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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
Washington ;:Ossip.

The second assistant postmaster general re-
ports the net reduction in the star route and
steamboat mail service during August of $685.
1877; total amount of reduction and discontin-
uances since March 4, 81, Ats, 779.
The practice of mutilating coins has grown to
such proportions that Secretary Window is to
issue circular declaring that steps will be taken
to prevent their circulation. Such coins as are
unit for business purposes will be bought at
the mint for bullion. Some western banks
found it necessary to make deduction of from
% to 30 per cent in placing value on mutilated
COINS, as the practice of punching holes in
them has assumed large proportions. Some of
these institutions have appealed to Secretary
Window to adopt rule in the premises. and
this is the reason given for issuing the circular
Paymaster Gen. Geo. T. Cutter has been
placed on the retired list There are large
number of applicants for the position, but no
appointment can be made until the President
is able to act. In the interim Secretary Hunt
will discharge the duties of paymaster general
of the navy.
1t is ordered that persons desiring to have
packages restamped must make application to
the collector of the district in which the pack
ages are situated; the application in all cases
cases will be required to be accompanied by
evidence, in detail, as to how the stamps were
lost or destroyed.
Guiteau continues as deviliSh as ever. He
has written letter to the district attorney, in
which he expresses his increased regret that he
was not able to kill the President while in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
Militia Discipline.

The following is very clever piece of
satire upon the solemnity Of the disci,
pline that prevails in the militia COM
pany: s'The Austin Colored Invincibles
drill in their hall once week. Captain
Skidmore, who has been recently elected,
is determined that discipline shall be
maintained. After drill was over he
made brief speech to the Invincibles
about the necessity of their attending
drill regularly. He said: 81 wants de
members ob dis command to understand,
onct for all, dat we meets for drill regu-
lar cherry Friday ebening, at s o'clock,
in dis heah hall, and de member what
fails ter put in an appearance will be-
"Shot to deff?" interrupted Corporal
Jim Webster. "Drapped from de ranks
for deserter? asked Lieutenant Sam
Johnsing. "Wusser den dat ar" con-
tinued the captain, amid solemn silence
that was almost painful, tde member
what fails to appear will be looked upon
as nabin' ben absent from de drill. !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
Terrific Explosions.

Miller Bros powder mill, at Summaytown,
Pa, was wrecked by an explosion, and Henry
Swartly, fireman, fatally injured.
The boiler of large saw-mill. in Walton
County Ca, exploded on the 3Oth ult., killing
FL. o. Perry and W. Fl. Hammett, owners, and
two employees. Pieces of the boiler were hurled
one hundred yards, and two persons fifty yards
distant were severely injured.
A terrible explosion occurred in the loading
room of the Winchester Repeating Arms COM
pany, blowing off the roof. Nine men were
badly injured.
Engineer Henry Gains was instantly killed
and Jack Fletcher and Sam Cook mortally
wounded by the explosion of the boiler of Henry
Moody's saw mill at Campbellsville, Ky, on the
29th ult.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

THE success of the Australian colonies has
been in measure due to the fact that the ex-
pense of the voyage precludes the advent of
pauper emigrants. When moneyless man goes
he has been selected by the colony's agent in
London, with regard to his physical capacities
and character, and although, of course, black
sheep slip in, yet, on the whole, the emigrants
are of superior class, and unlikely to swell the
ranks of the paupers. Hence, the standard OF
comfort is comparatively high among the work
ing class, and this is coupled with the fact that
manufactures do not as yet pay in the colony,
that accounts for consumption of British
products which, in view of the size OF the
Australian population, seems at first sight mex
plicably large.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
Minor MiShanS.

About o'clock on the night of the I'd inst,
as Samuel Akers and VIM. Scott were entering
the air shaft of a coal mine near Vapmetre,
Mich, the rope broke and both were precipi-
tated 200 feet. They were taken out alive, out
Akers' arms were both broken and he was in
jured internally. SCOTS leg and arm were
broken, and he can hardly live.
An explosion in the gas-house of the Cutler
House, at Detroit, Mich, on the LIST inst, prob
ably fatally injured Charles Cutler, brother Of
the proprietor of the hotel. Several other per-
sons were also severely hurt.
James Mooney and Bernard Leary were
drowned while attempting to go through the
flood gate at Yellow Mill, Bridgeport, Conn.
Each leaves widow and children.
Henry Meyer, one of the proprietors of the
cheese factory at Hoosier Grove, near Elgn, ILL.,,
was kicked by horse aud instantly killed on
the 31st ult
Charles Durkas, laborer, fell asleep on a
wharf, at Chicago, on the night of the Both ult,
and rolled IN the river and was drowned.
-Four farmers-Henry Berkaw, Marshall Fer
rell. Emery Larpie and James Rudisdell were
drowned in the Wabash River near Terre
Haute. while fishing On the night of the
seth ult.
Three young men, sons of Caleb and Samuel
Dwigen and Andrew McLeonard. were drowned
in the Saco River at Bloomfield, Me-, on the
31st ult.
The wife of William Snyder, living on farm
Hcul CSOdl 1ldEltiS 1us. WdS hlltu ny ISH
| ming stroke, while standing in her door on the
goth ult.
The walls of building being demolished on
Hanover Street, Baltimore, Nd, fell on the 30th
ult., burying several colored laborers in the
| ruins Henry Hawkins and Jarret Jackson
were dead when reached. Thomas Bruce died
soon after being released. Two others were Sc
verely, but not fatally, injured
Robert Lynn, an aged farmer at Branch,
Mich, was horribly and fatally burned on the
30th ult. He stuck lighted pipe in his pocket.
and from it his clothes took fire and nearly all
burned off. The body was terribly scorched.
At Marysburg, Ont, on the 30th ult Horace
Montgomery and Kate Bartholomew were
drowned.
While practicng at a mark near Monteith,
Guthrie County, Iowa. on the Both ult., Charles
Mallen was shot through the forehead by his
cousin, George Mallen, and instantly killed.
By the explosion of large can of gasoline
on the 9th ult., Mrs. James, living near Gin
ton, ILL.,, was burned to DEATH and her husband
fatally injured. She went into cellar where
the fluid was with light; which caused the ex-
plosion
At Cleveland, O., on the 18th ult, 1000
barrel still exploded at the works of the Standard
Oil Company. No lives lost Damage about
IS, 600.
BY q dispatch from Commander Thos. o. Sell
fridge the navy department is appraised of the
killing of Lieut.. Commander B. L. Edes and
Lieut. Lyman G. Spaulding by the premature
explosion of torpedo at the Newport, r. L.
station on the goth ult.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
A British Mail steamer Wrecked.

The Union mail steamer Teuton, with over
200 souls on board, has been wrecked nea1
Quoin Point, South Africa. Only thirty five
persons were saved in the steamers boats The
British corvette has proceeded to the scene OF
the wreck. The Teuton arrived at Cape Town
from England on the 29th ult, landed some and
embarked other passengers and proceeded on
her voyage to Algoa Bay and other points.
of previous wrecks of Union mail steamers.
LATER.-A cablegram announces that boat
with the second. third and fourth officers and
three seamen, two firemen and one coolie, had
arrived at Simonstown. Afterwards fifty pas
sengers who had left the steamer previous to
the disaster and proceeded in a smaller vessel,
arrived. This reduces the loss of life to forty
four.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

WITH reference to the Garfield fund, origin
ated by the New York chamber of commerce,
Cyrus ". Field said, recently: "If the Presi-
dent should die, the whole of the $3.50, 600
which was proposed to be subscribed for Mrs.
Garfield and family would be Forthcoming.
About two-thirds of the amount is already
pledged, and the remaining third could be
promptly secured" Even if the President
should survive, Mr.. Field does not intend to
abandon the plan of securing the full $3.50, 900,
as it is well known large sum of money will
be needed to pay the doctors bills and other
heavy expenses attending long, serious ILL
nngg
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
Daring Hlghwaymen.

At Cape Horn Mills, on the Union Pacific
road, on the LIST inst, two engines and one car
of the east-bound overland express was thrown
from the track by highwaymen. The engineer
and express messenger were ordered to surren-
der under threat of death, but from unaccount-
able cause the Williams became alarmed before
proceeding further with their hellish work, and
fled, leaving behind lanterns, masks, Hercules
powder, cartridges, axes, etc. No one was in
iTred
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

A SHORT time since a Kentucky distiler put
up barrel of extra fine quality of corn whisky,
which he forwarded to Windsor Castle with his
compliments and the information that he had
named it the Sc Victoria brand, conf IDENTIFY ex
pecting an autograph letter of acknowledge
ment and large orders from the aristocrats to
whose palates it would be introduced at the
royal table. But what was his disappointment
to learn that his barrel had been refused adj
mission. and his compliment treated as piece
of imperhnence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
SeIf-MHrTter.

A farmer named Martin K. Walker, residing
near Ithaca, Gratiot county, Mich. and who
had squandered a moderate fortune in drink
and gambling, suicided in singular manner on
the 28th ult. He built fresh fire, stripped bis
body naked and then shot the top of his head
off. His body fell on the fire and when found
was partially consumed.
A tram dispatcher ON the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton Railroad, suicided at Cincinnati
on the 30th ult
August Liebuch, an employee of Schmidt &
Glade brewery, Chicago, committed suicide by
shooting himself with revolver in Lincoln
Park on the 2Sth ult. Dependency at the
death of young lady to whom he was deeply
attached was the cause.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, having become dis
satisfied with Northern California is moving
for secession so that it may set up as separ-
ate state and to this end convention has been
called to meet in Los Angeles and prepare the
way for it. The proposition is a somewhat
novel one, but exceedingly impractical, for IF
every part of a state which is dissatisfied with
every other part of state should amputate it
self from the rest the number of states in the
union would soon become alarmingly large.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

The consumption of tobacco in the shape of
Russian cigarettes may be gathered from few
figures recently published in the Journal de st.
Petersburg about the present state of the
cigarette manufactures in the czar's capital.
There are twenty-five of these establishments
in st. Petersburg, and they produce annually
800, 100000 cigarettes. The capital invested in
the business is over 100000, and about $50
persons, most of whom are women, earn their
living in each of the factories. The manufac-
turers pay to the government about 100000 in
drtieS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
SONNET.
By GEO. A. DENNISON.

Like some great tear transformed to liquid gold,
The evening star floats TREMENDOUSLY clear,
And round it forms of crimson cloud appear
Whose beauty makes the heart leap to behold
Reflected and repeated many fold
Upon the gentle river flowing near,
To loving eyes d beauty shines, more dear Il
Than star and cloud in their own place can hold :.
For 10! the glories of the waning west
Are wrought to loyelier issue by the play
Of wavering lights, and ceascless interfow
OF form and color on the rivers breast,
Where Mystery seems her heavenly hand to lay,
And somewhat of diviner grace bestow.
-NetU York EUeninq Mail
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

BUTTERMILK, beverage which is becoming
quite fashionable in some of our large cities, is
not sufficiently appreciated in the country,
where it can be had at its best Its medical
properties can scarcely be overrated. 1t is
excellent for dyspeptics, for nervous people and
for those who are troubled with sleeplessness.
of course there are many people who, not liking
it, would perhaps be unable to acquire taste
for it. but for those who like it there is no sum-
mer drink more wholesome.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

A coLoRED postmaster in South Carolina re-
Gently sent a long petition to the deIs @tment,
praying to be relieved from Sunday work. He
stated that his objections did not arise from
laziness or aversion to the work itself. but that
his religious scruples forbade any kind of labor
on the Sabbath. He was informed by the de-
partment that his only remedy lay in resigna-
ton of his Office, and since then nothing more
has been heard from him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

EVEN in countries where tea is the national
beverage great preiudices has existed and does
in a measure still exist against it as being in
furious to the health. The Japanese doctors
attribute consumption and all diseases of the
ordor of atrophy to its use, and the Chinese long
objected to using green tea at all, and early
writer's attributed the acute and tricky disposi-
ton of the Chinese to its use.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
National Finances.

The public debt statement for August shows
a decrease of the public debt during August of
s14, 1921. Cash IN treasury, $240, 49S. 1888;
gold certificates, SIS 400, 800; silver certificates,
s9,S25, 900; refunding certificates. s643, 500;
legal tenders outstanding, 1916, 6S1 ,O16; frac-
tional currency outstanding, $7,O98.559; coin
age executed at the several United States minis
during the month of August, $11, 565, 500, of
which 50, 800 900 were standard dollars.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Stricken Family.

Sometime ago Miss Mary Mcmahon, of Dubu-
que, Iowa, became insane while in a convent,
and was taken to the asylum at Independence.
Her mother visited her at the asylum and was
stricken with insanity. On the 29th ult. the
young lady died, and on the 31st ult. the moth
er also died. The two dead bodies were taken
home, and on sight of them son and daugh-
ter lost their reason, while the father was SO
affected by grief as to be on the border of in
sanity
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

The grand army fellows in New England are
as brave and efficient with the knife and fork as
they were with the musket and sword. The
Connecticut veterans had clam-bake the
other day which was made of 135 bushels of soft
shell CLAIMS, IS bushels of hard-shell CLAIMS, 100
bushels of oysters, $50 pounds of fish, 600
pounds of lobster, 1000 ears of corn and 20
bushels of potatoes. There were a few other
trifes, such as 600 loaves of bread and $50
watprnalOns
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
work of the Flames.

The Delray Glass Works, near Detroit, Mich,
were destroyed by fire on the Sd inst. Loss
about $50, 600.
The extensive rubber works of Eugene Hilapp,
East Hanover, Mass, were burned ON the I'd
inst Loss, S75, 600.
A building at Chicago occupied by Durand
Bros. & Co., wholesale grocers, and the Cor
rugated Elbow Joint Company, was partially
burned on the night of the I'd inst. The loss is
roughly estimated at 1000.
The oil country in the vicinity of Bradford,
Pa, is being scourged with destructive fires.
Forest fires are also raging in the same vicinity,
and large gangs of men are out fighting the
flames. The damage will be great.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

The oyster law just signed by Governor Cor
nell, of New York, provides that all oysters in
the shell not sold by actual count shall be sold
in stave measure 1611z inches across the bot
tom, Is inches across the top, and 81 inches
diagonal from inside chine to top. Persons
who sell oysters otherwise than by count or
this measure run the risk of 800 fine or i'm
prisonment for not more than sixty days.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Z, 1881.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

THE Swiss government has decided to estab-
lish a grand camp at Zurich, where. in case of
violation of the neutrality of the country, the
Swiss troops can be easily concentrated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

church, and thus secure his death on the in
slant. He says he is sorry that he suffers so
much, and good deal more 80 that he is not
dead
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

A BIG job in the hose hne-the stock
ing of the Merrimac.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
Rutchered by the Indians.

Reliable news has been received by the war
department at Washington of another horrible
massacre of United States troops by the Indians,
which occurred near Fort Apache, Arizona, on
the Doth ult. AS near as can be ascertained.
the victims of the blood thirsty savages were
Gen. Carr, five officers and sixty-three enlisted
men of the Sixth Cavalry. On the day above
mentioned Gen. Carr, with his troops, proceed
ed to Cibieu Creek, near Fort Apache, to arrest
certain medicine men who were trying to incite
war against the whites. The company arrived
in due time, hut when Lieut.. Cruise attempted
to arrest a medicine man he was shot dead by
the latter. The soldier Immediately opened fire
upon and killed the murderer. whereupon the
scouts turned upon the troops, killing most of
them at the firstfire. The massacre then began,
and no one escaped. Pedro's band attacked the
Apache post, but were repulsed. He then took
up position in the canyon leading to the post,
and killed every white man that came along.
The officers slain were Gen. Carr, Capt Henley,
Lieuts. Carter, Gordon, Stanton, Ornes and
DIR. McCreery. Indignation is expressed at the
conduct of Indian Agent Tiffany. He had
strenously denied that there was any danger of
trouble, and repeatedly asserted that none of
the agency Indians were off the reservation. 1t
is claimed by those we'll informed in the matter
that so large body of Indians could not have
been absent without the knowledge of the
agent, and had he informed the military of the
fact the disaster would doubtless have been
averted.
Two Americans and three Mexicans were
killed by Apaches at Eagle Springs, 100 miles
southeast of Ell Paso, Mexico, few days since.
Mexican troops are in pursuit of the savages.
Indians made raid on Beckwith's rancho, at
Pena, Col, on the LIST inst, and drove off a
large number of horses and sheep. A herd of
2,0C0 sheep belonging to a man named Haley,
ten miles from Fort Davis, were driven off and
the herders killed by rowing band of Indians.
1t is stated that an Indian outbreak has &C.
CURED near Fort Apache, Arizona, and an In
dian runner, just in from the battlefield re-
ports one lieutenant and number of soldiers
killed.
Colonel valadas reports the surprising of
village of Comanches at Pitas Blancos Mexico,
and the killing of one Indian and the capture of
four bucks and three squaws, sixty-two animals
and sxty-two stand of arms.
Bands of Indians have been doing deadly
work in New Mexico. Fifteen dead bodies we're
found on the road between Alevrazo and
Relogumada, distance of seventy-five miles.
At least fifty persons were killed during the
raid.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
A Southern Cyclone.

terrific hurricane swept along the Atlantic
coast on the night of the 9th ult., causing
serious loss of life and ln1icting incalculable
damage to property. At Savannah, Ca, the
signal Office was unroofed and the instruments
destroyed. A portion of the Morning News
Office was decapitated and the structure flooded
The sheds of the Baltimore steamship line
we're entirely blown down and all the wharves
badly wrecked. The destruction of shade trees
was very great. Several flour mills were I'M
rooted and their contents wet. The Georgia in
Urinary was wrecked, and the patients barely
escaped; number were bruised, however, by
falling brick and plaster. The pilot boat Maid
of the Mist came in collision with schooner
and sunk. Several other tug boats were in
jured. The steamer City of Bridges had hole
knocked in her side. A house was swept down
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-23

Ihe grain markets opened very high this
morniog owing to the active demand and
scarcity OF offerings.
Wheatwas In moderate receipt, md rrIcss
hrm, 81 1901 ljbeing paid OF ,he +, ,reets
this morning.
Oats are very scarce, and are col:lGr,ably
advanced In Price, 50@5! cents per bushel be-
lug paid fiat to farmers this morning.
Corn continues excited and has taken anotb. .
or upward shoot. lis estimated that there
are orders on hand for fully 10000 bushels AZ d
not near enough to fill them. Spectators
are holding as far as possible all the corn they
can gethold OF for higher prices. Early In
the morning 63 cents was offered for loose ear
from WACO n, AMI before the close II was com.
m handing IS cents. Shipments of sacked corn
on the basis OF s. cen,s
per bushel we're made TODAY
bnt the greater part OF the days receipts were
bought ana stored.
Potatoes are unsettled. The market having
beoome overaloclIed and the decay incident
upon Tue hot weather having set in ranidly.
many holders were forced to sell ut a sa,riflce
Quotatlonn are s. SOC SO 70 per barrel.
Fruits are dull and unsettitd, and offerings
OF an Inferior quality.
Onions ore firm at $5 rs per barrel
Flour has gone IN again, owing TO The SO re
lily ofstocss and sdvlc,s OF drouih and higher
prices at the cnnucIlng markets. All ouo,s-
lions are advanced so cents per hundred
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-23
Rnisainx Material.

BnioK-At the kiln TO 90
SToNk-Att the pSl,ae puarriee So por cubic
foot. IL for foundation, IL for wall, and 20 10
DRESSED front.
LUMsKn- Native rough pine 30 per thousand,
Dressed oa one aide, t22 80, Flooring, tongu-
ed and grooved, e.5i nreSsod weAthesb0urdinR,
ul7k; Three-eighth tougucd aud srooved oeiGng
els to tl9.
SHIsaLRs-Cypress, 60 per lhousandi Native
pine, emp, 81; do heart, 81 90.
LArRs--tS 50 ut u por tfopsand.
CNMERr~- hOsSpdnie, 81 ~; | melville,
IS %; Portlsnd, So %,
PLAsTsH rpAms-Per harrsl, eiatt' 50
ahn-Pe pound. 15so
CGaguT RLuEs q Inch, 81 oynts; inch, 40
ceuia; q Inch ceiling joint, Sli . inch cap, 800;
inch ceiling Joint, 81 l6j 7 lnch Dap do, o0c.
DsAiN Prpe--S Zach, 100 PER footi alnoh,
~, inch, 81iSo; inch, 40ci Inch, $40.
MiXEp PAtSTs-RoRdy for use and all colora
~ q per gallon. All the tested aud standard
make; are on sale by Dallas dealers.
LIaS-CooPered, 2por nbl.. bulk, OIL 30.