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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14

broidered jacket, and a Turkish fez
with tassel on his head '.Well, my
man. what part of the show do you be-
long TOP" said Gen. Phelps. 'Show!
Why, | belong to Kelty's Zouaves, re-
piled the soldier. 80, thought there
was circus here and you were one of
the clowns, quietly remarked the Gen
eral
These musical criticisms in the daily
papers make me tired" remarked a
passenger from California; ''they are so
high-fown and mysterious and-what
dye call it?-teckneek. Phenomenal
timbre' is favorite expression with
these linguistS, it seems, for they use it
every few lines. Now, if they want to
hear voice of phenomenal timber that
is really phenomenal with big p, let
them come out to my cabin in the wild
West. l hear it by day and night, and
am used to it, but I'll bet it would
knock some of these dandy critics
silly" ''What kind of voice is it?"
Its the voice of the wind singing in
the tops of the big trees of Mariposa. p"
That was a pretty sharp fellow in
Oxford County who at one stride gulled
a whole town and caught rich widow
not long ago. When the assessors of
taxes came around he told them that
they might tax him for $4,000 in
money at interest, although he was
supposed to be poor and worked in a
mill for $3.50 day. The fame of a
man who was sufficiently honest to I'M
cover concealed taxable property OF his
own accord spread through the town,
and he was lionized. He made an i'm
preston on wealthy widow and mar
ried her. After the wedding the asses
sors had to abate the tax on the sup
positions 5000 and the woman had
to support a worthless husband. He
was not worth a dollar. LeWaSton
(He. } JOu9n0L.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14
SaItpeter in Nevada.

The saltpeter beds of Nevada are far
better situated for the Development OF
their deposits than the inter region OF
South America, which is a desert en-
tirely devoid of water and all vegeta Die
life, and where the development can be
accomplished only by surmounting
many difficulties; the provisions of the
miners have to be transported from
long distances; the water supply for
all purposes is condensed from the
ocean water and carried to the inter
fields, while fuel has to be procured
from the mountains in the South of
Chill. In Nevada, we are told, the
saltpeter deposits are in the vicinity of
rich farming country, with an abund-
ant supply of water and food close at
hand, and the inter can be furnished at
prices considerably cheaper than that
for which the South American article
can be obtained.-N. 7. Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14
GouId's Precautions.

1t is rather remarkable, but it is true,
that Jay Gould does not employ an
amanuensis. He writes all his own
letters. The word ''all'' does not sig
Nifty many" for Gould replies to very
few letters, and the communications he
does write are brief. He is always in a
hurry when he writes, and it seems as
if his pen could not travel fast enough
to suit him. Gould puts the little he
has to say in as few words as possible,
and his pen races over the paper like
steeplechaser in tracing out the charac-
tiers. Morosini opens all of Gould's
letters and throws away all that do not
actually require to be read by Gould or
replied to by him. Gould would not
have time to look at the tape once
month if he read and answered al the
letters that came to him. People ad-
dress him on all sorts of subjects, but
good share of them want to know how
they can make money. Morosini drops
the messages containing the solicitous
inquiries into the waste-basket. Gould
is much like the Car of Russia, who
tries food and mysterious packages on
his underlings to see if they survive
them. If Morosini is not poisoned or
blown up Gould will risk taking things
sent to him. But the willy Italian, if
he has any suspicious of a package,
will send a clerk out in the hall to open
it near Russell Sage's door. If the boy
comes back whole Morosini will 90
through the contents without tremor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14
A Man of Nerve.

''See that little old man coming
along there?" said well-known fifth
street policemen yesterday.
Eyes. What is he looking for?" in
CURED an Enquirer reporter.
''He is what is called Finder
goes about looking for lost jewelry,
money, ETC., and turning it up when a
reward is offered for its return.
''Who is he?''
''Why, don't you know him?" ejacu-
lated the policeman, apparently some
what surprised. That's Monkey
Todd, one of the best known charac-
tiers in the city. He was at one time
worth his little $4,000, and in less
than three years blew it in against faro
and gay women. Some men in this
town made good fortunes bleeding
him. | saw him lose $4,000 in one
night several years ago at a gambling
house on Fifth street. He was trying
to find the limit. I don't like to say
the game was brace, but it looked
very much like it,
''Is he an old residenter for this city?"
''No. He came here from Virginia,
where his folks still live. They are
people of wealth, but he never bothers
them. You see, he married a girl out
of one of the houses of gilt edge in
this city, and was afterward ashamed
to 90 home, even when he had lost
every cent of his money. Many of the
boys about town would like to assist
him, but you bet he'll take nothing
from any of them, and, although he
now knows that he was bled for all
his money, he never squeals He's a
man of nerve-as proud as peacock. -
''How does he live?"
ooh, Mike Coughlin, the well known
saloon man, looks after him. He
sleeps in Mixes cellar. Just think OF
that! Once worth $13O,000, with
everything he could wish for, and now,
such weather as this, sleeping in a eel
lar"
THAT is rather rough"
''He started old Homer up in good
style once-opened a bank for him and
gave him good-sized bank roll; but
Homer wouldn't play for anything but
silk umbrellas, canes, and jeWelry,
and of course never made anything.
will never forget one circumstance that
showed his utter Interpretation of the
worth of money. Todd, Sam Alloway,
and several others strolled into Hard
ing IS restaurant late one night to get
supper. Todd had q package under
his arm, which he gave Harding to keep
for him until next day. It was some
thing done up in an old newspaper.
Harding thought it was washing, and
threw it down upon the floor behind
the counter, where it was knocked
about and tossed around considerably.
The next day Todd called for the pack
age. They had some trouble finding it
One of the night walters had thrown it
In the cupboard underneath the steps.
At last they found it, however, and
when Todd loosened the wrapper you
ought to see our eyes bulge out. That
package only contained S15, 900 in good
every day bank notes. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14
The Penalty of Skepticism.

"Come mighty nigh KILN fine buck
dis mawnin'," said an old negro.
Comm long through the woods an
er ole buck he jump up, an bookerty,
bookerty, he runs off a few yards
an stop still. Come in one er shootin'
him, sah.'
''Why didn't you shoot?"
''Didn' hab my gun wild me, sab"
''Then how did you come il one OF
shooting him?"
Case. sab, | come in one O taking
my gun wild me-"
why didn't you take your gum"
''Didn' hab none, sah."
''You are an old fool"
''Look heah, doan 'buse er man dat
way when yer ain got no cause. l ain t
got no gun, for teller dat I wuz erbout
ter buy one frum, axed me ies' 81
mon | could pay. So, | come in one
o gittin' de gun. If had er got it /
would er TUX it long wild me, an eff
Pder had it could er shot de buck
easy, sab. So doan come 'roun' busin'
er man when de Jacks is all ergin yer.
| hab knowed folks to fetch trouble on
dar selves dat way. Er pusson ought
er be keerful in dis heah WORT o. sci
ence an speckerlation. Good mawnin' i.
sab. Since yer's acted dis way, ]
wouldenter gin yer none O. de meat ef
| had er killed it. Fore yer talked dat
way [ woulder made yer present O.
some O. de buck. See Whut yer got by
it, sab. "-Te1ds Siftinqs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14
The Coming Coats.

For full dress the regular swallow
tail has, of course, the lead, but we
are pleased to note that great liberties
are being taken with this sedate, time
and usher-honored garment. Each of
our leading houses has its own pet
ideas about the most artistic form. In
fact, divergence of opinion has re-
Gently developed which Enthusiastically
illustrates feeling of decided satisfac-
ton with the iron-bound laws which
have been so long obeyed in the pro-
duction of this coat.
The double-breasted frock is as popu-
lar as ever. For day dress there is no
other style so suitable, and it is also a
great favorite for business wear by
professional men and others whose
business requires them to be particular
ly well dressed It is made about the
same as last fall, the changes being a
lower roll and slightly wider shoulders,
with sleeve trife larger. The lengths
are the same.
Morning coats are made to close
with four, three or one button, the
four-button form being decidedly the
most popular. The features common
to these forms are high shoulder seams,
moderate waists and full length,
moderate width of back at waist, wider
shoulders, and larger sleeves than last
season, lower opening than last sea-
son and more general ease.
In walking coats a style which will
enjoy some favor is made with a waist
length of twenty and full length of
thirty-two inches. This coat is but
slightly cut away in front, rolls about
the same as morning coat and has
rather wider shoulders. Made from
check or plaided goods, it is very at
tractiye garment.
No matter what other styles may be
in favor, the sack always enjoys a con-
siderable popularity. For Office and
business wear, there is no other style
SO comfortable, convenient, and suit
able, and for this reason no other can
displace the sack in popular favor. Be-
sides these advantages, the sack looks
well in, and is better adapted to, the
more pronounced styles of fabric than
any form of the frock. For the coming
season, the four-button sack with a
light roll, say four inches deep, with
the fronts boldly rounded from the
lower button, will be the favorite style.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14

An Oregon citizen, although hurled
100 feet over precipice by an ava
lanche and buried in ten feet OF snow,
succeeded in digging himself out IN an
exhausted but uninjured condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14

a San franciscan proposes a scheme
for building floating railway aross
Behring's Strait.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14

About $4,000 gallons of wine are con-
sumed at the sacrament tables in the
United States every year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14

The humble bee molts at least ten
times before arriving at the winged
state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14

1.-The descendants of the noble Spar
tans," says an exchange, ''are said to
be race of liars, beggars and thieves
This would seem to take in the AmerI-
can Indian.
King of Spain, is said to be precocious
and pretty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
GENERAL NEWS.

At II o'clock Sunday night three men in a
small boat drifted beneath the paddle wheel
of passing steamer at Pier /, North river.
One, becoming frightened, jumped over
board and was drowned. His name is not
known. The others were arrested on charge
of having stolen the boat.
A convention of coal miners is to be held
in Monongahela City, Pa, on the 25th inst,
to establish uniform rates of wages in the
river mines.
Yesterday Judge Duffy of Baltimore, is
sued an injunction restraining S. w. Fort
and Harry Allen from presenting the
"Mikado' at the Academy of Music in that
city tonight. The injunction is preliminary.
On the 18th instant three men visited the
residence of Mrs. McAuliff, on Herkimer
street, Brooklyn, and while attempting to
dlsposseSs her of some furniture which she
resisted, so severely injured her that she
died yesterday forenoon. Her assailants
have been arrested for murder.
A portion of the Russian fleet will here
after winter in ports along the coast of Fin
land because of the length of time the harbor
at Cronstadt is icebound.
Prof. G. A. F. Peters of Clinton, N. Y,
announces to Harvard College observatory
the discovery of an asteroid of 18th magni-
tude. This is asteroid No. 249
A story is afloat that Secretary Manning
does not like Washington and wants to
resign.
There was quite large gathering in Prov
idence, r. l., yesterday of representatives of
military organizations who propose to form
national association
Orders will be sent from the Navy Depart
ment in few days directing that work shall
be resumed at all the navy yards.
The Boston Manufacturing Co., of Wal
than, Mass, has shut down operations in its
cotton mill for an indefinite period, thereby
giving about 600 employees forced vacation.
The Waltham Watch Tool Co. has also clos
ed its shop, and 60 men are consequently out
of employment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
THE CHARLES RIVER MYSTERY
Belief of the Detectives That They
Have Fathoned 1t.
Frank Mitchell Arrested on Suspicion
of Numbering His Wife.

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anulsaayi July zod, tne upper portion OF
Hoa4;a Moila ~ p44ay' 4y Sncaseo IN pag, was found
hoatS ioat hs III ts 4 Gardes river near the Union
t;o HoaV h3fuss, 10 ts, tn9 iower moss and lower por
foIIo,n flJh VII vhe anuom,eh pelng missing. Inc
fOmnG nff Nfrstin ~Thorf se1oma portioh was
uraned cd riece of alofu e Mlgn was
s;an pnd ~ do, ot, a. VI ue
ere fo,d u CmI ioeH q, t siiG aeaaig paTts
go ~ t ne
"a ; w%, 6een a ~ % te pouy oode egIdence
~. ~ pvem EEL III Ue mateL SeHeral uays
,rhoro meio loluoae4 W Idie toIgte
snG eds ied mas he h ~ te ne iaGe M
IS tieme' tie oouy 49l tlie
VI ~ n tt M az odle Ge ~
% whs Gereveu d w. ne Ilae ol MIS- nose Glfoert
a Mo o' ~ waS ,, Shteggu aa oeen missing from
o 5l noi,e INA III Ia[lescoMn ~ WI loa some tliae ana
hIo WE Tb;s SaiT o1ne W naV9 % au some tay trou
Dle Ls 4o tluG Me- waS holloWeu o1t anu u was
RIosHu ea .llt' TS u 0iI9elG eta was awe ana Wen
n.oI ar M ,,;+ , tt mtetLhg upon seV
tbo+ NIL IN IL was
ing a iai Fndicoft o. street d Taa EeSia
eaSera ' da1S nrin ~ lda pee lsst R III
remains and actin " 17 ,iS9nfly tbiS ~ VI ie
tbe dafecfVas trn,, tln,
nointnS to her as tSe Victim inent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
Fryeburg Camp Meeting.

MATTHIAS GROVE, Aug. 49,
Last evening social meeting was con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Greenhalgh in the hall of
the lodging house. Today large number of
people were on the grounds. At O'Clock
Mr.. Greenhalgh conducted social service in
the hall, and at IL o'clock the public services
were opened in the grove, the same clergy
man preaching from the text found in Rev.
TIA, and at the close conservation service
was held.
AT Las p. M, George L. Kimball conducted
social meeting in the Fryeburg cottage
At 230 large audience had gathered in
front of Chautauquan Hall. After several
hymns were sung Mr.. G. L. Kimball an
nounced that the Rev. Mr.. Cushman of LOU
isiana, who had been advertised to speak was
not present, as was expected. The disap-
polntment was great as many had expected
to listen to his address with great interest
Mr.. Greenhalgh said that he felt some en-
barrassed to speak when the audience had
come to listen to another. The clergyman
then preached IAN able sermon from
Luke, XII :52 which was followed by an earn
est exhortatiOn by Mr.. Kimball
Notice was given from the stand that the
meetings would be closed with an old fash
ioned love feast. which was accordingly
held in the hall at 7.30 O'Clock in the evening.
This closed the 14th campmeeting in Mar
tha's Grove.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
TEMPERANCE DAY.
Auspicious Beginning of the Third
Week at Ocean Park

Yesterday was a very busy day at Ocean
Park. Mr.. II. K. Clark, musical director,
arrived on Saturday and held the first jubi,
lee rehearsal at a. m. yesterday.
AT IL a. m. DR.. Dunn furnished rich men
tai feast. The subject was "The constitu-
ton and duties of churches and denomina-
tions. I'VE regret that space forbids us to re-
produce, as far as possible on paper, the
Doctors brilliant rhetoric and apt simile
Inc outline of the discourse was as follows:
di.Churches are constituted according to gen.
eral ana not specific law.
2.-The church must be Organized from regen-
crate members - o ~
3.-Inere must be uniformity in the time meth
ods and forms of worship
DnlIormlty of governments.
o,mDoctfinal - Unity. Members in small church
es gre more useful in small ones They are more
active and more liberal -
p; o;;mlntellgence Increases differences of opinion.
Union ean never be accomplished except by CON
Sunnhdge ignorance tyranny or a continuous mir
acle until the millennium there must need be
these differences for the good of the church and
Ihe m gtory OF God Human beings cannot be trust
ed Win the whole swing of everything.
Under the head of duties were mentioned
1oroearance' burden-bearing, generosity
prayerfulness and courage.
TEMPERANCE.
Inc assembly convened at ppm. Rev. j. J.
nan presided. A service of praise was led by
rev. L, L. M0ulton, with Mr. Mason of BoS-
ton ton at I the organ. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Rev. ID. w. LeLacheur was introduced as
man VINO loves temperance and who has
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
SENSATION TEXAS.
A Loss of 81 ,75o, 900 to the State
Charged Upon the Land Board.

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug 17-At the meet
ing OF the State Land Board last Tuesday a
resolution was passed whereby the Board
agreed to fully exonerate, acquit, release
and hold blameless from all pains and penal
ties, suits, costs, proceedings, damages and
liabilities against the Galveston News for or
on account of anything it may publish
touching any member of the Board in the
management of the landed affairs of
Texas
The News had intimated that it possessed
certain damaging information touching the
management of State lands, which it feared
to publish because of an exceedingly string
ent libel law, which gagged the press Of
Texas. By reason of this law, under re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court of Texas
the proprietors of the News have just paid
$4,000; hence their desire to be insured. In
its issue of yesterday the News opened out
on the Land Board by reviewing its work
The paper now makes the claim that the
board, by its neglect and msmanagement,
has lost to the school fund of the State the
sum of $1,750,OO0, which should have been
collected under the law from the cattle men
during the past Is months. The board is COM
posed of Governor John Ireland, State
Treasurer, F. r. Lubbock, Land Commits
sioner, W. G. Walsh, Comptroller, W. ].
Swain and Attorney General John d. Tenn
pleton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
Severe Damage In Denmark and
Waterford.

1t will be several weeks before the damage
to the roads by last Thursdays storm in the
towns of Denmark, Waterford and vicinity
can be repaired. 1t is calculated that Dem
mark sustains loss estimated at five thou
sand dollars at the least. In some places on
side hills the highway has been completely
swept away in places averaging from eight
to twenty rods In length. Many of the main
roads are at present quite impossible and are
fenced up. Holes and cutters averaging
from three to six feet deep are to be found in
wide section.
A small mill in Denmark, owned by man
named Bennett, was swept away and entire
ly destroyed. The iron wheel was carried
half mile down the little stream which in
very brief space of time had become a surg
ing river. A moving machine stored in the
mill was total loss, not a particle of it hav-
ing as yet been found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
Bright Outlook for the iron Trade.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE outlook in
the iron trade has not been more favorable
Signs of Improvement are coming to the sur
face every day, and manufacturers are be-
ginning to concede that the black mantle of
depression is being gradually lifted from the
staple industries of Pittsburg. Orders are
ming on double time. The worst feature
at present is the strike among the nailers,
Whlch, from present indications, does not
look as II an amicable solution of the diff
Guilty was near at hand. The manufacturers
have decided to ignore the nailers until the
latter accept their terms, while the nailers
still present determined front in their de-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
FoREIoN.
The Cholera.

MADRID, Aug. I'm the whole of Spain
yesterday, there were 1896 new cases of chol-
era and 1856 deaths. There have been slight
riots at Logrono, due to the resistance of the
inhabitants to certain sanitary regulations
The governor of Granada has been attacked
with cholera.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 17.-There have been
109 deaths from cholera in Marseilles, France,
since Friday. Refugees fleeing from the
cholera here have introduced the disease in
to Siesteron, and other villages in the Alpine
provinces of France.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
RededIcation of Freedom Academy.

Our Freedom correspondent writes that
the new management of Freedom Academy
are putting forth their best efforts to give
new life to this once popular and fiourishing
Institution. They have caused the interior
of the old academy building to be extensive
ly repaired and improved, and intend to pro
cure chemical and philosophical apparatus
for the use of the school, in the near future.
Saturday afternoon, rededication exercises
were held at the Congregational church
Hon. S. L. Milliken delivered lecture on
the Crusades of the Middle Ages to large
and appreciative audience The lecture is
regarded as one of the ablest ever delivered
there.
Al, the benefit concert held at Grange Hall,
In the. evening, Miss Maud Milliken was
present, and rendered several musical selec-
tlons IN manner that elected much ap-
plause.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
AUCTION SALES.
Mortgages Sale Of Valuable Suburban
Real Estate hu Aneti0n

an WEDNESDAY, Ang. / 9th, at o'clock p.
" m, we shall sell the r. ]. Ackeley property,
opposite the Deering Town House, consisting Of
about "A acres land on corner of two principal
streets, enclosed with hedge and planted with
choice fruit trees in bearing The buildings consist
of a house of about 10 rooms, a good stable, SC
The buildings were carefully built by Mr. A. but q
short time since for his own use, are well arranged
and commodous. This sale is made by order of
mortgagee. We have this assurance that 1t wlltbe
positive and without reserve. Arrangements can
be made for part of the purchase money to re-
main on mortgage if desired. Parties looking for
bargains in real estate for investment or occupan
cy should attend this sale
IF. o. BAILEY ~ CO., Auctioneers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
WASHINGTON.
Preemntion of Land.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-THE general land
office has received information that Judge
Deahy, of the Oregon Circuit Court has de-
cided that preemption entries can only be
cancelled by proceedings in the courts. 1t
has been the practice of the land Office to
proof of noncompliance with the law or
want of good faith on the part of the pre-
emptor. Acting Commissioner Walker has
officially announced that the practice hither-
20 followed IN the land Office will not be
United States shall have had an oppor-
iunity of passing upon the points raised bv
Iudoa DpabV