Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-17

Prosecuting Attorney of Police Court,
7O1 majority; Setchel, republican, Po-
lice Commissioner, 272 majority. Total
vote cast, 43,363.
A SPECIAL from Fort Buford, April
! 14th, reports the Indians restless and
| beginning to move. The Yanktons are
dissatisfied and scarcely comfortable. A
scarcity of food at Poplar River and
Wolf Point is the main cause. Run
ners from several hostile camps have
made overtules to the Grooventres and
other peaceable tribes with offers Of
presents, asking them to join the hos
tile movements. Unless more provis-
ions are granted they will nearly all
unite, and, the tribes once comented,
the Indians of this country will make a
bloody campaign.
The latest news from the Talmage
trial is dated April 11th. A dispatch
of that date says: The Rev. Mr.. Cros-
by's testimony occupied the greater
part of the session in the Talmage trial
to-day. 1t consists mainly of recital
Of the interview between Talmage and
the common fame committee. The
court has adjourned until Monday.
The defense will then be opened by
Mr.. Millard, who says bis side of the
case will occupy not less than two
weeks. Talmage, of course, will be the
most important witness, and will un-
dOubtedly be crossed examined at great
length. The citing of witnesses and
other matters of detail have been left to
Major Corwin, who has taken a person
al interest in the trial.
A New YORK telegram of April 18th
says: Prof. Edison declares that his
electric light is complete success, and
can be furnished at one-third the cost
of gas. He expects to make the whole
thing public within two months. He
will burn 500 lights at Menlo Park until
the stockholders are perfectly satisfied.
The delay has been the want of per-
feet generator of electricity and
this Professor Edison has him.
self added to his inventions. 1t
has been supposed that the lamps them
selves would be very expensive. They
are simply a small coil of platinum
wire placed in glass bulb. Professor
Edison says they will cost, bulb, plati-
mum, and all, not more than $150
apiece. He is making his own bulbs.
having picked up the art from a peram-
bulating glass-blower.
A WINDSOR, VT, dispatch of April
10th says: The sentence of death was
carried out to-day on John ?. Phair for
the murder of Mrs. Ann E. Frieze, at
Rutland, June 9, 1874. Phair was ig-
norant of the last effort of his friends
To h II
at 4 this morning, and slept well till 7,
when he arose. He seemed resigned
to his fate. When informed of his
doom, Phair said: "Well, I suppose
it's all up now," and requested that his
minister be sent for. At 2 o'clock he
ascended the scaffold, when a short
prayer was offered. The original war
rant for execution and three reprieves
were read, and the moose and black cap
adjusted. The sheriff said: "John P.
Phair, the time has now come for the
sentence of the law to be executed upon
you" Phair's last words were: "Lord,
remember me! Lord remember mel"
At 2:11 the trap was sprung, the body
fell and life was soon extinct.
A SPECIAL dispatch of April 18th, from
NOlllIlSNlllS, LII, a. IONH dUOuG IL IIlISS
northeast of St. Louis, says terrible cy-
clone, from the northwest, struck the
town at quarter of three o'clock this
afternoon. and taking zig-zag course,
with a general direction almost due
east, tore through the place, demolish-
ing ten buildings, running about thirty
others, and damaging more or less
some rs residences and business houses.
A slight rain preceded the storm, and
nearly everybody was in doors when
the cyclone struck, but, notwithstand-
ing ten houses were leveled with the
ground, only one person was killed, a
little girl named Annie Reynold, and
one or two others badly injured. The
storm lasted but two or three minutes,
but was frightfully severe. After it
passed, people rushed out of their
houses In all directions, mothers look
ing for children, and husbands, fathers
and brothers, who were away from
home, Fastening to their houses to see
who were killed or hurt. The greatest
excitement and confusion prevailed for
some time.