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An Important Postal Order.
the Postmaster General yesterday, and will be
issued by circular to all Postmasters tomorrow
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, May 8, 1875.
The treaty concerning the formation of Gen
eral Postal Union, concluded at Berne, Oct. 8,
1874, between the United States Of America, Ger
many, Austro- Hungary, Belgium, Denmark,
Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain,
Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania,
Russia, Servia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey,
having been duly ratified by the United States
on the Sth OF March, 1875, and the notifications
thereof by the several contracting States having
been duly exchanged at Berne, Switzerland, on
the Sd Of May, 1875 it is hereby ordered that the
uniform rates of postage to be levied and col
lected in the United States on correspondence to
and from the whole extent of the Postal Union,
embracing the above named countries, without
distinction, shall be as follows:
A. For prepaid letters, 10 cents per Is
grammes.
B. For unpaid etters, 10 cents per Is
grammes.
G. For postal cards, cents each.
D. For newspapers, if not over ounces in
weight, cents each.
E. For other printed matter, samples Of mer-
chandise, and all articles, other than newspapers
enumerated in article of the treaty, 2 cents per
each weight Of ounces or fraction thereof
F. For the registration fee on all correspond
ence, 8 cents.
No faa ha oh naI For O rofr1r int
in cases whore a receipt from the addressee is
requested.
H. No additional tax will be collected in the
United States on the correspondence forwarded
within the Union by sea on routes of more than
300 nautical miles in length.
l. AS regards the amounts to be paid for the
territorial transit according to article 10 of the
treaty, the United States claims for herself,
whenever the right Of transit guaranteed by that
article is exercised, (even as regards her transit
lines of over $50 kilometres, and excepting only
her great overland railway lines between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, expressly reserved
as continuing to form the object of special ar
rangements with the post offices interested) the
minimum rate or 2 francs per kilogramme of
letters, and 25 centimes per kilogramme of print
ed matter, ETC., and Is ready by increasing the
transit rates, as permitted, to 4 francs and so
confines respectively, to meet the wishes of
those Departments of the Union which make the
came declaration in regard to the United States
transit correspondence.
K. The freedom of transit OF correspondence
in closed mails, reciprocaIly granted in the exist
ing Postal Convention between the United States
and Switzerland, will be maintained.
L. The Union rates of postage hereinbefore
prescribed will be levied and collected on and
after July l, 1875, on the correspondence to and
from all the contracting States except France,
and on and after January 1, 1875, on the CORE
spondence to and from France.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
Postmaster General.
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MEDICAL.
mr. w. g. AUSTIN
Residcncs and Once 400 st. Charles ssrso
Between Clio and Calliope
Slate ct Geo. A. Fosdck Co.'S Al Carondelet C6rsss
ORDERS LEFT PROMPTLY ATTENDED In
At home from 7 to A. M. and to7PM n
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POST OFFICE.
Time Of Arrival and Departure of Mails.

-.. -
Mobile, Ala, and Lake
Coast. !. ............
Mobile, Ala.
New York city, Boston,
Mass, Philadelphia, Pa,
Baltimore and Washing
ton, D. g., Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, East.
ern Mississippi, Della
ware, Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, East
ern New York and New
England States, via Mo-
bile, Ala. ...............
Key West, Fla, semi
weekly. ................
New York city, Bos ION,
Mass, Philadelphia, Pa,
Baltimore, Md, Cincin-
natl, O., West Virginia,
Shreveport, La, and
Northern Texas, jack
son, Miss. :, Canton, Miss,
Vicksburg, Miss, Mem
phis, Term, Buffalo, N.
Y, Pittsburg, Pa, and
all Northern, Eastern
and Western States and
Territories, Canada East
and West, via Jackson
New Orleans and Cairo
Railway Post Office
South, West and North
Mississippi, Shreveport,
La, Monroe, La, North
ern Texas, Northern Lou
isana, Arkansas, Ten
nessee, West New York,
West Pennsylvania, and
Western States and Ter
ritorles. Eastern and
Northern mail. dropped
in the Post Office after
AS P. NJ, Canada East
and West 80. ........
Galveston, Tex, East
ern and Western Texas,
and Shreveport, La,
Closes daily, except Mon
day. ........
Arrives daily, except
Sunday. ..............
Morgan's Louisiana
and Texas Railroad
Supplying parishes Of
Calcasieu, Iberia. Lafay-
cite, Lafourche, st. Lam
dry, st. Martin, st. Mary,
Terrebonne, Vermilion,
and Cameron; also, JAS
per, Newton and Orange
counties in Texas. :.
Red River. supplying
Alexandria and Natchi-
toches. La, Red River
parishes and Burkeville,
Newton county, Texas.
Covington, Vaudeville
and jacksonville
Monday and Thursday.
Saturday .............
Arrives Monday.
Arrives Tuesday and
Friday. .............
Vicksburg Packet Coast
to Vicksburg-
Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday .............
Arrives Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday.
Bayou Sara Packet,
Coast to st. Francis
vile, La
Monday and Friday.
Arrives Monday and
Thursday. ;.
Buras and Lower Coast,
Plaquemines parish
MONDAY, w ednesday anu
Friday. .,.............
Arrives Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. -.
Donaldsonville, La, and
parishes of st. John,
st. James and Assump-
ton :. 800.
Carrollton, La. .........
Carrollton, La.
st. Bernard parish
Monday, Wednesday
and Friday.
Algiers, La ............
Grand Isle Weekly.
(Timely notice will be
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Provisions.
500 BBIs Original Louisville MESS PORK:
100 bbls Prime Mess and Family MESS PORK.
so bbls RUMP PORK.
25 hal bbls Family MESS PORK.
25 casks CLEAR BACON SIDES.
IS casks BACON SHOULDERS.
% tierces S. C. HAMS.
800 buckets Francis Whitaker & Sons Choice
LEAF LARD.
Arriving and in store for sale by
Elk CONVERSE,
jea4 lot "a Magazine street.
EREsH GOODS EVERY DAY
Il Al
JOHN McMAIN,s,
572 and 574 Magazine aud 40 Washington
: Fresh sTRAWBERRIEs, Country BUTTER,
Creole EGGS Pure HONEY Gilt Edge Goshen
family groceries at the lowest possible prices. ie'3
TNGLIsH RASPBERRY SYRUP
The most delicious beverage for family and bar
room use in
SUMNER WEATHER.
The Pure Article for sale by
CHARLES BALLEJO,
ap2s3m Corner Jackson and St. Charles 'Ieets.
CIRCULAR SAWS
GUMMED AND STRENGTHENED
WILLIAM CLELLAND,
No. 222 Magazine Street,
Between St. Joseph and Delord Streets,
mhs 1ySa NEW ORLEANS. LA.
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(Timely notice will be given on the bulletin
board of departure sor Brownsville, Texas, Ha-
vana, Cuba and Bra tSantiago.)
Mails on Sundays will be closed the same as
on week days.
G. W. RINGGOLD, Postmaster.
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COMMERCIAL.
0FVIOE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN. !
Wednesday Evening, July IA. 1876.

OorroN-The sales to-day embraced SOL
bales, at prices requiring no change in our
quotations. We give also the figures and re-
port of the Exchange, in full, as below:
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NEW ORLEANS, ST. LOUIS AND CHIexGey
RAILROAD COMPANY.
GREAT JACKSON ROUTK,
Trains depart and arrive as follows
From Calliope Street Depot.)
DEPART. ARRIVE.
Express. ...7:50 A. NJ. Express. :. Ito r, NJ,
Mail $3.50 p. NJ. Mail. ...... 1880 a. Eo
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars through "a at
Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati
Only one change Of sleeping cars to EaStssG
cities.
Tickets for sale and informs ton given n ne
Camp street, corner Common.
80. A. D. SHELDON. Agsus.
d. u. FhuHf. 6en1 Manager apyS.
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Teeth! Teeth!
GREAT 1l4knR REDUCTfGNs
&3O-(aold and Platinum scts-830,
Usual charge 800.
S15-Aluminium and Oiher Matcrists-alGs
Usual charge $50,
82+GoId Fillin9s-S2.
Usual charge IS.
&1-6iver, Amalgam and Guillofs CeMeGs
Fflling-3l. Usual charge IS.
DIR. G.. A. BETANCO URY.
173 st. Joseph ST.. bet. Camp and st. ChsrSsa
New Orleans, La
Oners to insert Sets of TEETH at the above prissx
with or without the extraction of the roots.
Warants the purity of all Materials a. also TIA
fitting Of Plates, stability and duration of hniKsr
- II paid the highest prices.
ATTRACTIONS and other operations performed hW
means Of anBsthetc agents.
TO0thache cured instantaneously.
Consultation gratis. tals 10
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
Carniyorous Plants.

THE British. Medical Journal states that
at the last meetingo Of the Edinburgh Botan-
ical Society Dr. t, A. G. Balfour reported
some interesting experiments on the
Dion@o muscipalni(Venus Fly-trap, native
of Wilmington, n. c.. The irritability
under which the leaf contracts seems. to be
limited to six delicate hairs that are so
situated on the surface Of the leaf that an
insect must brush them in crowding over
it. DR.. Balfour touched every other part
Of the Leaf with a needle, ana no response
followed; but the instant the base of one
of the leaves was hit the leaf closed quick
as flash. ChlOroform dropped on hair
caused the leaf to close Immediately. but
water had no such effect When the leaf
shut upon an object incapable of affording
nutrition, like bit Of wood or a dried ffy,
it opened again very soon. But, when II
closed upon a live fly, caterpillar or spider,
the contraction lasted for about three.
weeks, during which time the inner. sur
face of the leaf gave out a viscous, acid secre
ton. TWAS noted, also, that this visci1 SCI
erection was only produced when an insect
was captured. In the case of fat spider
itwas very abundant, but, when shriv-
eled fly was inclosed, very little was
poured out. As evidence that the plant
obtains nourishment from the insects thus
captured and digested, DR.. Balfour pointed
to the facts that young plants of the Dsonaa
placed under bell glasses, from which, of
course, insects were excluded, did not
thrive as we'll as those that were left free;
and that while bit of beef wrapped in
leaf Of any other plant became putrid, a
bit inclosed by the Dj0n0a remained en-
tirely inodorous, but soon lost its red color
and was gradually disintegrated and re-
duced to pulp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
THE MARKETS..
NEW YORK

.-,.. / NEW Il ORk
LIVE STocK.-Beef Cattle-S11 1. 75013. 37h. Hogs
Live, .S7.50Q762h Sheep-IAive, S4.i096.50.
BREADsTuFFs.- Flour-Good to choice, $1,000
67O; white wheat extra, $6.70G7.25. Wheat-No. 2
Chicago, s1.3O01.3 Z No. 2 Northwestern,
S1.33Q1.34; No. 2 Milwaukee spring, $1-360
81 Rye-Western and State, S1.14@1.15. Bar
ley-S1 .2501. 80. Corh-Mixed Western, 500
SIC. Oats-Western Mixed, 60062c. qrErl
s.-Pork-Mess, $50. 99G21.G CO. Lard
'-14Q141sc. Cheese-5@1iAc. ......tE s..
- WooL.-Domestc fleece, 501G63c.
t}fs CHICAGO. ~ ~ = ..t
LIVE SToCK.-Beeves-Choic S5. 90Q16.2 5 good,
s5.4o@565; medium, s4,75Q515;o butchers
stock s3.5N04.25; stock cattle, s3.OO04.O0.
Rogs-Live, $780,. 80 Sheep : Good to
choice, s4.OO04.75. ..st aR# 2a ssla ~
PRov1s1oss.-Butter-C 2O@25c. Eggs
Fresh, 13A114c. Pork--Mess, $2O.6O@2O.65,
Lard-s13. 35G13.40. IN
BREADsTUFFs.-Flo ur-White Winter Extra
S6Oo@7.50; spring extra, S5.00@5.75 Wheat
Spring, No. 2, S116A@117. Corn-1io. ?, roo
7O2sc. oats-No. 2, 52@52hc. Rye-No.2 ?, &c
CSC. Barley-No. 2, 81. 22G1.25.
EUMBER!-First Clear, S45.0O@46.OO; Second
Clear, s4S.0O045OO; Common Boards, $4,000
HOO; Fencing; $1O,o0@1100i AZ Shingles.
s2.50G2.80; Lath, $1.75@2.00, :.
BREADsTUFFs.- -F1cdr-S6. 25G16.5O Wheat
Red, S1.3s@1.4O. Corn-74G175c. Rye-$1.i5
al 20. Oats-63Qa65c. IA !, II
s PRov1sIoNs.-Pork- S20.75@21.0O. Lard-131a
414c. 80
- ~ ST. LOUIS. sI ag4l .loTc
LIVE STocK.-Beeves--Fa to choice, $4,000
600. Hogs--Live, S6.S5@7 IS. r...... Z
BREADsruFFs.- Flour-XX Fall, s4.7505.25.
Wheat-No2 Red Fall, s1.3901 .3915g CornASo.
2, 65@66c. Oatsr-No. 2! l550551ac. .Rye-No.
2, $1cO@1.01. A.. .so.r ga rrrtf4 = i,
PRov1s1o .-Pork-Mess, s21.Oo@21. a5. Lard
MILWAUKEE j s
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Xxx, S4.5O04. Is.
Wheat-Spring, No. /, S1.20h@}1.21; No. 2,
S1.17A@1.1s. Corn-Nio. 2, 6S1a@G9c. Oats-No.
2, 50a5Ohc. Rye-No. Q, 9ScGyS1.oC. Barley
No. 2, S1.1201.14. a3 ma rs9r4 sd
DETROIT. r.
BREADsTUFFs Wheat - Extra, S137140 '3S.
Corn-No 1, 79GsOc. Oats-No.b1, 551a@56c. "
. TOLEDO. gaA. j..s. .ts
BREADsTUFFs.- Amber Mich, 81 81
01.33; No. 2 Red, s133G31.34 Corn-High
Mixed, 76Go761sc. Oats-No. 2, 561h157c. -
A CLEVELAND. II - gt1
BREADsTUFFs.-Wheat - No. Red. s1.361a@
1877; No. 2 Red, s1.31h@1.32. Corn-High
Mixed, 7S979c. Oats-No. 1, 62Q963c. -
..s.5...s# BUFFALO. III
LIVE STOCK. = Beeves - s5.OO@6.85. Hogs :
Live, S7.60@7.9O. Sheep-Live, S5.G095.50.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE SToCK.-Beeves-Best, S7.00@7.25; me
dunn, S6.00@6.25. Hogs = Workers, SS.20@
S35: Philadelphia, $S.35@S.5o. Sheep-Best,
S5OO05. IS: medium, S4.50@4.75.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
Religion of the HindOOs.

A writer, speaking of the art examples
in the new India Museum, thus character
ICES the religion of the. zHindoos : g The
central idea Of the religion of so many
Aryan people, that of the. incarnation of
the Deity, is fully illustrated by many of
the quaint, symbolic forms Of the Hindoo
Pantheon. A key to the whole is supplied
in drawing, to which we direct attention,
1t shows the. ten incarnations of Vishnoo.
Philosophically regarded it speaks of
that development and advance in organic
life which, geology teaches us, has ruled
since the first. appearance beneath the
waters of the earliest ocean, Of the SIM
plest living forms. The creative energy is
first represented or embodied in the fish.
Then in the reptilian semi-aquatic type of
the turtle Then in the terrestrial form of
the boar. 1t is natural to those whose
physiological knowledge is imperfect to
place the carnivora, although really of
SIMPLER organization than the herbivora,
above them in the ascending series. Thus
the Lion-god follows the Pig-god. Then
appears the pigmy or little man as he may
be seen among the Bosgesmans or the
Esquimaux. Sixth is the form of Ram,
or the fully-developed man, apt to labor.
He is armed with an ak. Next comes war
like man-Ram with bow. Agriculture
is a more advanced stage of life than that
of the hunter The eighth incarnation is
Ram with pillow. Ninth comes Boodha,
or the religious man. Tenth-the hope
which is not special to Hirdoo mythology
the Coming King, denoted by the mar
tiflcial couplet: ~
When Kalki mounts his milk-white steed,
Heaven, earth and al Will then recede.
The frequently expressed form of the ele-
phant-god, although expressing an idea
not foreign to some of the preceding, is
not included in this series, and as an off
spring of tropical climate must be of a
different date. The excellence of the
bronze work Of some of these figures is of
high order"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05

had been taken by assault, but the citadel.
held out
THE National Bank circulation out
standing July % was $3.50, 152, 53S.
j. B. FORD & Co., publishers, of New
York, recently failed. Their failure, it is
said, does not affect the Christina Union
newspaper, of which they were the pub
fishers.
THE Michigan State Temperance Asso-
citation, recently in session at Jackson, re-
ssolved-that the no1icense policy is right
in principle and should never be over
thrown;. declaring that the enactment of
a prohibitoIy law is an issue of para
mount importance; agreeing to support
no candidate for the Legislature of 1877
who is not in favor Of prohibition, and
announcing that, in their judgment,
" there is no practical difference between
the present Liquor-tax law of this State
and license law, which would be clearly
in violation of the Constitutions
THE testimony for the defense in the
Mountain Meadows massacre trial was. be-
gun on the 29th. The counsel for the de-
Tense stated that their theory was that the
Indians were the perpetrators Of the out
rage, having been provoked thereto by the
emigrants themselves; that Lee held no
military or church office, and lhat he tried
to protect the emigrants, and wept when
the massacre was proposed.
+ A DISPATCH was received in Washing.
ton on the 27the from Prof. Jenney, dated
July II, stating that he had discovered
gold in paying quantities on Spring and
Rapid Greeks, twenty to thirty miles
northeast Of Harney's Peak. ,--l1..
THE Chicago Times of July 80 says
there is little hope now for even half a
crop of winter wheat. Unless the weather
should improve there is likely to be con
siderable loss in the spring wheat crop.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
Madrid Newspapers.


An. amusing scene often takes place on
the evenings when FL Conabate, q cheap
Republican newspaper of advanced opln-
ions, makes its appearance.
+ Great latitude is allowed IN Maario TO
the press, and personal abuse OF the Minis
tiers usually passes unnoticed but Et Com
bate sometimes exceeds all bounds, and
occasionally INDUCES in an article so ex-
iceptionally violent that the editor is fined,
the paper suppressed, and the day of itsre-
appearance is doubtful.
i No gocner is theory of "Ez Con6ae"
heard than the street is in uproar. Hum
dreds hurry out of the cafes, because every
Que whoswishes to buy copy must stand
ready with his money IN his hand, as the
newslnen come rushing alongy disposing-
of their bundles of papers as rapidly as
possible; for, should an article be sus-
peeled and "a genda1nae appear in pursuit,
the packets disappear in an instant, and
away go the-venders down the maze of
narrow streets.
We one. evening saw such chase, and
most exciting and amusing it was, a real
chase q. law gerSus news; but the news
man had capital legs, Of which he made
|. good use, and, long before he had arrived
iatthe end Of the Alcala,,v his papers were,
all. sold, and he had fairly distanced his
pursuerssWho, encountered by his long
sword and other Announcements, made but
an intellectual. struggle, and gave in when
he reached the rising ground near the
middle Of the street.
Of course, just now, intelligence is
eagerly sought for, and the evening papers
have rapid sale; but, though they are
read, no one thinks of believing the in
telligence they contain "S0n todos
maent5tores eStdh dtciendo mil disparates'
(they say all-sorts Of nonsense), said our
Spanish servant, as he brought US bundle
Of newspapers. And accounts Of victories
gained, with details of the Carlist losses in
killed and .wounded, appear in all the
dignity of large letters and red type, and
no one pretends to believe these announce
mentS ne $685.
Soon after our arrival cr1ers were shout
ing downithe streets that great battle had
been fought, resulting in the total defeat
OF the CarlistI army. The loss on both
sides had been great, at least 4, 900 killed
and wounded, and numerous names and
many particulars were given The next
day the great battle had diminished to a
severe skirmish, and the number of killed
and wounded was reduced. to 200. AS
hours passed the battle became ofIess and
less Importance, and shorter grew the list
OF casualties, until at last /, the latter
dWWlndled to only four men Mrs Har-
cey's { Eoe3y-Day Life IN Spaiu."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05

THAT misfortune never comes alone has
been written in many different ways; but
seldom has the truth Of the saying been
exemplified more touch1ngly than in the
sad experience of Henry Hanks, formerly
all employee of the Staten Island Ferry
Company, at Stapleton Daughter, wife
and position were taken from him in the
course of few weeks, and yesterday his
only remaining child met with fatal ac-
cident. To add to this accumulation of
troubles the unfortunate man was serious
~ burned in extinguishing the flames
communicated to; the bed of his dying
child by the explosion of lahp.-N.-Y.
Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
A Battle With Snakes.

Z, 4 FEW days since, while young man
Of the vicinity of Middle, Grove-whom
we shall designate as Jeemes-was shrub
bing in field, he ran upon a black snake
in cluster of bushes, and calling his dog
Zip set him after the snake While he
was intehtly watching the progress of the
fight between his snakeship and his favor
tie cani1ie' something from behind took
him ''whack" upon the seat of his trousers,
and, turning quickly, he discovered, to his
horror, tremendous horse-racer, full six
feet IN length, with head erect, kissing
tongue and glazing eyes, curling himself
III the fullest attitude of battle, and before
Jeemes could comprehend the terrible
character of the situation "whack'' the
snake took him again He then looked
for tree, but there was none to climb
for a stick, but there was none at hand.
He then. drew his jack knife, with the de-
termination of selling his life as dearly as
possible and the most terrible battle be-
tween man and snake then occurred that
has ever transpired infthe history of Mon
and active, and curling himself around
one OF his victims legs he struck his ter
.rible faDgs into him with marvellous rapid
ity, tightening his hold and crawling up
all the time, while, Jeemes piled his Jack
knife with rapidity lever eQualed by the
savage Modoc. The snake was getting the
best of it, and had twisted himself up
nearly to Jeemes' face and was about to coil
his Shiny length about his suecumbing an
tagonist's swanlike throat when Zip. the
faithful servant, having finished snake mum
Der one, came yelping to the rescue, and
taking in at a glance the hazardous posi-
ton of the master he ,sprang and Crap
pied The monster by the neck and held on
with avise-like grip until Jeemes, by the
use of his knife, extricated himself from
his terrible predicament and from an I'm
timely and premature grave. The snake
was killed and the trusty dog was the life
preserver of his master.-Pdr5s No. .Ap-
y,o1T
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05

THE Mennonites who have settled IN the
Northwestern States say that it is an error
to call the insect which has been desolat-
ing the country grasshopper. They rec
ognized in it the locust of their own South
ern Russia as soon as they laid their eyes
upon it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05

MANY pretty girl of humble extrac-
tion has risen far above her station in life.
Why, even Venus herself came from the
very scum OF the ocean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05

Four THOUSAND sacks of grain were de-
stroyed by FIRE, July 10, on a rancho in
Butte County, Cal. The grain was in
small lots, scattered over the field, when
by some means unknown fire was started,
which spread with fearful rapidity, de
stroying this amount of grain, some in
sacks and some standing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05

THE following were among the eccen-
tricities of Minnesota tornado: A pine
stick two inches square was driven into
an elm tree with such force that it was
fairly bedded in the living wood. a
woman, Mrs. Patrick Tully, was carried a
distance of five rods, clear across one
rayine and deposited in another. A farm
er named Edward Pareau, living two
miles south of Mendoza, owned a little
flock Of fifteen sheep when the storm
struck his place, and of tIis number elev-
en- were missing Subsequently eight of
them were found in the tree-tops, fully one
mile from his house Two of them were
found pinned together by board that had
been driven through the bodies OF the poor
animals and then into the ground, fact
which will be considered as suggestive Of
new mode for "stringing' mutton
Minneapolis Tribune.