Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28

says: A terrific storm at Seashore camp
grounds occurred yesterday. The taber.
nacle and other buildings were blown
down. Only two persons reported hurt
VIM. S. LANGsToN, a convict in the
Joliet Penitentiary, committed suicide in
his cell Aug. 22nd.
TIE heavy thunder storms, saws a
London dispatch of Aug. 23rd, continue,
and have caused the rivers to overflow in
the north and northeast parts of Lam
cashire, doing much damage to the
crops Some of the cotton mills on the
banks of the BlackWater at Darwin,
have suspended on account of the water.
A CLEVELAND dispatch of Aug. 22nd
says yesterday at target shooting match,
on the fair grounds, young man, Her
man Wesmeir, who had charge of the
target was shot and instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of rife in the
hands OF one OF the marksmen.
A BLOOMINGTON dispatch of Aug 23rd
says: Yesterday James O'Brien a coal
miner, while engaged in pushing a car,
plunged into a shaft, falling a distance
of 40 feet into third vein, his body
falling into a stump twenty-five feet be-
low. which was filled with water The
body is not yet recovered.
A DISPATCH from Detroit Aug. 22nd
says there is no longer reasonable room
for doubt concerning the fate of Edward
and Robert Hubbard, sons of Bella Hub
bard wealthy lumberman, who started
out from the club house at ST. Clair Flats
Saturday morning in a sail boat, intend
ing to gain their fathers yacht, but were
never again seen alive. Mr.. Hubbard is
firmly convinced that his sons are
drowned, and offers heavy reward for
the recovery Of their bodies. The young
men were 81 and % years of age. The
eldest was graduate of Michigan Uni
versity and both were great favorites in
society.
SAYS Little Rock telegram of Aug.
22nd: Mrs. Virginia Clark, wife of
Prof. Clark. of Beauville college, Carol
Co., was accidentally killed last week by
the falling Of a tree. The professor,
family and several students had been
camping at Rock Springs for some time
for health and recreation. The party
were seated at what was intended 10 be
the final dinner before breaking up
camp, when without warning, a large
tree, half burnt in two near the ground,
was discovered to be falling. All started
up and escaped, except the lady, who,
having an infant in her arms, was en-
barrassed in her movements, and was
caught and crushed by the tree. With
mothers forethought, she held her
baby at arms length and il was not
harmed. She died in half an hour.
A NEW ORLEANS dispatch ofAug 21st
says the sub-treasury department have
come across the counterfeit silver quarter
which deserves mention for its remark
able qualities. The only defect about the
piece consists in the engraving. The
words, In God we trust' are omitted.
The words, Omitted States of America"
are abbreviated to Omitted States of
Amea." The remarkable feature Cf the
piece is that it is intrinsically more
valuable than real and legal silver
quarter. According to Mr.. Davis, the
coiner at the mint, to whom the coin was
sent to be assayed, it weighs, 9.78 grains,
or 1.35 above the legal weight, and con-
tains 90 milliemes of silver shove the
standard and milliemes Of gold, which
our silver coins do not contain except in
rare instances. Mr.. James Albrecht, the
assayer, reports that the fneness is $780,
LOCO silver and $1,000 gold.