Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-03-10
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Washington Union reads
Gov. W lse out of the Democratic pars
ty!
Louis Paulsen is about to play
blmdtold seven games of chess at once,
before the Dubuque club.
a white man received thirty lash.
es, on the bare back, at Wincbester
Va, on Friday last, for stealing stove.
There are ifty-six manufacturers
Of tobacco in Richmond, Va. whose
united capital amounts to four or fve
millions Of dollars.
"A court in Boston has endorsed
the decision that railroad ticket
bought tor one particular day, is good
for any day thereafter.
The French Emperor holds cah;.
net councils on Sunday afternoon. and
gives grand balls in the evening. Sun
day IS the great ball night of Paris.
The n. Y. Times saws: We are
requested to say that Mr.. James B,
Brewster, of New York, has resigned.
the appointment Of director in the La
crosse halfway Company. a..a
While Rev. Mr.. Kalloch was leo
turing at Bangor, Me-, on Tuesday eve
ning, the gas was suddenly turned off
andeggs and other missiles were thrown
at the speaker.
The editor of the Salem AIo
Daily Reporter has been favored with
one-halt OF an oyster shell, q inches in
length, II inches broad, and Weighing
rs pounds. -.
The Landlord of the Pacific Hotel
recently destroyed by fire at St. Louis
estimates that between TWENTY-FIVE and
thirty lives were lost by the destruction
of the Hotel.
The Utica On. " Observer saws
snow IS SO deep on the hills in that coun-
ty that the farmers had been obliged to
take snow shovels in hand to break tho
way for the teams.
"A couple of men in Marvsv;lle
California, tried for wager to see
which could hold his breath the LONGEST j
In three minutes one of them. John
Thomas, died. His heart had burst
The Buffalo Commercial saws that
the New lork Central Railroad Com
pany have notified the New York and
Erie Company that it will issue free
passes after the first of the coming
month.
line Massachusetts Legislature has
adopted an amendment of the Constitn-
ton, providing that a foreigner shall re-
side III the State two years after natu-
rallzatlon before he can be made vo--
ter. '. -.... ..t E
. icy. Dr. Cox issues pro,eat,acia--
naento against tobacco, which he STYLES
hateful offensive ptyalism, with con-
comitant dirt ineffable." If the devil
could be killed by hard words, DR.. Cox
would be dead shot. .....
-Paulsen conquered his whole sever
antagonists III the blindfold games at
chess he has been playing at Dubuque.
All but one gave up the contest on the
30th move, and the last one resigned
on the $3.50 move. .s ~. f-.
Another rich mass of copper has
been discovered in the Minnesota
Mines Nake Superior) which from in
dications, IS larger than the one found
IN 1856 which will produce 600 tons of
pure copper. -.. .....;.....-.....-.
A French engineer named Duteste
is said to have invented an apparatus
which is destined to effect a complete.
revolution in the constitution oflocomo-
tlves, and to save so per cent in the
amount Of combustibles, at present con-
slImed. -. ~, 81 .-a.t.-
A Physician in New York, who
recently conducted the post mortem
examination in a case of infanticide. re-
ported that he was s'unable to discover
whether the child was alive or not. at
the time Of its death." That was proba-
bly, the same doctor who advertised his
having removed from the place where
he n0s0 resides.' .-..E - ...r..-.....-.