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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
TEST TELEGRAMS.
WA SHiNGTON.

WORK on the Washington monument
will not be delayed for lack of funds
A height of 410 feet is expected to be
reached this year.
BIDS were opened Saturday for erect
ing the proposed army and navy hOspi-
tai buildings at Hot Springs Ark. They
ranged from 100000 to S120,000.
MARTIN NIILMORE, the Boston sculptor
died Saturday evening. His unfinished
work is bust of Daniel Webster for the
New Hampshire State House.
THE Surgeon General Of the Marine
Hospital Service at Washington has in
formation that cholera exists at Cam
peache and Oaxaca, Mexico.
THE Department of State has tele-
graphed the United States Consul at
Vera Cruz, to advise all vessels bound
to Southern ports Of the United States
to stop at Ship Island for inspection, in
order to avoid being sent therefrOm by
the health authorities.
The president has approved the SEN
tence of dismissal in the case of Lieut.
Samuel n. Holmes, of the Thirteenth
Infantry, recently tried by court martial
at Fort Bliss. Tex, for duplicating pay
accounts. The official order dismisslng
him from the service has been issued.
The following are the latest army or
ders promulgated: An Army Retiring
Board will convene at San Antonio
Texas, for the examination of such Off
GERS as may be ordered before it. Detail
for the board: Lieutenant Colonel Nelson
B. Sweitzer, Eight Cavalry; Lieutenant
Colonel Alfred L. Hough, Sixteenth IN
fantry: Surgeon Joseph R. Smith, MajO
Frederick Van Vliet, Tenth Cavalry: As
sistant Surgeon Passmore Middleton,
Captain George A. Armes, Tenth Caval-
ry, will report to the board.
IT is expected that the first three vol
umes Of the tenth census will be ready
for distribution in few days. The first
volume gives statistics Of population.
The second will contain statistics of
manufactures, and the third agricult-
ural. The next volume in order will be
that on railroads, steam craft, telegraph
and telephones. The volume on cotton
will follow. The sixth and seventh vol
umes Will embrace statistics of steam
and water power used in manufactures.
The volume containing statistics on NOR
tality will follow. This has been COM
piled under the direction of DR.. John S.
Billings, of the United States army. 1t
is not yet known in what order the re
naming volumes will come. All the
statistics are in, except those of church
eS, schools and Indians.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
CRIME.

a STRANGER, without prOyocalOn,
shot down a brakeman named Skinner
and James Gambre, a passenger, on a
Missouri Pacific train near DenisOn.
Texas, Wednesday. The murderer
jumped from the train and escaped to
the woods.
THE two Barnard brothers. charged
with murder and arson. were released
from the Vernon Ua.) jail Monday night
by crowd Of armed men. They cap
tured the guard, forbidding the sheriff
coming near them and broke the lock of
the Jail. The whereabouts Of the prison
ers is unknown.
IT is found that L. D. Mccoy. the
mayor Of Andrew. Iowa who abscOnded
a year ago with the papers of the Hut
chlnS estate, Of which he was guardian.
and leaving a wife. who became insane,
and three children in the poor, house.
had a previous wife and child in Arizona.
who have waited al these years for his
return.
IN Windon, Mimi, the depot was en-
tered and an effort made to break open
the safe, but was not successful. The
mail pouch was ripped open and mail
matter scattered round; express pack
ages were opened, but nothing missing.
The City hotel and the Hyatt house We're
also visited and eatables taken.
SOMETIME ago news was received that
the store at Aspelund, Mimi, belonging
to Peter Honnig, had been visited by
burglars. 1t now appears that on the
18th inst, the store in question was en-
tered by three men in the night with
drawn revolvers, who demanded of
Honning all his money. Heand an en-
ploye were engaged in marking goods
received. The robbers secured sos and
left. They are described as common
zed, and one of them nearly covered
with warts. They have not been cap
tured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
GENERAL NOTES.

RYE harvesting has begun in northern
Indiana.
FIFTY-FIvE persons died of yellow
fever at Havana last week
THE secretary of the treasury has de
cided that the department has no au-
thOrity to receive trade dollars the same
as standard dollars.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT KIMBALL,,
Of the life-saving service, left Washing
ton Friday for a general tour of inspec-
ton of stations on the northern lakes,
and to select sites for new stations aul-
thOrized by congress.
A TELEGRAM received at the Indian
office in Washington, reports that 391
Cheyenne and IA ArrapahOe Indians left
Indian Territory, under military escort.
Ell route to Pine Ridge Agency, Dakota.
AT Portsmouth, Va, on Tuesday even
ing, during the performance of Nathan
& CO. circus, the canvas took fire from
the oil lamps, causing a panic, in which
many people were injured.
CHARLES E. UPTON, president of the
defunct City Bank of Rochester, n. Y,
has been sent to the county penitentiary
for six months, under the new criminal
code, for overdrawing his accounts. It
willsbe remembered that his oil specula-
tions cost the bank $3.50, 600.
BIDS were opened at the treasury de
partment for a heating apparatus for
the custom house at Cincinnati, as fol-
lows: Samuel J. Pope & Co., Chicago,
$12S,879 J. T. Marshbank & Sons, Har-
risburg, $144, 632; Bartlett, Hayward &
Co., Baltimore, $146, 460; John Lyon,
Washington, $146,847; VIM. Kirkop &
Son, Cincinnati, $151, 176.
THE secretary Of the treasury mas re-
ceived draft for 81, 400, drawn bg the
Exchange National Bank, of Atchison,
Kan, on the First National Bank of Chi
cago, and signed unknown Debtor, )"
with the following request: Please
place the amount of the enclosed draft
to the credit of the United States, for
the benefit of the same" 1t was cred
tied to the conscience Fund"
THE Sioux Indians held their annual
sun dance at Rosebud Agency, Dakota,
yesterday afternoon, 10000 being pres
ent from all parts of the reservation.
Orders came to United States agents
McGillicuddy and Wright this year to
prevent its occurrence, but it was i'm
possible. Major Wright leaves for
Washington this evening on official
business, and during his absence his
son, w. III. Wright, of Chicago, will
have charge of the Rosebud agency
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

IT IS is a topic of congratulation to
all, that the era of decent politics is
dawning. The canvas in both Ohio
and Iowa, has already been arranged.
In Iowa the two competing candidates
Foraker and Hoadley-live neigh
horS at Cincinnati, and are personally
on the very best of terms. 1t has been
agreed between them that there shall
be no Safeguarding no ISLANDERS, no
dirty words or work of any kind.
This is all very right and proper, but
it remains to be seen whether their re
spective friends will, through all the
excitement of the canvass, be able to
wage a war on peace basis. In Iowa
a series of joint debates have been ar
ranged between the republican and
the democratic candidates for governor
IKE Hon. B. R. Sherman, the present
Executive of the State who is the re
publican nominee for reelection. and
the Hon. L. g. Kline, his democratic
opponent. The times and places
agreed upon are as follows; indie
pendenee, Wednesday, August 20;
Postville, August 80; Webster City,
Tuesday, September IL; Cherokee
Thursday, September 10; Atlantic,
Thursday, September IS; Osceola,
Thursday, September 20; Mount
Pleasant, Tuesday, September 25; De
Witt, Friday, September 2S; Cedar
Rapids, Saturday, September %; Des
Moines, Wednesday, October 8.
Both contestants being able speak
ers on the stump, and the chief ques-
ton being prohibition and the tariff,
the people of Iowa will no doubt flock
to hear these joint discussions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
Illness When Travelling.

To be prepared for sudden illness in
travelling is most important, especial
ly at this season of the year when
people are liable to be taken suddenly
sick. If one is away from home I'M
der such circumstances without any
way Of getting needed remedies inn
mediately, a few simple things may
prove of great value Some way of
heating water, milk, etc, is most use
full. In many places, especially IN
the country. there is no fire kept up
after the work is finished and it often
requires so much work or time to get
hot water or hot things that it is con
sidered more trouble than it is worth.
and so people often go without when
the things are really needed There
is sold now at most hardware stores a
small alcohol heater, which is per-
fecty safe to use if the directions are
followed out. 1t consists of shallow
pan filled with asbestos, covered with
wire, and an iron frame which closes
so that the whole thing can be packed
in small compass. The asbestos acts
like sponge and holds the alcohol
which Is poured into it. There is a
place above the flame to set tin cup,
or, If it is desirable, to heat fiannels.
a vat pan can be heated over it on
which the tiannels can be laid. No
time or trouble is required more than
lighting lamp, and the only precau-
ton to be used is not to fill the little
pan when it is hot or close it until it
has cooled. In cases of cramp or
when little children are i'll. the con-
venience of such an arrangement is
worth many times it's value, and no
family should travel without some
thing of the kind. Many a sudden
attack has been relieved by the appli-
cation of hot lamentations or the tax
ing of something hot to drink. The
simple remedies used in every family
should never be left at home. either
the little pill box or the mustard leaves,
camphor, paregOric, ETC., should find
a place somewhere. Many mothers
have a prescription from their physi-
clan put up to use in case of sudden
emergency. Sometimes such medi-
cine is needed, and again it may not
be, but it is well always to be pre-
pared. Serious illness is often pre-
vented by using the right medicine
at first. 1t is extremely dangerous to
lie and suffer, perhaps all ight, with
out having anything done to relieve
pain. AT this season it is not unusual
for inflammation of the bowels to fol
low some slight disturbance, or anAt-
tack Of indigestion if it is neglected,
and it stands every one in hand to
have q few simple remedies, at least,
with them in travelling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
4 Peculiar Scandal.

Fort Gaines, Ca, is in the midst of
daughter, Miss Benlay, and an old
maid sister, Miss Indier Brooks, com
pose one family, moving in the best
circles Mr.. w. NJ. Speight, one of
the best known business men of south
west Georgia, is an intimate friend of
the family, and has latch key. One
night SIX years ago the ladies saw a
man creeping through a window at
them, but he disappeared too quickly
for recognition. His tracks CORE
sponded with Speight's. The second
night afterWard a missile struck the
door On picking it up a letter was
found attached, Warming Mrs. Hill
that her daughter, Miss Benlay, was
IN the habit of meeting young men.
From that day to this these letters
have continued, over 1000 having
been written, all Of the most obscene
character and always coupling
Speight's name with that of Miss
Benlay. Mrs. Hill appealed toSpeight
for directions what to do. He always
insisted on her keeping the matter Sc
cret. Its publication, he said, would
ruin her, and her daughter should not
marry nor keep company with other
young men. From time to time he
would, i'll conversation with Mrs Hill,
throw suspicion upon leading young
men Of the city, until at last there
was scarcely one who was not brought
under suspicion. Whenever Speight
visited the house a letter followed the
next day detailing the conversation,
which Speight would clear away by
saying that young men must have
listened under the house to his talk.
Thus the women were gradually shut
out from all other society, and CON
fined to that of Speight alone. At
last the young men of Fort Gaines
came to the conclusion that something
had to be done to set this scandal to
rest, and a committee, consisting Of
l.. L. Sutlive, n. H McLendon. w.
A. McAllister, J. B. L. Allen, J. r.
McLendon, A. w. Heuer, G. S. SUIT
live and J. W. Sutlive began an in
vestigation. They soon spotted
Speight as the guilty party, and sum-
moned him before them Their re
port was that Speight was the guilty
person. He then called for illegal in
vestigation, when arbitration was
agreed upon. The arbitrator chosen
were James n. Bigbee. R. NJ. Brown,
J. E. Paullin, G. r. Narremore, and
W. NJ. Tumlin, who heard evidence
under oath. AS Speight's connection
with the affair could only be proved
Enthusiastically, thearbitrators found
him not guilty, except in one instance
which he acknowledged, and for
which they censured him. The ar
bitrators also found that the Hill
family was of the highest character
and worthy of the deepest sympathy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

lacrosse, thus retaining the champion
belt.
THE Two Republics, an influential
journal published in the City of Mexico,
states that cholera has appeared in San
Donisco del Mar, Oaxaca.
FOURTEEN persons were committed
for trial Tuesday at Mullangar, Ireland.
for completely in the murder of Mrs.
Smythe.
A BANQUET in honor of the Tooth an
niversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar
was given at the Bolivian Consulate AFT
Paris, Tuesday night
GEN. LYNCH publishes a decree call
ing on all officers and chiefs in Lima
who We're with Caceres, to present them
selves within five days at Quartet on pain
OF being treated as spies.
AFTER considerable discussion in the
BUenOs Ayres chamber of deputies. Sat
urday, the religious instruction bill was
rejected by a majority of forty-three.
In the house of commons. Tuesday,
Gladstone said the government had no
intention to legislate further in regard
to the importation of cattle, unless the
present law was found to be Inadequate.
IN the rife contest at Wimbledon Fri
day the American team gained a decided
advantage, winning both the 200 and 500
and 600 yards ranges. The grand totals
are: Americans, 1,01S: British. 1.O70.
The British team finally won by a score
Of ,951 to /, 904
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

A GIRL named Mcdonald, 10 years of
age, became lost in the woods at Laredo,
Texas, and died from fright and exhaus-
ton.
LATE dispatches reduce the extent of
the fire at Ephratah, Pa. The loss is
now placed at $4,000. Early reports
placed it at 100000.
FRED STRIPPLER, aged 10, and Willie
Parker, aged 10, We're drowned while
bathing in the Sangamon River, at
Springfield, ILL.,, Wednesday.
} THE storm of Saturday ragged with
great fury at Henderson, but did no
special damage except only to break
down a few shade trees in the town and
blow over fences. The farmers from the
country say the only damage done was
to lodge down the grain badly.
TIL mail agent of the train wrecked
near watOnna, Mimi, says that as soon
as he felt the wind lift the mail car, he
rush d to the door to jump but upon
lOOI ing out he saw that he was about
thirty feet up in the air, SO he closed the
door!
S. r. WILLIA-tS of Rochester, who was
injured in the train that was blown from
the railroad track near OwatOnna, Mimi
is feeling worse, and it is feared has Sus-
tanned internal injuries that will result
fatally.
6 MONDAY night boat containing eight
men and two young girls, all colored,
who were crossing the James river at
ClaremOnt, Va, to attend prayer meet
ing at Sandy Point, upset, and eight of
the party were drowned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
A Story of the Commune.

On the Sd of July, 1871, the Comte
de Chambord was i'll Paris disguised
and under an assumed name. His
companion, also disguised, was the
COmte de Monti, and they spent their
time in visiting the ruins left by the
Commune. They were much affected
by what they saw; and when the
Comte de Chambord looked upon the
ruins Of the Tulleries, and noticed the
smoke blackened lintels of the window
Of the chamber in which he was born,
he fairly broke down, and sobbed like
a child. The cabman, a rough but
good hearted fellow, who did not
know who his passengers were, tried
to comfort him by saying: "BoSte!
All that can be rebuilt; if it is only
the horses which were eaten during
the siege that will never come back. !"
At the end of the journey the cabman
was asked what was his proper
boUrboird. Bourgeois, /" was the
answer, If you give me three or
four frances [ shall think [ have had
princes as fares. He was handed
two louis. Thoroughly non-plaused
he glanced from the gold pieces to the
two shabby-looking men, and con-
Guiding that there was something
wrong somewhere, he jumped on his
seat and drove off without even say
ing Thank you, >" but glancing back
to see if the police were following
him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
BURIED BENEATH BRICK.
A Horrible Calamity Near syria.
cuse, New York.
More Than Sixty Men Go Down to
Death.
Down to Death.
Syracuse n. y. Special

\ terrible accident occurred at the
Onondaga Iron Company,s blast fur
mace mile west of this CITY, in
GeddeS, Wednesday For several weeks
the furnace has been unused, it having
been out of repair. Joseph Dawson,
with a gangof men, had been engaged
for several days in removing theinner
and tire-bricks of the arch. leaving
only the intercourse standing. The
foreman considered this course entire
ly secure. Without the slightest warn
ing the arch caved in, burying the
wOrkmen beneath it in a mass of
brick, mortar, SCOT and ashes. An
alarm was at once given, and the
men at the mill set at work with a
will to remove the victims. In less
than an hour eight bodies were taken
from the ruins. Several hundred
people. were at the scene. Sons.
daughters, and wives wept frantically
as the bodies were removed. Peopie
gathered III knots III the village of
GeddeS or hurried to the scene of the
casualty. Business was almost entire
ly suspended in the village, and the
place looked as if stricken by a panic.
1t was fully five minutes after the
collapse before the dust cleared away
sufficiently SO that the debris could be
viewed. The weight of the falling
bricks was so great that they were
forced out of the openings in the
furnace and crowded several feet into
the space around it.
The following is a list of the victims,
n ri wv Ill
Joseph Dawson, the head mason who
haa formerly been employed at the
rolllng-mills; leaves a wife and ten
children. John Fogarty, who was a
single man, and the support of an
aged and widowed mother. Michael
Carol, who was married and the
father of two children. Anthony
Lyden, who has been married for
three years and was the father of one
child. Frank Hefty, German. who
was married and had family. John
Wendall, who had been at work but
a short time, and of whom but little
IS known; he had a family. David
Reagan, who was married, and leaves
an invalid wife and family. John
Barry, who was married but had no
he is the only one of the
victims that was heard to make any
Outcry.
The excitement among the employees
and many outside laboring men was
intense. The loudest and most open
threats were heard to shoot both
Manager Gere and the general fore
man, who were both present. The
prevailed among these
excited men that they We're criminally
negligent in allowing the men to 90
into the furnace to work in the con
dition in which it was. 1t was said
by Mr.. Gere, manager of the com
pany, that it was known that the
lining Of the upper part was in
dangerous condition, and that. he
warned the men before they went in.
The fellow workmen of the dead men
say it was not known that the lining
was In a dangerous state A search
ing investigation will be made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

Money isvery abundant in Ameri-
can markets, especially i'll New York, "
says the Nation of the current week,
and loans at unusually low rates y
per cent? for call loans. But, > it adds,
capital seems more reluctant than a
few weeks ago to make long invest
ments. Many persons are apprehen-
sive that, with large crops to move in
the Autumn, money will be tight,
and this, with other DISAPPOINTMENT
influences, has caused avery decided
movement in the last ten days to sell
new railroad bonds and other sim
liar investments made few months
aoO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

THE telegraph operators of this
country on the 10Th, inst, formally
carried into execution their three ten-
ed strike To what extent the telc-
graph companies will be crippled in
their operations, remains to be seen !;
but whatever embarrassment may re-
suit will no doubt be of mporary
character.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
character

GOLD in paying quantities is report
ed to have been discovered in North
ern Indiana. 1t is startling to learn
Of the discovery of gold in paying
quantities in that State in any other
than a Presidetial year. In Presi-
dental years that State discovers
whole "bar'ls'' full of cash.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
FOREIGN.

LIvEsAY Sons & Co., cotton brokers,
of Liverpool, have failed.
THE Mexican National bank reports
profits for seven months, 10 per cent.
GREAT floods have. caused much dam
age in Buenos Ayres.
The European powers are increasing
their quarantine regulations.
The Shamrock club, of Montreal,
defeated the Torontos in three games of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

THE branch between the Govern
ments of England and France appears
to be rapidly widening, and may
eventually result in an open rupture.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

They call it a romantic marriage
when a couple of the neighbors get
the brides father In back room and
sit on him to prevent his interrupting
and breaking up the wedding.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02
D:spise no man, and deem nothing
impossible; every man hath his hour
and every thing its place.

How TO GET SICK.-ExpoSe yourself day and
night, eat too much without exercise work too
hard without rest, doctor all the time take all the
vile noStrums advertised, and then you will want
to know
How TO GET WELL.-Whichis answered in three
! words-Take Hop Bitters!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-02

The Fort Gaines Tribune is hot against
Speight, as are most of the people
Speight is superintendent of Sunday
school