Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-26

INJURY "a COlillIllutcC VI Vic WHO lCSlo-
lature was visiting the institution at the
time. but all its members succeeded in
escaping. The loss 10 the state is esti-
mated at 5,000upon which there is
no insurance. NJ.
A FOUNTAIN. CITY, Wis, dispatch lis
responsible for the following: No little
excitement has been occasioned here
by the discovery of most wonderful
case of somnambulism. A young man
left his bed, sought the woodpile,
chopped off one of his fingers, returned
to the house, washed the wound and
started back to bed, when his parents
met and awaken him.
A SINGLE locomotive on the Kansas
Pacific recently hauled a train of fifty
eight empty, and fifteen loaded cars,
with caboose attached, from Ellis to
Brookv:lle, a distance of one hundred
and two miles, in nlne hours and thirty
minutes. The monster locomotive
Uncle Dick" which was recently
taken through Chicago en- route to Den
yer, has already achieved distinction
by climbing the steepest grade on the
mountain division of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, craving
twenty-five loaded cars. ...... .... -.
A COLUMBUS, Ohio, telegram says
that the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and st. Louis railroad has been
experim enting since February first with
the Gray telephone, q duplex invention
of Elisha Gray, of Chicago, on one of
their circuits between Columbus and
Pittsburg. The success Of the system
had exceeded their anticipations, and
they are now daily transmitting mes
sages over the through line of their cir
cult, in addition to the way business,
without interference with the latter,
thus enabling the road to double the
capacity ofthe circuit.
| A GAINESVILLE, Florida, dispatch of
Feb. Is says the fourth annual State
Fair commenced here to-day, to con
tinue five days. The grounds are very
fine, we'll arranged, and considered the
finest in the south. 1t is their first use
for the purpose. The weather is beaut-
| lful, 20 degrees above zero. The attend
ance is large. The exhibition of fruits,
flowers, and vegetables is large, and
very interesting; also the display of
Florida curiosities. The grounds have
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excellent condition. A large number
of horses are entered for the races, in
Guiding several of frst-class records.
A SPECIAL dispatch from st. Charles,
Missouri, dated February 10th, says a
coldblooded murder was committed
this morning on the farm Of Thomas
Stonebraker, about ten miles from that
place. 1t appears that Stonebraker had
gone to visit relative some miles away,
and left the farm in charge of two hired
men-Watson, q Swede, and mulatto
man, called Tom. During the morn
| ing the men had an alteration about
feeding the hogs, and Tom went away,
but soon returned with a shot gun, and
put charge of buck-shot into Watson's
head, killing him instantly. AT last
accounts the murderer had not been
arrested.
| In reviewing the lumber trade at Wi
mona for the past year. the local paper
gives as the cut of the mills, %, 100000
feet; lath, $500, 10000; shingles, 1864
900; amount of RATED lumber received,
100000 feet; lath, 100000; shingles,
100000. The sum total of the ship
ments were: Lumber, 100000 feet;
latin, 100000; shingles, 1S,60O,00O.
Stock on hand Jan. /: Jumper, 21,70O,-
600; lath, {, 30O,OOO; shingles, 300, 600;
logs on hand in mill-booms, IL 100000
feet; logs hung up, 100000. The
summary shows the three leading firms
during the manufacturing season en-
ployed 375 men, and paid them wages
to the amount of 100000. The intro
duction Of gang-saWs and the enlarge
ment of the mills has more than
doubled their combined capacity. Did
the trade demand it they were prepared
to cut from 45,OOO,OO0 to 100000 feet
| in the season. @
The Chicago Daily Commercial Bulletin,
has advices from 1O5 principal
points in the northwest regard
ing packing operations and stock
on hand. These points have packed
6,555,00O hogs to date, and the estimate
for the season is $4,000. The packing
at points not reported is estimated at
$4,000, making an aggregate of the
packing of the west 7 $4,000 The de-
crease in the average weight is esti-
mated at ten pounds, which will reduce
the aggregate packing to T.
$4,000 hogs of last years
average weight. The yield Of
lard varies considerably and will prob
ably not show much if any reduction
from last years stock on hand. At the
points which have packed 6,83O,000
hogs, it is reported that there are 2S1,-
900 barrels mess pork, $4,000 barrels Of
other kinds Of pork, 100000 tierces of
lard, 81, 100000 pounds hams, $1,000
900 pounds shoulders, 200,OOO,OOO
pounds sides, in aggregate equal to the
product of 1915. 900 hogs. 4oa a1
- FOREIGN. a|a.
TYPHUs fever RACES in France.
THE plague has reached st. Peters
burg.
ANOTHER revolution has broken out in
Hayti. ... ~
The Moscow newspapers are COM
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