Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
NO.,47

Captain Joe," the local chief of the
Washoe Indians, says that there is a
squaw living in the outskirts. of Carson,
New, who is nearly $50 years old. Her
grandson, at the age of 80, was one of
General Fremont's guides when be
crossed the plains.
R. E. Wallace, President of the First
National Bank, of Jamestown, Dakota,
made confession of judgment to his
brother, Charles S. Wallace, of New
Castle, Pa, in the sum of $4,000, and
the bank suspended business. It is
understood the depositors will be protect>
ed by securities.
The Rev. DIR. George H. Ball, of Buf-
talo, N. Y, who was one of the ministers
interested in looking up the past moral
record of Grover Cleveland, has brought
suit for libel against the New York Post
and its weekly issue, the Nation, laying
his damages at $25, 600. The trial will
take place in Buffalo as soon as possible
DR.. Ball evidently believes what he said
of Cleveland, and has the courage to
defend himself.
DEMoRALIZED INDEPENDENTS -BOs-
TON, August Ex-senator Hoar's letter
vindicating Mr.. Blaine and Senator
Edmunds' speech at Burlington, Vt, in
favor of his election have completely
demoralized the few Independents left in
the east. Half an umbrella would hide
them now. 1t is understood that Sena-
tor Edmunds will make other speeches
during the campaign urging the election
of the republican nominees.
WHoLEsAE HYDRoPHoBIA.-EU
Ala, August 28.-Thirty two persons are
suffering from hydrophobia at the
Daughtie plantation. All are negroes.
Three of them are very sick, Over three
weeks ago hog bitten by dog died Oh
the plantation, and the carcass was given
to the negroes to make soap grease. In
stead of using it for this purpose, how
ever, thirty-two negroes on the place and
iu its vicinity ate the fresh pork, with
the result stated.
ONE BOTTLE INSTEAD OF A Dozen
"And it took only one bottle to do it,
said gentleman, speaking of Parker's
Hair Balsam. | had run of fever, and
when [ got we'll of that my hair began to
didn't know what to do, until one day a
friend said, "Try Parker's Hair Balsam.''
That was some months ago. What sur
prised me was the fact that one bottle
was enough. / expected to use up doz-
en-" Clean, highly perfumed, not oily,
not dye. Restores original color. 47w4
A New York reporter yesterday inter-
viewed Mr.. Bonner and ascertained that
the price actually paid by Mr.. Bonner to
Mr. Vanderbilt for the mare Maud S.,
was $4,000. Mr.. Vanderbilt "threw
i'm the mares blankets boots, harness
and straps, worth about $1,000. Mr..
Bonner stated that the mare would never
trot for money while he owned her. He
purposed sending her to the Hartford
track and give a free exhibition to all
who wanted to see her; then she will go
| to his stock farm.
Officers of the United States army on
the active list: One Lieutenant Gener-
al. three Major Generals. fifteen Brigadier
Generals, % Aids-de Camp one Military
Secretary, &c Colonels, So Lieutenant
Colonels, 24l Majors, 311 Captains
| (mounted), 301 Captains (not mounted),
"a Chaplains, a Store-keepers, 40 Ad,
jutants, 40 Reglmental Quartermasters,
| Adjutant and Quartermaster of Engineer
Battalion, 21S First Lieutenants (mount.
ed), $50 First Lieutenants (not mounted),
145 Second Lieutenants (mounted), 800
Second Lieutenants (not mounted), 180
Acting Commissaries of Subsistence,
THE PRESIDENTIAL VoTE.-The New
York Tribune, which has been making
study of the census statistics, estimates
that the probable vote for the Presidency
in November next will be very close to
10,500,000. The vote in 1880, using
round figures. was 100000 in total
population of 1881 900, and in a male
population of the voting age reported at
roundly 1851 900 for thirty eight States.
The population of the States will be in
November next above 100000, in the
eight Territories and the District of COL
umbia very nearly 1000, 900, making for
the whole country grand total of ST.
100000. Now, if a population of 49, 371-
900 in the States includes voting pop
ulation of 1851. 200, a population of
100000 contains voting population
of nearly 14,280,00O, or that number of
men possessing the legal age for voting.
A PROFESSOR CHARGED WITH SNUG
GLING.-Rev. James A. Towle, one of
the faculty of Ripon College, was arrested
in Milwaukee last week by Deputy
United States Marshal Marshall on q
charge of violating the customs laws. He
was taken before Commissioner Bloodgood
this afternoon and bound over in tho
Eum of $500 10 await trial Rey. DR..
Towle has been professor of Greek and
Latin in Ripon College since 1876. It
is alleged that he bas Systematically
imported books from Germany and
France, and by making affidavit that
they were for use iu the college and
part of the library belonging to the
institution, has avoided paying the duty
upon them. The books were paid for
with his own money, placed in the col
lege library for time to avoid suspicion,
and at later day, it is alleged. were
transferred to his own library. 1t is said
that the number of volumes imported in
this manner and on which no import
dutv haS hnon ruid ;c -a-l- 0nO