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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19

proved that her beauty was not to be com
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And even when attraction OF person had
long passed away, and she was nm OLD
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was ~ powerful a. ever. WHAT was her
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her genuine and unaffected IN
terest in the good and lll.forlunes
OF her friends. She was over ready with
her sympathy aud counsel. Authors came
10 her aud read her their books, painter.
osme 10 her with their pictures, statesmen
with their projects. She was sweet and tlm-
pie, unoon,elously, 40 u rose Is sweet. She
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oiety thinking nothing Of the admiration
she may win, but everything III the hspol-
ness she can coulter. IL matters | tie
whether her face IL beautiful or her tot OF
costly. Before the cad 0i three months she
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19

MAY God bless you" said Rev; w. L
Martin. OF Mechanicstown, Md. "Samari
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

TIN in large quantities has been found
Ia Mason county, West Virginia.
THE Mexican Senate Thursday con.
frmed the reciprocal treaty between
Mexico and the United States,
THE striking mill-hands at Grand
Haven, Mich, all returned to work on
last Thursday. They announced to their
employers that they were ready to re-
sumo work at the prices offered.
Mrs. CYNTHIA FRANCIS, of the town
of Blooming Grove, near Madison, Wis,
died Thursday, the 101st anniversary of
her birth. She was born in Massachu-
setts, and had been a widow for seventy
years.
The Timcs-DemOcrat's Baton Rouge
special says: The democrat joint eau
Gus nominated j. 3. Eustice for United
States senator to succeed senator Jonas.
Eustice was nominated on the first bal
lot, receiving So votes, Jonas SO, and
Manning 3.
THE American Medical Association
met at Washington Tuesday with 600
delegates present. DIR. Austin Flint,
the president, delivered the annual ad-
dress, making pertinent references to
medical code, the OyercrOwding of the
profession, and the granting of diplo-
mas by doubtful institutions.
G.. D. GILFILLAN, first vice president
Of the stranded Northwestern Car Com
pany, is of the opinion that the COM
Pany will work out of the present cliff
Guilty in ten months. He says there has
been mismanagement,b but he believes
the creditors will be paid in full.
A New YORK dispatch announces the
death at Nantucket, of Hon. Charles
O'Conor, the celebrated New York law
yer. He refused to support Greeley in
1872, and was nominated for president
by the straight out democrats, but only
received . few hundred votes in the
entire county.
A CHICAGO dispatch announces the
death Of Hon. Cyrus FL. Mccormick,
the wealthy manufacturer and original
inventor of the reaper His father in
vented reaper as early as 1916, but it
did not work. The son took up the
work left by his father and in 1881 when
he was 81 years old brought out the
machine which gave him world wide
reputation and made him a millionaire.
FERDINAND WARD, of the bankrupt
firm of Grant & War+, made an assign
ment Monday of all bis property, his
individual ind ebtedness to be first
wiped out and the residue to be applied
in diScharging his liabilities as member
of the above firm. An attachment
against the property of friedrich D.
Grant was issued in the suit of Harry
B. and Frank G. Hollins and Fernando
Yznaga.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
CRIME.

THE Times Democrat H8zeIhurst,
special says: The jury in the case of E.
b. Wheeler for the murder of j. P.
Matthews, we've out about an hour and
returned q verdict of not guilty.
NEAR Muncie, Ind, Sunday evening
Wesley Hupp called upon Joseph
Frazisr to make inquiries regarding his
health. when the latter, without word,
shot Hupp through the hears. killing
him Instantly. The motive for the
murder is q mystery.
ISAAC d. EERBHI, a New York chem
ist, living apart from his wife, visited
her Mon day night, and when she re-
fused to again live with him, shot her
fatally. He next shot dead his little
son, years old, and rushed from the
house. Afterrunning short distance,
he placed the pistol to his head aud
blew out his brains.
ASHLAND, Ohio, is in state of terror
over the anticipated Uprising of a moo.
who threatened to take w. II. G.. ibbon
and William Horn, murderers, SEN
fenced to be hung Thursday, from the
Jail and dispose of them. Two regiments
of State troops are on the ground. The
women and children have been sent
away.
AT Thompson's Falls, NJ. T., on Sat
urday, four well-known mixers going
down Clark's Fork were overturned liz
Rock Island Rapids and three drowned.
Their names are: Glenn Philips, of Nash
vile, Mo-; James Oden, of Memphis,
Tenn, carpenter by trade, and J. d.
Gordon, a one armed man, formerly of
Quincy, Ill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
FIRES AND CASUALTIES,

Two firemen were killed and nine
other persons injured by the explosion
of one of the high-pressure boilers in
the Pennsylvania railroad machine
shop at Altoona, Pa.
A HURRICANE, accompanied by tor
rents of rain, prevailed Tuesday night
in Jackson county, w. Va. The rush
ing streams swept away fences, out
houses and in some instances dwellings,.
At Franeland Mrs. Collins and her two
children were drowned.
A FIRE in the Arcade block, Oswego,
N. Y, destroyed $50,OO9 worth of prop
erty. The heaviest losers were, o. S.
Osterhout, clothing, loss $50, 900, insur-
ance $4,000; D. Long, confect emery,
loss $4,000, insurance $780,; G. NJ. Hill
bert, millinery, loss $4,000, insurance
$4,000; E. Waite, picture frames, loss
$4,000, Insurance S., 800; John Phillips.
tailor, loss $4,000, insurance $4,000;
Petrie & Purdy, millinery, loss $500,
Insurance 81 200.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
WASHINGTON.

The opinion is expressed that the trade
dollar bill will cot be reported favOrably
this session by the senate finance com
mittee.
IT is generally believed that the bill
to place General Grant OF the retired
list, which passed the senate unanimous
~, will pass the house with little oppOsi-
ton. 1t will give him an increase of
about $4,000 per year, which, with the
$4,000 from the Grant fund, will make
him quite comfortable.
Mr.. WALSH testified before the
Springer committee that Kinds demand
ed and obtained $4,000 contract from
him to secure an expedition OF his
ronte; that the expedition wa: made.
the contract price being increased $76,-
600 to $135,000 a year. Witness was
told by Brady that he (Brady) had g
corner on the grand jury.
TIFF house committee on elections in
the contested election case of English
VS.. Peele of Indiana decided by vote
of to to report in favor of seating
English. Those voting in favor of En-
glish were j. j. Adams, Lowry, Robert
son, Converse and Bennett. Those in
favor of Peele were Hart, Pettlbone and
h6puuIu.
THE Secretary of War has directed
that a national salu Re of 81 guns be fred
from Fort Columbus, New York harbor.
on the occasion of the departure of the
Arctic steamer Alert, in honor of the
English ensign, which will be displayed
at the fort This is in recognition
of the action of the British Government
in giving this vessel to the United
States for use in the search for the
Greedy party.
THE house committee on invalid pen
sions has unanimously agreed to report
favorably the bill increasing certain
pensions prepared by Representative
Matson as a substitute for the bill of
similar character. The substitute pro-
vides that all persons on or hereafter
placed on the pension roll, who while
I'D the military or naval service of the
U. S., have lost an arm or leg, shall be
entitled to pension of $40 per month,
and those who have lost hand or foot
to a pension of $50 per month, and if
they have received wound or other
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

disability in addition thereto shall ra-
ceive a pension of $50 per month. and
all persons who have a leg amputated
at the bip-joint, and all persons who
lost an arm at the shoulder Joint shall
be entitled to "a pension of $50 ser month:
and all persons who lost an arm and a
leg be entitled TO pension of s72 per
month.
The following is the text.of the bill,
introduced by Senator, CuIlom, to nro.
hibit speculation of officers of the ma
tional banking association:
Be it enacted, ETC., that it shall he
unlawful for the president, cashier. tel
Ter, or other chief executive officers of
any national banking association. hav-
ing capital stock to the amount of two
hundred thousand dollars or more to
deal, trade or otherwise engage in
speculation in stocks, bonds or other
securities.
The Secretary of the Treasury teIe-
graphed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York as followed:
"From this date to June Won are
authorized to pay the bonds embraced
in the 125th, 126th and 127th calls. with
accured interest, subject to the decision
Of the Department as to the regularity
Of assignment, the expressage to the De-
partment to be paid as heretofore, by
the parties having bonds redeemed.
(Signedi CHARLES J. FOLGER,
Secretary
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
A Common Act OF Folly.

Committed by persons whose stomachs are dfsor
cause re1ching and thus to eject it. win glass
full or two of that wholesome medicine, Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters, viii tranquilize the diges
tive organs and the Bitters subsequent cathartiC
effect upon the bowels viii render the relief com
plete. Nausea, fur upon the tongue, headache,
yellowneSs of the skin c0stiveneSs pain in the re-
gion of the liver ami through the right shoulder
blade, are the well known iadiciG of liver com
plant, and it is wise to disperSe them with this
searchngTemedy before they eliminate in some
stomach indigestion, is also overcome by the
Btters, and it is a specific of acknowledged eff
cacy for fever and ague, bilious remittent and
troubles of the kidneys and bladder. 1t is also
highly beneficial in rheumatism, and infuses
vigor into system which requires building up
Reasonable persistence in its U.s. insures the end
in view
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

OF birds the greentinch is the EARL.
est riser, as it pipes as early as half
past 1 in the morning. AboHt half
past 2 the blackcap begins, and the
quail wakes up a half an hour later.
The sparrow occupies nearly the last
place on the list. The reputation OF
the lark for early rising is entirely a
false one. That celebrated bird is a
sluggard, and does not rise until a
number Of other birds have been up
and about for some time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

ate, he mad spoken and voted against it.
and had given reasons for his opposition.
lie had no personal opposition to Gen.
Grant, but was opposed TO the principle
OF the bill. Mr.. Cockrell said he was
not IN the chamber when the bill to place
zen. Grant ON the retired list passed.
! Had he been he would have voted against
1T. Pending debate, the senate adjourn
| RouSe-In the hous a resolution re-
ported in the case of Mckinley and
Peele was laid over Minority re-
ports were submitted in both cases. Mr..
Hamer presented memorial of the
! Women's Silk Culture association in
I favor of the establishment of a silk
bureau. 1t was referred. Mr.. Springer
! asked unanimous consent to put on
passage the bill authorizing the secre-
tary OF the treasury to purchase about
$4,000, 600 of bonds with greenbacks
held III the treasury for the redemption
of retired national bank circulation.
which would relieve the money market
to the extent of adding $40, 100000 to
the circulation. Mr.. Weller objected.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY. MAY 10.
Senate The pension appropriation
bill, as reported to the senate, reduces
the amount of the reappropriated unex-
pended balance from 1874, 900, 900 Co $685.
| OOO,OOO. Senator Cullom introduced
bill prohibiting bank officers under
penalty of fine and imprisonment, from
engaging IN stock Or grain speculation.
The senate passed the house bill loaning
the New Orleans exposition $1,000, 900.
o. Or MN1srrs 4
for an investigation of the causes of the
recent failures of banks in New York.
The senate ad jOurned until Monday.
H0uS8-Theh house rejected the amend
ment TO the diplomatic appropriation
bill increasing from $4,000 to $4,000
the salaries of ministers to Austria and
Italy, and also other amendments pro-
VId1ng for missions to Roumania, Servia
and Greece. Bills were passed author.
lzlnS the construction of bridges over
the Rio Grade and Missouri rivers.
Messrs. Rosccrans, Beach and Hender-
son (llI.) were appointed visitors TO West
Point, and Messrs. Cox IN. W, Evans
and Coli visitors to Annapolis.
FRIDAY. MAY Is.
Sendte-The senate was not in ses-
sion,
HoMSe-The bill passed authorizing
the construction of bridges across the
Wisconsin, Chippewa and St. Croix
rivers, in Wisconsin. Mr.. Willis, of the
Committee on Rivers and HarEors. re-
ported back the River and Hartor Ap-
preparation bill Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. The House went
into committee of the whole on tn
consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being
one offered by Mr.. Cannon appropriate
ing $110,006 for the contingent expenses
OF United States C0nsuls, Lost. After
debate, the bill was finally laid aside,
with a favorable recommendation.
and the committee proceeded to the
consideration of the Army Appropriation
bill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

THE Arctic relief expedition is NOV
ing northwa in sections. The Thetis
is at St Johns and will proceed on
her voyage in a day or two, while the
Alert will sail from New York Tues
day. In a few days, therefore, the
last vessel of the expedition will have
passed out of sight and hearing of the
news reading public for an indefinite
period. The American public will
watch with greet anxiety for news OF
its success in rescuing the lost expIor-
ers, with ill-concealed dread, however,
that lest they are past the reach Of
rescue by anybody.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

ALL the snap OF the Celestial EN-
pire seems to have centered in the
wilfulness of the Empress. The pig
tail warriors ran from France powder
as If it were really dangerous and
they were afraid of it. Prince Chun
wanted to conciliate France and got
his walking papers instead. And now
it is stated that Li-Hung's peace
policy is faring no better with the
termagant Empress. OF course, she
has lots of male pig-tails and wants
to put them where they will do the
most good, regardless of what be-
comes of them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

The floods of the Lower Mississippi
having subsidized, it appears that the
damage is much less than was antici-
pated. 1t is thought the cotton lands
will be dry in time for planting, and
hat an increased crop is probable as
a result OF the water. Floods are
most damaging to the sugar-raising
districts, but, as not much of the
sugar section was flooded, it is not
expected that there will be much fall
ing off in the yield.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

the panic of '73. but resumed shortly
after The suspension was not an
nounced until a few minutes before
the closing hour. Fisk was seen bv
an associated press reporter, but re-
fused to say anything as to how the
firm stands. The doors were closed
and the crowd on the outside
increased. The suspension was so un-
expected, Its effect was more than
doubled, and the street was again ex-
cited brokers rushing around wildly,
ana the situation is again assuming q
troubled aspect.
3 L. M.-Stocks were firm this after
noon just before the close of business
-" Aen the suspension of Fisk & Hatch
was announced prices broke to &c;
the market closed weak, though some
OF the shares show the existence of
strong support.
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
San FRANCISCO, May 15.-Tbe sus-
pension to-day of Fisk & Hatch Of
New York, mas created more surnrise
than any yet announced. This was
chiefly due to the fact that the sus-
pended firm were such heavy dealers
IN IN government bonds, largely held on
this coast, and secondly were the ifs
cal agents of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad system, controlled bv
=. L. Huntington, first vice presi,
dent of the Central Pacific. The an
nouncement was Observation-Disclosures
by rumors as to the effect the suspen-
sion might have ON the railroad inter
ests of this coast. Chqs. Crocker.
president of tho Central Pacific stated
most emphatieally to a representative
of the associated press that it would
have none and that neither the Cen
tral or Southern Pacific were or could
be involved with the suspended firm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

The number of shocks in an earth
quake varies indefinitely, as does the
length Of intervals between them.
Sometimes the whole earthquake only
lasts a few seconds. Thus, the city of
Caracas was destroyed in about half a
minute, 10000 lives being lost in that
time. Lisbon was overthrown in five
or SIX minutes; but succession of
shocks may cOntine for hours, days,
weeks, or months. The Calabrian
earthquake, which Began ia February,
1888, lasted through a continued series
OF shocks for nearly four years, until
the end of 1885. The area shaken by
an earthquake varies with the intensi-
ty of the shock from a mere local
tract, where slight trembling has
been experienced, up to such catas
trophies as that of Lisbon, which con,
vulsed not only the Portuguese coasts.
but extended into Iceland on the one
hand and into Africa on the other.
agitated lakes, rivers, and springs in
Great Britain, and caused Loch
Lomond to raise and to subside with
startling saddenness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
The Capital of the World.
MacnlulIan's IMAGINING.

Lond on has been, since the Con
quest, the real center of Government.
of the thought, the growth, the cul-
ture, and the life of the nation. No
other city in Europe has kept that
prerOgatlve UnbrOken for eight CEN
turtles until our own day. At the
very utmost, Paris has possessed it
for more than four centuries, and in
an incomplete manner for at least
half Of these four. The capital Of
Prussia, Austria, Russia and Spain
are merely the artificial work of re-
cent ages, and the capitals of Italy
and Greece are mere antiquarian
revlvals. England was centralized
earlier than any other European ma
ton; and thus the congeries of
towns that we now call London has
formed, from the early days of our
monarchy, the essential seat of Gov
eminent, the military headquarters.
the permanent home Of the law. the
connecting link between England and
the Continent, and one of the great
centerS of the commerce Of Europe.
Hence it has come about that the life
Of England has been concentrated on
the banks Of the ThamrS more com
pletely and for a longer period than
the life OF any great nation has been
concentrated in any single modern
city. When we add to that fact the
happy circumstance that at least down
to the memory of living men London
retained a more complete series of
public monuments, a more varied set
Of local associations, more noble
buildings bound up with the memory
of more great events and more great
men than any single city in Europe
Except, perhaps Rome itself, we
come to the conclusion that London
is a city unsurpassed in historic in
tereSt.
PROF. GROSS, the eminent surgeon
whose death was announced recently
at the dinner given to him in Phila-
delphia on April 10, 1879, said: "After
fifty years of earnest work [ find my
self still in the harness; but, although
| have reached that age when most
men, tired of the cares of life, seek
repose in retirement and abandon
themselves to the study of religion,
the claims of friendship, Or the con
temptation of philosophy, my convic-
ton has always been that it is far bet
ter for man to wear out than to rust
out. Brain work, study and persis-
tent application have been a great
comfort to me, as well as a great help;
they have enhanced the enjoyment
of daily life, and added largely to the
pleasures of the lecture-room and of
authorship; indeed, they will always,
I am sure, if wisely regulated, be con
ducive both to health and longevity.
A man who abandons himself to a life
of inactivity, after having always
been accustomed to work, is practical
" dead. "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

For each one hundred miles OF
railroad in the United States there are
25.12 miles of second track, sidings,
etc. 1928 locomotives, 1894 passen-
gers cars, 47.6 baggage and mail cars
and 6214 freight cars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

DURING the year 1883 the railways
of Great Britain killed 1890 persons
and injured 8,123 persons. And yet
Englishmen are always talking about
the dangers OF travelling in the United
States
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
THE Grant & Ward failure a.

THE Grant & Ward failure assumes
mammoth proportions as the fact in
the case slowly comes to light. There
is much mystery still surrounding the
case, but there seems to be little doubt
that the liabilities amount to from
eight to ten million, while the really
good assets are an element of most
provoking uncertainty to bold credi-
tors and the public. The wonder
would seem to be not that the botto m
fell out Of the concern, but that IN
vestors were willing to put so large an
amount of money into the custody of
a firm of SO little real practical bust
ness experience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

A DISPATCH from Rome, Italy, says
the fetes at Pompeii, which began
Saturday, are characterized by great
splendor. The procession in honor
of Emperor Vespasian was brilliant
success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

THE mill corporations in Lawrence,
Mass, have been compelled by the
scarcity of small bills to pay cut sill
yer dollars to their employees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
FOREIGN.

THE British house of commons Thurs
day rejected the bill for a tunnel under
the English channel to France bya 9ote
of 222 to 81.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-01-17

The New York Fanciers' Club will
give its Second Annual Exhibition in
Madison Square Garden, January 23d
to 30th, 1884. The Show will be the
largest and most attractive one of its
kind ever seen in this country. Fan
ciers from all parts of the United
States will send their finest and most
valuable Birds and Pets TO compete
for the Prizes, and upwards of 5000
specimens of Fancy Poultry, Pigeons,
Cage Birds, Cats, and Pets of all kinds,
will be on exhibition in the great
Garden. 1000 chickens will be Matched
during the Show, by ten Artificial
Hatchers. A fine exhibit of Live Fish
in Aquariums, trout, carp, and numer-
GUS specimens of rare varieties, will
be among the attractions. Altogether
the great Show will be well worth
seeing; it will be open to the public
from 10 A. NJ, to 1890 P. NJ. daily,
and as the price of admission will be
but so cents, it will doubtless be large
ly visited during the week ending
January 80, 1894.