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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
A Duel in Mid-Air.

Few balloon voyages can compare,
for exciting ard perilous incidents,
with one which was performed at the
time of the siege of Paris by the we'll
known M. Nader That gentleman
left Tours for Paris, with government
dispatches, at 6 in the morning
At II he was within view of
the capitol, and while floating
in about 5000 metres above Fort
Charlton, a second balloon was OBJ
served in the horizon. M. Nader at
once displayed the French flag, and
the other balloon responded by exhib-
iting the same colors.
Gradually the two balloons APP
preached one another, being drawn
in the same direction by the same
current of air. When they were sep
arated by only a short distance sever
al explosions were heard The strange
aeronaut continued to fire shots at NJ
Nader's balloon, the Intrepid" which
began to descend rapidly. The French
flag had by this time baen taken in by
the other balloon. and the Prussian
colors were exhibited instead. Those
who were watching the affair from
below, and saw the character and
object Of the pursuer, cried out that
Nader was lost. But they were mis-
taken. He had scrambled from the
car up the network of the balloon on
the first shot from the enemy, appar-
emily to stop a hole made in the tissue,
and he now descended as the balloon
righted itself, and, on a quantity of
ballast being thrown out again. rose
high in the air.
Shots were then fired in rapid sue
cession from the Intrepid into the
Prussian balloon, which suddenly
sank to the ground with headlong
rapidity. On reaching the ground a
detachment of uhlans, who had
watched the combat from the plain,
picked up the aeronaut and rode off
to the Prussian outpost. NJ Nader
then descended safely at Charenton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
How Union Soldier Made Fiddle
Westfield, Mass, Times.

WeSttIeld Mass, Times.
The need of something to cheer and
exhilarate in the dreary days and
nights was painfully apparent, and
gave raise to unheard-Of attempts to
supply the demand. The ingenuity
of the Yankee soldier was generally
equal to any such emergency, but
probably was not more strikingly dis
played than in the manufacture of
fiddle. It was at Brandy Station,
Va, in the winter of 1864, that
George M. Colt, Company G.. Second
Vermont Volunteers, proposed to
make the cheer-giving instrument,
and with a Ratchet, jack-knife, file,
and piece of a junk bottle as his only
tools, he cut piece of maple from a
stump that grew on the bank of the
RappahannOck River, and set to work
The back and sides of the fiddle are
made of one piece; regular dug
OUT. The top is of hemlock taken
from a box which brought some
goodies" from their friends in "Var-
mont The bow is of maple. The
keys were made from the horns of
some Confederate cattle that fell into
our hands and were devoured by our
carniverous soldiery, so that the poor
brutes contributed to out mental as
we'll as physical welfare. The hairs
were pulled from the tail of the Col
onel's horse, who was fond of music,
and never raised a foot of resistance.
1t is said he even signifed his will
iugness to furnish enough of
his hoofs for glue, but that was found
elsewhere, and the instrument was
completed and in the hands of
modern ''Paganinni," who rose for
the. occasion, gave forth its soul-stir-
ring strains. 1t cOnjured up ''stag
dances" serenaded headquarters, and
was admired and cherished by the
officers and men of the "Green Noun
tain Boys" The rest must be left to
imagination, as far as it's army record
is concerned. Suffice it to say, it
was 'honorably discharged" and has
been the hero of several occasions
since the war, receiving the first
premium at the Vermont State Fair.
Rude as is its origin, its tone is re-
markable sweet and expressive, es-
pecially in the rendering of "Old
John Brown" and other airs that were
offsprings of the war, which seemed
to revive in it the memory of the
exciting scenes o. its early existence.
It's maker and owner still lives, though
he received wounds after the produc-
ton of his instrument that have
nearly disabled him for active duty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
GENERAL NOTES.

Mrs. j. E. MOULTON, of Beloit, Kan
sas, shot her husband in the heart for
contributing to the support of other
women.
WILLIAM HENRY, farmer near Swan
ton, Ohio, killed his wife with an ak, IA
tally cut his daughter, and then took
his own life with razor.
PATRICK KANE, an old citizen of Lock-
port, New York. has been arrested for
the murder of his wife while both were
intoxicated.
JACOB Melting, the murderer of Ada
Atkinson, was Sunday evening taken
from jail at Fowler, Indiana, by three
hundred citizens of Oxford, and lynch
ed.
GOVERNOR CROSBY, of Montana, urges
that polygamus Mormons be debarred
from entering government lands as well
as from voting.
A STANDARD time case has made its
appearance in the courts of Boston. The
suprsme court cited the commissioner
in insolvency to show cause for proceed
ing against debtor who appeared at
the hour named according to the new
departure.
In the United States court at Chicago
b. Frank Moore was found guilty Of us
ing the mails for lottery purposes, and
was recommended to clemency. It is
said that a case has been made up in q
southern city to be submitted to the su-
Treme court, in order that the lottery
question may be definitely settled.
THE coroner's jury which investiga-
ted the capitol disaster at Madison, Wis
consln, found Contractor Nowlan guilty
Of grave error in improperly repairing
a second-story pier, and censured AR
chitects Jones and Koch for designing
the interior without due regard for its
safety.
SULLIVAN, the pugilist, likes nothing
better than to amuse himself with a
darkey. 1t has transpired that he met
his match, Saturday night, in the Ire
mont house bGr-room in Chicago. He
picked up colored waiter at the counter
and laid him on the floor, but in the at
tempt to have further fun with him was
himself thrown upon his shoulders on
the tiles. The negro, when he stopped
to realize what a feat he had accom-
plished, went out of doors like flash.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26-Flour-Dull and unchanged
Wheat-Demand active but unsettled; opened
strong and advanced &c but became weaker nm
der free speculative offerings and a reported in
crease of a quarter of million bushels in the
visible supply; declined 1@11Sc, fiuctuated. and
closed nominally unchanged. Sales ranged:
9434@9455 for seller November, closed 9536: 957k
@9618 for seller December, closed 9614: 963l097sl
for seller January, closed 91s; 973469S3l for SEX
er February, closed 9618; 10414@1051 for seller
May, closed OPS; No. 2, Chicago spring. 95156
9734 closed 9555; Ne. 3 Chicago spring, S1160S215:
No. 2 red winter, 9801 OO15 Corn-Demand ac-
tive, chiefly for speculation though good shining
demand existed opened loose bigger and ad-
vanced 78c additional, but large offerings due to
the weakness in wheat caused a decline of 16c.
closed d higher than yesterday. Sales: 4S1bA4g
for seller cash, closed, 4S$4 $3.50 1915 for seller
November, closed $3.50 40; 4S3s04S7s for seller
December and the year, closed 1885; 4776604Ss6
for seller January and February closed 4S1k: 5115
@52 for seller May, closed 5134 Oats-Ouiet and
steady and shade higher Sales: 2S3l for seller
cash; 2S36029 for seller November: 2902916 for
seller December; 2S5s@29 for seller the wear:
290aO4 for seller January, closed 1919: 323l@33
for seller May; closed 327S Rye-Higher. 57A
Barley-Dull, e.. Flax seed-Quiet 137. Pork
Demand active largely for January and February
deliveries, ruled easier, declined 15@20c rallied
again and closed firm. Sales: 11OOQ11 10 for old
l22OQl2.25 for new for seller cash. 11O4@11 10 for
seller November; 11.0O11110 for seller Deem
ber closed nominally higher 16@15c; 11O4@11. 10
for seller the year; 1175@12O0 for seller January;
closed 11.95@11971a; 11.9O012.1O for seller Feb
ruary, closed 11.0713@12.1O; IL .O215 for seller
March; 12.35@12. 421a for seller May, closed 1915
Lard-Easier, but good demand, opened 1O@121sc
lower but rallied 71a@10c Sales: 7.55@76O for
for old and 7.600765 for new for seller cash; SIS
@7.6O for seller November, closed nominally 76O
@7621a; 7.47a0z521a for seller December and
the year, closed nominally 7.521a@755; 1880
no for seller January, closed nominally 7708
1924; 7.721a@z821@ for seller February, closed
1907. 8211a; 8.O15@8.1O for seller May Bulk
Meats In far demand, shoulders, 500; short
ribs, 6.25; short clear, $50 Butter-Firmer;
creameries, 5000; diaries, 1880 Eggs-Firm-
er; 25@26. Whiskey-Steady and unchanged
Corn to Buffalo,315 Receipts-FIour, 10000;
wheat, Is 400; corn 81 200; oats q 1000; rye, a.
900; barley, 10000. Shipments Flour, $4,000:
wheat $4,000; corn, 20, ZOO; oats $780, rye, 3009
barley, 1900
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29

standard time, and has managed to Sc
cu1e the support of a majority of the
aldermen. The general public, however.
have changed their watches.
In a farm -house seven miles from
Jackson, Michigan, during Wednesday
night, Jacob D. Crouch, his daughter
and sOn-in-law, and a stranger named
Policy were murdered in their beds.
The latter had shown considerable
money, and stated that he should pur-
chase cattle.
JOHN CHISHOLM, a wife-murderer. was
hanged Thursday at Newark, New .Jer-
sey, for killing his wife. The relatives
of Chisholm were given his body on
executing bonds that his funeral should
be private one.
THE citizens of Grand Haven, Mich.
held a meeting Monday night to express
their appreciation of the heroism of the
crew Of the schooner Driver, in rescuing
the men of the propeller Akely. Seven
lumbermen gave $160 each, and others
raised the sum of S., 1856. The sum of
1920 was also contributed for the widow
Of Captain Struhl.
ANTON RICKERT, a molder of St.
Louis, has been industriously engaged
in manufacturing silver dollars in plaster
molds. He sent a small boy out with
some samples, and the police held the
lad until hisparents came for him, when
they were arrested. A package of coun-
terfeits was found buried in the cellar.
THE propeller Manistee, which was
st heard from at Ashland, on Lake
Superior, is believed to have gone down
in the storm of Friday, with twenty-five
persons aboard. The tug Mayhem
found part of her cabin near Ontona-
gon. The Manistee was owned by Leo
pold & Austrian, of Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
The Folly of Anti-VaccinatOrs.
Medical and Surgical Reporter.

Meulcal ana surgical Reporter.
How any intelligent man can DELHI
erately oppose vaccination in the face
of the abundant testimony of it's eff
cacy is truly hard problem to solve
One of its most violent opponents in
England was certain William Scott
of Rotherhithe. Recently smallpox
broke out in his family, and carried
off his wife and three children. Regret
for what might nave been prevented
so preyed upon the mans mind that
he committed suicide
When we realize what great pub
licity has been given to the facts con
corning vaccination, we can hardly
help but lay the deaths Of this mans
wife and children at his door. Of
course, no doubt, he was conscientious
in his opposition to vaccination; but
still, facts do not admit of argument,
and it is almost impossible to conceive
of any intelligent man finding suffi-
Gent evidence to warrant him in OPP
posing this benefcent discovery This
sad occurrence should be given all
possible publicity, as a warning to
other characterization agltators.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
Strikes in New York
New York Star.

The striking fever struck the morn
ing newspaper compositors tonight
and demand was made on all the
papers save The Sun and Herald to
increase the price per 1000 ems from
40 to 46 cents. The two exceptions
have paid the increase for long time.
All the papers gave IN except The
Tribune, where the strike is declared
IN full force. A few men left and it
is expected more will follow to-mor-
row. Policemen are guarding The
Tribune building, but so far there
have been no signs of trouble. The
afternoon papers will be called upon
tomorrow to increase the price from
80 to 40 cents, and it is understood to-
night that all but The News will resist
the demand of the Union. The News
has been paying SO cents for many
weeks past.
Higgins great carpet factory was
silent and deserted to-day. The en-
gines and looms were still and of the
1000 employees who usually fill the big
factory with bustling life, only leads
Of departments were gathered in the
Office. THE factory is completely
shut down" said Mr.. Campbell 1--WE
don't care to run at loss. We grad
uate our wages according to the pro
ducing power of the looms, paying
from 81 to 26.10 cents per yard. Here
is payroll of eighty-three weavers
and tue average earnings are 81 rs for
four weeks work. Here is one girl
who made last month S54. 81, and here
are eighty girls who average 81 a day"
The strikers had meeting to-day and
members of the several factory depart
ments appointed committees to wait
on the employers and see if some I'M
derstanding could not be rea ched and
work resumed Monday. The women
strikers are the most enthusiastic and
say they will never go back under a
reduction of 10 per cent. Opinions
in the carpet trade are that the strik-
ers will not succeed for several months
to come, owing to the dullness of the
trade and the stock on hand.
There are no new developments IN
the cigar-box makers strike. although
about 25 per cent. of the strikers ex-
pect to resume work next Monday.
The green hands employed are almost
terror-stricken. A large number have
had fingers cut off and have been 9th
erwise manned through ignorance of
the machinery The Union sent word
to Castle Garden warning the Super
intendent not to permit the bosses to
lure any more emigrants to the shops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
FOREIGN.

SAFvET PASHA, ex-grand viZier of Tur-
key, IS years of age, is dead.
THE Egyptian troops operating against
the false prophet are charged with throw
ing away their arms and scampering
like sheep.
In an address at Drogheda, it was de-
clared by Healy, member of parliament,
that England should not obtain an
extention of the franchise unless Ireland
did.
REVIVAL meetings are held twice each
day by Moody and Sankey in a section
of London near the mouth of the
Thames.
FIRE in a bootmaker's shop at Wind
sor, near the palace, caused rumors at
London Wednesday night that dynami-
tiers had fired the castle, and Queen Vic
tOria's life was in danger.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, United States
minister to England, has been chosen
rector of the Scottish University of ST,
Andrews, defeating a member of the
British parliament by Is votes.
DE LEssEPs said at Liverpool Satur-
day, that a second Suez canal could
only be built near to and parallel with
the present one, and when finished, YES
sells going to the Red Sea could take one
canal and those to the Mediterranean the
other.
q The Egyptian army under Hicks
Pasha, aggregating 10000 men, is said
to have been totally annihilated by the
false prophet, during the first week of
November, near Ell Obeid. 1t is said
that the victorious army numbered 300,-
600 men. Such Egyptian troops as re-
main in the Soudan are to be cOncentra-
at Khartoum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE business portion of BelInore
Ohio, was destroyed by fire Sunday, the
losses aggregating $50, 900.
A FIRE at HarrOdsburg, Kentucky,
swept away a hotel and six stores on
Main stress, causing loss of $4,000.
HEAVY rains at BellevilIe, Illinois,
flooded ten coal mines, inflicting dam
age estimated at $4,000
LITTLE doubt remains that the steam
er Manistee sank in Lake Superior with
all on board, about twenty-five sailors.
This is the worst calamity since the
laundering of the Asia in Georgian
Bay.
REV. J. III. MAGOFFIN, of Cheboygan,
Michigan, died from erysipelas caused
by running rusty nail in his thumb
two weeks ago.
IN the Coal Run mines at Streator,
Illinois, Thomas Jones caused an explO-
sion by a careless attempt to fix his
lamp, and was instantly killed. Five
others were more or less injured
FIRE destroyed the coffee and spice
works of Rufus B. Stickney, in Boston,
valued at $4,000; q hotel and several
stores at Pineville, Oregon, and the
a0uring- mills of William Killefer, at
Bloomingale, Mich.
THE main building of the wooden
and cotton mill at New Albany, Indiana,
in which 125 men were at work, was set
on fire by boy carrying greasy waste
past gas-jet. The loss is estimated at
$140,0 900.
THE sheriff at Chicago has closed the
lumber office of E. & Q. Eldred, whose
liabilities are $4,000; the malt house of
G. L. Epps & Co., whose assets largely
exceed their debts, and the notion store
Of Henry Simon, who owes over $40
600 to eastern firms.
The father of Charley Ross was induc-
ed to visit Edwardsville. Illinois, and in
terview an amateur detective in regard
to prisoner at Springfield, who offered
to tell the whereabouts of the long-lost
lad. But the criminal has recently been
sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year, and refuses to say anything until
his release.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29

THE Fifth Auditor of the United
States Treasury, in his annual report
says the cash collected and deposited
by Collectors of Internal Revenue
for 1888 amount to S137, 622, S42, as
against $13S, 926, 100 for 1882. The
total cost of collection is 81, 092, 70S
Two tables are given, the first show
ing the amount of internal revenue
collected IN each State, and the
second the amouns expended in each
Stote, and from these sorae interes-
ting satisfies are drawn, showing
that i'll New York is cost 81 to collect
$50; In Pennsylvania it is 81 to S35 j;
in Ohio, 81 to $40; in IUdianna, 81 to
$43: Wisconsin, 81 to S45: Nebraska
81 to SD; Virginia, 81 to $34; North
Carolina, 81 to 81; South Carolina, 81
to $31; Georgia, 81 to So; Alabama,
81 to 81; Mississippi, 81 to 81; Texas,
81 to Sc; Tennessee, 81 to IS; Ken
lucky, 81 to SIS. The average cost
for the collections throughout the
country is 81 for every s32 collected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
Milwaukee, Market.

2.5094.7 70 Wheat-Quiet and weak; 941s for
seller November; 9556 for seller December; 963s
for seller January; 1.O45s for seller May. Corn
Quiet and unchanged; No. ., 40. Oats-Steady
No. 2, 1884. Rye-Unehanged; No. I, 5614 No
?, 50. Barley-Dull; No. 3 60; extra No 3, 81
Provisions-Dull; mess pork, 1895 for seller No
vember; 11.75 for seller January. Lard-Prime
steam, 7.6O for seller November; IS for seller
January. Live hogS-Easier; 400G435 Butter
FIRM. Cheese-Very quiet Eggs-Unsettled and
higher; 24026. Receipts-Flour, II, 600; wheat
$500; barley, 1900. Shipmes ts-fIour 5000
wheat, 5000; barley, $780,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
CRIME.

JACOB NELLING, who was lynched at
Fowler, Indiana, intended to plead
guilty before Judge Ward, who does
not believe in death penalties.
GEORGE BRIMMER, who last month es-
capped from the Lancaster county jail in
PENNSYLVANIA, was Sunday captured at
Harrisburg, after desperate fight with
large party of policemen.
WILLIAM E. BROCKwAY, the famous
forgcr has been caught at his work by
New York detectives, and will be sent to
serve out an unfinished term of thirty
years in prison. He and two confeder-
ates were manufacturing bonds of the
Central Pacific railroad
THE mayor of Bangor, Maine, has ar
rayed himself against the adoption of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
Women Lawyers in Italy.
London Herald.

Italy is getting as much ahead of us
as America. La Signora Lydia Post
has just been admitted to practice at
the bar of Turin, and appeared for
the first time in her barrlster's gown
to plead the cause of a young painter
whose pictures had been unjustly de
tanned by his landlord, and much in
jured by the damp of the garnet to
which they were consigned. The lady
barrister obtained great success for
her humorous description of the sub
iect of the pictures, and amid much
applause obtained verdict with good
ly damages in favor of her client.
She was escorted home still enveloped
ia her lawyers robes, by a large con-
course of people, who gave her large
serenade i'll the evening, in which the
tenor voice of the young painter was
conspicuous for its deep expression.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
A BABE WOMAN.
Arrest ofthe Mental Faculties from
Infancy to rlhOOd-A Puzzle for
Physicians.
Erie, Pa. , Paper.

The physicians of this county are
considerably interested in remark
able case of arrested mental develop.
ment. In the Erie County Aims house
there is a young woman of 16 with
the mind of child months old, and
who nurses at the breast the same as
babe. This remarkable girl was adj
mitted to the institution about two
months ago, but to spare the feelings
of the family no one has been permit
ted to see her or any publicity given
to the case A few weeks ago the I'M
happy mother died, and the restric-
ton being removed superintendent
Brown permitted your correspondent
to see the babe-woman. Her name is
Eliza Kerner, and she was born in We
mango township, her parents being
very poor but deserving people.
When two months old the child had
an attack of brain fever. It recovered
it's physical health, but all mental
progress was arrested. Eliza grew
and developed into a splendid girl, but
had to be treated as baby There is
no idocy, but her mind is precisely
the same as a bright 2-months-old
girl. Her mother had to carry her in
her arms until she became too heavy,
and since then she has lain in bed.
She was never weaned. and has never
tasted any food but that taken from the
breast or from the bottle. She has a
splendid set of teeth, beautiful clear
cut features, and luxuriant growth
of hair, but knows not the use or orna-
ment of either.
In the alms-house there is generally
one or more nursing mothers, and
these have to give her the sustenance
she needs. It is a peculiar sight 70
see this young woman imbibing food
from the breast of a girl but a year
older than herself DR.. Lovett, the
surgeon IN charge says that she may
live to be an old woman of eighty.
All the organs are healthy. The skin
is beautiful and almost transparent.
The superficial veins can be traced
through the skin. The reporter jim
gled a bunch of keys before the young
woman's eyes, and she evinced the de-
light of an infant, ending by crying
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
4 Mild Winter.
Indianapolis News.

Meeting an old hunter who has
been out in the field a great deal this
season:
"Nice weather we're having" said
he.
"Yes--Indian summer. Reckon it
will turn cold pretty soon?"
Think not"
"Why?"
IT believe we will have an open
winter. I have great faith in the
prognosticat;ng power of The musk
rats This time last year those ami
mails had huts two or more feet high
The winter following proved intense
ly cold This year they havn't built
huts at all. A mild winter IS there
fore sure I've watched their habits
many years and have never known
them to make mistake Besides,
the squirrels are not laying in winter
supplies. You can depend upon these
signs every time.