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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-06
Taken In

By the unde-sigred subscriber on or about
the 9th of November, in the town of Grand
Rapids. one hcifer, two years old next spring
has both ears and tail cut Of, and il of bluish
white color. Ihs eWncr will please prove
property, pay charges and take the Same AWAY
Grand Rapids, Dse-3, 1880.
AUGUST KNOWL. &
dec9w4
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-06
?. A. PETERSON

BLAUkSNITH, SHUING, ETC..
Ba-Will do all kinds of blacksmitbiaK ap4
repairing at his shop back Of Hsmn's store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-06

All kinds of Four and Feed. Farmers pro
duce, Fresh and Canned Fruits, ana anything
house.
My prices shall always be reasonable, and
residence here of nearly a quarter OF a
century. ought to be a favorable introduction
% purchasers. Call and see me at the Miller
Brick Store.
SETH RsEvas,
strand Rspids, Jan. 70, 1880
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

AN ingenius Frenchman has invented
. maehine which makes real lace. 1t
is said to be as great an invention in its
way as the jacquard loom. One ma
chine can do the work of several hun
dred lace-makers.
THE planetary discoveries of 1880
were eight in number, five of which
were made by Herr Palisa, Director of
the Observatory at Pola. The last was
discovered Sept. 80, and raised the total
number of known small planets to PIG.
The Psychologist Leo Baltzer has late
ly excavated from the alluvial stratum
of the Steigerthal, near Nordhausen, Ger
many, the skeleton of an antediluvian
rhinoceros in an excellent state of pres
ervation. The height Of the animal
must have been seven feet, and its bulk
nearly that of an African elephant.
EXPERIMENTS by Prof. Cohn, of Bres-
iau, with the electric light show that
letters, spots and colors are seen at a
much greater distance through the me-
dium Of electric light than by day or gas
light. The sensation of yellow was in
creased sixty fold as compared with day
light, of red six fold, and blue two fold !;
showing that the electric light would be
very useful where it is necessary to OBJ.
serve signals at a great distance.
ALMOST every day brings some new
application of electricity to the useful
arts. DR.. Siemens has designed an
electric elevator, which has been exhib.
tied at the Mannheim Industrial Exhibi.
ton, and is said to be useful invention.
The cage is carried by wire ropes, hav-
ing counter weights, so that, when
loaded, it is practically in equilibrium
The current generator at the base is
electrically connected to the dynamo
machine in the cage, and the latter
works two toothed wheels taking into a
metal rack running up the center of the
passage way of the elevator.
COTTON-PIoKING by machinery has
long been a dream of the Southern
planters. The risk of planting revolves
about the picking season. The bolls
open irregularly, but they must be
plucked when they are alta certain stage
of ripeness, or be lost in whole or part.
S. r. Cockerill, Vice President of the
Mississippi Valley Planters Association,
believes he has arrived at solution of
the problem. He says that it is fact
that the bolls will continue to ripen and
open in due time if the plant is cut up
by the roots and stacked. There is no
practical difficulty in separating the
cotton from the boil by machinery, if
the stalks can be gathered and fed at
one time. The apparatus for this
process has been invented and works
well. But everything depends on the
truth of Mr.. Cockerill's assertion that
cotton in its last stages will ripen in the
stack.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
A Hero RewardedS

LAST nights Gazette states that the
Queen has been pleased to confer the
"Albert Medal of the First Class" on
Farabani, Seedie Tindal, serving in Her
Majesty's ship Wild Swan, for the fol-
lowing services: On August 8 last, while
the Wild Swan was off the coast of Mo-
Eambique, a fugitive slave boy, named
Farejallah, having jumped overheard
from a stage alongside the ship, was i'm
nediately seized by an enormous shark,
which bit off his leg at the knee, drag
ging him under the water. When he
rose to the surface the shark again at
tackled him, tearing off his remaining
leg and part Of his thigh. On Fareiallah
beginning to rise to the surface again,
closely followed by the shark, Farabani
jumped from the netting into the water
and brought the unfortunate boy to the
surface, nor did he leave the water till
he had placed him in position of safety.
The Captain of the Wild Swan adds,
that what makes this, if possible, more
gallant deed is the fact that Farabani
saw the whole of the horrible catastrophe
from the first seizure of the boy, and
that when he JUMPED into the water not
only the attacking shark but three other;
were seen close to the ship. attracted nd
doubt by the blood.-LoRdOn Telegraph
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
LATMNEWS ITEMS.

THE opposition of Senator Conkling
to the recent nominations for various offices
in New York by President Hayes has re-
suited in pOstponement Of their cOnsidera-
tion by the Senate Committee-until after
the 4th Of March, as is intimated.
THE Ways and Means Committee
have voted TO postpone present consideration
of the Hurd Tariff resolution.
THE Select Committee of the House
on the Interoceanic Canal will report favor
ably the bill to incorporate the Interoceanic
Transit Company (the Nicaragua route).
The bill provides for a Government guar
antee Of interest for fifteen years at six per
cent. on $50, 900, 900 bonds.
THOMAS CARLYLE, the eminent Brit
ish author, died on the 9th. He was born in
Ecclefechan, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, Dec.
4, 1895.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred on
Second Street, st. Louis, on the night Of the
9th, the principal losses being the extensive
wholesale grocery house Of the Greeley
Burnham Company, o. II. Peckham g. Co.'s
candy mandatory, the Mound City Paint
S Oil Company's establishment, and S. b.
Sale g. Co.'s grocery house. The fire origin
ated in the Greeley Burnham building, and
was caused by the breaking down of plat.
form on which was stored a large quantity
of matches. The losses aggregate half-a.
million dollars, nearly covered by insurance
REV. j. Nj. PICKENs, a well-knowI
Campbellite preacher, and Greenback can
didate for Governor of Alabama at the lat,
election, was shot and killed recently a
Mountain Home in that State, by maj
named Bob Letson. Mr.Pickens interfered
but without success, to prevent Letson from
shooting William Davidson. The latter wa
badly wounded and will probably not recov
er. LetsOn was arrested.
THE north-bound express train OF
the Texas Central Railaoad was badl,
wrecked nine miles north of Hampstead, oil
the evening of the 9th. The engine fel
through Cedar Creek bridge, throwing tn,
express, two baggage and two passenge
coaches down a fifteen-foot embankment
bottom upwards. The sleeper kept tn
track. The Strakosch & Hess English Oper
Troupe were among the passengers. Eight
cen PetSons were injuredt several seriously
but probably not fatally.
MATTHIAS SALMON, a bad character
was lynched at Granville, New, on thS5th
He was under arrest for killing man.
The Senate, on the 9th, passed tn
bill for the erection Of public building a
Quincy, ILL.,, and also the bill to establish al
additional land district in Kansas. Tn
House passed the joint resolution for count
ING the Electoral 5otc. The Apportionmen
bill was again taken up and stSefaEspeeche
mad thereon.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
PITH AND POINT.

THE Tennessee Legislature has chos-
en- woman as engrossing clerk. The
susceptible bald-headed members swear
she is the most expressing clerk they
ever had.-LoaceU Citizen.
EMBROIDERING Remember me" on
pair of presention suspenders will not
hit the mark. Omitting to properly
fasten the suspender buttons will keep
your memory green IN the mind of your
husband. d.-NelO HaUen Register.
THERE is man in our town,
And lie is wondrous WISE
Whenever he has goods to sell
He straight doth ADVERTISE
And when he finds his goods all gone,
With all his might and main
He hurlies in another lot
To advertise again.
-Wdshington Republican.
THERE is an Oil City boy who was
sent out collecting yesterday, and when
he returned in the evening and handed
in his bills unpaid, he said: "The peo-
pie around this town like me frst-rate.
They were so anxious to see me often
that every man | went to told me to call
again. PhitadelphiG Bulletin.
IT is not to be supposed that it is be-
cause of lack of offers that so many
Massachusetts women remain unmar.
ried. Oh, no; the reason is that they
have been unable to find man who
can sit in an easy-chair five minutes
without raising the mischief with the
tidy. Now, young man, you know why
leap year has passed you by.-BOst0n
Transcript.
IT was bitter cold day when the
travelling combination which l have the
honor to feed gathered its solitary
valise and stepped ashore at Hartford
The Dutch found this beautiful little
city here nearly 250 years ago, and the
first thing they did was to establish
Colts armory and 60 into the insurance
business. You can get insured here in
any way and for anything you wish
mutual, endowment, tontine, accident
intentional, nomadic, differentia,
protoplasmic, Baptist, old schoo
Presbyterian, Congregational, Boil
Ingersoll, renaissance, Gothic, Byzan
tine, greenback, composite, Corinthian
Scotch, cheviot, gossamer, seamless
new Wheeler & Wilson, barbed wire
4 liver-pad and hard finish. 1t is .th,
central and distributing point for the
entire insurance business of America
No insurance company is genuine unless
Hartford" is blown upon the BOTTLE
| R,lryletfe
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
Cholera Predicted.

A RECENT Cincinnati telegram says: IAN
interview is published with DIR. Blackburn, Of
Kentucky, who is one of the most experienced
cholera physicians I'm the country. lie says
the country is pretty sure to suffer from chol-
era the coming season. He says it is now in
Chicago, under the name N 'cholerine. His
theory is that it never failed that a cholera
epidemic followed upon the heels of an intiu-
enza epidemic. We have just had that. Men
and horses have suffered from il. The inf l.
enza epidemics are due to the too great pro-
portion of ozone in the atmosphere, and the
deficiency of it is the condition for cholera.
Nature is constantly running 10 extremes,
and the excess of ozone is followed by def
cheney. Il certainly have continued the
doctor-Governor, been Cexpeoting cholera TO
make its appearance In this section, and now
that it has appeared in Chicago il is more
thar likely that we shall have it. But said
he, there Is en- infalible preventive for chol.
era "
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. S1.-In the Senate, Mr.. Dawes deliv-
cred a set speech on the Ponca Indian ques-
tion, in which he criticised with some severity
the coarse pursued by Secretary Schurz in re-
gard % those LSdians, senator Logan defend
cd Secretary SG9urz and his entire admins
tration of the lntenor Department. In the
House, Mr. Springer d., I'D introduced, by
request, bill similar to that introduced some
DAYS ago by Mr. kirkwood tR., Iowa., relative
to the Postal Telegraph Company;
also a bill 20 provide for the ap-
praisement of telegraph lines, property
and effects of companies acting under
provisions of the act OF July q, 1866, and to
procure information concerning the postal
tclegraphs of other countries. by the provi-
sious of this act OF 1866, the telegraph com
panies are required TO accept from the
United States the amount of appraised value
OF their property, and all three of the com
panies now prominently before the public have
each filed its acceptance of this provision Of
law, and obligated itself 20 accept the
amount of its appraised value when the
rAme Is rendered by the United States.
The bill was refencd to the Postal C3mmiitRe.
Mt Frost d., MOI Introduced a bill TO ~
serve the public lands tor the people and dis
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
Our Young Folks.
JOHNNY'S S ANS WEIR.

JOHNNY standing four feet two,
In his suit of navy blue,
Aged ten years 10 a day,
Full of business and OF play;
Patronizingly looks down
On the little downy crown,
And the little upturned face,
or the cooling baby, Grace.
"What's baby good for, now?"
Johnny questions, with brow
Puckered up into frown,
As he stands thus looking down.
I" can do heap, you know,
Fly kite and shovel snow;
Spaded up the garden bed
just this spring, as well as Ned;
"Mother said SO; but that's not
Half, nor quarter-there's a lot,
Oh, lot more L can do;
Baseball, hockey, cricket, too.
"But this little baby now,
What's she good for, anyhow,
'Cept to spoil fellows play,
And to get in folkses way9
snakes Il lot of trouble, too;
Such heap of things to dol
don't see why folks can't be
Born grown up as big rs mel"
Just here, baby gurgled out
Such jolly little shout!
Then began TO babble fast,
MA, ma, ma, ms" and at last,
Yes, as sure now us the world,
Soft the baby lips uncurled,
And commenced to stammer out,
"Don-ny, Don-nyp Such a shout
As our Johnny gave at this!
Then great big smackng kiss
Fell on baby's cheeks OF pink
Another, mother. only Think"
Mother heard him loud eXclaim,
"SomehOw, baby's learned my Manner
Mother, laughingly, looked on
For awhile, as Master John
Kissed the baby in delight,
While he held her close and tight.
Then she mischievousy said,
CHANGING at the downy head:
"'But this little baby now.
What's she good for, anyhow"
Johnny turned as red as tlre,
Then tossed baby up the higher.
While the baby laughed and crowe1,
Johnny, though his bushes glowed,
Answered, bold as brass, just this:
why, she's good to love and kiss"
-NOrdh PerfU In 81. NiChOld
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

THEWays and Means Committee will
report bill in favor OF abolshng the tax on
matches, bank deposits, including savings
banks, bank checks, patent medicines, per-
fumery, etc. Th3 Committee refused to
adopt the recommendation Of the sub-com-
mitteeto abolish taxes ON bank capital.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

THE President, on the I'd, transmitted
toConsress the report Of the Ponca Commits
sion, accompanied byamessage recommend
ing-1. The education of young Indians;
>. The allotment to the Indians of lands in
severalty; 3. Fair compensation for all lands
not required for individual allotment; 4. In
vesting them ultimately with the rights of
citizenship,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

A DELEGATION of leading Indiana Re-
publicans have been on visit TO Mentor to
present to the President elect the claims of
their State to a seat in the Cabinet. 1t is
said that Mr.. New was the first choice of a
majority of the committee for Cabinet po-
sitiop, butno individual name was presented
to Mr.. Garfield.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
Terrible Fate Of n Father and Six Children.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February2. 2.
THE COurteI-JOundJ has the following spe-
cial from Spring Lick, Ky: Wiley Embrey,
an old and respected farmer in Butler County,
and six of his children were burned TO death
on Friday night, the wife and eldest daughter
escaping without injury. The particulars of
the burning are as follows: On the night re-
ferred to Embrey and his family retired be-
tween seven and eight O'Clock, and at ten
o'clock the wife and husband were awakened
by the roaring Of a fire. which they discovered
was upstairs, and in room where six of theil
children were sleeping.
Embrey rushed to the stair-door, opened it
and started upstairs, when he was met 10y
the flames issuing from above and fel
prostrate on the floor. His wife and theil
Oldest daughter, who were sleeping in the
same room, realizing the peril of their owl
lives, rushed out of doors, leaving behinC
them the old man and six children to perish
in the house, the roof of which was then fall
ing in. The old lady and her daughter begar
screaming at the top OF their voices, which
soon attracted several of their neighbors Il
the horrifying scene of disaster, but they ar
rived too late to render any assistance what
ever.
Language is wholly inadequate to describ
the walls and means of the grief-strickel
mother and daughter who stood by gazing OF
all that was dear to them on earth perishing i
the angry flames The fire was not extin
guished until everything was consumed
Among the debris particles of the bodies o
the father and children were found, but not il
sufficient quantities TO be identified.
Wiley Embrey was farmer, and, by dint o
bard work and the strictest economy, manages
TO save ND enough to live easy and comforta
BILE for the remainder of his life. The Who'll
country is nearly paralyzed over the horrbl
death of Mr.. Embrey and his six children.
1t is not believed that Mas. Embrey and he
daughter will survive the Shock.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
The Next Senate.

FOLLOWING is list Of members Of the Sem
ate of the Forty-seyenth Congress. Those
names marked with an asterisk are new mem
bers while those markell ~ have been re.
elected. Republicans 60 in Roman letters.
Democrats 60 in italics, and Independent e.
in SMALL CAPITALS. The dates given indicate
the years in which the terms Of Office expire;
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

A PAssENGER-CAR on the Fergus Falls
Division Of the st. Paul, Minnesota e. Mani
toba Railroad, on the I'd, near Elk River,
was thrown from the track aud rolled down
an ombankment sixty feet high. Many Of
the passengers were badly injured, one or
more it was thought fatally.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

Hon. E. b. WAsHBURNE, of Illinois,
on the Sd presented to the State Of Missouri
a portrait, painted by Stuart, Of Edward
Hampstead, Missoltri's first Representative
in Congress. The presentation ceremonies
took place at jefferson City, and were par
ticipated in by both Houses of the Legisla-
ture, the Governor and other State officials
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

NINETY million dollars is now, the ,i,s
official estimate of the cost OF. the ,lalea..i
endeavor to extend British sway id :.
Afghanstan, including therein the cod si.l u
of the frontier railways, underHskeHlSF
solely as war necessities To this musFlao
be added the item of the lives lost. snsbhni
the suffering incurred among the Tqopa, p
and among their families at nome A9d,,-,..,
after all, this estimate includes only dMe !.
side 1t forgets the lives and treatufe -! :.
lost by the Afghans in deiendingfhsIfxa
homes. % % beuod
aslaiE
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

AFTER q continuous session of forty
one hours of the British House OF Commons,
during which the Home Rulers used every
parliamentary device TO defeat the motion,
the Speaker ordered the debate closed and
the Government obtained leave to bring in a
bill for the protection of life and property in
Ireland, The Home Rule members then left
the House in body.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

THE President has nominated another
antisConlding man, John w. Jacobus, to be
United States Marshal for the Southern Dis
trict Of New Yofk. The present Marshal,
Tayne, an adherent Of the senior New York
SENATOR was candidate for reappointment
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

The Pennsylvania Legislature took its
fourteenth Intellectual ballot for United States
Senator on the 1st, the vote beng-Wallace,
as; Oliver, IS; Grow, SO; scattering, 10.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

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ihE oap'ure Vi "ooN- icpe ny "e'iei", IAo
pelcn' ai'or a'"o NeeAs sacse 'hu. was lu'i VI
'oenoou'''crs uio irui,'onS ~, 'nousn N"i-
i"u' enor's vi 'he oe'e"sue'eu iu,co',i"ns "
orusn .ne hussi.h ioices' sNe' ,ne la''er
n,ul II, loo'hoiu III oou'neri IuiNes'"h a. anu
pi''os ',o ivy ~ vi "otn ~ 'noi' Diei'9' rug.
"e NV "u' ~VV n''icS u's'"ii' i'o,i 'n''' poiie'
anu' ai'uouSu 'lc sehso" Is u"i"'oiooio ioi
an "u' "ncc upon n' .here Is no ques'ioi .no'
.no u"su'nS eAopc'eii VIII u,aAe 'he essay II ~
Pai' VI 'he husSiau poi'Vy '" uoouP9 -,
ii'neIVo tne "oVeriilicu' nav" uso''iiiou
al intention Vi uolns more 'ua,i W
puniSn 'ne iu,coniuhs loi 'neir ploua.ory
' inouisioiis' anu n"No ni'inla'eu 'na' me-
oaiIpaisn "ouiu oiose WIN 'ne cap
Vi oeoA-iepe' lhc hussialis, homcNe!' nav
ue.er ye' cohquereo any Vi 'ne e'rIpes III ur-
Aes'a'l "i.nou' auieAihs son'e oi .neir 'elri'o-
", anu 'ney proposc " noiu lurNes'aii VI
any par' Vi II ,htre IS no stronger or mort
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

SECRETARY ScHURz, in response to a
request from the senate, on the I'd transmit
ted TO that body large mass of official cor
respondenee Interference to the Ute troubles
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
THE public debt statement issued

THE public debt statement issued
Feb. | shows decrease Of the debt during
January of 1882, ,167; cash in the Treas
my, $221 ,674 ,535; gold certificates, S6, 54l,-
4SQ, silver certificates, $46,SOO, 800; certifi-
Gates Of deposit outstanding, $S,GS0, 900;
refunding certificates, 1867, $50; legal ten
ders outstanding, S3I6,GSl,Ol6; fractional
currency, $l5,52O, ,43312; less amount esti-
mated as lost or destroyed, act of June q,
1879 (SS,375,974), $7,1A, ,499. u,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

MICHAEL DAvITT was arrested for
not reporting himself to the police in accord
ance with the conditions OF his ticket Of
leave. The detectives, on arrestng Davitt,
drove to Kingstown, where the prisoner was
placed OIL board the mail steamer for London.
Upon his arrival there he was taken before a
police magistrate and then transferred to
Millbank Prison and re-invested with the
garb of convict. The proceedings before
the magistrate were private, but it is oftici-
ally announced that Davitt WAS ordered to
finish the remainder of his sentence of penal
servitude.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12

MISSISSIPPI.
1889. l.. Q. &. Lamar,
1887. u. n. George.
b MISSOURI.
1856. George q. Vest.
1887. VI. NJ. COcIfreH.
NEBRASKA.
1893. Alvin Saunders.
1887. &c. IL. Van WyOk.
NEVADA.
1879. John p. Jones.
1887. pa q. Edr.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1888. Il. II. Rollins.
IlSSl. Henry w. Blair.
i NEW JERSEY.
lleS). J. n. McPhe3sOn.
1881. *W. j. Sewell.
NEW YORK.
1855. Roscoe Uonkling.
1857. = Thomas Platt.
NORTH CAROLINA.
1883. Matt. W. Ransom.
1885. ZebidOn b. Vance.
OHIO.
1895. Geo. II. PcndletOn.
1887. > John Sherman.
OREGON.
1888. Lafayette GrOper.
1875. james Fl. Slater.
PENNSYLVANIA.
1885. Jas. ID. Cameron.
1887. "a Republican,
RHODE ISLAND.
1883. ii. b. Anthony.
1887. "a. Il. Burnside.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
1888. N. @. Butler.
1885. Wade Hampton.
TENNESSEE.
1888. Ishdm @. Harris.
1887. al. r.. Jackson.
TEXAS.
1888. Vm. Coke.
1887. rs. B. MdreU.
VERMONT.
1885. Justin S. Morrill,.
1887. &c. +. Edmunds.
VIRGINIA.
1888. John ". Johnson.
1887. +WM. MALONE.
WEST VIRGINIA.
1883. Henri e.. DlUiS.
1857. ~. ". Camden.
WISCONSIN.
1885. NJ. ii. Carpenter.
1887. +Philetus Sawyer.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
TILE NEWS IN BRIEF.

THE New York Assembly has passed
bill prohibiting consolidation of telegraph
cOmpaMies. ~ - Z - - -----