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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
SUDerstitiOn in India.

The London Times says: One Of the
extraordinary and unaccountable pan
les which every now and then break
out In different parts of india, appears
to be now prevailing in Madras City. A
rumor has got abroad, and it is firmly
believed in by the lower classes of the
natives, that the government is about
to sacrifice a number of human beings
in order to insure the safety of the new
harbor works, and has ordered the po-
lice to seize victims on the streets. So
thoroughly is the idea implanted that
people are afraid to venture out after
nightfall There was a similar scare in
Calcutta some seven or eight years ago
when the Hooghly bridge was being
constructed. The natives then got hold
of the idea that Mother Ganges, indig-
nant at being bridged, had at last con-
sented to submit to the insult on the
condition that each pier of the structure
was founded on layer of children's
heads. These and many similar in
stances that might be quoted did space
allow, show how little our western CIV
ilizatiol, even where longest establish
ed, has affected the lives and the belief
of the masses y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
Accidents.

4 COMMITTEE of Fall River spinners
recommends general strike in the even
of another reduction of wages.
GEO NoERR's little daughter of Indian
apolis, Ind, was kicked in the face by a
horse and probably fatally wounded.
A YOUNG man named Casper Crise, liv-
ing north of Goshen, Ind, was bitten by a
rattlesnake and died in great agony from
the effects of the poison.
THE grain elevator and warehouse of @.
2. CLANCY, at Canal Winchester, Ohio,
was destroyed by fire on the 30th inst.
Loss about $4,000.
UNKNOWN parties printed figures, 1929, y
all over the sidewalks in Madison, Wis,
on the ID inst. The sidewalks in front of
almost every prominent republicans resi-
dence was thus desecrated.
ISAAC LIGHTHOUSE, of Lee Garden, Ohio,
while drunk drove his family out of doors,
and then set fire to the dwelling with a
lighted torch He was destroyed in the
flames, a handful of bones remaining 10
tell the tale.
4 CIRCUS elephant leaned up against his
keeper in box car at Charlotte, \. g.,
and crushed him to death. The animal
Nh0II IuLpea out anu slaFleu up lIle rail-
road track at lively gait He was re-
captured with difficulty.
Lew STEWART, of Plano, H., while dirty
ing, had his son Greeley in his carriage
with him. and in starting suddenly his
boys leg was caught in the wheel and
broken completely off at the ankle
a DISPATCH from Princeton, Colusa
county, California, saws the boiler of a
steam thresher exploded on the ranch of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

ALEXANDER VAN WART, son Of Isaac
Van Wart, one of the captors of Andre,
lives at No Cos Madison street, Brook
lyn. He is 81 years ofage. He often
neard the story of the capture from his
fathers lips, and, though sixty years
have elapsed since his fathers death,
he still has vivid remembrance OF
the story us related to him. The elder
Van Wart used to say that he and his
two companions were sent out to catch
cattle-thieves. They stationed them
selves in a clump of bushes. They had
come out very early, and the ground
was SO wet that they drew off their
stockings and hung them on the bushes
to dry. Two of them were to play cards,
and the third to keep watc They
cut the cards to see who should be the
sentinel. Very soon afterward Andre
came riding up, and was stopped, The
rest of the story is well known; only
these hOmely details, or some of them
at least, are entirely new.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

sentence. He has passed over fifty years
of his long life in prison.
Dr.. ALBERT G. PEARSON, of PhiladeI-
phia. charged with poisoning his wife.
was convicted on the 2nd inst, of murder
ing in the first degree.
THE fact that twenty indictments have
Just been found against the firm which
rented restaurant privileges on the Cha
tauqua lake steamers the past season. for
selling beer without license on Sunday.
seems TO indicate that that goodly resort
has not denied itself entiIely the benefits
of civilization
THE ST. Louis republican convention, on
the 1st inst, was riotous affair. After [.
NJ Mason had been nominated for sheriff
the delegates made rush for a saloon.
where the fighting was renewed. RevoIv-
ers and knives were freely used. and the
mob did not diEperse until the gin-mill
had been completely gutted
Mrs. GEO. HAMILTON of San Francisco.
sent note asking an interview with her
husband from whom she had been separat-
ed. He called on her and during the conver-
sation she shot him dead. Cause, jealousy.
Last winter she shot and severely wounded
young girl, who had excited her jealousy.
THE jury in the case of Mrs. Mack.
tried at J efersOn, for the murder of her
husband in conjunction with man named
Dickerson, failed to agree after an ab-
scence of tifty-three hours. This was the
woman's second trial She was convicted
at the first, but the supreme court gave
her another chance. Dickerson, to whom
the same clemency was not extended, is
now serving out heavy sentence in the
penitentiary.
ANNA SToKER, the Manitowoc county.
Wis, servant girl, under arrest for the
murder of her mistress, Nancy Hev-
wood, has confessed the crime. She saws
the deceased called her crazy, which
''made her mad" that she knocked her
down, and, seizing an ak, chopped her
to death. She then dragged the body
out into the yard, where she covered it
with boards, and, returning to the house,
sccoped up the blood on the floor with her
hands, scrubbing the stains afterward with
a mop. She is but IL years of age. Her
trial will take plake next January.
{, THERE is war between the Salteaux and
Mandrils. A party of nine belonging to
the former tribe were south Of Fort Ellice
in Canada, few miles, hunting, when the
Mandrils from the American side raided
their camp and killed all the inmates but
one, a child, who was wounded. The
young men of the Salteaux and Stonil
tribes then took the war path, and, coming
up With the Mandrils, butchered thirteen
of them. The Dominion savages are fu-
riOus and threaten to pursue the Mandrils
into the United States
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
NO. Al.
CHASING A VAGRANT STEER.
Exciting Uptown sport in Which Il
Thousand Men and Boys ToOlx Part
---0He Boy Hurt
New y ork W orld.

In spite of the efforts of the police
the inofensive steer which objected to
amusing the New York public under
Senof Fernandez's management re-
mains undiscovered. As usual, the po-
lice have theory" in regard to the
whereabouts of the animal, and their
theory is that he has been captured bv
some of the squatters inhabiting the
northern part of the city, who, not ap-
preciating the steers arenic perform
ances, have killed him and laid in
supply of beef. Being thus deprived of
the opportunity to capture one steer,
another steer yesterday afternoon kind
ly afforded the public and the police a
chance to signalize themselves by a
chase anda capture. The performance
took place about 2 o'lock. As a herd
of Texan steers was being taken from
the boat at the foot of Fourteenth street.
North River, to the slaughter-house
near Tenth avenue, one of the ami
mails escaped, and running up to Ninth
avenue, turned and ran up town, fol-
lowed by crowd of about thousand
men and boys. Those who were before
the steer fed in all directions, while the
crowd in pursuit, which increased as it
went, kept up a discOrdant yelling and
shouting which seemed to be more eff
cacious in maddening the brute than
the scarlet cloths of nimble toreros
would have been, Judging from recent
experiences. As the steer passed For
ty-ffth street policeman standing on
the corner discharged the contents of
his revolver at him. At Fiftieth street
John Fisher was driving a two-horse
truck across the avenue rs the animal
came up. The steer at once attacked
the horses, goring them in the sides
and severely injuring both of them.
Fisher managed to get his team away
from the now thoroughly infuriated
Texan and drove across Fiftieth street
The steer then sped on his mad career
up Ninth avenue. Reaching Fifty
third street he espied horse and wa
gon near the sidewalk, and he flew at
the horse and nearly gored him to
death. AS he reached Fifty-fOurtb
street Phillip Openheimer and Eleazer
PiXley came on the scene with double
barreled shot-guns and shot him sever
al times in the head. The steer was
game to the last, and although weak
from loss of bloed he showed a warlike
front, which kept his pursuers at bay.
He was finally lassoed and thrown, af-
ter which a neighboring butcher came
up and cut his throat as he lay strug-
Cling in the tolls. The carcass was
taken to the slaughter-house, the orig
inal destination Of the beast in the city.
In the heat of the pursuit a boy named
John McMann. aged fourteen, was
knocked down and trampled on by the
crowd. He sustained fracture eff one
arm and several bruises and was taken
to the Roosevelt hospital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

THE Irish Constabulary is in some re-
spectS the most remarkable police
force in the world. Candidates for ad-
mission to its ranks must be over five
feet nine inches high, between the
ages of IS and %, and sound in wind
and limb. New members are drilled
IN all respects like recruits in the army,
Tor SIX months. They are required
also to go to school, and receive special
instructions in the powers and duties
OF the police force. The statutes are
explained to the new men. and they
are taught the proper mode of action
in detecting, preventing, or arrestinr
particular classes of offenses. Nomen,-
ber of the Constabulary force can he
stationed in his native countv b,t
they are given Il place in counties newt
adjoining their own. AT night they are
armed with repeating rifles and with
swords. The whole force can be con-
centrated in twelve batallions in twen-
ty-four hours. The feature of their in
struction by which they are given some
knowledge of their duties and powers
before being turned loose on the comu-
nifty might well be initiated in Ameri-
can cities, the police of which as rule
are ignorant of the fact that they can
no' with impunity infringe certain
,unoam =, entail principles of Anglo-Saxon
liberty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

THE comptroller of currency has called
upon the national banks for a report, show
ing their condition OF the close of business.
Oct. 1st
The comptroller G. currency reports
the additional circulation issued during
August and September TO be $472, $50,
leaving decrease of circulation during
two months of $239, ,939.
POSTMASTER GENERAL MAYNARD decid-
ed to-day not to suspend the recent order
of the postoffice department forbidding the
delivery of registered letters and postal
orders to the Kentucky Lottery Company.
lie declines to reverse the past action of
the department at least till the United
States supreme court shall have disposed
of the lottery question which is now before
it.
The first comptroller of the treasury
has rendered an opinion in the matter of
the endorsement of treasury drafts, in
which he holds: First-That the Joint
owners of draft who are not partners are
within regulations which authorize the
payment of such draft on endorsement of
one of the payers. Second-That when
the draft is issued to partnership firm by
name and all partners die intestate the adj
ministrator of the last surviving partner
has legal title in and is authorized to en-
dorse the draft.
THE colossal statue of Admiral Far
ragut by Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie, which
has been cast in bronze at the Washington
navy yard has been removed to Farragut
square, and placed in position. The
statute is cast of bronze out Of the old pro-
peIler of Farragut's flag ship, the Hart
ford. 1t is of heroic size, and represents
Farragut, with marine glass in his left
hand, with his left foot resting On block
and tackle. 1t will face south upon pc
destal ten feet six inches high, with base
about seven feet square. The base is
Maine granite, and the total cost of the
statute and pedestal is $4,000. The
statute is to be covered with sail cloth, to
await the decision of the naval authorit-
les as to the date of the cermonies of un-
yelling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
CablegraIns.

LORD MOUNT MORRIS was buried at
Monkstown, on the I'd inst. There was
no demonstration.
A DISPATCH from Chalkis report is that
Greek recruits are pouring in by thou
sands. The army will soon number 40,
600 men,
The London conservatives are getting up
Indignation meetings against the policy of
the government. Save from extreme So
called patriots there is likely to be no
hearty response.
THERE is unfavorable news from Basu-
toland. A regular war has broken out,
and the Cape government have called out
5000 rifiemen. Basutos, numbering 1000,
have been vigorously attacking the Cape
forces, and fight we'll.
PROCLAMATIoNs have been issued offer
ing 1,GO0 pounds reward for the apprehen-
sion of the murderers of Lord Mount Nor
ris. Sweery and Gannyn were examined
on the I'd inst, and were remanded for a
week at the request of the police.
ALL the editors Of the chief journals of
fore Gen. Melikoff and told that their con-
tinued discussion of constitution for
Russia has highly displeased the czar; that
nothing more on this subject would be al
lowed to appear, and that during the
present reign it would be premature to
discuss the question of a constitution.
THE correspondent of the Times in Dub
lin says: ''The murder of Lord Mount
morris has excited feelings of alarm little
short Of a panic among all respectable
classes. Party differences are for the time
discarded in the presence of common
nd oDrt sc Ill
sides. with equal despondency and bitter
ness, that there is no longer any security
for life and property, and that nobody can
feel safe who ventures to assert his rights
or discharge the duties connected with the
possession, occupation or management OF
land, if his acts conflict with the interests
or prejudices ofthose with whom he has to
deal. The country is fast drifting 10
anarchy. The arm of authority seems
paralyzed and the executive utterly help
less"
The serial warfare in Ireland grows in
intensity. The murder of the Niscount
MOuntmorris indicates the presence of the
worst passions and the likelihood of a
serial revolt among the discontented
peasantry. Lord Mountmorris was a poor,
unknown nobleman, unpopular as land
lord, a magistrate, and 4 peighbor. The
motive of the murder is the subject of gem
eral discussion. Everybody in England
denunciates the crime as agrarian, and
many call for cOercive measures. The
Irish organs declare it to be in no way con-
nected with the agitation, and urge the
government 10 resist the demand for re-
preston. The national papers are exces-
sively violent, and one of them rails at the
lood-guiltiness of those who maintain "a
in the land" The cabinet came to no de-
cision on Irish matters at its recent meet
ing. 1t is possible that the eastern and
Irish questions may render necessary a
special session of parliament in November
Ireland will be given a respite till then.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
Chicago III arket.

CHICAGO, October Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Active, firm and higher
No. >. Red Winter, 95g95h; No. 2, Chi
cago spring, 94@9414 for seller cash; 9424 for
seller November 952l fer seller December;
No Chicago spring, 80; rejected 67a72. Corn
Fairly, active and shade higher; 3975 for seller
cash; 405s for seller November; Al for seller
December; rejected 80. Oats-Demand fair and
prices higher; 3034 for seller cash; 3O2s for
seller November. Rye-Steady and unchanged,
at 81. Barley-Firmer, at 10. Pork-Unsettled:
generally lower; irregular; 1S.H9 for seller cash;
l6.009lS.25 for seller 0ctobe. l25215aI2 10
for seller November; 12.O5Gl21O for seller De
cember. Lard-Strong and higher 500 for seller
cash; 79597.9715 for seller October; 1859 7.S7 Il
for seller November The DroTers' Journal re-
ports: Hogs-Reccipts, Il 600; shipments, 5000.
Easier; not quoteably lower; active, common TO
choice; mixed, 4.5O6+90; light 1909 800;
choice heavy, 5.1Oa5.3O. Cattle-Receipts,
$500; shipments, 1.5OO; inactive weak, COM
mon to fair shipping, 3.7504.4O; good to choice,
4.60a 5.25. Heavy exports, dull; west N ma
tives and half breeds, 3.00@3.65; Texans 2.909
$40; thoroughbred Texans 2.5Oa3.45; mainly,
2.6Oa2.SO; butchers, 3.3OG3.15; stockers, and
feeders. 2.4543.3O. sheep-Receipts, 400; firm,
steady, very fair. good to 4.OOg4121z; common
to medium 3.5O93.75. The Journals" London
dispatch says sheep have advanced sharper; best
American steers, 10000.
Plutarch says that snow covers mana
a dunghill and prosperity hides many y
rotten heart
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

one of the most thriving industries
of New York city is the importation of
Italian beggars, for which the market
is quoted firm and advancing. The
dexterity, insinuating address, and
smooth mendacity of this particular
brand Of beggars have given them the
call over all other kinds. If home in
dustries are to be protected at all, here
obviously is need of the amendment of
the tariff Italian beggars should stand
4 specific duty of 800 a head, an ad-
valorem tax being, for reasons unnec-
cessary to mention, out of the ques-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

EXPERIMENTS have been made with
telephones in English mines with view
TO testing their value rs automatic
alarms and reporters. 1t was found
that the condition Of the working Of the
pumping machinery at any time might
be ascertained by the engineer above
by merely listening to the sound given
out by the valves and other moving
portious of the pumps tranmitted by
telephone. The telephones is, of
course, almost invaluable as a means of
communication between the surface
and the workmen below.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
Criminal.

J. 0. WRIGHT, cashier of the late civil
sheriff of New Orleans, is under arrest for
the. embezzlement of $500
A BooTBLACK at Hot Springs, Ark, imi-
tating the example set him by his seniors,
shot and killed young man who init
mated that he was a liar.
A MAN named John Hicks, so wears of
age, has Just been received at the Jefferson
Vile, Ind, penitentiary, on a two years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

TIE latest advices from the Peru
Chill war in South America are to the
effect that the Chilians were threaten
ing the city of Lima, and the Peruvians
were actively engaged in preparing for
its defense. The report that the bellg-
erents had agreed to submit their con
troyersy to the arbitration of Judge
Christiancy, the United States minister
to Peru, turns out to be untrue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

ST. LOUIS has on hand a railroad row
resembling somewhat that between
the Western Indiana and Chicago's
municipal authorities. The difficulty
ut St Louis grows ont ofthe determine
ton Of the Missouri Pacific to prevent
the city from constructing viaduct
over its tracks. Several employees of
the railroad company have been ar
rested for Dbsructing the city work
men, and the case will have to be set
tied into the courts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

TURKEY, instead of insisting upon the
Albanians surrendering DuIcigno to
Montenegro, is reinforcing them for re-
sistance to the claims of the powers,
and il is deemed probable that the
powers, regarding this as virtually a
declaration of war on the part of Tur-
key, will now proceed to coerceive
measures
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
milwaukee, fsark ef

MILWAUKEE, October 5.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Opened firm &c higher;
closed firm; No. l hard, l.5O; No. l, 81; No.
?, 945S; 942s for seller October, 94z5 for seller
November; 95zs for seller December; No. >, IS 4
No. 4 7S1a; rejected, nominal. Corn-Strong-
or; No. 2, 40. oats-[a fair demand; No. 2,
81. Rye-Firmer. No. l, S2l4. Barley-Low-
er No , 60
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

The Pleasure of Hone.

When the body is bowed with pain an intense
longing for relief brings hope. This may brighten
the suffering but it does not cure. At time like
this how welcome is such friend as Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, bringing hope,
life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
ANN0TATIONS.

TAIMAGE has been preaching a long
sermon on the Chinese question. He
took for his text "Who is my Neigh
borY Luke X, 19.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

WHILE making apple-butter, Mrs.
John Coombs, of Mulberry, Ind, set
fire to her clothing and was so badly
burned that she died.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

AN earthquake in Chill, S. A, in Au-
gust, is reported to have destroyed the
town of Illapel, with loss Of some 200
lives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
IN THE VICTORIA'S STEERAGE.
The sEmi migratiOn Commissioners Im-
yestigating the Charges Made by
Emigrants as to the Food.

Several of the steerage passengers of
the Anchor line steamship Victoria on
her last trip to this port on arriving
| here lodged a complaint before the
emigration commissioners against the
company for supplying them with in
ferior and uneatable food. Commis-
sioners Lynch and Ulrich heard testi-
mOny in the case. but reserved their
decision. Four of the complaining
passengers, Edward Elcie, Victor HUI
go Lindau, Christian Rolfe and Adolph
Schenier, testified that the specific state
ments made in the complaint were
strictly true, and they reiterated the
charges that the bread was somtimes
sour, the meat tough and too salty to be
eaten, the potatoes badly cooked and
| sometimes rotten, and the soup poor
The soup on one day had to be thrown
away. They all agreed in saying they
had had two good meals only during
the entire passage. On those two oc-
casions they had fresh meat. One of
| the cOmplainats stated that he had
served in the Prussian army and the
rations supplied the soldiers in the
| field were better than those furnished
them on board the Victoria. Another
passenger said that he had to subsist
during the passage mainly on bread
and coffee
On behalf of the ships officers and
the company Captain Raft, made
general answer that the complainants
were Of a superior class to the usual
steerage passengers, and that they
should have taken cabin passage if
| they wanted better accommodations.
Captain Raft admitted that he had been
in the steerage twice only during the
passage, but he said the doctor had in
spected the food supplied, but by
sample only. He knew the provisions
were good because, they had been in
spected by sample and passed in En-
gland
Dr. Plews, the surgeon of the Victoria,
believed from the samples sent him
that the food furnished was good
and wholesome, excepting the meat,
viii ch was too hard, and on one day
the soup which had to be thrown away
Chief Steward Charles Rankin said he
served the steerage passengers himself.
He declared that the food was properly
cooked, and that it was supplied in
large quality Of the soup that had been
especially complained of by the pass
engers.