Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-22

Gieanings,

Ine marquis or LOrne says the Prln-
cess Louise was ordered to Bermuda by
her physicians.
Sir Moses Montegore, the oldest En-
glish barenet, will be 100 years old on
the 25th of October next.
Nine. Ristori, is still meditat ting a.
farewell professional tour in this coun.
try, with the intention of playing in
in English.
Brown University, expresses the hope
that the institution wills be open to
women.
Samuel Harlan, Jr., who built the
first iron steamer on this continent, died
Tuesday, in Vienna, Austria, aged II.
He leaves an estate worth about ST.
100000.
Chicago is honored this week by the
presence of two Of tue greatest lady
artists of the present age-Modieska,
the actress, and Christine Nilsson, the
singer.
Mrs. Michael Powers, of Padua
township, near Bloomington, ILL.,, gave
birth to triplets, Saturday. The three
children are boys, and are healthy and
lively.
Sarah Bernhardt's Jewels eoently sold
at auction in Paris, brought 175000
francs. Damala, her husband, retires
from the stage, and is forming legion
for Africa.
General Joseph e. Johnston has been
i'll at Charlotte, n. c., whittier he went
on business. He thinks he was poison
ed from the dye used to color the hose
worn by him.
The President will soon appoint the
members of the Civil Service Commits
sicn-two Republicans and one Demo
crat. There are ten applicants for the
| three positions.
Hon. James G. Blaine is engaged in
the preparation of a political history,
entitled ''Twenty years of Congress
from Lincoln to Garfield. A History
of National Legislation from 1851 to
1881" 1t will, without doubt, prove
an able, Interesting and valuable work.
Lords Wolseley and Alcester, of the
British army, have been presented with
swords of honor by the Egyptian people.
The weapons have fine Damascus blades
and hits studied with jewels, and cost
$500 each.
Francis FL. II. Pierpont, who was
Governor of Virginia at the close of the
war, is an internal revenue collector in
West Virginia.
1t is q mistake to ask a pre- cocious
child to show off before company. A
gentleman who was dining with his
family at friends table. where q num-
Der of invited guests were present, had
q bright little daughter who, as soon as
the host had asked grace, said: "That's
pretty grace, but that isn't the way
my papa says grace" The unhappy
father could not reach her, and she
said, sweetly: "When he comes in to
dinner he looks at mamma and then
says: '.Well this is a hi of q meal
TO set before white man p
Auburn, IN. " and Canadian syn
dicares have made large purchases of
lands in the salt region, at Warsaw, n.
Y, and near there. They are now ar
ranging to build thirty large blocks,
which will be in operation by SEPT. 1,
and enable the production of several
thousand barrels daily. Gen. II. Smith
of Haverstraw, is building additional
blocks st his wells in Wyoming, also a
large refinery. A soda manufactury is
to be erected at Warsaw. The excite
ment in the fields increase daily.
NEGRO minstrelsy is not supposed to
be an Intellectual profession, but it was
presuming too much upon the reputa-
ton of the guild to which he belongs,
when MIR. Amsley Scott entered the
plea of ignorance upon the charge of
bigamy preferred against him before a
San Francisco court. Both the women
he married tell almost incredible stories
of his cruelty to them, and there is
little prospect that the prosecution will
| be abandoned.