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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30

| Legislature, except for Laurens and Edge
field Counties, thus securing the majority
Of the Legislature to the Republican side,
and the defeat of Hampton and election of
Chamberlain. The Board also issued GER
tificates of election to the HAYES and
Wheeler Electors and to all the Republi-
can State ticket. The Board then ad-
journed sine die 4 Columbia telegram of
the 22d says this action of the Board had
created much excitement, "but the citi-
zens are determined to rely upon the
Courts and exhaust all legal means of re-
dress" Gen. Hampton issued an address
to the people of the State reciting the ac-
ton of the Canvassers, IN defiance of the
Supreme Court, pronouIcing it a high
handed outrage which could have no
legal force whatever, and appealing to the
citizens to maintain their character as an
orderly and abiding people, stating
that the matter had been carried to the
higher court of the State, and they were
willing to abide by its decision.
The Louisiana Canvassing Board fin
loilCo CdIlN oISS VI IOu1ICSlI IJdI 1S1CS,
which were not contested, on tie 22d, the
totals being, Hayes, 1854; Tilden, IS,
538. The clerk reported that rett rms from
fourteen parishes had not yet been re-
ceived. The returns from the parishes
not yet counted will probably be contested
in nearly all cases. The Democratic coun-
sci entered a protest against the rules
adopted by the Board.I
A Columbus (OhIo) dispatch says the
Democratic State Central Committee, and
number of representative Democrats
from various counties of Ohio, met in
that city on the 22d for consultation. A
series of resolutions was adopted declar-
ing that patriotism demands of every
good citizen a spirit of ready acquiescence
in the result of the Presidential election
as fairly ascertained, and deprecating
all partisan feeling in the discus
sion of fact and law on which
that result depends; demanding of the
Senate and House of Representatives to
exert, if necessary, the Constitutional
powers vested in them, Jointly or sew
orally, to the end that whoseever has been
fairly chosen by the people shall be de-
cla1ed and inaugurated President of the
United States; declaring the concentration
of the regular troops at Washington by
the President, on the eve of the assem-
bling of Congress, as an act calculated
to throw discredit upon the disposition of
the people TO obey the law and submit to the
results of the Presidential election as legal
ly ascertained, and to excite unnecessary
alarm as to the stability of the Repub-
lie, thereby imperiling peace at home
and the public credit abroad recommend
ing correspondence with other State
Democratic Committees, with a view to a
full understanding of the facts and per-
feet concert Of action in maintaining the
rights of the people in the late Presiden-
tial election, as determined by the proper
legal authorities.
The official returns show Hayes major
ity in Minnesota to be "a ,008.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30
THANKSGIVING TURKEY.

VALLEYS lay in sunny vapor, b. A,u.-.A
And radiance mild was shed
From each tree that, like taper. .,g
At feast stood. Then We said:
''Our feast, too shall soon be spread, -. rs -,
Of good Thanksgiving turkey"
And already still November '-i'
Dgspess sd her snowy table .sh here se1z
Fill your hearts with od-time cheer: -
Heaven be thanked for one more year, Egft
And our Thanksgiving turkeyi 49,
Welcome, brothers-all our party 30
Gathered in the homestead oldi % .'''.s
Shake the SHOW off, and with hearty -,E-,-.I- .s-r
hand-shakes drive away the cold;
Else your plate YOU hardly hold --. -.fs..-F q
Of good Thanksgiving turkey.
When the skies are sad and murky i'f S's'
Tis a cheerful thing to meet
Round this homeiy roast of turkey 4 y-P p
Then, with earnest grace to eat a E-#T
new Thanksgiving turkey. -s 4t..s-A
And the merry feast is freighted 1-a raj
With its meanings true and Deep
Those we've loved aud nose we've hated, -.' 7ftt
All, o-day the rite will keep, ais -
All, to-day, their dishes heap
With plump Thanksgiving turkey .@.'tf-s1
Now with mournful memoriesi -'.i
In the festal wine shall mingle r-r
Unseen tears, perhaps. from eyes '.-.t Isl
That look beyond the board where lies
Our plain Thanksgiving turkey s.|."7
See around us drawing nearer r.. III
Those faint yearnipg shapes of air lrs
Friends than whom earth holds none deareri -
No-alasl they are not there; Ft. 81 - 81
Have they, then, forgot to share
Our good Thanksgiving turkeye
Some have gone away and tarried
Strangely long by some strange wave; -rf f..
Some have turned to foes; we carried
Some unto the pinegirt grave:
They'll come no more Joyous-brave
To take Thanksgiving turkey. r -.,f
Nay. repne not. Let our laughter .-. r...r
Leap like fre-light up again
Soon touch the wide Hereafter, -rsr ..tf
Snow field yet untrod of men;
Shall we meet once more-and whenY -r .#
To eat Thanksgiving turkey?
And though not. 'twere still ungrateful
Mid such warm companionhooi ...st
To forecast the future fateful.
Finding there no balanced good,
'1is but type of finer food. ....
This plain Thanksgiving turkey; ". ~ -Fn
Of higher gifts quaint reminder,
Then let the bounty do its best T.
To make us gladder stronger, kinder.
Bid no ghost to be our guest,
But eat as those now gone to rest n III.
Once ate Thanksgiving turkey. -s 81.
q. p. Ldthr0p, in Harper's AaqdStR
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30

THE weights of Central Asia are most
confusing from their variations. There
is neither dry nor liquid measure. The
unit of weight is the charik, one-sixty-
fourth of the batman The batman varies
from 142 to nearly 1 300 pounds, accord
ing to locality. The icharik contains
eighty paisas, and the miskal is about one
quarter of the paisa, or at Bokhara, quar-
ter of an ounce In the bazaars rented
from the government, and not always
then, the use of the legal Russian weights
is obligatory. Owing to the high price
of metal, stones of approximate heaviness
are usually substituted for the native
weights. They are seldom correct.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
Address of the Worthy Master-The
Worthy Lecturers Report.

The following extracts are taken from
the address of Worthy Master John T.
Jones, of Arkansas, to the National
Grange at its recent session in Chicago:
At the last session of this body several i'm
portant amendments TO the Constitution
were proposed and subsequently, ratified BY
the State Oranges, OF which proclamation
was duly made.
As part of the system and plan of the or
ganization and government Of the co-opers-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30

1t was the desire of the late Francis
P Blair that the bearers at his funeral
should be chosen from among his grand
sons. In compliance with his wish, eight
sons of the late Gen. F. p. Blair, of the
late James Blair, and of the Hon. Mont
gomery Blair acted in that capacity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30

-Ex- Secretary Belknap on returning to
Washington few days ago found himself
and Representative Hester Clymer the
only occupants of a hotel omnibus. The
two were once old friends and classmates
at Princeton College, but not a word was
SpC ken by either of them during the ride.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30

A WASHINGTON telegram to the New
York EUening Post says the following
statement, taken from the books of the
Postoffice Department, shows the receipts
and expenditures for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1876, and will form the basis of
the annual report of the Postmaster Gen
eral:
Receipts from all sources $28 544, 1877 so
Increase over last year 1S32.S36 81
Expenditures of all kinds. s........ 81, 1858, ,4s7 50
Decrease from last year 3l7 .S31 81
Excess of expenditure over re-
CeiptS. Observation-Disclosures. 46f9. .290. .0S
Excess of expenditure for previous
year was. .........-...... Az l26. W
Nearly the entire receipts of the Depart
ment are derived from the sale Of stamps,
stamped envelopes, and postal cards, the
receipts from these sources being $780,
S79, ,51210.
Among the items of expenditure the
following were the principal ones, viz:
Inland transportation ........... S14 745, ,S45 95
CONDENSATION of Postmasters. 1897 ,391 81
Clerks for Post-Ofhces. ............ 34S0, 100 10
Letter carriers iSoJ 93.US R
Railway clerks 223, 160. 10
Manufacture of stamped envelopes,
postal cards and wrappers ........ 6S0,610.S6
Foreign mail transportation. ........ 229, l23 20
The revenue from money-order business
was $4,000.
A HAND-GRENADE was thrown into the
sitting room of the residence of VIM. ii.
Price, of Davenport, Iowa, few nights
ago, which exploded with considerable
violence, forcing out the wall of the house
and demolishing the ceiling. 1t for
tunately happened that no lives were
lost. 1t was thought by some that the
object of the perpetrator of the outrage
was to kill Hon. Hiram Price, member
elect of Congress from the Davenpor
District.
On the night of the 18th, Elmer Wash
burn, ex-Chief of the United States Secret
Service Bureau, assisted by several detec-
tives, effected the capture of Jack Hughes,
alias j. Smith, and Terrence Mullen, alias
T. Durham, in Chicago saloon called
the " Hub" upon the charge of attempt
ing to rob the tomb of Abraham Lincoln,
at Springfield, H., on the night of the 7th
inst. The parties arrested had divulged
their designs to a supposed friend who
proved to be detective and aided in their
capture. The object of the scheme was
to secure ransom and the release of Ben
Boyd, in State Prison for counterfeiting.
THE Rothschilds have recently loaned
the Russian Government large sum of
money. The Car has also asked his sub
iects for a loan of 100, 600, 900 rubles.
TURKEY, on the 18th, Internationally
agreed to the proposed conference.
A VIENNA dispatch Of the 10Th says the
ships of the Russian Black Sea Naviga-
ton Company had been impressed into
the service of the Russian Government.
a NAN named Emil Couture received
barrel at Montreal by steamer, on the
18th, and his conduct was so suspicious
that the package was examined. 1t was
found 10 contain the corpse of young
woman,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30

MIR. William E. Dodge has been con-
strained to request public announce
ment of the fact that he is not so wealthy
as he has been represented to be; and he
desires to have it known that the demands
upon his purse for contributions to char
liable objects are greater than he can
meet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30

Weston has sawdust circle laid
around the edge of England, and keeps on
walking. BY turning back occasionally
hs avoids growing dizzy.-E9change,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30
CONDENSED TELEGRAPRIC NEWS.

A WASHINGTON telegram to the New
York EUentng Post says the following
statement, taken from the books of the
Postoffice Department, shows the receipts
and expenditures for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1876, and will form the basis of
the annual report of the Postmaster Gen
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14
Centennial Notes.

\ special correspondent SAYS: A. Il
matter of simple kindness To those, in
tending to visit the centennial. and also
with due regard to the iinaucial success
OF fhc exposition. the people at large.
should he advised if necessary. against
coming on here during the warm wealth
CT. They cannot gel more than IL fac
ton and il vulgar one at that of the
enjoy mcnt they would secure bN Il visit
later in the season. They may thrnlizr
in the country that they can Ice cool
and comfortable here in the city. but
they would soon repent such vain and
foolish imaginings. The city is hot ::
the streets are hot and the grounds are
hot. Day and night are alike in Il ..much
warmneSS. And then, too. those " no
come from the New England states feel
the change quite severely. not only the
change oi climate, but especially, the
change III water. Hardly any escape
more or less serious effects from this
cause. The result is, that they Income
disguised or sick, after Il stan of Il few
days, and 90 home, having received but
little benefit from their visit. lille the
centennial commission has received but
II small part of the revenue from them
that it would had they come later in the
season. taken things coollN. been salts
fled with themselves. the exposition and
the world at large. So, tor their own
advantage and that of the exposition.
would advise them to delay their visit
until the fall months.
Happening into the main telegraph
office DOWNTOWN, the evening of the
Fourth. was witness of little Incl
dent that seemed amusing from the
nonchalancr of the party at interest.
\ bluff. p"Itly gentleman of middle age
came in, and wanted to send Il message
to Raleigh, y. c.. but WAS Informed HAT
the office there was closed until the
next morning. He replied that it would
answer if the message were delivered
in the morning, made himself sure that
his message, going at night, would he
sent for half rates. and coOlly remarked
to the clerk 1T is rather an important
matter. There's Il nigger down there
condemned to he hung. the 9th, and
I've concluded to respite him while
longer. Let them pay at the other end,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14
A Plea for Respite.

The Springfield Republican has very
sensible plea t"I Il partial suspension ot
the unremitting toll aud worry through
the hot months. Ii even adNocatr> the
suspension of newspapers. or the cut
ting down in size to have stores open
but half ii day ; to close factories in
whole or in pant, and to generally suS-
pend eXhausting work through the hot
weeks of July and August. 1t SAYS
something of this sort seems absolutely
necessary to the best care of human
life.
Until this millennial time comes It
dev"lves upon every man and woman
to mitigate the evil of hard work aS
much H. possible. Washing and iron
ing are about the only things that can
not Toe dispensed with. But do the
ladies consider (as we'll aS the mem that
they can make this Labor much lighter
10y wearing fewer white clothes And
then the diet-have fewer hot dinners
-nore bread and milk less meat In
short, liye more simply i'll clothing aud
diet, rest more and live longer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14

as it is state business" Possibly the
''nigger" would have been glad to pay
for the respite. price - cents. Posi- :
bly,. too. the worthy governor, tor II
was he. had felt moved by the glorious
inspirations and associations of the day
to temper his Justice with little more
mercy than he could possibly have felt on
the day before. Doubtless the "nl%ger
had occasion to he thankful. IT no one
else did. that the Declaration of indie
pcndence, 100 years ago. came July T.
instead of July Z.
The Reading railroad company Is CIV
ing the coal-minerS in its employ, then
wives and children. free excursions to
the centennial, carrying from 1910 to
1000 of them at il time. furnishing them
an excellent dinner on the grounds, and
special guides to show them through
the buildings. There We're tw" OF these
excursions last week. and there is to he
one each day, this week. y peculiarly
interesting feature of the two eNcur-
SionS last week. was the fact that al
though the cOal-mincrS are popularity
supposed to he anything hut lamh-like,
the inspectors of administrations. Stllc-
keepers and guards all agree that never
before were such an orderly set OF men
seen in the grounds. Many of the min
crS spent much of their time in Machim-
cry hall, where the mining appliances
exhibited 10y other countries were care
fully examined and iuteliigently com
mented upon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14
Gov. Hayes's Acceptance.

The letter of Gen. Hayes leaves moth
ing to he desired. 1t is the manly, frank
aud explicit declaration ola sincere and
able man-NcW Iorh Times.
The great and pressing demands of
the country are recognized in language
which cannot bt mistaken. 1t il the
voice of an honest man. Il true patriot,
Il sincere rctoImer, speaking just what
he means. Gov. Hayes, hencctnIth. il
his own best advnc;lte. NrT York Tri-
bHnp.
ON the whole, Il good letter, well eN-
plcs>cd. and frank and ''SqlIarc on the
for Mr.. Tillcn'> letter. BoSion Giobc.
Gen. K. Il. IIaNr>'> letter OF accept
alIc.. reads ~ though We had IL rcpub-
lean leader among us, willing to lead
III the right direction one c:irIn" little
for the senatorial group" at the cap
ital. or tur Washington politicians zen
rlallN. Nv here, he now Nnur gihrS'
~ to the dictatinn 10y which the friends
of President Grant we've /" control the
Cincinnati nominee III his ulirIiinc,.> :,
H">t"n Transcript
letter. Aud he writes like Il man win"
means what he SAYS. That l. the KIND
Of man we understand INN t" he. Dos
ton HrydId.
The letter i complete and admirable
in all lis pats. PI"rni,ncr J"",n0I.
Nh. lIaNr>'> letter proves that he will
make Il president tor the hole country .
one Wh" Will have Ic"iId for the inter
c>t> Ton all alike. and VIII" will Labor T."
" ip,- ont all inv idinu> Distinctions of
section IN one conuu"u country. HART
tord fOHrdHt.
y clral. aighttuIWard. manly doc
urucnt. umrurumlrIrd with needless
N"ihIag". hut covering every Important
point frankly and plainly. and leaving
II" opportunity t"r misrepresentation 81
mi~Irpr, Ho>ton .J"n,nuI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14

the constitution are sacred, and must
he sacredlv o1Scrvcd-the parts that
are new no less than the parts that
are old. The moral and material pros
nerity of the southern States can he
most etftctuallN advanced by Il hearty
and generous recognition of the rights
of all. by all recognition without re-
serve or exception. With such recog-
milton fully accorded, it will be prac-
ticahle to promote. by the influence of
all legitimate agencies of the general
government. the efforts of the people of
these States to Obtain Tor themselves
the blessings of honest and capable To-
cal government. If elected, shall con-
slider it not only my duty, but it will he
my ardent: desire, to Labor for the at
tainment of this end.
Let me assure my countrNmen of the
Southern States that, if shall he chang
ed with the dnty of organizing an aid
miniStratlon. it will he one which will
regard and cherish their trueSt Interests,
the interests of the white and colored
people, both and equally, and which
will put forth its best efforts i'll behalf
of IL civil policy which will wipe ont
forever the distinction between North
and South in our common country
With IL civil service organized upon IL
system which will secure purity, cNper-
fence, efficiency and economy, Il strict
regard for the pnblic welfare solely in
appointments, and the speedy, thorough
and unSparing prosecution and punish
ment of all public officers who bctrlN
official trusts. with Il sound currency .
with education unStctaIian and free to
all. with simplicity and frugality in
public and private affairs, and with Il
tIatermal spirit "i harmony pervadine
the people of sections and GLASSES, we
may reasonably hope that the second
century of our existence as Il nation
will, 10y the blessing al God he promi-
nent a. an era al good feeling and IL
period OF progress, prosperity aud hap
plneSS.
Very rr>pcctfull, Your fellow citizen,
k. B. HAYES.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14

The Weather.

THE HEATED TERM SERIOUS RESI- LIS.
There WAS Wholesale pro>triti"n Sat
urdaN at Camp Belle. near Trenton. y.
j.. where the New Jersey militia were
cncamprd. no less than 40 men falling.
many of whom are in Il dangerous con
dilInu. Thirty men dropped umcnn-
>ciouS ~ the dccimatcd brigade stood
in dress parade. and the review was
nI"krn up. One death has occurred.
and it l. feared others will follow. ~
many ct the ca>,> are considered fatal.
There WAS little ct-up. Monday To
the unusual heat nt the past month. and
>uu->tr"kc- and dc:fth> are reported IN
all directions. No less than ~ deaths
from heat during sunday night were re
ported in New work. and 81 c;i>,.> OF
>uu->Irnkr durin" Yesterday. many oi
them fatal. Philadelphia reports ten
and Baltimore >iN fatal r.I>,.>. The
thermometer marked cl">, To nI above
30 in many places in this section of the
country. and reached lOI at Norfolk.
and lU1 at Rlchm"nd. Va. I'm the
shade"
There WAS an increase in the death
rate. last week. at New York "t 80
almost entirely anon" children from
diseases produced hN the heat while IN
Bro"hl Nu. of III deaths. 90 pen cent
Wa> of children under five Wears. from
the same cau>c. SUNDAY the thrrnnIn-
rlrI maj ktd the highest degree. in New
\ ok. t"I NcaI~. reaching" lul in the
shade. while at the coolest hours at the
- II marked II, and no >Iccr>>Inn Of
days has been 81 hot ~ the past II.
often above -. never lower than -.
and aNcIagin" about -. The nearest
approach WAS in I-12 " hen tnr the fist
three days in july the thermometer.
each day. reached -. hut it also fell a.
low IL -. making Il lower average, than
the three hot days of this July. while
the former then WAS preceded and fol
lowed hN Weather cool enough To- give
relief from the strain.
Washington reports the heat 81 in
tense. SUNDAY. that in several places
the street ear rails hrc;imr expanded
~ I" rise up in curved outline. drawing
bolts and. ~ the cars went Owen them.
the pa>>au, Wa> >nmrW hat similar to
crossing the tun"w> "t Il plowrd field.
la one instance the rail burst away from
IT, bolts and left the the track entirely.
At the Weather bureau. W hich i on Il
high. cool spot ordinarily. the Their
m"mctcr. perfectly isolated from all
surrounding objects and tIc, from the
radiation OF the solar heat ls we'll a> OF
the hot bricks, registered %. while in
many Other places not 81 favored a> on
the line of Pcun>l lNanIa aNcnuC Il naN-
Imum of lob degrees wa> reached. \
gentleman. ~ NraI> of age. and one OF
the oldest inhabitants. has II" rrcollcc-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14

that had been severed from the trunks,
hut the bodies could not he found ON
the battlefield or in the village. Our
men did-not kill any squaws. but the
Rees Indian scouts did. The bodies of
six squawS were found III the little ra-
vine. | think the Indian village must
have contained about 5000 people, fully
1000 of whom were warriors. The In
dians fought Reno first and then went
to fight Custer. after which they came
back to finish Reno. The same Indians
were in all the attack. ! think the In
dian> were commanded 10y Sitting Bull
in person. There were eight or nine
her chiefs in the field.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14
State News.


MOI HER pENorio>. Mrs. ID. {.
H'"iiil "l N"rthiitld, VINO. before her
marriage WAS table gIri at the Pavilion.
M"ntptller' became insane some months
- r,',tI.,i'n,' nn Luz '1'' ne "SH ''''h
,,LIn ~ way ''s' N'th
,,.;,n ,ian , ''I' ',''"s, !" 'n'nlliH
,.h'"n. '" ~ ., 80 .h,, ',, "n,''i 'ne
u. ~ ~ = Ni'' I''' '"'''''''" ii'r-
II WAS feared nt the time that sin. h,L
drowned herself in the Couu.rtirut
hul if i now oscert,iurI thai SIN. tr.,,.
.II.J nm t,nt %, Ji,t,nc. nf I1n ,,;I,.
from Brattlchor" to her fathers house