Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-08-12
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

Missouri claims a population Of > 200
600. an increase of 500, 600 in ten years.
A DOCTOR at Lyons, France, has under
taken, on q wager, to go fifteen days with
out food.
The king of Siam sends word that he
has not relinquished his intention of visit
ing the United States.
The secretary of state of H., has licensed
the Metropolitan Elevated railway com
pany, of Chicago. 1t has capital stock of
s., 100000.
GOLDSMITH MAIDS oldest colt killed her
self, by trying to jump a fence. She
fractured her shoulder blade H. n.
Smith, the owner refused an offer of 500
600 for her some time ago.
GEO. AMEs, medical student of Fort
Wayne, Ind, Will attempt to fast thirty
days, beginning Saturday next No one
expects he will accomplish tenth part of
the feat.
AFTER twenty-five years Of suspended
labor, work was resumed on the great
Washington Monument at the Capital on
the 9th inst
BAPTIsTE FERsCHNEIDER. cook at the
United States Hotel, Saratoga \. Y, was
shot dead by his friend and roommate,
August Brimmer. The pistol was pointed
in fun at Ferschneider
A CHARACTERISTIC Milwaukee sensation
is the finding of the dead body of a man in
the back yard of residence in one of the
most most fashionable quarter of the city,
where he had evidently laid for more than
a week.
THE Mexican troops who have been pur-
suing Eictoria's Apaches, for some time
have grown tired of the chase and abandon
ed it. Col. Grierson, of the United States
army, is still on the warpath
ADA CALKINs, 10 years old, employed in
a cigar factory in Battle Creek, Mich,
died on the 10th inst from an overdose of
morphine. 1t is not known whether she
intended suicide.
GEN. WEAVER, presidential nominee of
the national greenback labor party, has
issued a circular to members of he party
appealing for contributions of one dollar
and upward to aid in defrayiug the ex-
penses of the campaign from now until
November.
THE coroner's jury in the cases Of the
persons drowned on the Yacht Mamie, in
the Detroit river, finds that the disaster
was caused by the gross carelessness and
criminal negligence Of G.. ID. Horn, master,
and II. w. Buff, pilot, of the steamer Gar
land, which ran down the yacht.
The Alabama state election occurred on
the 4th inst. The fight was between the
allied republicans, greanhackers and in
dependents, on one side, and the demo-
Gratis on the other side. The democrats
were victorious by fifty thousand majority,
the largest majority ever known in the
state
ANINTTA, INDIAN TERRITORY, special re-
ports that last Tuesday, near Gibson Sta
ton, two Cherokee boys, Cobb and Cowan,
were attacked by band of Creek negroes,
and killed, and that the danger Of a serious
conflict is imminent between the Cherokees
and the Greeks. Three hundred Cherokces
are aroused and enraged. The negroes
suspected the Cherokees of hanging two
Creek negro cattle-thieves on the 26th Of
July.
\ SPECIAL to the Omaha, Tribune says
big nose George alias George Parrot, one
the Elk mountain robbers, who, about
two years ago, laid Il plan to ditch and rob
the Union Pacific passenger train near
Carbon, Wyoming, and who killed deputy
sheriff Widdowfield and Tip Vincent,
scouts. who tracked them to the Elk
mountain, was brought here this morning
down the Missouri from Miles city, Mon
tana. where he was recently caught by L.
5. deputy marshal Irwin. He was in
charge of sheriff Rankin, of Rawlins,
Wyoming, who left for home with him on
the noon train
TIE Denver Tribute's Santa Fe special
says that news from El Paso states that Col
B. H. Grierson had fight with Victoria s
band of hostile Indians, about 100 strong
who attempted to pass north into Texas on
the 4th inst. between Fort Quitman and
Eagle Springs. At four 4. NJ. on the 3Oth
Lieut.. Finley and thirteen men of the 10th
cavalry arrived, and he immediately set
to work fortifying his position. About
nine A. NJ, the Indians approached in
force, and attacked the camp. They were
repulsed All II A NJ, Capt. Gielle, with
two companies arrived, upon which a
| sharp engagement took place between the
troops and the Indians, which lasted about
three hours. Lieut.. Colladay was wound
ed, one was killed. and eight horses were
killed. At p. m, Capt Nolan's command
arrived at the scene of action from Et.
! Quitman. On the approach of these
troops, the Indians fled rapidly down the
| Rio Grande. Col. Grierson is of the op-
| inion that the Indians will try to cross
between View Horn and Eagle mountains.
and is disposing of his troops to intercept
| them. The Mexican troops are following
the Indians trail on the other side of the
Rio Grande, but have not been able to
come up with them since the 23rd inst.
DIR. TANNER, at noon on the 7th inst, fin
| ished his fast of 40 days. The crowd cheer
ed Tanner enthusiastically. About 200
persons were in the hall and an immense
number of people on the sidewalk. The
doctor drank a glass of milk and called for
| a Georgia watermelon, this he tapped,
| dug his hand into it, and ate heartily
When demonstrated with, he asked to be
left alone, saying, No, my lord, am run
ming this now" When he placed the glass
| of milk to his mouth he remarked, Gentle
men, YOU don't believe that's good" At
| 2:30 DR.. Tanner was resting quietly and in
good condition. At $50 DIR. Tanner drank
an ounce of light wine after which he ate
| a small slice of watermelon. At 4:30 he
was eating with great relish pice of beef
steak. He did not swallow the fibre but
only partook of the juice of the meat. At
| six O'Clock he asked for an apple which he
ate and then asked for and received two
more. At seven o'clock he was given beef
steak weighing half pound and partook
of it. At eight he drank an ounce of wine
and then slept until ten o'clock when he
awoke and chatted cheerfully. DIR. Work
said DR.. Tanner was well and did not think
anv trouble would arise from his under
taking. He had gone against the advice
of all physicians, seemingly with beneficial
results, and he expected the DR.. TO work
on his biography.
Accidents.