Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
NEWS SUMMARY.

A railroad is now approaching
completion through Missouri, which will
enable passengers to go from Boston
to Kansas in three days.
General Walker has raised sever
al thousand dollars at Columbus, Miss,
and enlisted thirty men to be ready to
leave for Nicaragua about the lst Of
September.
-Ex-President Pierce and wife ar
rived at Gibraltar on the 18th day of
July, and were there on the l4th. wait
ing for steamer to take passage up
the Mediterranean
The Dean of Ripon, in England,
and John .. Wilson of Albany, are the
survivors OF those who accompanied
Robert Fulton on his first steam vessel
journey OH the Hudson.
The plateau track upon which the
Telegraph Cable is laid, varies iii depth
from the oceans surface from 5000
feet to 1920 feet at its deepest point
ascertainea by soundings.
Two steamboats, now ply on the
E.ie canal. The days of tow horses,
tow boys and tow paths, are doubtless
numbered. Thus, one-by-one, the old
time monuments pass away.
Three ladies, residing in the same
square at Washington, recently pre-
sented to their husbands seven inter
esting responsibllities-two with twins,
and the third with three children.
"A knitting machine has just been
invented by 4 genius in Seneca county,
\. Y. One Of the editors of the SYRIA
cuse .Sourn0l saw the machine knit Il
perfect stocking in less than five min
utcs.
Hon. Gerritt Smith, in circular
letter, has signified his acceptance of
the nomination for Governor, rendered
to him by the small band of Abolition
lists who recently held 4 Convention at
Syracuse.
The Russian mission now at Pekin
has, IN recent report, made known the
result ofthe census of China. The pres
ent population is said by this document
to amount to 4l5 900, 900, that Of T. kin
being ,6i8,S41.
D alazon Smith just elected S,na-
tor from Oregon, will be rccollected rs
once of Ohio, and favorite Of John
! Tyler when Ill power, under whom he
mold sort Of rowing co ,anission or APP
| No 1,,t; 4
rs Delusi0n Smith.
Last week q little son ofJudoc Don
aiison, III i >ntc.unla, Indiana, VS. bit
ten on the arm by a spider, while asleep
IN 4 cradle. The arm swclled rapidly,
inflammation spread to other parts of the
body, and the second day after the in
jury, the child died.
The n. Y. Tribune learns that NJ.
B,ar will contest the return of Barrett
to Congress, Oh the ground Of f~au9r-
lent voting. NJ BAN has q good case.
but his contostinr will amount to moth
| ing, In ease the democracy should be
in the Ascendant in Congress-.
A. "TcAaH~e Sa,-t that that "D;r
lnjnn, VIM. Is. Legs, Esq, has pre-
seated thc Commits 5ioner Of In Liam A.
fairs with a handsome gold h>llel
cane, taken from tn everglades Of
! Florida. NJ. Legs will confer an I'M
dying obligation on the American pub
lie generally, if he will point the paT-
ticular evergIale or spot where these
/ gold headed canes grow.
The Minnesota Senate has pass
ed p bill b. vote Of 10 to Is, to elect,
at the present session Of the LariSla-
/ tute, "A successor to General Shields.
whose term expires year from the 4th
OF March next. 1t is unnecessary to
add that 1t is purely a ID emocratic move
made because the Democrats expect to
pass oHt OF power in Minnesota at the
close OF the term OF Office of the pres
ent ilcumbents.
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