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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28

THE Americans are proverbIally good
natured people" We're they not, 1t would
be difficult for them to make Il complete
tour o: the grounds without becoming so.
The visitor meets 80 many queer people and
sees so much that is ludierous that he must
be a sad man if be fails to laugh now and
then. The hot weather may annoy him,
having his corns ground fine may be un-
pleasant. and being embraced by a fat
woman ON suddenly turning around may
be a little provoking; but soon something
happens or he sees something TO make up
for all his ills.
Grin and bear it" Is the involuntary
motto at Philadelphia. 1t might be Laugh
and grow fat" but the heat prevents
obesity Yours.
JOnv DARBY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28

LETTER FROM GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
We give below the full text of letter
written to United States Senator 7. j. Rob-
ertson, by Governor Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, in regard to the outrage at Ham
burg, in that State:
STATE OF SouTH CAROLINA,
Executive Chamber.
COLUMBIA, July l3, 1876.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28
THE STORY OF TIE AFFAIR.

On the 4th Of July inst. company of the
State militia (colored) were marching along
one of the streets Of Hamburg. The street
was over one hundred feet wide, and the
company was marching in columns of four.
While 50 marching they were met by two
young white men in buggy, who insisted
on keeping their course in the street with
out regard to the movements of the military
and drove against the head of the column,
which thereupon halted. Some parleying
took place, which resulted in the company
yielding. opening their ranks and allowing
the young men to proceed on their course.
On the following day, the young men re-
ierred to took out warrants of arrest against
some of tie officers of the military company,
who were brought before a Trial Justice for
trial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28

Hon. T. T.JfRObertson, United States Senator,
Washington, d. c.:
DEAR SIR-Your request for a statement
from me Of the recent BLOODY affair at Ham
burg, in this State, was duly received. l
have waited before replying until official re-
ports and statements should be received.
There are now before me the official re-
ports Of the Attorney General and the Ad-
jutant and nspector-General, the testi-
mony taken at the Coroner's inquest, and the
written statements of several other persons
who were present and witnessed the whole
or parts of the affair | will present to YOU
as briefly as possible, the leading acts as
they appear from the evidences to which |
have referred.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28
HERE AND THERE.


A Death bed.
pT JAMES ALpRlcH.
Her suffering ended with the day.
Yet lived she at its Gloss,
And bresthed the long, long night away,
In .tatue-like repese.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28

Twenty or TWENTY-FIVE Of the militia were
captured by the attacking party and kept
under guard for several hours. Finally about
two O'Clock on the morning Of the 9th Of
July Sunday, after consultation among
their eaptors and with complete apparent de-
liberation, five Of the captlred militia men
were called out one by one and shot to death
in the presence Of a large body of their cap
tors. The rest Of the captured party were
either turned loose or broke loose and ran.
They were fired upon as they ran. and three
OF them severely wounded. one of them
probably mortally.
Attorney-General Stone thus succinctly re-
ports this part Of the affair
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
Fxlzp $3.50 -%Hs

Moses NJ. STRONG has been for a
long time itching to be made Circuit
Judge of the Southwestern Circuit,
and was so frank as to avow that he
wanted it for the pecuniary aid it would
give him, appealing to the goodness of
people irrespective of party to give
him lift in the right direction. Now
the antecedents of Moses are not so
radiant as truly patriotic men would
wish--not SO beautiful as the antece-
dents of that other Moses when he
fell asleep on Mt. Pisgah, so, the dear
people couldn't see it, or in other
words Strong could not be their Moses
to lead them through the wilderness Of
judgments and writs and legal techni-
calities. therefore the Republicans
nominated a first-class man whom the
boys call VIM. E. Caster, whereupon
Moses called mass convention which
was intended to strengthen him as an
independent candidate. But sit was
ever thus" when the convention came
together it knew not Moses, but it
knew one NJ. NJ. Cothren and made
him its nominee much to the chagrin
of the bulirush, selfimposed candidate.
Dir. Cothren told the convention that
it had not met to nominate him, but
Moses. and that be would be s'dead
duck" if Nose insisted upon remain
ing in his Independent willow basket
upon the political waters but it was
no go, Cothren must be the man; and
Cothren is the man, not Moses. O.!
how ungrateful. ye democrats, think
of it, ponder it. Old Moses who has
been your Joshua is refused by you
the upholding of bis arms in the fight.
Shame on you The result will be
that Mr.. Carter will be elected, and
Moses will retire, soon to rest with his
fathers. And this is Democratict graf
itude.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
Referees Sale IN EcracTos-
Tire

State OF Wis consin--Circuit Court for Wood
County.
Isaac Phelps. Plaintiff, against Geo. Nceyes and
Ueo, A. eeyeS, partners unde- the firm name
OF Geo. NeeveS n Esn. Mary Neeves wife OK
SAID Geo. NeeveS. Jasper Ii. Moves VIM. II.
Davis. David Cline, the Etna National Bank
Of Hartford, Connecticut, Albert II. Atkins,
Chester Steele, Geo. c. White l.. Bull and c.
II. Bull. Defendants.
ESy, virtue of and pursuant to a judgment or
H der of foreclosure and sale rendered in the
above entitled action at regular term of the
circuit court for Adams county, holden at the
court house in the village of Friendship.
Adams county, W Wisconsin, on the 2lst day OF
March, A. II. 1876, being a special term for Wood
county /. the SubScrlb Der as referee therein will
on Saturday, the sixth day of May, A. d. 1876,
at three O'Clock in the afternoon at the front
door of the court house, in the city of Grand
RaYids, Wood county, Wisconsin, offer for sale
and sell at public auction to the highest bidder
the mortgaged premiS es described in the COM
paint in said action and in said Judgment as
fellows, to-wit: The following described prem
lSes, situate, lying ard being in the county of
Wood and Sta of Wisconsin to-wit: Lots te~
ll0t twelve Il2l, fourteen IA and sixteen [l6l
IN block thirty 1901 and lots one III, two ri,
four IA, nine t9l, ten [l0l, twenty-one I2ll
and twenty three % in block thirt y-one 1871,
and lots seven Il and eight Isl in block eight
Isl all In NeeveS first and second additions to
Grand Rapids, Wis.
Dated March I'D, 1876
WE BIB & COCHRAN, GEO. r. GARDNER
Plaintiffs attorneys. Referee.
Mich l3yy7t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

Work AND Play for May has some
striking and humorous pictures, and an
unusual variety of good reading. The
children cannot fail to read with eager,
ness the story of s'Christel, the Goose
Girl; and George Klingle's we'll drawn
sketch, ''Helrless.' Then the New
Centenial Game will surely attract
their attention: Mable FORESTER S
Sewing Society," will interest the
girls. The Capture of Fort Mott, y
both boys and girls; while the Cen
tennial Poem" and Jubilee Record. y
will have interest for old and young.
Work AND PLAY is the organ of the
Children Centennial Band, and gives
information about the Roll Of Honor
that is to be placed in the Philadelphia
Exhibition.
Published at 81 BIBLE House,
New YORK.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06


would have kept the Printing Bureau
in operation until the close of the ifs
cal year, and thus have prevented this
great amount of suffering, or the mon
ey that the Committee of Pensions Of
the House of Representatives wanted
to give TO their friend while fighting
tor the Confederacy, during the time
thus engaged would have kept the
Printing Bureau in full operation,
Yesterday the Senate confirmed the
nomination of John A. Bentley as Com
missioner of Pensions.
Yours Truly,
X. X X.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

Stop Your Cough. The wonder
full results and immense sale of Hale
Cough Cordial the past season, ought
to convince the most skeptical; still
we are going to continue the same lib
eral offer that we have made heretofore,
viz: Any person suffering with cold
cough or sore throat, who will call
Robinson & Schultz Drug Store and
purchase bottle of Hale's Cough
Cordial, use one half Of it, and if they
then conclude that it is doing them no
good, they can return the balance and
receive back their money. Who would
not test this medicine on such liberal
terms? No medicine ever sold Ia this
vicinity that produced sneh wonderful
results. Ali we ask is that you will
Try it.
nov4'75 GIN.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

THE Tribune INDUCES in tit bits of
sarcasm at the expense of Adams Co.
because in the recent apportionment
she has been severed in her connection
with Wood County as an assembly dis
trict. The Tribune fortunately dom t
speak the universal sentiment of the
people of little Wood. We have al
ways found Adams to be good county
to get along with; everything has been
harmonious, and if she has been more
fortunate than Wood in securing the
representative in the Assembly, we
ought not to abuse her for it +; she has
presented good men and true and we
have given them good support. Old
Adams is sound and stands we'll, and
when the Tribune as the mouth-piece
Of Judge Cate attempts to belittle her,
it will find that its sarcasm and taunt-
ing will only recoil upon itself, and the
misrepresent ative in whose behalf it
has so arduously labored the past three
years. Hurrah for loyal old Adams
though she has been legally divorced
from US; our best wishes 60 with her
always.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

ONO AND PENNSYLVANIA have
held their State Conventions. The
Buckeyes present Hayes. and the Key
etones present Hartranft as their res
pectire candidates for the honors Of a
presidential nomination at Cincinnati
in June next. Vermont, too, is alive,
and digests a truly loyal letter from
Senator Morrill, which will carry great
weight among the Green mountain boys,
The country is full Of enthusiasm, and
the predictions are, that Republicanism
will sweep the country next November.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06


A MOVEMENT is on foot lin New
York looking to pressing VIM. NJ.
Everts for the Presidency. Adams
and Everts, or Everts and Adams,
would make the most eminently re-
spectacle ticket that perhaps the heart
or mind of man could conceive. The
average voter would not be able to
touch it with twice ten foot pole,
and probably would not try to.-MI-
paukee NeUs.
Strike the So off Adams, aud the
''rts' off Everts, and the people would
have real "old line" ticket that would
enlist the hearty corporations of Susan
B. Anthony and old Fog Horn Allen,
and make an Eden of the political
field at once. Hurrah! for Adam and
Eve for President and Vice President.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
In Probate.

State of Wisconsin-Wool County Court.
In the matter of the Estate of Jacob Ba,l.,
Deceased.
an reading and filing the petition of Fstb.r
~ Butler, Administrative of Jacob Batter de-.
ceased representing among other things th,s
she has fully administered the said estate in
the State of Wisconsin, and praying that a i'm.
and place be xeI Tor examining and ALLOWING
her account OF her administration, ami assign
ing the residue Of said estate 10 the Probate
Court of Cook County Illinois where she Wa.
frst appointed Administrative
1t Is 0risred. That said application be ,hesrd
before me at my Office in the city Of Grand
Rapids, on the 10Th day of April, 1876 at 10
o'clock /. VI.
Ind it is further Ordered, That notice Of said
application ana hearing be given 10 ell persons
interested by publication Of copy of this Or
der for threes successive weeks once in each
week in the God County Reporter > news
paper printed in said county prior to said hear
ing.
BY the Court,
/. L. MOSHER. County Judge.
WEBS COCHRAN, Attorneys.
March sd. 1876. Mch3hwsi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
-PhEsicians are nredictino

Physicians are predicting ter
rible epidemic the coming season. All
the signs seem to point that way. The
drought, famine, singular weather, sc,
of the past year or two have always
been precursors of plague, In what
form the disease will appear is not yet
known, but it is we'll for all to be pre-
pared for a sickly summer and much
mortality.
Never has such tidal wave of re-
lgion swept over our country as is
slowly moving now. Hardly Il place
but sends forth the glad news of the
number Of souls who have found their
Cod. There seems little excitement,
but deep thought followed by firm
conviction. Whether or no there is a
prelude to a time that will ''shake
mems hearts we cannot say; but Ger.
tain it is that ia the great hour of trial,
they are frmest and bravest, who feel
that death is but tie "golden gate"
that opens it's portal to more glorious
world. The grave has lost its terrors,
to those who have such faith.
Not for years has our country been
visited by general epidemic, but there
are people living who remember the
horrors Of such scenes. Let us be
cheerful, keep as healthy as possible,
and bravely meet what the future may
have in store. Certainly no healthier
location than ours, could be found, and
it is in the close poisonous alleys of
the city that pestilence makes his hur-
ried rounds almost unche ;ked.-Cen-
tral Vas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

THE BEAUTY of the law that says
a dead, Cor supposed dead) body must
not be touched till the coroner can be
sent for and hold a red tape inquest
thereon, was apparent to even fool
in New York last week. A Mrs.
Rose Young in some manner was
drowned in the East River. The body
was discovered, and dashed to a pier,
where it remained from l 2. NJ. till
the next day morning. the plaything
of the waves ; the agonized husband
in the meantime walking the pier
through the long night begging per-
mission to take the poor dead body to
his home where three little children
were crying for their mother; but he
was refused mot allowed even to
touch it. A law SO utterly foolish,
one that oftentimes is the means Of
tentimes Of quenching the little spark
OF life which might be famed into a
living fame, ought to be blotted out
entirely, or so remodeled as to save
life rather than take it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

EX-MINIsTER SCHENCK IS coming
out better than his enemies have de-
sired, or his best friends could have
hoped. He has appeared before the
Committee gu Foreign relations and
told his story in so frank and strai ght
forward manner, that what appeared
to be mammoth fraud has more the
resemblance of mistaken judgment
than anything else. One thing is evil
dent, the ex-Minister supposed that
the Emma Mine was big thing, and
that untold riches were there locked up.
His holding some 400 shares at the
present time, together with loss of
sums of money aproximating $50, 1000,
by stalking the same upon the ability
of the Mine to yield it's mett!e, is con-
elusive evidence that he has been
blinded-that his confidence has been
misplaced, aud that the representation
by which other parties have been mis-
led, were made through an overween-
ing estimate of stored wealth, and an
infatuation more foolish than criminal.
We rather guess that Mr.. Schenck is
not so corrupt a man after all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

The GREENBACK party of Connect
icut nominated Donald G. Mitchell,
better known as ok Marvel" author
of "Reveries of Bachelor" for Gov
ernor. elk" does not take kindly to
this, 1t is said that she has no inten-
ton of fondling and nursing the Rag
Baby" He wrote the Committee
Il would rather be farmer than Gov
ernor l would rather stir my library
of an afternoon and watch the growing
corn undulating in the western wind
than sit in the chair of State signing
bills for public acts; and the bright
flag floating above the Capitol would
not be SO pleasing in my eye as the
smoky banner of the far off steamer
seen athwart the dancing waters silver
ing in the June sunshine
This is good. MITCHELL is sound.
His library is his executive chamber,
and his dominion extends beyond the
narrow bounds Of Connecticut.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
----~a-s.- e4sgse -.,;a4-

A Precious MoRsEL. The Demo-
cratic leaders are happy! A nation dis
grace is precious morsel to them, over
which they gloat and rejoice. One
would be led to think that the South
ern Confederacy had come back to life,
or that jeff. Davis had received the war
portfolio, SO happy are the Bourbon
leaders over the shortcomings of Bel
KNAPP. Judas betrayed his Saviour. but
he did not kill Christianity, and Dem
ocracy will soon temper its unseemly
joy by the discovery that the Belknar
betrayal has not injured the cause OF
Republicanism. men may fall, but just
principles will live forever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

THE CINCINNATI soft money organ
has been too mad thus far to say much
about the abandonment of the rag
baby by the Pennsylvania Democrats.
1t merely remarks in a bitter way that
they were ''either terrible liars last
year, or they are terrible liars now. -
The observation appears to have grain
of truth in it.-New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

THE CONFEDERATE orators who are
in Congress by virtue Of the grace and
amnesty granted by the nation that de-
feated their treason, are very fond of
referring to the centennial year as rea-
son for republican surrender to the
doubtful demands which they present
as worthy of consideration. They
ought to be more modest, and remember
that they did their ''level best for the
centennial celebration by attempting to
destroy the Union it glorifes. Who,
then, have the best right to talk cen
tennial? The boys in blue made one
possible; those in gray did their utter
most to render it unnecessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
Grand Rapids, Thursday, April 6

THE NoRRIsTowN Herald says it
is true that the democratic party is still
trusted-but by hotels and saloon
keepers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
BUSINESS NOTICES.

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 FISHERMAN.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

First it snew, then it blew, then
it thew, then again it snew, nd then it
didn't thew, and then it friz and then
and so its been all winter, and yet
that dutchmen isn't happy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

THE New YORK Tribune asks:
why should the people trust the
Democratic party?" They Don't
that is, the people in general don't.
Saloon and hotel keepers are the only
people who trust" it now--Norras-
torn Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06
LOcke's National Magazine.

The gradual downward tendency of
prices, with the appreciation Of the cur
rency, gives promise of cheap reading
for the people. Among the lower
priced magazines, LoCKE's NATIONAL
seems excellently adapted for meeting
the public demand for an entertaining
and instructive monthly, and though
the price is only dollar a year, it is
up to the best in Typography and gen.
eral execution, while its literary con-
tents have no superior among the minor
magazines. The May number just re
ceived, is fully up to the high standard
of its predecessors. On receipt of a
three-cent stamp, the publisher, j. P.
Jones. Toledo, Ohio, will send free
specimen copy to any address.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

The people Want Proof. There
is no medicine prescribed by physicians,
Or sold by Druggists, that carries such
evidence Of it's success and superior
virtue as BosCHE's GERMAN SYRUP
for severe Coughs, Colds settled on the
Breast, Consumption, or any disease Of
the Throat and Lungs A proof of that
fact is that any person afflicted, can
get Sample Bottle for 10 cents and
try its superior effect before buying
the regular size at IS cents. It has
lately been introduced in this country
from Germany, and its wnoderful cures
are astonishing everyone that use it.
Three doses will relieve any case, Try
it. Sold by your druggist F. j.
Wood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

For Sale.-A second hand, 40
horse power engine, Il inch bore, "a
inch stroke. This engine has been
completely overhauled and repaired at
the Grand Rapids boundary, and is
nearly as good as new. Parties wish
ng to purchase can apply to the
Grand Rapids Foundry for particulars,
terms of payment Sc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

HIGHEST point 49o above Zero, 25th noon.
Lowest point 26o below Zero, End morning
Highest average day SO above Zero, 25th.
Lowest 50 below 4th.
Variation in the month from 26o below to IS
above being 75o.
T. DUTPJrIT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06

10 II ItABLIN.
Grand Rapids April 9th. If