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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

Two bills for the establishment of
territories are now before the commit
lee on territories. One provides for the
creation of the Territory of Pembina.
out OF the northern half of the present
Territory Of Dakota, and for the organi-
cation OF temporary government.
The Legislative council is to consist of
twelve members, and the house of rep
resentatives of twenty.four. After the
land has been surveyed, sections sixteen
and thirty.six in each township are to
be reserved for the support of the pub-
lie schools in the states hereafter to be
erected out of the territory, but the
Fort Abraham Lincoln and Fort Rice
military reservations, not including the
portion of the latter which lies in the
Sioux reservation, are to be set apart,
when abandoned by the government,
for the foundation and endowment OF
Custer memorial college. The bill
contains provisions for the regulation
OF the courts and the public lands, and
'he appointment or election of terri
tofial and other officers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
CABLEGRAMS.

APANAMA dispatch of Jan. 23rd says
the Cauca valley has been devastated by
recent floods. The river rose yards
above the highest point hitherto known,
and inundated the country for about
three miles, sweeping away villages,
crops, cattle, goats and horses. Some
human lives were also lost. AS the wa
ters began to subside, the farmers in
boats endeavoied to gather the cocoa
crop remaining on the trees. They had
to go armed, to protect themselves
against immense snakes which had been
driven down the valley by the torrent.
The losses are estimated at $1,000000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

from 10000 to 10000 slaves in the is
land, it is not surprising to find that a
pretty well understood salable value for
the chattles has been determined. In
the case last before the court, the mar
ket price of a stolen child, warranted
sound like a horse" was fixed by "a
competent judge" at $100. As his Hon.
or suggested, it can hardly be wondered
at that poor wretches who 60 to the
colony should readily snatch at anv
chance of obtaining 500 SO easily, es-
pecially, as is added with fine irony, in
view of "the mortality prevailing in
that part of the world"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

THE supply Of water for New York
city is to be increased about one fifth,
although nearly two years time will be
required to accomplish this result. The
water is to come from the Bronx and
Byram rivers, their sources and tribu-
taries, and the quality is pronounced
good. The HercH says with this reliefthe
city will not be content, and that a
satisfactory supply for all time can
only be found by going further from
the city than the engineers have yet
gone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
GENERAL NOTES.

Col. l.. P. PLUMMER, business sman-
ager of the Minneapolis Tribune, died
Jan. Goth, aged IL.
A DISPATCH of the Goth says the friends
of Angel, the Pullman embezzler, are
endeavoring to secure his pardon.
THE Louisiana legislature elected R.
L. Gibson United States senator, Jan %.
Mr.. Gibson's term will begin March 4,
1883.
MARYLAND will hold her state conven-
ton for the purpose of electing delegates
to the national republican convention at
Frederick City, May 9Th, says telegram
of j an 23rd.
A WASHINGTON telegram of Jan. &c
says Gen. Adams has left for Colorado
| with Jack and Sawawick. of the White
River Utes. and Wash, who is an I'm
cOmpahgae. o. nj. Mears accompanied
the party as the off cial interpreter Jack
| and his companion are charged with the
delicate duty of bringing in the twelve
guilty White River Utes, dead or alive
Wash carries the orders of Ouray to his
tribe who are to do all in their power to
assist Jack in his undertaking.
DURING the Ute Indian investigation
in Washington, says telegram of Jan.
26. Judge Belford, who mad made a care
full examination Of the case, said that in
the states and territories of Arizona
California, Colorado, Dakota, Idaho, In
dian Territory, Iowa, Michigan, Min
nesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, Oregon,
Utah, Washington Territory, Wisconsin,
Wyoming, there are 237, ,066 Indians, oc-
cupying s36, $50 square miles, or about
one square mile TO each Indian, and that
the total number of acres over which
these Indians roam at will, and upon
which it is not permitted a white man to
enter, is 151, ,397,76S.
a THRILLING scene occurred at the
morning service of the Methodist church
in Fairfield, Jan. 25th. After the pastor
had concluded his sermon, and while
about to receive into the church new
members, a stranger was seen to make
several thrusts at his throat with his
pocket knife. Several members of the
congregation sprang forward, and, after
a desperate struggle, secured,the weapon
The would-be assassin gave his name as
A. j. Speers, of Mineral, Bureau county,
Ill. The wound is bad one and came
near proving fatal. The doctor who at
tended him thinks he will recover. He
was evidently insane at the time, and at
the Sabbath school in the morning he
talked in an incoherent manner, refer
ring to the tact that he was not guilty of
the crime for which he feared arrest.
Answer This.
Did you ever know any person TO be ill.witheui
inaction of the Stomach, Liver or kidneys, or did
you ever know one who was well when either
was ebstructed or inactive: and did you ever
know or hear of any case of the kind that Hop
Btters would not cure. Ask your neighbor this
tame oueSfion.-TiDles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
Child Traffic iniHOng Kong.
Toxic Times.

On the most recent occasion of his
passing sentence on q prisoner convicted
of kidnapping, the Chief Justice of
Hong Kong evidently saw no reason to
imagine that the traffic in children is less
than was estimated, or that the institu-
ton of slavery is less extended than it
has been stated to be. There being
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

The oldest theater In America is the
Savannah theater, which was built in
1908. It is massive building of brick
aud stone, and has never been remod-
eled or changed in any way. The arch
itect was an Englishman who was
brought to this country by the Blake
brothers, two wealthy planters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

THE Count Joannes' patent ofnobllity,
which he refused to have printed dur
ing his life. is now published. 1t was
granted through Philip Sartorious, a
German Count, and made George Jones
"a man of remarkable merit, than
whom no other is more distinguished
for knowledge of the most liberal stud
es or for historic works." Golden
Knight and Count PaIatine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

A LIFE -sAvINi station on the Califor-
MIA coast has been named after Maggie
Geddes, of San Antonio, the little girl
who plunged in after a playmate who
fell into a mill-race, and saved her
from the wheel toward which she was
being borne. Maggie is only 9 years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

Pope Leo XIII. has approved the ap-
pointment of Rt. Rev. DR.. Elder, here
tofore Bishop of Natchez, to be coad-
iutor, with the right of succession, to
the Archbishop of Cincinnati.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS, jr., son of the
Little Giant-so called first in Jackson
ville-was admitted to practice before
the Supreme Court of Illinois, last
week. Mr.. Douglass father was Judge
on that bench before going to the Unit
ed States Senate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

Western papers, while admitting the
utility of Edison's light, are strongly op-
posing the introduction of gas for heat
ing andcooking purposes. They admit
that it will be cheaper for those who can
afford to pay at all, but there are suffer
ing poorl how are they to furnish them
selves from the neigboring gas pile?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

Mrs RAMSEY, the wife of the secre-
tary, was before her marriage Miss
Anna jerks, the daughter of mem
Der of congress from Bucks county,
Pennsylvania.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
Danger Signals.

Five eminent men have died within the past few
weeks of Bright's Disease, and many more will
soon die of the same fearful destroyer because
they Go not take Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure The only sure remedy for this and other
kidney and liver diseases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

The man whoshot and nearly killed
Colonel Anthony, now governor of Kan
sas, four years ago, was himself shot
dead in a recent quarrel at Leayen-
worth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

THE richest man in Italy is Count
Telfner, who a year ago married a sis
ter-in-law of Mackey, the American
millionaire, for his second wife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

MAIN force was not required to settle
the Maine question.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

STRAWBERRIES are ripening at Char
eston, and are being shipped north.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
NEWS NOTES.

MEMPHIS will indulge in no Mardi
Gras this year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

There is man named Ice in the
penitentiary of West Virginia. He
froze on to somebody else's property.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

THE ParnelI demonstration in Phila-
delphia yielded $1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
Answer IhiS,

Did you ever know any person TO be ill,witheul
inaction of the Stomach Liver or kidneys, or did
you ever know one who was well when either
was ebstructed or Inactive; and did you ever
know or hear of any case of the kind that Hop
Bitters would not cure. Ask your neighbor this
same Question.-Iimes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29

A TELEGRAM from Trinidad, Col, Jan
Gath, says several hundred cowboys are
encamped between that city and Los
Vegos. On Thursday night fifteen of
them entered Los Vegos, killed the city
marshal and two citizens and wounded
five others
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31
A Story for Little Boys.
'NoAuced from the cpsracons Of william 4. Van
BY the Boston ffansc1psl

By the Boston ffs.scrpsl
Shall / tell you q story about Will
lam? How your eyes brighten. You
know that William ie . good boy. You
think, What new~ thing has this Will
lam done!" 1shall tell you. Will-ian's
papa wss very expert at taw and drop.
he sc"n9sd in ever so many marbles.
He ags played for keeps. When hs
died, he I'D not take his marbles with
him. He vas afraid they would b.
come damaged. If YOU throw q mar
bic into your dear ma-ma's cook-s,Ove,
you will under stand. So Williams
papa gave them all to William. But
William had 50 many marbles that he
could bust every boy that played with
him. After time, no boy could be
found who would play with him at all.
William was very sad. He looked at
his marbles and wept bitterly, because
no boy would play with him. He said !:
How am | to get more marbles? No
fel-ler will play with me-" Finally,
Cyrus and Russell and Jay and a lot
of other boys offered to 60 snackst with
W dEu SlNC nm a. CAdDCC W kSk
away with lots of other boys marbles
Said the good William to himself: If
| go s"acks with these fel-lers. can
scoOp in dead lOadst of marbles. No
one will play with me now. 1t is not
right for me to keep all my marbles"
So he went to CYRUS and Russell and
Jay and the other boys. He sold them
%, ,00O, ,c0J marbles. Just think! Was
he not good: And the boys were 70
grateful that they gave him ever 70
much old iron and other muk. Good
deeds should always be rewarded, BOYS.
l know you are glad that William was
rewarded. To be sure, william had
many more marbles. He still kept
enough to bust Cyrus and Rus-sell and
Jay and the other boys. But Of course
he would not think of do-ingS such
thing as that. Now, boys, try and be
like the good William.
"Not "nco" but "nu,"
Dead loads" fhis means !. er.as n many.
fBe careful 10 sound the 'g." "Doino." not Ve-iA-
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31
4 Dangerous Whim.

O&cer Gillespie, of San Francisco,
vas recently waited on by a woman
named Mcconnell, who resides on Mis-
sion street, and who stated that she
wanted him to take charge of her hus-
band, who was ON the street, armed
with an Ak, and threatening the lives
OF those who passed by. The officer
went to the place designated, and there
eaw Mcconnell, whose first name il
James and who is a blacksmith by oc-
cupation, standing on the sidewalk with
an uplifted Ak in his right hand.
The officer took charge of the man and
conveyed him 10 the Central Station.
where he was examined and found to
have received two wounds, in the
back of the right hand and on the upper
part of the left shoulder. The prisoner
was charged with assault with a deadly
weapon, and after his wounds, which
are very slight, were dressed, he was
questioned, and said: "Tbis whole
thing arises from the fact that some one
had connected an electric battery, or
something of that sort, with my red
last Monday night. ! don't know ex-
AClly wuat IL W6S, Dut IL was SORT o.
cross between an electric light box an(
a telephone, from which numerous
streams of electricity darted and dis
turbed me. This was going on all the
time, vet my wife could not see the
light, which lit up the place more bril-.
iantly than the sun. ] went out and
watched and saw my neighbors throw
ing electric balls and darts at my house.
l came here to-day to complain to the
Chief of Police, but went away, a. was
satisfied wouldn't get much satisfac-
ton anyhow. Tonight l got the az
and saw the fellers at the same work
again, 50 determined to stop every one
who came along to find out If they had
to do with the electric current,
and l halted every one that came along;
but every time l raised the AZ to strike,
. dart of electricity was thrown at me
and that made my arm powerless.
Some people say ! had the Jim jams, but
that's false"
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31
Telephones and Talking Fish.
iLon6on Telegraph.

That the telephone would eventually
prove Q source not only of great gratiii.
cation but of valuable instruc ion no
body ever doubted. 1t has, however. re.
mained for some thoughtful scientific
gentleman to utilize it in q way wtlrh
will commend itself to all who lovingly
observe nature. One of these, anxious
to know how far the animal world as
simulated itself to Our own, lately intro
duced q telephone into some water
which contained a FISH To his aston.
ishment he found that the creature,
alone and unable To converse with any
thing else, was actually talking to i'sel'.
Mr.. s. E. Pearl now comes forward ana,
in letter to scientific contemporary,
confirms this assertion. He, too, has
been listening, and he finds that the
large "Mashir" "-Bdrbes Mocrocepla'us-
converse with peculiar "cluck' or per-
suasive sound, which may be heard as
far % forty feet from the water. He
has also discovered that large bivalve
exists in some parts of Eastern Assam
which actually "sings loudly in concert"
After this it would be interesting 10
know what it is that the pike says to the
roach before swallowing il. five are ex-
pert enough to read ciphers surely we
might without great dfficulty learn the
language of the Jack.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31
The ~MOuse.Cure."

This name has been given, and cor.
rectly enough, To new remedy for
leck.jaw. The account of it sounds
more like waggery than fact, but the
New York Tin,es tells il "6ona fdely' Of
An ingenious French physician, who Wa
called in to prescribe for q lady suffer
ing from tetanus.
Her family doctor tried every known
remedy without effect.
The patient was lying on her back
with her mouth tightly closed, and the
muscles of her jaws and throat rigid, 20
that she could not utter q sound.
The new physician went out and pro-
cured live mouse, and attached .
strong horse-hair to its tail.
Placing the meuse at the foot Of the
bed, he allowed it to creep over the pa
tient the entire length of her body.
She soon felt the creature, and notic-
ing what it was, sprang up and screamed,
"Take it of! take it of! and scolded the
doctor very glibly for horrid, heartless
wretchw
The doctor laughed and 10 did his At
tendants, for all saw that the mouse had
completely broken the lady's lockjaw.
One nervous shock has been cured by
another.
She had no return of the tetanus
symptoms; and the doctor was 30 we'll
convinced of the value of his four-legged
homeopathy that he went on trying it
for other nervous diseases, prudently, of
course, and it is said that he made the
"mouse-cure" . success every time.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31

THE taste for high colors is brought
about by the discovery of the analine
colors. n. Chevreul, the director of
the Gobelin and Beauvais manufactures,
mas produced ten chromatic from the
three primitive colors; these ten circles
make thirty series; each tint has its
gamut OF twenty-four tones thus over
l4,oO tones are produced, all Of which
are said to be needed in the Gobelin and
Beauvais works.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31
4 Polite Man.

Hon. John NJ. B.oauhesd, lately lying
dangerously i'll iu the Broadhead man
sion at South Market, y. r., seems to
have retained his sense OF humor in the
very presence Of the grim messenger Of
death. "One day." saws the South
Market advertiser, "when he was very
low, and DR.. Varney had announced
that lie weuld not live more than forty
eight hours, be apologized to his brother
in-law, Mr.. Pike, ~ whom he is on &
visit, saying: Excuse me for being 80
impolite az to leave my corpse in your
house, for promise not to repeat tie
ofiense; and softly added, a grave
ioke.'"
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31

BERLIN takes occasion to crow little
in q recent report issued by the munich
pality. Berlin is of the opinion that il
has done some pretty good growing Of
late years. At the close of the seven
teenth century, when London and Paris
had each over 100000 inhabitants, Ber-
lin had only 10000. At the beginning
of the present century Berlin had $50
600 people within its gates; at the end
of 1860 there were 100000 Inhabitants
in the city. Since 1877 there has been
over 100000 IN Berlin. The city
naturally thinks it has not done 80 bad
ly to double its population in seventeen
years. 1t is now next to London and
Paris in population.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31
RAYVIIIE LOUISIANA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 81 $780,

The state debt of Mississippi is S2,6lS,-
900 II. During the past two years the
debt has been reduced $500. 600 The
cash balance in the treasury Dec. 81,
lo72, was Ss0o,7j7 II.
After dcfraying the current expenses
Of last year. tlr. city Of AmericuS. Ga.
has remaining in its treasury 1898 SO.
besides balance in bank to the credit
Of the city of SOIL 81.
The Brown House.. in Macon. Ga.
was recently sold, including furniture
10 L. &. Loun>berry, of New York, for
Sos, ,16l. The outstanding debts of the
house amount To- $4,000
Hon. Henry Parsons, member from
the Fourth Georgia district. will make
an effort during the present session of
Congress to get through a large appro-
priation for the Chattanooga river
In Danville. Va, man named Viii
liam Fuller was offered quart of whisky
by "a aloon-keeper on condition that he
was To drink ii on the premises AT once
He accepted the offer and was buried
the next dSy. ......
NHd> l.. hoiF1l>, Ntf kiloNn Ill HcW>-
paper circles, who has been engaged in
theological studies at Nashville, Tenn,
is lecturing on Negro Civilization in
the South" He has also written book
on this subject.
Greenv lie 6. c. News: A medium
rabbit hunt came off in the lower part Of
the county one day last week. Eighty
six of the insects were captured, As many
more were treed, and il was a poor dav
for rabbits, anyway.
Memphis Appeal: The protection of
cotton has become Il matter Of considera-
tion in cotton circles. We have she'd
room for some forty thousand bales; and
we have nearly one hundred and twelve
thousand bales on hand.
In the dissection Of the whale captur-
ed last week at Charleston, 5. c., the
eyes were extracted. They are about
the size of an ordinary orange, three
inches in diameter. and very firm to the
touch The pupils are oval.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31

1t has always been thought that earn
OF corn have An even number of rows,
and that one with an odd number Of
rows would be an impossibility. In
slavery times this question was dis
cussed, and . negro in this country
claimed that he had seen ears of that
kind. His master told him that he
would give him his (the negro's) free
dom for an ear with an odd number of
rows: This was in the early spring;
but in the fall, during corn gathering
time the negro came with a sound ear
with thirteen rows. He got his free
papers. A long time afterward the
negro told that in roasting time be took
a sharp knife, cut out one row of grains.
bound the ear together, and knew just
where 10 find it when gathering time
came.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31

EIGHTEEN faculties of medicine in Ger.
many have declared in favor of vivisec-
tion as a process Of study and observa-
ton But Richard Wagner, the COM
poser, opposed it in a public letter ad-
dressed to E. V. Weber, and Professor
Zosllne, of Leipsic, fights it on the
ground that it results from and fosters a
belief in nihilism. The adversaries of
vivisection have made little impression
thus far.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31

SECRETARY EvARTs has notified the
government of Roumani that the United
States will not recognize it until the
Hewbrew population (about 6OO OOO) are
placed on equality with Roumanians
agreeably to the stipulations of the Ber-
I'm treaty of 1877. The government of
koumania had lodged this duty for near
iy three years, and has continued its un.
Just determinations against the Hebrews.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31

THREE factions are said to be contend
ing for the control of Russian policy
the purely reactionary or autocratic
party, the reform party aiming to secure
the most important reforms, and the 90
called new party, desiring only few
moderate reforms, such As the decentral-
izstion of the Russian administration.
This party does not seek to have parli'
ament, but simply provincial delega-
tions with publication of the civil ser
vice, and the adoption of severe measures
against all destructive agencies. Count
Schouvaloff is the chief supporter Of
these views, and his return to Office will,
in a measure, depend on them making
them palatable to the Car.
Richland beacon., 1880-01-31

DIR. RICHARDSON says that the body
should be in its best physical condition
at 40 years; for thirty years after the
organization should become more perfect;
at 20 old age should begin and last for
fifteen years, when from IS 10 100, there
should be ripe old age, without disease or
pain, but marked by a general subsi-
dence of the vital functions. This is
his ideal limit of life where nature has
its undisturbed course.