Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-27
HISTORY OF THE WEEK
MISCELLANEOUS.

gone into the hands of receiver.
A FIRE at Owenton, KY, Feb. Goth,
destroyed $4,000 worth of tobacco.
Ex-VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx has re
covered from his recent serious illness.
Ex-MAYoR WEsTERvELT, ofNew York
city, died Feb. 21st.
THE heaviest snow storm of the sea-
son prevailed throughout Nova Scotia,
Feb 21st.
THE amount OF claims already filed
against Archbishop Purcell amount to
So, 100000.
A BOILER explosion at Stockton, Cali
fornia, on the 22nd Of Feb, resulted in
the death of six or eight men.
REPORTS from western states and ter
ritories show that the immigration this
year will exceed anything ever known
G. w. ANGEL. the absconding secre-
tary of the Pullman car company, ar
rived in Philadelphia on the bark Shoot
ing Star, Feb. 21st.
Mr.. M. STANLEY, superintendent of
the Selma, Rome d Dalton railroad,
Ala, who was injured in the recent ac-
ciden! on that road, has since died.
OVER 2,7OO people who had never
4 previously taken the pledge, have signed
one during the recent temperance re-
vival at Galesburg, III.
A FIRE at Minneapolis Feb. 2Oth,
burned the wholesale and retail house
of Lumley, grocery and wine merchant
Loss $26, 900; insured for $4,000.
The government inspector declares
there is no contagious disease among
the cattle at the Chicago Union Stock
yards.
THE executive committee of the pro-
| jected worlds fair to be held in New
York in $780, is at work selecting a site
for the big show.
THE Illinois state house commission
er's report shows that up to date So
521, ,39933 has been expended under
their direction, and the end is not yet.
\ COLLISION of ferry boats running
between San Francisco and Oakland
occurred on the 10Th of February.
Great confusion followed and it is be-
lieved many were drowned.
THE committee of the Illinois legisla-
tslre that was delegated to examine the
question of controlling the Pullman car
rates by legislation, has reported against
taking any such action.
NEBRASKA makes short work of muir
derers. James McEloy murdered Hen
ry a. Stutzman on the 9Th inst, and has
already been sentenced to hang May
28th.
The British steamer Zanzibar left
New York Jan. II for Glasgow and has
not since been heard from. 1t is be-
lieved the vessel has sunk with ali on
/ board.
A FOUNTAIN CRY, WIS, dispatch is
responsible for the following: No little
excitement has been OccasiOned here
! by the discovery of a most wonderful
case of sOmnambulism. A young man
left his bed, sought the woodpiie, chop
ped off one of his fingers, returned to
the house, washed the wound and start
ed back to bed, when his parents met
and awakened him.
A BLOOMINGTON, H., dispatch of Feb.
21st says at 10 o'clock last night the
frame residence of Martin Reddington,
corner of Perry and Calhoun streets, on
the west side; was burned. Mrs. Red
dington was consumed in her bed, and
her husband so terribly burned that he
died this morning. He was an old resi-
dent of Bloomington, an Irishman, and
employed as watchman for the Chicago
and Alton at Chestnut street. 1t was a
most appalling accident.
A GAINESVILLE, Florida, dispatch Of
Feb. Is, says the fourth annual state
fair commenced here to-day, to con-
t;nue five days. The grounds are very
fine, we'll arranged, and considered the
finest in the south. 1t is their first use
for the purpose. The weather is beau
tiful, 20 degrees above zero. The attend
ance is large. The exhibition Of fruits,
flowers, and vegetables is large. and
very interesting: also the display of
Florida curiosities. The grounds have
a arace-track of half a mile in length, in
excellent condition. A large number of
horses are entered for the races, includ-
ing several of first class records.
A LOUISVILLE, KY, special of Febru-
airy 21st says: TIE execution of Geo.
Washington, the negro rayisher Of
Francis Otte, took place in an eastern
suburb of the city. Fully 10000 per-
sons were present, hundreds of women,
as we'll as men, witnessing it. The
black cap was put around his neck at
11:3O, and the rope at 11:40. AT 11:45
the drop fell, the rope breaking off short
at the top. Many persons in the great
crowd yelled and hooted. Washington
was picked up, and the rope being
quickly adjusted, another moose was
made around his neck. At 11:54 the
trap was again sprung, Washington was
unconscious from the first fall. At
11:55 his pulse beat only 6, and at II :57
it had stopped entirely. He remained
hanging until 1900, when he was cut
down and his body given to the phYsi-
clans.
The Chicago DaiIg Commercial Bulletin,
has advices from 105 principal points
in the northwest regarding packing op-
Grafton and stock on hand. These
points have packed 6,555,000 hogs to
date, and the estimate for the season is
E5,71O,OO0. The packing at points not
reported is estimated at $685. 900, max
ing an aggregate of the packing of the
west 7,445,O0O. The decrease in the
average weight is estimated at ten
pounds, which will reduce the aggregate
packing to 7,154,000 hogs of last years
average weight. The yield of la1d
varies considerably and will probably
not show much if any reduction from
) last years stock on hand. At the points
which have packed 6,S30,00O hogs, it is
reported that there are 281, 900 barrels
mess pork, 19,900 barrels of other kinds
of pork 800 900 tierces of lard. 81 1,000,.
900 pounds hams, S1,0O0,000 pounds
shoulders, 200,000,000 pounds sides, in