Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-05-24

to sleep at any time when he chooses
to do SO.
James Murdock's heme is at a Vii
lage named for hin near Cincinnati.
Since he retired from the stage, twenty.
five years sgo, he has been engaged
Ia vinegrowipg.
4. S. Hardy, the author of recent
novel entitled "Bnt Yet Woman" is
the son of Hon Aipheus Hardy, of
Hartford, Conn. He has lived much in
Europe, but at present he is Professor
IN Dartmouth College.
Isaac Hills, Meriden (Conn. team
ster with four children, has been notifi-
ed that.hls great uncle in Canada has
died, leaving $e50,000, of which he will
get $150OOO.
1t is reported from Paris that Mrs.
Frank Leslie, the publisher of New
York city, will undoubtedly become
the next Marquis de Leuville. The
Marquis de Leuviile is we'll known in
New York as the acknowledged apostle
of the athletic" school.
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey, passen
gers by the Alaska, arrived at New
York from England on Sunday. They
intend to return In October, to carry on
their work of saving souls in London.
Mr.. Merritt, United States Consul
General at Liverpool. gave dinner
there last night, Minister Lowell and
other Americans being present. Mr..
Merritt Is coming home on leave of
absence shortly.
Benjamin F. Butler, Roger A. Pryor
and DuAcan S. Walker, all generals"
and lawyers Of note, have been retained
to defend Messrs. Sheridan and Walsh,
sho1ld the extradition of the latter par
ties be sought py the British govern
ment.
Henry F. Waters, who sailed from
Boston for England on Saturday, is ex-
pected to bring back with him proof
that certain American blood is as blue
as jaybird's wing. Mr.. Waters is the
agent of the New England Genealogical
Society.
Physicians have held consulatation
in the case of Congressman w. D
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, and pronounce
him In even better condition than he
expected after the surgical operation
for the removal of tumor in his
mouth.
The Empress of Austria, who is
fearless rider and hunter, also aspires
to be poet. And now she has had a
printing Office set up in her palace,
and Is learning to set type and man.
age d press, In order that she may
print her own poems. Probably no
one else would care to print them.
Wishing to pay his friends a compli-
ment, q gentleman remarks, 'I hear
you have q very industrious wife"
"Yes," replied the friend with mel
ancholy smile, 'she is never idle. She
always finds something for me to do"
"Where do those blood oranges
come from?' asked customer Of
fruit dealer. "Why, from Floridar, of
course" was the reply. The ques-
toner went on his way re- oicing, for
be knew not that fendish pun lay
hidden in the answer.
Mrs. Alfrad Maddox, the "profes-
sional beauty" of England, VINO has
just gone on the stage, is the widow Of
Alfred Maddox, the late proprietor OF
the London Court Journal.
Mrs. General Anderson, whose hus-
band so gailantly defended Fort Sumter,
at the breaking out of the late war, is
at the Ebbitt House, in Washington,
with three unmarried daughters, one eff
them an invalid.
Princess PeZ the sister of the King
of Spain, and the charming bride of
whom all Europe IS talkiug, is in
reality very unattractive in appearance.
She is described as "s2liow, her COM
plexion showing very unfavorablly in
contrast with her light eyes and pale
brown hair"
President White, of Cornell Univers-
ity, in an address to his students the
other day, answered in turn the charges
made against Cornell, and sharply re-
buked the critics, declaring that the
alumni elected trustees not TO attack
the University but to labor within the
Board.
The Oldest living graduate of the
military academy at West Point is Gen.
Joshua Baker, of the Parish of ST..
Mary's in louisiana, who was on jack
sons staff at the battle of New Orleans.
He graduated IN 1918, sixty-fve years
ago, and was "a years old when he
graduated. He is still a hale old man,
who does not seem more than go.
The late ex-governor f D. Morgan
left 5000. 900 for the purpose of endow-
ing q professorship of elocution and
vocal culture in Union Theological
Seminary at New York.
Mr.. Holcombe, the Indiana state su-
pcrintendent of public instruction, de-
cides that under the laws of that state
women are eligible to the position of
school trustee.
In Puck's cartoon of 'sThe National
Dog Show" this week, Gov. Cleveland
is represented as the noblest animal on
exhibition, and bears the label of
''Puck's entry"
The Dake of Connaught, third son of
Queen Victoria, has been appointed to
the command of brigade in
India, in order TO give him an oppor-
tunity to qualify himself for the
Cfice of Viceroy of India, which
the Queen desires to see him occupy.
During her stay in Bermuda, the
Princess Louise composed a piece of
music, entitled "The Calabasa Polka"
which will be performed at the next
Government House ball at Ottowa.
Miss Emily Faithful, the philanthro-
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