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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19
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At a largelyattended temperance
meeting in Milwaukee, Wis, Satur-
day, there were several speeches in
which it was limited that the Prohibi-
ton party of the country was prepair-
ing to nominate a Presidential ticket
in 1884. It is SAID the movement has
acquired considerable Roadway in
Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, Maine
and other States, and that organiza
ton for that purpose is going rapidly
forward Mr. Stowell, the Democratic
Mayor of that city, strongly advocated
temperance legislation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19
GENERAL NOTES.

New YORK city is suffering from the
caterpillar pest.
BRADSTREET estimates the total wheat
crop at 443, $50, 900 bushels.
THE iron market is Strengthening, and
general trade is frightening up.
SPLITTING tobacco juice in a wife's face
is good cause for divorce in Chicago.
THE ST. Louis marine hospital has
points of resemblance with Tewksbury
THE Bridgewater, Mass, almshouse
was burned Saturday with loss of $130,
600.
THE proposed revision Of the senate
rules will make a lively stir.
THE New Hamphire legislature has
passed bill prohibiting the sale Of toy
pistols.
The Iowa Grand Division, Sons of
Temperance, announce themselves ready
for business.
SENATOR PALMER of Michigan has
leased Mr.. WINDOWS new residence on
Scott circle, Washington.
THE Georgia legislature has bill pend
ing to prohibit marriages with Chinese.
1t is said there isn't a Chinaman in the
state. The one that was at Waynesboro
was driven out after marrying a white
girl
THERE were $4,000 gross of matches
sold in three days in New York after the
lifting of the tax.
THE Tennessee penitentiary has been
| leased to the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Railroad company for $101, 900 per an
mum.
IT is reported that silver has been dis
covered in the Black Mountains in
Essex county, n. Y. Specimens Of the
rock are being analysed.
NJ. de Lesseps and the government of
Great Britain have made an agreement
for the construction of a new Suez canal
parallel to the present one.
/ J. J. ALLEY. a clerk in the pension
bureau at Washington, and pension
agent of that city have been arrested for
conspiring to defraud pensioners.
Much excitement has been caused in
San Francisco by the reported marriage
of German tourist to Chinese woman
an inmate of house of ill-fame.
d. w. LUCK, special agent of the in
ternal revenue department at Spring
field, H., has received notice of his re-
mOVal from office to make room Tor a
Kentucky friend of Mr. Evans named
Hill.
A CHICAGO firm ratified mule team,
harness and wagon Friday as an adver-
tisemeut. Every person buying 81 worth
of their goods had a ticket. and $4,000
tick cts were out. No. 46, 822 took the
prize.
DURING the month of June Is, 255 en-
igrants arrived in Chicago, a decrease
of 1850 from the preceding month.
Every foreign state was represented in
the new arrivals. The Scandinavians
and Germans were largely in the ma
jority.
MRS. GEORGE SIMPSON of Core street,
Providence, r. L., has an eight-year-old
boy. bright and intelligent, whose body
is covered with scales exactly like those
of an alligator. At the time when the
alligator sheds his scales each year the
scales on the boys body drop off.
THE Executive Committee of the An
| thracite Coal Association held meeting
at Buffalo Wednesday, and issued pro-
hibitory orders against Buffalo dealers
selling to Western men for delivery
after July. It is asserted ''corner" is
being formed.
| A CALI. has been issued for a state
convention at Columbus, July "a, to be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, July 14.-Flour-Dull and UNI
changed WheaJ-Firm; No. ,, 97$s; 1895 for
seller July and August; 1.O15s for seller Septem-
Der. COrn-Higher; No. ?, 81; new 1915. Oats
-Steadi; No. ,, 3l15; white, 81. Rye-Firmer;
No. l, 5315, No. 2, 81, 3arley-Higher; extra No.
3, As. Provisions Higher; mess pork, 14.10 for
seller cash and August; 1875 for seller Septem-
Der. Lard-Prime steam, SIS for seller cash
and August; 900 for seller September. Live hogs
Lower, 5.10@5.40. Freghts-Firmer in fair
demand; wheat to Buffalo, 215. Butter-Dull.
Cheese-Quiet and steady. Eggs-Steady. Re
ceipts-Flour, S,6O7 wheat, 1910; barley, 1850,
Shipments Flour, S,OS1; wheat, 23,350; barley,
nln
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

THE investigation in the Hill case,
which was at first pooh-poohed by the
Supervising Architect and his friends,
has become serious enough to warrant
of another lawyer ON the part of the
defense The prosecution has very
clearly proved gross extravaganza, to
say the least, on the part of somebody.
The case promises now to be further
complicated by the charge of bribery
in relation to the Tabor-Denver tran
saction. There may be some doubt
about Mr. Hills personal dishonesty,
but there can be none in relation to
the extravagant prices paid for work
and material under his management.
There is very little system in the con
tracts and disbursements of Il depart
ment which spends vast sums Of mon
ey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

TT appears that the American duel
may now be divided into two classes,
one deriving its name and peculiari-
ties from Virginia and the other from
Texas. The former variety is well
known 1t requires challenge, due
notice to the authorities over wide
range of territory, ample advertising,
a man ready to run for Governor and
a country doctor and hospital. It was
thought to be about as harmless as a
duel could well be. But the Texas
kind is an improvement in that it
brings it down to a purley fiat basis.
Its essentials area dinner bad whisky,
a drunken quarrel, a challenge, a
Long Island beach and a faithful news
paper reporter No pistols or swords
or coffee are required. There need be
no meeting, no seconds, no doctor, nc
order to fire or thurst, or, indeed no
anything, except reporter with a
pencil and a notebook. This seems
to be the way the honor Of Knox and
Mr.. Sheahan was satisfied the other
day. That they both got drunk Is
pretty well attested. That they had g
seeming quarrelisquite aswell known
But it turns cut now that it was all {
mere diversion on the part of Mr.
Knox to help his newspaper liz Texas
Verify the poor old practice of duel
ing has gone down to Jericho ant
been caught in the bunko game.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19
A Daisy.
foreign Exchanged

The cynosure of all eyes at recent
fancy ball at the Countess of Stan
hopes, in London, was the neice Of
Mr.. Lowell. The most wonderful
things about Miss Emerson were, it
seems, the shoes she wore upon her
tiny feet, adorned with insteps ''too
aristocratically arched" for fair Re
publican. These shoes were made of
yellow Spanish velvet, with high
French heels, and laced up the side.
The eyelets for the cords to pass
through were trimmed with solid gold,
and to the side of each was set a
precious stone, first a ruby, then a
sapphire, then an emerald, then an
opal, and over again in the same order.
The top of the shoe was finished IN
the same fashion, and in front were
sixteen tiny gold chains, caught by a
cluster diamond pin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

THE Atlantic coast region is having
intensely warm weather. There were
twenty-five cases of sunstroke in New
York city Sunday, three of them fatal.
The death rate in that city is increas-
ing alarmingly. To-day, up to noon,
there were POS deaths, mostly of little
children. Many cases of sunstroke are
reported in Philadelphia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

The international rife-match at
Wimbledon bids fair to be great sue
cess. The Canadian team has gone
into camp and there is much regret
that the Americans refused to do SO.
The chief shots have petitioned the
executive committee to allow the use
Of the wind gauge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

composed of temperance workers. ire
spective of party or creed, to take meas
ures necessary for carrying the second
proposed constitutional amendment.
Churches, ecclesiastical bodies and tenn
perance organizations are asked to send
delegates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

Rumor has it that Madame Nilsson
is about to write her memoirs, or rath-
er the lyrical and artistic history of
her times, as she intends reviewing all
the prominent male and female singers
of the present age
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

THE intense heat that made life al
most uncomfortable on the Atlantic sea-
cast last week has moderated some
what.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

Yes said the gilded youth, 1
know I'm growing to look old very
early IN life; but isn't it better to
grow old at once and have the agony
over instead of having it to worry
about every day?n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

BATTLE CREEK Mich, Jan. 81, 1879
Gentlemen: Having been afflicted for number
of years with indigestion and general debi ity by
the advice of my doctor l used Hop Bitters, and
must say that they aforde almost instant re
lief. am glad to be able to testify in their be
half THOS. G.. KNOX.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19

GARFIELD IowA.-Dr. A. T. Henak says: once
using Browns Iron Bitters proves its superiority
over all other tonic preparations
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
naatl, of chnrles Aslams.

Hon. Charles Adams, veteran editor and politician, died in Ann Arbor, Mich, of paralysis, Tuesday morning, aged 7s years. He was born in Litchheld. He served his apprenticeship as a printer with Thomas Collier in this city, and subsequently found cd the Palladium. As editor of that paper he did much to break up the old system of nominating State officers and Congressman at legislative caucuses.s He sold out the PalIa- dium to become editor of Whig paper in Bath, N. r., and took an active part in the volcanic politics of the Van Buren and Harrisen campaigns. He vas enthusias- tic in urging State aid for the Erie railroad, and was afterwards appointed railroad com missioner by Governor Seward. In 1s42 he succeeded his brother as editor of the Litch. field Enquirer. He was appointed judge of probate for the Litchfeld district in 1847, ,and held the office for fourteen out Of the next twenty years. In 1851 he WAS elected to the State Senate. About two weeks ago he went West on business trip. He had been for many years deacon of the Iitchfield Com oreRationaI church. Of late years he has yiaitedF New Haven, visiting old friends.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
Personal.

D. S. Carpenter, of the firm of Monson 6 Carpenter, who was conval eseing from dsn- gerous illness, has suffered relapse and is now in a critical condition.
 Superintendent Davidson, of Hartford. who has been i'll, resumed his duties yesterday.
 Mr. Edward Goodwin, of Hartford, died yesterday at his. home on Edwards street, aged eighty four years
 Mir and Mrs. Judge Elden B. Birdsey, of Middletown, celebrated the 10th anniversary of their wedding on Tuesday.
 Mrs Elijah s. Hubbard, of Middletown, is very i'll with typhoid fever.
 Mr. Thomas Stewart has been nominated for representative by the prohibitionists of Portland.
 Hon James Gallagher addressed Demo cratic rally in Springfield Wednesday night General Ben. Butler spoke also at the meet ing.
 MT. James Coleman. of Derby, is very ill and not expected to live. Owing to his criti- cal condition, his daughter Miss Nellie Cole man has given up her school work for the present.
 Mir. Watson Fox, proprietor of Fox's Ho- tel, Bethel, who died 50 suddenly last Satur- day, was one of the best known and most popular landlords in the State. He was much liked by those who knew him.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
Yale News.

Lord Chief JastIee CoRerIdGe of EnEland to Address the students To-Day in the
 Chapel
 Lord Chief Justice Coleridge of England, who has been making a tour of the country, will visit Yale to-day. He will address the students in the chapel at noon. The twelve o'clock recitation will be omitted for all classes.
 Ssventy.fye Princeton theoIogues passed through the city yesterday on their way to the Iuter-Seminary convention in Hartford. A large number of them stopped over and wandered about the campus and buildings during the morning.
 The University crew is rowing on station ary seats, in order to learn more easily the old long stroke.
 Teams from Harvard and Wesleyan will play football in Hartford Saturday
 Prof. Beers and Mir. Ripley will judge the Lit medal essays.
 The lacrosse team which will represent Yale in the New York tournament was chosen yesterday and is as follows:
 Cornell 'S4, goal; Oottle '84, point; Mallon '85, cover point; Way 1855, McDowell '84, Bar bour 1855, defense feld Rollins 'S5, center; Colgate S5, Spencer 'S4, Ayres 's4, field; McHenry 's5 Meacham 's7, home; substi- tutes, Hubbard '85, Mitchell 1855, s. S. s.
 Dr. McCosh has consented to keep the presidency of Princeton on condition that he be relieved from all routine work.
 4 German student here has advertised to teach the German art of duelling 5 The University of Michigan has buildings and land worth $500, 900.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
Foul Play Feared.

Cornelius Callahan of Hartford Found
 With Both Legs Cut or and . Wound
 in His Side.
 young man who is believed to be named Corcoran and resident of Hartford told the conductor of Hartford up train Wednesday that he had got aboard at Berlin and that a friend named Cornelius Callahan, living in Hartford, also got aboard there, but that Callahan was missing. Word was sent to Berlin and search was made resulting in the finding of the dead body of Callahan on the track near the brick yard north of the station. Both legs were cut of and there was wound in his side. The medical examiner of New Britain was notified and the body was taken to that place for examination. Coroner Sherry, of Hartford, was notified and he went to New Britain yesterday morning. An ex- aminati on of the body was then made and the medical examiner gave it as his opinion Chat the wound in Callahan's side had been made either by sharp, slender knife or by a bullet from pistol. A squad of police are working up the mystery. The New Britain authorities held an inquest yesterday and or- dersd the arrest of Oorcoran, which was ef- fected last evening in Hartford. He will be taken to New Britain to-day. He denies the crime.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
County Medical Society.

The C1ty's HeaIth--The Sewerage System
 of New Haven.-Tts Benefats = Defective
 Sewers.
 The semi annual meeting of the New Haven County Medical society was held yes terday at the Elliott House. opening at Il o'clock. The minutes were read by pr. 0. E. Park and accepted on motion of Dr. Gil- bert, of Fair Haven. The physicians present were Dra. Mailhouse, Allen, Frank H. Whit tenaore, Bacon, M 0. White, E. O. White, T. E. Beckwith, Fleischnar, Luby, O. P. Lindsley, O. A. Lindsley, Carmalt, Leighton, G. Elliott, G. |. Lambert and E. D. Gilbert, all of New Haven; T. ". Wright, Hamden; E. T. Bradstreet. Meriden; P. B. Healey, Milford; Goodyear, North Haven; Barnes, of Oxford; H. D. McGaughey, Wallingford; W. 0. Holmes, Waterbury. and A. H. Churchill and William h. Russell, Meriden.
 New members were added as follows: Drs. B. s. Lambert of New Haven. J. M Burdick of Waterbury, O. L. Fitch of New Haven, J. M. Benedict of Ansonia, M. c. Walsh of Mil ford Edward M Smith of Meriden and Frank B. Futile.
 The case of Dr. E. l.. R. Thomson was brought up. It was moved and seconded that LIT. I00m6O0 pc e4po11SO HUH bu6 NeW Haven County Medical association, this vote, however, to be subject to the consent of the State Medical association. The motion was unanimously carried. Dr. Bacon then off, fered 8 resolution, in the preamble of which the New Haven County association expressed it's abhorrence of the crime of abortion, and then animadverted on those lawyers and court officers who neglect to bring to justice those who are guilty of the crime. The plan of allowing criminal who had forfeited his bond to walk the streets of the city with out fear of molestation was denounced.
 Dr. 0. A. Lindsley, of the committee of public hygiene, reported informally regard ing New Haven's sanitary condition and made observations as to the benefits of the city's sewage. Of thirty eight infantile deaths, thirty were of those who lived on unsewered streets. There were 38 miles of severed streets ID New Haven. The population on these streets was as great as that where there were no sewers. The question was further remarked upon by others present. Dr. Bacon favored the filling up of all the old wells in the city. They were promotive of febrile diseases. Drs Beckwith, Bacon and White complained of the Church street sewer as in- sufficient to do the work required of it.
 Dr. Bacon commented upon the evil results to health of improper sewage and defective sewer connections.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
Fa1r Haven Items.

At the meeting of the New Haven Branch of the Woman's Board of Missions held in Meriden yesterday the afternoon session was opened by an extended address by Mrs. Rev. Hart, of Fair Haven, president Of the New Haven branch. She gave an interesting ac- count of the correspondence she has had from the different missionary fields. A letter was read by Miss Daggett, of New Haven, from Miss Gilman, president of one of the eastern branches. which was full of eneour- agement to the missionary worker.
 A basket festival was held at the First Con- 9rogational church last evening. If nm q very successful and pleasant affair.
 At SC. James church last evening a fine antsrtainment was given, eons.gsi-p ef read- ineB, recitatiOnS and singing by As. ssotwin, 1Eia5 BEadIey and others.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
The Woodmont Cnae.

As the watch of the late Elmer L. Swift, of Woodmont, was missing when his dead body was found suspicious were excited of foul play. His watch was yesterday found at home, he having left it at home before start ing away on Tuesday. The deceased had charge of the erection of the new Republican building in Meriden and guperintended the construction of Morse & Norton's block, the Southington bank, the Wilson sewing ma chine shop at WslIingford and other large buildings in that city.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

See adv. of wide awake machinist wanted.
 The new High school in Hartford will probably be occupied Jan. 1st.
 Mr. Robert HolIinger is to erect dwelling house next to his store on Davenport avenue.
 The new buildings of the Wire Mill are nearly finished. Work will be resumed in sbout month.
 The Marcelin Chemical company has de cided to rebuild its works at Black Rock, which were destroyed by fire some time ago.
 About 15O were on the special excursion train that left Union depot for Boston via Springfield yesterday morning.
 The annual meeting of the Home Missiona- ry society of the Center church will be held at the Center church chapel at o'clock this afternoon.
 The Firemen's Mutual Aid association will hold their second annual ball at Peck's Grand Opera House on Wednesday evening, December 12.
 MT. Lewis W. Booth, a well-knoWn drug gist of Bridgeport, died yesterday aged 61. He was a son of the late Isaac P. Booth, of Stratford. He was highly esteemed.
 Mir. s. B. Wheeler of Bridgeport, who had a number of fine Jersey cattle at the recent great cattle sale in New York, sold COW and calf, descendant of the famous St. Heller, for $1, 500.
 Town Agent Bunnell, of Bridgeport, has been keeper of the almshouse there for the past 20 years, and during that time he has not visited New York or had a days vaca- ton.
 Mir. Ezra B. Sparks, formerly route agent on the Housatonic railroad, but of late years connected with the Dover Plains (N. Y ) hotel, died last Saturday at the Hudson river hospital.
 A widow lady named Green, about 70 years old living in Willard street, Bridgeport, was seriously, it is thought fatally, injured by falling into a sewer-Well on that thoroughfare Wednesday.
 Among the public bequests in the will of the late Rev. Dr. William Shelton, of Buffa- To. was one of $1, 900 to St. Johns church of Bridgeport and another of $2, 900 to Trin ity Episcopal church of Southport.
 MT. Knapp, the young man who was for a long time telegraph operator at Fairfield, now lies dangerously ill at his residence near the depot in that place. He is suffer- 4nB lroH puAAuonaEy LEouUAo3 O1UHBAt Ou ny exposure at the time of the burning of the depot.
 The man killed at Mamaroneck Wednes- day, it has been ascertained, was David Simpson, half-breed Indian about 80 years old. The verdict was accidental death. An umbrella, which the deceased was carrying when struck, was found on the cowcatcher of the locomotive when the train reached Norwalk.
 SIO,OOO.
 dispatch to us from Louisville, Ky, last night states that Charles W. Smith, of Had dam, drew $1O,0OO in the Henry College lottery yesterday.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
Church Fair.

The members of St. Boniface R. C. church continued their fair in Turn Hall last even ing Several valuable prizes are offered for competition, among them being gold watch, Q China tea and dinner set, marble top table, easy chair, patent rocker and other articles of value to householders. The fair has been successful thus far and it should be liberaIly supported. There is dancing every evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
comntttaaonsa sauarn.

The Committee on Sewers held meeting last evening in rooms 10 and II City Hall and heard parties interested in the petitions for sewers in Ashmun and Madison streets. After hearing all parties in interest the com mittee voted to recommend that the petition CTS for the Ashmun street sewer be given leave to withdraw.
 In the petition for the Madison street sewer between Franklin and Bradley streets it was voted to recommend that the same be Tuslk
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26
Erand E1cursIon to Boston.

A grand excursion to Boston via the Air Line railroad will be given next Tuesday, train leaving New Haven at s:30 a m. and arriving in Boston at D. m. The tickets ing Boston at 6:46 p. m. October 30, and reg. uIar trains October 31 and November 1 at S:18 @. m. and 3:18 p. m. Connections time. The price of tickets for round trip is only @2 0E
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26

HUMAN BnooD.-On the purity and vitality of the blood depends the vigor and health of the whole system. Disease of various kinds is often only the sign that nature is trying to remove the disturbing cause. A remedy that gives life and vigor to the blood, eradicates scrofula and other impurities from it as Hoods Sarsaparilla undoubtedly does, must be the means of preventing many diseases that would occur without it's use. Sold by deaIara.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-26

Of American black silk continues to sell read fly. We have no positive guarantee from the manufacturer of these silks, such as we have of the Saccarappa, but we have what is per- haps better, the experience of fo1r years selling in New Haven and two years in Buff. falo, during which time we have not had a single complaint of them from purchaser. It is make that is sold in some places as a French silk silk, but it can stand on it's mer. it's anywhers as an honest American product
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