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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
A SAD DESCENT.
HE Mysterious Disappearance of a
NOnng Lady of New York Her Re
mOrsefuI End

The Mysterious Disappearance of :
XOnnG Lady of New York Her Re
mOrseful End.
The New York correspondent of the
Baltimore American tells this story o.
a sad descent: Fifteen years ago the
daughter OF a rich and prosperous
man, living in fine style on Fifth aven.
ue, went out IN a carriage, ostensibly
on shopping expedition. At Stew.
arts store she left the carriage, and hel
c0achman waited for over two hours,
until finally, becoming anxious, he
made inquiries. The yonng lady had
disappeared, and though great deal OF
money was spent and much effort made
to discover her, there was no trace.
len years passed, and the detective
who had worked on the case very
faithfully and anxiously rose by de-
grees to the rank of police captain.
One cold night, just after Christmas,
four or five of his officers entered the
station with eight Or ten intoxicated
women in their custody. One or two
were crying over their arrest aud the
prospect or q prison; others were
fierce III their oaths at the interference
OF the police with their orgie, while
others again we're sulky. Standing a
little apart from the group of prisoner
the captain noticed s. tall woman of
about 80, and he saw that she had
once heen beautiful, though now her
face was disfgured by a brrise on the
cheek and black welt under one eye.
There was, however. an air of refine
ment about the woman that attracted
the police captain, and he eyed her
curiously while the sergeant recorded
the names of the prisoners. Suddenly
the woman beckoned to him. "Cap-
tain do you know me?" was her ques-
ton. No" Didn't you once try to
find Miss Grace -" eyes" "Well,
Pm her. ran away just out of pure
deviltry. and I've had my full share of
it." Good heavens! Why did you
do it?' "Ob, I don't know. The po-
ton came into my head and l obeyed
the impulse" "And where have you
been all this timer" "Right here in
the ward, under your nose. You never
suspected ne, though I saw you often
enough" "Aud have you not repent
ed Of the step?" "Repentedw and the
word thrilled in the captains ear like
the wall Of a lost soul. "Repented! Oh,
God, yes! But it was too late" "It's
never too late" Eyes it is. But it's
not too late to die" And before the
captain could prevent she had drawn
small pistol and shot herself. The
poor creature lived for two days, and
when she died it was in the arms of her
father. The mother had died a few
years before o; grief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
IDS, WIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY IL, 1883.

truth, admit, that it would be i'm
possible during the brief term OF
Office to familiarize himself with the
details of the department, even if he
did nothing else. For this reason | saw
the departments are practically run
by clerks. Thus their suggestions are
too often scted upon without proper
Inquiry into the merits of the case.
One Illustration, | think, will clearly
demonstrate. An Indian agent in
Kansas recently contracted with Com
missioner Price to deliver 1000 barrels
OF flour at the Los Pinos (Coloradol
agency for $3.50 barrel. Before the
time arrived the contractor was told
to deliver the produce at Salt Lake.
Utah, the added cost of transportation
increating the amount to $12 barrel.
But the agent was wiser than the COM
missioner. He only delivered it nomi-
nally, knowing that he could buy all
be wanted in Salt Lake city st $3.50.
He was next told to deliver it to the
White River Utes, whose reservation is
200 miles IN the south of the valley.
The agent purchased the -four not
fifty miles from the reservation at
$3.50 barrel, adding on, as before,
the cost of transportation from Salt
Lake, and for this -four, which cost the
agent not S. barrel to deliver the
government paid $14 a barrel. In
other words, we paid $4,000 for 1000
barrels of flour delivered at the agency,
which could have been put down there
for $4,000 if any judgment whatever
had been used in the Indian bureau at
Washington"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

SEVEN stores and a dwelling at Manis-
tee, Michigan. valued at $55.000 were
swept away by fire on Monday night.
Mrs. J. 6. BLAINE and her son were
thrown from carriage in Washington,
on New Years, by a collision with
coupe, but escaped without injury.
FLAMES which broke ont in the furni-
ture store of Rosanbaum & Ties at Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, swept onward until prop
erty valued at 1926, 900 was destroyed.
THE passenger-car shops of the Balti-
more and Ohio road, at Mount Glare,
filed with coaches. were swept away at
midnight Thursday, causing heavy loss.
L. w. JOHNSON, a well-known stock
man, undertook to cross the Rio Grande.
Thursday, with herd, and lost 81 800
worth by drowning.
A TRAIN with one hundred passengers
on board was bIoekaded at Larimore, Da-
kota, three days last week, with The mer-
curry 25 is 2S below zero.
The New Year reception at the white
house, in which the president was assisted
by % ladies of high social standing. and
which was one of the most brilliant in the
history of the national capitol, was sud
deEly closed by the death by heart pisease
of the Hawaiian minister, Hon. Elisha
Allen, dean of the diplomatic corps, VINO
had Just presented the members of the le-
cations to the chief magistrate.
ST. MARY's provincial school, at Knox
vile, Illinois. the largest Episcopal insti-
tuition for girls in the country, took FIRE
at 2 o'clock Saturday morning and was
totally destroyed. the loss being 100000.
There were sixty scholars and twelve
teachers in the building, and many
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
News by Wire Reduced to
Close Quarters for Con-
Venient Reference and
Easy Reading.
CRIME.

BLUFORD SMITH, a colored man who
killed Charles Kenser, was taken from
Jail on Wednesday night at Tazewell
courthouse, Virginia, and riddled with
bullets.
THE leading rubber factories of the
country are earnestly considering the
propriety of making a $25 100000 con-
solidation, 10 handle the entire crop of
| Brazil
| In the county court at Denver, by
agreement between the attorneys, Mrs.
Tabor was given divorce from the lieu
| tenant governor, on the grounds of de-
sertion, with $3.50. 900 alimony.
a PACKAGE from Arizona, containing
over one hundred loaded cartridges, was
found in mail bag in the New York
po8tothCe, Saturday.
DAVID RENCoUNTER, interpreter at the
Brule agency, has taken'fourteen braves
| to the federal court at Tankton, 10 serve
as witnesses against timber thieves and
liquor sellers.
In a cave two miles from Lancaster
Chic, was found notorious sneak-thlef.
with a wagon-load OF plunder, armory
of weapons, and a complement of burg
lars tools.
Mrs. STILLwELL, the Ohio ferd, now
cOnfesses that she strangled her mother
and cut the throat of her father at Ottum-
wa, Iowa. A reputable physician has
made careful investigation of the men
tai condition of the dying woman, and
hnds no trace of insanity.
MRS STTLLwELL, now dying of con-
sumption at Mount Vernon, Ohio. con-
fessed having poisoned her former hus-
band, Benjamin Swi9ert, at Marysville,
Mo, and 8 stranger, and having strangl-
ed her daughter at RuLo, Nebraska, be-
sides making three attempts to kill her
present husband, Jay Y. StilIwelI.
THE Illinois board of health has driven
from the state thirty-ona persons who
falsely made oath that they were gr&du-
ates of foreign medical universities. The
latest case was that of barber named
Lambrecht, who butchered mother and
her unborn babe at CoIlinsvilIe. He per
sonated DR.. Henry A. Luders, from Got
tingen, now dead. and prese nted his
di oma.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
WASHINGTON.

PosTo FFICIs established: Rogers.
Ramsy County, D. 7. Postmasters com
mjssioned William Johnson, West Bend
Wis; r. H. Bosers Rogers D. T.
IT is probably the senate that will pass
the bill reported from the judiciary COM
| mittee to cancel grants of land to rail
effort to complete their tracks within the
time specified.
A BANQUET was given at Washington
| Wednesday night, Senator Bruce presid-
ing, in honor of Frederick Douglass and
the anniversary of the emancipation proc
lamation. The anniversary was general
ly celebrated by the colored people In the
south.
The President is said to be much &c.
pressed by the melancholy event at the
opening Of the white house for the new
year. He sent personal expressions of
sympathy to the children of the deceas ed
Minister on their arrival Tuesday.
SENATE confrmations-U nited States
Attorney Andrew w. Brazea, for the
District of Colorado Joel B, Erhardt,
United States Marshall for the Southern
District of New York. Postmasters-
George E. Beed, at River Falls, Wis;
Ernest II. Wilson, Ashland, Wis.
Mr.. RUFUS HATCH and the gentleman
associated with him in the project to
build large hotel in the Yellowstone
Park have taken legal advice and de-
cided 70 go ahead with their enterprise,
without awaiting the result of the con-
gressional investigation or inquiry as to
the right of the secretary of the interior
to give a lease of certain parts Of the
park and with It many exclusive rights.
SPEING LIKE weather prevailed at
Washington New Years day, and the
usual New Years ceremonies were fully
enjoyed. The reception at the white
house was a great event, the president
being IN excellent health, while the deco
rations were profuse and in exquisite
taste. The sudden death of Mr.. Allen,
the Hawaiian minister, while waiting to
be presented to President Arthur, cast
gloom ouer the festivities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
The Death Roll of the Year.
Inter-0cean.

In surveying the neurology of 1882
one finds many an ilIustrious name
but a notable exemption from untimely
deaths. The most eminent and be.
loved names in the list are Henry w
Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson
and Charles Darwin. They We're re-
vered on both sides of the Atlantic.
Each did some most excellent work
during the year which has just passed,
but had fairly earned the rest that
comes at last to us all. They live in
the literature of the English language,
and will continue to do so long after
all that now "a has crumbled to dust.
When they laid down the burden of
breath no one could feel that great
opportunity had slipped by forever, as
when great career is suddenly arrest
ed midway. There is a sense of salts
faction in the plation of full
orbed life, with a premature ending is
q constant regret.
The most untimely ending of the
year was the sudden death of that
brilliant genius of Russia, Skobelef.
He was only 40 years Of age, and had
achieved high reputation as a sol
dier. Perhaps he would have risen no
higher in the scale of fame than that;
but he had come to be regarded as at
least great possibility. With his loss
the,night of Russia was left starless. He
alone excited hope for that unhappy
country Russia is bewildered wan
derer lost in the woods, without COM
pass, turned around and going about in
a circle. However he might have per-
verted his talents, Skobelef could hard
ly have made matters worse, and per-
haps mis- daring genius would have
risen TO the heighth of his country's
needs. But all speculation is at an
end. The star fell and the sky of Rus
sia has been ever since that fail as
black as Erebus.
Among the secondary names in the
list there is no lack of venerable men
who had filed large places in thY
affairs of their days, but not one
among them all could be called part
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
The Sisters Omaha RecOrd.

OMAHA, Nebr, Dec. 2.-Sister Mary
Paul, the heroine in the sensational Sc
cret marriage with DR.. Ross at:Yank-
ton, was formerly resident of Omaha.
She was Sister of Mercy, and second
in charge OF st. Mary's convent in this
city for several years, and is known to
8 large number of citizens, particularly
Catholics, and to young people and
children, who have received instructions
from her while attending school at the
convent. She is said to be about tnir-
ty-fve years old, and all that has been
said of her in previous dispatches is
true, as she is beautiful. intelligent and
fascinating, and possessed of great en-
ergy., She has done much by her efforts
toward raising the debt on the convent
at Yankton, to which city she and some
other sisters moved about two years
ago. Her action causes considerable
comment among her Catholic acquaint-
anCeS in Omaha.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

of the vital precept. Chief among
these were Thurlow Weed, the poll
tician and typical editor of a party
organ; George P. Marsh, one Of the
most accomplished scholars of his day,
man who would have been a great
statesman had he not been the Pun
boldt of Am erica; DR.. Edward ..sey,
the great apostle of high chu1 ,Aism or
tractarlanlsm in England; Anthony
Trolope, the English novelist; Prof.
John w. Draper, scientist and author;
Dante Rossetti, the gifted poet and
artist, rendered prematurely old by
self-indulgence, and the Rev. Henry
w. Bellows, a clergyman whose name
should be held in greatful remem-
brance by every soldier in our late war.
The list is short. and to each the mind
appends concluded, and not to be con-
tlnued. They left no unfinished task
or work.
1t would be an uugrateful oversight,
a disreipecE to the memory of him
whose name she bore, not to mention
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. 1t may well
be doubted if that unfortunate woman
ever saw a really sane day after the
bullet of Wilkes Booth had done It's
terrible work, and yet so closely did she
hover upon the border of reason that
the public never made proper allowance
for her eccentrities. Now that all is
over she deserves for the sake of her
august and beloved husband and for
the sorrows, no less real because imag-
mary, which befel her, to be tenderIy
enrolled among the most honored dead
of lhe dead wear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

BIG Bear, the disturbing element Of
both sides Of the British border, has
virtually surrendered to the Canadian
mounted police and sworn allegianc to
the queen. THIS raiding redskin has
been the Sitting Bull of the northwes
for the last two years, raiding the
ranchmen on either side of the line
with refreshing impair tiality, according
TO the dictates of his own sweet will
Col Irwin Of the mounted police and
Commissioner Dewdncy negotiated the
treaty with Big Bear, under the stipu-
lations which he and his people agree
70 cease their depredations and be
peaceful ifnot decent members of civil
lied life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

TIE Black Hills Placer MINI, Will
liam Dowd trustee, was sold st auc-
ton in New York Wednesd ay
to the only bidder, Marcus
Walker, of Brooklyn, for S..
Three years ago the mine was thought
TO be very rich, and company, at
the head Of which was G>n. Alexander
Smaller, was formed with capital OF
Il 100000, of which $25O,OO0 was paid
up. The claim was found by Captain
/. NJ. West, who wss made superin-
tendent. He fell in love with an un-
known beauty and lived with her on a
Gale Of principly magnifcence, hay-
ing unlimited credit. Finally the
stockholders began to be inquisitive,
and the Captain and his wife suddenly
disappeared, having appropriated to
his own use upward of $4,000, besides
leaving cart-load of debts which
were cleared by mortgaging the
property. 1t was then learned that
the mine was not q bonanza, that
West had left wife and family des-
tlute in Denver, and that things We're
generally unsatisfactory. The fore
closure was therefore decided on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

IT seems that Senator Logan made
an important contribution to the his
tory of the rebellion in his great speech
recently in the Fitz John Porter case.
The Washington correspondent of the
Tribune gives this report of what he
Il Logan made contribution
history to-day which may
IF the authors to revise
]. Illustrating the maxim
con, that It is the duty of corps
,anders to march to the sound of
4e enemy's guns without waiting for
orders, he said that the great battle OF
Atlanta, on which SO much depended,
was fought and won by Union Gener
ais who did not receive a single order
from their commanding officer. Gen
eral Logan did not refer to himself,
but all military men in the room knew
that it was his own experience that he
had in mind. He added that from the
beginning to the end of that battle the
corps commanders, all of whom be
ranked. never received an order from
their general officer, who was General
Sherman. General Logan thus, ON the
hoor ofthe Senate, has declared that
the battle of Atlanta was fought with
out any orders from General Sherman.
lie referred to the fact that Sherman
IN his Memoirs" has said that every
order was anticipated. The truth is
therefore, according to General Lagan's
statement, that the battle of Atlanta
for which General Sherman received
SO much credit, was fought to a con-
clusion without any suggestion or di-
rection from General Sherman him.
self.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

ENGLAND has sent four great attrac-
tons to. this country during the last
year. These are Oscar Wilde, Jumbo,
Tug Wilson and Mrs. Lengtry. The
elephant came to stay; the Lrize-fghter
soon returned to his own; the profes-
aional beauty is still with us, but the
gastheto sailed Wednesday for home.
Increasingly the butt of ridicule and
laughed ut every turn, he har nothing
rs the result Of his trip but the shekels
which curiosity has poured into his
pockets. But as he jingles his coin on
his homeward trip he will probably
undertake to settle the quettion as to
which is reall the greater fool, he or
the gullible public, which, while laugh
ing At him, paid its money to see and
hear him. II viii long remain an un-
solved problem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash.

The specialicorrespondent of the Indian
apolis Ind Journal, embodied in a re-
cent communication the following from
Hon Daniel w. VOORHEES,: 1 consider ST.
Jacobs Oil a splendid remedy. l suffered
from an affection of the back,and kidneys,
with some rheumatism-in fact, it was
rheumatism of the back. l used St. Js-
cobs Oil, and found it very efhcacious. It
gave me instantaneou relief, and finally
cured me completely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
A Rival TO Mother ShiptOu.

Mother Symptoms prophecy having
failed of fulflment, somebody in
France has brought to light an ancient
oracle scheduling the end of the world
for that year in which Good Friday
shall fall on st. Georges Day and Eas-
ter on St. Marks. These condolences,
it is said, will occur in 1886. The
amount of confidence to be placed in
this prediction depends mainly on the
arrival or non-arrival of Virgins
March storm.
King Kalakaua, having invested
Patti with the order of Kapiolaui-a
tar on a red and white striped ribbon
she is now Sir Adelina Patti.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
Pictured by Piumb-HoW the Govern.
ment is SWndled.
Pioneer Press,

WAsHINGToN, jan. 4.-"Tne sbugi-
ness of the government" said Senator
Plumb this evening, "is managed al
most exclusively by the clerical force.
1t is they who make up the estimates
and settle all questions that may arise
in the adjudication of claims. A
cabinet officer says, and with great
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

CHICAGO Is very good town to steer
clear Of Murders and robbery are of
alarmingly frequent occurrence, and
there appears to be most promising
Geld for vigilance committee opera
TORS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

A disastrous rate war is raging be-
tweed Chicago and Elgin. Passengers
may get a cheap rate one way and de-
Ieat the collection OF the regular return
rate by walking back.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

SEVERAL Washington detectives have
been bounced for collusion with
thieves and burglars Probably these
were the best associates they had.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

RED CLOUD had short interview We'd
nesday with Secretary Teller. He was
accompanied by an interpreter. Con-
trary to expectation, he did not say
word about the affair at Pine Tree agency,
but confined himself to complaining that
six years ago Gov. Cook took, up over
100 horses from him. He now asks that
he be pail $4,000 damages. He will
have another talk before he leaves for
home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

reached the ground by means of ladders
Miss Gillette, of Buffalo. had leg broken,
and Miss Hosford, of Dubuque, was in
Jured by fall. All wearing apparel and
books were burned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11

HE River Rhine region in the ,vicin-
ty of Worms is disastrsously flooded
the dykes having given away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
Vol. XXVI

REFORMS, both public and private,
can sdvantageously be inagurated with
the incoming Of the new year.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-07

Captain W. NJ. Murphy had not heard
from Washington last evening, IA to the
action Of the senate upon his nomination
for the Cairo postmsstership, but he had as
little doubt as his money friends who have
been overwhelming him with good wishes,
that the senates action would be favorable.
But about the succession Ia the deputy col
lectorship there il less certainty and some
wild speculation. That W, II. Eubanks,
Of Williamson county, has made strenuous
efforts TO get this position is known, and
there s every reason to believe that Gen.
eral Pavey looks with M approving eye
upon Mr.. Eubanks. II will be remem.
bered tina, some time ago one of the vii.
Hanson county papers, al advocate OF Mr..
Eubanks claims for position in tho In
ternal revenue office here announced
boldly that Mr.. Eubauks had received an
appointment from General Pavey, and
that 10 consequence Of this announcement
there was q feeling of uneasness among
the clerks Of the service here. Mr.. Eu'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-07
10 The West.

There ore number ot routes leading to
the aforementioned section, bu, the duect
and reliable route is via Saint Louis aud
over the Missouri Pacific Railway Two
trains daily ere rus from the Grand Union
Depot, Saint Lous 10 Ksnaas City, Leaveu.
worth, Aichisou, ST. Joseph aud Omaha.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars ofthe very
ftee, make are attached 70 all trains.
At Kansas City uaion Depot, passengers
for KlUs4s, Colorado, New Mexico and Cal.
ifornm connec, with express rai1s of all
liues.
AT Aichisor, connection Is made with
exnross trains for Kansas aud Nebraska
points,
at Omaha, connection Is made With the
Overland train FOR California,
This line offers 10 parties enroute to lh,
West and Northwest, not only fast tim,
and superior accommodations, but beautiful
scenery, As il passes through the finest por
tion Of Missouri and Neb;aska. Send 70
iluatrsted maps, pamphlets, &c. Of thi
liue. which will be mailed free.
G. b. EiNNAE, I, CHANDLER,
Asst Gen'i Pass Agent Gent Pose Agent