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

given to the democratic electors. 1t
was insisted then that the state Of Flor
ida had given the Tilden electors ma
GRITTY. The case was reopened on the
request of Hull, in order that he might
have chance to take additional testi-
mony.
THE following is the trade dollar silver
bill as it passed the house on the 10Th
inst.
Be 1T enacted, etc.. that the secretary of
the treasury shall cause to be exchanged
at the treasury and at all sub-treasuries
of the United States, legal tender silver
dollars for trade dollars at pal, provided
the weight of said trade dollar has not
been reduced below the standard
weight and limit of tolerance provided
by law for the single piece, and shall
recon said trade dollars into
legal tender dollars as now provided by
law and shall stop further coinage Of
trade dollars; provided that trade dol
lass reconed under this act shall not
be counted as part Of the coinage of
silver required by the act of Feb. %,
1875 and provided further that trade
dollars that have been Clipped or re-
stamped for circulation in China and
other foreign countries shall be exclud-
ed from the provisions of this act.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
FIRES.

AN $4,000 fire occurred at Menasha,
on the 18th, in the stave factory of A.
Symes & Co.; insurance $500.
AT fire in Williamsport, Pa, on the
Goth the residence Of Samuel Miller,
was burned Mrs. Miller perisned in the
flames, and her husband is not expect
ed to recover from his burns. ar
A FIRE at Mobile, Ala, on the Goth
burned Sherman's stationery store. Du
Bose & Co.'S drug store: Mckinley &
Co.'s saddlery. house and Linkoff &
Strauss wholesale dry-good's. store.
Loss, 1925, 900; insured. f,- .a =
A FIRE at Ogden, ILL.,, on the Goth de-
stroyed large fourlng-mill owned by
J. w. Harris, of Indianapolis. Loss,
about $9, 1000; insured for $4,000 in the
Fire Association of Philadelphia and
$4,000 in the Home of New York. ...a
A New YORK dispatch of the Goth
states that fire in the five-story build
ing, No. 48 and SO Walker street con.
sumed the top floor and roof Of the
building. The top floor was occupied
as a work-room by J. Thomas, manu-
facturer Of ladies' and childrens' suits.
The stock of Benton & Bros, stamping
and embroideries, fourth floor, was de-
luged by water and destroyed. The
stocks of William Human and James
P. Farrell, importers of woolens,1 on
the lower floors, were also flooded by
water. The damage will probably ex.
ceed $4,000 Bic a.sss Sill II la6s
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
CABLEGRAMS.

LONDON advices of the 18th state that
1000 miners at Tamworth have struck
against reduction Of wages.
AT St. Petersburg on the 18th the
Receivers Office in Cherson, South Rus
STA, was undermined and robbed of
/, 100000 roubles. 49, 4-.y -
AN i'm perial order has been issued,
says a St. Petersburg dispatch of the
10th, authorizing sentries to carry load
Ell and half cooked repeating revolvers.
A STETrIN dispatch of the 10th states
that while the steamer Orpheus, bound
for Kenigsburg, was lying III this har-
Dor, her boiler burst and MANY persons
aboard were kill ed. Ten bodies so far
have been recovered.
Rome advices of the 10Th states that
there has been a violent earthquake
yesterday near Aci, Sicily. Five vii
lagos were almost wholly destroyed
Ten persons were killed and several IN
jured. The inhabitants of the district
are fleeing en- masse. sn.s as q#
A MADRID dispatch of the 10th says
the government has ordered the prose-
cution of energetic measures to obtain
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
Times of Taking Food.

Nature has fixed no particular hours
for eating. When the mode Of life is
uniform, it is of great importance to
adopt fixed hours; when 1t is regular
we ought to be guided by the real wants
of the sysem as dictated by appetite.
A strong laboring map, engaged in hard
work, will require food oftener and in
larger quantities than an INDECENT or
sedentary man. AS general rule five
hours should elapse between one meal
and another-longer, if the mode of life
be indolent; shorter if it be very active.
When dinner is delayed seven or eight
hours after breakfast, some slight re-
freshment should be taken between.
Young persons, when growing fast, re-
quire more food and at shorter inter-
walls than those do who have arrived
at maturity. Children under seven
years usually need food every three
hours; piece of bread will be healthy
lunch, and child seldom eats bread
to excess. Those persons who eat g.
late supper should not take breakfast
till one or two hours after rising. Those
who dine late, and eat nothing after
wards, require breakfast soon after
rising.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

New YORK has adopted the novel
plan originated year ago by New Jer-
sey, for checking corruption IN local
government. This plan is to permit
twenty-five freeholders in any town or
incorporated village in the state, who
believe that their taxes are not being
honestly expended, to demand of the
supreme court justice of that district q
summary investigation into the fnan-
cial affairs of their local governm ent.
The justice has the power to appoint
an expert or experts to make the invest
igation, and can use ali the authority
in mis- office to enforce his orders. One
of the best features Of the law is the
way in which the cost of these inquiries
is to be met. If the accusations are
sustained, the delinquent officials pay
the expenses, but if the freeholders
have brought charges which cannot be
made good, Their they must pay the ex-
pense of the investigation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
Why American Men Don't Marry Titles.
baltimore News

1t is a somewhat singular fact that we
seldom or never hear of an American
man marrying titled European lady.
Marriages by foreign aristocrats of
American girls are common, but the re-
verse is a very unusual event. 1t may
be suggested as an explanation that our
girls are more accessible, that Ameri-
cans, being democratic, are less nedged
in by social restraints than the nobility
of the old world, and that alliances are
therefore more easily made with them
by foreigners than with the daughters
Of titled Europeans by Americans. We
do not think this good explanation.
We incline to the belief that the state
of affairs we refer to is due to the fact
that American girls so far excel their
foreign sisters that not only are our
men perfectly satisfied with them, but
actually draw from the European matri-
monial market the most valuable and
eligible scions of royalty, thus CARRYING
off the prizes from their old-world
rivals. At any rate it is gratifying to
think this is the true state Of the case,
and, in the absence of better explana-
ton, we will accept it as an answer to
the question. ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
CRIME.

NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE, (colored) of
hung for murder on the Goth inst, has
been respited for four weeks by the gov
erDOr.
A DISPATCH of the 10Th from Syca-
more, Ill.,, states that Geo. Alexander,
convicted of the murder of his wife in
March last is sentenced to be hung.
The convict is negro.
AN Indianapolis dispatch of the 18th
states that the jury at the second trial
Grew last September, found defendant
guilty, and fixed the penalty Of death
by hanging.
A PARTY of ten North Carolina peni-
tertiary convicts made desperate
attempt to escape at Raleigh on the
18th, but the guards were not caught
asleep and opened such g. deadly fire
that eight of the convicts were killed j;
two escaped. f..
THREE prisoners named James White,
Tony Defrehse. and Charles Miller
made their escape from the jail at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, on the 18th inst, by saving
of the iron bars of the window. Two
were recaptured but Miller is still at
large.
AN Adrian, Mich: dispatch of the
18th says Jas. WEIGH, wealthy farmer
of this county, went to Hudson, Sun
day, with hired man, Frank Palmer.
WEIGH claims to have had 81, 500 in his
possession. At Hudson they drank
some, and started for home, each rein
forced with g. bottle of whisky. Yes
terday WEIGH woke up in grove eight
miles from Hudson, and found the
horse and buggy hitched to tree, but
his comrade and money were gone.
Officers are on Palmer's track. ms q
! f A CHATTANOOGA special under date Of
June 10th says the thicket in which
Scott, the murderer of Policeman Wig
gins, took refuge yesterday after having
escaped from the jail and killed a
bloodhound which followed closely in
his wake, has been surrounded since
last night, and sufficient reinforce
ment will be obtained tomorrow morn
ing to close in on the murderer as on a
fox hunt. A large number of
persons left this morning for
the murderer's refuge. The excitement
is still intense and nothing else is talked
about. It is believed that Scott will
sell his life dearly, and will kill as
many Of the sherif's posse before sub
hitting to arrest as possible. He is re-
garded as desperate who must be
killed on sight to save the lives of the
pursuers. If taken alive he will be
mobbed. - sans f4Ga.H e.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
THE KANSAS CYCLONE.
Incidents not Before Published Regard
ing the Terrible Tornado.
Kansas City Journal.

AdISdS ClIy journal.
From Myron Smith, ESQ, of Logan,
Ottawa county, Kan, the Journal gath
ers many items of interest concerning
the recent tornado. 1t commenced
near the county line between Lincoln
and Saline counties. 1t was in the usual
form, forward movement slow, rotary
motion rapid. 1t moved little east of
north. Near the divide between the
Saline and Solomon rivers it seemed to
rise and pass off in eddies. the damage
on the hills being very slight
Passing by the numerous casualties
and other facts already known, I shall
give few incidents which Mr.. Smith
firmly believes to be true, but which
NAV be exaggerated.
Near the farm of Samuel Mcbride
the storm seemed toremain stationary,
and such was the force of it that several
men decla1 it to be fact that a we'll
was ''sucked' dry and portion Of the
wall taken out. The river was swept
dry for q mile, dry enough for an army
OF lsraelites to pass over dry-snod.
The farm of Mr. Cronise was stripped.
Out Of fifteen horses, only three were
lett tit for duty. Mr.. McBride;s horses,
cattle, and hogs were all taken across
the river and killed. After passing the
Solomon, as the ground rose, the storm
scattered in eddies.
AT Meredith a horse was taken no,
and, dropping stiHlegged, his legs were
driven into the ground to his body. At
the same time young man was taken
up, while in the air, was tumbled all
around the horse, sometimes above and
sometimes below, and was bruised by
contact with the flying animal, but hap
PLY the young man was dropped gent
ly as a feather-bed, and the. horse as
above stated. He crawled up beside 81
straw stack, but, being in danger of be-
ing covered by the straw, he wandered
out on the prairie. Here he found a
child with fence-stake through it's
body and barbed wire wound about it.
The child had not been identified at last
accounts. A woman was found nude,
her head In the earth and dashed to
| pieces. Her husband, now a maniac,
valnly stretches his hands heaven
ward, crying: 'There! there! she's COM
ingp
| A young man and his wife ran from
their new house for the old dug-out,
but: failing to reach it, caught hold of
some willows, at the same time firmly
clinging to each other The willows
whipped the poor woman till she was
unconscious. When she recovered she
found herself embracing her dead hus-
| band.
Another young couple saw the storm
coming and ran at right angles to its
path and just barely escaped.
The killed were covered with dirt and
dust and were so blackened that they
could scarcely DE identified. 1t is said
of one woman that, although her fami-
ly were separated and child lost, yet
she assisted in preparing others for bur-
ial. She had washed corps and sud-
denly discovered it to be her own child.
The strain was too great, and she is said
to be a raging maniac. Mr.. Smith
thinks that in the sixty-mile course for
ty-fve were killed and 125 wounded,
some of whom will die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
CASUALTIES.

AN Akron, Ohio, telegram of the Goth
says in a runaway Henry Post, Miss
Helen Cald we'll, and her sister, Mrs.
Hattie McCarty, of Cleveland were
thrown from a buggy, fatally injuring
Miss Caldwell, who expired before she
could be picked up, and also seriously
injuriag Mr.. Post, who had not at last
accounts become conscious. Slight
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Mrs. McCarty's back was hurt, and she
was otherwise bruised.
A LANSING, Mich, special of the Goth
inst, states that the bodies Of BARLEY
Seigle, aged As years, and his SOP, IL
years, were found last night in the Ce-
dar river, about five miles east of here.
They were in the city with a load OF
for their home in Shaftsburg, Shiawas-
see county, just before dark. Mr..
Seigle served during the entire civil war
in company I, 9Th Michigan infantry,
and was twice promoted for gallantry.
The supposition is that they were in for
a swim and were taken with cramps and
drowned. The team was found hitched
near by.
A New YORK dispatch of the 10Th
says destructive wind and rain storm
visited this city this afternoon. Trees
were Frustrated, houses unroofed and
plate-glass windows broken. A sail
boat was upset in North river and its
inmates rescued with difficulty. There
was another storm in the evening,
during which the Coney Island steamer
Twilight, crowded with returning excur-
sionists, was run into off the Battery by
the Thomas Coliyer, of the same line
The excitement was great aboard the
Twilight for time, but all the passen-
gers were safely landed by the Collyer
The Twilight was badly damaged.
A LINCOLN, Neb., dispatch of the 18th
gives an account of the lightning strik-
ing school-house near that place, kill
ing instantly one pupil. There were
eighteen pupils in the room, twelve Of
whom were injured. Ralph Babcock,
brother of the deceased, had his right
arm fearfully lacerated, and will be
crippled for life. Edward Quincy and
Mary Riley We're badly burned. Mary
Rietz, Emma Meyers, Fannie Hall,
Frank Manner, Willie Mayer, and Katie
Odes received slight burns and bruises.
Mr.. Middle6eld: teacher, received a
few bruises. The east end of the build
ing was torn off and scattered over the
prairie. Many desks were broken into
pieces. .....
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

Two hundred and ffty-seven drink
ing saloons in Richmond, Va, made re-
turn of the drinks sold during the
month of May as registered by the Moi
fat liquor register. They amounted In
the aggregate to 91,913 alcoholic drinks
and 121 $50 drinks of malt liquor.
Under the amended law the tax on al
coholic drinks was reduced from two
and one-half cents on each drink to one
and one-half cents, the tax on malt
liquor being half a cent. A computa-
ton based on the price charged for
these drinks by the saloon-keepers
shows that, if all drinks were registered
the gross receipts of the saloon-keepers
amounted only to So each per day.
The conclusions reached from this an
alysis of the sales as reported is that the
registering of drinks is largely evaded
by the saloon-keepers or by the bar
tenders whom they employ.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

The Arctic exploring ship Resolute,
which is now heing broken up in Eng
land, was sent from this country TO Eng
land after her. discovery by American
sailors in northern seas in charge of
Commander Henry I. Hartstein, who
received the queen and Prince Albert
on board, and was in turn entertained
at the palace, dining with the royal
family. Before her abandonment in the
ice the Resolute received on board Capt,
Mcclure and his company from the
investigator. The last-named vessel
had entered the arctic regions from
Behring's straits, but had become beset
in the ice, and her company had de-
serted her and were travelling over the
ice in the hope of escape to the east
ward when they met portion of Capt.
Austin's crew. Hence Mcclure and
his companions may be said to be the
only persons who ever went through
the northwest passage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

CAPT. EADs, of lefty fame, says: =" 1t
is idle to spend $3.50, ooo,oooin digging a
canal through the isthmus when by
spending one-third as much along the
line of the present Panama railroad
it will be perfectly easy to take ships
bodily over the isthmus." His plan
would be simply to dig ship canal
with locks alongside the railroad. He
believes it to be practicable, and, as
pared with the plan lately recommend
ed at the isthmus canal conference, on
the other side, very economical.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

satisfaction from San Domingo for the
outrage to the Spanish flag in the arrest
last winter, and subsequent execution,
Of two insurgent dominican generals,
who had taken refuge on board q Span
ish vessel at Puerto Plata.
ROME advices Of June 10th says the
waters Of the river Pc are still rising.
In the Merandola district 1900 hec-
tares are submerged and 100000 quin-
tails of grain 100000 quintals of forage
and 5000 head of cattle destroyed. In
undations on the AIDA are also threat
ened. There have been destructive
hail-stOrms in the north of Italy.
ALGIERs advices of the 18th state
that the column of troops which left
Bolnia, in the province of Constantine
yesterday, encountered six hundred III
surgents in detile III one of the Touba
Hills. The insurgents were dislodged
by the artillery, and the troops occupied
their position. The column continues
it's march to Medina
In the debate in the cortes on the
speech from the throne on the Goth,
Premier Campos stated that the govern
ment fully intended to settle the Cuban
question and would pursue concil-
iatory policy toward Cuba. He consid-
cred it impossible to abolish slavery
Immediately. The address was adopt
ed-149 yeas, 81 nays.
CAIRO advices under date of the 10Th
state that the president Of the council
has addressed a circular to the consuls
general of the powers announcing that
the khedive's decree Of the 22d of April,
embodying the national financial
scheme, is Cancelled. The questions Of
the unfunded debt are left to the great
powers.
PETERSBURG advices of the 10th state
that murders, conflagrations and con-
formations Of the last few weeks have
aggravated the excitement prevailing in
Russia. In all the more important
towns hosts Of soldiers are told off for
police duty. The great object now is to
avert arson, which is threatened every
where. Letters are regularly opened,
kilograms are frequently suppressed,
either prohibited or else SO efiectually
uCldSCu NY Vic CSIlSOIS DIS W ICuu0I
them useless, and passports to foreign
countries are only exceptionally grant
ed, and even more rarely prolonged.
Russia at this moment is almost COM
pletely shut off from Europe.
e ADvICEs from Cape Town via Madei-
ra, of the Goth, officially announce the
death of the prince imperial of France.
The prince was out scouting with an Of
ficer and six men, and after search
ing a "mealie" garden for the enemy,
the prince gave orders to mount.
The enemy, who had remained
concealed, then fred upon the party
and killed two troopers and wounded
the prince, who fell from his horse.
The others were compelled to abandon
the prince. On receipt Of the news at
headquarters, Lord Chelmsford sent a
regiment of lancers to recover the body,
which was found covered with assagai
wounds. There is general mourning at
the Cape and great regret is expressed
over the uItimely death Of the young
prince.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

A VALUABLE brood-mare has recently
died near Plymouth, England, from
hvdrophobia. 1t had been bitten by a
mad dog about three weeks before. 1t
ran at anything that came within reach,
took up stones In its mouth. and broke
its teeth in crunching them, picked up
sticks and shook them as terrier
would rat, and occasionally bit its
legs and body. After continuing in
this state for some hours, the poor ami
NAL died in great agony.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

RAISED HIS Own COFFIN LUMBER.-A
venerable ex-Justice Of the Peace, re-
siding on good farm near the center
of this county, planted nut of the
black-walnut years ago with the avowed
purpose of raising tree, from the wood
of which his coffin should be made.
The good old man has lived long enough
to see his tree grow to sufficient size for
the purpose intended. He has had it
cut and sawed into lumber, now we'll
seasoned and he has left with the local
Undertaken orders for the intended
coffin. He avows himself ready to go,
but nevertheless patiently and without
fear waits the dread summons. His
work is done. All trust, nevertheless,
that he may long remain with the iiv-
ing, MANY of whom he has instructed
by precept and example, Waterloo Ne,cs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
How to Keep Ice in the Sick Room.

For those who have an abundant sup
ply of ice this may not be a matter of
much moment; out for poor people,
who may rarely use ice except In sick
ness, and to whom the expense is not
insignificant, tbs following hints from
An English source, may be useful: "Cut
a piece offannel about nine inches
square. and secure it by a ligature
round the mouth of an ordinary tum-
bier, so as to leave cup-shaped depres-
sion of flannel within the lumber to
about half its depth. In the flannel
cup so constructed pieces of ice may
be preserved many hours; all the
longer if piece of flannel from four to
five inches square be used as loose
cover to the ice-cup. Cheap flannel,
with comparatively open meshes, is
preferable, as the water easily drains
through it, and the ice is thus kept dry.
When good flannel with close texture
is employed, a small hole must be
made IN the bottom of the flannel cup;
otherwise it holds the water and facili-
tates the melting Of the ice, which is
neverth eless, preserved much longer
than in the naked cup or tumbler. In
tumbler containing flannel cup,
made as above described, of cheap,
open flannel, at 10 pence go cents) a
yard, it took ten hours and ten minutes
to dissolve two ounces of ice, whereas
in naked cup, under the same condi-
tons, all the ice was gone IN less than
three hours"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The steamer Florence Hall, which ar
rived in New York on the 18th from
Miragoane, lost her captain and two
seamen on her passage from yellow
fever. ahY. seuf
ALLENTOWN, Pa, adyices of the 10Th
state that three hundred puddlers and
helpers in the Allentown Rolling mills
have struck for an advance of 5 cents
per heat. The mills have stopped
work.
A CONCORD, New Hampshire, dispatch
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

AN American writing from Spain
urges the shipment of labor-saving I'M
plements there. Spanish farmers pillow
with the end of piece of wood about
Eve inches thick, as was done in the
middle ages; sowing and reaping ma
chimes are unknown, and grain is not
threshed. Oxen tread it out, and it is
winnowed by women, who toss 1t into
the air to scatter the chat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

A New MILFORD man pulls his teeth
with a flatiron. This is simple and eff
fective, He ties the tooth with a wax
end to the fat-iron and then filings the
latter. We once knew a man who did
this with plowshare. He threw the
plowshare over barn, but being heavy,
the momentum was too great for his
power Of resistance, and he went over
the barn with it, hurting himself severe
ly on the MISUNDERSTANDING Nems.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25

The rising lady pianist of Iowa, Miss
Neatly Stevens, has left her home and
circle in Council Bluffs, accompanied
by her mother, for trip to Europe
where she will continue her studies
under Won Bulow, the great German
musician.