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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
An Enterprising Bandit.
Gallighan's Messenger.

The Revel Gazette says band Of brig
ands is now infesting Esthonia under
the leadership of native of that prov
lnce named Jurri Rummo. who has be-
come a terror to the inhabitants, Two
OF his accomplices, just arrested, have
made some important revelations. The
chief of the banditti, it seems, effected
an entry into the castle of Herkull,
penetrated as far as the bedrooms. stole
several clocks, watches and revolyers,
and left without being noticed, having
protited by the slUmber of the occu-
pants to commit the burglary. He
escaped the search that was instituted
by hiding in a cornfield. Jurri Rum
mo moves rapidly from one place to
another, and contrives, by frequent
change of vehicles and horses, to throw
his pursuers off the scent, leaving the
animals which have brought him to. the
scene of a robbery near the spot, and
riding off on others, which he "bor-
rows" for the purpose from their own
ers. AS necessary result, his "des-
criptlon" has to be constantly changed,
the steeds of yesterday not being those
of tomorrow. The population are
afraid to denounce him, and regard
the desperate in the light of a hero.
He has been daring enough to travel
post. On one occasion the intendent of
the Chateau of Arrohof, near Pernau,
succeeded in capturing and handing
him over to the authorities. Rummo,
however, got free, and only his convey
ance was found with the stolen articles.
The peasants Of the village of Rechtel
made regular hunt after the robber.
but merely managed, as in the case al
ready cited, to seize the cart and its
contents. At this very place, indeed,
be took refuge in d public beershop.
The country people who were present
suspected that he formed cne Of their
number. and, just as the fact was pro-
claimed, the audacious marauder sud
denly got up from corner, leaving his
boots behind him. A few steps from
the door he met farm labOrer, and
told the latter be had left his shoes In
return for the property taken from the
lord OF the manor. Quite lately Rum
mo went as far as Oberpahlen, and ar
rived there In an appropriated carriage
and pair. On the point of being taken
into custody, the Protean bandit van
ished afresh in seemingly miraculous
In every country women
have a sneaking kindness for this kind
of gentry, and the fact holds good in
the case of Jurri Rummo. 1t is the
weaker sex who habitually assist him
in his exploits and miraculous escapes.
Some almost chivalrous traits are re-
ported Of him. An instance in point:
Rummo enters widows hut and de-
mands dinner. Heg goes into the yard
and kills a goose with his own hand, has
It cooked, and leaves bank note for %
,ubles in the hands of the astonished
woman. He is E1.i to keep his cores
1ondence and accounts by double entry,
Ike any other business man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
CRIME.

A BERLIN dispatch of Nov. 21st SAYS
the state of siege which has existed here
for year will be renewed on the 2Sth
inst, for another year, as the government
does not think the Social Democracy
has been uprOOted.
IT was discovered at Scranton, Pa,
Nov. 21st., that P. 3. Barger, chief clerk
in the extensive coal business Of John
Jermin, was defaulter to the amount of
$4,000. His dishonest operations began
several years ago.
a PoTTsvILLE, Pa, dispatch of Nov.
Gath says: Jacob and Albert Huntsinger,
whose sentence of two years for embez-
Zling the funds Of the miners trust COM
pany, which failed in 1876, with liabill-
ties of $1,250,000, expired Saturday, were
Immediately re-arrested and placed under
bail of 100000 on indictments of per
jury.
Col. NORTON, u S. marshal for the
northern district of Texas, accompanied
by two deputies, arrival at Kansas City,
Nov. 23rd, on the way home from Pan
| handle, Texas, where he arrested all the
county officers of Wheeler county and
ten other parties, principally ranchmen,
all growing out of internal revenue vio-
lations. Considerable excitement pre-
walls among ranchmen and among cattle
men who have sold tobacco to their
hands.
A MILWAUKEE, special of the goth
says: An inmate of the National Home
nnmed George Laass, stabbed his wife in
fit of jealousy, yesterday, inficting
wound that may prove fatal. She main
tained large family by washing and
keeping boarders, and he was jealous Of
the attentions of an associate inmate of
the soldiers home named Henry Schmidt
who he claims has family in Chicago.
LaaSs ground the tine of a pitchfork
sharp, inserted it in handle, and during
| call at his home made a thrust at his
the weapon to the hilt in the epigastric
region. He was at once taken into Gus
tody.
Early yesterday morning, says a Dix
on, ILL.,. dispatch Of the goth inst, por-
tions of woman's clothing was picked
up on Main street. Later young girl,
al inmate Of house of i'll fame situated
on the fair grounds, was found in an al
ley nearly naked and in an insensible
condition, her face pounded to a pulp,
and cuts and bruises on all parts of her
body. A gang of ruffians last night got
the girl drunk, and some one of the par
ty, no one seemed to know who, tore her
clothing, pounded, kicked and then left
her to die. She was cared for by the po-
lice, and will probably die.
INFORMATION was received at Mem
phis on the Goth inst. which gave the
horrible details of the murder of an old
man named S. D. Phillips by his wife,
Sarah, in Marion county, Ark, up
White river. Phillips was over so years
old, and his wife, who had been twice
married before, is a well-preserved,
buxom woman of 35. The body was
found in the yard, whence she had drag
ged itfrom the house, where she had
murdered him in his sleep, crushing his
head with an ak. The head was literal
ly cut to pieces, and the ax-blade had
been sunk into the breast to the heart
The woman has confessed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
PHIL KEARNEY'S DEATH.
The Fatal Mistake Which Deprived the
Union Army of a Gallant General.
Philadelphia Weekly Tim

AAAASeSARhla w SShlE 1IUl6S.
| pass over the incidents of Pope's
unfortunate campaign to Monday even
ing, September 1, 1862. The division
had fallen back from the Bull Run bat
tleield, IN good order, to Centreville,
and, after days rest, on the afternoon
of September l took up the line of
march toward Fairfax. Marching leis-
urely along, not a thought of the near
presence OF an enemy was entertained
by man in the ranks until wakened
from our dream of safety by the report
| OF a single Cannon-shot in front of us
and to the left of the road on which we
were marching, quickly followed by
random rifie-shOts, announced his ap-
proach and that he meant business. At
this juncture Kearney rode forward
| along the line at q gallop, and cheer
after cheer went up for our gallant lead
er so soon to be clasped in the cold en-
brace of death. Quickly the orders
came back along the lines: Forward,
double quick" and soon we were IN
line of battle and part of the division
actively engaged. At the same time
severe storm broke over the contending
forces. Tie rain fell in torrents and
the peals of thunder mingled with the
roar of artillery and the crash of small
arms. That evening General Kearney,
while accommodating the enemy's po-
s1tion, rode into their lines and was
killed.
The next morning flag of truce from
the enemy brought the information that
his body was within their lines and would
be delivered to US if desired. The right
wing of the Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania
Regiment, with the colors, was sent to
the lines, received the body and escort
ed it to Washington. The particular
circumstance of his death was told the
writer by a friend, member OF the
One Hundredth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, who, after the battle Of South
Mountain, met the officer, then pris-
oner, who was in com mand of that part
of the enemy's lines where he was
killed. He stated, in substance, that
General Kearney rode up to their lines
and inquired to what command they
belonged. It was so near dark that it
was almost impossible to distinguish
friend from foe. He, however, was at
once recognized and commanded to
surrender. At this he wheeled his
horse about, put spurs to him, and.
crouching close to his neck, attempted
to escape. In an instant every gun
was discharged toward the retreatipg
general, one shot taking effect, causing
almost instant death. Whether this
statement of the manner of his death
is correct know not, but the fact tnat
he fell within the enemy's lines, and his
death was caused by ball entering
near the hip and passing upward through
the body, strongly corroborates the
statement. Thus fell the ever vigilant,
active and brave Kearney, and by his
death the Union cause lost one of its
soblest defenders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
GENERAL NOTES.

GEO. W. MERRILL & Co., leather deal
ers, of Boston, failed Nov. 22d, with liza
bilities estimated at $65,000.
The Cincinnati chamber of commerce
adopted resolutions Withdrawing from
| the national association, Nov. Oath.
DRs. BILLINGS, Falsom, Ames, and
| Col. Waring, began the sanitary survey
eff Memphis Nov. Oath, as ordered by the
national board of health.
IT was reported Nov. 21st that Jay
Gould was rapidly buying up all the
stock of the Missouri, Kansas s. Texas
railroad, held by counties through which
the road is built.
MOODY and Sankey, the reyivalists, be-
gan a series of religious meetings in st.
Louis, Nov. 25th. The city is divided
into five districts, and the details of the
work are placed in the hands of laymen,
one from each evangelical denomination.
IT was announced in railroad circles,
Nov Goth, that the pool between the three
Iowa roads running into Iowa, which
has lasted for nine years, had at last been
broken by the Northwestern railroad
company, and general row all along
the lines was anticipated.
A FRIENDLY suit to test the constitu.
tionality Of the recent rulings of the post
office department in relation to the cor
respondence of lottery agents, was begun
in New York Nov. 22d, with the inten-
tion of bringing the case directly before
the supreme court at the earliest possible
moment.
THE advisory committee of the repub-
lican party having failed to secure an in
spection of the returns, left Augusta.
Maine, for home, on Saturday, Nov.
22nd, the case for the present being trans
ferred to the supreme judicial court.
The committee protested that not sim
! gle republican had been allowed to ex-
anime the returns from any county.
IT was announced on Wall street Nov.
21st that the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad company, rich Boston cor
poration, had completed arrangements
with the st. Louis s. San Francisco rail-
road, in pursuance of which a railroad is
to be built from Santa Fe to San Fran
cisco, under the old charter of the At
lantic s. Pacific company. This charter
is still valid and carries with it land
grant amounting to 100000 acres.
| Bonds to the amount of $25, 100000 have
already been placed on the market.
THE United States assay office in New
York shipped to the mint at Philadel-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
4 H0mesk Seal.

Major Urch last Nek hauled up on
the river bank near is house at New
castle bridge the taniin which he kent
his pair of seals lastummer; and one
of the seals having short time ago
died, sadly turned tt other adrift in
the river, parting wit it in much the
same frame of mind IS a man parts
with favorite dog. he seal, which is
as tame as q dog, andhuch more gen
tie and affectionate TIN many dogs. at
first made use of its liberty to have a
good swim around thriver, coming up
alongside of every lat it saw. and
saluting the surprisecoccupants with
its whistling cry; buat length tiring
of this it returned to e bridge only to
find its summer hue gone. For
about four hours tt homeless seal
hunted for its tank, eNcing distress at
not being able to fndi as plainly as a
dog shows trouble VIII its master is
gone; but at last it sathe tank on the
bank, and with extravant aemonstra-
tions of JOY Topped ross the inter-
vening beach and clabered into its
loved habitation nomntirely free of
water, and there it st remained the
last we heard-Poraouh IN. H
Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

A RANCHER in the Sacramento valley
being asked how many cattle he had
answered as follows: "In 1864 [ owned
heifer which, when 5 years old 1857
had female calf. The same COW has
also had a female calf every year fo1
the past twelve years. Each of hel
calves commenced to breed when
years old, all bearing female calves
every year thereafter. The same rule
has attached to all the herd. None
have died, been sold or stolen. stop
ped counting some time ago. Please
tell me how many cattle have got.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

ITis suggested that the vast quanti-
ties of coral, and particularly of rock
or fossil coral, existing in all tropical
seas, might be utilized to much great
er extent than ii now is. In the Bermu-
das numbers of houses are built of rock
coral, which have the advantage of be-
ing extremely durable, as well as per
meable by air currents, thus rendering
the houses cool and light. Other varie-
ties of the non-cellular branch are used
ia Barbados for door-steps, and even
for making roads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

CoGGEsHALL' withdrawal from the
Mormon church, four years ago, ex-
cited great deal of interest at the
time. He had been of considerable i'm
portance in the council of Brigham
Young, and was officially damned, with
elaborate ceremonies, after his de-
parture. He now turns up as an actor
in St. Louis. Of Normonism he saws:
''Tne president and council rule with
rod of iron, and The worshippers are
plundered and robbed by them in the
name of religion; while the same is also
used as cloak to hide other and more
devilish atrocities.' So the suggestion
that such things we're confined to the
past, Mr.. Coggeshal replied: "They ex-
ist nov, though Kept little quieter
than formerly. Atone time the knife
and the shotgun wee used, but the day
for these weapons has passed, and now
poison is called IL requisition as a
means OF getting ri of apostates. AS
no Gentle doctor allowed to attend
Mormon patients, tie chances of dis
covery are small ldeed." He talked
still more wildly Of he Nauvoo Legion,
the members of With, he says, are the
successors Of the Dnites as assassins
for the church. TD attempts he saws.
have been made tonurder him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
An Ideal School fer Girls.
London Truth .

L have long had as an idea the crea.
ton of a girls school which shall be
organized on exactly the same plan as
public schools for boys-Eton, for in
stance. The girls should reside bv
tWenties in the houses of married mas
tiers, whose wives would act as danes"
| and there should in each house be a
resident governess to discharge the
functions of monitors. The girls should
each have their own private room,
where they might take breakfast and
tea singly or in messes Of two or three,
as they might prefer, and they should
dine and sup at their tutors and DANES
tables. The classes should be held in
the school rooms of the college under
the direction of male or female profess
ors; and the girls should attend services
altogether IN their college chapel. AS
for recreation, such a college asI pro-
pose would become little township,
having its walks and parks where the
pupils would have liberty to roam and
play as they pleased, under certain re-
strlctions as to hours of lookup. IF in
college of this kind music and draw
ing were treated as extras, and the gen
eraI education were confined to the
three Rs, modern languages. history,
geography and sewing, am convinced
the school would turn out very credita-
bic pupils indeed, and, what is equally
to the purpose, would render the school
life OF the girls happy, which it seldom
Is at present. [ hope to see this idea
carrie ed out some day by group of
paterfamillases having money to en-
bark IN an enterprise which would ulti
mately pay well in more senses than
one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

IHE curiosity of the clerks in the
postofiice department in Washington
was piqued by letter from Roswell
Beardsley, postmaster at North Ian
sing, N. Y, who said that he has held
that office for over ffty-one ears, anc
they began to look over the records tc
find out the Oldest postmaster. Mr.
Beardsley proved to be the man, for b,
was commissioned on June %, 1928
Edward Stabler, now postmaster a
Sandy Springs, Nd, was appointed By
Andrew Jackson in 1880
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

The earl of Aberdeen is about to
build, at cost Of s275,0OO, line OF
railroad, ten miles in length, through
his Scotch estates. This young noble
man is grandson of the prime minister
of his time, and brother of the late earl,
who preferred life before the mast to
that of belted earl. The present
peer, too, is somewhat queer, but was
judiciously provided, at the outset OF
his career, with very notable wife
There are some hall dozen noblemen
and gentlemen in the United Kingdom
who own short lines of railroad.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
BANKS AND BANKING.

The whole number Of banks doing
business under state laws, Oct. 1, 1879,
was thirty with an aggregate capital of
S1,496, OBJ ,38. The whole number of
banks doing business Oct. 1, 1873, was
twenty eight, with an aggregate capital
of S1,O42O, ,281 ,33; hence the increase
IN banking capital for the year has been
$75.75O. New banks were organized as
follows: Bank of New Richmond, with
capital of $4,000; Bank of Sheboy-
gan, with $4,000: Bank of Sparta, with
$4,000. The Green Bay Savings Bank
discontinued during the year. The
The Clark County Bank, of Neillsville,
decreased its capital $1,000; the Peo-
pies Ssate Bank, of Burlington, de-
creased its capital $4.250.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

SEVERAL varieties of the olive have
been found to grow readily in different
soils in ali the Australian colonies, and
the cultivation of the tree, which has
been carried on with considerable sue
cess in Queensland and South Australia,
IS now being largely taken up in Vic
toria and New South Wales.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

The National Vonteer Soldiers
Home in the State Of Nne, located at
Togus, comprises four ge brick build
ings about 80 feet ionaixty feet wide
and three stories high, The hospital
is near the barracks, ariike the main
buildings, is built of brs. The high
est number of inmates st winter was
1,193 while in summethey dwindle
down to 500 or 600, thealance obtain
ing furloughs and secury work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

AT the recent meeting of the Social
Science association, at Manchester, there
wcre only two present when Mr.. Car
michael read hfs report on International
Copyright, the reader and the chair
man. 1t was unanimously adopted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

The present viceroy of Ireland, the
duke of Marlborough, and his family,
are extremely liked and respected in
Ireland, and not the least popular mem
Der of the viceregal family is Lady
Randolph Churchill, nee Jerome, of New
York. Lord Blandford, the dukes ED
est son, is the black sheep of the family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

SATIN is said to owe its origin to DC
tavo Mai, who, having istlessly chewed
scraps of silk, was struck with theiI
glistening appearance when he elected
them from his mouth. By applying
heat and certain mucilaginous matter
to the silk he arrived at satin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
Wisconsin Trcasurer'S Report,

Hon. Richard Guenther, state treas
urer Of Wisconsin, he's submitted his
annual report for the fiscal year ending
Sept. 1879.
The following statement exhibits the
gross amount Of the revenues of the
state, and the several funds, and the
disbursements thereof:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
Aake a Note of This.

Prof. Green, distinguished allopathtc physi-
clan, wrote to the Medical journal 10 the effect
that after all other means had failed, he sent for
the Kidney Cure, (now Safe Kidney and Ltv,r
Cure) and to his astonisment cured serious case
OF Bright's Disease By administering ir, and az
terwards found it equally beneficial in other cases.
he advised his brother physicians to use il IL
preference to anything else for kidney diseases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

TIE latest tramp dodge to get food
without work was developed at Worces-
ter, Mass, where number of the fra
ternity presented themselves with red
flags at various houses, and. explaining
they were fagmen on the Boston and
Albany railroad, asked for food, as they
had forgotten to take their dinner with
them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

Mr., HEMMoRDER, of Galveston, Texas,
a barkeeper, on the evening of his we'd
ding left bis bride, with tie parson and
her friends, waiting for him in a parlor
and stepping out TO stable took dose
OF poison and died.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

The gross proceeds of the disposal of
the public lands of the United States
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1876, were as follows: Cash sales, 1894
$40, SO; fees, commissions, etc., $780,
314.93; total, 81, ,S75, ,155. Sc. The total
expenses are set down (including the
at 81, ,046,778.91..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

bitches are dug alongside the Iron
Mountain and Southern railroad, three
feet wide and two deep by means of an
enormous plow, which is drawn by a
locomotive. This machine does the
work Of thousand men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

The crops have been so bad in North
Italy this season that emigration to
South America has received new and
powerful impulse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
A World Of I'D.

One of the most popular neines now before
the American public, is Hopters. You see il
everywhere. People take itH good effect. n
builds them up. 1t is not as asant to take as
some other Bitters, as it Is notAisky drink 1t ia
more like the old fashioned h set tea that has
done world OF good. II you.'t feel Just right
try Hop BitlerS.-Nundd NeW
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

The prince of Wales visits the con-
tinent at least ten times a year, and is
almost as well known in faris as in
London and Copenhagen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

FRANCE had q .992 vessels, with ton
mage Of 164, 600 tons, and manned by
81 ,431 sailors, engaged in the fisheries
last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
NOTES OF THE DAY.

HoBoKEN is vitally disturbed over the
proposition to turn her school matters
over to the lady teachers entirely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27

On a capital of 100000, the cotton
mills of Augusta, Pa, pay dividend
of 28 per cent.