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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
Anderson and the Returning
Board.

General Thomas G. Ander-
son, one of the Louisiana Returning
Beard has been found guilty Of fraud
ulent action III returning the vote of
the State of Louisiana, which elected
Rutherford B. Hayes to the position
of President Of the United States
The trial of Anderson has been one of
the most damnable farces ever played
before the American people. The
Judge, Judge Whitaker, is notorious
as a defaultcr, and bad and unscrup-
ulous man who disgraces the ermine
he wears. The jury were packed, and
witnesses suborned, the victim was ar
rested in the United States Custom
House situated on land belonging to
the United States outside the jurisdic-
ton of Louisiana, while exercising his
duties as Federal officer. An order
from Washington, however, forced
him to yield to the demands of
State authority, and he was forced to
prison, excessive bail was demanded,
which he could not give, and his trial
hurried along allowing him no prepar-
alton for defence. He has been found
guilty, and must suffer for an alleged
crime of which we believe him to have
been entirely innocent. In all this
farce which approaches almost to trag-
edy we see the fruit of that concilia-
tory policy which Mr.. Hayes is en-
deavoring, fruitlessly however, to car
~ out. If Anderson be really guilty
MIR. Hayes has no right to occupy
the presidential chair for a moment.
1t is evident that Mr. Hayes with all
the leading republicans of both
branches of congress believe him to be
guiltless, but what can The president
do, what can those men do who have
addressed to Mr. Anderson in his time
of trouble a letter full of sympathy and
earnest belief in his entire innocence?
Nothing They have helped to weave
the net which has shared the victim.
When President Hayes ordered the
removal of the United States troops
from New Orleans and South Carolina
and virtually surrendered those states
to the rebel power, compelling Pack
are and Chamberlain to surrender, he
not only placed himself in a position
where he must hold his peace and sub
nit to all the indignities which a dis
loyal people may heap upon him. but
he 'tga7e away" the rights Of loyal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
! t a prenIu

No other medicine in the world was
ever given such a test of its curative
qualities as Boschee's German Syrup.
In three years two millions four hun
dred thousand small bottles of this
medicine were distributed free Of charge
by druggists in this country to those
afflicted with Consumption, Asthma,
Group, severe Coughs, Pneumonia
and other diseases of the Throat and
Lungs, giving the American people
undeniable proof that the German Syr-
up will cure them! The result has
been that DR. vggists in every town and
yillagr in the United Sthtes are rec
commencing it to their customers
Go to your Druggist and ask what
they now about it. sawple Bottles 10
cents. Refular size IS cents Three
dose will relieve any ease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
The Silver Bill.

Having been absent at Ashland the
past week, we have been unable to
keep posted in regard to the action of
congress in relation to financial mat
tiers. We clip the following relative
to the silver bill and its passage from
from the Stevens Point Journal:
'sAfter an all night debate the silver
bill finally passed the senate at 5
O'Clock Saturday morning. though not
until after The free coinage part was
stricken out and the 4th section ad-
ded' The bill contains four sections,
only two of which are of any great i'm
portance, These we give in full:
Be it enacted. &c, That there
shall be coined at the several mints of
the U. S, silver dollars of the weight
of 412 IL grains troy of standard sill
yer, as provided in the act of Jan. IS
1887 on which shall be the devices
aud superscFiption provided by SAID
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

THE CoNCLAyE of Cardinals assem-
bled to elect new Pope did :heir
business with a decision and speed
commendable. 1t was anticipated
that stormy time would be the nee
cessary result of this hasty gathering
Of the heads of the Roman Church.
The successor Of Pouis TX, is Cardin-
al Pecci, an italian, 6S years of age,
and very excellnet man. His title
is Pope Leo the XIII. lie was chos-
en- on the third ballot The conclave
embraced all the Cardinals, save three,
one of whom was Cardinal McCloskey
Of New York who did not arrive in
time to participate in the election
4 letter from the London Times
written from Rome before the election
thus describes the personal appearance
Of the newly elected Pope
He is tall. with fine head, high
forehead. narrowing at the temples,
long face and straight features. He
has large mouth, a prominent chin
and cheerful countenanca. He has
fine sonorous voice, great dignity,
even austerity Of manners in public
life, but privately is afectionate, unas-
Stunning, sociable and witty. He en-
joys the confidence and support Of the
Liberals, or at least of a reasonable
majority of them in the Sacred Col
lcge. and plays the same part as was
sustained by Cardinal Gizzi in the
Conclaye of 1916. Cardinal Pecci's
private life at ali periods is above re-
proach. He has considerable literary
talent, and has written poetry He
never has had intercourse with func-
tionarirs of the present Italian govern
ment. but is esteemed by them all, and
those with whom the necessity of his
duty brings him into contact are per-
fcctly charmed with him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

a drunken Norwegian entered
the sleeping room of Mr.. Lanyard,
of Centralia, the other evening, and
"accumuIated'' a suit of clothes and
a freman's belt, which were found
the next morning in one of the
wood -piles at the Rablin House, and
Norskie was lying dead-drunk in a
lumber wagon. He was arrested for
the crime, but it appearing that he
was crazy drunk, he was discharged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

THE jury in the Rande case have
found him guilty of murder and SEN
fenced HIM to Imprisonment for life,
the first twenty-four hours to be in
solitary confinement The jurors who
have sentenced this rufhanly brute
must expect to be criticised by an out
ragged public. If such men as Rande
aae TO be left unhanged then the Mol
ly Maguires ought to be permitted to
live in brown stone fronts and have
the best the world affords of its good
things, Rande ought to have been
hanged as high as Hannah. It IS re-
ported that he left the court room with
imprecatioDs upon his lips and swear
ing vengence against twelve Of the
witnesses, the Judge and the prosecut-
ing attorney if ever he gets out, which
will probably be in a few years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

republican people who had every rea-
son to expect protection at least from
the government they had helped to
save from annihilation. The policy Of
Mr. Hayes is proving to be a curse.
not a single blessing has come from it.
and disloyalty and treason viii soon be
at premium.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

SENATOR PAUL of Milwaukee
wants the legislature to give $1,000
to the five Catholic ''Charity'' Institu-
tons of that city. And $3.50 each to
several more in different parts of the
State We must say this is crowding
the mourners
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

CoNNERY AND SHERRY who roam
ed the streets Of Chicago to find some
body to kill have been sentenced to be
hanged. They are not on the kill
quite so much as they were.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

WE PUBLISH elsewhere an article
from the st Paul Dispatch in relation
to the perihelia of the four larger
planets and the effect likely to be pro-
duced by the phenomena upon all ami
mate life. Pestilence and famine is
predicted, and minor ills without mum
Der. Undoubtedly there is something
in this; but we ask our people not to
be afraid Don't cry till you are hurt
Because these immense bodies are so
near the SUI, and all unfortunately at
the same time, It dosen't follow that
we are all going to turn up our tees,
and that tomb stone factories are go
ing to be the only prosperous indus
tries. Let US live and see what will
come of it, anyhow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

DAVID TAYLOR and Harlow S. Or
ton are the candidates for Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court. The
Madison Journal speaking of the NOM
nations says
The accession of Messrs. Taylor and
ORION to the Supreme Bench will GER
tainly add much strength to that al
ready able aud strong court, and will
render this tribunal the equal of any
in the country. We trust the action
of the two parties IN the presentation
Of candidates will be ratified by the
people, with an active campaign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
Houston and Texas Central R','

The following Offices and Agents hsvebecn
established by this Company, where Informs
ion RAY be had concerning not only the II. &
/. G. Railway, bet Texas generally.
l.. MANCiBSTER, East'n Pass. Agent,
Gen. j B. R0BERTsON PISS & Immigration
Agent, I13 North Third Street. st Louis. Mo.
4 ALLEE. North west Ii Pass. a ct, 1C1 Clark
street Cbicag III.
NICK HOLMES, Suth- east'n ct, No. ur-
nett House. Cincin gati, Chic
j. r. COFFIN, Southern Pass hgt, Chatta-
nooRa. Tenn.
Information may also be had at the Agencies
of the n. K. & I. Railway. in New York.
Chicago, Cincinnati, Hannibal and ST. Louis.
J. WALDO,
Gen, Pass. & Freight ACT, Houston. Texas
A. I'll. SWANSON,
Gen'I Supt., Houston. Texas.
GLAD TIDINGS TO THE AFFLICTED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
OHIO MGLLsKsE & SIP. R-R.

GEN'L THOMAS ANDERSON has
been sentenced to two years at hard
labor IN the Louisiana State Peniten-
tiary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
State Of 70 as,

it gives to the Passenger a view Of the Grandest
Scenery, Finest Agricultural District and great
Grazing Grounds of the West.
It's Passenger and Freight Trains surpass-
ed by none in the State. Pulimans Palace
Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars leave Saint
Louis daily via the VI. X. d L. R'y at A.. NJ
and SedaIia a 623 P. N. running through to
Denis0n, Sherman, Dallas, Hoarne, Austin and
Houston without change. Connection is also
made at Sherman with the Texas and Pacific
R'y for the above named points
The connections of this Road with the NJ. i :
& L. at Denise for st. Louis, Hannibal, Chica-
go, Fort Scott, Kansas City and ali pr.nts
North and East with the Texas Il Pacific a t
Sherman for st. Louis, Cairo, NJ en- This. and al
points East and South East, and at Houston
with the y. u. IL S. 4. for San Antonio, the q: IL
d II. for Galveston. the Texas & n. Orleans R'y,
for Beaumont, Orange, etc.; the MORAN and
Mallory Steams ips for all points on the Gul !
and Atlantic coasts, and the Liverpool Texa 5
Steamship Line TO Liverpool, Hayre and other
European cities are perfect, while it's freedom
from dust and heat on account of the nature of
the soil and the open prairie country over Whlc h
it passes with its cooling sea breeze, pleasant
scenery Of broad pTairies, beautiful groves :,
well cultivated fields OF cotton, corn, small
grain, and fruits, render it especially desirabl
and advantageous to travellers and shippers in
preference 10 others.
Buy your" Tick cts and
ship yOra1. Freight
4 -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
GREEN BAY AND MINNESOTA
RAILROAD
GOIEG WEST.
1T. TRAINS GOING EAST

WINTER TIME TABLE, IN EFFECT NOV
4th 1877.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
IN S U e A n c Z Z!
Arc You E8G%EsR.c0


The following Companies represent tho back
bone of the Insurance intercsts. Read
H1tna Of Hart ford,
Cash Assets ST 900 900. 90
Home ofNeVy York,
Fetal Assets 5,G27 AS. IS
Hartford of Hartford
Cash Assets . 500 .OOO.e
Phoenix OF Hartford
Cash Assets ,S@2 $50 50
northwestern Natl. Mil.
Cash Assets S95 ,iG1 "a
ST. Paul OF Minnesota.
Cash Asset sos .ii6.J2
st. Joseph. OF Missouri,
Cash Assets 500 2S3 .:3t-
Total SIS, a40 ,659 go
J. .. WETTED., Agt,
Grand Rapids, Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

And offers the Best Routbs. On Quick Time .
with more Comforts, better Accommodations an d
Greater security than any other Line. rassin g
through the Richest and Most Beautiful ror-
tions Of the great Empire
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

Connections: l.-C. NJ d ST. P.R.R. .
W W r. r. Sc. Z. e. NJ. R. r. 4-W. c.
F.0. WYATT Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28

Ternls,--s2.00 FER A1snursa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
WHISKY RESURRECTION.

The mountain regions of Tennessee and the
Carolnas have for many years been full OF
private distilleries The people are of the
corn and potatoes IA few head of cattle and
hogs, depend largely on hunting for meat, and
to get tea, coffee, tobacco, nails, calico and a
few other necessares from stores down in the
lowlands, use up what corn they don't need
for dodgers and pone for their own use, by
distilling it INTO whisky to exchange at the
stores From father to son, from generation
to generation, this has been the routine noun.
tain life in the region referred to.
The internal revenue laws of the L. ). by
which an enormous tax was levied on the dis.
tilling of corn juice and its collection en-.
forced by heavy penalties, was to such people
an incomprehensible outrage They believed
no government could be capable of such in.
Justice, and went on disabling in the utmost
confidence of security. Their fathers had
never been disturbed-why should they be?
Yet the United States revenue officers got
after them, and there were some rows. \
United States marshal was killed in South
Carolina and notorious outlaw named Red.
mond was accused of the crime. \ |. ).
posse started in pursuit of Redmond, and
coming upon what they supposed TO be band
of Moonshiners," by mistake killed man
named Ladd The state officers of South Car
DINA arrested L. 5. Marshal Kane, who had
headed the posse, and proposed TO try him in
2 state court for murder. The department of
Justice at Washington insisted that Kane
should bc tried in United States court The
South Carolina authorities were stubborn. and
the authorities at Washington humbly plead
to Wade Hampton for lenicncy" in behalf of
Kane As if the United States had not the
power To protect its own officers in the dis
charge of their official dutiesl II is said Gov.
Hampton may surrender Kane for trial by a
L. :. court. but there is no certainty about II,
and the poor fellow may swing through the
pusillanimity Of the Hayes government at
Washington.
Meantime the government officers Were
busted in pursuring the moonshiners in the
mountain regions Of Georgia and about thou
sand were arrested, and at 4 session of the |.
;. court at Atlanta, Ca not long ago, ssrcH
hundred dad H;Etty-t,rO Illicit distillerS plead
guilty and were dismissed the pusillanimous
HAYES government fearing to punish them on
account OF the bad feeling it might encender,
And now the Uuitcd States revenue officers
are engaged in a raid On the mOonshincrs IN
Tennessee. These enterprising manufacturers
of liquid lightning have heard of the immu.
nifty granted TO their brethren in the CarolInas
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
THE TRADE DOLLAR sWINDLE.

The explanation of this swindle--for it is a
swlndc-Can be made in few words. The
San Francisco silver bullionists, to get q mar.
kct for their silver, got the government to coin
the trade dollar to be used i'm the China and
japan trade. The government got = ct. per
dollar for coming the money, and that is all
the interest it had in it, The dollar was al
ways worth about 0G in gold in California but
when the sharpers there found it could be pass
ed in the East for 9912 they shipped millions
of it here, until the government stopped its
coinage. When there was no more 10 ship
this way the gamblers at this end of the line
put down the dollar to 80 cts. and are now
buying it up to send back to California where
it is worth 97l3 cts, in gold The only thing
to do for those having any considerable sum
in trade dollars on hand is either to send them
10 California or hold on to them until congress
meets when there is little doubt the govern
ment will be directed 10 exchange daddy"
dollars or gold for them at par.
As for Mexican dollars the weight of opin-
ION" is that the L. S. Revised Statutes of 1875
demonetized them, in which case (of which
there is some doubt they are worth but 40 cts
or their weight as bullion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
THE FAIR I!

Of course all the world knows that our
County Fair takes place next week, opening
on Monday. On Tuesday will be one of the
greatest attractions of the week in the address
and reception Of GEN. JAMES SHIELDS.
Thursday will be another great day, the gates
beng opened free to all children under IL
years of age.
Everything looks therefore encouraging
The stalls are already beginning to fill up with
horses and cattle, and up to yesterday noon
over 900 entries had been made. There is
not the slightest question, unless the elements
are exceptionally adverse, that it will i'm.
mensely eclipse any previous Fair of this
county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
WAR WITH MEXICO.

Either there will be war with Mexico
within the next six months, or Mexico will
show such degree of pusllanimity that a
war with her Is impossible. Had Canada re-
ceived half the pr0vocation the Hayes govern
ment has given to Mexico within the past
year we should long ago have had war with
England The long delay in recognizing the
government of Diaz, whose title is better than
that of Hayes, was the beginning of provoca-
ton When public opinion finally coerced
that recognition. instead of encouraging
friendly intercourse, the course of the admin
istration towards Mexico has been only that of
further irritation. The border raids are little
better than preteXt There are raids on both
sides, and while Mexico has kept a sufficient
force on the other side to enable them, by
friendly cooperation on our side, To put stop
to all these raids, our government has rejected
friendly ovcrtures of Joint action and only in
suited Mexico by sending expeditions across
the line with no other apparent object than TO
force collision with Mexican troops and thus
light the torch of war. Mckenzie is now ona
raid of hundreds OF miles through Mexico
with apparently no other object IN the world
than TO provoke fight somewhere.
The motive for all this is clear. The politi-
cal managers at Washington look forward TO
such a war rs offering relief from a perpleNing
political position, and on the other hand the
reckless spectators in lands and mines have
encouraged and stimulated this idea with all
the adroit arguments that former experience
made available. These two motives are work
ing together in the same interest; and each be
Ing selfish and inscriptions, it is quite posi-
Die that they may succeed in provoking col
lision and blood.hed, from which there can be
no escape hut in war. The drift is all that
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

and Georgia, and don't understand why stripes
and imprisonment should be visited or them.
If the Hayes administration was scared in the
other states it can be scared away from Ten.
nessee. So the moOnshiners have combined
their forces, armed themselves with their squir-
rel rifles and stand at bay, defying the United
States officers. And worse. At Overton, where
a distillcry was broken up one day last week,
the United States officers were attacked and
driven away. Now, Commissioner Raum tel
egraphs them to summon a sufficient posse to
men can't be had he will send United States
troops to their aid Is this a new rebellion
or, at least, isn't it another whisky insurrec-
tiOn ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
GREENBACK SPEECHES.

Our people last Saturday evening had an OPP
lportunity, OF which however very few appar
emily cared to avail themselves, of hearing Z
couple of big guns of the National Grcenback
persuasion air the peculiar doctrines Of that
new political sect The speakers were Frank
| II. Hall, their candidate tor state superinten-
dent Of schools, and Gen. Bates, candidate for
State Treasurer. As both speakers went over
Substantially the same gTO1nd, u brief notice
Of what one SAID will suffice for both Wcshali
Therefore continc ourselves to the speech OF
Prof Hall His heads were about rs follows:
He bore down on the National Banks, going
over the stereotyped argument that they got
double interest ON their money-SlS,OOO,OOO a
year on the bonds they deposited besides inter
est on the notes issued to them. The argu-
mcnt would have been more fair if he had also
given the banks credit for the taxes they pay
on their deposits, circulation, capital stock, &c.
He defended labor saving machinery, and
denied that the present hard times were caused
by overproduction. There was no such thing,
he commended, Is n general overproduction.
Goods became too plenty on falling market,
but as soon as the market began TO rise they
became scarce.
He advocated the repeal of the Schenck bill of
1869, making L. 5 80 bonds payable in gold
He advocated the repeal of the resumption
act
He was in favor of the substitution of green
backs for the L. : bank circulation And
lie favored the taxation of government bonds,
-or, il that was unconstitutional, as he rather
thought it was. he thought they could be reach
ed by IN income tax
Up 10 this pointwe admit we rather heard
M Hall with surprise. Weapproved heartily
all he said about labor saving machinery and
overproduction. We heartily endorsed his
ohiurgation OF the sohenck bill; had not the
democrats in congress passed a bill 10 repeal.
tie resumption act; and had theynot voted in
favor Of the substitution Of gTeenbackS for ma
iional bank bills. and in favor Of an income
tax. Verify Mr.. Hall was engaged in the big
cesi kind Of a steal, to wit, Of Democratic thun-
der.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
THE SOUTHERN sCOURGE.

The past week has been one OF deepest
gloom and Encouragement to the fever aiilct-
ed cities of the south. At all prominent
points the number of cases and mortality arc
on the increase, and though it has yet made
no advance northward, it is spreading to the
villages and hamlets around such cities as
Memphis, Nicksburg, New Orleans, &c
AT New ORLEANS, though the population
has steadily decreased by the unacclima,ed
leaving, the number of cases and deaths show
a steady increase during the week, rs follows
n, ,bo ood ,boro u,oro I 90 nou cases an deaths
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

There is, as We suspected, not Il particle Of
truth in the statement so often reiterated by
the anti-silvcr papers ~ late, about the difficult
ty of getting the new dollar into circulation
On application TO several National Banks that
are government repositories, reporter of the
Chicago Tribune found that there is n pressing
demand for the coin all over the west, but none
can be obtained. Sherman holds it back until
specie payment is resumed, in order that it
may not be monopolized by spectators for
the payment of customs dues and bond sub.
sCriptiOns