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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
WEST AND SOETH.


Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR D. D. PRATT
died suddenly of heart disease at his resi-
dence in Logansport, Ind, on the morning
of the 18th.
THERE is to be a National Christian Tenn
perance Convention held at Lake Bluff, north
of Chicago, beginning on the 10th of July and
to continue five days, under the management
Of DR.. Reynolds, the leader in the recent
temperance movements at the East and West,
assisted by the officers of the Association.
Among those expected to be present and take
an active part in the exercises are D. l..
Moody, Ira D Sankey, Miss Frances E. Will
lard, e. w. Sawyer, etc.
a FIRE occurred at Burlington, Iowa, on
the morning of the 18th, which destroyed
business property valued at $4,000.
THE National Bank of the State of Mis-
souri,, at st. Louis, suspended on the 18th,
by resolution of the Board of Directors.
THE non-treaty Indians in Idaho Territory
began hOstilities on the 18th, and several
settlers were murdered. Col. Perry, with
his command and some volunteers, subse-
quently engaged the Indians at White Bird,
and were repulsed with the loss of about
thirty men and several horses, after about
three hours fighting. Additional troops
were called for on the 10Th by Gen. Howard,
at Lapwai The disaffected Indians num-
bered from LOCO to 800.
SUBSCRIPTIONS were being started in the
principal cities throughout the country, on
the 21st and 22d, for the relief of the suffer
ing citizens of st. John, n. B. The entire
business and large part of the residence
portion of the city were burned over Thirty
dead bodies had been recovered from the
ruins up to the morning of the 23d, and as
many more persons were still missing.
From fifteen to twenty thousand people had
had been rendered homeless, and most of
them were entirely destitute. There was
great need of immediate assistance.
a DISPATCH was received, on the 21st, by
the Secretary of War, from a committee of
citizens of Deadwood, D. T., stating that
the Indians were raiding the Valleys of Bear
Buttcs, False Bottom and Whitewood kill
ing ranchmen and driving others to Dead
wood for safety. The committee say thev
must have military protection at once or
the agricultural interests of the Black Hills
must be abandoned. 1t was stated, in a
Washington dispatch, that Gen. Sherman
would leave, on the 2Sth, for the Black Hills
and Yellowstone region.
In Chicago, on June 21st, Spring Wheat,
No. 2, closed at $1.43%@1.44 cash. Cash
corn closed at 4538@46Ac for No. 2. Cash
oats No. 2 sold at 3556@36c; seller July,
3515c. Rye No. 2, 60c. Barley No. g. (new),-
S5c. Cash Mess Pork closed at $12.9 90. Lard,
SS.95@9.00. Beeves-Extra brought $3.50
@6.75; Choice, S575@6,25; Good, $3.50
800; Medium Grades, 81 5U@5.OU; Butchers
Stock, $3.O0@4.25; Stock Cattle, etc, $3.4O@
4.35. Hogs brought $4.7O@5.1O, for Good
to Choice. Sheep sold at $300@5.00 for
Poor to Choice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
Capturing White Whales for the Aqua.
RUINS.

A Neao York San correspondent has a
very interesting account of the capture of
white whales for the New York and COney
Island Aquariums from their native
haunts at the Isle au Condres, in the St.
Lawrence, seventy miles below Quebec.
Here little French colony make bust
ness of spearing porpoises Tor their oil,
taking now and then white whale, the
larger of which are preserved for the
aquariums, as they are required from time
TO time. These whales are timid, stupid
creatures. In pursuit of small fish they
run up close to the shore, and the fisher
men corral them by planting stakes at
distances nearly two feet apart, in line
inclosing parallelograrin mile in width,
and extended three-quarters of mile from
shore seaward. AS the tide recedes the
whales find themselves within this inclos-
ure. One of the big whales could swoop
down a score of the stakes by a single
dash at them, and there is even room for
him to dart between without touching
them; yet so cowardly is he that these
slender distractions suffice to turn him.
He will rush seaward to within a yard OF
the fence, then wheel in wild alright and
dart back toward shore, and so aimlessly
exhaust himself, while the water is con-
stdHtIy growing HOIe anu more SudlIOW.
At last he lies hopelessly stranded. None
has ever been known to break through
the barrier and escape Tue boxing up
and transportation of these big fish to
New York is great labor, and it often
takes thirty strong men several hours to
get one of the monsters into his travelling
case. Once in his box, water has to be
poured over the backs and blow-hOles Of
the imprisoned whales every five minutes.
That water-pouring, by the way, is mo-
notonous and tiresome job, which must
be continued without intermission during
the next ninety hours, while the whales
are being carried by schooner to Quebec,
thence by rail via Montreal and Albany to
New York. The water in which they lie
must not cover their blow-holes, else, as
they have not room to move, they would
be unable to rise and breathe, and would,
consequently, drown; yet they must be
kept constantly wet. So their boxes are
tight only as far up from the bottom as
their eyes. Above that line there are
cracks for the surplus water to flow off,
and a man must stand over them until
they can be got into tank, dipping from
the river while in the schooner, or from
hogshead when in the cars, and drenching
them all the time,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
Idol Wars in China.

Some peculiar troubles that afflict the
Chinese are thus vividly pictured by a
missionary correspondent:
"A few Sundays ago visited preach
ing station connected with the London
Mission, and witnessed strange phase of
missionary experiences. From my boat
to the chapel was a walk of upward of an
hour, and through missing my road hap
pened on attle-field, which, however,
was at that time, fortunately, clear of ac-
tive cOmbatants. The rice and potato
fields were uncultivated and thrown up
into entertainments, and long lines of
shoot battery walls extended in all di-
rections. Rows of square brick towers,
thirty or forty feet in height, and about
fourteen feet square at base, faced one an
other. At the top of each tower was a
man whose duty was to pick off with a
gun any unwary farmer who might stray
too far out of the hostile village Chatting
one of these men about his exalted posi-
ton, he assured me he was a good shot.
and had plenty of ammunition. This
deadly feud has now continued upward
of a year. 1t begun through heather
practices, and is carried on heathenishly
Two idolatrous professions, coming from
nearly opposite directions, were converg-
ing toward one road, and when they met
they fought for precedence, each party
maintaining that their idol was the more
worthy to take the lead Thirty two
villages were at first involved in
the quarrel that ensued, but now
only two are actively fighting. Late
ly, they have each obtained a piece
of cannon, and, as their funds allow, they
open fire IIpnn one another: a house next
to the Mission Chapel was almost unroofed
by one of these shots few days before |
was there. Naturally, the Christians have
suffered greatly because they will not sub
scribe for the buying of powder and shot
For the whole year they have refused, al
though many times threatened with as
sassination, and have lost their crops of
rice and potatoes. They have shown a
thoroughly Christian spirit throughout,
and have offered to subscribe twice as
much as other persons for any useful OBJ
jeet, provided they are not required to
give money to continue the feud. In two
cases, at least, the long quarrel has caused
insanity One of these | met myself
While crossing the earthworks, between
the hostile villages, |. passed mad
woman, who stood alone in the empty
fields, raving about the disaster which the
fighting had caused She asked me if [
had come to help the fighting, and warned
me of the evil of doing so. II is impos-
sible to say when this sad affair will close,
and the native brethren be again in peace.
There is no prospect at present of such an
event. The nearest Mandarian resides at
a distance of six miles, and does not in
terfere, and it suits the purpose of the
village head-men to continue the struggle.
At your missionary prayer meetings in
England you ought always to remember
those who are suffering in heather lands
for ChriSt,s sake -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28

advanced to Princess and King streets
and on Germain street, and the front OF
Trinity Church began to take fire very
rapidly. The Academy of Music was
also destroyed. ----
The fire entered King street on the
western side from Germain to Canterbury
streets, extending near thereby on Chester
street to St.. john Hotel, burning Trinity
School in its course, went up the south
side of Laing's Square, leveled to the
ground the Lyceum, destroying the mar
BILE works of s. P. Osgood and Messrs.
Milligan, proceeded to Robertson's sta
bles. across to ST. Malachi's Hall. up Lin
ster street, and then back to King street
east down nearly to Pitts. From there all
the buildings south of King st1eet have
been burned.
In the other part of the city the confla-
grafton was stopped about North street,
having extended as far up Union street as
Messrs. J. & T. Robinson's, .--..r .,.
A great quantity of goods saved fell into
hands of thieves, who eagerly availed
themselves of any opportunity that afford
ed to carry off what they could Lay their
hands on.
The following newspaper offices were
completely swept away: Freeman, EUen-
ing Globe, DAILY telegraph, Daily Meas,
lEotchman, and Religious Intez5tgencer
The Globe, Telegraph, Neaos, Inteltgencer
and Waterman had job-otfices attached.
The following are among the list of
public buildings burnt: The Postoffice,
Bank OF New Brunswick, City Building,
Custom House, Maritime Bank Building
lin which are this bank, that of Montreal
and Nova Scotia, office of School Trustees,
etc., Bank Of Nova Scotia, Academy of
Music, Victoria Hall, Odd Fellows Hall,
No. engine house, Orange Hall, King
Street Temperance Hall, King Street East
Dramatic Lyceum, Victoria School House,
Temple of Honor Hall, Barnes Hotel,
Royal Hotel, St. John Hotel, AccOrdia
Hotel, Brunswick House, Bayview Hotel,
International Hotel, Wiggins Orphan
Asylum, and the Deaf and Dumb Institu-
ton.
The churches burned ore Trinity, St.
Andrews, German Street Methodist,
Germain Street Baptist, Germain Street
Christian, Duke Street st. James, Lem
ster Street Baptist, Centenary, st. Phillip,
Carmarthen Mission, Methodist, Pitts
Street Mission, St. David's Reformed
Presbyterian, Sheffield Street Mission
House. .
Several persons are reported to have
lost their lives in the fire, and many 9th
ers are still missing.
Accidents were quite common, in par
ticular among the brave firemen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
True Love i'm New Jersey.

In the heyday of his youth New Jer-
sey swain made fervent love to New
jersey lass. His love making was of the
highs strung sentimental sort which young
Lori Mortimers always indulge in in novels
of the class to which handsome, senti-
mental peer is necessary as hero. He
sighed like a furnace, and probably wrote
bad sonnets, if he could write-which is
not made evident by the telegraphic re-
ports of the Case-to her eyes and other
features, whatever their color or shape
mav be- He evidently wished that he
might be the glove upon his sweetheart's
hand the belt about her waist, or
1.-The wind the summer wind
That wanders DER her damask cheek"
in order that he
* might leave kiss behind,
Or hear her voice in kindness speak,,
and all that sort of thing.
To satisfy these cravings of his lOvelOrn
soul, he purloined a handkerchief-he
handkerchief as he believed-meaning to
keep it near his heart, without permitting
the laundress to wash out the memories of
Her, with big I'll, which clustered low
ingly about its borders and nestled in its
folds.
UnIucky swami The handkerchief was
not his Dulcinea's, but belonged TO that
damsel's un1omantic mother, who: Lad
wrapped certain talents-that is to say,
dimes in one of its corners, and hence
the youth was speedily hauled before
Judge on charge of felcniously appro-
priating the subsidiary silver coins in
question. He confessed his love in court,
as he had already confessed it in courtship,
and upon producing the handkerchief
from its hiding place over his heart, with
L
he was released.
Moral: The course of true love never
runs less smoothly than when your intend
ed mother in law begins to miss va. liable
articles after your visits.-N. Y. Il Uentng
Past ....
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
Freaks of Charity.

A perverted sense of justice is probably
at the bottom of the charity which is CO.
piOusly showered on the families of inter-
esting murderers. Murderers are the bel
ligerents of private life, and the sympathy
which does not go to military Nations
bent on blowing up the monitors and mag
azines of their neighbors is kept for anna
.teurs who do little butchery in quiet
way at home. Last year one or two re-
spectacle men, in France and England, so
far yielded to circumstances as to cut the
throats of their partners, mistresses, chill
dren and other near connections. Their
surviving relations were consoled by so
many gifts that poor and struggling man
might be tempted to commit murder in
stead OF insuring his own life.
A great scholar, modest and original
worker, who, s,lftaugnt, unlocked the
keys of dead languages and unravelled the
mysteries of unknown alphabets, lately
fell victim to his devoted enthusiasm for
knowledge Spent with travel, labor anu
the toll of dealing with a jealous and bar
barous people, he left in distant land his
work unfinished, and his widow and fam
lily to the gratitude, not the sentimental
charity, of England. We wish we had
reason to believe that, while thousands of
pounds are collected for unlucky aliens,
more than one thousand had been sub
scribed for the widow and children of the
scholar to whom we refer.
The descendants of another writer,
whose name is known to every English
man and woman who can read, and whose
works have been the delight of four gener-
ations, were also till the other day in utter
destitutinu but were thought less deserv-
ing thar the families of aSsassinS and the
armies of unfriendly Powers. Buthappily
in this instance the neglect has been cor
rected by the Queens generous grant of
pensions to the three sisters Defoe.
All this freakishness in charity springs
from the fact that charity is too often
mere form of self-indulgence. First, a
morbid interest is excited by some high
ly-colored tale of sin or wrong, and then
comes the need to relieve the feeling of
undue superiority and unjust good fortune.
When once the attention OF people IS
caught by a wrong, they are ready enough
to see that it is more by luck than desert
that they are saved while others are dis
graced or ruined. The charitable gift
that follows is partly an effort to right the
wrong, still more an attempt to sOothe the
conscience; not least, it is little gift to
Nemesis, like that sacrifice of ring
which has so often been quoted.
A little more discrimination and little
more gratitude would improve the char
acter of that second-rate charity which is
mainly mpulsive.-London Saturday Re.
gielo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE Treasury Department in Washington,
on the 10Th, resumed the shipment of legal
tender one and two-dollar notes, in limited
quantities, TO banks and those sending Ma
tional Bank or Greenback currency for re-
demption, and the Treasury had also begun
to furnish them for change to the amount of
ten dollars to each applicant.
A WASHINGTON Associated Press dispatch
of the 18th states that some days before
number of clerks discharged from the Post
office in one of the large cities of the West
had complained to the Postmaster-G General
that the said Postmaster was not loyal to the
Administration. The Postmaster-G General
laid the matter before the President, and sub
sequently replied by letter to the effect that
the Postoffice in question was well conduct
cd, and the complaints made were more in
the nature Of private than of public griev-
ance. The incumbent of the office had a
right to oppose the policy Of the Administra-
tion, and such opposition was no cause for
removal unless he sink the Postmaster in
the politician. " If any one, whether he
support or oppose the Administration,
neglects his duty by being a busy
politician, or makes himself obnoxious by
reason of inconsiderate and foolish zeal, he
ought to be removed; but if he attends to
his duties and makes good and acceptable
Postmaster, he should not be removed,
though he sees fit to oppose the Administra-
tion. The President finds no sufficient cause
Tor change in the -- POstoffice''
PRESIDENT HAYES issued proclamation,
on the 10Th, declaring public sale of valu-
able Government lands to be held at the
Land Office at Harrison, Ark, Oct. 1, under
the act of Congress of July 4, 1876, reopen
ing to public sale the Government lands in
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
and Florida, which had previously been sub
ject only to homeste d settlement The
lands consist of several hundred thousand
acres in Arkansas. No bid less than the
Government minimum of 81 25 per acre will
be entertained, and any lands not disposed
OF will be subject to private entry at S125
per acre. A similar proclamation would be
issued for the sale of lands in the other
States named as soon as the necessary lists
could be prepared.
AN official opinion has been given by Sec
retary Sherman, and approved by the Cabi-
net, 70 the effect that the per cent. Gov
ernment bonds now in the market will have
to be paid, principal and interest, in gold,
in accordance with the provisions of the
laws in force on the 14th of July, 1870, when
the bonds were authorized.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
Carrier Pigeons as War Messengers.

A curious item in the military estimates
of the greater military Powers of Europe
is the sum now set down annually for the
providing and maintenance of certain
number of pigeon breeding establishments
and houses. The large German fortresses
of Cologne, Metz, Mayence, Srasburg,
and others are all supplied with compile
ment of pigeons, and in France great
efforts have been and still are being made
to insure that there shall be a good stock
of these birds in every garrison town. The
idea which had been frequently mooted of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28
ALEX. BARCLAY & Co., of Gottenburg,


Sweden, failed on the Goth, for 81 ,340, 900.
THE City of st. John, n. B., was nearly
destroyed by fire on the afternoon and night
of the Goth. Over two hundred acres of
buildings were burned, including the bust
ness portion of the city. Among the public
buildings destroyed are the new Postoffice,
the Custom House, Victoria Hotel, several
banks, churches, the gas-works, etc, ETC.
The latest dispatch, on the night of the Goth,
stated that five men and two infants were
known to have lost their lives, and many
otherpersonss were missing The loss was
estimated at S10,000,000 to $4,000, 900, and
the insurance would not, it was thought, ex-
ceed six millions. Thousands of people were
wandering the streets homeless and in despair
The destruction of provisions Of all kinds
seemed to point to a famine, and relief must
come in speedily or many would perish from
want. Few saved even their clothes. The
fire was still raging. and no hope was enter
tanned of extinguishing it until it had ex-
hausted itself for want of material to keep
it alive. The wind had died down, but the
fire still burned fiercely.
CONsTANTINoPLE dispatches of the 21st
announce the defeat of Russian Army near
Bayazid, and the investment of that city by
the Turks. 1t was reported that Layard, the
British Ambassador, had counseled the Sui
tan to make peace Immediately. All the
Ministers favored peace except Redif Pasha,
Minister of War.
ACCORDING, to Vienna kilograms of the
21st, Russia had invited Austria to unite
with her to prevent the Montenegrins from
being utterly crushed
Ina letter to Mr.. G. ". Childs, of PhiIa-
delphia, dated London, June 6, ex-President
Grant says: Il appreciate the fact, and am
proud of it, that the attentions I am re-
ceiving are intended more for our country
than for me personally. love to see our
country honored and respected abroad, and
1 am proud to believe thai it is by most all
Nations, and by some even loved. It has
always been my desire to see all jealousy
between England and the United States
abated, and every sore healed. Together
they are more powerful for the spread of
commerce and civilization than all the 9TH
ers combined, and can do more to remove
the causes of wars by creating mutual in
terests that would be so much endangered
by war;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28

CARELESS and indiscrimlnate fishing is
gradually reducing the supply of she'll
year, and from France ABOUT 20O, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28

STATISTICS recently compiled in New
York show that, out of over 1000 chill
dren in that city below five years of age,
$1,000 die every year,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-28

Workers, s5OO@5O5; Philadelphias, s5.15
@535. Sheep brought s4.25@5. .25--accord-
ing to quality.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-23
CRLNEN.9L NEWS.

The bummers and roughs are still on their
good behavior, but as soon as the atmosphere
Is clear of the judicial fog attendant on the
Circuit Court. Ben. and Kirke will gather in
another harvest OF les miserdbtes for the legal
mill to winnow out.
The criminal calendar of the Circuit Cour,
was got through with on Thursday last-the
Sneed murder trial completing it. This resulted
in the finding Of Sneed guilty Of murder in the
first degree. Sneed's attorney, L. A. Tabor,
Esq, moved for an arrest Of judgment in the
case, which motion was overruled. The case
will probably go TO the Supreme Court on a
bill OF exceptions. Meanwhile Sneed will prob
ably receive his sentence this week.
On Saturday last the following prisoners,
convicted at the present session, we're SEN
fenced:
Lawrence Mix-horse thief-one year at the
Iona House of Correction.
George Richards-horse thief-three years
and six months in State Prison.
Frank Cook-forgery-1 year at the Ionia
House Of Correction.
Yet Weston-lewd and lascivious cohabitation
Il year in Detroit House OF Correction.
Elmira Carman-impleaded with the above
10 months in Detroit House Of Correction.
The Court is still engaged on the civil cal
endar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-23

This week we add twelve quirss to our sdi-
ton. This il equal to the entire edition of the
majority Of country papers Three or four
weeks since we increased our edition nearly five
quires, which, added to the present amount,
makes an increase Of nearly seventeen quires
within two months.
We have yet room for more, and will con-
tinue to add names to our list At ono dollar and
fifty cents per year, or at that rate for shorter
periods. We are satisfied that there are i've
Thousand people scattered around the country
who would subscribe and pay for the Tnus
NoRrnERNER, II they wanted it. They would
all want it il our present patrons would call
their attention to the matter. Now. you oil
know what we want. A little effort on the part
Of each friend OF the paper would add oil the
names of those Ave thousand people to our list
and put seven thousand Ave hundred dollars in
our pocket.