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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07
who paired
1t Wasn't the Cat.

A fish dealer down in SalinevilIe,
Ohio, says that he received a box of
frozen fish from Cleveland during the
recent blizzard. They were so hard
and brittle that they had to be hand
led with care to keep them from break
ing in pieces. He sold one to an old
lady, who took it home and put it in
a bucket of cold water to thaw out
gradually. During the night she heard
something splashing and Hopping
around in the kitchen Surprising it
was the cat trying to get the fish, she
jumped out of bed, seized the broom,
and broke for the scene. There was no
cat visible, but the fish was making
the water fly in every direction. AS
near as could be learned, these fish
had lain out in the cold two nights
before being packed in boxes, and had
been out Of the water more than two
weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07
CRIME.

A FARMER named Won Tassen, sixty
years of age, living north of Cedar
Rapids, hanged himself Thursday.
Cause, domestic infelicity. His wife
| left him about two months ago.
VIM. HATToN, of New York, aged
eighty-one, died from self-inficted
wounds.
PROCTOR and Doll, who killed Pat
Drumond in st. Francis county, Mo,
broke Jail at Helena, Ark, Monday, and
are at large.
| The Nebraska vigilantes who captured
Kid Wade near LIE Mars, Iowa. have
overlaid his brother-in-law, Jorden, in
the same vicinity. The prisoners stand
an excellent chance of being lynched.
JOHN CRAIGER has been arrested at
La Crosse for obtaining mail under false
pretences, and has been taken toMadi-
son and remanded to Jail to await ex-
animation.
! JOHN MENDEL, a youth of nineteen,
who arrived in Chicago three DAYS ago
| from Dakota, was detected Monday
night in the act of breaking INTO a
saloon. He was locked up.
DURING a difficulty over an account
at HawesvilIe, KY, between 3. L.
Bruner, clerk in a dry goods store, and
Charles Newman. the latter was stabbed
and soon died. Bruner fled to Indiana,
but was captured and taken back.
HENRY KITTsON, a rich Texas farmer
near Fort Worth, and nephew of Frank
and Jesse James shot and killed James
Foley, known as 'Billy the Kid" Mon
day, in gambling quarrel.
WILLIS HALL deliberately shot and
killed James Cherry, a farmer living at
Jones creek, near, Carthage, Mo. Cher
rvs son and daughter witnessed the
shooting. Hall was arrested
FREDERICK SILGAR was found guilty
at MurphreeborO, ILL.,, of murder in the
first degree. This was his second trial
The first time he was found guilty, but
on appeal the verdict was reversed. Sill
gar brutally murdered a man with a
club.
WEEKS, who last fall shot his daught
er at the Hotel Artesian, Aberdeen, D.
T., was released on his recoguizance
Wadswerth, the embezzling Northwest.
ern railroad agent at Aberdeen failed
to appear, owing to a blockade and his
case was postponed.
THE safe in the iewe!ry store of E. B.
Hayden, 205 Fulton street, Brooklyn
was broken into Saturday night and
$4,000 worth of jewelry taken. The
burglars are supposed to be Of the gang
who secured jewelry valued at $25, 600
in raid upon a Maiden Lane establish
ment a week ago.
A COWBOY named Love, BADLY worst
! ed in a rough and tumble light with the
| proprietor of a saloon at Big Stone, Tex,
went outside and commenced shooting
promiscously with pistol at the saloon.
Charles Little, standing near the door
was fatally wounded in the stomach
The sheriff was present, but the MUIR
derer escaped.
THREE small boys of Moorhead went
to Glyndon anl robbed the money.
drawer IN the ticket office of $50, bought
revolvers, etc. They were captured al
that point. The two youngest were dis
charged on account of their youth, but
the elder is now in Jail, and will probab
ly be sent to the reform school.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

! A FIRE destroyed six tenement houses
on the levee at Cairo, Ill, Tuesday. Loss
about $4,000. Rose Smith, an AGED ne.
gress, was burned to death.
/ JOHN MURRAY, aged II, while his faith.
! er's residence in New Orleans. was on
fire, Tuesday, took bis little brothers and
sister out, returned for clothing. and
was burned to death.
AT Birdsborough, Pa, Tuesday, a LOT
of giant powder cartridges, placed in
the Philadelphia & Reading signal tower
to thaw. exploded, wrecking the tower.
killing James Kenney and seriously in
juring Benjamin Trout.
ANDREW MANGO, four years old. of
Cleveland, while poking shavings into a
stove Thursday. Set fire to his clothing
and expired after horribly suffering an
hour. He was the last of five children.
the others dying within a short time of
diptheria. The mother became raw
ing maniac when the little one died.
J. E. GILLETTE, yardmaster of the IL
linois Central railroad at Cherokee.
Iowa, was instantly killed while at
tempting to uncouple a moving car. He
slipped and fell across the raj, the
wheels cutting his body in twain. He
was a resident of Mitchell, Iowa.
SHORTLY before 10 o'clock Saturday
night flames were discovered issuing
from the Phoenix Glass works, Phillips
burg, n. J. The fire was under good
Roadway when first discovered, and the
means at hand of extinguishing being
limited, but little could be done towards
checking the progress Of the flames,
which soon spread throughout the en-
tire works. destroying them in short
time. The loss is about $125.000; insur
ance $4,000. The works, which cover
ed a large area, were among the largest
in the country. Five hundred hands are
thrown out Of employment in the mid
die of winter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07
GENERAL NOTES.

The Mississippi senate passed an anti
pass bill.
ILLINOIS attorney general says dice
throwing is gambling.
NICHOLAS WARDwELL froze to death
at Long Branch, Saturday.
Mrs. MAHRR, 60, died in her chair at
her sons wedding, in Chicago, SUNDAY
night, Just as the services was about to
begin.
THE brothers Professors Leconte. of
the California university, have been
called to the University of Tennessee,
and accept.
THOMAS GARDNER created a sensation
IN the Trinity NJ. E. church at TROY N.
Y. Wednesday by declaring himself a
messenger from Jesus sent to convert
the world.
JAMES CAss, living near La Sale.
ILL.,. has lost wife and four children by
diphtheria. The disease is epidemic in
that region.
THE name of Smith D. Frye. of Du-
buque, Iowa, is added to the list of C n
lidates who are DESTROYS of occupying
the gubernatorial chair of Dakota.
TEACHER BoARDMAN of West UNITY.
Ohio, punished scholar for chewing
tobacco by making him swallow some of
the weed. The jury found Boardman
guilty of assault.
CATHERINE HAHBURN, eighteen wears
old, lay four days alone without food in
New York after her child was born.
| When found her child was dead.
JOSEPH B. STEWART, lately of the
Western Union Office in New York, has
been appointed acting superintendent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

THE Cleveland CO., Leader gives a
Renaissance of the great anti-slavery
leader, Joshua r. Giddings, as duel
list. Giddings had made some fiery re-
marks on abolition and the south on
the floor of the house. In this he drew
a Southern member rather roughly
over the Goals. The M. @. became
very angry, and sent him a challenge.
He would have an apology or blood.
Giddings accepted the challenge, but
he wrote that he was unacquainted
with the use of the pistol or other fire
arms. As challenged party, he had
choice of the weapons. He would
name rawhides, tough, long and
wiry. The two combatants should
have the thumbs of their left hands
bound tightly together, and with raw
hides IN their rights should castigate
each other until one gave in. The
Southerner refused to accept the chal-
lenge, and the matter dropped. Had
he accepted it Giddings, who was a
tall muscular fellow, would have cut
him to pieces.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph COM
pany.
The Society Of the Army of the Poto-
tomac will hold its reunion in Brooklyn.
June II and 12. Gen Horace Porter
will be the orator and John Savage the
poet.
The wife OF Dr. E. +. Thompson,
aged twenty-nine, beautiful and intelli-
gent, but victim of the morphine habit
was found dead III her led in New
Haven, Thursday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

IN the last few years Mrs. J. j.
Astor has sent to the west and south a
thousand and sixty-three children, in
doing which she has expended SIC, 900.
Reports are made tc her in regard to
the transfers Of her proteges, and but
few cases are noted which do not fur
nish evidence Of great good to them.
The Vanderbilts and the Goulds never
do anything of this kind, and one has
yet to hear of a single meritorious act
to be set to their credit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

IN 1875 a man named Henry L.
Day was sentenced in CORTLAND
county, New York, to twenty years
Imprisonment for an assault. The
real criminal had a sandy beard Day
had no beard at the time, and since
his Imprisonment his beard is not
sandy at all, but black. For eight
years this man has been jailed with
this curious flaw in the testimony
upon which he was convicted, until
Gov. Cleveland examined the case
and pardoned him. Now, perhaps,
some ingenious mind might seek to
how that he is the real criminal after
all, and that mental disturbance
wrought the change If there are au-
thentic instances from dark to white,
why not from light to dark ia the
gloom and confinement of the prison
life9
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

A RESOLUTION to provide ca b repre-
sentative in congress a clerk who
shall be paid twelve hundred dollars
per year out of the public funds. The
argument in favor of the employment
of clerks is that the members are so
taxed in rendering various forms of
personal service. to their constituents,
that they are unable to give the time
or attention required for a proper
performance of their legislative du-
ties
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

A CALL has been issued for ma
tional prohibition convention at the
city of Plttsburg, on Wednesday the
21st day of May, 1884, 10 nominate
candidates for the Offices of president
and vice-president of the United
States; to adopt a platform of such
principles and measures of national
government as are living issues be-
fore the people; and transact such
other business as the convention may
deem proper. The call is signed by
Gideon T. Stewart, chairman, r. w.
Nelson, secretary, A. J. Judkins, cor
responding secretary, of the national
committee of the Prohibition Home
Protection party, headquarters, 81
Washington street, Chicago, Ill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

Give got pointer =" he gasped,
as he rushed into an office. "What?"
1.-The great Mogul is over on Wall
street. what of it," "Why, he
must have gone down to peg up his
stocks. Egad I'll risk a thousand on
it." Next day the same individual
entered the same Office in llmpy con-
dition, and in husky far-away voice
he announced: Got another pointer
''Well?" 1.-The Great Mogul came
down to pull out the pegs !'-Wall
Street News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07
A Prevalent Disease.

There is no disease SO prevalent in America as
dyspepsia and certainly none which has so gen
orally baf1ed and defeated the skill of the medi-
cal profe sSiop. The only remedy for this distress
sing complaint is pure indicated Stimulant,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, whose essential
principle is purt. spirits is admitted by medical
and restorative on which they can rely. the Bit
tiers are the best possible specific for fatulency,
dizziness. waterbrash, irregularity of the bowels,
and all indications os confirmed dyspepsia They
do not excite, but sooth the irrtated stomach and
bowels, and may be taken by persons of the most
delicate and sensitive organization, who are IN
pleasantly affected by the use of the ordinary
stimulantS of commerce. Though their effects is
most decisive, yet they mild and beneficent
in opv ration, as to be suitable to children well
as to adults.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07
THURSDAY. JAN. 81.

Seudte-EIOOds of petitions were pre-
sented from dozen or more states pray
ing for prohibitory liquor lows in the
District of Columbia and the territories
Referred.
HOuSe-Mr. Anderson, from the COM
mittee on public lands, reported a reso-
luton, which was adopted, calling upon
the secretary of the interior to explain
by what authority 169, 900 acres of land
were certified to the state of Kansas for
the benefit of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad.
At the conclusion of the morning
hour the house proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the calendar, prejudice being
given to bills reported from the COM
mittee on public lands. The first bill
was that declaring forfeited certain
grants of land made in certain states
In aid of the construction of railroads.
1t forfeits all lands granted Mississippi
under the act approved Aug. IL. 1856,
except the grant IN aid of a railroad from
jackson to the ( tate line of Alabama:
also the lands granted Alabama under
the act of June 3, 1856, and March 3.
1857, to aid in the construction of road
from Elyton to the Tennessee river.
Memphis and Charleston road, and the
Savannah and Albany road; also the
lands granted Louisiana in aid Of the
construction Of a road from point
where the Iron Mountain road intersects
the southern boundary to point near
Helena.
Mr.. Cobb made brief explanation of
the provision of the bill, stating that the
provision of the bill, stating that the
lands which it was proposed to forfeit
had not been earned by the verious COM
panies, and declaring himself in favor of
FORGETTING every acre granted railroad
companies which had not been earaed
in strict accordance with the law. None
of the lands affected by the bill We're
patented either to the states or the COM
panies, and in its second section the bill
fully protected settlers who had entered
upon the lands.
Mr.. Van Eaton, member Of the COM
mittee on public lands offered an
amendment excepting from the provis
ions Of the bill the land granted MiSsis-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

ALI the sewer pipe companies OF
the United States, twenty four IN
number, have organized pool, to
date from Feb. /; headquarters at
Cleveland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07
Penetrated to the Bone,

Alderman John Baxter, Toronto, Can
ada, AYERS that st. Jacobs Oil will pene-
trste to the bone to drive out pain. 1
k7ao10 1T, for 7 haze tried 1t; it hits the
mark every time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

sippi to aid in the construction of a rail
road from the Gulf Of Mexico. COM
monty called the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad After debate the amend
ment was passed.
The next bill on the calendar was that
declaring the forfeiture IF the lands
granted the Texas Pacific Railroad com
pany under an act Of congress approved
March 8, 1871. and the acts supplement
tai ther'to. The report accompanying
the bill being very long it was ordered
printed in The Record, and without any
debate. the bill was passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

Lady Visitor: lis your mistress at
at home o. Servant (religiously in
clined): "Yes, mum, but she's too
busy to see yer" Lady Visitor: Then
she is not at honle?" Servant: Fact
is mum, | can't tell lie under twent
dollars a month-and { won't-Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07
GRAND RAPIDS

THE great manufacturing compan-
les at Lowell, Mass, have given
notice of reduction of wages to the
extent of 10 per cent, beginning Feb
.r11aru
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

When Holman cast his vote in the
there was a round of APP
plause on the democratic side. The
following members were among those
who ,ooirod
National Republican., 1884-01-15
CApEL'S LECTURE.
The Souls OF Men the Most Precious
Treasury of the Church.

Mgr. Capel delivered his second lecture in
the course on Catholicism and Progress" at
Lincoln hal last ovening The audience was
not as largS rs usual, although the house was
fairly full. The noted prelatc in his purpled
robes appeared against u very pretty scene.
1t represented distant and stately castle
crowning the crost of a majestic sugar-loalcd
hill, whose green shores were apparently
washed by the blue waters of a sail.dotted
lake.
The Catholic missionaries" said the lec-
turer, "who have been sent into tho wilds of
Africa are amply repaid for years of incessant
labor If they only succeed in converting one
savage, because 1t is noble conquest. Tho
soul of one little Irish child is moro valuable
to God thar the wealth of the American
treasury and capitol multiplied one million
times. A great principle of the Catholic
church is that no man by himself has any
right over any other man on earth. Not even
bishops, clergymen, or governors have this
right in the oyos of holy church."
Scientists state" said the lecturer, satiri-
cally, that man was first created rs stone,
thon as vegetable and afterward as monkey.
As a monkey he wore his tail Off and became
man. | prefer to believe with st. Paul,
that we were created little lower than angels
"In fitting children for future life parents
should sec that they are properly prepared in
their younger days for the ordeal of after
life The mother should exercise tenderness,
the father strength.
"In the United States, whero universal
suffrage is brought into play, the people be-
lieve that the power is of themselves. In Eng
land the people believe that the power Is of
limited monarchy. and in Russia of absolute
monarchy. The Catholic church. however,
says that the power il of God Almighty. l
once asked an intclligcntly conducted news
paper in this country If my statement that
God and his agents arc the power was sub
versive of the government of the United
States, and to my surprise the paper stated
that it was"
Referring to the answer of Protestant
minister to his last lecture the monsignor
said HE referred to the telescope of history
and the microscope of truth. He should di-
rect them toward the Georgetown college,
where the holy brothers arc teaching daily
science and truth"
National Republican., 1884-01-15
Tho District Attorneysl,lp.

In the criminal court yesterday no business
was transacted, there being no district at
torney to conduct tho cases. A jury had
been sworn sin the case of Ezekiel Smith,
charged with embezzlement, but the case was
continued until Monday next. Judge Wylie
then dismissed the grand aud petit jurics
until the sane date. In the police court Mr..
Charles T.. Moore, prosecuting attorney, will
only try cases in which there is no objection
until some one is appointed district attorney.
The President did not send in the name OF
the new district attorney yesterday, and il is
understood that the matter will be discussed
AT the cabinet meeting to-day Many candi-
dates for the vacant position have been dis
covered in the past few days, and among
them are Col. a. :. Worthington, Col. Enoch
Totten, Col. COrkhill, aud several Others 1t
is believed, however, that Hon. Richard
Crowley is the man selected if he will accept.
Meantime the gosSlps are unearlhing new
aspirants, and the list Of probables contained
last night the names of thirty-onc prominent
lawyers each one of which is said to be the
man.
In this connection it is pertinent to state
that the delegation Of lawyers, Mr.. X. Ross
Perry and Others who called on tho Presi.
dent in Mr.. COrkhill's interests, did not do SO
us representatives of the Bar association, but
simply on their individual res possibility.
National Republican., 1884-01-15
Tho As.ocinted Charities.

The board of managers of the Associated
Charities met at their rooms, 14lS + street,
last night. There were present DIR. Peck,
Rev. Mr. Wynkoop, Dr. Donaldson, Mrs
Smell, Mrs. Barber, DIR. Fardeu, Mr.. Galley,
NJ. q. Emery, Mrs. Voorhees,, Mr.. Tiftor. Mr..
Kanouse, Mr.. Doolittle, and l.. S. Emery.
In the absence of the president and vice presi-
don't DR.. Peck was called to the chair. The
report showed that $460.40 had been sent to
the central Office during the last month that
10 families had been aided to food, and Is to
fuel by the central office, and that persons
had been furnished transportation through
the police upon recommendation of this office,
and Is persons have been furnished employ
ment. There were so visitors at the central
office, 80 of whom only were applicants for
aims. The secretary reported that tho last
month had been busy one. The secretary
reported that it was generally conceded that
the Associated Charities had practically
cleared the streets of beggars, and opened the
way to the homes of the real suffering poor.
The vacancies occurring by the designations
of Mrs. Spencer. Mr.. Pratt, and Mr.. Mann
were filled by the election of Mrs. Enoch
Totten, DIR. A. p. Farden, and James T..
Fitch. The vacancy OF vice president of the
board was filled by the election of DIR. NJ. D..
Peck. After the transaction of other busi-
ness the board (at 10 o'clock adjourned.
National Republican., 1884-01-15
THE FAIR DESIREE.
When and How sousa and Tnber's New
Opera IL 90 he Produced.


John p. Sousa returned from New York
yesterday happy in having found patron in
the acknowledged managerial head of comic
opera in America, Col. John Il. McCaull, pro-
protor of the Casino, New York, who has
purchased tho opera "Desireo." Messrs.
Sousa and Taber spent months upon this
work. and local critics and friends who have
heard the music and read the librotto have
been unanimous in pronouncing it pro-
duction of great merit.
The opera was played to several of the best
critics in New York, aud every one of them
was enthusiastic in its praise. 1t was with
the greatest of reluctance that Col. McCaull
would consent to give thc composer hearing,
but once interested he never let go.
"How do you like itY' asked Sousa, after
playing it through for the colonel.
IL will tell you later"
But" persisted Sousa, "I have partner
who is anxious to know what l am doing.
What can | telegraph himW
"Iou can telegraph him that you have
played 'Desiree' to manager who wants Ia
hear IL again, and who wants his friends to
hear IT,"
Within twenty-four hours the contract be-
tween the parties was signed.
"Desirce' will he produced by Col. McCaull
at Haverly's theatcr in Philadelphia about
March /. The cast will be selected from his
three companies, and will probably include
Bertha Recci, Mario Jansen, Mark Smith
Porrughini, Rylcy, Temple, and others. The
colonel Is confident the opera will prove u
success, and no will produce it without regard
to expense.
National Republican., 1884-01-15
Friendship Lodge.

Frienship Lodge No. II, l. o. G. T., held
an open meeting at the lodge room, corner of
Ninth and II streets northeast, last evening,
and the following programme was success
fully rendered before large audience:
Chorus, by the lodge choir; recitation and
song, by little Emma Bishop; vocal solo, by
Miss Belle Cavis; recitation, by Miss Maggie
McCallum; piano duet, by Misses Hayward
and Parkinson; recitation, by Mamie Bishop;
solo, by Mrs Love- recitation. by Mrs. Fox
WE'LL piano solo, by Mr.. johnson; limitations,
by Mr.. Cough; whistling solo, by Miss Bur-
lingame recitation, by Mrs. Foxwell (by
request); chorus, by the lodge choir.