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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21

Campbell fired at Turner, and the bat
tie commenced. Turner leaped from
his horse and fired three shots with
his terrible carbine. The first shot
went crashing through Campbell's
brain. the second caused the instant
death of Frank Robinson, and the last
shot mortally wounded Lacy Robin
son. By this time ball from Thomp-
sons revolver had passed through
poor Norman's breast. boy aged sew
enteen years and all of the Hill County
party lay weltering in their blood.
Some twenty shots were fired altogeth-
er. More than half the shots were
fired by the Hill County party, but,
strange to say, none Of the Kaufman
County men were in the least hurt
Campbell and Frank Robinson each
fired five shots. Norman and Lacy
Robinson also fired, but the only dam
age they did was to kill Turner S
horse. The surviving party mounted
horses and fed the country. A hun
dred men started in pursuit. Both the
Robinsons leave families. Campbell
and Norman are unmarried. The
Kaufman County party are all boys,
none of them being more than nine
teen Or twenty years of age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21
AHFoAD.

A CETTINGE dispatch of the 9th says a
Turkish column was lately repulsed by
the Montenegrins The Turks lost 800
men killed, and over 1 200 were driven
over huge precipice and drowned in the
river flowing at its base.
THE intelligence of the capture at Vigo,
Spain, of VIM. M. Tweed and his Secre-
tary was confirmed by dispatches of the
10th. He had been removed to Corunna,
and would be sent to Havana on the 21st.
The Spanish Government had agreed, as a
matter of International comfy, to surren-
lender him to the United States.
ACCORDING to Constantinople telegram
of the 9th, the Porte had refused to sus-
pend hostilities save on conditions which
include the dismantling of two fortresses,
the limitation of the Servian army to 90
900, and the re- investure of Prince Milan
as a Turkish vassal.
Late Panama kilograms report a de-
structive fire at Curacoa,5 causing the
destruction of property valued at 500, 600
soles. Disturbances existed in Colombia
and the whole country had been declared
i'll state of siege. The disruption of the
States was feared.
DISPATCHES received in Belgrade on
the 18th say there had been severe fighting
during the preceding two days, brought
on by an attempt on the part of the Turks
to throw a bridge across the Moraya. The
attempt had proved unsuccessful up
to the 10Th. A London telegram of the
same date says Russia had declared that
Servla should not accept the terms of
peace offered by the Porte. There were
5000 Russians of all grades in the Servian
army, and enlisJments were openly made
all over the Empire.
A BELGRADE dispatch of the 18th an
nounces that the fighting at Alexinatz and
Deligrad the day before had terminated
in favor of the Servians.
SERIOUS disturbances occurred at Am
sterdam on the nights of the 18th and 18th,
in consequence Of the suppression of fair
by the Government. Troops were called
out and the mob attacked, resulting III one
being killed and fourteen wounded.
A SEVERE earthquake shock occurred
at Messina, Italy, on the 18th. No great
damage was done.
BERLIN kilograms OF the 18th say that
Russia had abolished the former indie
pendence of the Polish administrative au-
thorities. ....... j.. ...t...
MILLER & Sons, calico printers of
Glasgow, Scotland, have failed. Liabili-
ties $500, 900. .-ts- #.< US s'- -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21
That Umbrella.

A DOZEN OF more men stood at the
eastern entrance of the City Hall
yesterday when it began to rain, and
along came an Individual with an UNI
breIla over his head. AS he reached
the top step one of the men advanced
and said? -
"Ah! I've been waiting for you. |
knew you had it and it's all right.'' %
The man surrendered the umbrella
in a hesitating manner, and his sheep
ish look showed very plainly that he
was not the lawful owner of it. AS
he passed into the hall another OF the
crowd stepped out and said:
"That's my umbrella, and | can
prove it. 1t has a 81" cut into the
handle
So it had, and after some parleying
it was handed over. The new owner
was smiling very blandly as the crowd
applauded, when man turned in off
the avenue to escape wetting. AS
soon as he saw the umbrella he called
out: ..t
"Well, well, but where did you get
this 2" ,sa# toA .'
cts mine-bought it at the store"
was the reply. alA
"Not- much, sir. 1T was stolen
from my office month ago, and you'd
better hand it over if you don't want
troublep'
1t was passed to him, and ne started
for home. Only the angels know
whether OF not the real owner stopped
him somewhere up Woodward avenue.
Detroit Free Press.
The fall time approaches and the
pensive house-fy has little more to
look forward to.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21
A WeH-Taught Lesson.

ABOUT ten o'clock Sunday night a
lady returning from the Michigan Cen
trail depot passed up Woodward ave
nue.. At the corner of Larned street
she was accosted by a self-important
young srob who intruded himself, kid
gloves, white neck-tie, gold-headed
cane and all of his gorgeous makeup
upon the lonely pedestrian. Although
she paid no attention to his impudence,
except to walk more rapidly, he kept
pace with her and continued his plati-
tudes, until ut last he was rewarded
with seeming sociability on the part of
the lady, who even went SO far as to
take his arm. They had gone as far
as the center of Woodward avenue and
State street where they found Officer
Hogan. Here the lady suddenly
frightened her hold upon the young
mans arm, and the following dialogue
ensued: .s.t. s.r.s.tt
Lady" Mr.. Officer, I demand that
you arrest this puppy for his inso-
lence." sEEt r. EsE
Officer (taking hold of the young
mans arm)-' Willingly, madam, if
you will make your complaint"
Young man affecting to laugh and
appear unconcerned)- that's all
right, Hogan, she's only joking
Lady-"No, I'm not joking! The
impudent young idiot has followed me
from Jefferson avenue, and [ wish to
teach him a lesson
Officer" along then, young
feller.'' -.-.,. .--ss --
With that the trio retraced their
steps, the lady meanwhile recounting
the manner in which she had been in
suited. Having reached the corner of
Woodward avenue and Congress street
the prisoner from looking lightly upon
the matter began to weaken, and
asked the complainant if she would
not relent, promising to behave better
in the future. The lady who evident
ly enjoyed the situation, thereupon
agreed to withdraw her complaint if
he would "to his knees and beg for
mercyw And with Officer Hogan
vigorously biting his baton to restrain
his laughter, and the lady. with her
mouth full of handkerchief, the foolish
and unhappy young man kneeled to
the pavement and fervently repeated
a VOW dictated by the lady. When re-
leased by Officer Hogan the speed
with which the. young man vanished
from sight was sufficient evidence that
the tables had been neatly turned, and
that the lesson was perhaps good one.
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21
A Texas Duel With -Four on a
.n. Side.

THE Waco Examiner gives the fol-
lowing particulars of terrible duel
which took place one morning recent
ly on the bank of the BraZoS River,
opposite Kimball, in Besque County,
Texas. A party, composed of Walter
Turner, Ed. Brown and -- ThOmp-
son, from Kaufman County, had been
in that locality several days with race
horses. On a recent Thursday, Frank
and Lacy Robinson, Taylor Campbell
and Wiley Norman, all Of Hill County,
went to the camp of the Kaufman
County men, and got into dispute
with them about a pony race, which
resulted in a fist-fght. The parties
agreed to meet the next day and settle
the thing in a more satisfactory man
ner. So at ten o'clock on the morn
ing indicated the Hill County men
took stand at the place agreed upon,
in readiness for action. They had not
waited long when the other party rode
toward them. The men We're all
armed with six-shooters, except Turn
er, who carried a needle carbine.
When the parties had approached with
in twenty yards of each other, Taylor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21

the pardon of A. G. Hesing, of Chicago,
on the ground that by the terms of lis
squealing" contract he was entitled to
immunity.
has been nominated for Congress by the
Democrats of the Fourth Illinois Dis
trict
Gov. CHAMBERLAIN has been renominat-
ed by the South Carolina Republicans.
THE counsel of Ann Eliza having de-
clined to give the United States Marshal
an indemnity bond, Judge Schafer has or
dered release of the property of Brigham
Young, and return of the execution for
alimony unsatisfied. ..-h ns &
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21
The Banditti In Minnesota.

THE st. Paul (Minn.1 Pioneer Press
and Tribune of the 9th contains an
account Of the recent attempted bank
robbery at Mortified, as given by Mr..
Wilcox, one of the clerks in the bank.
Mr.. Wilcox says:
Mr.. Haywood occupied the cashiers
seat at the desk which you see at the
end of the counter. Mr.. Bunker and
myself occupied seats at the desk, Mr..
Bunker being nearest the opening at
the corner. The first thing we knew
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21
A Faithful Dog.

THE faithfulneSS and affection of the
Newfoundland dog was very touching
ly illustrated in the case of the
drowned mate of the schooner Arctur-
us, James Mitchell, of whose death
nothing was known until his body was
found af1oat in the river below Buffalo
street bridge. Capt. Cheyne, of the
ArcturuS, OWNS a noble specimen OF
this breed of the canine race, and the
deceased had petted the animal until
it had acquired deep and lasting
affection for him. When Mitchell
left the vessel, the dog followed him,
much to the annoyance of the captain,
who threatened to have the mate ar
rested for spiriting away the animal.
As the vessel was about to leave port
and the dog had not been returned,
Capt. Cheyne and the first mate set
out to look him up and take him
aboard. The mate was surprised to
find him alone, stretched out upon the
dock at the foot of Chicago street, with
his paws and nose over the edge. The
animal, on recognizing his shipmate,
jumped about him and howled, and
then resumed his place, as if intent on
watching something in the water.
Capt. Cheyne then reached the spot
and compelled the dog to accompany
him to the vessel. 1t never occurred
to the seaman that Mitchell had walked
off the dock at that point, and that the
dog had endeavored to acquaint them
with the fact, until they received the
intelligence of the discovery of the
body of the unfortunate seaman. The
vigils of the faithful dog had occupied
nearly ten hours, and during the time
the animal had watched and tasted
IHiZaCGatkee (Wis.1 Sentinel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21

The lightning-rod men have been
making a swoop through the western
part of Rhode Island, says the Proyi-
dence Journal, and many beguiled
farmers in Foster and vicinity are in
considerable trepidation now that they
discover the trap that has been laid for
them. At one farm, owned by lady
upward Of seventy years of age, the
glib-tongued .lightning-rod man pro-
posed to put up the rods for an insig-
nificant sum, as he desired to have
them in slightly place for an adver-
tisement. After the order was signed
and the work done, bill came in for
over 800, the rods being charged at
about three times the price per foot
asked by respectable dealers, and the
sum total for some of the buildings eX-
ceeding the value Of the buildings
themselves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21

The Mormons have been in Utah
.wenty-nine years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21

The fall time approaches and the.
pensive house-fy has little more to
look forward to.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-04-12
EAST HANOVER PREssYTERY.

This body will meet at Grace Street Church,
Or. Reads in this city to-day at P. NJ The
opening sermon viii be preached by the MOdera
tor, Rev. g. L. Petris, or in his absence by the
Rev. T. D. WitherspoOn. D. D.
In order to have certsin important church In
terssts brought prominently before the community
in which the Presbytery holds its sessions, by a
standing rule of the Presbytery, these matters are
made the prominent orders Of the day, for each
dsy Of The session. The committee Of devotional
exercises SAgs fixed IL o'clock as the time for
these orders Of tue day, and hope that there may
be large attendance of the people of this COM
muuity upon these services,
The following interesting programme will be
presented by the committee aud doubtless adopted
by the Presbytery:
Thursday, IL i, M-State Of Religion IN the
Churches.
Narratives Of the state of religion in the church
es to De read, accompanied by verbal statements.
a few remarks containing summary statements,
20 be made by the Rev. Drs. Pryor and Armstrong.
FRIDAY, II 4. N-Donsestic Missions.
!. Report of the Executive Committee of Do
nestle Missions read. Remarks on the subject by
Rev. Mr.. Petrie, chairman of the committee and
by Rev. n. NJ. Woods.
,. Discussion by the Presbytery of proposed &C
Sio0 on the report.
2. s circular from the Committee of Sustenta-
ton read and considered.
(. Reports from Missionary Supplies.
/. Report to the General Assembly read. This
report will show what hes been done By the church
es of the Presbytery during the past year,
3 Report of the permanent committee on Sys.
tematic BeneyOlence.
g. Consideration Of proposed action. Remarks
- she general subject by the Rev, Dr.. Wither-
spooo ssd Rev. W. N. Scott
'EacA u qzezs orders will be interspersed with
dey0tieDSi ezebyissr eea{ucted by the Moderator.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-04-12
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
The Suffering Cause of Education.

The financial year Of this cause closes on the S0!h
Of April. large deficiency in receipts to meet our
appropriations seems to threaten US.
PreSbyteries recommend candidates, and ask for
appropriations, and implicitly pledged the money
to meet these requests. The Committee, this gear,
in view of financial pressure, has granted dimin-
ished appropriations, aud yet the deficiency in re
ceipts is greater than usual
Presbyteries which have recommended candi
dates, and whose candidates, four or FIVE in num-
Der each, have been accepted by the Committee,
have RENTED to our treasury up to this late pc
Rod, not exceeding one fourth of the amount ne,
cesssry to meet the wants of their candidates. =
These Presbyteries are among the oldest, largest,
and most abundant in the good things Of this life.
Is this right? Judge ye
Candidates for the ministry have withdrawn
from their studes through dire necessity; others
must soon follow, thus delaying their entrance into
the Lord s harvest, already white, and wasting and
perishing for the want of aborers IL is believed
that but for the earnest zeal and devoted exercise
Of their great influence by the large, hearted breh
rem of the Faculty of one of our Summaries, in
raising over two thousand dollars for this cause,
the dsintegration OF the Seminary Class was seri.
ously threatened.
What has become of the wealthy laymen of our
Church, whose generous offerings last year, Sc
materially aided this cause? Where are those
godly women which labored'' in this form, in the
Gospel, whose names are in the book Of life" ard
whose gifts, even in small sums, yielded last year
largely in the aggregate?
Once more, dear friends, come up to the hely
of the Lord - aoe need SIC thousand dollars uoittir
the nert ten soeeks to meet demands too thousand
of this amount is needed to meet demands that COM
upon as aoithin taco aoetkS What is to be done
The question is with Gods people especially ,oitl
the ministers aud elders.
A plethora of money is reported as lying idl
| for the want of Investment 1.-The rich fool" o
the Gospel complained that he had no room
where to bestow his goods, while all around hin
we're 'the bosoms of the needy the houses of wild
ows and the mouths Of orphans May it not b
true that the Lord has closed up all ordinary chan
nels of earthly investment for the wealth of Hi
people, so that they might turn portion OF At, a
CedSt, lulo tno enpy ueaouiios VI uho oause
of beuev6lence; or rather of His rghtful revenue
as King of ZlonP Two reasons urge this action
|. Its Gods own money. 1.-The silver ard gol
are His, and the cattle upon thousand hills -
1t is, as an investment, sure to yield an interes
of priceless value, permanent as the word Of CO.
that endureth forever
"What thou doest do quickly and the bless
ing of the Lord be with you
John N. WADDEL,
Secretary of Education.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-04-12
VIRGINIA BIBLE SOCIETY.
SIXTY THIRD ANNIVERSARY.

One Of the largest assemblies ever seen In kich
mond on such an occasion was the one "hlch
crowded the Second Presbyterian church. last Sun
day afternoon. The aises of the spacious building
we're filed with extra seats, the galleries were
throDged, chiefly with young men, many OF whom
had to stand during the services, aud NUMBERS
we're unable to obtain admission to any part OF the
house.
After the reading of the first hymn by the Rev.
DR.. Bennett, of the Christian Advocate, prayer
was offered by Bishop DOggett. The second hymn
was given out by Rev. DR.. Read of the Grace
Street Presbyterian church, and then after brief
statement of the work accomplished during the
past year, DR.. Hoge, the President OF the Society,
introduced the Rev. Dr.. Burrows of Louisville,
KY, as the speaker selected by the Board OF Man.
ayers to make the Anniversary address.
The discourse which followed was one which
thoroughly enlisted the attention of the audience,
from the opening sentence to the closing word
The influence Of the Bible upon human thought,
institutions, civilization and morals, was presented
in an exceedingly clear and tOrcible manner. The
characteristics of the wonderful Book itself; its
simplicity, naturalness, originality, and perpetual
power to charm the taste, to touch the conscience,
aud to sway the Affections and its superiority in
these respects TO all productions OF human genius
was perhaps the fuest part of the address.
Il sometimes happens that speakers at Bible 80
ciety anniversaries, who make the Scriptures their
theme, while they say many true and striking
things and elcquently disCant on the excellence OF
the divine word fail in giving any practical direc
ton to their thoughts, and in making them spe-
cially appropriate to the occasion. IL was not SO
with the address of DR.. Burrows. While it was q
eulogy upon the Scriptures, it at the same time
had direct bearing on Bible work ard Bible dis
tribution. 1t enforced the claims of the Word of
God first upon the faith and love of every one who
possesses it, and then the duty of all such to give
their hearty cooperation to those who are aboring
to place this priceless treasure in the hands Of all
who are destitute Of it.
A collection was taken up after the address, and
the concluding Psalm was read by the Rev. DR..
Edwards Of the Centenary church, and sung to an
old familiar tune in manner gratifying to lovers
Of hearty congregational singing.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-04-12
COMMENTATORS,
A writer in the Christian hteluqnoer says:

writer in the Christian Iatethgencer says:
Sometimes men of high name send forth a
work that is not worth the binding. DR.. LANCE,
the exepete, an evangelical scholar of high ability
gives us six volumes on the Life of Christ. They
glitter 9Th rhetoric like foaming sea, but anayz
ing the Tesdnrm, you find not ever much left but
froth The clear CT thought which the Anglo
Saxon desires, seldom comes from the misty minds
of our German writers, Notwithstanding their stu.
nendous learning. Whether their intellects share
the clouds which arise from their meerschaums we
cannot decide. Hence we learn the source of that
confusion of statement. where discriminating
judgment is Imperative
In his address at the Anniversary of the Virgin
ia Bible Society, Dr. Burrows alluded to the man
uer in which some eminent Commentators psrplez
the mirdsOt plain readers by their attempted ex
pauation of simple texts by their use of technical
theological phrsseOlOgy, and while he gave credit
to these eminent writer's for their urq1eStiOned
learning and the valuable aid they often give to
students of the Bible he recited striking Illus
tration of DR.. Lange's calculation Of one of the
most precious passages of Scripture.
The text is this God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
belieyeth in him should not perish, hut have ever
lasting life
Lapze's comment is this: THE summing up of
the several preceding doctrines in total picture
of the epoaraniG, after the analogy of chap. i: IA
ChristOlogy here goes back to the basis Of theOlo
gy; soteriology uufolds itself to the OrdO saltls
and to esohatolcgy." a clear case of the lncus a
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-04-12
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different, to offer enticements for new sub
scribers. The only premiums given are IN
money, or in the paper itself. For 1876 we
present the following:
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taken the paper heretofore, and sending pay
ment, may retain IS cents as his commits
sion. Or,
?. Any person sending three subscribers
Of the description above, and also sending
SO payment, may receive the Central Pres
5yterian for one year.