Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19

ing ground. and will be able to secure
a triumph at the next general election.
The vote of the Greenbackers is gener
ally falling off quite largely.
DR.. PRIoE's SPECIAL FLAvoRING
EXTRACTS. Vanilla. Lemon, and all
extracts Used in favoriog ice-cream,
jelies. cakes, etc., are acknowledged,
by the best housekeepers in the land, :,
to be the finest favors made. Strange
that persons will use worthless extracts
when such natural havors as DR.. Price 8
are to be had.
Field Marshal Martinez de Campos,
the new Premier of Spain, is 46 years
of age. He won his commission as
General by services in the Carlist war
during the Presidency Of CASTELAR,, and
was the officer who proclaimed the re-
storation of alfonso XII. at Valeoc ca
iu December, 1874. He succeeded in
squelchiog the insurrection in Cuba,
aud takes Office under the most auspi-
cous circumstances. being claimed as
an adhereut by four political parties in
Spain.
WOMAN BANK PREsIDENT.-Mr.
NJ. G. Williams, late President of the
State National Bank of Raleigh, North
Carolina, recently died. and Mrs. Will
lams, his widow, has been elected to
fill his place as President. This is pro.
badly the first instance in the history
of the country, where woman has
been thus chosen as the head of pub
lie corporation of this character.
NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATOR. The
term of Senator Wadleigh of New
Hampshire, expired March 4tb. The
Legislature that will elect his success
sor will not meet till June next. Un
less this forms vacancy that can be
filled by appointment Of the Governor,
the State will have but one Senator
during the extra session. Gov. Pres
colt is considering the question of his
power to appoint, and the impression
prevails that he will fill the vacancy.
BUSINESS PROSPECT. "A gentle
man, who, for more than a quarter of
a century, has been the head of an ex-
tenslve commercial business in New
York city, in connection with we'll
known manufacturing establishment
III England, and whose judgment in
regard to business prospects is entitled
to the highest confidence, in a private
lette- to an old friend in St. Paul, says:
The general aspect of trade, although
dull, seems oery sound, and | think the
United States are about to enter on
long ten years Of great prosperity. We
all lost money from 1874 to 1878; and
10 was not much better-I mean the
balance lst of January, lS79-but it
was in the right direction.
GEoRGIA's INDEBTE ONEss. In
1S64-5, there was levied the first and
ouly direct land tax ever levied by the
Federal Government. 1t was tax of
three mills on the dollar. Very few
of the Southern States paid all OF it,
and some of them hardly any of it.
When the law was repealed, the East
tern States had pretty we'll paid mp.
Georgia still owes the government
about 100000 under the assessment.
The last Congress appropriated $4,000
to Georgia for the amount advanced in
suppressing and removing the Chero-
KEGS in 1885, and the Treasury officials
refuse to pay it, but insist upon p!ac-
ing the amount as credit on Gecrgia's
Indebtedness. The question will even
tually have to be decided by Attorney
Genera! Devens.
NEEDLESS APPREHENsIoN.- Nav
York, March l3.-Secretary Sherman
has w,itten the following letter to As
sistant Treasurer Hillhouse:
Sir: have received a number Of letters
from bankers aud dealers in government
securities expressing apprehension that this
department will call upon national bank
repositories for very large sums to meet
! the calls OF 6 per cent bonds maturing in
April and May in advance of their actual
presen taton for payment, thus producing
at busy season Of the year the boarding
Of money in the treasury in advance of its
need for such payment The fear is ex-
| pressed that such boarding will interfere
with the current business of the country,
and am appealed 10 relieve the public from
the appresion. 1t is not the purpose OF the
department to call money deposit with pub
| lie repositories into the Treasury
except it is needed for the pay
ment for called bonds The great body OF
these bonds is now in possession of the
government and their payment will be
made by simple credit. The apprehension;
therefore, is in great measure gronndless
but you may give the assurance to all lu-
terested that the proceeds CT the per cent,
I bonds will not be called into the Treasury
until necessary 10 make payment OF called
bonds and that the business will be so con-
Quoted as not necessarily 10 interfere with the
| money market.
AS public officer, cannot waive the
right and duty to jldge of the time and
amount Of money TO be drawn, but the
government is interested with oil citizens