Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-21
The youngest son of Genera! Lee is a
successful farmer near Richmond.

Cassius M. Clay has written his MEM
oirs, and is now negotiating with the
Harpers for their publication. They
will make two volumes.
The sons of old Chief Oshkosh, who
now reside on the Menominee reservati on
and one of whom is head chief of the
tribe, have signifed their willingness to
permit the remains of the old chief to be
removed to the city that was named af-
ter him, provided the citizens will erect
a monument over his grave.
Mr.. Froude, the well-known English
writer, has been out of health for some
time past, and as soon as be has complet-
ed the revision of the proof sheets of the
concluding volumes of his Life of Mr..
Carlyle. he will start on a voyage round
the world. Mr.. Froude proposes to pass
some time both in the United States and
Australia
The handsomest dessert plates of royal
Worcester sell for 1876 a dozen. Each
plate has rose design different to the
others, but the same description of plates
painted by the best French artists sell
for $500 dozen. The kettle-drum and
tea.sets of cups and saucers, correspond
ing in richness but varied in design. that
go with these fruit plates, cost from $50
to 800 dozen.
B. G. Nothrop has declined the invita-
ton to the presidency of the state univer-
sitY of northern Dakota. He will con-
tinue the work of organizing associations
for village improvement, having already
aided in forming over two hundred such
societies in various parts Of the country.
The west is now showing great interest
in this subject.
1t appears from the best information
attainable that the area under wheat
cultivation in British India is about
10000, 900 acres, yielding between 175,-
0O0,O and 2OO.0O0,O0O bushels, and
in the native provinces 100000 acres,
yielding about 5000, ,0Oc bushels. The
average yield is, therefore, not far from
ten bushels per acre, although there are
of course wide differences in the yield,
depending upon fertility, carefulness of
cultivation, rainfall, etc.
There is an interesting comparison in
the following figures: The British ma
tional debt in 1872 was G789, 1913, 1897,
aud in 1882 it amounted to 9763, ,045,-
$40, being a reduction of G26, l52, ,897.
The public debt of the United States in
1872 was s2, 223, 251, 1873 and in 1882 it
amoanted to $1,918,312,994, being a
reduction of 1884, ,93S, 1884. From these
figures il appears that the United States
paid off $208, 358, ,3i3 more of her debt
than Great Britain did Of hers in the
corresponding ten years.-Syracast
Journal.
The notorious General Mcdonald, oil
'.Sylph" and St. Louis whisky-ring fame
has fled protest with General Rose
Grams, of the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, against the passage of the
bill to place Grant on the retired list oil
the army. He charges Grant with the
responsibility of the recent failures in
New York, and claims that he allowed
his name to be used in a business SC
palpably fradulen: that any other firm in
the country Offering to pay investors 40
and 80 per cent. year would have been
denounced as swindlers from the outset
and the princil a sslodged in State Pris-
on.
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., who is known
among his familiars as "Buck" Grant, in
| an interview with New York Herald
reporter regarding the recent failure
said: 81 first put the $17.500 yearly in
come from my wife's fortune into the
concern, and then put the principle ir
with il. My father-in law loses $500, ,OOt
which | borrowed from him. The COO
manner in whichiyoungIUlysses mentions
that his father.in-law loses $500, ,00C
which he "borrowed" would be delicious
ly refreshing if it were not such serious
matter.
It was in the country church, and the
vicar, before morning service, told The
curate to give out notice about bap-
tisms and another about some new
hymn books. In reading the notices the
curate reversed their order and gave
them as follows: "For the future
Hymns Ancient and Modern will be
| used in this church" "There will be a
baptism of infants held in this church on
Sunday next" GAIL parents wishing tc
have their children baptized must send
in the names to the vicar before Wednes
day. The vicar, who was somewhat
deaf, heard the cuiate's voice cease, but
did not observe that the order of the
notices had been reversed, SO he rose and
said, "And [ should further like to
mention that those who wish to procure
some OF the latter can obtain them, on
applying at the vicarage, for one shilling,
or with extra strong backs for eighteen
pence. ."-T4'opicol Times
Murat Halstead, of Cincinnati, has
written letter to friend in Washing
ton, explaining his preference for Blaine,
after John Sherman, which was publish
in the New York Herald yesterday morn
ing. In the letter he says: president
Garfield told me that at the first of his
Cabinet meetings he opened business by
saying to all, as he could that moment do
without offense to any, they would get
along peaceably only by carefully limit
ing themselves to their own departments
of duty, He said Blaine acquiesced and
complied with the suggestion fully and
cordially up to that day. 1t was the
last day of June, 1881, and President
Garfield said Blaine was not responsible
for the New York appointments upon