Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30

husband helped equip the fleet, wa,
we'll acquainted with Commodore PER-,
and his officers. Lafayette was a CUES
at her house when he visited Erie il
1924. Her mental Yigor was remark
able for one of her extreme age, anC
she retained a vivid recollection of The
past up to within a short time previous
to her death.
A ST. LOUIS special Of January 23rC
says: Mr.. Hyde managing editor of tht
st. Louis Republican, was run over by {
railroad train on the Missouri & Prcift
road near Bonnetts' mills, about Is mile.
east of Jefferson City, this morning anC
instantly killed Mr.. Hyde was vel
known newspaper reporter, and haC
! been connected with most OF the iour
nails in this city at different times dur
ing the several years past. He wa;
/ the only regular newspaper correspond
ent with the yellow fever commission
on the steamer Chambers, down the
Mississippi river last summer, and wrote
very interesting account of the trip
THE expenditures at the institution
Tor the Education of the Blind, in Wis
consin, the past year, have been 500,
OOO. The average number Of pupils il
attendance was seventy-seven, and the
total during the year ninety. The trus
tees ask an appropriation of $1S,500 tC
enable them to meet the expenses Oi
the present year. At the Wisconsin In
stitute for the Education of the Deat
and Dumb $50 pupils were enrolled
and the average number in attendance
was 40. The expenditures were 500,
522.45, and the trustees ask an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for the current year
|, THE will of Bayard Taylor, late For
eign Minister to Germany, has been ad.
mitted to probate. It bears date OF
Sept. II, 1875, and directs as executors
John J. Pinkerton and Charles B. Lam
born. He bequeathes "the sword oil
Schiller" presented to him by William
NJ. Thackeray, to be deposited in Schil-
ler's house in Germany, among the 9th
er relics of the poet. He leaves his un-
published writings to his wife, Katharine
Emile Taylor, and his cherished friend
George II. Boxer, of Philadelphia. He
also desires that mementoes of books OF
other articles, such as may be selected
by his wife, be given to his friends R.
III. Stoddard, George HI. Boxer, E. G.
Stedman, G. ?. Putnam. Jane Lorimer
Graham, Jr., 7. B. Aldrich and George
E. Gourand. The remaining bequests
are unpublished because of their per-
sOnal and private nature.
A ST. JOSEPH, Mo, dispatch of Jan.
25tn, says the state lunatic asylum, ad-
jacent to this city was discovered on
fire at one o'clock this afternoon, and
was totally destroyed. No adequa
means had ever been provided to ex-
tingui8h the fire and but little resist
ance could be made to the spreading
flames. Some of the employees We're
slightly scorched in attempting to ar
rest the progress of the fire. The pa
tients, about two hundred and fifty in
number, were safely removed and now
occupy the court house in this city.
Everything is being done for their COM
fort but they have suffered somewhat
from exposure and excitement.
The building was erected four
years ago at a cost of $4,000. Eigh-
teen months ago there was 100000 In
surance but the state refused an appro-
priation to continne the same, therefore
tho loss is total.