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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
An Old Claim Revived.

The heirs of Nicholas and Marc An
tome Fonquet, who came to America
with Lafay cite during the revolutionary
struggles, are only now appearing be-
fore congress as claimants for money due
their ancestors. They were expert
makers of gunpowder, and passed cou-
pie of years in the continental service,
commissioned as artillery officers, and
specially charged with promotion of the
knowledge of their art as manufacturers
of powder. The value of their service
was admitted, and the continental con-
gress at the close of the war, allowed
them $34, $50. The elder Fonquet re-
turned to France and mysteriously dis
peared. The younger married in
America, but, owing to the absence of
the father, the allotted compensation
could not be drawn. The grandchildren
of the younger Fonquet, who died in
1912, now claim the amount due. The
papers relating to their claim came into
their possession but recently, and upon
their face are so convincing that the
house committee on claims has reported
recommending that the heirs have leave
to go to the court of claims, there fully
to establish their right. If they can col
lect interest for hundred years, they
will have pretty fortune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
GREEK ELECTIONS.

The subject of elections is always an
interesting one to Americans, and plans
furthering the freedom and purity of the
ballot find ready advocates. Greece has
a method that is favorably commented
on by London newspaper correspond
ent at Zante: He went to Zante pre-
pared to find grave disorder common
since the place had been known to him
by reputation as the most turbulent dis
trict in all Greece. What was his sur
prise therefore, to find "the most com
plete tranquility" throughout the whole
day, without confusion or dispute. and
only the noise of young boys racing and
cheering through the streets. The vot-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

fiagration on the 9th inst, which partially de-
stroved the Union Block and caused loss of
$4,000.
A confagration at Jackson, Tenn, on the 9Th
inst, swept away property vailed at $4,000.
The fire is claimed to have been the work of q
band of incendiaries and the citizens are organ
izing to prevent further operations by the van
das.
Connorsville. Ind; suffered great loss in
the burning of the Cooey-Morrison furniture
works on the 18th inst. Loss $780, 900.
T. Jeffrees & Cos. cabinet house at Mime
apolis, Mimi. was cleaned out by fire on the
18th inst. Loss about $780, 900.
An entire block of buildings were swept away
by confagration at Oberlin, o., on the 18th
inst. Loss about 100000.
Prince Frederick, the county seat of Calvert
County, Nd, was almost destroyed by fire on
the 9Th inst. Loss $50, 900.
The Taylor block, together with several ad-
joining stores. were wiped out by fire at Mem
phis, Tenn, on the 9th inst. Loss about $40,
600.
Kelly's drug store and six adjoining build
ings including the bank and town hall were
swept away by fire at Macedonia, Ia, on the
9th. Loss 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
The Fire Record.

The Vance fiouring-nills at Venice, ILL.,, val.
ued at $50, 900, were swept away by fire on the
18th inst.
Parker & Hoefer's foundry and 800 bales OF
cotton belonging to Gary Il Sons, burned or
the 18th inst, at MerideD, Miss. Loss $45, OOO
A tire at Millbury, Mass, at 2 o'clock on the
morning of the 18th inst, burned Aiken's
block, the Masonic block, the Millbwy cotton
mills, and boarding house. Loss $40, 900; in
surance $4,000.
Goodrich & Co.'s carriage factory at New
Haven, Conn.,, was consumed by fire on the
10th inst. Loss 100000; insurance $4,000.
Nine business houses on the east side of the
public square at Decatur, Texas, were swept
away by lire, on the 10th inst Loss heavy.
The Scarrett Company's furniture warerooms
at st Louis, Mo-, burned on the 9th inst Loss
heavy.
A number of business firms and the post
Office were cleaned out by fire at Natick, Mass.
on the 9th inst. Loss $4,000.
The fine residence of j. B. Powers, at st.
Paul, Mimi, valued st $50, 900 was Consumed
by fire on the 9Th inst. The family had mar
row escape. Insurance, $4,000.
Canton, ID. It., was visited by serious con-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
A RuinOHS DELUXE.

The overflow of land caused by the breaking
OF levees along the Mississippi is causing deplor-
able suffering and great pecuniary loss 10 set
tiers. A steamer which arrived at New
Orleans on the 10th inst. from Red River, re-
ported that below Alexandria $50 families were
living on RATS, and in q sadly destitute con-
dition. The Bayou Sara levee was crunbing
away rapidly and letting the water over large
tract of country including the richest sugar dis
trict in Louisiana. A dispatch to Gov. Cullom,
of Illinois, from Cairo stated that about 200
families, including in the neighborhood of a
thousand people, mostly colored, living in the
flooded districts of Alexander County, Illinois,
have lost their property and are without
present means of livelihood. Government
rations are being served out to the sufferers all
along the line.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
A Cow Funeral.
From the Columbus Enquirer. ]


Yesterday there was quite a sensation
among tbs COWS on lower Broad Street,
and also among the citizens who did not
understand the cause of the commot1on.
A cow got her leg broken and it became
necessary for the animal to be killed.
This was done, and the blood was pour
ed into the sewer near the intersection of
Broad and Baldwin Streets. The COWS
as soon as they scented the blood, came
in droves to the place and paved up the
earth and beloved In a most woeful
manner. The COWS from all that part of
the town were drawn to the spot, and
those who saw them estimate that not
less than 100 were believing at one time.
It attracted considerable attention, and
was the biggest COW funeral of the sea-
sOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
Deadly Explosives.

While workmen were engaged in tunnel on
the Canada Pacific Railroad, in British Colum.
bla, eight cases of giant powder and fourteen
kegs of .gunpowder exploded, killing Hugh
Craig and wounding Thomas Williams, John
Lawson and James Durgan.
When the steamer Sidney was near Ravens.
wood, on the Ohio River, on the 10th inst, he.
steam-pipe burst, killing two persons an1
wounding fifteen.
The powder storehouses at Acton, Mass, e.
ploded on the 7th inst, causing heavy los
One employee was blown into the canal.
An explosion of giant powder at the packing
house of the Lake Superior Powder COMPANY,
located at Dead River, three miles north If
Marquette, Mich. on the 9th inst, resulted n
the total demolition of the building and the
instant death of four Scandinavians. TIE
shock was plainly felt at Ishpeming, twenty
miles away. The bodies of the victims wee
torn to atoms and scattered broadcast. The
fragments were collected in pals and inferred
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
The Old Eddystone Lighthouse.

Citizens of Plymouth are at present
much interested in the impending de-
struction of the old Eddystone Light
house, the structure built by Smeaton,
which has been replaced by new one,
the need for this not being the decay of
Smeaton's work, but the dissolution OF
The rock through the action of the
stormy sea. The Plymouth citizens de-
sire that the old house shall be re-erect-
ed on the main land after it has been
taken down, but the Trinity Board say
they can not furnish the necessary
funds. Hence has been proposed a
meeting to form company to defray
the expense of the undertaking, member
snip in the company being purchased at
O price which in total will yield the re-
CURED sum, about $15,0 One gen
tleman has already offered to be one of
ten such members.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
Babies Names

From the CornhiU MagaZine.1
Twin girls were latel y registered Peal
and Ruby, at Vantage, and others near
Cranleigh, Sussex, Lily and Rose. In
1873 a laborer at Robertsbridge, pre-
sented with three daughters at birth,
called them Faith, Hope and Charity;
and farm laborer near Bridport, re-
Gently gave the names Faith and Hope
to twin sons. But sometimes dual births
render parents positively cruel In their
choice Of appellations. We have known
the names HUI and Buz applied to twin
boys. Peter the Great Wright and Will
liam the Conqueror Wright figure in
registration as twins. Another fancy
created by two-fold births is that of fur
nishing the children with identical names
transposed. Two sons of gardener at
Chard were few months since endowed
respectively with the names James Reg
inald and Reginald James; and at k
worth, Suffolk, we noticed not many
years ago the decease Of a Horace Hora-
ito, whose brother, Horatio Horace at
tested the death entry. Some babies
have been named Enough, in indication,
as it would seem, of numerous prede-
cessors; and on the other hand if found
isfaction at a novel kind of blessing.
Una, Unit and Unity point, it may be
suppose, to first arrivals; Three and
Number Seven express different degrees
of advance infamily multitude; Last and
Omega suggest resolute protest against
further increase; while Also hints at the
grudging acceptance OF an unwelcome
addition, and seems to need after it q
note of melancholy exclamation.
memorandum of painful fact
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
DRINKING WATER .

Western pioneers who are laying out
the towns that are to be the nucleuses Of
the future cities of that growing section
should profit by the experience of their
predecessors in city building in what was
then the backwoods, but now the center
of the thickly populated east. All great
cities find the drinking water question
one of paramount importance, as it is so
closely allied to vital sanitary measures
that by some it is considered the desid-
eratum of all others. The British
Medical Journal says: America is suffer
ing in very marked degree from the
pollution of drinking water, which is so
apt to be the Nemesis of the accumula-
ton of great city populations, unless
primary regard be paid to scientific SAN
itation, and especially to the supply of
pure drinking water, as well as the
preservation of purity in the soil and
air. The drinking water of the great
cities of America appears to be in some
instances little better than sewage water,
and in numerous cases the pollution of
potable water in great cities is such as to
cause, at the present moment, consider
able disgust on the part of city resi-
dents, and to call for government inter
vention, which is unfortunately slow,
and not always satisfactory in it's action.
From comparative results which have
been published by DIR. A. r. Leeds in
the Chemical News, it would appear
that the water at Newark, Jersey City
and HobOken had become suddenly no.
ticeable for the highly marked flavor of
carbolic acid, indicating that the pollu-
ton of that particular water supply was
at that moment of an especially chemi-
cal nature. When the board was made
aware of the nuisance it was ingeniously
urged that water was all the better for
being polluted with carbolic acid. mas
much as it served to disinfect the other
kinds of filth which got into the drink
ing water. The plea, however ingen-
ious, was nos held to be good in law, and
so for the moment the inhabitants of
Newark, Jersey City and Hoboker have
to drink their potable water without the
preliminary distinction, which made it
more unplea SAINT to the taste, if less
noxious to health. Boston is suffering
from what is described as a striking and
interesting scientific peculiarly. Its
drinking water shows albumenoid am
monia to the extent of 0.0605, state
ment which analytical chemists and
medical officers of health will read with
grim surprise. Philadelphia and New
York also, it appears, receive their water
from polluted sources. The feeders,
which empty themselves into Croton
Lake, the principal reservoir of the New
York water, pass through settled coun-
try, with numerous tanneries, factories,
etc., along their banks. Wilmington,
DEL, also ranks among the towns sup
piled with polluted water. Under these
circumstances, it is satisfactory that an
energetic effort is promised to maintain
the public interests and to protect the
public health by improving the sources
of water supply, and guarding them
against contamination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
MOrtUarYe

Jonathan Holmes Cobb, the well-known lay
yer, who in 1920 made successful experiments
In the manufacture of silk by the cultivation f
mulberry orchards in Massachusetts and Vi
ginia. died on the 18th inst, at Boston, Mass.
aged SO years.
John j. Dwyer, wel-kpown pugilist, died st
the Brooklyn hospital on the 10th inst.
jeremiah Godfrey, prominent citizen AMI
politician of Detroit, Mich, died on the 9tl
inst, after lingering illness.
London dispatches announce the demise d
Rev. Thomas Jarret, the linguist, and JOIN
Muir, the writer on oriental topics.
Henry G. Pindell, prominent lawyer If
Louisville, Ky, died on the 9Th inst, aged q
years.
VIM. Fl. L. Gruner, celebrated Germal
engineer. is dead.
Hon. Albert B. Hatch. a prominent lawye
and democratic politician of New Hampshire
died at Portsmouth on the 9Th inst. where TO
quarter century he was clerk of the fedora
courts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
Minor MiSIaapSs


William Crambe, of Cleveland, was instantly
killed on the 18th inst, by touching both poles
of an electric light machine.
T. W. Randolph, q son of the secretary of
the Chicago board of trade, was suffocated by
coal-gas in his law office at Lake Benton, Mimi.
A three-story building was blown down at
Bolivar, N. Y, on the 18th inst, burying four
men. Two were fatally injured.
Two cases of criminal carelessness in hand
ling firearms were recorded on the 10TH At
Lockland, o., Joseph E. Smith pointed re-
volver at boy named Charlie GrIsmere, when
the weapon discharged its deadly contents in
the unfortunate boys head, causing his death.
At Georgetown, o., Alexander King was proba-
bly, fatally shot by his nephew, while the latter
was endeavoring to show how he would act if
suddenly assaulted,
Leonard Landose and Michael Hargesnan
were accidentally drowned near Opelousas,
La, on the 7th inst.
A new frame house was blown down at Fort
Wayne, Ind, on the 9th inst. carpenter
named Vail had a leg broken and John Davis,
the aged father Of the owner of the house was
fatally crushed.
A four-year- old daughter of Mrs. Jessie
Whitmore, residing at Ashtabula, o., choked to
death at the dinner table on the 9th inst. A
piece of meat lodged in her wind pipe.
Miss Mary Maggie, aged Is. persisted in fire
which consumed the house of Joseph Mellen,
at Newark, o., on the night of the 9Th inst.
injured by the burning of the EImore House,
Trenton, Mo-, on the 9th inst.
Charles Peterson and Olef Skog. two Swedes,
were run down by train near South Chicago,
on the night of the 9th inst. The former was
instantly killed, and it is thought Skog cannot
live.
At Meadow Lea, Manitoba, the house of John
Taylor caught fire during the prevalence of a
blizzard, and his wife and three daughters
were frozen to death before they could be got
under cover.
The explosion of rendering tank in the
desiccating works of Plankinton and Armour, at
Kansas City, caused loss of $4,000.
Falling walls at fire, at Strathroy, Ont, on
the 7th inst, killed Hamilton Howe an under
taker, and seriously injured ten others.
Whitehouse & Moody's and P G. Touziers
dry goods houses, and Lea & Millers music
store vanished in smoke at Fargo, D. T., on
the TIN. Loss on buildings and stock $65 600.
| Mrs. J. W. Dickinson and Mrs. Charles Strr-
gis, residing at Battle Creek, Mich, were struck
by lightning, on the 18th inst, and dangerous
| ly burned.
John Gillig, wine merchant of Buffalo, died
L delirium, caused by compound fracture of
the right leg.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
RiOtOuS Strikers.

On the 18th inst. force of regulars aud
militia amounting to five hundred men were on
duty at Omaha, guarding one hundred railway
laborers. The presidents of two labor asso,ia-
tons have been held to bail for assault Within
tent to murder. The Willow Springs distillay,
with $2,000,000 worth of goods in bond, vas
also protected by bayonets.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
Sergeant Mason Sentenced.

The sentence in the case of Sergeant Mason
who shot at Guiteau is dishonorable discharge
from the service of the United States, with the
loss of all pay and allowances now due, or to
become due to him, and confinement at hard
labor in such.penitentiary as the proper authori-
ties may direct for eight years. The peni-
Tertiary at Albany has been chosen as the Place
of imprisonment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

Four bales of cotton have just been
sold In Georgia town which were grown
and gathered in 1860, and have been re-
posing in the owners Clubhouse ever
since. These four bales are left of over
a hundred bales he had at the close of
the war, when he was offered Att cents a
pound, and he would not sell because he
thought the revenue tax of three cents
per pound was unjust, and he said he
would rather burn the cotton than sub
NIT to such an injustice by the govern
ment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

PARADISE VALLEY, in San Diego
County, Cal, seems to deserve its name,
since it yields all manner of fruit. The
apple, orange, lime, lemon, fig, olive,
guava, peach, pear, grape, strawberry,
apricot, etc., flourish there. Some
brown Turkish figs grown there meas
ured four inches in length and six in cir
conference.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
Fall of n Meteor.

An immense meteorite fell about fifty miles
southeast of Fort Assinaboine, Arizona, on the
night of the 10th inst, its glare lighting 5he
country for many miles around. -Four minutes
after striking the earth the report was heard in
Assinaboine, sounding like the discharge of a
heavy gun, and the earth was perceptibIy
shaken. The shock was also felt at Fort Ben
ton and the coal banks, nearly one hundred
miles south. The meteorite has not yet been
found.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
Respectfully Declined.

President Arthur received letter from Hon.
Roscoe Conkling on the 9th inst, declining the
associate justiceship. No surprise was coca
stoned by the decination, as it was pretty gen.
orally supposed that Mr.. Conkling would not
accept the appointment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

termlne upon the state of affairs of that terri
tory. The private calendar was then taken up
In committee of the whole. Several bills were
passed. AT the evening session seyenty-seven
pension bills were passed, and the house ad-
journed till Monday
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
River Steamer DESTROYED.

The steamer James D. Parker was wrecked
on the rocks near Louisville on the afternoon
of the 9Th inst, and then set on fire by the
overturning of stove. The passengers we're
rescued, but a cargo valued at 100000 was
1oc4
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
Suicidal.

Geo. Wenderolt, son of wealthy parents in
Chicago, su1cided at the Battle Creek, Mich.
sanitarium on the 9th inst, while laboring
under a fit of dependency.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

A YOUNG man of Rome, Ga, was twit-
ed 80 often about his striking resem-
olence to Guiteau, that be shaved off his
beard to obviate the annoyance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

A dredging machine in tow of steam tug,
sank off Rice Point, near Boston, Mass, on
the night of the 9th inst Five men lost their
lives.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Shipwrecks
nr0XTnREla

The steamer Apollo sunk by collision off
Ushant on the 9th inst. Six persons lost their
lives
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-09-05
MUSIC! MUSIC!

such with Music
published special order will prompt EN-
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-09-05
Passengers.

For Maui and Hawaii, per Iwalani,
Sept 4-E NJ Pomroy, d Aldermen,
Brookes o Baker, Capt Dutton, w
E Rowell, YIN Quon, c A Bailey,
p N Makee, Mrs II Kuihelani and
IS deck.
For Kauai, per c r Bishop, Sept
al II Phillips, Jno A Moore, S w
Wilcox, J H Ehlers, A Irvine, Lieut.
Roberts, Rev II F f Whalley, Els
Boyd, c Horswill, Mrs Boyd, A I
Atkinson, F Bindt, and about So
deck.
For Maui and Molokai, per Lee
hua, Sept 4-E c Winston, Mr.
Messiter, Mr. Howell, DR. Fitch, and
45 deck.
For San Francisco, per Consuelo,
Sept 4-Rev Andrews and 2 child
rem, S N Hindley, w Robbie, G A
Van Nistrand, W d Beaden, c
Edwards.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-09-05
Vessels Expected.

Rig Name From Duo
BIT stmr Hansa, I'm st Michaels, Sept 8
Blk Emma, from Puget Sound, Aug 1S
Haw blk Kale, I'm Bremen Sept
Brit sim Suez, Dodd, from ST. Sept l6
Am blk Martha Davis, from Boston Sp
Stmr City Of New York, FIN sgd. Sep %
Haw bk Iolani, from Bremen. Oct
Nor blk Imacos, FIN New York, Oct II
Br blk Ullock from Liverpool, Dee
Mary Dodd, FIN Humboldt,
Bark Forest Queen fin Puget Sound
NJ. f. Smith fin Puget Sd, for Mahukona
Bktne Klikitat, from Puget Sound
Blk Camden, from Puget Sound
Br bk Glcngaber, I'm Liverpool,
Brit ship British Ambassador, NC, NSW
Mic bk Remiiio, from Nc, NSW due
Ger blk Peiho, I'm Hongkong
Brig W G irwin FIN ST, for Kahului
Schr Anna, I'm +
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-09-05
Vessels Leaving this day.

Vessels Leaving this day.
Bktne Ella for San Francisco
Kulamanu for Koholalele
Kamoi for Laupahoehoe
Marion for Kukuihaele
Jennie for Koloa
Manuokawai for Nawiliwili
Prince for Eleele
Emma for Waianae
Likelike for Uilo
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-09-05
Vessels in Port.

Ger bk Josefa,
CIR blk Adolph, Koppelmann
Haw brig Ninito, Cameron
Am bktnc Ella, Brown.
Am bgtne Consuelo, Howard
Am bktne Eureka,
Am blk Emerald
Br. bark Oberon.
Am. bark Kalakaua.
Br bark Lady Lampson, Marston.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-09-05
Arrivals.

Arrivals.
Sept. A.
Schr Pauahi from Ookala
Schr Kaluna from Moloaa
Departures.
Sept. d
Sch Nettie Merrill for Lahaina
Stmr Iwalani for Kona and Kau
Stmr c r Bishop for Kauai
Stmr Lehua for Molokai and Maui
Stmr Mokolii tor Koolau
Schr Ehukai for Waialua