Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-05-19
Pen and Scissors.
Francis A. Hoffman declines the

Of Illinois.
"A man worth over one hundred
thousand dollars is under arrest in Gu
rand Co., KY, for stealing bacon.
The Editorial Convention will be
held on the 18th, instead Of the 10th of
June, as has been erreneously publish
ed.
Fred. Douglass paper will be pub
lished only once month till his return
from England. It is published at a
loss.
1t is said there are 100000 worth
Of fashionable trotting horses in pos
session Of the horse fanciers of Gin
cinnati.
"A man in Detroit, Mich, recently
betted all he was worth-S COCOON
the triumph of Heenan over Sayers in
the great prize fight.
"A large fish was caught in the
Wabash River, near Terre Haute, In
diana, on Wednesday, with a silver
watch in its stomach.
A Western merchant was robbed
Of $4,000 last ednesday night, while
asleep in car between Philadelphia
and Lancaster, Penn.
A person named Miller, in Phila-
delphia, has just confessed that he
committed the crime for which a man
named Upton has been sent to the
penitentiary for three years.
"A destructive fire occurred at Ne
brasl1a City, n. T., which destroyed
nearly the entire business portion of
the town. The loss is estimated at
$3.50, OoO-insured for $4,000.
"A small fire occurred at Green
Bay On Saturday, the 28th ult., which
the Advocdtc thinks would have been
large one but for the activity and eff
ficiency Of the fire department.
Horace Greeley and Eli Thayer
nave been appointed substitutes for
the Oregon delegates to the National
Republican Convention, and are in
structed to vote for Edward Bates.
"A man struck with apoplexy was
turned out Of the cars in New 7 ork by
the conductor, who thought he was
drunk. The unfortunate passenger
fell speeches. to the ground and died.
While Mrs. Heenan is playing at
the Bowery theatre, New York, the
other "NIrs." the Adah Isaacs, is draw
ing crowded houses at Baltimore
Each runs OH the capital of the ''Boy."
The New England States are suf-
fering from q severe drought-it being
necessary, in some instances, to drive
cattle miles for water Fires in the
woods are also prevalent in conse-
quence.
The New Orleans Delta says there
is plethora Of money, an epidemic of
extravaganza, and tendency to luxu-
ry i'll that city. 1t saw a small lot of
Strawberries, about two quarts, sell for
S14, and caulifowers sell for $3.50
apiece.
considerable excitement was ere
ated in New York on Monday, by the
announcement that Postmaster Fow-
Ter, Of that city, had proved a default
er to the government in the sum of
S175, 900. A warrant has been issued
for his arrest, but he has thus far elud-
ed the officers.
What an undertaking is the Cali
fornia pony express! Only think of it
-, 500 miles across an unbrohen coun-
try, surrounded by every danger, in
ten days. There are nearly one hun
dred horses employed, and only thirty
six couriers, each riding about fifty
miles.
The e. S. cruisers in the Gulf of
Mexico have at last succeeded in cap
turing genuine lice SLAYER! The fri
gate -Ioh0acA having arrived at New
Orleans, on Saturday, with the bark
Wi19fre i'll charge, having some five
hundred slaves on board, which she
had captured of the coast of Cuba.