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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Disastrous Explosions.

A boiler explosion at Birchlll Hall non works,
London. Eng, on the 18th inst, killed twenty
five persons and injured nearly sixty.
A powder mill near Ashland, Pa, exploded
on the 18th inst, killing Edward Benzman and
injuring five others. The works were destroyed.
Five boxes, containing nearly one hundred
pounds of giant POWDER exploded at Central
City, Col, on the 18th inst, killing Samuel
Kimble, James Trudell and Jonas Gilmore
The bodies were most fearfully torn to pieces
Kimble and Gilmore hail from GAINESVILLE, Wis.,
On the 18th inst. David r. S. Shannon d Co..
junk dealers, purchaseda quantity of CONCEALED
shells at Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, and
had them taken outside the walls of the fort to
be broken up. An anvil was used fer breaking
one man holding the shells while another struck
them with heavy hammer. Although warned
of the danger of their proceedings, they per-
sisted in the work, when suddenly one Of the
deadly missiles exploded killing six persons and
wounding two others. The bodies were badly
mutilated, one being literally blown to atoms.
the engine in the Merchants iron mill, one of
the boilers burst, killing Jason C. Enaw, VIM.
Frerys, Reuben Davis and Jos. Bissock, wound
ing Adam Bricenderfer, Louis Bissock, Fred
Blssock, Ben Wilson, Charles Stanton Baker,
and badly wreeking the mill The exploding
boiler was released from its foundation and in
Its flight crashed through one heavy iron CHM
ney, also one heavy brick chimney and landing
about 400 feet from the mill Owing to the
early hour only part of the employees were on
duty otherwise the loss of life would have been
greater.
Eighteen persons were killed and wounded
by the explosion Of a dynamite magazine at
Faldo, Switzerland, on the 10th instant.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
A CHASTITY Mystery.

New Haven, little village situated six miles
east of Folt Wayne, Ind, is agitated by the
discovery of two human skeletons in a clump
of bushes on a farm located close to the Maui
NEE river. They were lying rather huddled up
together, and had evidently not been disturbed
since they were placed there, unless, perhaps,
by vultures. A close examination, made by
physicians, revealed the fact that the skeletons
were those Of a man and a woman, while a
knife, considerably eaten by rust, was found by
the side of the bones. The man, in life, was an
unusually large-sized and well-developed person,
while the woman must have been about the
medium size. Of course these discoveries
caused great sensation at New Haven. The
entire population has viewed the skeletons, and
many there's are advanced on the subject. The
place where the bones were found is WEIRD
aunfrequented spot, along the bank of the river,
where neither man nor beast is seen once a
ber fate G WHICH can ~ nof be rsad G
solved
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
A THRILLING Adventure.

Near the Umatilla river, in Oregon,
recently, a Mr.. Green was digging a
well, and Mr.. Scott, his brother-in-law,
while breaking young horse, approach
ed the well, when the animal made a
plunge at him. Mr.. Scott lodged and
the horse tumbled into the well, striking
Green and crushing him to the earth
The only thing that prevented him from
being instantly killed was box sus-
pended by rope. This sustained suffi-
cient weight to allow him to breathe.
Scott realized that the frantic efforts of
the horse would kill the man beneath
him, seized an ak and jumped down
upon the animal, when a life and death
struggle ensued. He at length managed
to deal the horse fatal blow. Every
time the horse struggled large quanti-
ties of earth poured down upon Green.
Scott climbed out and ran mile and a
half for help. Returning as quickly at
possible, men set to work cutting the
horse to pieces and hosting it out of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

well. Mrs. Green was present and
cheered her husband by telling him that
he would soon be released. The poor
man was suffering intense agony, and
said he could not live minute longer.
He babe his wife farewell in choking
sobs. With frantic efforts the animal
was torn limb from limb until the last
piece was cleared away, and the un-
conscious man was found buried to his
chin in dirt and gravel, saturated with
blood, and was lifted to the surface. He
was carried to his home, where restora-
tives were applied, and in short time he
spoke. Although no bones were broken
he was badly crushed and bruised.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Burned to Death.

While a company of amateurs were engaged
in rendering Moo res paradise and Peri" at
the Atlanta, Ga, Opera house, on the afternoon
angel, went two near the gas-ight. and the
combustible material of her wings became ig-
nited. In a second the fabric was in full blaze.
The room was nearly full of other ladies, all
dressed in light material suitable to the charac-
tiers assumed, and the fire almost instantly COM
inundated to their clothing, causing panic.
Five or six were burned-two fatally.
Seven persons persisted in the flames which
consumed the village of San Luis, Cuba, re-
Gently.
A cheap lodging house kept by Chas. Schuetze,
400 South Levee st. Louis, Mo-, burned be-
tween and o'clock on the morning of the 18th
inst, and four men, Mike Eberlein, a cripple, a
blind man named Fisher, Fritz Scholte or
Scholter, and another man, name unknown,
were suffocated. Several dodgers jumped from
the third story windows, their exit by the stairs
being cut off, and were more or less injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Railway Mishaps.

The mutilated body of an unknown man was
found on the track of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad on the 10th inst.
Charles Tully, young unmarried man, while
in an intoxicated condition was run over bv a
fast Wabash express at Lafayette, Ind, on the
18th inst, and fatally injured.
Before the wreck at st. townsville, n Y. was
cleared away on the 18th instant, a broken
bumper of freight car caused ten freight cars
to leave the track near Frankfort, blockading
the road again. To add to the troubles five
tanks of oil took fire in freight train near
Rome. burning up ties and fences and twisting
up the rails like cords.
bridge on the Wabash road, few miles
south of Stfeator, ILL.,, gave way on the 10th,
as train was passing over, precipitating the
locomotive, baggage and smoking car into the
water, and dashing them into thousand frag-
ments. No one was killed. but several of the
railway employees were severely injured, one of
them perhaps fatally. The recent heavy rains
had undermined the trestle-work
An express tram was wrecked at st. Johns
vile, n. Y, on the 10th inst, owing to defec-
tive switch. Five passenger coaches jumped
the track. Fortunately none were killed, but
number received bad injuries.
AT Lafayette. Ind. on the 10th inst, Andrew
Dodge, an engineer, was run over by an engine
and Instantly killed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
A $4,000 WoodpiIe,

An eccentric man was John W. Bliss,
over whose will the Hartford lawyers
have been worrying. Among his bust
ness transactions few years ago was
one involving an investment of $4,000
in western bonds, his brother Henry,
who is living in the west, acting as his
agent. In time these bonds became
worthless, and he opened an account
with Henry, charging him with the
kept open and the interest regularly
charged against him. In his will Mr..
Bliss gave this account to his brother
Charles. After his death his memorandum
was found stating that for safety he had
hid a package containing $43, 900 in
stocks and bonds under pile of wood in
a back room Of the house on Elm street,
In which he lived alone. The package
was recovered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

Mr.. Singer, chairman Of the county committee,
called for order and undertook to nominate a
temporary chairman, and continued without in
terruption until the third term delegates with.
drew. Fearing that it was the intention of the
Grant men to force one of their partisans on
the convention as presiding officer, the Blaine
and Washburne delegates, amid tremendous
confusion, elected Mr.. Elliott Anthony as
chairman, and by main force installed him on
the platform. After indescribable uproar and
one or two charges by the police, the thi1d-
termers retired and organized at the Palmer
house. The Blaine and Washburne factions
then proceeded quietly with their business,
electing ninety-two delegates to the state con-
vention. At the other meeting, after vast
amount am unit OF speechf-ma a5 delegation solid
pointed to prepare an address to the people, It
is expected that the contest will be carried to
the national convention. The Grant men hive
a majority of the delegates outside of Cook
county, and threaten to seat their friends from
Chicago in the Springfield body. If they dc, a
bolt by the Blaine and Washburne element is
expected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
RAMPANT EsreeyeS.

An aerial gust at Island Pond, VT, on 5he
night of the 10th inst, leveled steamboat
house and large covered bridge across the nil
road track.
Four persons were killed and several injuled
by tornado at Woodlawn, ILL.,, q station on he
Jacksonville and Southeastern railway, on The
9th inst. The storm destroyed many buildings,
and killed forty sheep and a number of fine
horses.
Certain sections of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana
were swept by terrible tornado on the 9TH
inst, which inflicted heavy damage. Twenty
buildings were wrecked at Alsey, Scott county,
ILL.,, and in A1rowsmith township, Mclean
county, twelve dwellings, were RACED and 16O-
acre orchard ruined. In Empire township,
many persons were injured. Lightning struck
and fired Guthrie station, hamlet of half a
dozen houses, and totally destroyed it. Near
West Jefferson, o., the barn of Jacob High was
struck by lightning and consumed, and Henry
Davis, who sought shelter in the structure,
killed. number of buildings were blown
down at Union City, Ind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
The SaVagcS.

An enligrant party going west were attacked
by Indians near Fort Davis, Texas, on the 18th
inst. A man and women were killed and two
men wounded. Two other men belonging to
the party are missing and supposed to be killed.
A telegram was received by Secretary Schurz
stating that on the It'll inst. Chief Victoria's
band of Apaches attacked the Indians on San
Carlos reservation, at Eagle River, killing an
Indian and his family twelve in number, and
succeeded in making their escape. A Tucson
dispatch says: 'Victoria lost eleven killed in
the recent fight with Kramer. The latter lost
Sergeant Griffin killed. P. S. Craig, deputy
assessor of Apache county, and James Rich
mond, his assistant, were killed by Victoria s
band at Stevens rancho.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

AN Arctic expedition is proposed by Italy. 1t
is intended that the vessel leave Genoa on the
list of May noxt year, manned with men selected
the royal navy and from Italian whaling-vessels.
When on the voyage out, Montevideo, Terra
del Fuego, Falkland Islands and South Shetland
Islands will be visited. Two winters will be
spent in the Antarctic region, during which ex-
cursions will be made on the ice in order to
gather as much information over as wide an
area as possible. On the voyage home the ship
will call at Hobart town or Cape Town. The
cost of the expedition will not, it is thought,
exceed 600, 600 lire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

FORMERLY it was considered that all the
supply Of salt must come from the seaboard,
but of late years developments in salt wells and
springs also the Great Salt Lake, have changed
the order of supply, in great measure, so far as
the west is concerned. The salt industry In the
state of Michigan alone is very considerable It
is now claimed that the Saginaw district is the
second largest salt-producing section in the
Union. There were 1863 wells in operation in
1879, producing 2,055, O4O barrels, oman average
of II, 160 barrels to each well, and 81 new wells
will be in use this year. The product has in
creased from /, O27, 200 barrels in 1874 to 1861
600 barrels in 1877, and prabably 2,7OO,OOo in
1890
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
At HOpkinsyilIe XIV on the 9th instant .

At Hopkinsville KY, on the 9Th instant. a
negro raped Mrs. George Salmon and then
murdered his victim. The villain was arrested
by the authorities, but mob overpowered the
guards and hung the negro.
Two colored children were murdered near
Clar ksville, Tenn, by their father, mother and
aunt, who had become crazed by religious ex-
element.
Ediva and Mollie Wilkins, children, died
suddenly on the 7th inst at house in Buchan-
an County, N. c., from poison. Their mother
poisoned some bread and put it where a stepson
had frequently broken in and taken eatables.
expecting him to get it, but her own children
were her victims. She is low character, and is
in jail.
Thomas Jones, living at Iatan, Mo-. returned
home late on the night of the 7th inst, and
found that William jackson had usurped his
position as husband. He seized his gun and
fired. killing Jackson instantly. All are colored
Jas. Tobin beat his daughter to death with a
chair, while IN drunken frenzy, at Chicago, on
the 9Th inst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Crossed Over.

VIM. II. Delehanty, the well-known song and
dance man, died at New York On the 18th inst.
aged SO years.
Charles Knapp, member of the Forty-frst
congress, and president of the Deposit National
bank, at Deposit N. Y, died on the 18th inst,
aged 83.
Chief Justice Sanford E. Church, died sudden
" at his residence in Albion, N. Y, on the 18th
inst, of apoplexy.
Samuel R. Glenn, well known journalist of
of the New York Herald staff died. on the 18th.
The body of Rev. John Baldwin pastor of a
Congregational church at Leavenworth, Kansas,
was found near that city on the 18th. When
discovered the body was in sitting posture
with head resting on the breast. There were
no marks of violence and his death was
attributed to heart disease
W. II. Ovington, secretary and treasurer of
the West Division railway company, and an old
and esteemed citizen of Chicago, is dead.
Sir John Goss, organist and composer OF
sacred music, died at London, on the 18th inst
Gustave Flanbiert, the French novelist, is
dead, aged SO years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

One of the most serious criticisms passed
upon the Atalanta catastrophe is this: There
can be no question of the criminal folly of send
ing some 800 lads who had never been to sea be-
fore in training ship without a sufficient num-
Der of trained and experienced seamen to take
charge of her in exceptional circumstances.
The ships company of the Atalanta numbered
only about eleven able seamen; and when one
considers that young lads are..frequently afraid
to go aloft in a gale to take down sail. and that
they are just as often incapacitated by sea-sick-
ness at the moment that their services are most
required, special danger attaching to the At
Atlanta becomes apparent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

In the winter, a ronte across Georgian
bay, Canada, is marked on the ice by
bushes placed at intervals. Sames Cor
nell, who is near sighted, undertook to
make the journey alone, but soon lost
the path-marks. Left alone on the miles
of trackless ice, he walked two days in
vain search for land. He had no food,
and at the end of that time became
crazed by hunger, cold and fatigue.
Seventeen days afterwards he was found
by Indians. tbs supposed that he had
eaten nothing, and he was frightfully
emaciated; but careful nursing has
brought about his recovery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
A DastardIy Attempt.

An unsuccessful attempt to kill the Spanish
consul at New York, by means of an Internal
machine, was made on the 18th ult. The official
found, on entering his Office an oblong pack
age, mailed at Philadelphia, which he proceed
ed to open. On cutting the string an explosion
occurred, filling the room with smoke, and Sc
verely wounding him in the left hand. An ex-
animation of tho box showed that it had been
arranged to discharge its contents at both ends,
but, as the consul held it sideways when open
ing it, he did not receive the charge in his body.
1t has not yet been determined what kind of
explosive was used, but it is believed that it was
not gunpowder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

In the states of New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and Ohio thirteen mills are engaged in
the manufacture of hoop, band and scroll iron;
nearly 1000 men are employed with a capital of
$4,000. Ten other mills make hoop, band and
scroll iron in connection with other iron products;
the total number of men employed is not far
from $4,000 and the capital invested nearly
49, 800, 900. All these mills used about $780,
600 of raw material last year and paid wages to
the amount of s3,OOO,OOO. This great interest
has been protected by the recent ruling of the
secretary of the treasury, making cut and
punched hoops subject to specific duty of IL
cents per pound
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

THE silver service presented to Mr.. Maurice
Delfosse by the governments of the United
States and Great Britain, in recognition of his
work as president of the fishery commission, is
kept locked up in the state department at
Washington. Mr.. Delfosse preferred to have
the service in lieu of the money which it is Gus
tomary to present to an umpire in an interna-
tional arbitration. 1t is a full dinner service
made by Tiffany, of massive silver. There are
sixty pieces, including eighteen soup plates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

THE new Massachusetts tramp act, printed
copies of which are now posted conspiciously
along the highways of that commonwealth, is
of piece with the recent legislation of other
states on the same subject. 1t classes as tramps
all persons who rove about from place to place
begging or living without labor or visible means
of support; women, minors under seventeen
years of age, blind persons, and persons asking
charity within the limits of their own cities and
towns excepted. Any tramp, upon conviction
of being tramp, is to be sent to the house of
correction or state workshop for not less than
six months and not more than two years. If he
enters house without leave, or injuries any
body, or threatens anybody, or has a dangerous
weapon, or threatens to damage property he is
to be sent to the house of correction for from
one to five years, or to the state workshop for
from one to three years. Upon view of any of
these offenses, any sheriff, deputy, constable,
or policeman can arrest the tramp without war;
rant, and municipal, district, and police courts
and trial justices are given jurisdiction. Mayors
and seiectmen are authorized to appoint special
policemen to attend TO the tramps exclusively
Finally, any tramp escaping from the state
workhouse renders himself liable, if recaptured,
to six month"; extra imprisonment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
DIR. CARTER says the entire absence of

DIR. CARTER says the entire absence of
sunlight on the deep sea bottom seems
to have the same effect as the darkness
of caves in reducing to rudimentary
condition the eyes of such of their in
habitants as fish and crustacea which or
dinarily enjoy visual power; and many
of these are provided with enormously
long and delicate feelers or hairs, with
which they feel their way about, but as
q blind man does with his stick.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Miners Killed.

Early on the morning of the 18th inst, shaft
No. of the Lumbermen Mining company's
mine, eight miles from Norway, Mich, caved in,
burying alive sixteen miners. The shaft was
fifty feet deep and contained five feet of water.
After several hours of strenuous labor thirteen
were rescued in an exhausted condition-the
remaining three being taken out dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

REPORTS from Kansas are to the effect that of
the twenty-five thousand negro refugees who
came into the state only couple of hundred,
altogether, remain dependent upon charity. All
the others have found homes and employment,
and most of them are doing well. Kansas has
gained huge accession to her laboring popula-
ton and this will be followed by an increase of
wealth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Trouble for Turkey.

Trustworthy news has been received at Con-
stantinople from Scutari, that the whole of
northern Albania is in arms, the authorities
seeming to have lost all power. -Four thousand
ridges have arrived at Scutari for the Albanians,
who occupy the whole territory from Scutari
and Prisrend to Kanaja. The Turkish officers
and men everywhere are fraternizing with them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

NoRTE CAROLINA, like many other Southern
States, imposes almost prohibitive duties upon
drummers and agents coming from other states,
the duty taking the shape of an excessive
license tax. Judge Gardner of that state re-
Gently adjudicated on case of this kind which
involved the question whether an agent for a
sewing machine of certain patent has the
right to sell machines of a different patent with
out paying an additional license tax. The
magistrate decided against the defendant, bas-
ing his judgment upon the following clause of
the revenue act:
''Every person, company or manufacturer
who shall sell or offer for sale any sewing
machines in this state, shall first pay to the
state treasurer a license tax of two hundred
dollars annually on the machines OF each manu-
facturer"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Another Bank Cashier.

The investigation into the affairs of the First
National bank of Augusta, Me-, revealed the
fact that the late cashier, Israel Boothley, who
suicided in February last was defaulter for
over $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

THERE are IN Germany number of men who
continue to keep out of the army on various
pretexts and Prince Bismarck has now taken it
into his head to make these people pay for their
immunity by a regular yearly tax running for
twelve years, the period over which liability to
militar, service extends. The penalty is to take
the shape of poll tax of four marks and the
government expects to get 100000 marks out
of it in the course of the first twelve years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
SeEf-MurSer.

Rev. L. M. Hunt, pastor of the Congregation.
al church at South Haven, Mich, suicided al
the house of farmer parishioner in Galesbug.
Kalamazoo county, on the 14th, by blowing the
top of his head off with shot gun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
Wednesday, May 10, 1880.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

IT was expected that the revised New Testa-
ment would be published in May or June of this
year, but it is now announced that it will not
appear before the close of the year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
s4aMnf Famine.

About 600 persons have already died of star
walton in one of the Persian provinces, and the
want continues to increase. So scarce is grain
in the ADMINISTRATION districts that wheat costs
$500 Der ton
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

In accordance with a new law, election tickets
in Mississippi must contain nothing whatever
beside the name of the person voted for and
the name of the office for which he is candi-
InAn