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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28
A Very PitifuI Sort of Tragedy
From the Savannah News.

4 Canton correspondent narrates the
story of a boys suicide, as follows: ga
little eight-year-old son of Mallolen M.
Donald, living about twelve miles north
east of this place, on the EtoWah river,
suicide last Monday by jumping in the
river. The deceased, younger and
an older brother, at work in the field,
became thirsty and started to the jug
that contained the water. In their
hurry and glee the younger brother
outran the others and drank first. This
made the deceased mad and be drew
his knife, unbuttoned his shirt collar
and said he would cut his throat. The
older brother stopped him and told him
he would tell his father. The boy then
said he was tired of living, anyhow,
and would go and drown himself and
started toward the river. His brothers
watched him until he got about fifty
yards away and then, thinking perhaps
he did not mean to carry out his
threats, ran after him and when they
arrived at the river saw nothing of their
brother, only his hat floating down the
river. Their ran to the house after help
and in about two hours afterwards the
lifeless body Of their young brother was
found on the bottom Of the river"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Ten business places and three resi-
dences at Huntington, Tennessee, we re
burned yesterday morning,
TIE great part of Grants Station, Ore
gon, was swept away by fire on Monday,
causing loss of $l50,000.
LIGHTNING from clear sky killed two
cattle-dealers at B ~ St. Louis and melted
the gold and silver coins in their peck
e's.
THE Chicago express on the Omaha
line was wreck ed yesterday near East
Minneapolis, killing William Harring-
ton, the engineer, and Roberts, the bag
gage-master.
A WHALING schooner from Proyicetowp
reports having lost It's mate and six of its
crew by having small boat dragged I'M
der by twist from a whales tail.
THIRTY bidders at an auction in Ra-
VIENNA, Missouri, took refuge from a
thunderstorm in large barn. W hen a
stroke of lightning killed three Of the
party and Injured several others.
THE Mississippi river in the region CT
Alton, Illinois. was last evening only fif-
| teen inches below the e ,od of 1881. In
the valley of the Nilsson ri railway COM
munication is still greatly in terrupted by
high water,
PRAIRIE fires that are sweeping across
southern Arizona are attributed to hostile
Indians returning north from Mexico.
Scouting parties from Fort Bowie return
ed on Saturday after a weeks absence,
having found no Indians.
IT is apparent that the bottom lands in
the region Of 81, Louis are about undergo
a disastrous food. Jefferson City reports
the Missouri rising at the rate of foot
per day, and families are fleeing to the
bluffs. The ferry-boat from Alton can
find no place to land on the Missouri
side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

THE most hearIrenuIng accident In
many years occurred Wednesday In
the town of Sunderland, England. An
entertainment was given In the Victoria
hall by conjurer, and was very large
ly attended, the most of the audience
being children between 4 and Il years
of age. Some 1000 had seats in the
gallery. The few grown UP people in
attendance and the children in the
main body of the auditorium passed
out at the close of the performance as
quietly as if from church. The little
ones up stairs made rush to the exit.
At the first landing was doorway only
twenty inches wide, One little one
stumbled and fell. In less than a Sec
ond a score had fallen over the pros
trate body. From this point on on
language can depict the horrible scene.
Those behind became affrighted and
crowded their way to the narrow exit.
1t was sauve qui peut. as they imag-
ined, but In reality it was death trap
more pitiless than the wheels of the
juggernaut. In their frantic efforts to
find escape the little victims fought
and tore the clothes of each other, and
still the crowd in the rear pressed on.
Those in the dreadful vortex found no
means of escape. Bruised, bleeding,
and deprived of air, they sank help
lessly to the floor, forming a chaotic
mass of humanity seven or eight
deep. As soon as the news of the dis
aster became spread the authorities
ordered out regiment of infantry to
preserve order and aid in rescuing the
wounded and recovering the dead.
The former were tenderly taken to
their homes, and the latter, 17S in
number, were laid out in the main hall
for Identification. The scenes of TWO
attendant cannot be described, and ii
is more charitable to draw the veil,
leaving only the All-Aitying Eye to
witness the agonized fathers and
mothers claiming the remains of those
from whom they had so ioyously
parted but few hours before.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28
Discipline the Liver.

The liver is truly an 'unruly member" Some
times it is torpid anu secretes too slowly. AT
other times it is unnaturally active and sends
forth a perfect freshet of bile. Regulate this
organ with Hostetter's Bitters, not with caiomel
or blue mass. Mineral excitants, ia stimulating
the liver, poison the blood, and their ultimate
effect is te rible. The Bitters, on the other hand
have vitalizing and purifying, as we'll as slim
ulating effect. They not only regulate the flow
of bile, but nfuse life into the whole system.
A good appetite and perfect digestion, a regular,
natural habit of body, sound condition of the
nervous system, viyacity of spirits, increased
BODILY strength and power OF endurance and re-
freshing sleep are among the blessings they pro-
mote. The temperature of summer is a severe
tax upon the digestive and secretive organs, and
the Bitters are never more indispensable than at
this period of the year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28
FOREIGN.

PARNBLL will visit the United States in
the autumn.
A. DURANT & Co., general merchants
at London, have failed for 100000.
A PARTY of natives in Borneo are said
to have killed the staff of the British
North Borneo company.
THE prince of Wales nominal ed Loril-
lard's 5-year-old brown horse Iro quois fol
the race for the Stockbridge cup.
AN Austrian court has passed sentence
of death on Saba6ine, who enabled the
assassin OVerdank to esca pc across the
border.
THE Turks have expelled from the dis.
trict of Maracb many American families
whom they treated with the greatest in
humanity.
CAREY, the Irish informer. has been In
formed that he may remain in Dublin
without police protection, or proceed t.
some of the British colonies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28
at the Wrong Door.

At the terrace baths last Sunday an
impatient young man walked up to the
door of one Of the compartm ents, and,
knocking on the same, testify inquired
when IN blazes are you going to get
those trousers on?' There was a faint
giggle, and silvery voice replied;
"When I get married, supposed" He
had mistaken the door: that's all.-San
Francisco Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

Prof. James FL. Smart, of Indianapo-
lis, late superintendent of public ia
struction Of Indiana, has been called
to the presidential chair of Purdue
College.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

A WAsHINGToN grand jury Wednes-
day found another Indictment against
ex-Assistant Postmaster General Brady,
recently acquitted, in connection with
the awarding of a crooked star-route
coyofroof
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

The whole atmosphere at Washing
ton seems to be corrupt. The investi-
cation into Supervising Architect Hills
Office is disclosing bad state of affairs.
It is found that son of Judge French
was awarded the contract for doing
statuary work at the Philadelphia GUS
tom house for $75 900. Young French
sub-let the contract SO to clear $25. 900,
without doing a stroke eff work. Then,
after this, the young man was put On
the rolls of the architects Office, to
draw pay, and under the pretext OF
studying architecture for the treasury,
was sent to Rome, where he continued
his studies in sculpture. Judge French
has seventeen personal relatives on the
pay rolls of the government. Oae son
IS q special agent of the pOstoffice de-
partment, employed at his home in
Boston at a salary of SO day. Ex-
pert SGeinmetz also declares, after fin
ishing his estimates, that the govern
ment paid nearly half million too
much for the single item of dressing
the stone used in the Philadelphia Post
Office building. This is s. pretty fair
starter, and if the same proportion OF
has obtained in all the contracts, the
government mas been feeced out of a
very respe Gable amount,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

ing eff a large whip lash. The snake
was six feet long. and g. fine specimen
OF the whip-snake.-Charlotte IVA.
Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

Much damage is reported. by great
transforms in central Illinois, Missouri
and Kansas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

THE facts lately developed in the
proceedings to annul the Nickerson di-
vorce, together with sundry vigorous
sermons and essays recently published,
have awakened attention to the laxity
of divorce laws in most of the states.
At sitting of the diocesan convention
of Northern Ohio, at Cleveland, last
week, the subject was discussed and
the bishop instructed to communicate
with other denominations to secure
united action upon the subject among
the churches to institute legal reform
that shall make it more difficult to OBJ
tain divorces, and to hedge more care
fully against fraudulent divorces.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

MARIANNA, FLA.-Dr. Thee. West. says: : L
consider Browns Iron Bitters the best tonic that
is sold. ="
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

ANAsA STONES estate proves to be
worth about Sc, 600, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-06-28

THE first OF Jne sU&r-route trials lasted
three months and one day. The second
trial began December 4, 1882, and end-
ed June II, 1883, lasting six months
and ten days. The total cost to the
government of these trials will not, it
is stated, fall below 100000. Up to
March % Government Counsel Bliss
received $40 208; Government Counsel
Ker, to May 25, had received $27 872,
and Government Counsel Merrick, to
April %, had received $32 900. To the
above payments, others are to be added
which will considerably increase the
aggregate paid to the government law
yers. The only gamers by the trial
are these latter, who have prolonged
the affair away beyond It's natural limit,
simply because they were obtaining
an enormous per diem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Upon the Necessity of Constructing
New War Vessels.
WAsHINGTGN Ian 4

WAsHINGTGS, Jan 4.
A communication from the secretary of the
navy, containing his views on the construc-
ton of new vessels, was recommended bv
the naval advisory board and laid before the
Senate today.
He does not sdvise that, instead of the au-
thority given by the act of Aug. ), 1882 there
should be submitted by Congress the present
recommendations of the board and the de-
partment in the communication contained.
Accompanying this letter, are estimates
furnished by the naval advisory board,
through Commodore Shufeld, its president.
The estimates are as follows:
For 1000 ton steel cruisers. to be cased
with wood, to be of two-thirds sail power
and to be armed with four eight-inch breech-
loading rifles, and ten six-inch breech-loading
rifles and machine guns. Hull, SS2S, 600
machinery, $40, 900. ordinance, SPA .S54,
equipment, $4,000. For each of three
2500 ton steel cruisers, to be single deckers,
no, to be cased with wood, to be of two
thirds sail power, and to be armed with two
eight-inch breech- loading rifles and nine six
inch breech-loading rifle and machine guns
Hull, &501 900, machinery. 1927 800, ordi-
nance. Sl6S, I25. equipment, S5s,000. For
a despatch boat. or clipper, to have a sea
speed of fifteen knots an hour, to be built of
iron, and to be armed with one six-inch
breech-loading rifle and four revolving guns
Hull, 100000, machinery, Sl75 900. ordi-
nance, $50 900, equipment. Sl50,00O For a
torpedo boat, to be one hundred feet long,
200. The total amount estimated for
these vessels, is given at So, l6s, 5l9.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
THE RIVER AND HARBOR APPRO.
PRlATIONS.
A Report Submitted to Congress BY the
Secretary Of War.

In response to a resolution of the House
calling upon the Secretary of War for in
formation as to whether in the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill of the last session,
works were appropriated for which were
not beneficial to commerce. and whether
any appropriation had been withheld BY the
the department, that official today transmit
ted his report. The secretary states that in
his investigation it did appear that in many
instances the results of substantial benefits to
the general commerce were so obscure and ap-
psrently lnsignifcate ss TO indicate doubt on
the part of the House, Indicated by the in
quiry presented in the resolution. He fur
Their says the appropriations had been with
held from new work in some cases where the
temporary suspension of the commencement
of the work would not substantially delay
completion. Among the rivers and harbors
which in the opinion of the secretary would
not be benefited by the expenditures of the
sum appropriated are the following. the ap-
preparation being given with each Plymouth
Harbor. Mass. 5000; Harbor of Refuge.
Woods Holl, Mass, $50. 600; Maiden River.
Mass, $4,000; Cathance River, Maine,
5000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
/ necessary Offices and paid employments of
the State, and cut Of all questionable ex-

necessary Offices and paid employments of
the State, and cut OF all questionable ex-
penditures.
Discrimination in favor of foreign insur-
ance companies, - against home companies
in the matter of taxation. 10 referred to as .
subject for legislative inquiry.
Legislation 10 suggested, whereby no rail-
road employee of any steam railroad shall be
Obliged to work more than ten hours in any
one day, except 10 an emergency. Other
notifications of the laws defining the liabili-
ty of railroad corporations for injury to their
employees are recommended.
Upon the subject of education, after assert
ing that salaries are as q rule much too high,
he says:
sRestrict the branches taught in primary
schools BY law, especially spelling, reading,
writing, grammar, arithmetic, geography,
history, preferable of the United States. and
require that those shall be taught upon the
same system to the same grade Of schools, in
every common school in the Commonwealth.
When a scholar can show that he is well
grounded in elementary English branches.
then let h. b. admitted to a school of a
higher grade where line drawing for indus
trial purposes shall be taught, book keeping,
algebra, geometry, rudiments OF the Latin
and French languages, chemistry. physics
duu NATURAL puiiosopuy III fuuiuututdi uesiSS,
and there common school education should
stop. When by this system of schools We
have brought Massachusetts from her present
position to be the first State in the Union
in reading and writing of her citizens, there
will be somebody here, doubtless more CON-
pc .ent to advise what is best to be DONE"
In conclusion, Governor Butler said, Il
have presented the result of my best thoughts
upon the topics occurring to me as of interest
to you, and the discussion of which would be
OF benefit to the State Time has not made it
possible for me to give them the needed care,
classification and condensation. 1t has been
my endeavor to exclude therefrom every parti-
san consideration. have every inducement
and no temptation to do otherwise; for much
desire my suggestions shall have weight
with all of you. From my recommendation
no personal advantage can come, for l know
and here declare that have neither wish nor
intention again to ask the suffrages of the
people of the Commonwealth for the position
hold, for which high honor | am grateful
with most profound sensiblity. 1t is both
my pleasure and duty to give one year of the
best energies of my life to the service Of the
Commonwealth, thereby to paw every honest
penny of my gratitude
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
con nENTs ON BUTLER's ADDRESS
By the New York Press Clever and
Highly Eulogistic.
New YORK, Jan 4.

New YORK, Jan 4.
The Sun referring to Gen. Buffers mes
sage says: 1t is q remarkable paper, such as
might be expected from SO remarkable q
man. 1t is uncommonly long, vet nothing
commonplace; no nonsense is breathed
shrewd, patient, persistent, clear sighted,
quick witted. level headed.
The Herald says there must have been a
corner in sack cloth and ashes in Boston af.
ter the full budget OF. Massachusetts, sin and
stupidities had been unveiled in represent
alive assemblage of citizens, who until then
had fondly imagined their State was chief
among SO and altogether lovely. Evidently
Massachusetts officials of all grades must
prep are for wretched year.
The Times says on the whole the message
is the most vigorous and suggestive docu-
ment of the kind we have seen for many a
day, and steady going legislators of Massa-
chusetts will not find it easy TO ignore either
its criticisms or its recommendations.
The Tribune says no more readable public
document has been issued anywhere for
many years. 1t is thoroughly Butlerish
throughout, yet it is strong and able docu
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
AND COMMERCIAL
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE MARKET,

APPLES-Green, eating, 75casI 90; cooking, 30
assoc; winter fruit. No. $300dS325 No. 2 $3.50;
evaporated. l4dl6c; dried, 5d6c.
BEANS-Pea, $500; Yellow eyed, g.. 9Oa$3. 10.
BEEF-Small. asc.; OK, sid9c.; Chicago dressed
Sd9c.
BEETS-2c per pound.
BUrTER-Solid, 25a2sc.; ball, 25a3Oc; common
16d2Oc.
CABRAGES-2c. per pound.
GRANDDAUGHTER a3. & per bushel.
CHEESE-Factory and domestic, 12al3c.
EGGS-30d32c. per doz.
HIDES AND Subsidies over 90 pounds. SIC /;
under nc; calf SKINS 12c. per pound; deacon skins
25a5oc. apiece; sheep skins, SOC as LOO.
HAY-New loose, $I2dSH; pressed, e16a$ls;
straw, $7d$y.
HONEY-Box, 20c. per pound.
LARD-Domestic,li dl5c.; western, tierce 12idl3i.
LAMB-6d7bc.
ONIONS-Yellow Danvers, 75casl per bushel.
OArS-4sd5Oc.
PORk-Round hog, Sic.
POTATOES-S0cdSl
PUMPkINS-2c.
POULTKY-Dressed. spring chickens, Is a lsc. /;
fowls, 12dl5c; turkeys, 1sd20c.
SQUASHES-Sc. per pound.
TURNIPS-llc per pound.
WOOL-Washed, a5c.; unwashed, Csc.
Woodbury. hard, IS 50dS 90; prepared for stove,
IS 90 per cord soft, $500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
TELEGRAPHlC SPARKS.

The weight of Gambetta's brain is found
to be 100 grammes.
McWilson's sewer pipe works at Black
Horse Landing, w. Va. was destroyed yes
terday. The engineer was killed and two
men injured by explosion of boiler.
The debt of New York city is SOC, AL
94S. about 2,000,0 900 less than year ago.
The schooner VIM. A. lowering of Phila-
delphais reported being seen on fire and
apparently abandoned.
The Montreal rolling mills at Cungonde
was burned last night. Loss 100000.
K. j. Baldwin, well know capitalist of
San Francisco, was shot in the arm yester-
day by Fannie Baldwin, who claims to be
injured, and that he committed a criminal
assault upon her. Baldwin asserts he dis
charged the woman who had been teaching
school on his place for misconduct.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
Our shipping Interests.

NEW YORK, Jan 4.
The Chamber of Commerce, today, adopted
resolution, commencing the report of the
joint special committee of Congress. on
American shipping, and urging the adoption
of a bill offered by the commissioner, one
offered by Page of California, aud also favor.
ing the organization of department of COM
merce and navigation. and also a resolution,
disappearing the suggestion made by Gen.
Hszen, that the signal service station at
Hstcher's Island, Mass, should be removed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
Statement Denied.

BosIoS. Jan l.
Manager Of the Boston office Of the Allan
Steamship Co. denies the statement made in
one Of the Portland papers that steamers Of
the line will not come to Boston during the
winter. There will be regular fortnightly
-ailings to Liverpool and to Glasgow al
ready announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05

DR.. r. v. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y: Dear
Sir-For many months was great sufferer.
Physicians could afford me no relief. In my
despair commenced the use of your "Fav-
orite Prescription" 1t speedily effected my
entire and permanent cnre.
Yours thankfully,
MRS. PAUL r. BAXTER, Iowa City. la.
jan3t&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
Weather Bulletin.

The temperature has fallen 20 to 80 de-
grees in New England, and about 10 degrees
in the Middle States and risen from the
northwest and lake region to the Gulf of
Mexico. The temperature is minus 10 de-
grees at Quebec, minus IA at Montreal and
minus at Eastport. The cold wave in New
England and st, Lawrence will disappear
during the day.
Fair weather is indicated for Saturday in
the South Atlantic States and clearing wealth
er in New England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
BY GRAPH.
Associated Press kilograms TO the Daily
KennebecJoufnal.1
MAINE DISPATCHES.
Minister Allen. Remains to be Taken
to Bangor.

BOsToS, Jan +.
The body Of the late E. H. Allen, Hawaiian
Minister to the United States. arrived in Bos-
ton this morning, accompanied by the IONS
and daughter of the deceased. 1t now lies
at the rooms of Undertaken Smith in Ire
mont street, where it will remain until Fri
day morning when it will be taken to Ban
gor. The funeral at that place will be Sat-
ur3ay from the house of Mrs Fred Hobbs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
4 Successor to Gen. Thorn.

WAsHlSGTON, Jan 1.
Col. Charles Z. Blunt, OF the Engineer
Corps, will take the station at Portland. Me-,
and relieve Col. George Thorn of his duties
in connection with the works of the river and
harbor improvements in the States of Maine
and New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-05
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.
FLoUR-unchanged
wHEAT-higher. No.2 Chicago spring, 95lae5, {;
Jan Isl; 96l Feb.
CORN higher at 81 o Sill cash bid: 5Ii 5lI
jan; 50i Feb.
OATs = higher 3sl cash; 2si JAM; 35i Feb.
RYE-easier, ~.
BARLEY-easier 80.
PoRK-at 10 " IL 20 for cash and IL l2l IL Is
Feb.
LARD at 10 22l alo rs for cash; 10 a7l 10 40
Feb.
BULK MEAr-shouiders. 6 IS; Short rib, Q IS;
Short clear. . 20.
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Special Notices.
a CARD.

Ts all who are suffering from the errors and indis
cretions Of youth, nervous weakness. early decay.
loss of manhood, &C.. will send recipe that will
cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by a missionary in South America.
Send a self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
T. INMAN, Station d. New York City.
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