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The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

HOW AN ENGLISH RIVER ELoPED-Three
centuries ago, according to my porter, sea-
charge happened here which really deserves
to be called strange. AT that time a small riv-
er (by no means an Insignificant one, however,
as English rivers go) flowed peacefully through
the l0Wland, and found its exit to the ocean be-
side this same small fishing-village upon which
IT conferred some little maritime importance.
one winter night. during the latter half of the
10Th century, hurricane began TO blow, the
IKE IKE OF which had never been known before.
Inc sea, so to speak, reared straight up on end
and stalked over the land like an army of
giants. The surf broke miles inland, among
sequestered farms and over green country lanes.
The storm ragged for three days, after which
there was an Improvement, so far as weather
was concerned, But when, at last the appal i.
led fishermen ventured to thrust their heads
inquiringly outside their windows, loi they had
lost their river Amazed, they staggered forth
and sought distracted up and down; the river
was gone, and not SO much as pint of ditch
water left to show where it had been. 1t was
not case of humiliation, however; far worse
1t was an elopement; the most heaItless in
stance OF geographical unfathfuness that l
ever heard of. One of the villagers, wandering
forlorh some miles to the northward, all at once
stumbled upon stream which he had never
seen in that part of the country before, Op-
pressed with dark suspicion. he followed it
up towards its source, and ere long was COM
pelled to recognize init the tratorous current
which he and his fellows had mourned as dead.
1t occupied its unlawful bed with 80 much de-
mure self-possession, and smiled in its betrayed
ones face so placidly, that had it been possible
still to doubt he would have done so, 1t was
an impressive story, and might, L thought, be
worked up into romantic and pathetic novel
in three volumes, in whichsthe heroine, if not
the plot, should be entirely unhackneyed and
original. 1t would be difficult, however, to in
fiict poetical justice in the last chapter. The
the new river-mouth, and today flaunts its stol-
en- prosperity in the former possessor's face.
To set matters right by another great storm
would denote poverty of imagination; and
there are various difficulties in the way Of Gre
horne an Appleton's Journal for May
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

THE Indianapolis Journal thinks Secretary
Sherman has got The Presidential fever, and
finds in his steps towards resumption the
first symptoms cf tie disease. Indiana can
not be made to understand that there are
men who believe resumption to be good
thing in itself, and do not advocate it merely
to advance their personal success.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

RUMoR has it that Cardinal Cullen, or his
Church, lost Bequest of $25O,OOO by his re-
fusal TO permit the body of O'Mahoney to lie
in state in any of the Dublin churches. The
testator was alive, and being Fenian, can
celled his will and disposed of his property in
another direction.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

IT is very evident that England and Aus
tria dread to become involved in the Eastern
war, and yet feel that the course of Russia
may compel them to resort to arms. This
terrible possibility will lend strength to their
efforts for peace. The prospect of a general
war is an appalling one, and there is not a
nation in Europe that does not shrink from
its consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25
The Prince of Wales had his fortune toll

The Prince of Wales had his fortune told
during his last visit to Pals The wise woman
informed him that he was born under lucky
star, but that he had not always been happy,
and was now contending with serious dticul'
ties. His warm heart had often led him to as
sist ungrateful people, who had i'll repaid his
goodness. If he persevered in the career he
had chosen, however, he would eventually sue
ceed, while he would soon inherit large for
tune which would enable him to marry his true
love-
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25
,ERMs $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
Plot for a Play.

New York letter: A man applied to one who
mad been an old friend to endorse note which
ne offered with some trepidatioD, but which
bore every evidence of being genuine The
friend was glad to revive old associations, and
as the note was not for large amount willingly
put his name to it, The individual was profnse
IN his ACCOMPLISHMENTS, and incidentally men,
toned his wife's name. Your wife" repeated
the endorser, "why, l thought your wife's
name was. You know [ was acquainted
with her before you were." "Oh! YES" said
the other, with very red face, ''that was my
hrst wife; did you not know that she was dead,
and that had married again?" No, he did
not know it, aud was very sorry to hear of the
loss, for that first wife had been a very sweet
little giil, and an old schoolmate and flame of
his own. The note came to maturity, was re-
turned to him, aud he was obliged to nav it,
Being in the neighborhood of Harlem, where
the man whom he had known had formerly
lived and owned little house, he concluded to
call and see if he lived there still. He did call.
and to his astonshment the first wife, his
former sehoolmate, opened the door. He
almost tainted; he told the tale that had been
invented by her husband, and asked her what
it meant. Then she sadly told him an unhappy
story. How her husband had made the ac-
qualntance OF young girl; had continued it,
giving her the impression that he was an un-
married man; how he had promised to marry
her, and, being unable to do so, had been
threatened with the State Prison by her en-
ragged relatives; how, to save him from i'm
prlsonment and utter loss of character, she had
permitted him to obtain divorce, entering no
plea, suffering all that Misrepresentation and
slander could heap upon her, and finally
choosing to be dead to the world altogether in
her own proper name, and only live under
another name, and in order to support her
three childrens One thing her husband did-he
left her in possession of what had been their
little home, and for the rest she sews, she
writes, she teaches music, she keeps books for
woman who keeps ladies' furnishing store,
and thus supports herself and children, while
her husband is boarding in semi-fashionable
boarding house in town with his second wife,
who knew all the facts and still married him.
but he still remembers u.s. she said with q
smile and tear. He never fails to send a
box of presents to the children at Christmas,
and my birthday is never forgotten"
The old friend is widower without "encum.
brances, and possibly this may prove a modern
version of the Enoch Arden story.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

THERE are probabilities of important
changes in Egypt. The Khedive's health,
both bodily and mental, is.so seriously af-
fected that speculation is rife. as to what kind
of man his successor will be. As matter
of course his oldest son is described as en-
dowed with all manner of virtues and mental
gifts. 1t is quite certain however, that he is
a hard worker, and shows no inclination to
extravagances which have nearly ruined his
father.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

THE proposition which has been made in
the West to build monument to the men,
ory of Cornelia Chisolm, the Mississippi
heroine, meets with cordial favor, and sub
scriptions have already been started for that
purpose.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25
TIE PRESS
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY %, 1877.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley t.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent cur
iourna
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25
FANCY GOODS

at prices that can not fail to give satisfaction to the
closest buyers and make glad the Hearts of Families
and Housekeepers. Our stock is large. Our goods
are well bought. We work hard. Our expenses are
trifing We are bound to make it lively for OLD
FOGlES this spring. The property must move,
il has got marching orders. and must be Sold
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

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The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25
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PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.
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The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Booksellers and StatiOners.
HOYT & F0CG, No. 81 Middle Street.
Book Rinde,

Carpenters and Builders.
WHITNEY & MEANS, Pearl street, eY-
pOsife the Park,
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25

Furniture-Whelesale and Retail.
GEORGE A. wmITNry. No. aa Ex-
change 81: CphoIstering of all kinds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
The Bee VS.. the Flower Christian

Beecher says in a late sermon {:
There is too much begging in the
church. Young people and grown peo-
pie are sent forth to work for Christ
as if the one thing, or the distinguish
ing thing. in working for the Lord
Jesus Christ consisted in talking,
in reading. in sending books to the
heather, and in having committees
rushing about here and there and every
where. These things are an important
part of the work /; but there is still a
more important part OF it. | think
the bee that goes buzzing about the
flowers in the spring is very useful
little animal but, after all, l think
the flowers, that never stir or buzz,
are full as interesting as he is. and far
more important than he is. The buzz
zing bee gets a good deal of honey and
Jugs it away but he would not get a
particle if it were not for the silent
flowers which contain it all.
do not object to activity l CON-
mend it; but to make it the character
istic feature of mems Christian life
that they are running about and doing
something to make activity the evil
dence by which to judge of change
of heart, or of a Christian disposition,
that L do not believe in. How long,
oh, how long shall wisdom cry in the
streets, and declare that the power of
Christ and the gospel is to possess men
with the victorious center of love, so
that they shall think through the at
mosphere of love and will through the
atmosphere of love and work through
the atmosphere of love, which shall
be as a fountain that overhows both in
summer and in winter, being neither
scorehed nor frozen? How shall it be
before the world will know that Christ
ianity is designed to make men sweet,
and humble, and self-denying, and
patient with everybody but themselves
forgiving everybody but themselves,
criticising nobody severely but them
selves, and loveing themselves even
less in some respects than their neigh
Dor?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
New Hampshire Election.
x X x.

Concord. n HI. March 1.-THE
vote of the state by counties in all but
twenty-four towns show PRESCOTT
{ Rep majority for governor will be
5000 strong. If the remaining towns
come in the same as they did last year
the aggregate vote of the state will be
over $1,000, a gain of 1000 over
Hayes majority last fall.
The republican candidates tor congress
in the second and third districts are
elected by good majorites. The foot
ings of all but three towns in the first
district give Marstou Rep. 1865,
Jones (Dem. 13,4S7.-The towns
not yet heard from are Nottingham,
Tuition, Borough and Eaton. Last
year these gave Cheney 291, and Mar
cy 3S5. If they are returned the same
as last year Marston will have % plu-
atty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
Sheriff Sale in Foreclosure

STATE Of Wiscon<in-FH Ciresit CoErt-Wood
County.
AIbert ii Atkinr Chester Steel and George c.
white Plaintiffs. against. A ndrew H. Natwick
herman H. atwlck, L. NJ Natwick his wife,
ana Mons Anderson, Defendants.
In pursuance, and by virtue of Judgment
and decree of foreclosure and sale. made in the
ABOVE entitled action. by the said Circuit Court
lot " ood county, iseonsin, on the 21st day of
I ebruary, a u 1877, at special term of court
held IN the county of Lincoln, Wisconsin. /,
the subscriber Sheriff of the said county of
GOD. shall expose for sale, and sell. at public
yendue, to the highest bidder, for cash. at the
Front door of the Court House in the city of
6rand Rapids IN said county of Wood on Sat-
urday the list day of April A. ID. 1877, at two
clock IN the afternoon of that day. the follow
ing lands. and premises, described in said decree
OF sal as follows to-wit: The south east quar-
ter of section thirty-two CO. in township TWEEN
ty-fosr t2i,) North of Range four t4.) east. Also
the south half of the north east quarter and the
north east quarter of the south west quarter of
Section twenty-five co., and the east half of
the north east quarter, and the south west
quarter OF the north east quarter, and the south
nall OF the north west quarter of section TWEEN
ty-three (23) al intownship twenty-three t23)
North of Range four a. east, lying and being
In Wood County Wisconsin.
Dated March Sth, 1S77.
PHILIP WARD, Sheriff.
JENKINS, EILIorT i WISkLER
and WEBB ( COCHRAN
MchSWI ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
Cate.

Many Democrat bosom is torn with
anguish at tae thought that all the la
bors of the non-partisan bull-dozers and
ballotbox suffers of Louisiana, and all
the non-partisan cipher dispatches and
money that passed between No. Is
Gramarcy Park and Oregon, have been
as good as wasted.
Now all is done that man can do.
And all is done in yain,"
is the despairing burden of their song.
Some are not only full of grief, but full
of wrath. Such an one is our OWL Cate.
Like Sir John Talbot, and other
doughty men of war, he is full of fight.
Yesterday, in the House, he was on
the rampage. He wanted the Demo-
cratic members of that body to repu-
date the action of the Electoral Com
mission, and go On and elect Tilden.
He denounced them as towards, if
they did not. 1t was all the Confed-
crate Brigadiers could do to keep him
from overt acts. Such tempest in
teapot has seldom been witnessed.
If Gate would only cool down and
reflect little, he would see that even
if the Louisiana returning board did
make fraudulent canvass, he is the
last person in the world who ought to
complain For two years he has held
a seat in Congress upon a fraudulent
canvass. He was never elected to con-
gress; he was canvssed in. The Dem
oeratic canvassers in Wood county.
two years ago, found that the people
had given majority for Republican
county officers and for Republican
member of Congress. They according
ly threw out 40 Republican votes,
enough to leave majority for the
Democratic candidates and to give
Cate a majority of two in the Con-
gressional district. The Republican
candidates for county offices who were
thus canvassed out appealed to the
courts. The Supreme Court decided
that the Wood county canvassers had
wrongtully rejected the forty Republi-
can votes, and gave the Offices to the
Republicans who wore honestly elected.
Chief Justice Ryan, himself Dem
ocrat of the strictest sect, joined in
this decision. Cate, with his fraud
ulent majority of two was, however,
beyond the reach of law and justice !;
he was safely sheltered in the bosom
of Democratic House of Representa-
tives. Sitting there, with no other
title to his seat but canvass which
everybody knows was fraudulent, and
which has been so pronounced by the
highest judicial authority, 1t i'll be-
comes him to cast any reflections on
the Louisiana Returning Board
Madison Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22

AN EFFORT has been made by some
of the Democratic leaders to persuade
Prest. Hayes to withdraw troops from
South Carolina and Louisiana. The
President declined to accede to their
request, claiming that the troops are
under the command of the President
and subject to his order as commander
in Chief, and to use his own words,
81 cannot see heu their mere presence
could injurs well disposed persons or
present amicable settlement of any
question" We are glad the Presi-
dent has shown his determination to
stand by the loyal element in the south.
1t is a matter of fact that there exists
in the south an element as disloyal TO-
day as sixteen years ago, whose dis
loyalty was manifest during the months
proceeding the Presidential election
and subsequently, in fact until the
settlement of the Presidential question
by the Commission. We believe that
element is ripe for revolt to-day; at
least it stands ready to bulldoze the
loyal white and black element, and
until it has learned to accept the situa-
ton, and dissolve all color lines-to
treat all men as citizens of one great
commonwealth, entitled to all the rights
and immunities guaranteed them by
the constitution and its amendments,
they should be kept in check by the
strong arm Of the military power Of
the government. If men won't be
persuaded by generous treatment let
them be taught to "lcue, honor and
obey" by something less palatable than
moral suasion. 1t may be safe to with
draw the troops year hence. but it
would be unsafe to do so at present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22

Dinner. TSupper,s
Iralns run daily Sundays excepted
Trains run on Chicago time which il % min
utes faster than Winona time.
CONNECTIONS
At Green Bay with c. 4 W. Ry for Oconto'
Al enomenee. Escanaba, Marquette, L'Ansc,
close connections are made except Sundays.
S T,ih night and morning trains. which run
oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee and
Chicago.
Through Tickets sold at principal Stations for
Eastern Cities, via all routes from Chicago.
with Wis. Central R. r. for Milwaukee and
points on line of tina. road. also during season
OF NAVIGATION with Union Steamboat Com
pany for Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo and y. Y.
At New London with the best equipped Stage
line In the Northwest. for CIintonvilIe, EN-
barrass and Shawano.
At Amherst Junction with ". C. R. R., for Wan
paea, Medina and Weyauwega.
At Flower with Wisconsin Central R. r. fer
Portage and Madison and with fast Stage
Line for Stevens Point.
At Grand Rapids with w. V. r. R., for Tomah
and Wausau
At Hatfield with Fast Stage line for NeillsvilIe.
At Merriam with W. W. r. r., for Black River
Fails, Madison, Chicago, Eau Claire. Menom-
once, hudson Saltwater st Paul, Minneap-
oils and breckenridge.
At Winona with C. NJ. Il st. P. R'y, for Lit
sMyabasha, Redwing, Hastings, st. Paul and
With eWinona & st. Peter R. R. &C. & n. w.)
for st. Charles, Rochester, Oyatonna Man
kato, New Ulm and st. Peter, and during the
season OF navigation, with keokuk Northern,
Line A. L. Packets for all Mississippi River
At La Crosse with Southern Minnesota r. R.
and with Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota
janis P.M KELLY, 6 seR REN MsPsf.r b Dt
DAN ATWOOD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
EOreclOSure Sale.

s'Ss~ " "ss~-~.f~z-In Oi.c,,it Court-Voo1
County.
Isaac G. Mann, E. Frank Beals. Alexis Torruy
and Elias S. Beals. Plaintiffs, against Isaac
J.. Mosher and Olive M. Mosher, Defendants.
Try VIRTUE of a Judgment and decree
H of foreclosure and sale made in the above
1876, by the said Circuit Court, 1 shall expose
for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest
bidder, for cash. at the front door of the Court
House in the City of Grand Rapids in said
county of Wood, on Saturday the 18th day of
april 1877, at o'clock P. NJ. of that day, the
lands and realty described in said Judgment
and decree of sale follows, to-wit: Lots No.
one d. and eight 80 in Block No. Sixteen Q6) of
Neeyes addition, in the city of Grand Rap
ids, County of Wood, and State of Wisconsin.
Dated January "a, 1877.
PHILIP WARD,
Sheriff of Wood County, Wisconsin
JENKINS, ELLIOTT & WINKLKR,
Att'ys for Plaintiffs.
Mchl5w7
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22

MURDER is at premium in the
city of Chicago. Hanford's murder
BY the assassin Sullivan, was so fragrant
an outrage that it was reasonable to
suppose the murderer would be pun
ishsd summarily, but the vilest ele-
ment of Chicago life came to the front
and neither jury nor Judge dared to do
their duty. Upon the first trial the
jury disagreed and the case has just
been tried second time, the Jury
acquitting the prisoner who goes scot
free to perpetrate other murders az he
may desire. The fruit of thi, acquit-
tai is observable in the assassination
of Prof. S. S. Jones, Editor of the
Chicago Religo Philosophical Jour- al
by one Pike, a Professor of Physiology
who perpstrated the dsstardly deed in
broad daylight while Mr.. Jones was
occupied at his table at editorial labor.
Prof. Pike with GOODNESS which was
audacity itself repaired to the station
house, said he had killed a man, and
gave himself up delivering over his
revolver and certain papers, among
which was an alleged confession of bis
wife in which seduction is charged
against the murdered man. The whole
transaction reveals rottenness in
Chicago society which finds it counter
part in all large cities, and in those
localities untouched by any of the
Christianizing influences of the age.
The success of the murderer Sullivan
has undoubtedly instigated, in a meas
ure, the killing of Prof. Jones. It is
not saying too much to assert that the
Judge before whom Sullivan was tried,
and that the jury which acquitted him,
ought in equity, to suffer the penalty
of the law which would have been Wis
tied upon Sullivan, had justice been
meeted out to the criminal.
Undoubtedly Prof. Pike will be scot
free in a few days, and in the mean.
time other, and more frequent murders
will be announced in blazing headlines
in the Chicago dalies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22

District Court of the United States for tie Eestsrn
District of Wisconsin.
In the matter of Rosalie Boguslawsky, bank
rupt.
CAT Madison, in said District on the 7th day OF
March, A. D. 1879
Western District of Wisconsin.-ss.
Sir: Take notice that Petition has been
hled IN said Court by Rosalie Boguslawsky of
sIrand Rapids in said District, duly declared q
Ban krupt under the act of Congress of March q
1901, and the amendments thereto, for dis
charge and certificate thereof, from all her
debts, and other claims proveable under said
Act. and that the 10th day of April A. d. 1871,
of the same, when and where you may attend
and show cause, if any you have, why the prayer
of said petition should not be granted.
Z. VI. STEW
Clerk of District Court for said Western Dist
Mch15w3.