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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
Municipal ElectiOn.-The amend

Municipal EIection.-The amend
ment to the City Charter changing
the time of holding our city election
from the second Tuesday in April to
the first Tuesday in March, passed the
Assembly, and received the Governor 5
sanction last Friday Its publication
on Monday in the state official paper.
the act going iuto effect ''from and af-
ter its passage and publication makes
the whole business legal. The follow
ing are the officers elected last Tues
day
Mayor-Geo. r. Gardner
Treasurer-Seth A. Spaford.
Marshal--Geo. Baker.
Assessor, Jos. Freeman.
1sT WARD.
Supervisor-Seth Reeves.
Alderman-Seth Reeves
ID WARD.
Supervisor-Jos. Freeman.
Alderman-D. j. Cole.
Sd WARD.
Supervisor-Geo. 4. Neeves.
Alderman-Henry Belanger
Justice of the Peace-M. C. Wood
worth.
Let US sing praises and rejoice, and
make loud noise upon stringed IN
stuments, for verify the old barnacles
are shaken off, the wooden men are
rotten in their legs and arc fallen ;
the papsuckers are a titless brood
There shall be no more falling down
upon marrow bones, no more doing
homage to wooden-headed automatons
at the the sound Of the corn-u, fewt,
jewsharp, sapbucket, porusplaster, dull
summer, and all kinds of "do-me-sol-
IA" from the scraping of that old faith
erly orchestra of withered official cat
cut that hitherto sitteth in the coun-
ell chamber. Verify our DAVID did
love JONATHAN, though he slew him
and the old Eden, hath new GARD
NER. Selah.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
We neglected to mention las

We neglected to mention last
week the Episcopal service at the NJ.
E. Church, by Bishop Brown Sick
ness in our family prevented our at
tendance. A goodly number listened
to a very able discourse. Several in
fants were baptised on the day follow
mo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
CHsURCEa DIRECTORY,

ROMAN CATHOLIC.-Rev. Father PER
NIN,-5eryicos every Sabbath morning at 10
o'clock Catechsm / =. NJ. Vespers z. NJ.
CONGREGATIONAL.- L. NJ. FOste
Services every Sabbath at 10 - A. NJ, and Z i
p. NJ sabbath School at Il NJ. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evenings.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Rev.M NJ. Evans
Services every Sabbath at 10 II A. NJ, and I
ing Thursday evenings at 4 and class meet
ing at = 7. NJ sunday evening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
LOCAL MATTERS.
II. IL. EGHgLLEO. Editor.
Grand Rapids, Thursday, March 9
CITY AND COUNTY.

IA a Z xA4a ~ W. a. AZ k x
Building StOne-I am prepared
to furnish builders with any quantity
from one to five hundred cords of as
excellent building stone as can be fur
nished from any quarry in Wood Coun-
ty. Apply to
IF HENRY OsTERMAN.
The Snow Flake. The poets and
writer's of romance often refer to the
snow flake as an emblem of purity.
When we sec the snow falling gently
to the ground, we think of D. b. De-
Land & Cos, Bra Chemical Sateratus,
which we think is quite as pure and
produces biscuit nearly as light.
ID. & l.. S0ciety.-The meetings,
of this organization are becoming unu-
sually interesting The exercises last
Saturday evening were unusually so.
The debate each evening tends to draw
out much thought, while it accustoms
the inexperienced ana more youthful
members to public speaking, "'little
matter of business which will re-
downd otheir. everlasting advantage.
1t seems to rs that the office of Critic
ought not to have been dispensed with.
1t is not only interesting, but absolute
" necessary and always instructive.
To 1heCentennial Exposition
"The Chicago and North-W Western
Railway will, on and after May 1st,
1876, and until October 3lst, 1876,
have on sale IN all of its coupon ticket
Offices, (including its two ticket offices
at Omaha}, round trip excursion tick
cts to Philidelphia and New York and
return for Centennial Visitors. These
tickets, for the round trip, will be sold
at one and one-half of the usual rate
for trip one way. They will be Of
two classes, but will be sold at the same
rates. One class of tickets will be
good, East of Chicago, going and re-
turning by the same route, and the
other class will be good, East of Chi
cage. going by one route and returning
by another, thus offering to the pur-
chasers a choice of routes and chances
to see various parts of the country.
Neither cars nor trains will be char
tered for excursion parties going to the
Centennial by this or any other road,
nor will rates be less per person for
parties large or small. Every person
going will have to pay the same rate as
is paid by his neighbor. No other
road will be permitted to sell round trip
tickets for the Centennial at any less
rate than is quoted. Reduced
rate tickets reading only to the Expo
sition will not be sold, and the rates
made are all for the full round trip.
All Agents Of the Chicago and North
Western Railway will, in due time, be
fully advised as to rates from their
stations for these Centennial Tickets,
and will after April 1st, 1876, be
glad to answer all enquiries in regard
to them,
"A communication from Spencer
on the Wis. Cen. Road informs US
that four logs were taken from one
tree felled recently. scaling 1000 feet,
and that j. w. Robinson hauled the
same at one load with one yoke of cat
tie, weighing only 2400 lbs, one mile
and a half Our correspondent wants
to know who can Aaat the above Ir
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

Evangelical. Since our publica-
ton of the notice that Mr.. Burnell
would shortly visit our city, we learn
that arrangements have been SO made
by the committee in charge, that he
may not be expected before May.
The first thirty days will be devoted
to the southern part of the state the
second thirty to eastern Wisconsin
and the Lake Superior region, and the
third thirty days to the Wisconsin
valley. We inadvertently omitted to
state that Mr.. Burnen's meetings are
wholly unsectarian. being properly
termed Union meetings where all de-
nominations work together, and very
properly one or more of the series will
be held at the Methodist church. Due
notice will be given Of Mr.. Burnell 8
coming.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

WIN. Roche, of the Roche House
is reported very low with heart disease.
but improving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

School Report. Report of Cen
tralia graded school grammar depart
ment for the month ending February
25th, 1876. No. of days school 10 ;
Total attendance, 977 IL; Average
attendance, 81 IL; Total enrolment
so; Visitors, 8.
List of scholars present every day,
a star Indicating hardness
Louisa J. Denis, Nina Ripley,*
Ella Olmstead,* Alice LaMay,*
Eta Lyon PAMELA Dutruit, x
Oswald St. Amour, swirl DUSTIN
Reoben Lyon Dwight Green
Carl Heartle Charlie Botsford,
Will Quinnel. < Mary Smith, !
Mary McKerchie, < Katie McKerchie*
Jimmie Menier,* VIII Heatte.
c.. w. BLAKE, Teacher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

Report Of primary school, Centralia,
for the month commencing January
II, and ending February II. 1876:
No. pupils enrolled, 81; Average
daily attendance, At IL; No. cases of
hardness, "a; No. visits from School
Board, O; No. visits from Supt., l
No. visits from others, 5.
ROLL OF HONOR:
Lorenzo Ripley, BERTHE Gardner,
Lille Menier, Orrin Juneau, Orson
Gordon, Max Whitney, Eugene Gin
mel, Geo. Quinnel, Stella Kip. Willie
Otto, Celia Collier, Laura Voyer, Ber-
tie Brown, Belle Quick, Olive Larmie,
Albert Larmie.
NOT ABSENT, BUT TARDY:
Adie Skeels, Ada Skeels, Russell
Lyon, Clara Ostrander.
ABSENT ONE OR oNE-HALF DAY:
Jennie Gardner, Henry Worthing-
ton, Verginia Lambert, Arthur Rea-
ser.
SARAH SHAW, Teacher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

"A communication from Spencer
on the Wis. Cen. Road informs us
that four logs were taken from one
tree felled recently. scaling 1000 feet,
and that J. w. Robinson hauled the
same at one load with one yoke of cat
tie, weighing only 2400 lbs, one mile
and half. Our correspondent wants
to know who can beat the above in
Spencer?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

Building StOne-I am prepared
to furnish builders with any quantity
from one to five hundred cords of as
excellent building stone as can be fur
nished from any quarry in Wood Coun-
ty. Apply to
IF HENRY OsTERMAN.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

The Snow Flake. The poets and
writer's of romance often refer to the
snow flake as an emblem of purity.
When we see the snow falling gently
to the ground, we think Of D. B. De-
Land & Cos Bra Chemical ,Sateratus,
which we think is quite as pure and
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION.
A Ratch of Worthless Testimony.

A Batch of Worthless Testimony.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The subj Judiciary
Committee today continued the investigation
of the $4,000 bond charge against ex-Speaker
Blaine
J. f. Mcguire of Washington, testified that
in March, 1876 he was at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in New York, with j. F. Wilson and j.
G. S. Harrison. Mr.. Wilson went out of the
room and Harrison, said to witness. "Meguire
can tell you something that will make those
fellows (Union Pacific men) squirm.'
Harrison then asked wtnessi he had seen
some caricatures in one of the papers regarding
"Blaine up tree" etc.
Witness said he knew all about that picture,
and when Wilson came in Harrison said ''Me-
guire knows all about Blaine" Wilson said
you must not say anything about that, fol
it will ruin Blaine and hurt the Republican
party"
Witness said he led them to believe he knew
all about it when he really knew nothing, only
what he had just heard them say.
Witness knew nothing whatever of his own
knowledge about Mr.. Blaine's connection with
these bonds. Witness saw Wilson after he tes-
titled here, and asked him to explain what he
meant by saoing to witness in New York that
it would ruin Blaine if the story got out Will
told and talked about it would become scandal
and ruin Blaine, whether true or not
Witness reported that he had no knowledge
whatever of any connection that Blaine had
with the bonds referred to.
w. p. Denakla testified that he was a con.
tractor of Little Rock a nd Fort Smith road in
1870, and was to receive bonds as compensation
for his services as contractor. He did not per.
form any service, hut sold his contract out to
Warren Fisher, who agreed to pay him in 300
bonds and $40, 800 in stock. Witness sold the
bonds and found the stock worthless. He trad.
ed some of the bonds for land and some he
loaned to friends.
Witness knows nothing whatever of IS bonds
of that road going into the Union Pacific Com
pany. had never heard of it till he read it re-
Gently in the papers, and knows nothing Of
Blaine's connection with them. Witness heard
bonds were selling for $50 to $40 in 1871, and
tried to sell for that, but could not doit. Would
not have taken less than $50 to $40 for them al
any time while he owned them.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
News and Other Items.

The Centennial PLAN for making horse car
conductors honest is to fire off small cannon
after the reception of each fare.
Joseph Jefferson, the comedian, has named
his latest born after the New York critic, Will
liam Winter.
The wife of ex-chief clerk Avery of the
Treasury Department, who was convicted of
completely in the crimes of the st. Louis whis-
key ring, has recently been given clerkship
in the Interior Department at Washington.
james Lee, person of color, has applied for
permission to exhibit his father at the Centen-
c NAL. The old gentleman claims to be 1O2 years
old, and young James says that, though his
papa was not Washington's body servant, she
looked very much like Gen. Washington,
and had been mistaken for him several times"
Edward s. Stokes sleeps in the dissecting
room of the hospital in Sing Sing prison.
Some nights his rest is broken by the bringing
in OF corpses. His term will expire on the 18th
of October next, and he expresses the inten.
ton of returning to New York to live, not.
withstanding ''she threats of Jay Gould and
his rufians."
Mr.. A. B. Stockwell, erstwhils of Wall ST..
where, after brief, dashing career, he was
finally cleaned out on Pacific Mail, has turned
up on the English turf in a new role, his ex.
ploits in which have astonished the British
turftsmen. In partnership with a notorious
gambling Lord, Stockwell entered for the late
great race for three-year-olds horse which the
book-makers and betters with one accord put
down as certain to come out second in the race.
Having staked moderately on their nag, Stock
well and his partner bought the favorite "Pe-
trarch," carefully letting the fact leak out, to
create the impression that they meant to save
their bets on the other nag by having "Pe-
trarch' ridden to lose the race Thereon the
knowing ones, who knew Stock wells reputa-
tion on this side the water, bet heavily against
the favorte, running the odds up to 25 to L,
which Stockwell and his partner quietly took.
entering the favorite to win. which he did
They are reported to have cleared an immeAse
sum by the trick, which the English, strange
as it may seem, haven't got done wondering at
yet, while in Wall street, where Stockwell was
so easily cleaned out the wonder is that there
are men on the English turf, or anywhere else,
who are such innocents as to be taken in by
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
Grimes and Casualties.

Extensive fires are raging in Carroll, in the
vicinity of the Twin Mountain House and sew
eral hundred cords of wood belonging to
Browns Lumber Co. have been burned.
The body of young man apparently about
Is years of age, was found in the Merrimac
near W. B. Thoms' hat factory on River street,
Haverhill. 1t is thought it may be the person
missing from Lawrence since Fast-day.
The mission house, connected with the
Church of our Lady of Perpetual Help. at the
highlands, was partly burned Sunday night
Loss about $4,000, nearly covered by insur-
ance.
Frederika Trechan threw her child into the
lake at Chicago, Sunday and then, with her
Daboy IN her arms jumped in herself. The
bodies were found yesterday morning The
woman is said to have been insane.
Passengers from the Hot Springs, Arkansas,
report intense excitement there on SATURDAY.
over the shooting of John G. Hale, prominent
citizen of that place, and son-in-law of ex-Gov-
ernor Brown of Tennessee, by VIM. P. Walsh,
postmaster. The difficulty grew out of Wash's
building store on some ground claimed by
Hale. Walsh emptied double barrelled shot
gun into Hale's side ,ipflicting mortal wound
Walsh has been arrested
John and James Young, under sentence of
death at Cayuga, Canada, managed to remove
the shackles, Sunday, and attacked the tailor,
leaving him for dead, and escaped.
The establishment of f. j. Wilson, fori-cul-
turists at Astoria, l.. l., was almost DESTROYED
by fire Sunday night Loss $4,000; partly in
sured.
Three white men, McCarle, Graham and Du-
morville, sleeping in camp in lbervflle parish
La, were attacked by negro, who killed Nc.
Cardle and Graham with an axe and wounded
Dumorville. The negro then plundered the
camp and fled.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
MINOR TELKGRAMs,

There were only 67 arrests under the excise
law in New York Sunday
The steamer Plymouth Rock got aground at
Rockaway Sunday evening, and kept thou.
sand eXcUrsionists there till late at night, and
then charged them fifty cents extra to ring
them lone.
A delegate convention of loyal Orangemen of
the state of Massachusetts, will be held in Law
renee Thursday, June LIST. The object is to ar
range Tor state parade of fourteen lodges in
that city on July 18th.
James Gallatin of New York, died in Paris
yesterday morning of pneumonia, aged 80
Gallatn was the son of Albert Gallatin. and
for long time. President of the Gallatin Bank.
which his father founded 80 years ago.
Base ball-Chcagos II Rhode Islands 2.
Rev. Dr. Stor,s will deliver the address at
that portion of the Centennial Celebration
which occurs the Sd of July at the Academy of
Music, New York.
d. Wennyss Jobson died of paralysis at the
Insane Asylum, Wards Island, Friday
Today is legal holiday in New York. Banks
public offices apd more important places of
business will be closed.
The New York Express says ex-senator Jas
O'Brien has lodged some important facts with
the sub-Judcary Committee of the House in
reference to Lawrence Barney, who was an
pointed door-2eeper through the influence of
Congressman Darling.
The Congressional Committee has arrived at
New Orleans and the investigation will COM
mence today.
Park street church of Boston has issued a call
to the Rev. j. f. Withrow, d. D., pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of indianapolis.
Giuseppe Giglio who escaped from the State
Prison at Charlestown, Mass, three months
since, returned voluntarily last night and sur
rendered himself
District Attorney Dyer has obtained judg-
ment on all the bonds of the Illicit whiskey dis
tlllers, amounting in the aggregate to ST ,OOO.-
600; also $4,000 against the Iron Mountain
Railroad for back taxes.
The steamer Falmouth arrived at Halifax
last night.
At an adjourned meeting of citizens and CITY
officials Of Chicago last night resolutions were
adopted recommending that an extension of
one, two and three years be obtained on out
standing city certificates, the city agreeing to
pay per cent. interest,
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
Mr.. Blaine and the North
ern Pacific.


BOSTON, May 29.-The following letter given
to the press tonight, explains itself:
BOSTON, May 20.
Hon. j. G. Blaine: My Dear Sir,-I have
read the charges against you in the New York
Sun of Saturday, concerning the Northern
Pacific matter, and also your reported remarks
in regard thereto. 1t is due you that L should
say that consider your action in that matter
was simply from disposition to do a friendly
act: that you had no pecuniary interest what
ever in the transaction, and it was fully under
stood that on no account would you become
personally interested in the Northern Pacific
shares. Your conduct was perfectly fair and
honorable, and I am surprised that any one
can see anything in it to complain Of or to
criticise. As ths wholeItransaction literally end
ed without accomplishing anything and as
the party proposing to sell the Northern Pacific
interest pever delivered it, and those advancing
money receiving it back again with interest
without the slightest deduction by you for COM
missions or expenses. it seems to me very
absurd to make any reference to it. l shall
give this letter to the public, as think such a
statement is due you from myself.
Respectfully yours,
(Sgned) ELISHA ATKINS.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
NEW HAMPSHI RE.
Portsmouth and Dover Railroad.


PORTSMOUTH, May 20 The committee re-
ports that the board is without funds adequate
for the completion of its depots, that it cannot
assess its stockholders, that it has no means of
raising funds to meet such legal claims as ex-
ist against it, that the cities of Portsmouth and
Dover cannot. under existing laws, make any
further advances in behalf of the road, that the
stock limited and unsold cannot at this time be
sold at par as required by law, and therefore
recommend that an effort be made to secure
such legislation as may be deemed essential to
enable said cities. in the exercise of their dis
erection, to meet all just and legal claims
against the road, and complete the construc-
ton of the depots, either by taking more stock,
or allowing the rental and dividends due to ali
the shareholders to be appropriated for pay
ment of all legal claims against the road, and
for the construction of depots. The report was
accepted. The President being absent, W. 81.
Y. Hackett was chosen President pro tenn, and
it was voted, on motion of G. Ell. Sawyer, that
the committee already appointed be commit
tee to obtain such necessary legislation as will
enable the corporation to make provision for
the payment of the outstanding debt of the
road. Mr.. Hatch addressed the meeting, giving
a sketch of the history of the Concord and
Portsmouth railroad and predicting success
full result in this corporation. The meeting ad-
[ourned till July 18th.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
F O f E IG NJ.
GREAT BRITAIN.


The Emma Mine i'm the House of Conn
mons.
LONDON, May 29.-In the House of Com
mons this afternoon, Phillip Callan Qiberal)
asked the government whether in view of the
grave disclosures made by the foreign affairs
committee of the House of Representatives at
Washington, concerning the connection of GER
tain British subjects with the Emma Mining
Company, the government intended to ask the
law officers of the crown for opinions regard
ing the propriety of instituting criminal pro-
ceedings against persons implicated therein.
Disraeli said the proceedings of the commit
tee of the American House of Representa- tves
are not yet before him in such an authorize tive
manner as to justify him in taking the grave
steps desired by Mr.. Callau.
Mr.. Callan then gave notice that he would at
an early day move for the appointment of Sc.
lect committee to investigate the Emma mine,
the Lisbon tramway and other kindred under
takings.
WinsiOw TO be Surrendered.
Replies to inquiries made in the lobby of the
House of Commons show that the British gov
ernment doubtless intends to surrender Win.
slow to the United States, and its only difficulty
is to find the means of doing SO gracefully.
Members of Parliament of all parties agree as
to the business of the surrender.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-30
The Keene Tragedy,

bellows FALLS, Vt. May 29.-The woman
Mrs; Cram. reported as being connected with
tempted suicide herself at this place yesterday
by taking laudsnum. She wrote an order,
signing it herself, ordering the druggist to let
the bearer, small boy, have laudanum for the
toothache, and upon receiving it swallowed
portion. Medical assistance was summoned so
early that antidotes seemed to take effect and
although in a critical condition last night it is
thought she will recover.