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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
THE PENN BANK.
rangen1en

Surprising Testimony in the Trial at
Pittsburg.
PuTsBUKG, Pa, June 19.-There was
no abatement in the interest in the
Penn Bank conspiracy case to-day
The first witness called this morning
was Broker McMullin, who assisted
President Riddle in conducting the
business of the oil syndicate. He testi-
fed that he frequently conversed with
the directors in regard to the deals
made by the syndicate, and that ell
the correspondence relating to the
operations was read each morning in
the presence of such directors as might
be present. There was no secret
about it, and the affairs were
talked over without the least reserve.
The sensation of the day was
the calling of ex-President Riddle, one
of the defendants. He gave detailed
history of his connection with the
bank, and said when he became presi-
dent, in 1882, the capital had been
impaired to the amount of nearly
100000. They had large amount
of oil on hand, and the syndicate was
proposed in order to get the bank in
good shape again. Hesaid majority
of the directors were consulted, and
that all of them acquiesced,
and kept themselves fully ad-
vised of the operations of the
scheme. At one time his health COM
PEELED him to go South; the bank held
then 100000 barrels of OIL AS the
market was then 81 .32, he ordered all
the oil sold, but this was not done.
and the market dropped to SO cents.
He said not dollar of any of the
profits made were given to outsiders,
but all went to the bank. He was the
largest stockholder, and when the
bank failed, he had $1,000 of his
own funds, and $4,000 trust funds
on deposit, not one cent of which he
got back.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
AnecdOte Of Forrest.

Edwin Forrest was oncelaid up with
a severe attack of rheumatic govt,
which rendered him about as pleasant
to come in contact with as an Indian
on the warpath. A friend of his,
dropping in just as the eminent TRACE
dian was seized with a terrific twinge,
met with a decidedly warm welcome
as regards INSTANTLY explosives. Be-
ing rather a, facetious individual, the
friend exclaimed:
"Hello, governor! What are you
laughing at? never saw you look so
tickled before"
In his fercest manner, interspersed
with deep-toned grunts and some
profanity, Forrest growled: ''Get out,
will you? won't see anybody. Let
me alone, confound you"
A little while after the snubbed
friend might have been seen in CONVEX
sation with small specimen
OF bootblack, whose stand
was in front of the hotel
where Forrest was stopping. The con-
fab, accompanied by series of pan
gentleman, which was clearly dupli-
CdUcu NY Ull0 UI1SuU-W1UU6O S1il1OI,
lasted some fifteen minutes, when the
boy, broad grin illuminating his ex-
pansive countenance, started to as
cend the hotel stairs, receiving part
ing injunction:
"Don't you stop pounding until he
let's you in.''
This admonition was strictly car
ried out, whereupon the door was
violently thrown open and Forrest
angrily demanded the cause of so
much connection. Striking an atti-
tude a la Metamora, the tutored boot
black detained in a piping treble:
"You sent for me, 1 have come. Ii
you do not want me, [ will go back to
my wigwam."
Pouncing upon the boy, Forrest
growled out: ''You young imp, you!
Here, take this, tossing him a quar-
ter, as he added, "and go and tell
that" designating his facetious
friend by name and a few additional
adjectives) "to come up. | want to
see him."
AS the door closed on the apt little
bootblack, a roar of laughter issued
from Forests room, which seemed to
have a beneficial effect upon his all
ment, for when his friend appeared he
was in quite q iOvial frame of mind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
Crawling Out of His Skin.
From the New York World.1

From the New York World
The big bOa-cOnStrictOr in Central
Park shed his skin yesterday after
noon. He was stiff from the long win
ter's sleep, and as his head swayed
from side to side the notified skin be-
gan to break just back Of his neck.
The head swung from side to sidemore
violently still, and the rent back of
his neck grew larger. A piece of skin,
transparent, and looking like pure
honey-comb, dropped off and fell to
the bottom Of the cage. By this time
a great crowd of curious visitors
pressed about the glass Enclosure,
watching the boa's efforts to peel off
the old skin. Sliding up to the wood
en- sash that held the panes of glass he
pulled his length along, scraping the
old skin off against the sharp parti-
ton. Very slowly the sinuous folds
moved by, and it was fifteen minutes
before a strip Of faky skin, somewhat
like the scales Of q big fish, was peeled
off. This showed a narrow strip of
new shiny skin beneath; but the strip
peeled off was only about two inches
wide, SO the numbering snake turned
around and began scraping off the
flakes in the same way on the other
side. So the process was kept up un-
TIL he finally emerged, looking fresh
and Shiny and glistening in his new
notified dress. The other boa has not
yet parted with it's last years skin.
While the snake was writhing in it's eff
forts to clear itself lady in the crowd
tainted and was led out.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

own system seems much more prefer
able. Here we are anchored for four
years, and no sudden squirt of popular
passion can convulse the country by
radical change of government and pol
icy, as in France. Even in England,
where ministries have longer average
life than in France, they are some
times thrust out of power, with their
work only half wrought out. Wehave
reason to be content with our own
way, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the country is perfectly sat-
isfed with the four years system,
whose disadvantages are light COM
pared with the disturbing possibili-
ties of the responsible ministry ar
rangement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
Bill Nye and the Bronze Goddess.
From the Boston Globe


l am in favor of Statue Of Liberty
Enlightening the World, because it will
show that we keep it on tap winter
and summer. We want the whole
broad world to remember that when
it gets tired Of oppression it can come
here and Cypress US. We are used to
it and we rather like it. If we don't
like it we can get on steamer and go
abroad, where we may visit the effete
monarchies and have high old time.
The sight of the Goddess of Liberty
standing there night and day, bathing
her feet in the ripping sea, will be a
good thing. 1t may be productive of
good in a direction that many have
not thought of. AS she stands there
day after day bathing her feet in
the broad Atlantic, perhaps some
moss grown Mormon moving toward
the far West, a confirmed victim of his
matrimonial habit, may fix the bright
picture on his so-called mind, and re-
membering how, on his arrival in New
York, he saw Liberty bathing her feet
with impunity may be led in after
years to try it on himself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

MASSACHUSETTS has inaugurated a
new system for church charities.
Rafting and charity balls having been
declared immoral, a Salem congrega-
ton advertises the sale at public auc-
ton on certain evening of a number of
yelled beauties shrouded in gossamers
and blue wells, each having a well-filled
lunch basket, the proceeds of the sale
to 60 to the benefit of the church.
The highest bidder enjoys the lady's
society for the evening and shares the
contents of the lunch basket with her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
FIGHT IN A COURT-ROOM.
Two Lawyers in a Murder Case Quarrel
and Clinch.

Fort WORTH, Tex, June 2O.-A fight
occurred in the district courtroom,
last night, which came near resulting
fatally: The trial of young Stevens,
charged with the murder of DR.. Wallace
at Mansfield, this county, had just
opened, the entire day having been
spent In impaneling a jury. The attor-
neys were tired and petulant. Henry
Furman, the leading counsel for the
defense, became embroiled in a contro-
versy with County Attorney Bowlin,
and they finally cameto blows. Every
one expected to see a double tragedy.
The courtroom was quickly emptied.
Both men were undoubtedly armed and
each one only waiting for the other to
draw. In the midst of this confusion,
Judge Beckman leaped from the bench
into the arena. AS he did so, Lawyer
Weare, who is associated with Bowlin
IN the prosecution, excitedly struck
the Judge q very severe blow under the
ear. The Court was dazed for an in
slant, but, being a powerful man, in
stantly recovered his balance, and let
tall sledge-hammer blow that pros
trated Lawyer Weare. Turning his at
tention to the principal combatants,
who by this time had clinched,
and were committing mayhem up
on one another's ears and cheeks,
the judge commanded the jury
to arise and quell the riot. At
the same time the Court seized one
of the combatants and two jurymen
another, thus separating them. Fur
man and Bowlin were fined $50 each
for contempt, after which the Court
Immediately adjourned, as all the
combatants were bleeding profusely.
The Court did not fine Lawyer Weare.
1t is feared the feeling engendered will
yet result in a tragedy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

AN interesting lawsuit has just been
decided by the New York court of ap-
peals. In March, 1862, Cyrus FL. Nc
Cormick. with his family, applied at
the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny's office for tickets to Chicago.
While there was some dispute over
the checking OF the trunks, the train
moved off with the baggage. The
officials refused to give Mccormick his
checks or return the baggage, which
was carried on to Chicago. There it
was burned in the depot. As the
trunks contained valuable dresses
and jewels, the suit was brought. Ev-
cry legal technicality was raised, the
most important being that jewelry
could not be designated as baggage,
but the court of appeals ruled against
all OF them, and now, twenty years
after the loss was sustained, the Nc
Cormick neirs have obtained a iudg-
ment for SIC, AL, the full amount of
their claim, with interest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
A Celebrated Room.

The Jerusalem chamber, in which
the Bible was revised, is a part of
Westminster Abbey, and is said to
have its name from tapestries or pict-
ures in it representing scenes in Jerusa-
lem. 1t is a simple, rectangular room,
wainscoted with cedar from the Holy
Land. In the center of the room
stands a long, broad table. 1t was in
this chamber that Henry ". died, in
l413, when he was on the eve of pill
grlmage to Palestine. In the same
room Addison and Sir Isaac Newton
lay in state before they were laid in
their final resting places. King James
version of the Bible, the Westminster
Catechism, and the Common Prayer
Book have all come from the Jerusa-
lem chamber.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

New YORK has a law for the sup
preston of oleomargarine, and it is
said to be working well. The dairy
commissioner, in his first report,
claims that so per cent. of the bogus
butter traffic has been suppressed,
and the receipts OF butter from the
diaries have increased 100000
pounds in months. Oleomargarine
factories have closed, and dealers in
bogus butter are no longer willing to
risk prosecution. since there have
been II convictions and ~ indict-
mentS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

CONNECTICUT boasts that she has re-
Gently negotiated 3-per-cent state
bonds at par. But Tennessee is MAX
ing arrangements to do better than
that, by issuing 3-per-cent bonds and
exchanging them for outstanding
bonds at the rate of $500 of the
former for ZOO of the latter, thus
reducing both interest and principal
at the same time, whether the credi-
tors like it or not. Connecticut will
have to try again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
CRUEL TASKMASTERS.
Inhuman Treatment of Negro Convicts
Contractors.

1nhuman Treatment of Negro COnvictS by
Contractors.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 19.-Reports
are renewed of the barbarous treat
ment of the colored convicts at work
on the Savannah Valley Railroad, in
this state. Nine of these unfortunates
have died recently, it is alleged, from
the effects of cruel treatment by con-
tractors employed by the railroad
company. A few days ago a squad OF
eight convicts was returningfrom work
to their camp, when one of the num-
Der escaped. The next morning the
remaining seven were stripped and
beaten numerically, and in a short
time one of them died from the effects
ofhis whipping. On another occasion, a
convict who saw a fellow prisoner try
ing to file off his shackles, and did not
inform on him was so frightfully
whipped that he has not been ableto do
any work since. Another convict was
bound up with wires and beaten until
his back was left raw from his neck
down, and he is now lying in the
camp in very critical condition. 1t
is said that the cOnvicts are called up
at o'clock in the morning, in order
to reach their place of work, which is
five Or six miles away; that they are
worked until after dark; and that they
do not get back to camp until about
8 o'clock at night. Only one hour for
rest is allowed in the day, and thai at
dinner time. SeveL disabled convicts
from the railrca1 camp arrived at the
penitentiary n this city last night.
They were IN deplorable condition
and were placed in the hospital:
By oraer of the governor OF
the ST. Ge, superintendent Lipscomb
and Surgeon Pope, of the penitentiary,
have gone to the convict camp IN
Abbeville County, to make an official
inv stigation into the matter. There
is / tile doubt that this investigation
| Wi, show that sufficient cause exists
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

Ii the official and semi official re-
ports had it all their own way, there
would be no wheat harvested in this
country at all. The uniformity there
is in these reports about gloomy pros
poets, begets a suspicion that they are
manufactured for speculative pur-
poses. True, we will not have as
great a yield of wheat as last year, by
many million bushels, but with what
we will harvest and the surplus on
hand, we hardly need fear bread
famine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
The Washington monument b.

THE Washington monument has
been struck by lightning, and the cap
stone was injured. It was said when
the apex was made of aluminium and
connected by conductors to the
ground, that science had fixed a guard
to the monument that would defy the
lightning more successfully than Ajax
did of old. Twice previously has the
monument been struck and was un-
harmed, and it was thought that
science had done it's work well. But
in the third round the monument
seems to have been knocked out, or q
piece or two of it at any rate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston
Globe writing from New York seems to
be impressed with the scarcity of real
men. He says: "If you advertise for
a man to spade up your back yard,
probably an old woman comes along
with spade, the solitary candidate.
But if you advertise for a graduate of
a college to keepyour books in German
text it would seem as if the entire
Seventh Regiment was coming up the
street before breakfast in the morn
ing"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

AN embroidered tea-cloth is sine
qua non, as many folks think. 1t
may be either embroidered all over in
a set pattern or merely bordered with
crewel work. Yellow jasmine or pink
convolvulus is suitable for the latter
purpose; they give sufficient color
without contrasting too strongly with
the white ground. Vivid colors are
Objectionable, as the china generally
affords all that is necessars, and we
must study to have our cloth decora-
tlons harmonic with our cups and
saucers, SO that we may secure a good
tone OF color throughout.-CassePS
Magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
About the Gulf Stream Currents.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
The United States steamer Blake,
Capt. Pillsbury, has returned to
Charleston, S. c., from a successful
and satisfactory voyage Of submarine
explorations, covering several months.
The Blake anchored in the Gulf stream
between the Forey rocks and the
Bahama banks, 200 miles east of the
deepest part of the Atlantic 1,5OO
fathoms in depth, discovered by Capt.
Plllsbury two years ago. The Blake
anchored in 481 fathoms and succeed
ed in dredging up q large quantity of
animals and vegetable life, among
which will probably be found many
species hitherto comparatively, if not
entirely unknown. Though Capt. Pills
bury has not yet completed the calcu-
lations bearing upon the velocity of
deep-sea currents, he is convinced that
in lower depths the change of the
velocity is not SO great as toward the
surface. The surface currents are
stronger with the DETECTION Of the
moon. 1t is plain from his observa-
tions during the past three months
that the strength of current of the
Gulf stream is invariably on the Flor
ida instead Of the Bahama side Of the
stream. He has found the tempera-
ture to range from forty-two to eighty
one degrees. The greatest velocity OF
the stream at the surface is about
four knots, but the fluctuations are
frequent and great. Capt. Pillsbury
says that when his observations shall
have been properly tabulated and his
calculations deducted he will be able
to give the scientific world a treat as
to deep-sea sounding, current velocity
animal and vegetable life and the
earth's surface for miles under the sea.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

THE degree of lawlessness in Ken
lucky calls from the Louisville Courier
Journal this wall: "In Kentucky we
have no law against murder. On the
statute books can be found such en-
actments as are common among civil
lied nations, but these are nullifed
by debased public sentiment, by in
efficient officers, by political necessi-
ties, by fraud, force and terrorism"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24
An ILLINOIS BORGTA.
Arrest of Woman Charged With
Putting Arsenic In Soup.

Putting Arsenic In Soup.
EVANSTON, H., June 13.-For two
or three days past Michael Freeres, of
Rosehill, his wife and two children,
have been attacked with symptoms of
vomiting and spasms which were
enough to rouse suspicion of poison
ing. A sister of Mrs. Freeres, Mary
Kleman, who has been accustomed to
do the kitchen work for the family was
suspected, and yesterday an investiga-
tlOn was made. DR.. Isaac Poole, of this
village, visited the family residence,
and was shown some soup which had
been served on Thursday. Hefound a
white sediment in the bottom
OF the bowl, and brought
some of it to the laboratory of the
university in this village. Prof. Cor
bart made test late yesterday after
noon, and the result leaves no shadow
OF doubt but that there was q large
quantity of arsenic in the soup. The
police, Immediately after the test, went
to Rosehill and arrested the woman.
Less than a year ago, it is said, the
father, brother and younger sister of
the prisoner were attacked with like
symptoms, and all died within a. short
time. The prevailing opinion seems
to be that the woman is insane, though
the officers say she conversed with
them last night in q most rational
manner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

THE cause of cremation is greatly
helped by the increasing dread of con-
tagious disease and by the growing
conviction that, by burying in the
ground the bodies of those who have
died from contagious diseases, we are
helping to perpetuate the disease. It
is likely that the present generation
will witness the triumph OF cremation
over earth-hurial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

to justify the demand which was made
so emphatically several months ago
on the report of similar brutalities,
that those exhibitions of inhumanity
to these defenseless creatures shall
henceforth be made impossible by
abolishing the system of leasing CON
vlcts outside of the penitentiary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

THERE are American writer's who
favor the introduction Of the response
BILE ministry system in our polity; but
when one considers the liability of a
cabinet to beforced out of Office in the
midst of a critical period in public af-
fairs, to be succeeded by new men, our
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

In Italy andin France, says London
Truth, there are vast number OF
newspapers which live by Matchmaking.
Ii anyone connected with one of these
newspapers goes to Monte Garlic, his
first step is to ask the gambling estab-
lishment for a loan. Should this be
refused, he sends to his newspaper
an account of q suicide. If fifty sui
cides have been reported, it simply
means that fifty obscure journalists
have been refused loans.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

FOLLOWING the example of the Rev
John Jasper, who maintained that
''de sun do move" a Virginia savant
is now giving a course of lectures to
prove that the world is fiat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

The Berlin painters, Bracht, Koch
and Rochling, who executed the huge
panorama of the battle of Sedan, have
received commission from the city of
Chicago to paint the battle of Chatta-
nooga on the same big scale The
artists are to spend two months in
Tennessee studying the theater of the
conflict, and then return to Berlin,
where the picture is to be painted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

THE largest business ever done by
the United States patent office, it is
said, was that of April, when there
were $3.50 applications for patents
and $1OO,64O received for fees.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

THE Odessa papers announce a re-
vival of the Hebrew emigration from
Southern Russia to America.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-24

The present value of cattle in Dako-
ia is estimated at $8,OOO,OOO.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-14
SALE OF BONDS,

Notice is hereby given that the city Of Spring
~ field, o., Will offer for sale TO the highest
and best bidder, at the Counci Chamber In said
city, on Tuesday, the 18th day Of September,
A. ID. 1879, at o clocx y. III, the bonds of said
city TO the amount Of fourteen hundred 400
dollars; said bonds to be OF the denomination
OF any sum from one hundred dollars % one
thousand dollars, 10 bear y per cent. per an
mum interest from the date OF same until the
payment of the principal thereof principal
and Int, rest OF said bonds to be payable at the
CITY Trtasurer's Office in this city on the first
day OF september, ID. 1884. said bonds to be
Issued Tor the purpose Of obtaining "A loan IN
AnticiI alton OF the taxes levied Tor the Bridge
fund OF the present year, in persuance OF Sec
uon 91U OF the Revised Statutes OF Ohio.
aid bonds, when sold, 10 be laken and paid
for in ca>h by the purchaser thereof within
ten days from date Of sale OF same.
Bids Tor the purchase oi said bonds may be
hltd In writing with the City CleTk at any
time prior to the time above named for the sale
OF said bonds, and bids, either verbal o. in
writing, will be received on said 29th day OF
September, at o'clock p. m, when al! bids
Will be considered by the City Council, and
said bonds will be sold at not less than par
value, subject To the conditions heretofore sci
forth, TO tie highest aud best bidder.
BY order OF Council.
2O bs J.S. sHEwALTER, City Clerk.