Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-14

says st. Julien Will trOt against his own
time Glib, at Prospect Park, Brook
Ign, October II.
Rev w. T. Brooks, of West Haven,
Conn, has been appointed president OF
the collegiate institute at Austin, Texas.
General Patterson, of Philadelphia,
and Gen. 10 Lane, of Oregon, are the
only surviving generals of the Mexican
war.
There was a small boy had some powder,
And in trying to make it GO louder
He succeeded so well
That his friends couldn't tell
His remains from dish of clam chOWder.
Lawyers and doctors increase and
multiply in England, but there is a
woful lack of preachers, plenty of cur
acies being vacant.
The reason why the poets always
speak of October as "sober" is because
sober is the only word they can find to
rhyme with October.
\ dispatch from Alexandria reports
that the rise in the Nile is quite up to
the average, and the prospects of the
crops are very satisfactory.
The st. Louis Cotton Exchange offer
a premium of $1,000 20 the largest
shipper of cotton from Texas to that
market this season.
1t is reported in the Methodist cir
cles of New York that the Rev. Dr.
Curry has been offered the editorshir
of the independent, at a salary of ,OOC
year.
Over in England, where Billy Flor
ence is playing ''The Almighty Dollar, y
they really believe that Bardwell Slote is
q genuine American congressman.
The Marquis of Lorne, governor gen
eral of the dominion Of Canada, has
been paying flying visit to Niagara
Falls, and to the Welland canal i'm
provement.
Professor Francis L. Patton, presi-
dent of the Chicago Theological Semin-
airy, has accepted 5he professorship in
the Princeton theological Seminary
which was endowed by A. T. Stewart.
Among the things exhibited at the
Cincinnati Exposition is a knitted bed
quilt of white cotton, with pictures OF
the presidents and of the goddess OF
liberty worked inc it.
Annie Louise Cary had most en-
thusiastiC reception in her native city,
Portland, on Tuesday evening, when
she appeared i'll concert. She sang
''HOme, Sweet Home"
Professor Agassiz, Of Harvard, to
show his appreciation of the efforts OF
the firemen whel his Newport villa was
burned sent check for $500 to the
Newport Firemal's Relief Association
The Rev. A. A. Hoskin, who has
been deposed by the Methodists for
heterodoxy, was denied permission to
perform marriage ceremony in his
former church atMilwaukee.
Kansas cattle rlisers in order to hin
der competition, lad law passed forbid
ding the passage through the state OF
herds from Texas, but United States
court has decided the act unconstitu-
tional.
Albert Gray Of Dallas, Texas, had
lately been concerted to Christianity,
and, therefore when William Young
swOre prOfanely n his presence, he was
dreadfully shocked. He drew a revolv-
er, implored theblasphener to stop and
then shot him dad.
A modern NOEL has this thrilling
passage: "Withone hand he held her
beautiful golden head above the chill
ing wave, and With the other called
loudly for assistance"
President Walker of the Toledo Pro-
duce Exchangesent his upruly son to
a reform school The boy felt the dis
grace keenly, and, on being released,
committed suicide.
Joseph NJ. Ouell, the recently APP
pointed Clerl of the United States
Circuit Court il New York in place of
John L Davenport, studied law in Sen
ator Conklings office, and was admit
ted to the bar at Syracuse.
Our consul a Hong Kong reports
that during the quarter ending June
3Oth, 1880, enignnts numbering 5000
left Hong Kong Dr. the United States,
of whom seven we're females and forty
four boys.
Mr.. Jesse GRAFT, who was recently
married to Miss chapman, is a gradu-
ate Of Cornell, ism his 23rd year, and
Is member of he New York Stock
Board. He is f1e looking and nearly
six feet tall. Mis- Chapman is a petite
person: with ligh brown hair and large
light brown eyes and her father Is not
ed for his bold aid large operations in
real estate. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant are
now in Chicago.
The report of tie Illinois State Board
of Agriculture dictates that, notwith-
standing the August drouth and the
early September frosts, the aggregate
corn crop of tat state will not fall
below the averae.
The new commander of Russian
guards the Grad Duke Vladimir, is
the second livineson of the Gar. He
was born in 1847 and married in 1874
the Duchess Mrie, daughter of the
Grand Duke of observation-disclosures.
He is not particularly clever prince,
but he is very unable, and has none
of the vices with rendered his uncle
Nicholas so odids.
Professor MaEom McVicar, Phi. D.,
Ii. d., at preent Principal of the
Potsdam Norma and Farming school,
New York, has een elected as Princi-