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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
ON THE ROCKS.
Particulars of the Wreck of the Steamer
FOIns.

Particulars of the Wreck of the Steamer
NEWPORT, r. l., Feb. Capt.
Wightman, who was in charge of the
steamer Eolus, when she went ashore
Saturday night, and Baggagemaster
Keith, were driven some SIX miles to
the ferry landing, where they chartered
the jamestown ferry-boat to bring
them to Newport. On receiving the
information Supt. Warren got the
government tug Cohasset to 60 TO the
rescue. When the tug arrived at the
scene, however, the passengers, nine
men, four women and a child, had
been got to the island and were being
provided for at the farm
house. When the boat struck,
the shock threw every one from
their feet. For some time the most in
tense excitement prevailed, Gut as soon
as it became known that the island
was but few feet away, and could be
easily reached, all hands became brave.
The tug Cohasset brought the passen-
gers from the island to this city at
about II O'Clock yesterday. The
Eolus lies in an extremely bad posi-
ton upon rock about four miles
from Wexford, and is eight miles from
Newport, with her starboard side bad
ly stove and her whole framework ter
ribly WIRING. When she struck she
! quickly filled sufficiently to extinguish
| all her fires.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A Desnerate Thief.

An attempt was made to rob the jewelry
store of S. S. Baker, Kansas City, Mo-, on
the night of the Sd. A man entered the
store early in the evening, and while ex-
amining a tray full of diamonds drew a re-
volver and tried to get out with the gems.
A clerk named Moher grappled with him
and another clerk named Oehler, came to
his assistance. The thief then fired hitting
Oehler in the neck, and escaped. A car
penter named Surrells attempted TO stop
the fugitive, and received bullet in the
mouth. Moher was severely injured in the
scuffle in the store, and Surrells will proba-
bly, die. The thief escaped but got no dia-
mOnds
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

PEOPLE who give attention to
little things have frequently no.
ticed in the last two or three
years the fact that while new
nickels, dimes and silver dollars
are common enough, the qua1 tiers and
half dollars are all more or less worn.
An explanation OF the circumstance is
found in the statement recently issued
by the treasury, that no quarters or
halves have been coined. since 1878.
The least worn of these pieces have
been subjected therefore to seven
years use, and the amount of silver
that can be taken off by successive
handlers during this time is by nc
means inconsiderable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A WantOn Murder.

A Chattanooga, Tenn, special of the 9th
says: The killing of George and Frank
Taylor at Oakdale Junction, on suspicion
that they were burglars creates the most
intense excitement. 1t develops that the
deceased were nephews of Col. Blackburn,
one of the leading criminal lawyers of Gin
cinnati, and steps are now being taken to
prosecute their murderers to the full extent
of the law. Public sentiment is strongly
against the posse who did the killing, and
there was talk Of lynching the murderers.
The evidence is now clear that the young
men were merely travelling through the
country, and were innocent of any crime
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A MISSING WILL.
Trouble Over the Distribution of an
Estate In Detroit.


Estate In Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. "A sensa-
tional case was begun in the probate
court yesterday afternoon that will
reach large proportions. September
18, 1884, John III. Webster, of the
wholesale liquor firm of Webster &
Doolittle, died, leaving a considerable
estate. No will was found, and Marshall
FL. Godfrey was appointed admins
TRAITOR. Milton Webster, of Wiscon-
sin, father of the deceased, was his
only relative. The estate has not yet
been distributed. This afternoon
George L. Doolittle filed a petition in
the probate court alleging that there
was will leaving $4,000 each to the
petitioner, to Hattie Doolittle, and to
Laura E. Radford. The petition al
leges that the will was abstracted and
taken away with intent to defraud the
three heirs, and asks that, although it
cannot be found, the court make an
order admitting it to probate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

A DECISION rendered by Judge Brew
err, of the United States circuit court
in Kansas, will not comfort the advo-
Gates of constitutional prohibition.
The opinion of the court is to the ef-
feet that a state which renders prop
erty useless must pay for it. If a
brewers plant is worth $4,000 for
brewing and SIS, 900 for any other pur-
pose, the state which prohibits his
business must paw him $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

THE late revolt at Carthagena did
not trip up the Spanish Go sernment.
The insurgents shouted for Gorilla and
shot off the leg of Gen. Tajardo,
who commanded Fort ST. Julien, and
then they embarked on sloop and
disappeared. In this country the
whole party would have been run in
for "drunk."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

A New YORK correspondent OF the
Boston Herald, in noticing the alleged
fact that men seem not to go to church
as much as formerly, wonders if the
time will ever come in this country
when Christianity, as is taught by the
various creeds, will be given over to
the women and children, as it is in
many other parts of the world. In
Mexico, it is said, man is rarely, if
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

At Chicago on the afternoon OF the 9Th,
the dead body of Mark Jadmann, a r.
year-old boy, was found in snowdrift in
the rear of his home, COL Twenty first
Street. The deceased had been playing
with some younger comrades, whowent away
and left him alone. The manner of his
death is not certainly known, but it is
thought that he plunged head first into the
snow bank and, being exhausted from his
previous sport, was unable to extricate
himself. The body was quite cold when
taken out
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

ovor eeen in the churches. The same
is true OF Spain and most Spanish
American countries. The writer con-
cludes that "there is not much danger
of such a. state of things here, because,
the rivalry among the churches is like
competition in everything else. 1t
creates an interest, revives pride, and
stirs the ambition of men,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Powder Mills DESTROYED.

A terrible explosion occurred at Goss
Station, near Xenia, o., on the I'd inst. by
which three powder mills of the Miami
Powder Company were blown to atoms.
One man, Gustave Snyder, superintendent
of the works. was badly bruised, but no one
WAS killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A MADMAN'S ACT.
Desperate Struggle With an Insane Man
in Jersey City.

At Jersey City, N. j., on the 9th,
Charles Hyser became insane and
made a murderous attack on his
mother. His sister went to the assist
ance of her mother and was also hor-
ribly beaten. Hyser then rushed into
the s reet, where he met An
drew Lennon, whom he knocked
kown and kicked, and accused
of being the villain who had
alienated the affections of his wife.
Hyser then went into drug store and
upset stove and mashed things gen
orally. The police we're then sum-
moned and the maniac, after a hard
struggle, was overpowered and taken
to the station house. Mrs. Hyser is
thought to be fatally injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A Horrible Crime.

A negro named Johnson, living near For
est City, Ark, recently married a nulatto
woman who had a 4-year-old child Con-
sidering the child an incumbrance, he held
her before an open fire till she was dead.
After roasting the little one he fled and has
not been captured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Wages Raised.

The employees of the Glendon Iron Com
pany, at Easton, Pa, were notified on the
9Th inst, that their wages had been adj
vanced to the scale paid by the company
in June, 1888. AS two reductions have
been made since that time, each reduction
10 per cent, the raise is the largest at any
iron-works in the Lehigh Valley for several
years. The company has another furnace
ready to be blown in.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A Prison Tragedy.

James Clark, convict in the Riverside
penitentiary, Pittsburg for some infraction
of the rules, was ordered to the dungeon on
the 4th inst. While on the way in charge
of two keepers named Greaves and Nc Kahn,
the prisoner drew a knife and attacked
them, cutting both badly, as he also did
Deputy Edwards. McKain is thought to be
fatally hurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A Toboggan Accident.

At Toronto, Ont, on the afternoon of
the Sd inst, two women and man started
down the toboggan slide without noting
the fact that a gate across the track near
the bottom of the slide was closed. The
toboggan struck the gate with terrific force.
One woman had her skull fractured and
the other was seriously bruised. The man
escaped unhurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Strikers Erecting Barricades.

The striking factory operatives at st.
Quentin erected barricades in the streets OF
that city on the 9Th, and a conflict between
the strikers and the military was believed
to be imminent. The military, however,
promptly destroyed the barbados and
effectually suppressed the work ofconstruct-
ing them. Fifty-three of the strikers were
arrested
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

THE Rev. Mr.. Downs, of Boston,
who, after being expelled from his
church for gross immortality, attempt
ed to make a martyr of himself, has
reached the end OF his rope. He drew
arge audiences at first, but the "sen,
sation" of the disreputable thing has
passed off, and now nobody goes TIC
hear him. Down is down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

THERE is said to bemore good oil ter
ritorv in Russia than in the United
States. This places the Gar on as
solid a basis as s'the Standard Oil
Company" and he can get about as
near what he wants. The Car OF all
the Russias and the Omitted States
Standard Oil Company" are not pow
ers to be sneezed at.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Damage by Water.

A Ievee near Stockton, CAL, gave way on
the Both ult., flooding 35 900 acres of land,
of which 13, 900 were in wheat Most OF
the land inundated is owned by the Glas-
Cow Farina Company. The entire loss is
estimated at 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
st. PauI's Ice Palace.

The most magnificent pageant ever seen
in the Northwest was witnessed at st. Paul
on the 1st inst. The parade was pre-
liminary to the formal dedication of the
great ice palace for the winter carnival.
Over 1000 uniformed members of tobog
gan, snow-shoe and skating clubs were in
line
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Qhs Rtpnblifa't
wATERTowN. WISCONSIN

A REFORM has been effected IN the
government of Japan by the abolition
of the council OF state and the offices
of prime ministers, and The formation
of a responsible cabinet, consisting OF
the chiefs of department, with one OF
their number as president OF the cabi-
net
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Garfield's Remains

In Lake View cemetery at Cleveland, on
the 9Th, the casket of James a. Garfield
was placed in an ornamented bronze sar-
cophagus costing $4,000. The military
guard about the vault will be continued I'M
til the end Of June.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Lost at Sea.

The schooner Empress of India. from
Liverpool to San Francisco, foundered at
sea January II. Her pumps were choked.
The crew are at Madeira.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Burned to Death.

woman and two children were burned
20 death during fire in a draper's estab-
lishment at Maestricht, a town of the
Netherlands, on the Sd.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

SLEEVES are still tight, but must
soon give way.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25


OUR neighbor of the Republican de-
voted a full page of his paper last week
to publishing fac simile of the tally
sheet in precinct A, Fourth Ward,
Cincinnati, about which so much has
been said of late. An exchange says
if this had been done two or three
months ago, the sensational Republi-
can newspapers would have been
spared vast amount of lying, as tho
fac simile utterly fails to sustain the
senseless clap-trap about " forgery" in
that district, and always shows that
the 926 figures that have been repeated
in the Republican papers with such
wonderful iteration, are shameful and
ridiculous exaggerations.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25
A New Departure in the Library
MaRaZine.


Magazine.
The April issue of THE LIBRARY
MAGAZINE, containing it's usual vari-
ETY. of current literature of the highest
order, announc es that with its next
issue radical changes will take place
1t will thereafter be published weekly
instead of monthly. Without increase
in price it will give an increased
amount of valuable literature, and
great gain in freshness and timeliness
will be possible. The form of the
page will be somewhat smaller so
that the numbers and the bound vol
umes, particularly, will be more con-
vsnient. A fact that is probably with
out precedent in the history of period
fcal literature is stated by the publish
er, viz: that it is necessary frequently
to reprint large editions of the back
volumes, Running as far back as 1879.
This is certainly a very extraordinary
certificate of the high character of the
Magazine. A most important addition
to the attractions of the Magazine in
its new form will be literary review
and news department, which will
supply information concerning all that
is new and of interest in the world of
literature, freed from the vast amount
of trivial matter and mere publishers
notices which commonly make up a
large portion of the contents of liter
airy Journals In a word, this depart
ment is meant to be conducted dis
tinctly in the interest of the READERS
of books, instead of in the interest of
the PUBLISHERS of books-which will
certainly be new departure in liter
ary journalism. A specimen copy of
the Magazine in its new form will be
sent free to any applicant. JOHN B.
ALDEN, Publisher, 1893 Pearl St., New
York City. P. o. Box 1927.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25
NAVY CADET WANTED.
Congressman Taylor Announces a
Vacancy at Annapolis.

Vacancy at Annapolis.
WASHINGTON, March Is, 1885,
To the Editor of the DEMOCRATIC PRESS:
/ have Just received official notice
that vacancy for the XIXth District
exists in the Naval Academy and that
q nomination is to be made in such
time the applicant can report at An
napolis on the 18th day of May next.
I therefore announce that a compet-
tive examinations of applicants for
the nomination will be held at Paines-
vile, on the 10Th day of April, by a
Board consisting of one Examiner
from each county composing the dis
trict.
All applicants must be actual resi-
dents of the district, and must be be-
tween the ages of fourteen and eight
cen years. They must have sound
health and vigorous constitution, and
will be examined in reading, writing,
spelling, arithmetic, geography, En-
glish grammar, history and algebra.
The candidates must have such
complete knowledge of arithmetic as
will enable them 10 proceed at once to
the higher branches of mathematics.
The examination in algebra will be
elementary, the questions drawn from
Rays Higher Algebra, pages II to Ill.
Candidates should be familiar with
so much of the History of the United
States as is contained in the ordinary
school histories.
Persons interested, as well as myself,
will be obliged if the press of this dis
trict will copy this notice.
E. B. TAYLOR.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25
Families Going West

To settle permanently, or to visit, nat
urall seek the routes by which they
can travel with the greatest comfort
and with the fewest changes of cars.
The favorite FIT Wayne Route, known
as the Northwest System of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburgh, offer
greater facilitiec in this respect than
any other Line, as it runs Baggage
Cars, Coaches and Sleeping Cars from
Pittsburgh to Chicago without change,
making connection through Union
Depots with the trains of Roads lead
ing to all points in the West, North
west and Southwest. These are great
advantages to families with ladies and
children, and particularly to ladies
travelling without escort. For rates of
fare, rates on household goods, time
tables, ETC., write to the nearest Ticket
Agent of the Pennsylvania Lines, or
to E, A. Ford, General Passenger Ag't,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25

GENERAL J. H. DEvEREUX died at
his residence in Cleveland at 11:05 on
Wednesday night, of cancer of the
bowels and stomach. General Dever-
eux has been for many years one of
the most prominent railroad men of
the country, being at the time of his
death President cf the c., G. & I. r.
r. He was connected with the A. &
G. w. R. r. as Vice President, Presi-
dent and Receiver, from June, 1873,
to 1880, and President of the reorgan-
lied N. Y, P. & o, from January, 1880,
to. October, 1888. He was at one time
Superintendent of the G, & p. r. R.,
besides having been connected with
various other railways at different
times i'm his life. During the war he
served with distinction as q military
engineer. His age was "a.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25

THE Pittsburgh Dispatch gives 8
report of experiments in that city,
whereby 400, 900 feet of gas are produc-
ed from barrel of crude petroleum,
and there is then a residue of a half
barrel of lubricating oil, the gas thus
produced costing nothing. The ex-
pense of carbonizing the gas into an
illuminant is placed at the very rea-
sonable figure of two cents per thou.
sand feet. 1t would seem, in the light
of such production, as if the millen-
MUM of cheap fuel and light had been
reached, But, there is the possibility
of combinations that may put prices
away beyond the consumers idea Of
cheapness.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25

Mr.. CoMsToCK's income tax bill in
troduced in the House recently, pro-
vides that all individual estates, the
income of which is $4,000 or more,
shall pay l per cent tax; 5000 or
over, per cent; $4,000 and over, 8
per cent; $4,000 and over, A per cent;
$25 600 or over, 5; $4,000 and over, 6;
SlOo, 900 and over, I; and $500, 900 and
over, per cent. Mr.. Comstoek says
he goes no farther than this because
to do so would be to drive capital out
of the country. He did not include
corporations in the bill, because he
thinks that to tax them would be to
tax many small stockholders whose
incomes are much less than $1,000.
Mr.. Comstock expects the bill to re-
ceive attention from the ways and
means committee.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25

THE strike Ct Railroad employees on
the Missouri Pacific and its connec-
lions still continues.
Ex-STATE Treasurer Anthony How
ellis has been appointed postmaster at
MassillOn..
A BILL forbidding divorced persons
from marrying within three years is
pending in the Ohio Legislature.
A BILL has passed the Ohio House
providing that persons having fur
nished feed for cattle or horses shall
have lien upon the same.
THE House Committee on Elections
on the 18th inst, decided the Hurd-
Romeis contested election case in favor
of ROmeis, by vote of to 8.
A FIRE in the village of Brooklyn.
Ohio, Monday night, destroyed $780,
600 worth of property. Seven men
were slightly injured by the explosion
of a keg of powder.
OSHKOSH, Wis.,, and several otheI
places in that region were visited. on
the 18th inst, by dense, dark cloud,
which caused great consternatlon
among the inhabitants. but after re-
manning about ten minutes the cloud
rolled away to the east.
A PITTsBTRG special of the 10th
inst, says: A terrible explosion OF
natural gas occurred at Murraysville,
Pa., on the afternoon of that day, by
which six persons were seriously
i, jured, two of them probably fatally,
and five buildings were burned.
GEN. ROBERT SCHENCK of poker
fame has been deprived of sinecure
he has held in the state department
since the Hayes administration. He
has been drawing $1,000 per annum
for indexing the laws passed by con.
gress, which are filed with the secre-
tary of state.
1T has been finally settled that the
Governments suit against the Bell
Telephone Company, to test the valid
ity of it's patents, shall be tried at CO.
lumbus, Ohio. Judge Thurman, of
special counsel, is now in Columbus,
and has perfected all necessary ar
rangements at that point.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25
An End to Bone Scranine.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg,
ILL.,, Says: " Having received SO much
benfit from Electric Bitters, 1 feel il
my duty to let suffering humanity
know it. Have had running
sore on my leg for eight years my
doctors told me I Would have TO have
the bone scraped or leg amputated. /
used, instead, three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Ar
Mica Salve, and my leg is now sound
and well.n
Electric Bitters are sold at so cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica SaIve at
25c. per box by q. P. Reed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25
Democratic Caucus.

The Democrats of Rootstown are requested
to meet at the Town Hall. on
Saturday Evening, April Sd. 1886,
to nominate a ticket for the coming election, to
be held April 5th.
By order of Committee.
Rootstown. O., March a0th, 1886.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25

2. B, Richards appointed guardian,
and guardi anship continued.
Catherine Stofer, adm'x of John
Sbffer, VS.. Eta Stoffer ct al. Report
of sale by said adm'x examined, ap-
topay to Catherine Stoffer, widow of
said decedent, $475 dover.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25
Dr.Fenner' r'sKidney
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