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THE WATERTOWN HERALD. $1.50 In Advance. WATERTOWN, JEFFERSON COUNTY, N. Y., SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1886. Vol.1. No. 2. A PINE RANCHE. T«K AGRICiri/TirRAL WONDER OF CALIFORNIA. An Interesting Description of the Fa- mous 16,0O0-A«re Farm In Cali- fornia, Owned by a New York Mate itlan. BLACK POINT, Cal., June 28.—F. C, Delong was a former New York State boy. but is now the possessor of the ideal ranch in this state. This ranche is locat- ed 25 miles north of San Francisco—a beautiful ride by boat and cars of one and a half hours from that city—by the Northern Pacific road, which runs through the ranche for about three miles and stops at the station on the ranche called \Norato.'' The property comprizes a fertile valley and the hills or mountains which sur- round it, and also a tract of salt marsh and a long point of land running out in- to the San Pablo bay. A landing is erect- ed on a creek running up into the ranche, and a schooner belonging to the pro- perty is constantly engaged in taking produce from Norato to San Francisco, where Mr. DeLong has an office, so that the ranche is to a great extent indepen- dent of the railroad in the matter of freights to San Francisco, which is a big item in-California. This ranche is one of the largest and one of the most celebrated in California, principally famous for the quantity and elegance of the fruit grown thereon, and it is so well arranged in all its details that your farmer readers (and city ones too, for that matter) will be somewhat sm-prised at my statements, and wonder at the magnitude of agricultural opera- tions in California. In the first place its size is 16,000 acres —that means a tract of land of seven or eight miles long, and two to three miles wide—quite a farm this would make in Jefferson county—and it makes an equally large one here. The pay rolls vary in size according to the season of ; the year, but a low- estimate shows that | at least 150 men make a good living from this property the year around—this be-1 ing the first fruit season, it is largely in- creased for the time being. Thfi nationalities mingled together up- on this ranche as farm laborers, comprise almost every nation in the world, and out of 30 Bueh employees it is not surpris- ing to be able to nick the representatives j of different nations. This condition of' things would hardly be possible any- where except in cosmopolitan California. On this ranche there are ten dairies with from 1,200 to 1,400 cattle all told, Jersies and half-breed Jersies; fifty horses and mules for the work of the ranche, 700 hogs of the black Berkshire breed, which grow to weigh about 200 pounds each, 500 hens and 800 pigeons, and plenty of dogs to hunt the wild game which, including deer, is quite plentiful hereabouts. Now as the products of this large property, besides the dairy interest al- ready referred to, there are at least 40,- 000 fruit trees upon the place located in the beautiful valley of Norato, one of the handsomest in the state, and the visitor who should drop down on this charming spot in the early spring-time when the hills are green in their new coat of verdure, and this mammoth or- chard is in bloom, would be excusable in indulging in the most extravagant ex- pressions of rapture at the beautiful sight. But I liave not yet by any means com- pleted my catalogue of farm products, and if I continue to digress as I have it will take some time to reach the end. About 1,000 acres are devoted to raising grain, barley, wheat and corn, the latter only for fodder as it does not ear out well in this climaie. One thousand acres are kept for raising grass for the dairies and horses in the winter, and about 2,000 tons are annually garnered therefrom, and aside from a number of acres devoted to domestic*gardens, pas- tures, chicken-yards, *ete,., thebalanceof the ranche, including t^ie hilly portion, is used as grazing land for a large num- ber of cattle, and is quite valuable for this purpose. Fuel in abundance is found in the forests on the hills, and a thousand cords a year are shipped by boat to Sau Francisco to swell the in- come of the farm. The dairies yield about 5,000 pounds of butter per week in the dry season, and this is more than doubled in the wiuter and spring, or as it is known here, the wet season. This sells at from 20 to 22 cents per pound in San Francisco, but prices are low this season and better times are hoped for. The churns in the dairies are run by horse power, and the milk is skimmed; creameries are not known here. The buildings on the ranche are clus- tered around a handsome court yard, in the center of which a fountain is play- ing. The fountain and buildings are supplied with fine spring water from the mountains, which runs in a pipe down to a hill near by, and is there retained in a large reservoir, and thence runs in a pipe with great force to the buildings, watering troughs, engines, etc. The family residence, or \White House,\ as it is called, is a handsome, large structure of twenty rooms, ele- gantly furnished, and supplied with every convenience and comfort that heart could wish, and the generous pro- prietor, and his equally open-hearted and estimable wif e, like nothing bette than to have their fine residence filled and bounteous table surrounded with the faces of their many friends, which, it is needless to say, very frequently occurs. The other buildings surrounding the spacious court contain the blacksmith shop, paint shop, carpenter shop, an im- mense apple storage house built of brick } barns, granary, chicken houses, a large hot-house. The dining house and quar- ters of the workmen, the vinegar store- house, the tool house, oider factory and a number of small residence houses for the various married mechanics on the place. These do not include the resi- dences and large barns at the ten differ, ent dairies. The expenses of such an immense con. cern are of course enormous ; ninety to one hundred men are to be boarded and paid all the year round, and this num- ber is sometimes greatly exceeded. J Wages are high and prices are very low, and losses must be frequent. The daily route of work begins in the summer at 4:45 A. M., with the signal— the ringing of a large bell; breakfast at at 5:80, and work at 6 o'clock. At 11:80 a flag is run up to show the distant men that dinner is ready; at 1 o'clock work is resumed, and at sundown supper is serv- ed, and at 9 o'clock every one is in bed and asleep, too, for the nights here are just the kind to sleep in—if the flies don't trouble you—cool and quiet after a, warm day, and always accompanied by a refreshing breeze. I have thus given you the fair side of the picture in part, for I have not dwelt at length upon the balmy climate and other matters pertaining to this locality, j I have described to you one of the best known ranches in California, valued at I from $500,000 to $800,000, and it is as good as any similar property in the state; and, yet fine as it is. I still incline to the theory that were it divided up among a hundred men as owners and residents it would be much more profitable, both to to owners and to the state at large. This ' state is full of large ranches, but sooner j or later they will be divided into small i farms. I The great problem staring the farmers in the face here is a market for their productions, and that problem is no nearer an answer now than ever. Fruit, beef, pork and grain are barely paying j a profit to the most careful of produc- ( era, and very often not even that, while j the prospect ahead is not reassuring by any means. Fruit-growers are now j forced to sell to the canneries at starva- j tion prices and many tons of fruit rot on ^e trees in this state for lack of a mar- ket. The only course left is to dry it, and this will yet be largely done, but to make it pay wages it muBt come down to the Chinese basis of 80 cents a day and less, and even then the question of! profit is a decidedly dubious one. But j let the California farmers once get a cheap means of transportation to the Mississippi valley for their productions and the problem is solved, and eastern fruit-growers and farmers will have to hustle.\ Cape Vincent and gradually widens as it reaches to the southwest. More natural gas springs are south and east of the imaginary line than can be, or have been discov- ered on the north- west side of this line. There are gas springs in Sodus, W o 1 c o 11. Rose, Farmington, Bloom- field, Sparta, South Dansville, Ossian, Grove, and in all the towns further south and east of the places men- tioned. The great- est display of gas known along this line was at the cele- brated Bloomfield gas well, and at a well put down three years ago at South Dansville, Steuben county, for oil. There being a fine gas the democratic ticket At times—and Opium Smuggling. SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.—What is claimed to be a big opium ring was ex- posed this week by the arrest of four persons charged with smuggling the drug into this port. One of the prison- ers was Mrs. Slicer, an inspector in the custom house, and another woman was the steward on the Pacific Mail steamer Gaelic. Their accomplices were em- ployes on the mail dock. Mrs. Slicer's house was shadowed by detectives and a man arrested who came out with a satchel containing several hundred dollars worth of opium. The steward also had over $300 worth in her room. Thursday two men in a boat were captured with $2,000 worth of opium. The authorities hope to extort a confes- sion from these petty smugglers which will give them a clew to the heads of the opium ring which has defied the vigilance of the customs officers for years and which has smuggled in not less than a ton of opium every month. NATURAL QAS. Ifl Another Competitor for Lighting Watertown to Enter the Field. DANSVILLE, N. Y., July 9.—There seems to be a belt of natural gas cross- ing the state of New York from a south- western to northeasterly direction. For instance, any person will place a straight- edge on the map of New York state, placing one end of it at Olean and the other at Cape Vincent, drawing a line across the map between the places named, and it will indicate as nearly the centre of the belt as can be ascertained by an intimate knowledge of the various natural gas springs and wells put down at various places contiguous to this im- aginary line, some of them a little way one side or the other of the line. For instance, at and in the vicinity of Cape Vincent are many gas springs, the line from the Cape.crosses a portion of the lake and then strikes into Wayne county, traversing the towns of Williamson, Marion and Macedon, and then the towns of Farmington, Bloomfield and Richmond in Ontario county ; Conesus, Sparta, Dansville and Ossian in Living- stone county ; South Dansville in Steu- ben county ; Grove, Allen, Belfast and Cuba in Allegany county; Hinsdale? Olean and Allegany in Cattaraugus county. The belt is quite narrow at spring at Stony Brook it was natural to suppose oil could be got, and a company was formed to put down a test well 1,800 feet. No oil was found except in slight traces. But gas was obtained in sufficient quantity at various depths to light and heat the building near by. The well has never been torpedoed since it was plugged. But it will be done soon, and great interest attaches to it as it is only two miles from Dansville, and may result in getting gas sufficient to both light and heat the town, or perhaps to induce some kind of manufacturing in- dustry to utilize it. Thousands of farmers along the great gas belt may yet find their lands more valuable perfor- ated for gas than planted with wheat at present prices, and also find it more con- venient to pipe fuel into their stoves than to have to cut, split and hawl wood for the same purpose. WANTS AN OFFICE And Comes Out I n Plain Language In Asking for It. To the Editor of the HERALD. Learning that you had just bought out some six or seven papers with their large subscription lists, I conclude therefore that your paper must have the largest circulation of any of them in this county, consequently is juut the paper to which I would like to say a few words, as I want what I say to reach the greatest number of thinking people who can ap- preciate my ability after thoy carefully read what I want to tell them. I have j been for several months back, over run with letters, telegrams and telephones I urging me to rim for the office of coro- ner in the coming great struggle for competent men to fill the important offices created by and for the people. I am a man. The Watertown politi- j cians, when they want an office (which is rare,) take the cars or drive out in a buggy, to visit the most influential ones at the centre, and, offer them great inducements to carry the caucus for them, but I scorn to do such a thing—I will never stoop so low for any office. It is a great thing to inherit principles I of my nature and has been all my life time. I am not a going at this late day to injuie the spotless record I have made. It is known by everybody that the office of coroner i? the most import- ant of any in the county. It is a judicial office and the coroner has great power, even to the arresting of the sheriff in certain cases. It is judicial.forif he does not hold court over the living—he doee over the dead, and what he says and does most seriously af- fects many that are living sometime, and the consequental effect to many families is 60 very great. The office de- mands a man of foresight—a man who has ability enough to know whether a nian is dead or not, or only in a coma- tose state. Hav^pg called a jury and witnesses, should the man come to, and not prove to be dead, what an expense to the already loaded taxpayers of the county! The office demands just such a man as I be, which all can readily see. Who will call on me and hear rae tell what I know about its duties? The fact is, Mr. Editor, the letters I get every day ar,e full of telling how that the offi- ciating coroner has suffered for many years because incompetent men have scrambled for it and got it—through the inducements (?) offered. If the intelli- gent voice of the people was not smoth- ered by this inducement business, things would not be so, and competent men liae myself would fill all such important offices. If they had proper modesty thej would not do such dirty work as packing caucuses. I tell you, Mr. Editor, the people want the smartest and most talented man and one who has always scorned to do any dirty work to boost him into office. j I know the office does not pay well ibut the intellectual and high minded citizen is not looking for pay, but the J opportunity to let people know what j stuff they are made of, and benefitting j the people—the heavy burthened tax- payers—provided if the tender of the office is made on grouuds of special com petency, Now Mr. Editor, I don't know as a man was ever beaten for a county office who got on the republican ticket, and although I have worked and voted sometimes the independent ticket, yet I suppose in order to itfiure success I ought to be adopted by tfafe republicans —yet would accept ft unanimous one from any party. >. I do not live in Watertown, which may be against me, but hope;tHey will consent to let it go in the country this time. One man says to me the £ther day, \the people are getting to be of a very en- quiring mind now-a-da^s—a man can hardly get an office unlets he has a war record or belongs to thefG. A. R., etc.\ I tuld him I was a Gm. R. man and covered myself with laui$>ls on the field, but scorned to discuss that subject far- ther, for what has that got to do with the question. Another #antod to know if I practiced taxologWand such like, but I told him my whole time would be devoted to practicing the duties of my office satisfactory to the people who had never been to college as well as to those who had. Folks who pledge themselves in order to go to a convention, are noth- ing but machines and Sell themselves right out and out. That was the reason I never liked Roscoe Conkling—he was ] nothing but a machine t»an, and done just what he was told. 'What I would like to see is an unpledged delegation who would act harmoniou.?)y in making { a wise, judicial selection -£y Qnani- mously nominating me to the office of coroner and they will have no \Sankey | Pansies\ that they will be ashamed of, and I will bring this important office up j to the standard intended by our forei fathers, who created it. JOHN RANSOM. Three Mile Bay, July 9. City Subscribers. The HERALD failed to reach many of its large list of city subscribers last Saturday. The carrier boys could not resist the temptation to sell the papers, as they were offered in many instances ten cents a copy, believing, as they have since informed us, that they could come back and get more for the regulars. Supposing that the carriers had per- formed their work the remainder of the large edition was placed on sale, and in three hours 1,185 copies were sold in this city. We shall attempt to get enough copies back from some source to sup- ply all subscribers who desire the first edition. DECLARES FOR CLEVELAND. Senator Kernan Calls Governor Hill \a Very Clever Young man. \ NEW YORK, July 9.—A reporter of the Tribune fell to talking with Senator Kernan about Utica and her politicians, some of whom have cut a large figure in state and national politics and even given illustrious names to the list, of American statesmen, when a quiet re- mark he made impressed the reporter forcibly as characterizing the integrity of all of them. Said he : \In all that has been said of Utica politicians and statesmen, there remains one striking thing. We never ha^hany canal con- tracts at Utica. ThereV was a sort of feeling among the leader^, both demo- crats and republicans, that the canal contracts were not things to be desired, and we never even sought any for our friends. It is a point that can be made with great force for the credit of Utica in view of the history of the canal frauds.\ Senator Kernan talked freely about the relations between President Cleve- land and Governor Hill. He asserted with much emphasis that they are entirely harmonious and agreeable. In this respect his opinion differs from that commonly expressed among the younger politicians. He said: \Governor Hill is a very clever young man, too clever not to know that he could not more cer- tainly kill himself than by setting him. self up as a candidate for president in opposition to Mr. Cleveland. If he should do that it would only lead to a fight in the state convention, and the members of the party would say at once that he had raised a row in the party ranks and they would not have him for that reason. You may set it down as certain that the mass of the democratic party is with Mr. Cleveland, and no man is strong enough to break him down. Of course, if Mr. Cle eland iB not a can didate for re-nomi- nation/ that alters ,Q ^S^|^J the situation and it '•^^•h, *B- entirely proper for the friends of Mr. Hill to be work- ing away on that line. But there have been presidents be- for e Mr. Cleve- 1 a n d who have said that they would not seek re-election, ~*_ who have been found to accede to the wishes of their friends in such mat- ters rather than per- sist in their own. Governor Hill's wise course if he wants eminent preferment is to go right along and make a good governor. He has all possible oppor- tunity and can make a record that will serve him well before the people.\ Senator Kernan was frank in saying that he thought if the present condition of things in the republican party should exist in 1888 Mr. Blaine would be its candidate for president. • : CLAYTON. CLAYTON, July 9.—While enjoying a ride on the steamer yesterday, I was struck by the unusual number of travel- ers in this paradise of enchanting scen- ery, who were totally oblivious to their surroundings. Unmoved by Nature's grandest efforts, their whole existence is riveted to varying fortunes of the hero and heroine of a novel, a work of fiction, while all around is an illustration of God's great truths which they have but to open their eyes to believe. Morbid taste ! Away with that literature which chains the soul to an idol worse than useless, while before us is spread an open, page with a volume of thought un- fathomable. COMING. Every steamer and every train brings people and baggage, and there is every indication of a long and prosperous sea- son among the islands. The parks are populating rapidly, and illuminations at the various island homes indioate the early presence of the great family of sojourners who annually \ gather at the The recent accident to a lady and gen- tleman of Westminster Park, whereby a skiff was capsized and the lady nearly drowned, was the result of ignonrance of the management of a sail. This gen- tleman's sole knowledge of boating was gained in a two weeks' stay at the Park last summer. With this experience he invited a lady to take a sail in a frail skiff requiring the greatest skill to man- age with even comparative safety, with results that nearly cost two lives. It makes a boatman's blood run cold to see the assurance of some pleasure seekers who assume the management of a boat and invite ladies to share in the danger. The wonder is that more people are not drowned by these dolts. PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE. Circulars announcing the annual meet of the American canoe association at Grindstone island, Aug. 13-28, have been issued; This will be the third successive season that the \meet\ has been held at this place, and it may be, taken as a compliment since no other camp has been occupied even the second time. No doubt the close proximity to the parks and the society balls at Alexan- dria Bay and Clayton, is no mean item in the round of enjoyment as carried out by these hardy boatmen—particularly may \\^tus refer to the young element which constitutes a majority. \Squaw point,\ occupied by the ladies, should not be omitted in the category. Since locating on the St. Lawrence many new members from all parts of the country have been admitted. Their programme of races has come to be looked upon as a regular feature of an outing among the Thousand Islands. BLAST IT. The wreck of thje steamer Oconto on the rock in mid-channel, just below Thousand Island park, suggests the idea of removal by sub-marine explosives. The obstruction is a boulder that would offer no great difficulty in removing, as it is in deep water and no dredging would be necessary after blasting. Be- sides the Oconto the steamer Conqueror and propel lor Oneida killed themselves on this rock, which is marked by a spar buoy and has at least twelve feet of water over it. NOTES. The fishing is improving, especially in the vicinity of the parks. The Anglers' annual excursion will be made from Alexandria Bay. Governors island, opposite Clayton, for sale. Gov. Alvord has probably made his last trip to the river. Tim Stewart had his hand injured by timber which fell while he was attempt- ingto hoist it. Postmaster McCarn has been reap- pointed since the office was classed with the presidential offices. The celebration was a success, and the great crowd was well cared for. The steam yacht race was the most exciting feature, the Sirius winning. M) HOME KITLE. TH E ENGLISH PEOPLE AGAIN RE - FUSE IRELAND JUSTICE. Gladstone Makes a Strong Fight, but the Tide is Against Him—More Trou- ble Predicted When Parliament Meets. <M LONDON, July 9.—Mr. Labouchere, one of Mr. Gladstone's warm supporters who has been returned to parliament, virtu- ally concedes defeat for his party at the polls, but does not think the fight is end- ed. He publishes a bitter, editorial in his paper, the London Truth, in which he says: \The English agricultural la- borer knows and cares little about Ire- land, and he is told that had it not been for the Irish bill, he by this time would have had a cow and three acres of land. The land bill has done us a vast amount of harm. The very possibility of the Irish landlords unloading at the expense to the taxpayer has alienated many from Glad- stone. As things stand now it looks as though the new parliament will be much like the old. The liberals will not have a decisive majority, nor the con- servatives, even with the support of the liberal and radical unionists, who have made common cause with them. What, then, will happen? I. suppose Lord Salis- bury will be installed in office and be supported by Harrington's friends and the members from Birmingham. What, then, will be the duty of the radioals? To render it impossible for any one else than Gladstone to carry on the govern m't? This they can easily do by a strict alliance with the Irish. Should the tor ies obtain the upper hand and attempt to pass a coercion act, the radicals and the Irish should fight on until they are suspended. This will bring things to a crisis. Prob- ably, at first, the tories and their allies will say, 'Good riddance!' But they will soon find that it will be practically impossible for the house lo legislate with one-third of its members excluded. Hav- ing declared that the Irish haye a right to resist coercion, we must back up their resistance, should it be attempted. The time is arriving to take off the gloves.\ Mr. Thomas Sexton, ( Parnellite,) who sat in the last House for Sb%o, went up into Belfast again to contest the West Division against j. Hf Haslet, (Conserv- ative,) who defeated Mr. Stxton in the same district last election by a vote of 8,780 against 8,748. Mr. Sexton has won the district and scored the greatest Par- nellite victory of the campaign so far. He has defeated Mr. Haslet by a vote of 3,882 to 3,739. ' Crowds paraded the streets of Dublin until midnight, headed by bands of music and carrying American and Irish igs. Enthusiastic cheers were given. The returns from the English counties show large gains for the Conservatives, who are winning some of the county di- visions by sweeping majorities. The last hope of the Gladstonians—the vote i n the counties has failed. The Eng- lish counties are going Unionist. The Pall Mall Gazette commenting in an early afternoon edition on the returns, says: \ The Liberal defeat is now degen- erating into a rout. Yesterday's defeat assumed the proportions of a catastro- phe.\ A cabinet council will be held on Tues- day to decide on the course to be pur- sued in view of the results of the elec- tions. [Subject of Illustration.] JOHN C. STBKFTEH. John C. Streeter, aged 56, but looks younger, was born in Watertown, N. Y., and educated at the Jefferson County Institute. He is a son of the late N. W, Streeter and at an early age was his fath- er's trusted assistant in the arrangement of a large business, and afterwards became a partner. Upon the retirement of his father Mr. Streeter conducted the busi- ness alone for a while, then associated others with him, and a few years after purchased the celebrated Grand Central clothing house which was from the first conducted with great success. Two or three years ago he retired from that con- cern to give more time to the manage- ment of the property under his care. He has been Supervisor of the First Ward, and Mayor bf the City of Watertown. His life has been one of constant indus- try well directed as his success in life demonstrates. To the office of post- master Mr. Streeter brings methodical habits in business, and executive ability of a high order. His appointmenfgives general satisfaction. NATURAL BRIDGE. H. R. Swan is on the sick list. King & Hogan of Antwerp were guests at the Connell House. Sunday. Mrs. C. Gates and family of Antwerp spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Wilson, in this place. The Universalis Sunday school will! hold their picnic at Mrs. Starkey's, the j •17th . • * ' ! The Italians are moving to Bona's lake ' and Harrisville. | Mrs. E. Cowen is very sick. Dr. G.D. j Hewitt of Carthage is attending her. [ O. Fitch was married to Miss Tina i Dawley, the 5th. They left for their | future home, in Clinton Co., that day. I | We wish them much joy and a long and i I happy life. | : *-» . ; I When a conductor is off duty they j call him a roamin' punch. CARTHAGE. CARTHAGEL, July 9.—Fireman's parade and band conceit next Monday evening. A coat of slate colored paint is being; put on the roof of the Baptist church. Prof. S. D. Forbs, of the Altoona bus- iness college is at his home in West Car- thage for a few days' vacation. Mr. and Mrs. B, F. Wood left, Monday, for Watertown where they will com- mence keeping house at once, on Arsenal street. ^Fred S, Ward and family returned from the Thousand Islands, Saturday, after an absence of two weeks, for recre- ation. Prof.^nd Mw.'G.F. Sawyer left town Wednesday morning for Martha's Vine- yard where they will remain during the warm weather. The sociables by the Congregational church of West Carthage and St. James churoh of Carthage, Saturday evening, were abundantly successful. Prof. F. H. Wood was in town this week calling on his old patrons and pu- pils. Mr. Wood was at one time princi- pal of the West Carthage school. The new bell has been placed in posi- tion in the new school building, and its tone is very satisfactory to the ears of the committee whose duty it was to pur- chase it. Mr. Geo. F . Happ and bride, of St. Joseph, Mich., are visiting at Mr. Happ's old home in West Carthage, They were married a few wee*ks since in Oshkosh, the home of the bride. While visiting the farming country about town, your correspondent was much interested in the fine appearance of the hop fields. The indications are that an unusually good crop will be har- vested this fall unless some destroying foree is brought upon them before har- vest time. The result of the petition circulated for a reconsideration by the board of ed- ucation was quite satisfactory. The board has been induced to withdraw their decision and amend matters so that Prof. Sawyer will be retained as prinoi- ' pal of the school. It is to be regretted thh,t this might not have been the first decision. The repairs oo the West Carthage church are completed and a re-dedica- tion service will be conducted this even- ing from the following program: 1. Sermon by Be*. & $. Amsiie, of Ogdensburg. **•-• - 2. Address and appeal by Rev. C, Cree- gan, of Syracuse, secretary of the New York home missionary society. 3. Consecrating prayer by Rev. A. Wood, of Philadelphia. 4. Short congratulatory addresses by Rev. W. J. Cuthbertson, of Copenhagen, Rev. A. S. W T ood and resident pastors of Carthage. Progression is stamped on every fea- ture of the work on the new railroad. More engines have been taken into Jay- ville to be used in the mines. AH the men to be had are employed at the mines and more are desired. The first switch on the new road has boon laid from the curve on the fiat to the culvert, it being long enough to hold 75 care. The work of laying ties has been so rapidly pushed that the supply from the many sources of engaged ties have been insuffic- lent. On portions of the road spiles have been driven to a depth of 30 to 40 feet. This was done with the immense pile driver brought for this purpose. Thunder, lightning, hail and wind would not have disturbed the tranquill repose of the population of our town, more, than did the hidious concert given by young America (?) beginning soon after twelve, Suuday night. They were not in the least partial but \did\ every street in the town, and some of them were treated to a second visitation. The canonading was awakening, the music was even more than could have been de- sired. A toast from W T esley Barr was called for and the Squire come to the front with a good strain of eloquence. This racket continued until nearly day- brake. The celebration which followed this loud preliminary was not very ex- tensive. There was but little done, Bave a race among the small boys and a potato contest These, were instituted by Chas, Build. Why He Remembers. To the Editor of the HEJULD : CAKTHAGE, July 9.—In your paper I see a statement made by A. W. Peck as to the hotels in Watertown years ago. I think he is mistaken as to the Woodruff house being where the Hull or Hewit hotel was fifty years ago. There was a stone building called the Gilson hotel where the Woodruff house now stands, or near it. The Hull or Hewit house was down farther from the Gilson house. \.t the corner where the American hotel was,, there \was an. old farm house one and one-half stories high, a wooden building, used as a hotel. I know it be- cause it was in it I took my first drink of what was called in old times •• old rye whiskey.\ 'It.was in the year 1835, on general training day. A General Casse was the military commander who acted on the occasion. G. O'LEARY. . The town of Glenelg, Mil., js remark able for the fact that its name spells the same • backward- or forward. That's what's the matter with Hannah, \
