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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
Minor WIShanS.

By premature explosion of q charge in g
quarry near Cedar Lock, KY, on the 18th inst.
Jesse Robinson. of Campbellsville. KY, was
killed and John Keith and J. Keller seriously
injured.
A special from Helena, Mont, says Colonel
Clendennin was accidently killed on the 10th
inst, by the caving in of a portion of the Bar
ker silver mine.
VIM. Jones fell from the top of mill chimney
at Cleveland, o., on the 10th inst, and was
fatally injured.
Mrs. Baker, of Bloomington, ILL.,, died of
fright on the 10th inst, occcasioned by the at
tempt of burglar to enter her home in her
husbands absence. She wasenciente.
A passing train frightened team at Palmyra,
Mo-, on the 10th inst, and they ran away, in
stantly killing Joe Wright and seriously injur-
ing Robert Tate and man named Crabell.
While workmen were repairing some fallen
smoke stacks at Browns mills, Irondale o., on
the 9th inst, they became senseless from gas
and were with great difficulty removed. Dan
Fitzgerald, one of the men, died soon after,
and two others are not expected to live
While skating on Commerce Lake, twenty
miles from Detroit, Mich, on the 9th inst,
Frank Wix and Miss Dickens. school teacher,
were drowned. On the night of the 9th E. F.
Curtis, a prominent citizen of Spring Lake,
Mich, was drowned while skating.
| Manner Washburn, engineer, and superin-
endent of part of the Missouri Pacific Railroad,
nd the wife of w. Stoll. contractor, were
| illed by hand-car accident at Waco, Texas,
n the night of the 7th. Mr. Sto1l was serious
injured.
Two men were fatally and two men seriously
| ijured by the fall Of an elevator in the Wig
ges factory, Newark. n J., On the 9th inst
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15

I. F. ScEoor, a dancing master, was shot and
killed by two highwaymen, while riding in his
buggy near Davenport, Ia, on the night of the
9Th inst. No clue to the criminals.
row occurred in the Office of the National
Republican, Washington, D. c., on the night of
the 9th inst, in which A. M. Soteldo, clerk of
the senate committee on railroads, was fatally
shot. Clarence Barton, the news editor, was
also shot in the side, but his wound will not
prove fatal. The shots were fired by Bart on and
the two Soteldo brothers, and, as the row was
for time in the dark, it is not known who shot
Soteldo. The difficulty grew out of the publ
cation of an article. Soteldo's visit to the office
being with view to securing retraction. One
of the Soteldos was an employe in the Repub-
lican Office.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15

been taught to live respectfully and earn
their own living; less money is required
than ever beforefor the neglected classes;
street-begging has very largely dimin-
ished, and the two ends of society have
been broughtinto close, personal, helpful
contact
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
Railway Wrecks,

Three freight trains collided at Huntington,
Pa, on the 9th. Engineer David Coulter and
Conductor Stonebraker were instantly killed,
and Fireman Kennedy fatally injured. The
loss on rolling stock was heavy.
Near Windsor Junction, N. Y. on the 7th
inst, Alex. Cameron, fireman, was killed and
two others injured in railroad collision.
The east and west bound freight and emil
grant trains on the Southern Pacific Railroad,
collided at Sangerino Pass. Cal, on the night
of the 9Th inst. Both engines and thirty cars
were demolished. Fortunately no lives were
lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
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A. nj. Soteldo, the victim of the ARRAY al
Washington, died on the 18th inst. Clarence
Barton will survive his wounds.
Noble Butler, A. NJ, well-known educator,
died at Louisville, KY, OH the 18th inst, aged
n years.
James Andrews, who served under the Duke
of Wellington died at Winslow's Mills, Ont,
on the 18th inst, aged 101 years.
Dillon O'Brien, a prominent Irish citizen of st.
Paul, died suddenly of heart disease on the
18th inst.
Joseph De Caisne, the distinguished botanist,
is dead.
Berthold Auerbach, the celebrated German
novelist, died ut Gamers On the 9Th inst
VIM, Miller, who had been Free Mason for
81 years, died at Caldwell, o.. on the 9Th inst.
Judge Charles Fox, the Oldest member of the
Cincinnati bar, died on the 9Th inst.
The Earl of Lonsdale is dead
Sir Henry Palliser, inventor Of the Palliser
projectile, is dead
Gen. VIM. W. Bullock an old historian, and
prominent in military circles before the wal
died at Mt. Everett, Mass, On the 9th inst.,,
agen 81 years.
Ezra Wilkinson, associate justice of the
superior court of Massachusetts,, died at
Dedham, Mass, on the 9Th inst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
brutal Prize Fight.

Fifteen hundred sporting men from all parts
of the country assembled at Fort Macomb,
near New Orleans La, on the 7th to witness
the puglistic encounter between the notorious
bruisers Ryan and Sullivan. The mill opened
at II As amidst great enthusiasm, and after 9
brutal struggle of &c minutes Sullivan was de-
clared the victor, Ryan failing to come to the
scratch, having been knocked senseless in the
ninth round. Ryan was terribly punished aboul
the head and was completely exhausted at the
close of the encounter
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
ShiRWreCks

The ship Nevada was abandoned at sea Feb
ruary 9Th in terrible gale. One seaman was
washed overheard and several of the crew bad
ly injured.
st. Johns, N. F., advices state that the brig
antine Lizette was burned at see, her entire
crew pershing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
HOrrid Awakening,

John Moreland's house, in Huntingdon town.
ship, Ont, caught fire on the night of the 9th
inst, while the family were asleep, and the
flames spread SO rapidly that the unfortunate
people were unable to escape. Mrs. Moreland,
her stepdaughter, and three children were
burned to death. Two men named Rambough
and Huff were probably fatally burned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Sentenced.

Ellis Croft, another Of the Ashland, KY,
murderers, was sentenced, on the 7th inst, to
be hung April IA, the same day fixed for the
execution of his companions in crime, Geo.
Ellis and VIM Neal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
Fatal Explosions

Two explosions occurred in mine in Rhondda
Valley, Wales, resulted in the death of six per-
sons.
A boiler exploded in the Kirkham mill Doc
tortown, Ga, on the 9th inst, killing David
Mitchell and wounding three other men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15

Dispatches from st. Johns, N. F., recfe
painful story of the perils of navigating
frozen sea. Nine open fishing boats, manned
10y about fifty men were caught at sea by
sudden change of weather and surrounded ty
fields of ice. After almost superhuman excer-
lions seven of the boats reached port. Two,
however, were carried away to almost certain
death to those on board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
To make good butter in winter it is

To make good butter IN winter It Is
essential that the cream should not
stand too long before being churned.
The temperature of the cream when
placed in the churn should not be lower
than 600 nor higher than $50. Sixty de-
grees when the churn is warmed by hot
water in the winter or cooled in summer,
is the proper temperature, and the re-
suit will be satisfactory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
An Uufaitbfus Servant.

Business circles at st. Paul, Mimi, were as
founded, on the 10th inst, by the revelation
made by the arrest of D. W. Vanderpool, head
book keeper of the First National Bank, for
embezzlement. 1t is charged that he appro-
priated $48,000 of the banks funds. Of the
sum $12, 500 was made good in various ways and
it is expected that the balance will be secured
from enterprises in which Vanderpool was in
terestpd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15

committee of the whole Joyce in the chair) on
the private calendar. When the committee
rose the house adjourned till Monday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15

A TURN in the tied-The first quarrel
after marriage. -BoStOn Commercial
Bulletin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15

The hornet always carries his point
Syracuse Times.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

From the report of the local inspectors
for the Savannah district, published in the
Jacksonville papers, we clip the follow
ing
After careful investigation Of the circum-
stances connected with the burning, we find that
the fire originated in the port bunker near the
forward part of the boiler, and was occasioned
from some unknown cause.
We find that under section 4450 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States that the
officer of the boat failed to use due care for the
safety of the passengers, inasmuch as the captain
and mate had both retired and left the boat in
charge of the deck Waterman and second class
pilot at the wheel. We are of the opinion that
had a commanding officer been in charge at the
breaking out OF the fire. TO control and give
proper orders and directions with the life saving
apparatus at hand, all of the passengers could
have safely been landed, as the witnesses give
the time of duration of the fire, from its breaking
out, at from ten to thirty minutes. When the
fire was first discovered by the Waterman the
steamer was in the channel about 800 yards from
Shore and was grounded after the captain got
up. She lay in flat bottom not more than fifty
feet from the shore. At the bow of the boat the
water was not more than two feet and about
four feet at the stern.
The report further shows that the in
spectors revoked the licenses of the cap
tain, mate, chief and second engineers.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

Mr. J. F. Rollins Receiver United States Land
Once. han sent TO Washington, throngh n. r.
Dntton q Co.'S Bank, this city, over eze,OOO Or
land purchases, etc. since closing the bushes Of
the last fiscal year, which amounted 10 something
over $4,000 This Is the Strongest proof that .
boom is in the air. II the purchases from the
State, or recently selected and confirmed COM
mon school lands, have been a. liberal IS they
promised to be six months ago, the State Treas
airy has also been largely replenished by buyers.
We should like to have the tallahassee papers
shed some light on this point.-Gaineseius AdcO-
rGte, Nay 24M.
There have been no sales of /" recently
selected and confirmed common school
lands" as we learn on application, for
several reasons. First, the gross amount
of selections made embrace some $1,000
acres, Of which only about $4,000 acres
have been as yet approved, while some
5000 acres have been suspended on the
ground that the selections come within
the six mile limit reserved for railroads
under grants by Congress. From this
suspension the Board of Education will
appeal to higher authority than the Com
missioner of the Land office. Next, the
lands will not be open to private entry
until after they have been exposed to
public sale in the several counties where
situated, except that persons who have
actually resided and made improvements
thereon will have the preference as buy
ers at the appraised price to the extent of
forty acres, unless they.have in cultiva-
ton a larger area-all other buyers at
public sale will have to compete one with
another. Such of the lands as may not
be disposed of in this way will then be
open to private entry This course of
selling at auction will be adopted to pro-
tect existing settlers and to prevent the
gobbling up of the lands by spectators
who would take up the whole body if the
usual course were pursued. One person,
taking time by the forelock, made de-
post of $4,000 for this purpose, but got
nothing by his motion. He will only get
lands by becoming the highest bidder
The lands were selected from the best
belonging to the government by an ex-
perienced agent, and are no doubt valua
bic, and in no other way, except that of
offering them at auction, could they be
protected from going into the hands of
spectators Finally, the lands and their
proceeds belong to the common school
fund, and consequently the State treasury
cannot possibly be "largely replenished "
by their sale.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

A Vienna MAY 81 letter says: "The re-
ports of the horrible outrages perpetrated
on the unfortunate Jews of Balta and Ho-
zolo which reach us are almost incredible.
Moved by these reports the wealthy Jews
of Vienna are coming to the aid of their
brethren generously. An Austrian ply
sician, who visited a Jewish hospital in
Odessa, where about one hundred and fifty
of the victims of Balta were received, tells
US that their wailings and cries of pain
were uncomfortable. The one-year-old baby
of one young woman who had, suffered ex-
IRENE violence herself had both his eyes
put out by heated iron. The incensed
husband drew a revolver to protect his
wife and child, but he was bound and
carried of, his young wife being kept in
ignorance of his fate. An old woman was
scourged for hiding her grandchildren,
and when the children were found they
were cut to pieces before her eyes. A
child of six had her ears cut off for running
away with her baby sister, and died soon
afterwards In one room of the hospital
was an old man whose arms had been
thrice broken while he was being tied to a
pole opposite his house and made witness
to the burning in its flames of his wife and
children. Another man had both feet
sawn off and thrown to the dogs in his
presence. 1t appears that in all there
are three thousand children, who, by
these atrocities, have been deprived of
their parents. Although subscriptions
are being raised in all quarters there are
not means sufficient to provide all these
poor creatures with the very FIRST neces-
saries of life. Many of them are to en-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

Miss Susan N. Randolph, a great
granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, is
now the head of the Patapsco Institute,
at Ellicott City, Md. Writing to Con
gresham Manning respecting the pro-
posed monument to Jefferson, she SAYS
" The little graveyard at Monticello-only
one hundred feet squares all of the ten
thousand acres of land owned by Jeffer-
son when he entered public life which is
now left in the possession of his descend
ants. He sleeps, amid scenes of surpass-
ing beauty and grandeur, on that lovely
mountain side, surrounded by the graves
of his children and grandchildren to the
fifth generation"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

The correspondent of the Vienna fresst
at Brody says the condition of the Jews
there is more terrible than previous tele-
grams led the public to suppose. Com
plant has been made against the Liver
pool relief committee that they only trans
port strong young men to America, while
men and women with large families are
left at Brody. Starvation is increasing
and sickness is widespread. Emigration
from Russia is still progressing, and Jews
are parting with the whole of their prop
erty at any cost and hurrying TO the from
tier. A late telegram states that the
mayor of Lamberg has directed the com
mites of that town to commence disburs
ing funds, hitherto held back.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

JACKsONvILLE. MAY o. 1889

JACKSONVILLE, MAY %, 1892
Editor Of the FzOridian
DEAR SIR:-Our people are hoping that the
good citizens of your portion of the State VIII
make an occasional call at our seaside resorts
the coming summer We do not forget your
Gulf resorts very pleasant ones indeed-par-
ticularly your favorite, James Island In time. no
doubt there will be exchanges of these season
visitations, and the Atlantic coast folks will run
across to take Whit of the Gulf breeze, and
realize what hill-life is in Leon county
We see notices in the press of your fine new
hotel and the near prospect there seems of COM
pleting railroad between Townsville and ST.
Marks From the last number of the FLoRIDIAN
received here that consummation seems to have
broken through the realm of talk. We see fire.
quent references also to the preparations for the
location of cottOn-seed oil mill in Tallahassee.
Floating newspaper items speak of similar en-
terprise being contemplated at Gainesville, Fer
nandina, and other points. There is attention
given TO this subject here by parties in the same
business in other States Mr. NJ Frank visited
Jacksonville within the last few days, prospect
ing in Florida in this interest, and last night LEFT
for Tallahassee to look over the ground there
Mr.. Frank is one of the pTopretors of the Co
lumbus, Miss, oil mills. He is also interested in
the Montgomery oil company, both of which are
specially engaged in the manufacture of cotton
seed oil. His attention was called to the subject
by communications to The Columbus company.
and several notices which have appeared in the
papers as to the interest in Florida Mr.. F. ex-
pressed some views to the writer, in converse
ton on the subject. A question presented, as
TO success in Florida, arises in the fact that
Florida is tending to be a fruit-growing State
Compared with the larger or heavier cotton
States, the Florida product is very small, being
only "a, 900 bales to the 100000 and 100000 of
some other States. So, as it is first glance
would not present Florida as very favorable
field so far as supply is concerned and if fruit"
should begin to get the upper hand, the prospect
will not seem much farer. Sill, we see inqui-
ries are afoot, and we know there have been
large quantities of cotton seed shipped from the
State, and as somebody will occupy the ground
first or last the pioneer in the oil-mil business
may have the vantage. AS Tallahassee seems, at
present advices, to be taking the lead in inita-
ting the business in Florida, any one will wish
success 10 the experiment.
Mr.. Frank says that the Columbus works con-
templated, few years ago. enlarging their ma
chinerY so as to manufacture oil from the castor
bean. Many persons are so familiar with castor
oil that they have little interest in the matter Of
supply, and, so far as they are concerned less in
the demand. These are the takers, and not the
makers, of castor-oil. The Columbus company
sent 70 Kansas for supply of seed, and supplied
II to the home farmers, as an encouragement,
bushel for bushel but affer accommodating a
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

GEN. MALONE AND THE Ex-CoNFED-
ERArEs.-Major Robert Tansill, of Prince
William county, Virginia, formerly an
officer in the Federal army, and afterward
a colonel in the Confederate service, and
who, during the recent campaign in Vir-
ginia, was a pronounced readjuster, has
written letter in which he severely ar
raigns Senator Malone for his recent
vote, the effect of which is to prevent ex-
Confederate soldiers from holding COM
missions in the United States army and
navy. Major Tansil declares that SEN
ator Malone, by his vote, exhibited a
degree and kind of political ingratitude
and wrong which equals, if it does not
transcend, any to be found in the history
of our fallen race. This strange and
cruel act is fatal, as it ought to be, to Gen
eral Mahone's political prospects, so far
as Virginia is concerned, unless the peo-
pie of the state have unfortunately degen-
Grated SO as to be capable of the degrade
ton of initiating the survile nature and
example of the dog, in licking the hand
that smites and degrades them" Before
concluding Major Tansill declares that no
imaginable excuse can be advanced for
General Mahone's unnatural and detes-
table treachery to bis old friends and
companions in arms.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30
by their sal

Captain Dyke has devoted some of his spare
time recently TO the cultivation of vegetables and
the propagation of LeConte pear grove and
has been wonderfully successful in both exper-
iments He is enthusiastic over the future of
Middle Florida, and predicts that it is destined
to become the Egypt of the State Union. May
90
And the prediction will be fulfilled in
the near future. We believe it is pretty
generally conceded that outside of certain
localities, East and South Florida send
abroad for great deal of all they con-
sumo. Their magnificent Hotels get their
beef, butter, lard, much of their poultry,
a large portion of their eggs, the bulk of
their canned fruits and vegetables, their
rice, sugar and syrup, with variety of
other things, outside of the State, and no
doubt the people, to considerable extent
at least, do the same, besides looking to
the West for their corn and salt meat,
perhaps finding other pursuits more
profitable Middle Florida can sup
ply the great bulk of all these necessaries.
Already Jacksonville has been found
good market for Leon county farmers,
who have shipped butter, beans, potatoes,
cabbages, poultry, eggs, &c, to that point,
and within the last three days orders
have been received not only from Jack
sonville but from Orlando, the county
seat of Orange, for vegetables. If the
people of Middle Florida will but appre-
ciate their own advantages in soil and
climate and get out of the old rut, their
favored section will become "the Egypt"
for the less fortunate portions of the
State beyond peradventure. There is
no reason, for example, why the beef,
mutton, butter, corn, oats, &C., bought
elsewhere should not be supplied by Mid
die Florida, and the large sums sent out
of the State for such articles kept at
home. We have the facilities for produc-
ing, at little cost, the best of beef and
mutton, and every bushel of corn the
East and South requires outside of their
own production should be grown here;
and the time is not far distant when this,
and much more, will be done. The peo-
pie in the Middle, it is quite evident, are
beginning to realize the situation and
will not fail to avail themselves of it.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-30

Last week while force OF men were at work
on the Live Oak and Rowland's Bluff Railroad be-
tween Live Oak and the Suwannee river, they
made startling discovery. In throwing up the
road-bed one of the men struck rock with his
spade. The rock was thrown out Of its place
when hole in the ground about ten inches in
diameter was found. This excited curiosity and
the mouth of the hole was enlarged, and il ap-
peared to extend some distance into the ground.
A long pole was put down, but il failed to touch
the bottom. Finally one of the men volunteered
TO go down and explore the hole. A strong
rope, between forty and fifty feet in length was
procured, to one end of which the man was Sc
curely fastened, after which he was carefully let
down into the hole. He was lowered TO the
depth of about thirty five feet, but failed to reach
the the bottom. Before being hauled up he found
the skeleton of man, which had apparently
been there for many years The bones were
very soft from age and would crumble upon be-
ing handled. 1t being impossible to procure a
longer rope no further effort was made to explore
the hole, but we are informed by Col. D. H.
Elliott that an effort will be made to find its
bottom in few days.