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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
HEKOIC GUAR ACTER.

There are few who read that will
not remember the letter of Captain
Fry, of the Virginius, who was
slau entered at Santiago de Cuba,
to his wife, and which was written
on the eve of his execution. 1t
evinced a combined dignity and
tenderness of character, heroical
compOsure to his own fate. and an
almost womanIy sympathy for those
who survived him which were mex
pressibly brautiful and affecting.
Not in the days of medieval chival-
~, nor in Its finest type, Bayard,
who also persisted by the hands of
he Spaniards, has there been Il
nobler exhibition of fearless gene-
rOsity Of character. 1t NAV seem
strange to find snch qualities in the
commander of what may probably
be called II blOckatle>runner at the
worst but the exhibition of them
was rrnd. red more impressive b,
t he fact that this position was prob
ably accepted by Captain Fry as ii
Legitimate means, however humble,
of supporting his family, having, in
common with many eX Confederate
naval Officers, been deprived of
nv al able means of subsistence or
employ mrr.t such aS they had caI,a-
city for by the overthrow of the
cause to serve which thel had re
signed their positions in the United
StafeS navy; and this leads Us t."
remark that no class of Southern
men has suffered more from the
..ulI-eGIrucrS OF the evil wac thar
those naval officers who ;tfi The
Fedora al II the Conf derdti- service.
Tiny had not, like the army 'ffl
GERS, any prospect OF advancement
in their profession, nor of wider
iheN gave III, h.. command of fine
ships aud other POSITIONS, with Il
hopeful future, tor Government
whlcii had then no navy and very
little pruSpect of one, ani had only
uunbnarS and mud batteries to off.
a> ii field for nav al skill and enter
prise. When the war WIS ended
he army men, whose West P"inr
training had fitted them tor various
civil as well as military pn, suits,
had no difficulty in finding vOcationS
which would yield them support.
Bur il was very diff, rent with the
naval officers. They had only be
educated for sea, and when the
of the political elements
subsidized they were left pretty much
like stranded fish, high and dry ON
I r shore. Thus it is that Snch
men as Fry, who would have graced
any position in any service, died
the commander of a block ade run
ner, and evidently did not regret to
die, except for the sake OF his help
less Baltimore Sun.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
HOW ALiXANDER l. STEPHENS
STARTED IN LIFE

When S.. phi, us was a hoy, two
sIst' rs, old maids, attracted 10y his
hugh ness, ad"p'eh, eduratrd. a'"l
destined HIM for he church. But IA
few mo..ths of Theological tIaining
con, incrd the Young student that
the procession had no attraction for
him, and he announced TO his bent-
iactoiS his intention of exchanging
the pulpit for the bar. Shortly
after he was admitted to his new
profession, IA law suit arose invOlv-
ing the estate of the younger sister,
the other having in the meanwhile
died. He asked her TO let him man
age the case for her, but she, fearful
of his inexperience. preferred look
ing Tor some Older lawyer. AT last
one wrote to her whom she approv>
ed, and having asked the advice of
her friends, she cOnfided the matter
to him. The contest was warm,
vexatiOus a, d long; but she came
out SO triumphantly of what had
been considered a hopeless snarl,
that she doubled her cOunSel's nod
est fee. The intercourse between
the two had been by letter exclu-
sively, she living in the country, he
in d distant city, SO that the trick
which You have already guessed
had played On her was,
under the circumstances, qni e cred
liable. Out at his fee he repaid
what she had >pent Oh his education,
and his success IN SO delicate a
piece of BUSH ess was IA fine begin
ming for IL young lawy er. -!Sarannoh
Republican,.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
TELECRAPHIc ITEMS,
DEATH OF EX Pr ESIDENT FILLMORE

DEATH OF EX PRESIDENT FILLMORE
BUFFALO, March S.-Ex-Presi-
dent Willard Fillmore died at his
residence in this city at ten minutes
after eleven O'clock last night. He
was conscious up to that time. At
eight O'Clock, in reply to a question
by his physician, he said nourish-
ment was palatable. These were
his last words. His death was pain
less.
WON HIS WAGER.
NEW YORK, March 8.-Henry
Corners, of Montrose, N. j., aged ~
years, made wager Oh Saturday
hat he could drink "a pint OF whisky
and a gallon of beer in an hour. He
won the wager, and died before
morning
SNOW BLOCKED TRAINS ABANDONED
SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-All
freight Trains caught in the SHOW
blackadp have been abandoned for
the present, in Summit Valley. The
snow is twenty five feet deep on IA
level. Several snOw-plOws and en-
grneS are off the track. One east ern
bound passenger train is sill at
Ana. One western bound passenger
train Is at R-no, and other western
bound passenger trains lie 1T Tonou.
An eastern bound passenger train
lies at Hall Rock. Al LISc.', over
SIX feet of SNOW has fallen during
he present storm.
STILL AT IT.
JEFFERSO\VILLE, l&D March 8.
The crT~a.ter> are still dt\ otrd 10
their work, cary ard late. Three
Weeks have t.asS..d since The move
mrnl began, bat $ i'll d major "f
The S;t .'onS decline t" adni' tn. III,
aud, =" far, None have beru c osed.
The work is to tr continued in hopes
future day.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The President to-day ISSUES the
foliowing:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHf ,G ION, March 8, 1874. !
1t is with deep regret that the
President annOdncps to the people
of the United States, the death If
Willard Fillmore, one Of his hOnOred
predecessors, who died al Buffalo,
n. ", last evening.
The long continued and useful
public ser> ice AMI eminent purity
of character of the deceased eX-
President will be- remembered he
yOnd the days of mourning in which
Il nation will be thrown by the
event which is thus announced az a
therefore,
1t is Ordered. That the Executive
Mansion and the several Depart
meDts at Washington be draped in
mourning ill the close of the day
on which the funeral shall take
place, and that all business be Sus-
pended Oh the day of the funeral.
1t is further Ordered, That the
War and Navy Departments cause
suitable military and naval honors
to be paid on the occasion to the
memory of the eminent citizen whose
life is now closed.
U. S. GRANT, President.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y of State.
DEATH OF EMINENT MEN
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Sena-
tor Sumner diru at ten minutes be-
tore three O'Clock. Disease OF the
heart was the immediate cause OF
his death.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Cap-
tain Elder, ii veteran of the war of
1872, died this morning. aged 80.
PARIS, March 11.-Jean Cruev-il-
heir, an eminent French physician,
is aged So years.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14
DEATH OF WILLARD FILLMORE.

Death is, at all times, an unwel-
come visitant. MOurntul are the
sounds OF his sepulcbrai tread as he
approaches the bedside of kindred
or friend, or brushes from the pa
rent stem it's cherished flower. Such
scenes are indeed mOurnful; but
when his dread wing has been
spread over one who occupied so
prominent a position in the annals
of our country, it touches yet deep
er the sensibilities, creates gen.
eral sorrow, and in which a whole
nation deeply and frelingly symra-
thises. One of the loftiest columns
in the temple Of American great
ness has fallen-one of the bright
est consultations in the galaxy of
American rpnOwn is blOtted from
her sky. Willard Fillmore, the in
corruptible patriot and upright man,
has been gathered to his fathers
We feel the impotence of language
to sound the praise of him. whose
worth millions of hearts had en-
ba!med: at whose loss IL great ma
ton is "draped in black" and IN
the celebration OF whose fidelity the
angels are now employed.
AS Chief Magistrate, he conduct
ed the civil and diplomatic affairs
of the country with MAJ krd ahIii y.
diSpl;l, ing enlarged and comp'e
hrnSive views of at.SnanShIp
which command. d the respect and
miratiun of all ci, ilized nations.
A high SENSE. OF honor was the rui-
ing y, inc'ple of his lifr.and = aniled
itself upon every feature of his adj
Like the great Aimed,
he carried Justice and mercy To ev
cry mans door.
But, alas! his counsels will no
longer avail US. Tue patriot, the
siatesman, and the CHI isiian, has
gone down TO the grave coIlseerated
by the tears OF millions
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14

Rhode island will try and make
room for a grange or two.
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Ell Love, OF Wayne Comfy, Ohio,
climbed Il tree to shake oui ii coO".
The dogs heard som. hing drop and
went for it, but it was not the coon.
II WIS Eli.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-14

A Michigan sclIoolma'am points
ont the sad fact that no school mas
ter has ever been president,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24

Gone to Quiney.-Mr. c. Pomain-
vile left on the 1870 p. m, II. b. &
NJ. train, last Tuesday for his
new home at Quincy. Ill. Mr.. P. has
effected an engagement with the large
Carpet and Dry Goods establishment
&C Hill & Wood, whittier he goes to
enter upon the discharge of his duties
with the best wishes of cur citizens for
his most complete success.
Everybody will miss Charley, who
has been the life of many social gath
ering. His genial ways, his wit, his
courtesy, the humorous in his nature,
and the big bundle of manhood in SO
little a package of humanity, all will
be remembered, though he be far away.
We wish him everything good and
nothing i'll, for no one could do other
wise and be human.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24
TIME TABLE,

Trains stop only on signal. Trains viii
not stop Trains will stor for Meals. Train
10 not run on sunday. FuH Faced fi.nres de
note the Stations FIR mrctlr~ and passing trains
euvyE"TfuNs
sirccn Bay-C. y n W Trains lravo Going
Soulh-PaSSeug .r-Gin i. ". $50 2. NJ. Go
ing North, Passeuaer-s.3o !. II. tr':-l2.C5 r
Wisconsin Central Railway Trains leave-Going
south. Passenger 6:45 4. NJ. 9.l5 p. NJ. Ar
rive, Passenger, 500 \. NJ, S:l5 p. NJ.
Iniun SteaFa boat Sla'S First class Propellers st
Louis Toledo PaSsaic and CancStco, forming
IL line between Buffalo antl Green Bay, max
ing direct connections AT Buffalo with Ere
Railway The shortest and most desirable
route to NeW York, Boston Cleveland, Buffalo
Detroit. Montreal, and all Eastern points
une of thee splendid Passenger Boats leaves
Emorc & Krhy'S dock, Fort Howard, at 10 A.
NJ. On " Wednesdays aud Saturdays
AmEcrSt-Wi.ronSin Central Trains leaves 60
ing North Passenger. 4 .06 A. NJ Pass lh.-
p. VI. Going South, Pass. 4:37 \. NJ. 5:35 T,
Grand Rapids-W5seonSin Valley Trains leave:
Going North. 1850 /. VI. Going South, $3.50 T.
Mvrrillan-WeSt Wisconsin Railway Trains
leave: Going North. Passenger, Hos \. NJ
ll:lOP VI. South. 2:34 A. NJ. f42 j. NJ. St
Paul time. which Is p minutes behind Green
r Bay time
Going Wc<t Passenger. los r M.-Aecomoda-
tiun. Sd A. NJ 4 7. VI.
Milwaukee ( st. Paul Trains leave Gems
North Passenger, I2:i0 \. NJ. l2:}6 p. NJ To-
ing South. Passenger. 1875 4. NJ. $50 y. NJ
Winona time (Which Is - minutes behind Il,
- ~ D. NJ. KELLY,
S. KENRICk. Gent Manager.
sup't. W. :. MELLEN.
ti,n'I ricke \ It.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24
Notice of Sale in Partition,

STATE OF WISCONSIN-CIRcUIT CouRr FOR
WOOD COUNTY.
Ovette Rundell, Plaintiff, against William
johnson and Almira johnson his wife Martha
A. Wright, Asa Buuce and Elizabeth Buucs
his wifeDefendants.
Tn pursuance of an order OF the Circuit Court
i of Wood County. made in the above entitled
action. dated on the 10Th day Of August; A; D.;
1874, the undersigned Sheriff of said Wood
County, will sell ut pubic auction to- the
highest bidderat The front door of the Court
House in the City of Grand Rapids. W God
County. Wisconsin, on the 18th, day of DC
tober, 4. d. 1874, at two clock in the after
noon of that day, all thosecertain pieces or
parcels of land situate in the County of
Wood aforesaid, described AS follows, to wit
the northwest quarter. and the northwest quay
ter of the southwest quarter Of Section No.
thirty-f five CI5), and the east half OF the north
east quarter, and the north east quartEr of the
south east quarter of Section No. thirty -four
$40, all in Township No. twenty-one CID. north
of Range No. two (2) eaSt,-contalnlng threc
hundred and twenty (}20) acres, according TO tn .
United States survey.
Dated Grand Rapids, Wis, this 9th day of
September, A. ID. 1874. .-
EUSEBE LAVIGNE,
GARDNER & HAYDEN Sheriff of Wood County,
Plaintiffs Attorneys Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24

HEARTLEsS MISUNDERSTANDING
last Spring the wife of man by the
name of kirkpatrick, resident OF
Grand Rapids, left her husband and
children, going off, report says, III
company with a sHandering photo
grapher. About two or three weeks
ago. it is said that kirkpatrick re-
,ceired letter from bis truapt wife,
Wherein she expressed deep peal
tence, and begged hia, if he would
forgive her, to cosne to La Crosse
where she then was, and bring her
home. The childrep-two boys and
a little girl-were sent down to stay
with family by the name of Hoag,
living in this town, and kirkpatrick
started to hunt up his wife. Kirk
patrick is joiaer by trade, and
Hoag had been working for hpna
during the Sumner, A few days
ago Heag returned home, and before
daylight last Sunday morning he
picked up everything IN the house,
including nearly all the clothing OF
the kirkpatrick children-leaving
ouly couple of stoves aad few
worthless traps-and with his wife
and own children left the country,
leaving kirkpatrick's children alone
in the house
kirkpatrick lived in this place a
few months about two years ago, and
was regarded as an Industrious hard
working mechanic; and we have
little doubt he will soon return for
his little ones, in the meantime
they are being cared for by the
proper authorities. 1t seems strange,
though, that he should have placed
his children in such family as that
of Hoag, Co. Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24

We understand that Francis Be-
ron, of Wood county, S. A. Sherman
of Portage, and Benjamin Single of
Marathon, a special committee appoint
ed by the Wis. River improvement
Company made Grandfather Bull Falls a
special visit last week, for the purpose
Of improving them, SO that logs may
be passed over them TO the mills below,
on the stream. Those rapids have r
fall of 126 feet in - miles The
average width of the falls are about
10 rods. filled with rock from shore to
shore, from the size of a haycock to a
small house, with no regular channel
through them, and at three points the
whole Wisconsin River is narrowed
down to from 16 to "a feet, at the
present low water stages, and it is es-
timated that there are from six to
eight millions of lumber in the logs
lodged upon the rocks iu the falls, that
are next to impossible to be removed
There are logs upon those falls that
have remained there ever since the
first log drive passed over them. A
log drive is driven to the head of the
falls and what comes through are
taken and driven to their destinations
no attempt being made to remove those
lodged. The scenery is said to be sub
lime, to stand at the foot of those falls
in a stage of high water, and see a
drive of many millions of logs come
laundering down over those falls which
has the appearance to the beholder
more like coming down from the clouds.
-PLover Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24
FL re Brick ManufactOry.--I

I'll re Brick Manufact0ry.-- is
evident we are to have another indus
try. Mr.. l.. z. Powers last week eff
fccted an arrangement with party
whose purpose it is to at once establish
fire brick works at, or near, the old
Kipp place, below Centralia. We were
first informed that Mr.. Powers had
sold all his interest in the property
mentioned, ) but subsequently, We learned
shat he had not sold at all, but had
succeeded in completing negotiations
whereby he receives royalty upon the
manufactured Kaolin. The bed *
spoken of as the purest thus far discov-
cred, and inexhaustable; the clay be-
ing in many places eight to sixteen
feet in depth, and covering at least for
ty or more acres The party who is
so fortunate in thus securing the work
ing of this mine. brings ample means
to secure It's successful development, and
will at once erect large factory, and
prosecute the business most thorough
iy, We predict shat another year
will find scores of men finding ready
employment in the Kaolin mines with
which Wood County abounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24

For SaIe.--A 40 Horse Power En-
gins and fixtures one 40 iuch boiler
% feet long; two IA inch fues, smoke
stack, five front CRATE bars, etc, Th'
above machinery has been in use only
about two months, and is in every re
speet as good as new, and will be solo
very cheap. Also Line Shaft Planer
Re-sawer, ETC.. at bargain. Inquire
At Grand Rapids Foundry and Machine
Shop. If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24
SkeriEs Sale.

STATE OF WISCONaIN-CoUSTy OF Waap.
10y virtue Of an execution issued out Of the
ID ,ircuit Court n and for the County of Wood,
State of Wisconsin,, upon judgement iz faY a.
of Seth 4, STAFFORD and ii, IL, Compton and
against JsInes Dixon, (. Eusebe LayIgne, ShsF-
if of sad County Of " God, have. on tie twenty
fourth day Of September, 4. ID. 1874, seized and
ayeI upon ali tho right, title and interest which
the said James Dixon had on the thirtieth day
Decenber, A, D. 1873, of. in and 30 the fol iowSnr
described property. which / shall expa-e for sale
and sell to IL Q highest bidder the law directs
at t front door Of the Court House, IA the G4tE
Of Grand Rapids, County and State atqresald' On
the sev, ntn day Of the month Of Noyemper.
4. ID. 1874, between the hour OF TWO apc thfee
o'clock in the afternoon of that day. TO VII.
One certain piece of land comnenclng AT sac
quarter sect post the West side OF seatss.p
eighteen, 90 IN township twenty~ss "! ems
six 90 in Wood County, Wisconsin, from thehcc
north three % chains and ffty~seSen (2hl iiRks
Thence East to the Wisconsin rYer on d my
parallel with the South Section me q the salo
section eight Ell. Thence down ssld RIVER 70
point where III. East and West 9paFeS Ine
crosses the Wisconsin River 10 ths PAsee " We
ginning. Excepting and 5eenii ~ foIIn,s4
quarter of an acre of land aescTloeu igIoH
TO wit: On the lot known as James pt9 k4~ss
lots commensing at North East corner, IaSact
West on the line between iha Dichson anu 5she
owned " NJ ZONES two "a chains 70 West.
Theme & nth ane ID chain and thirty-hre 49,
links To Easf Thence East one Ul chain All
seventy-fve C;5) links to the ilqe OF tne high
yyav making ane-auarter q OF an acre.
Dated in tic City of Grand Rapids. county 81
Wood, State OF Wisconsin, thls tIenty-taQ5t1
C2l dsy Of September A. ID; lel+