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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
CRIME.

HENRY MoEHL, of Taghkanie, n. Y =,
says dispatch of the 14th inst, killed
his wife and her paramour.
THE jury in the Chisholm case, which
was concluded at Dekalb, Miss, on the
18th inst, after ten days trial, brought in
a verdict of mot guilty" as to Gully.
RoBr. LANCASTER was hung at Bales.
vile, Ark, on the 18th inst. for the mur
der of Thos. Johnson in Stone county,
Dec. 24lh, 1877. Five thousand people
witnessed his execution.
A DISPATCH of the 14th inst says Pres.
colt Hillshury, the cashier of the Law
renee, Mass, bank, who was convicted of
embezzling $64,000, has been sentenced
to five years in the Lawrence Jail.
A SAN Francisco special of the 10th
inst. says the treasury of Santa Cruz
county shows deficit of $24 900. The
treasurer was arrested but asserts his in
nOcence.s
A ST. PAUL special of the 14th inst.
says VIM B. Keen, cashier of the North.
western National Bank of Minneapolis
has confessed himself a defaulter in the
sum of $135,000. He lost it speculatlng G
in the Chicago wheat market.
THE trial of John c. Hayward, of Fond
du Lac, Wis, for the murder of saloon
keeper IN Chicago, in 1878, while Hay
ward was a medical student in that city,
ended with a verdict Of guilty, says a
dispatch of the 10Th inst. The punish
ment is imprisonment for life.
A NAN named Bales, wife-murderer,
was sentenced to be hung at Athens, Ala,
on the 18th inst, but an appeal was taken
to the supreme court. An lnfurlated
mob seized Bales and were upon the
point Of hanging him when the sheriff
succeeded in rescuing his prisoner,
Mrs. BoNEsTEEL, residing at Shawnee,
Jackson county, Mo-, says dispatch of
the 10Th, killed her two little daughters
on Saturday by giving them morphine.
She then attempted to take her own life
by the same drug, but failed, after which
she tried to hang herself, but was dis
covered in time to prevent death. Tenn
porary insanity caused by domestic
trouble is alleged as the cause of the
tragedy.
AN Atlanta, Ca, special of the 18th
inst says: After three weeks of investi-
cation of the official cUuGuCt of j. w.
Renfroe, treasurer of the state of GeOr-
gia, a special committee of the house of
representatives reported resolutions that
he be impeached of high crimes and
misdemeanors. 1t is claimed Renfroe
has been drawing interest on the states
money. The resolutions were postponed
one week.
A COUNCIL BLUFFS special of the 18th
inst says man giving his name as
Joseph Banks, and claiming to be from
Taylor county, Iowa, got into dispute
last night over a game of billiards with
the proprietor of the saloon ia which he
was at the time, and drawing a revolver
fired three shots, instantly killing George
Graham, and wounding the proprietor
and another man. Banks is white man,
and all the others are colored. 1t is
claimed the shooting was done in self
defense
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

New ORLEANS Times: The loss OF crops
by the recent storm is already beginning
to attract the attention of merchants,
and they unhesitatingly assert that every
inhabitant must suffer to some extent
by this disaster. The sugar crop in the
Attakapas and the river parishes, in
luding Lafourche, Assumption, Ascen-
sion and lberville, appear to have suf-
fered most, and the falling-off in the
sugar crop is estimated at fifty thousand
hogsheads Of sugar and one hundred
thousand barrels of molasses, worth in
the aggregate over 100000. The loss
in the cotton crop is not so easily esti-
mated, but it is believed that in the low
lands of Mississippi there has been great
destruction, which, in the aggregate,
will not fall short of two hundred and
gfty thousand bales. The damage to
sugar machinery, fences, and out build
ngs IS another important item, and it
is believed that the loss to this city alone
will amount to $5,00O,00O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record Of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

A DISPATCH of the 18th inst says: In
anticipation of au unusual heavy arrival
of foreign coin and bullion at New York
the secretary of the treasuy has increased
the bullion fund at the assay office $10,-
100000. in order to facilitate the prompt
exchange of foreign coin for United
States legal tender.
SAYS dispatch of Sept. 14th on rec
ommendation of the Mississippi river
commission, Lieut.. Smith s. Reach, of
the commission, has, by direction of Sec
retary McCrary, been made disbursing
officer of the commission.
A DISPATCH of the 10Th inst. says: The
printed report Of the commissioner of
education for 1877, shows the income
from all the states and territories, Wyo-
ming not included, to be $86,S69 166; ex-
penditures, Wyoming included. $50, ,233, +,
S58; school population for 80 states and
territories, IA, 727 ,648; number of normal
schools, 152, with 1,489 instructors, 81,
982 pupils, and 2,763 graduates, of whom
1, ,874 are teaching. Ohio reports the
greatest number of normal schools, A.
A DISPATCH of the 18th inst. says: Mr.
Buchard, director OF the mint, has is
sued circular with aview of preparing
statistics relative to the production and
consumption of gold and silver, asking
those employed in arts and manufactures
to furnish statements showing their year
lv or monthly average consumption of
L. S. coin, native bullion, and Of metals
obtained from old manufactured articles
The fullest specific information on these
points is regarded of vast importance in
its bearing upon the economic history Of
the emetalic currency of the country.
A DISPATCH of Sept. 18th says Mr..
BlaCkfan, superintendent of the revision
of foreign mails in the post office de-
partment, has recently been in conference
with the treasury department concerning
an arrangement to allow books which
are printed abroad and sent by mail to
the United States TO be forwarded direct
to their destination. Under the present
arrangements such books are detained
ny the customs authorities at the port of
entry, and the person to whom they are
addressed must go or send to the custom
house and pay the duties before the books
can be forwarded An arrangement has
been informally proposed by Mr.. Black
fan, acting in accordance with an &ct
passed at the last session of congress, by
which such books are TO be forwarded
directly to the person to whom they are
addressed, who is to be required to pay
the customs dues TO the postmaster at
the point of delivery, the latter to &C
count directly to the customs authorities
at the port of entry. The plan meets with
favor at the treasury, and the details are
now icing reduced to writing by Super
intendent Blackfan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER Is. 1879.
held at Washington, Nov. 10Th and Goth,
says dispatch of Sept. 18th.

held at Washington, Nov. 10Th and Goth,
says dispatch of Sept. 18th.
THE Goth annual convention of the
Mexican war veterans OF Illinois met in
Chicago on the 18th inst. The old of
ficers were elected and Peoria chosen as
the next place of meeting.
a PARIS dispatch the 14th inst. says
wenty.eight million francs worth of
French gold was sent to the United
States during the week just ended
THE workmen on the Western Union
and American Union telegraph lines
came in collision at Buffalo yesterday,
says dispatch of the 14th inst, and a
lively row ensued.
A CHICAGO special of the 10th inst.
says The recent heavy rise in timothy
seed in this market has given rise to
much comment, and local s;a'istician
has been compiling the figures which ac-
count for the rise, and indicate that the
present price is not extraordinary in
view of the decreased production.
A NEW YORK telegram of the 18th
inst. says the steamer Wieland, from
Hamburg, brought $12O0,0OO in French
and German coin. The Weiser, from
Bremen, brought $3.50 900 in foreign
coin and bars. The Algeria, from Liv.
erpool, brought ST. 200, and the st.
Lourent, from Havre, $1,595,60O in
specie.
A ST LOUIS special of the 18th inst
says: The passenger and freight rates
between st. Louis and Kansas City, and
between Kansas City, st. Louis and Chi,
cago, are restored, to-day, and the war
soI I, loI hot ~
& Alton, Missouri Pacific and St. Louis
and the Kansas City and northern roads
is ended
The Wisconsin State Fair closed at
Madison on the 18th lost. The show of
stock and machinery was the finest ever
seen in the state, and had 1t not been for
the rain on Thursday the receipts would
have been enormous. 1t rained heavily,
however, during the whole of the best
day of the fair causing loss to the So
ciety of not less than $1,000, All pre-
miums will be paid in full notwithstand-
ing that loss. The balloon ascension, so
generously advertised, was partial fail
ure, as no one went up in it.
REPORTS have been received from
Santiago de Cuba, says Havana dis
patch of the 18th inst, tn It slaves on the
plantations have demanded liberty and
that their masters have promised them
freedom if they will engage to work
three years for wages. Many slaves are
running away and local authorities have
asked Captain General Blanche what
they shall do. A dispatch from Madrid
announces that the government will pro-
pose to the courts that all slaves be given
their liberty on July 1st, 1880, ,on condition
ofseven years obligatyry labor with wages
paid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
CABLEGRAMS.

A CABLEGRAM of the 14th inst says
Gen. Roberts telegraphed for four more
regiments. He believes there is no pos
sibility of sudden dash on Cabul, but
regards an early conflict as sure to trans
pire.
THE political department of the India
office in London believes, says dispatch
of the 10Th inst, that Herat and all the
country beyond Cabul is practically in
the hands of the heratic troops.
AN East India telegram of the 18th
inst. says: Maj. Connolly, British polit-
cal agent, telegraphs officially from Ali
Kheyl that intelligence has been received
that the Ameer is terribly perplexed at
the reproach to his name; that as he is
in privacy with a few faithful Sirdirs,
and that he is sure to come personally
and apologize to the government.
A SIAILA telegram of Sept. nth says
the latest intelligence from Ali Kheyl,
dated the 9th, confirms the statement
that Major Cavagnari and his followers
were killed while charging upon the mob
from the burning residency. The mob
lost 210 men before Major Cavagnari's
party was overpowered by numbers.
THE state of European affairs seems to
be drifting rapidly toward war between
Russia and England. A St. Petersburg
cablegram of the 10Th inst. saws: The
Gazette warns It's readers against the
treaCherOus assertion that it is necessary
for England to conquer Afghanistan.
1t says England has always been the
deadly enemy of Russia. The policy
of Russia in Asia can only consist of
reprisals against England. 1t is neces-
sary to eXpel the British from Central
Asia. This can now be done by sending
10000 Russians to defend Afghanistan.
Now is the favorable moment to free the
Russians of the eastern frontier forever
from danger on the part of England.
A DISPATCH from Ali Kheyl, dated
Sept. 10Th, has the following account of
the massacre Of the British legation at
Cabul: Four thousand men attacked
the residence in which the British en-
bassy were quartered. The mutineers
brought up the artillery against them.
Maj. Cavagnari was stabbed in several
| places and all the bodies of the dead
were mutilated. The Afghan loss cx-
| ceeded 800. The ameer had other troops
who remained faithful but made no eff.
forts to interfere, owing to intimidation
by priests. A telegram from Lahore re
ports that the ameer begged for the lives
of the members of the EN- bassy The
Indian government has not yet asked fo1
reinforcements but the term of service OF
troops in India, whose time has expired
will probably be extended
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
CASUALTIES.

A PHILADELPHIA special of the 18th
says: The Red Star steamship Belgen-
land. which arrived here to-day, collided
in mid-ocean with the Norwegian bark
Luna, at 2 O'Clock on the morning of
Wednesday Sept. g. There was thick
mist and heavy rain falling at the time
of the accident The steamer was going
at full speed and the bark under full sail,
at about sven knots an hour The bark
was cut directly in two between the fore
and main masts, and went down almost
Immediately. The second mate, first
steward, ships carpenter and two sea-
men were lost. The rest OF the officers
and crew were picked up by the boats
from the Belgenland. The captain of
the steamer, Jackson, when the shock
was felt jumped from his berth and or
dered the after boats 10 be cleared away
and the carpenter to sound the pumps
The boat on the lee quarter reached the
water first, with the second officer, Wis
mer, and four men, and was quickly fol,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
Capturing a Bear i'm the Catskills.
Albany Evening Times

Capt. Butts. the veteran bear trapper
Of the Catskilis, added another trophy
to his long list by capturing large bear
on Sunday afternoon on High Peak.
For months past pleasure parties climb
ing the mountain had been regaled with
stories of bears in the region, and many
tracks had been discovered near the
springs. Mr.. Butts set his traps and
visited them twice day for two months
but it was not until Sunday that he was
rewarded. As soon as the guests at the
Butts House, the Summit House, the
Grand View Hotel, and ether boarding
places, heard of the capture, they form
ed a procession, went up to Hlgh Peak,
and with the venerable trapper brought
back the bear, still alive, his forepaw
being badly broken. Capt. Butts, who
is over 50 years old, has captured more
than 100 bears.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

GEORGE C. PERKINS, the governor-elect
Of California, is native of Maine, and
his age is 40. Not liking life on his
fathers farm, he made several voyages
as a cabin boy. In his eighteenth year
he landed in California and settled in
Butte county, Orroville, where he found
employment at farming, mining and
clarking in a store, the latter ultimately
falling into his possession. He erected
and for several years conducted the
Touring mills in Orroville and gradually
amassed a fortune. For two years he
represented Butte county in the state
senate. He is still in business and con-
sidered a representative merchant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
GENERAL NOTES.

Gov. GEO. B. MCCLELLAN was taken
suddenly i'll at Newark, n j., on the 18th
inst.
A RICH silver vein has been discovered
at Meredith, n. H, says a dispatch of the
18th inst.
A Racine, Wis. syecial of the 14th
inst. says Mrs. Mary L. Doolittle, wife of
ex-senator James R, Doolittle, is dead.
CHAs. F. STEARNs, the son of Prof.
Stearns of Harvard College, suicided in
a Philadelphia hotel, says dispatch of
the 18th inst.
THE next meeting of the society of the
Army of the Cumberland is called to be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

THIEVES 50 exasperated Prof. Deham,
at Castle Shannon, Pa, by stealing
fruit from his garden at night, that he
resolved to shoot the next offender.
While watching in the grape arbor, gun
in hand, he heard a rustling among
some bushes and fired III that direction.
Then he went to ascertain whether he
had hit anybody, and while he was
searching in the bushes his hired man
shot him dead, mistaking him for the
thief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

J. HENRY PULEsToN, the member of
the British parliament now on his way
to this country, once published paper
at Pittston, Pa, and alterward edited an
other at Phmnixyille During the polit-
ical campaign of 1860 he made speeches
for Abraham Lincoln, and during the
war was State agent of Pennsylvania at
Washington, with the rank of colonel.
Later he became a member of the
clearinghouse of Jay Cooke, McCulloch
& Co, and then returned to the land of
his birth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

lowed tv the boat from the weather
quarter, with five men and King, the
chief officer, who was asleep in his room
at the time the vessel struck. The steam
er, meantime, reversed her engines, and
in a few minutes she was alongside the
sinking vessel. She waited until nothing
more could be saved, and then proceeded
or her way only slightly damaged by
the collision. The officers and crew of
the lost bark speak in terms of the high
est praise of the gallant conduct of Capt
Jackson and his men after the two yes
sells struck The Luna was laden with
sugar and bound from Porto Rico 10
Queenstown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
Romance in the South.

A Baltimore paper refers to recent
romantic marriage. The parties were
Miss Eta Burt, of North Carolina, and
Robert Griffin, of Texas, and the mar
riage took place at the residence of the
brides uncle in York county, Md. The
contracting parties met when they were
much younger, the groom then II years
old and the bride years old. They
never met again until two days before
the wedding, which occurred on Thurs
day evening last. During the interven-
ing time, or rather portion of it, they
corresponded frequently. Through this
correspondence the proposal and ac-
ceptance, the engagement and all the
preliminaries to the nuptials were
made. A similar, but more remarka-
BILE, instance, occurred many years ago.
A very accomplished young lady, re-
siding with her parents at Shepherds
town, Va, had friends at Georgetown
with whom she corresponded. The
young lady was possessed ola remarka.
bly, amiable disposition, and was especi-
ally gifted as writer. Some of her
letters were shown to a gentleman who
was then a teacher in large classical
school at Georgetown. The gentleman,
charmed with the letters he had been
permitted to read, asked and obtained
permission to correspond with the
young lady. This correspondence first
began on general literary and social
subjects, subsequently, drifted into
sentimental, and finally into an en-
gagement and marriage. The union
turned out to be one of the happiest.
Both are now dead, but they lived to
rear large family of children. one of
whom is now the Principal of a classi-
cal school at the seat of one of the lead
ing Southern colleges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

The Moeronhnentts national greenbacls
party met at Boston in state Convention
on the 18th inst. and nominated Ben. F.
Butler for governor, and Wendell Phil
lips for Acknowledgements.
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS.
The Nebraska democrats met at Lin
coin, Sept. 10th. Hon. John Corrigan
was elected chairman and n. W. Smails
of the Fremont Herald, Campbell of Sar-
py, and Reed of Richardson, secretaries.
Elger Wakely of Douglas, was nominated
for supreme judge; D. A. Bear of Mad
ison, and A. j. Sawyer of Lancaster, for
regents of the university. The judicial
district nominations are as follows: 1st
district, w, P. Conner, judge; Sd district,
j. W. Savage, renominated 4th district,
w. HI. Munger, nominated judge by &C.
clamation. The I'd, 5th and 9th districts
did not nominate.
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS.
The Wisconsin democratic state con-
yention placed the following ticket in
nomination.: For governor, Alexander
Mitchell, of Milwaukee; for lieutenant
governor, Geo. II. King, of Monroe; for
secretary of state, Sam. Ryan, of Apple.
ton; for treasurer, Andrew Haben, of
Oshkosh; for attorney general, j. M.
Smith, of Mineral Point; for superin-
tendent of public instruction, Edward
Soaring, Of Milton. Mr.. Mitchell sub
sequentlY telegraphed his positive decli-
nation.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
The New York state convention met at
Syracuse on the 18th inst. and after a
very stormy session, during which the
Tammany n. Y, delegation withdrew,
the following ticket was nominated: For
governor, Lucius Robinson (present in
cumbent): for lieutenant governor,
Clarkson n. Potter; for secretary of state,
Allen G. Beach; for comptroller, Fred
2. Olcott; for state treasurer, James
Mackin; for state engineer, HOratio
Seymour; for attorney general, A Schoo-
maker, Jr. The Tammany delegates
organized a separate convention and
nominated John Kelly for governor,
making no other nomination.
INGERsoLL's CONVENTION.
The Ingersoll convention met at Gin
cinnati on the 18th inst. with 200 delegates
in attendance. Res buttons were adopted
demanding the free transportation
through the mails Of all books, papers
and pamphlets, irrespective of the relig-
ious, irreligious, political or scientific
views they may contain-so that in
fiuence OF science may be placed on an
equality with that of superstition
opposing the dissemination through
the mails or by any other means of OBJ
scene literature, whether inspired or un-
inspired, and expressing contempt for
! its authors and diSseminators and de-
manding repeal of the law, regarding
| obscene literature, until certain passages
in the Bible are expunged and pledg-
| ing themselves, TO use their in
| f1uence for the candidates for pub
lie offices, who will publicly declare for
the absolute secularization of the govern.
ment and recommend that state and
auxiliary leagues act together on politi-
cal questions. The president of the
league was authorized to call a
national convention at his discretion,
to nominate candidates for presi
dent and vice president in 1880
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

NJ. GAMBETTA, it is now stated, has
never had fortune The success of
the RepubEque Franooise only afforded
him comfortable circumstances. His
apartments, furnished with great SIM
plicity, have some objects OF art and
books, his only extravaganza. His car
riage is hired by the month, and his re-
ported train of servants is found to be
only Francois, the young Garde Mobile,
who has been in his service since 1870.
The story of his friend M. Dubochet
leaving him fortune is contradicted.
NJ. Dubochet left everything to his
nephew and niece, who thought they
would be interpreting the wishes of
their uncle in asking his friend TO
accept, in remembrance of him, sum
of two million francs. Gambetta re-
piled with friendly refusal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18

Col. BoDINE, one of the members of
the famous American rife team that
won q victory at Creedmore III 1874.
has lost his fortune, and been compelled
to accept position as custodian of
juries in the New York court of general
sessions, at d salary of 81, 200 a year.
While Col Bodine was cracking away
at the 1,000-yard range sharper Lueiness
men were stealing away lis money.
The colonel at so years begins to realize
that life is not, as he supposed, holi-
day campaign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-18
FIRES.

ADIsPATCH of tho 14th inst says a fire
at Jacinel, Hayti, destroyed 100000
worth of property.
WATTS felting mills, at Franklin,
Mass, are total loss by fire, says dis
patch of the 14th inst. Loss $4,000; in
surance, S32, 900.
KIsER & PIERsON's oat meal mill at
Ottuma, Iowa, burned on the 18th inst,
causing a loss of $4,000. Insurance,
$4,000.
THE furniture factory of Joseph Ham
burger, in New York, was burned yester,
day, says dispatch of Sept. 11th, caus-
ing a loss of $75,0 900.
THE Rocky Mountain Paint Company IS
mills at Wyoming Territory, burned on
the 11th inst, causing loss of 1000,
on which there was no insurance.