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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

No business was transacted in the Senate
on the 18th. At noon, after having been indi-
vidually presented to King Kalakaua, the
House of Rep esentatives and partiCi-
pated in the ceremonies attendant upon
the public reception. Returning, the Sen
ate adjourned until the 21st. =. In the
House, King Kalakaua was presented to
Speaker Blaine, who delivered a brief wei
coming address, to which the King made ap-
propriate reply. The Senate bill for the re
lief of the grasshopper sufferers was passed
as was also the Legislative Appropriation
bill. Announcement was made of the death
of Hon. J. B. Rice, and committee of five
appointed to accompany his remains to Chi
cago Adjourned to the 21st
Petitions were presented in the Senate, on
the 21st, asking Congress to prohibit the sale
of liquor in the District of Columbia The
Finance Committee reported bill providing
that specie payments be resumed. A bill was
also reported amending the Pension act ap-
proved Feb. II, 1871. The bill for the gov
eminent of the District Of Columbia was dis
cussed at length. Adjourned . In the House,
bills were introduced to prevent frauds in
elections; to improve the Mississippi, Sagi-
nav, Pine and Sheboygan Rivers; to restore
the income tax; to divide Michigan into
three judicial districts. A select committee
on Alabama affairs was ordered. a motion
to suspend the rules for the passage of
a resolution opposing subsidies was
lost, two-thirds not voting in the affirm
alive. Richard B. Irwin was reported in
contempt for not answering certain questions
in relation to the Pacific Mail subsidy, and
was ordered to be brought before the bar Of
the House to purge himself Of his contumacy.
The House voted to take a recess from the
23d to Jan. 5 by vote of 121 to SO. Ad-
journed.
The Senate, on the 22d, after considera,
BILE debate, passed the bill for the resumption
of specie payments reported by the Commit
tee on Finance by yeas 80, nays H. In the
House, resolutions were adopted-calling
for the report of the survey for the
improvement of the Tennessee and Holston
Rivers, and authorizing the Committee Of
Ways and Means to go to New York to con-
tinue the Pacific Mail investigation. The
Navy Appropriation bill (S17,0O0,000) was
passed. bin was introduced excluding
Chinese immigrants from the benefit of the
Naturalization act. Adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31

s. B. Axtell has been confirmed as
Governor of Utah.
4 boiler exploded in the mill of J. B.
Laird s. Co, at Angelica, Wis, on the
21st killing six men and wounding
many others.
Rev. W. R. Huntington, of Worcester.
Mass, has declined the Bishopric of
Iowa.
Prince Bismarck has moved in the
German Federal Council to conclude a
new extradition treaty with the United
States.
Two German men-of-war have been
ordered to Santander to demand salts
faction of the Carlists for the attack
upon the brig Gustav.
Great Britain has formally accepted
the invitation to participate in the Cen
tennial
The writ of habeas corpus in Tweed's
case has been dismissed. Judge Law
renee on the 22d granted writ of
ce1tiorart.
The Conservative members of the Mis-
sissippi Legislature have issued an adj
dress protesting against the call of the
Governor and Legislature for troops to
be sent to Warren County. The minority
report of the legislative committee on
Gov. Ames' message denies the allega-
tions made in the message.
The Governor of Iowa has offered a
reward Of $500 for the capture and CON
Viction of each of the ringleaders in the
recent Iynching at Des Moines of How
ard, and $500 each for the other parties
concerned.
By the action of the Returning Board
in throwing out certain votes the Con
sentative majority in the Louisiana
House of Representatives had, on the
22d, been reduced to two, with eleven
parishes yet to canvass. The Com
mittee of Seventy had issued an
appeal calling the attention of
the people of the United States to
wrongs and indignities under which the
free people of that State are, they say,
suffering They claim that the election
had been fairly carried by the Conserva-
tives, and that the Returning Board
would not fairly promulgate the result,
but had evinced determination to de
fraud the people and defeat their will
expressed at the ballot-bOx.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
ST I0TS


LIVE sTooB.-Beeves-Fair TO choice, s4259
5.75. Hogs-Live, s6.50G7c0.
BREADsTUFFs.-FlOur-AN Fall, s4.T5G4 30.
wheat-No. 2Red Fail, sI.07G1.O8. Corn-No.
2, 6Slg70c. Oats-No. ?, 571zG58c. Rye-No.
l, St.02G1.o4. Barley-No. 2, 81 2511.30.
PROVISIONS Pork-Mess. 19.25019.50. Lard
-12G13c.
MILWAUKEE,.
BREADsTUFEs.- Xxx, S5.s595.5O.
Wheat-Spring, No. /, 9315G94c; No. ,, 911s
G92c. Corn--No. ?. 6+G65c. Oats-No. ?, 40
CASIO. Rye-No. l, 962l697c. Barley-No. :,
S1.274 91.2s.
Observation-Disclosures Extra. Sl.142t4115
Corn-73074e. Osts-54aG57c. Dressed Hogs
S8.2aG8.35.
BREADsTUFFs.-Wheat-A Amber Mich, S1.03H
91O9; No. Red, S1.O71181.0724. Corn-Mixed,
70G71c. Oats-578571ac
CLEVELAND.
BREAD sTUFFs.-Wheat-No. ! Red, S11O1sn
Liz; No ? Red. S1.C401.G5. Corn-New, -
173c. Oats-5714G58c
BUFFALO.
LIVE STOCK. Beeves - s.. 5015.S755. Hogr-
Live, S6.5o97.50. sheep-Live. S4.5OQ55O.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE STocK.-Beeves - Best, sS.2566. rs;
medium, S5.O005.5O. Hogs-Yorzers, $500
$50; Philadelphia, S74N87.5O. Sneep-Best
$55O06.oO; good, "a O0a5OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
A California Girl.

The Atlantic papers sometimes tell US
Of farmers daughter who raked hay
with a horse, or drove a mowing-ma-
chine; but | think that California can
boast of as noble girl as any of them.
A French girl, eighteen years of age, has
hauled cord wood, two trips day, five
miles, averaging cord and three-quar-
tiers to a load, over a rocky and noun
famous road, with four heavy horses,
nearly every day of the past summer.
She is usually the first one on the road
in the morning, and frequently the last
one at night. She sits high up on her spring
seat, with her whip and four lines in her
hands and her foot on the brake, manag-
ing her team with as much ease as any
man. Her voice and appearance are en-
tirely feminine, and she is Of medium
size. She is always accompanied by her
father, who lifts the heavy sticks, but can
neither drive a team nor speak much
English. Her well-ftting, dark calico
dress, her calfskin laced-boots, her black,
broad brimmed, palm-leaf hat, and her
long buckskin gloves all seem to be well
selected and fitted to her business. Her
brown hair hangs in two neat braids over
her shoulders. She is usually more or
less dusty, but it can be seen that it is
only the dust of that day. When she
passes through the streets she turns her
eyes neither to the right nor the left, and
seldom speaks to anyone unless she is
spoken to or has business with them.-
SutteT Greek Cor. Sacramento Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
Glass Beads.

The man who talks simply to pleaze
himself will soon be hiz own listener.
Thare IL probably nothing that men
never forgit, nor never forgiV, but kOn-
tempt, and it il seldum yu kan find a hui
man being so low down on the ladder as
to be beneath it.
The most kritikal round in the whole
ladder IL the top one
Fools are allwuss anxious to be heard
wize men are anxious to listen.
The penalty of being great IL that yU
kant mix with yure fello-kritters without
loseing sumthing ov yure power.
Misers are most allwuss free from all
other bad habits
People who hav the dispepshy ought to
be under bonds not to tell ov it before
folks
TIE best cosmetic ikno ov il made out
ov equal parts ov tempranse and exercise;
it's for sale everywhere, and costs
nothing.
The man who IL good for nothing only
when he il in tite spot ought to keep
there az mulch as he kan.
like good Halter, provided he kan
give good reazons for it.
1t IL just about az disgusting to hear
man brag ov the size ov hiz pocket book
az it il the size ov hiz stummuk
The CRATE mistake that most oy US
make il to konsider our mere Opinyuns
az matters Ov Judgment.
We are too apt to forgit that deth
holds fust mortgage on all our worldly
truck, and il ever fore closing and enter
ing into posseshun without giving emmy
notiss ov proceedings.
Mankind owe pretty mulch all their
suckcess to their kuriosity and energy
combined.
kno loUs ov people who had rather
brake almost emmy one oV the ten com
mandments than one Ov the laws OV
fashion.
am satisfied that what man must
hav, and aktually needs, he kan alwuss
git If he wants more than this, l have
no objeckshuns to his getting it, if he
honestly kan.
The true plan ov life il to innosently
crafty all our pashuns, and not starve,
or kut oph one of them:
In menny people religion is mere
habit instead ov principle.
Thare is hardly emmy one but what
thinks they would like to swop places
with their nabor, and if they should
trade they would probably both get
cheated.
Wine may hav made sum people witty,
but it certainly haz made more foolish.
Vines that are forced gro the less
fruit; it IL just SO with the too early edu-
kashun ov children.
But very few men haV ever jumpt
from the bottom to the top round ov the
ladder at one jump ana staid thare very
long.
About three enemys to one friend il
the right proporshuD. This will keep
man wide awake and full Ov fieas all the
time.
If Iazyness would only spend its time
doing nothing it would be at least en-
durable; but it il dredphul bizzy all the
time hunting for nothing. Billings,
IN N. 7. Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
Russian Etiquette.

AS SOON as the imperial party were
seated everybody else sat down; it would
have been great rudeness for anybody to
sit while they were standing; and if the
Emperor had risen at any time during
the performance it would have been the
etiquette for every other person in the
house to follow his example. This is the
case everywhere, no matter where the
Emperor may be, and the rule Of Ell
quet includes all the members Of the
family. Royal and imperial personages
are no doubt greatly bored by the con-
slant ceremony going on around them,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.


consolidating upland, 1418@1415c.
LIVE STooK.-Beef Cattle-S1O.OO913 hogs
Dressed, S8.621a@9.OO; Live, S7OO07 %.
Sheep-Live, S5.OO96.5O.
BREADsTUFFs.- Flour-Good to choice, $500
9565; white wheat extra, S5.659615. Wheat-No.
Chicago, S10901.12; No , Northwestern, 81 10
G112; No. Milwaukee spring, S11291.14. Rye
Western and State, 92095c. Barley-S1 .45G3
1.5O. Corn-Mixed Western, $4,000. Oats
Western, 671a@69c.
Pro yIsIoNs.-Pork-New Mess, SIS. 75Q19. IS
Lard-Prime Steam, 134013hc. eheese-121s
@1524c.
WooL.-Common to extra, 1856
CHICAGO.
LIVE SToCK.-Beeves-Choi SIS. 7516.OO; good.
s4.7505.25; medium, S3.7594 50; butchers
stock, S2.75G425; stock cattle, s26003. so.
Hogs-Live, $6.5oa6.9O. Sheep-Good to choice.
S4.75G525.
PRovIsIoNs.-Butter-Ch 81087c. Eggs
Fresh, 24025c. Cheese-New York Factory,
15015Izc; Western Factory. l4IS015c. Pork
New Mess, S1s758lss5 Lard-s12. g5a12 97IL
BREADsTUFFs- Flour-White Winter Extra.
s4.25G650; spring extra, S4OO046O. Wheat
Spring, No. :, 898s9l4c. Corn-rio. >, 7715
@7S15c. Oats-No. ,. 53lH0532{c. Rve-No. ,,
968sSc. Barley-No. ,, 81 .241S61.25
WooL.-Tub-washed. 45057c.: fleece. washed
4064Sc.; heece, unwashed, 27GG4c.
LUMBER.-First clear, S52.O0955.OO; second
clear, S46.0o950.0o; Common Boards. s11.oOa
1900; Fencing, S12O0913.O0; "A" SHINGLES,
S3.O0Q3. IS; Lath, S2.0082 p.
CINCINNATI.
BREADsTUFFs.- -Flcdr-S5.0O85.5O Wheat
Red, S1100l.l2. Corn-New, 70Q72c. Eve
S1.1091.12. Oats-5SG62c. Barley-No. ., 81 %
@1.27I.
PRoy1s1oSs.-Pork-s18 s7xa1oo 10 lard 40
15hc.
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necessary, that is, where all the main
branches are about where they ought to
be, and nowhere else, there viii still be
numerous young sprouts coming out at
various places through the head, up in
through the interior of the tree. These
are competitors with the main or fruit
bearing branches and should be ruth
lessly cut away.
These are but general hints, to be sure
Ones judgment must be called in as to
how little or how much Is to be done;
but 1t viii be seen from what has been
said that the apple orchard will find en-
ployment for many leisure day during
the winter season.-HGryLq,ad FdrDaer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31

HICKORY-EUT CAKE. = The whites OF
three eggs, one cup of white sugar, one
half cup Of butter, two-thirds of cup Of
sweet milk, one teaspoonful of cream of
tartar, one-half Of a teaspoonful Of soda,
two cups of -four and one cup of hickory
nut meats. Beat the eggs to froth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31

Free hand-drawing has been intro
duced into the Brooklyn public schools.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31

The season is opening lively for
ditched trains. Nobody to blame.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-31

SHADES OF night-Window curtains.
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amounting to $3718, was carried by a.
unanimous vote. x = - & sal
J. Schuette submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Treasurer be and
is hereby allowed S100 OOafer FASTING all
tax certificates now on hand IN the tax
certificate record. 80 r. ..
On motion adopted, ayes y nays 2.
Taugher, Faulhaber. -
j. Taugher moved that after 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning, not any more bills
and accounts shall be received. Motion
carried.
Board adjourned to Wednesday the
25tl day of Nov. 1874, at 8 O'Clock P. NJ.
A. NJ RICHTER, Co Clerk.
Nov. 25.-Board met. Roll called.
All members present except j. Schuette.
Minutes Of last meeting read and APP
proved. e
A resolution to raise license on dogs
was lost. @
Resolution by c. Daimler, to-wit:
Rcso7ced, To request the Senator of
this Dist. elect, and the members of the
Assembly of this county elect, to use
their influence, at the next session of
the Legislature to pass law reducing
the advertising fees on the county clerks
list for unredeemed lands, from 30 cents
tc Is cents per description. and the ad
vertising fees on the county treasurers
list for unpaid taxes from 25 cents to 10
cents, and to instruct the clerk of this
board to serve a copy of this resolution;
on each of the above named members of
the Legislature. Adopted by unani-
GUS vote.
G. Daimler offered the following:
ResolUed, To instruct the Dist. Attor-
ney of this county elect, to get all infor
nation from the Atty General or any
other source in regard OF taking tax
deeds by the county on tax certificates
in the Co. Treasury, entitled to deed.
Adopted by ayes 10, nays l. Flegler.
The com. on Sheriff's and Justices
claims report as follows:
Your com. on Sheriff's and Justices
claims report that after carefully examin-
ing all claims before them, they have
allowed accounts in full, amounting tie
1877. 30. to-Wit: ~ !.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIrT TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Manitowoc County { Mantowoc, Nov. Il, 1874
n CTICE is hereby given the owners
pants of lots parcels of land fronting 9TH
street. from quay street river in the first
ward, of the city of Mantowoc that the list for
the improvement OK said 18th street. in the first ward
has been delivered to for collect ion, and that the
said owners occupants of lots parcels of land
fronting the street above described hereby
required to pay to within thirty days after the
date of this notice the taxes charged in said list to
the lots parcels of land owned by them respect
lively, together with the commission of five per
the amount thereof for collection fees, and that
if said taxes will be paid within fifteen DAYS from
the date of this notice. the fees tor collecting the
same will be only two per centum on the amount of
such taxes FRED HARRIS. Treas.
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whole bill of W. W. Waldo, amount
$500, the same not chargeabIe to the county. ans
Report adopted and bills allowed as
reported, by unanimous vote So
The list of the petit and grand jurors
were approved.
The Co. Treasurer presented his bond
which was read and on motion approved.
Account of w. III. Glover, fees in
State vs. Brant, s26.60, was on motion
allowed by a unanimous vote.
Martin Fitz Morris presents affidavit
and redemption receipts by which he
claims to have paid taxes twice on NEG
neg Sec. %, T. 20, r. %, for the year
1869. On motion board allowed to the
said Fitz Morris 1915, to satisfy the
said claim, and directed the Co. Clerk
to issue a county order in his favor, and
to charge the said amount to H. S. Pier
point by the following vote: Ayes Is,
nays Z. Bohne, Swenson, Faulhaber,
DAIMLER, Wilkins, Iinstedt, Bartosll.
REPORT OF COM. ON ILL. ASSEs'T.
The committee on Illegal assessment
beg leave to report as follows:
By authority of the following opinion
of the District Attorney, viz: "The adj
dition Of five cents for revenue stamps
to taxes for which land was sold, renders
the sale Illegal and void, and the holder
of the certificate is entitled to receive
his money from the county with legal
interest. The county can charge back
to the sevrral towns the amount of the
original tax returned to the Co. Treas
urer. The towns may re assess and in
clude in the tax roll the amount SO re-
turned against each piece of land, with
in two years from the date of the same
being declared illegal, your commit
tee have allowed all tax certificates
stamped" for the years 1863, 1854 and
1865, as per schedule marked ~
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from his former location York Street TO is sers~
Esw store one block vsst II the Williams Houss
whrs he will e happy 60 inset all his old customers
and furnish them With g0ods in his line 1t lover
prices ttaa s7e< before. ss saa - aow aiceIy As
Is si.nstsl- 20
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AGENTS WANTED for the CENTENNIAL
n A ETiTEUNnD OF THE
UALEIIHAK UNITED STATES.

complete cyclopaeda Of all the States, counties,
townships, cities, villages, post Offices, mountains,
rivers, lakes, &c, with their climate, population
agriculture. manufacture, mining commerce, rail
reads, capital, education government and history
showing the grand results of the
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$50 W. Fourth ST., Cincinnati, o. 9th Avenue and
Adams St, Chicago 62O Olive St. St Louis No
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First 100 Years Of the Republic

Everybody buys it. and Agents make from 500
to $500 month. Send for circular.
XEEGLER &; lscCUEDY.
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and the county clerk is hereby instructed
to charge back to the several towns the
amount of the original tax returned to
the county treasurer ia the stamped
certificates.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-13
Not an Amerfcans

A Paris correspondent says CT was recently informed of an amusing incl dent which took place recently in the Sistine Chapel at Rome during the per- formance of some special ceremonies.
 An Amerian lady was standing beside an Englishwoman, both being in rather disadvantageous position, being sta
 tioned somewhat in the background. The Englishwoman was much annoyed by the conduct of some persons in front of her, who persisted in standing up, to the total obstruction, of her view, and sEe indulged, to one of her country men who was placed near her, in volu- ble abuse of -sthose horrid Americans who were always so pushing and so rude, and especially of that very hor- rid American woman who would stand up right in front of her and prevent her seeing to all of which tirade the American lady beside her was forced to listen in silence. At last the English woman's temper got the better of her, and she so far forgot herself as to lean forward and to give the offending fe- male's dress a pretty hard pull, ,as a hint to her to sit down. At opce the person thus rudely entreated turned round and dealt the Englishwoman a smart slap in the face, pouring forth at the same time volley of abuse in purest Parisian French, much, to the amusement of the quiet American spec tator of the scene, who, when narrating the story to me, added, It was very wrong of the Frenchwoman thus to as- sault her adversary, but l was very glad that she did it. ..,.- .a
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-13
A Stepfather,s Cruelty.

A barber named Jacob Trimmer, liv- ing in Cincinnati, returned home drunk and commenced to break up the house. hold furniture. His crippled step- daughter, Della Brossard by name, at- tempted to pacify him in his intoxicat- ing rage, and he, maddened by her persuasive endeavors, seized 8 burning coal oil lamp from table and hurled it at her. The lamp was shattered upon the floor, and the contents igniting set fire to the girls clothing, burning her body terribly before the flames were oueuched. Trimmer was arrested and taken to the Third street police station, where the charge of disorderly conduct was entered against him. In the police court his case was continued to await the development of the injured girls case, and the prisoner in the meantime was sent to jail. Dr. Holcomb was called to attend the patient and did what he could, but owing to the poverty of the family the girl was not as well provided for as circumstances called for. Soon after the ceal oil burning the bed of the sufferer was set on fire from lamp in the hands of her mother, who was attending her, and had not Officers Quinn and Tierney been within sound of the alarm which was given, and extinguished the flames, the un- fortunate creature would undoubtedly have been roasted alive. In the sec- ond fire, however, the girl was not harmed, but in the first her inj uries were such as to cause intense agony and she died. The screams of the un- fortunate distressed the whole neigh borhood.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-13
A Yexed Case,

Two ladies in London recently hired
 a cab, and were subsequently taken i'll with the smallpox, from which one of them died. The survivor has since
 sued the cab-owner for damages, al- leging that the disease was contracted d by riding in an infected cab. The de.
 fendant has put In the plea that the ladies hired nothing but the cab from him, and that neither did they demand nor did he intend that small pox should accompany the cab. Had the ladies come to him and hired cab which he represented to be infected with small pox, they could properly have main tained 8 suit against him in case they had been dissatisfied with the quantity or quality of the disease. This being granted-as it will doubtless be by all intelligent lawyers-can the ladies ob- tain damages because gratuitous small pox was given them without any pre- vious bargain being made in relation to it The point is an interesting one,
 and it remains ts be seen how the court will decide it. Should two or three learned counsel take the matter in charge and muddle it with their utmost professional skill, it is entirely possible that the jury may be led to decide that
 the lady owes the cab-owner for two cases of smallpox, and that she be compelled to pay the assessed value thereof,