Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

The first volume of Mr.. Blaines new
book. which was given to the public last
week, gives 200 pages to the political
revolution of 1860, and the remainder of
the pages bring the history down to the
time of President Garfield. The first
edition will comprise at least 100000
copies. The second volume will be issued
next fall.
CONSCIENCE STRICKEN ABOUT A CENT.
Twenty years ago James Hutchinson,
of Springtown, Bucks county, gave an
acquaintance 10 cents and requested him
to bring package of tobacco along from
the store to which the man was going.
He brought the package, and the affair
was forgotten uLtil last week, when the
man wrote to Mr.. Hutchinson, inclosjng
Is cents and postal card, which he said
was in payment of cent change which
he bad received and had failed to return
twenty years ago, the tobacco being only
cents. He further stated he had Join
ed the Dunkard Church, aud his con
science would give him nc rest until he
had returned it, with full interest,"
Pottstoaon (Pa.) Ledger.
A PLAUSIBLE PoRTER.-Society in
London is somewhat amused and very
much scandalized at the daring robbery
of DR.. Bull Run Russell's wedding
presents. Every one knows that the
celebrated war correspondent was mar
ried some weeks ago in Paris to charm
ing Italian lady. Presents poured in
on the popular couple on this suspicious
occasion. These wedding presents, OF
the value at least of $4,000, were left
during the honeymoon in the safekeep-
ing of friend, residing in Eaton square,
London. One day shortly after porter,
wearing the badges of his respectable
trade upon cap and collar, rolled cart
to this lady's door add explained that he
was sent by DR.. and Mrs. Russell for the
boxes in her charge. Alas, for unsus.
pected womanhood! The lady gave up
every bit of property intrusted to her by
bride and bridegroom. A day or two
elapsed without message. Reason of the
silence-they had not reached England
The plausible porter was thief.
A FREE PASS CARRIES DAMAGES
The Court OF Appeals, in session at Port
Jervis. N. Y, has decided in the case OF
Mary A. Seybolt against the New York,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad that q
railroad company is responsible for
damages in case of death by an accident
on the road OF a person travelling on a
free pass. Daniel H. Seybolt. husband
of the plaintiff in this case, was killed in
an accident on the defendants railroad
at Tioga, in 1881. He was a postal
clerk running on that road. His widow
claimed $4,000 damages for his death,
and in suit brought by her against the
company the trial court awarded her
$500. The company's defense was
that the deceased clerk was at the time
of his death travelling on the road by
virtue of free pass, and, according to
the conditions of that pass. he was not
entitled to recover damages. On an
appeal to the General Term by the COM
pany the award was sustained, and the
Court of Appeals has just affirmed the
judgment.
HOMES OF ANIMAIs.-Professor N.
Jolly, of the Faculty of Sciences at Tou.
louise, France, thus briefly sums up his
conclusions concerning the original
homes of domestic animals: ss"The
Eastern origin of species now domesti-
Gated among us is open to no manner of
doubt, Such are, for example, the pea
cock, a native of India; the common
pheasant. brought from the banks OF the
Phasis. after ,the expedition Of the Argo-
nauts; the cock perhaps; and the silk
worm, cultivated in China for nearly
5000 years. A few animals only come
to us from Africa The guinea fowl, the
canary and perhaps also the ferret, are
instances. Others, lastly, have been
imported from America at a compare
lively recent epoch. These are the
guinea pig, the turkey, the musk duck
Improperly termed the Barbary duck,
the Canada goose and the cochineal
from Nepal. To Europe belong the dog,
the cat, the horse, the ass, the pig, the
OK, the goat, the sheep, the rabbit;
among the birds the pigeon, the common
fowl, the. duck, the common goose, the
swan, AID among insects the bee"