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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

PERSONS who decry the value OF
tree-planting as a means of repairing
our damaged forests and saving our
diminishing rivers are commended to
statistics relating to this subject sent
from Germany by Mr.. Harper, a
United States consul there. 1t is
shown that since 1876, less than ten
years ago, there has been an increase
of 1872, $40 acres of forest In Germany
a result brought about by replanting
common and waste land. Surely
there is encouragement here even fo1
those who care nothing for posterity
and hesitate to plant trees because
they fear they will never live to enjoy
the shade.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

For the hundredth time or so comes
a. report from Peru that the civil war
there is ended by the dispersion of the
followers of Caceres. The last of his
ieutenants, it is said, deserted him a
few days ago on learning that Caceres
had declared he would never surrender
so long as he had q follower left.
Every one will hope that peace may
now brood over unhappy Peru; but
it won't do to be too sure. Caceres
himself is still at large and in nearly
all South American states it only
needs one determined man to start a
revolution.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

Mr.. JACOB MUELLER, the Consul
General of the United States at Frank.
fort-on-the-Main, presents sweeping
Indictment against the "oficial and
ruling spheres" in Germany. ''They
dread" he says, american hogs,
wheat, and American imports general
ly, but still more the Importation OF
American IDEAS and in consequence
''the barriers existing between man
kind are fostered and multiplied to
such an extent that the spirit of caste
is again becoming prominent and the
feudal system resurrected. AS Con.
sui General Mueller is a German.
American citizen he may say this
without being accused of national
prejudice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Deeds of Blood.

At the Gartside coal mine, near Belleville,
Illinois, early on the morning of the I'd
inst, William Massey was shot through
the head by an assassin, believed to be a
woman.
The recent murder of four members of the
Knoch family, III a suburb of Detroit, was
followed on the I'd by the butchery Of the
aged mother, whose skull was found to
have been fractured.
R. T. Cooney, belonging on board the
man-of-war Manhattan, lying off City
Point, Virginia, gave away his watch and a
diamond ring, severed an artery in his
wrist, and slowly bled to death.
Sergt. Adolph Rose, of the Second United
States Artillery, stationed at ST. Augustine,
Fla, while temporarily insane, committed
suicide on the I'd inst. by shooting himself
through the head.
Mrs. Bridget Clarity, aged 65 years, was
found murdered in her house in Harrison.
Hudson County, n. j., on the 31st. Her
skull was fractured. A stone wrapped in
paper, with which the deed is supposed to
have been committed. was found on the
floor. Mrs. Clarity owned property and
had the reputation of being a miser.
II. G. Leverett, of Houma, La, obtained
a license to marry Miss Hammonds, who
resides few miles west of Hainesville La,
on the 30th, intending to elope with the
young lady. Miss Hammonds' father, hav-
ing been informed of Leverett's proceedings,
waylaid him and shot him fatally.
Charles Hermann, the Buffalo wife MUIR
derer, has been sentenced to hang on the
18th of next month.
Lizzie GARRETT, the divorced wife of a
Pittsburg saloonkeeper, went to her hus-
bands saloon on the LIST inst. and attempt
ed to shoot him. She missed him, and then
shot herself through the heart.
Near Crawford, Miss, on the 3Oth, q mob
of citizens took Thomas Lyde and Thomas
Sharp, both colored, from the jail and
hanged them. They were caught setting
fire to some cotton.
In Guttenburg, N. j., on the night of the
goth, Frederick Smith and August Broden,
two young men of the town who had been
on bad terms for some time, meth a street
car and began shooting at each other. The
car was emptied of it's occupants and both
young men were wounded. 1t is thought
Smith will die.
Lieut.. Jones, of the Fourth United States
Artillery, stationed at Fort Adams, New
port, R. l., shot himself dead on the Both
He had been away on leave and overstayed
his time several days. Dread of the shame
attending court-martial is given as the
cause of the act.
Henry G. Kemper, who kept small gro.
Gerry insCincinnati, was found murdered in
his store on the morning OF the Both. Rob.
berry was the cause OF the crime but the
murderer only got about So.
In Pittsburg, early on the morning of the
10Th, James Kahn shot and killed John
Wright, a. colored man, because the latter
ran into him on the street. Kahn is hard
character, and had been drinking.
The wife of Mr.. Mackin, inspector of pro.
visions at Quincy Market, Boston, shot
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Smoke.

The Sheldon Block, at Binghamton, N. Y.
consisting of four three-stOry wooden build
ings, together with several other structures
was destroyed by fire on the I'd inst. Loss
$4,000.
A cotton warehouse at Opelika, Ala, the
property of HUFFMAN Bros. & Co., burned
on the LIST inst, together with 1000 bales
of cotton. Loss, $75, 900; insurance, $51 ,.
900.
A wing OF the insane asylum at Newark
N. j., was completely destroyed by fire on
the afternoon of the I'd. The wing con.
tanned 103 patients, thirty-two of whom
were women, but all were removed to the
yard without trouble or injury by the at.
tendants. The loss is placed at SIS, 900,
covered by insurance. The main building
was saved by q twenty two inch wall.
The shops of the South Florida Railroad,
at Sanford, were burned on the night of the
I'd, with three locomotives. Loss, $780,
OOO
Us. Stewart & Son, of Macon, Ca, lost
1900 bales of cotton, valued at $4,000,
by fire on the 31st. The property was in
sured for $4,000.
G. B. Maurer's Touring mill, at Talmadge,
O., valued at $4,000, was destroyed by
fire on the LIST inst.
The Cory FIGURING Mill, at Pittsburg,
owned by Starbird, Hammond & Allen,
burned on the LIST inst. Loss $25,0OO.
The Bedeu House, a summer hotel on
Grand Island, Buffalo, N. Z, burned to the
ground on the LIST inst. Loss $1,000.
The Cooperative Wholesale Society's es.
Establishment, at Whitechapel, London, was
destroyed by fire on the both. Loss $780,
900.
Nine frame residences and stores burned
on East Ninth Street, Chattanooga, on the
morning of the 29th causing a loss of $15,-
600; insurance $4,000; the losers are r. D.
Peoples, John Sully, j. P. Mcmillan, Sons
and Daughters of Zion and R. " Brannan
A cottonseed oil mill at Greenville, Miss,
owned by an English firm, was destroyed by
fire on the 29th, together with number Of
dwellings. Over 3 5000 bales of cotton were
consumed. The total loss will reach $780,
600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

EVIDENCE has been collected by the
State Charities Aid Association to
show that the old law which sends
tramps to the penitentiary is effect
i've in the counties where it is enforced,
to exterminate the pests-and the as
ISOLATION is tryingto make its enforce
ment universal and to drive them
from the state. Provision is also
sought to be made for the class
who are herded together for lodg-
ings in our police station-houses, by
heestablishment Of municipal lodging
houses, where they can be made to
work for their keeping.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
A Singular Death.

Samuel Wardell, of Glove Road, Long
Island, died on the morning of the 31st
from injuries received in peculiar accident
several days previous. Wardell was an
exceptionally heavy sleeper. He rugged a
novel contrivance in the shape of heavy
weight which he hung over his bed in such a
position that when it fell it would strike
the head board and awake him. This
weight was connected with the alarm clock,
and when it went off tho weight would fall.
On Christmas night there was a gathering
in the house. When Wardell retired he did
not notice the position of the bed had been
changed slightly. The following morning
the weight struck Wardell on the heal, in
1icting fatal injuries.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
French Politics.

A Paris dispatch of the goth, says Aft
er short session of the cabinet, to-day,
Premier Brisson called upon President
Grevy and rendered the resignation of the
whole cabinet. M. Brisson, replying to M.
Grevy, said he desired to retire from politi-
cal life for year, in order to take much
needed rest. The governments majority
on the Tonquin credit was too small, he
said, for stable government, and the re-
suit of the Paris elections was further rea-
son for resigning. President Grevy strong
~ urged him to continue in Office. M. Bris-
son was obdurate. The President then re-
quested M. De Freycinet to form a cabinet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Burglar Shot.

Luther Cline, who keeps a drug store in
dianapolis, was called into his store on the
night of the 3Oth by two rough-looking men.
After getting him into the store one of the
men atte cked Mrs. Cline, who was alone in
the sitting-room. The other shot Cline in
the head, inf1icting serious wound. The
two men then fought for the pistol, which
Cline finally got possession of, and shot the
robber dead. The other man escaped. 1t
is thought the injured man will recover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Set Fire to the Works.

Early on the morning of the 3Oth three
masked men entered the engine room of
the Marshall Coal Company's works, near
the town of Erie, forty miles from Denver,
Col, captured the engineer and tied him to
a tree outside the works. They then set
fire to the engine house and hosting works,
which were completely destroyed. Several
weeks ago wages were cut down and the
Knights of Labor ordered a strike. The
men refused to go out, and the incendiary
act is blamed upon the members of the
order.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Ran Down a Ferry Boat.

The French steamer Pequot ran into the
East River ferry boat Alaska at New York
on the 31st in heavy fog. The accident
occurred early in the morning, when few
passengers were on the ferryboat, and all
were saved. Had it been later the loss OF
life must have been appalling, as the vessel
was almost completely wrecked above the
main deck. No one was to blame for the
accident
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Serious Fire i'm Detroit.

Early in the evening of the LIST inst, fire
was discovered in the seed warehouse OF D.
M. Ferry & Co., on Brush Street, Detroit.
The fire gained great Roadway before the de-
partment could get fairly at work, and
swept across the alley to Whitney's Thea
ter, fronting on Randolph Street. Both
these buildings, together with Wesson g
block and smaller building used as a res
taurant, were destroyed. The losses will
aggregate half a million dollars. Richard
Filbran, a fireman, was instantly killed by
the fall OF heavy cornice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

WHILE Germany makes such vigorous
protests against the Importation OF
American pork, it is an undoubted
fact that our product is comparative
ly free from trichina. The German
pork is worse affected than g. r
and If the authorities we're really act
ing in the interest of the public health
they should prohibit the use of the
home product.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

At Dubuque, Ia, on the evening of the
28th, as Frank Woods, an engineer on the
Illinois Central Road, was entering the rail-
road yard to take out his train, he was
met by two women, one of whom threw a
quantity of vitriol in his face. It is thought
he will lose one or both his eyes. No ar
rests were made, the women escaping in the
darkness. 1t is thought the perpetrator
was one Kate Welsh, who recently had
Woods arrested charged with bastardy.
Woods bears good reputation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Insane from Snake Bite.

August Wolferman, farmer OF Iowa
County, ILL.,, while at work in a field two
years ago, was bitten by a rattlesnake.
Mounting horse, he rode to the nearest
doctor, and, the usual antidotes being adj
ministered, apparently recovered. Since
that time, however, he has suffered at times
with peculiar troubles, attributed by the
physicians to poison still in the system. A
few days ago he became violently insane
from the effects, and had to be confined. 1t
is thought he will die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

Boston ladies who go shopping COM
plain of the inattentlon and often in
science OF the saleswomen in the stores.
the matter has gone SO far as to seri-
ously affect the employment of women
for clerks. The shopping ladies do not
report whether they tried the same
kindliness and civility ON the female
that they would on the male clerks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

ure Of the disease not being known there
abouts. a large party had been held at the
house q night or two before. DIR. Rauch
Immediately drove back to town and tele.
graphed to Chicago for vaccine. He left in
structions that every person who attended
the party referred to, be vaccinated at
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Seventeen Drowned.

Mail advices from Panama, report the
drowning of seventeen persons in Chill. The
party consisted of two families, and was on
it's way to Talcahuano by boat from Peno,
where they had attended a religious festi-
val, and when nearly to their journey g
end the boat was upset.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

THE United States treasurer has
locked up in his vaults STAT, OOO,O 900
in gold and $1o3, 900, 600 in silver, to
say nothing about the millions OF paper
and fractional currency which he
doesn't think worthy of counting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

A BosToN furniture manufacturer
has invested 81, 200 IN a lot ofEnglish
oak imported into New York, at, it is
said, twenty cents q foot. A dealer
has a. lot of American oak which had
been Englished, or "doctored,,'' and it
would puzzle an expert to tell the two
woods apart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

herself in her husbands office on the goth.
No cause is assigned.
In q shooting ARRAY at New Columbia
KY, Lawrence Kinney and Granville
Hughes were shot dead.
In the Cherokee Nation on the 9th, Geo.
Hines was murdered by Dave Mize and Joe
Hunter. The cause of the killing was Hines
attention to Mics wife.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Burmah Taken In.

By proclamation issued in India and
England on the LIST inst, Burmah is for
mally annexed to the British empire. The
proclamation says that the territories fol
merly governed by King Thebaw will no
longer be under his rule, but will become a
part of the dominions of the queen Of Great
Britain and Ireland and empress of India,
and that the government of the country
will be administered during her majesty s
pleasure by officers appointed by the vice.
ROY of India.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
SmalI-pox in Illinois.

DR.. Rauch, secretary of the state board
of health, returned to Chicago from Peoria
on the 10Th, where he said he found thir-
teen cases of smallpox, but thought the
city authorities had the disease fully under
control Hearing of smallpox at Eaton,
DIR. Rauch drove there and learned OF a
case at a farmhouse several miles from the
town. Driving there, he found a man suf-
fering from the disease in it's most malig-
nant form. He also learned that the nat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

HERE is q hint for our American
railway managers: At Russian rail-
way stations passengers now find a
grievance book" in which COM
plants are entered. The record of
wrongs reaches the central Office once
month, when the complaints are
carefully investigated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
The Chicago Mayoralty.

The mayoralty contest at Chicago took
a new turn on the 31st, when a letter was
published from Judge Smith withdrawing
from the fight on the ground that there APP
pears no prospect of an end OF the con-
troversy before the end of the term.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Awake Again.

The British troops in Egypt seem to have
woke UP again. A Cairo dispatch of the
3Oth says a battle has been fought at
Koseh, lasting three hours, in which the
rebels were routed and two guns and TWEEN
ty banners captured. The British lost
seven men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
A South American Cyclone.

A terrible cyclone passed over the city of
Villa Maria, in the Argentine Republic, on
December %. The railroad depot was
wrecked and many houses were unroofed.
Scarcely building escaped. The damage
is estimated at so, OOOpatacones. Motives
are reported lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
Ths Republita't
wATERTOwN. wISCCNsIN.

ONE OF the questions asked OF every
family by the census-takers OF Ger
many is, Chow are your children OF
ages from 2 to fed?" This is proba-
bly, meant to find out who uses Ameri-
can pork.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Rabies in France.

The alarming increase of hydrophobia
throughout France led to orders Tor the
seizure of all dogs found roaming the streets
or country roads. Ihe Newark cnlioren
treated by Pasteur have sailed for home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

A SANTA CRUIx school-ma am fer
ruled eight unruly boys in fifteen min
utes and claims the championship.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-06

FOURTEEN hundred rabbits were,
rounded up and killed in one drive by
the Indians in Carson Sink, New.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-06-17

A few days ago stunning "maSher,"
rugged in a silk plug hat, and wearing an
elaborate wardrobe, registered at the Glib
son House, under the name of Charles
A. Pents, Of Cleveland" This fellow
was SO pretty that he stationed himself in
front of the hotel, with chum as stun
ming as himself and amused himself in
attempting to insult some Of the best
young ladies of the town who had occa-
sion to pass that way. He seemed to
think that the girls were all wild about
his pretty looks, but soon found his level.
We are sorry to say that Jackson has
some females who move in the same cir
Gle with the dude, and he soon found
them, as the police inform us that he was
seen parading the streets-he and his
chum-With two notorious harlots. Our
Marshal got on track of the dude, but he
left town before a case was arranged
against him. Retribution ought to have
| overtaken the fellow before he got away
| from the Gibson House, and would, had
he remained twenty-four hours longer,
| for the relatives of some Of the ladies
would undoubtedly have lifted his coat
tail and kicked his brains out. If Cleve-
land cannot send better specimens here,
she should keep out OF this market, and
if this fellow ever comes back to Jackson
he will doubtless meet with very warm
reception. The lake breeze will be much
healthier for him than the atmosphere of
Jackson. Travelling men have always
| been treated courteOuSly here, but when
a fellow acts like this one is accused of
doing, he becomes dog, and deserves to
be kicked,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-06-17

This was the work of Harry Rupp, and
is a beauty. Above the picture are the
words II am the light of the world" and
below "Class No. 2-We Seek Light
Suspended above this picture was beau
tiful Tyre, wrought in flowers and gilt
the work of the Dickson girls. At one
end of this space was a fine portrait of
the Pastor, Rev. F. S. Davis. The whole
arrangement was beautiful, and gotten
up in very short time. In addition, the
| Glass wore blue satin badges with the
above design upon them, and the motto:
"The Older Children Seek Light This
| Glass is composed of men, and mustered
one hundred strong. Glass 3. an excel
| lent class, composed of young men, had a
floral balloon, star, and other designs, and
fine satin banner, hand-painted, the
work of Mrs. I. G. Long and Miss Jesse
Miller. Glass 4, W. H. Nickel, Teacher,
beautiful floral cross, one of the finest
designs in the building. Glass 5, N. M.
White, Teacher, a canopy with large
bell hanging from center. Glass 6, Frank
Price, Teacher, a large Japanese canopy
beauty. Glass I, T. S. Vaughn Teacher,
set of floral designs of rare grace and
beauty. There were many minor decora-
tions, and some classes omitted them al
together.
Mrs. Remfry, Glass 15, had beautiful
hanging basket. Mrs. r. E. Rice, Glass 9,
banner, Bringing In The Sheayes,"
mounted upon stack of sheaves, inter
spersed with flowers. A beauty. This
was placed upon one side of the stage,
while upon the opposite side was a tall
lighthouse, with red isinglass windows,
and large lamp burning inside, which
threw its rays toward the old ship zion.
Above the house stood the motto "Class
No. r." This whole design was the
work of Mrs. j. II. Mackley. Mrs. F. S.
Davis had basket of flowers for the in
FAINT class. Miss Helen Owens presented
a beautiful floral star.
A fine design, an anchor and cross was
made by the Dickson girls and present
ed to the Secretary. Mrs. Goshen's class
had Jacobs Ladder" large floral ladder
suspended. There were many other de-
signs, but these were the more notable.
The attendance was 1,O1S. The exer-
cises consisted of declamations and few
songs. Rev. Davis read the "red letter"
explaining the objects of Children's Day.
Prof. Ogden made the opening prayer.
There was fine quartette rendition by
Will Maginniss, Celtic Tripp, Nettie
Chestnut and J. M. Trip, and duet by
Mrs Bently and Miss Annie Grassland.
A cute feature of the program was de-
clamation by little Bennie Bentley.
There are others of whom we would be
pleased to speak, had we the space. The
little fellows all did splendidly. The col
lections amounted to nearly twenty-five
dollars-the largest, as read by the Secre-
tary, being by Class 2. The weather was
insufferably hot, which made the excer-
cises less enjoyable by the great crowd of
people present.