dakota territory dis
patch Of the 10Th, says that millions of
little grasshoppers are jumping about
in this vicinity. What harm they may
do Is altogether problematical.
Chicago papers of the 18th have adj
vices from large number OF localities
throughout Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota, where delightful rains
have recently prevailed.
A CHICAGO dispatch dated May 18th
says the general freight agents of trunk
lines held a meeting here to-day, for
the purpose ofstiffening rates on east
bound freight, but as the Pennsylvania
road adhered to it's determination not
to enter another agreement, and as It's
representative was not present, the
meeting adjourned without action.
A JOLIET, Ill.,, dispatch dated the 18th
says the strike of the quarrymen at Lee
mont has proved, SO far, perfectly
successful. They are now getting $1.50
a day for their labor, which is excellent
wages for quarrymen. tits understood
that as soon as present contracts are
filled the employers will shut down the
quarries and employ no men unless
they can be hired for $1.25 day. To
morrow the Joliet quarries will pay to
their laborers, for April, about $4,000.
A MACK1NAw, ILL.,, special under date
of the 18th says report has been start
ed to the effect, that gold had been dis
covered in a ravine on MackinaW river,
near that place. The report has contin-
ued to increase until great excitement
exists through this region. 1t is said
that those who made the alleged discov-
cry have taken care to obliterate all
traces of the work, and refuse to give
any information on the matter.
A DISPATCH from Victoria, B. c.,
of the 10Th, says the steamship
California, from Alaska, arrived
this afternoon. She reports all quiet at
Sitka. This war steamer Alaska is lying
at anchor in the harbor. Six of the
Alaska's crew attempted to desert few
days ago, by swimming ashore, having
first donned life preservers. They were
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21

AT the last meeting of railway engi-
neers, the four-foot eight and a half
inch gauge was adopted, it being con-
sidered the most practicable, and at this
date over AZ, 600 miles Of railroad in the
United States are of this gauge. The
narrow gauge is three feet, and there
are over 5000 miles in America, no.
counting the private lines. The total
number of miles OF railway in the
United States is put down at 73, 600,
nearly as much as all of Europe. The
longest line mot counting branches is
the Union Pacific ,O33 miles. The
smallest organized road in the world is
the Wood River Branch Railroad, OF
Rhode Island, which is six miles, and
has eight ily passenger trains.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21

The Pocasset tragedy recalls the case
of one of Truman Phinney, farmer of
Geauga county, Ohio, who, ten years
ago, went crazy at Methodist revival
and became seized with the idea that
the Lord had commanded him to kill
his son. At three o'clock one morning
his wife was aroused by her husband,
who was engaged in whetting the butch
er knife in very diiigent way. Hav-
ing noticed that he was little strange
the day before she was alarmed, and
asked what he was doing. At first he
would not tell her, but at length, with
great show of reluctance, he said that
the Lord had revealed to him that in
order that the whole household might
be saved his little son must be sacrificed,
and he was getting ready to carry out
the will of the Lord. The alarm Of the
mother was beyond description, but she
kept perfectly cool and appeared to be
greatly interested in what was going
forward. At length she attempted to
persuade him to put off the sacrifice
for time, but this he would not con-
sent to. He said that now was the &C
cepted time and the day of salvation.
Finally she suggested that it would be
proper to have certain neighbor pres
L l. int
IN all that was going forward in the
family and was withal very pious. To
this Mr.. Phinney assented, and with his
wife went to invite the neighbor to the
sacrifice. The neighbor came and sue
ceeded in securing Phinney before he
completed his bloody work. He was
taken to the Cleveland insane asylum,
where ne died some years later.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21

The gold medals awarded to United
States exhibitors at the recent Unlver-
sal Exposition at Paris have been re-
ceived by Commissioner General Nc
Cormick, and will be distributed as soon
as possible. The medals weigh three
ounces each. Each medal bears the
name of the exhibitor to whom it was
awarded, and is accompanied by dl-
ploma, with the signatures Of the Min
listers of Agriculture and Commerce
and the French Commissioner General,
designating the group and class I'D
which the award was made. The med
ais are 100 in number. There are
twenty-three diplomas of honor,
which are considered equal to gold
medals, and were chiefly given for ex-
hibits made by the government or by
public institutions. The Commissioner
General has not yet been advised when
the silver and bronze medals will reach
this country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21

CAPT. NOLAN, of the bark Gilman
pas, which arrived last week from Bel
fast officially reported having been in
collision with whale on the voyage.
April 20, in latitude 81, longitude II,
while under a fve-knot breeze, Captain
McLain says the bark struck a heavy
object, which stopped the Roadway of
the vessel for the time being. The
Captain went Oh deck, and saw large
whale, which had evidently been injur-
ed by the collision, as the water was dis
colored with blood. The whale soon
disappeared, and the vessel continued
on its course. Next day Captain Nc
Lain passed part of the deck, with main
hatch and very heavy beams, of a
wreck, supposed to belong to large
steamship. This was probably from
the British steamer Surbiton, which is
long overdue from New York to Rotter-
dam.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21

The two thousand six hundred and
third anniversary Of the foundation of
Rome was celebrated on the 21st of
April with more than a customary
solemnity by the German Arch@olog-
ical institute, inasmuch as it was also
the fftieth anniversary Of its establish
ment. A number of the most distln-
guished German savants went to Rome
for the occasion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21

One of the latest applications of vul
canized rubber in England is to render
china, stone, and glassware noiseless.
1t is applied in the form of narrow
strips inserted 10 grooves.