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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
Hair-Breadth EScaDes.

Presence of mind has lately proved
valuable in several interesting cases..
Henry Kuhn, at the bottom of Du-
buque well, drove his picBax into the
side, and stood under it when he saw
the earth-laden bucket falling, thus say
ing himself from being crushed. John
Carey, when lightning struck the New
Haven mill of which he was foreman,
knocked down three Of the panlc-strick-
en- operators, who were madly rushing
toward the narrow exit, and so prevent
ed dangerous jam on stairway. Mrs.
Dunkin, of Long Prairie, Mimi, was
threatened with an ak by her crazy
son. She said, "Well, if you want to
cut my head off, let's 60 to the chop
ping block" He nodded, and they
passed out to the woodpile. It was
dark, and, addressing him with. "Now
I'll put my head on the block" she drev
a white kerchief from her nee:
and slipped away. The lunate
struck the kerchief a heavy bit
harmless blow. Julia Clark, a
San Francisco factory girl, vas
caught in a machine by her long bar.
She seized a pair Of shears and cut off bel
tresses SO quickly that she was no
drawn between the wheels and killed
as she otherwise would have been. Tel
men started down the shaft of Nevad
mine in small skip. The donkey Ell
CINE broke, and the miners felt the!
vessel sink downward with ightnin
speed. Deathly fear turned every fac
white. In the panic most of the
clutched the skip to wait for the cras
At the first intimation of disaster Pc
rick Mccarthy, the engineer at the to
of the shaft, seized heavy plank all
thrust the end between the pinion-sht
and the reel, from which the cable VS.
running off. The drum was revolvig
with terrific speed, and the friction p,-
duced streams of fire and smoke. 1t
the engineers thrust was exactly at 10
right point, and the end of the bod
soon checked the descent, bringing 10
skip to a standstill few feet from 10
bottom,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
His Pestilency,~ the Governor of
Kentucky.

Luke P. Blackburn, by the grace OF
Democratic votes, governor Of Kentucky,
has finally consented to talk upon the
subject of the charge that he is the man
| who, during the war, attempted to spread
through the north smallpox and yellow
fever by means of infected clothing:
but mis- talk is by no means satisfactory.
He says that he "did not consider it
worth while either to affirm or deny the
story, as it was too preposterous
to believe;" that smallpox was
in every camp of both armies,
hence it would be the height
of folly to attempt to introduce q dis
ease that already existed" If this is
all that he can say, he had better never
broken silence. He does not deny the
story in SO many words, but seeks to
convey the impression that he does, by
ridiculing it. But he should remember
that the fact that some one of the same
name and profession with himself did
endeavor to do the Infamous thing
stated, is matter of indisputable rec
ord that the scheme was not confined to
the one disease of smallpox, but en-
braced yellow fever as well, and
was intended not alone for the
army, but for northern cities. His
statement that smallpox was in
every camp of both armies was not true
as to the northern army. Thus the SEEM
ing denial is of no value whatever.
If he is entirely innocent of the charge
he could easily have said SO, and it
would have been no more compromise
Of his dignity than what he has said.
An innocent man charged with so infa-
nous crime upon such apparently
good grounds would not have hesitated
to deny it promptly and emphatically,
and to offer an explanation of the cir
cumstances seeming to sustain the
charge. If Blackburn be the guilty
party that he appears to be the matter is
Of general interest and Importance as
showing what kind of men most readily
receive the suffrage of the Democratic
party in the south and states bordering
thereon.
1t is pertinent to state in this connec-
tion that the Cincinnati Gazette published
four columns of official testimony re-
garding the plot of one DR.. Luke P.
Blackburn, Of Kentucky, in the island
of Bermuda, in 1864, to secure infected
clothing for Introduction into the United
States. Therefore that there was such
plot, and that the man conducting it
was of the same name, profession and
state as the governor of Kentucky is
matter of official record. The only
question is, is the governor the man? AS
neither he nor any of his friends claim
that there is another man of precisely
the same name and profession, the evil
dence against him seems conclusive.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
Campaign Notes.

a DEMOCRATIC paper asks: "How
much gold did the reconciliation of
"slIver driven out of the countryW It
has not drive any out of the country
yet, but it has most efectually kept it
out OF circulation; and that was what
the opponents of lightweight dollar
claimed.
The legislature of Maine lust elected
stands as follows: Senate-Republicans
10, Democrats and Greenbackers -:
house-Republicans 80, Democrats and
Greenbackers 60, with one district in
doubt. The Republican majority on
joint ballot is, therefore, 81. Come
quently there is no shadow of doubt
that the governor and all the state ad-
ministration will be Republican. The
victory under the circumstances is most
satisfactory and encouraging.
ELECTION day approaches, and Re-
publlcans in this state should not forget
that one OF the most important duties of
citizen is to vote. It is duty which
1t left undone is sometimes almost as
fatal to public interests as if wrongly
done. It should be the care of Repub-
Hcans to bring out their full vote, as the
moral effect of Republican victory in
this state will be Of Importance in shap
ing public sentiment. Therefore let the
majority be as large as possible.
HE Louisville Courier-Jouv7al offers
as an excuse for the assassination of the
Chisho]m's, the previous murder of one
Of the Gullys. But as the perpetrator
OF that crime, a negro, was apprehended,
tried and hanged, according to law; and
as with his latest breath he declared that
he alone was guilty of the murder, and
that the charge that Chisholm had any.
thing to do with it was utterly false,
it is difficult to see the force of
the Courser-Journaps logic, even
provided that murder Of man might
be properly avenged by q mob of the
friends of the murdered one. It is this
excusing of assassination by Democratic
journals that does more than anything
else to foster this cowardly crime-one
Of the worst relics of the barbarism of
the middle ages.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
=" The Sunday Stone"

In an Oxford museum may be seen a
strange stone. It is composed of car
Donate of lime, and was taken from a
pipe which carries off drain water in a
colliery. The stone consists of alternate
layers Of black and white, so that it has
a striped appearance. This was caused
in the following way: When the miners
were at work the water which ran
through the pipe contained good deal
Of coal dust, and SO left black deposit
in the pipe. But when no work was
going on-as for instance in the night
the water was clean, and so white layer
was formed. In time these deposits
quite filed the pipe, and it was, there
fore, taken up. Then it was found that
the black and white layers formed quite
a calendar. Small streaks, alternately
black and white, showed a week, and
then came a white streak of twice the
usual size. This was Sabbath, during
which there was, of course, no work for
twenty-four hours. But in the middle
of one week there came white streak
of twice the usual size. On inquiry, it
was found that on that day large fair
had been held in the neighborhood, and
no work had been done at the colliery.
Every change in the ordinary course of
work had: left its mark on this strange
stone, to which has been given the title
of "The Sunday Stone"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01

cling the churchyard, return toward u
on the other side. At the end of tn
line was slender figure, and we caugh
our breath as we recognized Alice
long golden curls, and even dress of
peculiar pattern which she sometime
wore. The figure moved on, holding
hand to it's heart.
ooh, it's Aice!" gasped Adela. An6
Alice, who. at the first sight of the ap
partitions had buried her face on my
shoulder, looked up, recognized hel
double, and with scream, fell sense
less in my arms.
Then our tense nerves gave way, ano
shrek after shrek rose in the air. The
ghostly procession took to flight in mos
unghostly haste, and the one who per
sonated Alice, tearing off his head-gea1
and encumbering skirts, rushed up te
us. It was Roy.
"For mercy's sake, stop that scream
ingl" he cried. "The whole country
will be reused. It's nothing but jest
What's the matter with Aice?"
you've killed her, I believe |"
groaned Emma.
He seized her in his arms, and swiftly
ran toward the house, all of us follow
ing. We were beyond speech then, and
I shall never forget that midnight race
with the senseless figure in front, which
we fancied was already dead.
No, alas for her! not dead; for when.
after hours of unconsc1ousness, she
opened her eyes. it was to scream and
fall into CONFUSION after convulsion.
Twill she live, doctor?" asked Mrs
Lyons when the morning light shone
in upon us.
"She is in no immediate DANGER" he
said; "but, unless am mistaken, death
would be a mercy to her"
We did not quite understand him
then, but we did later, when we saw oul
pretty Alice a poor idiotic creature
whom her family were compelled to watch
as if she were an infant. She had cpl
leptic fits constantly, but we were all
middle-aged women when death at last
released her.
You would like to know, suppose
how this terrible event affected us? II
spoiled Roy's life, for he had loved
time. Had she died a natural death
young as he was, he would have forgot
ten her; but remorse kept the scene al
ways in his memory, and he became q
very reckless man.
He died young, soldiers death, dur.
ing our civil war, but his last words
were: poor Alicel she will know how
I suffered when we meet over there"
Emma's pain was almost equal to his
She had forced Alice to 60 that night
and she felt herself Indirectly guilty Of
having caused the tragedy. Perhaps il
softened her character as nothing else
would have done, for no one could be
more tenderly sympathetic than she be-
came, or more tolerant of the timid
fears of others.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
Walter ScOtt's Fee.

One Scott, more famed as poet tan
a pleader, had a house-breaker for lis
first client at Jedburgh, and did lis
pest for the rogue, who, in thanlng
Tim after the trial, expressed hinelf
as much grieved at being unable tore
pay him in current coin; but, lacIng
that, gave him two valuable bits ofin-
formation, assuring him that yelling
terrier inside house was better pro-
lection against thieves than big dog
outside house, and that no sort of Loch
SO bothered one of his craft as ar ole
rusty one. Philosophically ACCEPTING
the inevitable, the author of Wave,ley'
consoled himself by turning the coup
let:
Yelping terrier rusty key,
Was Walter Scott's first Jeddart fee.
Chambers Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
Burdette's NIGHT THOUGHTS.

Don't judge a man by his big clothes.
Can you tell what the circus is going to
be like by looking at the Italian sunset
pictures on the fence? Do you value a
turkey for its plumage? And isn't the
skin Of the mink the most, and indeed
the only valuable part of him. There
be men, fair to look upon, who wander
up and down this country and sit in the
coolest places on the hotel piazzas, who
are arrayed in fine linens and cardinal
socks, and who have the hold their hand
over their scarf pin when they want to
see the moonlight, who unassisted and
and unprompted do not possess the dis
cretion to come in when it rains, and
don't know enough to punch a hole in
the snow with the umbrella-new, soft
snow at that, without any crust on it..
Now and then, son, before you are as old
as Methuseleh, you will meet man who
wears hat that is worth twice as much
as the head it covers. On the other
hand don't fall into the error of believ-
ing that all the goodness and honesty
and intelligence in the world goes about
in shreds and patches. We have seen g
tramp dressed in more rags then you
could rake out of the family rag bag,
and more dirt and hair On him then
would suffice to protect a horse, who
would step up to the front door and de-
mand three kinds of cake, half a pie,
some black coffee and vanilla ice cream,
and then steal everything movable in
the yard, kill the dog, choke up the
pump with sand, tram p On the pansy
bed, and girdle the cherry trees because
be couldn't carry them away. Good
clothes Or bad son, are never an infal.
lible index to man that is in them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
Philanthropy.

There is time in our life when we
are almost exclusively occupied by in
dividual endeavors and suffering; when
we merely labor for ourselves and those
who are nearest to us. Another time
also comes when we have in some meas
ure accomplished this, and are in state
of peace, or, at least, of quietness. 1t
is then the time when the thinking and
the good man looks observantly around
him into social life, and sees how he
can labor in the best way for the great,
neglected family circle there, and make
it a participation in the good things
which he has obtained.-Fredrika
Bremen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
An Outrage.

PrTTsBURG, Pa, September 22.-As
proof that the ex-rebels are as bitter
against Union men as at any former
period the following case may be cited:
William Beasley was member of COM
pany F, Tenth West Virginia Infantry.
While visiting home on furlough he
was assaulted on account of his Union
principles by two men named Fox, and,
in self-dfeense, he wounded one of his
assailants. He was reported, tried
and honorably acquitted by court
martial. This was in 1868. A
few days ago, Fox having learned
that all the records Of Beasley's court
martial had been lost or destroyed,
brought an action for assault with intent
to kill against the old soldier, and had
him thrown into prison, leaving his ten
motherless children to the mercy Of
strangers. Being very poor, Beasley was
unable to obtain counsel, and the court
refused to assign him one-not remark
able thing when it is considered
that eleven members of the court which
condemned him were secessionists, and
three Of that eleven ex-Confederate Off
GERS. An attorney who volunteered to de.
fend him was assaulted by the rebel ele-
ment and prevented from entering court.
Eli Lee, another Union veteran, is also
languishing in the Virginia state prison
for an ofense of which he was legally
acquitted during the war. Beasley's case
is attracting considerable attention, and
an effort will be made to secure his re-
lease. The Clarksburg Telegraph heads
3 subscription list for the benefit of his
children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES.
BY HELEN HUNT.

Why noti Let them leak if they will,
Or BURST
What matter if part of ones wine
Be spilled?
The vintage is plenty;
The watts stand filled.
New summers are certain, though earth
Be cursed.
Who cometh the last fares as well
AS the firstl
With the blood of life
His veins never thrilled
Who waits till his wine runs slow
And cold
To see If his bottles are strong
To hold.
No doubt one must thirst
When his wine Is all spent;
But I, for my part,
Would far rather be
The generous vagabond,
Gay in his prime,
Whose wine. while it lasted,
Ran fast and free,
Than the cautious niggard
Who saved as he wnt,
And doled 1t and drank it
A drop at time!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01

started, and she did not seem more ner-
vous than usual.
We laughed and TESTED as we went
along, and were soon seated on long
bench within the church porch. The lit
tie lantern threw very feeble light,
but the clouds had dispersed, and the
moon, just risen, shone full Oh the
churchyard and every object in it.
We did not expect to see anything, of
course, but somehow the influence of
the time and place sobered our high
spirits, and we grew silent and thought
full waiting for the great church clock
to strike midnight, the hour of our re-
lease.
"What relief" whispered Alice, as
the first ponderous stroke almost made
Us start from our seats.
We waited until IL was rung out, and
then rose to depart. Suddenly, with
out sound, from the shadows of the
church emerged procession, gray,
weird line of figures, some of whom we
recognized with thrill of terror.
"Look! look! It's old Mr.. Morton!"
whispered Emma. "Look at his long
white hair! He died last month. And
there's John Selwyn! What's the mean
ing of it? There's some plot her GER
tain"
Half-frightened, she felt convinced
that it was practical joke.
But the other girls were more than
half-frightened, and chung to each
other, watching the noiseless line OF
figures glide over the graves, aud, cir
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-03
WANTED.

CtANvAssERs TO SELL THE FOLLOWING
" new and useful Inventions: The celebrated
r. E. LEE COOKING STOVE. awarded the
diploma at the list Louisiana and Alabama
State Fairs. The BORING WELL, the latest and
cheapest method Of Obtaining water from the
earth. Hunters PATENT FLOUR AND MEAL
SITTER. which for culinary psrposes is almost
ndisp,eelnsable,,, The Wilson 3 Keagle WHARF
AND FISHING LAMP which Is the best cotton
worm destroyer yet discovered. The Clayton
FIREPLACE HEAT REFLECTOR. ELEC-
TRIO BELLS, the latest and best method Of bell
banging for dwellings street cars and steam
boats, being less liable to get our af repair han
oFF. an ingenious contrivancs to prevent the
filth accommodating on the roofs OF houses enter
Ing ,csterns. new method BY which water can
be drawn from 4 sistern Ice cold through iron
pipes, without the use Of Ice or chemicals. The
BACKUS WATER MOTOR. g. great invention.
ran be used for any purposes, q very cheap con-
trivanee for running machinery Of I'll descrip-
lions. The SUN LIGHT GAS MACHINE, the
latest cheapest and most convenient method Of
lighting houses. ooon
Energetic canVaaaers wanted and dooD
JAMES Fl REYNOLDS,
Plumber and Gas Fiuer,t
ie2s 1vDhW 30 Baronne street,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-03

enough on paper. In twenty four hours this
quantity was cleared from this port. TO shfg
his amount by rail uld rean isoa sop tahns q
brak esmen. firemen. etc; and these trains
would reach from New, York to Pittsburg 81, II
placed ut tbs requisite, distance on one track.
At the nrice of coal in Southern ports this ship
mont represents nearly $Goo,ooo Y greater part
Of which comes baek for dsrlPnion IN 10 ms MS
river men day are tho best natured and most
smiling portion 81 the community.
| Nj Louis Post Dispatch
On The twenty NTH tho Gilmore left st. Louis
with 277o tons freight even.
Babkage barges from n, Mound CITY are about
| New Orleans with good tow.
Capt; W, ". Withenb1lry, who Is hopeless
invalid ut his residence Walnut Hills IL de-
srous Of seeing his old associate and friend OF
thirty years ago.
Brown. made at Fredkrupp. Germany, weighs
20 600 pounds without tho GRANTS or fanges
and cost 1895 delivered In Pt-burg. 1t is IL
inches IN diameter IN the centre and 49, inches
most perfect specimen lof mechanism and Is
the first steel shaft made Id Germany for our
for business by the first of October.
Capt. II. i. Lee. OF the steamer Laura Lee.
lighted vii her model and entire design and
the workmanship displayed
Especial to the Democrat
CINCINNATI. Aug. 1.-The new Natehpz was
successfully launched at o'clock this afternoon
In the presence, Of q large number Of Capt.
Leathers''s friends. A she floats she draws 2
feet !, inch forward and feet inches oft. She
is n thing Of beauty, and Capt. feathers is more
than pleased with her. Late this evening she
was towed down to Dumont's wharf, whore she
will receive her machinery and finishing
touehes. Tho Laura Lee Departed this evening
with fair freight. but no passe ngers,,
CAIRO. Aug. s-The City OF Greenville cleared
at u. m. for Natchez. fully linden. Freight Ii
accommodating here for the South. No fever.
WALT.
tIIy Telegraph =
CINcINNAT1., Aug. 2.-Rtver u feet inch md
falling. 1t Is fair aud hot. Departures: Cons
Milar and Laura Lee for Now Orleans.
I1TTsBuRG. Aug. 2.-Itivsr fest aud falling.
Weather clear and warm.
WHEELING. Aug. 2-Klver feet 3 inches and
rising.
LOUISVILLE. Aug River rising with feet
inches In the canal.
NATCHEz Aug. 2.To J. B. Woods. No. ln4
Common street. Anchor Line steamer Belle Of
Shreveport viii arrive Monday and leave for St,
Louis Wednesday. sixth instant
J. q. COaHILL. Master.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-03
Receipts by Railroads.
CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD

August 2-55 car loads. 30 fOllOwa:--t0 bales cotton
to Richardson & May do Bckham 4 Moore-2 do
Britt IN a. Mayson-2 Jno Hardia &co-af boxes OF
bacon 6 tisrces hams Jos West Sco-1 car lumber
III Keller 4 do Henry a. Dunn-1 do MeCracken g.
Brewster-1O cars timber to Terry & Sons-53
bOls potatoes IL bbls apples % craft cabbage to
j Bertucoi 6co-40 bbs potatoes lot bulk do So bbls
potatoes 81 bbls apples Joseph Keer20 bbls onions
100 bbls potatoes a. bbs apples Salamoni &co-90
bbls potatoes IS bbs onions 10 bbls apples M Stitch &
Son--5O bbs oil II Seott-l20 do W Converse jr
&co-l00 bbs -four / car bulk wheat Glover & Oden-
dahl box L Lenthel-4 boxes drugs q L Mayer
&Co-ls bblS bacon V0se Bros-64 cases matches to
Wizard &co-32 pkgs wagonstuH j Thompson a. Bro
10 bbls oil Branch Crookes &c0-25 bbls nighwinea
Commagere a. Lambert-25 do to j Henderson-200
cases canned milk Schmidt & Ziegler-200 do and 10
boxes cheese Smith Bros &co-2 pkgs sewing a.
| chimes Fl W White do 7 W Sandetson-2 L Lies
2 Fl j Putz-l00 boxes cheese G Ell Lawrence Aco-
pkgs butter 6 Beek-2 cases mdse L iiodstein-32
bbls apples IL bxs do Miller & Meyer-l36 bbls pots-
toes III w Stork-f49 do Chas Pleasants-15 bbls ap-
pies Howard Flower-2 cars machinery 1nterna
tioeal Cotton Press-3s bbls apples LiGalzi-t7 do
Cefalu Sonic Berry &co--5i bbls potatoes p
bbis onions u w Dawson &c0-l5s kgs beer 40 kegs
Hollander-l car cattle Mrs G Smythe-l0 boxes
fruit II Schenck-2 cars cetton ties American Cot
tou lie Co-167 boxes fruit P Macbeca-2a5 do to
Nj Sivori-27i do bbls fruit ID Cefau e. Som
do $50 boxes fruit Fl schenck-l3+ do 2 b5ls frnit
Ell w Stork-5 do 262 boxes fruit Joseph Torre-5T
do to G A Vincent-s do NJ Lecler-4 cars bricks to
II Kent Aco--l cotton gin and attachments to 3
Cham bers-2l pcs dressed cotton press lumber to
III ID Coleman g. Bro-tG0 pcs lumber ReEnod ! IRON
Works-a cars watermeionS Doctors Ffieud-4 cars
III 4 III II ~ OR R-sunaries to orier-Total is
bales cotton
MogGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAIL
ROAD AND STEAMSHIP co.
August 2-3 bbls sugar to John CALDER do Bis
conton Bros-1 Clapp Bros &co-a bols molasses
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-03
Receipts &C the New Basin.

Pascagoula-Per sohr Blessy 600 feet lumber
to III Buddig
BilOxi-Per sChr Faster- 10000 feet lumber to Fl
Bu dig
Biloxi-Per schr Jos Edwards 600 feet lumber
to ii Buddig
Pearl River-Per schr Leander Jane-28 900 feet Of
lumber to J w Adams
Btloxi-Per schr Philadelphia 900 feet lumber
to j Hobson
Pearl River Per schr L Emler-35 cords wood
TO master
Blind River-Per schI Surprise No go cords Of
wood to master
Pensacola Per schr Mollie Emma-Cargo OF coffee
to order