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The Morning herald., 1876-01-07
prsssnfaA sipAAs petition N

q raforonoa aFS"p'FSES'f vyaE IN
r. Morton presented = petition in favpr
le appointment of commission to reg
e the liquor trsflics Referred sto the
umerous other petl:iopps,A = op various
eets eeas were presented S an1sn and appropriately
r. Clayton lp,rresen.sa Il 4 mem a oorial Of, lie
Pctaw Nation, asking for the settloment
ertain claims. Referred to the Com
|: };s NJ %os'sn, ass'." fsan Aa'Y; ss csnn,stss
heges and Elsetiops, submitted re-
IN the matter of the status of the
sldent pre- tenn, which he asked tto, be
on the table and bH printed hys s!o."u
pessrs. Cooper and Mevrimon> expressed
dissent from thA conclusion OF the
eority Of the Committee. 'iaipT bn@ 9'i' -
pr. Wright, ,iptrod duced 1. bill fixing the
ery Of the sPresidsht or the United States
erred to the Committee, on Civil Service
q. cameros :se",aiss,a .atioaa,Hed SoiHA Ap&er-
the Commissioners of the District Of
umbia to bui|dl 4 market On Square 446,
snongton. Referred to Committee on
~ 9,.c !, nalldings and 9mFg4ssT. =, nIWSI
lr: SteveusOaantrodue1d saa bill Nor the
el Of Milton Best, of Kentucky. Refer
10 the Committee on Claims. .,..,.,, ,.,,
ar. Dorsey introdnced 4 bitl authorizing
sale of the Hot Springs Reservation in
KANSAS, "a and for other pnnposes.g> Laid
the table.
lr' Key introduced q bill to Cau uthorize q
Pographical survey of. the bayous and
ses G OF the Mississippi river. Referred to
committee on the Levees of the Missis-
Me- D. .'tui4gIjgru ,- EN .5atl s..,i
nr' boutwell, said In consequence of the
'ess OF member from the Massachusetts
.1gatlon tISn In the, House, he :, desired 'te
,"uraw his notice that he would an
unce m, the death of Vice President Wilson
lhursday? - .ITAN aGATT
tloysE Or RRPREsENTA7vHA 7Tndel
Iall OF committees, IN t1emoFning honj
mn. handall, from the 6opmittseS Soh Ap
vprlons, teported IsaeSd1 tph ftbsk tht
'mlhlttee .n, on Military hirs e% Rqtestet
.ake into immediate conAtd efati0n TIL
n.y. and allowances AZ 81 fsSi ~ th.
wy W.: ana report to the HOUSES 1RafsApi
"hat cases such cases Auch pay, and, a
Sances 'MA !, can be reduced!a !aUi1a uE 4
H. .us; h;,i randall said he merely, introduce
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TI,e Gehten1nek,RiA1aeNl

NFws YORK, Jan. 6.-The arrangements
of,tll lle National Rifle Association and amiae, ma
terr rffie .ciuH fof the 'GehtsnnIiai ?ihterna.
ttona fife match arr" progressing, IL Ihyita
tions tpparticipate have been sent to TREAT
Britain, Australian Gahae Fnanoe, lMsas'
Prince Edwards Island, Sweden and Nor
!way, aauf wfllshortly be sent TO Austria,
Hungary, >, Relginmy German AMpire'
swift seriapd. Chilli, Brazil and Peru.
Eight men will eeoustitute "a eteam.,s The
ranges will be at eight hundred, nine hunds q !
red, sM d thousand yards Tae toafr11a55 lf1 4,5
nsnt ,;s1,h x sst 'Sp $sa Y'3 o3
four hundred ls aha ETY. pS1nts pt.t til Ss
pIace n ~ Creedmoor r'a or PHILADELPHIA. Maj:
Fultonsk at present visiting the GentenAiaa eIH
grounds to repsaGpoaa Ahstr fadspt"baiNys
It. ID believed sshowsTer that Crse1moor
will be $eleetsd y O ~ 9 .%sstesss$sss
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4b Lex, TAllOAk6.


. 10 @bltua ,sAs---it ie1F"f az !"o-" '''
A BRACE OF MURDERERs HUNG-oNE A.
CHRISTIAN THE OTHER AN INFIDEL-
SCENES sAF,THE.sCAFFoBD.o.I 2sdIhT2s
P1ggsBuRa.- Jan. William aagsax Tax
and ;,;i varS p1fae15.R tdd, AotHtes
harit Wahl a year ago last Nqvemb9err. 9r
Their crime was in character OF highway
men, They attacked the farmer on ms
waythome and demanded his money he
refused and they killed him. Murray doing
the Shooting and Myers holding the horses
Myers confessed a day or two after MS
arrest, but Murray always denied having
ANYTHING to do with it, He has steadily re-
fused TO phaye any,hpirittpsF any viz adKisfg4 MysEs
was converted after his arrest and enjoyed
IRE visits ofthe Catholic Priest who attended
himi Shortly before the men were brough
from their cells today, 8 dispatch wee re-
ceiyed from the Governor refusing to inter
fere. Five minutes after twelve O'Clock the
prisoners were brought out. Murray, VINO
was + n infdel, refused to receive any clerical
attention. Myers was attended by Ca$h0
lie Priest, and was thirty-fVe years old. To
DAY be said he had made biz n I9fascssYish God
and was ready to Ass #ha ~aaked with
firm steps to the scaffold in the ,jail yargg
where about .tyo KS thousand persons mad
congregated. The streets outside were
packed with people. When placed on the
trap doors, Murray gave a withering look
at Myers VINO responded with an expression
on his face as of pity for his unfortunate
com panion fer his unbelief In the hereafter.
Myers acknowledged the justice of his sen
tence and said be wss1ready to- die: When
| asked by the sheriff whether he had any
thing to say, Murray responded, Nothing,
but you have no'right to- hang men AT III
|%mih1tes past 12 the trap, was sprung.
Murfay's neck was broken instantly, but
| Myers hody twitched for severa! minutes
After hanging IL minutes .the-bodies were
cne down and placed in coffins. Myers body
| wfl be buried to morrow according to Cath-
olM rffeSs I3f hid cahfesssa Mat Myers
I was ndt his real name, but refused to make
the latter know gat1 sTpftySbe Bre he ex.
ecution; whs~As y d'he sries. n gfas' y ag
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
Merits and Prospects OF the Centen-
NAL Exposition.

EVERY day, however, shows that the
energy and determination Of the Centen-
NAL Board of Finance and few of the
Centennial Board of Commissioners in
opening the Exhibition at all hazards on
time has had an admirable effect True,
it is not in a finished condition, but then
the public have encountered no disap-
pointments, unless it be pleasureable
ones They were fully informed of the
progress and condition of the work. and
found it far in advance Of what they an
ticipated. On the other hand, everything
connected with the inaugural ceremonies
went off with the precision of clockwork,
and gave ali impetus and eclat to the en-
terprise which will successfully tide it
over the intervening time, when it can
stand on its own merits and ask no favors
further than the inspection and criticism
of all intelligent men. As much cannot
be said of any preceding Worlds Fair,
and I have seen few of them, and that
fact is readily acknowledged by all our
foreign visitors. Especially is it true OF
the latest European Exhibition, that at
Vienna, with which our own, following
so soon in its footsteps, gains greatly by
comparison in point of completeness and
promptness. My words are fully borne
out by the remarks of a well-informed
American whom [ met gong through the
main building. He had been present at
the Paris and Vienna exhibitions, and his
comparison of this with others is worth
recording. 1T is" said he,'' Z" in all
points superior, the variety and
vastness of display in the machinery
department is far superior in all its
details, and the Exhibition in the main
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
Ehe Offspring Of Dyspepsia.

No class Of inyalids are more to be com
miserated than the dyspeptic, since the NAL
ady from which they suffer is the parent of
more numerous offspring Of tormenting
symptoms than any other disease On the
other hand, they are to be congratulated
that there is a potent, safe and agreeable
botanic remedy for all the torture that they
undergo. Hostetters Stomach Bitters pow
erfully invigorates the cellular tissue Of the
stomach, thus promoting an adequate secre-
ton and flow of the digestive juices, vital
the stomach, directs the bile into its true
channel, and stimulates the inactive bowels
and dormant liver. These radical effects are
accompanied with the restoration of appe-
tite, flesh and sound repose, and the removal
OF fiatulence, heartburn, nausea, palpita-
tions of the heart, vertigo, high colored and
scalding urine, water brash, headache, and
many other harrassing symptoms of dys,
pepsia
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
INDUSTRIAL, STATISTICAL AND
TECHNICAL.

CEMENT TO FASTEN LEATHER UPON
METAL.-Soak the leather in a hot solu-
ton OF nut-galls, and apply it to the metal
upon which it is to be fastened-the latter
must be provided with coat of glue.
When dry, the leather will adhere so tight
that it will tear before separating from the
metal.
HARNESS, and other articles Of leather
that are injuriously acted upon by the
ammoniacal eXhalations common in sta
bles, may, according to Prof. Artus, be
thoroughly and effectually protected by
the addition of little glycerine to the oil
or blacking with which their surfaces are
treated.
| EXPERIMENTS as to the penetratin g
power of colored light show that the blues
are not visible half a league off, and
should not be used as lighthouse signals
White, red and green lights can be seen
the farthest. The green looks like a
white light when at distance, and should
be used only in contrast
DYEING WOOD MAHOGANY Color.
| tain quantity Of mahogany shayings or
sawdust and boil in soft water This
liquor makes an excellent dye for light
colored woods which it may be desirable to
give dark or mahogany shade. Eastwood,
poplar, pine and similar light-colored
woods may be made to look like mahogany
with this dye.
Of +ho Wi &c
| Vienna, in paper read before the medi-
cal society of Lower Austria, on the use
of Photography in Medical Science"
said that an eruption of smallpox had
been made evident by photography twen-
ty-four hours before it actually came out.
Although nothing was to be seen unusual
| on the skin of the patient, the negative
plate showed stains on the face which per-
fectly resembled the variolous exanthem,
and twenty-tour hours later the eruption
became clearly evident.
Mr.. CoRyIN, of London, in his pam
phlet On hydrophobia, indorses the theo-
ry of DR.. Thompson, according to which
it is a vulgar error that patients in hydro
phobla are mad. They are not mad !;
there is no such thing as madness con-
nected with the disease. The Duke of
Richmond, who, while Governor-General
of Canada, was bitten by rabid fox,
and suffered from the most violent parox-
ysms, which ended in death, had suf-
ticient fortitude and self-control in the in
tervals to give all necessary directions for
the conduct of public business and the set
tlement of his own private affairs.
THE Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution contains
the following statistics of Southern cotton
mills: We are surely and steadily gaining
in the number of spindles. II 1869 we
had only 225 ,063; in 1870 the number had
increased to 262, 221, and in 1875 itreached
4S1, S21. We give the official figures Of
II l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25

building also excels. As for the attend
ance, it is not in any respect inferior. At
the early stages of an exhibition, when its
incompleteness is taken into considera-
ton, an affair, of this kind never takes
complete hold of the people throughout
the country and the world until it has been
month IN running order. Those who
come at first are the advance guard who
advertise it throughout the length and
breadth of the land. l was at the Vienna,
three weeks after it opened, and it had not
made as much advance in popular favor
then at this has in five days. At the
Paris Exhibition at night the attendance
was kept up by grand concerts on the
grounds, at which the most eminent mu-
sicians took part. The admission was one
franc, or five francs per week, with the
photograph of the subscriber upon the
ticket, tor which one franc was charged at
the first purchase, and probably the man
agement Of this affair may find in time
that season tickets are preferable when it
comes to be understood that it will require
month of days at least for any human
being to get over the grounds with any
degree of satisfaction. But take it all in
all, no mistake can be greater than not to
suppose, from all appearances, that this
exhibition will be as popular and success
full as any yet held" f. ..T.+
a significant fact, and one which in all
future eXpositions, both in this country
and elsewhere, should be noted and guard
ed against is the hardness of American
merchants and manufacturers in sending
| in to the proper authorities their applica-
tons for space, and when that is granted
| them, their exhibits to be placed in posi-
| ton, always in the hurly- burly, ever in
the rear, and making big shout and big
blow about their enterprise. They put in
| an appearance with their goods when the
show is fairly under way, caring nothing
whether they disarrange that which is al
ready in place or mar the general effects
of the surroundings by the presence of the
huge, unsightly cases that contain their
especial wares. An instance of what |
have called attention to is the official state
ment made to-day by the Centennial au-
thorities, that no less than 800 applica-
tons Orspace, over three-tOurths Of which
are from Americans, are now awaitin g
answers. Philadelphia Cor. Chicago
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25

almost feel the animals hot breath. Once
she ventured to turn her head, and she
distinctly saw his two bright eyes.
Every moment she expected to feel his
sharp teeth enter her flesh. But she was
nearing the light. One more Iusty
scream, and she knows she is heard, for a
loud "hallo' answers her.
Nearly exhausted and out of breath, she
still finds strength TO scream "Help, help,
the wolves are after mem 1t will not do
to slacken her pace, and she still runs
with the fleetness of deer. But Ezra
Johnson is not slow in coming to her res
cue. He came brandishing big ire
brand, and back of him, came his son
with another blazing brand. Ezra John
son caught the terror stricken child in hi.
arms, and as he did so obtained full
view, not of a ravenous wolf, but of Mr..
Edwards large black dog. No wolves
were anywhere in sight, but PontO had
been having a good race trying TO
keep up with his little mistress.
After her little girl had left the
house, Mrs. Edwards thought that Ponto
might be some protection to her, as he
was remarkably intelligent dog, so call
ing him, and opening the door, she sent
him out. She never dreamed of Marys
mistaking him for a wolf; and Mary her
self after fully realizing that it was only
her faithful dog that she had been run
ming from, wondered how she could have
been so foolish.
Her errand was quickly made known 70
| these kind-hearted people and young Ezra
was soon riding full speed after the doc
tor, while his father and mother busted
themselves in putting up few things to
send to the sick ones.
" Here's bottle of good currant wine,
Mary, | have had it ever since | came
from York State. | think the doctor will
tell you to give some of it to your father
as sOOr as you reach home Then here
is some light bread that baked to-day;
| have just made some new yeast, so this
bread is better than usual | think some
toast made out of this will be nice for
your mother; and here is a bowl of cur
rant jelly, it will make nice, pleasant
drink for both your father and mother"
"Here, mother" said Ezra Johnson,
ARE these nice, fresh-laid eggs that [
brought in to-day. Put them in, too''
By the time the last article was packed
in the basket, they heard the pattering of
the horses hoofs, and Ezra and the doctor
rode up.
Mrs. Johnson thought it advisable for
her to go along, so another pony was
brought around; and Mr. Johnson, taking
Mary on behind him, started on
No wolves or Indians troubled them
this time, and they soon reached the house
| of the sick man, but not a moment too
soon, for he was rapidly growing worse,
and the doctor declared if they had waited
until morning before sending for him he
| could not have helped him.
They ali remained during the night, and
tended him faithfully, and in the morning
were rewarded by finding him decidedly
better.
The doctor before leaving pronounced
him out Of danger, and Mary on hearing
it, felt thousand times repaid for all that
she had suffered the night befoTe.-Amer-
5cG,a Young Folks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
DON'T TAKE TT TO HEART.

THERE'S many a trouble
Would break like bubble,
And into the waters of Leuhe depart
Did not we rehearse it,
And tenderly nurse it,
And give it permanent place in the heart
There's many sorrow
Would vanish tomorrow
Were we but willing to furnish the wings;
SO sadly intruding
And quietly broodIcs
II hatCkes out all sorts Of horrible things.
How welcome the seeming
OF eyes that are beaming,
Whether ones wealthy or whether ones poor.
Eyes bright berry,
Cheeks red as cherry,
The groan and the curse and the heartache car
cure.
Resolved to be merry,
All worry to ferry
Across the famed waters that bid us forget,
And no longer fearful,
But happy and cheerful,
We feel life has much that's worth living for yet
-Ge0rgiGna G. CLARK, IN Tjnstey'S Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25

GA book agent who has retired from
active labor" says the Easton Free Press,
upon the hard-e earned accumulation of
life of industrious check, says that the
great secret of his success was when he
went to a house where the female head Of
the family presented herself he always
opened by saying, 81 beg your pardon,
miss, but it was your mother / wanted to
see" That always used to get 'em. They
not only subscribed for my books them
selves, but told me where / could find
more custOmers.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25

FLEAINGToN, Hunterdon Co., n. j., June %, "A.
DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y. Dear
Sn-It is with a happy heart that pen
these lines to acknowledge that you and
your Golden Medical Discovery and Purga-
tive Pellets are blessings to the World.
These medicines cannot be too highly praised,
for they have almost brought me out of the
grave. Three months ago | was broken out
with large ulcers and sores on my body,
limbs and face. | procured your Golden
Medical Discovery and Purgatiye Pellets,
and have taken six be tiles, and to-day / am
IN good health all those ugly ulcers having
healed and left my skin in a natural, healthy
condition. | thought at one time | could
not be cured. Although l can but poorly
express my gratitude 20 you, yet there is a
drop of joy in every word L write. Gods
blessing rest on you and your wonderful
medicines is the humble prayer of
Yours truly,
JAMES o. BELLS
When medicine will promptly cure such
terrible eating ulcers and free the blood of
the virulent poison causing them, who can
longer doubt its wonderful virtues! DR.
Pierce, however, does not wish to place his
Golden Medical Discovery in the catalogue
of quack patent nostrums by recommending
it to cure every disease, nor does he SO rec
ommend it; but what he does claim is this,
that there is but one form of blood disease
that it will not cure, and that disease is can
Ger. He does not recommend his Discovery
for that disease, yet he knows it to be the
most searching blood cleanser yet discoy-
cred, and that it will free the blood and ys-
tenn of all other known blood poisons be
they animal, vegetable or mineral. The
Golden Discovery is aoaYranted by him to
cure the worst forms of Skin Diseases, as all
forms OF Blotches, Pimples and Eruptions,
also all Glandular SwelIinps. and the worst
form Of Scrofulous and liberated Sores of
Neck, Legs or other parts, and ali Scrofulous
Diseases of the Bones, as White Swelling5,
Fever Sores, Hip Joint and Spinal Diseases,
all OF which belong to Scrofulous diseases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
he past year by States

A Chicago wife asked for a divorce
because her husband was habitually
drunk. He admitted being habitually
drunk, and pleaded that as an excuse for
not bringing thu suit himself
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25

The most familiar sign in New York
Just now IS - To Rent So, at least, says
the Tribune Of that city.
, 1876-03-03
Fables
Etss 1orE World,

TIE MOLE AND THE UAF.
4 Mole and Bat having engaged In dtspuss
concerotng tho Polarization OF Light aud being
unable to agrec, resolved to summon an Advisory
Fog As soon as 1t had not, tie iiat ead, tt11un,.
phsntly Don't you 500 i non7" ID tho Molo
replied with E8ultation: "Yos but II. Tue sarno
Light" The Youedlction vaa then p1osouncod
R1d the Fog adjourned.
Moral-Nono ara 30 Blind a. Those who won't
Soc.
TIE SHARK AND TIE PATRIARCH.
During tLs DaluRe, ~ ; Loodless Shark WsA
conduoting Thanksgiving service for au spui1-
dant Harvest, = prudent Patriarch lootcd out
and addressed him thuss +My Ftiond, ! am
much struck With yonr open eoluteuanco; psaI
como Into tho arp snd mako QUO Of uH. Tue
Probabilities are falling barometer, Bone9al
AtmosPheac Disturbance. and Hasyy ltsns
throughout tho Rcgion Of tho Lower UntFetso
during Tho nsxt Fofty Days" "That IL Just tls
sort Of Hs!rpn an, replied the shsf!, ,sins VIC
on your Deluges." About six wesks subsequently,
the Patriarch aatouutosed him on the summit OF
Aoust Masat, In worry assaitoned c,rsa1ussAn'
Coz.
Aoral-You Can't pretty much most s!nsya
tsll how Things asa going to Turn 0us hasse.
tltreE. -
, 1876-03-03
fNClDENTALS.
nRrKHAItR Hr1crkau,n


New Yonk, March 2.-A Washington dispatch
says: ut lB generally beloved that Treasurer
Now will be tondeted tho chico Of Secretary
of War"
WAsB1xdros, D. O.. March 3-The President
to-day appointed Secretary Hobeaon auting &c.,
r&tary of War. Following ia the iottsr Of ap-
pointment:
E1Ecu11yu MAss1uH. WAaHlNoTox, D. O., Masrh .,
having boon tcndasel aud accepted lh!s lsy yol, sts
hereby directed 10 asaue and perform tho duties rer.
tain!nR 10 the once uf HecsetaFy OF War In zdatgn
70 those Of your own oifca, until Otherwise ttectod
Very truly yours, U.B. 0EAxF.
To Ihs SecrosaEy OF tho Navy.
Tux sUlcIDE RUAoN.
fhe President informed noyerAl nepnb]lr,n
InembsEa OF Congress- thIa afternoon that tha
urst iuti1uation he had OF DeIkuap's u,alfeasaucs
was from tho lips Of Dcltnap himself. An ,,u.
authenticated Iumor prevailed 1T tiIo Capt.
toL carly In thu AftGrnoou, that Ds!kuan
remarked to tho President tLia morning thnt
Whoa to heard Marsh Was bound to teatifr. hs
c1clApoed: ~ wished hid killed uynsifn "a
Which the President Esptiod ~ Wish you hail."
This Tnn,oF was soon repeated Ia modii!od forms
unttb 1t assumed tho shane that Upiknnu Ind
actually Killed llirascli. Many persons on tbs
e9ciscnons OF tue nsoclont bolicycu lhs fumoT
~ 10 tfae, and pains WGIo taken to obtain III
formation to satisfy ttern to tho contrary, 1t
IN, uAs matter Of surprlue TO everybody th4t the
tesumon1 implicated Belhuap Ia dsLouorabls
ttsatAesaons more cloaely shan ofeu his enemies
, 1876-03-03
THE PRESIDENT,
Iffa ARFAHFr."

Sptefai DispdteA to The Ehlea5s 1+tb1sns.
WASHINGTON, y. O., March 2.-Tho Domocrats
Art ondeavoring to make capital out OF The faok
.hhs alo President, In hs letter to secretary nel-
map ssed tho word "rsgEct." The Presidents
to'hsEas thoroughly explained this to . promi-
nen' "estefu Congressman. 1io said that Dol.
aa ausp haa deceived him this morning; that
no'1hAp eald that SOHO scandal Ind
neon aeSelo1nl about hls vito, md
snss nc would A,sumc tho responsibility.
1he fsesaehf. upon N Impulse, wrote tho lot.
ter and intended to ea.resa sogre. that c,rcum.
,,.. STANCES hsa made tue resignation necessary.
Ino f1oS'dens ha'a thst' hs, 10 known Of I,el-
kuap's personal acts. ho Allo,,1 h.ya in,o,mcd
n1tnsp nss e. .scsn 81 Gs,1 is 4ssl 1S'l.os
presidont &hon emphatcally uaiu, Hsnd mn ;x,an5 @
Of milo will nov iasosposs 10 savs Gen. uai.
KNAPP" Ne4>