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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

Notice is hereby given that the Union Re
publican voters of the Assembly District com,
prising the counties of Marathon and Wood,
will assemble in Mass Convention at the Court
House il the village Of Grand Rapids, at two
O'clock z. NJ. of Saturday, the 18th day Of
August inst, for the purpose of clecting dele
gates to represent said Assembly District as
follows: Two delegates to the Congressional
Convention to be held at Sparta on the 25tl
of August, 1864, and five delegates to the
Senatorial Convention to be held at Plovel
on the 18th of said month, for the purpose o
elceting Senatorial delegates to said Congres
sional Convention.
All voters residing in said Assembly Dis
tret, who support the present Administration
IN Its determination to put down the rebellion
BY force of arms, and who are opposed to any
and all compromise with treason or its apollo
glsts, save such as are dictated by our armies
III the field, are invited to meet with and par
ticlpate N the Convention hereby called
Dated Aug, 2, 1861.
C. NJ. WEBB,
Ii. w. JACKSON,
G. A. SINGLE,
Dist Committee
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

RUNNING AFoUL OF a COPPER
HEAD."-Recently, says the Rochester
Erpress, while the express train on
the Central road was passing between
Byron and Bergen, going eastward,
it ran over one of those odorlterous
animals vulgarly called skunks, and
the cars were Immediately filed with
that peculiarly offensive efiuvia which
emanated from the remains. The
gentlemen held their noses, while the
ladies buried their faces in their
handkerchiefs, until a very sedately
appearing lady remarked in a very
grave tone, q guess we have run
over Copperhead," which instantly
set the passengers in perfect Juror OF
laughter. The incident furnished a
bundant food for merrlment until the
train reached the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
EOT&GlSsssTH Sale,

!Stcte Of IFisc0n&it--Ie tie Circuit Couyt of
the County Of Wood
The Park Bank, Plaintiff, vs.. joseph Wood,
Matilda Wood, Horace B. Ciahln, Wzn. Il:
Mellen, Nathaniel T. Miller, Henry Stone,
Daniel IL. Conhlin Edward E. Eatnes, part
ners doing business under the name and
style OF Clafin, Mellcn & Co, Moses 4,
Itoppeck, Ealmer Ii. Garbut, VIE. II. Black.
julius d. Roberts and Mortimer Hendricks.
firm of HOppeck, Garbut {. Co., joseph
Lowell and J. Coles Jr., partners under
the name and style Of Lowell COLES i Co.
Spencer &. Bryant, o. w Norton, S. i.
Gaie, r. {. Worthington, Napoleon B. Cas-
well, Henry L. McCoon, Geo. A. Boyden,
Lucus E. Schoonmaker and Hiram ScEocn-
maker, firm of McCoon; Schoohtnaker &
Co., Samuel J. Hurt, Isaac i. Hunt, -
Graham and - Aiken, firm Of Graham x
Aiken, A. n. Bininger & Co., George Chap
man, James Pike, Robert S. Lyon, Charlie
II. Noyes, Gardner Z. Taft and James S.
Winslow, Jaran B. Salisbury and SauueI
W. Chittenden, firm of Salisbury & Chit
tenden, Oliver B. Twecdy Elias M. Greene,
Dexter Tiffany, Ebert L. Eastman, Alden
b. Bigelow, Min P. Dayton, Cyrus L. Car.
ter, Henry E. Quinan, Richard 4. lie For.
rest, James Armstrong, Leander Lefon-
taine, Joseph Dow and George HiIes, De.
fendant.
n virtue Of and pursuant to judgment Of
i said Court, III the action as above entitled
rendered and dated CT the oath dav Of Mav
1864, shall expose for sale and sell 1T nrb,
lie auction to the highest bidder, at Ely Office
in The town Of Grand Rapid., in said county
of Wood on Friday, the 26th day of August.
4. H. 1854, at tile hour Of one o'clock p n
Of that day, the following described mort.
gagged premises, situate, lying and being IN
the aforesaid county of Wood and STATE of
Wisconsin, or so much thereof as shall ha
sufficient TO raise the amount due Pla;ut;s far
principal, interest and costs, together with
the EXPENSES Of sale, to wit Ali that certain
piece or parcel of land situate, Iyine and he.
ing in the county of Wood and state Of Wis
consln, described and known as follows tn
wit: The west half of lot number three n,
of block number one o., in Woods Addition
to the village of Grand Rapids, as SURVEYED
and plated by c. B. jackson, upon which
there IS s.ore.-Dated Sheriff's Office, Grand
Rapids, June l4th, 1864.
NJ. J. McRAITH,
sheriff of Wood County.
HEDr l. WIrrER, Pih's Attys.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
Union Senatorial Convention.

A Senatorial Convention is hereby called
to assemble at the Court House in the village
of Ployer, Portage county, Wis, at o'clock
p. NJ. on Thursday, August 18Th next, for the
purpose OF elccting two delegates to represent
the 18th Senatorial District in the Congress
sionai Convention to be held at Sparta, Mon
roe county, Aug. 25lh, 1861.
Each Assembly District is entitled to five
delegates in said Convention.
All qualified 'oters who desire the uncon-
ditonal maintenance Of the Union, the su-
pr2macy Of the Constitution, and the com
plcte suppression Of the rebellion, with the
cause thereof, BY vigorous war, and all APT
and ctf,ieut Elcans, are invited to partic
pate in the electi of delegates to said Con
vention.
Dated August |, 1861,
G. p. HEBARD,
Chairman Senatorial Dist Com
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

EATING MEAT IN SUMMER.-The
beef eaters of New York have re
Gently punished the spectators and
i" mlddlemen'' by appeasing their ap.
petites with fish, vegetables and far.
inaceous food, in preference to eating
meat. The Sun of that city notes
another eGort made by the specula
tors to initiate prices, which it thinks
will be met by a thanking movement
on the part of consumers, who will
purchase a smaller quantity. Many
prominent physicians declare that a
meat diet at this season Of the year
is positively injurious to health, pro
ducing disease and death, whereas a
few ounces of meat made into soup
with plenty of vegetables, is the most
wholesome diet any person can sub
sist upon. We quote Drs. Mott, Ora
per, Parker, Delafeld, Markos and
others, who prefer to give honest
opinions, that viii prevent sickness.
rather than impose upon the public
by false statements, agree on this
One of our most eminent physicians
saws, that commencing with May
and ending with September, he re-
stricts the members Of his family, and
all his patients, to two ounces OF ami
NAL food per day, requesting them to
use freely during the summer months
the vegetable products nature law
ishes upon us SO abundantly. He has
kept, during twenty years or more, a
record Of the mortality in the fami-
lies of those who followed his advice,
and estimates the premature deaths
in the meat-eating families as about
four times more numerous than in the
Of those who curb their
desires for animal food during the
summer months - subsisting almost
entirely upon a farinaceous and veg
etable diet"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
Diarrhea and Flux.
STRICKLAND'S
Anti-ChOIera Mixture.

Is composition Of astringents, absorbents,
stimulants and carnnatives, which every phv-
sician acknowledges is the only preparation
that will effect permanent cure Of DiarrhGa
and DYsentery. This Anti-Cholera Mixture
is now in use in several of our army hospitals
where it gives the greatest satisfaction. It
has saved the lives of thousands OF our SOL
diers and citizens, and we will guarantee it
to be the best remedy in the world for Diar-
rh9a and Dysentery.
Mr.. Woods, of Covington, K, will be most
happy to satisfy any one as 20 the virtue of
St1icklands Anti-Cholera Mixture; in fact
we have great number CT testimonials from
patients who have been cured after being pro-
nounced incurabIe Ly their physicians, some
after taking only one bottle of Strickland,s
Anti Cholera MIXTURE. IF YOU suffer With UI-
arrhna and DvsantarY try one bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
EXPRESS TO GILLS LANDING

lNHE undersigned has established Weekly
i Express between Grand Rapids and Giils
Landing, arriving here on Thursdays. Money
and other packages, light freight &c, carried
between these places on reasonable terms and
with safety and dispatch.
GEORGE BALL
Grand Rapid, Mar 25th, 1854. 22tf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
Kew Aobetfis seipeQfs.

TNAPp has another lot of Carriages on
IN hand, that are bound to sell IN very
short time SO come in at once, any who
want this lot, and another makes a hundred
brought on and sold by myself this year
Take them all away before shedding cemes.
A. KNAPP, JR.
Grand Rapids, Aug. II, 1864.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

You ought not to be without such ralha-
BILE medicine medicine The Cincinnati Ma
tional Union, of April oath, says: that thoa-
sands of our soldiers have been saved by the
use of Strickland's Anti-Cholera Mixture
For sale by Druggists at so cents per bottle.
General Depot East Fourth street, Gin
cinnati, Ohio 23yl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

SINGULAR INCIDENT. - Twenty
years ago gentleman of this city re-
solved to move out west, and started
for his destination. In New York he
stopped at second class hotel, and
while there was robbed Of his purse
containing some two thousand dollars
in gold. In the course of his peri
orinatious he was successful and had
almost forgotten his loss, having ac-
cumulated handsome property
When the war broke out he was too
old to enlist, but feeling patriotic, he
offered his services to Gen. Logan
and acted as Quartermaster to 4
brigade. One night, on a march, the
army arrived at small town in
Southern Alabama, and according to
orders, he took possession of the inn
for general headquarters. While
talking with the landlord he discov
cred that he formerly kept hotel III
New York, and upon pressing his in
quiries, found that he was the identl.
cal landlord of the house in which be
had been robbed. In the course Of
the evening he arranged mock court
martial and brought the landlord be-
fore 1t, charging him among other
things with the robbery. Much to hi.
surprise the landlord confessed the
robbery, and be had his choice to re
store the money or die at SUNRISE
The man received his principal, and
all the interest the landlord could
afford to pay, in gold, which the gen
tleman invested i'll United States
$40 nctes.-Bcston Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

Read what those say who have used it:
Mr.. Charles w. Landram, of Louisville, and
Mr.. J. P. Hazarde, Cincinnati, O., both were
cured after using one pot of DR.. Strickland's
Pile Remedy. They say they have tried eve
rything, but could obtain no relief but one
pot Of Stricklands Pile Remedy affected a
perfect cure after suffering for many years
with the worst kind of Piles. They recon-
mend every one who is suffering to try it.
Sold by all Druggists, 80 cents per pot
Manufactured at No. 6 East Fourth street,
CINCINNATI 0. Ask for
DIR. SrRICKLAND'S PILE REMEDY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

! NOthEh installment Of rev Milne,
Il eoodA st the Ladies bazaar,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

wANTED1
A PERSON formerly resident of Grand
II Rapids, and intending in about year to
again become resident, would like to cor
respond with young lady of Grand Rapids
or vicinity, with a view to matrimony. am
at present doing good business in the pro-
vision line, but intend to remove my stock
to the West. l am little under 25 years of
age. Correspondence strictly confidential
Address, with photograph enclosed if posi-
BILE, H. ". AokkIs,
lSw4 Rising Sun, Penn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
WISCONSIN LAND

For sale Cheap, Tor CASH.
THE subscriber, to close up bis Land bust
L ness, offers the following lots in Wood
County, for One Dollar per acre, Cash.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

a RISE IN TIE PRICE OF DRISKs.-
Lager beer, as we'll as the other lux
uries and necessaries of life, has
gone up" and Monday all the prin-
cipal saloons in this city and Brook
lyn raised the price to ten cents per
glass. Liquors and tobacco are now
quite costly Iuxuries. CobbIers and
iuIeps cost from twenty to twenty five
cents each. The enormous tax on the
material for these, together with the
paper currency, is what has done it.
Liquor dealers claim that they do not
realize as much profit now in selling
a claret punch, or cobbler, or catawba
cobbler, or mint julep, at twenty cents
as they used to four years ago when
the retail price was eight. There are
places in this city where the best
brandy" retaiIs at dollar per glass,
and twenty-five cents is a very com
mon price.
Perhaps there will be but little
that is lost to the community that is
valuable it the prices of these arti-
cles so beyond the means of the ma
.iorlty to indulge in them. Shoddy'
is now importing its own wines from
France. Lager became a popular
drink shortly after the financial crash
of 81, on account of its comparative
cheapness. 1t may be wondered
what will replace it now. Perhaps
something worse or something better
but probably nothing 80 harmless car
be made SO cheap. "Spreeing" is a
much more costly style of amuse-
ment now than it was before, and the
largest fortunes can easily and quick
ly be exhausted by a course of dis
sipation, such as is not unusual among
persons who have recently become
possessed of means. Absinthe was
introduced here from France some
two years ago, but never became pop
ular. Its sale was interdicted in Pa
ris, and it was evident that it was to-
deleterlous and at the same time tot
unpleasant even for American dissi
pation.-N. 7. World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

Election on Tuesday, Nov. Sth, 1864.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
Assembly District Convention.

Chairman Senatorial Dist. Com
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11

Give US a call. Bring along your money OF
its equivalent in Shingles, Produce or someI
thing of the kind
WM. s MILLER
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-06
NEWS FROM GEN. HUNTER,

WASHINGTON, June 28-4 p. m.-.Ngjor-
General Die: The following dispatch has
Just been received from Gen. Hunter:
81 have the honor to report that cur ex-
pedition has been extremely successful.
iniiicting great injury upon the en- envy,
ana victorious il every engagement -
Running short of ammunition, and find
ing ii impossible to collect supp les whsle
In the presence of an enemy believed 10 ! q
superior TO our force in numbers and co n.
stont!y receiving reinforcements from
richmond, and other points, deemed il
best TO Withdraw, and have succeeded in
doing so, without serious loss, to lhis point.
where we have abundant supplies Of food
and forage. A detailed report Of our oper.
atoms will be forwarded Immediately
The command is in excellent health
and ready, after a few days rest, for ser.
vice many direction
Nothing later than my telegrams Of
THIS morning has been received from Gen,
Cant or General Sheridan.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-06
NEW SERlES-vOL. V.-NO -

nave been something ofthis sort, since
'hey were provided with detonatinr m.
paratus' Corpedoes Of this description are
Iull OF danger on land, and harmless only
under the water, Detonatipg shells have
been known to explode by merely fallinc
on the ground A light blow. even n geno
'le snake sometime starts them off. They
can be handled only with the greatest
risKs; ana 1t is to be hoped that tho
dreadful affair at Newbern will induce
'he government TO abandon their further
use.
Electricity is the only safe and certain
agent TO discharge torpedoes. The rebels
nave proven its superiority by some re-
cent most disas:roUsly effective pIactice
on Union vessels 1t is safe, because no
amount OF handling or thumping will ey-
ploue ". 1t is certain, because it can be
touched oil at the. very second vessel is
passing over it, by the operator walcbipc
on the nearest shore. # such torpcdoes
are water-tlght, and the wire connecting
mem with the land does not get broker
mere can be no failure ia their operation.
lac electricity igntes the powder by
means OF a small, short wire orplatina
WHEN Is attached TO the conner or iron
connecting wire, and is buried in the pow
aer' This patina forms a part Of the el-
'cIric circuit, and, as it is one of the poor
est known conductors, it retains the cur
rent long enough to become red not, and
so performs the work. Negor was there
a more ingenious application Of science
to the art of human slaughter. The only
sure method Of ioiling these devices for
blowing mp ships and sailors is to scour
both banks oftherivers or creeks in which
they are placed and catch the operators.
The torpedoGs slrewn in the channels
| approaching Charles ton, and those in the
James liver below Richmond, are un-
doahteuiy worked from the nearest forts
and until the forts are taken, the passage
OF gunboNis up to Charleston or Richmond
is rendered imprac;cablc.-E ErcAmge.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-06

therefore Gen. Bopks hovi,, ,,,.,,,,-.,
rendezvous ut AlerarGria i%i,"s p'oS,n'Tle9 ,, ~
River, about the end nf N"roL y" oJ,i ti,o heG
on the Slh of Anil Gon, tGat - "u' '"Ve"
Shreveport al,a' a. ,Iv,'' ,La p'i '"S' to"n upon
some distance ,m W. ,Ge '"o t.ou Nl'er' ont at
fell into an amburcoJo onJ 49, H., ,.s mo n'st
of | 900 mon, tbon ,, no,noa "m" ,os' upwaruS
tanned with bo,ter for,r', iH,re"'o'', ana SHs-
tack; but in tho ord ~, ro,.ls' ,uas' regular at-
loss of i GOO or 3 0o6 e,,o@'eu n,o ogaln' wl'h
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-06
'IetteO y Ostrp.
The SONG or THE RAVEN.

& A raven sat on q blood stained stone
And pecked away alta feshless bone,
Y NBinging his Song in raven tone,
That echoed wild as n spirits moan
VA War! War! War;
Then he tapped his wings and hoped away
Over the ground of the dreadful fray,
In search Of more nutritious prey,
N @6houting aloud his oninous lay
War! War Warl
4 Still tapping his wings, he hoped around
no noble form stretched on the ground,
x A human frame on an ancient mound,
tstill shouting aloud the doleful sound
Var! War! War;
Then lighting there on the hcro's breast,
Whore a form of beauty once found rest
Whore n fond affection oft was blest,
lie cried, ns he plumed his raven crest
War! War! War!
. Soon tho mouldering flesh was torn apart
with n ravens SIX ill and ravens art.
Till the evil bird had reached the heart,
CRYING again with an angry start,
Var. War War!
Tic heart that once so proudly beat
In the quiet home or the busy street,
with its hopes of life was ravens meat;
Mixed was the song with the morsel sweet
War! War War
WhOn tho roll moon lighted up the East
Tne bird OF fate prolonged his feast
with his idle time from Satan leased,
And holrrcly croaked, like n savage bcast--
WGr War! War
And with fiendi.h pride he sank his blak,
Fearing the flesh from the manly check,
swallosing still cech quiyeriug aeak,
While the echoes caught his angry shrek,
War! War! War!
Then KITS bis head Of the blackest dye,
Tho blood stained bcal strikes the Lrros eye
And in echoes reaching to the sky
sun Loarser comes the ravens cry,
War! War! War
That cheek, that eye, that.so kindly smiled,
with a loving trust SO pure and mid,
10 bless, perhaps wife or child,
Mas food for the bird with song so wild
War War! War
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-06

the same time the sl,irmishers and artiIle.
ry along the whole line kept UP a sharp
hre. Neither attack succeeded tbongb
ooth columns reached the enemy's works,
which are very strong. M'P6erson re,
ports ms loss to be about five hundred and
Ihomas's about two thousand. The loss is
PARTICULARLY IN general and field officers.
General Harker, also Colonel Dan M
Cook, commanding a brigade, and Colonel
Rice, ofthe 9th Ohio, were very serious
ly wounded
Coils. Barnholl, 10th Illinois, and Au-
gustne, Of the 5jth Illinois, are killed
NJ Pherson took hundred prisoners
and Thomas about as many, but | do not
suppose we inflicted heavy loss en- The
enemy as he kept close behind his para
pets. EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Secretary of War
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-06
Detonating Torn edoes.


The accounts which have been received
Of the dreadful cltG5.ropLy caused by tho
accidental explosion Of four torpedoes at
Newbern, DO not give q ear idea Of the
construction Of those terrible cngiDes OF
war. There are two kind Of torpcdoes-
those which are exploded by percussion,
and those which are touched o,t by GlecTi-
city. The former are provided with iron
arms or levers, or claws, or something which
prorudes above the sunken torpedo near
ly TO the surface Of the water, and cEplodes
it by contract with vessels Of ordinary
draught. This kind Of torpedo was cx-
tensively used by the rebels at the outset
Of the war. Approaches to Southern har-
bors were strewu with them, leaving cham
nels known only by the rebels for their
vessels TO pass through. This coulriyapce
proved failure. There arc four or five
Of them in this city, fshed out Of the Mis-
sissippi river and Southern haibors on
the Atlantic coast There is no auihen-
tic account Of one of the detonating torpo-
does ever having exploded under water
and hurt anybody. IL is probable that
that portion of the percussion arrange
ments which comes in contact with the
water is rusted, ard thereby prevented
from working The Newbern torpedoes,
according to a statemen. received, must
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-06
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

June 2S, 8 a. m.-All remains quiet at
the front. Our left wing swung around
and took possession Of tho Weldon rail
road, about four miles from the city, with
out opposition,
1t is believed that the enemy's lines
have been somewhat contracted since last
Friday, and the opinion prevails that n
lorce has been sent to meet and drive back
den: Hunter.
Almost nightly an, attack is made on
some part OF the picket line in front OF
;he ;, Nl9'h corps: out finding our men IT
,e'V "nU reaoy lof tuem, the rcOcIs Quic,-
" retreat
as an instance oI the sharp practice be-
VMten I"e pIckets. man Yesterday, de-
slF'ns 10 s're'ch Himself, and not desiring
20 s,aho up PVT ms feet out past the edge
0i 'he works, when hewas instantly struck
oy oa'I IN 'he ankle. Many are wound
ca u'''y "heh gong from ihelr pits Tor wa
'er' an" on o'her erIanus which cannot be
pos pon'd:
me sanitary Commission are daily busy
ISSUING ifosh vegetables to the troops,
"h'ch are very gre@oTully received and will
prove u gIe"' oSneAt TO them.
Ia
- m'-,SuI'G severe engagement took
I p'"ce On saturday between our cavalry and
-orce OF the enemy, consisting Of cavalry
an" mounted !eIaIlIy, at the Chickahom-
my IlEef' in'F A"u followed Sheridan