Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-30

WHO Will Do selected from the treasury
Office, and representative of Mr. Jordan.
who will be selected from outside. The
count will commence at the close of
business, April 80, and will probably
take about three weeks.
SOME doubt having been expressed as
TO whether ex-senator Gordon, of Geor-
gla, would accept the Russian mission
IN place of Gen. Lawston, his friends
here venture tie opinion that he would
not decline should that position bo ten
dered him as anticipated. Since Gen.
Gordon's resignation from the senate he
has embarked successfully in various
enterprises, and the fortune he realized
ly impaired as 10 render the salary Of
the Russian mission, in his present
financial condition, an object Of some
Importance. Moreover, be would fill
the place as ably and satisfactorily
as any incumbent who could be select
ed.
The first comptroller Of the treasury
h2s given an opinion TO the commits
sioner of agriculture in regard to his
authority under the appropriation for
such Gisinfection and quarantine
measures as may be necessary to pre-
vent the spread of diseases from one
state or territory to another" under the
bill for the establishment of bureau of
animal industry. The first comptroller
holds that the power of the commits
sioner is broad and unlimited as to the
means employed by him to carry out
the disinfection and quarantine, and
that he can cause such disinfectiOn as
he may deem proper, and use such
means as he thinks best to carry out the
purposes Of the act. He says that the
slaughter of infected animals may be
ordered if it is deemed best, and any
other means employed that do not
exceed the limits of the appropriation.
q The Secretary of the Treasury has
under consideration several propositions
for the transportation of Il large amount
of gold coin from the sub-Treasury at
San Francisco TO the sub-Treasury at
New York. The transfer of about $685.
100000 of gold COIN is contemplated.
Congress, at its last session, appropriate
ed 100000, which was made i'm
mediately available, for the transporta-
ton of this gold. The rates submitted
by the express companies for the work
Arc all in excess of the estimates made
when the appropriation was asked. 1t
was estimated that the gold could be
transported at the rate of 50. so per
$1,000. The lowest bid made by the ex-
press companies, however, So. 30 per
81, 900. In addition to the bids from
the express companies there is one from
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
which offers to make the transfer at Il
much reduced rate. The exact terms
proposed by the steamship company are
not known. The reason for the transfer
is to relieve the vaults at San Francis
CO, which are taxed to their utmost
capacity, and also to have the gold in
New York, where it would be more
needed in case of a sudden demand. 1t
is expected the secretary will decide on
the method of transporta ton in a few
days.
THE greatest calamity that can be
fall confirmed smoker is to have his
cherished meerschaum broken, as fire.
quently happens by a fail Or other
accident. When this happens, the
fractured idol is generally taken to a
jewelers. and the dismembered parts
reioined by means Of silver bands.
This, Of course, is expensive, but when
was the time that Yankee could not
overcome difficulties Of this sort at
trif1ng cost? The Biddeford Me.)
Journal relates that smoker of that
place happened to drop handsome
meerschaum pipe from his knees to
the floor, and the stem parted in the
middle. His friends Immediately ex-
pressed their sympathy with him, but
the man was not in the least disturb
ed by the disaster. He simply drew
his knife from his pocket, extracted
blood from his arm with one of the
keen blades, and rubbing the broken
ends of the pipe in the fluid placed
together, and laid the article on q
table to dry. It was q novel expert
naent, but it is said that it will work
successfully every time, and that if
pipe is once broken aud cemented
with blood it will never again part in
that place.
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