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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
Venetian Customs.

A WRITER on Venetian life says: With
people as poor and as habitually tenn
perate as the Venetians, strong drink Is
not INDUCED in, but coffee is as necessi-
ty, and the street vendors of that beverage
drive thriving trade at early morning
and at night in that stimulating beverage,
which they prepare in the open air. At
an open fire in sheet-lron cylinder Is
placed the fragrant berry, over which pre-
sides venerable old man with a face and
beard which would serve as model for q
medieval saint. Night and day will his
labors perfume the small square and con-
ouer the odors as numerous as those Of
Cologne commemorated by Byron in his
sarcastic mention of the Cathedral City
Near by can be seen a vender of cakes of
Indian meal, hot and hot, and the wan
dering organ grinders, inspiring frantic
streetdances in the ragamutfin boys OF the
nelghborhood, whom their tabled tara7atu-
la might have been supposed to have bit
ten, give melodious dissonance to increase
the noises which make night vocal until
the wee sma' hours for life is
spent chiefly out of doors in good wealth
er in these regions by the great mass
of the population, to whom what we call
home is the most uninviting of all
possible places. The Venetians are a
most abstemious race, and have really but
one meal a day-dinner-and that, with
the middle class, consists of thick soup
some boiled beef, vegetables, and the wine
of the country. Coffee, bread and milk
constitute breakfast, and the supper is the
same, For coffee they have a penchGnt
equal to that of the Orientals, and it is
taken frequently throughout the day, the
open-air and more elaborate cafes attract
ing constant custom. [ never saw drunk
en- man in Venice anywhere. Many sin
gle men frequent and dine at the restau-
rants, and linger there to avoid the cost of
lights and fire at their apartments The
cook-shops, frequented by the more eco
nomical, abound in every quarter, in
which huge platters Of fried fish and
soups, redolent of garlic and onions, as
sail the eyes and nostrils of the passers-
by. These are much patronized by the
g01ado5aers and JtacchG'aa, or guides. Open
air eating at small stalls by the poorer
classes is the rule, not the exception, and
you see them feasting on fried minnows
and snails and p0zenta, or mush, at every
corner. The politeness of all the popula-
ton, high and low, is very striking. 4
Venetian gentleman, on entering or leav-
ing any place of public resort, always
touches his hat to the company, and if
you buy an opera-box you receive bless
ing in pure italian with your small
chance ;,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
Generosity of a Dog.

TRIP was naturally good-tempered an
imal, though when chained up he looked
fierce enough sometimes. There was a
cat named Tom belonging to the same es-
Enlistment, who often tried Trips tenn
per by stealing his food and by other an
noyances. The two, in short, led a
thoroughly cat-and-dog" life, in the
proverbial sense Of the phrase.
One day Tom was Out on a birding ex
petition, and at the same time Trip was
accompanying his master in stroll about
the farm, when at hedge corner a good
way off the dog saw something like mis-
chief going on, and he ran swiftly toward
the spot. 1t was another dog of the neigh
borhood, remorselessly worrying poor
Tom. Trip bravely attacked the dog,
and soon forced him to desist and flee !;
but Tom had been MORALLY wounded.
Trip, however, took up poor puss by the
neck, and with his master returned to the
house, where he whined for some time in
such piteous manner as proved that he
was actuated by most magnanimous
temper of orgiveness.-Suaday-tSchoo5
Gem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23

81. Rye-Western and State 9O@95c Bar
ley-S1. 22@1.35. Corn-Mixed Western. 10
75c. Oats-Mixed Western, 400554c
s.-Pork-Mess, S21. 10G21 .25. Lard
Prime Steam, 134@132sc. Cheese-4@94c
WooL.-Domestc Fleece, 1866
CHICAGO.
LIVE SToCK.-Beeves-Choi S5.75@6 25 :
good, S500@5.60; medium, S4.25a5.OO; butch
ers' stock, S3.0O@4.25; stock CATTLE S3OOa,
400. Hogs-Live, S7.2507.7O sheep-Good to
choice, "a 25@475
PRovIsIoNs.-Butter-C Choice, 25@3Oc. Eggs
Fresh, 13@14c. Pork-Mess, S21.50921 SIS.
12.6O012.85.
BREADsTUFFs.-Flour-W Winter Extra,
S5.75@775; spring extra, S5.2506.25. Wheat
Spring, No. ?, $1.15@1.151. Corn-No. 2 SO
@591ac. Oats-No. 2, 36037c. Rye-No. 2,
7514@76c. Barley-No. 2, S1.O9@1.1O.
LUMBER.-First Clear, S44.00@45 90; Second
Clear, S43O0045.OO; Common Boards, $4,000
HOO; Fencing, S10.OO011.OO. AZ Shingles,
$25O9290; Lath, S1.75@2.0O.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE SToCK-Beeves-Best, S6.50@17.00; me
dunn: S5.0O@5.50. Hogs-Yorke1s, SG.40@7. sc;
Philadelphia, SS.9O@9,25. Sheep-Best, $3.50
5,65: medium 81 m475
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
The Value of Credit.

Wendell Phillips demands that the mon
ey of the country shall rest on national
credit. The money of all civilized coun-
tries, he de clares, Consists of paper and
must rest Oh credit" But there is very
material difference between paper note
that is redeemable in gold on demand and
a paper note that is not redeemable on de-
mand. A greenback is one of the latter
kind. The United States "promises to
pay bearer one dollar' for it, but this
promise has never been fulfilled, and it is
now twelve years old. What is the credit
of a man worth who does not pay his
debts in twelve years? The 4" credit of the
nation" is term very vaguely used, and
those who use it do not seem to know the
meaning of it. The national credit ought
to be as good as gold, but it is not; it is
worth thirteen cents on the dollar less
than gold. Besides, the more the ma
tiOnal credit is stretched the less val
liable it becomes. The Government
has outstanding now $685., 900, 900
unredeemable greenbacks; suppose it
were to increase the sum 10 81 ,000, 000,-
900; is it not plain that the national credit
which is supposed to stand behind them
would not prevent them from going down
to fifty cents on the dollar? The United
States Governmenthasr epudiated its notes
at times-if anyone doubts this let HIM
take an old Continental bill to Washington
and ask the Treasury to redeem it; the
genuineness Of the bill will not be denied,
but the holder will be told that there is no
appropriation to pay it out of. This is an
example of the absolute worthIessness of
the national credit The plain truth of
the whole business is that credit must be
instantly, absolutely and certainly redeem
able in gold, on demand, to be worth par.
If it is not SO redeemable, it is deprecated
it has only conjectured value, and ne
amount of patriotic talk about the nation
that stands behind it will increase that
value one farthing. Wendell Phillips
himself would not give gold dollar for 8
greenback dollar-.St. Louss Republican,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
In MASSACHUSETTS as in New York the

In MASSACHUSETTS as in New York the
census shows large increase of popula-
ton in the cities and manufacturing
towns and a corresponding decrease in
the rural districts. The order of popula-
ton in the large cities will probably be i;
~ Boston, with $4,000; (2) Worcester,
with $4,000; 90 Lowell, with $4,000; az
Cambridge, with $4,000; o. Fall River,
with $4,000 to $4,000. 1t is expected that
the total population will be 1,TOO, OOO-a
gain in the whole State of Is per cent. over
the reported figures of five ears ago. Part
of this gain is undoubtedly due to more
careful enumeration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23

a PARLIAMENTARY return gives the an
nual income OF some of the prelates OF
the English Church from the estates be-
longing to their sees The Archbishop of
Canterbury, $4,000; the Archbishop of
York, $4,000; the Bishop of Durham,
x4o, 600; the Bishop of Ely, s27, 500; the
Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, $685.
900; the Bishop of Lincoln, So, 900; the
Bishop of Worcester, $25, 900; the Bishop
OF Carlisle, $4,000, and the Bishop of Pc
terborough, $22, 500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
NEW YORK.

LIVE STocK.-Beef Cattle-$10. 75@13.0O Hogs
Live, SS25Gs5O. Sheep-Live, S4.5o@6.50.
BREADsTUFFs.-Flour-Go to choice, S6.O00
$40; white wheat extra. S6.4597.50. Wheat-No.
Chicago, 81 .25@1.2S; No. Northwestern,
s1.27@1.2S; No. 2 Milwaukee spring. S1.30hG
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23

1t is somewhat singular that some
of the initiation organs which have been
ringing all the changes on the "hard-
money! failure in California do not have
a word of comment upon the fact that
there have been no failures among the
business men of that State. This impor-
tant fact does not serve to point moral
in the initiation interest, and hence it is
carefully omitted.-Chicago Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
There was once a sort of money

-. There was once a sort Of g money"
known as assignats. 1t resembled the
greenbacks in many respects. Its mate
rial was paper. 1t was promise to pay
1t circulated 1t was secured by pledge
of the 4" faith" and resources" ETC., OF
all France But it went down, down, un-
til its chief value was as wallpaper IN a
PEASANTS hut. Will some infiatlonist ex-
plain the why's and wherefores of this
facts "Why, gentle stupid, tell US why"
-GHic0Uo TriHIlus
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
PROSPECTS IN NEW-JERSEY.

A VOTE YESTERDAY IN EACH HOUsE-MR. RAND0LPHS
FIECroNExPECTEDT ACCOMMODATIONS
TO TENNESSEE.
lrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
TRENTON, Jan. 26.-BOth Houses took vote
to-day United States Senator, the majority In tho
Senate voting for Mr. George NJ Robeson, and ~ OF the
Al Democrats-Mr Woodruff being absent-in the As
sembly voting for Mr.. Theodore p. Rindoph. To-mor
row the Legislature will meet In joint convention and
elect Mr. Randolph to tho United States Senate. TO
ceed Senator John p Stockton for six years from the
lth OF March next In the Assembly, Mr.. Gill offered
the following preamble and resolution:
WA,a, Intelligence has been received here OF the election Of
drew johnson Of the state Of Tennessee there
horf That House Of Assembly send greeting
the Tennessee selection OF able iRcorrupube
kanil councils and rejoice bst the
Of NewJfseJ vii have nIb colleague
q the Of the United States
Some debate ensued the adoption Of the resolution
Mr. Fitzgerald (Dem) SAID that no would vote for the
resolution although he was no great admrer OF Andrew
Johnson since he hanged Mrs. Surratt The Al Demo
cras voted for the resolution, aud the Republicans
voted against IT, There seems be general good feet
ing with the Democrats over Mr. Johnson. election
They say he was no G President ana they predict
he viii ina ke things warm for Grants Administration
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
FOREIGN NOTES,

PARIS, Jan. 28.-Count Henry Won Arnim
has arrived at Nice.
LONDON, Jan. 27.--It is officially denied that
Mr. Layard be recalled from Madrid or that LORD
Dufern intends resign the GOverDorGeneraisMp OF
Canada
LONDON, Jan. 26.-1he Globe says the Gov
has adopted a system OF employing torpedoes
the defense OF the harbors Of Bermuda aud also tbs
port OF Halifax.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Hawkins has declined
the seat on bench Of the Court Of Common Pleas
made vacant by the resignation Of Sir III s. keatna ami
probable that the appointment Sul bo tendered to
Henry Cotton, @ c.
ST.. JOHN, N. B., Jan. 26.-Yesterday as
Caraquette, Gloucester County, about 1co Frencbmen
with euns and sticks assembled residence
of the Hon. Robert Young member Of the New Bruins
wick GoveromeDt who Is obnoxious 10 them on account
OF his action reference tO the Government Sbo0 at
Mr. Young had his premises barricaded, and armed en
placed mside. The mob, after constellation retreatrd
threatening return to-day Three OF the ringeaders
ana eight others Of the mob were arrested this morning.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
ELECTION OF GEN. BURNSIDE.

END or THE LONG CONTEST IN RHODE ISLAND
WITHDRAWAL OF NATHAN +. DIXON AND TILE
ELECTION OF AMBROSE x. BURNSIDE ON TIE
TWENTY EIGHTH BAILoT-sPEEcH OF THE SEN
AToR KLECT-sERENADE IN THE EVENING.
lFRox A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT of THE TRIBUSE.l
Providence, X, l., Jan. 26.-The long disputed
question of the Rhode Island Senatorship was de-
cided to-day with almost the suddenness which
characterized tho recent contest In Massachusetts,
1t was generally believed last evening that final
ballot would be reached this week. but it was not
until the hour preceding the meeting Of the Assem-
bly, this a. m that il was believed that to-day would
decide the matter. On the meeting in Grand Com
mittee at noon the 2Sth ballot called for when
the Hon. Nathan +. Dixon stated that before the
roll was called ho would say word or two in rea-
ton to the election of United States Senator. He
said that 1t was q daty the Assembly owed to the
State and the nation to elect United States SEN
ator at this session of the General Assembly; that
the members had been voting from the 1st of May
with no final result. The State Of Rhode Island, he
said, has ever been Republican in character, and it
was duty that the Republicans owed IA the Re
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
THE CUBAN INsuRRECTION.

PROSPECTS OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS BY yna
INSURGENTS WHO CROSSED THE TRocHA.
A Havana letter dated Jan. 20 says that the
Cubans v.ry sangnine the Of the To-
ssrgents who crossed the Trocha but 1t is doubtful
they will succeed In enIering the district this side
OF sagus. Matters uncertain however, that 1t 10
possible small bands may through and burn pians-
tons.
HAVANA, Jan. 2e.--rne newspapers of the city pro-
pounce certain unfavorable about operations in
tho interior untrue and report that the troops In the
Cnco-vlllas distrct have been heavily reinforced.
Confidence B expressed that not only will the 10:
surgents find their intentions frustrated but they Will
receive the punishment which their savage conduob
merits and which briDgs upon them the haired OF tho
inhabitants Of the island the contempt OF civilized
ueOple.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
TIE TRoUBLKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

REPORT BY JUDGE MAcKEY ON THE OUTBREAK IL
rpGEFIELD-GRoss ABUSES IN TIE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT THE cAUsE-sUFFEIIYGs OF THE
PEopLE--REcoMMENDATio THAT THE STATE
MILITIA BE DIsBANDED AND DIsARnED.
CHARLESTON, S. G., Jan. 26.-Judge T. J.
Mackey who was sent by Gov. Chamberlain 70 nvesti.
gate the recent troubles In Edgened County, psde
his report, in which he lays the blame chiefly
upon the gross abuses tho county gov
ernmenL He declares that no English-speak-
ing people have been subjected 70 like
inaction snce the Saxon wore the Norman collar. He
says officers OF the oolorcd militia have been in the
habit OF calling out their whenever o personal
quarrel between white and coored men, and ths
spite Of the fact that the State Constitution gives TO
tho Governor alone the power TO call out the militia.
He recommends tho immediate disbandment aud dis.
armug OF the militia. II 10 said that Gov Chamberlain
Will set upsn thls Tee0umenassasa.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
PROTEST AGAINST THE LITTLE TARIFF
BILL.

NEw-YORK MERCHANTS URGE THAT THE PRESIDENT
EFFECTS OF THE BuIc-INJURY TO IMPORTERS
DIMINUToN OF THE REvENUEs-CERTAIN CHKAP
GOODS KEPT OUT OF MARKET BY THE BILL
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNE.I
WASHINGTON, jan ga protest of Ncw-YOrk
merchants against the signature Of the Little Tariff
bill was received by the President to-day. The
seners set forth that the present features of the
Little Tariff bill are such that they hope to induce
the President to veto it, They say:
This bill was defeated last session In Conference Com
ittee for the reason that while professed not TO In
crease the tariff II did SO under the guise Of new
classification on silk goods &c. IL has been remodeled
and submitted without the consideration IN our Opin
ion which such important act Is entitled TO. At the
same time country has been led to believe that the
new net was virtually sheved In consequence Of the
Secretary Of the Treasurys preparing comprehensive
on. in accordance with the Of the President IL
has been sufficiently demonstrated that the Increased
Items or new interpretations OF law regarding them
And which practically amount 10 new tariff. since
June a. 1874 the date Of the approval OF the act revising
the statutes OF the United sttes have lar gey reduced
the importation Of many classes of merchandise and
eonse oueutly the revenues from imports have largely
diminished.
IL has been claimed that the recent tarin decisions
ha,e increased the revenues. THIS would have been
,rne had those decisions not nerfered with the i'm
portaons This experience therefore becomes useful
in the fact that increase OF duties VIII GER
tanly reduce the revenues, and which the new tarn
bill distinctly provides for upon articles when nave
mean hitherto largely imported, and which have de-
I'm copseauspee Of the decAons Of The Treasury
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27

Tho President declared Andrew johnson elected
United States Senator AMID tho widest excitement
and enthusiasm.
CIARRs HIS ADHERENCE TO DEAoCRArIC PRIN-
CIPLEs, AND THAT HB HAS MADE NO CoNCES-
sIoSs TO THE REPUBLICANS.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 28.-The enthusiasm and
excemep nj over the election Of the Hon. Andrew Johu'
son to the United States Senate lie beyond description
To-night no made o 30 minutes speech to upward OF
10000 people 10 the public square, announcing his ad
herence to Democratic principles set forth in his ad-
muisration Of the Government aud former speeches.
Rumors we're circulated the streets aud In tho hotels
this afternoon that johnson had made concessions
10 the Republican OF tho Legislature for their
votes, but he Denies most emphat caly, having made
conce ssions in form or entering int any under
standng with the other candidates or opposition, and
says that he was elected upon the broad platform OF the
Constitution and the administration OF the laws as
enunclated by the National Democracy.
COMMENTS IN WASHINGTON on THE REsULT-Ex-
TgRME QUALIFICATION OF THE DEMOCRATS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The telegram re-
ceiyed at the Capitol from Nashville tins afternoon an
noupcing tho election Of Andrew Johnson to the United
states Senate occasioned much JOY among Democrats,
while Of the Republicans sad they were satisfied,
In view OF the fact that he had defeated the exoned
crate who contested the honor The election Is the SUB
ject OF comment eyerywhere, and not few predict
that he will be lively member Of the Senate, annoy
ing to political opponents. Mr. Johnson the only
ex ever elected the Senate and besites he
"a the only e1 President now living.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
The LOUISIANA ALTON.

TESTIMONY OF EX-Gov. wEIIS-HIs REASONS FoR
THROWING OUT TIE VOTE OF RAPIDEs PARisB
THREATS AGAINST HIS LIFE--HIs VARIED FOR
TUNES.
NEw-ORLEANs, Jan. 29.-ExGov Wells was
before the Congressional Committee to-day, aud tee
tilted az 10 the action OF the Returning Board and sub
mtted The Returning Boards report the Legislature.
about 10 fooscap pages, as his statement oeSplaned
his not appearing before the huDCOmmr
tee when he subpenaed, saying be re-
ceiyed no notice whatever about the Committee
being here, except through tue newspapers
and did not think they would leave so soon. He In
tended going TO Washington to testify, but heard
another Committee was coming, 80 he did not co. MI
Wells testified as follows "An the polls 10 Rapides
Parish were thrown out on my evidence; We had d"
other; made my affidavit the l+tb OF December
6led these statements and mentioned these Iacs !"
members of the Board"
Mr. Hoar asked n the counsel bad access 70 that
affidavit before fling their briefs. Gov. Wells said he
thought they did.
Mr.. Hosr-was It fled before going into secret
session.
Mr. weIlsJust before counsel would have had time TO
examine that II he had remained long enough to
have reached that parish He could have had time c
he wished IT, There protest by the election OFF,
GERS in Rapdes, because is worth mans life 10 do
so Judge Manning one Of the White Leaguere In the
county, made up the Supervisors statement The
Sheriff OF the parish, Wbte Lacquer held on tll Dec
TO- They put IN O regular sherf afIerward The Rs
corder Is q McEuery man.
Mr. Marshall asked If Gov. Wells had been assaulted
in Rapides
Mr. Wes-I was not assaulted but my life was threat
ened received letter from my sonin-lav'
The letter was read. It advised tue Governor 10 be-
ware that he would be killed by stealth; ard as IL
in the discharge OF mis- duty his friends would die with
him In protecting hun.
Mr. Wells said Assassins con intimidate me, bat my
enemies dare not face me. am not AFRAID could
not sp ak the parish would have been klled tho
colorcd people only friends during the wan
when WAS driven out for my Opinions they watched
over aud cared for me heard DO man threaten
am 81 years old. born In ipides was Whig
before the and voted for Douglas avert the strug
gle a sher before the war; Was Fcderal dur
Ing the war; had stop in the WOODS during the war;
was called jayhawker, and am proud oi The names
I would rather be u jdybawker tn q traitor Was
Governor after the war, and removed In 1897 by
Gen. Sherdan had l27 slaves when tho broke out;
owned two plantations, but very poor now; have
acquired properly sluce tue could not pay 10Y
deOts but may be able ~ do so II live long enougI
my neghbors treated me very well until the Whiie
League was organized; proposed al aneudnen. 70
tue Constitution IN my message as GoVcrbor "uch
produced political din reUccs; the Ill ieehbB 1wAIa
me has only sprung up kellosg ana heEnery