Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-17
General Intelligence.

A broker replied to an inquiry af-
ter his wife's health GA little falling
off yesterday, but firmer to-day
A human mother in Danbury pads
her young hopeful's pants and gives
him chloroform before whipping him.
Kerosene lamps are now designa-
ted as parlor magazines. At all events,
they frequently furnish reading matter
for the million.
1t is publicly charged that Mrs.
Putnam received $15, 600 in consider
alton of her appeal to Governor Dix to
have the sentence of Foster, the muir
derer of he husband, committed.
Mr.. Lapham has received the ap,
pointment of Geological surveyor for
the state of Wisconsin. He is allo wd
two assistants. The survey is to begin
in June, and be completed in four
years. The appointment is most ex-
cellent.
Milwaukee is in a predicament.
She has no Mayor. A member Of the
Board of Councillors, Mr. Kellogg, was
elected Mayor, but his position on the
Board renders him ineligible, conse-
quently Mr.. Hooker who was to have
been x-Mayor holds over till his sue
cessor is duly elected and qualified.
The Illinois Legislature has pass
ed bill making women eligible for
any Office under the general or special
school laws os the state. They are
obliged to qualify and give bonds, and
are on an equal footing with men So
far as holding school offices are con-
cerned. Light is breaking.
-Vassar College is trying to insti-
tute new chair of instruction--econo-
my in dress, which appears for the pres
ent to be attached to the department Of
the President That dignitary is alrea-
dy in tribulation. He is foolish who
will stir up nest of yellow jackets in
the expectation of getting honey.
--Chas. NJ. Barrass, author Of the
aBlack Crook" has died of injuries
received in jumping from railroad
train.
Wonder if Chas. would feel anyways
ena-ba1rasS ed to see old Beelzebub max
inc for him with black crook ? Come
to think of it, we don't know as he
would he's been living in Buffalo.
A convict named Sterling Sledge
died, few days ago, in the Virginia
renctentiary, wherein he was impris-
oned for manslaughter, leaving an es-
tate Of $4,000.
This is probably a son Of Old Sledge,
a sterling old gentleman who hasn't
''passed in his checks yet nor is like
to very soon. He is gamey old
chap.
What enterprise will do is illustra-
ted in the later issues Of the New
York Herald Last week we received
its Tuesdays issue. it being a double
luarto and an extra page, comprising one
hundred and eight columns, of which
.s,rty -seren were advertisements. The
Herald as it ought, feels very proud
and devotcs nearly column to its own
laudation
The opposition Press have been
very much exercised the past month
over the promotion Of Fred Grant, and
have been unsparing in their denuncia-
tons of the president for perpetrating
SO CHASTITY joke. And now it comes
out that the Pa of Freddy never boost
ed Fred an inch and never knew Of his
getting lift till the opposition inform
ed him of the fact. The sour grape
opposition press are informed that it
will now be In order to curse Grant for
being such fool Us to have son for
anybody else to boost. All set
The Lake Steam Graft and es-
pecially the little tugs that ply in and
out of the Milwaukee river. are just
now in peculiar predicament. The
city council have passed an ordinance
making it penal offence to blow a
whistle in the harbor, or for the open
ing of drawbridge. The marine reg
ulations on the contrary require steams
and tugs in passing to "toot, ''toot,
t'TooT," and the little tugs very con-
siderably desire to know who's boss,
whittier it be the city Council or Uncle
Samuel. Such an ordinance, it would
seem, is superlstively foolish. 4 large
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