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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
u. s. SENATE-EXTRA SESSION.

THE Standing and Select Committees
were announced the 9Th Resolutions were
agreed to, without division-referring the Gre
dentials of J. B. Eustis, claiming seat from
Louisiana, to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections; referring Ton motion of Mr.. Grover)
to the same Committee the memorials presented
by Mr.. Mitchell, purporting to be signed by 369
citizens of Oregon, recting that 1t was currently
reported and generally believed that MIR. Gro
vers election to the Senate was obtained by
bribery, corruption and other unlawful means,
and that Mr.. Grover did corruptly and fraudu-
lently issue certificate of election to Cronin as
a Presidential Elector, and did bear false wit
ness before the Senate Committee-with in
structions to the Committee to thoroughly inves-
tigate and report upon such charges against
Mr.. Grover. In Executive session, the Cabinet
appointments referred to committees
Schurz to the Committee Finance; Deyens,
Judiciary; McCrary, Military; Thompson, Ma
val; Key, Postoffice and Post Roads; EYarts,
Foreign Relations. IS.
On the 10th, the Vice-President pre-
sented a communication from Mr.. Orton, Presi-
dent ef the Western Union Telegraph Company
requesting the return of the messages (about
100000 delivered to the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, some weeks
before, in accordance with the orders of the Sen
ate, which communication was laid on the table.
In Executive session, all the Cabinet nominations
were confirmed by nearly unanimous vote. Adj
journed to the 18TH
AN order was submitted, on the 18th,
that the teegraphic dispatches referred to in the
letter of Mr.. Orton, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, read on the 10th, be
deposited in the office of the Secretary of the
Senate to be by him delivered to Mr.. Orton upon
his giving a receipt for the same. A message
was received from the President, and an Execu-
tive session held, and nominations made by
the President were considered, among those con-
firmed being that of Lot M. Morrill, to be Collec-
tor of Customs for the District of Portland and
Falmouth, Me.
On the 14th, Messrs Anthony and
Whyte were appointed a committee to wait upon
the President and inform him that the Senate
ready to adjourn unless he had some further
communication to make. The President in
formed such committee that he desired to COM
municate with the Senate before the adjourn
ment took place. The order relative to the de-
livery of certain telegraphic dispatches to AIr.
Orton was agreed to. An Executive session was
held, but no business was transacted.
Provisions were made, on the 18th, for
printing the volume containing the proceedings
of the Electoral Commission and the two houses
of Congress relating thereto. Among the nomi-
nations confirmed In Executive session was that
of ex-senator Geo. S. Boutwell, as Commissioner
for preparing and publishing a new edition of
the first volume of Revised Statutes. E
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Published March z, 18TH
CHAPTER %


AN ACT relating to witness fees in courts OF rec
ords, and amendatory of chapter 146 of general
laws of 1862 ls..1,~ssf s11
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 146 of the general laws of
1859, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
That part of section 15, of chapter 133 of the
vised statutes of the state of Wisconsin, relating
to the fees of witnesses in courts of record is
hereby amended so as to read as follows For at
tending in any one action or proceeding in court
of record one dollar and fifty cents for each day,
and seventy-iye cents for each half day.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March I, 1871 sS-COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
Published March 6, 1871
CHAPTER "a

AN ACT authorizing and requiring the farm mort
gage land commissioners appointed under chap
ter 446, of the private and local laws of 1868 to
extend the benefits of said act to certain other
parties equitably entitled thereto
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The Wisconsin farm mortgage land
commissioners appointed under chapter 4i6, of the
private and local laws of 1868, are hereby author
lied and required to extend the benefits of s1ch
act to the owners of property the north half of
the southeast quarter of secti3I 6. town H. north
of range east, in the citf Of Portage, against
whom judgment rendered in the second Judi
cial circuit of this state in an action commenced
to foreclose certain mortgages executed to the La
Crosse and Milwaukee K. L. company.
Section 2. Hon. Joshua j. Guppey, county Judge
of Co umbia county, is hereby appointed tt ustee
to act IN behalf OF the persons who are specially
named or designated as entitled to present claims
under this act and the said commissioners are
hereby required to recognize his authority TO SO
act in their behalf
Section g. For the purpose of enabling the said
trustee to present the claims contemplated by this
act the provisions of said chapter 446, OF the pri
waite and local law of 1868, are hereby extended to
the first day of November, 1877. s. H-
Section 4. The provisions of said act are also
extended aforesaid, for the purpose of allowing
said commissioners to consider and allow, until
said 1st day Of November, 1877, any other claims
Justly ming within the provisions of said act
Section ;. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and afterits passage and publication.
Approved March 1, 1877. re r H COPY.
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Published Maixh 6, 1877. I
OH PTER 20

AN ACT to amend section D, chapter IA of the
general laws of 1872, relating to the organization
of corporations for manufacturing and other
purposes .- tFTr ets. ...s#.. =-,.
The people of he state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate. and assembly do enact as follows:
Section + Section twenty-five of chapter one
is hereby amended so to read follows, to-wt:
Section %. Any corporation heretofore organized
under any special charter or general law of this
tions may be formed under this ac may amend
its charter articles of association according TO
the provisions of section ,tWenty-one and of sec
ton nineteen of this act. in like manner and with
like effect as corporations formed pursuant to this
act. Fr- a~#
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 2S, 1877. COPY.
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DO our friends know that there is a
new farm lying just below the old ones
Pin"' ;:te;fr n ! f2d it.-i0ssa State Reg,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-03

Now comes TO us with sixteen clean
neatly-printed pages, embelished with
fine illustrations and full of scientific and
practical agriculture and literature. For
the agriculturst and the family circle ii
is an indispensable weekly visitor. Its
turist, a. 5. Fuller, associated with
whom are +. 5. Carman and y. A. VIII
lard, while, as special contributors, they
are assisted by such men as William
Robinson, Charles Downing, Charles '.
Riley, Thomas Meehan, James Wick, and
many Others of equal cminence in their
respective scientific and practical speci-
alties. Ii keeps its moral tone to that
high standard which fits il tor any family
It TO furnish household recipes for daily
uan, rIs~s.". s,v,ios Ivr leisure reading
and excellent moral entertainment for
the children. The father may conf
IDENTIFY look tor the latest experiments
and discoveries in his daily ayocations.
accompanied by good advice and care
fully revised markets, embracing nearly
every product for sale. In addition to
this its publishers. (thc.Rural Publishing
Co., ~ Duance St., New York, as an ac-
acknowledgement OF their late increased pat
ronage, have reduced its price to only
$3.50 year, Send to them for speci-
men copy, which they will mail to you
Tree. Wit
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MArlxNQRe'a Anlp.

Whereas, Charles ID. AFTER and Eliza NJ.
AFTER, his wife, by their certain sale mort
gage. executed and delivered to the under
signed, on the 10th day OF December, \.
ID. 1919, did, for the purpose OF securing a
certain promisory note therein mentioned,
mortgage 10 the undersigned the following
described premises, to.~lt Lots num-
bered thirty (30) and thirty-on (3l), in
block numbered hlty-one l5D, in the city
OF Cairo, Illinois and whereas, default! has
been made in the payment ol said note (;
now, therefore, IN pursuance OF the author
ity conferred by said sale mortgage, | will
sell the above described premises, AT pub
lie yendue, to the highest bidder, for cash
in hand, al the door of the Court House,
in the city of Cairo, Illinois, on Saturday,
February 3, A. ID, 1877; al the hour OF >
O'Clock pm. of said day, said sale 10 be
without redemption.
AIRED b. Stafford, MORTGAGE.
Green * Gilbert, Attorney.
January ,. ls,.-d 80 Il
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the surgeon of the road organized his
corps Of assistants and made atour OF the
various hotels, where the wounded was
attended to, such help being given to
each as was possible. The people Of
Asthabula lent a willing hand, and all
that human skill and money could do to
save life or ease pain was done. The
train which come from Cleveland for the
purpose was Immediately backed into
position, and long before daylight the
wounded were being prepared for trans
portation to Cleveland, to be sent to hos
pitfalls or their homes. The scenes among
the wounded were as suggestive, almost,
as the wreck in the valley.
THE TWO HOTELS t5tI
nearest to the station contained the ma
jority OF these, as they were scattered
about on temporary beds on the floors of
the dning-rooms. parlors and offices.
In one place man with broken ley
! would be under the hands of the surgeon.
who rapidly and skilliully went at his
work. Ia another, man covered with
bruises and spotted over with pieces OF
plaster, would look as though he had
been showed upon, except when the dark
| lines of blood across his face or limbs
told a different story. In some other
corner poor woman moaned from the
pam which she could not conceal, while
over all there brooded that hushed feel
ing of awe which always accompanies ca
lamities ofthls character Toward morn
ing the cold increased and the wind blew
AFEARFUf GALE,
| Which, with the snow that had driited
waistdeep at points along the line, made
all work extremely difficult. At G O'Clock
the beds in the sleeping car of the special
train were made up and such of the
wounded as could be moved were trans
ferred there. From am interview with
Mr.. Charles Collins, the chief ciyll engi
: neer of the road, | learn that the bridg,
was Howe truss, built entirely of iron
and eleven years old. 1t was 90 feet abov,
the water. and had an arch $50 feet Ions
i'm the clear, the whole length OF tn
bridge being l51 feet. II has been testet
with six locomotives, and at the time o
the disaster was considered rs being il
perfect condition. 1t was built i'm TIN
Cumberland shops. Mr.. Collins gives m
opinion as to the cause of the accident
expressing himself as being utterly una
bic So 10 do. lie estimates the loss in IN
bridge alone as being near $4,000, bu
has no opinion as to the total loss 10y tn
elrs
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$1,000,
G. w. SIMMONS & SON,
Oak Hall. Boston. Mass

=. r. KunIseIs Hitter wine Of Iron
has never been known 10 falI IN the cure Of
weakness, attended with symptoms indis-
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Guilty OF breathing, general weakness, horror
OF disease, weak, nervous trembling, dread
tu horror Of death, night sweats, cold feet,
weakness, dlmness Of vision, languor, uni
yeTsal lassitude oil the muscular system,
enormous appetite with dyspeptic symp-
toms, hot hands, liashing OF The DO iy, dry
ness of the skin. pallid cOuntenance and
eruptlons on the face, purify ing the blood,
PAIN III the back, heayiness OF the eyelids,
frequent black spots lying before the eyes
with temporary suiilsion and loss Of sight,
want vi attention, etc. These symptoms
all arise from weakness, and TO remedy
that, Use T.. +. kunkefs Bitter Wine OF
Iron. 1t never fails. Thou sands are now
enjoying health who have used it. Take
only T.. +. kunkers.
Beware OF counterfeits and base imita-
lions. As kunkefs Bitter Wine of Iron Is
so well known all over the country, drug
gists themselves make an imitation aud try
TO sell II on TO their customers, when the y
! call for kunkers Bitter Wine Of Iron,
hunkefs Bitter Wine of Iron Is put up
! only IN u bottles, and has yellow wrapper
| nicely put on the outside with the pro-
prietor's photograph on the wrapper Of
each bottle. Always look for the photo
graph on The outside, and you will always
be sure TO get the genuine. One dollar PEI
bottle, or ELK FOR %. sold by druggists aud
dealers everywhere
ALL WORMS REMOVED ALIVE.
4. +. kunkel's Worm syrup never fails
10 destroy Pin seat and Stomach Worms.
DR.. kunkel, the only successful ply sieian
who removes Tape Worm in two hour,
| alive, with head, and no fee until removed,
Common sense teaches that II Tape Worm
be removed, all other worms can be readily
| destroyed. Send Tor circular TO DIR. Kun,
kel, No. 80 North Ninth street, philadel-
phia, Pa, or call on your druggist and ask
for bottle OF kunkefs Worm Syrup.
Price, sl.00. Ii never fails.
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Special Features for 1877.
|. A new seria, story.


The Marquis Of Lossie,
by George Macdonald. author OF "Mnleon,"
'.Aiec Forbes" ''RobeTt Falconer,' etc.
70 those OF our readers who are familiar
with 'Maicolm,' this new story from
the pen of this distinguished writer will
need no recommendation, and his reputa-
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the November number. which issue, with
the December part, Will be furnished gratis
to all new subscribers Tor ls1,.
.. A profusely Illustrated series OF
sketches of
S0eedth Scenery and L,'s,
by Prof. Willard Fiske, of Cornell Uniyer.
sty who is thoroughly familiar with sweden
and its People from personal observation
3. A series of popular papers on
Art and Art Matters,
by ElwaId Strahsn Earl shinnl, author OF
"The New Hyperion" etc.
1. Illustrated Sketches OF Travel, entitled
Pictures from Spain,
by Edward King, author of "The Great
>. Mrs Lucy IL. Hooper's Interesting and
Piquant
Papers and LETTERS from Pal.s
will be continued through the year.
u.
The Beauties If the Rhine.
will be described in richly illustrated
series 9l papeE5 .ai WIN appear nu.-L 49,
Of handsomely illustrated short articles, de.
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Election Notice.

he stockholders Of the City National BAN
Of Cairo are hereby notified that an election will
be held al the banking house, fuesdAy, JanusIl
9Th, H., iOf seven directors
I'd. \. rs. sAffohD, Cashier.
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Scribner's Monthly
AN UNRIVALED ILLUSTRA
TED MAGAZINE.

When SCRIBNER issued its famous Mid"
summer Holiday Number In July, airiendly
critic said of IL ave are not sure but that
SCRIBSER has touched high-water mark.
We do not see hat worlds are left to 1t to
conquer Rut the publishers do not con-
slider mat they have reached the ultima
thule of cXccllence--they believe "there are
other worlds to conquer, and they propose
to conquer them"
The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles OF more than fifty papers mostly
ILLUSTRATED ~, by writers OF the highest merit.
Under the head of
Foreign Travel
we have "A Winter on the Nie," by Gen.
Mcclellan "saunteriDgs About CONSTANT
nople, by Charles Dudley Warner; "Out
of My Window AT Moscow by Eugene
schuyler! Gan American In lhrkistan,"
etc. Three serial stories are announced:
Nicholas Minturn,"
BY Dr. Holland, the Editor,
whose story of "sevenoaks gave the hig.a
est satisfaction to the readers oi the
Monthly.
The scene Of this latest novel is laid on
the banks OF the Hudson The hero is a
young man who has been always tiled 10 a
woman's apron strings but who, by the
| death of liiS mother. is left alone in the
world--to DRIFT on the current of hie-Hitli
| fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, "Iiis Inheritance" by
| Miss traitor, will begin on the compile ton
OF That l.sss o Lowre's," by Mrs. ilodg-
son Burnett. Mrs. Burnetts story, begun
| in August. has pathos and dramatic power
| which have been surprise to the public.
| There is to re u series of original and eX'
! quisiteiy illustrated papers OF popular Sci
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plete in itself.
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IMPORTANT CAUTION.

None are genuine unless the signature OF
Haydock as agent for the United States, sur
rounds each box of Pills., aud Ointment. A
handsome reward will be given 10 any one ron
dering such Information may lead 10 the
detection of any party or parties eonnterieitIng
the medicines or vending the same, knowing
them TO be spurious. -
LowAY a Co. New ork, and by all respectable
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gf- There is considerable saving by taking the
larger sizes.
n. B.-Direcsions for the guidance OF paiishis
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things. The publication Is, in all respects,
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st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A short aud very entertaining serial from
the French, TIE Kingdom otthe Greedy"
story adapted To the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interestto boys.
"iiIS OWN MASTER
By J. +. Trowbrdge,
author oil the Jack Hazard Stories" be.
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Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches. poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing Illustrations
OF Oriental sports with drawings by Sismese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number of
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THE BOYS OF MY BOY HOOD"
by William allen Bryant
"The Horse Hotel" . lively a,ticle, by
Charles A. Barnard, spleDdidiy Illustrated
The Clock in the sky,' by Richard \.
Proctor "A Christmas Play for Homes or
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Peterhins' Christmas Tree" by Iucretia
+. Hale "poetry and Carol, OF Winter"
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ELECTS 10 the very root OF the evil.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS
Invariably cure the following diseases
Disorder of the Kidneys.

In all diseases affecting these organs. whether
they secrete too much on too little water; or
whether they be afflicted with stone or gravel Oh
with aches and pains settled IN the loins over the
regions Of the kidneys. these Pills should be ia
Ken according 10 the printed directions and the
Ointment should be well rubbed into the small OF
t,e pack al bed time. This treatment will give
alno i immediate relief when all other snsan, ,
have failed.
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For stomachs Out of Order.

No medicine VIII SO enectually improve he
all acidity oecasioned either by intemperancr 81
improper diet. They reach the liver and reduce
IL to healthy action ;they onderfully ehie.-
cious IN cases of spasInin tact they never lsil in
curing all disorders of the liver and stomach.
HOILOWAi's PILLS are the best known ia
the world for the following diseases Ague,
Asthma, Bilious Complaints BlOtches on III {
skin, Bowels, Consumption, Debility, Dropsj,
Dysentery, Erysipelas, Female lrregularitie,
feyers Of all kinds, Fits, Gout, Headache, lndi-
eestlon, Inflammation, Jsu..dice. Liver ton
lion OF urine, scrofula or Kings Evil, sore
Ihroats, Stone and Gravel, Tic.Donloureus
Iumois, Ulcers, Worms OF aii kinds. weakness
from any cause, etc.