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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
BRADY'S NEWSPAPER VENTURES
The Large sums that He Spent-A De-
fense by His Evening PaDer


WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Brady's ev-
enlng paper prints defense of his in
vestment in Washington newspapers.
drawn out by Mr.. Merrick's reference.
es to them in his speech. The purchase
of the National Republican, the Eueaiqo
Critic, and Sunday Gnpitni is credited
to Brady's faith in newspapers as a
means to profiitably employ his wealth
and leisure. Some inquiry shows he put
IN great deal of money, but that MS
faith in newspapers have steadily de-
clined as his trial has approached its
close. He paid $20,5 for one share
more than the majority of the stock of
the National Republican. Gorham was
employed at 500 week, and Kilbourn
as business manager at 81 GOO a year.
Other salaries were proportionately li5-
eral. Every Saturday Brady gave his
check for the deficit, until at the end
of twelve months his investment in that
concern amounted to $40 900. What
he got for 1t when George Bliss and
others forced him to sell out, under a
treat to start another republican paper
to relieve President Arthur OF the odium
of having the Republican spoken of as
the organ of the administration, no one
knows exactly; hut it is very generally
believed that he gave away his stock.
The Critic has cost him first and last
$40, 900. and the Capital stands for$1O,-
600 more. Within a week he has offer
ed his interest in each of these for sale
at low figures. Besides those mention
ed by the Critic, Brady showed his faith
In ne "spapers by extending financial
favors to several others in the District,
and SO popular did he become with the
Washington press that, outside of the
Star and Sunday Herald, there will not
be found an unkind word or even a
clipping directed against the star-route
defendants in the files of the Washing
ton daily and weekly newspapers from
the beginning Of the scandal to the pres
time.
1t would be low figure to fix Brady's
investment at 100000. He will be able
to tell about the end ofnext week wheth-
er he is satisfied. To some he said:
What you pay lawyer who ad-
dresses a jury in your behalfis not con-
sidered wasted, and why should one
regret what he has spent on newspapers
which speak hundred times TO the
same men where the lawyer speaks but
once. ."-NeW York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14

A MOVEMENT is on foot In Philadel-
phia to celebrate the bi-centennial OF
the landing of Francis Daniel Pastori-
ous, who brought over the first German
that ever settled in Pennsylvania. In
1852 Pastorious, who was an intimate
friend of William Penn, founded a So
ciety at Frankfort-on-the-Main for the
purchase of land in Pennsylvania.
He came over shortly afterward. and
secured twenty-five thousand acres
where Germantown now stands. On
Oct. 6, 1858, the first German immi-
grants, thirteen families, fifty persons
in all, arrived and settled upon 500
acres of the land. Others soon follow
ed. and in short time the settlement
became a fourishing community and
Pastorious was elected Mayor. In 1879
Christopher Sauer, member of the
colony established the first German
newspaper in the United States. 1t
was called the Hochdetschcr Pe1ansyl-
pd'a'scher Geschiehtscorei6er- English
Inc Pennsylvania German Historian.
lhe hrst complete bible ia German in
the colonies was printed in German
town by Mr.. Sauer in 1743. Pastorieus
was buried in Germantown, where a
street is named in his honor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14

ial of the dismissed Dublin policeman.
says he has directed that a careful inquiry
into the recent troubles be made, and
those fouud to be deserving will be rein
stated.
The recent storm in Cuba extended over
the greater part of the island, doing the
most damage at Villa Clara and Cienfue-
COS. The American bark Idaho and the
British schooner Sorata were driven
ashore at Cienfuegos.
THE Mexican National railway
reached the ninety-third mile post from
the city of Mexico emitting the COM
pany to a subsidy on 270 miles of the main
line completed, amounting to 100000.
The company have finished, in all, about
four hundred miles in Mexico,
RoDRIGUEs, Castillo, and Maceo, the
three Cuban leaders, imprisoned at Ctdiz.
made their escape some time since, went
TO Tangier, and thence to Gibraltar,
whence they expected to proceed to Amer
ca, but we've delivered over 10 the Spani-
ards by the British police.
THE Anglo Turkish military convention
has al last been signed. Mahmoud Fehmy,
the captured chief of staff of Arab Pasha,
has revealed to the khedive the positions
and strength of the enemy. Nine loco
motives are en- route to IsmaiIia from
Suez and Port Said. which will aid great
ly in transporting British troops and sup
plies. A dispatch from Ismailia reports
lat SalihiYeh has been abandoned, while
advices from Alexandria are to the effect
that over eight thousand Arabs are forti-
tying the city.
Mr.. ROBERT GRAY, Fellow of the ROYAL
Geogra phical society, and chief of the
staff of the India Rubber and Telegraph
Works, of SiIvertown aud London, in
charge of its cable ships in Panama with
Mr.. Joseph Stearns, the engineer asd
general manager of the Central and South
American Telegraph company, reports an
in the bay of Panama some
six weeks ago. 1t was felt on the Silver
town cable ship. Mr.. Gray also reports
another up the coast, likewise felt on
board, following it. Mr.. William LIE
Blanc reports several small shocks for
three days preceding the severe earth
quake. The West India and Panama
cable is reported broken. There have
been small shocks in Asp inwall. This is
sent by the courtesy of the Central and
South American Telegraph company,
whose cables are not yet open for business,
but will probably be so toward the end of
September.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO September u. .-Flour-Steady and
unchanged. Wheat-U nsettled generally higher
rates; closed weak; regular, 9SH for seller
September; "a for seller October; 9335 for seller
November; 93H for seller the year; No. 2 red
winter, 9Sh for seller cash and September; 9S
Tor seller October; No. Chicago spring, ssI for
seller cash and September; "a for seller October:
No. Chicago spring, Sc; rejected, 66H Corn
Irregular active but weak and lower: 64a64X
seller cash and September; 63 for seller October:
SOY for seller November, 81 for seller January.
54h for seller the year; SIX for seller Nav: re-
Jected, 63. Oats-Active and lower; Blk for
seller cash; 3lh for seller September; 3Ik for
seller October and November; 3O1s for seller
the year; 3224 for seller May; rejeeted 20. Rye
In fair demand; lower; at 50 Barey-Easier
pa for seller cash so for seller September
Flax Seed-Actice but lower Butter-Steadv
and unchanged. Eggs Steady and unchanged.
Pork-U nsettled and lower; panicky; 10. 90 for
seller cash; 2O.OO for seller September; 20 90 for
seller October, 1915 for seller November; 1885
tor seller January; 1885 for seller the year.
Lard-Active, but weak and lower l 80 for sell
Ter cash, seller September, seller October and
seller November; 1L25 for seller January and
the year. Bulk meats-Dull and UNCHANGED.
Whiskey-Steady and unchanged. Freights--
Corn TO Buffalo, 2K@2%.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The cholera continues its ravages at
Manila, where la native and one Euro
pean perished one day last week.
EIGHT cattle have died of Texas fever
in SiXmart, Maine. and the remainder of
The herd has been isolated by the authori-
lies.
INCENDIARIEs fred the Locust Run coal
breaker at Ashland, Pa, and the houses
and machinery were destroyed, causing a
loss of $50 600,
DYsENTERY has become aim ost epi
demic at Ashburnham, Mass, owing to
the impure condition of drinking water.
Several deaths have occurred, and Rev.
ID. Fisk is among those seriously i'll.
Fifty persons were killed and many in
iured by a train leaving the rails at Hug
stelten, Germany. Nineteen carriages
were shattered. 1t seems that telegraph
pole was struck by lightning and fell
across the track.
The Rio Grande was never so high
since 1859. All bridges and houses along
the lower half are gone, and the town of
Canargo is said to be almost entirely un-
der water.
A FIRE in st. Roche Ward, in Quebec,
originating in a confectionery on St. Jo,
seph street, destroyed the dry goods house
of Philippe Pellitier and other property,
estimated as high as $250,000.
TIE steamer AIgitha, from New Or
leans for Antwerp, was fallen in with
Sept. by the steamer Gladstone, with
crank pin and shaft broken. The Glad
stone took her in tow, but in twelve hours
was obliged to let go on account of strong
head winds and heavy sea. She was then
in latitude 80 deg. IL min, longitu lie rs
deg. % min.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
Only An Experiment.

A st. Louis woman walked the other
night, and putting out her hand,
touched the smooth face of an un-
known man. She jumped out of bed
and screamed for help. Her brother,
who slept In the mex room, entered,
and not finding any matches, seized the
intruder by the hair of his head, pum-
meled him soundly. expressing at the
same time, in the most vigorous terms,
his opinion of the scoundrel who would
be guilty of such an act. Then he
dragged him into the middle of the
room, thumped him, kicked him, and
threw him out of the window INTO the
back yard below. The neighbors,
aroused by the noised, came in and a
light was procured. Nothing had been
taken and attention was directed to the
miserable object who lay groaning in
the yard. 1t would be useless to de-
scribe that face, with its nose spread
all over the middle of it, one eye bulg-
ing out and the other closed up, both
colored like an indigo bag, an open
mouth, and row of twisted teeth,
much less to recognize it; but, as the
excitement slowly subsidized, and cool
reason began to reign, a thought sud-
denly struck the wife that made her
turn pale with horror. "Why, it can't
bet must be-yes, it is John! He
has been to the barber'sw 1t was true,
he had. He was her husband. and on
his way home late in the evening, feel
ing his long and heavy beard oppressive
in the heat, he had had it shorn. His
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14

For ten years an italian has been
proprietor of peanut and fruit stand
at the corner of Montgomery and
Washington streets, Jersey City, in
front of shoe store. At sheriff s
sale of the store the other day the
stock of goods ana fixtures were
knocked down to the peanut merchant
who promptly handed over the pur-
chase money, amounting to over
81 900. He will continue the boot and
shoe business in connection with the
peanut and fruit business. His wife
remarked that they had money enough
left to buy another store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
GENERAL NOTES.

Two young girls rode twenty-milt
race at the Minneapolis fair, making the
distance In forty-one minutes.
The Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western
road has extended it's tracks from Broc
ton to Buffalo, and will soon commence
running through trains.
A VEIN of coal three feet thick has beer
struck at Mattoon, ILL.,. at depth of 904
feet. The shaft has cost 100000.
IT has transpired that Mayor Harrison
was las: month married in London to Miss
Margaret E. Stearns, of Chicago.
THE Mormons have decided to have
three bishops sit with the precinct regis
trars at Salt Lake and oversee the work Of
listing voters.
JOHN b. RAYMOND was nominated fol-
delegate to congress by the Dakota re.
publican convention after long contest
in the convention.
THE Glatheads have agreed with gov.
ernment commission to give the right OF
way through their reservation in western
Montana to the Northern Pacific road for
$4,000.
THE race between Courtney, Riley and
len Eycke will take place at 3 o'clock u
m. on the 18th inst, at Westminster park
Alexandria Bay.
A BAND Of four hundred Cheyennes is
encamped in the region of Las Animas
Col, and will cross the Arkansas river al
Granada. These Indians are on the way
to Pine Ridge agency, without provisions,
but are very orderly.
MISS FRENGEL residing in North St.
Louis, has taken no solid food for three
months, and her stomach will not retain
liquids. She moves about all day dis
charging light household duties.
The workingmen of New York, to the
number of nearly twenty Thousand, march
ed up broadway Sept. s to Union Square,
where they passed in review before John
SwInton and others, and then proceeded
to Elm Park for picnic
REPORTS from Pitlsylvania county, Va,
state that diphtheria is raging 10 an
alarming extent. There were fifty deaths
during the last three weeks, and more
han hundred persons are now down
with the disea Sc. In some cases whole
families have been carried off.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14

AN English chemist, who had been
called upon to analyze several socks
and stockings of red color, which had
been found to cause great irritation to
the skin OF the wearers, discovered the
cause of the trouble in the tin salt used
as mordant in fixing the dye. He
succeeded in obtaining over twenty
two grains of tin in the form of the
,dioxide. When acted upon by acid
perspiration the tin oxide forms an ex-
ceedingly Irritating compound.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
FOREIGN.

SIR GEo. GRAY, late home secretary of
En- gland, is dead.
ACCORDING TO an official report, 165 out.
RACES were committed in Ireland during
the month OF August.
THREE hundred and forty-seven natives
and one European Gied of cholera at Ma
nilla, Philippine islands, on Sunday.
AN armistice has been concluded be-
tween the Greeks and Turks on the front
Ter of Thessaly, and negotiations for a
eiehnite settlement of the issue are in
progress.
The Spanish minister of finance re-
celVed from Barcelona box which was
found TO contain four bottles of nitro
glycerine.
TIE cholera is raging terribly at Ma
Mia, the capitol of the Philippine Islands.
The daily mortality is nearly 500. mostly
natives.
MDLLE. BERTHE MARIE DE RoTHsc91ID
as a necessary preliminary to her mar.
rlage with Prince Alexandra De Wspram
has signed an abiuration of the Jewish
faith.and received Christian baptism.
EARL SPENCER, replying to the memoir
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
DISCIPLINE WEST POINT.
@eneral Howard's Comments on the
Fight Between Cadets Cook and

rIsHt SetNeen Cadets Cook and
Schudder,
A West Point dispatch says: Gen.
Howard, the retiring commander, has
Just completed his final report to the
war department. Upon the subject OF
discipline he says: II am of the opin-
lon that some method should be intro
duced to limit the number of reports.
abollshlng certain classes of delinouen-
cles altogether aud modifying others.
There are certainly three times as
many reports given as formerly. Free
dom OF action is impaired, manliness
not increased, and the desired effect of
wholesome restraint not secured by ex-
cesslve reporting. | think the effect of
excessive reporting upon a member of
the incoming class is often much the
same as increasing fault finding with a
child. 1t sometimes produces nerv-
business, timidity, and uncertain action
but oftener eye-service, callousness.
and disgust at authority. therefore
recommend that this ubject of the dis
clpllne of the academy be thoroughly
reconsldered by a board of competent
officers.
There have been very few cases of
discipline or a grevious nature during
the year, and scarcely any attempts at
hazlng. A custom, however, has grown
up of settling petty difficulties by what
is called 'fstcuff." Under the code in
vogue two or three meetings have TAX
en- place, but only one that came Off
clally to my knowledge. and this was
IN consequence of the severe hurts. in
tiicted upon Cadet E. N. Scudder, of
the fourth class, by Cadet F. A. Cook
OF the third. Three other cadets assist
ed at the encounter, namely: Cadet A.
b. jackson of the the first, Cadet T. w.
Carmahan of the third, and Cadet P.
Henry of the fourth class. [ gave the
same punishment to all who were en-
gagged, namely about month and a
half confinement in camp, with a re-
primand, deducting from Cadet Scud
der's detention the days of confinement
In hospital. Cadet Scudder, who is now
convalescent, suffered so much, his
case being long in suspence, that 1 am
confident lasting impression against
the barbarous code has been made in
the corps. Certainly very few of the
cadets present at the academy had
anything whatever to do with the affair. |
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
A BeWitched Pavement.

Ten square feet of the pavement in
Nassau street, near Ann, recently be.
came suddenly bewitched. The first
indications of the change were noticed
when farmer, driving sleepy sorrel
nag, drove over it. In the twinkling
of an eye, the old mare began double.
shu file on the cobble-stones. The
farmer rubbed his eyes and gazed with
astonishment at the remarkable evoIu-
tions of his hitherto peaceable beast.
1--WE drive that ERE mare nigh onto
ten years, and L swan, | never knowed
her to act like that afore," he re-
marked to bystander upon the side
walk.
Next came big truck loaded with
paper. No sooner had the horses
stepped upon the magic spot than they
dropped upon their knees and deliv-
cred several kicks toward the drivers
nose.
"What in the divil has got hold of
um?' shouted the man, as he piled his
whip.
By this time crowd of spectators
had gathered around the bewitched
place. Three policemen got their
heads together ard held consulta-
ton.
What can we do?' said the spokes-
man.
''Put = barrel over it." replied one.
"Spake to the cap'n and have it ar
rested" said the other.
A newsboy rushed down the street
and, beckoning to a comrade, cried
out:
"There's ghosts up there, Jimmie" +"
In the meantime pedlar of tin
ware, with ten dollar skeleton of a
horse, drove through the crowd. At
the moment he entered the charmed
circle his quadruped gave snort, and
with ears erect and tail pointing to-
ward the north star, dashed down the
street at 2:40 gait. Roars of laughter
followed the terror-stricken pedlar as
he grasped the reins with one hand
and with the other endeavored to hold
down his dancing stock in trade.
Nassau street never contained such
jolly crowd or beheid such a free
circus. Bankers, lawyers, clerks and
bOotblacks laughed till the tears ran
down their cheeks. At length some
body suggested that there might be a
break in the Edison electric light wires
which, contained in iron pipes, run in
this street. Nord was at once sent to
the branch Office in Pearl street, and
the current being shut off, all the
strange qualities of the mysterious
spot Immediately disappeared. The
audience soon melted
away and the business of the street
was resumed. Workmen discovered
last evening that the cap at the end of
the pipe leading into q building had
slipped down and established a connec-
tion with the earth. In this way the
electricity was allowed to escape.-NeaO
YorL Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
THE WAR In EGYPT.
A BattIe Before kassassIn Won by
the krItIsh-SOme OF the Latest a ~
poets of the War


the Rritish-SOme OF the LATEST 4 -
poets of the War.
The following account of the battle
before Kassassin on the 9th. was sent
out to the world under the auspices Of
the British telegraph inspector:
About 6 o'clock this morning tbe
Bengal lancers and scouts came in
with the news that the enenay were ap-
preaching rapidly and in great force
on the north side of the railway. Our
army was at once put in motion. and
by seven O'Clock the artillery duel be-
| gan.
Arabi's troops of all arms are spread
over the entire rfuge, and a mile and a
half up the line a train heavily armed
has appeared. Close TO where 7 stand.
our 40pound and Knapp guns are
placed, shelling the enemy's right.
There is also 25-pounder a few hun
dred yards Oft. On the same position
we have the enemy's range, exactly.
One OF our shells burst right over the
enemy's ranks. The Egyptian ar
tlllery have got our distance very
well, and their shells are dropping
steadily into our camp. We have
the horse artillery extended along a
line half mile in length on the north
side of the railway. They are firing
rapidly, and at present the Egyptians
are slowly retiring. Up to this mo-
ment no casualties have occurred.
The relnforcements are Just coming up
from Mapsome;; a Krupp gun, re-
Gently captured from Arab, sent a
shell nearly in front of his train. Our
infantry is advancing and the enemy
slowly retiring.
LATER ACCOUNTS.
The attack of the enemy has been re-
pulsed, but action still continues along
the front, which extends for a distance
of three miles. All the troops are out
of the British camp and the wounded
are now being broughtin, but the total
casualties are not yet exactly known.
lhe british loss is roughly estimated
at 100 killed and wounded. MANY
shells fell in the British camp before
the enemy was repulsed.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Twenty of the enemy's dead were
counted near one spot. Numbers of
E3ypllans are lying about fearfully
wounded. Our wounded included ten
mariners, whose wounds are serious.
The thirteenth Bengal lancers COM
menced the engagement ard killed
10 of the enemy. The lancers held
their ground gallantly until force ar
rived. Had the Highland brigade come
up and supported them, we could ere
now have captured Tel-el-Kebir. The
enemy's force in the engagement num-
bered Is. 900 men, with II guns. Five
guns and many prisoners were cap
tured. The British during the day ad-
vanced within range of Tel-el-Kebir.
General Wolseley is at the front.
ARABI To GRANT.
Incidents of the scenes attending the
confagratiOn and occupation of AIex-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-14
"The King Sleeps.v

Cetewayo is every inch a king, little
barbaric perhaps. During windy
night he draws his court around him
in his cabin. He himself lies in his
bunk in his robe de chdn1bre. His
cousin, the two counselors, doctor, and
the native interpreter are seated around
the cabin. The king chats pleasantly
to all, inquiries affectionately after
their bodily condition, and enjoins his
medicine man" to look after the
health of his mobiles. All this time the
courtiers are silent as the grave. The
shades of the night steal through the
little cabin until there is little to be
seen but the keen eyes flashing. The
king grows uneasy, the Falstaffian voice
becomes more labOred, and anon the
king sleeps. Thereupon the court
breaks up, and its members steal off
with the silence of cats, least they
should wake their monarch. | myself
assisted at one of these curious yet
hOmely and pleasant reunions. and
have seldom been more impressed by
the simple good fellowship and courtly
dignity of the really gentle sovereign.
''The king sleeps !" There is an i'm
mensity of M Gaming in the words. The
announcement implies not only that
the attendants have been relieved for
the time from their visils it conveys,
also, the disposition of the monarch
toward affairs of pressing or personal
import. When Cetewayo declines to
receive visitor, the royal pleasure is
conveyed in the brief proclamation,
"the king sleeps" At this particular
moment the king is particularly wide
awake. 1t was so when the governor
of Madeira, relenting of his sudden
departure, returned to the Arab and
intimated his wish to see Cetewayo;
but Cetewayo replied that his excel
lency should have first sent state
officer to know if the king of the Zulus
would see the governor. The governor
had violated the rubric of Z ulu royal
etiqutte, therefore "the king slept" 80
the Portuguese grandee did not see
Cetewayo.-Cor London Post.