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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29

CREMATION is making rapid progress
in Europe. In Germany the Gotha
crematory was opened in 1878, and
200 bodies have been burned there.
There are 362 crematorles in Italy.
In Milan there are 900 members of
a single society. In France the topic
has been much discussed, but the
practice is still Illegal. The Commit>
tee of the Belgian Chamber has favor
ably reported upon petition for law
making cremation optional. In Aus
tria, opinion is about evenly divided
for and against the practice. In Eng
land Lady Hanham and the wife of
Captain Hanham were cremated in
1882, but they set no fashion, although
they brought the subject prominently
forward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29

IN the trial of Mrs. Walkup for the
murder Of her husband, at Emporia,
Kansas, several druggists testified that
the woman had repeatedly tried to
buy arsenic and strychinine for cos
metics, and a colored servant swore
that she was sent by Mrs. Walkup to
purchase strYchinino.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29

AN attempt was made at Copenha-
gen, Denmark, by a youth named
Rasmussen to assassinate Premier
Estruppe. Two shots were fired and
while the assassin was in the act OF
firing the third time ne was seized by
an officer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29
GRAND RAPIDS

THE British Privy Council has re-
fused to grant the appeal in behalf of
Louis Rel, the Canadian rebel under
sentence of death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29

A step toward abolishing the high
hat nuisance at the theater, has just
been taken by the management of a
Vienna play house, which orders that
all female patronizers must either
wear low head~gear, o. forego the
pleasure of attendance at the perform
anceS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29

fired and stones thrown until the Coles-
tials Ge d to the hills for the night, re-
turning to their work in the morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29

The artificial culture of oysters has
been completely successful at the
Matching station of the New York
Fish Commission at Cold Spring Har-
Dor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29

In the to wn OF Lelgn, e gland. 1 700
people support themselves catching
shrimps.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29
RIEL WILL HANG.


court.
RIEL WILL HANG.
LONDON, Oct. ga Montreal spe~
cial saws: L. o. David, president
of the Rlel defence association, saws
he has received trustworthy informa~
tien tina. ii is the governments inten-
ton to carry the law into effect against
Rel The feeling, he says, among
the French Canadians is intense, and
with the small pox and other causes,
the race, feeling she slightest provoca-
ton, might cause serious trouble.
The government officers here say that
Rel will hang on the 10th of next
month. The defence association will
take no further steps and will hold
the government responsible.
RIEL EXPOSED AGAIN.
LONDON, Oct. 26 In an interview
to-day with Patrick, r els Canadian
counsel, he said 1t is impossible to pre-
tend that Rlel was unfairly tried. No
doubt at the time of the outbreak in
the northwest grievances existed,
which have since been remedied.
The riot commenced in an agita-
ton from purely political motives.
Many people still consider that he
rendered valuable services to the
country. Doubtless the excite ment
again induced in Rel mental abbera>
ton, thus rendering him incapable
of keeping the rebellion Within linz
It's. On the scaffold Rel will bee ONE
a martyr, in an asylum he would be
fOroOtteu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29
No Hope for Riel.
The Appeal Made by RieI
Against His Sentence of
Death is Dismissed.
Government Officers Say He
Will be Hanged on Novem-
Der the Tenth.
Louis Riel.
HIS APPEAL DISMISSED

LONDON, Oct. 26 The erivy coun-
ell has dismissed the appeal of Louis
Rel against the sentence of dcath
passed upon him by the Canadian
court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.

Julius Dexter, one of the most act
i've members of the citizens commits
tee of one hundred, now engaged IN
investigating the alleged election
frauds at the recent election liz this
county, was arrested to day on a
charge of perjury. The trial was set
for Wednesday and Mr.. Dexter
was released on 1000 bond. The
warrant on which the arrest is made
was sworn out by John Minor and
Patrick Kelly, judges of election at
Precinct E, Nineteenth ward. 1t
charges that Mr.. Dexter made oath to
a complaint before Squire Dunning
that they, after the counting had been
commenced ia their precinct, postpon-
ed j. and then removed the ballot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
NUMBER 10.
Saving Out Channel Above Island
No. 10.


From an account in the June Cen
tury by Colonel j. w. Bissell, of the
Engineer Corps. who had the work in
charge, we quote the following; THE
way through the submerged corn-field
and the half-mile of road was easy
enough, but whsn we reached tie TIM
Der the labor of saving out channel
commenced, The one steamer which
had powerful steam capstan was put
in the lead, and the others having hand
capstans were fastened single file in
the rear, and then the six barges in
like order, so that the progress of the
first controlled all the others. Captain
Tweddale took charge of tho cutting in
front, while Lieutenant Randolph was
fitting up the improvised gun-boats
astern. About three hundred men
were assigned to each. and they
worked in relays without the slightest
intermission from daybrcak until dark.
First of all, men standing on plat
forms on small RATS cut off the trees
about eight feet above the water. As
soon as tree was down, another set
OF men, provided with boats and fines,
adjusted about it line which ran
through snatch-block and back to the
steam capstan, and hauled it out of the
way; thus partial cut was made for
ward, the lines always working more
than two hundred feet ahead of the
capstan, so as to have plenty of room
for the saws. 1t took about four sets
OF lines to keep pace with twelve saws.
''N hen the space about the stumps
allowed sufficient room; raft about
forty feet was dashed to stump, and
the saws set ut work in a frame at
tached by pivot and working in an
arc as shown in the sketch-two men
working the saws at opposite ends by
rope, and fifth on the farther side of
tree guiding its teeth into the tree.
Where the stumpS were to close, or IL
regular, three yawl-boats were used in
stead of the raft. No trouble was ex-
perienced with the stumps foot or
less in diameter With the larger ones
1t was different; the clms spread out so
much at the bottom that the saw al
most always would run crooked and
pinch. If it commenced running up.
we notched the top and set the frame
further in; if down, we put in powerful
tackle, and pulled the top of the stump
over.
Here was where the ingenuity of
officers and men was exercised: as the
saws were working four and a half feet
beneath the surface, and the water was
quite turbid, the question was how to
ascertain what was interfering with
the saw, and then TO apply the remedy
But found Captain Tweddale equal to.
the most obstinate stump. | think two
and half hours was the longest time
ever expended upon any one, while
about that number of minutes would
dispose of some small ones when the
saw was ready. In all it took eight
days to cut the two miles -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
Cattle Thieves in Uruguay.

'.Cattlc thieves in the land where |
raise stock, = said a Monievideo cattle
breeder visiting New York, ''havc dis
covered new and ingenious mode of
Disgusting their booty. Last autumn |
lost several head, and half a dozen
times / and my men, with the mounted
policemen, came up with the thieves,
and saw with them cattle that | knew
at once were mine. Ny brand was on
them 81. NJ and sometimes there
were sears on the bodies that | knew
quite we'll The animals were exactly
like mine in every respect but one. Tho
horns branched differently, If those
on my cows had pointed up these
dropped toward the ground. and often
one pointed forward and the other
backward, or one toward the sky and
the other toward the earth.
u. NJ, the drover said, were his own
or his employers initials. The cattle
were certainly mine, but | could not
swear to them. and was Obliged to
see them taken away
The thieves had kept the horns
wrapped in poultices of boiling-hot
meal until they were soft enough to be
twisted, and thus destroyed the cows
identity. The horns soon hardened
when the bandagcs were removed
II have been told that tie trick was
invented by Russian cattle thieves. |
wish they had Kept il at home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
4 Tou sh Snake Story.

a Florida correspondent of the San
Francisco Chronicle tells snake stor,
that was vouched for by n gentleman
of his acquaintance and in his own
words:
ave had good breed of hens and
were right proud of them. Two were
splendid ENTHUSIASTICALLY and Golly.
You may laugh ut the names, bnt they
were given by pet sister. who had
been dead many years. Alter hearing
sermon on Sunday she decided to call
her two chickens Gideon and Goliath.
She was so delighted with them that
mother hadn't the heart TO change
them, we christcncd them Giddy and
Golly. They were handsome creatures,
aud never Matched less than fifteen out
of sixteen eggs.
Zone day my brother gravely iu-
formed me that he had seen big snake
in a corner of the barn, and we set out
to hunt for it. As we ncared the place
there seemed to be an unusual commo.
ton among the hens, and Giddy and
Golly were yociferating on the edge oil
their respective nests in the language
of their ilk with such yehcmence thai
we could not hear ourselves think.
Then we were sure that the snake had
been brewing trouble. and forthwith
searched the barn until We found it.
Pinning it by the head in its corner,
cut it open, and there We're thirteen OF
Golly's big white eggs, still warm and
comfortable. These were ut once trans
ferred to the nest, making Golly happy
over her recovered treasures. Well,
madame, the thirteen eggs that had
been in the snakes NAV were every
one Matched and grew up into matron-
ly henhood, quite oblivious of their
narrow and curious yieissItudc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
The Antiquity of Tennis,

Ages ago the sun saw the beginnings
er it was on the banks of the Nile or
the Ganges, or at Nineveh; but some
where this same sun saw group OF
half-naked. bronzc-lmbed Youngsters
throwing balls or dried gourds back
and forth. using their hands for bats,
and doubtless having quite as much
fun. after barbarous fashion, as we
have nowadays with cork handled
Franklin rackets. regulation balls, and
a set of printed rules.
Generations rolled by, however, be-
fore the pioneers of tennis had them
selves carved on stone slabs, and still
other ages before Gordian III. and
Marcus Aurclius Antoninus had coins
struck, in honor OF the Pythian Apollo,
bearing devices which represented ath-
letes serving and returning balls, and
using their hands rs rackets.
Even ut that early day it was found
desirable to protect the hand by means
of gauntlets, but it was not until the
fourteenth century, so far as can be as
certained, that bats or racketS were in
vented, and the game grew into some
thing not altogether unlike that which
is played to-day
The regular tennis court of the mid
die ages was Il very elaborate affair,
with divisions and galleries and rail-
ings and penthouse roofs,'' and a
carefully laid stone pavement, all OF
which made it Il very costly game to
play, and only kings and the richest OF
the nobility could have tennis courts OF
their own. These courts need not be
described here, but they were not un-
like the lawn courts OF to-day in size
and shape. At first there was line
stretched across the middle; then a
fringe was added to this line. and by
the beginning of the last century ca
ID. 1700) the net was adopted much as
at present used.
The method .of counting, too. wa,
not unlike that followed in bur modern
lawn tennis. - Charles i. Norton, IN 81.
Nicholas for Jttae.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
Political Points.


Chicago Journal: The penalties of
the law appear TO be unequal Mackin
gets two years for stufling the ballot
boxes and five years for swearing that
he didn't do it.
Chicago Herald: The next statue of
Liberty that France has TO give away
should come to Chicago. The Western
metropolis has nearly everything ex-
cept statue of Liberty, and il will ct
bigger one than Bartholdi's some day
if it has to buy it in open market.
Home Science Teacher" How
many wars were waged with Spain?"
Pupil-'Sixn her-"Enumerate
them. +" Pupil-"One. two, three, four,
five, six.
Detroit Free Press A Michigan town
has a fire department which consists
of chief, wooden pail, and ladder
twenty-five feet long. The "devouring
element has decided to take a bac K
seat
The Oshkosh Times (Dem): The
Times does not exactly understand the
plan of ciyil-service reform as carried
out by Wisconsin politicians. The
Times does not see how that business
can be honestly done, by turning out of
one office a competent brave soldier
like Capt. Dow, and putting into anoth-
er office an ignorant Vallandigham cop
perhead like Delaney.
Norristown Herald: Mrs. McHooly
was arrested for locking her husband
out at midnight. When the magistrate
asked her what she had to say about it,
she replied: We'll, yowr Honor, I'm a
Demmycrat and my old man voted for
Blaine, and shure turned him out for
offensive partisanship. Begorra, that 5
the shtoile now" The magistrate, be-
ing a civil service reform Democrat,
discharged the woman.
Chicago Evening Mail: We see moth.
ing so startling in the announcement
that Mr.. Blaine, is going to take the
stump in Ohio that it should throw such
a large number of his newspaper ad-
mirers into spasms. There is no rea-
son why he shouldn't take the stump.
There doesn't seem to be much left in
Ohio for him to take but the stump.
Mr.. Blaine is an eminent private ciii-
zen; he is a good stump speaker, and il
he wants to take the stump 10 Ohio, and
the people of Ohio want HIM to take it,
why notp
| Chicago Evening journal: The Eas-
tern press are republishing with expires.
sions of approval the alleged remark OF
Carter III. Harrison, to the effect that he
should have refused TO accept the office
of Mayor, and have left the Common
Council TO declare it vacant, but for the
advice of his wife, who said that such a
course would be unwise and cowardly.
The Eastern newspapers may spare
their labors and credulity in regard tC
this pleasant story. 1t is altogether
likely that nothing Of the kind ever hap
pened in the family counsels of The
Harrisonian household. 1t is probably
one of the Mayors fancy sketches, like
his ayerment that he could have Sc
cured enough Republican votes in til,
Legislature to have made him United
States senator, if he had been candi
date. Mayor Harrison never was sc
fortunate in his political statements a;
to entitle him to carry Ratchet witt
the initials &c. W. cut into the handle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
Loves Labor Lost.

The United States commission. con.
sistihg of two men and boy, which are
now in South America seeking the pro.
motion of friendly commercial relations
between our country and those states, is
meeting with poor success. In Peru
they found the ruling president literally
prisoner in his own capital, being
hemmed in by two rival claimants to
the presidency, each with an army OF
followers, one of whom is liable to sue
coed any pleasant day in revolutioniz-
ing the government; and In Chill the
president said he did not believe in CON-
mercial treaties. He said the ports OF
Chill were free to the vessels of all ma.
tions; if Chill wanted anything she
would buy it where she could get it the
cheapest, and would sell what she had
to sell where she could get the most for
it. This is ultra free trade and saves
the expense of collectors, high priced
commissioners and large gang OF
public officials, the cost OF which would
doubtless be more than all the revenue
would amount TO. The feeling in both
countries is not very friendly to the
United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09

On June 90, at Cincinnati, O., the
steamer Tom Sheslock, took Paul Boy
ton and 1900 excursionists down the
Ohio river to witness the blowing up
by Boyton of three-masted ship ex-
temporized out of an old barge. Boy
ton, after performing several aquatic
feats, took his black can of dynamite
weighing IS pounds-the largest ever
exploded in fresh water fixed it to the
vessel amidship below the water line
and then anchored 100 yards below to
await results. Two minutes later the
boat was blown into splinters. Pieces
of the vessel were forced fifty feet high,
and the water was whipped into a foam
and covered W it'll fish killed by the con-
cussion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
A Reminiscence.

1t was in the early morn of mid
summer day, 1858. when four persons
were congregated on a small pier wharf
in Buffalo's harbor. alongside of which
was moored 4 small sailing yacht. The
party comprised three Buffalo lawyers,
and the writer hereof, being nom
lawyers, who had invited him 10 join
them for sail on Lake Erie on board
the aforesaid yacht. A couple Of
luncheon-baskets, together with small
keg of lager beer, had been snugly
slowed in the little vessel, when Lawyer
c. said: Ave will not start just yet,
as | expect that young law-student,
Grover Cleveland. whom | invited to
be one of the party. will soon make his
appearance. And then, turning to q
brother lawyer, the speaker, in a
characteristic vein. continued: .'Mac,
do YOU know that young man Grover
Cleveland is quite decent fellow? My
attention has been attracted to him
quite often Of late, and am free to say
that | consider him altogether the
brightest young man connected with
the profession in this city. i really adj
mire the fellow. he is so full of good
sense. And he is going to make a good
lawyer, too, mind what | tell YOU. He
is good one. sound as nut, and
worth saving.
Here the speaker was interrupted by
the arrival OF the young man himself.
standing five feet ten and presenting
about 40 pounds ayoirdupois. Then
the party of five boarded the yacht.
and were soon thereafter skimming
over the waters OF Lake Erie, bound
for Point Abino and picnic.
Now twenty-seyeny years have elapsed.
and 1885 arrived to find but three OF
the party living Lawyer G. is a
prominent attorney of lower Broad
way. above 60. silver-haire,. and rich.
That sensible young fellow, Grover
Cleveland. now weighs $50 pounds, and
is the president of the United States,
while the writer, ..along the cool,
sequestered vale of life.n keeps the
even tenor of his way out in the cold.
--Etmsrd Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09

George Gaffney alias VIM. Tower,
brother of the agent of the United
States Express company at Berwick, Ia,
was arrested at Muscoda, Friday after
noon, on the order of O.. p. Cowles, the
company's agent at Madison. Some
days ago Gaffney stole from his broth
er's office two books containing blank
money orders, one of IS and the other
five of $50 each. These he filled out
and countersigned, making them pay
able to bearer. He then took the train
to Milwaukee, and obtained $3.50 for
three of the orders there. He then went
to Madison. and got two orders cashed.
and Immediately hired man to drive
him to Middleton station, where he
pulled" another $50. The same thing
was tried at Cross Plains. but to no
purpose. He there boarded the cars,
and drew 800 from the agents at Ma
zomanie, Boscobel and Muscoda. and at
the latter place was arrested. Gaffney.
it is said, made a desperate effort to es-
cape, swimming the Wisconsin river to
avoid arrest He is only 10 years old
and looks much like sport.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09

1t is alleged that over 81, zoo. 900 have
been coined at the New Orleans mint
which cannot be accounted for. If that
is all, the country ought TO be satisfied.
New Orleans is Democratic city, given
over wholly to lotteries, gambling and
every species of vice. and if its infu.
ences have contaminated the mint to
the extent of only 81. 900. 900 of steal.
ings, it is much better than any think.
ing person would have hoped for The
mint at New Orleans should be abol
ished.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09

Advices from Colorado are most
cheering. Snow in the town of Sum-
mitville has almost entirely disappeared,
and upon South mountain is disappear
ing very rapidly. AT this rate il
is believed bare ground will appear
nearly all over the state long before
snow flies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09

The trustees of the Grand avenue
Congregational church, Milwaukee. re-
fused the use of the church for ST. John
to speak in. The action was eminently
correct A church is no place for 8
political speech. The constitution Of
the country was framed with a view te
the entire separation of church anc
state, and we do not understand tha
Mr.. ST. John contemplates establishing
hierarchy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09

The quiet rural community of the
town of ellison, Knox county. ILL.,, has
been startled and saddened by double
suicide Miss Melissa Steepleton. a
school-teacher, took fatal dose of pol
son because her lover, Edward Souther-
land, desired a postponement of their
wedding day. When Mr.. Switzerland
learned of her tragic death, he at one
killed himself with a rifle.