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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
yH5nGr TssSFEanS.

In slight fire at John Nehle's saloon, at
Newark, n J., on the 18th inst, his neither and
daughter were suffocated.
William II. Collins, fireman, lost his life at
Whitehall, n. y, on the 18th inst.
A fire occurred on board a schooner at
Charleston, S. c., on the 18th inst. In trying
to extinquish 1t, two seamen were probably
fatally burned. Another jumped overheard
and was drowned.
Nellie and Eddie Goosey and Georgiana Hart
drowned at Brookield, Mass, on the 9Th inst,
while playing on the ice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
Railway Wrecks.

Charles Chapman, an engineer, was fatally
hurt and thirty loaded cars destroyed by a
collision on the New York Central, near Port
Byron, N. Y, on the night of the 18th.
A wrought-iron bridge on the Chicago and
Alton road, near Mexico, Mo-, went down with
train of freight cars, on the 18th inst, caus-
ing loss to the company of $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
Death at a Feast.

At Syracuse. N. Y, on the 9th inst, the brick
walls of a building recently burned, toppled
over and went crashing through a small restau-
rant adjoining, burying the occupants of the
place in the ruins. The fire department ap-
peared on the premises and the work of rescu-
ing the unfortunates was promptly prosecuted.
Three were taken out dead. About dozen
escaped with wounds, some painful.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
The Arctic GaStaxvays.

A secretary of state, Frelinghuysen, has re-
ceived the following telegram from our charge
de affairs. at st. Petersburg, respecting the
fate of the Jeanette and her crew: "Dapen-
hover and five of the crew of the whale-boat
arrived at Irkutsk December II, and were COM
foltably lodged and all wants supplied. Mel
vile and six men are expected soon. belong
and the crew Of the first cutter had not been
found November Is. The Jeanette was
caught in pack October 1, 1879 drifted with
winds and currents till June last, and then
abandoned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
An UmgraIefulI wretch.

Edward Mueller, of Irondale, H.. was taken
sick with the smallpox. He was without
money and without care, when Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Johnson voluntarily assumed the posi-
ton of nurses. He had nearly recovered and,
son was asleep by the patients bedside, he stole
what money he could find, went to Mrs. John
sons room, and, under threats of murder if
she made any cutlery, brutally outraged her.
and made his escape. He has not been caught
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18

in Parchard's fancy goods store. Several fire.
men were injured.
The Carter & Hopkins block at Port Colborne.
Ont, was reduced to a mass of ruins on the
18th. VIM. Burton, fireman, was killed.
Pecuniary loss 500, 900.
A fire on Chambers Street, New York city,
on the 14th, destroyed $4,000 worth of
property.
The Kingston, n Y, knitting factory, and a
row of small tenements, burned on the 18th.
Loss $40. 900.
Fire destroyed property at Galveston, Tex,
on the 18th inst, valued at nearly half mil
lion dollars. The county court rooms were in
the buildings destroyed and the records are a
total loss. A portion of the supreme and ap-
pelate court records were also destroyed
Crane Bres.' gas and water pipe factory. at
Chicago, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 18th. Loss $50, 900.
Gilispie, Wood & Co., fur merchants Tor
onto. were burned out on the 18th inst. Loss
$50, 900; insured for $40, 600.
The dining room furniture factory of Brown
& Bliss, New York city. was burned on the
18th inst. About $4,000 worth of stock was
destroyed; partially insured. The machinery
damaged 1926, 600; building $50, 900; insured.
The Charlottesville, (Va.) wooden mills and O.
bridge over Moore's creek, burned on the 18th
inst. Loss heavy.
Rushville. ILL.,, suffered the loss of two drug
stores, one dry goods house, two or three shops
and a newspaper office by fire on the 18th inst.
A fire in Twitchill, Chapman & Co.'S store at
Portland, Me-, on the 18th inst, inflicted dam
age to the extent of $50, 900.
The lumber warehouse of Coho & Willis, at
Lancaster, Pa, burned on the 18th. Loss
$4,000.
Two dry goods stores and hotel were con-
sumed by fire at Weatherford, Texas, on the
night of The 10th inst.
Fire at Denver on the 18th inst. caused a
loss of $100,000. Jensen, Bliss & Co.. hard
ware dealers, and Osborne q Mccarthy, drug
gists, are the losers.
Fire at Los Angeles, CAL, on the 10th inst,
destroyed property to the amount of $100, 600.
The fire started in q restaurant and consumed
several StOros
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
SUiCId3Ao

Samuel II. Ward, prominent and wealthy
citizen of Port Huron, Mich, ended his life on
the 7th inst, by taking strychnine. No cause
is assigned for the rash deed.
At Bradford, Pa, on the 18th inst. J. H.
Smedley, aged 81, member of oil-producing
firm blew his head off with shot gun. The
deceased was single man and in good circam-
stances
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
ShipWreck.

A Swedish mail steamer on a trial trip sunk
in Calmar sound, Sweden. Fifteen persons
were lost.
The steamer Lion struck on Crates Point
coast of Newfoundland. on the 9th inst. and
went down before a boat could be launched
The steamer, which was engaged in sealing
carried several passengers besides the usual
crew. All hands were lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
work of the FLAMES,

Fire destroyed Wilson & Germans soap fac
tory at Pittsburg, Pa. on the 18th inst. Loss
$35, 900.
A hardware store, hotel, market and other
establishments and several private houses at
Aikens, Pa, were destroyed by fire.
The Conestoga bark works at Lancaster. Pa.
burned on the 18th, causing loss of $45. COO.
Lockport. N. Y, suffered a loss of S250.06O
by fire Oh the 14tn inst. The blaze originated
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
Fatal EVnIO&iDnS.

Pinole, Cal, was severely shaken, on the
18th INST, by the explosion of the Hercules
Powder Works. One Cinnamon was killed and
two Cinnamon and several white men injured.
A serious locomotive boiler explosion occurred
at Oakland Station, near Chicago, on the 9th
inst, severely injuring John Glover, the engi-
neer; Edward Seaman, the fireman; and pop
corn boy. The boiler was carried several hun
dred feet through the air and came down
through a shed but none of the workmen in the
shed were hurt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
Exprosion on Shin. board.

Rear Admiral Stirling. commanding the
Pacific stations, reports to the British ad-
miralty office that an explosion occurred on
board the flag ship Triumph, off Coquimbo, on
the 22d of November, by which three men were
killed and seven wounded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18

A GENTLEMAN in Portland, Me-, has
lately received from q brother in Texas
an easy chair ingeniousIy made of the
horns of cattle Nine pairs of horns are
used, of varying sizes and Of itch color
and highly polished.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18

AN Irishman on board vessel, when
she was on the point of laundering, be-
ing desired to come on deck as she was
going down, replied that he had no wish
to 90 on deck to see himself drowned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Failed.

The Siemens-Anderson Steel Co., of Pitts
burg, failed on the 10th inst Liabilities
$1,600.000 The firm was the largest of the
kind in the United States. s.f
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
THE DAIRYMEN.

Tenth Annual Session OF the Wfscou-
sin Dairymen's Association. at
ShebOygan---ESecOrd OF the Inter-
esting PrOceedings---Open Adj
dresses ETC., Etc.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25
THE noLrEns AGAIN RErukED.

The boilers have no friends outside of
Tennessee. Indeed the Democrats Of other
States are united in expressing their con-
demnation of the Tennessee boilers. The
Fort Smith (Ark,) Eerald, edited by d. M.
Wisdom, formerly of Jackson, Tenn, and a
State-credit Democrat, says: ain other States
the Democracy view with amazement the
struggle in Tennessee, and behold with
chagrin and regret the frittering away of a
superb majority on the senseless difference
between sixty -aHd-six and ifty-and- four, or
figures to that effect. The Democracy of
Arkansas has set Tennessee noble example
worthy of the closest imitation, and sure to
open up the pathway to victory. In this
Stale Democrats diverge in opinion upon the
State debt, and there are, of course, men who
stand for State honor, as they call it, and
those who stand for the lowest possible adj
justment Of the debt, even 10 the point of
downright reputation, but these extremes,
under the Shaver resolutions kind of Dem
ocratic cure-all-hase met under a common
flag, stacked their arms and agreed to disa-
gree and to live in peace. Why should not
Democrats do likewise in other States? If
they do not the grand old party will shiver
to pieces and tumble into a melancholy ruin,
through which will stray Pirate Gibbs in
the shape of plethoric bondholder."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25
SPREEING AMERICANS
Raising Cain I'm Chfna-serious Trouble
Appreciated.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-From late
copy of the Shanghai Mercury, received per
steamship City of Peking, it is learned that
very serious trouble has arisen at Ningpo.
and the foreign community placed in
a position of peril. On the night oil
June 18th three Americans and an Austrian
went ashore on a spree. The Americans
were all captains of lorchas, and the Aus
trian was attached 10 the custom revenue
cutter Kearsing, then lying in port. 1t
seems that these four men went to Chinese
brothel and demanded admittauce, which,
for some reason, was denied. While knock
ing at the door some men appeared at an
upper window, and either by accident or in
tentionally, committed a nuisance on the
visitors. This so enraged the men that they
kicked in the door, and, entering the build
ing, assaulted a Chinaman lying in bed in a
most brutal manner, splitting open his head
and breaking his ribs. This man was en-
tirely innocent of the indignity, and proved
to be the captain of. one of the eleven
Canton junks then at Ningpo.
Then, after the murderous assault,
the men escaped, but were arrested the fol-
lowing day, and after an investigation before
the American consulate, were committed.
The Austrian was subsequently discharged,
it being shown that he endeavored to pre-
vent the outrage. The wounded man, who
also proved to be a cousin of the titai, or
admiral, is in very critical condition, and
is expected to die. There is great indigna-
ton among the natives, and should the
victim die there is no telling what the crews
of the war junks may do. Should he die q
general riot is expected to follow. The chief
Of police is anxious concerning the safety of
and the acting vics-German con-
sui has appealed to the German consulate at
Shanghai for gunboat to protect foreign
residents in the event of an uprising.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Lenoir Bros. sustained loss of $500 BY
the burning of their cotton shed and build
ing at Lenoir's q few days since, with no in
surance. All the property of the company
was insured except this.
The secretary of war and chief OF the signal
corps have decided to establish system oil
food signals in East Tennessee and along
the headwaters of the Tennessee and tribu,
taries for daily reports to Chattanooga in
times OF Hood.
At the meeting of the fruit and vegetable
growers at Nashville on Saturday, DR.. Nor
ton said that the crop of Irish potatoes this
year was not only the largest, but the most
profitable ever grown in the State; also that
a very large second crop would be planted.
Governor Hawkins, on Saturday, appoint
ed the commission to consider the expedi-
ency of removing the penitentiary and its
cost. The commissioners are w. NJ. Fan
dolph, of Shelby county; w. Y. Elliot, of
Rutherford county; and V. F. Gossett, Of
Knox county.
The Chattanooga Times says: "Chatta-
noogans drink more beer to the man than
any city in the South. About twenty dozen
quarts of bottle beer and seventy-fve kegs is
consumed in this city every day. A key con-
tains 120 glasses, making a total of over
10000 glasses drank here every day.
Immense shoals of melons go North from
and through Chattanooga. A carload of
melons usually numbers from 1000 to 1900,
though as high as 2200 were crsmmed into
one car last week, but the car broke down,
and yesterday the owner gave the Western
and Atlantic railroad notice that he would
sue for damages.
Columbia, Goth: 1.-TWO colored men made
a lucky hit short time since near this place.
They were cutting down hollow tree and
found $500 in gold inside OF the hollow. 1t is
supposed this money was hid there during
the There will be bill filed in the
Chancery Court against the corporation of
this city to restrain them from collecting
any more railroad tax. This city voted sew
eral years ago $4,000 for the Duck River
Valley railroad. The issuing of these bonds
.l@sl, :, -~il-asd. it is now claimed, was
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25
DISSATISFACTION.

The boilers are silenced on every point
they make. They object to the Democratic
platform because it makes discrimination
in the payment of the State debt in the face
of the fact that the sixty-and-six bill makes
the same discrimination in favor of said
bonds-bonds that were to be paid hereafter
dollar for dollar and six per cent interest.
These bonds are thus described in the first
section Of the sixty and six bill as follows:
AN ACT TO Compromise and Fund the Bonded
Indebtedness Of the State of Tennessee.
Of The STATE Of Tesanessee That ali legally issued
bonds of the State of Tennessee embraced in the
issned for The permanent school fund and bonds held
by he CntueSty Of Tennessee and held By Other
dence of the ownership of which was on file in
the comptroller's Office on the day of the passage
up to and including those due on the LIST day OF
January. 1852, be capitalized and funded into
promise Bonds Of the State Of Tennessee"
The Nashville World, in commenting on
this discrimination, says shat the boilers
who cry out discrimination are called on to
explain what difference there is in the dis
orimination of sixty -and-six and ffty-and-
three, except in the specific designation of
the bonds to be paid in full. If it be class
legislation, inequitable and unjust in the
ffty-and-three proposition to exempt certain
bonds, what SAVIOR presents a like condemna-
ton of the sixty-and-six. If creditors do
not intend to accept ffty-and-three because
of the discrimination in favor of certain
bonds, what inducement is there in sixty
and-six which caused them 10 accept it; and
if they accepted sixty-and-six regardless of
discrimination, why will they reject fifty
and-three2. Manifestly, if sixty-and-six be
an acceptable compromise with the creditors,
having few only in whose favor discrimi-
nation operated, the fifty -and-three would be
more acceptable because the discrimination
extends to a larger number, and those against
whom the discrimination operated are not
affected by it. Verify our boiling friends
have reached no good results when they cry
out undemocratic discrimination in fifty and
three, aud at the same time with solemn folly
bless and magnify sixty -and-six."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25

any doubt, the controversy as to the amount
OF the State debt proper. 1t shows con-
clusively that the settlement proposed by
the Democratic platform is more favorable
to the people by $17 900, 900 than the sixty.
and-six compromise by the boilers and Re-
publicans." After carefully estimating the
Indebtedness of the State, the result is given
a. follows: amount of principal to be
paid under the Democratic platform, &c.
2z2,706; interest on same for thirty years at
three per cent, s14, 61s,4 ABS; total, So, $751;
al. Amount of principal to be paid under
the sixty-and-six settlement, $4,000, 900;
interest on same for thirty years at three
four-fve-and-six per cent, $50, 240, 900; total,
S4S,240.000. Difference in favor of settle
ment under the Democratic platform, Sl7,-
47s,s59."
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A BAD BREAK.
Il. A. Willard, Banker, OF Jonesbor0
HI, suspends-0reat Excttement.

ST.. LOUIS, July 24.-E. A. Willard, a
banker and large grain dealer of Jonesboro,
ILL.,, has been missing for the week past, and
yesterday his bank was closed and an an
nouncement of suspension posted on its doors.
This was a great surprise to the many de-
postors of the institution, and large and ex-
cited crowds Of farmers, and others who had
money on deposit, collected around the bank
and made serious threats against the per-
sonal safety of its officers unless a committee
appointed by them was Immediately adj
mitted and allowed to examine the affairs of
the concern. This committee was finally
allowed to make an investigation, and after
an examination reported to the outsiders
that the liabilities of the bank were about
$50, 900, and the assets estim ated at $53, 600
These assets are believed to be exaggerated,
and it is thought depositors will receive q
very small part of their funds. The wherea-
bouts of Willard is not known, but Sheriff
Kaadleman, the sheriff of Union county, of
which Jonesboro is the county seat, who has
about $4,000 in the bank, arrived here last
night in search of him, and will use every
endeavor to ferret him out. Cotton and
other speculations are said to have been the
cause of the failure.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25
THE EXACT FIeUaEs.

The boilers have receded from the position
assumed four weeks ago that the Bate plat
form In ten years taxes the people 81, 900, :
600 more than the sixty-and-six settlement
Mr.. Jesse F. Brown and Colonel Savage have
shown that the election of Bate and the set
Element of the State debt at ffty-and- three
will save to the people from s14, 900 900 to
$l9,0OO,OOO, and these calculations are con-
frmed by other sources. The Knoxville
Tribune says: eve are now enabled to pre-
sent to our readers an itemized statement,
carefully calculated, and we know il to be
correct. 1t was made by one of the best in
formed gentlemen in East Tennessee, who
made the subject study for several weeks.
He had all the comptroller reports before
him, and is confident that not an item es-
capped him. 1t settles definitely, and beyond
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the people should rally 10 his support and
strengthen his arms in the fearful battle ne
has to make against the restoration to power
of the same old enemy which, after help
ing to destroy, General Chalmers now
proposes TO resurrect. The unanimous nom
ination and Endorsement of Colonel Manning
will be deserved compliment to one who
has been true, and whose experience in pub
lie affairs is most extensive. 1t may be said
of Manning, as has been said of others, she
has the marks of the Democratic harness
upon his shoulder, that he is true as steel,
pulls all the time and never fiekers. The
people cannot afford to lose such men. There
lie too much unfinished business in which
they were active participants. The ccngres-
sional education ind experience cannot be
attained in day or year. And when we
get man who has studiously, energetically
and wisely devoted himself 10 our
iatsre1t it would be folly to permit
'old rotate a capricious sorehead, TO
administer on an estate that It would
take him years TO comprehend" 1t is the
people who are to be served, and not the
public servants. If he is competent, faithful
aud efficient, hold on to him. Personal
friendships should have nothing to do with
it. II be should fail to represent the people
or commit any willful offense against their
common interests then let the outs come TO
the front and stand before the people upon
their merits, and not hang around conventions
praying for discora and disruptionr, that
the doors of the public crib may be opened
to them. Mississippi is on the road to pros
psrity. 1t took the Democratic party many
ears, even with the aid of General Chalmers,
to overcome the backset of carpet
baggery and throw off the incubus be-
queathed by Radicalism and to get
started on the highway to prosper
ity. Material development has but
fairly begun, and the confidence Of the out
side world in the integrity of their politics
has just begun to bear its legitimate fruits. |
1t has taken the best effort of every progress
i've element in the State till now TO climb |
put Of the ditch that Republican rule had
left, and whoever wants to tread the journey |
over again can vote for General Chalmers in /
his new role as Republican leader.
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THE WITHDRAWAL OF JUDGE
MORGAN.

1t will be seen from the card OF the Hon.
j. b Morgan, published elsewhere, that he
Withdraw the further use of his name as
candidate for Congress in the Second Missis-
siPpi congressional district. Ever faithful
TO the Democratic party, Judge Morgan per-
mitted the use of his name to harmonic the
party, and he now withdraws it for the same
purpose. 1t seems, after all, that the clamer
against the Hon. Van II. Manning was
manufactured by few men, who have
been unable to induce the people to join
them in striking down an able and efficient
member Of Congress. Colonel Manning has
attained q position of leadership in the
House and Of eminence before the country,
which reflects honor upon Mississippi, and
the Democracy of the Second district have
shown their wisdom and their gratitude in
manifesting their discrimination to cling to
this faithful public servant. The nomina-
ton Of Van H Manning in the Oxford Con-
vention, to be held on the I'd of August,
is now fred and incontrovertible fact.
Public opinion unmistakably points to him
a. the man 10 confront General Chalmers in
his effort to Mahonize Mississippi. There
Is no longer any serious opposition to the
nomination of Manning in his district, and
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25
MISS PARNELL's FUNERAL.
Large Number of Persons i'm Attend.
ance-ElOral Tributes.

BRDENTowN, N. j., July 24.-The funeral
of Miss Fannie Parnell took place this
morning. A large number of residents of
the city and vicinity were present, and trains
from New York and Philadelphia brought
members from different Land-League organ
izations. A harp at the head of the casket
bore the following inscription: Cede Dee. A
white satin pillow, with a harp attached,
had on it quotation from her last poem,
"The utterance of Irish hearts," The Rev.
N. Petit, rector of Christ Episcopal church,
this city, read the burial service Of the Epis-
copal Church at the mansion. The remains
will lie in the receiving vault at Trenton
until such time as the funeral arrangements
can be made. 1t is not known whether the
body will be inferred in Boston or taken to
Ireland. where the fathers remains lie.
a plaster cast of the deceased. John Parnell
arrived from Georgia this morning in time
to attend the funeral services.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-25
B,.m.rck and France,

The latest and most absurd rnmor about
Prince Bismarck has been started by the
Journal de Paris, which announces, on the
authority of IAN illustrious (but anonymous)
Austrian statesman" that the chancellor is
devoting all his energies to plotting the over
throw of republicanism in France. 1t will
be remembered that in truth Bismarck has,
ever since the war of 1870, done all in his
power to promote and strengthen republican
ideas there, believing that under democratic
rule France would be more peace-loving and
less adventurous than under a monarchy.
He certainly is not likely now to try to upse.
his own plans, when they have been success
full beyoud expectation