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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
A Happy NeighbOrhOOd.
Detroit Free Press.

'Mr. JONES'" began Smith the other
morning, as they met at the corner to
wait for car, is it positively necessary
that your son should play the accor-
dion until midnight for six nights a
week.
"Not at all Mr.. Smith," was the
prompt reply, "Not any more uecess-
airy than it is for your daughter and her
beaux sit on the front steps seven nights
per week and keep Us awake until one
o'clock in the morning"
''My daughter, sir, has a perfect
right to have beauI'
And my son, sir, has legal right to
play his accordionp
Gentlemen" began Mr.. Thomas, as
he came up, II don't want to offend
you, for We are all neighbors; but if you
Mr.. Jones, would clean out your alley.
and you Mr.. Smith, would poison your
nuisance of a dog, 1 believe I would
gain five pounds of flesh per week"
"Hello! ThomasI" saluted Brown
from the rear platform of the car fo,
which they had waited, '1've beer
wanting to see you for a week past
Your coufounded old horse stands and
stamps all night long, and none of US
can get wink of sleep. Just for a
change, and to be neighborly, suppose
you knock him on the head with an
axp
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
Chicago HIarket.

CHICAGO, Sept. Flour Steady and un-
changed. Wheat-Active but lower; regular,
9S for seller September; 90 for seller October;
66 for seller November; g5I for seller the year;
No. red winter, 9OH for seller cash. 9OH
tor seller September; No 2 Chicago spring 9S14
for seller cash; 9S for seller September; 96 for
seller October; No. Chicago spring SS. Corn
Unsettled active but weak and lower. 7OZ for
seller cash; 70h@7Ol for seller September; 6S a
for seller October; 65 4for seller November; 534
g54 for seller January; 5SA for seller the
year; 54% for seller May; rejected, SO. Oats
Unsettled and lower; 3216 seller cash; 33% for
seller September; 33 for seller October, 32H
g32% for seller the year; 34A for seller May;
rejected, 3d. Rye-Dull and lower at 63. Barley
dull, weak and lower; 839S5 for seller cash;
S41z for seller September Flax Seed-In good
demand and at lower rates, 1.26@1;27. Butter
In far demand, creamery, fair to fancy, 24@30;
good to choice dair.es, 1924; packing, 800
l3h. Eggs-Steady and unchanged. Pork
Active but lower; 21.4OQ21. so for seller cash;
2l.4O for seller September; 81 so for seller Oc-
tober, 2O.25920.30 for seller November; 1880
for seller January; 1925 for seller the year.
Lard-Active but lower; 11.9O for seller cash:
ll.95 for seller October and seller November.
llSO for seller January and seller the year
Bulk Meats-Ins fair demand, but at lower rates
shoulders, 1925; short rib, 1880; DO clear
l4.25. Whisky-SteadY and unchanged Freights
Corn to Buffalo l q. Call-Wheat in fair de-
mand and at lowar rates; regular, 9S for seller
September; 95H for seller October and Novem-
Der; 95H for seller the year; No. red winter,
99% for seller September; No. 2 Chicago spring,
96h@9 for seller September; 95%085h for
seller the year. Cern-Actiye but lower: 703<
for seller September 67X for seller October;
62A for seller November; 5S 4 for seller the year,
30 for seller May. Oats Unsettled and lower:
33I for seller September; 322l for seller October
and November 322. for seller the year; 34X for
seller May. Provisions-Pork active but lower:
2l'4O for seller September; 21.17H@21.2O for
seller OCTOBER 1907 a for seller November Is 95
for seller the year, 1911 for seller January. Lard
In fair demand at lower rates; II. .S5 asked for
seller September; 11.9O for seller October and
seller November; 11.75@11, ,87H for seller the
year; 1l.75@ 11.77A for seller January. Re-
ceipts-Flour, 5000 bb!s.; wheat, 900 bus
corn, 226. 600 bus oats, 223 900 bus; rye, 10 900
bus; barley, 5000 bus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A LOSS of 100000 was incurred at Hav-
erhill, Mass, by the burning of three fac
tories and three dwellings,
Two young sons of Charles Vorbreck,
of Milwaukee, were drowned in the Kin
nickinnic river last week.
A BROTHER of the late Blue Jeans Will
Jams, of Indiana, for many years a Justice
of the peace at Jacks boro, Texas, has been
adjudged insane and removed from office.
Two shocks of earthquake were plainly
felt at Chester, Ill. on Monday, the only
damage done being to the willow mat
tresses Of the river Improvement.
THE bodies of nearly one hundred per-
sons drowned during the recent floods in
the vicinity of Fort Concho, Texas, have
been recovered.
Hon. ID. M. MARTIN, leading lawyer
and democratic politician ef Davenport,
was killed by a bowlder rolling down the
mountain at Crested Butte, Col.
SEVEN cows are reported to have died
of Texas fever at Niagara Falls, and a
rigid quarantine will be established by the
veteriI ary inspector of the Dominion.
YELLOW fever is spreading to the
ranches above Matamoras, on the Rio
Grande. Four new cases have developed
at Pensacola, and citizens who sought to
escape found that they could not penetrate
the quarantine established.
A FIRE at Cairo, ILL.,, destroyed the
Planters house and the Iron Mountain
railway and express office, valued at $5,-
600. The brick barn of J. F. Studebaker,
near South Bend, Ind, was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed, with all
the crops, the loss being $4,000.
AN incendiarv fire destroyed the Hotel
Brunswick, Pleasant house, and Central
hall at Old Orchard Beach, Me, the loss
being estimated at $25 900, the guests be-
ing obliged to leap from the windows
The former gunboat Algernon, built dur
the war to capture blockade-runners, was
burned at New York, and the steam-barge
Albert Miller. was destroyed by fire at
Point au Sable, Mich.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
tured in St. Louis dentist named James
). Scott, on charge of completely.

tured in ST. Louis dentist named James
,. Scott, on charge of completely.
THE supposed assaiiants of Miss Bond
at Taylorville, ILL.,, who so narrowly es-
capped lynching, have been released on
their bonds. The unfortunate girl is
somewhat better.
RICHARD REvELL, counterfeiter, was
arrested at Monroe, Iowa, by Deputy Mar
shall Vermilyea. The prisoner leaped
from buggy and endeavored to kill the
officer, but received bullet through the
heart.
THERE are unmistakabie indications of
another bull campaign in Wall street.
The decline of the past ten days has
shaken out weak holders and served TO
make large short interest.
TEE recent triple murder near Mount
Pulaski, ILL.,, came near being supple
mented by another tragedy. A rich bach
elor farmer named John Roach, spent the
night away from home. In the morning
he found that the doors of his house had
been burst in with an ak, and his bedding
and trunk had been almost pulled to
pieces, evidently in the expectation ef
rich find. Some arrests of people in the
neighborhood are about to be made.
A DOUBLE tragedy has been enacted at
Rogers Park, Just north of Chicago. 1t
appears that two Swedes, employed by the
Crane Brothers Manufacturing company,
named Anderson and Ecklund started for
South Evanston Saturday night to spend
Sunday with a third countryman named
Rand, all being brothers-in-law Stop
ping at Rogers park, Anderson killed
Ecklund, and went on alone to R4nd's
house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
FOREIGN.

A FIRM of stock-brokers in London has
been robbed of bonds valued at G15. 900.
THE appearance of the Sheridan plague
in European Russia excites the widest
alarm.
A HAILsToRM in the vicinity of Pesth
destroyed viney q rds and cornfelds, wreck
ed houses and killed many worknen.
AND now comes q report from Berlin
intimating the coronation of the Russian
emperor will not take place before May
next.
THE Greek government has determined
TO concentrate 1000 men imm edistely on
the Thessalian frontier. A repulse of the
Turkish forces in the fights of Monday
and Tuesday is reported at Athens.
THE corporation of the city of Cork has
condemned the sentence passed upon E.
Dwyer Gray, demands his release, and re-
solved to confer upon him the freedom of
their city.
DURING Tuesday and Wednesday there
died of cholera at Manila, in the Phil
ippine Islands, 5s1 natives and seven
Spaniards.
De LEssEPs has declined tha banquet
rendered him the by journalists of Paris,
and declares the Suez canal company will
remain aloot from politics.
THE crops In Hungary have been so
productive that there will be surplus of
Is, 100000 Centals of wheat and rye after
deGucting the amount necessary for con-
sumption.
ALL the heavy work on the Panama
canal has been stopped, though the rain
fall thus far has been light. Fever inca
pacitates the workmen from performing
their labors.
The strike of the Dublin policemen is
virtually ended. The men have been in
stl ucted to draw up a manifesto to the
authorities, in which they will make coz
fession of their wrong-doing, and beg to
be reinstated.
EXPEDITIONS to observe the transit of
Venus will soon be sent out by the Ger
man government to Connecticut, South
Carolina, Costa Rica, and the straits of
Magellan. Each party will comprise two
| astronomers, student. and an assistant.
ONE HUNDRED members of the Irish
constabulary petitioned the lord lieuten-
ant to reinstate the men dismissed, threat
ening strike if be refused. The
susted constables, however, give notice
that on no condition will they resume
duty.
GENERAL WOLSRLEY reports that his
position at kassassin was attacked by
Arab Pasha, who was repulsed with the
loss of eleven guns. The British had
eight men killed and sixty-one wounded.
Toulba Pasha was positioned in the rear of
| Alexandria.
IT was reported at Ismailia that Arab
Pasha was suing for peace, through the
agency of the governor of Zigazag. and
that he has asked for an eight days' armis-
| ticr, but no confirmation of the rumors
had reached the London government.
The Turkish population is very favorable
| to Arab. and circulate faliacious reports
of his great victories
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

PUBLIC PRINTER ROUNDS intends to have
the report of the commissioner of agri-
culture oEt on time this year.
SHOULD Secretary Folger be elected
governor of New York, it is believed Con-
gresham Crowley. of the same state, will
be appointed his successor.
IT is well understood in Washingto that
Secretary Teller will be el ected to his
old seat in the senate, and he will readily
accept it.
LIEUT.. ScHwATKA procured warrant
at Washington for the arrest of claim
collected, but failed to hand over, 81, ,250,
but the matter was compromised.
The acting postmaster general has for
hidden the delivery of mail matter to the
managers of the institution for feeble
minded children at Englewood, ILL.,, class
ing the concern among the frauds Of the
period.
THERE were issued from the United
States patent flee for the week ending
Aug. 20, the following, viz: Patents,
80; designs, r. trademarks, IA; labels,
z, and reissue of patents, s. making total
of 403.
SENATOR CoNGRR has had consultation
with Senator Lincoln and General Drum
in reg ard to the soldiers home affair, but
nothing was done nor will there be until
Attorney General Brewster's opinion is
received.
In Sergeant Mason's case, Judge Advo-
cate General Swain adheres to the leg al
opinion expressed in his original report,
that the proceedings of the court-martial
which tried Mason were irregular, and
that his confinement under its sentence is
illegal.
If Sergeant Mason is not released upon
the opinion of Judge Advocate Swain,
reversing tn: decree of the court-martial,
General Bigelow will apply for writ Of
habeas corpus in the northern district OF
New York, on the claim that the secre-
tarY of war has no authority to overrule
the judicial opinion of the judge advocate
general.
THE out bre ak of yellow fever at Pensa-
cola caused Secretary Lincoln to order the
transfer of the garrison TO Mobile, and
the navy yard will soon be practically
closed. The Louisi ana board of he alth
has prohibited the Louisville and Nash
Vile read from bringing any passengers
or freight into the state from Pensacola.
Brown sville reports seventy-two new
cases and two deaths, and seven de aths in
Ma amoras. There are several cases at
Point Isabel, at the mouth of the Rio
Grande, and two refugees recently died
ne ar Corpus Christi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
Winnemucta's Wedding.
Winnemucea Silver State.

His Majesty Winnemucca MDLV.,
King o. all the Piutes, was recently
married to a princess of his tribe.
Buena Vista John, trusted member of
Winnemucca's Cabinet, says the royal
consort is past the middle age, and
weighs all the same as four sacks of
flour. Winnemucea, who traces his
lineage, according to Piute tradition,
from the time when the Humboldt Val
ley was a lake, is said to be the fifteen
hundredth and fifty-fifth monarch of
his line. He has children past the
prime of life, and the old fellow takes a
new wife to provide for his necessities
in his old age. Tie Piute marriage
cerensony is a very simple affair. The
chosen bride retires to her wickiup at
an appointed time and huddles in a
corner. If she does not like the bride
groom she gets up and runs away when
he enters the wickilp, but if be is the
man of her choice remains, and become
his slave for life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07

SECRETARY LINCOLN finds the chair
Of the War Department no easy seat.
1t would seem that the officers of the
regular army are all divided up into
the personal cliques or sets, with some
prominent General as the leading spirit
of each band, and that betw cen these
individual groups there is often the
bitterest feeling and the most intense
jealousy. And it requires a most skill
fu, and steady-handed pilot to steer
he incumbent of WAR Office safely
through the channel between these
contending factions. This accounts for
the many rumors which now and then
find their way into print concerning
the relations of Secretary Lincoln to
his subordinate officers and to the OH
Gers of the army as a body. Just now
the Secretary is detained in Washing
ton hearing and investigating a case OF
the kind already alluded to growing
ont of the removal of General Sturgis
from the command of the Soldidrs'
Home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
NIwauxee marker

MILWAUKEE September Flour Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Un nsettled and lower; No.
2, ok; 9715 for seller September; 96x for
seller October; 9615 for seller November; Ne 8
IS. COrn-Weaker; No. 2, y; rejected. 69K
0ats-Demand fair; No. 2, SO; white. 81. Rye
Dull and nominal; No. 1, "a; No. ?, 63. Barley
Lower; No. 2, cash and September, rs bid;
October, "a; extra No. 8, 81 bid; 50 asked. Pro
visions ns-Weak-Mess Pork-21.55 for seller
cash and September; 2275 for seller October.
Lard-Prime steam--11.95 for seller cash and
September 1906 for seller October. Live Hogs
Steady; 7.SO9S.6O. Receipts Flour, 1862;
wheat, 2O,525; barley, $3.50. Shipments Flour,
11,Ol7; wheat, 1900; barley, 1850.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
Young Mr.. GOuld's Theater Box

Jay Gould owns the grand opera
house, and his son George, is to be as
sociated with Mr.. Abby in the manage
ment. Young Mr.. Gould means to
make the business enjoyable, at all
events. The right-hand lower box, as
you face the stage, is transformed in
to sanctum for him. 1t has been is
solate by shutting off the passage to the
box above, which is now entered from
the gallery. A door is cut through the
wall OF the building into what former
ly was yard. but is now built up to
contain parlor, q dining room, s. re-
ception room, all beautifully frescoed,
and to be gorgeously furnished. These
apartments are accessible by back
way from Twenty-fourth street, so that
Mr.. Gould and his friends can get in
and out without mixing with the audi
ence, though they will be in danger of
encountering the performance. 1t is
understood that the dinners will not be
prepared on the premises, but will be
sent In from a restaurant. The box
opens also on passage leading to the
stage, back of which is the largest
green room in the country. In the
vestive days of Jim Fisk this apart
ment was gayly peopied by the women
of opera boutfe, who assembled there
when not actually employed in the
performances, and made brave show
with their beauty and costumes. The
hall, big enough to hold 200 persons, has
since been devoted chiefly to the stor-
age of scenery and properties, until it
was cleared and painted by order of
Mr.. Gould, who will have it carpeted,
decorated, and furnished daz.lingly.
He evidently believes in revival of
the green room, whatever may be his
idea about the rest of the drama.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
Electrified Horses.

A great crowd gathered to see the
astonishing conduct of the horses at
certain point in the road. One horse
no sooner reached the mysterious spot
than it reared, paved the air for mo-
ment, and then started off at speed
that fairly took away the drivers
breath. Other animals acted in a SINH
larly inexplicable manner, to the as
tonishment OF the spectators. 1t was
at length discovered that discharge
of electricity underground was the
cause of the trouble, the electricity
communicating with the horses
through their iron shoes. A
policeman gave notification of the dis
turbance to the Edison company and
the current was cut off, "You see,"
said Edison, Excavations are made
from time to time for the laying of
steam-heating pipes, and this causes us
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
The Farmer and the Maiden.
Pail Mall azette.

Beneath the apple tree just back of
the house. Farmer grinding his
scythe, small boy doing the circular
work at the grindstone crank. Sudden
futter of starched skirts round the
corner of the house.
"Oh, good morning sir" from q
frightened young lady. "Would you
kindly allow us to pick a few punches
of those daisies in the lot yonder?
They are so lovely."
"Yes'em. You can pick the hull on
'em if you like. And if you'll tear the
pesky things up by the root and rid
the place of 'em I'll give you board
and clothes for all summer"
"Why, don't you admire daisies %
And the farmer laughed most un-
aesthetic, ringing laugh, that made the
young lady feel as though she had
truck something uncongenial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07

DR.. d. w. BLISS has written letter
to the Board of Audit, appointed to set
tie the expenses of the illness of the
late president, in which he sets forth
in detail his claim to remuneration.
He asserts that his receipts from his
practice at the time he was called upon
TO attesd the late president were about
81 800 a month; that this practice was
to great extent broken up by the en-
crossing nature of his duties at the ex-
ecutive mansion, and that the direct
pecuniary loss resulting therefrom and
from subsequent ill-health, caused by
the long-continued nervous strain and
over-exertion, amounted to about
SIS, 1000. He thinks he should receive
as compensation for his losses and his
services to the late president the sum
of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07

FoR some time arrangements have
been making for a reunion of old set
tiers of Illinois, to embrace all that
class that can be brought together from
all sections of the state. The place
chosen Is Mount Pulaski, Logan county,
and the arrangements are so far per-
fected that the date is now decided
upon. Sept. l The secretary of the
committee of arrangements says there
have already been donated for the oc-
casion eight fat oxen, 100 fat sheep.
and as many fat pigs, all to be barbe-
ued, and that they have notice of old
settlers from as far north as Galena and
as far south as Mound City. The sec
retary says: eve will be pre- pared to
entertain host greater than ever be-
fore assembled st settlers reunion in
this or probably any other western
state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
He SeOrnei Dishonesty.

An easy-going, honest-minded old
country 10 erchant in Iowa had been
in trade for dozen years when he took
in his son as partner. The boy had
lived in Chicago fo, three or four years
and was up to sniff. One dav after
the partnership hsd lasted about six
months, the old msn came down one
morning and foune the doors Of the
store closed and dgn up to the effect
that the firm had failed. He walked
over to his sons house and asked ::
Games did you lack the stores'' 'I
did," "What is the natter" "Wny,
we have failed, and can only pay Is
cents on the dollar" James. contin-
ued the old man a, he pulled down his
hat, "rm going down and omen the
door with crow-kar, and resume bug
mess at 100 cents on the dollarl For
thirteen long years | have given fifteen
ounces to the pound and measured
both fingers with svery yard of cloth,
and the idea of taling any further ad-
vantage of the Lold goes agin my con-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07

THERE is trouble in Kansas. Sena-
tor Plumb and Governor st. john are
at swords point. Both of them want
to be reelected, and some time ago
they formed an alliance, defensive and
offensive. The senator was to help the
governor TO q denomination and the
governor was to aid the senator in his
fight in the legislature for reelection.
Things went along pretty well for a
time, until the governor became some
what of a drag upon the senator, and
then the senator quietly unloaded.
This angered the governor and he
struck up an alliance with Senator
Ingalls, to defeat Plumb. And now
hostilities have begun in earnest.
There is very pretty fight in progress
for the control of the legislature and
things are getting pretty well mixed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07

THE river and harbOr congressman
are having great deal of trouble just
now. Congressman Harris, of New
Jersey, secured his denomination only
by the skin of his teeth, the conven-
ton refusing to make the nomination
unanimous. But his troubles seem
only just to have begun. The Hunter
don Democrat, one of the most infu-
ential democratic jornals in his district,
comes out fht-footed against him and
refuses 10 support him. This defec-
ton is serious and is likely to be fol
lowed by similar action on the part of
other journals. 1t also foreshadows a
concerted movem ent to run an inde-
pendent democratic candidate against
Mr.. Harris, which will probably result
in his defeat.