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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-07
D1A 10.

Aver tuvo Ia honra de almorzar con S NJ.
ell rey ell plenipotenciario especial de EspaFa
en- AMMAN, jefe de la Armada D. Mechor
Ordonez, ell cual saldra en- breve para dicho
mperio acompahado del agregado dplomati-
co D. Mariana Henestrosa.
Ell expresado plenipotenciario ha recibido
tambien orIen de vlsitar, en- nornbre de s. M,
a los reyes de Siam de Bambodia.
--Ha regresado Madrid el Sr. So ls conf
sionado que fue por la junta directiva del par
lido progresista-de -democratico para consular
su manf! ,,sto con el Sr. Ruiz Aorrilla.
Ell Sr. Zorrllla ha hecho algunas indicacio-
nes sobre los puntos que ell manifesto abrSza,
pero uo 10 flrma por las razones que le Obllga-
ron a no presentarSe candidito Ia diputacion
4 U0rtes.
Asi al menos Sc dijo anoche por personas que
parecen bien enteradas
NJ es cierto que ell captain general de
Puerto-Rico d. Eulogio Despujol este para
regresar a la Peninsula, como ha dcho un Pc
rio iico. Es ind ldahe que dicho senior no ha
pensado nj piensa ell de]ar su puesto, cores
| ::ondiendo asi la confiAnza y buena amistad
del seaor presidente del Consejo de ministries.
DA II.
En- Ia uoche del hubo una batalla campal
en- 81 pueblo de la Figuera, distante unas cua
tro horas de Falset Pareca Ser que salleron
dos rondas de noche, traoandose de pala
bras al encontrarse Y pasando de las paiabras
| los hechos, en- terminus que despues de va
rios tiros cuchllladas faeron recogidos III
muerto v tres hsridos Los individuos del so
| maten salierOn Embellishments apaciguar Il
coatienda, que dur6 una hora proximamente
/ habiendo pasads { aquel pueblo el lnzgado d
Falset, acompahado Dc u gussdls CIVIL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-07
Sr. Director del BoLET1N MERcANTIL.
Yabucoa, Abril 80 de 1879.

No contestarfA d las envenenadas frases
que, inspiradas por sus amigos de hoy, me
consagra ID. Andres Antelo 81 & mi persona
giesen; pero como en- mi Sc ataca mas que
al hombre al captain de voluntarios, debo
volver por la honra de la institution en- Gu
yas honrusas iilas formo, siquiera sea como
ell llltimo de sus oficiales. Ningun hecho de
los que le impute ha desvan'cido mi anita
gonista; todos quedan en- pie, todes los ha
confirmadO, no habiendo hecho otra cosa
que eXplicarlOs d su modo. Ell honor dc los
voluntarios no me pertenece d mi solo y por
ESQ debo defenderio; Ell mio esta muy alto
para que puedan hacer mella en- el las reti.
centes Y solapadas calumnias de que me ha-
ce objeto Ell Sr. Antelo. Ell y 70 somos de-
masiado conocldOs en- este vecindario para
que cada cual deje Gle saber la conducta de
unO otr0 contendiente.
Que cs completamente falsO que haya te-
nido lugar aQui la conciliacion, demostrado
queda on las urnas con la eleccion de dipu-
tadO Cortes en- las cuales la mayoria, es
decir todo el partido conservador de Yabu-
Goa, voto contra ell candidate de conciliacion
ganando al reformista por tres votos, por 10
que Sc ha probadO de un modo practice in
discutible que en- este n,lcleO de cOnSerUGdO-
res intrdnSigentes, de donde han salido II
votos contra IA, militan tOdos los verdaderos
conservadOreS de este pueblo.
ST en- las ealecciOnes municipales ganaron
los refor' eaes Potos, debiose este
al pas ansfugas, pero no
q Ii II heoha el Sr An
tel /con 81 y otros dos
"a ;En 40 relative = vojunta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-07

El 81 del actual tendr& lugar en- la
NeOsetarfa del Gobierno General Ia "a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-07
DrA Is.

Dicen de Sevilla que han sido presas varias
personals por s,spechAs de compcidad en- Ell
barbara atentado ocurrido en- la Ultima sema-
ma en- una de las glesi as de dicha ciudad. La
causa Sc sigue con to Ia Ia actividad possible
---.l auxiiar del mnisterio de Estado ID.
Wcnceslao Rtmr4z de Villaurrutia ha sido
uombrado segundo secretario de Ia legacion
de Espaiia en- L6ndrea, pasando al ministerio
ell que desempehaba dicho puesto D. Jose de
la ADat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

THE postoffice department has ap-
proved a design for new international
two cent postal card, provided for by the
universal postal union and the recent
act of congress. On the upper left cor
ner are the words, Universal Postal
Union, United States of America" in
English and French, the postal union
requiring that such inscription shall be
i'll the language Of the country from
which the card is sent and in French
and on the right upper corner is the
stamp, consisting of head of liberty
copied from the gold double eagle, sur
rounded by q ribbon border with q
monogram ~. s." at the top, and a
buckle al the bottom, with the figure
-" N octagon blocks on either side
In the upper half of the circle are the
words "Postal Card" and in the lower
half, 1.-TWO Cents" The card has 8
neat border around the edge or the ad
dress side. The plates will be prepared
as soon as possible, and forwarded tc
the manufacturer of the cards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08
CABLEGRAMS.

GEN. GRANT arrived at Hong Kong
May 1st.
A VIENNA dispatch of the 1st says
that owing to the heavy rain in Hun
gary, and the melting of SHOWS, the
waters have everywhere risen. The
gaps in the dykes at Sezegeden not yet
being closed, the waters have risen in
the town.
A ST. PETERSBURG dispatch Of the 1St
gives a gloomy account of the condi-
ton of affairs in Russia, owing to the
Cars ukase.
UNITED STATES Minister Noyes gave a
grand dinner May 1st, in honor of
ministers Houghton and Maynard,
Among the guests were ex-senator Fen
ton and Mark Twain.
A PEsTH dispatch of the I'd says a
violent hurricane at Szegeden yesterday
destroyed tho worhc prepared for G
storing the railroad and filling the
breaches in the dam. Barges filled
with building material and earth were
mostly sunk. The storm caused extern
sive fresh breaches in the railroad en-
bankment and laborers are in great
danger. Relief has been sent them.
AN Orenburg dispatch of the 1st says
at the great fire nine hundred and forty
dwellings were burned, together with
one mosque, 295 shops, several tar,
coal and fire wood stores, "a timber yard,
meat market, fruit market, the woman's
gymnasium, clubhouse, workhouse
police station and the Justices court
besides the buildings named yesterday.
The cZar has cOntributpd ton thN11Ca n Il
rOubles for the relief Of the sufferers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08
CRIME,

A CHICAGO dispatch of he 1st inst.
states that Mrs. Ada Roberts mad shot
and mortal!y wounded Theo. B. Weber.
a wholesale boot and shoe merchant, in
the Office of Ed. Jussen, where the par
ties had met to settle a seduction case.
A BOSTON dispatch of May End says
Chas. L. Freeman, of Pocasset, Mass,
yesterday killed his 5-yearold daughter.
The man is Second Adventist and has
been attending revival meetings. About
week ago he claimed to have received
wonderful revelation, and has not
eaten or slept since. He says the Lord
directed him to sacrifice MS daughter,
and declares she will rise again in three
days.
A New YORK special of the 1st of
May says that Geo. Reed was arrested
on a warrant from Chicago by United
States Deputy Marshals. He is under
indictment in tnat city for eonspiring
to defraud the government in the mat
ter of contracts on the new post-office
building there Reed was taken before
the United States commissioner, admit
ted his identity, waived examination,
and agreed to proceed to Chicago in
charge of the deputies.
At Allegheny City, Pa on the Ist
inst. a pair of bank robbers entered the
Workingmen's Saving Bank, and point
ing revolver at the cashiers head Or
dered him to make nc noise; the
cashier didn't see in that light and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

a car laden with dynamite had explod-
ed at the Grand Trunk freight yard.
The wreck beggars description. Under
the dynamite car a hole several feet
deep was scooped out. A brick freight
shed and portion of the roof of an
other were blown down. Several
frame buildings were leveled to the
ground, and long strings of freight cars
in the yard were utterly destroyed. The
business part of the town is nearly a
mile from the scene Of explosion, but it
shared in the disaster. Valuable plate
glass windows were broken into frag-
ments. The damage done to property
is estimated at many thousands of dol
lars. Two railway employes-Frank
Lemoine, of Montreal, and Thomas
Dolan, of Stratford-were blown into
fragments. The foot of one was found
200 yards of. Other persons Were in
jured, but the extent of the disaster
cannot be known for some time yet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08
CASUALTIES.

JAMES STEWART had his foot crushed
while at work in a paper mill at Flint,
Mich, on the End inst.
THERE was q terrific wind storm
along the Utah & Northern railroad,
Utah Territory. on the 3rd inst. A
freight train near Round Valley. Idaho,
consisting of l6 cars, some loaded with
silver bullion, Was carried a distance of
20 feet.
NEAR Pittsburg, Pa. on the End inst,
VIM. Ostermune, while out shooting
ducks with his brother, accidentally dis
charged his gun and It's contents en-
tered his leg, severing an artery. He
bled to death before medical attention
could be received, as he was far away
from the city. He was about 26 years
of age, and a glass-blower by occupa-
ton.
4 HOUSTON, Texas, dispatch of May
2nd says one incident of the flood was
the drowning of an entire family-a
father, mother, and four children-at
Grand Lake, thirty-six miles north of
Houston. They were surrounded by
water at night and all perished.
AT Atlanta, H.. on the 1st, DR.. vii
liam Sheppard, veterinary surgeon, and
veterinary editor of Dunt011S Spirit OF
the Turf, Chicago, while treating sick
horse last evening, was thrown down
and rolled upon by the animal, break
ing one of the doctors legs just above
the ankle. He had been married lust
q month.
A Two RIVERS, Wis, special of May
3rd says word has just been received
here that woman and her daughter OF
the town OF Glenmore, Brown county
were recently poisoned to death by eat.
ing wild parsnip. They had supposed
that 1t was the ordinary parsnip and
made hearty meal of the deadly pois-
on, and IN the course of an hour or two
both were dead, having suffered untold
agony. The husbaGd and fathepwas
away from home, and upon his return
found the wife and daughter dead.
A CINCINNATI dispatch of the 2nd
says the passenger train north on the
Whitewater Valley railroad, yesterday
when near Brookvilie, Indiana, ran into
a wagon containing Henry Srawner,
wife. daughter age 20, and a young son.
The wagon, after being carried one
hundred and fifty yards, was thrown
beside the track complete wreck
Mrs. Strawner was injured internally
supposed fatally. The daughter was
found covered with blood, and piece
of iron driven into her flesh. She will
probably die. The father and son re-
ceived slight injuries.
A STRATFoRD, Ontario dispatch of the
9TH says that few minutes before 1O
O'Clock Sunday, the whole earth was
shaken as if by an earthquake. VIM
dows were blown out, pedestrians were
blown down, etc. The cause was that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

WITHIN the last year several COM
plants have come from Europe about
the quality of petroleum exported from
the United States. A congress of Ger
man oil merchants assembled and their
report declares chat the complaints of
the poor quality of many of the recent
imports of refined petroleum from
America, especially of various brands
of the Standard Oil company, are per-
fectly just" and they therefore demand
of the American refineries, especially
of the Standard company, "that they
pay greater attention than they lately
have done to the refining of crude oil
in order that the petroleum turned out
in future, as formerly, may be free
from acids and heavy oils; and that nc
low qualities shall be shipped to Europe
that the American petroleum Inspector:
be more careful in examining the quail
ity of the petroleum, and that then
certificates represent most accurately
the merchandise" Various othel
causes for complaint are mentioned by
the German dealers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08
A Nebraska CGWtill0n.
Fremont (Neb.l Herald.

One Of the most exciting scenes which
has disturbed the tranquility of Fthe
prettiest town in the State" for many
day was enacted on lower Main steeet,
about 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. A
large and lively 2-year old heifer, which
George Godfrey had brought up from
the Elkhorn in the forenoon and lodged
IN Wilson's stable, got out and went on
the war-path. She made her first strike
in the rear of the Fremont House,
where she saw and attacked Mrs. VOL
len, the landlady. Mrs. W. beat pre-
cipitate retreat toward the house with
the heifer In hot pursuit, passed through
the door and endeavored to close it be-
hind her, but the heifer threw herself
against it with terrible force, hurting it
and Mrs. Wollen to the floor and tramp
ling over them, seriously ipjuring the
lady. The infuriated beast then made
a tour OF the house, overturning furni-
ture and breaking up things generally
She finally passed out at the kitchen
door and started toward the depot. In
the rear of Mrs. Vests corset factory
she charged young lady. The latter
gave her q lively chase for moment,
OuI ILC llStG-lOObCu dIllllldl SOOu CONGI-
ed the distance between them and was
just on the point of lifting the flying
figure upon her horns when the latter
darted under a clothes-line, which
caught the heifer's horns and checked
her until the young lady had gained
place of safety. By this time large
crowd of men were endeavoring to cap
ture the animal, but did not dare TO go
near. She started toward Pat Hanlon's,
but had not gone far when she encoun-
tered a tall, slender individual, whom
she caused to change ends in the twink
ling of an eye. While she was reefing
and unreefng this unfortunate, young
man of muscular build and rustic ap-
pearance picked up a small stick and
coolly proceeded to take a hand in the
fight. He gently tapped the heifer over
the head. She accepted the challenge
and went at him. He sent her ''to
grass in the first round, and before she
could rise to her feet the crowd rushed
up and held her down and tied her.
Thus ended the "cowtillon," and the
hero of the melee, coolly looking at his
vanquished foe remarked, II don't
low no dang COW to run me-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

Notwithstanding his opposition the rule

Notwithstanding his opposition the rule
was adopted.
COMPLAINTS from the Indian Territory
of an invasion by the whites have reach
ed such proportions that the matter
was considered in the cabinet meeting
on Saturday the Sd. In the history of
that territory there has been no such
influx OF white immigrants as this
showing. The mann stream comes
down through Kansas. Secretary Schurz
has information that hundreds of ready
made frame houses have been shipped
from Chicago down into this territory
and put up by squatters, who propose
to occupy and possess the surrounding
lands as settlers. He also has map
showing the routes by which they get
into the territory, and in what section
the most of the intruders are settling.
The government has determined to put
a stop to this invasion, and orders have
been issued for stationing troops at
points where the largest tide of travel
enters the territory. Such as have al
ready entered and squatted will be ex-
PEELED by force If necessary.
THE democrats of the house ofrepre-
sentatives held caucus on saturday
morning the 3rd inst. to determine on
2 course Of action in regard to the army
appropriation bill, and agreed on the
exact terms of the measure to be separ-
ately passed in lieu of the 9th section, it
being also agreed that the consideration
of the remainder of the bills shall be
deferred until this independent political
measure shall have been acted upon by
the president. 1t will provide, in sub
stance, that sections POOP and 2003, re-
vIsed statues, shall not be construed as
authorizing the presence Of U. S. soldiers
at the polls except under orders Of the
president to repel armed enemies ofthe
United States. or in pursuance of con-
stitutionaI requirement upon applica-
ton of the legislature of a state, or of
the governor when the legislature can
not be convened, to repress domestic
violence. The bill will be accompanied
with a short preamble,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

performed by him, and to costumes
worn. The evidence taken has been
similar to that taken before the COM
mission at the examination in October
last, and points to conviction.
A PHILADELPHIA dispatch Of the
3rd inst. says a meeting of
prominent citizens, at which Mayor
Stokley presided. was held to-day in the
mayors Office for the purpose of in
augurating a movement for the relief
of the colored people who are emigrat-
ing from the south to the west. 1t was
resolved to appoint a committee of
twenty to solicit aid, of which Edward
Mcpherson is chairman. Among the
committee are the names of ex-Gov.
Hartranft,LA. J. Druxell, John w. For
ney, Geo. II. Baker, and Wayne Mac
Veagh.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

snatched the revolver from the robber
and opened vigorous fire, four shots
were fired which drove off the thieves,
but they escaped uniDiured.
A SPECIAL from Springfield, Mo-,
Ofthe lst inst. says a posse of citizens
attempted to arrest a gang of horse
thieves at the house of one Mr.. Pierson,
fourteen miles from FOrsythe, in Taney
county, last night. The thieves resist
ed and in the melee James NJ. Cogburn
and VIM. Bates, of the posse, were kill
ed and another severely wounded.
PlersOn, OF the other side, was mortally
wounded and a man named Lockhard
is believed to be killed. The rest of tie
outlaws escaped. Great excitement ex-
lists among the citizens and large party
IS now pursuing them.
On Sunday evening the 4th inst. Mr..
Geo. G. Harding, of Indianapolis, Ind,
and editor Of the Herald entered the
residence of Calvin A. Light, editor of
the Democrat, and attempted to shoot
the latter because of certain publica-
tions in the Democrat. Mr.. Light
grasped the pistol, getting his finger
under the hammer and preventing an
explosion, and holding on until assist
ance came, when Harding was arrested
and remained in custody until
an early hour in the morning,
when he gave bail, at $50
be entered Lights Office and fired
at him several times, missing Light but
hitting an employe Of Lights named
Lizius, inficting serious wound
Harding is now in jail awaiting the re-
suit of that wound; another employee
of Lights named Richard Walters,
jumped out of the second story win
dow during the firing, breaking both
ankles.
A SPRINGFIELD, H., special of May
End says in the United States court to-
day Sake Lukas, the ex-gauger VINO was
convicted for crookedness in connection
with the Pekin whiskey business, was
fined $500 and costs. On a second in
dictment, the charge being failure to
cancel stamps, he pleaded guilty and
sentence was suspended on payment of
costs. Fred Traeger, formerly gauger,
indicted for having knowledge of frauds
which he failed to report, as was his
duty under the law, pleaded guilty and
was fined 5000 and costs. To another
charge, that of conspIring, he also en-
tered q plea of guilty and sentence was
suspended on payment of costs. John
Wildhuck, also an ex-gauger, was tried
by jury and acquitted of charge of
permitting spirit casks to be emptied on
which the stamps had not been efaced.
The case of John Warner, of Peoria.
who is indicted for completely with the
whisky ring, has been continued to the
given time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

A Bows Circus.

A local correspondent of the Cam
bridge Mass. Tribune writes ga few
days ago l heard my 5-year-old boy Of
fering to his scRoolmates tickets to a
circus. On inquiry | found the per-
formance was to take place in my
stable. On looking at the tickets pre-
pared for the occasion, [ discovered
that the child had been tearing up
some elegant coIored note paper my
wife kept for her fastidious correspon-
dents, and on each rude slip was written
in a coarse hand, "Admit the barer.
The price charged for the tickets was
six pins. | heard afterward that one
big boy, conscious of his power, offered
some old bent pins, and when they
were refused, threatened to visit the
show and break it up. [ do not pro-
pose to give an account of the enter
tainment, where there were six per-
formers and three spectators; [ merely
wish to state the results of the affair.
| heard that the affair broke up in q
general row, in which some boards
which had just been planed for shelves
in the house were broken up, two or
three panes of glass smashed in the
windows, and considerable damage
done to things generally in the stable.
The darling boy had carried out into
the stable nice sheet to divide off the
green room, and in the excitement at
the close of the moral show some one
accidently set fire to it. The fire was
easily extinguished with one or two
dippers of water, but one of the larger
boys was frightened and gave the alarm.
which soon drew two or three steaming
engines in front of my premises. At
night [ looked at my cherub with de-
light as he was sleeping beautifully
and peacefully, as only a calm con-
science will allow one to do"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08
Instinct or Reason !

A small English terrier belonging to
a friend has been taught to ring for the
servant. To test if the dog knew why
it rang the bell, he was told to do so
while the girl was in the room. The
little fellow looked up in the most in
telligent manner at the person giving
the order This master or mistress, for
get which,, then at the servant, and re-
fused to obey. although the order was
repeated more than once. The servant
left the room, and few minutes after
ward the dog rang the bell Immediately
on being told to do so. give the fol-
lowing as told me by wife, now dead,
who personally witnessed the transac-
ton on various occasions: At her SIS
ter's house in Kent a donkey, which.
when not employed by the children,
grazed in a field with some COWS, was in
the regular habit of acting as follows:
At the usual hour for the COWS to come
home to be MIXED the donkey lifted
the latch of the feld-gate, opened and
held back the gate (which would other
wise have swung close again, till all the
COWS passed out, then allowed the gate
to shut, and went home with the COWS.
OF course no one taught the donkey to
do this
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

THE Russian socialist announce in
one Of their journals that they will come
forward with arms in their hands to
execute all hangmen, traders and
landed proprietors; will spread terror
among all Of different opinions from
themselves, and will destroy everything
persons, things or circumstances
that disturb the work. "Those who
are not with US are against us, and
must fall under the bullets of our re-
yOlyers"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-08

Hand in hand together they sought
to stray leisurely down the path of time,
slipping the nectarine sweets of life
from every cup of joy that presented
itself, but just the bargain was about to
be sealed, a shrill voice was heard from
the head of the stairs, "Mary Janel
Mary janet you set the milk things,
and 60 to bed; hear me. Tell Jim
Blankinhorn to 60 down the front steps
mighty quiet. Bose is shifting around
the yard" The succeeding tableaux
were in two very lively scenes, accom-
panied by the unmusical growl of the
family bulldog. Nectarine seeds are
now drug in the Market Ne10 Hauer
Registey.