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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
FOREIGN.

THE queen leaves England for Ger
many on April Z.
ADMIRAL Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres
is dead, aged 70.
ERADICATION PIEROLA has arrived in
Lima, where he was met by large con-
course of Peruvians who urged ratifi-
cation Of the treaty Of peace.
GEN. DAVID, COMMUNICATIVE of
the civic guards Of Belgium, and Will
lens, a broker, fought with swords.
Willems was wounded.
MANY Jewish houses and shops in
Neustettin were destroyed by mob,
which nearly killed one of the recently
acquitted Jews.
The Cologne Gazette says that even
Americans recognize that Bismarck was
justified in returning the Lasktr resOLu-
tions.
THE remains of Jerome J. Collins, of
the Jeanette expedition, were conveyed
from Queenstown TO Cork and inferred
with hOGors.
AT $3.50 Thursday morning the British
took up position one mile from Osman
Djgna's position, aad an attach was
made at daybreak.
GENERAL BADEAU, United States con
sui general at Havana, Wednesday pre-
scented Jay Gould to the captain general
of Cuba. The latter, with his wife,
afterward paid a visit to Mr.. Gould's
A MEETING of the car and emperor Of
Germany has been arranged for June at
Darmatadt. The car goes to attend the
marriage of the Grand Duke Sergius to
Princess Elizabeth Of Hesse. The con-
ference will take place after the mar
riage ceremony. The presence Of the
emperor of Austria and Hungary is not
decided upon. Bismarck, De Giers,
Russian foreign minister, and Prince
OriOtf, Russian ambassador at Berlin,
will accompany their respective sover-
eigns. The meeting will result IN a
grand diploma tic conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

IHE Manitoba farmers, with their
little Winnipeg convention, have been
playing the dickens with the nerves
of the dominion government. Thurs
day they solemnly resolved that IN
less their demands were complied
with, and that, too, in double-quick
order, there was nothing left but
secession. AS clincher to this
threat, they added another resolution
warning intending immigrants to
stay away, for the reason that the
burdens laid upon the farmers of
Manitoba are so great that agricultur-
al operations cannot be made to yield
a fair profit. All this brought a
threatening telegram from Premier
Macdonald to the effect that such
action on the part of the convention
would not serve to brighten the pros
poets of the province. Strong pres
sure was brought to bear to secure the
withdrawal of both resolutions, and
with nominal success so far as seces-
sion was concerned. The withdrawal.
however, merely says they are sorry
they did it, but they mean it all the
same. The attempt TO withdraw the
warning to immigrants, however,
met with signal and emphatic failure,
securing the support of but two dele
gates. Evidently these Manitoba
farmers mean to make somebody
mad.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

G. }. HANKS dry-gOOds house at Peru,
ILL.,, was closed by the sheriff WedneS-
day. The liabilities are placed at $780,
600.
THREE saloons, a restaurant, hard
ware store, and dwelling at Secor, Ill,
burned Tuesday night, causing loss of
$4,000.
FIRE at AlIogan, Mich, Wednesday
Bank, the Sherman House, and three
newspaper offices, involving total loss
of $350,0 600.
HAHN and Weeks, who vera the COM
panions of Grippe, who killed himself at
Goshen, Ind, ten weeks ago, were re-
Gently given two years in the peniten-
tiary.
THE schooner Nellie Chase, from st.
Vincent for Portland, is probably lost.
She has crew of four men.
JOHN. S. RoTz's dry goods store at
Findlav, Ohio, burned yesterday. The
upper floors were occupied by Odd Fel-
lows, Grand Army of the Rel Hblic and
knights Of Pythias. Loss, $40, 900; in
suraDce, $12, 600.
A FIRE at Pittsburg, Kan, Saturday,
beginning in the frame row on the east
side OF Broadway, destroyed eight build
ings. Total loss, $4,000; Insurance
light.
THE oil warehouse of John Kinsie &
Co., at Cincinnati, was destroyed by
fire Saturday. Loss, So, 000 The fire
was caused by the boiling over of cald-
ron of inseed OIL
THE steamer ClydesdaIe. of Glasgow,
from Jamaica for New York. struck
Brigantine Shoals, near Atlantic, n. J..
in a fog. She struck but once, passed
over the shoals in safety, and anchored
inside. The life-saving crew boarded
her
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

place in any Australian heart murmur
that he never heard of Sydney har-
Dor, or hint that it has any equal in
the world. When [ first sailed on II
a gentleman gravely assured me that.
with all its sinuosities, this harbor
had a waterfront of $500 miles
Deduct about 1000, and you will be
nearer the fact. Deduct proportion
ate amount of enthusiasm, and YOU
will have the sober truth that this Rar-
Dor, with its green promontories and
islets, It's bays, and hooks, and beaches.
studded with shining villas, is of a
beauty that never wearies the eye. As
during many months of The year. fair
weather may be counted on, there are
many picnicS on the wooded shores,
and so much room that none need JOS
tie the other. On Sundays there are
many excursions, but little bathing,
the sharks being sufficient police
force to keep all bathers inside the
palings and houses provided at vari-
Gus spots, with scrupulous separation
of sexes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
His One-ThOusandth Wife.

Do what they may, no Mormon
leader will ever equal the sultan of
Morocco, Sid Muley Hassan, Who
has Just added the thousandth wife to
his harem, and has celebrated this
unique millenary by a brilliant feast
given to the other 800, or rather to
the other 500, for 400 are either dead
or pensioned off. Like the Mormons.
the sultan does not keep all his better
halves at one place, but distributes
them among his winter and summer
residences at Fee, Morocco, Tablet,
and SO forth. A son of this very sui
tan, the Prince Muley Edris, not long
ago married an Italian governess, who
did not give up her religion, and who
stipulated that she should be the only
wife and brother of the sultan, the
sheriff of Wezdan, has an English
wife, who, no doubt, was eqdally
determined to have her husband all to
herself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

ment twenty feet high. resultipo, in in
iuries from which sRe died Saturday.
Roach escaped, but a posse is searching
for him.
AN explosion at sthe Virginia Cotton
Compress works Wednesday afternoon
completely wrecked the machine and
engine room, and 1T is feared buried one
or two men under its debris. The com
pany lately adopted a new method of
COMPRISING three bales the size of one
and were experimenting when the ex-
plosion occurred. The loss is probably
$4,000.
AT Newton, Iowa, Friday, John Cool
who shot and killed w. A. Kline. his
brother-in-law, at Baxter, last October.
was sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment.
AT Rochester, Ind, George M. Sgr-
gent was sentenced to two years in the
Northern prison for receiving and con
cealing goods, which were stolen
in Dakota by brother of his. and by
him shipped to Rochester. Sergent has
been a prominent dry goods'merchant of
that place for the last fifteen years.
DETECTIVES in Cincinnati, have made
what they regard an important arrest
in the person of Dan Flanagan. They
think he is well-known robber. who
lately escaped from the Georgia beni-
Tertiary, while serving fifteen yeas for
highway robbery. 1t is thought that he
was concerned in recent daring robbie :
les in Cincinnati in stores, where tie -
mates were overpOwered by revol0ers
two such cases having occurred within
the past week. The charge of grand
larceny was made against him.
A SENSATION was caused in the Crruch-
HOlcomb investigation at jackson. Iich..
Wednesday, by officers swearing that
Holcomb confessed recently to- them
that he purchased a 38-calibre revolver a
short time before the Crouch murders.
being greatly agitated at the time he
made the statement. Holconb had
previously sworn at the inquest that he
never owned a revolver. E. ID HIRING
ton, an ex-convict, testified that foy Of
fered him money to remove Jacob
Croutch, saying that he had beer offered
$4,000 to get him out of the way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
LATEST TELEGRkMS.
ASHiNGTON.

A DELEGATION from Colorado, includ-
ing ex-senator Chilcott and ex-Delegate
Bennett, waited on the president and
urged the appointment of Judge Hallett
to the u. S. circuit judge5hip, vacated
by Judge McCrary.
A DINNER was given Tuesday evening
by Senator Sabin to a number of Min
neapolis people. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Hersey, Miss
Eva Hersey, Miss Gertrude Nelson and
Maj. Camp.
THE president has recognized Theo-
dOre Olsen, of Omaha, vice-cOnsul to
Denmark for Nebraska, and Isreal Fred
erick Lagerfelt vice-consul of Sweden
and Norway for Pittsburg.
PosToFFICEs established: Dakota.
illness, Dickey, county, Michigan, Sen
eca, Linawee county. Postmasters COM
nissioned: VIM. III. Colc0rd, CoIeta,
ILL.,; VIM. Bryant, Sharon, Ill; John NJ.
Owen, Stilwell Ill; Charles A. French,
Mooreland, Iowa.
EXTENSIVE preparations are being
made by the Good Templars in this dis
trict for the reception and entertain
ment Of the right worthy grand lodge of
the world, which will hold its session in
May next. Ihl5 great body OF represen-
tative temperance workers comes from
every portion of the civilized world.
Ninety grand Jurisdictions will be rep
resented by over four hundred dele
gates.
The DILL to repeal the sections Of the
revised statutes restricting the term of
certain Offices to four years was favor
ably received to-day from the commit
tee on reform in the civil service. It
applies to the term Of offices of district
attorney, chief justice and associate
justices of the territories, surveyor gen
eral, registers and receivers, collectors
Of customs, naval officers and surveyors
of customs, and postmasters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
GENERAL. NOTES,

UNABLE to arrange their differences
With the manufacturers, 1900 cigar
makers struck at Cincinnati at 8 o'clock
Saturday.
THE Union Market Bank of Water
town, Mass, which lost $57, 900 by the
defalcation of Cashier Abbott, will
resume next week.
THE contract for the stone work on
the Quincy, Ill, public building has been
awarded to the Oolitic Sandstone Com
pany, of Indiana, for $38, 900.
NV. PATTEN, of Marsh7ille, Wis.
has sold to GeorgeG. Wilcox, of Chicago,
5000 acres OF pine lands in Lincoln Co. !,
for 100000.
LIEUT.. EISENHOWER, Of the jeanette
expedition, was married at OSwegO, n.
Y, Wednesday, to Helen Sloan, daugh-
ter Of ex-Speaker Sloan, of the New
York leA islature.
THE Massachusetts, legislature, Wed
nesday, passed the bill permitting the
construction Of Meggs' elevated rail
roads in cities and towns, under certain
restrictions, and authorizing an expert
mental section between Boston and
Cambridge,
The treasury department is informed
that foreign brokers are making heavy
purchases in the United States of silver
trade dollars at discount of 10 per cent
or more. Their purpose is to dispose of
the coin to emigrauts about to sail to
this country as American coin worth
their nominal value.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
$4,000 Gone.
San Francisco Call.

The Chronicle publishes in sub
stance the following marvel. Cap
tain w. It. Swasey, the oldest
pioneer Of the coast, makes a state
ment of the intense suffering of his
friend Colonel D. T. Williamson, an
army officer of distinction, and an
ex-U. S. Consul, who was attacked
in the winter of 1862 with violent
rheumatism. So great was the agony
in after years, he became helpless
cripple, and after trying numberiess
remedies, the baths Of other countries
and spending fortune of 500, 600, the
disease seemed to assume a more viru-
lent type. Finally, he was persuaded
to try St. Jacobs Oil, the great con-
queror of pain. It worked a nairacle
Of cure. In letter to the Chronicle
he confirms Capt. Swasey's statement
and adds. II cheerfully gave my IN
qualified attestation to the truthful
ness of the statement because I feel
perfectly certain that knowledge of
my cure by st. Jacobs Oil will prove
the means of relieving hundreds of
sufferers. !"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
The Bite Of an EDileptic.
Medical Reporter.

In England, recently, young man
was bitten in the hand by a woman
who had fallen in an epileptic fit.
Three days afterward he died, and the
neighborhood became greatly excited
over the occurrence. The case only
tends to add additional testimony to
the fact that the public love sensations.
This death may have been merely a
coincident, or, again, bite from any
person or any animal will occasional
ly, or we should rather say might oc-
casionally, set up a degree of infam-
nation in an already depraved or
weakened constitution that might
prove fatal. But TO suppose that the
bite of an epileptic is any more serious
simply because it is inflicted by an
epileptic, than would be a similar
wound received from any other per
son, is certainly unreasonable, and
not to be entertained in the PATHOLOGY
cal light of today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
ROsser Gets Even with Custer.
PHILADELPHIA Press.

General Tom Rosser was a gallant
Confederate soldier. [ saw him in the
Girard House the other day. Years
and his work on the Northern Pacific
Railroad have told upon him. He
looks much older than he did when
he left the Southern States poor to be-
come an engineer for jay Cooke.
Rosser was rather a picturesque char
acter as a leader of a division of rebel
cavalry. In great degree he resem-
bled Custer, whose classmate he was
at West Point. Once at auckland
Mills, in Virginia, as he was driven
out, he left a message with some ladies
at farm house for the gallant leader
who died on t Big Horn. 1t read:
You have disturbed me at nv
breakfast I owe you one, and I'll get
even with YOU"
He was as good as his word. He
allowed Custer to cross the creek, then
swooped down upon him while his
command was brewing coffee. It took
Custer tWenty-fOur hours to gather his
soldiers after his dash. Rosser has
made money and has a fine position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

The miners and adventures of the
far west are rushing, or preparing to
rush, to the Caeur d'Alene gold mines
in Northern Idaho Territory, near the
Montana line. Already crowds of
men are reported to be swarming IN
the surrounding settlements, and
thousands more are expected during
the spring and early summer. The
snow is several feet deep in the min-
ing district, and it is not probable
that much work can be done for a
month or two to come As usual in
such cases, the great majority Of those
rushing to the new gold-felds will be
disappointed. The strong probabili-
ty is that the richness and extent OF
those mines are mucn exaggerated by
interested parties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
BankrUpt Henry Willard

Cor Springfield Republican.
Henry Wizards proposed trip to
Europe for the benefit of his broken
health has apparently been postpon-
ed, and he appears down town again
In New York. His wife retains the
$500 600 place on the Hudson from
the wreck of her husbands fortune,
and the family are still occupying
their great house in New York, the
interior of which is said to resemble
an Italian palace. 1t would seem that
the wreck was not SO complete, after
all. Ike unfortunate stockholders of
of the Transcontinentalc company are
threatening suits against the directors
for deception.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
CRIME.

DIR. TURNBULL committed suicide at
the Grand Pacific Hotel, Winnipeg, on
Friday, by taking an overdose of Iaud-
anum.
A VIBRANT has been issued for the
arrest of F. ]. Smith, city treasurer of
Bayonne, n. ]. An expert accountant
has discovered a deficit of over $751;
900.
G. WHITEHURST has been found guilty
at Norfolk, Va of the murder of Junius
Rogers, and sentenced to fourteen years
in the penitentiary.
AT Rushville, Ind, Monday, Jacob
Black was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life, for the murder of Eli Frank in
a street brawl last November.
Miss NELLIE KAISER, employed at the
Palace hotel at Ashley, Ill, was assault
ed near the depot, by Edward Roach,
who knocked her down an embank-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
A Important Fact.

ed beyond all doubt fact of vital Importance to
the sick and debilitated, viz, that Hostetter $
Stomach BitterS is an absolute specific for remit
ton. biliousness mental depre, sion sleepessness
chronic darrhoea, and ali diseases of the stomach
liver and bowels. The unmedicated stimulants
the symptoms, instead of removing them The
BitterS on the contrary, act as a corrective and
invjgoran, without producing the unpleasant and
dangerous consequences of the old school nrac-
ice. The action is mild and soothing to the irri-
tated stomach and bowels promoting digestion
all internal Irregularities wineglassfull before
meals greatly assists digestion The convalescent
may use them with great benefit, as a means of
restoring strength and cheerfeuIness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

THE results OF q mining accident
which occurred near Pottsville, Pa,
nearly a fortnight ago, are being
watched by the medical fraternity
with much interest. A young man
fell from a great height to the ground
and was carried home insonsible. No
mark or fracture could be found on
his body, and it was thought that
his injuries were slight. Day after
day has passed without his returning
to consciousness. His respiration and
pulse are nearly normal, his eyes
open and close, and the action of the
muscles is unimpaired, but all sense of
feeling and perception have been de
stroyed, and he lies ia a state of al
most suspended animation. Medical
skill for more than a week had not
been able to change his condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

THE tannery which John Brown, Of
slavery fame, built and operated for
several years prior to the career which
terminated in his death, is still stand
ing near what is known as Clark's
Corners, Crawford county, Pa, on
the same foundation on which it was
built by John Brown, and is in a
wonderful state of preservation. In
1874 it was. converted into a cheese
factory. In 1882 it was sold and
turned into a steam grist-mill. The
structure is a relic of great historic in
terest, and is visited by thousands of
curiosity and relic seekers. The win
dows and doors have all been Clipped
away. The Brown family have visit
ed their old home several times with
in the past few years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

THE bonded whisky bill having
failed to pass the house by decided
majority, it is thought that the whis-
ky lobby will now abandon all hope
Of resuscitating it, and bend their en-
ergies to forming a powerful combi-
nation for the repeal of all internal
revenue taxes. In this effort the
whisky and tobacco interests would
double their teams, and have the aid
of the extreme tariff protectionist re-
publicans, like Judge Kelley, of
Pennsylvania, and the anti free-trade
Democrats, like Randall, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Converse, of Ohio. Such
a bill might probably pass the house,
but 1t would probably fail in the SEN
ate-as it ought to-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
4 Mules Generosity.
Vernon CCexasl Guard.

One of the boys from Groom's ranch
came into town, and concluded, as he
did not often have the opportunity to
to drink at a saloon, he would have a
little bug juice to keep him warm on
his long ride home. The consequence
was that in a very short time he was
unable to ride. He was helped on his
mile, but fell off, his foot hung in
the stirrup, and the mule leisurely
dragged him around town until some
friend went to his relief. The mule is
said to be usually wild and tricky, but
this time it proved itself too generous
to strike fellow when he was down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY. MARCH S.

Seadte-The senate was not in SEES
sion.
HouSe-Mr. Sumner, of Cal, advocat-
ed the establishing of the postal tele-
graph, asserting its constitutionalitya AID
maintaining the advisability of such
step. He delareS if there had been a
postal telegraph in 1876, Samuel j. til
Den would have taken possession of the
position to which he had been elected
then, and which he was likely TO be
elected to again in 1884.
Inc committee without further action
rose.
Mr.. Hunt offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary of War for information
as 10 whether he has made or published
any rules or regulations relating to the
cohCroi or navigation of the south mass
OF the Mississippi river, or any other
puollc waters in the state of Louisiana.
II so, by what authority. Adopted.
The house then adjourned.
MONDAY, MARCH 10.
Senate = Sen. Garland submitted
Joint resolution proposing the following
amendment to the constitution.
Article 10. That portion of the public
debt of the United States REPRESENTED
by note issued under the authority of
the law with the quality of lawful
money, and as legal tender for the pav-
ment OF debts, shall never exceed the
sum of S350,000, 900, unless bill or bills
providing for such increase of issue
shall receive the concurrence Of two
thirds of each house of congress. and the
vote on all such bills shall be recorded
by yeas and nays on the journal in each
house.
HOuSe-A bill was introduced bv Rem
resentative Price to-day to enlarge the
jurisdiction of the U. s. courts and to
open the courts to all claimants; and
provides that any citizen or person who
proposes to become a citizen of the u.
5. may, within two years from the pas
sage OF this act proceed against the U
). to recover any sum alleged to be due
him. All judgments rendered in such
cases to be sent to the secretary of state
who shall annually transmit them to
congress. If they are ratified by con-
gress, or not dlsapproved by it within
two years, the judgment shall constitute
valid claim against the government,
which claim shall be considered a part
of the public debt, drawing an interest
of 4 per cent. from the date of Judgment
by the court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

Lewis E. Leland, proprietor of the
Sturtevant House, New York, who
was reported to have been placed In
a private asylum for treatment for
insanity, telegraphes the Associated
Press that the rumor is false in every
particular.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

The annual meeting of the Holstein
Breeders Association of America will
be held on Wednesday, March 10,
at 10 a NJ, at the Globe hotel, SYRIA
cuse, n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
THE passage Of the Fitz John Porter
bill in the senate is said to be dOub
ful

CINcINNATIs pork industry is not
only on the decline, but the hogs
themselves are said to have shown q
marked falling off IN average weight
during the past year. An earnest and
Iong-continued devotion to the ideal
in art is bound to tell on the adipose
tissues.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

Hon. Thomas Palmer the lumber
kin" United States senator from
Michigan, is a broadshouldered,
healthy-looking man of SO, with full
not particularly intellectual face, and
restless eyes. He used to be an anna
teur artist.