Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-06

MI Jul 10 VI
Says ARENAS Ward 'Yu ma differ as
much as W pleaze about the stile of young
lady's fgger, but tell you konfdently if she
has forty thousand pounds the figger is about
as near write as you will get it."
The billiard match played at Boston ON
Thursday night between r. NJ. Wilmarth, of
Boston, and Harry Eaton, of California, for
purse Of 81 900, was won by Wilmarth by 1872
points
GAME OF BRAG.--An influential and promi-
nent Copperhead leader was recently over
heard impressing upon fellow co-patriot of
jeff. Davis, that "age must 6rag this P'eSi-
dental election Mrough." "There are times"
said he "when faint necessary, but re must
do TIL, time for Little Mae"
A WoMAN's IDEA-A loyal woman has
written an able paper on the crisis, in which
she protests against killing off all the men,
She says. -" do not believe in fighting for
the country and the flag to the last man; and
il seems to me anybody is an idiot who talks
such nonsense. What would the country be
to me or any other woman if the last man
was gone ?"
JUBAL EARLY-It is said that General Ear
ly intends to change his christian name, be-
cause 1t would be unreasonable tt expect him
to be so Jubal-ant now as he used to be.-N
y Post.
A Scotchman having hired himself to
farmer, had a cheese set down before him,
that he might help himself After some time
the master said to him, Sandy, you take a
long time to breakfast" In troth, MASTER"
said Sandy, ga cheese O this size is nae sac
soon eaten as We may think"
"What are you doing there, Jane ?" "Why,
pa, Pm going to dye my dolls pinafore red"
"But what have you got to dye it with ,"
i" Beer" Who on earth told you that beer
would dye red ?" "Why, ma said it was beer
made your nose so red, so that | thought"
"Here, Susan take this child"
"Can We tell me what the tonne il, SURF ?"
asked an Irishman of an Engishman newly
arrived at Dublin. az can't, indeed, my
man." replied the Englishman. dublin
time is behind London time, but | don't
know how much" "Did We say behind,
SURF ?" "Certainly." "And how's that,
SURF" "Why, the sun rises earlier in Lon
don than it does in Dublin" "Thin all can
say is" replied the irate Irishman, that it's
another cruel piece of Saxon injustice to
Ireland"
MEDITERRANEAN SEED WHEAT.-The De-
partment of Agriculture is in the receipt of
intelligence from New York of the arrival
there of an invoice of Mediterranean wheat,
which has been especially procured by the
department for the benefit of the agriculture
of this country. The quality of this seed
wheat is of the best character, and it must be
of great usefulness to our farmers. The guam
tty is some three hundred bushels, which will
be ready for distribution at an early day.
EXIT, SToNEwALL BRIGADE.-The celebra-
ted Stonewall Brigade (Rebel), which was re-
cruited in the Shenandoah Valley, and cons
posed principally of the sons of wealthy
nj L. I,
Winchester, Strasburg, Harrisonburg, and
Staunton, was completely annihilated in the
fight of last Monday The brigade, which
had dwindled down from 5000 to less than
1000, was all either killed or captured. Sc
cessionists say that this brigade has absorbed
since the war begun, over 5000 recruits.
ADVENTURES WITH BULL.-A drolI story is
related of an honest old farmer who in at
tempting to drive home bull, got suddenly
hoisted over the fence. Recovering himself,
he saw the animal on the other side of the
rails saving the air with his head and neck
and paving the ground. The good old man
looked steadily at him moment and exclaim-
ed :" Darn your apologies; you needn't stand
there, you tarnal critter, bowin' and scra-
pin'-you did it on purpose. darn your curly
pictur,."
rs" Major General Schofeld, formerly
Commandant of the Department of the Mis-
souri,, and now Commandant of the ARMY
of tie Ohio" in General Shermans depart
ment, was serenaded at Freeport, Illinois.
Wednesday evening, and in a brief speech
unequiyocally endorsed the war measures of
the Administration, and supported Mr.. Lin
soln for reelection. This disposes of the
Copperhead claim that General Schofeld is q
McClellanite.
The Navy Department has received details
from Admiral Frarrgut of successful expe-
dition up Fish river. On the return the yes
sells were attacked from Peters Bluff at one
of the sharp bends of the river, by fifty ar
sixty rebels, who had felled trees across the
stream. The tre was returned and our yes
sells passed through with a loss of one officer
and two men killed. Admiral Farragut saws
he is successfully engaged in removing the
torpedoes. He has thus far succeeded in tax
ing up seyenty-one.
BACKS IT UP,-A few days since, a WASH
ington correspondent of Il western German
paper wrote in one of his letters that Green
Olay Smith, of KY, was willing to back UP
his assurance of Linooln's election with a
$500 bet. The Teutonic compositor dignifed
the figures by extending the amount to $780,
600! Whereupon secesh capitalist of Lou.
sville, "makes up pool" and replies that
he is ready and anxious TO match the aug
mented figures. This was rather more small
change than the Congressman had to his
credit in bank-but certain financial friends
hearing of the circumstance, have rendered
the greenbacks," and insist the Louisville
man shall De accommodated, and have already
deposited $50, 900 as a forfeit for fulfllment |
of stipulations within thirty days Their
only fear is that Louisville will be found in |
the vacatiYe.