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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

CATION and the subject was accomplish
ed. | did not say that the Indian bu-
reau had anything to do with it, and /
utterly disclaim any intention of 'criti-
cising the action Of his excellency the
president. He could not well help him
self. In my report [ only expressed
my regret at what had happened. 1t
is not strange, When we consider the
inadequacy Of our military force, that
| should, In ommon with other officers
call attention to circumstances like this
that are liable to involve trouble and
disaster. 5 @ts qs.n.s 2!
In conclusion, desire to say that in
my annual report, my only object is,
and has been to speak in the interest OF
the Indian, and in the best interest OF
life, property and development on the
frontier; of the lives of officers and sol
dlers, and the hest economy in the adj
ministration Of my command. poo. q
The Indian, armed as he is, and in
his own country, is superior to us at any
point where we are liable to meet him,
and, as he takes no prisoners, it requires
a bold man to attack him with an infe-
rior force in view of the disasters which
happened to poor Custer, Fettern,an,
and others.
The following are the facts referred to
IN this communication. We have not
here the clerical force to furnish the re-
ports IN full, but as copies are in the
war department they can be furnished
unless already forwarded to the Indian
bureau the war department has also
all the similar correspondence extend
ing back from 1874 to 1869, and which
If examined will furnish, think, an ex-
position Of more aggravated irregularl-
ties than those from 1874 to the present
time. ..-.t r..a.t .j
| have here also mass of records,
such as kilograms and letsers on the
same subject, and of the same import,
extending back to October, 1871 lat
which date the fire consumed our
records, which can be sent, if the gen
eral of the army desires them. They
cover when and where we had supplied
Indians with rations to prevent out
break, sometimes at thesreouest of the
Indian bureau, and sometim es for hui
manity's sake. .'" ' ta1 60
. The briefs appended are arranged. as
VIII be seen, by, agencies, extending
from 1874 to 1873. | inclose also Gen.
Gibbons and Gen. John E. Smiths re-
ports on the same subject. Very respect
fully, your obedient servant, 0-. .,
r-s z. H. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. GEM
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08
The Largest Steamer in the World.

It is said that the steamer intended
as a ferry boat to cross Carquinez
Straits and form a connection between
the New Oakland & Sacramento railroad
will be the largest and most powerful
of any in the United States, eff not in
the world" Each boiler will weigh 81
tons, and the eight will aggregate 169
tons. They are to be of the best Otis
steel, each sheet weighing /, 2S2 pounds,
being s of an inch thick,with tensile
strength of 10000 pounds to a square
inch. There will be 143 tubes in each
boiler, 4 inches in diameter by Is feet
IL inches in length. Total heating sur
face Of the eight boilers, $40 square
feet; steam room, 2,714 cubic feet; wa
ter room, $500 cubic feet, or $3.50 gal
Ions; weight of water, 225,OOO pounds.
There are to be four steam drums, II
feet long and 5 feet in diameter, and
four smoke stacks, 40 feet long and feet
9 inches in diameter, will carry off the
smoke from the furnaces. 1t will take
about five months to complete the
work.-Sacranae,ato Record Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

James Murray has taken his family
from Gilbertville, N. Y, to his South
African farm of $500 acres, which is
stocked with 1000 ostriches and 800
mares of rare blood and pedigree. Muir
ray was class-mate of the Prince Of
Wales at Oxford, and now finds ostrich
raising so profitable that he recently
sold sixty birds at Cape Town for S337,-
600, and pound of feathers for 1850, or
$500 feather to.fa 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08
Flowing by Steam,

The steam pillow which represents
a system that has been in practical use
fer some twenty years or more, has
been undergoing constant improvement
and IS gradually working itself into favor
and overcoming one by one the array
Of objections raised to it's employment.
Its use is rapidly increasing from year
to year not On y in Great Britain and
Ireland, but in the colonies as well.
The few trials That have been made
with it IN this country were undertaken
mostly before the system had reached
its present completeness and do not
count for much. Heretofore it has con-
fined its operations on great farms
where hundreds Of acres are broken up
annually, but there are now associations
of farmers in various portions of Eng
land which own one or more sets of
apparatus, to be hired out for the con-
venience of small cultivators who by.
this means may have their blowing
done at cost less than that Of doing it
by horse labor. s.... q. .a-t..1gg-
It would seem from all accounts that
the large amount Of capital required is
the great and almost only drawback to
the observation-disclosures of steam plows.
It's absolute requirements appear to be
absence of large stones, and large in
closures not less than ten acres, and
preferably more. Whether the land be
plain or rolling matters not
The speed Of the steam pillow 1t is
claimed gives much more thorough
pulverization to the soil and correspond
ingly i'm proves the land, when the sub
sequent operations of narrowing, roll
ing and drilling are accomplished by
|steam.
This system of blowing will not be re-
ceived with favor in the United States
SO long as horses, mules and cattle can
be as cheaply raised and fed as at the
present time, and steam plows represent
tine present amount OF capital; steam
in this direction will be generally &C
cepted only when a. machine is perfect
ed for the purpose which can be used as
substitute for draught animals at the
same or less cost, and without extra
skilled labor to operate it. How long
this may be depends largely upon the
progress made by inventors who are
every year making improvem ents in
their apparatus and lessening attending
expenses. l esv sv.a ex. +aa..4
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

The first weeping willow in England
is said to- have been planted by Alex
ander Pope. He received a present of
figs from Turkey. and, observing a twig
nthe basket ready to bud, he planted
it. From his stock all the millions in
England and America are said to have
sprung. 9V .slsDibJe2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

Yesterday an Eighteenth ward young
man asked his landlady what kind of a
bed the new one in his room was. :; A
spring bed,' she replied. The youth
felt the crop Of December wheat under
his chin as he said, "Well, [ wish you
would put more clothing on that bed
and make it a winter instead Of a
spring e."-Ne,y York Star ..gf5 b.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

b IN Paris the rage is for. old buttons,
great prices being paid for those in steel,
silver, jasper, peddles or Alencon dia-
monds. III
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

THERE is now 0 legal state treasurer
in Virginia, the treasurer-elect,a MIR.
Hunter,s having forgotten to qualify
withinthe appointed time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

FEATHERS have entirely replaced
flower trimmings.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

> WoMEN4 in England did not acquire
the right of choosing husbands for
themselves until the tenth century, and,
in other European countries much
later. aE.LlIe. IN -.n-Lr.i,. III. .Lla.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

1873. 1879.
SIS, 49S, S44 81, 5l5, $50
10, 900, 900 ! 10, coo, COO
30, $50, 900 81 575, 600
139, 5lS, 405 a04, e65, AT
80, 424, 900 "a, orc, $50
1O6, Oea, sos 200, 7Ss. SAT
20, 745, 300 81, 7l3, 700
5. 9o7, $40 4, 6a4, a57
349, 943, IT'S 346, 6S1, Ole
II, 764, 1903 Is, 1OS, 154
IS, OBJ, 4S4 80, 93l, 957
o45, 955. 442 2,O2S, 649,111
II, $3.50 /, 233, TS5
IA, POP. 7o0 7, 1870, S72
1923 LOO -
1872, 292, 9S4 $50, 661, 998
623, Ole, 613 739, 971, 739
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

The ST .SU9 81 500 or debt hearing Interest In
coin includes S21 900 in $50 called bonds not
yet matured, against which like amount Of 4
per cent. bonds have been issued and are EN-.
braced in this statement and the amount in
Guided in coin balances.
Bonds issued to Pacific railroad COM
pany, interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding S64 623, 512
Interest accrued and not yet paid 1913. 7O5
Interest paid by United States 80 S35 O39
Interest repaid by transportation of -.
:, mails, SC .......::.... 1o,571, 1872
Balance of interest paid by United
Stases...... Observation-Disclosures. 30. 2s3, 937
The following is comparison condi-
ton of the treasury Jan. 1, 1878 and
Jan. I, 1879: J '~'"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

Balances in, currency. S.
Special fund for redemp-
ton of fraC' ] currency. 10
Special deposit of legal
tenders forredenpt /
of certifi's of deposit. 80
Coin -. 139
Coin and silver certiG's. SO
Coin, less coin and sill
yer certificates. Jos
Outstanding called BIDS 20
Other outstanding coin
liabilities ............. 5
Outstanding legal tends 349
Outstanding fractional
currency. ........ II
Outstanding silver coin IS.
Total debt, less cash in
treasury. .2,G45
Increase of debt tor Dec. E
Reduction of debt since
July 1st. 1873. ....... IA
Market value Of gold....
Imports for - months
ending Nov. 80, 1873. 1872
Exports for II months
ending Nov. 80, 1873. 623
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

The Eenian Is diminishing fund" beat
the servant girls out Of $57 last week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

IHE following was the public debt
statement Jan. LIST: u/
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08

JAPAN isto be 4 greefwheat producer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

BALTIMORE. April L:1vi.sinis si.sa dslezsd.
sif E.,th SaTSli1s a,s sizes Old 2aS; ~; do ned. II
BALTIM0hE April 7.LCotton nrm and higher.
1ssern .upea Sos e1s os % "a
family. 475as SO; city mills supor. &e0a31S: Do
extra, A2Sa4e0; do Rio brands. 6.62ak76; Ra-
tapsco family, 61a Wheat southern quiet; Weg1eEn
dull- eoutheYn red, ll3Al IS; do ombor ll6Al 18ks
NO 2Ptnnsyivsnia red. lSHa1.lSx; No. western
winter red. spot and April, Il2Aal.l2k; May, LIS
aLl5A. Corn. southern steady; yeeeern Qutee-
southern white. 46a47 !; do Yell0w, l3&s44: yegeen
mned; 9mne spSt sna s.ess Ap 4SHsSSx ~ essfss1
do mixed. 3Oa3I Rye quiet. 6le6A Hay eadXS
prin to choice PennsylvaniA end 0aky11n0, IIQ0S
IL 90. Provisions very arm-Me0 Poek. 92a1QeO.
Bulk meats-loose shoulders. Sx; caoar rfb 00aA q
e. Psea.sSa PI ..Ss. End us o. d 1
ern M packed isa5S: % rolls. ite7s 10 = sS cu ~
steacy, lSan. Petroleum dun-rudAs SXa66;
refined. S1sasf. Coffee firm and stx00sk0 60.
goes. l0al6 Whisky dull, lO7al TX Fre.g66 .
Liverpool per steamer steAdy-0ot q. AGA. nOuE,
2sSd.; graans 7d. Receipts-Aour. S.9l6; Who0G,
So. 800; corn. GSS.S00; oats. l,76L 0htpmou1D.
wheat. 4. .lS9; corn. 59977.
EkW YORK. April 7.-Etocks strong. Noney. @
q Exchange, long, 4s6k short A05x 00v1Ennl60ts
NEW YORK. April 7.-Flour quiet Whsa AVN
LONDON. April I, II 80 p. m.-oonsoh sor boeh.
"a 1916. o. 3. bonde, four per cenfs, lO1k: -
DO preferred. 4S New Jersey GentS consos ~
Illinois Central. ssh Pennsylvania Ocutrai 81
New Jersey Central AN Reading, lSk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07
Madame BOnaParte,s Obseu utes

Madame BOnaParte's Obseq ufes.
BALTIMORE, April THE funeral of the late
Madame Patterson B0naparte took place at 10
O'Clock this morning. Shortly before that hour
the remains were taken from the boarding
mouse OF Miss GeOynn, on Cathedral street, to
the residence OF her late son, Jerome Bona
parte, now occupied by his widow, MrS. Susan
N. B0naparte, at the corner OF Park avenue and
Center street. The funeral was Of a strictly
private character, only the immediate relatives
OF the family and few OF their most intimate
friends having been invited. The invitations
TO the funeral were by written cards. Rev. Dr.
Leftwtch. OF First Presby terian church, offered
prayer at the house, the only religious SER
vice before the cortege started for Greenmount
cemetery. The chief mourners at the funeral
were her grapdsons. Col. Jerome Napoleon and
CharleS Joseph B0napalte, with his family.
me family OF Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bona
par1e were not present, owing to their absence
Lee Carroll, Judge George VIM. Brown, Charles
]. NJ. Gwynn, attorney general OF this state:
William Williams, John b. Norris, John
Spear Nicholas, Jno. II. B. Latrobe, Commodore
Hugh L. Purviance, DR.. Christopher johnson,
j: Barney Williams, and VIM. j. Pennington
Inc 1uneral c0ltege numbered eighteen car.
riages. Arriving at Greenmount the body was
lowered into the grave and the ceremony was
OF the simplest character. DR.. LeftWtch read
The burial service for the dead, after which the
grave was nlled. The walnut burial casket
covered with black cloth bore a silver plate
with the inscription " Elizabeth Patterson. born
9th February, 11s5; died April 4th, 1872" The
nterment was made In a lot purchased by her
sell many years ago expressly for her last rest.
ing place. Hereshe rests, its only occupant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

CHIEF MOSES and a number OF his Indian
friends from oregon and Washington Territory
arrived at Omaha saturday, In charge OF au
Amy officer. They continued their journey
yesterday, being en- route FOR Washington TO
confer With the President and Secretary OF the
Interior, by whom they have been summoned
to the capital. They represent the principA:
tribes In oregon and Washington Territory
numbering 1850. They wish to adjust some Old
treaty matters, and a permanent peace is ex
Dected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

CINCINNATI, April IA Detroit special says:
John Davis, president OF the Hanlan Rowing
association, has received a cablegram from
trainers were handling him as II he were q
prize fighter, forcing him to DO work OF kind
his constitution could not bear, and he threat
ened that IL Davis did not stop IL he would re-
turn hcme by the next steamer; and saying
that his chances for winning the match with
Hawdon in May were already lesSaned- 0r.
Davis has started for England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07
Fire i'm NexV York.

NEW YORK, April THE covered pier, No.
So, East River, OF the Vermont Central railroad
Loss on the pier and shed fall on the railroad
company, aud is estimated at 81, 200: uninsured
The contents OF the shed consisted Of merchan-
disc belonging principally to parties In this
can be given OF the value OF this property, but
the loss will hardly fall short OF $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

LEAF IMPRESSIONS ON FRUiT.In the ba
ZaalS OF Turkey apples and pears are frequently
exposed for sale marked with the impression OF
q Leaf. While the apple Is green leaf Is glued
or fastened upon it,which prepentS the sun from
acting On that part, and the impression is dis
tinctly produced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

NEW YORK, April IA fre broke out this
morning In the large brick building running
from 26 to 80 Morton street, Brooklyn, and
known as the Eagle Iron Works. The flames
spread rapidly. The damage to the building Is
estimated at $1,000, and to stock and fixtures
10000. The buildings are owned BY Mrs Mary
f. COpperthWait, and were mostly occupied by
Demorest & Jones, manufacturers OF sewing
machines and school furniture,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

Ella Clifton, from st. Johns, New Brunswick,
arrived here yesterday. The Clifton was one
OF feet OF over one hundred sail which was
struck by terrible gale on Nantucket Shoals
last Monday. OF the whale fleet the Clinton
and one other succeeded In making Edgartown.
A few others reached other ports, but nearly
every vessel was disabled by the gale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

VIOLATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAWS IN SOUTH
CARoLINA.-Judge Bond presides In the L. S.
tense excitement prevails there, as $50 we'll
known citizens are to be tried for alleged vio-
lations of the election laws, and the test oalh
is, it is stated to be administered to all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

THE NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONERS TO
BE REMovED.-MayOr Cooper, OF New York,
has finally decided on the Immediate removal
from Office of Police Commissioners Joel B. Er-
hardt, VIM. L. Smith and Sydney P. Nichols.
Eleven O'Clock Saturday morning was the time
designated Dy the mayor at which he would
give the commissioners further hearing or an
opportunity to supplement the responses pre-
vious'y made by them to the charges of neglect
and incompetency. None OF the commissioners
each sent to Mr.. Cooper letter. The letters,
instead OF Offering any apology or defen1e, are
filled with reprOacheS against the mayor, and
breathe spirit OF defiance against his authority.
At O'Clock Saturday night Mayor Cooper sent
to each OF the accused commissioners notice
In writing that the certificates of their removal
from office will be presented to the governor at
Albany to-day,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

LIBRARY OF AMERICAN IIIsToRY.-The Brit
iSh Library is said to contain a finer collection
Of books on American history than any library
in the United States, and the credit is due to
b. r. Stevens, q relative OF '"Thad" Stevens,
who for twenty eight years bas supplied this
library with American literature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

BOSTON, April by the viii OF Charles 7.
Jones, OF Cambridge, $4,000 are LEFT TO Har.
ward College, TO be used In founding six schol.
arshipS The Vermont Academy which Mr..
Jones founaed and endowed some years ago,
also gets $4,000 by his deceaSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

AN ANGEL IN TExAs.-It is related that
young lady, Miss Addie McCarty, the daugb-
ter of preacher, got out OF her carriage IN Aus
tin to help poor blind man, and negro az
There is no hope, certainly, for country
which has such sweet spirits as MISS McCarty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

TEL difficulty at Kaufman, Texas, Friday,
John kell shot ana killed Charles Smith,
nephew Of exCongressman Brown, Of Ken
lucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT in Greenwood
Cemetery, at New Orleans, La, was decorated
YESTERDAY; ABOUT 10000 persons were present.
Local military organizations and asSocia-
tons, under command of COL John Glynn, par
t1cipated. prominent feature was the recep.
tion of delegations from the Grand Army of the
Republic and Union sailors and soldiers, who
presented floral offerings, and the response OF
Captain York A. Woodward, OF the Grand Army
Martin, of the Canonicus served On Col Glynns
staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

The SYNDICATE AND THE FOUR PER CENTS
A New York dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
says: The capture OF the sc, 0,000, 900 per cents
"London syndicate"-i.e e.. the syndicate formed
for placing the 4s abroad-with the addition
thereto of the Bank OF Commerce. The latter
figured as the negOtiatOr In this instance with
the syndicate bankers In the background The
bonds are, OF course, divided up among them,
and the subscription was necessary to save the
option which the syndicate had and which was
about to expire. There were r,lmors that the
RothschfldS would not be known in the $40. .OOO,-
coo bargain, but the probabilities are they will
still De represented. That there Is money In the
bargain cannot be questioned. The per cents
are already up q per cent. since the fact was
known, and the demand has been good all day.
at home or go abroad is an open question. Tn
indications are the bulk will stay at home th
sales abroad since January by the syndicate
having been only about $l2, ,0O0, 900, though the
1t has been heretofore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

A FIENDISH ACT OF TRAIN WRECKERS.-SatuT-
day night about l0:S0 O'Clock engine 142. with
freight train, on the Pittsburg division, Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, jumped the track near
Cumberland and turned over. The engineer
cuts On the head, but Frederick Bowers en-
plOyed at the lime-kiln at Bridgeport, Pa,
riding to Cumberland as usual Saturday night,
was caught under the CRATE bars OF the engine.
His leg was broken and he was terribly burned.
Amputation Will be probably necessary. The
accident was caused by the removal OF switch
rail by malicious persons unknown. Superin-
tendent Hyndman has offered O reward OF 500
for the arrest of the guilty parties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

DISASTROUS FIRES are reported from Philadei-
phia and st. Louis. In the former city nearly
away at one swoop with loss Of life, and In the
latter Dearly half million was consumed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

u-J. B. Adams was accidentally shot and
killed by his cousin while hunting, near New
Orleans, last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

HORRIBLE DEATH OF AN AGED WIpow.-Mrs
Rose McCusker, an aged widow, occupying
with her son, the second floor of 225 West Six
teenth street, New York, was found early yes
terday morning suspended On the iron railing in
front OF the house. The sharp spikes had enter
ed her abdomen, and she died as the officers
were removing her from her terrible position
She suffered greately from cramps In her legs,
and it Is supposed while walking around the
floor during the night to gain relief she was at
traCted to the window and fell out