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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

self-defense. Black had served three
years in the penitentiary.
AN Indianapolis special of July a.
says: Henry Sweetland, gettlng into \
row with William Baldwin today, seized
a musket loaded with bird-shot, and
fired the contents into Baldwin's chest
probably fatally injuring him.
THREE murders were committed in
and near New York city July 4th. The
victims were John F. Seymour, cousin
Of Bishop Seymour of the diocese OF
Springfield, III George Lisk, who was
shot in a neighborhood row; and
Thomas O'ConneiI, who was stabbed by
a former employe.
SAYS Nashville, Tenn, dispatch of
July 4th: John Hall and Burrell Smith.
the negroes who murdered Mai. Pugh
at Murfreesboro six weeks ago, were e
yesterday sentenced to be hanged at
that point Aug. s. A motion for a
new trial was overruled, and they took
no appeal.
A ST. LOUIS dispatch of July 7th says:
William Gazier author of book called
"Heroes of Three Wars" who mas been
here several weeks organizing canvas
sing force, was taken to Chicago by a
detective last night on a warrant charg-
ing him with abduction for concubinage.
The supposed victim is Mary Ettherick
of Boston.
A CLEVELAND, O., dispatch of July 9th
says Judge Hamilton, to-day passed
sentence in the case of the doctors and
Al
body of the late Edwin French, ESQ
Drs. Schneider and Smith of the faculty
were fined $500 each and costs. The
janitor $3.50 and casts.
A DEs MONIES, Iowa special under
date of July I'd, says: Last January
William Mckinney mysteriousiy disap-
peared from the home of Thomas L.
Hahn, Madison township farmer, and
nothing was heard of him till Yesterday
when he turned up at Polk City. During
his absence Hahn had been tried sew
eral times for his murder, and had
barely escaped lynching by his neigh
bors.
AGRAND RAPIDS, Mich, dispatch of
July 3rd says: A report reached here
to-day that Mrs. Emanuel Bfogy, living
on section thirty-fve southeast corner
of Kent county, yesterday shot her in
FAINT and then herself. Two other
children were missing and could not be
found. The husband was working in
field mile distant.
FROM Madisonville, Texas, July Cd,
comes the following: On Sunday night
several young white men from the town
were IN attendance at negro preach
ing, five miles distant. Among them
were Spencer Wolf and Robert Kilpat-
rick. The two were sitting under an
the bushes with Winchester rifle, fired,
killing Wolf, who fell dead.
Fitzpatrick and Wolf had exchanged
seats, and it is said the assassin aimed
to kill fitzpatrick instead or Wolf. The
ball also struck negro woman and a
negro man, dangerously wounding both.
A GREEN BAY special of July End
says: The body of a widow named
Ryan was found in thicket in the town
of Glenmore, this county, yesterday
Her throat was cut and her
face showed evidence of being previ-
ously knocked down with billet of
wood. The body was sixty or seventy
rods from her own house. Up to the
present time nothing had transpired to
trace the murderers or show any motive
for the deed. The house has not been
entered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10
GENERAL NOTES.

DRY goods imports at New York for
the week ending July Eth, were
1881 ,2O3.
THADDEUs K. BEAL, a prominent and
wealthy resident of Maryille, Mo,
suicided July Sd.
CHAs. H DANA, editor of theNew York
Sun, sailed for Europe, July5d
ADAMsoN Work, all old ati-slavery
advocate, who served three ears in the
Missouri penitentiary for ssisting in
the operations of the "uner- ground
railroad" died at Hartford, tonn., July
9th, aged 80 years.
AN Omaha dispatch of July 4th,
says: The census of this safe, taken
by the assessors, under the erection of
the secretary of state, retuns total
population of 3S4 ,410, beingln increase
of 1862 since last wear. he increase
since 1870 is 261, ,417.
A New ORLEANS dispatch If July 4th
says, the constitutional conentiOn has
adopted the article prohibiting the sale
of alcoholic and malt liqucs on Sun
days, aud providing that thenext legis-
ldluT0 pass LAW IOI llle tlulSnn16nl
of the violators.
The hardest storm everknown in
the northwest passed over part of Da-
kota. Iowa, Minnesota Wisconsin
on the night of July Sd. In places
the wind was very violent, causing no
little damage and small lss of life.
At St. Paul, according ttthe signal
service measurement, snail fraction
less than five inches OF wter fell In
twenty-tour hours.
A CLINTON, ILL.,, dispatchDf July 4th
says: Tramps are again becming num-
rous in this county. From twenty-five.
to thirty are jailed nightlyn this city
They steal everything that tey can get
hold Of The farmers are citing tired
of this nuisance, and propse to take
the matter into their ownhands. A
large amount of poultry has been
stolen, estimated at the vae of $500.
AN Omaha dispatch, beang date of
July End, contains an absact of the
latest census of Nebraska. These fig
ures show that for the var ending
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GRAND RAPIbe, WIS, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1879.

striking upon his head and shoulders.
causing conclusion of the brain. It
was not expected he would live until
morning.
A GALEsBURG, H., dispatch of July
5th says: AT an early hour this morn
ing, as the night passenger train from
Chicago had passed Kewanee, it collid-
ed with portion of a freight, whicn, on
account of the wind, had become de-
tached, and had comm enced running
down grade when it met the passenger
train. James O'Brien, the fireman,
was killed, and several others slightly
injured.
A NAPANEE, Canada, dispatch Of July
3rd says an Indian named Maracle,
living on the Tyendinego Reserve, was
literally roasted to death by sun the
other day. He partook freely of whisky
until he had become drunk, and then
lay down in the sun near his dwelling.
His daughter tried to arouse him, but
could not, and, ON visiting him some
hours afterward, found that be was not
sleeping, but dead. In taking off his
clothes parts of his flesh came off with
them, the flesh being roasted by the
heat of the sun.
Mr.. ROBERT ROBINSON, aged go, liv-
ing fifteen miles from Clinton, ILL.,,
while driving a reaper in the harvest
field July Sd, was pulled off in front of
the sickle and horribly mangled. When
extracted it was discovered that he had
his right arm and leg broken and
large piece of flesh cut out of his face.
1t is feared that he cannot recover.
A BIsMARK. D. T., special OF July LIST
says a terrific wind storm of half-hour
swept over this city and vicinity this
evening, unroofng houses, tearing up
trees, and wrecking the largest and
finest steamer (Montana) on the Mis-
souri, river. The Montana was lying at
Bsmark loading, when the storm raised
up from the prairie behind Fort Lin
coin, and moved up the Missouri river
with startling rapidity. 1t broke every
chair in the steamer and carried the
cabin ashore. Pieces of the cabin were
blown 500 yards. Over $4,000 damage
was done. The Dakota, of the same
line, lost half her hurricane deck.
These were new boats, the largest ever
iiOated on the Missouri.
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The Paris Baby.
Harper's Magazine.

A baby was born into the family of
Victor Leblanc during my stay in Paris.
The newly-born was dressed in little
sacque, doubtless with a. flannel shirt
under it, without any petticoats or socks,
but with its body we'll wrapped in lit
tie blanket, which was then doubled up
behind to protect the feet, and pinned
up at the sides. A thick cap was put
upon its head. 1t is useless to say,
"We do not put on caps; we do not
confine our childrens feet" Is not
Paris the centre of the civilized world ?
But of one little fellow over year old
who did not walk, [ am told that he
he had not been allowed to use his legs
soon enough. / said to the mother that
we do not pin up babies feet. "Not in
the winter?' she asks.
The habit of putting on caps, which
has so long been discontinued with. us,
seems to be generally prevalent in
France, and often, doubtless, with disa-
greeable results.
But to return to the newly-bcrn girl
at our own apartment in Paris. France
is remarkable in registering babies, and
in the legal papers called acts of birth.
Nine. Leblanc could hardly compre-
bend our getting along without them.
On the birth of child, notice must be
given at the Mayors Office within three
days. France must know when it is 81.
and ready to serve in the army. An
old law required that the child be
brought to the Mayors office and its
sex examined; but the exposure was
thought injurious, and the law was mod
flied so as to allow person or persons
to visit it. While Victor was absent for
short time they came, but did not
come up, and requested that the child
should be taken to the Office. So on
Sunday morning Victor gets carriage,
and assist him by holding the baby,
and he keeps the carriage shut up
close, although it is the latter part of
May. The Mayor is not in the Office,
but his clerk is there; and there is
another party before us-a plain man,
and the nurse, and baby, and another
man as witness. This baby is day
old, and has been brought on foot
What is your name, and what is your
wife's? what are your ages? what Is
your profession? what is hers? These
are all the questions l remember No
whether the baby is to be put out to
nurse, is asked somewhere. Victor's is
not. He allows the clerk to make the
requisite examination, that France may
not be cheated out of young soldier.
and we are at liberty. The law does
not allow Victor to give family name.
Had the little one been boy, we could
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10
Bill Arm on Dogs.

| l knew that Harris had got hold OF
some sheep meat somewhere for he
had anUtfIer violent paragraph against
dogs the next morning. [ can ALWAYS
tell when he has had mutton for dinner.
1t seems to affect his head, though ]
never did consider him mutton headed.
He is too dogmatic for that. Old Bows
Is dead. my loving and trusty friend,
the defender of my children, the pro-
tector of my household in the dark
and silent watches of the night. For
thirteen years be has been both fond
and faithful, and now we feel like one
of the family is dead. Bows was the
best judge of human nature [ ever
saw. He knew an honest man and a
gentleman by instinct. He never fright
ened a woman or a child-he never
went down the front walk after any,
body, but the very looks of MIN would
mighty nigh skeer niger to death.
When they had to come to our house
they begun to holler "hello" a quarter
of a mile off. Bows loved to skeer
'em, he did. He had character and
emotions. Having no tail to wag (for
he was not curtailed) he did the best
that he could and wagged where it ought
to De. Bows was dark brindle. He
was dog of ancestors. His fathers
name was ShyIock, and his grand
fathers name was Sheriff. They were
all honorable dogs. He was not guar
relsome or fussy. Inever knew him to
run up and down nabors palings after
the dog on the other side. He was
above it-but he never lodged re-
responsibility. He has come IN violent
personal contact with other dogs a
thousand times, more or less, and was
never the bottom dog in the fight. And
then what an honest voice he had.
His bark was not on the G, but was a
deep, short basso profoundo. We have
buried him on the brow of the hill
where he used to sit and watch for
tramps and stragglers. Slowly and sad
ly we laid him down. Talk about your
sheep-I wouldn't have given him for
a whole flock. Sheep are to eat and
wear, but Bows was friend. It's like
comparing appetite with emotion-the
animal with the spiritual. But am
done now. Let Harris press on his
dog law. I've got nothin' agin' 'em
Ever since Mary had little lamb I've
thought kindly of sheep, and am
perfectly wilIin' to law that will ax-
terminate all houns and suck-egg pups
and yaller dogs, and bench-leg offices.
They are a reflection on Bowses mem
ory.-Atlaq,ta Constitution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10
GRIM

A LEBANON, Pa, dispatch of July 4th
says Nimrod Spattenhuber, convicted
of the murder of john Ivison in a sa-
loon in this city on the night Of Dec. 10,
1873, was hanged here yesterday morn
ing.
BERNARD HINES, of Alden, N. Y,
killed himself and wife July 9th. Both
were quite old.
A DISPATCH of July 4th says the
Farmers and Mechanics bank of Gales
burg, H., was robbed by sneak thiel
Of over $4,000 while confederate en-
gagged the attention of the cashier.
AT Cincinnati, Yesterday. says a dis.
patch of July 7th, George Black was
shot and instantly killed by VIM. Phil
lips Parry, vino committed the deed il
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10
A Cheap Paint.

Very many recipes have been given
to make a cheap paint out of white
wash that would be durable for outside
work in all weathers. Here is one. that
is said TO be better than all for either
outside or inside work. Skim milk,
two quarts, fresh Stacked lime, eight
ounces, iinseed oil six ounces, white
Burgundy pitch two ounces, Spanish
white three ounces. The lime should
be Stacked in water exposed to the air
and then mixed witn about one-fonrth
the milk. The oil In which the pitch
is dissolved to be added little at
time, then the rest of the milk and
the Spanish white. Here is
another that is cheaper and may be
just as good. Slack your lime in a
covered vessel to keep all the steam in.
Dissolve in the water that you slack it
in as much salt as it will hold, then
strain it and mix with it small quanti-
ty of fine sand, and sifted wood ashes.
This is said to be very durable and is
easily and cheaply made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

The Emperor William is the fifth
male member of the Hohenzollern
family who has 'lived to celebrate his
golden wedding. The first case was
that of Johann, SUI named the Alchem-
list, born about 1903. The three sons
of Frederick William |. had also more
than fifty years each of married life
namely, Frederick the Great, Prince
Henry and Prince August Ferdinand
of Prussia. OF the four sons of Freder-
lex William III, three celebrated their
silver wedding, and Prince Charles,
brother of the present empress, was
within day or two of the golden cere-
mony, in 1877, when his consort died.
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THE way IN which fooi and his
money are soon parted was we'll shown
at recent sale of the contents of Gun
nergate hall, near marlborough, En-
gland, where Thomas Vaughn had run
through fortune of So. 100000 in eight
years. The furnishing of the billiard
room alone cost between $4,000 to
5000 900; in the smoking room the
spittoons cost 800 each: in some of the
rooms the leather covers of the seats
cost 800 a yard; single fireplace cost
$4,000, and the owners bedstead ST..
800.
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CABLEGRAMS.

THE Italian ministry rendered its res
ignation July 3rd.
THE Fourth of July was celebrated
by American residents of London with
great enthusiasm.
THE ex-Khedive was arrested at
Naples July 4th. He had just arrived
at that place from Egypt.
GLASGOW oahlnsrnna of July 1th
says thirty-one persons were killed yes
terday in mine explosion in the High
Bantyre coal pit near that city.
A CABLEGRAM of July 4th from Lon
don says the last reports from Zululand
gives strong hopes of the success of
peace negotiations.
IT is officially announced, says dis
patch of July 4th, that the business of
the late Baron Rotchschild will be con-
Quoted by his three sons.
A MADRID cablegram of July 5th
says Ex-Empress Eugene has written to
Countess de Montijo. her mother, that
after the funeral of the Prince Imperial
she will spend few months in the
convent near Burgos.
CA1S IL CdDiSfSl ablli vi July Alu IuG
crops IN southern Russia are about de-
stroyed owing 10 the drouth in some
sections and excessive rains in others,
while frightful swarms Of grasshoppers
and corn-beetles have made their ap-
pearance, destroying whatever re-
mains.
A LONDON cablegram of July I'd states
that Mr.. Edison's London patent agents
filed on Saturday the final specifications
for the third and most important Eng
lish patent On the subject of the electric
light, which relates to an electric lamp
or burner of platinum or of an alloy of
platinum.
A ST.. PETERSBURG dispatch of July
4th says: Owing to the dullness of
trade and general feeling of insecurity,
the Industrial Exhibition contemplated
for Moscow in 1880 is postponed one
year. Freights brought to and dis
patched from st. Petersburg by rail
during April show falling off of 43 per
cent. as compared with April, 1873.
A SAN. DOMINGO cablegram of July
4th says: The congress of Sa nDo-
mingo proposes to the United States a
free exchange of sugar and tobacco
against any two products of the United
States. The cultivation of sugar in the
southern provinces has greatly in
creased. The crop this year is esti-
mated at 10, 900 hogsheads. Two years
ago it was scarcely as many quintals.
THE following codicil 10 the Prince
Imperials will was made public July
End: The duty which our house owes
to our country will not lapse by my
death. The arduous and glorious task
of continuing lbe work of the first Ma
will depend, with event of death, upon
the oldest son of Prince Jerome Ma
poleon, who by the laws of succession
of our house. is my heir. trust that
my beloved mother by secoriing him
in the discharge of the responsibilities
and the duties which iu the event OF
death will devolve upon him will give
to me when l am no longer upon this
earth, this last and supreme proof OF
her affection for me and of her love for
France"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10
FIRES.

THE south foundry of tue New York
state prison at Sing Sing, burned on the
night of July ID.
AN Atlanta. Ga, dispatch IF July I'd
says Clarke's cotton factory and mill,
sixteen miles east of Atlana, burned
yesterday. Insurance, $50, 400. The
property was valued at $500.
A FIRE at Watertown, Wis, July I'd,
totally destroyed the machine shop of
J. B. Bennett, situated II the First
ward. The loss on bulldin: and ma
chinery is estimated at from 5000 to
$4,000; insurance not vet klown.
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March 81, 1879, the increase was 70 662,
almost double the increase of any pre-

lows: - !F94;; 1861, Sct g.
122, ,993; 1876, 257, ,747; 1877, 271'561 /;
1878, 313,74S.
A DISPATCH from Washington, dated
July Attn, says from various causes 1Os
lives were lost on steamboats, the past
twelve months, against 102 the preced-
| ing twelve. During the past twelve
months 81 lives were lost by accidents
ashore; the previous twelve months, AZ.
In 1875 the number of lives lost on
steamboats, was COY; in 1876, 394; in
1877, 224; in 1878, 2O2. The steady
decline is attributed to the increasing
efficiency ofsteamboat inspection.
SAYS New York dispatch of July I'd,
during the six months ending June 80,
900 failures were reported in New York
city, the gross liabilities of which
amounted to $l1, ,5S2 656, while the as
sets were valued at $500, ,346. This is
avery good exhibit compared with that
OF the corresponding six months of 1873,
when there were 514 failures with gross
liabilities of $39 ,030, ,695, and assets of
$11 ,012,662. The failures have been
mainly confined to small traders, but
several large and old established firms
were forced to suspend.
A DISPATCH from Virginia, New, dated
July 4th, says about the fire in the I'M
perial and Bullion mines: Five men
were putting in a bulkhead in the in
cline above its connections with the
Z, ,04O-foot level. This will shut off the
gas in the incline, and the current of
pure air from the Imperial coming
through the 1,S40-foot drift will make
the incline so it can be entered above
the point where the bulkheading is now
being done. Bodies of men are work
ing with sponges over their faces, and
the air is so bad in the incline that the
candles 60 out Immediately. Men work
in five minutes shifts in light thrown
from the station above.
A SAN FRANCISCO special of July 4th
says: Suit was commenced to-day in
the Twenty-third district court by John
II. Burks, on behalf of himself and all
other Consolidated Virginia stock
holders, to receive $1,OOO,OOO from
James G. Flood, the Pacific Refinery,
and Bullion Exchange, and the execu-
tors of the estate of w. S. OBrien, de-
ceased. This suit has the effect Of
tying up the estate of O'Brien, which
was about to be distributed, and is sim
liar in principle to those now pending,
making four suits before the courts, ag-
gregating 81 ,444 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

A STRANGE case of poisoning is re-
ported from. Peterborough, England.
An old man named House was walking
down his garden, there, when bee
flew into his mouth and went down his
throat, stinging him internally, and
causing him great pain. He imme-
diately swallowed a quantity of ammo
MIA for the purpose of killing the bee
and alleviating the effects of the sting,
hut he took too large a dose, and, in
spite of prompt medical treatment. he
died in very short time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

The new city treasurer of Kenosha
Wis, on assuming the duties of his of
fine, few days ago, found no money in
the treasury AMI deficit on the books
OF his predecessor ofnearly So, 900. And
it is stated that the books do not show
the full amount Of the deficit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

THE Scotch papers report that Dhu
Loeb, at the back of Lochnagar, is
covered with ice strong enough to carry
all the curriers' in Perthshire. Curling
in summer, however, belongs to a SUI
pernatural order of things, which canny
Scotchman will avoid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

IT Is expected that the st. Gothard
tunnel will be completed by the end Of
November. The point now reached on
the Airolo side is 1921 metres, that on
the Goeschenen side 649 metres, from
the centre of the mountain; and it il
expected that the junction of the two
galleries will be made some 800 metres
from the centre on its southern side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

In order to obviate as much as pos
Sible the present Insecure appearance
of London's Cleopatra's needle, which
arises from large portions of the base
having been Clipped away, it is pro-
posed TO place bronze sphinx on each
side of the obelisk.
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THE monument to Major General
Wool, cut at Vinalhaven. Maine, will
be IS feet high, the shaft being single
stone, 90 feet in height, weighing 100
tons. 1t is said to be the largest stone
shaft of the kind cut in the world In
5000 years. Cleopatla's needle is only
nine feet longer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10

TWENTY fellowships, each yielding
$500 a year, were recently awarded at
Johns Hopkins university, at Balti
more. whose holders are requested to
live in the city during the academic
session, and make return for the bene-
fits received by occasional service as
-. IL.
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A GERMAN paper mentions a remedy
for hydrophobia, discovered by DIR.
Offenberg, who cured a woman bitten
by dog at Wickrath, near Dusseldorf,
by injecting twenty centigrammes of
curare under the skin.