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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12
THEY ARE THE REST.

Gentlemen. - Enclosed you will md SO and I
wish you w0uld send me another dozen Of your
COLLINS NOLTAIC PLASTERS. BY the a6ove
you will see tat can do something TO help Others
In some way even II am not able TO be up and
GrDyssl- There are a number who have tried your
plIstCrs who had given out that all plAsters were
good iJr nothing, and now Join with me that they
are the best they have ever tried. have got along
this winter better than have before IN three
years WshedI could have heard OfyOur plastera
before. Yours, &C.
LORETTA ". CROSS.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12
Columbus. Springfield & GIN. Lin 9

Nos. 9 aud 10 run daily, all others daily
except sunday.
Sleeping cars on Nos. and 10. and parlOr
coach - on Nos. : and q. running through be-
- on 3, -, IG and 8, between Columbus and
5andusky.
Through Coaches On Nos. l3, Is, II and
between Columbus and Cincinnati.
Through Coaches OF Nos. "a and n, be-
tween Columbus and Indianapolis.
The above times Will be Cade as far as
practicable but not guaranteed.
n. N. BRONSON,
General Ticket Agent.
CHAS. HOWARD,
superintendent
u. ". e. BROWN.
General Manager.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12

A TTORNTY AT LAW, Tinin, Ohio. Of
a nee over HUss' Book Store, opposite
The Court House.
sept. q, ls78.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12
; N-uLANIA, ND March %, I5lI-

Gs7tisHien,-I sent for one OF COLLINS vol,
IAlC PLASTEEsS, and Il has been OF great benehe
In reducing swelling In my let side that ply
sicians pronounced Enlargement OF the Spleen,
and one prOaOulcedtL II an Ovarian Tumor.
L. A. RISTER
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12

O., s. G G. .R. Il.
lime Card taking effect Nav u. 1875.
MAIN LINE-GOING SOUTH
FIX. Night Acorn
STATIONS. f5l Ex d =
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12
DENTISTS.
lR RPIHINNAmAN.

Dr. G. @. BEILHARz,
GURGEON DENTIST. ONCE In Emp
- Block, over the PennEylvaniR Store.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12
REAL ESTATE

AND
Collecting Agency
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12

4 TTORNEY- Once in Miller
"a Block, Washington strsei, opPOasseSe "
Court House. o'-Ay
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10
The British Volunteers.
London Daily News.

According to all accounts the number
of our volunteers is still on the increase.
So far as can pe ascertaIned from the
reports Of commanding officers fur
nished during the past month to the
war office, they amount to upward OF
175,000 men. all of whom have fulfilled
the obligations required by the field
marshal commanding-in-chief from
efficient volunteers. Of these 175,0OO
men, $4,000 are artillerymen, 1000 en-
gineers, $4,000 infantry, and the re-
mainder mounted rifles and permanent
staff. The infantry are not only toler-
ably disciplined and drilled, but are all
of them intelligent men, armed with
weapons of precision, which they full
well know how TO use. Every rifle
volunteer among them has, besides his
drilling, gone through a course of mus
kerry instruction, and fired sixty rounds
of ball cartridge at the butts Or if he
has not actually expended so many
rounds, it is because he has proved
himself a crack shot in the first score
emptied from his rifle. The artillery
volunteers, again, are not simply gen
tlemen soldiers. To earn the capitation
grant and become enrolled among the
available defenders of his country, a
volunteer artilleryman must have taken
his turn at serving the big guns attached
to his battery. or must have proceeded
to one of the coast forts or TO Shoe
buryness to become practically ac-
quainted with the working and training
of heavy cannon. We do not expect
them to act as field batteries, or horse
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10
THAT RIVER MONSTER.
1t Attacks a Produce Boat on the Missis
siDpi.
Matches Democrat.

A few weeks ago we published the
particulars of a sea monster, as related
by tow-boat captain. The captain of
the tow-boat described the monster as
resembling an immense snake with
bulldog head and a pelican bill about
ten feet long. It lashed the water into
foam with its tail, and spouted oblique
streams of water forty feet high. The
monster attacked the barge and found
a splinter from its bill embedded in
the timber, which he said resembled
ivory
At the time of publishing the above.
we felt little inclined to doubt the
monster story, but now, after having
ourselves interviewed two gentlemen
who have seen it, we really think there
is big sea monster in the Mississippi
river.
The gentlemen whom we interviewed
say that on the night of the ninth inst,
while floating down the Mississippi OH
Capt. Ed. Bakers produce boat, when
near Island No. 95 they were startled
by loud splash in the water, and as
they had heard of the great monster
they were much frightened. They saw
dark object not more than eighty
yards from the boat, and for the first
time saw the huge monster 1t was
swimming at a pretty fast rate toward
the boat, and it made as much noise as
the steamer r. E. Lee. 1t came on,
and as it neared the boat it turned to
the right, striking the stern oar
and knocking it overheard. John
Coughlin and Dud Kelley alone remain
ed on the roof, the balance of the crew
taking refuge in the cabin. The mon
ster came near enough to enable two
gentlemen to get full view of him.
They judged him to be about 65 feet
in length. His body was shaped like a
snake, his tail forked like fish, and
had bill like that Of a pelican. His
bill was fully six feet in length. He
had long flowing black name like a
horse. When he swan MS head was
eight feet above the water. 1t was a
grand sight to see him move down the
river. Messrs. Coughlin and Kelley
tell US that it was impossible to induce
the crew to come out that night. The
pilot, Mr.. McCune George, was finally
led out by his wife, she assuring him
that the great monster had departed.
Captain Bakers boat is now moored
at our landing at the foot of Main
street. All of his crew, except one
man, has abandoned her, and Captain
Baker says it is impossible to get a
crew, as the men think the monster is
still following them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

The creditors of j. ID. Easter f Co.,
the great reaper manufacturers, held q
meeting in Chicago to investigate the
assets of the bankrupt concern. 1t was
found that the preferred claims against
the firm amount in round figures to
S75O,000. The contingent liabilities are
about $780, 900 more, and added to this
are some 100000 of scattering and
wholly unsecured debts, swelling the
entire liability to about 81, 100000. To
offset this the firm schedule assets
amounting ut their face value to ST.
500 900; but the creditors fear that
when these are sifted down they will
not pay over 80 cents on the dollar of
liabilities The assets consists largely
Of notes given by farmers in payment
Of agricultural machinery, past due,
and for the most part utterly worthless.
The firm was not, apparently, at all
careful III It's collections, but let great
deal Of pa' Il 90 by rather than bring
themse !, into disrepute with the
farmers by suing. The creditors are in
anything but cheerful mood. Some
of them are in for it ]" rather deeply,
and III the extremely doubtful prospect
Of recovery, there appears possibility
that a few Of these may be forced over
board.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10
Mexican News.

Advices from Mexico City via. Ha-
vana, January 9Th, says that public
opinion favors Romero for minister of
foreign relations on account of his init
mate Acquaintance with the American
people. Friends OF Vallante on the
other hand declare this qualification to
be an objection, stating that Mexico is
not to be pinned to the cuffs Of the
American nation.
President Diaz pretends to entertain
anti-European sentiments and is appar
emily courting close alliance with the
United States.
Gen. Negrite has been appointed
military commander of the federal dis
trict in place Of Gonzeles The latter
has not yet taken charge Of the war
department.
Outside Of the capital the unsettled
condition of the border is hardly dis
cussed. The press is disposed to be
cautious on the subject.
Congress before adiourning author
lied the construction Of railroads from
the City of Mexico to MonelIa: from
Cettaya to Palmillas, and from Ometus
co to Packuca.
a convoy carrying $4,000 in silver,
was robbed in the district Of Mexico.
The robbers escaped.
1t is reported that the steamer City Of
New York, carried 100000, part pay
ment of the Mexico indemnify on her
last trip
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10
NO. s..
AN INCOME TAX.
Arguments of The Advocates Of the
Measure.

Washington Letter to New York Herald.
The argument which will be made in
favor of the reimposition of the in
come tax is that this is the only way to
make the burden of internal taxes
equal, or nearly so, over the whole
country. Mr.. Randolph Tucker, of
Virginia, one Of the committee of ways
and means, has prepared q statement
on this subject, in which it is shown
that in 1875, out of a revenue from in
ternal taxes Of somewhat over SOB, ,000,-
600, the New England States, including
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Con-
necticut, paid S1,000,O00, but in pro
portion to population should have paid
| S9, ,250,000, and according to wealth
nearly $14, 100000. The Middle States
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Delaware-paid S24,000,0O0. Their
contribution according TO population
would have been the same amount,
but their proportion according to wealth
would have been 3S,5O0,0OO The
northwestern States and the Territories,
including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa. Minnesota,
Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Dakota,
Colorado. Arizona, Idaho, Utah and
Wyoming paid $43, 100000. Their
proportionate share according to popu-
lation would have been only $27, 100000.
The Southern Middle States, including
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri
paid $780, 100000, but their proportion
according to population would have
been only 81, 100000, and according to
wealth only $11 100000. The cotton
States, Including South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennes-
see, paid $2,250,000, but their proper
ton according to population would
have been $19,500,000, but according
to wealth $17,000,O00. The Pacific
States paid oyer $3,0O0,000, but accord
ing to population should have paid less
than $2000,000 and according to wealth
less than s., ,350,0O0
1t is asserted by the advocates of the
income tax, that nearly all the untaxed
government bonds are owned in the
northern seaboard States and that the
only way to make this kind of property
contribute its share to the general
lCNSllltC II " Iay ali IuCo1llc t<tA.
There is also o determination to lay
high tax on large incomes, the prevail
ing idea on this subject being to exempt
all incomes under s., 600, and to gradu-
ate the tax from one per cent. up to
five, and some wish it even up to seven
COO 81 eitis 797i,. $40 0no The general belief
is that the northwest and South will
join together to impose the income tax,
and the principal question seems to be
about its amount. A plan Will be urged
on the house to so regulate the income
tax ssas to exempt all incomes de-
rived from salaries Or professions or
the actual labor of the individual, and
tax only the accumulated wealth which
itself yields an income to its possessors.
This is thought to be the only fair way
to levy an income tax, and several
representatives will urge that tax thus
laid OF accumulated wealth ought to
be a constant part of the internal
revenue system.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

artillery, but the gunners are instructed
in all the duties of coast and garrison
artillery. Of cavalry, we have but a
few hundreds among the volunteers;
the deficiency in reserve horsemen is
made up, however. by the yeomanry,
who are supposed to muster upward-o of
$4,000 sabres. These, with the militia,
represent our second line of defense,
which may be stated in round numbers
at no less than 100000 men of all ranks.
Thus, of militia, infantry, and artillery,
wehave 115,000, of yeomanry cavalry
14000, and of volunteers 175,000 men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

AN opinion has just been delivered at
Indianapolis by United States district
Judge Gresham on usurious interest,
and constituting section 519S of the re
vised statutes. This opinion is of gem
eral interest, since the court holds that
where national bank takes, receives
or reserves usurious interest out of the
proceeds of note given for loan, or
charges usurious interest which is in
cluded IL the note, the maker or bor-
rover may at any time, in suit by the
bank on the note, plead the usury, and
if pleading, the bank forfeits the entire
amount of interest so reserved or in
cIuded in the note, but if the usurious
interest is paid by the maker or bor-
rover out of his pocket, he cannot re-
coup twice the amount of interest paid
or receive twice the amount on an ac-
ton of debt, unless the plea on recoup-
ment is filed and the action of debt is
brought within two years after such
payment is made In short, he holds
that the two-year statute of limitations
does not apply to cases where the
usurious interest is reserved out of the
proceeds of the note, or is included II
it, but applies only to cases where the
usurious interest is actually paid by
the borrower or maker of the note to
the bank
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

A VENERABLE RosE.-There is at
Hildesheim Cathedral, Germany, well
known rose bush which is believed to
be over l 900 years old. In recent years
it seems to have been getting into de-
crepitude, and fears have been enter
tanned that it was going to die. The
help Of the most renowned gardeners
has been called in to prevent this, if
possible, and several foreigners have
been on the spot for this purpose.
Whether it be due to their endeavors
or not, the old thing seems to have
taken fresh heart again. Out IF the
root knobs of the bush new sprout has
appeared, which is growing so vigor-
ously that there is good hope this
venerable rose stock may yet " renew
its youth"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

TIE failures for the last quarter of
1877 will foot up greater number and
larger amount in liabilities than any
equal previous time in many years. In
New York, during December, the ag-
gregate liabilities are abont $8,000,000,
with only about 100000 of nominal
assets. There is an increase of about
25 per cent. over the number of fail
ures Of the preceding month, and an
increase of 300 per cent. on the gross
liabilities
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

The London Illustrated Sporting an
Dramatic Netns goes for Henry Irving III
this powerful manner: Mr.. Irving de-
spises the news apers, and no won er.
He condemns the men who get their
guinea or thirty shillings week, who
are called dramatic critics, and we are
not astonished. The reason is palpa-
bic. Mr. Irving knows himself. lie is
well aware, therefore, that although his
gait III tragedy is the gait Of comic
famingo, such as Mr.. Marks would love
to paint, his voice is the voice Of one
that in its upper register might deceive
an ornithologist In the wilderness, and
his elocutionary discoveries" STUN
bling blocks in the path of Mr. Pitman's
pupils, the so-called dramatic critic
have not howled derisively, as they
might have done, and sent him back to
school to learn the rudiments Of his
(ahen J High Art. There are sound
judges Of theatrical matters who declare
that Mr.. Irving was better actor In his
thirty shiliings a-week day than he IS
now. And there are shrewd appraisers
of snowmanship, who look upon Mr.
Irving as the late Mr. Bateman's biggest
success in that line. Mr. Irving attaches
no importance to the newspapers-in-
effable creature that he is but the
"Colonel did. And it is Just as true
as two and two make four, Mr. Irving,
that you-the great tragedian-are the
result Of the ColonePs untiring attention
to the press"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

THE hangman's record for the past
year shows that SO murderers were
hanged in the United States. Of this
number AZ were white, 81 colored, /
Indian, and ! Chinaman; 4were hanged
for indecent assaults, for burglary, S
for wife-murder, l for flicide, and L
for fratricide. There were three double
executions, one triple, two quadruple,
and one in which SIX men were hanged.
Not q single woman was hanged; the
only one sentenced to death, Mrs.
Louisa Lawsar. of Virginia, had her
sentence commuted to Imprisonment
for life by the governor. Friday
still maintains its reputation in
the black list as the favorite day on
which to enforce the death penalty,
more murderers having been hanged
on that day than on all the other days
of the week combined. Forty-seven
murderers were hanged on Friday. II
on Thursday, on Saturday, on Mon
day, on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednes-
day. There were executions in Janu-
ary, in February, in March, 6 in
April, 10 ii May, Is in June, II in July,
! in August, 5 in September. none in
October, 9 in November, and 10 in De-
cember. Pennsylvania stands first IN
the list of states for the greatest num-
Der of executions during the past year,
South Carolina being second. The exc
cutions were distributed among % states
as follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10
State Agent II. A. Taylor's Report.

Hon. IL. A. Taylor, State Agent of the
railway lands of Wisconsin, has made
his annual report to the governor, and
paid into the state treasury, $83, ,930.50,
collected from trespass upon the rail
way lands. Some $4,000 of the amount
comes from hay cut upon these lands,
and the remainder from timber cut.
AIR Taylor advises allowing settlers to
cut hay for their own use on the public
lands in future.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

FALSE taste may be known by its
fastidiousness, by its demands of pomp
splendor, and unusual combination; by
its enjoyment only of particular styles
and modes of things, and by its pride
also, for it is ever meddling, mending
accumulating, and self-exulting, its eye
is always upon itself, aud it tests al
things around it by the way they fit it.
But true taste is forever growing, learn.
ing, reading, worshipping, laying its
hand upon its mouth because it is aston
ished, casting its shoes from off its feet
because it finds all ground holy, la
menting over itself, and testing itsel
by the way that it fits things.
There is that to be seen in every stree
and lane of every city-that to be fell
and found in every human heart and
countenance, that to be loved in every
roadside weed and moss-grown wall
which, in the hands OF faithful men
may convey emotions of glory anc
sublimity, continual and exalted
RuskSr,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

THE State of Iowa has certified to the
Sioux City & St. Paul railroad company
25, ,172 acres of land in Dickinson coun-
ty and 11O,O86 III Osceola county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10
VOL. XXI.

A NEW steamship line has been es-
lblished between Portland, Maine, and
Glasgow, Scotland
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

THERE is yet large batch of whisky
thieves in Washington seeking an es-
cape from the meshes of the law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10
General News.
THE BORDER NEW YEAR


Brownsville, Texas, advices of the 5rd
say: Gen. Gonzales and military officers
and federal employees in Matamoras
gave New Years ball at the theatre
in Matamoras, which was apparently
rendered as an evidence Of good vii
and friendship to the inhabitants ot
both sides of the Rio Grande. A large
number of United States army and
navy officers, as we'll as several United
States civil service officers and citizens
of the two nationalities co-mingled in
the most harmonious friendship, as i
no border question had ever existed to
mar the enjoyment at the beginning OF
the new year. The ball was q grand
success.
LABOR TROUBLES.
A San Francisco dispatch dated Jan.
4th says a large body of unemployed
workingmen to-day marched to the
mayors office, and a committee
waited upon the mayor and demanded
work or bread, suggesting that they be
set at work on the streets or other pub
lie improvements. The mayor ad-
dressed the crowd, stating his inability
to take such action, and counseling ap-
plication, when necessary, to the var
ious benevolent organizations. The
speech was received in sullen silence.
The crowd, to the number of several
Thousand, then marched to the new
city hall lots, where they were address
ed by the .gitators-Ke carney, Wellock.
and others-the speeches being to the
effect that they must help themselves
by force if other means failed.
SHARP MOLLY
A Philadelphia dispatch of January
4th states that Clarence Boyle who was
one of the first Molly Maguires convict
ed during the earlier trials Of these
offenders, has escaped from the Eastern
penitentiary, by a new and ingenious
scheme. Boyle, who, by the way, is q
man about five feet nine inches high,
light complexion, weighing about one
hundred and eight pounds, was, for
good conduct, placed i'll the bakery,
and he induced two ow-prisoners
him in an otherwise empty hogshead,
upon wagon which was drawn out Of
the penitentiary yard. The escape was
discovered by the driver after Boyle
had slipped from the hogshead, and
when the warden ascertained that the
Molly was the missing man his
two companions were st once taken
into custody and placed in the dark
dungeon. They confessed that they had
been concerned in the escape, and
stated that they first fitted hinges on the
head of the hogshead, after emptying
it of its contents, the head being ar
ranged so that it would fall in two
pieces to the inside, the hinges support
ing each half Of the back. Before
putting their companion in the hogs
head they wrapped him in salt bags,
and after he was put in he fastened the
head Of it from the inside, and was
shortly afterward in possession of his
much-coveted liberty. The wagon having
passed the gate-keeper without arousing
the latter's suspicion, the officer has
been suspended from his position,
though there is no reason to suppose
he was guilty of the slightest completely
in the plot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

The Statistical Bureau of Berlin csti-
mate that the total steam motive power
Of the world equals the force of 25,-
000,0O0 horses.