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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
Cotton i'm Arizona.
From the Prescott lAri.l Journal

From the Prescott (Ari.) Journal
Notice was made in the Journal Sat-
urday of the application of F. G. Hard
wick, of Maricope County, for the re-
ward offered by the Territorial Legis-
lature for the first production of cotton
raised in this territory. The condition
upon which the reward was offered was
that there be five acres of cotton, and
that the yield was not to be less than
300 pounds per acre. Mr.. Hardwick,
whose ranch is near Tempe, planted the
required five acres, and has secured
nearly 700 pounds per acre, the amount
raised being $500 pounds on the five
acres. Gov. Tritle to-day, after
having thoroughly examined his claim,
has decided to award to Mr.. Hardwick
the reward on condition that the cotton
becomes the property of the territory.
It will be turned over to Commissioner
M. Murphy, and by him sent to Gal
weston, Tex, over the Southern Pacific
Railroad, which has generously agreed
to transport free all Arizona products
intended for exhibition at the world
fair at New Orleans. At Galveston it
will be ginned and combed, and thence
sent to the cotton exposition and worlds
fair at New Orleans for exhibition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
''GOd Bless the Baby"
IRON the Cheyenne wv. IT, Sum-

tFrom the Cheyenne CIV. T.) SUM-
A big man and smaller one went III
to Mr.. Harrington's store late last night
and asked to look at some clothing.
Mr.. Harrington himself waited upon
the visitors and was showing them vari-
GUS lines of goods when the door lead
ing to his residence in the rear of the
store opened and in came on the run
baby daughter of the Harrington fami-
ly. The little one came in hurrying to
escape her mother, and fell over box.
Mr.. Harrington left the counter and
went to the rescue of the baby. After
the little one was quieted and placed on
the floor he resumed bis business, but
in minute she fell oyer another box
and apparently hurt herself. He left
the customers and again looked after
the child.
At this the man turned to his COM
panion and said: Lets get out of
here. amt looking for nursery"
The proprietor heard the remark and
was not slow to respond. He said that
he had lived ffty-two years and done
twenty years of business, and had had
10000 customers, but he had never had
but two Harrington babies, and this
was the only one left. He could get
along without the customer and the sale
of suit of clothes to him, but he
couldn't get along without the Harring-
ton baby, and he didn't care how soon
the customer skipped"
The man, who was looking at the
proprietor with mild establishment at
first, when the story was finished had
his handkerchief out, was wiping his
ewes and reaching his hand out to Mr..
Harrington exclaimed: partner, God
bless the baby" He couldn't do too
much, and it isneedless to say they part
ed as friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
HEAVY FAILURE,

Suspension of the New York CIotIino
House of Carhart, whitford & Co.
NEW YORK, June 19.-The SUSPENSION
of Carhart, Whitford & Co.. CLOTHING
merchants, at Broadway and Canal
Streets, is announced. The news caused
the greatest surprise, as the boUse was
looked upon as one of the most prom
inent ones in the United States
and was regarded in the cloth,
ing trade as highly almost "a
the firm of A. 7. Stewart &
Co. in the dry goods trade In CONVEX
sation the members of the firm said that
they could not tell what they would do.
as they had submitted their entire af-
fairs to their creditors, and they desired
to get their views as to the best course
to pursue. When asked If the re-
port which was current In the trade
that the liabilities were 81, 200. 900 and
assets $1,000, 900 was correct, they said
that il was somewhat exaggerated. They
thought the liabilities would probably
be about $1,000, 900. The nominal as
sets we're far in excess of this amount.
and their actual assets they regarded
also as larger than their liabilities. The
assignment was filed to-day by Edmund
FL. Carhart, John P. Van Wagenen and
VIM. Fl. Whitford, composing the firm, to
Nathaniel Whitman. No preferences.
The firm is better known as Baldwin.
the clOthier. "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
Minor Mention.

A brakeman and fireman were killed and two
men injured by railway collision on the
Grand Trunk near Toronto on the 22d inst.
By a collision on the Canadian Pacific road
near Ottawa, on the 29th, three persons were
killed and large number seriously hurt.
The boiler in Field q Co.'s brick yard, at
Albany, Ga, exploded ON the 2Oth, killing
four negroes.
Albany Presbytery has deposed Rev. A. F.
Vedders, who is now in prison for criminal NAL
practice.
A collision on the Canadian Pacific Rail
way, thirty miles from Ottawa, on the 18th,
resulted in the killing of three persons and the
serious injury of many others.
Frank Schumacher was killed at the cement
works near Milwaukee on the 18th inst, by a
fragment of rock from blast.
A boiler in mill at Laurel Run, W, Va,
exploded On the 18th, killing J. FL. Seers Jr.,
and VIM. Gatz, and seriously wounded three
others.
The safe of John Collins, in Sanilac County,
Mich, was blown open by BURGERS on the
night of the 18th. and 1000 in cash and Sc
curities stolen. No clue to the thieves.
S. Waldo Sibiey, prominent New York
merchant in good financial circumstances, cut
his throat with razor on the 18th, to escape
the pangs of dyspepsia.
Pilot Jacob Felsher and Engineer Ned Roberts
and Joseph McGulligan were drowned by the
capsizing of tug near New Orleans on the
evening Of the 10th.
Geo. Hebberd and Fred. Lamoreux, two 10
year-old boys, were drowned near Galesburg,
ILL.,, on the 18th inst, while boating in pond.
The brig G P. Sherwood was wrecked on the
Atlantic on the 18th. Ten men and the cap
tain's wife were drowned.
DIR. M. Agelbrow, of Minneapolis, was robbed
Of $2,70O on a West Shore train near SYRIA
cuse, on the night of the 18th.
Twelve young men were arrested and fined
at Galesburg, ILL.,, on the 18th, for playing base
ball on Sunday.
The first suit in Atchison County, Kas.,
under the prohibitory law, was won on the
18th by the liquor dealers.
Hunters near Buffalo, N. z, on the 10Th,
found the skeleton of a man hanging to tree.
1t had apparently been swinging in the wind
for years.
John Lowry, who two years ago embezzled
$4,000 from the Hecla Mining Company. was
arrested on the 18th inst, near Moorhead
Mimi, where he had bought farm of 5000
acres of land and improved it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
FRANCE AND GERMANY.

The French have evidently become
somewhat elevated by their easy sue
cesses over the Chinese and the Afri-
cans and are looking elsewhere for
worlds to conquer. The expedition to
Morocco, while no doubt intended as a
piece Of idle and vainglorious buster,
may lead to something important, since
the Sultan of Morocco is still nominal
~ subject of the Sultan of Turkey,
and the Sultan of Turkey viii not
stand much bullying of this kind with
out calling on somebody for assistance.
IF he should happen to ask either
England or Germany the little piece of
Morocco braggadooio might turn out to
be a serious affair.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
The Methodist Love for Chickens.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
Since the earliest days of the timer
ancy the good brethren of the Metho-
dist ministry have had weakness for
chickens. In the good old times it was
customary to have particularly fine
fat pullet specially reserved until the
minister came round. Philadelphia, as
is well known, is the greatest chicken
market in the East, the New York no.
tells sending nearly all their orders here,
and the fame of philadelphia dry
picked chickens" has gone wide and
far. It is said that when the place for
holding the General Conference was
under consideration and the claims of
Philadelphia were under discussion,
some one said: "Why that's where they
have the good chickens, isn't it?" and
therefore Philadelphia received the
preference by ali overwhelming ma
jority. It appears that the confidence
of the clergy in Quaker poultry has not
been misplaced. During the session of
the General Conference the headguar-
tiers of the delegates has been the Col
onnade Hotel, and since conference
opened chicken has been on the bill OF
fare for every meal. There were over
400 ministers fed daily in the hotel and
the consumption has necessarily been
very great. "Las' week" said the hotel
steward yesterday, I'VE used up me- dan
1000 chicken, bout 1000 oh 'en spring
chicks. No use talkin', one o dem dere
fine big Methodist gem'men make way
wild whole chicken so quick it makes
yo' head SWIM"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25

Already the Party of Dynamite are
perilously near exhausting patience
upon which they have too long pre-
sumed." If such language as this were
used by paper in Arkansas or Col
orado when referring to the local col
lection of gamblers and cut-throats, it
would sound very much like a recon-
mendation to lynch law, but in Eng
land, of course, nothing of the kind is
intended. The reference is simply to a
habit the London mob have of remon-
strating through the medium of brick
bats and paving stones with those from
whom they may chance to differ in
ODiniOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
ernor by acclamalion by the Vermont Republic

ernor by acclamation by the Vermont Republic
ans on the 18th inst.
The Ohio Prohibitionists met in convention
at Columbus on the 18th inst, and nominated
state officers as follows: Secretary of state,
E. J. Morris; supreme Judge, j. W. Rosebor-
ough; member of Board OF Public Works, J. c..
Payne.
The California Prohibitionists met in state
convention on the 18th and chose eighteen
delegates to the national convention at Pitts
burg
On the 18th, Benz. F. Buffers letter was pub
lshed accepting the nomination for president
by the Greenback party.
Primaries were held at Chicago on the 18th,
ror delegates to the First, Second, Third and
Fourth Illinois districts Delegates favorlng
Harrison for governor we're chosen.
The Maine Democratic state convention was
held at Bangor on the 18th inst, with 889 dele
gates present. John B. Redmon was nominated
for governor, and delegates chosen to Chicago.
A resolution favoring Cleveland for president
was unanimously adopted
A committee of Boston independent Repub-
licans met a similar committee from New York
at the latter place on the 18th inst, for the
purpose of inagurating an Independent move
Tent. George William Curtis was made chair
man and a set of resolutions introduced by Carl
Schurz were adopted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
VALID MARRIAGES.

The United States circuit court for
Rhode Island has decided that mar
rage by agreement in the presnce of
witnesses and attested in writing is val
id, Notwithstanding it may be contrary
to the statutes of the state in which it
is contracted. It would seem from this
that even in the absence of general
law of the statutory kind in regard to
marriage contracts, the federal courts
can at least find authority in the COM
mon law to prevent people from evad-
ing such contracts on technical grounds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
A Curious Historical Fact.

from the Albany Evening Journal
It is curious historical fact than Lin
coin and Harrison were first candidates
for the presidency in 1892. r. Fl. Har-
rison, of Maryland, in that year received
six electoral votes and Benjamin Lin
coin one. Up to 1923, nominations for
the presidency and vice-presidency
were made by congressional caucuses.
The movement for national nominating
conventions began in 1880, when the
Anti-Masonic party set up it's candi-
dates at Baltimore. The National Re-
pubicans met the following year in ma
tional convention and nominated Hen
ry Clay, and the year following the
Democrats nominated Van Buren, for
vice-president at the same place. which
became known as the "City of Conven-
tons" From that time the parties
adopted the plan of naming their can
didates for the presidency by delegates
in national conventions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
The Bepnblirar.
WATERFOWL. Wis
GRANT AND W4RD.

The receiver has fled q schedule of
the assets and liabilities of Grant &
Ward, the New York sky-fying brokers.
The total cash assets are $4,000. Bills
receivable, supposed to be good, $685.
900; probably bad and doubtful ones,
$63,155,OO0. Securities held by credit
ors as collateral for loans made to Grant
& Ward and largely claimed by those
who pledged them with the firm for a
loan, aggregate $13,638,OOO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
How Druggists Mistakes Occur.
From the indianapolis Journal

From the Indianapolis Journal.l
81 think I know how mistakes in pre-
scriptions occur" said gentleman to
the writer. "The other day I took
prescription to drug store to have it
filed for member of my family, who
is sick. There was but one clerk in
the store, and he took the prescription
and went behind the prescription case
to prepare it. There was peep-hole
in the case so that the clerk could have
full view of the store and the front
door. Besides myself there were two
other persons in the store, idlers, l
suppose. and after hearing the mortar
and pestle click two OF three times, l.
saw the clerks eye pop up against the
peep-hole. He wanted to see that the
loungers were not taking anything.
The pestle clicked two Or three times
more and lady entered at the front
door. The clerk left the prescription
to attend to her. She wanted a strip
of adhesive plaster. Having waited on
her he returned to the prescription.
Another click or so and another Gus
toner enters. Man in hurry, wants
cigar. The clerk flies out and waits on
him. Back again to the prescription.
Another customer, boy, wanted
glass tube to take medicine through.
Clerk energies from behind the coun
ter and sells him one. There were
three or four other annoyances-
wanting cigars, child wanting cents
worth of chewing -gum, and woman
requiring change for a dollar-and,
finally, the prescription was completed
and delivered to me. It is my opinion
that prescriptions prepared under such
numerous Interruptions and annoy
ances are hazardous remedies. Sup
pose morphine is one of the component
parts of a prescription. The clerk
weighs and puts it in the mixture, is
interrupted, forgets. and again weighs
and puts in the morphine. The double
dose might kill. Or, suppose, being
interrupted, he thinks he has put in an
article required and omits it, The de-
sign of the prescriber is thwarted, and
the patient may be done to death by
reason of neglect. I may be wrong,
but it is my opinion that when a COM
potent drug clerk has prescription in
hand (and no other should be allowed
to compound one), he should have
nothing else to attend to until that one
thing is completed. It is matter for
wonder that the cigar trade and the
business of the drug
stores, particularly in small stores,
where there are few clerks. do not cause
more mistakes than they do. But per-
haps all of them are not found out"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
LYNCHENG IN ENGLAND.

The English press, with lofty POM
posity born of superior knowledge and
wisdom, is fond of lecturing America
and Americans on the lawlessness of
our citizens and upon the frequency
with which the people of this country
take the law into their own hands. In
view of this fact it is somewhat enter
tanning to find the Standard, in COM
menting on the dynamite explosions of
May 30, threatening the conspirators
in solemn tones; "There is such thing
as war of reprisals, and we could not
answer for the behavior of the London
populace after a really successful at
tempt to play havoc on a large scale.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
MANTTOBA.

How much of the talk about Manito-
ba separating from the rest of the Do
minion Provinces is wind is hard at
this distance to determine, but this
much is certain, that there are griev-
ances which are extremely annoying to
the Manitoba colonists, that these
grievances are not receiving proper at
tention at the hands of the Dominion
government. The Central and Pacific
Provinces of the Dominion were in
duced to flock with the rest partly by
the hope of the advantages to accrue
from the completion of the Canada
Pacific Road, but the road is not prov
ing that balm of gilead which its friends
confidently expected, and the result is
that the people of these districts are
rather disposed to regard themselves in
the light of swindled martyrs. The
commercial interests of Manitoba in
particular are inseparably bound up
with those of our great Northwestern
states, and there seems besides to be a
much closer social and political SYM
pathy than is commonly supposed to
exist. At present the people of Mani
toba are relying on the English gov
eminent to right their real or fancied
wrongs, but if this is not done in rea-
sonably time they are understood to
claim the right to alter or abolish the
existing order of things and to stay out
side the Dominion or enter the United
States, just as they please.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
GEN. GORDON's SAFETY.

That Gen. Gordon is still at Khar-
toum may well be believed; for, peril
GUS as his position seems to be, it would
far from improved by an attempt to
fight his way southwark. If he remains
where he is, the chances for his ulti-
mate relief and restoration are excellent.
A serious disturbance at Cairo might at
first seem to increase his peril, but it
would doubtless cause an immediate
Strengthening of the British forces in
Egypt, and in the end perhaps render
his rescue more certain and speedy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
THE ELEMENTS.

The fend of the air, who for the past
few years has been manifesting himself
in the form of the destructive cyclone,
appears to have changed his tactics re-
Gently. He now pounces down upon
terra frma in the form of cloud-burst,
suddenly deluging the localities Sc
lected for the demonstration with
great torrents of rushing waters.
Within few days Nevada, Colorado,
New Mexico. Texas and Pennsylvania
have been the scenes of these sudden
and terrible visitatiols.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
Smoke,

The large block opposite the Opera House at
Beaver Falls, Pa, was totally destroyed by fire
on the 21st
Fire in the paper warehouse of Chatfeld &
Woods, Cincinnati, ON the 22d inst, did dam
age to the extent of $4,000.
large Touring mill at Mt Leonard, Mo-,
burned on the 20t Loss 1876, 900; insurance
$4,000.
Fire at Port Arthur, Man., on the 21st, de-
stroyed Queens hotel. Loss $4,000. VIM.
Mcpherson. commercial traveller for Carsca-
den d Peck, Winnipeg, was burned to death.
The fire was incendiary.
fire at Benezette, Elm County, twenty
nine miles from Dubois, Pa. on the 21st inst,
destroyed eleven of the principal dwellings.
The cause of the fire was the explosion of @
lamp. Loss, 10000.
The North Shore Lumber Company's saw
mill at Perry Harbor, Ont, burned on the Goth.
Loss 100000.
An entire block of buildings were swept away
by fire at Braddocks, Pa, on the 10Th inst.
Loss about $1,000
Munroe's fireworks factory and the Burt
House were destroyed by fire at Bradford, Pa,
on the 10Th. Loss $780, 600.
The Zoo variety tbeater at LeadvilIe, Col,
burned on the 18th inst. A fireman named J.
W. Mallory and miner named McCune were
burned to death. Charles Sawyer, a fireman,
was seriously kurt. Pecuniary loss $50, 1000;
insurance, light.
Crowley's iron works at Philadelphia were
damaged by fire to the extent of $4,000, on
the 18th.
Fire at Athens, Pa, on the 17th inst, de-
stroyed property to the value of 1892, ZOO.
J. X. RusselPs planning mill at Chicago,
burned OIL the 18th inst. Loss $4,000.
A fire at Tell City, Ind, on the 10th inst,
destroyed tie Tell City Furniture Factory.
Loss, $780, 900; insurance $4,000.
Base Ball.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
The StiIetto in Italy.

At meeting of the family at Palermo, Sicily.
Oh the 18th. for the purpose of settling some
financial differences, a man named Nicholas.
in fit of rage, fatally stabbed his aged
mother, his uncle and his grandmother. When
the police appeared it was necessary to storm
the house to get at the murderer, who was
finally lodged in iall.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
What Turkey Thinks.

The Porte on the 10Th inst, addressed note
to the Powers insisting that England's self
imposed task of restoring order in Egypt is
completed and that the army of occupation
aught to be withdrawn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
A Horrible Crime.

j. F. Cechura, living near Dayton's Bluff. a
suburb of st. Paul, Mimi, had as tenantstKath-
arine Messerschmidt. an old woman Of 70 wears.
and her daughter. Enraged because his ten.
ants paid their rent to his wife, he took butch
er knife on the 10Th inst. and stabbed both
women fatally. He then went to his own room,
took poison and opened the arteries of both
arms. All three are dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
Emigrants with Smallpox.

A family of emigrants who were given clear
bill of health at Baltimore, have started the
smallpox in Shelby County, La. Two of the
emigrants have died and seven Of the neighbors
are down with the disease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
Fourteen Killed.

A dispatch from New Laredo, Mex, of the
18th says information has been received there
of terrible accident on the Tampico branch
of the Mexican Central Railroad, by which two
Americans and twelve Mexican laborers were
killed by the premature explosion of blast.
One of the Americans killed was Mike Madigan,
formerly of ST. Louis, well known among rail
road contractors.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
Financially Embarrassed

The New York clothing house of Carhart
Whitford & Co., failed On the 18th inst The
liabilities are estimated at 81, 100000 and assets
considerably in excess of that amount
John Callahan d Co., Louisville Ky.. whole
sale liquor dealers, assigned on the 18th.
Liabilities 100000; assets 100000
Pearce & Hall, fur hat manufacturers, New
York, assigned on the 18th. Preferences $780,
600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
Attempted Assassination.

A French soldier attempted to assassnate
United States Consul Geo. W. Roosevelt on
the 10th, while the latter was witnessing bal
loon ascension at Bordeaux with his wife. The
bullet passed through his hat and grazed his
skull. The soldier escaped.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
A Sad End.

Fred. ". Clark. formerly respected
business man of Milwaukee, closed his eyes for
ever in the poIice-station at that place on the
morning of the 17th pauper. The old, old
story: whisky,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
A King Abdicates.

dispatch of the 10Th says: 'The King of
Cambodia has transferred the administration of
his kingdom to the French governor of Saigon.
Ample provision has been made for the king
and the rest of the royal family"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25
The Deadly Kerosene Can.

Lizzie Telemple. aged 10, was fatally burned
by the explosion of an oil can at Pittsburg, Pa,
on the 18th inst, while lighting fire. A man
named Frank Oxenviter was terribly burned
while attempting to save the girls life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-25

Havana dispatch of the 21st: "The deaths
from yellow fever for the week ended yesterday
were sixteen; new cases of fever since Thurs
day are forty-six.