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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-08-29

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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-08-29
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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-08-29
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03
Children in the Woods.

A VERY touching story, similar 10 the
old tale Of 'The Babes in the Woods, "
comes to us from Green River, ia the town
Of Illllsdalp. 4 few days since thrc5
children of John Foley, residing on the
mountain east Of that place, aged respect.
lively four, six and tcight years, became
lost in the mountain woods. The first
wae a little girl, the other two were boys.
They went ont to play near the house,
and strayed away after huCkleberrie9 into
the woods The mother missed them
ana blew her dinner horn all around tor n
mile near the house, but could get no an.
swcr. That night il rajned very bard,
The next day word was sent To the 7ll'age
Of Green River by the frantic mother and
all the people turned out and went in
search Of the children. Every man was
fitted out with bread, meat and sumu.
lants, in case they should find them.
All was a vast wilderness for miles
around, 80 the men went In different ri.
rcctiDns.
Fears were entertained that the children
might he attacked BY wild beasts, As q
Mr. Charles Jones. While hunting on this
mountain, had discovered three wildcats,
which escaped befaIJ he could get near
enough 10 shoot them The mother stood
in the door, wringiug and twisting her
hands, encouraging the hunters to be Wig
liant. for She said they were bafefooted
and bareheadcd, and would soon starvc;
they never were away from home before,
and the nearest house was about three Or
four miles distant, and even 10 this they
had never been,
About three O'Clock little son Of Mr..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03
The Burning of the Bienyille.

M, Lawier, Of Albany, gives an inter
csting account of the burning OF the
steamer and the subsequent suffering of
the survivors. He says:
About three O'Clock on the morning of
the 18th, smoke was discovered issuing
from the hatch below the steeragc deck.
The donkey engine was set at work, but
soon broke down, when the flames cuntin-
ued 10 increase. Orders were issued to
batton down the matches, and to prepare
to take the boats, and at seven o'clock
Captain Maury ordered the life boats
launched. They were seven in number
and ought to have been capable Of carry
ing all the passengers. The number
placed Z these varied from ten to thirty
two. The latter number was far too great,
and some Of the boats were unseawOrthy.
The sea was rough and terrified the
passengers whU, with no land in sight,
saw death staring them in the face. The
first boat launched contained twenty per
sons, and was swamped at the ships stern,
After much trouble, however, all the pas
sengcrs were saved. | should observe
that placing ten persons in some boats
caused an undue proportion to be thrown
into others, and in this way life was I'M
necessarily sacrificed The sun was blaz-
Ing hot, so that our sutferings were terri
bic
After we had left the ship about ten
minutes, the second mate, John Golf, ap.
proacaea ~ another boat and signaled u.s.
He told lis when he came alongside we
must take four more persons in our boat,
in which were already twenty.seven
Three clalahered in, and simultaneously
with tie fourth going in our boat CAP.
sized and We we're all thrown into the
sea There we're twenty-Eevcn males and
four ladies'. Incredible as il may seem.
the mate hauled toward his ship and made
no ctfort.whatever TO save US, not even
the ladies'. The mates boat took on other
passengers at the steamer and subsequent
" landed at James Point, Eleuthera
Island. At the time We we're capsized we
were sixty miles from the nearest island.
Ten OF our boats load were drowned
when she capsized. do not know their
names. 4 lady was among their Nun
Der have no hesitation in saying that
the responsibility therefor rests on one
whose reckless, heartless and inhuman
conduct in forcing four additional per-
sons into our already sinking boat under
threat, Get in or I'll throw you in, that
we were precipitated into the water and
ten 81 or number drowned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03

( So far rs my observation goes, the black
I fox is not distinct species, but only an
accidental variety Of the red one. At
, least, | know, myself, of an instance in
which a Canadian hunter dug five cubs
out from den where couple Of red
foxes had their home, three of these cubs
being red and the other two black The
common hare of the cedar Swamps affords
both sport aud food 70 the fox, who, in
this Kind OF chase, however, has a rival
in the lynx, or temp tCJ'Cirr q creature far
too fierce and powerful for him to con-
tend with Once | saw fox crossing a
stream on flllen tree, ny which il was
spanncd, with o young hare in his mouth,
which he WAS doubtless taking home to
his family,
Another time, ON thr same river already
referred to, | watched with much inter
est, an incident which reminded me of
the old fable Of the ''FoN and the Grapes"
1t WAS IT, winter tjmc. and was moving
guict'ya)ong through tlrnojsepss wood,
looking out ipr o'turs, tracks ot witch l
had seem ia the >uuW EN- the banks &c the
stream, the daY before The river was
Frozen across. and There WAS about foot
Of sNuH Upuu the lee, immediately in
front vi jAc nec hghnd whtch stood,
and alta distance of aboul stNty Yards,
there WAS aa "A'r hole" or opening IN
TOE tCc~t punl about twelve feel long hy
r'Hbt wide. perhaps IN tlds some
themselves wen against the stream which
here ran pretty FAST watched, jur some
time, the skin Wlh which they sIemmed
the current Then attracted DIV some
sound Il, q distance. ! turned away for u .
NltNUtn or 40, ana w hon I hooked rnunl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03
Grim HumOr.

A CURIOUS work on "The humorous
element in German law " bv o Ticgke.
has lust been published at Berlin. The
aul6or describes the nunishmeuts which
were inflicted pyarioly parts Of Germany.
in some cases un 10 a very recent pariod
with tho object of bUmiljatinr the mIprit
ana cyp04i1r him to unhlic ridicl]e A
common punisbmeut was that of poipr
in procession through thestrcets Of a town
OR yiIla0r in a dress covered with mares
Of swords. wbins. rods and o.Ler in4iru-
mcDts of corporal chnsti.e mcnt. In
Hoesc, women Who had hofren their hus-
hsnds were made TO ride backwards on a
donkey. boiling its ted. on which &c.
casions the animal was led through the
streets Inv TIN husband This custom OK.
i-trd in Dar,oStaTj No to the middle Of
the srvcnt5 cut1 century. and was SO
common taet donkey was kent alwags
ready far II q purpgsc In the capital ana
fine Urivnboriny VILLAGES IF the woman
struck her husband in such manner that
me could not ward oil the blow. the don.
kew was led by tLe man who had charge
of him. if not. then bv the husband him.
relf, At st. Goar a miller was allowed
certain quantity IF wood from the forest
belonging TO the town, in return for
which he Was bound 10 ;upplv donkey
for the municipality Whenever required
for the chastisement Of scoldipg wife
Another very old custom was mat Of
pnnishing hen-pecEpd husband hv re-
moving The roof Of his house on the
ground that "a man who allows his wife
10 rule at home docs not deserye any pro.
tarit5p of,tgnat MIND orN ,,.ratl,r 81. TF
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03
Niagara Falls,

ASpIHUR element in the problem Of
NneHra's agc j. the flow Of water TO
construct scnlc from the present and
apply it to the pat, wr ,huul1 know hat
the amount Of water in p4-t ages has been
essentially The same az NOW
About 500 cubic miles uf water
nearly ali the fresh water on tine globe
sire in lhc uppc' lakes. and ~ 600 900 Gu
bic feet ui this plunge over NiAeata falls
every minute, ali tho waters of the lakes
making the circuit Of the fails. the ST.
Lawrence, The ocean, yapur. rain and
lakes again in l25 years Through the
Illinois CaDal about 5000 cutie lrct Of
water are taken every minute from Lake
Michigan ~ the Illinois River through
the Welland Canal ! 4 coo cubic feet How
every minute from LIKE Erie INTO Lake
Ontario, and through the Eric Canal 3d.
900 cubic feet pasa every minute from tln.
same lake into the Hudson Thus 81 900
cubic lccl Of water, which Nature would
give 10 Niagara, arc diverted every min
uto by artificial channels, some into the
McSCnn Gull and some into he Bay Of
New York. Add this 10 ~ 900 900, it il
III a drop in the bucket and would make
apprrciablr difference in the character
sd the falls or their rate Of recession
BY all thla wc see that the Niagara it,
self has madc the rapids. and thai, as H.
cutg it, way downward, its for.akcn
bunks have assumed the character # ter
rnce-. And We see by the low banks and
nm aLsrrpp ,f aId hanka pt,gva I'm runiIu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03
Mysterious Influences.

PERsvys sometimes feel remarkably well
the appetite is vigorous, eating is a Joy,
digestion vigorous, sleep sound, with an
aiacrity Of body and an eNhilaration, Of
spirits which altogether throw charm
over life that makes us pleased with
everybody and everything Next week,
tomorrow, i'll an hour n marvellous
change comes over the spirit of the
dream; the sunshine has gone, clouds
portend, darkness covers the face OF the
great deep, and the whole nan, body
and soul willis away Ike . Hover
without water in midsummer,
When the weather is cool and clear and
hracinI, the atmosphere is full Of clcctrl,
city; when il Is su'try and moist and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03

| Words cannot express our eXcrucis,ing
sutierings, After this we Clung as best
we could, to the gunwale of the boat for
several hours with heavy seas washing
| over us, and the tropical sun pouring
upon our uncovered heads. We were
without food or water for fOrlv.two hours
there being but one lemon to be divided
among twenty-five survivors. After
chnglng to the boat all these long hours
the broken boat which was first capsiZed
drltted toward US; this was our only hope,
having no oars and no means BY which to
right our own boat, and we could have
lasted but a few moments longer.
One or two who had sufficient strength
managed 10 crawl into the broken boat,
and with their hands began the work Of
balling out our own boat. We all had on
lltc-preservers, otherwise none of us could
have survived In the broken boat we
found one oar; finally our boat was bailed
and we got into her
A sailor named Peter Barry, who sgh-
scquently proved himself a hero. impro.
vised sail by using the skirts of ladies
ana the shirts OF men, rugged to the oar,
and we made our way, with this aid. as
best we could, toward land.
Before leaving the ship Captain Maury
told us that lIe nearest land was Wal
lands Island, and for this point wemade.
taking our bearings from the sun and
Judging the hour, al having lost our
watches. Even now our suilcrings were
intense. With wet clothing, tie great
heat of the sun, and the pangs Of hunger
upon Us, We despaired of being saved.
Heavy seas were continually breaking
IVY ", ad"lhE 70 OUT misery
, AD .., Nv" CIGcN Nhe steamer eNpiou-
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03

ONE of the most siCkening cases of
crime and horror that the modern Jour.
nalist has ever had occasion 10 record has
Just been developed in the neighhorug
State of Wisconsin, case sufficient In
all its horrible details To almost cause the
human mind TO believe that Satan takes
mortal form in which TO work out his SUI
perhUman iniQuites. \ short time since
a telegram announced that Il Mrs Char
iotte Lamb, of Trimbelle, Wis, had been
arrested on suspicion of numbering her
husband, and now further development
Of facts brings to light the moral certain.
ty that this tend in female form is not
only guilty Of that act but that she also
killed her two children and two neigh
borS, and possibly two others This sick
ening record OF possible and certain crime
dates as far back rs the year 1854, at
which time a former wife OF Mr. Lamb
died, and within year atterwaria young
lacy 90 whom he was paying attention,
both in a sudden and mysterious manner.
The present Mrs Lamb was at that time
an inmate Of his family, and these later
developments have aroused the suspicion
that these unfortunate persons also We're
victims 10 her malignancy The Tecofl
the last two years is rs follows:
Mr.. and Mrs Lamb have been living
on farm at rrmbeile since 1865, in
neigAborhnod of devoted Mrthndists, Of
which society Mrs. Lamb was apparently
a faithful and efficient member, and il is
owing 80 this fact that suspicion which
might otherwise have been openly cN.
pressed against her, has been aNayed
For eighteen months previous 10 Septcm,
a MI NIT. 4
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03

and they, too, had kiss and hold the
children, and uubidden tears came to the
eyes Of great stalwart men who had never
known tears since their childhood
One of the men took the little girl In
his lap and asked her if she slept any
She replied, 'aughiug'
Yes; put on johnny's cap, and put
my feet on Pat, and the rain came right
down on me-
When found they were all wei to the
skin, and would most likely have died in
the course Of another day II they had NOT
been found They say they heard their
mothers dinner horn that night, but dare
not leave the tree they were under for
fear OF getting further aw.y.--Hpavm
"a. w Rguxt,r.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-03
Selected Miscellany.
Brigandage in Mexico.

THE 2sth of June, at about half-past
eleven clock in the evening, wealthy
gentleman OF the city of Mexico, Don
Juan Ccryantes, left the principal theater
of the city, where they had been playing
a new comedy, and turned his steps to.
ward st. Joseph street, in which he lives.
The weather was superb, and, as a COnse.
uuence, there We're more than the usua
number Of people in the streets at that
late hour
When Don Juan passed the Cafe de la
COncorde, he noticed four men, toerably
well dressed. IN conversation on the mar.
row sidewalk--the sidewalks are all mar.
row in Mexico These individuals sepa.
rate to let him 90 by; as he passed be.
tween them he raised his hat, as every
weil-brea Spaniald and Frenchman would
have done He was about TO continue on
his way, when one Of the four spoke to
him
eve have becn waiting for you Don
Juan
Indeed and why ~ inquired Senior
Gervantcs, Turning toward his inter.
locutor.
He haG hardly asked the question when
the four men seized him, gagged and
tied him, and thrust him into carriage
that stood near at hand The driver i'm
mediarc.y applied the lash to the mules,
and drove at a rapid pace for q full hour.
without battling. Arrived at the place of
their destination the four brigands, after
receiving q reply TO signal, alightcd
with their captive, who, having removed
the gar, called FOR help, but was silcnced
by blow that knocked out two of his
teeth
The house they entered was an old,
tumb}c-Q0Wn hovcl Here Senior Ger.
vantcs was united, and furnished with
materials with which to write to his
brothers, informing them that his captors
demanded one hundred thousand dollars
as the price Of his life and liberty. De
spite his protcstatiOns that such a sum
would never he paid, he was compelled to
obey, Fifty thousand dollars We're to be
placed in certain spot near "A cross, in
the neghborhood of At2capotzalco, and
the balance in another place The letter
having been written, the brgands order.
ed Don jGan TO lie down on the ground.
They then bandaged his eyes, filled his
ears with wax, and after covering him
with some boards, they spent the greater
part of the night in drinking and smok
Ing, As for their conversation, the cap.
tive could not hear q word of it.
In this terrible situation Senior Ger
vantes passed seven nights and eight DAYS.
During this time the wretcheS gave him
nothing 10 eat but two eggs, piece of
bread and q cup of coffee, though they
had provisions in abundance.
AT the expiration of seven days, the
hricands began to be uneasy, and to
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