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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
FOREIGN.

HANNIBAL HAMLIN was received with
great cordiality by President Grevy and
Gambetta.
TIP. O'CoNNoR, NJ. P. for Galway, is
on his way to Chicago to attend the Irish
national convention.
A PLOT to azsassinate the Grand Duke
Vladimar has been discovered at St. Peters
burg.
AN extra force of police has again been
stationed in trout of Gladstone's residence
in London.
THE German parliament rejected an
item in the budget for the exyense of an
economical council, on which Bismarck
made vigorous protest.
AN infantry division of the garrison of
Vienna has been ordered to be in readi-
ness to suppress brigandage in Krivoschie.
IT is now positively asserted in official
circles in Canada that the Marquis of
Lorne will not return without the Prin-
cess Louise.
LEROY, who is under sentence of death
in London, has confessed that he murdered
Geld in a railway car and assassinated
Lieutenant Roper in Chatham barracks.
OWING to recent developments in Ire
land. Secretary Forster has decided to re-
main in Dublin throughout the winter
THIRTEEN advocates have been retained
by Signor MaTce, of Rome, now on trial
for publishing articles insulting to the
pope.
The liberal members of the corporation
of Dublin will propose to the lord lieu
tenant the appointment of E. Dwyer Gray
as high sheriff.
THE French chamber of deputies has
aunulled the election ef De la Villegon-
lier, monarchist, on the ground of cleri-
cal influences.
IT is predicted in Dublin that within a
fortnight hunting in Ireland will be en-
tirely stopped, and 81, 100000 sterling be
diverted into other channels
LORD HARRINGTON states that the sab
commissioners in Ireland found many
cases of rack-renting, which showed the
necessity of the land act. Sir William
Vernon HarcOurt. in a speech at Derby,
announced that the ministers would not
swerve from the path deemed best for the
interests of the kingdom, whether they
gained or lost the Irish vote.
IRISH adviees are gorged with agrarian
outrages. Three tenants on Lord Ken
mares estate in County Cork were shot in
the legs for paying rents. Three COWS
owned by farmer in the same locality
were found ripped open. A flock of sheep
were clubbed to death on the estate of
Lord Doneraile. The sheriff of Limerick
holds three hundred writs of eviction. The
police took the names of ladies who Or
ganized Land-league at Boyle.
DUBLIN cablegrams state that seven
houses were fired into last week in County
Clare that a woman near SistoweI was
threatened with death for giving infor-
nation to the police; that the houses of
two rent-payers at Knockash were will
fdllY burned, and a farmer near Mill
street was murdered for the same offense.
Butterfeld. Land-league organizer for
Armah, was arrested under the coercion
act. The sheriff of Cork, accompanied
by Herbert Gladstone, protected by a
large force Of military and police, has
arrived at Castletown, where forty evic-
tions will be made on the estates of Lord
Bantry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

and warned the passengers to hide their
yaluables. creating wild excitement, Il
was arranged that aid to capture the
thieves should be obtained from wreck
ing train on the side track at Spearville,
but while car was being boarded on one
side the robbers sprang of on the other.
EUGENE w. SULLIVAN, who claims to
be a resident of Savannah, Mo-, was ar
rested at Clarinda, Ia. on the charge of
numbering John Sapp in Council Bluffs,
on the Both of November, 1880. Sapp
was an old man who kept saloon tn ere,
and he was slain in cold blood, his body
being found on the floor of his place the
next morning. The money-drawer had
been rifed, and the pocket-book was taken
from the BODY. When arrested Sullivan
at first denied ever having been in Council
Bluffs, but finally concluded to remember
that he was there about a year ago.
DANFoRD, the Kansas banker, and his
cashier are still in the hands of party of
determined citizens Of Caldwell, who in
sist that he must settle-or die. The sheriff
says he can do nothing against the mob.
In the Danford bank at Hunnewell,
Cashier Bowers parceled out collaterals
and real estate to depositors. Danford
made an assignment of his real estate
The deposits in the bank at Caldwell were
removed to Newton, and citizens of the
former town feel disposed TO have lynch
ing.
DANFoRD, the Kansas banker, was
again warned, that unless the money due
depositors was produced or secured he
would not see daylight, at which an
nouncement he fell in swoon. A party
of thirty armed men from Hunnewell
have arrived at Caldwell, to reinforce the
besieging party. Tanner and Denman,
president and cashier of the suspended
banks, were arrested at Wellington, when
the former wilted and exposed vile con-
spiracy to rob the depositors of the banks
A committee of citizens has been sent out
to receive the stolen assets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
NO. so.

for moment all her assumed dignity.
and exclaimed joyfully:
''Well, declare, [ am glad ter see
that thimble once more! | told Mary
Jane that [ felt sure that I had it on
my finger when I run into your house
Thankgivin' mornin' after that yeast.
But when | got home it want no.
where's t. be found. Now, where did
you find it?"
Her shrill, high voice had attracted
the attention of all in the room, and
everybody looked up curiously as the
ministers wife replied with an innocent
smile:
''In the chicken pie that our good
friend here"-and she nodded brightly
to Mrs. Farrell-"sent me. [ left the
pie on the dresser when 1 went down
cellar after your yeast, and as soon as
| came back, put it on the table, and
when my husband cut it, there was your
thimble in it. How could it have cot
there? 1t is certainly very mysterious
anyway"
Silence, dead, profound, yet oh, how
terribly significant to the deacon's wife
and her spinster neighbor, fell upon the
group.
This was apparently unnoticed by
Mrs. Graham, who, with a playful ad-
monition to Miss Patience to take bet
ter care of her thimble in future, began
an animated conversation with the la
dies nearest her, that soon restored the
company to their wonteI ease and good
humor.
But poor Miss Patience! She never
heard the last of that lost thimble.
While the deacon's wife. to the day of
her death, never trusted any hands but
her own to make Thanksgiving pies for
her minister
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
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A LAST CENTURY GUITEAU.
a Man Convicted OfStabbing n EEing
How he was Tortured and Pun,

a MAN Convicted OfStabbing n Eking.
How he was Tortured and Pun
ished.
On the 9th of January, 1853, as King
Louis XIV, was entering his carriage
at Versailles, stout young man push
ed through the Swiss Guards and
stabbed the king with penknife. The
wound was slight, but all France was
cOnvulsed. The assassin was Pierre
Damines, a fanaticaI Jansenist-a
poor lunatic without accomplices, plan
or rational motive.
In MS pocket was found a neatly
bound New Testament, and his pur-
pose was to promote the orthodox
faith. From the hour of his arrest to
the moment of his death, period of
two months and twenty-three days, he
was in torture whenever he was awake,
SO cruelty was he bound, chained and
confined. When at last the day of exc
cution came he was taken to the tor
ture chamber and subjected to the
greatest amount of anguish which
the human frame is capable of endur-
ing, surgeons standing by to give
timely notice of insensibility.
Then he was driven by circuitous
route through the street of Paris to the
place of execution. This took one
hour and half. Another half hour
he was kept waiting in full view of the
preparation, the apparatus not being
ready. Then, in view of the assembled
multitude, many of whom were
women, he was placed on q lofty plat
form and the hellish work begun. First,
his right hand was burned off, next,
masses of flesh was torn from him by
red hot pincers, and melted lead and
rosin poured into the wounds; lastly
strong horse was attached to each of
his limbs, and an attempt was made
to tear him to pieces.
After a considerable period it was
found impossible to do this, and
message was sent FOR permission to cut
the muscles of the joints. 1t was re-
fused, and again an attempt was made
to tear the limbs apart, but without
success. A second time word was sent
that the horses could not tear the
dying wretch asunder. Permission
was then given, and the muscles were
severed, but not until both legs and one
arm had been torn off did the prison
er expire.
DURING last autum's shooting-season
an English gentleman, familiar with
gun and rod, happened to be guest at
the Southside Club, Long Island, near
New York. One fine morning, while
pacing the piazza, he saw approaching
an old negro having in one hand a
rickety fint-lock shotgun and in the
other some twenty odd woodcock. Ac-
costing the African, the gentleman
said "My good fellow, that's fine
string of birds you have I" eyes, sab.
denis good birds and no mistake"
'Pray, my man, did you shoot them
hereabout?" eyes, sab; shot 'em all
round here" "Ah, 'pon my word,
that's v-e-r-y extraordinary And did
you"-pointing to the old gun-''shoot
them with that singular Instrument"
eyes, sab, every one of 'em." "And
may I ask if you shot them on the
wing p ''De what? "On the wing ?"
Yes, sab; shoot 'em on de wing,
hoot 'em on the head, shoot 'em on de
ail-shoot 'em anywhere"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
CRIME.

JAMES P. HOLLAND, an accessory in the
murder of Burgess Jones, was lynched at
Dardanelle, Ark, the officers making no
resistance.
II. NJ. THEIRS, the forger,was arraigned
in the circuit csurt at Kenosha, pleaded
guilty, and received sentence of seven
years at hard labor in Waupun.
MELVIN SMITH, of Montreal, awoke the
other morning to see gang of burglars
leave his bedroom with jewelry and pre-,
cious stones valued at $4,000.
DIR. JOSEPH A. BEGGs, chemist at the
Alice furnace, Ironton, O., was murdered
with shotgun filled with slugs. John
Wagner and VIM. Zeik have been arrested,
and the former confesses having fired two
shots.
Upton HELM, over fifty years of age,
belonging to an old and wealthy family
of Douglas county, Illinois, was arraigned
at Tuscola and held in 81 600 for a Grim
inal assault on niece of ten years.
In order to save a worthy family the
pain of a tedious trial, il is probable that
Herbert Nj. Thiers will enter plea
of guilty at the present term of the cir
cult court at Kenosha, and receive SEN
tence.
G IN the criminal court at St. Louis, on
the trial of Michael J. Reilly for the MUIR
der of Alfred G. Hatch, when one trust
worthy witness had given his testimony.
Judge Laughlin directed the jury to ac-
quit the prisoner, on the ground of self
defense.
THE officers of the Indianapolis, Bloom
ington & Western railroad have brought
suit in Mclean county, H., against a
farmer named Cope. They claim $1,000
damages for his carelessness ia allowing
cattle to escape from the field, by which a
train was thrown off the track last May.
THOMAS D. HERRING, employed by the
Southern Express company as a messen-
ger, deserted his train on the Iron Noun
tain road, taking 81, 900 in gold belonging
to the company. He seems to have for
gotten 81 900 which lay in his safe. A
later dispatch announces his voluntary
return with the money.
THE Bank OF Prince Edward Island has
closed its doors, through unwarranted ad-
vances made By its cashier, J. 3. Brecker,
who has fled 10 the United States. The
banks in Montreal are believed to be the
principal sufferers. The notes in cireula-
tion are $3S6000. The capital was $145,-
600, and the stockholders are liable for
three times that amount. 1t is said that
accounts have been overdrawn to the ex.
tent of $650,000.
NEAR Spearville, Kansas, on Friday
night, FIVE armed and disguised mer
boarded the Santa Fe train coming east
A brakeman walked through the coache:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

THE smallpox having broken out in
Earlham college (Indianal, the town of
Richmond has been quarantined
against it. If the pupils are properly
vaccinated and proper care is taken
the danger IS not half so great as if it
was an epidemic of scarlatina or diph-
liberia. Vaccination has robbed small
pox its terrors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

In Cincinnati daily we notice that
Mr.. Tim Gleason, ex-member of the
Council from the Fourth. Ward of that
city, says he suffered terribly with
rheumatism all last winter and spring.
He tried all kinds Of liniment8 and
medicines without any benefit until he
used St. Jacobs Oil, the first application
of which insured full nights repose,
and its subsequent use entirely cured
him. 1t is. great remedy.-Akron
(Ohi0() Beacon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
a Skin T1nged With yellow.

That is, abnormally so, is the outward and visi-
BILE sign of lack of regularity in the perform
anee Of the bile-secreting function. and that the
hillary fluid has strayed tr,m its proper channels
impeding digestion. disordring the bowels, and
producing aggravating Internal disorder. No
time should be lost, under such circumstances. in
resorting to the standard anti-bilious remedy,
Hcstetter's Stomach Bites, the good effects of
which is in nothing mort conspicuousiy shown
than in its retormatory acton upon the great bile
secreting organ Renewed activity, when the
liyer-is sluggish a regular action of the bowels,
the disappearance of sick headaches, heartburn,
fatulence, and pain in tn region of the organ
principally disturbed, MAY be anticipated with
Just confidence by any bilioIs subject who begins
with a course of this peerhss regulator, and de-
bilitated or nervous sufferer experience the great
est benefit from its tonic ilfluence while its eff
cacy in heumatism and kidney weakness is
equally well authenticated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

One of the girls in sLeadville variety
theatre short time since had little
trouble with her lover, and hit MIN over
the head with the orass-drum stick.
Out ofrevenge he hsd her Missed the
next evening when size sang, and she
stepped to the front of the stage and
said: "Look here, culles, won't stand
this will keep my eye peeled, and
the first son of a gun that Kisses me
again gets a piece q this" and she
pulled gun almost as large as her
arm. She peeled the sforesaid eye and
vocalized again, but there was no hiss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
AsuRuRSHAN Mass Jan. II Il

AsHBURNHAM, Mass, Jan. IA, I88U.
have been very sick over two years. They all
gave me uD as past cured. I tried the most skill
full physicians, but they did not reach the worst
part. The lungs and heart would fill up every
night and distress me, and my throat was very
bas 1 told my children I never should die in
peace until had tried Hop Bitters. [ have
taken two bottles. They have helped me very
much indeed I am now well. There was lot
of sick folks here who have seen how they helped
me. and they used them and are cured, and feel
as thankful as de that there is so valuable
medicine made. Mas. JULIA G. CUSHING.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

UP to the close of business on Satur-
day, $1OO,31O, ,45O United States bonds
had been received at the treasury de-
partment for redemption under the
105th call. During the week 394 ,297
standard silver dollars were put into
circulation, against $4,000 the CORE
spending period in 1880.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
VOL XIV.

DR.. LAMB, acting assistant surgeon
who performed the autopsy upon the
body Of the late President Garfield, alb
solutely denies that the examination
was made carelessly, or that the bullet
was found accidentally.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

j. HOWARD WELLS, who is under ar
rest for Threatening the life of JAY
Gould, wrote to Gould that ''you have
no mercy; you have robbed the rich
and poor, and through your villainy
you have brought destitution upon
thousands of families. You have
robbed both great and small, and now
the Lord says you must pay for all.
He said, "by express will and COM
mand of God," he would shoot Gould
through the heart. The punishment
for this sort of threat is confinement
in the Jail or state prison. This 81.
Howard Wells" turns out to be con-
s,mmate scoundrel. who defrauded
the government out of nearly S2,OOO,-
600 two million) at the close OF the
war. He was a captain and commits
iary of subsistence, and was for a long
time in charge of the purchasing depot
at Baltimore. He got his successor, a
simple, honest old army officer, to re-
ceipt for his army stores in buk-siS
warehouses full, apparently, and then
fled to Europe. He has never been
heard of since until now, when he turns
up as an attempted blackmailer of Jay
Gould.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

New bonnets are not the only attrrac-
tions at the Washington churches. The
church of Disciples, which President
Garfield attended, has lost over half of
its attendants. while the Episcopal
house of worship in which President
Arthur kneels will have to be enlarged
TO accomodate the increase in the con-
gregation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

A MAN calling himself DR.. Lewis has
secured the notes of many farmers in
Mclean and Macoupin counties, Hi
nois, by making q contract to cure their
diseases for $50. Almost Immediately
the paper turned up in the hands Of
third parties, and it will have to be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

IT is humiliating to note the fact
that Mrs. Garfield receives through the
mails from twenty to fifty begging let
ters every day. 1t requires great
poverty Of soul as well as purse to in
duce these beggers to do such ilI-timed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

A DECREE will be submitted to the
French Chambers shortly allowing the
importation OF American meats, but it
will not be operative until the Tirard
decree, which restricted importation,
has been annuIIed, which, it is believed
will be done shortly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

DIR. SAMUEn q. ARMoR, dean of the
faculty of Brooklyn medical college,
expresses the sentiments of the general
public when he says there are many
Guiteaus in the world-'ill balanced
mental monstrosities, compounded of
badly arranged intellectual forces, fee
BILE moral faculties and enormous self
conceit. Such people are kind of
missing links between a low and ire
sponsible animal type of brain and the
supreme ideal of perfect humanity. II
such persons are pronounced irrespons-
ible for their deliberately planned pur-
poses of murder, society has no longer
any safeguards against the worst ele-
ments of It's population. Compared
with such characters insane people are
comparatively harmless, for they are
usually confined"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

SOME time ago it was reported that
IN American syndicate had acquired
guano claims in Peru to the amount of
hundreds of millions, and a strong sus-
picion exists that the politicians and
capitalists interested are using all the
influence they possess to induce the
United States government to insist on
such action on the part Of Chill toward
Peru as will protect these claims. The
suspicion may be unfounded, but it is
suggested to explain the course OF
Minister Hurlbut.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

NJ jacksonville, in the Revue Scientific
is very sanguine about the future of
electricity. He says that it will super
sede all the motive powers used by
man and surpass them in every way,
and he promises to prove in an early
article that, whatever natural force
may be employed, it is electricity alone
which can store and transport it to any
distance in practical and economical
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

THERE is an awful diplomatic mess
over an alleged remark Of one of the
United States high officials, who is re-
ported to have said that he would
rather undertake to carry glass case
full of stuffed birds up Broadway from
the Battery of Central Park at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon than to take charge
again for single day of the descendants
of Baron Stuben. The matter is to be
made the subject of official diplomatic
correspondence between Germany and
the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08

GRAND RAPIDS WIS, THURSDAY DECEMBER s. 1881
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-06
Anniversary BAN of the vVavers

Notwithstanding the very inclement
weather the anniversary bail of the Waiver
Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company at
Armory Hall last evening was perfect sue
cess. Indeed, it may be said to have been the
largest and best attended ball this season.
The Waivers were out in force, and also
were their friends, the excitement and
attractions incident to the elections
falling TO det2in them from the pleas
uTes of ball so admirably
arranged and conducted. The committee,
consisting of MessTs. n. j. Gntman, w. B.
PudeI, L. Griener, w. Mcfarland and G. f.
O'Neill, had given full attention to all the
details, with the determination to make
the ball success and worthy the
reputation of the Waivers, and well
did they succeed. The fair friends of the
gallant company, who have done such sig
nal service in many hard and dangerous
coDhagrstion, were largely represented, and
the scene presented by the ball room was
attractive to look upon.
The banquet, which was a feature of the
occasion, was truly feast, and after the
pleasing exercises Of the dance, the assem-
blaRe were in humor to enter upon its dis
cussion with a good will. After the feast
had been disposed Of the strains of fascin-
ating waltz lured the gay party again to the
ball room, and Terpsichorean pleasures
were continued until a late hour of the
night, or more properly an early hour Of the
morning.
The Waivers have good cause to be satis-
fed with their anniversary ball, as it will
long be remembered with pleasure by all
who had the good fortune to be present.