Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-01

udIe 10 SHOW us nGaC.
jesse Clement, correspondent of
the Daily Inter Ocean and one or two
Chicago Weekly papers, has been in
town three or four days this week. Hs
is an old journalist, edited a literary
periodical thirteen or fourteen years in
Buffalo n. Y. and was one of the
founders and for years the editor of
the Dubuque Daily Times. In addi-
ton to his newspaper correspondence.
he is gathering material for Wiscon-
sin biographical work.
The Legislature has amended the
Charter of the City Of Grand Rapids,
making provision for the payment of
a sum not exceeding one hundred dol
lars to the City Treasurer for his SER
vices as such officer, as the council
may determine. This amendment is
certainly proper. The City Treasurer
is obliged to give heavy bonds to the
City, and nearly two months of his
time is fully occupied in special work
relating to the duties of his office
-Waupacca has been visited by a
big fire. On Monday morning of last
week three Drug stores and four other
mercantile establishments were con-
sumed. The fire is supposed to have
been the work Of man who had been
tarred and feathered few nights be-
fore by band of citizens who were
determined to I'D the town of most
vile and indecent tramp. Though
sworn upon Danish bible to not re-
turn, it is supposed that he "went be-
hind the returns" and secured what he
probably terms for himself, ''a fair
count" The loss is put at $25. 600,
insured $1,000
Meek Tilden. Not word to say.
Not line to write. Only an occa-
sional psnsive igh to heave He abb
stractedly winds his fingers. And
gazes with sad-eysd farawayness on
the political situation. And signs
again. And looks martyr-like. Meek
filden. He has forgotten about the
St Louis convention that he bought
up. He does not desire to hear it
even mentioned. He is so meek. He
would not recall that back-tax fraud at
all. He grieves that the revenue Off
GERS should do SO, by bringing it into
court. He is so meek. He is not the
man who perjured himself by the dou-
big conflicting oaths of those legal
documents. All. no. He cannot be
the man. He is so meek He has no
remembrance of barrel of money
rolled cut to buy votes; nor of the
amounts sent into Wisconsin,; nor the
sums shipped to assist in the counts of
Louisiana and Florida. He is so
meek. And that Oregon matter-that
$4,000. Those conundrum kilograms;
those drafts on banks; doc Miller;
Jim" Patrick; Governor Grover;
Cronin all the rest. He knows them
not. He never knew them. He is so
meek. Meek Tilden.-C Chicago Jour
nal.
Prof. Charles delivered very fin
ished lecture last Sabbath evening at
the Congregational church, before
large and attentive audience, upon
"The Earth, its Moral and Material
Relations. Prof Charles is scholar
His language is choice and abounds in
beautiful figures which enlist the atten-
tion Of his audience in their presenta-7
ton. As aspeaker he has few equals,
his pronunciation is perfect, and the
subject matter he presents instructive
even to the most cultured minds. If
we were to criticise the lecture we
should say the speaker was too super
fetal. He presented too many facts
for one evenings lecture, giving too
little time to the discussion of any one
to materially benefit his audience.
Nevertheless the lecture was good, ex-
cellent in that it presented facts so
startling and immense that the nearer
must perforce think, and like Banquo;s
ghost they will not down, but will dis
cipline the faculties of the mind with
their eternal presence.
The closing portion of the lecture
was wholly speculative, yet not unrea-
sonably so. Wherever Prof. G. may
choose to repeat his lecture of last
Sabbath evening, We bespeak for him
an attentive audience.