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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
THE IRON INDUSTRY.

In the decade between 1870 and 1880
the iron industry was extended into
many new states and territories. Twenty
five states were engaged in the manufac-
ture of iron, or iron and steel in 1870.
Thirty states, the District of Columbia
and Wyoming Territory made iron in
1880, and about the half of these also
made steel. South Carolina made iron
in 1870, but does not appear in the sta
tistics for 1880. Its total production in
1870 did not, however, aggregate 500 tons.
The iron industry in Massachusetts, says
the Boston Commercial Bulletin, has
been practically abandoned. Between
1870 and 1880 three states for the first
time engaged in the manufacture OF iron,
namely: Colorado, Kansas and Nebras-
ka; also two territories, namely: Utah
and Wyoming. Utah did not, however,
make any iron in 1880. It made small
quantity in each of the years 1874, 1875
and 1876, and it will make larger guam
tity in the near future. (Since the close
of the census year 1880 Washington Ter
ritory has commenced to manufacture
pig iron, as have also California and
Minnesota. California had previously,
since 1868, rolled iron at San Francisco
Minnesota appears in 1880 among iron
manufacturing states, but its statistics
relate only to the preparations that had
been made to embark in the business.
New Hampshire made iron many years
ago, but it does not appear in the Stats
tics for 1870; it appears in the tables for
1880. Oregon and Texas each built a
blast furnace in the decade preceding the
census year 1870, but they did not make
any iron in that year; they appear, how
ever, in the statistics of production for
1880. The District of Columbia once
had blast furnace in operation, but in
1870 it had no iron industry whatever;
in 1880 the United States Government
owned and operated a small rolling mill
at the Washington Navy Yard.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
M0rtuarY Statistics

The annual death rate in England and
Wales during the last ten years was 81. 5
per thousand of the population, while
during the preceding thirty years it was
22.5 per thousand. It is computed,
therefore, that, from 1870 to 1880, $780,
900 lives were saved. Besides this
since we'll established health statistics
show that for every death there are about
twelve cases of sickness-3,0 600, coo per-
sons were in that period saved from di-
sease and suffering. Of the 8, 900, 900 it
is shown that about ], 100000 would be
adults, and during their illness their vast
amount of productive labor would be
lost to the world. Further, since there
would be an average expenditure of at
least $500 each, or SIS, 100000, for
sickness, and $500, 900 to defray the cost
of burial in the two per cent. of deaths
which would take place among this num-
Der of sick, it follows thatfully $15, $780,
900 have been saved in England during
the last ten years. There is little doubt
that these vast results have been attained
in consequence of the application of eff
cient sanitary laws and of increased SAN
itary knowledge among the people, as
well as of the advances made in medical
science. For this England is mainly in
debted to her medical men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
BISMARCK TROUBLED.

The continued heavy flow of emigra-
ton from Germany to the United States
is now engaging the attention of the Ger
man authorities. A correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune says: German sta
tsticians estimate that the services of
every laboring man who leaves the coun-
try may properly be valued at $1,000,
which would add $500, 100000 to the
wealth of the United States by the emf
grafton in 1881 alone. Bismarck has
submitted to the federal council series
of tables showing that, in 1890, 1874
young men liable to military service left
Germany for the United States, and it is
expected that this year, by emigration,
the army will be deprived of at least co.
900 young men. In order to check this
outflow, the German government has
prohibited the public posting of pla-
cards from emigration agents and foreign
steamship companies in Berlin, and a bill
throwing all kinds of difficulties in the
way of emigration is soon to be intro
duced In parliament. The average
amount taken by each family from Ger
many in money is from 200 to 5000
marks. So important has the exodus
become that the question of acquiring
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
The Black Bears Cunninu.

In the Century for March, Charles G.
Ward has an entertaining illustrated
article on "Tke Black Bear" in which
he describes bruins haunts in Maine and
New Brunswick, relates several hunting
incidents and depicts bruins peculiari-
ties, in part as follows:
really think that bruin possesses the
sense of humor; at all events his actions
point that way, and there is no doubt
that he is extremely cunning and observ-
ing. [ once had an English friend visit
ing me, who played the flute. He in
the habit of marching up and down,
while playing, near tame bear I had at
the time. The bear had piece of stick
about two feet long, which he tossed
began to handle his stick very much as
my sensitive friend and III revenge he
leased the bear with uncouth noises.
Bruin shifted and whined and waited his
opportunity for delivering tremendous
blow with his paw at his enemy, whose
tall hat was knocked completely over his
eyes. He escaped being scalped by drop
ping fat and rolling out of reach of the
bear. This bear spent much of his time
III tree to which he was chained, and
when climbing usually got his chain
twisted over and under the branches in
most intricate manner, but never failed
to take out every turn as he descended.
A friend who owned tame bear told me
that, for long time he could not &C.
count for the mysterious way in which
the poultry disappeared. Observing, at
different times, good many feathers
around bruins pole, he began to suspect
that the bear was the culprit. Close
watching confirmed his suspicious.
When bruin thought he was unobserved,
he would seize any unfortunate hen or
chicken within his reach and deyour it;
but if any one approached before he
could complete his meal, he would sit up
on his prey until the danger of discovery
had passed. He was betrayed, at last,
by the cackling of an old hen that he had
failed to silence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
A Warm Spot i'm the Snow.
From the Fincastle Herald.

While Mr.. William l.. Reid of Craig's
Greek, Va, was hunting on the noun
tain in this neighborhood recently, and
heavy snow lay on the ground. he came
across a spot, about ten or fifteen feet
square, from which the snow had melted,
and laying his gun on the ground to give
himself rest, he found that in few
minutes some ice that had frozen hard
upon it also melted. Upon examination
he found that slight current of warm
air was rising from the ground, and that
the ground also was warm. He also no.
ticed that the limbs of the trees over
hanging this spot were filled with icicles
instead of snow, caused by the warm
atmosphere melting the snow in the
day probably, and freezing in the night.
Some days after this discovery Mr.. Reid
again visited the spot, after another
heavy snow had fallen, and found the
same condition of things existing. He
also noticed that the trees surrounding
the spot had been blazed, from their
appearance many years ago, as If to
identify the place.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01

burned yesterday fireman named William
Aiken was seriously injured by falling brick
The confectionery establishment of Putnam
& Brooks, at Grand Rapids, Mich, was swept
away by fire on the 18th ult., the estimated loss
being $40, 900.
A loss of nearly 100000 was inflicted
upon the town of Conway, Ark, by fire on the
25th ult.
Solomon Bros grocery house, at Savannah
Ga, burned on the 25th ult.
Hargreaves cotton mill at Patricroft, Lanca-
shire. Eng, burned. Loss 965, 000 Five hun
dred hands are out of employment
MaXey's Station, a small town on the
Georgia Railroad, was destroyed by fire on the
25th ult
The steamer BERTHE Clayton burned near
Vicksburg. Loss 49, 600. One negro and
three children drowned.
Gourepore, India, has been partially swept
away by fire. Loss E120, 900.
blaze at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the
Oath inst, destroyed ten frame buildings.
The Bloomingdale Ind, -four mill vanished
in smoke, on the Oath inst. Loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
Co., W. Va, furnished food for flames, on the
oath inst. Loss $40, 900. About 500 people are
thrown out of employment.
A fire at Allentown, Pa, on the 3d. destroy
ed the Schurman flour mill. Loss 900.
Milford, Mass, suffered severe loss in the
burning of Estabrook's manufactory on the
23d inst. Loss $50, 900,
The east wing of the Kings County Insane
asylum at Flatbush N. Y, burned on the 21st.
One patient, a hopeless paralytic, was burned
to death. Several of the inmates escaped from
custody. Loss $15, 900.
A fire in the Albion Print Works. Phadel-
phia, on the morning of the Goth inst, caused
a loss of $150.000. One life was lost.
The Foster q Prescott factory, at Merrimac,
Mass, burned, on the goth. Loss $780, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
A Colossal Monument.

The national monument which is to be
set up on the Niederwald, opposite
Bingen on the Rhine, will be soon fin
ished. Two years ago the colossal pc
destal was finished, and five of the largest
foundries in Germany are now engaged
on the bronze work. At Munich is being
made the chief figure, Germania, and the
head, sword and crown (the latter being
meter in diameter) are already finish
ed. At Dresden the figure representing
the Moselle is completed, and the one of
the Rhine nearly so. At Nuremberg
the statue of "War' was cast last fall,
and the one of ''Peace" will be some
time this month. Prof. Schilling, of
Dresden, who designed the monument,
has completed the plan for the historical
relief for the front of the pedestal, which
contains upwards of $50 portraits of
princes and generals, nearly all of which
are in plaster. As to the side reliefs,
"The Soldiers Departure has already
been sent to the foundry in Berlin, and
"The Soldiers Return . is at present be-
ing enlarged from the small plaster cast
At Lauchhammer are being cast the
arms, crosses, eagles and other small OBJ
jects which belong to the design. It is
expected that all the parts which are to
compose this colossal work will be ready
for mounting by June next.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
Cute CeIestieIs,

Officer Burdick, of the San Fran
cisco police, who is on the Chinatown
detail, and nicknamed by the Chinese
Bluedick, :" followed Chinaman into
a house, the other night, and found him.
self in the presence of two Cinnamon,
who were behind counter, on which
was spread out all the material and tick
cts used in carrying on Chinese lottery.
Burdick glanced at them for moment,
and was congratulatirg himself on his
easy capture, when suddenly one of the
two men who was standing upright
dropped out of sight, and before Burdick
could recover from his establishment, the
second man moved downward. In a
moment Burdick reached over the count
er, caught the queue of the disappear
ing and held it, exclaiming: I" No, you
don't, I'm going to have you or part
of you p At this moment the Cinnamon
was caught by his clothing and hauled
up again and handcuffed. The officer
examined the premises and found in the
floor trap-similar to those used on the
stage of theater-for the purpose of
permitting violators of the law to escape
upon the approach of officers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
Minor MiShaDS.

A rolling mill employee named Henry Bolger
meddled with a dynamo machine in mill at
Pittsburg, on the 22d, and received fatal
shock of electricity.
A sad case of drowning occurred at Madison,
Ark, on the 22d. farmer named Jamison
was engaged in moving his family to place of
safety from the flood, when the boat capsized,
drowning his six children. Two were grown-up
young ladies and the others ranged from to
IA years of age.
Some time ago the wife and daughter of
Albert Walker suddenly disappeared from their
home at Little Rock, Ark. On the 21st their
bodies were found floating in Fourche Greek.
1t is supposed they attempted to cross the rail-
road 1estle over the creek and fell in.
Two brothers named William and James
Rhodes took refuge in tree at Macoupin Sta
ton, ILL.,, on the night of the 21st inst, to
escape the flood. The weather turned sudden
ly cold and James became chilled fell into the
river, and was drowned. His brother secured a
place on some drift wood and was rescued in
the morning.
Six coored children were drowned BY the
flood on plantation near Helena, Ark, and a
Moses Green, q colored man, lost his life in a
similar manner on the Mississippi side of the
river.
harbor tug was swamped during gale at
Evansville, Ind, on the 21st inst, and two
men, two women and child drowned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
CHINESE LABOR,

Consul Dennis in his report to the de.
partment of state gives many figures of
interest to those who have studied the
Chinese question. He says In what is
called skilled labor master may make
$156 year and his workman $78. A
woman who is very proficient can earn
$26 year. Wages, if low, bear, how
ever, proper proportion to cost of iv-
ing. Ii master workman can make
$3.50 year, he can support his family
for $120, and with diminished scale of
expenses the working man keeps his
family during the same time for So. In
agricultural labor the wages are even
lower, though the profits made out of
the land are not, after all. so very small.
MIR. Denny cited family of man and
wife and two young children who till a
plot OF land of two and one-half acres.
The cost of maintaining the family lis
calculated at twenty cents day. The
land being worth $400, the total ex-
penses of making the crop would be $62,
to which must be added the food of the
family. q total outlay of $135. The value
of the product being $3.50, the profit
would be S25. Cotton seems to give a
better result, two and half acres max
profit of $33. A woman will spin all
day for six cents, and weaver will work
week for sixty cents. Farm laborers
are content with $1.O5 a week during
harvest time, but by the year will hire
for from $3.50 to So a month. A labor
ing man who can save from So to 81 a
year does fairly well. In the shipping
ports the coolies make better wages, and
earn 81. so month. When in the in
terror they are carmen and boatmen they
make much lower wages. A very strong
man who will carry on his back load OF
from 800 to 400 pounds, gains 25 cents
a day. An ordinary coolies account
Mr.. Denny makes out as follows
Monthly receipts, $3.50; expenses, 81
net income, SO cents. The marvellous
cheapness of labor cannot be better
shown than when coal mining in China
is examined. From the pits mouth
coal can be furnished at 81 ton, with 6
profit to the owner of the mine. Ac.
cording to an official statement 6
Chinese soldier costs the government sc
taels, or SGT year. There does no
seem to be any great difference between
the cost of Chinese and japanese labor.
Consul General Van Buren,, of Japan
states that the wages of an able bodied
farmland are $50 year with board, o.
$50 without board. A stout, healthy
woman VIII hire for the year with foot
for from So to SO or from $25 to $3(
without board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01

transatlantic territory for colonizing pur-
poses is now being seriously discussed.
Several private companies have been
organized for that purpose. The locali-
ties selected for the colonization move
ment are Southern Brazil and the Argen-
tine Republic. The increase of the Ger
man tariff in the direction of protection,
it appears, has had powerful influence
to stimulate emigration. The neces-
saries of life have increased in direct
ratio with the increase OF import duties,
and have rendered times hard. Mean
while the rates of wages are low. The
effect of the German tariff in increasing
prices is shown by a table submitted
by Consul Schoenle to the state depart
ment. From this table it appears that
the prices since the adoption of the new
high tariff laws in Germany have in
creased as follows during the last year:
Butter, 20 per cent; beans, 5 per cent. !;
peas, 5 per cent; wheat, 4 per cent. !;
petroleum, per cent. bacon, 80 per
cent; raw ham, 5 per cent; lard, 40 per
cent, and rye bread, 6 per cent. The
increase in the price of bread is due to
the import duty on American -four,
which has been exacted by the demands
of the German agricultural barons.
Nearly all the bacon and lard comes from
the United States.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
Tragical Tales

At Hockberry, Arizona, a desperate named
j. o. Wildon. who had killed John Bullock, was
taken from the jail, on the 25th ult., by fifteen
men, and hanged to the beam of blacksmith
shop.
| D. J. Murphy, formerly district attorney at
San Francisco, was shot through the neck, in
the police court, on the 25th ult., by Policeman
John Morony, who had been referred to as an
Australian convict. The latter attempted to
| kill himself while being taken to prison.
| Three masked men entered the farmhouse of
VIM. Studebaker, twelve miles from Council
and robbed him of So. Maddened by luis
obstinacy about surrendering his money one of
the villains shot him through the lungs, in1ict-
ing fatal wound.
Two sheriffs from southern Iowa. armed
with requisition from Gov. Rusk, sought to
arrest two robbers at Randolph, Wis. Sheriff
Farrell was shot four times, and VIM. Norris
received fatal injuries
j. w. Norris, postmaster and a leading mer
chant at Rice, Texas, was called out of his
house by two men, on the night of the 22d,
who asked him to go to his store and sell them
some goods. He returned in a few minutes
and told his wife that the men had shot him.
| He died Immediately.
Near Belgreene, Ala, on the 23d, John Pack
ard was killed by T. H. Burton, while both
were splitting rails. The murderer escaped,
but pursued and captured by three citi-
zens. While taking him back the prisoner
badly wounded one of his captors while at
tempting to escape He was finally jailed, but
at night band of masked men took the
prisoner from the Jail and hung him.
George FL. Richardson, of Charlton, Mass,
has confessed the murder of his father The
belief was general that Mr.. Richardson had
been killed by the accidental discharge of gun
while riding in sleigh with his son. The
prisoner claims to have committed the deed to
save his mother from abuse
| man named McAffee, living near Richland,
Ark, forced his stepdaugnter, aged about Is
years, to occupy his bed, and his wife and the
mother of the girl beat his brains out with
gun-barrel.
A mysterious case is now in the hands of the
Chicago police. On the 22d a clerk in a music
store named j. w. Evans reported at a police
station that he had been assaulted in the out
skirts of the city and had shot his assaiant.
search was made and the body of James McNa-
nara, railroad yard-mast was found. As
ihe deceased was respected and peaceful citi-
zen, the authorities doubt Evans story and hold
lin under arrest.
r. d. Raven and James Cook disputed about
tle spelling of word at Lincoln, Neb., Old the
night of the Goth. Words led to blows, when
raven drew pistol and shot his opponent dead
! Maxine Potter and brother, with two Ameri-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
Bursting Boilers

The boiler in Sedert & Cribs sawmill at New
Harrisburg, Ind, exploded instantly ION the
25th, killing Jacob Meyers and injuring three
others.
The boiler of portable saw mill exploded at
New Carlisle, Ohio, on the 23d inst, killing
George Stutzman, Michael Immel Mr.. Hersch
berger and two men named Berchy, Michael
Stutzman was so badly injured that the ampu-
tation of of one leg was necessary.
battery of three boilers collapsed in Beers
d Co.'s rolling MILL Pittsburg, Pa, on the 23d
inst, scattering debris in all directions and in
iuring three men. One of the unfortunate it
is thought will die.
At the Vulcan Iron Works, st. LOUIS, Mo-, on
the 23d inst, two boilers exploded, scattering
molten steel over the workmen. Several were
horribly burned. 1t is feared five deaths will
result from the disaster.
The roundhouse of the F. P. & w. Railroad,
at La Fayette Ind, was reduced to ruins, on
the goth inst, by the explosion of locomotive.
Fifteen locomotives were buried in the debris.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01

The Russian steamer Vesta has been sunk in
collision on the Black Sea. 1t is said all on
board persisted.
Wreckage from the steamer City of London,
from London, November 18th, for New York,
which never reached its destination, is con-
hnually washing up on the Irish coast. A signal
locker has been found bearing the name of the
vessel. The vessel carried no passengers, but
her officers and crew numbered about forty.
Her chief business was in the cattle-carrying
trade.
A boat load of survivors of a wrecked British
bark off the coast of Lower California were
nearly famished when rescued and were about
to resort to cannibalism. The party consisted
of Capt. Stonington, his wife and two seamen.
child and seaman died Immediately after the
rescue. The mother gave birth to q babe two
days after the terrible ordeal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
A Watery Waste

Terrible devastation has resulted from the
floods in the Mississippi Valley, and much DIS
ttution exists among the inhabitants who have
been driven from their homes. Between Caro-
and Memphis the following points of land only
are visible above the surging flood: The bluffs
at Columbus Hills, back of Hickman; land On
the Tennessee side opposite Island No. 10. New
Madrid, Point Pleasant, and Tiptonville, Frl-
ton Bluffs. Randolph, Richardson's ISLAND,
Islands No. 35 and 36, and Deans Island,
above the head of Centennial Cutoff, FORT
miles above Memphis. Arkansas City, eight,
miles southeast of Little Rock, is completed
submerged. 1t is the post village of Arkansas
County. Thousands of men are on guarc
along the levees TO prevent further breaks
Hundreds of head of stock have been lost in
the submerged district.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
Singular and Terrible.

While barn-raising was progressing upon
the plantation of Major Dewes in Rowen Coun-
tvs N. c., on the 22d, John Held and Peter
Joseph, two of the workmen upon the building,
got into quarrel, and Held threw an TX at
head in two, scattering his brains and killing
him instantly. AS Held threw tine axe he lost
his foothold and fell from the building, bmak-
ing his neck. Three men were on the ground
at the time, James Cephas, Richard Wiley and
Ned Bandford, engaged il raising heavylog.
They became so much excited at the tragedy
they had just witnessed that Cephas lost his
hold on the log, and caused it to fall. As it
came down it caught Wiley and crushed his
abdomen, inficting injuries from which he
died.