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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
WA SHiNGTON.

SECRETARY LINCOLN left Washington
Saturday night for Sandusky, Ohio, to
spend a few days near there on the shore
of Lake Erie.
a NUMBER of department employees
who have residences in Ohio, have left
Washington to go home to vote. Those
who go, however, will not be allowed
any time by the department except such
as is taken from their annual leaves of
absence.
TIE commissioner of internal revenue
has refused to compromise with Good
man Bush, the Boston distiller, who
offers to forfeit his establishment and
pay 81 900 to the governments. The claim
is for $4,000 in unpaid taxes.
THE Commissioner Of the General
Land Office has Cancelled the homestead
entry of a Dakota customs officer, be-
cause the law under which he held office
Guiding the possibility Of his actual
residing upon land enough to be entered
as required by the homestead law.
The COrean Embassyvisited the
Treasury Department, and were presen-
ted to Secretary Folger, after which
they were shown through the building
chiefs of divisions. They visited the
Treasury office and were shown through
the vaults, cash rooms, and Redemption
Bureau, and were taken to the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing.
WHILE in England, Senator and Mrs.
Don Cameron rented a country house,
which they made their headquarters
while coaching through England and
Scotland. While in London they stayed
at hotel. Those who have mention
ed that Senator CamerOn'S house in
Washington is being put in readiness
for his return, seems to have forgotten
that before he left here he leased it for
two years to Representative Washburn.
IT is reported that Mrs. CORVALLIS
West, the famous English beauty (whO
is the wife of brother Of the Hon.
Lionel Sackville West, her British
Majesty's Minister to this country, will
sail for America Oct. II, in company
with the Marquis and Marchioness of
LansdOwne, and will be met by her
brother-in-law at Quebec, who will bring
her at once to Washington. 1t is ex-
pected that Mrs. West will receive many
attentions from prominent society peO-
pie here during her visit.
IHE CIVll-SerVlCo commissioners nave
notified the heads of the various depart
ments that they will make a list of
persons eligible to appointment among
the several states and territories, as pro-
vided by the civil-service law, in adj
vance Of the certifcation of names to
the latter for their selection: so that
when q certifcation is made to him the
head Of a department will not be troub-
led to determine whether OF not the
quota Of the state or territory has been
filled before making his appointment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
CRIME.

IN a saloon at ST. Joseph, Missouri. a
farmer named Robert B. Payne killed a
notorious character named Dan Dillon
for an insult.
THE prisoners in jail at Fort Madison,
Iowa, escaped by throwing pepper n the
eyes of Deputy Marshal Young and
knocking him senselesS with a stick of
wood.
IN furnace at Rising Fawn, Georgia,
after quarrel. Ben Johnson thrust the
muzzle of gun in the mouth Of Wat
WO0dson and blew off his head.
JOHN STANDIFOw, of Tombstone, Ari-
IONA, killed Mexican woman with a
razor, through jealousy, and then cut his
own throat.
SHERIFF PAUL, of Tucson, obtained a
clew to the whereabouts of two ROted
stage-robbers, and went after them with
a posse on a Southern Pacific locomo-
tive. One was riddled with bullets, the
other MORALLY wounded, but escaped,
only to crawl into a gulch and die.
AT Red wing, Minnesota, party of
about seventy-five citizens broke down
the doors of the jail with the intention
of lynching Hiram Cadmell, the muir
derer of Leland Lampe, but Sheriff
Carlson drove them back and had the
fire-bells rung to alarm the people.
DURING a political quarrel at Liberty,
Mississippi, Eugene McElwee killed Sher-
if Wilmington. A large number of per-
SONS at once gathered about the scene,
one of whom shot the murderer dead.
THE coroner's inquest in the case of
Ada Atkinson, so mysteriously butcher
ed near Oxford, Indianna, is conducted
with the utmost secrecy. The coroner
went to the scene of the tragedy and in
terviewed Jacob Melting, who is closely
watched on account Of the bloody hand
kerchief found in his room. A peniten-
tiary bird named Potts, has been ARES
ted at Lafayette on suspicion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
Odd Things the Deaf and Dumb Learn
'ost-Dispatch

A very curious thing about deaf
mutes is the rapidity with which they
learn the meaning and use of slang
words and phrases. The ordinary
street language Of the day seems to be
every bit as familiar to them as it is to
people whose organs Of hearing are
not impaired, and they will say in
their own way You bet your boots"
or You bet your sweet lifem with as
much ease and grace as if they had
had it at their tongues end all their
lives. One of the afflicted yong men
whom [ asked for an explanation Of
this remarkable fact said that the deaf
mutes got their knowledge of slang
from the newspapers, and snapped up
a new phrase or word just the moment
it made it's appearance. They not only
use slang in writing, but also in their
sign language.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
4 C0UNTERFEITER.
Captured Together with His Outfit
by San Francisco Detectives.
San FRANCISCO C-hronicle

A very clever capture of would be
counterfeitef and seizure of the finest
cOunterfeiting outfit ever seen on this
coast was effected to day by the police.
Four days ago while Capt. Lees and
another detective were standing on
the corner of Market and California
streets they saw truck in which
was a small iron press coming down
the street. They also noticed a young
man stepping from the sidewalk
directing the driver to turn down a
side street The detectives became
suspicious, and followed the truck
down to the Oakland ferryboat, and
across the bay to Oakland, where,
after several mysterious roundabout
drives. the press was unloaded at q
vacant house in the outskirts of the
town. The. young man was shadow
ed, and last night during his
absence from the house the detectives
effected an entrance but found moth
ing. AS they were about to abandon
the search the young man entered the
garden, looked carefully around,
then stopped and buried a package in
the soft earth, after which he ran for
the train for San Francisco. The
detectives hastily unearthed the pack
age, and found it contained two
steel dies for s. pieces. The train
having meantime left for San Fran
cisco the young man escaped for the
time being, and another and more
thorough search was made of the
premises. In the basement was found
stamping machine known as drop
press, the same article seen on the
truck. This morning the would-be
counterfeiter was captured at the fer
ry landing. He gave his name as J.
+. Epson but his real name is suppos-
ed to be Penton. At room in this
city was found box containing $50
in fifty-cent pieces and steel punches.
Epson is about % years old. He is
from Ohio, and had a young woman
with him, who he claims is his wife
He alleg es that he is a miner from
Nevada, and that the machine is a
prospecting battery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
How the Girls Come Home.

Boston Herald's New York letter:
This city is rapidly getting back the
people-its fashionable people. The
than they took away, as rule, but
in great disorder as to wardrobes.
While physically improved, most of
them deem themselves unfit to be
seen, and their first necessity is to
get clothes with which to replace the
past seasons bedraggled finery. Tan
and freckles make them look more
like fiesh-and- blood beings and less
like dolls Here and there q foolish
one has kept city hours and revels,
but in the main they have had plenty
of sleep and the right sort Of exercise.
It will take them nearly all the winter
to lose the good results of their sum
mer outing.
"And to get ourselves back into
desirable shapes" said a girl to whom
I made that assertion. 1.-THE restraints
of civilization are not to be immedia
tely imposed upon a figure that has
had two months of wild freedom.
Look at my hands. Brown! Yes, but
that's not what [ mind They would
go into number six gloves in June,
and six and half won't more than
hold them in September Gripping
lawn-tennis bats and alpenstocks have
developed them disgustingly. And
there's my feet; they've expanded, too.
They did miles on miles of Catskill
mountain climbing spreading them
selves out on the flat rocks, and adher-
ing ikesponges to the powders. And,
worse than all, two inches are added
to my waist measure Hearty eating?
Partly that. But let me whisper
You've probably never found the girl
that laced herself tightly. I'm She
that is, in winter But this summer
my waist has had a vocation, and
grown stout on it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
Millionaire Sage's Fifty Cents.
New York Mercury

The first mate of the st. Johns the
other day gallantly jumped in and
rescued a passenger, Whereupon the
Wall street men and brokers gener-
ously made up purse of over 5000,
nearly every one of them giving at
least S.. Sage was on board, and
when his turn came he thrust his
hand in his pocket and drew out so
cents. Some one suggested that he
ought to give more, but he replied
that he did not believe in rewarding
such gallant actions with money.
One Of the brokers then sung out: Til
give IS for that so cents, and by Jove q.
I'll send it up and have it photograph
ed" Sarony has the so cents, and
soon photos of it will be seen in the
street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
Going TO Take All In.
Detroit Free Press.

A stranger who was hanging
around the State Fair grounds yester-
day morning acted in a manner to
attract the attention of a policeman,
who proceeded to make some inquir-
les touching his business.
cts all right, officer right, y
replied the man as he rested his back
against the fence. My names
White Jim White, of Isabella Coun-
ty."
''That's satisfactory.
''And [ reached here only two
hours ago after walking most of
the way. I'm here to take this thing
all in"
Eyes. s"
Last time / was here to the fair
only had SIS, but a pickpocket got 81
of that. This time I've got $22, and
nobody gets a cent. There's 81 in
each boot, Sc in my undershirt- peck
ct, and the rest is sort O scattered
around promiscuously in my various
pockets"
L guess you are safe"
"YoU bet. Last time [ was here il
cost all my cash to buy fodder. See
that bag? Well I've got four loaves of
bread, ten pounds ofmeat, and thirty
two boiled eggs in there for fodder,
saying nothing of pickles and crack
ers. 1 don't reckon any restaurant
will get ahead of me-"
You are we'll fixed indeed"
''There's a man from our country
got a big calf here. The three of us
are going to sleep together in the
stall, and that Will save lodgings.
Nv got my watch tied to my pocket,
neither dust nor wet can hurt my
clothes, and if any one goes for me
I've got a lot Of pepper to throw in
his eyes"
"Well, we'll"
I'm going to beat my way in as a
preacher" continued the man, land
I'm going to get seat on the grand
stand by claiming that I'm a member
of the Legislature. Once in [ don't
come out till the last hog has been
shipped for home. I'm going to be-
gin with the Jersey calf and in every
thing clear back to the windmills,
and If you hear Gov. Begole inquir
ing if Jim White, of old Isabella, has
shown up you can assure him that I'm
on deck and chuck full of bling hot
enthusiasm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
The Grip of the Octopus.
Pail Mall Gazette.

Many a fisherman has, no doubt,
felt the deadly grip of the octopus
upon his arm or his leg, but once oHt
of his clutches he experiences only a
numb pain for g, few hours and thinks
no more about it. Not long ago, how
ever, a boy died from the Consequence
of its embraces. The boy, who was
about IA years of age, was fishing at
Tomiokamura, Hizen, on the coast of
Japan, when huge cuttlefish stretch
ed two of its tentaclcs out of the water
and grasped the boys right arm. The
boy shouted for assistance, as the fish
was dragging him in, and some men
who were near released the lad by cut
ting the tentacles. When he reached
home his arm was cold and motion
less, and Notwithstanding that medi-
cal aid was called in. he died five
days afterward, whether from fright
or some insidious blood-poisoning we
have no record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

more than welcome The painful
expression Immediately vanished from
Mr. Lincoln's face, as with few
simple words of thanks, he accepted
the offer, and disappeared In short
time he reappeared with a pair of old
fashioned saddle bags on hisarm, and
directed by his new friend, shambled
up stairs to the designated room. A
minute had scarcely elapsed before he
shambled down again, and as he
reached the shop room, cried out, his
face beaming with jOcund content
Well Speed, I've moved Hencefor-
ward until death, Lincoln and Speed
were bosom friends"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
The Lost $50, 200 Note.
All the Year Round.

Somewhere about the year 1740 one
Of the directors of the Bank of Eng
land, a man of wealth and of unim-
peachable honor, bought an estate for
$50, 900, and for convenience sake
obtained note for that amount. On
returning home, just as he was about
to put it under lock and key, he was
called out of the room and placed the
note on the mantel piece. On coming
back a few minutes later no note was
to be seen. No one had entered the
room in his absence, and, after an
anxious search he came to the conclu-
sion that the precious bit of paper had
fallen into the fire and been consum-
ed. Humying off to Threadneedle
street, he told his colleagues what
had happened, and they gave him a
second note upon his undertaking to
restore the lost one if it should come
again into his hands, and in case of
its being presented by anybody else,
repay the amount to the bank. Thirty
years afterward, when he had long
been dead, and his estate distributed
among his heirs, the supposed non
existent note turned up at the bank
counter, WHERE LII was IJEGS6llGou IOf
payment. All explanations of the
circumstances connected with it we're
lost upon the presentee-the note had
come to HIM from abroad in the
couse of business, and it must be
honored without delay. There being
no help for it, he was paid the 630,
900. Application was made to the
representative of the defunct Director
to refund the money, but they
promptly declined their liability, and
the bank perforce had to put up with
the loss. The story goes that it was
discovered chow or when we are not
informed that the builder employed
to,pull down the dead mans house, pre-
paratory to rearing a new one on the
site, had found the note in a crevice
in the chimney, and kept it and his
own counsel until he thought it was
safe to reap the reward of his patience
and inscrupulousness, and SO became
a rich man at stroke
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
Restaurants i'm Frisco.

The people of this city, like those Of
Paris, live largely at restaurants,
writes a San Francisco correspondent.
The number and variety of eating
houses are remarkable. They are. on
every street, and of all grades and
finish. The proprietor of one of the
largest told me they were furnishing
from 1000 to 1890 meals per day,
and this number will doubtless be
largely increased during the next two
weeks. [ know of no American city
where one can live so cheaply, so far
as eating is concerned, as here
Housekeeping is more expensive than
in the East, as rents are very high (;
but restaurant living is reduced to
the lowest possible cost. The result
is that hundreds of couples, together
with much of the single element, hire
rooms and then take their meals at
an eating-house. At the Poodle Dog,
a dining room patrOnized by wealthy
people and those who desire to be
membered among the tony" ones, it
is very easy to run a dinner up to 81
or 50, but at most of the first-class
restaurants a good dinner can be had
for from 2 to 4 bits, according to the
variety of dishes desired. A lady
told me her breakfast usually cost her
5cents. No hotel in the country offers
SO large a variety of dishes from which
to make up meal as one of these
large dining rooms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

THE indignities offered to King Al
phonso by a French mob in Paris have
caused considerable excitement in
Spain, and it is rumored that the
Spanish Government will demand a
public apology from France. It is
also stated that Germany will address
France on the subject. King Alfonso
himself takes the view that the French
nation should not be held responsible
for the conduct of the mob.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

Young men heretofore classified as
dudes are now dubbed 'ciphers, "
because, no doubt, in the estimation
of the world at large they amount to
nothing. The term cipher" is said
to have first been bestowed on the
youth at Newport by a clever young
lady of Boston, widely quoted as the
author of "a Newport Aquare lle."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
A Story Of President LincoIn's Youth.

The origin of Lincoln's intimacy
with Joshua F. Speed is thus related:
"Mr. Speed began his business life as
a merchant in Springfield, Illinois,
where he was settled when Mr.. Lin
colin came there to open a law office.
One day as he was sitting In his store
in an interval of leisure, Mr.. Lincoln
whose inward awkwardness was then
aggravated by youth, came up to his
counter, and accosted him with vlsi-
BILE embarrassment. I want to know,
Speed, he said, the cost of bedstead
and bed, adding a rough description
which indicated the cheapest kind of
both. What you want answered
Mr.. Speed will cost you about ST.. ;
At this Lincolns jaw dropped, and
painful expression of sadness and per
plexity spread over his ceuntenance.
Mr.. Speed noticing the look, and right
fully interpreting it to signify that the
price exceeded Lincoln's means.
quickly added: Mr.. Lincoln, I have
proposition to make you. Ny part
ner has just got married, and his bed
in my room up stairs is vacant. If
you are willing to occupy it. and
share my room with me. you are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

Two TEXAS widows are placing
high estimates upon the lives of their
consorts. One has sued the Texas
Mexican Railway for $50, 900 damages
for the killing Of her husband an
other files suit against the Missouri
Pacific for $50, 900 on the same plea.
Their names are Mrs. Carolina Gray
and Mrs. Anna Dickson respectively.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

THE white people residing in the vi
cinity of st. Johns Settlement, Da-
kota, are apprehensive of an Indian
outbreak growing out Of the opposi-
of Little Bull and Little Shell, to the
Government survey defining the Chip
pewa Reservation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

FoRTY-oNE young Indians have ar
rived at the Feehanville Training
School, near Chicago, where they will
receive an industrial education
Among the young braves is a son of
Sitting-Bull, who is now in his 23d
year, and who has a wife, whom he
left in Dakota.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
Persons who Gravel.

Often experience serious bodily inconvenience
from the Jnsuitability Of food air and water they
meet with. On long voyages disorders of the
stomach and bowels are apt to attack seafaring
men and passengers, in consequence of the brack-
ishness of water and foul air on shipboard and it
is a notable fact that immigrants newly arrived in
unsettled DISTRICTS peculiarly subject to malar-
iaI diseases and other ailments born of miasma
and an unWonted diet. To the needs of the tour
list, commercial traveller and new settler, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is peculiarly adapted, since
it strengthens the digestive organs and braces the
physical energies to unhealthful influences 1t re-
moves and prevents malarial fever, constipation,
dyspepsia, BEAUTIFULLY stimulates the kidneys and
bladder, and enricheS as we'll as purifies the blood
When overcome by fatigue, whether mental or
physical, the weary and debilitated find it a 70
liable source ofrenewed strength and comfort.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

Mrs. LOUIS CONRAD, who recently
shot and killed her husband, pro-
minent Maryland lawyer, was ordered
committed to an insane asylum by a
Baltimore jury. For years the family,
to keep property in their possession,
have been intermarrying, and murders
and suicides among them have been
numerous, owing to insanity arising
from this cause.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

The attack made on the passenger
train of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa He Railroad In Western Kansas
on Saturday morning by three drunk
en- cowboys appears to have been a
mere reckless escapade characteristic
of frontier life. There was no pre-
concerted plan of attack, and the
result was simply an ordinary shoot
ing ARRAY When full of whisky the
cowboy must in some manner dlstln-
guish himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

THE jury in the Rose Amber case
returned verdict at Stratford, Conn,
Saturday, that it was unable to say
who killed her, but, from Lewis con-
nection with her, it "thinks suspicion
points towards him" Lewis has not
been arrested. however.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

The distinguished Paddy Ryan, of
Chicago, is on a visit to Denver, but
the press of that city gives him the
cold shoulder, and calls him hip
podromer and a Snowman. He has
been the subject of leading editor
ial, which is doubtless gratifying to
Paddy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11
a FLEET oil twentY-three American

a FLEET OF tWenty-three American
fishing vessels from Provincetown,
Mass, which were on the Banks of
Newfoundland during the August
gales, which proved so disastrous to
the French and English fleets, escaped
damage from the storm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

THE Woodruff family bave not been
mixed up IN a scandal for several
years, but Yictoria's daughter who
married Lord Colin Campbell in Lon
don a year or two ago, now brings
suit for divorce against her noble hus-
band.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

THE bones of Guiteau have been re
moved from the army medical museum
to the Surveyor Generals Office where
their identity is concealed except from
a few officials. The reason is that the
curiosity hunters took up so much
time of the officials of the medical
museum, as to interfere with the work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

THE Post Office Department has
learned that figures on the postal notes
have been altered by filing a hole
through small figure with bit of
paper punched from a higher figure,
and removing the written words with
acids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

Gr6vy called upon him at he Spanish
embassy in the afternoon. and enter
tanned him at dinner in the,venine at
the palace of the Elysee tendrins- him
an apology for the conduct d the mob
on Saturday.