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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
CRIME.

JOHN F. BRoADHEAD, chief clerk of
the quartermaster department at San
Francisco, has been indicted for forging
checks.
Ton CREswELL. notorious as The short
man" in the numerous stage-robberies
about San Antonio, has been lodged in
Jail.
A. c. SoTELDo, of Washington, has
been indicted for deadly assault on Clar-
ence nj. Barton. and for manslaughter In
killing is own brother.
LEWIS POWELL. a white citizen of
Lynchburg. Va, has been sentenced to LOO
lashes on the bare back for housebreaking &
and robbery.
| = SERGEANT MASON entered plea of not
guilty of an attempt to kill Guiteau, and
the court-martial adjourned to procure a
diagram of the Jail and its surroundings.
A PACKAGE worth $4,000 was mailed
| by New York bank to Charleston in
stitution in December, but has not reached
| its destination.
"WRIsPERING SAM" noted desperate
of Montana, was killed, about one hun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
FOREIGN.

GENERAL MIRABEL, Gambetta's 8 chief
of the war Office, has been displaced by
General Veuillemont
HAVING made satisfactory diplomatic
arrangements, France is to withdraw her
forces from Tunis at an early date.
AUSTRIAN troops had battle lasting
nine hours with a force of one thousand
insurgents, and defeated them. Two
Austrians were killed and six wounded.
IT is believed that the Quebec govern
ment will accept $4, ,000,000 for the railway
track between Ottawa and Montreal, thus
giving the Canada and Pacific a through
line from the Atlantic to the mountains.
IT is rumored at Ottawa that the gov
ernment will send a commissioner to
Washington, and that the fortunate man
will be Hon. A P. Caron, minister of
militia.
THE British Royal Geographical So
cietv will contribute 5000 to the fund
for the relief of Leigh Smith, the Arctic
yachtsman; his relative give 81 900, and
the government $4,000. This will, it is
thought, be sufficient.
A CABLEGRAM from St. Petersburg an.
nounces the departure of Lieutenant Har-
States navy, in search of the Jeanette
third boat. Danehower will soon sail fo1
| home.
| The Herzegovinians have defeated the
Austrians in several minor engagements.
/ Three insurgent divisions surround
Flatcha and are negotiationg for its sur.
render. An attack was made on Mottia
in which ten women and six children
were killed, but the Insurgents were
driven away.
In the British house of commons, the
motion of Lord Churchill that writ be
issued for Northampton was rejected. 4
motion of Lyons, of Dublin, that Brad
laugh was guilty of proclamation, anC
therefore incapacitated from sitting as
member, was withdrawn. During the de
bate Bradlaugh passed the bar and took
seat, whereupon Northcote moved his ex
pulsion for contempt of the house, tn
vote standing 29l to S3. Bradlaugh thel
left, and new writ was issued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

| ANOTHER effort will be made in congress
to make Lincoln's birthday a national hol-
iday.
A BAND of colored jubilee singers were
| denied admission to every hotel in WASH
| ington, and until after midnight did not
| find place to sleep.
| THE subcommittee in charge of the
army appropriation bill, after taking tes-
timony for two weeks, has decided to rec
| ommend the setting aside of $27, $685. ,698.
SURGEON GENERAL WooDwARD's health
was shattered by his long season of night
20 abroad, on leave. to recuperate.
The grand jury at Washington has in
dlcted twelve persons for conspiracy in
the star route cases, among them being
Brady, the Dorseys, John W. Miner, and
Captain w. H. Turner.
SERGT. Mason, who sought to save the
country the infiiction of the Guiteau trial,
wept several times the first day of his
trial over the testimony offered against
him.
A WASHINGTON special says that an in
innate friend of Conkling is authority for
the statement that he will certainly ac-
cept the justiceshiP.
The house committee on public lands
has ordered favorable report on Mr.. Bel
ford's bill to sell, in the regular manner,
the tract in Colorado lately vacated by the
Uncompabgre and White River Utes.
THE senate judiciary committee agreed,
unanimously, to report favorably the
nomination of Mr.. Cenkling for associate
Justice of the supreme court. The action
of the senate Judiciary committee on
Conkling was by general consent, ard not
at formal meeting.
The senate naval committee will report
favorablY on the nomination of Theodore
Wilson, of New York, to be chief OF the
bureau of naval construction. The house
naval committee is preparing a bill APP
propriatipg $1,000, 900 for the construction
of seven first class vessels.
THE house commerce committee is still
hearing arguments on the Reagan bill. F.
B. Thurber, of New York, insisted upon a
law defining public rights, and its strict
enforcement by the executive power. G.
W. Loring spoke for the milling interests
of Minneapolis, and d. B. Henderson for
the Dubuque board of trade.
TUE house of representatives adopted a
resolution that the secretary of the inte-
rior report the gross and net earnings of
the roads now comprised in the U Mon and
Central Pacific lines since the commence
ment of operations. In committee of the
whole on the postofice appropriation, an
amendment was agreed TO that mails shall
be carried on the fastest trains without ex-
ira charge, under penalty of loss of half
the compensation.
A NEW YORK u1spaUcn says sprvng er-
fort is being made by several of Mr.. Conk-
ling's personal and political friends to in
duce him not to accept the position to
which he has been nominated. They as
sure him that he will be stronger polite
ally off the bench than on it, and that the
practice of his profession will yield him
more than the salary of an associate JUS
tice. Mr. Conkling declines to talk on
the subject with any but his most intimate
friends
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
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and strength, and the nervous symptoms which it
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of the digestive functions nerve quietude returns
Increasing inability ts rest soundly is counter
acted mental dependency is supplanted by a
feeling of cheerfuneSs, and the relish for food is
augmented. The remedy is safe and unobjection-
and prevent fever and ague, biliousness and con-
situation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
GEN ERAL NOTES

DENVER nov claims a population of
10000, the estimate being based 90 the
school census.
GOVERNOR CULLoM regards an extra ses-
sion of the Illinois legislature necessary
because the new census gives Chicago ten
additional representatives at Springfield.
A CoLoRED woman of Council Bluffs
who was sold from her mothers arms in
Kentucky thirty-eight years ago, has
traced her agent parent to Denver, and
they will soon meet.
THE steamer City of London, which
started for New York in November last,
went to pieces off the coast of ireland,
with a crew numbering forty. A signal
locker bearing her name is among the
wreckage which has foated ashore.
A COMMITTEE representing the ex-con-
federate soldiers of Cincinnati visited
Mrs. Garfield recently and presented a
memorial tribute to the late president, in
the form of engrossed resolutions framed
in Tennessee marble. The widow and
mother of the chief magistrate were both
deeply affected.
New ORLEANS was favored with fine
weather for the Mardi-Gras festivities.
The day procession was over two miles in
length, and comprised ffty-fve cars.
The pageant of the Krewe of Comus in
the evening filled twenty cars, illustrating
the religions of the world, and twenty-five
thousand invitations to the kings ball
were issued.
In the Sprague divorce case, the ex-sen-
ator withdrew his counter BILL and the
complainant struck out all allegations ex-
| cept that of non-support. The custodian
at Canonchet testified that Sprague had
refused to maintain his wife, and the case
was docketed as held for advisement unit
the amount of alimony can be settled
The girls were surrendered to the mother
while William remains with his father.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
A DOG LET LOOSE.
The Joker who Lost a Bet but Had
All the Fun.

Some days since saloon-keeper on
Cratic avenue paid certain parties III
Chicago $25 for stuffed lion to add to
| the attractions of his saloon, and the
other morning as the place was being
scrubbed out the lion was placed at the
front door to keep him out of the wet.
Half block down the street farmer
| was having his wagon repaired and q
big bulldog was chained to the hind
axle-tree. He grew uneasy the minute
the lion was rolled out, and it needed
only few encouraging words from the
boys to render him half frantic. He
growled and plunged and tore around
and attracted quite crowd, among
which was man who remarked.
That's purity brave dog of yours,
| stranger"
s'Brave! I'd like to see the man or
owner. 6R1Ts = ''-"'''d'''t- 'a"RlAl" replied the
81 dunno about that. Never saw a
dog yet who'd stand before lion."
"Well, here's one who'd stand before
two lions. See how anxious he is to get
there"
eyes; but he puts that on because
he's chained. If he was loose you
couldn't get him within rod of that
specimen"
couldn't eh? Maybe you want to
hear yourself talk"
"Well, dunno Pm opposed to bet
ting, card-playing, dancing and all that,
but seeing you are rather sassy about
| this. I've got half dollar here which
says that you can't get that dog to go
| within six feet of that lion"
"Put up the money-put up the mo-
ney" shouted the farmer as he went
down his own pockets after the coin.
The money was put up, the crowd
fell back, and the farmers face wore
smile of triumph as he still further ex-
| cited the dog, and then slipped his col
lar. With yell of rage the "canine"
| made bee-line for the king Of all
beasts, and in another moment there
was reason for terrific yell of ap-
plause. Dog and lion filled the air, SO
to say. The lion was rolled over and
| over, grabbed by the throat and shaken
| around, drawn across the street and
back by the ear, and when the dog final
ly let up the corpse the battle ground
was covered with hair and hay and
sawdust and glass eyes. At that mo-
| ment the saloon-keeper rushed out,
policeman came up, and for FIVE min
! utes the air was rent with shouts and
| exclamations and expostulations.
cit was all in fun," explained the
farmer.
"Dot lions cost me $25 in Shecago,"
protested the saloon man.
"Who put up this job?" demanded
the officer, as he g.ared around on the
| crow.
By and by deep silence fell upon
the crowd and in the voice which had
only kindness in it, the owner of the
lion said he must have his $25 or be
would start for the Police Court. The
policeman said it was certainly case
for the courts, and the crowd said the
farmer might have known what would
happen. He protested, but finally
came to time, and when he had passed
over a ten-dollar bill and given his note
for the balance, he had only one SEN
tence to utter. That was:
"Now, then, I'll give any of you five
acres of land to put me face to face
with the outlaw who put up this job on
hardworking, inocent mani"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

The annual war upon the oyster pi-
rates in Virginia is more exciting than
usual this year, and the state militia,
under command of the governor HIM
self, captured seven sloops, sixty-one
men, and $4,000 worth of property
Friday night. The oyster pirates IN
fest the Chesapeake Bay and its tribu-
taries every winter, sailing in fast and
well-armed sloops, and robbing oyster
beds along the shore at night. They
sell their booty at Baltimore, and de-
rive profitable revenue. There is a
severe penalty attached to the crime
under the laws of both Maryland and
Virginia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

The funeral ceremonies at Harvard
college over the late Prof Kun-Hua KO
had very broad church character, and
united Chinese and Christian features
in somewhat unusual mosaic. On
the coffin lid was mandarin's cap of
brown fur, encircled by colored beads;
and the Dean of the Divinity School, in
his readings at the service, combined
passages from Confucius with verses of
the New Testament. 1t must be said,
however, that this novel ceremony does
not seem to have lacked impressiveness
for the auditors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

CHRISTINE NILSSON is coming to Amer
lea again. The sad details of her own
fortune, and that of her husband, NJ.
Rouzoud, being swallowed up in the
vortex of speculation, published some
time since, is confirmed by cable
She will come to America at once
and endeavor to replenish the
family exchequer by her wonderful tai
cuts. Her husband is confined in a
Paris mad house, and things are look
ing very dark for the charming prima
donna
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

A BLOOD curdling crime is reported
from Pisco, Peru. A bandit band
on regel in the city of Pisco,
Peru, confiscated 400 casks of wine,
which in turn converted them into
devilish demons. Maddened by the
miserable frewater, they gave vent to
their pent up passions, and the most
terrible scenes incident TO the sacking
Of a city in the darkest days of barbaric
wrrfare ensued. One thousand people
were slaughtered in cold blood by the
NEEDLESS mob. 1t is hoped that the re-
port ofthe shooting of the leader will be
confirmed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
dred miles from Junction City, by Burns
Smith, in self-defense.

dred miles from Junction City, by Burns
Smith, in self-defense.
Two conductors on the St. Paul and
Omaha line. named Cograve and Smith.
have been arrested for embezzlement and
lodged in jail at St. Paul.
In police court in New York, James
B. Mantrope was arraigned for disposing
of bonds of the Peruvian company for
$4,000 belonging to another person, and
appropriating the money. The accused
charges that this is conspiracy to pre-
vent his giving evidence against the man
ipulators of the Peruvian scheme.
JOHN w. EVANS, residing in Englewood,
ILL.,, surrendered himself to the Chicago
police, and stated that he had killed a
robber on Forty-second street, after hav
ing been struck with sand-bag. The
police in Lake township found the corpse
of James Mcnamara, a Lake Shore engi-
neer, at about the place indicated. Evans
is still in custody. Mack's friends say it
can not be possible that he would turn
highwayman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

THE president and cabinet have given
the Fitz-John Porter case due consider
alton, and decided that there is but one
legal way to act in the premises. The
president will have to extend to him
the executive clemency of a pardon,
and then appoint him with the advice
and consent Of the senate as an officer
IN the army. This is suggestive of red
tape in abundance. but Porter does not
csre a straw for red tape, if his restora-
ton can be effected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

SPEAKING of revolvers, if their use is
a necessary ipcident of our civilization
it woul afford some compensation il
it could be confined to the class of per
sons that engaged in an affray
in Mexico. They were alleged ed
itors of newspapers and both fell dead
at the first shot. 1t is safe to say that
their Journalism" was of disreput-
able sort. Conductors of public jour
mails at all impressed with their re-
sponsibilities, should not encourage this
cowardly and barbarous method of
settling difficulties, much less resort to
it themselves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

Ferdinand Danger, the professional
inventor of popular games, has just
died in Paris. 1t was he who first de-
vised the conscience album-that inge-
ed in obliging unhappy victims to set
down in black and white their favorite
likings and aversions.
Those horrid pugilists: Glow brutal!'
exclaimed Miss Fitzjoy as she finished
reading about the Sullivan-Ryap prize
fight last evening. "Oh yes, depravity of
human nature" remarked Mr. Gosoftly,
who had called to pass the evening.
P. She had lost fifteen dollars by
| by betting on Ryan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

One voice all over the land goes up from moth
ers, that says, MY daughters are SO feeble and
sad, with no strength, all out of breath and life
at the least exertlon. What can we do for them2"
The answer is simple and full of hope. One to
four weeks Iuse of Hop Btters viii make them
healthy, rosy, sprghtly and cheerful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

Late measurements of the carbonic
acid existing at considerable heights
above the earth's surface, appear to
show that the gas is pretty evenly dis
tributed throughout our atmosphere
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

AFTER more than two years of dis
cussion the Buffalo council has voted
10 give the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad company a right of
way across the city to coal docks which
the company had purchased III an eig-
ible location on the harbor. The grant
was strongly opposed by the New Y ork
roads, which already control large
franchises in the city, but the popular
cry of cheap coal carried the day. The
transfer to the New York Central of
the Jersey Shore and Pine Creek ex-
tension, of the Reading indicates a
formidable rivalry for the control Of
the Western coal trade of Buffalo.
ONE of the great achievements of
human wisdom is to know when you've
got q good thing. The true policy is
then to stick to it and put curb on the
vaulting ambition. A quartette of
gamins in Denver lately came into Joint
possession of a skeleton key which fit
ted the unused side door of theatre.
For a week they were content simply
to enjoy their monopoly of free en-
trance, but at the opening of the next
weeks performance they undertook to
~un opposition to the manager by es
tablishing a rival box office, where
other boys secured an entrance at hal
the regular price. The unwonted crowc
In the gallery attracted the attention o
the employees of the theatre and care
ful inspection revealed the little side
speculation. The boys were arrested
and at last accounts the district attorney
was debating whether they should be
prosecuted for burglary or running 6
place of amusement without a license
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

We see in the New York Spirit Of the
Times mention Of the cure of Mr.. Geo.
Drake, 46 Fifth street, Indianapolis,
Ind, of severe case of water rheuma-
tism, by the use of st. Jacobs OIL
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
VOL XIV.

The present is a good congress for
talk, but nobody will particularly OBJ
ject to that. Talking may keep it out
of mischief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
MONDAY. Fee. 81.

Senate The bill to regulate the practice of
pharmacy in the state passed. The following bills
were indefinitely postponed: To amend section
l554, revised statutes, relating to spendthrifts
and who may forbid dealers to furnish them
liquors; to amend section 1861, revised statutes
relating to punishment for drunkenness. Over
thirty bills were considered, and large number
were ordered engroSsed and read third time. and
others were considered and then laid over for A
longer or shorter period of time.
Assembly-The military bill was passed by
vote Of IS to %.
The following bills were concurred III Relat-
ing to land sold for taxes providing for the ap-
polntment of registers of probate in relation to
fshways.
The following bills were pas ed : Relating to
exemptions from subp@nas; to appropriate
money to the heirs of the late Capt Henry Dill
Ion; OF inquests on the dead relating TO land
sold tor taxes relating to town insurance COM
panies; relating to the collection of taxes for
the protection Of fish and game in Green Lake
county; in relation to the swamp lands in the
counties of Marathon, Clark, Chippewa Shawano
and Oconto; relating to the collection and dis
posal of highway taxes; to provide for the great
er efficiency of the Wisconsin national guard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
AT MILES CITY.

Valuable Facts for People who are
seekfng new Homes in the Great
West-The Enormous Coal Fields
That Have Been DevelOped-TheC eli
mate Summer and Winter--The Ag-
riculturaI Features of the Country
A Paradise for Cattle and sheep
Raisers,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
NO. g..

committee on the liquor tratnc, came up. Mr..
GlIen offered in amendment, that the committee
men pay for the printing; declared out of order
Mr.. Stevens spoke at some length in favor of the
resolution; the committee had spent much time in
the preparation of the statistics contained in the
report, and they should be scattered broadcast for
popular perusal. The resolution was adopted
ayes 81 noes SO.
The Joint resolution introduced by the liquor
traffic committee, for an amendment to the state
constitution, prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating hqusrs came up, On mo-
tlon of Mr.. Price, the matter was made the
special order for Thursday next, at 730 D. IN.
Senate bills were concurred in as follows:
To organize Price county for judicial purposes
and to fix the salaries of clerk Of court and dis
tret attorney therein; appropriating the follow
ing sums to the charitable, reformatory and penal
institutions of the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02

is and will be the idea in Montana
There are % 100000 acres of the finest
grazing land in the world in the basin
of the Yellowstone. The famous bunch
grass, which is the most nutricious
upon which cattle can feed, is found
here in its most luxurious growth, and
as it cures early upon the ground, it
furnishes a supply of hay for winter
without the expense of harvesting.