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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
FMSM THE CAPITAL.

IT is reported that the resignation CT
Solicitor Gen. Phillips will not be &C
copied and that he will be asked to
remain in Office.
Sen. CLooNAN presented bill at
Springfield Wednesday making the
MAXIMUM rate $1.25 for the use and
occupation OF berth in a sleeping
car.
THE President has made the following
nominations: Edward D. Clark, Of
Mississippi, TO be Assistant Secretary
of the Interior; Sidney D. Jacknau, to
be United States Marshal for the West
ern District of Texas,
THE first official act OF President
Cleveland was the nomination of his
cabinet; his second, to affix his signature
to the commission of y. S. Grant as an
officer on the retired list Of the army
with the rank Of general.
The silver men here say that the fight
on the silver question at the next see-
sion of Congress will surpass any con-
test that can take place Oh the tariff.
They say that the issues are already
clearly defined, and that the goldbugs
having control of the Treasury Depart
mel-- will drive silver to the wall if they
Can.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND assured man
fron one of the Territories three or four
weeks ago that he would adhere to the
strict spirit OF the clause in the plat
form OF the democratic party which
stated that Federal offices in the Terri
tories would be filed by residents of the
Territories. ''NoJ a man." said he,
will be Sent from other States or Ter
ritories t" fill your Offices"
The following table shows the re-
ceipts ans expenditures in detail for
the eight months ending February, 1884
and 1885 respectfully:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

WHILE Joseph Bohlma an was attend
ing to some repairs on The roof of the
Gibson Hoase at Cincinnati, he caugh hit
hold of an electric-iight wire. and was
instantly killed by the shock.
By the burning of the home shop of
the Auburn, On. " penitentjarv. prep
erty was consumed to the amount of
$50, 000.
CHARLES METTY, of Toledo, was found
dead in room in toe Cosmopolitan
Hotel, New York, Thursday. He fail
ed to turn off the gas and was suffocat-
ed.
The interior of the st. Dominick
Church in Washington, the principal
Roman Catholic church in the CITY, was
ruined by fire Thursday. Loss. s75,-
600.
DR.. t. NJ. WILSON, of Washington,
Pa, received telegram from Kansas
announcing the death CT 3 brother aad
sister by drowning Monday nigh. They
were aged respectively II and 10 wears.
| THE steam heater IN the Wagner
| drawing-reom car China on the New
York Central Road, en- route to Chica-
go, exploded at Syracuse, n. Y. with
a terrible report. Every window in the
car was blown out, and half of the
roof was thrown several feet on the
mail car. Fortunately, the passengers
had left the car for dinner. No one was
seriously injured.
THE United States Hotel, Mof1as's
dry-goods store, May Bros clothing
house, and Cochran's dry-goods store. in
Stubenville, Ohio, were burned on the
l 9th. Loss, $135,000; insurance SAT,
600. When the flames were raging it's
fiercest the east wall of the hotel fell
with a terrible crash, killing Andrew
Bickerstaff, fireman, The fire origin
ated in the roof Of the hotel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The Revised Old Testament.

For several years there has been
great interest in the progress of the
work of revising the Scriptures, and
two years ago, when the New Testa~
ment revision was completed, all
classes of people were so eager to ex-
anime it and note the changes that it
was with difficulty the Bible society,
Entrusted with the distribution Of the
books, could guard them. When the
first volumes were given out ln New
York the newspaper correspondents
seized upon them and all day and
night the telegraph wires were busy
carrying not only, the noted changes
from the King James Bible but IN
many cases the whole book, SO that
newspapers the next morning went
to their readers as the New Testament
Scriptures. There never was such
distribution of the Holy Scriptures in
this or any other country, and peo-
pie who had allowed their Bibles to
remain on the parlor-table covered
with dust eagerly devoured columns
and pages of the gospels and the his
tory of the early church. The revised
edition of the Old Testament is now
nearly ready, and will be distributed
in a few weeks, but there is not
likely to be the same interest IN Its
appearance as was manifest IN the
New Testament. The people are not
SO we'll acquainted with the book, and
there seems to have been q revulsiOn
of feeling rega riding the changing of
the Bible. Ii is estimated that
various publishing houses in the
country still have on hand over $780,
600 worth Of the revised New Tesla
ment. When the excitement attend
ing the issue OF the book was past the
people seemed to care little about the
changes, and they have gone back to
the old version beca use only that
seems to hold the sacred look of the
old family Bible. The new book is
100 much in appearance like an effort
to revise the good old religion, and
the publishers report that after few
months the sales of the old version
outnumbered those Of the new, until
now few of the latter are sold, except
to ministers and students. The
masses of the people want the old
book unchanged. This will no doubt
prove true with the revised Old
Testament, and the book promises to
come from the revisers without q
ripple of excitement, and even TO be
met with prejudice by the great body
of Bible readers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

passed. The senate bill relative to in
crease of the school fund was referred
TO a select committee of one. The bill
relating to excise TO legalize the applica-
tien Of certain moneys by tow boards
was also recommiIted.
House-Ir the assembly bills passed:
Relating TO common schools aud amend
ing the statutes; relating to a dam on
the Black river in Clark county; to
authorize dam on Elm creek III Saw
yer county; TO authorize dam on Hem
lock creek in Chippewa county: to eu-
able KeRosha to refund its Indebtedness:
relating TO corporations and to repeal
Chap- l4S, laws Of 1881; 10 legallze the
acts OF TIE Irving Mutual fire insurance
COMPANY; to appropriate $1,000 to the
Wisconsin Central agricultural society:
fetatlng TO the time of holding court in
tae eighth circuit; TO authorizs a dam
on the Wisconsin river. 4
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
Sendte-In the senate bills were con-
CURED IN: For preservation Of fish in
waters OF Dell creek. To enlarge cor
porate limits OF Milwaukee city. To
amend sec. 4772, revised statutes, re-
lating TO payment of fines in criminal
Racine and Waukcsha. Relating to the
continuance and termination of leases,
ana amendatOry Of section 21S7 OF the
revised statutes. To amend section
1855 OF the revised statutes, entitled of
court commissioners, as amended by
chapter Isl, Of the laws eff 1881. and
chapter 10Y, of the laws of 1888. To
amend chapter 119 of the revised
statutes entitled of the place of trial
of civil actions. TO create inspection
district number fifteen and appoint IN
TpectOrs therefor.
The senate passed the bill to grant
suffrage TO woman ON school questions
by the following vote:
Ayes77Senators Blake, Carey. Conkln, Hoyt.
Hudd, dulourt, James, Jonas, Kidd. Lord Nc
Donald, Maxwell, Minor Ring, Ringle Stanley
Waddington, Wall, Wechselberg and Wiley-20
Noes-Senators Comstock Cottrill, Kennedy
hlotz, Lins, Parry, Reed, Sherman Ware, and
Warner-10.
Absent or not voting-Senators Erwin, Gintv
and NaSon-3
HouSe--The assembly killed twenty
two bills, among them were the bills
relating to the milwaukee Mutual life
insurance company, the bill to provide
a better system Of collecting and spend
ing taxes, the bill to provide uniform
school text hooks, the bill providing a
state signal service, ard the bill to
change the time of electing school
uperintendents. The assembly passed
bills: To provide for compiling ana
publishing the record of the soldiers of
the war Of the rebellion; to incorporate
the Wisconsin State Baptist Convention;
to legalize certain school taxes; relating
to the county board of supervisors and
amending the statutes; relating to free
high schools; to amend the statutes re-
lating to county canvaasers; relating to
the assessment and collection of taxes:
to amend the statutes relating to the
duties of oyerseers of highways,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
ACCIDENTS

THE art store of J. D. Gill, of Spring
field, Mass, was damaged by fire to the
amount of $40, 600.
AT HaysvilIe, Ontario, William Ellen
baulen and his wife persisted in the fire
which destroyed their home.
FIRE in Gill's art store at Springfield,
Mass. Wednesday morning, damaged
pictures, statury, hooks, and bric-a- brac
$685.
THIRTEEN buildings at Bristol, Ind,
were destroyed by fire Monday, the loss
being about $4,000.
The hame-shop in the Auburne On.
", Penitentiary was burned Sunday
night, probably by the convicts, Great
ing a loss of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The Railroad Strike.

DENIsoN, Tex, March 14.-Sheriff
Douglas, with posse of 200 men, ar
rived at neon to day and rendered
their services to Supt. VanDyne, of
the Missouri Pacific, to protect any of
the employees who wished to work.
Supt. Van Dyne desired the sheriff
to help the posse in the yard from day
to day until all the freight was re-
moved. Douglas would not agree to
keep the posse longer than one day.
During the parleylng a large crowd
gathered expecting q conflict. Van
Dyke finally concluded to move
what freight he could. An
engineer was found who fred the en-
gIne, under the protection of Douglass.
They then ran up the track and hitch
ed onto a dead engine, the strikers
standing by. Douglas gave the order
SEQ ahead" whereupon the engineer
coolly walked out of the cab. This
ended the fasco. The sheriff with q
posse left on a special train. The city
was full of people who anticipated q
riot. The strikers made no demon
stration and are well disciplined. The
section men struck to-day. Rumors
are current that the engineers will
strike unless a settlement is shortly
reached
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

A SHIP recently arrived in Boston
from Buenos Ayres bringing 81,
hides, worth 1925, 900, from which
cargo, when tanned, it will be possible
to manufacture 81, 100000 worth of
shoes. Most of these shoes go west
to pay for the corn and wheat shipped
to Liverpool, which pays for the dry
goods and manufactured iron that
goes to Buenos Ayres, and there pays
for the hides So it will be seen that,
although in round about way, the
hides are in the end paid for by the
export Of American cereals. Ameri-
can shoe manufacturers have carried
the trade to SO great perfection that
they find no difficulty in competing
with England, France, and Germany,
and efforts are now making to intro.
duee American shoes into Egypt,
Cuba, and in the South American
countries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
FOREIGN.

The French in Tonquin have repu!sed
the Chinese at Thuyenquin, after two
days fighting. The French lost $50 in
killed and wounded, including thirty
officers killed.
GENERAL BRECKENBURY's retreating
army in the Soudan has reached Merawi.
He has lost several boats and some men
in shooting the rapids. The Arabs are
centreing at Kirbkan. 1t is supposed
that this movement was ordered in the
expectation Of intercepting Bracken-
bury's retreat, but his march has been
so rapid that he is already below that
point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The Reputation Of Stand ard Article

Is seldom injured by surreptitious rivalry Imi-
tators eff Hostetter's Stomach Bitters have not
only lost money by attempting competition with
1t, but have actually contributed TO enhance the
The public at large has for many years been ac-
quainted with the ear marks that distinguish the
real from the spurious, and cannot be. persuaded
that other articles sold in a somewhat similar
guise are equally good. Fever and ague, con
stipaUoc, dyspepsia and liver complaint are not
durable BY cheap local bitters, eye openers and
tonics but the fact is too well proven and too
generally known to admit of conscientious dis
pute, that for these and other malades the great
household medicine is q safe and thorough rem
edy Not only il the United States, but in Mexico,
South America and tne West Indies, its merits
are widely recognized and its reputation too firm
Iy eSta bliShed to be shaken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The Indians Getting Good.

WINNIPEG, March 14-The north
western Indians are dying in large
rumbers from a singular disease, the
first symptoms of which is stiffening
of the knees and joints, from which
death soon follows. The chicken pox
and diphtheria has taken off many
more, and they are in q geEerally
staryine condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The Way of the Transgressor.

JEWELL CITY, Kan, March ia
horse thief named Clark was killed
and Frank Harrington, town marshal,
fatally shot near here to-day. Clark
had been traced to farm house by q
sheriff, and the latter with Harring-
ton and two deputies surrounded the
building, where upon Clark ran from
his place of refuge, shooting as he
went, one bullet taking effect in Har-
rington's head. One Of the deputies
then fred and killed Clark.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

ALL that can be said about educa-
ton in a very large portion of Russia
is that it does not exist. There is no
national provision for the teaching OF
the masses in the rural districts, and
though municipal authorities in towns
have the power to establish schools,
they have hitherto exercised it very
sparIngly. Towns, however, III the
sense in which the word is understood
in America, are hardly TO be found in
the dominions of the Gar. The two
capitals stand apart, of course; beside
these there is rot single city in the
whole of Russia which would be
deemed large town in America.
Only twenty have population ex-
ceeding $4,000, and only $50 count
more than 10000 inhabitants. Not
more than one in eight Of the eighty
millions who make up the subjects OF
Alexander III. can be called towns
man. The remaining seven Fights OF
the people are jewellers in isolated vii,
lage communities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
A Lynching in Kansas.
INDEPENDENCE, March IA

INDEPENDENCE, March 14-Last
night q hundred men stormed the jail
and took Frank Bonham, young
farmer. therefrom and hanged him to
the railroad trestle. Bonham was
charged with the murder Of his mo-
Their, brother and sister. The district
court yesterday granted 4 change OF
venue to Cherokee county, which In
ccnsed the residents of the neighbor-
hood where Bonham lived. His guilt
was not proven, though appearances
were against him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The L.adV SWindler,

NEW YORK, March 14.-Mrs. DIR.
E. S. Hudson, was arraigned to-day
on the charge of swindling the pro
$25 for board and lodging. She
pleaded mot guilty" and declared that
she had never swindled anybody. In
Boston she said she merely got into
debt and did not go into bankruptcy
because she had no means to do SO.
She was held on bail for trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The ISthmian Troubles.

CITY OF MEXICO, March 1.-The
action of the Mexican government III
condemning General Barrios' preteeIn'
sions, is warmly commended by the
newspapers of this city, almost all OF
them recommending that II 1t should
be necessary to put Barrios down, the
Mexican army be sent to aid San Sal
vador and Nicaragua.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
Gen. Grants Condition.

NEW YORK, March 14,-Gen. Grant
says that he is better, This morning
he partook Of hearty breakfast in
liquid form. He began writing on
his memoirs shortly before noon. He
applies himself as closely as possible,
wishing to accomplish his work in the
short time allotted to him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

The razor is the c"iored mans
weapon, offensive and defensive. A
row occurred at Manitowoc, Tuesday
night, among some of the c@Iored pop
uIation of the city. Razors and butch
er knives were used freely. Happy
Sam" was seriously stabbed in the
breast. He refuses to divulee to the
authorities the name of his assaiiant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
Blaine Calls on Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, March 14-Mr. Blaine
called at the white house, today, and
had a cordial chat with Mr.. Cleveland,
The meeting was very friendly, and
they grasped hands warmly, seeming
to take a liking to each other al first
sight. They were closeted together
about an hour, and when Mr.. Blaine
left, tbs president accompanied him
to the door, urging him to come again
and often.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
An Old Settler Gone.

COLUMBUS, Neb., March 24.-Major
Frank North died at his residence here
this afternoon of congestion of the
lungs. He came to Nebraska i'll 1856,
and has been identified with the state
ever since its first settlement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

A RELIABLE New York medical
authority reports Grant as very sick
man, and his death apparently not far
distant. A complication of ailments
almost completely shattered bis sys-
tenn, and he is rapidly breaking down,
apparently with no hope of reaction.
He works daily with a bandaged head
and in unremitting pain in the effort
to complete his military autobio-
graphy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
Fire at Pice Lake.

MILWAUKEE, March IA special
to the Sentinel says, fire at Rice
Lake destroyed nine buildings in the
business part of the town. Loss,
$50. 600; insurance $4,000. It is
thought to be the work Of an incen-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
Bernard Murphy. Champion Youtl

Bernard Murphy. Champion Youth
Walker OF Australia, says in the Mel
bourne Sportsman: ''On Monday pre-
vious to the match with Ormes, of
Sidney, was attacked with the Stitch.
1 could not walk another yard, and
gave up all hopes of winning. I was
advised to try st. Jacobs Oil. l did so.
rubbing little On nay side. have not
match"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
German Opera.

CHICAGO, March 13.-Damrosch's
German Opera company closed a sue
cessful weeks engageI. ent here to-
night and go TO Cincinnati for a week.
Receipts for twenty-one performances
here were $73, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
Cleaning Them Out

NEW YORK, March 14-The secre-
tary of the treasury dismissed five
inspectors of the custom house here
owing to the funds running out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

AN epidemic Of measles has literally
taken possession of the city OF Mon
treal. Adults as well as children are
among It's victims
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, MARCH @

SeliGte-ln the senate a large number
of circumstances were presented
against the bill TO prohibit the North.
western Mutual Life Insurance com.
pany from building On the old Newhal
House site. The only bill of Importance
passed was Gen. Ginty's state pension
agent bill.
Hootse-The assembly killed twenty.
two bills and passed two. The two
passed We're both relative to dams or
the Namakagon river. Several bills
We're ordered to a third reading.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.
Se1adte-The senate devoted the entire
session to Ne. AZ, s., to secure on equal
distribution Of property of DEBTORS. Sen
Ring opposed the bill. denouncing it as
mlschjevous. Sen. Lord also spoke
against it, saying his constituents had
demonstrated against it. He admitted
that the amendments adopted had very
much weakened the bill, but some gooc!
yet reRaained in it. He said it was
urged that bankers opposed it. The fact
was otherwise in his section. Sen. Rims
then made long argument to show the
Ill effect Of It's passage upCu both Dor
rowerS and lenders of money. He
claimed the bill would work incenveni-
ence and injury TO the business interests
Of the state, Sen. Wiley asked the
judiciary committee to explain the
meaning of the bill. Sen. CettriIl
favored the bill, as it tended to break Up
the giving OF preference to creditors.
The question being to postpone, the ayes
were 10 noes 16. Sen. Ring then moved
to postpone the bill. The melton was
lost. The bill then passed Is to 10.
Pending the motion to reconsider made
by Sen. James, Sen. Ring moved a
call of the house. The senate refused
to suspend proceedings under the call.
and the senate then adjourned till 10 a.
~, Wednesday.
House.-In the assembly bills passed:
10 provide for licensing express COM
panles; relating to the liability of tele-
graph companies in receiving, trans
mitting or delivering messages; 10 re-
peal the charter of the Apple river log
driving company relating to swamp
and overlooked lands in the counties of
Columbia and Sank; relating to cavalry
companies and batteries, and amending
the revised statutes relating TO the
Wisconsin National Guard; to loan a
portion of the trust funds of She state
to the city of KewauAee; to provide for
the public safety eff school houses,
factories, hotels and boarding houses
relating to the preservation of fish in
Pewauke9 lake, Waukesha county: re-
lating to the perpetuation of the records
of the state land Office; to amend the
statutes entitled weights and measures
relating to special powers of county
boards and amending the revised sta
tues; relating to the manufacture and
sale Of aduiteratcd candy; to prohibit
the words bank, banks and banking
houses IL certain cases; to prescribe GER
tain duties of the state treasurer; to
provide apartments for the Wisconsin
Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
in the capitol; to authorize the building
of a dam Oh Miller creek in BarroH
county, Wis; to prohibit the contract
system of caring for the poor,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

Mrs. Cobb, of Dawson, has a per-
fectly squash $50 years old, She was
once offered S. for one seed of it, but
refused to cut II.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
RECEIPTS

It will be seen by the above figures
that the net decrease for the seven
months Of the current fiscal year was
S23, 331, 705.