Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-05

Thomas Garrett, of Staten Island, who
lived on stimulants fol ten years, died
the other day.
A log cabin plastered with earth CON-
tanning gold and silver ore to the amount
of $4,000 to the ton was built in the
South Park, Colorado. It's value ascer-
tained, the house was torn down.
A gold watch with a bullet IN the
back of the case, where it lodged after
going through the time piece, belongs to
W. r. McGunnigle, of Saginaw, Mich.
It saved his fathers life during the war
Determined efforts are being made by
tenants in New York to have the rents
reduced this year. The Astors, whose
movements virtually control the market,
do not ask any advance. Some large
real-estate owners have agreed to small
reduction, but the majority will stick to
present rates.
A hunter who lost his way during q
late snow storm near Las Minas, Chihua-
hua, became so hungry that he cut off
his faithful dogs tail for food, which he
roasted and ate He then gave the bone
to the unfortunate canine, not unmlndtul
of the debt OF gratitude he owed the
.acrifcing animal.
It is proposed to erect at Mitchell, y.
T., monument in memory of the home~
stead law and its author A National
Homestead Monument Association has
peeu formed, and its general agent, James
Davies, of Dakota, is in Washington,
asking from Congress a grant of one
towhship-23, ,040 acres-of the public
domain to aid the enterprise.
Barton Grindrod, the elephant dealer,
saws that in 1871 eleven elephants were
shipped in the Nehemiah Gibson for
New York, of whom ten arrived safely
and one died on the passage to New
York. The cost of the eleven in ele-
phant land was $2,775. The highest
price paid was 1926 for female ele~
phant, Hebbe, which gave birth to a
Young Yankee over here. Rajah and
Mandrie. mottled. cost $500 each. On
their arrival at the dock BarEum offered
500 each for them, which was re-
fused, He agrees with Professor Lank.
ester and the, other experts in pro-
nouncing the white elephant a mockery
and snare.
Mrs. John Sherman, the wife of the
Ohio Senator, has been remarkably fortu-
nate in escaping newspaper observation.
She is the only daughter of splendid
old Scotch>Irish Judge, James Stewart,
who came from York county, PennsYE-
vania, at a place called Chanceford, q
name pretty enough for the title OF a
novel. His ancestors come from ireland
about 1850. On the female side he was
from Jane Duncan, Scotch enough. Mr..
Stewart removed to New York State up
the Susauehanna route, built log house
and taught himself to read. He appear
ed about Mansfield, O., as the founder OF
the academy. In 1926 he married Mar
garet Loughridge-North Irish seems the
name-who lived only two years and
left daughter, Cecilia Stewart. now
became the wife Of John Sherman.
A New York lady, under the date Of
January II, writes me from HANGERS,
Africa. SAVING: 'This is the Feast OF
Molech. when they present young chill
dren to the saints at the Sanctuary of
Tangiers. I have watched the wild
spectacle for five hours in fear of being
shot. run down by the horses, or tram
nIed under the feet of the mob and cam
els. Thirty six tribes have passed iE
procession, each with flags and each
bringing sheep or bull to sacrifce-
Men whirled their long guns in the air
and caught them and fred without re,
yard to life. The admiration l had
= previously felt for the Moors has merged
into dread. They had powder play on
korseb az, shooting from Galloping hoEaes
forced UP a steep hill. Some English
men who were present were so much
erinhfenad that they took bKandy.S