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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
FROM SHEBOYGAN TO TAMPICO.
UnfavOrable Result of an Experiment
in Inland Navigation
Dubuque Herald

Capt ]. X. Doak arrived in the city
yesterday, upon an improvised 1atboat
loaded with perambulators and baby
wagons. The captain informed a Her.
oM reporter that short time ago he left
Sheboygan, Wis. on lake Michigan, with
the schooner John f. Prince, and a
cargo of goods manufactured in that
city, bound for Tampico, Mexico. The
vessel was built in Ohio, is a strong
craft, ninety feet in length, twenty-one
feet beam and five feet hUfd, draws three
feet of water, and full schooner rugged.
1t belongs TO Mr. G. Raab, a wealthy ves-
sel-owner of Sheboygan, who conceived
the idea of trying the experiment Of
making direct water connection between
Sheboygan and the commercial cities OF
Mexico. Capt. j. r. Doak, having had
considerable experience on the great
American lakes, aud also on the sea,
was placed in command of the schoon-
er, and wnen he lett Sheboygan for his
destination, large number or the Cit
izens bid him godspeed and success.
Seven trusty seamen accompanied him.
He set sail one bright morning in
July, and favorable winds soon took him
to Green bay. He entered the bay, pass
ed through Lake Butte des Mortes and
the beautiful and historic Winebago to
the Wolf river at Oshkosh, up the Wolf
and Fox rivers to the Wisconsin. Down
the Wisconsin via the canal, and down
to a sand-bar where the vessel was
stranded, and now lies deep in the sand,
waiting for rise of water to float her
off into the Mississippi.
After every effort was exhausted to
clear the vessel rom the sand-bar, Capt.
Doak concluded to build a lighter in
the shape of f1at-boat, and relieve the
schooner of portion of her cargo. For
this purpose he dismantled the schooner
using her masts and rigging toward
forming the fat-boat or lighter.
The captain states that it has cost
him or the owner of the vessel, over
81, 200 so far, and no returns: but he Is
determined to 60 through to Tampico,
in order to prove to the world that di-
rect communication can be effected by
water via Green Bay and the Wisconsin
river, and to demonstrate to the wise
committee 'on commerce in congress,
that the millions of dollars appropriated
to the Wisconsin improvement COM
pany, has not gone the way of all such
appropriations-into the pockets of the
leeches who speculate upon the money
and credulity of the people.
After remaining here a few days the
captain will leave for st. Louis.
The stranded schooner draws but two
and one-half feet of water in her pres
emf condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
YELLOW FEVER.

TWENTY-NINE new cases of fever were
reported Aug. 7th at Memphis.
THE board of health of Memphis re-
ported that 81 persons had died of yellow
fever up to Aug. 10th.
THERE were 81 new cases and deaths
reported in Memphis Aug. 5; and about
the same number Aug. 9th. The city was
quiet and peaceable.
AT New Orleans Aug 9th the physi-
clans declared that the city was free
from yellow fever and that in their opin-
ion there was no further fear of the dis
ease in that city.
A NUMBER of Memphis people met in
st. Louis Aug. 10th, and organized for
the purpose of raising funds among
refugees for the yellow fever sufferers left
behind. Those present at the meeting
subscribed 1880 on the spot.
A DISPATCH of Aug. 10th from Mem
phis says: The Howard Association
have under their charge 146 sick. OF
these 100 are white, 81 colored They
have 139 nurses on duty and their camp,
named in honor of A D. Langstaff, presi-
dent of the Howard Association. has
been erected mile west of Camp Marks,
to which fifty white families of Fort
Pickering will he removed.
FATHER FAHEY, the second Catholic
priest to fall victim of the fever this
season, died at Memphis, Aug. 9th. A
dispatch of that date says: The contin-
ued large number of cases reported daily
has about settled public opinion down to
the conclusion that the plague will re
main with us until a frost To those
hora truiror 10 fho IL
ii is serious matter, out of which they
have but one consolation,-tha the dis.
ease ofthis year has but little or no use
for those who experienced its fearful
malignity last year, or in 1878.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
VERY LATEST NEWS.
a Record Of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.

CONsUL-GENERAL Bradford at Shang-
bai has resigned, says dispatch Of Aug.
| 9Th.
DISPATCHES received at the war de,
partment, August 7th, from Gen. Miles,
| put at rest all fears of an Indian war,
and the authorities no longer believe
that Sitting Bull will even cross the line,
much less make hostile demonstrations
A DISPATCH of Aug. 7th says: Treas
urer Gilfillan has decided to require all
the employees of the government in
Washington to take 10 per cent. of their
salaries in silver. The payroll amounts
to about 100000 month, and by this
means 100000 a month will be forced
in circulation.
THERE has been marked increase
says dispatch of Aug. 18th in the de-
mand for the standard silver dollars
since Secretary Sherman issued his order
to the disbursing officers requiring them
not to discriminate against the standard
dollar in making payments. The order
was issued June 18th. From May l to
that date $488, 800 were disposed Of
Since then the demand has risen to S7O3,-
G70, showing large increase in conse-
quence of this order.
IT was reported from Washington Aug.
9th, that owing to the grave complaints
of American fishermen, the Kearsage
now cruising in the Gulf of st. Law
renee, has been instructed to stop at
some port Of New Brunswick or Nova
Scotia, for special agent Of the state
department TO visit the fishing grounds
and report as to the condition of the in
shore fisheries by our fishing fleet and
their treatment by the local authorities
and population.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Aug 9Th
says reports from United States consulS
in Europe show that wages in the United
States are double those of Belgium, Den
mark, France, and England, and three
times those Of Germany, Italy, and Spain,
and four times those of the Netherlands,
and that the prices of the necessaries
life are lower in the United States than
in Europe; that more misery results
from strikes, drinking, socialism, and
communism in England and Germany
than from all other causes combined,
hard times included.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the Inter Ocean
dated Aug. 9Th says: The records of the
pension bureau show a curious fact in
reference TO pensions, not easily explain
ed. Kentucky furnished the Union army
79,O25 white soldiers during the war.
There are now on the pension rolls 2,1O6
invalids in Kentucky, or an average of
one to every thirty two soldiers sent to
the field. Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont furnished l44, ,005 soldiers to the
army, and now have $3.50 invalids on the
pension rolls, or an average of one to
every 16, just double the ratio in Ken
lucky.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
CRIME.

THE governor of Illinois, August 9th,
offered 5000 for the capture of the muir
derers of Aaron Goodfellow.
w. J. GLEASON, late cashier of the
Citizens National Bank, of Flint, Mich,
is $4,000 short in his accounts, says a
dispatch of Aug. 18th.
A NEWPORT, Pa, dispatch of Aug. 7th
says: w. X. Miller, of Harrisburg, Was
shot dead, today, by S. E. Albright.
Both were paying attentions to the same
young woman and met at her house.
THREE wife murderers were commit
ted Aug. 9th. Charles Ballet, livery
stable keeper, at Middleton, Ohio, shot
and killed his wife, and Immediately
afterward placed the revolver to his own
head and fired, dying instantly. Ballet
was drunkard, and his wife had petit
toned for, a divorce, which angere him
and caused the tragedy.
A DENVER, Col, dispatch of Aug. 7th
says: Thos. E. Beeves, son of Sir ThOs.
Beeves, baronet of Norfork, England,
suicided here last night, by taking NOR
phine. The body was found in his room
this morning; he left letter saying he
had mis-spent his life; that he had
Bright's disease of the Kidneys; he was
very despondent; was twenty six years
old and had been away from home about
a year.
A DISPATCH of Aug. 9th says: DIR. Jas
L. Roberts, a highly respected citizen OF
Melville, Ray county, Mo, while sitting
in the store of G. D. Crovens, Monday
evening, was accosted by Dr.. j. l.. Keyes
and charged with talking about his
(Keyes,) family. Roberts denied the
charges, whereupon Keyes called him a
lier, drew revolver and shot him twice
through the body, killing him. He then
mounted horse and escaped. Roberts
was over go years old, while Keyes is
about 80 and addicted to drink
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

The shipments of boots and shoes
this week amount to 54,194 cases,
against 51,741 for last week, and A.
394 cases for the same week last year.
The west is taking large quantities, and
of the shipments this week Chicago
took 5.459 cases; st. Louis, 4,210; Gin
cinnati, 1878; New York 1897; Nash
vile, Tenn, 1898. and more than 1, 900
each to Buffalo, Louisville and San
Francisco.-Boscon Advertiser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
4 Quiet California Hanging.

A quiet California hanging is thus re-
corded in a dispatch from Visalia A
young man named Townsend, sheep
herder, disappeared some ten days ago
and nothing was learned of him until
Tuesday last, when an Indian rode into
Plano with lis saddle, which cream
stance aroused the suspicion of parties
who recognized the saddle. and the In
dian was arrested. On Wednesday he
confessed that he had murdered Towns
end. He said that he met him in the
mountains, twenty-five miles from Pla-
no, near where the Maher boys were
murdered eighteen months ago, and
5upposing he had money shot him, in
tending to rob him afterward. The In
dian offered to pilot the authorities to
where the body was left, and was ao-
companied to the spot by the coroner
and large crowd of citizens, who, after
recovering the body which was badly
decomposed, hanged the Indian to the
nearest tree. There was no excitement
nor any arrest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

penetrating his fore head, just above the

penetrating his fore head, just above the
right eye.
AT Kankakee H., Aug. 7th, Clarence
Graham, young business man about 21
years old, was handling loaded revolver,
when it exploded, inflicting a wound
from which he died, after lying in an un-
conscious state for three hours. He had
been married but three weeks.
A CHICAGO dispatch of Aug. 9th says
This morning, while SIX masons were on
the scaffolding of the dome of the new
Music Hall, corner of Randolph and
State streets, sixty feet above the ground,
the entire scaffolding fell through the
floors to the ground floor, where 500
pound iron plate that was being used in
the dome broke through the timbers anC
crushed into the cellar. Four of the
workmen went down with the frail tim
Der and were terribly injured.
ANTON EINsCHoTT an old resident of
British Hollow, Wis, was yesterday
gored to death by COW in his pasture
says a dispatch of Aug. Sth. He went
into the pasture with dog, which began
to bark at the COW, and the latter, having
young calf became infuriated, and ran
at Mr. Linschott, knocking him down,
and drove her horn through his back
into his heart His wife who came to his
assistance narrowly escaped the same
fate.
A CINCINNATI dispatch of Aug. 10th
says Mrs. Caroline Florenz, wife of
Anton Florenz, of Vienna, Austria, who
had eloped from that city with one
Nathan Shuk, and whose abandonment
and effort at suicide was reDorted in
these dispatches, died at o'clock to-day
of her wound. The case is most singu-
lar one. She shot herself in the head on
June IA, a ball weighing 30 grains enter
ing her brain. After being severed into
tour pieces, probably by contact with
bones, three Of these pieces weighing 10
grains were removed by surgeons and
the wound appeared in fair way to re
cover. Since the shooting she learned
her husband was willing to forgive her
and then she appeared anxious to live,
but during the last few days she sank
rapidly, dying to-day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
CASUALTIES.

A BREAK in the canal at Manchester,
n. H., Aug. 7th, caused the mills to stop
and made idle 10000 operatives.
ADvIcEs of Aug. eth from the sections
of Canada visited by the great tornado
give a long list of casualties.
DIR. CHARLES BEAKDsLEE has been
appointed Fourth Auditor of the treas
ury, in place of Judge Tabor, resigned,
says dispatch of Aug. 9th:
THE river steamers May Morgan and
Pierrepont, collided at Chester, Pa,
Aug 9th. Although one of the steamers
carried several hundred excursionists no
lives were lost.
AT Albany, New York, Aug. 9th while
gauging an engine, an explosion occurred
killing Thomas Smith, Frank Murphy,
machinists, and John Mcintyre, fireman
Wm. Horton fireman, Wynant Crannell,
engineer, and Robert b. Miller were
bruised and scalded.
ONE of the four boilers of the New
comb paper mill, on Front street, Quincy,
Ill, exploded Aug. 7th demolishing the
stone boiler and eugine house, scattering
the boilers and creating sad havoc gen.
orally. The loss to Mr.. Newcomb will
be about $4,000. Strange to tell, no
one was killed
WHILE reaping near Ft. Wayne, Ind,
Aug. 9th, James Errick, 10 years old,
was thrown from machine and caught
by the knives, which servered his right
shoulder, the lower portion Of the lungs,
and part of the ribs from his body, caus
ing almost ips ant death. His parents
reside at Middlebury, Ind.
AN Aurora I'll 6icpatob of Aur CtI,
says: In the careless handling of a re-
voiver Charley Poull, IL years of age,
son of John Poull, a blat ksmith, was
shot and almost instantly killed at 10 80
O'Clock yesterday morning, the ball
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

Mr.. SAMUEL L. CLEMENS Mark Twain
who has been living busy retired life
in Paris for the last four months, has
left Paris for Belgium and Holland, en-
route for England, and will sail, with
his family, for America about the 1st of
September. Immediately on his arrival
home he will give his attention to the
publication of a new book written dur
ing tsis last visit 10 Europe, the illustra-
tions for which have been designed by
Walter +. Brown, in Paris. under the
sup ervision of the author.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

THERE is bill in the Georgia legis-
lature which proposes to make short
work with murder cases. BY its pro-
visions the courts must drop all business
to hasten through any murder cases
before it, and if there be no court in
session the judge must call a session
and at once try the case. Proceedings
before the supreme court. should cases
60 there on questions of law, ar ealso
of M 6 summary character.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
FIRES

A 100000 fire occurred at Orilla Ont,
Aug. 9th.
KUsTERENs brewery at Grand Rapids,
Mich, was burned Aug 9th. Loss
$4,000; fully insured.
THE Indianapolis tile works, one of
largest manufacturing establishments of
that city, burned Aug. 9th. Loss about
$4,000; we'll insured.
AN incendiary fire destroyed the har-
vest and farm buildings of Nelson Bloss,
living at Charleston, Mich, August Sth.
Loss $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

THE New York World mentions, with
much satisfaction. that Lieut. Corringe
of the navy, has been granted leave Of
absence by the secretary Of the navy,
at the request of the state department,
for the purpose of supervising and per-
fecting the necessary arrangements for
bringing to this country the obelisk so
generously presented to New York
city by the khedive of Egypt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

Two negroes, one nicknamed The
General" the other named Smith,
travelling with wagon train, got into a
quarrel on the banks of Teepee creek,
TEXAS. The General" out of a joke,
drew a pistol on Smith and attempted
to make him jump into the creek.
Smith drew and fred on "The General, y
instantly killing him, his body falling
into the water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

MEMPHIS Auaidnc5e: Men who profess
to think that Memphis is killed or even
scotched by repeated epidemics are
fools. They do not know, neither can
they appreciate, the prominence of
Memphis as a great center of trade.
Destroy this city to-day, and she will
rise tomorrow bright and shining ex-
ample of the power of resistless force
over a combination Of misfortunes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

OF the WaIworth family the Daily
SovatQgiaa says: "Tracy has passed his
examination and will enter Union col
lege in September. Saratoga has no
resident more truly respected than Mrs.
Walworth, and her children are fondly
attached to their old home.
Frank Walworth is quietly pursuing his
lew studies"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

JOHN E. SEELEY, three years ago a
farrier at Goshen, n. Y, took DIR.
Greeley's advice and went west. He
engaged in the restaurant or hotel busi-
ness there, and then speculated in
mining stocks ana in working mines.
He came back to Goshen on a visit
last week worth over IS, 600, 900, having
made in the three years of his absence
an average of nearly $4,000 per day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

THE San antonio Express publishes an
account Of the discovery of a silver bo-
nanza in Mexico, about four hundred
miles southwest of San Antonio. The
ore assays so per cent. of pure silver
The vein is fifty feet thick. A town of
five hundred Inhabitants has sprung up
in the last few weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

DR.. Annie Ranberger is the first
American woman who has graduated
from the Dental College of Philadel-
phia. She has a certificate from the
centennial exhibition, awarded to her
mechanical skill n dentistry, and has
practiced her profession since 1874.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

OF the sum of S2UU,UOU which the
trustees of the Rochester University
voted at their late annual meeting
should be raised Tor the support of the
institution, 100000 have already been
secured by the subscriptions OF three
gentlemen of that city. Mr.. John III.
Dean gave $1,000, John B. B. Trevor
5000, and jeremiah Milbank $25, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

BILLY MCGARRAHAN has struck a
bonanza, an immense deposit of chrome
having been discovered on his land in
California. This sort of deposit usually
yields 45 to 80 per cent, but this is good
for 80 per cent. McGarrahan says this
discovery will give him means to renew
and continue his fight against the New
Idria company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

THE London Times reports a short
age Of many millions Of pounds in the
average value Of hay and other fodder
crops in England and Wales, this sea-
son, as compared with previous years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

The Boston Transcript believes that it
is within the range Of probability that
in less than two years Boston will have
a through line to Lake Ontario, and
will connect with the west by four lines
traversing New York and Pennsylvania.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

Lawn tennis IS al the rage at the
eastern summer reOrts, and the neg
lected croquet malet has become the
property of the Children, while their
sisters and their cousins and their aunts
take to the more fashionable game.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
SMALL TALK

HENRY WARD BEEcHER has reached
the age of 66.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

Poor MURRAY, the ex-preacher, had
too many irons in the fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
GENERAL NOTES.

THE coal miners strike at Ioungs-
own, O., ended Aug. Sth.
The republican campaign will open in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

THE poet Tennyson is now 20 years
old, and is hale and hearty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

GEN. ALBERT J. MYER, chief signal
officer of the United States army, is
back from Europe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

There are tnree ady physicians prac-
ticing their profession in Berlin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14
TRIED THE EXPERIMENT

of coming the silver dollar since it was
authorized in 1878, and have coined
S35.S10,000. Every effort has been made
10 put it in circulation without forcing it
upon unwilling persons, but the treasury
department has only been able to issue
$13, $685. ,942, of which $6,51S,912 have
since returned to the treasury. The sen-
sible course to be pursued with the silver
question is 20 treat il as practical one,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

This course was pursued until Novem-
Der, the price of coin constantly declin-
ing and confidence steadily improving,
when cong ess met, and bill speedily
passed the house of representatives to re-
peal the resumption act. This and other
proposed measures affected seriously the
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
A Smart Mule.

Mules are said to be very dull of COM
prehension and only pert in the per-
verted sense of the term. Why, even
"mulish" is considered a synonym for
absurd obstinacy. There is one mule in
this town who has conclusively proved
that he is a good, smart mule A few days
ago this bright specimen trotted up in
limping way to Jeff Holbrook's black
smith shop and deliberately walked into
the shop. He seemed to be very uneasy
and restless, exhibiting unmistakable
signs of pain. The men in the shop
were rather taken aback by the mule
who thus came to the shop unbridled
and loose. At last the mule lifted up
one of his legs and with a.gesture of his
head directed the attention of one of the
men to his foot. 1t was then discovered
that q nail had worked its way into
the flesh, evidently causing the APP
parent pain. The nail was then drawn
out and his muleship, much relieved,
trotted off.-Columbia (Ga.) Times.