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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

GEN. SHERMAN is said to be of the opinion
that the war in Europe will be of long duration,
and involve other Governments beside Russia
and Turkey. He states that American officers
desrous of visiting the scene of operations can
only obtain leave of absence on halfpay, if at ALL
and that they viii be debarred from engaging
temporarily with either army.
THE Treasury of the United States, up to the
9th, had disbursed $50, 344, 600 in silver coin,
Of which amount $18,095, 900 were in lieu of
fractional currency and $12, ,249 900 for currency
obligations. There was a balance on hand of
So, 500, 900.
THE eighth annual report of the Board of In
dian Commissioners has been recently made
public. 1t reviews what has been done under
the peace system, and deprecates the want of
good faith of the Government in its treatment
of the Indians. 1t cor gludes with the following
recommendations: Immediate compliance on
the part of the Government with the terms
of the existing treaties with all Indians;
appropriations for consolidating the agen-
cies; generous appropriation for edu-
cational purposes; discontinuance of triba re-
lations; extension of the law for the protection
of life and property; aIlotments of land; es-
tablishment of industrial and agricultural
boarding-schools, and compelling the attend
ance of all between seven and eighteen years;
the issue of supplies to be made to heads of
families; increased salaries to Indian Agents.
JOHN L. KING has been appointed by the Pres
ident Collector of Customs of New Orleans.
The resignation of A. NJ. Clapp, Public Prin-
ter, was rendered, on the 30th ult., and j. D..
Defrees was appointed to succeed him.
Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY employees, mostly fe-
males, in the employ of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, in Washington, were dis
charged on the 30th ult.
THE public debt statement for April shows
the following: Coin bonds outstanding, 81, $685.
O20 $50; total debt, $2,224, 1858, SOB; cash in
Treasury, $154, 299, 1886; debt, less cash in the
Treasury, 5000, 358,6l7; decrease during
April, S4,315,5l0.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10
WEST AND SOUTH.

THE verdict of the Coroner's jury in the case
of the Southern Hotel fire in ST. Louis is to the
effect that the fire had its origin in the basement
of the hotel in their opinion the store-room, but
possibly the wine cellar but, in either case near
the bottom of the baggage elevator, which car
ried the smoke and flames almost instantly to
the upper floors and roof of the building. The
lessees of the building are censured, among
other things, for having made no provision for
gushing a fire; for carelessness in storing in
fammable materials in the store-room and wine
cellar, and for making no efficient efforts on the
night of the fire to awaken their guests and en-
ployes.
THE South Carolina Legislature convened in
special session on the Goth. In his message.
Gov. Hampton cherishes the hope that the mem
bers :" Will forget the animosity engendered by
political strife, and rise superior TO petty con-
siderations of pan ltisanship, and that, devoting
yourselves with patriotic zeal to the service of
your State, You will strive earnestly to restore
It's lost prosperity. revive its wasted industry.
reform all the abuses in its governments and
promote harmony, good will and Justice among
all classes and parties"
In the divorce case of Ann Eliza U.s. Brigham
Young, Judge Schaeffer has decided that there
no marriage between the parties, and that
hence the plaintiff is not entitled to decree of
divorce. The Judge also decides that, for the
menial service which she rendered unto the
Prophet during the years of their joint polyga-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10
THE EAST.

THE suit, in New York, of the English owners
of the famous Emma Mine against Trenor W.
Park and others, who sold it, to recover the
$4,000, 900 paid for it, alleging there was fraud
deceit and Misrepresentation on the part of Mr..
Park in regard to the resources of the mine, re-
suited, on the 29th ult., after four months
trial. In a verdict for the defendants.
THE Dime Savings Bank, at Bethlehem, Pa,
suspended on the 30th ult., with liabilities ex-
ceeding $2S5, 000; assets unknown.
THE Democratic State Convention of Penn
syIvania has been called to meet at Harrisburg
on the 8th of August.
THE Niagara water-power property on the
American side sold at auction on the 1st
and bid in by a Buffalo gentleman at $71, 900.
SENATOR BLAINE has been recently chosen, for
the eighteenth time. chairman of the Maine
Republican State Committee, he having already
served seventeen years in that capacity.
A SECTION of the northeast corner of the New
York Postoilice building fell on the afternoon of
the lst, while men were at work removing sup
ports which had been placed under it while
making repairs. OF the ten men at work in the
room at the time of the accident two were
killed, and fatally and others slightly in
ured.
STATE SENATOR WooDIN, of New York, testi-
fed at Albany, on the I'd, relative to the charges
in the alleged confession of VIM. NJ. Tweed to
the effect that in no possible shape had any
thing of any value passed through his hands, or
been received by him, in consideration of any
vote or act done by him in the Legislature or
out of it for the benefit of William NJ Tweed or
anybody associated with him (Tweed); he never
received any money from Tweed, Winslow or
Hastings.
Gov. FAIRBANKS, of Vermont, has reprieved
John p. Phar until April, 1879.
GOLD closed in New York, May Sd, at
107. The following were the closing quota
tions for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring Wheat,
s174B@175; No. 2 Milwaukee, S19S; Oats.
Western Mixed, 5O@67c; Corn, Western
Mixed, 6715@6Sc; Pork, Mess, $1610; Lard,
$1010; Flour, good to choice, $8.15@825:
White Wheat Extra, S8.30@8.S0; Cattle, 10@
113Ic for good to extra; Sheep, $5.5Oa725:
Hogs S5.75@6.OO.
AT East Liberty, Pa, May Sd, cattle
brought: Best, $5.75@5.S0; medium, $3.50
$50; common, $4.75@5.00. Hogs sold-York-
ers, S5.40@565; Philadelphias, $5.906600.
Sheep, S4.50@6.25, according to quality.
In New York City, on the ID, the
Grand Jury found indictments against Dr.
Thomas S. Lambert, President; James Cruik-
shank, Secretary, and Alex. j. Reid, Cashier, of
the American Popular Life Insurance Company
charging them with having subscribed to a
sworn statement of the financial condition of
the company in which the facts are misrepre-
sented. DR.. Lambert was held in the sum of
$4,000, and the others were held in the sum of
$1,000 each. Indictments for similar offense
were also found against Luther W. Frost, Presi-
dent and J. P. Rogers, Secretary, of the CONT
mental Life Insurance Company, but they had
disappeared from the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10
H. B. PHlLLEO, Editor.
Herbert Wilson looked at Minerva


significantly. and smiled
Two months later there was quiet
wedding in London, and the bride was
elderly Jane, while the groom was no
other than the celebrated Mr.. Powerton,
considered so long a prize in the matri-
monial market, unattainable by the young
and fair. The foliage might fade at
charming Baden, and the fat landlady re-
tire to winter quarters to count her gains;
Minerva might ramble with her husband
to the far East; Jane was going home to
preside over that large Congregations
post of honor that filled her with secret
trepidation to contemplate. How could
she hope to please everybody?
1t happened, just before quitting Liver
pool, the bride discovered a much-worn
pair of slippers among her husbands
possessions.
g [ like these best, because the colors
are so soft and subdued, silver and gray.
The bright red flowers on green make my
eyes ache" said the Rev Mr. Powerton
!" Perhaps you could work another pair
like them, my dear"
q Perhaps l could, as | made these N.Y.
self" returned elderly Jane, with glee-
Ht3per's Bas1r.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10
WIS, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1877.
Z .AULD LANG SYNE.'

When my work is finished for the day,
Or rather for the day and night
And in my room the moonbeams stray
q love to muse in Luna's light,
l fling my feet upon chair,
And there, for contemplation ripe.
I turn my back on toll and care
And Light my pipe.
Then, as with drowsy, half-closed eye,
l puff the brown narcotic weed,
Back to the past L swiftly fly
On memorys velocipede.
My native village comes IN view
'Tis now a city famed for trade;
Alas, to think it thrived and grew
Without my add
L tread the well-remembered grove
Where / have sat for hours and hours,
And talked with Nell, my youthful love,
And wreathed her brow with wildwood flowers.
l wished no greater bliss than that
To have her was joy enough.
Ho-hum-poor Nelll she grew quite fat,
And took to snuff.
Again upon the rivers brink,
A freckled urchin, spare but spry,
With rod and line, sit and think
I'll get nibble by and by.
The sun goes doWn-the courthouse dome
Grows DINNER in the fading light, .
And at last am driven home
To get a bite.
stand beside my grandma's knee,
While she about her girlhood tells;-
Her accents falter, and | see
Big tears behind her spectacles.
She comes in visions when l sleep,
The same kind soul so spry and clipper
/ hear her laugh-I see her weep
1 feel her slipper.
saucy lad, I tread again,
With shout and gibe, the village pave;
Grim deacons and lean aldermen
Look ON with countenances grave.
My capers strike these worthless dumb
They look upon me fiend;
They wag their heads, and sigh He'll come
To some bad eend."
And they were right. Could they but rise
And view me at my work to-day,
They'd rub their dim, old fogy eyes,
And to each other grimly say:
6 He's writing for the press, We see!'
And as they sadly turned to go,
Methinks they'd sigh, remorsefully,
u told We SOP
-Parnenas Mir, in Scri5ner's Monthly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10
A Startling Scene in a Church.

A painful scene appears, by the &C
count given of it in the Stirling J0tTndI,
to have occurred, On Sunday last week, in
a church near Gartmore, in that county.
The minister, who is in the habit of
warning his congregation on special occa-
sions against the Vaccinations of the
Evil One, was delivering a discourse on
his favorite theme, when suddenly large
window blind and roller behind the pull
pit lost its hold, falling right over the
preacher, and completely cOncealing him
for time from his flock In its descent
the roller smashed number of window
panes, and the clatter Of the falling glass
added panic 10 the already terrified con-
dition of the enshrouded preacher. Ig-
norant of the cause of the sudden dark
ness and horrible noise, he thought he
might have exceeded the bounds of dis
cretion in his denunciations of the Devil,
who had thereupon arrived hastily in per-
son, bent on retaliation. A frightful
shrek of 81 am goner" echoed through
the church, and the maddened preacher
with one bound cleared the pulpit. nor
even stopped until he reached the ex-
treme corner of the edifce. 1t may be
well imagined that the suddenness of this
alarming incident and its dramatic nature
exercised most powerful effect on the
nerves of all who witnessed it. Fortu-
nately there was no general panic, or the
consequences might have been serious;
but the story should be lesson TO hose
ministers who touch upon the delicate
question of the personality of the Devil
to retain their self possession under any
circumstances, and not to leave the pull
pit unless absolutely elected from it by
force.-PdM Hall Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10

the occupying force numbering 5000 men, with
twenty-four guns. 1t was the intention to hold
the post against any attempt at its capture by
the Turks. The town of Ibrail, occupied by the
Russians, had been bombarded by the Turks,
and this the Roumanian Chambers had voted to
be cdsltS beEli.
ACCORDING to Constantinople dispatches of
the Sd, the Turks had burned and abandoned
Tnltscha. The evacuation of Dobrudscha had
been resolved upon, and the Turkish Army
was slowly falling back upon the second line of
defense. Several Russian merchantmen had
been CAPTURED by the Turkish fleet,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-10

THE foolish man will ask a woman if
her baby is not trifle cross-eyed, but the
wise man will take the cars to Syracuse
and make his inquiries by postal card
Rome Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30
THE SENTIN Il l.

Is published every Friday morning at y 90
per annum, if paid viihin three months rom
the time of subscribing, or $500 il not paid
until the end of the year. No paper dscon-
tinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at
the opton OF the publisher.
TERMS OF ADvERTIsTNG For plain matter,
81 90 per square Is lines) for the first inser-
ton, and % cents for each subsequent inser-
ton. Rule and figure matter, double the
above rates. Obituary Notices so cents per
square.
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Half column ID 90 25 90 40 90
Quarter column 90 IS 90 % 90
Professional Cards (under 10 lines,) 90
Yearly advertisers will be allowed to change
four times during the year without charge
Advertisements should be marked with time
and space they are to occupy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30

FoR WIVES --'What do you think
the beautiful word wife comes from p
asks Ruskin. ut Is the great word in
which the English and Latin languages
conquered the French and the Greek.
| hope the French wil'some day get
word for it instead of that dreadful word
)cmme. But what do you think it comes
from The great value Of Saxon words
is that they mean something. Wife
means weaver You must be either
housewives or housemothers; remember
that. In the deep sense, you must either
weave mems fortunes and embroider
them, or feed upon and bring them to
decay. Whenever n true wife comes,
home is always around her. The stars
may be over her head the glowworn in
the night-eloud grass may be the fire at
her foot; but home is where she is; and
for noble woman it stretches far around
her, better than houses cciled with cedar
or painted with vermilion, shedding its
quiet light for those who else are home
less. This believe to be the woman's
true place and power"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30
VOL. XXIII.--NO. 10.

Luther started back in.ioyful surprise,
and exclaimed -
"Nhat do you know about it Oh for
Gods FAKE tell me quickly !"
He replied II am the minister who
performed that ceremony, and | am WIS.,
iting . friend in this vicinity. | pre-
sumei to accompany him to this wedding
feat, ind happy am | that | did so.
remember distinctly all the circum-
stances attending that mock marriage 49,
The church here was then very poor and
not able to support minister. was
theI studying for the ministry, and con
sidTing it an aid in the pursuit of my
st,dies was conducting the services in
tint church. ! was not an ordained min
User at that time and consequently that
marriage is no more binding than any
cher conducted by an ordinary person.
A sigh of blessed relief burst forth
rom every heart in the room The
yedding feast went on happily and
Inerily. Luke was looked for, but he
had disappeared.
Y The years few by and naught occur
red to disturb the domestic bliss Of the
happy couple. The maiden aunt was
beyond the chance of doing harm She
was safely locked in the cell of lunatic
asylum, where she almost inces6antly
walked the floor, excaiming, "IIe was
not minister"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30
ID act ic H..
WRITER FOR THE "sEETINEL.
REJECTED PROPOSAL.

STRANGER
Come from thy gypsy tent with me,
Together let us roam
I'll take thee DER the rolling sea
To my own sweet island home.
GIPsY-
o, stranger, let me pause awhile,
Though I'd wish with thee to dwell,
Yet can | wander many mile,
From scenes love so well
STRANGER
Come and be my lovely bride,
Thonlt meier repent thy choice,
ri be thy fond and ,rusty guide
Thou'lt sing with gladened voice.
GPsY--
They say thy cline is cold and drear
That Souherns there oft pine,
have a sad foreboding fear,
OF wretched lot being mine.
STRANGER
Away with superstition wild,
Our land is bright with flowers,
Thorit deem thyself again child
Among thy fairy bowers.
GIrsY-
There are trees and flowers around our feet
In my own dear native dell,
The gypsy life is wild and sweet,
Kind stranger, Fare-lhee-well.
ROCKVILLE, Md, @.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30
ALL SORTS.
Companions in-arms-Twins.

Companions in-arms-T Twins.
The best throw of dice-Throw them
away.
A blunder in manners is blot. An
apology is an attempt at erasure but al
ways makes it worse.
Fools and their money soon part. It's
worth while being fool to have the
money to part with.
1t cost eighty-one thousand human
lives to build the Panama railroad, or
one man to every three feet of road.
He that has no friend and enemy is
one Of the vulgar, and without talents,
powers or energy.
Ifyou pass for more than your value,
say little. 1t is much easier to appear
wise than to talk wise.
One solitary philosopher may be great
and virtuous and happy in the midst of
poverty, but not whole people.
/ never had bad man to cum to mo
for advice, but before he got thru he
had more advice to offer than to ask for.
To avoid all trouble ov law suits from
heirs and others, have konkluded to
administer upon my own estate by
spending it as j 60 along.
A Roman remarked the other day
II try mighty hard te be honest, but
sometimes poor man cannot be honest,
unless be steals money TO be honest with.
When a girl begins to take an interest
in the arrangement Of young mans neck
tic it is an intallible sign of something
more serious than sisterly regard.
"No one would take you to be what
you are" said an old fashioned gentle
man to a dandy who had more than he
had brains.
"Why y was In mediately asked.
Because they cant see your years. :"
"The baby has got new tooth, but
the old lady is laid up with cold in her
head" remarked a gentlemen to de-
fcated candidate. "Wbat do | care 2"
was the reply. "Wcll," said the gem
tIcman, slowly, "bofore the election you
used to take me aside and ask me how
my family was coming on, and I've been
bunting you all over town 10 tell you,
aud that's the way You talk to me. But
it don't make any difference. | voted
for the other candidate, anyhow"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30

THE COMING WINTER. --Astronom
Royal Smyth, Of the Royal Observatory,
Scotland, says that the coming winter is
going 10 be exceedingly cold From
the observations Of thermometc RS over
period Of thirty-nine years, be finds be-
tween 1887 and '76 that three great
heat waves from without have struck
Great Britain, namely the first in 1886
s, the second in 1880, the third in
1851. The next ono will probably DO
in 1879, within limits Of half n year
each way. The periods Of minimum
temperature. or greatest cold, are not in
the middle time between the crests Of
these three beat waves, but are compare
lively close up to them, on each side, at
distance of about year and half
Hence the next cold wave is due at the
end Of the present year, and very frigid
weather may be looked for.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30

r WOULD respectfully inform the public
Il that will continue the above business Mt
the old stand, and ! am prepared to build
Carriages. Buggies, Wagons and JaRgers.
va Repairing, Painting and Trimming
neatly executed on the most reasonable terms.
FARM WORK, such as Broad and Narrow
Tread Wagons, Plows, Culhvators, Harrows,
&c. made 10 order
Old Work taken in part pay for new. Sat
isfaction guaranteed, and prices to suit the
times. Estimates for work furnished on ap-
plication.
SHOP IN BrookeviIle, At The terminus Of
tho Washington and Brookeville turnpike,
Jan 26--lf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30
JACOB POss, Proprietor.

yEIHE subscriber would respectfully inform
I the public that he has recently fitted up
the STA BLES connected with the old Wash
ington Hotel, Rockville, Nd, and will keepfor
hire SADDLE HORSES, HORSES and BUG
GIES, CARRIAGES, &c.
STAGES furnished for Picnic and other
parties, and persons sent to any part Of the
country NJ reasonable rates.
Nzu~ Horses, Buggies, &c, bought, sold
or exchanged and Horses taken at livery by
the day, week or month.
He hopes by strict attention TO business and
p,oderaie charges to merit and receive a share
of public patronage.
july 3-tf JACOB POSS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-25
ENGLANDAN AND THE WAR IN THE EAST.

The other day when some eXtravagant
statements regarding conflict at arms at Ba-
toum had reached us by telegraph, the Morn
ING APPEAL ventured to say something to the
effect that the English reporters to whom we
are mainly indebted for such statements as
we get from the Turco-Russian war seemed to
be developing quite an able bodied capacity
for withholding the truth and lmpartlng all
that seemed available in the opposite dlrec-
ton In short We thought we had discovered
a propensity and predetermination to lie
the Russians being the objective point OF an
organized system of mendactles. We are
confirmed in our conclusions by the New Ork
Herald. That paper has superior advantages
for becoming acquainted with the situation.
In the issue of the Herald for May II We find
the following:
After having been cut down in swaths al
Batoum, as the excited correspondent of a
London journal fastened to inform the world,
the Russians, according to another cOrrespOn-
dent at that place, are concentrating III front
of the town preparatory to making a deter
mined attack. Comparing the two stories
hotheaded fool who will recklessly sacrifice
his troops against batteries that cut them
down in swaths, conclude that the recent
fight before BatOum really resulted IN an Oc-
cupatlOn of an advantageous position by the
Russians. They are now probably about to
push closer to the town, 50 as to be able to
destroy the Turkish magazines established
there.
London is not the direction III which to
look for dispassionate reliable reports from
the seat of war When the Northern and
Southern States of this Republic were at war,
not only all the help that could be extended
by England, without an open participation,
was given the South, but the English press
reports were all on the side of the " Blessings
in disguise. The sympathy of the ruling
class in Britain is entirely with Turkey. The
Tory press and the commercial organs will
never tell the truth about Russia, if lies will
iniure the Muscovite and aid the 0Iohamme-
dan cause In all human relations England
is as cold and cruel as the Turk. When our
war was on, all available British sympathy
was with the slave-power. Now, when final
Turkish victory will make all Bulgaria like
unto the Mountain Meadows for the fruitful
ness of murder, England sides with the Turk
The kingdom of Great Britain cannot afford
to go to war; neither can it afford to keep |
the peace Its attitude toward Russia is that !
of menace. Its press and its influential
classes occupy the same relative position to-
ward war i'll which they profess neutrality |
the Captain of the Deerhound did toward !
the kearsarge in its fight with the Alabama.
So look elsewhere than toward London for
impartial reports of any battles between the
Russians and the Turks.