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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21

that if an attempt is made to land marines
from the British fleet a general massacre will
follow. One hundred persons were killed in
the emeute OH the 18th inst.
dispatch from Cairo dated the 18th inst,
stated that the panic was increasing. All shops
were closed, and several Frenchmen who had
been unable to get away were fortifying their
houses. The estimate of the number of E1-
ropeans killed in the great riot on the 18th
inst, Is now placed at $50. Many were thrown
into the sea and their bodies are being washed
ashore daily. All bear bludgeon marks or
bavonet wounds. Four hundred of the ring
leaders in the bloody emeute are under arrest.
The sultan of Turkey has reiterated to the
Fresch ambassador his objection to a confer
ence on the Egyptian question. It is stated
that the British comptroller at Cairo will re-
sign if Arab Pasha be included III the new
ministry. The troops at Alexandria are be-
coming more and more hostile toward Europe
ans, Russian man-of-war has arrived, and
the gunboats Dee and Don have been dispatched
from England. The Suez canal is to be pro-
tected by British troops. The corpses of Euro
peans killed in the riots last Sunday already
number $40.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
KoCH's DISCOVERY IN TUBERCULAR
DISEASE.

DR.. Koch, government adviser of the
imperial health department of Berlin,
has lately published series of results
of Investigations into the etiology of in
fective disorders; the last in the form of
an address read before the Berlin Ply
Biological Society, on the Etiology of
Tubercular Disease" IL this he claims
to have discovered bociLli, parasites
which infest tuberculous patients. Prior
to his experiments, it has been estab-
lished beyond doubt that tubercular dis
ease was communicable, but the nature
of the contagion was still mystery.
This discovery is one of great impor-
lance; for, though no practical result can
yet be derived from it that can materially
alter the treatment of this disease, fur
ther investigation will no doubt throw
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
ADULTERATIoN TO BE PUNISHED.

The Massachusetts, legislature re-
Gently passed law to suppress andpun-
ish aduIteration of food and drugs, which
goes into effect in August. The law is
modified upon the statute in operation
in New York and its enforcement is in
trusted to the State Board of Lunacy,
Health and Charity. In drugs an ar
ticle is declared adulterated that is be-
low the standard in strength, quality, or
purity; and In the case of food, If it is
mixed with any injurious substance, If
any essential ingredient has been alb
stracted, if it is an imitation of any
standard article of food, if it is colored,
coated, polished, or powdered to conceal
adulteration, or if it is made to appear of
greater value than it actually is. The
state boards, however, are empowered to
exempt certain articles or preparations
from the condemned list embraced in
the provisions of the new law and to fix
from time to time the limit of variability
permissible IN any article of food, drug,
Va COAA POuAo III WhACA AO SOACAdAAJ IT,
cognized standard exists. The law COM
pels any dealer who offers for sale any
article included in the list to furnish
samples for examination whenever such
are demanded by the officials of the
boards and impose fine of not more
than $50 for a refusal to comply with the
demand. A similar fine is imposed for
any violation of the act for the first Of
tense, and $100 or under for each sue
ceeding repetition of the offense Inthe
matter of milk adulteration the law
makes it illegal to sell orexrose for sale,
milk produced from any sick or diseased
animal. All unwholesome vegetables or
meat are also interdicted under the new
law, which calls for an annual appropri-
alton of So, 900 to defray the expense IN
CURED by its proper enforcement. The
board officers have been engaged in per-
fecting code of rules and regulations
governing the collection of articles of
food and drugs for examination and for
the adequate enforcement of the law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
TRIAL BY JURY m CRIMINAL CASES

A recent opinion of the United States
Circuit Court, in Kansas, says the New
York Herald, affirms principle of wide
reaching Importance In criminal trials
namely, that no court has the authority
to order verdict of guilty against the
prisoner. This is a power to be exer-
cised only by tie jury. The question
arose on the trial of a defendant charged
with selling liquor in violation of the
law. He pleaded that what he had sold
was not liquor, but 'a tonic, composed
chiefly of alcohol" The trial Judge
ruled that the evidence showed the ar
ticle to be within the prohibition of the
statute, and directed the jury to return
a verdict of guilty without leaving their
seats. The circuit court hold this to be
a judicial usurpation of function which
belongs exclusively to the jury under
that provision of the federal constitution
which guarantees to every accused per-
son the right to speedy trial by an i'm
partial jury. "The constitution" says
Judge McCrary, who gave the opinion
after consultation with Justice Miller.
of the supreme court, "does not deal
with the form but with the substance,
the essence of the trial, and therefore re-
quires a submission of the case to the
jury for their consideration and decision
upon it. There can within the meaning
of the constitution be no trial of a cause
by a jury unless the jury deliberates
upon and determines it." It has gener-
ally been conceded that the jury is the
sole judge of the facts in terminal trial
and in the Kansas case the trial Judge
plainly invaded the province Of the jury
by deciding the question of fact in
volved. But it has been maintained by
some that the court is the sole Judge of
the law as the jury is OF the facts. But
the opinion of the circuit court in this
case goes to the extent that the jury has
the right to determine both law and fact,
and that while it is the right and duty of
the court to lay down the law the Judge
has not power to order verdict ofguilty
even when the facts are undisputed and
the law requires it. Those who main
tain that the court and not the jury is
the Judge of the law may object that this
theory recognizes in the jury the power
to render verdict plainly contrary to
the law as well as the evidence. But in
support of the principle Judge McCrary
reasons that "a verdict of acquittal can
not he SET aside and tborofo<o ;f Tho
court can direct verdict of guilty it
can do indirectly that which it cannot do
directly"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
Whittier's Idea Of Heaven.

Mrs. E. E. Dickinson in the Cburchman.l
[ related something of a conversation
between Mr.. Longfellow and myself
on spiritualism few months be-
fore his death, or rather a con-
versation on the influence and near
ness which many persons experience in
regard to those who were dear to them
and have gone into the mysteries of eter-
nifty. Mr.. Whittier listened with great
great interest, adding that he was aware
that Mr.. LongfelIow had some remark
able ideas and sympathies of the kind,
subject, "and for myself" he added,
81 have felt but very slightly that close
ness and nearness of the unseen of which
you speak. After few moments in the
progress of our talk, he remarked:
"Life is mystery, death is mystery.
I am like the Chinese philosopher, Con-
fucius, who, when he was asked, what
is death 2 answered, Life is such q
mystery that [ do not seek to penetrate
beyond it, "May [ ask if you believe
in the progress of the soul after death ?"
why not? Surely we are to be placed
in inches to remain there forever. We
shall doubtless there have what we lack
here, and that is my idea of heaven"
"No troubles, no vexations ?" "Well,
I do not think so. It seems to me we
must there, as well as here, have some
annoyances, to be quite content, in con-
trast." This was a novel idea, and I
laughed in appreciation of it and said:
"Then you do not fancy supreme sat-
isfaction and content? '' emo, no, not
T." laughing merrily. "But we meet
people who are thoroughly delighted
with themselves and their surroundings
very frequently" "True, and thee
hast seen CLAIMS at high tide; they re-
mind me of such people. All we shall
have some trials in the life beyond (and
here the poets fine dark eyes lighted up
with a rare intelligence), but our happi
ness will be ali the sweeter, and every
thing will be harmonized."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
Minor MiShaDS.

By an explosion Of fire-damp in the Diamond
mine at Wilkesbarre. Pa, eight men were terri
bly, burned. The affair was caused by miner
going in with an open lamp, in spite of warn
ing.
Three young sons of Duncan Taylor, of
Brussels, Ont, were suffocated in an oatbin by
the lid closing upon upon them.
Six persons attempted to cross Sugar Creek,
Lynn Co 1nty, Kansas, on the 14tG inst, in a
wagon, which upset, and all were drowned.
At Springfield, ILL.,, miner attempted to
carry key of powder, when it exploded and
reduced him to atoms.
Lightning killed William Bird and Edward
Sinclair in a field near GAINESVILLE, Tenn, on the
18th inst.
Mrs. VIM. R. Williams and her servant were
drowned in the riverssat Cambria, Wis., on the
18th. It is supposed the girl went in bathing
and got into deep water when Mrs. Williams at
tempted to rescue her and both drowned.
The wife of VIM. E. Robinson, principal of q
Detroit school, was found dead in her bath tub
on the 18th. Heart disease.
While. John Nelson a prominent dry goods
merchant, his wife, son, and Miss Bradley, the
latter of Columbus, O., were enjoying a boat
ride at Red Wing, Mimi, on the evening of the
10Th, they ran into the ferry cable which CAP
sized their craft. Both ladies drowned.
An explosion in the Stanton air at Wilkes
barre, Pa, on the 18th, killed James Carr and
badly burned four others.
Alex. Khert, in charge of the government
coal fleet near Cairo, fell into the river on the
14th inst, and was drowned, He leaves wife
and two or three children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
A Fatal Flood.

A protracted and severe thunder storm visit
ed Indianapolis, Ind, on the night of the 18th,
which swelled the volume of water in Pogue's
Run to such and extent that large area of the
city was flooded. In the morning while party
of fifteen or twenty were standing on plat
form over the run extending to an old railway
warehouse, the frail bridge gave way and all
we're precipitated into the raging torrent.
Some were rescued immediately while others
were picked up in an exhausted condition after
being swept through culvert. It is supposed
that ten persons lost their lives Five bodies
were recovered on the 18th.
Ten colored men and one white man-rail-
road workn1en-were drowned in Two Mile
Creek, near Winchester, KY. on the 18th,
by flood carrying away a cabin in which they
were sleeping.
A terrific rainstorm worked serious damage
in the vicinity of Gibson, ILL., Over three hum
dred feet of the Illinois Central track was
washed out, and the Wabash Railway suffered
in similar way. bridge over the Sangamon
River was carried off, and two engines plunged
into the stream, killing the roadmaster and in
Turing several others.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
Carter and A. Harwell wounded. The shoot

Carter and A. Harwell wounded. The shoot
ing WAS done with Winchester rifles.
Morgan Hamilton, a negro. who was accused
of numbering Miss Salina Benton, of Boone
vile, Miss, was shot dead in field by a party
of eight men.
Mike Farrell endeavored to force an entrance
into the house of Widow Sullivan, at Chelsea,
Wis, on the night of the 18th, and was shot
dead by the plucky woman.
Thomas Wall and "Trinidad Charley" two
colored desperadoes got into the hands of
Judge Lynch, at Rico, on the night of the
18th, and were hoisted into eternity.
jim Mitchell, negro who committed das-
tardly assault on white lady at Mt. Sterling,
KY. was taken from jail by armed men on the
18th and hanged.
Q. &. Kent, prominent politician at Berrein
Springs, Mich, was shot at MilburY, near Ben
ton Harbor, on the 18th inst, by his son, C. A.
Kent. The quarrel was brought about by the
marriage of the son without his father consent
The wound is thought to be fatal.
Policeman Schwimer was shot in the face at
Detroit Mich, on the 9Th, by saloon-keeper
named Schumacher. The saloouist then shot
bis wife and then himself and died in ten
minutes. Schwimer may recover but will be
blind.
VIM. Rowland, of Oxford, Ont, shot his wife
dead on the 18th inst, because she answered
him rudely, when he accused her of poisoning
his victuals.
JUN duu 1OHl COuey nave D6en arrested
for the murder of their brother Joseph in Rus
sci, County, KY. The motive of the murder
is to get possession of $50.
-Four IS rustlers," Americans who had gagged
and robbed storekeeper at Mcssillia, N. NJ,
were overtaken by Mexican posse and stran-
gled.
On the morning of the 18th inst, Geo. Nc
Mullen, of Canton, o., was found in bed with a
bullet hole in his breast and his wife dead in
bed with him. She had been shot through the
head. McMullen is under surveillance.
Prof. G. A. Arnold, principal of the Mitchell
Spring School, Cherokee Nation, was fatally
shot by Baxter Prather, an Indian, on the 18th
inst. Arnold had chastised young brother of
Prathers, hence the fatal deed.
A serious difficulty occurred at Bradley's
Mills, near Malvern, KY, on the 18th inst, be-
tween William and Samuel Cromer, uncle and
nephew. Sam inflicted terrible wound in his
uncle's throat with knife and he in turn
cracked Sans skull with rock. Both were
very low at last accounts.
The authorities of the insane asylum at
Utica, N. Y. suppressed for one month the
publication of the fact that David Poulton, a
crazy convict, killed an inmate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
The Newer Arithmetic.
[From the Detroit Free Press, |

ltrOm the Detroit Free Press.
James has six apples and divides one
among his five brothers and sisters.
How many has he left?
If a farmer can NOW SIX acres of grass
In one day, how many liars will it take
to NOV thirty eight acres of grass in
three days?
A guest at the hotel pays the porter
twenty-fv cents to take his trunk up
stairs; ten cents to colored boy to bring
him pitcher of water; twenty-five cents
to the waiter to bring his dinner; twenty
five cents further to the porter to get his
trunk down stairs; fifty cents to the
omnibus driver, and So to the landlord as
the regular rate of the house. How
much has he been swindled, and what is
he going to do about it?
A coal dealer has driverw eighing 1876
pounds, who is weighed with $50 loads
of coal during the winter, what would
have been the gain to the consumers
had the driver only weighed $50 pounds
In each county in the United States
are seventy inhabitants who believe they
would make good state governors. Of
this number only two per cent. ever get
to be even a constable. What is the ex-
act number of constables, and how many
lawsuits can wide-awake officer pro-
woke in year?
A grocer has horse which he asserts
can trot a mile in 2:40. He puts him on
the track under a watch and finds his
best gait to be 1928. What was the diff
| ference between the grocer's estimate
and the watch, and why did he wollop
the poor horse all the way home?
A father at his death left $12, 500 for
the benefit of his only son, IA years,
months and IL days old, the money to
be paid him when 81 years of age, with
interest at six per cent. How much
money did the lawyers leave for the boy ?
A merchant who has a stock valued at
| So, 900 advertises that he will dispose OF
it at one-fourth off. How much does he
make?
A citizen has a cow which gives six
quarts of milk per day, while his sales
foot up nine quarts. There is nothing
| for the student TO find in this case. Sim
ply turn on the water.
A grocer buys chest of tea weighing
eighty pounds. He sells twenty seven
pounds of it as "my unapproachable
sixty cent tea," and the remainder as
tour splendid forty cent Oolong. %
How much did he receive in all and how
much did he receive in all and how much
did he have to give to the heather that
year to quiet his conscience?
A plumber who does sixteen cents
worth of repairing desires to charge for
four pounds of solder In his bill. Please
suggest how it can be done without in
jury to his system.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
a Generous Giver.

The bronze statue of Lafayette, on
which Mr.. J. @. A. Ward is now at work,
will cost $25, 900 and on its completion in
September, will be presented by j. P.
Howard, of Burlington, VT, to the Uni
versity of Vermont, the cornerstone of
which institution was laid by the French
patriot in 1926. Mr.. Towards other
gifts to the university aggregated nearly
$1,000 to St. PauPs Episcopal Church,
Burlington, he has given stone chapel
worth more than $40, 900, to the fund for
the support of the bishop of the diocese,
$5, 900, and to the Home Mission Soci-
ETY. of the diocese, 1900 acres of valuable
land in Minnesota; and to the city of
Burlington he has given an opera house
worth about $125, 900, three handsome
fountains for public parks and long
catalogue of minor benefactions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21

A switch having been left open at Kingston,
Ca. on the 18th inst, passenger train on the
Western and Atlantic road ran on the siding,
killing Engineer West and Fireman Bass
While running at the rate of thirty miles an
hour, on the 18th inst, a passenger train OH
the New York Central Railroad ran off the
track between Niagara Falls and Rochester.
The engineer and fireman were killed, and the
passengers "badly shaken up" A number of
passengers of northumberland train on the
Louisville and New Albany and Chicago Rail
road were more or less injured on the same
day, by being thrown off the track near Bedford,
Ind.
The Chicago express was wrecked at Bedford,
Ind, on the 18th, the cars going down an en-
bankment. The engineer and fireman were
killed and fifteen passengers injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21

more light on the subject. We give
condensed account of some of his exper,
iments, taken from a letter by Prof.
John Tyndall to the London Daily
Times: "Permit me to give further,
though still brief and sketehy account
of Koch's experiments. Of six Guinea
pigs, all in good health, four were inocu-
lated with bacilh derived originally from
human lung, which i'll fifty-four days
had produced five successive genera
tons. Two of the six animals were not
infected. In every one of the infected
cases the Guinea-pig sickened and lost
flesh. After thirty-two day5, one of
them died; and after thirty-fve days, the
remaining five were killed and examined.
In the Guinea-pig that died, and in the
three remaining infested ones strongly
pronounced tubercular disease had set
in. Spleen, liver and lungs were found
filed with tubercles; while in the two
unaffected animals no trace of the dis
ease was observed. In a second expert
ment, six out of eight Guinea-pigs were
inoculated with cultivated bacilli, de-
rived original from the tuberculous
lung of a monkey, bred and rebred for
ninety-fve days, until eight gen
erations had been produced. Every
one of these animals was attacked,
while the two unaffected Guinea-pigs re-
manned perfectly healthy. Similar ex-
periments were made with cats, rabbits,
rats, mice and other animals, and, with
out exception, it was found that the in
lection of the parasite into the animal
system was followed by decided and, in
most cases, virulent tubercular disease.
In the cases thus far mentioned, inocu-
lation has been effected in the abdomen.
The place of incubation was afterwards
changed to the aqueous humor of the
eye. Three rabbits each received a
speck of bacillus culture, derived orig
inally from human lung affected with
pneumonia. Eighty-nine days had been
devoted to the culture of the organism.
The infected rab bits rapidly lost flesh,
and after twenty-five days were killed
and examined. The lungs of every one
of them were found charged with tuber-
cles. Of three other rabbits, one re-
ceived an injection of pure blood serum
in the aqueous humor of the eye, while
the other two were infected In similar
way with the same serum containing
bacilli, derived originally from diseased
lung and subjected to ninety-one daye'
cultivation. After twenty-one days the
rabbits were killed. The one which had
received an injection of pure serum was
found perfectly healthy, while the lungs
of the two others were found overspread
with tubercles.'
In the same letter, Prof. Tyndall calls
attention to the fact that in no other
way than by experiments upon animals
could this valuable discovery have been
made, and regrets that the "noisy fan
atheism y of conservatives, by making
viyisection punishable in England, has
debarred English scientists from making
further Investigations into this great,
vital subject. DR.. Koch has already
made himself well know by his investi-
cations into the nature of splenic fever,
which were marked by so much thor
oughness and skill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
Political.

The Rhode Island general assembly reelected
Henry B. Anthony United States senator on the
18th inst. Should he live to the end of the
new term, he will have served in the senate for
thirty years. Mr.. Anthony is not only the old
est member of the senate, in time of service,
but one of the most accomplished conscien-
tious and laborious men in that body He is
the editor of the Providence Daily Journal.
The Maine republican state convention, on
the 18th inst, nominated Col. Robbie for gov
ernor. The following congressional candidates
were chosen: Thomas B. Reed, Nelson Ding
ley, Chas. A. Boutelle and Seth Z. Milliken.
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MOrtUarVs

George II. Chapman, of indianapolis, state
senator, and during the war brevet major
general died on the 18th.
Colonel l.. w. O'Bannon, formerly of the
United States army, died at Inde Mexico,
where he was managing mine.
A cablegram from Paris announces the death
of General de Cissey.
Ex-Gov. William Dennison, of Ohio. passed
away at Columbus, on the 18th, aged 81. He
was president of the convention which nomi-
mated Lincoln and was postmaster general un-
der the Lincoln and Johnson's administration.
Emanuel Mark, banker of Texas, died in a
railway coach while travelling from Syracuse to
New York.
Charles Mahr, who fought beside Colonel
Hecker in the German revolution in 1348, was
buried at Lincoln, H., on the 18th inst
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
SIIiCi6RI.

Near PlattevilIe, wis, bride of three days
Miss Bigford, who was married on the 18th
inst. to Lewis Slissler, under apparently happy
circumstances committed suicide, on the 14th
inst, by shooting herself with revolver.
Cyrus Corn, wealthy farmer of Gratiot
County, Michigan, threw himself before a train
at Swan creek and was beheaded.
A molder of Buffalo, named Agidius Hook, O.
few days ago accidentally drove over lady in
the street. So great was his remorse that he
killed himself with razor during services at
st. Mary's church on the 18th inst.