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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
SCOHrTelf by Fire.

Moffatt & Seargent's white lead works at
Joplin, Mo-, together with Harmony's foundry
and Leckie & Co.'s machine shops, were burned
on the Sd inst. Loss estimated at nearly q
quarter of million. Insurance less than $50
QUO.
Brown, Human & Co.'s woodworking factory
at the Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary was burned
to the ground on the 4th inst. Loss s25,OO
fire at Bradford, Pa, on the I'd inst, de-
stroyed Applebee q Rogers grocery, j. G.
Holmes wholesale liquor store, D1lberth's bar
Der shop, Wright's wholesale grocery, Titusvlle
house, Academy of Music Campbell & Irwin
restaurant, Nichols clothing store, Edinburg
house, Hanlan's hotel, Folwell d Notes drug
store, Sullivan's saloon, Dewitt saloon, Jenkins
meat market, Cory house. Washington house,
and travellers home. Loss SIS, 600; insured.
The regaia mandatory of J. r. Pettes &
Co., Troy, n. Y, was destroyed by fire on the
I'd inst. Loss $50, 600.
spark from locomotive of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad started fire near South Amboy,
N. J., ON the I'd inst, which burned over be-
tween 1000 and 5000 acres of woodland. not
withstanding all the farmers and laborers in the
nelShborhood fought the flames for hours. The
wood-choppers' houses, wagons, bookkeeping
implements and maple-sugar houses were con-
sumed. The loss is heavy.
The Van Skuck mill No. 2 ct Providence, r.
l., was damaged by fire on the LIST inst. to the
extent of 5000.
Ten business houses were consumed by fire at
Houlton, Me-, on the LIST inst. Loss $40 900;
insurance $4,000.
A fire at Twelfth and William streets, Phila-
delphia, Pa, on the LIST inst, caused y loss to
Conaway & Co., of $4,000; insurance $40, 900.
The loss to the Novelty Paper Box company is
$l5, 600; BEGINNER Bros, machinists, ST, 600 and
J. W. johnson $4,000, all insured. The build
ing was almost entirely destroyed.
Brown county CIexas) courthouse and Jail
burned on the 1st inst, destroying the records.
Loss estimated at $4,000.
Port Austin, Mich, suffered a loss of $12, 600
by fire ON the 30th ult.
The Mineral Springs bath house in Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, was destroyed by fire on the night
of the 29th ult. Loss estimated at $50, 900; i'll
stlrance Sc OOO
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

The United States at present produce about
one-fourth the wheat grown in the world, the
yield for 1879 being about 100000 quarters.
According to the official statistics, the wheat
area is upward of 100000 acres, or ten times
that of the British Islands. The area of the crop
of 1873 was Is per cent. greater than that of
1877, while during 1879 further increase was
made of fully per cent.-and an increase of 2S
per cent under two years. This rapid augmen-
tation testified how readily and quickly the
supplies in America responded to the demand.
Even with this large accession, the wheat area
of the States was only equivalent to the dimen-
sions of the single state of Alabama, or only
l-446n OF the total of tho United States.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
E'0rcIon.

LONDON, April 3-12:3O P. M.-Iiverpool
wheat market opens dull and easier. Average
California at lis 3D.; spring wheat at 9s edo
los 1Od. Floating cargoes very heavy; on pas
sage neglected.; no business doing; good cargoes
red winter wheat, off coast, 54s; good cargoes
No. spring wheat off coast, Is lower.
L1vERpooL, April $3.50 P. M.-Wheat all
declined two pence; cargoes winter declined
nine pence; cargoes spring declined one shil-
ling; cargoes to arrive dull and heavy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
Fatally Rurned.

James Williams, of Dunlirk, Ohio was
burned to death in the fire at Bradford, Pa, on
the I'd inst.
The dwelling of Mr.. Holloway, two miles
from Silver Lake, Koseiusko county, Indiana,
burned on the LIST inst, and with it Mrs. Hollo.
way and child year old. 1t caught fire in
the absence of Mr.. Holloway. The failure of
the woman and child to escape gives rise to
suspicion of murder.
BY the burning of the Brown county (Texas)
jail on the LIST inst. several prisoners were Gre
mated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
The DUTY ON PaDer.

The House committee on ways and means,
eight to three, have decided to place upon the
free list " all manufactured paper, wood, pulp,
jute butts, unmanufactured flax, straw, and ali
other fibre and fibrous plants fit for use for the
manufacture of paper" The committee also
decided, seven to five, to fix the duty at 40 per
cent. upon flannels, blankets, hats of wool, knit
goods, balmorals and woolens of every descrip-
ton, composed wholly or in part of worsted,
hair of alpaca goat or other like animals, ex
cept such as are composed in part of wool not
otherwise provided for.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
The Miners Doom.

An explosion of fire damp occurred on the
LIST instant, in a colliery at Andereues Belgium.
There were one hundred and fifty persons in
the pit at the time of the disaster and the
latest advices report the recovery of twenty
corpses.
Explosion of fire damp in the CASTOR coal
mines at Paramount, w. Va, killed James Reese
and Joseph Work. number of miners who
were at work at the time escaped more or less
bruised and burned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

dotte river on the Chesapeake and Ohio road
on the 31st ult., the front trucks of In the
middle of freight train were thrown from the
track by bad rail. A span of the bridge was
knocked down and eight cars fell to the river
bed, where they burned. The engine had
safely crossed the bridge. Loss $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
Suicidal.

Bad health and inability to pay his debts
caused Henry Lowell, well-known contractor,
to shoot himself at Galveston ON the I'd.
Geo. Warren English. treasurer of Borden
town, N. j., hanged himself on the LIST inst.
Isaac Frank suicided at Cleveland, o., on the
3Oth ult., by shooting himself in the temple.
He was prominent in police circles ten years ago
as a detective.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
Bandit i'm Pennsylvania.

The people of Honey Brook township, Chester
county, Pa, are in terrible state of alarm
over the depredahons Of a band of WEIGH
mountain thieves who are burning their barns
and driving off stock. The marauders robbed
the county school-house of large bible, nailed
it to tree and posted notice with skull and
cross-bones attached, stating that if the Horse
Insurance company followed them up to make
arrests fearful desolation would follow. The
members of the detective company have had
their horses and cattle poisoned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
Indian Depredations.

On the 23d ult., small raiding party of
Apaches captured and killed soldier of the
Ninth cavalry, who was carrying dispatches from
Fort Craig to Captain HooEers battalion on the
San Mateo mountains. They then attacked
San Jose, small village about seventeen miles
from the Rio Grande, but two soldiers of the
Ninth cavalry and several Mexicans drove them
off. One soldier and a Mexican were killed in
the fight
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
WilWaukee.

MILWAUKEE, April 300 P. M.-Flour-
Dull Milwaukee standard extras at $4.90@5.10;
choice extras at S5.25@5.50. Wheat-Irregu
May sold ct .1214@1.1311s, closing at $1.124;
$1.111s@01. seller July at S1.09; No. fresh
in store at $1.1O19@1. No. 3 at 9811lc; No.
at 93c. Corn-Duu; No. 2 at 34119c. Oats
Tame at 29c. Barley-Quiet at $3.50 for seller
April; fresh at Gle. Rye-Dull at 7Oc. Pork
for cash.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

fire broke out on the morning c. .hs oOtt
Seneca at New York. All on board
were asleep at the time. The steward,
Charles H. Berry, was burned to death
in his bunk, and officers Patrick H. Kelly and
Robert j. Vail were probably fatally burned.
The others escaped serious injury. 3
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
A Sad Trip.

At Toronto, Canada on the evening of the
Goth ult., Samuel Price and Edward Kramer,
aged Il and Is, were playing IN a boat when it
drifted out into the lake. The boat containing
their dead bodies was found at Niagara next
day. They died of exposure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

The Boston 1rdveler is of the opinion that
"what the farmers of Massachusetts with the
other New England states, with the Middle and
Southern Atlantic states need more than any
thing lse now, is experiment stations such as
ay years ar FOr this r our ne hau
ing state appropriated in 1877, $1,000 to be ex-
pended annually under the management of
board of control, that shall appoint director
who shall have the general oversight of expert
plents and Investigations for the promotion and
advancement of agricultural knowledge among
the farmers Of the state. Massachusetts, needs
such an organization to promote its agriculture"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

A NEW idea has been introduced in the Eng
ksh postal system which might well be adapted
IN this country. 1t is new system of postal
orders or check. These are of four sorts-two
shillings, six pence, five shillings, ten shillings
and fifteen shillings, for which one pence and
two pence are charged. Amy one can secure q
supply of these on payment of the money and
use them by filing IN himself the names and
addresses to which he desires the money to be
sent, and by indorsing them they may be made
available at banks, thus saving the bother of
obheing persons to so to the postoffice every
time they wish to send or receive money by mail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
Grant at Houston.

During Gen. Grants reception at Houston on
the night of the 18th ult., the gas was turned
off from the street. and lamps and candles had
to be used. Sunday night the guns of the
artillery company to be used to fire salute on
Grants arrival were spiked, but the spikes were
removed i'll time for use. Five hundred dollars
reward is offered for the miscreant who spiked
tba crr1ns
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

REPRESENTATIVE is the more deli
cate of the senses? Sophomore-The
touch. Professor-Prove it. Sopho-
more-When you sit on tack. You
can't hear it; you can't see it; you can't
taste it; you can't smell it; but it's
there. BROOKLYN Eagle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
The Public Debt

The monthly statement of the public debt of the
United States, shows reduction of about $14,-
600, 600 for March. The receipts from internal
revenue sources aggregate 100000 and from
customs $19,000,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

a BILL which has passed both houses of the
California legis allure providing that, if person
deposits money in savings bank and the bank
lends the money to borrower. both the depos-
itor and the bank must pap tax upon it. Tt is
said that not only double but a triple tax is
proposed. Thus, if A has on the first Monday
In March deposited money in bank and drawn
check to meet debt due to B, and if the check
was not presented until after IL o'clock at room
on that day. A will be taxed as having a credit
ct the bank, the bank will be listed for the
money i'll its vaults, and B will be taxed for it as
solvent debt due from A. The governor is
strongly urged to veto the bill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
BIo,xn to Their Death.

While Peter Smith and Patrick Cantwel, tin
smiths, were at work on the roof of the Seventh
Regiment armory at New York city, on the 3Oth
ult., gust of wind swept them off. Both were
killed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
A Long Fall.

Ten men engaged in the erection of the inn
bridge over the Hudson river at Lansingburg,
N. Y, were precipltated into the river by the
breaking of scaffold. They fell a distance of
At feet. Three were badly injured and one lost
an eye:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
The Death Roll mt st. GOthard.

The number of men killed in the St. Gothard
tunnel from the commencement of the under
taking to the end, February g. amounted to 120;
wounded 400
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
VARIOUS TOPICS.

NORWAY is afraid of our potato bug, and her
government issues an order prohibiting the inn
portation of American potatoes into that
country until 1886.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

SINCE an Oswego barber was fined s.
for shaving man on Sunday, the great
question in Oswego every Sabbath is
"What shall we do to be shaved ?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
A Neglected Tomb.

The vault of the Wesleyan Methodist Episco-
pal church in New York city has caved in, ex-
posing to view all immense number of bodies,
the rotted collins being broken by the falling
bricks. Twenty or twenty-five years ago, when
the age of sanitary reform began, the health
authorities caused these vaults to be closed and
their use abandoned. They were then full, it
being estimated that fully 5000 bodies had
been deposited in both. AS shelf after shelf
rotted away and fell u nder its CHASTITY burden,
the collins were more closely packed, and the
space at the top grew larger, and room was
made for more shelves The topmost had
reach the roof of the arch, when the entrances
were sealed and earth was filed in on top.
Again and again in after years the rain made
holes through the ground, and at the old en-
trance the arch caved in, but the holes were
stopped and no more was thought of it. A big
shed was built over the vaults in place of the
smaller one that once stood behind it, and Is
or 20 tons of coal were dumped in it. This
great weight weakened the arches and they fell
with q crash.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Inundated.

The towns of Alcira aud Orihuela, Spain, are
flooded by a rise in the rivers Jucar and Segura
and their tributaries.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
THE MARKETS.
New York.

Reported by CHANDLER, BROWN & Co., Commission
Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07
OD1ttsstrYs
Copeland Townsend. pro,

Copeland Townsend, proprietor of the
Townsend house, Oconomowoc, WIS.,, died on
the 4th inst. of hemorrhage of the lungs.
J. w. Batting, one of the proprietors of the
Delaware County Record, died at his home in
Media, Pa, on the night of the Cd inst.
George Punchard, author of the History of
Congregationalisln, in his early years minister,
and for ten years one of the editors and publish
ers of the Boston Irdreler, died at Boston, on
the I'd inst, in the 74th year of his age.
James p. Dascomb, connected with Oberlin
(Ohio) college since is founding in 1884, as
professor of chemistry. died in Oberlin on the
list inst, aged 70.
Miss Lavina Goodcll, well known lawyer of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, died on the LIST inst, at the age
of 40.
Richard Van Rensselaer,, aged s3, the last
member Of the old family and president of the
Merchants National bank at Albany, N. Y,
died on the goth ult
Col. john r. J. Emory, U. S. A., died at Pop
lar Grove, Queen Anne's county, Nd, ON the
30th ut.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07

No man planted more post offices in
the Eleventh District than IL. S. Neal.
The splendid mail facilities that pre-
vail in this district are largely the re-
suit Of Mr.. Meals labors. He not
only got more post offices established
but increased the number of mails.
The district is generally so per cent.
better off in this respect than 1t was
four years ago. Tronton Register.
This is every word true. The mail
facilities in Gallia County were never
in hetter shape, and we are indebted
to M. Neal for it. In other matters
also, Mr. Neal has always been prompt
and diligent. No man, however poor
and humble, has ever applied to him
for services in the Departments al
Washington, and been refused. HI
has been not only true to the party
which elected him, but in persona
matters accommodating to all.
public servant thus faithful to his con
stituents richly deserves their vote:
II Gallipolis Journal.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07
tFor the Jackson standard.l

NEW PHILADELPHIA, o.. Sept. "a, 1885,
Having a spare week before the converting of our
Conference at GAINESVILLE. decided to spend it in
visiting friends in this (Tuscarawas) County.
took the train at Franklin Valley and came by way
of Macarthur Logan, Lancaster. GAINESVILLE, Dresden
and Dennison. Although the distance is only about
200 miles had to change five times. The route
lies through some very fine country.
passed along the Hooking. Muskingham and Tus-
Valleys. The crops of look fine. and as
far could judge business is quite brisk. The peo-
pie busy and happy. hear but little said about
politics. The indications that the people will
vote according to their own convictions without
much demonstration. This is sensible"
My parents lived in this county before my recollec-
tion My youngest sister Mrs. Parsons, lives in this
place and good many of my mothers people live in
relatives dead. irresistible feeling of sadness
l find is in looking forward the reunion on the
other side of the river.
My parents moved from Fayette County, Pennsyl-
vania to this county about As years ago. and lived
here several years. They from here to Hooking
County, and from there to Vnton County where they
both died. My mother in 1854, and my father in 1877.
This of about 1000 inhabitants 1t is located
the beautiful Tuscarawas Valley. Two railroads
pass through the town. the Cleveland & Wheeling
and branch of the Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
expect to return to Zanesvlle in few days to at
tend Conference which will open the 29th inst will
perhaps reach home about Oct 5th, and move the fol-
lowing week. AS we will probably move out of jack
son County, will say goodby to your readers. and
our many dear friends. W. Fl. GIBBONS.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07
GAINESVILLE Times.1
TARIFF TALK.
A Few Important Thoughts for the Con-
sideratiOn of WOrkingmen.
A Question that Comes Home to the Table
and Touches the Pocket.
Tn the Editor of the Times:

To the Editor of the Times:
The result of the elections this fall
will determine for some time to come
whether the American workman shall
continue to be protected in his wages
or be compelled to labor at greatly
reduced rates.
The Republican is Protective
Tariff party. 1t has foStered manu-
featuring and protected the labor of
he country, by a protective tariff
lnring the entire period it has held
power.
The Democratic is Free Trade or
Revenue Tariff party. Every low or
merely revenue tariff We b We had
in fifty years we owe to the Demo-
cratic party. The record of this party
has been more consistent and straight
forward on this than any other pub
lie question. The party has changed
on other questions. On the tariff
never.
The last National platform of the
Republican party "affirms the belief
avowed in 1875, that the duties levied
for the purpose of revenues should 81
discriminate as to favor American
labor"
The last National Democratic plat
form declares for tariff for revenu
onlv."
The most recent comprehensiv
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07
HutchiuS rs Remover OF Snackles,

On the 18th day of June, 1854, a
joint resolution to submit to the STATE s
an amendment to the constitution Of
the United States, to abolish slavery,
was discussed in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and finally passed the
House by vote of SO to 65. Wells A.
Hutchins voted against the resolution,
thus showing his consistency, as he
voted uniformly as the slave holders
desired him to vote. This vote is
found in Congressional Globe, part
4th, page 1895.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07

Alexander Long, Democratic
member of Congress from Cincinnati,
declared in his place in Congress, that
he was in favor of the independence
of the Southern Confederacy. For
this reasonable utterance, Mr.. Col
fax, on the 9th day Of April, 1864.
offered a resolution to expel Mr.. Long.
(See Congressional Globe, part I'd.
pages 15O5-6) On the 14th day of
April, 1854. the resolution passed, by
Is to SO. Mr.. Hutchins voted in
favor of the man who wanted the
Southern Confederacy to succeed. See
same volume of Globe, page 1885.
We have the book in our Office, with
these pages marked. Call and see the
official record.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07

NEXT Tuesday comes the great bat
tie of the second rebellion. The Solid
South, loaded down with outrageous
claims" is battling at the doors of
the Nations Treasury, and looks to
her allies in the North to assist her
in running the business interests of
the great North for the benefit Of the
South. But we have no fears Of the.
result, so far as Ohio is concerned. A
State which did so mnch toward
whipping the rebels upon the tented
field" will not surrender to them on
the political field. Democrats have
worked themselves up to the belief
that we met our Bull Run in Maine.
Let us answer them, in all solemnity,
that they will meet their Appomattox
in Ohio.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07
Hutchins as 8 War Man.

On the 10Th day of February, 1854,
the House of Representatives passed a
bill to enroll col ,red men as soldiers
in the Union Army. 1t passed by a
vote of SO to 81. Mr.. Hutchins voted
against it. See Congressional Globe,
part 1st, page 629.
On page 65S Of the same volume,
Feb. Is, 1864, we find Mr.. Hutchins
recording himself against the draft,
to fill up the depleted armies. The
record is AS follows:
Mr.. HUTCHINS-I fud that upon the nal pas sage
of the conscription bill recorded voting the
affirmative, whereas distinctly voted in the mega
tive. desire to have the Journal corrected in that
respect
THE Journal was corrected accordingly"
Great war man was Hutchins.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07
GWaHt q Change!'
The Democracy want a change.
They want no Protective Tariff.

The Democracy want a change.
They want no Protective Tariff.
They want change from wages at
$500 to $500 per day, to wages at 60c.
to SOC. per day.
They want change from Govern
ment securities at premium, to Gov
ernment securities at discount.
They want every Union soldier kept
out of the Capitol at Washington, and
the places filled with rebels.
They want a change from prosperity
to ruin-from sound business inter-
ests to financial depression.
They want change from an hon
est administration of the Governm mt
to General Democratic grab at the
Treasury.
They want the honest judge OF
election to change places with tht
sneaking ballot-box stuffer.
They want Democracy-genera
neutrality-suspicious. - defalcaticI
infation-or anything under tie
heavens, just so the hungry Demo
cratic loafers can get office.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-07

A little washing soda was wanted
for cleansing purposes; so George was
given a dime and dispatched to the
apothecary's at the corner to get it.
George soon returns; but no soda.
why didn'tyoU get the soda, George?"
chorused the family. Il did"
Where is it then?" II drank it. :"
Drank itr' "Yes; the man said it
wouldn't keep to bring home" A
light dawns ON the family's. mind.
1t asks eagerly: What did you ask
for?" "Sodd" Didn't you say
washing soda?'' Washing soda?
No; only soda Family laughs as
though it were crazy. George doesn't
know what all the fun's about; but
he is subsequently heard to say: THAT
was a boss drink"