Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-23

Nearly twenty-five years ago the peo-
pie Of Brattleboro, VI, were surprised
one day at finding the figure of an angel
moulded in snow standing on one of their
streets. 1t was discovered that Brattle-
boro youth, Larkin G. Mead, had done
the work, and he was helped to pursue
his artistic studies To-day, at his studio
i'll Rome, this great American sculptor is
making for Brattleboro a marble copy of
the snow angel which first brought him
into notice.
Queen Victoria has, on the recon-
mendation of the prime Minister, ap-
proved of the grant of the following pen
sions from the civil list: To Mr.. Alfred
Russell Wallace, G200 year, in recog-
milton OF his eminence as naturalist;
Mrs. Rodgers, 975 year, in recognition
OF the services of her late husband, Rev.
John Rodgers, III the cause of public ele-
mentary education; Lady Duffus Hardy,
G55 a year, in addition to the pension of
Gl00 a year granted in 1879, in recogni-
ton of the historical, literary and public
services OF her late husband, Sir Thomas
Dutfus Hardy; DR.. Schmitz, ESQ a year.
III recognition Of his services to classical
education and literature.
Mr. w. Lehman-Ashmead-Ba
who has become the husband of the Baro-
ness Burdett-COutts is descended from one
Of the oldest families in America and
even in English eyes would be consider
ed beyond the Baroness in birth. On his
mothers side he comes directly from Dr..
Benjamin Rush, one Of the signers of the
Declaration of independence One of his
ancestors was Theoderic Philip Lehman,
Secretary to William Penn, who wrote
the celebrated letter to the Indians of
Canada, June %, 1892, the original of
which hangs in the Capitol at Harris
burg, Pa. His grandfather, DR.. George
Lehman, was an eminent surgeon of the
Revolutionary army, serving with Wash
ington at Perth Amboy, Valley Forge,
etc. Mr.. Bartlett was not indebted to
the Baroness in any pecuniary sense. Mr..
Ellis Bartlett, his father, spent his life in
literary pursuits.
John w. Young, son of the late Nor
mon prophet, Brigham Young, has been
arrested at Denver, Col, and placed un-
der $4,000 bonds, to answer at Salt Lake
an indictment Oh the charge of bigamy
preferred by his first wife. The junior
Young, some years ago, married his first
wife, Philadelphia lady, under a pledge
that he would never practice polygamy,
but three years ago he forgot his vows,
and took unto himself a Miss Luella
Cobb, handsome girl of 16.
1t was formerly supposed, says DIR. J.
Gwyn Jeffreys, that animals could not
exist at great depths in the sea because
of the great pressure to which they would
be there subjected. Mr. Moseley, in his
lately published work, states that ''the
pressure exerted by the water at great
depths is enormous, and almost beyond
comprehension. It amounts roughly. to a
ton weight Oh the square inch for every
1000 fathoms Of depth, so that at 900
fathoms there is pressure of two tons
and half per square inch of surface,
which may be contrasted with the fifteen
pounds per square inch pressure to which
we are accustomed at the level of the
sea- from the weight of the atmosphere.
But, as DR.. Jeffreys remarks, it must be
recollected that water is nearly incom-
pressible, and that marine animals that
are surrounded by such fluid, and are
to certain extent filled with it, would
not necessarily be Inconvenience by the
superintendent weight. Yet it is sin
gular, and as yet unexplained fact, that
animals brought up from what may be
called in these days from deep sea dredg-
ing achievements, moderate depths, are
invariably found to be dead.