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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
WEDNESDAY. JUNE Z, 1882.
AMERICAS MATERIAL PROGRESS.

An English essayist comedies that IN
no other country has there been anything
like the rapid progress in inventions and
ali that pertains to material progress
that has been made in the United States
during the last half century. He says
that the Americans have profted by the
lessons which were taught them by the
producers of Europe; that many ideas
which had their inception In the old
world have been supplemented and inn
proved upon by the quick-witted and In
genioUs Yankee, to say nothing of the
productions of purely American origin.
The world, he tells us, IN indebted to
the genius of the people OF the United
States for the electric telegraph, sci
ence which has brought the remote sec
tions of the world into instant communi-
cation: for the utilization of steam on
the ocean. the first vessel crossing the
Atlantic having been of American con-
struction; for the present monitor sys-
tenn OF naval architecture, now employed
by the leading maritime nations of
Europe; for the sewing machine, one of
the greatest labor-saving implements
ever constructed, and also for innumer-
able other inventions and improvements
in machinery employed on the farm, In
the factory, and in the workshop. Dur
ing the last quarter of century, in par
ticular, the American people have been
gradually emancipating themselves from
dependence upon the older nations for
a great variety Of the necessaries of life,
till at length they are in position to
maintain successful competition with
them in some of the most important de-
partments of mechanical production,
while, as regards agriculture, the United
States stands pre-eminent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
GaribaIdi Deade

inst, of bronchitis. He was born at Nice, July
o. 1901, and was therefore nearly rs years of
age.
The will of General Garibaldi orders the Gre
nation of his body and the preservation of his
ashes in an urn near the tomb of his child at
Caprera. The municipal council at Rome will
send deputation to the funeral. subscrip-
ton has been opened by workingmens socie-
ties to erect a monument. In the italian
chamber of deputies Depretis presented bill
to place monument at the grave and pay pen
sions of $4,000 lire to his widow and each Of
his five children, which was passed. The
French chamber of deputies adjourned as a
tribute of respect.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07

The fires have been quenched in thirty-six roll
ing-rnills surrounding PittsburG, employing 49,
500 men. The manufacturers at Youngstown,
O have thrown out 10000 men by closing
their furnaces and coalmines, and with one
exception, the iron and nail works at Wheeling
have stopped for an indefinite period. Thirteen
hundred men of the Calumet Iron and Steel
Works at South Chicago, are out, and il st.
Louis the Laclede rolling-mill, the Helmbocker
forge. and the Harrison wire-works have shut
down. The works at Milwaukee, Wis, followed
in this wake of the other links Of the great
chain snd closed their doors, with the excep-
tion of the rail MILL which continues until con-
tract is completed, which will be in few days.
An incipient riot occurred at Chicago on the
LIST inst, when party of strikers boarded q
train containing Joliet workmen who had filed
the places of striking workmen at the docks OF
the Joliet Iron and Steel Works Stones were
hurled into the smoking car, nearly every WIN
dow on one side being broken. Several shots
were fired, one ball striking Judge Pillsbury,
INJECTING serious wound.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
Hardly a Bonanza.
[From the Wall Street News.l

IETOm the Wa Olr60t NOWSsI
It was solemn-visaged New England
stakeholder in South Carolina rail-
road who made journey south to inter-
view the president of the road, and ask;
EDO things look now as ii the road
would have large surplus at the end of
the year ?"
eyes, but we have seven bridges to re-
build, was the reply.
"And next year.
"We shall have to buy twelve new To-
comotives.
"Wen, the year after that %
"Oh, we shall want new iron all
through by that time.'
"What would be done if the road
found itself $4,000 ahead next Deem
Der? ?" asked the stakeholder.
"Pay old debts.
"Has the road ever paid dividend ?"
"Never."
EDO you think it ever will?''
emo, SIR
SIS there any market for this stock %
"None whatever"
sAnd what would you advise me to
do with my stock? ?"
"Use it to get yourself elected as a
director, and you can then obtain an an
nual pass from Bulls Elbow to Wild Cat
Junction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
Suicidal.

The body of Miss Zoe Watkins, who disap-
peared SO mysteriously at st. Louis, was found
in the river at Carondelet and fully identified
by her uncle. A thorough investigation showed
that no violent act had been committed against
her, and that her money and jewelry were I'M
touched, and the conclusion was reached that
committed suicide.
John Brown, for twenty-five years chamber
lain of London, Ont. suicided because he was
charged with crookedness in his accounts with
the civ
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
Railway Wrecks

By collision of two passenger railway trains,
on the SOth ult., several cars wsre demolished,
eight persons killed, and twenty seriously in
jured.
The Denver and New Orleans Road on the
28th ult., laid a mile of track leading into the
union depot at Pueblo, Col. The Denver and
Rio Grande Road, determined to head OH the
rival passenger train, sent down two Of it's 10
comotives at full speed, wrecking one on the
new track. Large crowds hung about the depot
nearly all night.
Near Austin, Ark, on the Iron Mountain
Railroad, train was derailed on the 10Th ult.,
killing a man named Bryant, and fatally lnJur-
ing another man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
RetrIbutiOns

George Ellis, one of the murderers of the
Gibbons family at Ashland, KY, was on the
I'd inst sentenced to Imprisonment for life. At
the time of the terrible tragedy, last Deem
Der, the people were with great difficulty re-
strained from tt1king swift vengeance on the
butchers. The escape of Ellis from the gal
lows was too much to be endured. A party of
thirty masked men impressed train into their
service, at o'clock on the morning of the Sd
inst, to proceed from Ashland to Catlettsburg.
At the latter place they took the pris-
oner from jail and carried him back
with them to the scene of the MUIR
der, and hanged him to q sycamore tree. Will
liam Craft and Ellis Neal, the others concerned
in the tradedy, are in jail in Lexington, under
sentence of death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
Minor NHiShaps.

Charles Hammond foolishly pointed pistol
Supposed to have been unloaded, of course)
at Wilma Williams, aged 16, at Clinton, Ill, on
the 4th inst, when the weapon discharged, the
bullet entering the young ladys forehead. Her
condition is critical.
D. B. Ready and George Dexter, of Hamp-
ton. Va, we're drowned near Fortress Monroe,
on the 4th inst.
Eddy Crane, aged years, toyed with pistol
at Boston, Mass, when the weapon discharged
and killed a playmate named Ripley.
Maurice r. Chandler st. Louis insurance
agent, was drowned on the Sd inst, while ford
ing Owl Greek at Humboldt, Kansas.
A 25-pound breech loading gun burst on the
British iron-clad Swlftsure, when she was near
Madeira on the 31st ult. One man was killed
and four fatally injured.
At Tree Notch, Ala, three children of Alex
ander Adams were burned to death by the ex-
plosion of kerosene can.
Smith Emery, janitor of the Hadley and
Roberts Academy at Indianapolis, Ind, fell
from the third story window on the LIST inst,
and was killed.
A runaway team dashed into crowd sur
rounding huckster's stand at Wilmington, n
c.. on the 1st INST, fatally injuring Jack Cole,
the huckster, his wife, John Chiten, an aged
lady named Witsell and four others.
Derrick Pike and Fred. Reusch, aged IA and
Is respectively, were carried over Genesee
Falls. Rochester, n. Y, on the 1st inst, and
drowned The boys were PLAYING in a boat
when the rope broke and their craft was carried
down to destru ton.
Thomas Flaherty and two companions found
watery graves in the river at Holyoke, Mass,
on the 31st ult. At Port Huron, Mich, on the
same day Thomas Ducharme, a wel-known
boat-buildcr, WIS drowned by the capsizing of
a boat.
George Young tumbled down mine shaft at
Galena. H., on the 31st ult,, and was killed.
A daughter of j. NJ. Richards. farmer re-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
Thieves and swinaIers.

On the 31st ult., Buffalo Bill was robbed at
Denver of money and jewelry valued at $4,000.
O. S. Pomeroy, of Strongville, O., was in
the crowd about Garfelds tomb, on Decoration
Day, at Cleveland. In the presence of several
and robbed of $4,000.
A package containing 81, 1000 was stolen from
the American Express Company's Office at Hud-
son, Wis, on the Doth ult. 1t transpires that
the sender marked his package 81, 900 when it
really contained $500 more, in order to save
25 cents in charges. He can only recover the
amount called for in his receipt.
A bold robbery was enacted in Reynolds Bros.
jewelry store, Chicago. on the Both ult., thief
snatching pair of 500 solitaire diamond ear
rings and making good his escape.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07

The wife of Frank James, the desperate, is
visiting her father, Col. Sam Ralston, at INDIE
pendence, Mo. Mrs. Samuels and her married
daughter are also guests of the same gentle
man, and are ON their way to Jefferson City to
arrange for the surrender Of the last of the
family of robbers. Mrs. James says Frank is
suffering from wound in the right lung re-
ceived at Mortified, Mimi, and will spend the
summer at one of the prominent eastern water
ing-places. His son, Jesse, years of age, is a
remarkable SHOT with revolver. Advices from
st. Louis are to the effect that Sheriff Timber
lake and Police Commissioner Craig, of Kansas
City, are negotiating with Gov. Crittenden for
an unconditional pardon of the outlaw.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
TIE Renegade Apachea,

The Denver Tribunes Santa Fe chihuahua
dispatch states that Gen. Fuero, commander of
the Mexican troops in Chihuahua, With four
hundred Mexican cavalry, surprised and at
on the morning of the 25th ult., near Basque
de Santiago, and whipped them numerically.
Thirty-seven bucks were killed and ten taken
prisoners. The entire camp outfit, including
fifty head of stock, was captured. The Mexi-
can loss was one officer and eight men killed,
losses sustained in previous fights with United
States and Mexican troops, leaves the hostiles
badly demoralized. No raids are probable for
some time to come.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
ErOn-workers ON a Strike.

The anticipated strike Of iron-workers was
realized on the LIST inst, when, IN pursuance of
AmaIgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers at Pittsburg, Pa, the workmen IN
nearly all the great rolling mills and IRON man
ufactories of the country deserted their posts
The workmen demand an advance of 10 per
cent. in their wages, which the manufacturers
declare they cannot pay at the present market
price of manufactured iron. The strike is
chiefly for the benefit of the puddlers who are
receiving $3.50 ton. the demand being for
$500 A ton is considered fair days work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07

FRANK LEONARD, a fireman in New
York, mounted rotten ladder, recently,
and rescued three persons from burn
ing tenement-house in Suffolk Street.
He made them leap six feet from win
dow into his arms, as he stood upon the
shaky support, and passed them safely
down TO others.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

The boiler in Dickinson's saw mill at Fuckers
vile, Va, exploded with terrible force on the
1st inst, killing Engineer DAVIS and James Car
penter. John Garville, one-armed employee
had his remaining arm broken and will prob
ably lose it by amputation. Several other en-
ployes were injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
The NatiOn,s treasury.

The public debt statement for May shows
decrease of $1O,375, AL during the month.
The total interest bearing debt is now STATS
952, 0G0. Total bearing no interest, 437, 911,-
$50. Debt less cash III treasury June 1,
81, 701, 475 157. Decrease since June 80, 1881,
$3.50 129654
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07

SENATOR EDMUNDs of Vermont says it
should be every young mans object to
pursue private calling, inform himself
on public affairs, always participate in
elections, and leave public honors and
responsibilities to seek him, not he them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
SilEDWreCke

The schooner Industry. of st. Joseph, CAP
sized near the harbor at South Haven, Mich,
on the Sd inst, and all on board persisted.
Captain King, his son Eben, and Edward CAL
ander are among the lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07

siding pear Monroe, Wis, was killed by light
ming on the Both ut.
Two boilers exploded in the Middlebury shaft
of the Payne q Newton Coal Company, near
Akron, Ohio, on the Doth ult. The buildings
and offices were destroyed, thus, Of course,
suspending operations for some time. No lives
were lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
XAmdaIS.

The soldiers monument on the grounds of
the State Normal School, at Millersvie, Pa,
was despatched with ink aud other compounds
by unknown parties. on the night of the Both
ult. and is supposed to be permanently ruined.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
A Raw Stale RIaRf.

A tornado passed over Greenfield, Mass, on
the night of the 28th ult., severely injuring
several persons AMI partially wrecking num-
Der Of residences and barns. At Ashfield barns
were demolished, hundreds of trees uprooted
houses unroofed and the whole section devas-
tated
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07

The supreme court of Ohio, on the Goth ult.,
declared the Pond liquor Law unconstitutional
on the ground that it is il the nature of a
license. Judge Johnson dissented.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
The Base BAH Championship.

The Providence and Detroit clubs lead in the
race for the league pennant, while the Cleve-
lands and Worcesters bring up the rear. The
record to May 80, inclusive, is:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
NEW 5 IN BRIE + T..
usuruea To EeeatEsy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Twenty persons lost their lives by the burning
of the poor house at Oesthammer. Sweden.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-01-04
The Method of Treatment.
fNew York Sun.

The epidemic which has broken
out among bank cashiers attracts 4
great deal of attention. The effect
of the disease is to make the CASH
ier lose all power to distinguish be-
tween what belongs to him and
what to the depositors Of the bank.
No system Of treatment has yet been
definitely shown to be the best, but
in two of the most prominent cases
the following methods have been
adopted:
I. Newark treatment: rather
homeopathic. Take the cashier to
court, have him give bail, and then
send him back to the bank to
straighten out his accounts. BY 60
ing over the figures again he will be
convinced that he did wrong, and
will agree never to do SO any more.
Cure guaranteed, but. the attack may
occur again.
III. Kansas treatment: electic, a
little heroic. Take the cashier and
tell him that you want your money.
If you don't get it, take rope with
moose at one end. Then holding
the cashiers nose, insert his head in
the moose. Pass the other end Of
the rope over .he limb Of tree;
then pull on that end until the dis
tance from the point of the rope
touching the tree to the toe Of the
cashiers boots is less than the dis
tancc from the limb of the tree to
to the ground. Continue this
.sAa.,aaa,st seraral minutes. Cure
guaranteed. Attacks never occur
again.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-01-04
Delinquent Subscriptions.
Sinnx Fails Arrns.


The Lennox Star of last week fur
nishes a sound essay to the country
publisher who carries three or four
hundred dead head subscribers on
his books and them wears out his
type trying to collect the bills. The
paper says: ''He examines his books
and finds over 300 men--sll worth
four dollars to his one-that owe
him from dollar and a half to nine
dollars apiece. He loads up his
gun with hat full of old type and
Dox full of stub pens, and goes
ont fully determined TO fill the
''form" Of the first delinquent who
refuses to pay over, full Of "cditori-
al natter At the door he meets a
friend and goes back with him and
stands his gun in the corner. The
man likes his paper; wishes his
name on the list; will pay him
when he kills his hogs. The editor
thanks him, takes his name down,
and gives him three back numbers
and dozen old papers to put on
the pantry shelves. After he's gone
he worms the load out of his gun,
and writes very mild local asking
his patrons to pay up" That was
the experience of this paper when
published in Iowa. For eleven long
years we carried a small regiment OF
men whose check was good for thou
sands, and when bill was present
ed, they denied the claim or else
gave us cussing and walked off.
Then there was class "poor but
honest" but they wanted the paper
and would pay when they "hnuled
their corn" All these were carried
year after year until the amount got
so high we were like the boarding
house keeper, didn't dare turn
them off for fear Of never getting q
cent" and when tha paper was re-
moved there was nearly $4,000 on
our books for subscriptions, and it is
there yet and always will be. To-
day not 500 could be collected and
we should be several years nearer
The poor house if we got that much
l tell you, gentlemen, it makes our
blood boil to think nf these claims.
and long to walk up behind some Of
these debtors On a dark night with a
stuffed club. 1t has been dear ex-
perience to us but we have learned,
and if the drasss should ever go url-
Ger There viii not bn a iar1a list q!
delinqucnts on our book when the
office Is closed. No wonder We are
poor, and every editor i'll the terri
tory will be candidate for the poor
house if they do not adopt the cash
in advance system. 1t is only a
question Of time with them unless
reform is made.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-01-04

but very little food, providing thu
can have plenty Of coffee. The q
lection raised that it would be -
Ter for these persons to take the q
trogan contained in coffee in tl
form of meat, is correct, but on y
other hand, we must stop to a.
whether meat would be good for 4
stomach at all such times as a Gu
of coffee is? This would certainl5
not be the case early in the mornii
and if we enjoy q beverage which
gives us nutriment, strengthens thy
stomach and at the same time stir1s
ulates our mind, we have good rda
son to reverence the instinct Of man
which raises coffee to an essential
means ofsubsistence, and Discovers
its beneficial influence long befose
was done BY science. Bsrnslssasy
Popular Science.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-01-04
AQU1CK JOB.
Burgling at Midnight, Arrest
ed at 8 q. na., and Bound over
at 10.

Burgling at Midnight, Arrest
ed at 8 q. M, and Bound over
at 10.
Sioux Pals Paragraph. Dec. rs.
At about 10 o'clock Monday
night it was discovered by VIM. Pc
terson, upon returning home. from
the German fair, that Mrs. L. 0. Jo-
hanson's store had been burglarized.
The thief had entered by back
window by breaking a pane Of glass
and then showing the catch and rails
ing the sash. He tapped the till for
t4.81, and skipped out. Marshal
Tracy and Deputy Jeffers were noti-
fed, and all examination was begun.
1t was discovered that the burglar
had cut his hand in breaking the
window, and the blood was scattered
along his trail to the money-drawer.
This was pointer to the officers,
who suspected that Of course he
would 60 from the store to his lodg-
ing place. An inspection Of board
ing-house doors was then comnien-
ced about 2 o'clock in the morning,
and finally on the handle of the en-
trance to the Tenth street hotel was
found the tell-tale crimson. The
house was then entered, and the
landlord said that a man who had
come in late with cut finger had
gone to bed in a certain room, which
was entered and the occupant arrest
ed. After being put in the jug he
was interviewed by Marshal Tracy.
At first he was quite brave, and pro-
posed to brass it out, hut finally he
weakened and confessed every thing.
Yerterday morning he had his ex-
animation and was bound over in
$500, in default of which he has
been sent to Jail. His name is Wm.
II. Neise, % years old, and he has
been in the territory about three
months, working on the railroad
most Of the time, and lately in
Boardnan's quarry.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-01-04
Guiteau's Head.

Clark Mills, who took cast Sun
day, has made accurate measure
ments for the purpose Of determine
ing the chronological characteristics
of the head. Mills said it is one Of
the most curiously formed heads
that ever came under his notice
The faculties on the left side of the
head appear to be normal and well
developed, while those on the right
side are but slightly developed.
These measurements are taken with
an instrument made especially for
that purpose, and indicate the dis
tance from ear to organ or faculty
measured. The following are the
results of the measurements given
in inches: Individuality 5, eventu-
ality 81, comparison 81, human ma
ture 81, benevolence 6, veneration 6a
firmness, Ct, self-esteem 81, concen-
trativeness 6, inhabitivenesss 81, phil
oprogenitiveness 81, amativeness Al
destructiveness Sc, secretiveness St,
cautiousness 81, alimentiveness ST,
combativeness Al, vitativeness st,
appropriateness, very large. Size
Of head 23t inches measurement
just above the ear). In reference to
heads, one Of the letters received by
District Attorney Corkhill, from q
western man, says his head was
measured and "diagrammed" with q
confirmation three times, with an in.
terval Of year between the differ
ent times. The result as shown by
the pasteboard models sent with thu
letter. is presented Of mans heac
changing in form every year. III
have to show this to the doctors,
said the district attorney with ,
laugh, when he opened the letter.