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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

In railroad car the seats were all
full except one; which was occupied by
a pleasant-looking Irishman, and at
one of the stations couple of evident
ly well-bred and intelligent young ladies
came in to procure seats. Seeing none
vacant they were about to go into the
next car, when Patrick arose hastily
and offered them his seat with evident
pleasure. But you will have no seat
for yourself" responded one of the la
dies, with smile, hesitating, with true
politeness to accept it. Never mind
thatp said the gallant Hibernian; "rd
ride upon cowcatcher to New York
for smile from such jintlemanly IA
diesw And he retired hastily int the
next car amid the cheers of his fellow
passengers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22
ARTHUR SUMMONED.

LONG BRANCH, Sept. 2O-12:25 a. M.
Attorney General McVeagh has just
sent the following to Vice President
Arthur:
1t becomes our painful duty to in
form you of the death of the president,
and to advise you to take the oath of
office as president of the United States,
without delay, if It concurs with your
judgment. viii be very glad if you will
come here on the earliest train to-mor-
row morning.
Signed VIM. WINDOW,
Sec. of Treasury,
w. HI HUNT,
Sec. of Navy,
WAYNE MACVEAGH,
Attorney General,
S. J. KIRKWOoD,
Sec. of Interior
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22
NEWS NOTES.

The treasury commission, consisting
Of Hon. Alexander Ramsey, Hon.
Thomas L. Young and S. 0. Houghton,
appointed to investigate the charges
made by Hon. H. F. Page against H.
L. Dodge, superintendent of the United
States mint at San Francisco, has sub
mitted report to the secretary of the
treasury which fully exonerates Mr..
Dodge from all the charges preferred
against him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

As the smoke clears away from the
burned district of Michigan, the desola-
ton caused by the ire appears to be
more complete. Besides forests and
farms, about thirty villages and ham
lets have been more or less thoroughly
burned out, and the loss of life and
property is immense. Calls for relief
for the sufferers have been issued and
deserve immediate response from all
sections. There has seldom been more
need of charity for the mitigation Of
distress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22
NO. 80.
ARRIVAL OF THE CABINET.

ELBERoN, n. j., Sept. 19-11:15 P. NJ.
The cabinet has just arrived and
gone in body to Franklyn cottage. All
Attorney General MacVeagh has tele-
graphed them of the presidents death.
Great excitement prevails here, and
particulars cannot be obtained.
The guard around the cottage has
been doubled and no one allowed to
approach it. The government has
taken possession of the only telegraph
wire which is connected at Elberon. 1t
will be almost impossible to get further
details tonight, as We are shut off from
all communication with the cottage and
It's inmates
BLAINE TOO LATE.
Boston, Sept. 19-11:10 P. M.-Sec-
retary Blaine and wife, and Secretary
Lincoln and wife arrived in this city,
and left at IL o'clock for Long Branch.
ELBERoN, Sept. 19-11 :20.-Attorney
General MacVeagh has just come to
the Elberon hotel from Franklin Cot
tage, and made the following statement:
| sent my dispatch to Mr. Lowell at 10
o'clock ?. NJ. Shortly before that, DR..
Bliss had seen the president, and found
his pulse at LOG beats per minute, and
all the conditions were then promising
a quiet night. The doctor asked the
president if he was feeling uncomfort-
able in any way, and the president an
swered, "Not at all, )" and shortly after
wards fell asleep.
DR.. Bliss returned to his room across
the hall from that occupied by the
president. Coils. Swain and Rockwell
remained with the president about Is
minutes. After ten o'clock the presi-
dent awakened, and remarked to Col.
Swain he was suffering great pain, and
placed his hand over his heart. DIR.
Bliss was summoned, and when he en-
tered the room he found the president
substantially without pulse and the ac-
ton of the heart was almost indistin-
guishable. He said at once the president
was dying and directed Mrs. Garfield to
be called, also the doctors. He re-
mained in dying condition until 1885,
when he was pronounced dead. He
died of some trouble of the heart,
supposed to be neuralgia, but that of
course, is uncertain. Inotifed General
Arthur and sent a dispatch to Blaine
and Lincoln, who are en- route from
Boston to New York. The cabinet
now, at 11:30 p. NJ, are in consultation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

the robber escaped to the woods. He had
belt around his waist, and gray veil
over his face. Two accomplices were
seen by lady passenger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

"Ma," said little four-year-old, 'I
saw something run across the kitchen
floor this morning without any legs.
What do you think it was.S The
mother guessed various legless worms
and things, and then gave it up, when
the little fellow said, "Why, ma, it was
water"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

JESSE. /. WARTMANN, deputy collec-
tor of customs at Cincinnati, has been
suspended from office on account of an
alleged deficit in the government funds
in his control of from $8, 800 to $4,000
1t seems that in November, 1879, on
the occasion of the parade in honor of
Gen. Grant, the deputy collectors safe
was robbed of an amount variOusly
stated at from 500 to IS 900, and that
owing to a rather loose way of keeping
his cash Mr.. Wartmann does not know
exactly how much was stolen. His
affairs were investigated by treasury
expert, and the suspension followed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

THERE are at the present time nearly
four hundred female physicians in ac-
tive practice in twenty-six States, the
majority of them being residents of
New York, Massachusetts, and Penn
sylvania. These figures show mar
velous growth. Persons not very far
advanced in years can remember when
there were no women claiming to prac-
tiee medicine who were worthy of pub
lie confidence. The change that has
already taken place is probably only
the beginning of new era. In few
years the number of women who are
creditable doctors will be so great that
their sex will cease to be mat er of
comment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

The Sunday Argus, LOUISVILLE (Ky.)
observes: A Woodbury. (N.-J. paper
mentions the cure of the wife of Mr..
Jos. II. Mills, of that place, by ST. Ja-
cobs Oil. She had rheumatism.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

A brakeman on drunk at Chicago
fell into sewer, and at once yelled:
''St. Louis-change cars"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22
President Garfield Dead.

ELBERoN, N. j., Sept. 1911 p. M
The president died at 1925 o'clock.
From what can be ascertained, his
deach was from exhaustion. Mr.. War
ren Young, assistant to Private Secre-
tary Brown, brought the news from the
cottage at ten minutes before eleven
o'clock.
The first indication that anything Sc
rious had occurred was the appearance
of a messenger at the Elberon hotel,
who obtained a carriage and drove rap
idly off. 1t was supposed he had gone
to summon the members of the cabi-
net, who left here about $50 o'clock to-
night.
Attorney General McVeagh notified
Vice President Arthur of the presi-
dents death.
AT THE DEATH BED.
New YORK, Sept, ia telegram
extra says: At the presidents bedside,
holding his poor emaciated hand in her
own, and watching with anguish unut-
terable the fast vanishing shreds of life,
sat the faithful, devoted wife, during
the closing hours of the presidents
career. Around him were other
weeping friends and physicians,
lamenting their powerlessness in the
presence of the dark angel Of death.
Toward the, last, the mind the sufferer
wandered. He was once more back
In Mentor, amid those scenes where the
happiest hours Of his life were spent.
He sat in the dear old home again
with loved ones around him-the aged
mother so proud of her boy;
the faithful wife, beloved chill
dren. 1t was a blissful dream that
robbed death of its terrors. and rem
dered the dying man for moment un-
conscious of the cruel rending of his
once vigorous frame, that was constant
ly going on. The moan of the
restless ocean mingled with the
sobs of the loved ones, as the
lamp of life f1ickered and went out for
ever. Nearly every one around the
president clung to hope to the last, and
refused to believe the approach of
death till the shadow deepened, and
the destroyer's presence could no
longer be unfelt.
Flags were hung at half-mast from
every house on Ocean avenue, and the
gaiety of this favorite watering place
is followed by the deepest gloom.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23
A CURIOUS story is told concerning

A CURIOUS story is told concerning
two tramps who were taken in and setto work
by Ben Davis on his plantation on Fifteen
mile Bayou, on the ST. Francis River, forty
miles below Madison, Ark. TheYomen OF
the house became strangely enamored Of the
two tranlps, the result being that Mrs. Ben
Davis and her daughter-i law, wife of her
husbands son, one day left their home in
company with their new friends
and took passage down the river
on flat boat. Young Davis pursued the
romantic elopers, and overtaking them near
Grants Landing, shot one of the men as he
stood on the deck of the hehat-boat. The body
was subsequently found, and in the dead
mans pocket was apardon from Gov. Gull
lom, of Illinois, to a man named Clark,
which is supposed to sufficiently establish his
identity. The other rogue and the two women
had meanwhile deserted the boat and fled
across the country, pursued by the relentless
husbapd.
@. w. FURLoNG, one of crew of riv-
er pirates, has been arrested for completely
in the wrecking and pilaglng Of the steamer
City of Vicksburg.
j. l.. RAMSAY, Of Ramsay & Son,
commission merchants, Chicago, suicided
with a revolver on the 14th. Unsuccessful
speculation is said to have been the reason.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23
A Woman Who Could Swim.

From a young man who came up on
the Jordan from trip to Florida yes
terday, we learned of most miraculous
escape from drowning of nine persons.
A gentleman named DIR. Cushman, of
Brazil, accompanied by his family, had
been on visit to his grandmother, Mrs.
Reyes, of lola, Fla, and were on their
return home. 1t was necessary that
they should cross the Dead Lakes in a
small boat in order to reach the steam
er, and when near the center the boat
struck a stump and sunk. The entire
party, consisting of the Doctor, his wife,
his wife's sister, five children and a
nurse, were all thrown out in the water.
Upon rising to the top, the Doctor took
two of the children on his back, and his
wife, who was a good swimmer, did the
same. They carried them to the near
est stump and left them, and returning
for the others took them in the same man.
ner, thereby placing the entire party in
places of safety. There they remained
until they could secure assistance from
the shore, which soon came, and they
were all safely landed This may APP
pear like an exaggerated story to some,
but the young gentleman who informed
us is perfectly reliable, and says he saw
the party with his own eyes. The Doc
tors wife is certainly woman of rare
nerve and forethought, and her behavior
on this occasion was most courageous,
columbus (Ga.) Times.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

PRESIDENT GARFIELD has received
letter from Chicago Socialist who consid-
ers him as much a "despot as the Car Of
Russia, " and hints at dynamite and nitro
glycerine.
JoRGENSEN denies having indorsed
the movement for straight Republican
ticket in Virginia and the proposed removal
from Office Of Readjusters. His visit to the
White House was simply to introduce the
delegation to the President.
HENRY SwEARINGER, q resident
Of Dayton, CAL, shot his mother
in-law, Mrs. David Boucher, killing her.
He next shot his wife in the arm, and then
seizing her and placing pistol to her breast,
fired it with fatal effect He then sent bull
let through his own brain. Mrs. Boucher
was the widow of the late State Senator for
Butte County.
A TRAIN on the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway bound for Chicago was thrown
off the track sixteen miles south of Milwau-
kee, on the 18th. There were no less than
seventeen passengers slightly injured, al
though not one was seriously hurt
NEAR Laurinburg, NC. the other day,
Sim. Deberry, enraged by some words from
Miss Ann Murphy, young woman upon
whom he had called, went out to the wood
pile for an AK, returned in theatrical man.
ner, and knocked her senseless and bleeding
by blow on the head, throwing the weapon
at her as he made his escape. The wound is
thought fatal.
FIVE bodies from the wrecked steam
er j. c. Huntington have been picked up by
the crew of a life station, near Chatham,
Mass. One was identified as r. II. Ames.
DISPATCHES to Constantinople repre-
sent the ravages of the plague at Bagdad as
terrible, proving fatal in ten hours. Nedjed
and Djuhara were burned on the Sth.
In New York City, recently, the cloth
ing OF Agnes Paine, five months old, took
fire and she was severely burned. Her
mother was also badly burned trying to put
out the fire, and the grandmother, who
came to their assistance, was so shocked that
she fell down and her neck was broken.
The mother and child were taken t0fhe hos
pital, where both died within few days.
AT Butler, Ca, recently, a negro con.
victed Of burglary and larceny and sentenced
to the Penitentiary for ten years, punched
out both his eyes.
AT Little Rock, Ark, on the 10th, the
body of man supposed to be VIM. Scott, Of
Illinois, was found floating in the river.
Murder is suspected, and the remains await
! Identification,
Col. HENRY W. FARRAR, who was or
Gen. Sedgwick's staff during the war, ant
for ten years pre'ious was managing editor
Of the Chicsgo Ersning Journal, was founC
] dead in bed in Chicago on the 18th.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has written
letter, addressed to John A. Martin, of
kansas, which is attracting some atten-
tion. In it he expresses the opinion that
both the Democratic and Republican parties
are controlled by the monopolists, and that
neither can assert its will or policy, or that
OF its constituents. He believes the disinte-
grafton OF existing parties and a general re-
organization Of political elements is the only
solution Of pending political difficulties.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY BLISS, of St.
Louis, has had conference with the United
States Attorney General in regard to the
prosecution of the parties connected with the
extensive Missouri land frauds recently dis
covered. The Attorney-General decided
that the proper course is to prosecute ac-
cused persons before the United States
Court, and not before State Courts. Mr..
Bliss will accordingly prosecute the accused
vigorously,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

p. PosTMAsTER-G GENERAL JAMES has ap-
pointed commission to make thorough
examination into the alleged steamboat mail
service irregularities on the several routes
centering at Memphis. The commission
will also look into the management Of the
Post office in that city.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

Hon. HIRAM PRICE, of Iowa, recently
nominated for Indian Commissioner, has as
.sumed control of the Office as far as he can
under the circumstances until he is con-
firmed. He can not sign official papers, but
his authority will be recognized in the Inte-
rior Department, and therefore his Indian
policy will be at once put in force. He will
undoubtedly be one of the first confirmed
when the Senate deadlock Is broken.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

JAY GOULD has purchased of Col.
Thomas A. Scott the controlling interest in
geTexas & Pacific Railroad and succeeds
thelatter as President Of the company. Mr.
II. M. Hoxie has been chosen superintends
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.

THE British authorities have made ar
rangements to seize as a reasonable pubi-
cation copies of the New York Irish World
destined for Queenstown.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

THE Pennsylvania House of Repre-
sentatives refused to pass resolution in
dorsing President Garfeld's Administration
and instructing the Senators from that State
to vote to confirm his appointments.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

t JAMES O'BRIEN, alias Robert Lind
say, who testified falsely, as afterward con-
fessed, in the Morey letter case, that he knew
II. l.. Morey, etc., has been sentenced by
Judge Cowing, of the New York Court of
General Sessions, to Imprisonment in Sing
Sing Prison for eight years.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

SOPHIE PIEoFFsKY, RousSakoff,
Kfbaltschitisch, Jeliaboff, and Michaeloff,
the Russian Nihilists condemned for connec-
tion with the recent assassination, were
hanged at st. Petersburg on the 10Th, in the
presence Of an immense assemblage.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

MAYoR-ELECT MEANS, of Cincinnati,
who was elected on temperance ard gen.
eral reform platform, has given out that he
will begin the work of reforming the city by
closing the saloons on Sundays between the
hours of IL a. m. and p. m.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

THE Denver Republican is informed
that the Denver & Rio Grande Railway Com
pany intend importing 0,0OO French labor
ers and corps Of French engineers to work
on the extensions of the AIRLINE in Mexico
and IItah.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

The anti-Jewish petition presented to
Bismarck the other day is in 26 volumes.
The 225, 900 names include those Of noble-
men, generals and officials.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

THE new railroad route to California
by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road has served notice that it will not re-
ceive freight for the Pacific Coast. This is
regarded as amove on the part of Jay Gould
to retain the business for the Central Pacific
Dood
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

DAVENPORT and Rock Island suffered
great loss from the rise in the Mississippi on
the 14th, caused by the ice gorge. All
along the river fronts and the adjacent
low lands the water was from one to five feet
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

The recklessness with which some
persons, when sick, swallow anything
that anyone sees fit to recommend as
likely to benefit them, has been illus
trated afresh by three grown Yankees of
the farming persuasion, resident in
South Hadley, in the State of Massachu-
sets. They were sick; neighboring
ruralist brought them some stuff in a
bottle, which he said he had found un-
der fence, and had used with crafty
ing results; they dosed themselves with
it on this recommendation; the stuff
turned out to be horse liniInent; one OF
the men is in a very bad way, and all
three have sued the neighbor,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23
PITH AND POINT.

Mature unadorned-A leaAess tree.
Philadelphia Chronicle. raI
1t will soon be case of shear neces-
sity with the sheep,-Detroit Free Press.
-McStiven says the crowned heads of
Europe are all trembling in their boots.
IN. o. Picayurae. a.
Why continually peak of the prin-
ter's craftP AS ruiz typos are as hon
est as any tradesmen in the world.-N
Y. NeoCS. -Eer
Even the broker will get broke
Yonkers Gazette. But the plumber is
always plumb. Cambridge Tribune. r
"A man should always be polite to
the minister who married him. Any
other treatment might be misconstrued.
-PhilddelphiG NeDS.
There are 100000 commercial trav-
elers in this country. Among such an
array of drummers there must needs be
many sticks.-BoSton Transcript.
If we ever start o newspaper we
shall call it "The Blood" 1t would
have circulation all over the world
! Whitehall Times. Yes, and be univer-
sally red.- YaaccOb Strauss.
=" Acquires the confection, !" is the
Boston girls translation of "Takes the
cake" Similarly, "The proper caper"
becomes "The correct contortion. ~
Boston Times. tl
-.s Yes, sir, - said Mr.. Gallagher, /" it
was funny enough. to make donkey
laugh. / laughed till l cried, Z" and then
as he saw a smile 90 round the room, he
grew red in the face, and went away,
mad. .-BoSt0n Post.
An ethereal maiden called Maud
Was suspected of being a fraud;
Scarce crumb was she able
| To eat at the table.
But out in the pantry-Ohi Lawd
Augusta Chronicle.
There has been great deal of bad
feeling between two Galveston families,
hence there was much surprise when
they intermarried. A friend, in speak
ing to the father of the bride, asked if
the families had made friends. "Not a
bit of it. / hate every bone in my SON.
in-law's body" "Why did you let him
marry your daughter, thenP" "To get
even with him. guess you don't know
that girls mother as well as do. -
GdlUeStOn NelUS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

During the past forty years the
Rhode Island Legislature has framed
thirty-eight different dog laws.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

A WASHINGTON dispatch says: A
movement to unite the Republicans, Green
hackers and Independents of Mississippi in
opposition to the Democrats in the approach
ing State election has been organized. Ex-
Congressman Mckee has been appointed to
organize the Fusion Committee and he will
be its Chairman. Ex-Governor Alcorn will
be the candidate Of the FusiOnists for Gov
ernor, and they count upon getting many
Democratic votes. The President sustains
the movement and will give it his counte-
nance and support. Similar movements
are being organized in North Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas,
and it is expected to make it general in the
South.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

The Denver Tribuns assures ats
readers that the grounds frozen SO deep
that the roots of the tea plants in China
have been affected,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

SECRETARY WINDOWS plan of ex-
tending the matured 6-per-cent. bonds at
31-2 percent interest is said to receive the
almost unanimous concurrence Of the banks
and other holders Of the bonds. Any holder
of these securities can have them continued
at the pleasure Of the Government, at the
rate of 8 l-2 percent. interest, by forward
ing them to the Treasury Department to be
stamped, sem-annual interest payments to
be made by check to the holders address.
The Government will pay no expense Of
transportation on bonds received, but will
return such securities by prepaid registered
mai. 1t is believed the same course will be
pursued with the maturing 5-per-cent.
bonds.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-23

Whitaker is going to lecture,