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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

1t was some eight years ago, just
after the COburn- Mace fiascO, and the
latter was still in the city. As he was
leaning against the bar number of
gentlemen and Tom Ochiltree were dis
cussing politics and prize fights in
another part of the room. Mace's
wonderful expertness in the use of his
hands came up, and some one offered
to bet basket of champagne that no
man, unless professional, could get in
a blow on Mace's face. Ochiltree took
the bet, and walked deliberately over
to Mace and slapped his jaws. The
astonished prize fighter looked as Tom
for a moment and then lit out from the
shoulder. A mass of red hair, cor
pulent body, legs and boots all mingled
in indescribable confusion, flew through
the door and rolled over the brick BAN
quette into the street. While sympa-
thetic bell boys and laughing friends
were Strengthening Tom out and patch
ing his fragments together, some of the
gentlemen explained to Mace the cir
cumstances of the bet.
''Oh it was that way, was it? Ifpd
known it I wouldn't ave cared" said
he, "an' I'm bloody glad now didn't
1T i'm 'arder"
Tom thought it was quite sufficiently
card it," If the blow had struck him
anywhere else but on the cheek it
would have killed him. Washington
Chronicle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

THE New York Herald wheels into
line with the president on the Mormon
question. Polygamy must go.
GARFIELD and GiIfllan were school
mates. Hence Gilfillan is treasurer oe
the United States.
HORACE MAYNARD, of Tennessee, has
been chosen orator at the unyeiling of the
Farragut statue in Washington on the
23th of April.
COMMODORE r. w. SHUFELDT. of the
United States navy, has accepted the COM
mand of the navy of China, at salary of
10000 per year. Secretary Blaine aided
| the scheme as blow to England's supre-
macy in the east.
THE probability of an extra session of
congress is growing strong. The time is
propitious for the passage of proper
funding bill, and the opportunity ought
not to be neglected. The session will
probably be called to meet about the mid.
die of May.
Col. lNGERSOLL makes the following
prediction about the present secretary of
state: At last" says he, I'VE have the
right sort of man at the head of tie state
department. | predict for the next four
years there will be more eagle and less owl
IN It's management than there has been in
times gone by"
GENTLEMEN who are in the confidence of
the president and members of his cabinet
express very positively the opinion that
no extra session of congress will be called
this spring. They say there was some
doubt in the presidents mind, but they
now declare that the matter is virtually
settled, and that here will be no extra
session.
SENATOR CoNKLING is very confident
that he can induce majority of the SEN
ate against the confirmation of Mr.. Rob
ertson as collector of the port of New
York. Senator Platt will assist Conkling
in fighting the nomination. Both gentle
men attribute the appointment to the in
fuence of Secretary Blaine.
DR.. HAMILTON, the Supervising Sur
geon General Of the Marine Hospital SER
vice, has made report to Secretary
Blaine, in which he says trichinae have
existed in European pork for the last fifty
yeals, and have been discovered in pork
raised there in a great many instances,
while the number of cases in which they
have been traced to American pork is very
small.
Mr.. CONKLING's friends say that he does
not apprehend any difficulty in securing
the rejection of Judge Robertson as col
lectOr of New York. The nomination is
in Mr.. ConkIing'se hands, as chairman of
the committee, and he will not delav ac-
tion upon ii. He believes that the senate
will not, against the wishes of both of the
senators from New York, confirm the nom
ination, and therefore he says he is not
disturbed over it. The politicians credit
Mr.. Blaine with having brought about the
nomination, as reward to Robertson for
having divided the New York Delegation
at Chicago. and favored Blaine's nominal
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The aggregate loss by the fire in Gin
cinneti was SS3, 900.
The cotton press of James L. Harway,
of Norfolk, Va, was destroyed by fire.
The loss was 100000.
A FIRE in Elizabeth, n. J.. destroyed
several buildings on Broad street. The
loss was $4,000.
ADDISON SMELL, proprietor of the Wa
bash Avenue Pavilion, in Chicago, is held
as accessory to the murder of George w.
Mcbride. Gilmore, who fired the fatal
shot, is still at large.
THE brigatine Isabel, one of the finest
ships engaged In the trade between Bra
zil and New Foundland, was wrecked
among the reefs al Gull Island and all on
board lost.
JAMES ADAMS, superintendent of the
Silver Lick mine, Eureka, New. and
member of the Nevada legislature, died
in the city prison hospital from pistol
shot wound received from Adolph Schan-
der, mailing clerk of the Bulletin. The
parties quarreled in d saloon about bust
ness affairs.
T. NJ. SINCLAIR, managing partner of
the pork-packing establishment of T. NJ :.
Sinclair & Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
fell through hatchway in the
main building down upon the Tagging
of the floor below, distance Of thirteen
feet, producing conclusion of the brain,
from which he died in a few hours.
THE old Dawes tannery at Logansport,
Ind, burned to the ground, proving a to-
tai loss. The owner. Mr.. S. johnson, only
recently purchased the building, and was
running the tannery on quite an extensive
scale. He had no insurance on either the
stock or building, and as both are COM
p,etelv destroyed his loss is about S25 900.
The origin of the blaze is attributed to an
incendiary.
A PORTABLE boiler at Tyler & Howard's
saw mill, on the Kentucky river, two
miles below Frankfort, exploded, killing
or wOunding all of nine in the mill ex-
cept one. John Harrod was blown forty
feet and instantly killed. His brother,
Lawrence Harrod, died in an hour, and
Frank Graham died in three hours. VIM
Arnold's jaw bone was broken. joseph
Redding, VIM. Wheeler, Louis Harold
and Lud Tyler were badly scalded.
THE holocaust at the opera house at
Nice, France, was caused by a gas ex-
plosion at the back of the stage, which set
fire to the scenery. The flames spread
with alarming rapidity, and soon enveI-
oped the gas meter. Tile supply of gas
being cut off, the body of the house was
soon plunged in darkness. The crowd
pressed madly toward the limited means
Of exit. The audience was large, and in
the panic hundreds were thrown down
and trodden under foot. One hundred and
fifty bodies have been extricated from the
ruins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, March -Flour-Nominally
unchanged Wheat Unsettled; prices lower. No.
Chicago spring, regular, 9914 fresh, 1O2
for seller cash; 99A@6Sl4 bid for seller April;
l.O45s a l0424 bid for seller May; 1.O5H@1O54
for seller June. No. Chicago spring, 88993 by
1880 COrn-Dull-prices shove lower, 3S94O;
for seller cash; 3814 0382lf for seller April; 4O1l
9424 for seller May; 4215 for seller June re-
jected i39. .Oats-Quiet but steady, 29HG32
cash; 29A for seller April; 81 q for seller May:
333l for seller June. Rye-Stronger, 981z n 100.
Barley-Firmer; LOS. Pork-Duil, prices shove
lower. 1887 n cash; Ij.4O for seller April; 1856
915.521a for seller May; 1922 a 1866 for
seller seller June. Lard-Easer, 1875 cash;
1912 Kal0.j0 for seller April; 10.52H 1885 for
seller May: 1O.62h91O65for seller June. The
"Drover's Journal reports: Hogs-Receipts
90 900; shipments s 900; in fair demand; packing
not buying, 10 lower; mixed packing 5.25a $50;
light 5.4095.65; choice heavy, shipping, 5.709
6.2j- closed weak Cattle-Receipts, 800;
shipments, 1900, weak 1Oc lower making de-
Espoilers- Active, 5.40a5.75; faer to good ship
ping 4. .50a500; corn to fair 4.10a4 40; butchers
slow, 2.5043.75; fair demand, but good many
poor uhipping and common cattle left. Sheep
Receipts, 800: shipments, 2 900; slow but seadp;
fairly good, 40 a 800; choice, 5.2O96.49; com
mon, very dull good offered at 4.CO; buyers hold
ing off. The Journals latest Lonon dispatch
reports. steady and unchanged; best steers Al Il;
top sheep. 1Sc."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
A Serpent'S Castle.
ship Co.

A Canada paper describes singular
mountain rock cave, thirty miles north
west of Winnipeg, Manitoba, where
every winter the snakes of all species
in the surrounding country resort for
their hibernal sleep.
Last winter some Of the convicts Of
the penitentiary were set to work to
build wall around the entrance to the
cave. When the time arrived for the
snakes to seek their haunts they found
their progress impeded, and soon the
strange gathering was increased by
fresh arrivals from the interior, until
many thousands of snakes were racing
and wriggling around the entrance,
vainly seeking an opening in the wall
Heads with small eyes and red tongues
were projected in hundreds from every
crevice in the rock, and a most un-
earthly kissing was kept up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
ReSDect for the Priest.

The respect which the Irish have for
their priests, does not prevent them
from enjoying joke at their expense.
/ remember hearing an instance of a
poor girl going to priest to ask him
to unite her to the boy of her choice.
The old man demanded two sovereigns
for the accommodation. The girl
pleaded that she had not so much
money, but he was inexorable; two
sovereigns he must have. She was
leaving the house III the greatest des-
pondency, when her eye lighted on the
priests cloak hanging on a peg in the
hall. A bright thought occurred to her
quick Irish mind; she took it down
and vanished. Half an hour later she
returned with the money, accompanied
by her beloved Pat. The priest was
now all smiles, performed the service
with great goodwill, and bestowed on
the happy couple a hearty blessing;
and, as they left the church, Kathleen
dropped a courtesy, thanked him for
his kindness, and presented him with
the pawn-ticket that he might recover
his clOak.-LOn1On Sobietu.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

Tile funeral of the late Alexander
H., as cabled by spectator was said
to be one of the most magnificent, most
impressive, most patriotic pageants
ever beheld by human eye. The fu-
neral car was a bier of ebony and sill
yer on wheels with heavily carved sill
YER spokes and the superstructure of
black and silver. The coffin of the
iIlustrious deceased, was almost hidden
by a golden pail lined with white satin
and the vast car itself was drawn by
six black horses, completely shrouded
in sable draperies. Behind the bier OF
his murdered sire walked Alexander
the Third, in his imperial solitude
bearing alone his filial sorrow and his
state cares and sympathizpg in this last
respect in his unique position. The
emperor was dressed in generals uni
form wearing the ribbon of St. An
dreTs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

THE Agence Ruse says the initiative
steps taken some time ago by Spain
for effecting an understanding among
the powers with view for united action
against the common enemy the Inter
nationalists, " are now expected to have
a practical result, not only because the
conscience Of he governments and
people revolt against the recent assassi-
nation, following as it does attempts on
the lives of the Emperor William and
King Hubert and King Alfonso, but
also because proofs show that the assas-
slnation of the Car was planned by the
'Internationalists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
Protect Your Health.

Cod and moisture combined have tOrpOrising
effect upon bodily organs, and the digestive and
secretiye processes are apt to be tardily per-
formed in winter than in the fall. The same is
true. also. of the excretory functions. The bow
els are often sluggish, and the pores of the skin
throw off but little waste matter at this season.
The system, tn erefore irequires opening up lit
tie, and also purifying and regulating, and the
safest. surest and most thorough tonic and alter
stive that can be used for these purposes is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters: Persons who wish to
escape the rheumatic twir ges, the dyspeptie ago
nies, the painful disturbances of the bowels, the
bilious attacks, and the nervous visitations, so
common at this time of the year, will do well to
reinforce their systems with this renowned veget-
able stomachic and inYigorant. 1t improves the
appetite, strengthens the stomach, cheers the
spirits. and renovates the whole physique.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
KeeD Young.

Don't grow old and rusty and cross,
afraid of nonsense and fun. Tolerate
the follies and crudities Of youth. Gray
hairs and wrinkles you cannot escape,
but you need not grow old in feeling
unless you choose. And SO long as
your age is only on the outside, you
will win in confidence from the young,
and find your life all the brighter for
contact with theirs. But you have too
many grave thoughts, too many
weighty anxieties and duties, too much
to do to make this trifing possible, you
say. . The very reason, my friend, why
you should cultivate fun, nonsense,
lightness of heart-because you need
them so much, because you are "weary
with thinking" Then do try to be
young, even if you have to be foolish
in so doing. One cannot be wise all
the time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

JAMES ToLEN, the insane wife muir
derer of Minnesota, was placed in the
asylum at ST. Peter. Since his COM
initial he has appeared quite rational,
but on Sunday morning, when an at
tendant entered his room, he was found
dead upon the floor. He had taken a
sheet from his bed and twisted one end
of it, which he tied around his neck,
and drew it so tightly that he was soon
choked to death. \ single knot tied
that way would not slip. 1t was an
easy and simple manner of taking his
own life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

A NEW protestant society has been
formed Mt Toronto, Canada, the object
of which is said to be the ncomprom-
ising hostility to the Roman Catholic
hierarchy. Every member is swern
not to vote for Roman Catholic fo&
office, either civic, provincial or domin-
ion, and all the energies of the order
are to be devoted to the abolition of
separate schools, converts and nunner-
ioC
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

A COTTON seed oil manufacturing
company, with paid up capital of
100000 has been incorporated, and
will proceed Immediately to erect a
mill at Arkansas City. This will make
Arkansas the largest manufacturing
state of that oil, the capitalnow invest
ed being over one million dollars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
ncurredis: Amending the Mad.

Senate bills concurred ia: Amending the Mad
ison charter.
Relating to the sale of lands for delinquent
taxes, and amendatOry of section ll30, revised
statutes.
Relating to registration of births marriages
and deaths repeating section 1927 revised statutes
To amend section 1850, revised statutes, of as
seSSment of taxes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

SINCE Jesse Seligman and other
prominent New York bankers" failed
to induce Secretary Window to issue
one hundred millions of dollars of 4
per cent. bonds, they have ordered an
extra session of congress, which Presi-
dent Garfield will call in few days, to
see if they cannot get a 81 or 4 per
cent. funding bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
Profit, $1,000.

fTo sum it up. six long years of bed
ridden sickness, costing 5000 per year,
total 81 ,200-all Of this expense was
stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters,
taken by my wife. She has done her
own housework for year since, with
out the loss of day, and want every
body to know it, for their benefit" p
n. e. Fdruler.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE. March 2s.--Flour- Quiet
and steady. Wheat-Opened weak; closed firm;
No. l hard, nominal; No. l. nominal; No.
fresh 1.Ol; 9935 for seller March, 9914 for seller
April; 1.O41z for seller May; 1.O57s for seller
June; No. 3, 9O@92; No. 4, 80; rejected,
nominal. Corn-Quiet; No. ?, 391l. Oats
Scarce and frn No. 2, 80. Rye-Firm; No. l.
1.OI. Barley Unsettled and higher; No. 2,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

DIPnTHERIA is making fearful rava-
ges in various parts of Canada, and
many persons are crediting it to an aw-
ful visitation of Providence. The
cause, as in all other afflicted commun-
tiles, will be found in impure water,
bad drainage and general disregard
of the laws of hygiene.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

The general assembly of Arkansas
has adjourned sine die. The presiding
officers of both houses were, besides
the usual resolutions, complimented by
the presentation to each of gold
headed cane by their respective houses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

ANOTHER Charley Ross stealing case
has taken place in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Theodore Kelley's child, two and one
half years old, has been stolen by a
gypsy woman while at play il the
heart of the city. The job was well
lone, not shadow of a trace having
nnnn left
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

TIE pope has proclaimed jubilee
until November l for Europe, and un
til the end Of the year for the rest Of
the world. The pope evidently be
lieves not in Mother Shipton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

A LETTER from David Davis to per-
sonal friends at Bloomington, ILL.,, de-
MES that he intends to resign the sena-
torship and retire to private life, as has
been rumored. He writes that he in
tends to serve out his full term and then
return to Bloomington, and devote
himself to his business interests which
are daily growing larger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

A LAND slide in England near Folk
stone has interrupted traffic on the
Southeastern railroad to Dover. The
displacement Of earth was about 90
OOO TONS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
GENERAL NOTES

THE czarOwitch ascends the throne as
Alexander Ill
THE net profits of the Detroit house of
correction for the year were $4,000
THE weavers' and spinners' unions of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

Shall [ take your love to your moth
err" said a lady visitor to little child
of three years, who was going to-see
the mother in question. "She has my
love " was the Quaint reply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
NEWS NOTES.

A cABLEGRAM brings the information
that Gen. Milan, Italian minister of
war, is dead Also Gen. Cleonohart,
military governor of Paris.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

the cashier, on Tuesday night, made an
effort for his arrest, but Ebert
struck out with dagger, and the officers
shot him dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

Dreamy young lady in railway car
riage to cheerful and exceedingly
heaithy-looking young man: "Oh, sir,
are you esthetic?" No, ma'am; Pm a
butcher"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

The son of a wealthy New York mer-
chant recently lost 80, 900 at the gam
bling table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31

Moody and Sankey are meeting with
great success in San Francisco.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-01-26

Sleighing parties are all the vogue in the
borough at the present time. The most en-
joyab1e one of the season occurred Monday
evening. Mr.. Larkins took out seven couples
in his barge. Among the number were Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Marsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Benham, of Center street, and the rest were
from this city. Their destination was Bran
ford, and they were bent on giving Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Bradley surprise. They car
ried out the programme in good style, for the
worthy couple were completely surprised.
They found them quietly sitting by the fire.
side, but the party were heartily welcomed
notwithstanding and made to feel at home
The party took an ample supply of refresh
ments, and the lady members soon had
steaming oysters and other tempting viands
On the table, to which the party, with appetites
sharpened by their long ride over the hills
and dales in the keen and bracing night air,
did full justice. After time of social enjoy
ment they departed for their homes well
pleased with their evenings enjoyment and
arrived in the borough in the ''wee sma'
hours, and all unanimously voted that Mr..
Larkins was the right man to take out par
ties, being careful driver and making it
pleasant for those under his charge.
On the same evening Mr.. Theodore Allen
took out large party of the lady employees
of the West Haven Buckle company, and all
report having a splendid time.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-01-26

The remains of Miss Florence Castle were
borne to their last resting place in Evergreen
cemetery yesterday afternoon. Her young
life SO bright in its hopes and happy dreams,
had gone out in its early rising and sorrow
ing friends, gathered to her circle by singu-
larry bright and happy disposition, mourn the
call which summoned her from earth to
purer realms. Death, though lowering about
her for many days, came at last all unexpect-
eddy yet SO peaceful was the passing away,
and so marked by the gentle resignation that
went with her Illness that the loving friends
surrounding her dying couch saw the last
struggles with a softened anguish, and as the
spirit fed from its mortal 'casket a sweet
smile rested on the face that had closed its
eyes in eternal sleep. At 2:30 yesterday af-
ternoon Rev. Mr.. Egglesten offered prayers
at the residence, and soon after the funeral
cortege was vending its mournful way to the
silent city of the dead. At the grave the of
floating Clergyman read the final services,
and all that was mortal of Miss Florence
Castle was laid away. to rest. Mourning
friends were gathered about the grave, and
with the sands that lowered over her re-
mains went down fond memories of the lore
that will not pale in the fighting lapse of
years A sisters loving devotion that twined
about her weary hours of sickness will be al
pure and fresh in the coming years on the
bleak january day when the last sad tribute
ives paid to the gentle Florence Castle.