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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

CRIMINAL prosecutions have been in
stituted in Germany against no less
than eighteen Hanoverian gentlemen,
on the ground of their having collected
money toward wedding present to be
given to the duke of Cumberland
In the house of one of these gentle
men considerable sum Of money was
found, which was seized by the officials.
The Cologne Gazette says that there can
be no longer any idea of the duke sue.
ceeding to the Brunswick crown. The
only question is whether the difficulty
of succession shall be settled in Bruins.
wick, as it was in Eastern Frisia in the
time OF Frederick the Great "by 8
Prussian battalion" or if Brunswick is
to be made a duchy subject directly to
the emperor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
FOREIGN.

FATHER HYACINTHE has opened his
new church in Paris.
PRINCESS CAROLINE, widow Of Prince
Lucien Murat, Of France, is dead.
MINISTER LAYARD is very i'll at Con-
stantinople and will come home on
furlough.
IT was estimated that nearly $4,000
Feb. 10th.
RUCHDI PAsHA, formerly grand vizier
of Turkey, has been exiled.
The final arrangements for the our-
chase of Cyprus have been made by
Turkey and England.
PAssoNANTE, who undertook to assass-
mate King Humbert, has been declared
sane, and Will be tried accordingly.
A DISPATCH from Lahore states vari-
Gus inauthenticated rumors are cur
rent that Shere Ali is returning to
Cabul.
AMERICAN cattle are admitted at the
ports of England without opposition, if
no disease is discovered. The report to
the contrary is untrue.
The German tariff commission rec
ommend that raw cotton be exempted
from duty, and the duty on hops be
raised to ten marks per hundred weight.
THE commission examining the cause
of the gun explosion on the iron-clad
Thunderer, has found that the gun had
two loads in it when the explosion oc-
Cured.
ACCORDING to the investigation made
by the German board of health, the
plague has existed in Astrakahn since
May, 1877. Even paper money in the
district has been ordered burned.
THE British admiralty announces
that it has chartered fifteen steamers
to carry troops and supplies to the Cape.
This fleet includes the transatlantic
steamers Egypt, France, Span, Russia,
England, China, Olympus, Palmyra, and
| City of Paris.
The following reinforcements have
been sent to aid Lord Chelmsford in
suppressing the Zulu war in South
Africa: Six battalions of infantry, two
regiments of cavalry, two batteries Of
artillery, company of engineers,
three companies of army service corps,
and a company Of army hospital corps.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The emperor opened the German
Reichstag in person Oh the 18th inst.
In referring to the plague he said he
thought such precautions had been
taken that the disease would not gain
a foot hold in Germany.
TRADE is fairly paralyzed in Liverpool,
the carriers and carpenters having Joined
the strikers in body. The steamers
are having a serious time to find sea-
men enough to put to sea with,
and vessel owners are in constant alarm
lest their ships be destroyed by the
mObs.
Il BERLIN dispatch states an under
standing exists between the great powers
to insist upon the evacuation of Eastern
Roumelia by Russia within the time
appointed by the treaty of Berlin if the
International commission should not
have completed it's labors. The Lon
don Times leading editorial says we
have every reason to believe Yakoob
Khan has already been officially in
formed of the terms on which we are
prepared to make peace. Doubtless
these are such as he can honorably
accept. A dispatch from Lahore
states there are strong rumors that
Yakoob Khan is quite disposed to make
friendly ARRANGEMENTS.
A VERY recent COnstantinople dis
patch says that a definitive treaty
between Russia and Turkey declares
peace and cordial relations to be estab-
lished between Russia and Turkey and
provides that the articles of the San
Stefano treaty which were not
modified by the treaty of Berlin
shall remain in force, and the
mode ofpayment OF war, indemnity and
compensation to Russian residents of
Turkey who suffered through the war
is left for future agreement all prosecu-
tons for aiding other sides during war
are abandoned and persons implicated
in the Roumelian disturbances are par
doned. The protocol declares that recog-
milton of the treaty of Berlin in the pres
ent treaty changes neither character nor
range of power. AS to Servia and
Montenegro and Roumelia being indie
pendent, Russia leaves them free to
come to an understanding for them
selves with the porte relative to their
claims as as we'll as for war indemnity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A CURIOUS pair are two brothers In
Hartford, Conn, employed at the same
place of business some miles from their
homes, who had falling out some
dozen years ago, and have never spoken
to each other since, though they ride to
and from work in the same wagon,
preserving a moody silence toward each
other.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

LARGE focks of geese, commonly
known as snow-geese, or brants, are ar
irving at Slaughter creek, Sussex coun-
ty, Del, where sportsmen are having
fine shooting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The Boston people, having failed to
save the Old South with their hands,
are now trying what they can do with
their feet, and ball is to be given for
the pI1rDOSe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A TEMPERANCE law has been SO rig
idly enforced in the vicinity Of Toronto
that the tavern-keepers Of Newmarket
have closed their houses and agreed
not to reopen them till the act is re-
pealed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A LIVERPOOL dispatch says the num-
Der of strikers of all classes Is estimated
at $4,000 to 60,000 The sending of a
deputation of laborers to the steamship
owners is regarded as a hopeful sign.
The sailors express a willingness to
send deputation with view to adj
justment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

THE long lives of Richard Henry
Dana and William Cullen Bryant 60 to
prove that the pursuit of literature, &C
companied by temperance, is conducive
to health and length of days.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A GEORGIA postmaster, when SUBJ
scriber called for his paper, told him
that ''there was nothing in the Aduertis-
er, and he had used it for wrapping pa
ner"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The Toronto Globe says that the
tendency of European military auth or
tiles is to abolish the distinctive uni
forms of the different divisions of the
service
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A NORTH CAROLINA officer reports
that incomplete returns show the exist
ence of 111,O39 dogs in that state
about one dog for every three sheep.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

HoRsE-owners in Springfield, Mass,
are dismayed by the spread Of the
CHAMBERS, and the City Council is asked
to take measures of protection against
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A RICE plantation near Charleston, S.
c., which was once valued at $175 900,
was sold at auction the other day for
COS 600
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

SOME wealthy gentlemen of Brooklyn
have arranged for a sixty days pedes-
srian tournament in the skating rink
of the City of Churches.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The Maine Beet-sugar company at
Portland decided to increase their cap
ital for another year. Farmers in the
vicinity are going into beet-raising more
extensively, and the industry promises
to become an established one.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

THERE is a society in London the
members of which agree to use their
influence against the custom of wearing
mourning.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

ELECTRICITY is found to be delicate
test for purity of oils, which are judged
of by the resistance they offer TO the
current
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A CRICKET match was recently played
on the ice by moonlight near Windsor
Castle, Eng.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

EIGHTEEN SEVENTY-NINE began on
Wednesday, and will end on the same
day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

THE workmen in California have de-
clared that no man who solicits an Office
shall receive their support.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

CoCKRoACHEs became such a nuisance
in the Sandwich Islands that frogs were
imported to eat them up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

Boston papers say that the long-stand-
ing debt of the American Home Mis-
sionary Society has been paid.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

A LIVERPOOL man has been fined tif-
teen times for refusing to have ais chill
dren vaccinnated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
A Good Account.

ITO sum it up, six long years of bed
ridden sickness and suffering, costing
5000 per year, total, 81, 2OO-all of which
was stopped by three bottles of Hop
Bitters taken by my wife, who has
done her own house work for a year
since without the loss of day, and I
want everybody to know it for their
benefit" "JoHN WEEKS. Butler n. Y"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The Utica Daily Republican, started
by Lewis Lawrence in October, 1877 ,
has suspended publication.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

PARTICLES of gold ring were found
in the gizzard of duck killed in Cham
bersburg, Pa, recently The Opinion
says that in the gizzard the crushing
process took place, and the pieces were
in size from less than pin-head up to a
piece of chalk.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
WATERFOWL, FEBRUARY 10, 1879
NEWS NOTES.

THE best known time made by
skater is mile in / :56.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

ONLY sixteen guns of the 1900
made by Krupp have burst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

THERE are now 357 1858 volumes in
the Boston public library.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The river and harbor appropriation
bill, ordered reported to the house, con-
tains the following appropriations for
western states
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
The Labor Of Cutting Leaves

Total amount appropriated. :.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-24

-Loadvllls is still booming, II we NAV
believe tho report that miners are II ,ckine b
the rich carbonate 1eids Of that region At M
rate OF 800 a week. Oro 10 taken out voy,n
~ q pound. II Ia thought that tha l. oaIite
o. the present camp wi yiel1 500 0OO. 90 az
inc precious rretals per yanT, ano there ara
valleys aud sang a a~njscent 10 tbs camp
enormously rich IN mines, which have not
,et 9sen July explored. * q. Times.
-Treasurrr Gates indicated; the LeOI,.
lstur. Jailed % fnd- articles " Impeachment
me aok,on county Criminal Court acquit-
ten the oid Treasurer OF anything wrong.
as we nave before said the bat men 10 the
ianh are o'ten seriously itjirei rs ~deaIg1lng
d~emagogues. He new bond bas been Hpprov.
I'd by Me Governor and Eli things arc now
quiet. Tue State will not kelly loose a dol.
ar from the failure Of tbs Msst,n Bank. Lei
US took ON the bright aud not on the dark
side Of the picture.
"A gentleman 10 Washington las r~ece.v.
I'd 4 Letter from the United 5tates consul AZ
Pa'igiere, dated Mlreh 10, gfsing y terrIable
'eeOuns OF The famine. %cdolerA aud typhus
ieyer that hsve bren raging in Morocco. Ia
the Ctty Of MOrOcco the daily deatba from
typhuA ranged from 200 10 $50 SO Rre.t
was the Starvation and suffering thst parents
ate their child on and 10 other places the
dead we're deyoured by the living. Bodies
were half buried or wholly unborIeisand thd
Atmosphere was poisoned by The horrible
rtiuyiA arising from them. Near,y half Of
mo European residents had succombod. The
Mos ems would buy the garments OF the
dfai and putting them on would them selves
soon tall victims to the pes,ilence .-Timer
Journal.
The HeuIa dpfiog recess presents an
appearances Of digiity % hat is llAely to in-
Sptre the rural constituent With awe, as ne
bsholds tho members readiug smoking and
hating with their fest higher than their
hsads, and the solos OF their boots all bearing
N the portrait Of Washington, behind the
Speakers dess, rs ifihey wished to impress
tie Father Of Ills Country with the fac. that
the lower house OF the rhlrtieth General Az
sembly OF tbs Eth State In the Unlnn 10 not
entl'ely devoid OF Observation-Disclosures.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-24
Tho Inagsshlr.

On tho sixta OF May tue voters Of thiI
list Judicla) district win be ca lied on To
vote for q suitable person TO AZ the unsx.
pIrcd sermof Hon G. w. Miller, deed. A
few weeks past there gsrs qlile a namber
Of candidates for said position, but now there
are but two; Gsn'lE L, Edwards and the
Hon. !. I Rice; both ere we'll known to the
people IN Central Missouri,
Geu'l E. hes bosn a pssclicionsr 81 law at
Jefferson City for tie last 40 years and is a,
this time the Father OF tAs bar 10 Ceatral
Missouri. We would haye liked 10 seen him
elected TO .he supreme bo0ch at the late cleo.
zion, but neutrality-suspicious. should no
BE elected, and there is but little doubt " .
presume, Ais decisions will a,and 10 the
Superior court beyond sl question.
Judge Rec is an eminent lawyer 10 this
district, has served the people ono term on
the bench, he made a good judge, rs al will
admit without party predeliotisns.
10 tbe election Of judge OF our Cireuit court,
We presume that politics will not cut much
agure in the case; suppose it shoaid at our
stand point, it seems as Ii Genl Edwards
has much the advantage ground; computing
the last vote for Governor in this district,
we And
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-24
Miscellaneous

Our obligations nrs due tho Hon. A. NJ.
Lay for Congressional documents.
The Sedaha grange store has busted and
made an assignment FOR TIC beheat Of cfeai.
tors.
Easter at the Convent in JsG. City was a
grand affair. The sislets are making a sue
cess Of the $ ,hool.
Circus and show o. animals from al parts
OF the wofl3, Will DO exhibited at j ,%lisrson
CITY on 10th OF THIS month II you have so
cents to spare 90 snd 500 what Cole has.
"A Temperance organization il formed in
New York called ''Ine Buslness Mems Ten.
2eraRce society Tor the encoursg ,mant OF
mousfstion in The use OF intoxicating
drinks"
-Bsautiful Wyandotte, the besrothed of
k,ausaa. City, protosta against taking rne
Black veil. But 300 more colored imhi-
grants are expected to arrive to-day from ST.
Louis. What is to be done with themf-KAn.
sas City Times, Goth.
Coles circus lie advertised for Sedalia On
the sOsh aud Jefferson City on the 18th, Civ.
ing California the grand shake. This lie
heaTtrendnng to the little boys who have
been carefully saving up THAR nickels. New
er mind, boys, theFo's a better day coming
California Democrat.
"A tornado OF the sevsres. nature passed
over B~ocShontss, fegn, last Monday Night
causing the greatest destruction to that VII
lage, Several houses ard CHURCHES We're
blown down. Great damage ie reported TO
tho surrounding country. The course OF the
tornado was from southeast 20 northwest.
"A large number of oolOrea Southern
refugees have been landed by steamboats, At
Wyandotte in an intirely destitute coudi
ton during tho past few DAYS AMI are oc.
capying the churches and publlc baiis OF
that place. Many OF them are sick from ca.
posure and dying.
-Calliusyille, ILL.,, was vioited Of. last Mon.
day week, With a Cyclone ihal demolished
tho entire tow the steeple on the NJ. e
Church, ausiug funeral services, was throwb,
several hundred feet disyabes and The spIre
driven three feet 10 the gEspnd Ibe base
standiag upward.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-24
Our washington Letter.

Washington, d. O., APP. 18th, 1879.
/ have not the space TO give The list OF
Committeeman selected by Speaker Randall,
but in the mos. important cases, as in up
propaistionf, banking and currency, ways
aud means, &c, the sane Chsirmen are
retained, and it is the fact fn ell these cases
and in many others, that the Committees are
strengthened from last Congress by a more
judicious distribution OF men. Mr.. Randall
is ~an u aSthey say, ''knows how 70
learn II 4 Also noted that the chairman
ships are tbs time equally distributed be-
tween the North and South. In tile last
Congress ths latter section lad a considerA-
bic majority Of them. Great liberslity is
ihown in iteaiment OF the Greenbsckers,
though Mr. LAdd, OF Me-, is the only one Of
that party who receives special honor. He
has a place on The Banking and Currency
Committee, Al tsia time Of great importance,
and "a made Cbsfman OF smother Committee.
Nj. Lsdd iss business nisn OF experiences
and ability, and deserves all be has received.
The appointment OF Committees aud the
discrimination TO haYe a session to-day ''bill
day" are taken rs proofs that Congress will
do something besides pass the two apptopri-
alton bills. I have always believed some.
thing else, and perhaps n great deal, would
be done.
The New York Times publishes interviews
with Republicans 10 ali parts Of the country,
ane, though itself opposed to Grant, says
there Is no question but ne is now lhe choice
OF a vast mslosiIy Of his party. This has
boon the belief Of toe boat informed mon
hsre for tho iAst 1s months. Besides lhus
beng the arst choice Of a majority. he Is the
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-24
Preaching.

Rev.. NJ. Hardy OF Al. B.. church preached
Ave sermons on the ordinance Of saptkm
eeumancing Saturday evening and clo.ing
Tuesday evening.
At Sunday noon the ordinance Of baptism
was administered to little Willie Some and
Master Clarence Folsom.
The several meetings Were we'll attended
and the audience gave close attention, IS our
good people do At ali times. b.
Tho following are some Of The bead notes
and references given; that all may read and
reject for themselves. Bro. Hardy ssy,;
What is bspdsn?
"Ws think IL is an initiation into, and &C.
ceptanee OF, the eovensn Mt of grace, rae uirod
OF Us by Christ es Visable expression, and
ono act Of that faith IN him @laca ha has
made q condition ofthat salvation. g
Covenant with Abraham, God on his part
promised justification through faith: Gal 3 6
He should be the father oil many nations
Gen. IL "a,
That God would be a God to Abraham and
his seed after him. Gen-l7:7.
The land of Canaan, a type OF heaven
Gen. l7,8.
In his seed should the nations be blessed,
Gal. &8.ll.
On the part of Abraham be was to have
iaith In God, aud to keep hIscommandments T..
OF this Covenant circumcision was the sign
and seal. Gen. 1874. Romans 4.II.l3.
B'ptism takes the place of circumcision
Col 2;l0-l5; Gal. 8:21.29.
The old and new Sign. DeaL. l0d5-l6 a0.6.
Jor. Al Phil. 8:3.
The seal or confirming sign, baptism
nswers TO circumcision.
God binds himself 10 testow the apIritusl
blessings OF which either rite, was a sign;
On our psrt we bind ourselves as parties 10
tho c5nlract or covenant, and thus set to our
seal that God is srue, 1t, (ss sll other GOV.
is two fold, God binds hImsef, and
We bind Ourselves,
circumcision under the old and baptism
under the new dispensaton. was aud is tho
confirming sign OF the covenant contract
MADE between God and his followers.
TIE sigd is not the covenant, and without
this covenant the sign would be worthless.
The covenant must be a spiritual work.
The sign is external and ~yisstie. A,
svidelee TO The World that we have made
Ibls covenant with God.
On Tuesipy evening Bro. Hardy proacb-
"a on the subject OF the frey tongu.n or
Of tho holy SpIrlt-eo1 cling pas.
81 he old and new scriptures 10 pToye
ils position
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-24
Judicial.
Editors lho BANNER.

h1itOrtM me BANNER:
Haytg been elected delegates to the judi.
ciai eongention which met at Upton on The
l7.h inst. We thinkf would mt be amiss in
Us 70 give an account OF oursolves and our
action IA taid convention. As We were rot
instructcd we had to do what we thought
bestin tbs selection oi candidate to OIL that
important Mice, viz: a Judge Tor the first
judicial Ctfcuit 10 this state. Wa found
tpree candidates 10 the Held, Gent r.. L. Ed
wards Of Jefferson CITY, S. II. Owens OF
CaliioenA, Mo-, aud jas. II. johnson Of
Cooper eopnty on the track and all men OF
high sia9ditg, honest, capable and In every
way queil 4 ID to II that place, eithor Of
whom Would have been a credit to tho dis
ttict eFea one had his friends Snd strong
friends, and while the almost good feeling
and lasmJny characterized the proceedings
OF the COUP nsion some one or more had 10
yield hepretertnce, and alter several ballot
ings with hooholce Mr.. johnson Of Cooper
withdrew sad @ MI Z. L. Edwardg received
a msjori1y and WAS declared the nomiueg OF
the coussntion and Afterwards declared tie
unSnima@ cSoice by Acclsmaliou. On the
couimeHe bent Of the vote, Mr.. owens came
In wslAf@ EdwArds arm Ia arm, hesrtl y
enkRtReeAkm~sNs~a.mhn
tnishetz z lANfedff lot Tue 6f1ce, bSide 3
p~ersoral friend ard pledRinR his undivided
suppofs 81 ofwhich WAS lone with q good
grace. NJ. Owens did himself credit which
will not be forgotten. Mr.. James johnson
who Is . gentleman e high legal a,iaium,n,s
now aud has been the county attorney OF
Cooper county for several Yeas OF untlem-
shed character ard would have been a credit
TO the bench, hs Is n young man with n bril-
lisnt intuTe before him which cauRot fall Of
being appreciated. And Ia conclusion we
say friends one and all surn cut and vote Tor
Gsnh Ell. Edwards on the Grh dsy OF May
next. DANL CuMMISGs.
). h. SoRE.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-24

From ems OF tho leading Journals IN
Southwest Mtssouri: tRrhlanl Seminal
what they ssyfof tho Banner:
The OsAoE VALLEY BANNER folks know
how TO ge- up n liYe 10, paper. Il Is The
most siritog PspeF that comes to Us from
that valley which is the milleDaiAl age ehali
eclipse the TAR famed Hudson, -psbsw IL
now excels that river 10 wild weird, and
Wonderful sublimity, grandeur. ard ave-
inspiring msgnifcence aud Wild wood, wilder
messiah beauty Yes 1t does, but we CON.
mencsi 10 talk about the BANEER published
at. Tnfcumbis. Nj hsr coGny's metropolis.
The Fulkersous, Father &c SJns, should be
we'll TewarGed for the l4bor they are bestow-
ing upon tpeir paper. Every Miller county
man should do his dug by his csunty pepsr.
The Pulasks people al! 70 so by theira.