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

inburgh, and also the Scotch nobility
have agreed to petition the queen to
stop the change. The people through
| out Scotland are intensely excited over
the proposed change.
Salvini, the famous Italian tragedian
who begins an engagement at McNick-
ers Theater, Chicago, H., evening, is
/ 81 years old, having been born at Milan
on New Years Day, 1880.
| King Kalakaua was the chief guest
at a ball given at the Palace Hotel
San Francisco, the other evening. His
Majesty appeared in an ordinary black
dress suit, and opened the ball by dane
ing aquadrille.
Miss Doble, young girl of 26, who
has contributed sketches of New Zea-
land scenery to the London Graphite,
was lately murdered by native while
on solitary sketching excursion. The
murderer confessed his crime.
The Albany Erening Journal thinks
Clarence 4. Seward. of New York city,
a nephew of the late William III. Sew
ard, will be nominated Justice of the
United States supreme court on the re-
tirement of Justice Ward Hunt.
NJ. Menier, of France and Nicarau-
qua, the greatest merchant and manu-
facturer of chocolate in the world,
who represented the department of the
Seine and Marine in the French cham
Der of deputies, died on the 18th inst
Archbishop Laing, of Santa Fe, n
NJ, is a fortunate ecclesiastic. He
owns a gold mine, recently discovered,
which is mentioned as giving 81 900 in
gold from two bucketfuls of ore. A
nugget was found in it worth $4,000.
Ex-Governor Seymour is spending his
time this severe weather at the resi-
dence of his sister, Mrs. Roscoe Conk-
ling, in Utica, n. Y. He is convalescing
terviewed on any subject until he
fully RECEIVERS his health.
The friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Tread
well Weston, of Peterboro, n. H, on
Tuesday celebrated her 1O3d birthday.
She enjoys very good health, and is
daily about the house, converses and
tells stories of days gone by with the
greatest interest.
Mrs Prudence Larkin, of Pease Eddy,
n. Y, is drifting out Of her 10TH into
her 10Sth, as quick-eyed and as firm
stepped q she was fifty years ago. For
forty-five years she has placed a chair
and plate at the table at every meal
for her dead husband
1t is reported that Baroness Burdett-
Coutts, who recently joined her name
and fortune with that of Mr.. Ashmead
Bartlett, intends to make tour of the
United States. A cousin Of Mr.. Bart
lett, who resides in Jersey City, says
that the bridal couple will reach New
York in May, but the precise date is
not yet known
Edward Strauss, the composer and
leader of dance music, will visit this
country in June. He has made en-
gagements to lead concerts during the
summer months. He is the leader of
the court balls in Vienna, and is said to
be far more spirited leader than
Johan Strauss who was here a few years
ago.
When the war broke out General
William Newell, Of Durham, Me-, aged
go, dyed his hair and whiskers black
and enlisted. When asked if he was
not over 45, he replied that he was ~ a
leetle," and was accepted; but when
his rank and age were known he was
detailed to hospital duty. He died the
other day aged 80.
The youngest member Of the Colora-
do legislature is Charles p Bryan, a
son of Mr.. Thomas B. Bryan, formerly
of Chicago, and now Of Idaho Springs,
Col. Charles was born in Chicago, Oc-
tober 5, 1866. He was educated main
ly at Washington, but studied the
modern languages abroad. He also
studied law and was admitted to the
bar, after attending the university of
Virginia and Columbia law school in
Washington.