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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Il HEAVY GAZE.
,Shipwreck and Loss of Life on the At
1antic Coast.

Shipwreck and Loss of Life on the At
1antic Coast.
New YORK, April 3O.-A severe storm
of wind and rain prevailed along the
Atlantic coast Tuesday night. The
schooner-yacht Haze and two fishing
schooners were blown ashore in the
Horseshoe, Jersey City, and are still
on, near therailroad dock. The water
inside of Sandy Hook was soon filled
with craft taking refuge from the
storm. There were thick furries of
SNOW on the coast, on Long Island
and In New Jersey. The sloop Martha
w. Corless, of Brooklyn, Capt.
John Mitchell, capsized off Crab
Harbor, Northport, at midnight and
sank. The captain, Patrick Mitchell,
and Michael Smith were drowned.
The mate, Patrick Quinlan, chung to
the rigging and succeeded in saving
himself in the small boat. William H.
OsbOrne's yacht, Dart, was blown
from her anchorage near Peekskill,
and was dashed against the rocks and
wrecked. A schooner loaded with
Turkish emory for the New York
Emory Company, at Peekskill, found
cred off that village. The captain
managed to get into the boat, but the
crew OF three were near drowning in
the heavy sea before they managed to
secure a hold on the top of the masts,
which protruded from the water few
feet. From this position they were
rescued by the captain in the small
boat. A fishing-boat capsized at Yer
planck's Point, and William Riske was
drowned.
HALIFAX, N. S., April Bottle Sc
verest storm that has prevailed in
this section for long time, set in early
last evening, and continued till g. late
hour. The wind blew with great vio-
lence from the east and rain fell very
heavily for several hours It is feared
that vessels Oh the coast must have
met with disaster.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

AN apparatus has been devised by
two Philadelphia inventors for sending
and receiving telegraph messages by
the use OF a key board marked with
letters and figures like that of a type
writing machine. The keys open and
close graduated currents; and the let
tiers are produced both on the paper
of the sending machine as in a type
writer and also on the paper of the re-
ceiving machine. The same instrument
ment performs functions. The inven-
ton is controlled by a stock company
with capital ofS2, 100000 and fit is
as free from limitations and as ''appli-
cable to any system of wire communi-
cation and capable of working with
any number of tributaries" as it's pro-
iectors claim, it will be rapidly adopt
ed, and work a revolution in the tele-
graph business.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

THE son of Charles Dickens, who was
at first reported killed at Fort Pitt,
but who has happily escaped, went to
Manitoba some ten years since, and
was made Inspector of the mounted
police. He was afterwards promoted
to be chief Inspector. He is described
as plucky, dashing officer, inheriting
some of his fathers literary tastes,
but fonder of adventure and open air
life. He was born soon after the APP
pearance of his father tale of "Martin
Chuzzlewit," which described, orrather
caricatured, the crude pioneer life of the
frontier, of which the son must have
got more reliably acquainted than he
had become through his fathers
books.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Daring Train Robbery.

The Louisville express on the New Alba
ny Road, arrived at Chicago about three
hours late on the both, and the passengers
and train men relate the following account
of the cause Of the delay: Shortly before
the train should have reachede Blooming
ton, man having the appearance of a
tramp entered the express car from the
smoking car, armed with heavy hickory
stick. In the express car were George X.
Davis, the express messenger, and Peter
Weber, the baggageman. He struck Web
Der on the head, Telling him, while Davis
ran for his revolver. Before he could reach
it, the man hit him also, and then taking
away the revolver, shot him in the head
He then made the baggageman open the
safe and take out the money. The tramp
then pulled the bell-cord and stopped the
train, but first fired at Weber, the bullet
striking him in the forehead. Weber sue
ceeded in reaching the smoker and gave the
alarm but the solitary train robber had
disappeared in the darkness. The alarm
Was not given until the train reached
Bloomington when a search began. The
amount stolen is not known but exceeds
200. Davis and Weber are both alive
but the former cannot recover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Deeds of Blood.

The corpse found in a trunk at Pittsburg
on the goth, has been identified as that OF
Pietro Coroso an Italian laborer. Nine
allans were arrested on the I'd at Chica-
go, from whence the trunk was sent to Pitts
burg, on suspicion of having connection with
the mystery, and one of them confessed
that he purchased the money order found
on the body,
Thomas Neville, Cleveland man in the
Columbus state prison, committed suicide
on the I'd.
Carrie Johnson a mulatto girl convicted
Of murder at Pittsburg on the I'd, was SEN
fenced to four years in the penitentiary.
Edmund Bushman, aged 10, lived with
his son-in-law in New York. A short time
ago the latter told him he had better 60
and live with a son in Chicago. Bushman
prepared to go, but on the 1stinst, the day
he was to have started, he went out to the
barn and hanged himself.
Riley Brown, an eX-convict, shot John
Shaffer, stabieman, at Columbus, O., on
the LIST, killing him instantly. There was a
woman at the bottom of the affair.
At Macon, Ca, on the LIST, w. H. Jones,
a locomotive engineer, shot his wife and
then killed himself His wife cannot posi-
bly, recover. Jones died instantly. Do
nestle troubles were the causes leading to
the deed.
At Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 2Sth,
VIII and Charley Irwin, brothers, quar-
relied, and the former stabbed the latter to
death with dirk knife.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Smoke.

A fire on the morning Of the 3D. in the vii
.lage OF Cabery, twenty-five miles from Kan
kakee, H., caused destruction to the
amount of 100000. Twenty bust
ness houses and fourteen residences were
burned 1t is believed the fire was of incen-
diary origin.
Johnson's hub and spoke factory, at
Portsmouth, o., burned on the Both. Loss,
$50, 900; insured.
The Lyndale, a summer hotel in the sub
urbs of Minneapolis, Mimi. took fire from
some unknown cause on the night of the
29th, and was totally destroyed. The loss
will reach $4,000. The building was I'M
occupied.
The chocolate factory of Runkel Bros
New York, was partially destroyed by fire
on the Both. The loss, divided among a
number of tenants, is estimated at S35,-
O0O
Fire at Railway, N. j., on the 29th de-
stroyed the carriage factory of J. L. Free
man and the Gordon Opera House. The
total loss will reach 500, 900.
The large jeans mill of Bronigan e. Lamb
at Chester Pa, burned on the 29tn. The
loss on building, stock and machinery is es-
timated at $50, 900.
The Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, had mar
row escape from destruction by fire on the
2Sth. The damage is estimated at from
100000 to $4,000.
The large three-story wooden building
owned and occupied by G. Brane & Co.
as a leather mandatory, at Woburn
Mass, was burned on the night of the 26th
with most of it's contents. The loss will
reach $4,000, upon which there's $44, $50
insurance.
A destructive fire at Manning S. c., on
the 26th, caused loss of $50, 900. No
particulars have been received.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Minor Mention.

Five hundred weavers at North Adams,
Mass, struck on the I'd inst, against a 5
per cent. reduction
An engine on the Reading road left the
track near Columbia, Pa, on the I'd, and
rolled down twenty foot embankment.
The engineer and fireman were killed.
A man named Jamison, living near Arm
iston, Ala, left his two small children
locked in the house for short time on the
I'd. When he returned he found his house
in ashes.
Near Forreston, H., On the I'd, two men
were killed by collision on the ST. Paul
road.
Leopold Benjamin, president of the
Queen City Iron Company, of Cincinnati,
was arrested on the I'd inst, charged with
forgery.
While a party OF workmen were engaged
in removing a heavy stone cornice from the
top of the Burnett House, Cincinnati on
the I'd, large portion of it fell, crashing
through the roof of barber shop in the
basement. mason named Leffel was in
stantly killed.
Near Red Bud, GascoDade County, Mo-,
on the 1st., two brothers, named Aiken
attempting to cross the Bourbon River
with wagon and team, were washed down
the river some distance and drowned
Commodore G. K. Garrison died suddenly
at his residence in New York, on the 1st
INST, OF paral ysls OF the heart. lie was IT
years of age.
The house of DR.. Olive, at Stanton, H.,
took fire on the 3Oth and burned to the
ground in a short time. The doctor, who
is supposed to have been intoxicated, was
burned to death.
William Pate, a convict at the Joliet pen
itentiary, escaped on the night of the 29th
by scaling the walls with the aid of a hook
attached to a piece Of gas pipe.
Nine thousand troops and six batteries
left Moscow on the 2Sth for the frontier.
dispatch from Cairo of the goth con-
firms the reports OF the previous day that
the Bosphore-Egyptien affair has been set
tied.
Two men were killed and large number
injured bya collision on the Iron Mountain
Railroad, near Kansas City, on the 9th.
By the collapse Of building at Pittsburg,
during fire, on the night of the 9th, two
tiremen were killed and seven others more
or less injured
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

WITH all the encomiums that writer's
and publicists have bestowed on the
French financial system, it does not
appear to be SO intensely superior as
it might be to that of other nations.
At the fall of Louis Napoleon, the
French debt was about 81 ,525, OOO,OOO
or but little larger that that of the
United States at the present time
The Franco-German war caused it to
be increased to 81, 900, 100000, which
is larger than any other national debt
in existence. 1t has also been stated
recently that, under the republic, the
public revenues have been continuous
ly less then the expenditures, and that
it now owes a floating debt of $2,OOO,
100000, making total of So, 600, 600,
900. If such is the case, France would
be wise to keep out of any extensive
warlike enterprises for the present.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

New YORK contractors seem to be
clever in some respects, although they
do not regard the sterotyped rules OF
construction to any great extent. At
ter the recent disastrous fall of Sc
ries of mud-mortar buildings the reck-
less contractor rushed to a sand sup
ply and ordered load of that mate
rial to be dumped in the vicinity of the
mortar-boxes at the ruins. This com
mendable desire to keep up appear
ances with a display ofsand will prob
ably have great influence with the
commission investigating the cause OF
the ruinous collapse if a suficiency OF
money is mixed with the mortar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

A FELoNIoUs explosion in London
that is not attended with the discov-
cry of pieces of American clock-work
would be as exceptional as a felonious
explosion atreally did mortal injury
to human being. The faculty of dis
covering American clock-works in in
ernal machines is peculiar to the Brit
ish detective. The official that not
long ago contrived American clock
work out of bottle of horse medicine
and scraps of fishing tackle at the
Victoria Railroad Station, gave a
striking example of the tendency of
the queens police to trace all such
outrages to this country. The recent
explosion ia the Admiralty office
was a trifing affair, and yet the En-
gIish capital was in a blaze of excite
ment over the event. After while it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
VICTORY AT LAST.
A Suit Against the Pennsylvania Road
Ends in Verdict for the Plaintiff.

A Suit Against the Pennsylvania Road
Ends in a Verdict for the Plaintiff.
New YORK, April 29-The court OF
appeals has just decided the peculiar
case of Cyrus II. Mccormick, a resident
of Chicago, against the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad, which has been in
litigation twenty-three years. The
suit was begun in and has been passed
upon four times by the supreme court,
and three times by the court OF
appeals Eminent counsel has
been employed on both sides,
those for the plaintiff being
Daniel D. Lord. E. w. Stoughton,
Beach & Brown, and Roscoe Conkling,
and for the defendant Blatchford,
Seward, Griswold & Dacosta. The
leading facts of the case are as follows:
On March II, 1862, plaintiff with his
family and baggage applied to defend
ant at Philadelphia for Transports
ton on it's railroad. The baggage was
dlaced on the train. and while plaintiff
was procuring the tickets and
having some dispute about the
checking of the baggage the train
started off with the baggage, the
defendant refusing to give plaintiff
either checks or the baggage. The bag
gage was carried on to Chicago and de
stroyed at the depot by fire, on the
morning of it's arrival The trunk
contained costly clothing and dia-
monds belonging to Mrs. Mccormick,
theloss involving thousands of dollars.
The jury awarded a verdict in favor OF
Mccormick for the full value of the
goods, and interest, which amounted
to SIG, 431.1O. The Pennsylvania
Railroad appealed the case, and a
prolonged litigation was the result,
the legal contest being over fine points
of law and technicalities raised by
counsel on both sides. The plaintiff
claimed that the defendant had
wrongfully seized and held his property
in resistance of his claims, and there
fore was liable for its full value The
defendant argued that the effort OF
the plaintiff to have his baggage
stopped was virtually a waiver OF
his right of action; that the plaintiff
had no right to recover for such prop
erty as had been presented by him ito
his wife, and that jewelry could not be
designated as baggage. The action on
appeal was begun in April, 1867. The
late decision is fnality to this long
contested case, and gives the executors
of the deceased plaintiff the full
amount of the claim, with interest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
WANT BETTER GRUB.

Alleged Poor Food Causes a Mutiny in
'he Brldewen, at Chicago.
CHICAGO, H., May EARLY this
morning word was received in the citv
by telephone that the Bridewell had
been converted into a veritable bed1am
and that all was noise and confusion
within the walls. The Amazon Hosiery
company employs most of the prison
ers OF the Brldewell, working them at,
knlttlng-machines and looms and nav
ing 80 cents per day to the cityfor the
services OF each man. 1t appears that
late IN the afternoon $50 of the pris-
oners serving the hosiery COMPANY
struck for better food. They all ouit,
work together, vOwing not to return
to their places until Warden FELTON,
had promised to give them something
palatable as we'll as digestible at their
meals. For q time the men we're
threatening and but for the prompt
action OF the guards might have
worked serious havoc with the ma
chlnery, If, indeed they had not secured
their liberty. After some parley ninety
OF the disconnected convicts went back
to their labors. The other sixty were
then sent to their cells and, after they
had been separated all those who held
out against the last order to 90 to
work were summarily "strung up"
Notwithstanding this none of the
prisoners confined in the main cell
house slept during the night. All dis
clpllne over them in that quarter was
gone and they sang and shouted and
made night hideous with their protests
against the food and the treatment, Of
the disconnected sixty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Looks Like Peace Again.

A London special of the Sd inst. says
that while there is no definite news on the
subject OF the Anglo Russian difficulty, the
war cloud seems to have suddenly dis
solved. 1t is stated that the ministers in
counsel decided to meet the utmost limits
Of English concession. The Moscow Gazette
says it has reason to believe an honorable
expedient has been found by which both
sides can settle the dispute. 1t is learned
that dispatch has been received from Sir
Edward Thornton, at ST. Petersburg,
stating that the English proposal to submit
the differences to arbitration has been
favorably received by the Car and his adj
visers. They desire, however, to slightly
modify the basis of the proposed arbitra-
ton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Fiendish ButChery,

Adolph Hess, with his wife and child lived
in a mean little house three miles from the
village OF Concordia, O. Some time during
the night of the 9th, Hess, who was adj
dicted to drink, took an axe and with one
blow severed the head Of his child from it's
body. The. head was found on the floor.
Hess then beat his wife on the head until
life was extinct. The room bore evidence
of dreadful struggle. The floor was
smeared with blood, chairs were broken,
and bloody fnger-marks stained the wall.
The woman's body, almost nude, and hor-
ribly bruised and gashed, lay in one corner.
After his bloody work Hess hung himself to
rafter, and when found the following
morning all the bodies were stiff.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Uneasy Indians.

A dispatch from Qu'Appelle, n. w r., Of
the LIST inst, says the Indians have left
their reserves at Touchwood and File Hills
but whether through fear Of troops or pre-
paratory to a rising is not known. The set
tiers in their vicinity are very uneasy. Chie
Factor Mcdonald has confidence in the In,
dians, so far, and does not think there is
any danger. Others equally acquainted
with Indian ways have contrary ideas. The
Quebec cavalry have left for Touchwood
Hills. 1t is understood that Gov. Dewdney
viii investigate matters. The York Rang
ers, Simcoe Foresters and Winnipeg Caval-
ry are still stationed at GU Appelle. Extra
precautions are maintained, 100 men being
kept under arms all night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

THE work of widening the Suez Ca
nal, which is now definitely decided
upon, will, it is estimated, occupy
two years, but the benefit of the alter
ations will make itself felt before their
completion. The enlarged waterway
will be capable Of an almost indefinite
amount of traffic, and this result may
be said to be necessary, for calcula-
ton shows that the traffic las in the
past doubled itself in five years, and
there is every reason to believe that
this rate Of increase will continue in
the future.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
THE English are evidently unable +

THE English are evidently unable to
take care Of their own public buildings.
The Horse Guards, the Tower of Lon
don, the Parliament building, London
Bridge and the Admiralty have in
turn been damaged by explosives I'M
doubtedly placed there with malicious
intent, and, although all of the build
n gs are closely watched and special
precautions taken, there is only one
case in which the authorities have
been able to fasten even a suspicion
on any person. With such a record
it is not much to be wondered at that
explosions are SO frequent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Her Trade Relations With Canada and
the United States.


OTTAWA, Ont, April 27.-Sir AM
brose Shea has arrived here, and has
had an interview with Sir John Nc
Donald and Hon. A. w Mcclellan,
minister of marine and fisheries, re
speeding the trade relations between
Canada and Newfoundland. Sir Am
brose seeks to have the duty on New
foundland fish imported into Canada
rescinded. Sir Ambrose Shea also dis
cussed informally with the premier
the subject Of reciprocity with the
United States. 1t appears that the
American government intimated to
Sir Ambrose, while he was at Washing
ton, that separate treaty with New
foundland will not be contemplated,
and that any negotiation begun must
include Canada as we as Newfound
land.
OTTAWA, Ont, April 28.-In the
House of Commons, last night in re-
ply to Mr.. Davies, Sir John Mcdonald
said that Sir Ambrose Shea, of New
foundland, had called upon him
and stated that he had visited
Washington in relation to the
subject of trade relations between
Newfoundland and the United States.
Sir Ambrose had an interview with
Mr.. Bayard, secretary Of state, but
was not commissioned by the govern
ment of Newfoundland, but only by
the board of trade Of st. Johns. The
government of Canada had had some
communication with the United States
government on the subject of closer re-
lations and on the fisheries question,
but it was not considered in the pub
lie interest to state what had been
done
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Eighteen DAYS.

The brig Seretha (Br.) arriving at st.
Johns, n. F., on the night of the goth,
brought in Capt. Bowden and two of the
crew of the barquentine Marance, discov-
cred perishing amid an ice foe in latitude
1870 north, longitude 1854 west They
had been eighteen days exposed to rain,
sleet and snow without cover, and with
scanty provisions. When picked up all
they had left was q little bread, which was
floating about on the bottom of the boat.
Their vessel sank on the 9Th of April, hay
ing been crushed in the ice The first officer
and the balance of the crew are supposed
to have sunk in the long boat, shortly after
leaving the vessel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Almost Reloaded.

Charles GROCER, of Washington Township
Erie County, Pa, almost beheaded his
younger brother on the 3Oth ult The
young man was chopping wood, and had
the axe swung over his back ready for a
blow, when his attention was diverted
The little fellow toddled up to the block
while Charles was thus engaged, and the
latter, resuming his chopping without look.
ing, brought the axe down upon the child's
neck, almost severing the head at one blow
lad was dispatched on horseback fol-
medical aid, and was thrown over an EN-.
bankment and terribly injured, the horse
being killed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

In the event of a war between En-
gland and Russia, the Sultan of Turkey
will be in the peculiarly hesitating po-
sition Of the donkey between the two
stacks of hay he won't know which
to side with. He is afraid of Russia,
dare not trust England, and cannot
safely be neutral. Under such circum-
stances, he would be justified in 'tak-
ing to the woods"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06
Settled without Bloodshed.

The battle with the stone quarry strikers
at oliet is over. Troops began to arrive
early on the morning of the I'd inst. in
response to the sheriffs call TN the COVER
nor. Six companies pitched their tents on
the grounds OF the Joliet Stone Company.
They had no sooner gone into camp when
a courier brought dispatch from Lemont,
stating that mob of 400 Poles, Bohe-
mians and Welshmen were coming from
Joliet. The strikers were armed with
revolvers, clubs and pick handles. A
detachment of two companies was sent
on to head them off. One company formed
in line of battle across the road
the while the other formed further up
under the side of the hill, and here awaited
the struggle. About 2 O'Clock the strikers
made their appearance, coming over the
hill ten abreast, with leader carrying
flag, and swearing they would not onl y rout
ell quarries, kill scabs and annihilate the
dude militia, but paint the city red with