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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
Advice to Those Using Glasses.
From the Edinburg Review.1

Men engaged in literary pursuits
should read most by day md write most
by night. 1t is worthy of note that read
ing causes more strain to the eye than
writing, and that copying work in writing
of vision than off-hand composition.
Twilight and a mixture of twilight and
artificial illumination should be avoided
for any kind of work. The pale cobalt
blue tint is the best that can be employed
when protection for the eye from intense
glare is sought, as in the case of travel
ing upon snow-felds in bright sunshine.
The green glass that is often adopted for
this purpose is not by any means so
worthy of confidence. Reading in rail-
way travelling is Objectionable In the
highest degree for very obvious reason.
The oscillation of the carriage continually
alters the distance of the page from the
eye, and SO calls for unceasing strain in
the effort to keep the organ In due &C
commodation for the ever varying dis
lance of the dancing image. The exact
fitting of the framework of spectacles to
the face and eyes is of more Importance
than is generally conceived. If the
centres of the lenses of the spectacles do
not accurately coincide with the centres
Of the pupils of the eyes, the consequence
is that the images in the separate eyes
are a little displaced from the positions
which they ought to hold, and that a
somewhat painful and injurious effort
has to be made by the eye to bring those
images back into due correspondence for
accurate vision. An incipient squint is
apt in this way to be produced. Mr..
Carter recommends that people should
look to the centreing Of their spectacles
for themselves. This may be easily done
by standing before looking glass with
the spectacles in their place. If the fit
is a good one, the centre of the pupil
should then appear in the centre Of the
rim. Fully formed spectacles are always
to be preferred to folding frames, because
they permit of more satisfactory adjust
ment in this particular, and because they
are more easily kept in the right position
with regard to the eyes. The only adj
vantage which the pebble enjoys over
glass for the construction OF spectacles is
the immunity which it possesses against
scratching and fracture on account of it's
greater hardness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
MOrtrIary.

Mrs. Edwin Booth died at New York on the
18th inst
Prof. z. M. Humphrey, D. D., of Lane Theo-
logical Seminary, Cincinnati, and prominent
clergyman of the Presbyterian faith, is dead.
Oscar FL. Harpel, well-known printer Of
Cincinnati, o., author of several works on
printing, died at Louisville, KY, OH the 18th.
judged. x. Parish, one of the most prominent
men in Vermont. died at Randolph, that state, on
the 10th inst, aged SO years.
Ex-Congressman Samuel Ingham, of Connec-
ticut, died at Hartford, on the 10th inst, aged
SO years. He served in the house of representa-
tlves from 1885 to 1889.
Col. John Ku1tz, for many years chief of po-
lice of Boston, Mass, died on the 10th inst.
Rev. John w. Mears, of the chair of meta
physics, of Hamilton College, Utica, N. Y, and
prohibition candidate for governor in 1879.
died on the 10th inst, aged sc.
Bushrod Birch, disbursing officer in the
United States treasury department, died at
Pittstield, Mass. on the 18th inst. He was for
eighteen years government employee.
Hon. Milton d. Browning, one of the pioneer
lawyers of Iowa, brother of the late o. H.
Browning, of Quincy, ILL.,, died at Burlington,
Iowa, on the 9th inst. He was district attor-
ney for Iowa under President Johnson, and
had serv ed in both houses of the legislature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
TragiCal Tales.

Officer McNally chief of the fire department
at Sedalia, Mo-, shot and killed Washington
Hyde, a drunken man, whom he was trying to
arrest on the 10th inst.
w. J. Fuller, distiler in Habershaw County,
Ca, fatally shot Taylor Lowe whom he believed
gave information which led to the seizure of
his distillery by the revenue agents. One
charge of buckshot passed through Mrs. loves
bonnet. The tragedy occurred ON the 10th inst.
John Smarr, member Of the firm of E. G..
Roberts q Co., grocers, was shot and killed at
Kansas City, Mo-, on the 9th INST, at the St.
James Hotel, by J. Fl. Russell, recently of
Quincy. The affair grew out of a remark made
in the court room by Smarr.
Bill Littenbern and Sandy King, two mem
bers of the noted ''cowboy gang. we're recent
ly arrested for dealing in stolen stock land taken
to Shakespeare, Arizona, for tlial. About two
o'clock on the morning of the 9th inst. over a
dozen masked men went to the jail where the
two men were confined, and seizlng the guard,
hung the cowboys to jost until dead.
In quarrel over the election result at Fried
vile, N. j., on the 9th inst, James r. Mon
trose shot and killed VIM. Gardomax.
At Marion, Lauderdale County, Miss, row
occurred at the polls on election day between
the whites and blacks which resulted in the
killing of A. Thiavey, Jos. Barrett, jeff. Segars
and Vincent Segars. Levi Moore was severely
wounded. ALI the victims were white men.
Afterwards sher1ff's posse attempted to ar
rest the negroes and further shooting occurred.
Jchu Vance, a negro, and A. G. Warren, one of
the sherlff's men, were killed.
In row in q New York saloon on he night
of the 7th inst, Ctas. P. Miller, a gambler was
killed by Billy Tracy a noted crook.
John Crawford, while escaping from the Tndi-
ana state prison at Jeffersonville, on the 7th
INST, was instantly killed by bullet from the
rifle of a guard. Crawford was "a years of
age and was sent from Vanderbnrg County to
serve four years sentencefo for burglary. He had
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
serious disaster ON Lake Erie.

The IRON steam-barge Brunswick, with a
cargo of coal, and the schooner Carlingford,
with cargo of wheat, came into collision
during a mist on the morning of the 18th lust,
about twelve miles off Dunkirk, in Lake Erie
and both vessels foundered. Before they vert
down the crews managed to get into the small
boats, but one of the boats of the Brunswick
in which were the first engineer, John Fran
comb, the stewardess, Mrs. A. G. Fletcher, her
daughter Mile, and Captain Chamberlain of
Detroit, was capsized by the suction caused by
the sinking of the Brunswick. The three former
we're drowned, Captain Chamberlain being
rescued after struggling in the water for half
hour. The crew of the Carlingford, with the
exception of one man, Edward Conway, got off
safe. The loss is estimated at $225,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
Railway Wrecks 9.

A freight train on the international and
Great Northern Railroad ran into a gang of
convict laborers at Riverside, Texas, On the 18th
inst, killing twenty and woundiug a
large number. An open switch caused the dis
aster.
Two freight trains collided near Kansas City,
Mo-, on the night of the 10th inst, demolishing
both engines and eighteen cars. some of the
tier being loaded with OIL Brakeman Daniel
English instantly killed and Conductor
NeWhall badly injured.
An engine, tender and express car were de-
rallied near Centralia, Mo-. on the 18th inst, by
collision with cow. Fireman Thomas PurdY
was fatally and Engineer William Dayton badly
scalded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
Minor MisbapS.

The elevator in the Belvidere Hotel. New
York, dropped from the fifth story to the base
ment ON the 10th inst, owing to the breaking of
a steel cable. John Mercer, the porter, was
fatally injured and several others were badly
hurt.
A party out hunting near Fort Steele, Wyom-
ing, recently, accidentally used arsenic for
cooking purposes, and four of them died.
Mr.. Isaac M Howell, of the lumber firm of
S. r. Howell & Co., of Chicago, and himself a
resident of Aurora, was accidentally killed in
getting off the Bur lngton & Quincy train at
Chicago, on the 7th inst. The deceased gen.
tleman was in his Gath year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
Washington Gossin.

The arguments in the Star route cases at
Washington, on the motion to quash the crimi-
nal information, were concluded on the 9th
inst, and next morning Judge Cox rendered
his decision, granting the motion, and General
Thomas j. Brady and his co-conspirators were
discharged. The judge decides that the pre-
liminary proceedings for the prosecution ought
properly to have been in the nature of an in
dlctment instead of information. This will
probably end the proceedings, unless the prose-
cutting attorney at Washington shall have the
accused indicted by the next grand jury, not
outstanding the protestation of some of the
lawyers that the statute of limitations is bar
to their indictment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
ShipWrecks.

On the 4th inst, squat capsized the
schooner Della Hodgkins off the Connecticut
coast. The captain and crew succeeded in es-
Gaping in a small boat, but nights exposure
proved fatal to five of them, and their bodies
were thrown overheard. The survivors were
picked up and landed at West Dennis, Mass.
Another of the steamship Kenig der Neder-
landen's boats, containing twenty-seven persons
has been picked up and the survivors landed at
Dondrea Head. Four boats with 129 persons
are still missing, and as they have been over
month on the Indian Ocean, their provisions
must be well nigh exhausted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
SUUIcisHaE.

It is reported from Kansas City that A. D.
Van Horn, well known in railroad circles, died
from the effects of dose of morphine, taken
with suicidal intent. Van Horn went to Kansas
City from New York. and was formerly agent of
the Santa Fe road.
An Kim, Chinese missionary student in the
Marietta CO., College, suicided, on the 7th inst,
owing to an unfortunate love affair.
DIR. Barnum, one of the most prominent
physicians in Michigan, laid himself down en- a
dissecting table, at Schoolcraft, on the 9th inst
and put bullet through his head.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16

OPIE READS Uncle jerry" / may
differ from de religious folks when says
dat Use got more respect for de wood
pecker den has for de dove. De dove
is 'ceitful. He'll coo around an coax
yer inter sympathy, but soon as yer back
is turned he goes ober inter de field and
pulls up de young wheat. All dis time
de woodpecker has been digin' a worm
Outen O tree
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
HEAVY Failures.

The Massachusetts Paper Company, of
Springfield Mass. has failed, with liabilities of
about 100000. The value of the assets cam
not be ascertained.
Kansas City, Mo-, was thrown into furry, On
the 7th inst, by the discovery that Joseph N.
Dubois, a prominent hide and wool dealer, had
decamped with 1915, 900, which he secured from
various business houses throughout the country
by forgery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16

Mrs. Fry, on clipping from Unionville,
Ohio, left a note kindly advising her
husband to get divorce Immediately,
and marry certain friendly and industri-
Gus widow of the neighborhood, who
would, as she expressed it, "be good TIC
the seven small Fry"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16

On the 9Th inst, while two Erie freight trains
were ascending the mountain near Port Jarvis,
N. Y, the engine on the near train ran into the
pusher of the forward train, driving it into the
caboose. Geo. Dorr, conductor of the toward
train, and Jerome Grover and Mark Cox, engi-
neers of the colliding engines, were Instantly
killed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
Stolen Rocks Recovered.

The treasury books. according to which the
taxes of Cuba were assessed, have been alb
stracted for number of years. The police of
Havana recently recovered them from the
widow of the treasury clerk. By the theft of
the books, the treasury lost 500, 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
UDs

The captain and thirty-e1ght survivors of
the wrecked steamer Koenig der Nederlanden,
which recently foundered in the Indian Ocean,
were landed at Alden on the 18th inst. They
were picked up at the Solomon Islands. Search
for the remainder continues.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
Horrible Butchery.

Reports from Cape Coast Castle state that the
king of Ashantee killed 200 young girls for the
purpose of using their blood for mixing mortar
for repairs ON the state buildings. The report
of the massacre was received from a refugee,
chosen one of the victims. Such wholesale
massacres are known to be the custom of the
king.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16

of ruins by its own weight in New York city, on
the 9th inst, burying the unfortunate oc-
cupants under the debris. Five dead bodies
and number of injured persons were taken
out of the ruins.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.


President Arthur and the governors of the
various states have issued proclamatlons desig-
mating Thursday, November Oath, as day of
thanksgiving and prayer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16

goods take the lead of all others in the
worlds markets, the influx of gold from
Europe will continue and the PactoEan
stream will flow to enrich the nation"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16
A Sad Calamity

skiff ferry-boat containing nineteen per-
sous was swamped by the swell of propeller
on the Hudson River between Troy and Port
Schuyler on the evening of the 18th inst, and
ten persons were either drowned or are miss
ing
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16

several aliases, and had served in other pris-
Ons.
Policeman Pat Doran was shot and killed by
burglar at st. Louis, on the night of the 9Th
inst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-16

GENERAL SToNEMAN has raised $16,-
600 worth of grapes on his vineyard at
Los Angeles, CAL, this year.
The Portland daily press., 1881-06-01
Hugh J. Anderson.

Governor Hugh j. Anderson, whose death
at the ripe age of so We announce this morn
ing, was the Oldest survivor of the ex-Goyern-
ors of this State His connection with the
political history of the State goes back to the
days of its separation from Massachusetts. He
was born in Wiscasset May 10, 1901, but early
in life became a resident of Belfast whore he
studied aud practiced law. In 1924, at the age
of %, he was chosen Clerk of the Courts for
Waldo county, which office he held twelve
years, resigning it in 1896, when he was elected
to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served two
terms in Congress 0S36-1S41), and was elected
Governor in 1913, holding the office by sue
cessive reflections four years. In 1S49 he was
chosen presidential elector of this State on
the Cass and Butler ticket In 1852 he was
appointed by President Pierce, Commissioner
OF Customs, resgning it in 1858, when he was
made special commissioner to California, which
duty he performed until 1860 From 1866 to
1869 he was Ski Auditor of the Treasury at
Washington.
AT the time of his appointment as Commits
sioner of Customs, in 1862, Gov Anderson
moved his family to Washington, where he re-
sided until within two years, when he removed
to this city. He was always thorough, I'M
swerving Democrat in politics, and has always
been high in the esteem not only of the Demo-
cratic but of the Republican party also, having
been repeatedly rendered positions of trust and
honor at Washington by Republican admins
trations.
His married life has extended through nearly
80 years, and until within two years there has
never been break in his family circle. Since
his removal to this city two SONS have died.
He leaves widow, one daughter and three
sons; one son, John f., resident of Boston,
and two VIM. FL. and Horace, of Portland.
Gov. Anderson has for years been in feeble
health, but, up to the few days of his last sick
ness, has had full possession of his mental
faculties. His death yesterday afternoon, at
his residence on Deering street, takes from us
one of the last of the men who were pioneers
in our State politics-a man who had that
marked and visible uprightness of mind and
of character which we are won't to designate
"od-fashioned. His integrity was as marked
in his political as his personal life No spot or
bemish or suspicion ever attached to his name
through his long life.
The Portland daily press., 1881-06-01
st. Alban Commandery.

This morning st. Alban Commandery with
guests and Chandler's full band will leave
Asylum Hall at $50 a. m. and proceed through
Middle, Congress, Park and Commercial
streets to the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
depot, where fast special train will be in
waiting to convey the Sir knights to Burling-
ton through the famous White Mountain
Notch The Sir knights will be met at Lam
vile by delegation of Burlington Command
cry, and arrive at Burlington about $50 p. m.
That evening band concert will be given by
Chandeliers Band in City Square. Washing
ton Lodge, No. 8. of Burlington, will exem-
plify the work of the third degree before the
Grand Master of Vermont, and cordial inyi-
tation has been extended to all Sir knights to
br present OH. this occasion. Washington
Lodge has the reputation of being one of the
finest working bodies in Vermont.
Thursday carriages will be in waiting from 9
a. M to IL m. to convey all Sir knights who
may wish to view the city and vicinity. At 2
p. M the Sir knights will escort the visiting
commandery through Main, Willard, Pearl
aud College streets to City Square, where Bur-
lington Commandery and their guests will be
received by the Grand Commander and staff
of Vermont Atop. m. grand reception and
ball will be rendered to the visiting Sir knights
and guests at City Hall. The music will be
furnished by Chambers band and Towards
orchestra.
Friday morning the Burlington Command
cry are to escort the visiting Sir Knights to the
Vermont Central depot, where the special
train will be in waiting to convey the COM
mandery to st. Johnsbury, where they will be
met by Palestine Commandery and escorted to
the hotel. An invitation has been extended
to the visiting brethren to view the scale works
and art gallery erected by the Fairbanks at St.
Johnsbury. The Sir Knights will arrive home
at o'clock the same evening.
The Portland daily press., 1881-06-01
Brief ,JOttiupS.

Coveny, the man who was shot, was able to
be ont on the street yesterday.
+. I. Meaher & Co., took 5000, for soda and
trifles, Decoration Day.
e. G. Harrington will visit Lake Mariana
cook, to decide upon the needed improvements
for the campmeeting to commence July 2Sth.
At the regular shoot of the Peaks Island
Shooting Club, the badge was taken by Elmer
e. Skillings; score 20 out of 30.
The annual catalogue and circular of the
Eastern State Normal School at Castine, is re-
ceived Total number of different pupils in
attendance for the year past is 202. Among the
pupils from this city are Misses Lizzie S.
Maxcy, and Jennie P. Sargent.
The Maine State Temperance campmeeting
will be held at Sebago Lake, commencing Aug.
4th, and continue four days.
One of Mayberry's horses tripped on the rail
road track at the Eastern railroad station yes
terday and was badly lamed
Mr.. Chandler, who was reported missing, is
now reported in St. Johns.
There were several wash-outs caused by the
rain Monday.
The house of Mr.. B. w. Pickett at Ferry
Village, was struck by lightning in the shower
of Monday afternoon. No damage was done
however, save the tearing off of a few shingles
and a good shaking up to those in the imme-
diate vicinity.
The Portland daily press., 1881-06-01
OIL.
A Stir Among the Wholesale Grocers.

There was quite stir among the wholesale
grocers at their meeting held yesterday after
noon. President Woodbury. was in the chair.
The subject, creating the excitement, was
oil, the article which is supposed to calm
troubled waters, assauge pain, and metaphor
ically make smooth the ways even of grocers'
conventions But in this case the greasy ma
terial worked rather like its sister, castor oil,
on the rising generation; it served as an emet-
ic. 1t appears that the wholesale grocers have
been selling kerosene oil at a limit; that is one
of the rules of the association. Now, as we
gather the story, two firms had made arrange
ments with the Portland Kerosene Oil Com
pany to sell their oil at the limit price, but the
company agreed to pay the freight from Port
land to the towns where the firms customers
resided. 1t was claimed by some that the
firms in question had no right to accept the
Oil on any such terms; they should have
charged their customers the freight. Others
said If a merchant was sharp enough to get
good thing out of the oil company that was a
proof that he knew his biz"
Then there were some merchants who
thought as there was great leakage in oil it
was pretty hard to keep oil in the store a long
while before selling and delivering it to Gus,
toners, and thus losing by the leakage great
deal of the profit Then other wicked ones
spoke up and said they should be smart and
buy with the option of delivery by the oil
company any time between the day of pur-
chase and the last of September, and sell to
their customers giving them the same adyan-
tage. In that way they would not suffer from
leakage Other charming little novelties OF
trade" were spoken of, and much regret was
expressed that the president of the oil COM
pany had been suddenly called away to Boston
and could not be present to address the meet
ing.
Finally, without a vote being taken as to
whether the limit price should be dispensed
with, committee was appointed to take the
matter in consideration composed Of Messrs.
Woodbury., Geo. Milliken, Thomas and Tom
linson. After the meeting little knots of mer-
chants collected on the sidewalks DISCUSSING
the situation earnestly
The Portland daily press., 1881-06-01
Art Notes.

1t will be remembered that when it was pro-
posed to have portraits painted of President
Woods and Professor Packard of Bowdoin Col
lego, the gentlemen having the matter in
charge, gave the order finally into the hands of
Frederick P. Vinton, of Boston. Mr.. Vinton
since his studies abroad with Bonat, has paint
cd a large number of portraits, those of Mr.. T.
G. Appleton, Charles Francis Adams, Wendell
Phillips, Hon. Lyon Playfair, English member
of Parliament, and many others. His works
have attracted favorable comment from our
most competent art critics, for their solid
power. Here is no pink and white attempt at
portrayal of features, but fine study, paint
ed with a freshness, and modelled with a
strength surpassed by few artists in America
s-3The portrait of Professor Packard, is now on
exhibition at Davis's. No one can study the
production without admiration for the master
ly stroke that has given us on canvas this
striking likeness of the original. The familiar
figure, the intellectual head, the genial express
sion about the eyes and lips seem just after the
face has been animated in conversation Yes,
they are all bere-it is Professor Packard
there's no doubt about that. And q Bowdoin
boy strolling past Davis's might we'll drop his
cap with low whistle through his closed lips
and say "hallo! / didn't know the Professor
was in town."
1t is hardly to be supposed SO fine result can
be obtained in the case of President Woods, for
the artist has only old pictures from which to
copy, but the portrait will not leave Mr. Vim
toms hands other than satisfactory,we may feel
assured.
Among pictures exhibited at the Cumber-
land Club Monday, mention of which we acct
IDENTIFY omitted in yesterdays PRESS was a lake
scene in autumn, by Miss Eta Quincy. A
beautiful fire-screen adorned the front room in
the second story cacti, passion flowers and ca
melias, by Miss Mary Robbie of Gorham