Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-13

of tho d;snntants having his head fright
f,,,Iu ont Nv Ratchet in the hands Of the
"A Tennessee schoolmaster reproved
one of the big girls for splitting on the
stove and her big brother took down his
little shotgun and chased the pedagogue
into North Carolina before he could pep
per him.
"A mothers sweet hope found car
fridge the other day, and rubbed II on
the stove to see if it was good: AS MS
mother now knits left-handed mittens,
the cartridge is generally supposed 10
have been good one.
Thomas Anderson, salOOn-keeper,
of Buffalo, Iowa, fell stone dead the other
day while sitting in his house. The cor
oner's inquest brought forth the fact that
Anderson's left lung was entirely con-
sumed by continued excessive drinking.
An Oil City boy, one of that class OF
urchins who seem sent upon the earth 1or
the sole purpose of bringing pious, grown.
up people to recollection OF the fact
that this world is not their home, recently
put some nitro -glycerine in his sister s
hustle when she was going out skating
"A colored woman, named Duncan,
at Yellow Springs, Ohio, murdered her
grandchild and attempted to burn the
body in a stove. Failing in this, she
buried the remains beneath the floor,
where it was found. She is now lying in
Xenia Jail awaiting trial.
Mrs. Bond, of Du Quoin, ILL.,, eloped
with lively chap named Davis. Her
husband started in pursuit, and overlook
them at Tamaroa. After giving Davis a
most beautiful founcing, he furnished his
wife with money and sent her home to
her mother. Quite sensible man is MIR.
Bond.
"A young man at Atlantic City, N. j.,
is not welcome at the house when the
girls a1ectionate mother is at home. A
few evenings since he called while the
old lady was out. She came back sud-
denly. The young man sought temporary
refuge in little cellar through which a
spout carries off the slop. He thinks he
can clean his clothes so that they will do
for an everyday suit, but it is doubtful.
"A hack engaged in transferring pas
sengers between Davenport, Iowa, and
Rock Island, over the bridge, while going
toward the former place with two passen-
gers, fell over the embankment near the
slough of the bridge, and went down a
distance of thirty feet. The horses, car
rage, driver and two passengers all
escaped nearly unhurt, except one pas
senger, who was probably seriously in
jured. The accident was caused by the
breaking Of one of the reins.
The Southern institution of tar and
feathers has made its advent into Con-
necticut Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Hall,
of Branford, were popularity accused of
ill-treating Miss Clara Spinks, an invalid,
it being reported that she had been taken
from comfortable quarters and left to die
in an ut-house. An investigation served
to sustain these charges, and one evening
recently a crowd Of masked men visited
Halls house, called him out, stripped,
tarred and feathered him, and compelled
his wife to witness the performance.
An Italian girl of 'bewildering beau
ty" was cruelty deceived, about a year
ago. by young American in New Or
leans, and the papers of the city report
her recent terrible revenge. He was
seized by the men in her employ, carried
on board boat in the river, and taken to
small house in the midst of swamp,
above the city. Here he was bound, aud
the italian girl suddenly appearing, re-
minded him of her threat to be revenged
for her wrongs, and setting the cabin on
fire, left him to be consumed. The story
savors of too complete poetic justice, but
it is related for fact.