Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-28

MISS Mauu MllleT, uauSnCeT Ol y Oa
quin Miller, shows the need of a father
She has just been arrested in Portland
Ore, for complicity with her step.
father, Thomas E. L. Logan,in the ab
duc,ion of 12.year-old girl named
Alice Mcdonald. A letter from Miss
Miller, which the police captured, re-
veals the fact that she was the instiga.
tor of the abduction, and induced To-
gan to become her accomplice, and
also that the daughter of the poet of
the Sierras is illiterate and unpoetical
to an unusual degree for maiden Of
l2 summers.
Young Chisholm son of Judge CHS
holm, who was murdered in ,Mississip-
pi because be was a Republican, has
been counseled by his friends in Miss
issippi not to return there to attend
the trial of the murderers of his father,
sister and brother, for fear his own
life might be endangered thereby, but
he is determined to attend and to be
accompanied by his mother. He in-
sists tLat the murder was certainly
committed for political reasons; that
the Gullys who perpetrated the crime !;
were leading Democrats; that his father
was prominent Republican, and poss-
essed information concerning violations
by the Democrats of the enforcement
act, which they did not wish to have
prosecuted and that he was in no man.
ner implicated in the murder of the
elder Gully as has been alleged as an
excuse for bis own murder.
AN AGRICULTURAL DECLINE
New York, May 22.-The Bulletin
presents statistics showing large de-
cline in farming operations in New
York. Connecticut. New Jersey and
Pennsylvania since 1875. While
New York has increased 10 population
Il per cent, agricultural interests have
utterly failed TO keep pace with the
general progress of the State, and
therefore relatively farming is retro.
crossing. Nor is this the worst aspect
of the case The impoverished and
debt-burdeacd condition of the farmers
leaves DO hope for their recuperation
but rather foreshadows still worse
condition of things in future. What
We have here shown to exist in New
York is but specimen of the state of
and tie SAi3oa
to be drawn is that ~ this group of
states farming is verging towards a
condition of things in which it will
be virtually confined to dairy products
and vegetable growing. to the extent
necessary to supply the city population
while the larger and more solid
branches must steadily decline.
OUT.JUMPING SAM PATCH.-A
foolhardy adventurer named H. P.
Pera made dangerous leap from the
suspension bridge at Niagara Falls.
Wednesday, into the river below-192
feet-and escaped with bis life: His
dress consists of merino hose aHd a
full suit of tights. An inflated life
preserver, funnel-shape, of his own
desi gn and construction, covered his
hips aud extended to his armpits. Cot
ton cloth was lightly banded about the
hips and loins, and large, soft sponge
protected his mouth and nostrils. His
ears were stuffed with sponges slightly
moistened with spirits, and his thighs
and feet were firmly held by elastic
straps Over his shoulders was
strong leather brace, to the centre of
which was attached an iron ring of
good size aud strength. Firmly rive
ted to the ring was nineteen feet'of six
strand brass wire cable, the whole being
wound up on cylinder arranged to
unwind as be descended to the water,
serving to keep him in an upright
position, but not to retard his speed.
This jumper is a Canadian, and a sal
lor by occupation. He is five feet
seven inches tall, weighs l43 pounds,
and is 35 years of age. Pera will re
peat his -curdling feet at the same
place the coming Fourth of July.