Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-11-14
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
DESTRUCTION of CAPE MAY.

had been destroyed. The total loss is
estimated at 100000, which is more
than half covered by insurance. In
1869 almost the same section was
swept by fire with about the same loss.
1t is though the fire was the work of an
incendiary.
GOV. HAMPTON SERIOUSLY INJURED.
A Columbia, S. c., dispatch of No
vember 8th says: While Gov. Wade
Hampton was hunting, yesterday, his
mule became frightened, and the bride
breaking, the governor leaped from the
saddle. BY the fall the governors right
/ leg was broken in two places, the
bones protruding, and his ankle was
badly hurt.
PURSUER AND PURSUED KILL EACH OTHER
A special from Pembina, Dakota,
Nov. Sth says w. H. Anderson, of DaI-
las. Texas, q sheriff in pursuit Of William
| Collins. Of the famous bank train rob-
bers of that region, found his man in
Pembina this evening and attempted to
arrest him. Collins resisted and the
men exchanged fire with fatal effect,
both dropping dead in two minutes.
A REMARKABLE ADDRESS FROM THE UTAH
WOMEN
A Salt Lake, Utah, dispatch of Nov
8th says: The following was adopted
at a meeting of nOn-Mormon women Of
| this city: To Mrs. r. B. Hayes and the
women of the U. S.: 1t is more than
30 years since pOlygamy was planted
on the shores Of the great Sail Lake.
During these years congress has utterly
failed to enact efficient or to emf rec
existing laws for the abolition of this
great crime, and we believe that more
Of these unlawful and unhalIoWed al
IIanceS have been COnSummated the
past year than ever before in the his
tory OF the Mormon church. EndOW-
ment houses, under the name Of tenn
pies are being erected in different parts
Of the territory, costing millions 1t is
impossible to ascertain the exact num-
ber OF polygamOus marriages, for they
are COnseCrated in these endowment
houses, an institution no gentle is per
mitted to enter, where brotherhood and
siSterhO0d are sealed and bound by
Oaths SO strong that even apostates will
not reveal them, and no mention which
witnesses on the witness stand unbIu8h-
ingly periure themselves, and on Jury
violate all considerations of oath and
duty. Considering all our sur
roundings, polygamy has never
taken such degrading and debasing
form IN any nation or among any peO-
pie above the conditions of barbariaus
as in Utaf. II IS degrading to nIaII atrId
woman, q curse to children and de-
structive to the sacred relations of fam
lily upon which the civilization of ma
tiQns depends, and there are things that
cannot be repeated or printed, that re-
/ duces the system to the lowest form Of
indecency. That it should be practiced
in the name and under the cloak of re-
I igiOn; that on apostle polyganlist with
4 four acknowledged wives is permitted
to sit in COngress-OnIy Y adds to the
enOrmity of the crime and makes it
more revolving to our common christian
principles. Our legislature is composed
almost entirely Of polygamistS and
members of the mormon priesthood
and they have thrown around polygamv
every possible safeguard in their
power, and right Of dover has been
abolished to break down the distinction
between lawful wife and a concubine.
The Mormons are rapidly extending
their settlement into Arizona, Idaho,
New Mexico and Wyoming. They have
the balance of power in two territories
and are without doubt plotting for it in
others, We callupOn Christian women
of the United States to join us in urg-
ing congress to empower its courts to
arrest the further progress of this, evil
and to delay the admittance Of Utah
into the stateshOOd until this is accOmp-
lished; and we askyou to circulate and
/ publish our appeal in order to arouse
public sentiment which should be
against an institution that peculiarly
Oppresses and stigmatises women. 1t
is our purpose to ask names to petit
ton designed for cOngess, and we hope
also that every minister of the gospel
will commend it to the women of his
congregation, and that all Christian as
sociations will do what they can to OBJ
tain signatures. With the cordial CO.
operation and concerted action of the
Christian women of our land we may
confidently hope that the great sin OF
polygamy may be abolished.
\. T. STEWARDS GRAVE ROBBED.
A New York dispatch of November
9TH says: The police headquarters was
informed, to-day, that the body of A
T. Stewart was stolen from the family
vault of ST. Marks church, early this
morning; the casket was broken open
| Inspector Dilks, when informed of the
robbery, at once sent out the following
/ general order to all the precincts:
The remains Of A. T. Stewart were
Il -, r i.
in the St. Mark churchyard. The cas-
ket was broken and the body removed
The decomposition of the remains is SO
offensive that they cannot be concealed
this is apparent from standing at the
opening of the vault This morning, con
seQuently it cannot be taken across the
ferries without discovery. Cause dill
gent search to be made in your pre-.
cincts, as the remains were evidently
stolen in hopes of reward. Early on
the morning of Oct. Z, just a month
ago, the assistant sexton of ST. Marks
church, discovered that the Stewart
family vault had been tampered with
the stone slab had been removed from
its position, and the earth disturbed fol
several feet, but as the slab was not
over the opening of the vault the thieve;
did not get at the body. The sexton
reported the matter to Judge Hilton
who ordered the slab to be placed a few
feet from its true position in order to de-
ceive anyone attempting to steal the
body; watchmen were also engaged
and parolled the graveyard every nigh
until very near morning. The discov
cry of the outrage was made at eigh
, o'clock this morning. The robbers haC
removed one stone from the onaninor tr