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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
INDIANA.

Judge Porter, the Governor-elect of
Indiana, was in New York the other
day, when reporter of the Graphic in
terviewed him, with the following re-
suit:
II suppose, Governor that you can
give by this time something definite re-
garding the successor of Mr.. Mcdonald
in the senate? was asked by the re-
porter.
Il fear not" replied the Governor,
smiling. "Where there are so many
candidates in the field it is a difficult
matter to predict who will carry OFF the
prize"
"How many are there?'
eleven, and they are all good men.
The list includes William CumDack,
Judge Gresham, General Ben Harrison,
John G.. New, General Coborn. Godlove
). Orth and General Shanks, | think,
however, the fight is between Judge
Gresham, Ben Harrison and John e..
New. Mr.. Cumbdck has many friends
and will doubtless make good canvass.
He received the caucus nomination for
the Senate several years ago, and would
have been successful had not a faction
opposed ann. Ills admirers now claim
that he is entitled to the place by court,
esy, he having developed the most
strength, and from the fact that he is a
strong man. Ben Harrison did splendid
work in the late canvass, and is an able
and honest man, and would reflect honor
upon his State in the Senate. He would
also make good Secretary of War
Judge Gresham, Mr.. New and the others
are equally prominent, and would be ac-
ceptable to the people, but you know all
of them cannot have the place"
Governor Porter refuted the idea that
the lavish expenditurs of money on the
tariff issues were the causes of the repub-
ican victory in Indiana. Our victory" !"
he said, Sin my opinion, was due to the
desire on the part OF The great mass OF
the people to let well enough alone. That
the tariff question did not help to settle
the matter is apparent from the fact that
our gains were as numerous IN the rural
districts as in the manufacturing centers.
A great deal has been said about the Re
publicans spending vast sums Of money.
1t is mistake The truth is, the Dem
ocrats committed this great error. | don't
know how much Mr.. English contributed,
but am told that $4,000 was given by
him prior to the State election, and that
he added $4,000 towards the success of
the national ticket"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
ADVICE FROM ITALY.

ROME, November 25.-The Aurora
publishes an article believed to be official
Iy inspired, and which attracts consider
able attention. 1t says: 'The Irish
Bishops could never preach revolt, crime
or violence, and will not doso. The Pope
does not need to use any great efforts to
keep them in the path of duty, but he
may possibly have already advised them
to separate themselves openly from those
who spread terror by brandishing the
sword in the faces of their fellow citi-
zens." The article concludes: "We
trust that the Irish clergy will be an in
strument of peace and order, and that
while they strive to calm the passions of
the people, the English nation will settle
the questions at issue by drawing closer
the bonds which should unite the two
sister countries
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
z! Numbers d stf!hsa.'s i.. s..

The richly illustrated November num-
Der of Scribner's Monthly, the Decennial
Issue, appears in new cover, and begins
the twenty-frst volume. The increasing
popularity of the magazine is strongly
evidenced by recent sales. A year ago
the monthly circulation was about 90,0 900
copies; during the past nine months it
has averaged 115, 900, while the first edi-
ton of the November issue is 125,00O
The first Part of the now famous serial
by Eugene Schuyler, "Ihe Life of Peter
the Great" was finished in October
With November begins Part H., "Peter
the Great as Ruler and Reformer," which
will be an advance, in point of popular
interest and wealth of illustration, upon
tie part already published. To enable
readers to secure Part l. the publishers
make the following special offers to new
subscribers after October Goth, who begin
with the November number.
a. New subscribers may obtain, for
$500, Sc,lbner's Monthly for the COM
ing year, and the previous nine numbers,
February to October, 1880, which include
Part I. of ''Peter the Great" Mrs Bur
nett's Louisiana etc. In accepting
this offer, twenty-one numbers will be
had for $500.
o. They may obtain the previous
twelve numbers of Scribner's, elegantly
bound in olive-green cloth 1.-TWO volumes),
containing Part |. of Peter the Great, all
of Cables novel, "The Grandissimes,'
with the numbers named above, and
years subscription, for $3.50. (Regular
price, $4,000
Ali booksellers or news-dealers will
take subscriptions and supply the numbers
and volumes mentioned in the above
special offers, without extra charge for
postage or express, or the publishers,
Scribner & Co., 743 Broadway, New York,
may be addressed direct. The regular
price of Scribner's is $400 year, or 80
cents number.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
HOW THE SUPREME COURT IS
OPENED

To begin with there is degree of dig
nifty and stately bearing about the court
and its members whichspermeates even to
the most humble attache. There is a
quiet in the court room which recalls the
Sabbath of the Covenanters. When one
enters, the involuntary feeling comes on
that the room is set aside only for the
contemplation of the sober side of life,
and woe to him who jibes and jokes in
the presence of the court. The court is
opened about this fashion: at II o'clock
(noon) the Justices come in from the con-
sulting room and take their seats on the
bench. Away to the left of the chamber
is seen a youthful officer, whose business
is to catch the first glimpse of the ad-
vancing Judges. Then come three raps
with a ponderous gaval by the same
officer. This is meant as signal for the
audience to rise. Then, with the Chief
Justice in advance, the Judges enter from
the right of the chamber. TO the rear of
the Justices seats is an aisle. In the
center is an arched entrance for the
Chief Justice. Through this aisle the
Judges file and take position On the
right and left. None enter until the
Chief Justice emerges from the center
entrance. After all have filed in, the
Chief Justice makes graceful obeisance
to the standing audience, Then the
Just ces take seats, a stroke of the gaval
is made and the audience seats itself.
The opening of the court falls upon a
youthful official. 1t is after the old
English form: ooh, yea; oh, yea, ETC.,
"God bless thehonorable Supreme Court"
The court is now ready for business. All
the Justices are clad in black silk gowns
with an ecclesiastical cut. In the dis
patch of business the Chief Justice is
quite expeditions. He is always ready
with a reply to question, and eminent
ly satisfactory. The Justices on the
bench assume different attitudes. JUS
tice Miller sinks down in his chair, and
but little can be seen of him but the top
of his head: so also does Justice Bradley.
The Chief Justice sits erect most of the
time when not hearing an argument
busy in consulting the calender. Judge
Harlan, is the most striking in appearance
of any of the Judges. He is tall, well
built, and sits erect.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

Manager Abbey, Of Booths Theater,
New York, whose attraction just now is
Sara Bernhardt, is meeting with per-
feet storm of opposition to his proposed
presentation of the passion Play" The
pulpit and the press are energetically de-
nouncjng it, the common council has
been petitioned against it, and everybody,
save Manager Abbey, BARLEY Campbell,
and the few who expect to make money
out of it are opposed to it. The rehear-
sails of the play have been in progress the
past week, with the character of the Vir-
gin Mary omitted, as no actress could be
found in New York who would take that
role. Abbey seems determined to carry
out his purpose, however, and has sent
to San Francisco for the actress who took
the part of the Virgin when the play was
presented there some time ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

ghost Of a chance for it otherwise in
New York, New Jersey or Connecticut.
But that leaning toward the right cost
the party the support of Greenback voters
in Indiana, in spite Of the nomination of
Mr.. Landers. and probably affected the
result in many other States. A very
large proportion of the Democratic voters
will resist with intense hostility the fnan-
cial ideas which it falsely professed in
order to hold necessary Eastern votes.
What can party hope to do that is COM
pelled to stake its very existence on an
attempt to make oil and water mix
Of late, having no chance to control
the distribution of offices itself, the Dem
cratic party has manifested a considera-
bic access of zeal for Civil Service reform.
But after the Masne election, with It was
believed by Democrats that they were
going to devide the offices among them
selves, there was found not one in the
country who insisted upon bipartisan
Civil Service. In fact, the Democrats
have never shown any other opinion on
that subject than this that their party,
when in power, ought to take all the Of
fees, and use them all for the success of
the party; but that it was exceedingly
base in any other party, when in power,
to use its official positions at all, or to re-
fuse fair division Of spoils. No man
who saw the throng of hungry and in
pecunious beggars who drifted over to
Governors island every day during the
last campaign can ever think of reform
of the Civil Service by Democratic hands
except as a stupendous joke.
After a month or two of discussion and
recrimination, it may occur to some Dem
ocrats that their party does not succeed
because ills not party at all, 1t has
no Ideas no purposes, no common rally
ing point; nothing to live for, in short,
-New York Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
DEATH IN THE BRIDES CAKE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, November 23--
The Americans Knoxville special says:
Joel Hembree was married to Miss Dale,
daughter of James Dale, of Kingston, last
week. The couple were given recep-
ton at the residence of the brides father
the night of the 18th. The cook had put
arsenic in the cake instead of soda,
through mistake. Thirty-fve persons
were poisoned. Up to Monday at II
o'clock five had died-Robert Dale,
brother of the bride, who leaves a wife
and children; Miss Lowery, grand
daughter of Rev. Lowery, Of Kingston !;
Mr.. May, of Missouri, who was visiting
relatives in Knox and Roam counties !:
Mr.. Gallagher of Kingston. The name
of the fifth person is unknown. The
father of the bride and several others are
not expected to live. The bride and
groom escaped, not having eaten any
thing The facts were learned from a
private source, and the writer could not
get further particulars.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
RECONsTRUCTING THE PARTY

A rubbish heap or sewer may con-
tain not few odds and ends that are
valuable. But any attempt to construct
a comfortable dwelling house, or any
other useful building, out of the debris
of a sewer or the materials of rubbish
heap, is sure to fail. Those who talk of
remodeling the Democratic party are en-
gagged in such an experiment. That
party has been the rubbish heap of the
country for twenty years. Into its COM
position have gone all the waste stuff
that no other party could use. Upon
it have been cast all the trash and all
the used-up remnants that any other
party had been obliged to get rid Of.
For twenty years that party has been
the political sewer of this country, into
which all the fish has decended by all
sorts of channels; and the frightful out
burst of slander, blackguardism, forgery
and perjury which the last six months
have witnessed has been merely the re-
suit of a breakage of the sewer.
What can anybody hope to do with
the heterogeneous materials which have
gone to form the Democratic party as it
IS now? No common ideas can be found /;
no motives in common, except desire
for Office.
In the discussion which is now going
on between Democratic papers, as to the
best mode of reconstructing the party,
this fact has become painfully apparent.
Watterson sends out from Louisville his
new war-cry, but its first note is Free
trade.' Instantly other influential Demo
cratic journalists protest, and tell him
that any serious attempt to nail such a
plank into the Democratic platform
would split not only the plank and the
platform, but the party. He is remind
ed that the defeat of Gen. Hancock was
largely due to the attempt to put free
trade ideas into its Cincinnati platform
and the consequent abandonment OF the
party by thousands of voters as the close
of the contest drew near. Another pro-
gramme maker thinks that free trade will
not do, but that free ships are essential.
Whereupon Delaware halls him with in
dignation, and wants to know if the Re
publican gain in Wilmington at the re-
cent election was not enough.
With the money question it is even
worse. Dangerous as the experiment was,
the party felt compelled to go into the
Presidential contest with hard money pro-
fessions, knowing that there would be no.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

Vesuvius has broken out again, and is
"erupting'' with something of his ancient
vigor, to the great qualifications doubtless,
of Professor Palmieri, and to the no less
considerable alarm of the shareholders in
the railway recently constructed upon his
volcanic slopes. But streams of burning
lava and showers of scorching scorie are
not the only perils with which the ascent
of this maleicent old mountain is beset.
Only the other day, as Signor Alleotti,
the lessee of the Vesuvious Railway, was
walking along the road that leads from
the observatory to the lower station of
his line, he was surrounded and seized
by those bandits, who dragged
him into cave hard by the "Seconda
Vallata" There one of his captors kept
the muzzle of a loaded pistol in Aleotti's s
mouth to hinder him from calling for
help, while the other two robbed him of
his pocket-book and watch, in value some
ECO. Having thoroughly searched his
person, they then flung him to the ground
with great violence, tied his hands and
feet together with cords, and stuffing a
pocket handkerchiefin into his mouth, made
off with the booty. Two of these ruffians
were subsequently arrested and identified
by Signor Aleotti.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
A paper recently read before the French

A paper recently read before the French
Academy of Sciences concerning the
changes likely to take place in the hui
man voice in the course of centuries,
causes the New York Times to say: ''The
girl of the future will have voice like
that of Carl Formes in his best days.
She will no longer whisper her love, but
will growl it in tones that will suggest
the muttering of distant thunder. The
silvery laugh of the school girl of the
present will give place to the deep diapa-
son of the "tee hee' of bass-voiced girls,
and the shrek of the frightened woman
who sees mouse will be as the sound of
Niagara when the tumult of the hack
men has temporarily ceased"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
HARD HIT

Oft have proudly heard thee pour, loves IN
cense in mine ear,
Oft babe thy lips repeat once more, the words l
deemed sincere;
But though the truth this heart may break,
know the false,
"And no mistake"
If you suffer Rheumatic Or any other ache
Eclectric Oil-Will cure you and no mistake
For sale by K, Schubert d Son.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

All the theology in the world has nev-
er succeeded in answering the child's
question: "Why don't God kill the
devil?'T-Er. The answer is simple
enough. There has always got to be
some one to take care of delinquent SUBJ
scribers, and if the devil was killed it
would only necessitate the hiring of an
other hand in his place.-Pecks San.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

If old Nick were to lose bis tail, where
should he go to supply the deficiency?
To low grog shop, because there they
"ruled Bad Spirits" But if you suffer
from low Spirits caused by DYSPEPSIA or
Indigestion try Spring Blossom. For sale
by K. Schubert & Son. Price 90 cents,
sample bottle 10 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

SHOOT HIM.--The unfortunate young
man who was so severely beaten and
bruised for getting off 'fPinafore" jokes
says that he nev--that is hardly ev--that
is, confound it. that DIR. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil is the best in the world for curing
cuts and bruises. For sale by X Schu-
belt q Son.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

A LADY said she wasn't exactly engaged
but saw cloud on the Horizon about
the size of mans hand, when a cloud
Of horrible fancies envelope you through
Dyspeptic Ailments, try Spring Blossom.
For sale by K. Schubert & Son. Price so
cents, sample bottle 10 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
An EXCHANGE REMARKS,

An exchange remarks; GA boy can
imagine almost anything. He can lug
an old shot gun about all day without
firing at living thing, and be under the
impression that he is having good time;
but all attempts to induce boy to imag-
ne that he is killing Indians when he is
saving wood have proved futile.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
Archibald Forbes, the famous English

Archibald Forbes, the famous English
war correspondent now in this country,
had, in his youthful days, several love
ad ventures in which he did not always
come out with flying colors. The death
of his father prevented his graduating
from Aberdeen University, where he had
been for two years. Before he could de-
eide upon career he had spent the little
money left him and eloped with Scotch
lassie. Therunaways did not get far, how
ever, before they were overtaken by the
irate father of the girl, who kicked Romeo
into the ditch and carried Juliet home in
tears. This experiences did not discour-
age young Archibald, for two other such
escapades are laid at his door, He final
ly turned his attention from love to war,
and embraced his new profession with all
the enthusiasm heretofore wasted upon
pretty girls. His early training stood
him in good stead, for he was never
known to finch at the sight of powder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

The architect of the Tay bridge, whose
fall involving wholesale loss of life is
yet fresh in mind, has now been num-
bered among the victims of that disaster.
The English papers say Sir Thomes
Bouch "died of broken heart" He
was the sole designer and superintendent
of construction of the Tay bridge, and
the consciousness that his error had
wrecked the grandest work Of his life and
carried so many innocent people to death,
wore out his life at the age of 58.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
Simmons Liver Regulator.

1t is given with safety and the happiest results
to the most delicate infant. 1t takes the place o.
ouinine and bitters of every kind. 1t is the
cheapest, purest and best family medicine the
world. -
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01

Marriages and deaths inserted gratis.
Professional and Business Cards $500 year.
Business notices in local column 10 cents per
ne for first insertion. and five cents for subse-
uent insertions.
Advertisements not accompanied with dfrec-
.ons. will be inserted till forbid, and charged
Or accordingly.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-31
HERE AND THERE.

A white Christmas makes a lean I'M
dertaker.
Vennor's prophecy was god deal
bigger than his snow storm.
Is Chairman Barnum alternating. or
has he gone to meet Morcy:
Sitting Bull is to be handled as ten
derby as if be were nitro-giycerine, to
which he bears considerable resem-
blance.
This is magnificent weather for the
Democratic party. II mitgates the odor
of that organization at least one hundred
per cent.
The neurology OF the year 1880 will
doubtless contain Interesting Geographic
al sketches of 8. B. Barnum and
Abe Hewitt.
Speculation is rife in Chicago theolog-
ical circles as to the probability Of Bern.
hardt,s receiving calls from Professor
Swing and DIR. Thomas.
With all that has been said about Ohio,
VIC believe that the nativity OF Fitz
John Porter has never been Imputed to
that satarized commonwealth.
Chicago is still sustaining her LOFTY
reputation as a desirable summer resort
The mercury, at latest advices. stood ii
IL degrees below zero in that city.
The many friends Of the versatile
Col. G. r. Jennison, in this vicinity, will
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-31

The De Lesseps Panama sea level,
snbtsrreanean canal shares are to be mir
aculously profitable. They draw annual
dividends Of 8 per cent from the start,
although the canal is not expected to be
IN working order till after several years
lit may be for years, and it may be for
overland Dc Lesseps says they will be
worth double their par value before that
time. Such richness comes from going
down into the rocks thirty feet below the
go level, and under = mountain range
several thousand feet high, with hole
which will have to be as much as $50
fest wide, and over 100 feet high. Great
Is De Lesseps in digging across : sandy
level, but the Panama shareholders will
do well 10 sell without waiting for this
miraculous profit
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-31

The news of the death of George Eliot
Mrs. Cross will be received with regret
throughout the English-speaking world.
Since Thackeray, Bulwer and Dickens,
she was the greatest living novelist. The
history of her own heart and-almost her
own life, was written in "Middlemarch."
There are in her books many things not
unworthy the greatest masters of the mys-
teries of life-even OF Shakespeare. Her
name was Marian Evans, and il was the
only name to which she had legal right,
until she married Mr.. Cross, a man nearly
twenty years younger than herself. This
marriage caused great deal of gossip,
which was the revenge the dull world
owed her for her genius. She lived with
Mr.. George Henry Lewes, whose lawful
wife could not be divorced, owing TO the
fact that her husband had once forgiven
her for an elOpement. Mr.. Lewes had
not been dead long when George Ell
lot" married the gentleman upon whose
advice she was thrown in business mat
tiers. The age of the distinguished lady
was, we believe. sixty-one. Her frs
book was "Scenes in Clerical Life
Her Adam Bede," which started he
fame. was published in 1859. THE Mil
on the Floss" appeared in 1860; "Romo
Ia" 1868; "Felix Holt" 1866; Middle
march," 1871.