Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-19
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ham and Lydia Sargent, of Chester,
SIX of whom lived to be over ninety,
and one besides herself to be centena.
rian.
Jeff Davis went down to New Orleans
few days ago to review the German
militia of that city, and local paper
says that ''his bearing was as lofty and
dignifed in reviewing a batillion of
militia as when he was looking down
upon the grand armies of the Confed-
eracy marching past with their glCri-
Gus array of historic captains at their
head.
Garibaldi's hoe, which he used in his
garden at Capera, has Just been given
by Necchi 20 the Garibaldian museum.
soon to be opened at Rome. It's au-
thentlclty Is attested by letter from
Garibaldi, in which he says that this
hoe Is a testimony of his idea that iron
had better be used for getting some
thing useful out Of the earth than in
cutting throats.
DIR. Tresson, a Roman Ca holic, was
married in St. Louis to Miss Duncan.
Presbyterian, and IN ordor to satisfy
their religious scrup,es, two marriage
cermonies were performed by their re-
spectlve pastors, This is not counten-
anced by the Roman Catholic official
journal of the diocese, and it says that
the Doctor has made "a covenant with
hell and a league with the devil, for
the sake of.a Protestant wife"
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
holds that ticket is not invalidated,
as title to a ride, by having been pur-
chased from person not an authorized
agent Of the railroad; nor can theatre
manager legally refuse admission on a
ticket because it has passed through
the hands of a speculator. Shpulations
to the contrary, as printed on tickets,
are Of no account.
The publishers of LjppincoH'S Maya
zine have been sued for libel by the
widow Of Richard Realf, the poet, who
poisoned himself some four years ago
IN California. The article complained
of was published in the magazine for
March, 1879, and was written by Prof
Rosslter Johnson, it deplored the mar
rage of Realf, and spoke of the woman
whom he welded as "an evil thing"
and "a loathsome carcass" and at
tributed the poets sorrow and selfd e
struction to the influence of that union
Capt. Mayne Reid, the veteran story
writer, who Is now sixty-two years old
and lives in Fragmene, England, is
hereafter TO receive pension from the
the United states of $15 q month. He
served as second lieutenant in the New
York Volunteers during the Mexican
war, and was shot at Chapultepec.
His claim was filed about two years
ago, and the affidavit set forth that he
Is quite poor, living on a small farm,
and In need of pension.
Special OInc6rS, TWO or them accom-
panying him whenever he walks or
rides out. Hitherto they have carried
only batons, but now they have been
furnished revolvers and twenty rounds
OF ammunition each. Mr.. Gladstone
Will meet his Scotch constituents early
IN October and make one speech,
which will be delivered in Edinburgh.
He and Mrs. Gladstone will be the
guests of Lord and Lady Rosebery at
Dalmeny during their visit to Midlothi-
an.
Mr.. Oliver Ames, who has been NOM
mated for Lieutenant-governor of
Massachusetts by the republicans, has
been in the employ Of the Ames
Shovel Works at North Easton since
he was fifteen years old, and he has
been the superintendent. His father,
Oakes Ames, died with an indebted
ness of $8,000,000. In the time Of
panic the son managed the assets,
which were scattered all ov er the union,
SO that he paid dollar for dollar, paid
q million dollars in legacies and had
surplus for the residuary legatees.
Mark bennett, of Kittery, Me-,
voted for governor on the 18th inst. for
the seventy-ffth time, never having
missed casting his ballot for a candi-
date for that Office since his first vote.
5ixty-twO of the votes were for.
governor of Main, the first
thirteen having been thrown for
governor of Massachusetts, what is
now Main not having been separated
from that state at that time. Mr..
bennett celebrated his ninety-eighth
on the 9th of August, and is
remarkably hale for man of his
years.