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The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-04-25
WEDDING BELLS.

Cards are out for the wedding at st. Josephs
Church, tomorrow night, Of Mary Burns TO Paul
Miller.
Green wire cloth for mosquito frames, at Wood
h Menaghs.
Don't forget where to get your ready mixed
paint. Find IL at Wood 4 Menaghs.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-04-25
EIRE ALARMS.

Haley, Of Two Engine. il up on charges.
The old Fire Board will adjourn nextWednesdsy
evening sne die.
Your new Spring and Summer necktiss and
underclothes can be found al Baron's, Newark
avenue.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-04-25
DIED.

RoBB.-On Thursday evening, April o. 1885,
Anne, wife of James Robb. Funeral at m. To-
day from her late residence ON Monmouth street.
between Sixth and Seventh. Interment in st..
Peters Cemetery.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-04-25
Rev. MIR. scudder Accepts.

Rev. Mr.. Scudder who has been extend
ed call to the passionate of the Tabernacle,
in place of Rev. Addison P Foster, has
signifed his acceptance of the call.
WHITLEY NOTES.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Three More Than Four.
From the Detroit Free Press I

From the Detroit Free Pressl
In many of the Southern states the
negro farm hands work on what ia
known as the share system. The
landowner furnishes the land, mules
and farm implements and advances
the supplies. At the end of the crop
season the laberor usually gets one
third of the products, corn, cotton,
etc. A farmer in Sunfower County,
Miss, in contracting the first of the
present year with his laborers for the
year 1886 found several of them who
were unwilling to remain with him for
one-third OF what they produced.
"HCw much more do you want ?" in
CURED the farmer
eve wants fort; dat's what Mister
Mitchell's gwine to glib hes hams dis
yeah"
The farmer laughed and, calling to
his wife, asked her to bring out g.
couple OF apple pies she had just baked,
and when the pies were produced he
cut one Of them into three equal parts
and the other into four and invited the
darkies to help themselves, each to a
piece. 1t is needless to say that the
pie that had been cut into three pieces
was the one first attacked.
"Now," said the farmer, pointing to
the thirds, "that is what propose to
give you, and that" pointing to the
fourths, sis what you say Mr.. Mitchell
is going to give you; which had you
rather have?"
The darkies opened their eyes and
stared at one another, when the
Spokesman exclaimed.
"Well dat pie business do prove dat
a free is bigger'n g. TO-. Whar dat con-
tract, Marse Bob?"
The contract was produced and the
last one of them signed it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Smoke.

A destructive fire occurred on the 21st
at Helena Ark, destroying three valuable
blocks, including the Opera House. 1t
originated in 0. K. Robertson's Wholesale
grocery store. The principal sufferers are:
Opera House, Sic, 900; Grant Bros, drugs,
$28, 900; Ettman & Co., dry goods, $780,
900; Seedlings Dry Goods Company, $7O,-
600; Eagle Block, $4,000.
The shops of the Cincinnati, Washington
& Baltimore Railroad, at Zaleski, O., were
almost entirely burned. Loss $40, 1000;
fully insured
Fire in Morgan Bros shoe factory, at
Newburyport, Mass, destroyed it and ad-
joining buildings. Loss $4,000; insur
ance $50 900.
Eleven buildings at Poplar Bluffs, Mo-,
were destroyed by fire on the goth. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
Fire at Cincinnati on the goth destroyed
McIlvain & Spiegel's boiler factory, togeth-
er with an adjoining building Loss $780,
OOO
The city hall at Fall River, Mass, a large
granite structure, was completely Quilted by
fire on the night of the 10Th. The city rec
ords were destroyed, as the safe in which
they were kept was not fre-proof. The loss
on building is estimated at $250,0O0.
There was no insurance and the origin of
the fire is unknown.
Deimet Bros furniture factory, Chicago,
was damaged by fire on the 18th. The loss
to Deimet Bros. will be $45, 900, and to A.
O. Slaughter, owner of the building, about
$4,000. The insurance is in each case
ample. The other losses areinconsiderab able.
The bobbin factory of ]. III. Ellington &
Co., Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire on
the 18th, causing a loss of $4,000. The
factory had been burned out six times pre-
| viOusly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

they are all duly and devout-
~ grateful for their preservation.
The blame for the collision cannot be
certainly placed until the mysterious
schooner is heard from, and she seems
to have disappeared completely, either
under the waters or over them. But
the startling fact about the diasaster
is that it could occur at all-that O.
great ocean steamer carrying nearly q
thousand human beings should be
liable to be sent to the bottom by any
numbering sailing vessel that may
chance to cross her path. In this in
stance it CHANGED that the collision
occurred in one of the oceans most
frequented pathways, with other YES
sells at hand to give instant succor.
Had the vessels met a few hundred
miles further east the chances are that
most of the crew and passengers would
have persisted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

THE miners of the Houtzdale,
Osceola and Philipsburg districts, in
the Clearfeld (Pa.) coal region, did
themselves credit in the manner of
their seeking an advance of ten cents
ton in wages on Tuesday last. They
held mass meeting and balloted on
the question whether they should
strike or apply for an arbitration of
their demand. The vote stood as fol-
lows: For arbitration, 1883; for a
strike, TO. A more general adoption
of this plan of deciding on organized
action would prevent good deal of
misery, for the good reason that it
would result in more arbitration and
fewer strikes. One man who gets up
in q meeting, talks strike for hall an
hour and then calls for vote on the
question of strike or no strike is very
apt to succeed in carrying his point,
chiefly because his audience feels dis
posed to do something rather than
nothing, and the man who votes
against a strike seems to himself, as
we'll as others, to be voting to do
nothing. On the other hand, a well
defined issue between arbitration and
q proposition to strike, with the OPP
portunity of private ballot, makes
every man feel freer to express his
real conviction in his vote, and as his
real conviction is likely to favor the
plan that will be least burdensome to
his family and most likely to appeal
to his employers sense of fairness,
arbitration stands a better chance of
winning. The private ballot on the
question of strike or arbitrate is
good thing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Labor Notes,

The strike at the National Tube Works,
McKeesport, Pa, has extended to all the
employees OF the shops. and now includes
1000 men. The cause of the strike was O.
refusal of the company to increase the wages
Is per cent.
On the afternoon OF the 18th a circular
from the Knights OF Labor was received by
representatives of all the railroads center
ing in East st. Louis, demanding an in
crease in wages for all shop and yard men,
and giving the companies three days to
consider the matter
Much excitement has been caused and
considerable bitter feeling stirred up at
Akron, o., by an order from the Knights OF
Labor boycctting all tenants of J. f.
Sieberting. The order extends to boarding
house and hotel proprietors who furnish
accommodations to new employees engaged
by Sieberting.
A north-bound passenger train on the
Texas Pacific Road was derailed near Mar
shall, Tex, on the 18th. A rail had been
taken up by unknown parties. The rail-
road bridge over Fossil Creek. near FIT.
WORTH was burned on the night of the 1 tn,
having been previously saturated with
coal oil.
The Maxwell Brothers box factory strike
is ended, the proprietors making condition
al concessions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Deeds OF Blood.

John w. Lauer, of Omaha, who one night
last October shot his wife dead, claiming
that he mistook her for a burglar, has been
convicted of manslaughter, and will he
sentanced to imprisonment for several
years.
Four notorious Mexican horse thieves,
with seven stolen horses in their % possession
were overtaken by the same number OF
Americans near Lordsburg, N. M, and in
the fight which ensued three Of the Mexi-
cans were killed. The other escaped. Six
stolen horses were recovered.
William II. Carter, proprietor of the Mel
son Parmaceu tical Works, New York. com
mitted suicide on the Goth by shooting
himself through the head. No cause is as
signed.
Mrs. Bohnman, living at Avondale, a
suburb of Cincinnati, became deranged over
her husband financial difficulties, and on
the morning of the 18th cut the throats OF
her two young sons, after which she ended
her own life. One of the boys will probably
recover. The other is dead.
John Gillespie, q negro. who murdered
Mrs. Thomas Gray, near London, Tenn,
was hanged by mob OF 200 masked men
near the scene OF his crime on the night Of
the 18th.
Daniel Hartman, a section foreman on
the Rock Island Road, was shot and fatal
near Morris, H., by unknown parties.
S. Watrous, a wealthy merchant and
stock raiser, shot himself through the heart
at Watrous n. NJ, on the 18th. He was
native of New Hampshire
Harry Estee admits that he killed Officers
Grant and McNett, Geneva, ILL.,. or helped
do it. The details of the confession will
not be made public until after the grand
jury has considered the case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
The Cars Latest Hobby.
IErom the ST lanes Gazette 1

From the ST. James Gazette.l
There is no need for Sir John Mil
lais in Russia; hardly even for stereo-
scopic company. There they 90 their
portraits for themselves, just as they
want them, or at least they will do SO
henceforth. The car himself having
set the fashion, all the noble families
and the merely rich ones are sure to
follow in his wake. By his orders the
Russian ambassador in London has
sent the emperor a set of Photographic
appliances that must in the near future
convert him into a frst-class pho
tographer. According to report, he is
infatuated with his apparatus and
getting on splendidly. His favorite
relative now is the one who gives him
the most sittings, and his patient wife
is very much tried. With acertain diff
ference, he has become like blacksmith
OF Gretna Green, who got so used to
marrying that he never saw young
man and young woman together with
out creepingup behind them and begin
ming the marriage service. When the
car catches sight of his aunt, or cour-
tier, fowl, a sentinel Or a baby, he has
out his Photographic apparatus in a
moment. The Nihilists will soon be
frightened to come near him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Life in Venice.
IFrOm 81. Nicholas. !


If the day is warm we shall see
plenty of Venetian boys swimming in
the canals, wearing nothing but pair
of light trousers, and they care so little
for our approach that we are afraid
our gondolas will run over some of
them. The urchins are very quick and
active, however, and we might as well
try to touch g. fish as one of them. ]
once saw q Venetian girl, about sixteen
years old, who was sitting upon the
steps Of q house teaching her young
brother to swim. The little fellow was
very small and she had tied cord
around his waist, one end of which she
held in her hand. She would let the
child get into the water and paddle
away as well as he could. When he
seemed tired, or when he had gone fan
enough, she pulled him in. She looked
very much as if she we're fishing, with
g. small bow for bait.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

THEkE are currents in English pol
itics no less corrupt than those which
befoul the political waters of America.
Revelations at the trial of Jesse Col
lings, M. P. for Ipswich, Illustrate the
methods of British fraudworkers. Mr..
Ceilings is on trial for bribery. Testi-
mony of aseverely damaging character
has been given by electors. Several
have sworn that they received money
for voting for Mr.. Ceilings. His cleo.
ton agent has made confession oil
wholesale corruption. The facts were
extorted from him on the witness
stand by sharp questioning. He fell
to the floor in a fainting fit after di.
vulging the guilty secret. Mr.. Ceilings
himself is expected to tumble in a fit
before the investigators finish their
work. Exposures of rascality do not
have that effect on the average Ameri.
can corrup ionist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

THE clerks in the government en-
ploy at Washington have formed a
sort of mutual protective association,
by which any clerk who is discharged
receives the sum of 5000 from his fell
lows to enable him to start afresh.
While there can be no objection to the
formation of such an association, the
necessity for it does not speak well for
the thrift or prudence OF the clerks,
since it proceeds on the assumption
that every clerk spends all of his sala-
ry as he receives it, and an unexpected
discharge means a penniless chase for
work that may not be found. This
may be the case, and perhaps is, but
the government clerks ought to be the
last to advertise the fact.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Indian Mound Opened.
from the Savannah News. !


One of the most interesting
Floridian discoveries of late years
is the unearthing of 2, number
of. skeletons at Fort George.
A few days ago several gentlemen Wis
iting the island, together with some of
the residents, determined to dig into
a mound which had awakened their
curiosity. They mad dug but short
distance when they uncovered a skull,
and further work brought to light nu-
nervous bones forming parts of the hu-
man body, and one of the party, a
physician, after separating them, de-
clared them to represent eleven bodies
Besides these bones there were found
several polished pieces of stone. which
had been fashioned into the shape of
a tomahawk and battle ak heads and
a quantity of beads with holes bored
through them, which doubtless
formed part of what had been the
necklace adjoining the person of some
dusky Indian maiden. This mound
is but one of many, and further search
will in all probability disclose many
more skeletons and Indian relics, and
may, after scientific investigation, set
tie many questions concerning the
early Indian inhabitants of this beau
tiful and picturesque sea island.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

IT is reported that Commissioner
Colman of the agricultural depart
ment is of the opinion that the govern
ment experimental tea farm in
South Carolina had better be
abandoned. Until the average
in quality and quantity OF those
farm products indigenous to the soil
of the United States is considerably
raised above the present level, the tea
and silk, the camel and ostrich indus
tries, were better left to those Chinese,
Arabian and African peasants who
are satisfied with net income Of ten
cents per day. The American farmer
can find more remunerative employ
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

Mr.. MOORE, of Delaware, is anxious
to change the present system of patent
laws by a practical abolition of all
now in existence, and the substitution
of others in their stead. This is too
radical a proposal to meet with ap-
prevail from any quarter. The pat
ent laws now in force are simple and
convenient, tending to promote inven-
ton, and securing to the inventor the
fruit OF his labor during a period long
enough to settle thevalue or worthless.
ness of the invention. The present
laws are good enough for all ordinary
use, and no substitution of others in
their stead is advisable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
MORE MYSTERT.
Curious In cident I'm Connection With The
Express-car Murder.


Express-car Murder.
During the forenoon of the 18th the
officials OF the Rock Island road and
the Uni6ed States Express Company,
together with a number of detectives,
held g. consultation in Chicago at
which Watts, the baggage man, was
examined with view of getting all the
information possible in the matter Of
the robbery and murder. Richard
Mcdonald took notes of the state
ments of Watts, and at the close of
the consultation started for his office
to write out his notes. From the time
he left the others nothing was heard
of him until late the following night,
when he was found in a distant part of
the city, in a demented condition. He
could give no coherent account Of him.
self, and the notes of Watts state
ment were gone. He was not drink
ing man, and it is believed be was
drugged and the papers stolen by in
terested parties. Watts is suspected
OF knowing more than he will tell.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

Miller, aged 20, blew his brains out with q
double barreled shotgun.
At Joliet, ILL.,. two men have been arrest
ed on suspicion OF being the parties who
robbed the express safe and killed Messen-
ger Nichols on the Rock Island Road.
The jury in the murder tria at Morris
town, Pa, of ohm M. Wilson for the killing
of Anthony DAILY, in January, 1884, on the
18th brought in verdict of murder in the
first degree. Daily disappeared, and there
was not the slightest clue to his fate until
last September, when Wilson surrendered
himself, confessing that he murdered DAILY,
afterwards cutting up the body and throw
ing it in to the river.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

IT is a somewhat singular common
tarv on the efforts of Irish leaders to
secure home rule for their island that
at present they are practically dictat-
ing English politics and are thus gov
erning indirectly the entire empire. 1t
may thus become the patriotic duty
of English statesmen to set up an
Irish Parliament at Dublin in order
to maintain the management OF their
own affairs, or home rule for them
selves
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
A Fight With Brigands.

A big sensation has been caused on the
Island of Sicily by an attempt of brigands
to kidnap Victor Hood, a great-grandson OF
Admiral Nelson, with the purpose of hold
ing him for a ransom. The marauders at
tackled the palace, which was defended by
Hood and his servants. A desperate and
prolonged open battle ensued, which re-
suited in the defeat and dispersal of the
robbers, but only after many of them were
disabled by wounds from further fighting.
Four of the brigands were taken prisoners
and turned over to the custody Of the au-
thorities.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Tragedy in a. Court Room.

News of terrible tragedy enacted at
Carrolton, Miss, an interior town, twenty
four miles southwest of Grenada, has been
received. Fifty men rode into the town
and repaired to the courthouse where thir-
teen negroes were waiting for a trial to be-
gin. The white men walked into the court
room and shot ten of the negroes dead and
mortally wounded the other three. The
shooting grew out Of the attempted aesas-
sination of James Liddel, prominent cit
izen, who was shot and seriously wounded
by these negroes several weeks ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Nominations by the President.

The President, on the 18th, sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate: William
L. Trenholm, of South Carolina, now q
civil service commissioner, to be comp
troller of the currency, in the place of
Henry w. Cannon, resigned. John H.
missioner, in the place of William Z. Tren-
holm, nominated to be comptroller of the
currency. Charles Lyman, of Connecticut
now chief examiner of the civil service COM
mission, to be civil service commissioner
in the place of Dorman B. Eaton, resigned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
forty two OF the forty eight pages OF the bill,

forty-two OF the forty-eight pages Of the bill,
the committee rose
FRIDAY, March 19.-Leave was granted
70 MI. Hammond (Ga.) to file the views of
the minority OF the committee on judiciary
on d, the bankruptcy bill. After number Of
bills OF a private character had been re-
ported from committees, the House went
into committee of the whole on the private
calendar. The only bill which gave rise to
any discussion was one to change the rank
OF an officer on the retired list OF the army
Pending action the committee rose, and q
number OF private bills were passed. The
evening session was devoted to the consid-
GRAFTON of pension bills.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
Toasted Bread Already Prepared.
from the KINGSTON Freeman.

IFTOm CuO hHIsSIOH EItCIHSIII
Up in the town OF Olive there is q
romantic and beautiful spot just be-
yond what is known as the gulf, where
some persons who live in the city
make their summer home. Being
miles from g. store they bring with
them large supply of food. Among
other things they have sent. from New
York is toasted bread ready pre-
pared. It comes up by barrels and
amazes the country people. Said g
woman: "The idea that people would
buy toasted bread when it is so easy
to toast it themselves How lazy
they must be-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

ANEW YORK paper recently sent a
reporter to see how Vanderbilt s
tomb was guarded. The young man
came back with the information that
it was guarded by twelve men VINO
knew nothing, heard nothing and new
er ate or slept but saw everything.
They were Pinkerton men, and when
Mr.. Pinkerton was asked just how ne
guarded the tomb, he nodded his head
and Winked one eye.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

THE Cunard Company never more
narrowly escaped a terrible exception
to its traditional good fortune than
in the disaster to the Oregon. The
swift and splendid steamship lies at
the bottom OF the ocean, somewhere
off Fire Island. The 500 men and
women who were on board her at
the time the unknown schooner
crashed into her side are alive
and uninjured, and we hope
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

ABOUT twenty boys in a packing
house in Philadelphia gave the follow
ing written notice: "Boss, we're de
packin' boys. We wants to work
eight hours day, an we wants tour
dollars a week, an if wedon't get it we
won't go to work, and dere'l be
trouble, Patsy Shea and others"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24

EVERY newly-created British baron
pays the sum of 1850 for his titular
honor, and this sum, instead of going
to mysteriously-named heraldic of
ficials, is now paid into the general
treasury. The total arising from this
source is considerable, especially as 8
baron who is raised a step in the peer
age also pays something over q hun
dred pounds for his promotion, whilst
newly created baronets have to hand
over to the exchecquer upwards
CT E0
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
An Ice Gorge.

On the 10th ice became piled against the
Union Pacific bridge at Omaha, causing
flooding of the bottom lands and portion
of the town of Columbus. Hundreds of
people were Obliged to leave their homes
and flee for safety. The people OF the food
ed district were warned, however, by cou-
rier in time to escape, and no lives are re-
DOrteti lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
DANGER Aheadf

There is danger ahead for you if you neg.
Iect the warnings which nature is giving you
Of the approach of the fell-destroyer-c
sumption. Night-sweats, splitting of blood
loss of appetite-these symptoms have 8
terrible meaning. You can be cured if you
do not wait until it is too late. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" the greatest
blood-purifer known, will restore your
lost health. IS a nutritive, it is far su.
perior to cod liver oil. All druggists.