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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
Heat of the Sun

We can measure the quantity of heat
that the sun constantly emits because
we can measure the amount received
by our earth, which intercepts about
the 100000, ,000th part of all the light
and heat emitted by the sun. We
thus find that in every second of time
the sun emits as much heat as would
result fromthe combustion ofl1 800 .OOO-
100000 tons of coal. In passing. it
may be convenient to notice that
each portion of the suns surface as
large as our earth emit as much heat
per second as would result from the
combustion of 1,000,OOO,OOO, tons of
coal-a simple and eaaly-remembered
relation. Now it is easily calculated
from this that if the suns whole mass
consisted of coal. and Guld burn right
out to the last ton, maintaining till
then the present rate O. emission. the
supply would not last more than 5000
years. As the sun has most certainly
been emitting light andheat for a far
longer peri,d than this the idea that
the solar fire is thus maintained is, of
course, altogether unenable. There
are, however, many otter reasons for
rejecting the idea that he sun is COM
posed of burning mater, using the
word burning" in its proper sense, ac-
cording to which a iece of coal in a
fire is burning, wherea piece of red
hot iron is not burning, though burning
hot. In like manner W, find ourselves
compelled to reject thebelief that the
sun may be a body raised at some re-
mote epoch to an intens heat through
out its entire mass, andgradually cool
ing. For we find that il the course of
a few thousands of yean such a mass
would cool far more THAI the sun has
cooled (if he has cooledappreciably at
ALI even within the historic period;
and we have evidence that he has
poured his heat on the earth during
periods compared with witch the dura-
ton of the human race but as a sec
Ond amid centuries, whildhe duration
of historic races is utterlJost by COM
parison.-THe CorahiU Mdazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
VERY LATEST NEWS.
4 Record ct Important Events.
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON

THE department of state Is advised by
kilograms from our ministers to Chilli and
Peru that the conference between the
belligerent powers under the good Offices
of the United States has closed without
any result.
AT republican headquarters at Wash
! ington, the following is given as the COM
plexion Of the next house: Republicans,
| 148; democrats, 141 republiean-greenba
ers, 3; democrat-greenbacke /. THIS
proportion will not probably be changed
by the official count.
| SECRETARY SHERMAN, after devOting a
chapter in his annual report to legislation
on the subject of refunding, Will strongly
urge upon congress to, in some way, re-
lieve the pressure upon the vault space of
the treasury now being made by vast ac-
cumulating heaps of silver.
A GENTLEMAN who has recently calledup-
on Gen. Garfield says that the latter is very
much obliged to the newspapers who have
kindly taken off his hands the trouble of
selecting a cabinet While a week has
hardly passed since election, upward of a
dozen of cabinet offers for the new admin
istratiOn have been unearthed.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, first comptroller of
the treasury, has rendered decision in
which lie shows that there is no specific
statute regarding the payment of lost
bonds. The decision holds that when gov
ernment bonds payable to bearer" has
been lost the government may, after
sufficient length of time, make payment
thereof on clear proof of ownership and an
execution of proper bond of indemnity.
A REPORT has been telegraphed from
here on the 9th inst, saying that Gen.
Sherman would ask this winter to be
placed on the retired list, and that Lieut.
Gen Sheridan would be transferred to
Washington. Gen. Sherman now has
nothing to do but to amuse himself as he
pleases, running about the country at gov
ernment expense during the summer and
dancing attendance upon the pretty girls
in Washington in the winter He has
the best place under the government, and
how anyone should dream of his renounc-
ing it is hard to understand. One might
as well think of a successful holder throw
ing up lottery ticket drawing the capital
prize on account of moral scruples.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
GENERAL NOTES.

SEVENTEEN new cases of small pox were
reported at San Francisco. on the 9Th inst.
THE Citizens National bank has been
opened in Cincinnati, with $1,000,000
capital.
EDMUNDs AND DEvENs will doubtless
have seats on the bench of the supreme
court.
LORD COLIN CAMPBELL is soon to wed
Miss Blood, beautiful Irish girl, of dis
tinguished family.
Don CA1lERoN's daughter. Miss Eliza, is
to marry William H. Bradley, at Washing
ton on Nov. II.
REV. THos. BEECHER was beaten in the
Elmira district for congress by POO ma
jority.
TRICKET has made a match with Ross for
e200 side, to take place within a month
after the match with Hanlan.
KANSAS has the banner republican dis
trict, having elected John A. Anderson to
congress by about 10000 majority
s \ SUIT by George NJ. Pullman against
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
involving the VALIDITY of the sleeping-car
patent, is on trial at Baltimore.
a SPECIAL from Durant, Iowa, says that
Lizzie Schnecklob, aged II years, COM
mitted suicide there by hanging herself.
ULYSSES S. GRANT, JR, was married in
| New York on the 4th inst, to the only
child of ex-senator Chaffee, of Colorado.
THE issue of silver dollars for October
exceeded the coinage by nearly 81, 800, 600
| Nearly $50 100000 in silver certificates Is
afoat.
| LONG ISLAND farmers are making large
shipments of Newtown pippins to England
where they realize 50 per barrel.
Billings WRIGHT, of Aurora, Ill, who
was shot about two weeks ago by William
kimbalI, was taken to the polls on cleo
ton day to vote, and then died at 6:3C
p. m.
The contest for Garfeld's senatorial
seat will at once be commenced by Foster
Matthews, and Taft. Secretary Sherman
is also a candidate.
| MEXICAN newspapers make strong de.
mauds that our government shall help tC
paw the rewards offered for the capture Of
Victoria and his band, and aid in relieving
those reduced to want by the raid.
| CAPTAIN PARDEE, of the SD infantry i:
at Wichita, Kan. He has force of fifty
two soldiers and twenty-five Indian scout:
with which to repel Payne's next invasion
of Oklahoma.
A Pig won on an election bet at South
Bend, Ind, was turned over to the repub,
lican central committee, and sold at auc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
Chicago MaI'ka

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Flour-ull ana IN
changed. Wheat-Active, firmand shade
higher; No. 2, red winter, 1929 .0S; No. ,
Chicago spring, Los bid for sell cash; I049
1.04}s for seller December; 1.7. for seller
January; in the afternoon priceidvanced l4c.:
No. Chicago spring, 91@94; reited, 721z077.
COrn-Strong and higher; Al r seller cash;
u for seller December; 42 foreler January;
46 for seller May; re higher irthe afternoon.
Oats-Active, firm and higher3O q for seller
cash; 3l14 for seller Deeemr; 311a for
seller January; 351l bid for selle May. Rye
Firmer at S21z. Barley-Stdy and un-
changed at SO. Pork-Farly acc and a shade
higher 13.75G1400 for seller ca;12.I70I2:2O
December; 1869 13.574a for Her January.
Lard-Fairly active and sha higher; $40
for seller cash; S.O598.O732 fofeller Novem
Der; 90 bid for seller Decemt sos bid for
seller January. The "Drove1 Journal re-
ports: Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 shipments. l.
700; very active at Zoe lower, hality good, but
weather warmer; mixed lasIng, 4.40a465;
light, 4.6o@4.7o; choice Aevy; 4.7O94SO
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; ipments, 1000;
firm and active no prime; gooto choice 47O0
5.25; common to medium. 3.7t4.4O; butchers.
2.2092.9o; chiefly stocke, 2.5OG3.3O;
westerns, firm; half breed and natives,
3.SO@ 80; Texans. 2.SO93.2 thorough Tex
ans 2.4J@2.9O. Sheep-Receb, 800, no choice
here; firm, common to good, 3.24OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
FOREIGN


THE fact IS cabied that Princess Louise,
siuce her return to England, has not Wis
ited Queen Victoria
LAYCoCK, the Australian oarsman, de-
feated Riley, the American, in a contest
on the Thames
THE Panama Star and Herald publishes
news that successful revolution broke
out in Ecuador against the government of
Nentimilia.
The clause in the Indictment against
ParnelI on which conviction is expected
is that charging him with melting the ten
ants to acts of violence.
I hE battle of Montana was commemo-
rated at Milan by gathering of 100000
persons. Garibaldi's carriage was drawn
by the populace. Rochefort and BIanqui
were present, and the ex-khedive witness
ed the proceedings.
In accordance with the new socialist
law. eighty citizens of Hamburg have
been elected from that city, also twenty
families in Altoona. Many families have
received notices to quit different towns in
Schleswig and Holstein.
MORE agrarian outrages are reported in
Ireland. A magistrate of Leinster was
fired at behind a hedge. 4 man in County
Glare who bid for farm from which the
tenants had been evicted suffered the loss
Of his ears at the hands of the mob.
Mr.. PARNELL is unmarried, but it is
rumored that he will take new departure
The name of the happy lady, who, by the
way, evidently does not anticipate that
her future husband will be deprived of
his landed estates, has not been given out.
The great trial of Nihilists, including
persons accused of being the authors of
the explosion. on the Moscow railway and
in the winter palace, and others charged
with plotting against the life of the czar
has been begun before the military tri-
bunal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

SToNYHURsT, the great Roman Catho-
lie college Of England, stands about
three miles from Ribchester, in Lanca-
shire, on an eminence commanding ex-
tensive views. 1t was built at the close
of the sixteenth century by Sir Richard
Sherburne, and passed in 1854, by re-
quest of the Duchess of Norfolk, whose
mother was Sherburne, to the emil
nent Roman Catholic family of Weld.
which some fifty years since gave a
cardinal to the church. The size and
arrangements of the rooms rendered
the mansion easily convertible into a
Catholic seminary. For many years
the English Catholics had also famous
seminary at Prior Park, near Bath ,once
the seat of Pope's friend, the celebrated
Ralph Allen, but this was given up
about fifteen years ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

A MINER had wonderful ride i'll a
tin pan in Colorado. Being at the top
of a mountain, and desiring to get to
the bottom of the valley, he knew that
u tedious and circuitous walk of fifteen
miles was necessary by the ordinary
route, while the distance straight down
the snow-covered incline was only
three. He had such a pan as miners
use III washing out gold. Squatting down
III this, away he went, faster and faster,
until the solder of the vehicle was melt
ed by friction, and he was almost in
sensible from lack Of breath. But the
trip was quickly over, without any mis-
hap, and the passenger now declares
that he enjoyed it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

THERE was clearing out of the out
laws in the Newcastle region of Ken
lucky three years ago. Six of the Of
tenders were hanged by lynchers, but
Jack Simmons, the worst Of the gang,
escaped from his pursuers in the noun
tains, and was not afterward seen. 1t
was supposed that he had made his
way out Of the state. The opening of
a cave was recently discovered, and
within was the skeleton of Simmons.
He lay on a bed of straw, where he is
presumed to have died Of wound re
ceiyed during his flight from the mob.
and by his side was tin box full of
booty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

GEORGE WHEELER, the San Francis
co murderer of his sister-in-law, who
sad that she submitted willingly to be-
ing choked to death, maintains Won
derlol composure. His wife visited
HIM IN prison, and he offered to kiss
her, but she repelled him exclaiming,
"Oh, you william y He asked her
what she had come for. if not to be
friendly. II want you to tell me the
truth" she replied, chow did Won kill
her? Don't deceive me now. Tell me
Just how you did it" do you want
to know?" he asked, earnestly. sYes:
| want you to tell me before God Just
how YOU did it." "Oh, I'll tell you
Just hold my hat moment, vii
you?" said he to by-stander, as he
stretched his left hand toward the tear
full wife. She instinctively drew back
Don't be scared" said he: :" won
hurt you. This is how | did it," ant
he placed his left hand on her mOuti
and grasped her throat with his right
IN moment he released her, and sh,
ASKED Didn't she struggle ?" "Oh
yes; OF course she kicked little; bu
she haa made up her mind to die
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

Marion county, Indiana, has been
found defaulter in the sum of 937, ,969.77
A GERMAN count, who stole several
saws at Fort Wayne, has been sentenced
TO the penitentiary for one year.
SHELDON SwOOP, the Indiana merchant
arrested about two months ago on his re-
| turn from Europe charged with smuggling
iewelry and watches, has been honorably
discharged.
ELDRIDGE J. DAWSON, assistant post
master at Leadville, and Edward A Clark.
stamp clerk, are in Jail for embezzling
$4,000.
MAYOR kALL0CH, of San Francisco has
been arrested on an indictmdnt which
sprang from his employing laborers by the
day on the new city hall.
TURNING BEAR and five other Sioux
will be tried in the state court, at West
Point, Nebraska, this week, for the muir
der of herder and the theft of horses.
THE supreme court has denied the writs
of mandate, certiorari, and habeas corpus
in the case of l. NJ. Kalloch, charged with
murder. The case now goes back to the
lower court for a decision on It's merits.
GEO. GLASS, was shot dead at Madison,
Ind. on the 9TH inst, by George Watson
TT
hurrahed for Jeff. Davis, and in the aIterca-
ton which followed, Glass shot Watson in
the leg. and it is supposed Watson re
turned the fire and killed Glass.
WILLIAM WATSON attempted to shoot
James McHugh, at indianapolis, on the
5th inst. The bullet missed the mark, but
the powder burned his right eye The
trouble was the continuation of saloon
aflray, in which, it is asserted, McHugh
shot at Watson
DURING the progress of religious meet
ing which was being held at the court
house. at Majority Point, ILL.,, some william
or Williams perpetrated serious outrages by
cutting harness and saddles and doing
other things of like character. Efforts are
being made by the citizens to
have these Williams caught and brought to
justice.
AT Waukee, Dallas county, Iowa, on
the 4th inst, two farmers named Orson
Lane and J. n. Zimmerman, got into
dispute over debt of 81, when thinner
man struck at Lane, when the latter shot
him in the right side, causing death in
few moments. Lane surrendered himself
to the authorities. Both were respected
citizens and peaceable men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

SOME Galveston boys were impressed
by reading of the martyrdom of saints
by death at the stake, and they decid-
ed to burn a pet dog in the same man
ner. The leader in the movement had
a theory that the poor brute's sufferings
would result in immortal joys, and so
be good thing for it. A post was
driven into the ground, the dog chained
fast, and rousing fire built. The
boys sang hymns while the dog was
roasting to death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

A CAVE in eastern Tennessee is two
miles in length, and has openings at
both ends. The owner Of the ground
around each entrance charged for ad-
mission, and acted as guide for visitors
Their rivalry led to serious fights in
the cave, for each held the other to be
trespasser. Then one Of the con
testants hit upon novel and effective
means of running the others business.
He sunk a shaft so as to admit large
stream into the cave at about the
centre, and, as there was an incline in q
favorable direction, the water poured
out at the enemy's portal, while his
own was mobstructed. The matter is
to be made the subject of a lawsuit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
Get ont DOOI

The close confinement all factory
work, gives the operativ'palIid faces,
poor appetite, languid, nerable feel
ings, poor blood, inactivever, kidneys
and urinary troubles, d all phy-
sicians and medicine in t world can
not help them unless ty get out OF
doors or use Hop Bitter the purest
and best remedy, espelly for such
cases, 'aving abundance health, sun
shine and rosy cheeks inlem. They
cost but trife. See anotr column
Christian Recorder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
milwaukee, Narer.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. -Flour-Firmer.
Wheat-0pened firm; &c highs closed steady
No. l, hard, 1857; No. 1,1.O618; No. 2,
1.O25s; 1.O25a for seller Noyeber 1.O41. for
seller December; 1861 for elIer January;
No. 3, 81; No. 4, S4}4; elected nom
inal. Corn-45c higher; No. II. Oats
Scarce and higher; No. 2, 3O2l Rye-strong-
er; No. ], S3}s. Barley-Stely and firm;
No. 2. 72s4.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

EMIL PoLLEsKI, the German author,
died at Berlin on the 4th inst.
EUGENE has sold for 100000 her villa
at Biarritz, and it will be cut up into
building lots.
In a political dispute at Gibson, Iowa,
Frank Burns bit off the ear of Daniel
Crummy and fled.
SAMUEL HANwAY, treasurer OF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

AT the Highland ball at the prince of
Wales seat, Abergeldies, the queen
danced a reel with her son, Lord Fife,
and the princess Irene, of Hesse, the
first reel she had danced for years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

A PEOPLES church has been organ
lied in Chicago by the Rev. DIR.
Thomas, who Nas turned out of a
Methodist pulpit for unorthodox
preaching.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

IT will surprise no ono learn that
the Cars life is not happy as it
might be. The success to the late
empress has not the XIX of gaining
the affections of the Cza sons as she
has gained those of thehther. The
Czarowitch and the Press Dagmar
simply ignore the PrinceDlogorouki;
but the Grand Duke Vlanar and the
Cars two youngest sonSergius and
Paul, go beyond mere difference
hense constant tempests palace.
The man who patrons a second
hand clothing store is Ter troubled
r,it1 Hta
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
VOL XIII.
ANN0TATIONS.

FROM 1744 to 1880 the deaths in Lon
don exceeded the births by 267, 900,
while from 1901 to 1880 the births ex-
ceeded the deaths by 102,975.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11
Labor Saving.

The demand of the people for an easy
method of preparing Kidney-Wort has
induced the proprietors, the well-known
wholesale druggists, Wells, Richardson
& Co, of Burlington, VT, to prepare it
for sale in liquid form as well as in dry
form. 1t saves all the labor of prepar-
ing, and as it is equally efficient it is
preferred by many persons. Kidney
Wort always and everywhere proves
itself perfect remedy.-BufaIo News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-11

1T is true" said an old philosopher,
''that two heads are usually better than
one, but it never could be thus with the
two heads on the same pin"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-11-12
To Days News.
General WILCOX and Ari1onA-

Breret Major Gen. orlando E. Wilcox,
 Colonel of the I2tb infantry, oommaoding
 the Department 0f ATiz3Ba. has just made
 his rep q; to Gen MclloWeii, ot the opera
 tons of his command duTing the past year
 He says that the year has been remarkAb-e
 for gcoeTs peace and security within the
 uuits of his DvpsTtmcnt. but that this
 peace has not been secured without labor
 The vigilance of ihc officers and the bravery
 af ihe troops have WsTded oh from the
 community, or ~nipped 10 the bud, every attempt by any party io create hosti!ities
 AithIa, and every incanion by NIclona and
 0ihe-s outside of the Department.
 The railroads are beiug rapidly Pushed through Arizona. The Southern Pacific
 has been extended from MsFicopA to ,he eastern border of the Territory, and the At lautlc and Pacific Is being rapidly graded from Albuquerque to Fort Wingatc, ID New
 Mexico This last road Nill probably be completed to the Big Colorado river within the next two years, and there will then be two trunk lines, east and west, across Arizona These lines will be con- nected by branch road projected from Maricopa to Prescott. and tbeuce 10 the 8j,h parallel. This branch rua1 IS called ihe "afiKOuA Central" aud If the right Of way csa be procured II will pass directly ihrough the military reservation If nipple Barracks The completion of the railroads
 ~iil make many of the small posts in ATi- zlna useless, ADi The service ln that God fofsakru country Niil not be 50 oneroUs As it hss heretofore been. General Wilcox
 recommends tne building of 6 large post ou ihe line of tue Southern Pacihc Rtil road and Co break up the two O. three small posts in that quarter. He asks for an ap- pft priation of one hundred thousand dol. lar, .ur this object, and he thinks this amount can De saved ig transportation ID a vsry few years if the old posts are a5aa- d0aed The same economy can be practiccd on the line of the At lautic sni Pacific Railroad, where he rec comments the building of new post m thc Chlu0 Valley and the removal of the gsrnsoa of Mojave 10 that point.
 X full account of ihe Indiaa operations for the year Is given ia the report and st teutiun Is called 70 the services of Col. l.. X. Carr. M Maiur \. K. Arnold, Capt. A. k. CAsIsc. Cap5 l.. \. Abbott, Capt. W. A. Raifer,y, and lsi Lieut.. C. E. Gatewood, 6'h Cav.Irs lst Lieut. II. l.. Heskeh, 18th hi ', A.D. C. Lieut.. F. Von Schroeder, l2th Inf. sni lst Lieut. Car. F.. Palfrey, Corps Of Engineers.
 ArzoHa, tie land of the mal-odorous
 sr,em csia, cactus and ratt esnakes, may yet be noi such bad country to serve iD, and the iine officers and their wives and daughters may cease to swOon when the order comes Tor their regiments to go there. Whipp Barracks will certainly be choice station, particularly fl Governor Fremont should establish his court at Pres cot. When President Lincoln appointed l Fremont a general, he little suspected, We | fancy, how the generals ststf would blossom : into d grand retInue. But this very taste ! for msgmfccnce wsuld come in very use fully in arid Auzona.-Army and Navy Journal. Oct. 30ih.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-11-12
A Deserved Compliment

Tae members of the Bar of Tucson, through a committee, have sent the follow ing selecrams to President Hayes;
 We. committee of the Tucson Bar, IT. specrfully request you 10 withhold taking action in the matter of the resignation oi Judge Charles Silent, hoping to induce him to withdraw the same. Full particulars follow by mail.
 This is most deserved compliment to the splendid judicial abilities of Judge Silent. and the CitIzen jolns the memners af the Bar m the hope that the honorable rentlcnan vii reconsider his resignation and remain the undoubted ornament To the Bench that he is-l Citizen.