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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17
A Narrow Escape.

JUST after dark last evening, George
G. Grant, a c0mpOsitOr employed in
the Post news room, put out from the
foot Of Grisw0ld street in small boat
for row Oh the river. Seeing the
lights of steam barge coming up the
river close to the docks Grant
lay upon his oars until the barge
had nearly passed, when he rowed
out to catch the swell. Owing
to the darkness he did not see that the
barge had a scoW in tow, and the first
intimqtion he had of the danger was a
dim and brief view Of what seemed to
be a toWline. The next instant the
scoW struck the small boat broadside,
and over Mr.. Grant went. Then he
felt himself drawn under the water,
and realized that he was under some
kind Of craft, though he did not
know what. Thoughts Of being dashed
to pieces by paddle-Wheels and Of being
caught in the ightning-like revolu
lions of a screw propeller flashed
through his mind until, as he felt his
back sliding along the Shiny bottom OF
the hull, he suddenly realized that
portion of his clothing had caught III
splinter, and that he was being
dragged along under water. With the
strength of despair he made one more
effort, in which he ripped off the
waistband of his pants and was again
astern. What if the Tudder
projected below the bottom Of the
boat was a question that presented
itself, and to answer it Mr.. Grant tried
to dive deeper down, but the suction
held him fast until suddenly, when
hope had nearly fed, he began to rise,
and the next instant his head came to
the surface. SingularIy enough the
row boat came up with him, and not
three feet away, thus affording him
means to keep afioat until Capt. Wal
ter Campbell, Of the ferry boat For
tune, threw him a life-preserver and
rescued him. Mr.. Grant lost a coat
and vest, gold watch and chain and
his hat.-Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17

On the 4th, the Senate insisted upon
its amendments to the River and Harbor Ap-
preparation bill, and to the bill to provide
Cor the sale of the Usage ceded lands in Kan
sas TO actual settlers, and new Conference
Committees were appointed. Bills were
passed authorizing the employment Of In
dian scouts; to allow pension of thirty
seven dollars month TO soldiers who have
lost both an arm and leg, in lieu of twenty
four dollars, as now allowed. The House
bill establishing post roads throughout the
country, was taken up. and various amend
ments were agreed to....In the House, a
report was made from the Committee on
Civil Service Reform in regard to the Chi
cago Pension Agency evidence, the commit
tee recommending the passage of resolu-
lions condemnatory of the acceptance or de-
handing Of money as q consideration for
real or pretended influence in the procuring
of appointments, and declaring that such
misconduct is good cause for removal. A
report was also made from the Committee
on Military Affairs relating to contracts for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17
Home.

FOREMOST of all shadows, of a great
er blessing perhaps than any other We
can cast, is the shadow of the home:
the place where father, mother and
children dwell together; where four
times in a century God makes a new
earth, and only of which he peoples a
new heaven. There is the tender IN
spoken love; the sacrifices made and
never thought of, it was so natural to
make them; ten thousand little things
so simple as to attract no notice, and
yet sublime as we look back at them.
The solemn, silent trust in the
shadow of husband and father is
touching thing, and the patient home
mother, breasting the stress and strife
Of the day, casts a shadow of healing
in the home, which makes the very
gate of heaven. Even the little shroud
turned into a white robe, and the
broken prattle filled into an angel
song, may be the healing that could
come in no other way.
Ct1ANltty 0uOlhu NC Vic tltN Oh CdyS III
every household. Six days must the
bread and butter be earned, taken
thought of, and the raiment stitched.
Six days must the fathers and sons
and daughters and little children 90
abroad to their work and their lessons.
But there comes the seventh day, the
beautiful Sunday, in which business
may be set aside, the lessons dismissed,
husbands and wives, parents and chill
dren, brothers and sisters reunited.
Let this day be consecrated to all that
is highest and best in our natures, to
thanksgiving and aspiration, and to
the development in the home of those
spiritual graces which make our homes
heavenly places. Wise parents will
make the day SO bright and sweet with
their JOY in their children, their SYM
pathetic conversation, their songs, and
their bits Of poetry, that those who
come to the hearthstOne weary or
discouraged will be renewed and
cheered for the work of the coming
week, and all will bear in their hearts
a bright memory to shine on them in
all cloudy weathers.-RurdL World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17
AEHOA AID.

VIENNA dispatches Of the 0th say the
Turks had been uniformly successful in
their operations against Servia, and de-
spair prevailed throughout that country.
At Gurgusovatz, the latter lost 3 5000 men,
and 1000 reinforcementS arriving too late
were utterly destroyed The town had
been burned by the victorious troops. It
was said that Russian army was march
ing to the assistance of Servia. The
Porte had intimated to foreign representa-
tives that it would make peace if Servia
and Montenegro wished it.
The London Times, in leading
editorial on the 8th, denounced the
Governments course on the Turkish
question, and intimated that there was
either dense ignorance or objectionable
stupidity at Westminster. It demanded
that England take measures to stop the
butchery of Christians in the various
Turkish dependencies.
\ COLLISION occurred on the night of
eth, on the Somerset s. Dorset Rail
way, between London train and an
empty excursion train. Twelve persons
were killed and thirty injured
4 SPECIAL to the London STANDARD, pub
ished on the Sth, announces the fall of
Saitschar. A telegram was received in
Paris on the same day stating that secret
committees in Crete, Samos and Chicos
had issued manifestoes calling the Greeks
to arm against Turkey.
ACCORDING to Berlin dispatches of the
.9tha panic prevailed throughout Servia in
consequence of the late Turkish victories.
The people demanded the dismissal of
Ristics, the Prime Minister, and that the
Powers be appealed to to avert the i'm
pending ruin. Prince Milan had ex-
pressed a willingness to negotiate or abdi-
cate.
A BERNE (Switzerland.) dispatch of
the 10th says an attempt had been made
by Russian lady to assassinate Prince
Go1schakoff, Russian Minister to that
country. The woman had been arrested.
The attempted assassination was ascribed
to political causes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17

pay the firm of Tilton, Wheelwright & Co..
the Slass of S32, 019, the Government was de-
fra9eted of that amount, and declaring that
Isafsh Harcom, Chief of the BureSu of Con-
st1&ction and Re pairs in the Navy Depart
uent. is unworthy and incompetent and
should be removed, were adopted. The mi
nority report was to the effect that there was
no evidence of collision between officers of
the Government and the firm of Tilton,
Wheeiwright & Co. to defraud the Govern
ment in the final adjustment of their
claim. The Conference report on the River
and Harbor Appropriation bill was agreed
to. A bill was passed to continue the tenn
porary arrangement for the expenditures of
the Government till the 14tb.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17
reflections on Great Men.

WE always think Of great men as in
the act OF performing the deeds which
give them renOWn, or else in stately
attitudes Of repose-grand, gloomy and
majestic. And yet this is hardly fair,
because even the most gorgeous and
magnificent Of human beings have to
bother themselves with the little things
of life which engage the attention of
smaller people. No doubt Moses
snuffied and got angry when he had
severe cold in his head, and if fly bit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17
The ClOud-BurStS in Nevada.

NEVADA has again been visited with
the meteor0logic phenomena Of cloud
bursts. Heavy rains have prevailed
| all over Nevada, but the cloud-bursts,
as two years age, seem to have been
confined TO the eastern portion of the
State. The recent calamity near Eure-
Iza has been the more destructive. and
| it is q little singular that the phenOm-
enon should have occurred within a
few minueS of the same time as that
which two years ago, on the same day
of the month, caused such a large de-
struction of property. MeteOrology is
one of the least understood of all the
sciences, but from the Investigations
which have been made there is reason
to believe that as more knowledge is
obtained it may be reduced to an ex-
act science in the same manner as as
trOn0my. 1t has to some extent been
demonstrated that storms, as other
natural phenomena, move in cycles of
time and place. Scientists will there
fore be led to the inquiry whether any
from the occurrences on Sunday night
and those of two years ago at Eureka.
The investigations which were made
after the clOud-burSt Of 1874 resulted
in the theory that these interior water
spOuts were caused by clouds heavily
charged with rain in a dense state
coming into contact with some lofty
peak. The fact that they usually oc-
cur in mountainous regions adds
weight to this theory. The cloud
burst Of Sunday, at Eureka, was not,
according to the account telegraphed,
of such power and force as that Oc-
curing in 1874. But the loss of life
has been greater this time, although
the destruction of property is less.
Two years ago the burst caused such
torrent Of water to pour through the
streets of Eureka as to wash away
dwellings and stores. The loss of life
now is appalling. Thirteen Cinnamon,
WoOdchoppers, and a camp of Italians
at work numbering, are reported to
have been washed away.
There was a cloud-burst on Sunday
further east than Eureka. This Oc-
CURED nine miles east of Elko. Such
a torrent Of water rushed down a
mountain-side that a large landslide
was the result, which was precipitated
upon a freight train, ditching it.
Another also occurred last night on the
line of the Central Pacific, between
Mill City and Humboldt, in Humboldt
County, New, which has laid the
track of the road under water for sew
eral miles. It is more than probable
that we shall hear of additional ones
in other portions Of Nevada, as we did
in 1874. The Inconvenience to the
people of California from these dis
turbances Of nature is that the teIe-
graph wires get out of order if the
poles are not washed away, and COM
munication with the East is tempo
rarily uspended.-S07l Francisco BqtL-
7otj72
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17

nate candidates for Pre- sidential Electors
and Congressional ane4 State officers.
The Republican State Convention Of
Missouri was held at Jefferson CITY on
the 9Th. George :. 4, Finklenberg> of s.
Louis, was nomi1 rated by exclamation For
Governor; O. e.. Allen was nominated for
Lieutenant-Go .eernor; Eugene f. Weigel
for Secretary Of State; Col John Sever
ance for ST. Ne Treasurer; G., r. Smith for
Auditors .e4Gral; A. W. Mullins for
Attorney General, The Cincinnati plat
form ar ri candidates were indorsed.
The. Michigan Democratic State Con-
vent .len was held at Detroit or the 9th
lib e Following ticket ryas nominated: For
= owa,nor, ". l. FVebber; Lieutenant-
s5oHs-nor, Julius Housman; Secretary Of
I SState, George H, House; Treasurer, J, G.,
| Rer5< ltrstt; Audit@r- General, F. NJ, Hell
/ l0way; Commissioner Of the Land Office,
&c, w. Green; Superintendent of Pebble
obstruction, Zelorus Truessiell. PresjAen-
tai electors werc chosen, and resolutions
adopted indOrsing the Platform adapted
and the ticket nominated by the National
/ Convention at St Louis
4 MONTGOMERY (Ala) dispatched the
6th says the Democrats had secured TWEEN
ty-seTen out Of thirty three State Senators,
and eighty out of 100 Representatives
4 Fort SULLY special Of thes9th SAYS
coUriers from the hostile Indians had Just
arrived bringing report that Terrys
command had encountered them, and that
they were fanI1ed by Gen. Gibbon and
badly beaten. They acknowledged loss
Of 100 wounded, and say Sitting. Bull was
shot through both thighs
GEN. BENZ. e. BUTLER is candidate
FOR Congress in the Seventh Massachusetts
District.
THh admissions to the Centennial Elk
| position at Philadelphia, from May 10 to
August 8, were 2,860O00 The cash re-
ceipts at the gates were 1865, 800 A large
revenue accrued from licenses and other
sources, making an aggregate of more
than million dollars received into the
treasury.
Gov. PORTER, Of Tennessee, was nomi-
mated for re election by the Democrats of
that-State on the 9th.
| THE regular State Convention of the
Republicans Of Arkansas, on the 10th,
after two days session, nominated afull
State ticket, headed by Joseph Brooks for
| Governor, and Presidential Electors.
THE California State Republican Con
vention adjourned on the 10Th, after hay
ing placed in nomination an electoral
ticket.
On the 10th Senator Logan appeared
before the Whisky Frauds Committee and
pronounced as false in every particular
the insinuatiors made by Ex-Solicitor
| Wilson, and others, that he had been con-
nected with the whisky frauds. He said
he never had any connection, directly or
indirectly, with any distillery, or any CON
nectiOn with distillers or rectifiers, and no
| business with them whatever, nor had he
| knowledge of any frauds, except as they
were developed in the trials and published
in the newspapers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17

The North and South Indiana Pres
byterian Synods will celebrate, in Oc-
tober next, the completion Of the fifth
eth year Of the organization of Pres
byterianism in the State. The joint
meeting will be held in the city Of In
dianapolis on the 10Th of the month,
when a Semi-centennial discourse will
be delivered by the Rev. DR.. Joseph F.
futile. of Wabash College.
90 I gu are nuisance. I'll COM
nit YOU" said an offended Judge to a
noisy person in court. You have no.
right to commit nuisance" said the
offender.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11
ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, November 10.-Gen. John
N. Corse, prominent Democrat, Chair.
man Of the First Congressional District
Committee, left this city tonight for
Louisiana.
Besides the Republican Congressman
gained in Illinois, whose names have been
already reported, returns show that Marsh
Is elected in.the 10th district. This makes
gain Of Republican Congressman and
reyerses the Congressional delegation
from Illinois. The Republicans here
also claim the election Of Ashcroft over
Sparks in tha 10th district.
CAIRO, November 10.-The official vote
Of Alexander county, Tilden 1880, Hayes
l,2l9; for Governor, Stewart 1878, Cul.
low, 1924; Congress, Hartzell 1888,
Wiley 1908. The latest returns from
the 50th Senatorial District, confirms the
election Of ALBRIGHT, Dem.
CHICAGO, November l0.-The Itibune's
Springfield special says report re.
ceived there to-day that ]. G. Black,
defeated Democratic candidate for Con.
gress In Vermilllon district, died to.
day. The Riollowing are nearly the ac.
curate figures on the State election Of II:
linois: The Legislature is composed OF
"a representatives; 90 Democrats and 5
Independents in the Senate, SO Republi.
cans and II Dem. in the House. Total
Democrats and Independents 9s, Repub.
licans LOG. Eighty-six counties give
Hayes 22,s9O, a gain of 2O,s9O over the
vote Of ~, when oglesby had 40,690.
The 16 counties to hear from gave 2,sl2
Dem. maj. in '72. In OF counties Cullum,
Rep, for Governor, leads Stewart, Dem.
and Ind, 1888. There are Al counties
to hear from on Governor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11
What the New York Tribune OF
This Morning Will Publish.
New YonK, Nov. 10, Midnight.

NEW 1oRk, NOV ~, MiunlBht'
The Tribune OF tomorrow will con.
tain the following statement:
A meeting OF prominent citizens was
held to-day at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel at
the invitation OF Secretary Chandler. II
is understood that proposition was
fully discussed and finally unanimously
approved to the effect that the National
Republican Committee be advised to in
yite the Democrat National Committee
to unite with it in sending to Louisiana q
number OF gentlemen representing both
parties, OF National reputation
and enjoying the confidence OF the
whole country, who should look
into the details Of the late election
witucss the action OF the Board Of Can
vassers, and report whether the result in
dicated the free and fair vote Of the State,
Dispatches we're received from Governor
Kellogg inviting such scrutiny, and all
the Republicans present used the strong.
est expressions with reference to the i'm
perative necessity that the count should
be absolutely honest, no matter who
might be elected.
Secretary Chandler and Senator Ed
muuds were compelled to leave last night
for Washington, but 1t is understood that
the Committee is likely to take prompt
action in the direction indicated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11
OREGON,

SAN FRANcrsco, November. lO.-A dis.
patch from Portland, Oregon, says: Re-
turns from Washington Territory indi.
cate the election Of Jacobs, Rep, as
Delegate to Congress by about $50 ma
jority.
Full returns from twenty counties in
Oregon show a Republican majority Of
1902. There are only three more coun-
ties to be heard from, two Of which will
offset each other, and the third will give
so Republican majority. The accuracy
Of these returns can be relied on.
SAN FRANCISCO, November lo.-Press
dispatches received this evening from
Portland, Oregon, give, in 20 counties,
1902 majority for Hayes. Only three
counties, Curry, Grant and Lake, remain
to be heard from, which will be about a
stand off and will not reduce the ma.
jority.
WASHINGTON, November lo.-Senator
Kelley telegraphed to-day to his wife, in
this city, that the result in Oregon Is
doubtful, with chances in favor Of small
Democratic majority. BE denies having
conceded the State to the Republicans.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11
FLORIDA.

Mr.. c. D. Brigham, formerly editor Of
tho Pittsburgh Commercial, now residing
ut Jacksonville, Fla, telegraphs 10 the
Cincinnati Commercial Of yesterday that
"Florida IL sure for Hayes by 1000"
The editor OF the Cincinnati Commercial
says that he attaches more Importance
to this dispatch than to anything he has
seen from the State, and comments on it
as follows:
Mr.. Brigham Is an old acquaintance.
He was u lew years ago the editor Of the
Pittsburgh Commercial, and is man who
not only knows what news, Is, but the
value OF his words, and he would not
have volunteered to send us the above
dispatch for any other reason than to
satisfy his desire to communicate the
facts. His dispatch satisfied us that
Florida may be with but slight misgiving
counted for Hayes; and assuming
Florida is for him, Hayes is elected"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11
OHIO.

COLUMBUS, November lO.-General
Wikof, Chairman Of the Republican
State Committee, furnishes the following
information. The so counties heard
from up to noon to-day show a Republl.
can loss OF on Barnes majority At the
October election. The indications are
that Hayes majority will be about 6,00O,
CoLuMBus, November 10.-Ths Repub.
lican State Committee now have semi.
official returns from SO out Of the Ss
counties Of Ohio, which show a net Re.
publican gain Of G23 over Barnes ma
jority In October, 1876, which was 6,636.
II the two counties still out should cast
exactly the same vote they did in October,
Hayes majority will be 7,259.
The excitement over the election news
continues unabated, and the streets have
been filled all day with excited crowds
much more irritable and less generous
than heretofore. Several street fights
occurred. The returns have been Of
such a varied character, and men have
been kept waiting so long between hope
and fear that the more ignorant Of street
visitors are growing petulant and less In.
clined to bear the chatting Of their polit-
ical opponents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11
rne Facts VIII Come out.

Yesterdays Cincinnati Commercial con-
,,In, , letter from "H. V. R." that every
D.nocrA. ought to read. The Democrats
b,,e always been inclined to lay great
,t,.,, on R.dfeld'sletters from the South
Indeed he enjoys wide spread favor and
confidence among all who read the CONNER
aa!, on account OF his fairness, csndor and
intelligence. In Yesterdays Commercial
Ia yiyes the country picture Of White
Line terrorism over the negro at political
meetings and al the polls, las he saw II
With hi. own eyes,) which, could 1t have
been looked upon by the North the. day
before the Presidential election, would, as
be we'll remarks, have resulted in the elec'
lion Of Hayes "by the most enormous ma
lOrity ever given candidate
In connection with Mr.. Rsdlield'a letter
We trust tina. our Democratic friends
will also read Gov; Kellogg's emphatic
statement thi4 morning. lie gives the
,.us sort Of picture I" that presented
BY Redfeld, yik; violence, brute force
.ul complete terrorism. Ii Louisiana
has been carried by the Democrats, which
Gov. Kellogg denies, this is the way in
Shich II has been done, and this the Re
pablicans OF Louisiana are prepared tc
,boT to the leading men Of both parties
ShO have been invited to be present and
,rlnine the evidence.