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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
New Jerseys EnOch Arden.
New York Times.

New \ Ork Times.
David Matthews disappeared from
this place five years ago, leaving a.
wife and child and a comfortably fur
nished little cottage which he owned.
When he left he was in i'll health,
and he informed his wife that it was
his intention to take tri p to the Ber-
mudas on a cOasting vessel for the
good of his health. Soon after his
departure another child was born to
his wife, No letter or message ever
came from him to his anxious wife,
and nearly year after he left home
Mrs. Matthews received documents
showing apparently that her husband
had died In one of the West India
islands, of yellow fever, two months
after he left home. Mrs. Matthews
soon afterward sold the little cottage
and three years after her husbands
departure she was compelled to sup
port her children and herself by work
ing as domestic. Among the young
mechanics that sought employment in
the vicinity last spring was young
carpenter from Philadelphia named
Philip Lafferty. The ysung man met
the young widow Mrs. Matthews
supposed herself to be-and asked
her hand in marriage. Lafferty
was satisfied with Mrs. Matthew's
story and so was the clergyman who
had married her to her absent hus-
band, and by the same clergyman
young Latferty and Mrs. Matthews
were made one. The young mechan-
ic then bought back the little cottage
which Mrs. Matthews had been forced
to sell, but the couple had scarcely
began housekeeping when the miss
ing husband made his appearance.
He said it was his brother Daniel
that had died, and that he conspired
with friend to make his wife believe
that he had shuffied off the mortal
coil. For years he had been IN Brazil,
and had acquired a handsome fortune
in the mines there. When Matthews
began to make threats he was mildly
informed by the sympathizing neigh
bors that a coat of tar and feathers
awaited him IN case he disturbed the
peace of Mr.. Lafferty and his bride.
After some reflection Matthews con-
sented to give his claim to the woman
he deserted, on condition that he
should have possession of the oldest
child. The youngest one-a little
girl whom he had never seen-was
permitted by him to remain with the
mother. Matthews placed with the
little girls mother s., 900, in trust for
her. Mrs. Matthews then determined
to live apart from Laferty until she
could obtain a legal separation from
her first husband. That this legal
decree has been granted is shown by
the following marriage notice IN q
local paper;
'Married-Lafferty Matthews-On
January Z, 1884, Mrs. David Matthews
to Philip L4afferty."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
A Timely Rebuke.
From the Philadelphia Record.

One bright woman brought $50 men
to terms by very ingenious perform
ance at medical clinic, at Blockley
fifteen stadents at the Womap's Medi-
cal College occupied seats in the lecture
room, and while waiting for the lectur-
er, who was belated, the class INDUCED
in some noisy demonstration, which
was finally directed in the way of play
full banter to the woman present.
Suddenly Miss A. M Field, one of
the female students, who is widely
known as an eminent missionary in
China, arose, and asshe began to speak
the noise was changed to respectful
silence. Gentlemen" said she, II
have been for eighteen years in China.
The Chinese have no medical science,
and superstitious rites are chiefly re
lied on in the treatment of disease.
AllAthe people are in need of medical
aid, sut the woman would under no
circumstances go TO q male physician
for the treatment of any disease pecu-
liar to her sex. She would be preven-
ted by her own womanly delicacy and
by all the notions of modesty held by
those around her. She would suffer
lifelong agony rather than violate her
sense of propriety. Her father, her
brothers, and her husband would even
let her die rather than allow her to be
treated by a male MUSICIAN. Full of
sorrow for the suffering of these we
men, have been looking in Christian
America to see what hope of help for
them might be here have been glad
to find that in some Of our great med
ical schools earnest and self-sacrifc-
ing women are fitting themselves for
a work Of mercy in Asia and other
lands. Unless such women learn to do
such work there is no physical saliva
ton for those afflicted ones. And in
behalf of those women, who have no
medical care while they so sorely need
it, ask from you the courtesy of gen
tlemen toward ladies who are studying
medicine in Philadel phia."
AS Miss Field sat down she was
greeted with cheer, and a member of
the class rising assured the ladies in a
very gallant speech that no annoyance
to them was intended The timely
remarks of Miss Field had touched
the inborn courtesy of the young men,
and taught them a lesson they will
probably never forget,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
Train Delayed by AnteIOpes.
Elko Independent.

The west-bound train between Green
River and Granger. on the Union Pa
cific, recently encountered a flock of
1000 or 1,500 antelopes. The snow
was quite deep and drifted in places,
and the antelopes were running on
the roadbed, finding that the easiest
road to to travel on. When they were
arst encountered many of them were
killed, and the engineer, seeing that
the train might be delayed unless it
was slowed up, decreased the speed.
The antelopes kept a short distance
ahead Of the engine, and were strung
along the road for aquarter of a mile.
They would occasionally get some
distance from the engine, and theR
they would stop, turn around and
watch the headlight until the engine
was fairly upon them. They delayed
the train half or three quarters of an
hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
Murder of Six Factory Girls.

A few weeks ago seven girls, en-
ployed in a sugar factory In Balta,
near Odessa, in Russia, left that town
in the evening TO return to their ma
tive village at some distance. The
girls, belated on the way, resolved to
pass the night in the fields and proceed
at daybreak. They had located them
selves near a haystack in a field adj
joining the highway, and having some
slight fears of robbery, placed their
united weeks earnings in the hands
of one of their number for safety. The
unfortunate girls were all fast asleep,
when they were tracked by a number
OF young men. The girl who had
secreted money in her dress had taken
the precaution to cover herself with
hay. The miscreants, finding no
money on the persons of the other six
girls, murdered them in cold blood
They then fired the stack, and In the
confagration and smoke the surviv-
ing and terrified girl effected her es-
cape and reached the village IN safety.
An alarm was given, and the murder
Gus band were all arrested. The sur
vivor had recognized the murderers,
who were all employed in the same
factory as their victims.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
CUT OUT OF WHOLE CLOTE..

A man may forget home, kindred,
friends and almost everything else.
but he never forgets the first time
he went to barber shop to be shaved.
What is called a railroad tattler"
has been invented, designed to tell
the speed of trains If attached to q
horse car it would probably be all
wOrs out on one trip.
An Indianapolis youth is said to
have written thrilling story bearing
the odd title: ''Down, [ say" 1t is
probably an autobiography of his dim,
eventful mustache.
The boy who at school enjoys stand
ing on the Ounce block because of the
prominence it gives him, grows up to-
a man who howls for greenbaclism
and free love and such things.
An exchange tells how to live on q
nickel a day, and fill whole column
III doing it. 1t can be told in a very
few words. Buy a glass of beer and
trust the rest to the free-lunch table.
Rev. Mr.. Beecher saws: ''Pick out
the worst, the meanest, the dirtiest
rascal Of the crowd-bad as he is, there
is within him pearl" Perhaps so;
but it is safe to bet that there is more
beer than pearl in him.
Dr. Richardson, of England, says
that when the airis dryest the drinker
Graves alcohol the most" This may
be the case in England, but in this
country it is when the drinker is dry
est that he Graves alcohol the most.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
Speculative congressman.
Washington Letter.

WdSuIDSlOu LSGGST
congressman can not resist the
stock tape any more than some of
them used to be able to resist the gam
ing table, though there seems to be
less speculation this year than for
some time. The winter before Gar
field was inaugurated it was no un-
common thing to see a dozen mem
bers gather about each tape when the
market began, and watched the quo
tations as closely as a Wall street
broker. Then they would rush off
to give thin orders. There has been a
suspicion that bills have been intro
duced to bull or bear the market, and
1t used to be quite sight on bill day
to see the rush of the speculative
members to the telegraph Office to buy
or sell on the strength of the bill. Ten
years ago there was a postal telegraph
bill put in one morning, which ex
planned TO the New York brokers
why they have received SO many or
ders two hours before to sell Western
Union. Those who know say that
congressman are getting very shy of
Wall street. Too many of them have
been badly bitten, and too many of
them have lost all faith in Wall street
human nature. The money-seeking
congressman is turning his attention
to other and more legitimate fields.
There is genuine Southern develop
ment boom from here. Some of the
shrewd ones see great fortunes in the
development of the South. Railway,
mining, timber, agricultural, and
manufacturing projects in the South
are advanced and eliminated here.
] see little Manning, the man who
got the certificate for Chalmers seat
IN congress, running about in the
IIvelIest manner. He does not care
much whether he gets the seat or not.
He has scheme for building a rail
road for through line into the heart
of a splendid yellow pine region in
Mississippi. He has been putting
every dollar that he can rake and
scrape together into the pine region,
Some of it he has bought for 81 27
per acre. Manning, who is the typi-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31

At recent meeting of the Massa-
chusetts teachers one speaker advo-
Gated letter-writiag as a very geod
method of teaching English compost
ton. "Once week." she said, Il
have the children write letters among
themselves, and provide letter box
for the purpose. For correcting ex-
ercises | use a few of the signs used
by proof-readers, since they are as
easily learned as arbitrary ones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31

The mortgage of s67, 500 on Mr. Par
nells estate has been paid off, but the
petition for its sale in the Land Court
has not been withdrawn.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-07-13
Groceries.

Will Day is branching out. He
has added groceries to fruit and
has a large invoice Of frst-class
household supplies on the way.
From this on he will run a regular
grocery store at Perasich's old
stand. tt.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-07-13
New Use For. Copper.

It is thought that the decline in
the price of copper makes it prob
able that it will be used as roofing,
among other new purposes. 1t does
not require to be painted like the
tin roof every two or three years,
and is not subject to rust. Even
at present prices, though copper
roof might cost two or three times
as much as tin roof, in the end it
would be much less expensive.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-07-13


r-UTS POPULAR STAGE LINE
i Running between Carson City ana
Glenbrook, on the Eastern shore OF Lake
Tahoe, connecting with steamers, mas
resumed the passenger traffic for the
present season.
Until May 1st tri-weekly trips will be
made to the Lake and return, and sub
seouently, up to the close of the season,
the accommodations will be daily.
The coaches will leave here upon the
arrival of the train from VirginiasCity.
about,9 30 a. IN ;, and return in time
to connect with the evening bound pas
4enger train for the Comstock.
Fare. each way. ....... 80 w
Passengers will be called or and de-
Hvered to any part OF this city; parcels
and freight to aud from the Lake will
be delivered with desired promptitude.
This line justly boasts OF the most
modern rolling stock, the best of horses
and most expert and careful drivers Of
any stage line on the Coast. ap21
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-07-13
Clay For Boiler Tagging.

A correspondent Of the American
Machinist says that the white clay
or kaolin found in many parts OF
the South is used for boiler tagging
with excellent results. He says:
II have seen locomotives covered
with it placed'in the house at 10
P. NJ. .withs13O pounds Of steam and
without fire, which showed 60
pounds of steam the next day at
noon" The clayis mixed half-and-
half with plaster of paris with jute
to hold it in place. Kaolinis plen-
tifnl in this immediate vicinity.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27

fndusiry $4,000, ~ Lukc's Hospital $4,000
and The House of Mercy. ~ 800 The executors oi
r. Lawrence. aud the lattcrs brother William L..
Lawrence.
wonTu RECOGNIZED Ann APPRECIATED,
Tho plans for all Of the police stations when nave
been built or rcmodced IN the city IN recent years
have been prepared by Nathaniel Bush. M aren't
tcct who holds the rank of patro man. For me
nav of A policeman he has done work winch would
have cost the department several Thousand collars
each wear, aud yesterday he was promoted To tho
rank of detective sergeant IN order To increase Dis
pay.
The Rteanship India. due from Mediterranean
ports today. has on board tho body OF joel L. inrt
The Kentucky sculptor. who died ~ Florence about
thee wccks aR0. lli' principal work was the
making of thtor statuea of Henry Clay, one Tor
Ncw.Urlcnna. another for lichmond. aud tho third
for inuisvillr, Charles IT, kincnid tho private
rprteintv nf cX.Novctnpr rrocior knutt. iH here
under The authority ni The krnncky lerinlatnin to
receive The bod, aud forward II To- loutsvillc,
rruhtn cotuNtt's nrAtu cAtnra a ctSnht.
Coroner MorRlo Yesterday held an tnqacpi ~ no
case of JOSIAH q. Colgate. The oll broker, who wna
injured un December ! 10y falling down q h,rh' oi
stairs cndmg ~ lhe crlinr of the building NJ, IL
iro.dway. where lc had hiH Office. iio dird two
dnys Inter The jury visited the building hhu ~
The Nuidic ccnsured Mrs Allan l'nhgdon. the
owner ol the building, charging her with nrgli-
prnco for not having proper Safeguards Hfouhs me
stairway, aud Tor not having u sign displayed pro-
hibltug persons from usiH9 those stairs
FAILURE OF CIGAR MANUFACrURFHs.
Wanglcr n CO.. manufacturers of cigars at No.
2lS last IWcnty-sixth-st., made IN assignment
Yesterday 10 Gustav Saomon. Their preferences
aggregate S3S Dob 20. aud the larger amounts are
to Gustav salomon * Bro, Sl2G3s i6; Jacob
Henkoil. 81, ,5;}9 90; John d. WISE. ~, 100 20 !;
john II. Heller. -, 800; William kurtz, 5000;
John G. Kurtz, Sj,3OG; Mrs. L. Althcr $1,000; /;
and John T. Wics, $1,000. their as gnec sand
yesterday that the total Indebtedness OF the hnn
was about $50 900 In addition TO which the senior
member had individual hamiites amounting to
about $5O. 900 IKE firm was formed IN isSI 10
succeed Nsngler & lialn. who bad been Ia busi-
ness since ,Janu ry, 1873
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27

held IN Tottcnvle ho told Coinmissioncr Dlackford
that tho Staten Island oystermcn did nos want any
Legislation. mud that they were satisfied with thcr
present condition lie nddcd that ho believed 70
man should control all the ground he could stake
on. I he oysierncn who depend on thcr daily labor
10 support their families say that Captain Van
Name In an oyster monopolist
SANDY GRouND. Robert IIcrndon, who lived In
hut aud was known among his colored neighbors as
the Black Hermit was found dead in front of his
fireplace on Wednesday He lived in the midst of
u piece of woodland. separate from any one, aud
was famous as a snake catcher.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
WORK or THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.

The Board of Estimate and AppOrtioument ycStcr-
day listened to the criticisms OF H. H. Shanliol W.
the var Gus departments OF the Cl-y OoNernuIcnt' l.
He declared that the Health Department had ben
dcreljct in allowing a manure bank to be accuull-
lated on the east side OF the city Inc roaus III inc
Twenty-.hrd and Twenty fourth wards were III i
filthy condition. The Park policemen We're useless
and superfluous and reduction should be mado
in their number. The Corporation ComhSei WIS
well paid and had a large number OF well paid as
sisants, yet he employed private counsel at great
expense. - &c .,o
Health Board asked that the amount which they
originally asked for be restored. Ihcy aske" ipI
$i}7, 4OS and II was cut down TO Sllo,So dnr dne
Corporation Counsel suggested that $4,000
additional be appropriated to be used only Ill case
an epidemic visited the city. This was agreed TO-
1t was proposed to increase the salaries OF the 'e
sanitary inspectors from DIV 10 TI, oo nj
~ 900 each, Int this had been reduced 10 Tl'22p.
Mr. Asten said that he favored an increase Inc
work that was done warranted better saIaric|.e :
The proposal to raise the salaries OF tc chclS vi
divisions from - 400 to 5000 called forth protest
from Mr. Asten that the head Of the Third DlvlIl'.i
Willard Bullard, was not worth 1t. ltc tallei 70
General Shaler protested that Major Bulard had
done much valuable service. Mr. Kirk here came IN
and swas warmly greeted by his colleagues. Inc
various items for the completion OF the hOspital ana
grounds on North Brother Island were taken up.
Mr.. Asten objected to paying salaries IRON the item
of care and maintenance" 1t was explained
that the salary paid was for care,taker on @ tne
island Mr. Astcn said that more than 500 oo9
had been spent for acquiring North Brother lsiahd
and putting buildings on it, For dead-house
1900 had been appropriated .and there was
nothing TO show for IL. General ShaleT sald thaI
this and other appropriations had been transferred
book keeping The money bad been spent.
Mr. Asten-I have not the least doubt of that.
General Shaler said that the department was
managed economically considering the large
of work done.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
NEWARK.

The Essex County Bar will give dinner in the
Law Library on Monday night. Governor Albeit,
Chancellor RunyOn aud the Supreme Court JUS
tlces viceC Chancellors aud Attorney General have
been invited.
Mrs. Graham, the wife of Reg. St Graham died
at It. Barnabas's Hospital ON Christmas eve. from
consumption. Tho funeral took place yesterday in
the Chapel of the Hospital Mr.. Graham left his
wifo on account of domestic difficulties and figured
in the troubles IN the Hill Street Methodist Pro-
testant Church two years ago, from which church
he was compelled 10 withdraw.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
InNG Island.

JAMAfCA-Thc man arrcstcd at Jainacia on Tues
dny. on suspicion OF causing. tho death OF Mrs
Dradwinskic, who was found dying on Mr. Millcfs
stoop. yesterday told lniler Rcmsen. Tint hc was
Cornelius Reilly aud that ho lived nt No 200
Sccond.st.. brooklyn, L. -. where he Ind wife
aud two children. liia wife Identified the man hnd
juhIicc lictts discharged him
iafir. The Row A, II, Allen. of the Presbyterian
Church. huH accepted n call 10 Troy. NJ. \,
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
POLICEMAN PROVES HIS PLUCK.

Policeman Morrison, OF the Third Brooklyn Pre-
cinct. proved his pluck ON Thursday night,
IN holding prisoner under the most
irving circumstances. He had arrested I'd
ward Maher of No. 1O2 Wvckoil-st, at a
late hour for drunkenness. Maher succeeded
in crOwding the policeman who smaller than
he into The doorway of No. 1877 Smlh-st., near
which hc had been arrested Mabor shouted for
help and three came TO his assistance.
They locked the hall door and then tried to
release the prisoner. But Morrison held on despite
their kicks and blows and then they undertook to
drag Maher away MP the stairs. Nor
ris1n secured a good grip on Maher's coat and was
pulled up two h.ghts OF stairs into a room after
him. There rcdonblcd efforts made TO beat
oft tho policeman. and he might have been killed
had not ROundsmau Gray came 10 tic rescue lie
had the struggle IN The street and had burst into
the house The mon were jumping on Morrison, who
had drawn hs.revOver and fired shot over their
heads. The four men were taken to the police sta
ton with the aid of two more policemen. Two of
the wond be resncrs are brothers of Mahr, and tho
third is named McGnirc.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
A BRooKLYN PHYSICIAN POISONED.
IN. GEORGE II. ATKINSON ~ DANGEROUS OoNpi-
rinN rnnM nLnnn- rnlsONlNl.

IN. GEORGE II. AlklNSDN - n hNN"hh''o N'+''
TtoN FROM BLOOD-roisoNiNG,
DR. George n. Atkinson. wcl-known physlc an
In Hrooklvn Heights who was lately electeu lie]i
dent of the lnst Ward kepuhiican hssocla'loh, ~
dangerously M at his home No ~ Pineapple-St'i
from blood poisoning. aud his recovery II ucehi,u
extremely doubtful. lle had patient ny NV
Long Island College Hospital who was sun'flnR
itntn blood .potsnn. the tpRult of disrhN" hu
opcfnton waa performed by IN Mkinson. VINO ha'i
n slight scratch on onc hnnot. which he hnd SCARF
ly noticed, lo annn found that the scratch WIZ
not healnr. aud decided that the poison rom w ",
patient hal entered hia tvsicm lc IN q s9tg"n ~
much hkilt aud lecturers ut tho Long hlshu W.
legn Hospital Ito noted every pmptpm
oi his Ca.o aud had tho hrnt ""N'p
from phyAioiann aud surgeons III this citN, Hhi
Nrnoklyn, Bul the effect of tho poison o"u' u",
be stayod fortnight aeo tho lopuN.
physician VINO had carried hl1 "ln
IN sling for somo time aud h4d rhduio" eN11'i% eNN1,iv
ciat ing pain, had 10 take 10 HIS bed nc s''"",,
grew worse until the last and most aarmhi, sFhp
tom hemiplcga, set IN. Ills entire ilght sue ~
paralyZcd few days ago ana no was io""'i,i"
HELPLESS and speechlcs lie SIM remains so'
unconscious and communicates with ms VIII, o'p
by moving his eyes and his left hahd' re =,
attended Nv Professor Armour, of the Long IsiHIu
College ospital. Professor Kees. of bellevue, ana
Drs Lewis, McCorAle and Robbins Even ,n"t suourt
he recover he never could bo restored u, I'ii&eC. ~
health The form OF blOOd-pOlsoslhR WHICH ho '''"
is regarded as almost invariably iatal; ,,o
Dr. Atkinson was sturdy, stalWait man, iaise I
limbed and active. He was graduated from o Daio
mouth College III 1872 and then STUDIED ncillc'ile' nc
For he pasl ten years he has lIved III Bro0kIyH So
curisg an extended practice, particularly on tne
Heights He house surgeon OF thc Lole is''u ~
College Uospital He is abont thirty-hVc years oi
AGE and is popular in medical social ana politlcai
circles,
New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
HOWE Ne US.
pROMINENT ARRIVALS

Asfor H0usc-ScnatOr Preston b. Plumb, Of
Kansas .... GascY House--cnator James O. FaiL o ~
vada .-.. Murray mn Hoid o. congressman John IT,
Kctcham of Dover Plains. y N..-...Aec lOrk Hofcl-
Count Harold dAuXy. Of Belgium Windsor Ho','.
Franklin b. Gowcu and George de Il krim, OF fhila1"
phia 80 ictOplfun Not,i-statc senator II. J. Cogges
hall Of Watcrvllle y ~; Eccren Honse- ro@llent d.
G. Gilman. OF Johns Hopkins University HofWrl .
House General James Nc-icy, of il -burg ufn
Ho'ci- General Samuel :. Carroll, [. s. Army.