Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

A man in India recently sent petition
to the British Government in which he
stated that, having sold his wives, he had
not received the stipulated price, and he
prayed for Justice The Government said
it would see about the matter But the
man is afraid that, before it does so, the
other fellow will repent of his bargain,
and return the wives.
Victor Hugo declares that although he
has spent nearly twenty of his eighty-two
years in England he does not know a
word of English. Frenchmen are said
to adhere to their national pc ;uliarities
while abroad more than any other people,
and Victor Hugo's confession is an in
dication pf the correctness of the theory
The CATHEDRAL IN MExICo.--The
great cathedral in the City of Mexico is
the largest in America, and cost nearly
! $2,000,000. 1t was commend ed by The
Spaniards in 1873, on the site of the old
Aztec Temple, or pyramid, and finished
| in 1867. It's facade is beautifully carved.
Against it's western wall leans the cele-
brated Calendar Stone. covered with
hieroglyphics, and weighing twenty-five
tons. It's cast, which the Mexican
I Government is at present engaged in
taking, will be exhibited at the New
| Orleans Exposition. Within the cathe.
dral are number Of paintings, some of
them said to be the work of Murillo.
A RUSHING CAMPAIGN.-An intimate
friend of Mr.. Blaine says:
There is nothing in this talk about
people being apathetic in this canvass.
| This campaign is now farther along than
it was four years ago. The people never
get excited over politics in August.
| Neither is there much talk about Ohio
being doubtful. Ohio is republican
state. The votes are there, and all that
is required is some little care in getting
them out. Ohio is certain, and I think
We have a good chance for West Virginia.
The best estimate of the republican ma
| iority in Maine il the coming election
lies between $500 and 1880.
believe, gentlemen, in a vigorous
foreign policy. Hear, hear, and ap-
plause. [ believe in extending our
hands in friendship to our brother Repub-
licans OF Mexico. of Guatemala, of
Chilli, of Peru and of the Argentine
Republic. believe also in shaking
hands with Brazil, although it has kind
of emperor who exists by will of the
people, believe in the consolidation of
America. in protective, not an aggres-
sive sense, against Europe. | believe that
that is the true American policy--to
extend our market over these two great
our grasp, and which we and our chill
dren's children to the remotest genera
ton shall enjoy without being fretted by
| kings or emperors of the Old World.
Applause. Extract from speech by
| Congressman Finerty.
GRADING WHEAT New YORK. Aug.
29.-At meeting of the joint committee
to propose grades of wheat to be estab-
lished for the ensuing crop year, held On
the Goth inst, it was resolved that the
grade of No 2 red winter shall conform
| to the following description: No. cred
winter wheat shall be sound, drv and
reasonably clean, weighing not less than
| 58L pounds, Winchester standard, and
shall not contain over 10 per cent. of
white wheat. The establishment of the
type same heretofore known as "the bot
| tom of the grade" was recommended, and
also that the inspectors grade wheat in
accordance with the aboYe description.
A minority dissented.
At the regular meeting OF the grain
trade in the Produce exchange to-day,
the recommendation of the committee
was adopted.
THE NEW. YORK INDEPENDENT AGAIN
TO THE FoRE.--NEw YORK, Aug. 28.-
The Independent follows up its article
of last week in opposition to Cleveland
with a:still more scathing one in it's issue
of yesterday. The public, it says, hav.
ing now the history of Cleveland before
it, furnished by his own friends, should
put the mark of Cain on him, making it
the end his political career. The paper
calls upon the religious press of the ua-
ton and the Christian pulpit to declare
| in bold and emphatic language against
his election. Borrowing phrase from
the Independents" it says the issue is
now moral one of the gravest character.
Cleveland must be defeated if there are
virtue, honesty, and manhood in the
United States The Independent char
itably supposes that the democrats did
not know anything of Cleveland's moral
character when they nominated him.
They did, however. 1t was discussed in
every hotel lobby in Chicago several
weeks before the nomination, and holly
during the convention.