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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
WASHINGTON.

Mr.. AND Mrs. HENRY WATTERsoN are to
spend the first week of January with Jus
tice and Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
Mrs. HAzEN, wife of General Hazen, of
the signal service, leaves on Thursday
for New York, sailing on Saturday for
Europe.
SENATOR SABIN's family have returned
for the winter to their house on Iowa
circle. Mr.. Sabin is greatly improved in
health.
FRANK A. BIDwELI, of Mitchell, D. t.,
and G. W. Vennum, of Jamestown, d. L.
have been debarred from acting as attor-
neys or agents before the interior depart
ment.
OWING to the heavy payments this
month, amounting to over $12,000,O0O, it
Is thought at the Treasury Department
that there has been very little if any de-
crease in the public debt during Novem-
Der.
IT is charged that A. G. Kist, of War
saw, Ind, who was Indian agent at Pau
paw, I. T., six years ago, owes the gov
eminent $4,000 Suit has been brought
to recover.
The Comptroller of the Currency re
ports the amount of national bank notes
outstanding $299,O16,S71, being a de-
crease during the last month of S2,216,-
$50, and during the last year of $1s,13O,
24S.
The signal-service bureru has detailed
Lieutenant Powell to proceed to Omaha
and organize the meteorological service
of the Union Pacific road. 1t is said that
similar plans have been matured by the
Northern and Canadian Pacific roads.
The books of the internal revenue of
fee at Atlanta show recent decrease of
eighteen in the registered d1stilleries of
Georgia. They are allowed to sell to the
public in ten-gallon packages. In only
three counties is the manufacture of liq-
uors prohibited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
GENERAL NOTES.

VEIN of bituminous coal has been
struck at Omaha, near the Union Pacific
bridge, at depth of five hundred feet.
The month of November was 215 deg
rees colder than the average for Novem-
Der for % years.
HE supreme court of Georgia is engag
ed In reviewing the contest over the will
of David Dickson, of Hancock county,
who left 100000 to the daughter of his
colored mistress and cut off nearly all his
white relatives.
To govern the shipment of live stock
and perishable goods, the Union Pacific
company has decided to establish a wealth
er bureau similar to the signal service,
with thirtytwo stations, headq quarters be-
ing at Omaha.
THE Jobbers Union of st. Paul has en-
tered complaint with the Railroad Com
missioners that the Milwaukee Road is
making discriminating rates in favor of
Chicago and to the disadvantage of St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
S. A BoDDE, Hollander, who former
ly resided at Fort Wayne, has since Au-
gust been annoying the Garfield family
at Mentor with letters of advice
and has twice called at the farm house
and cursed the members of the household.
He was yesterday sent to the poor-house,
MT being sufficiently unsound in mind
to be lodged in an asylum.
ANNOUNCEMENT has beed made at Mon
treal by the superior of the Oblate Faith
ers that no Knight of Labor will be per-
mitted to partake of the sacrament of
the Eucharist.
GEORGE w. BOWEN, a wealthy farmer,
who ten years ago deserted his wife, living
south of Logansport, Ind, appeared at a
school near his former home Monday
and carried off his boy, II years of age.
An older son followed the kidnapper, and
caught up with him in the depot at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
Jay Gould in Literature.
Gath in Cincinati Enuuirer.

Being in the Western Union office yes
terday [ sent my name to Jay gould, with
whom [ had never talked before. He had
the courtesy to give me the time just then
demanded of him for one of the dircc-
tors meetings which are held in his office.
[ told him that l would like to ask him a
few questions and publish the answers.
He drew up chair in the middle of the
room where the Young men were at work,
and replied:
"You know I have not been in Wall
Street since last January. I have been
there only once in that interval and have
quit all other pursuits than managing
my properties. What would you like to
know?
Glow did you come to write a book
thirty years ago"
Il was surveying ia my own county and
the neighboring counties, making maps
of the counties, and thought at the time
it would be well to collect the animals of
the settlements and write them out, and
the day before the book was to be pub
lished the prin ting office took fire and
burnt up the manuscript so I had to do
it over again"
''Have you had any bent toward litera-
ture SINGER"
mo, can not say that I have. I was
thrown quite early into business life, and
it has taken the slight disposition 1 may
once have had to compose out of me-"
''Yet they tell me you are great read
er. Mr.. Gould have you any fa7orite
author?"
mo; my preference is to read history.
All books of history entertain me.
in your history of your native country
there is sketch of your father being mob
bed by the anti-renters."
yes, I was at fathers side. Those
outbreaks occurred in our county and in
five or six other. counties of the state.
They had to be put down by the law. The
rioters came to our house disguised, wear
ing sheepskin masks and a sort of calico
coat, which so completely disguised them
that you could not identify your next
neighbor."
A gardener who recently received a
sound rating from his master, a land
owner from Normandy, turned indignant
ly upon him with the remark: you need
not treat me like common fellow. I'd
have you to know I am the nephew Of
Louvel, who assassinated the Due de
Berry"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09

protect citizens from injury to their
person or property. The commissioners
again complain that the accommodations
afforded them for the necessary offices
for district business, and for the safe
keeping of valuable books and papers,
are entirely inefficient. I recommend
that this condition of affairs be rene
died by the congress, and that suitable
aid be furnished for the needs of the dis
trict government. In conclusion I ear
nestly invoke such wise action on the part
of the peoples legislature as will suo-
serve the public good, and demonstrate
during the rem aiming days OF the cox
gress as at presesat organized, its ability
and inclination to so meet the peoples
need that it shall be gratefully remember
ed by and expectant constituency.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9Th, 1886.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
CRIME AND CRIMINALS

JUDGE SLOAN, of Milwaukee, suspended
sentence on the beer garden rioters con-
victed last Saturday.
A PROFESSIONAL burglar, who confessed
to having rifed the Toledo, st. Louis d
Wabash, Ind, Wednesday night.
B. W. WILLIAMS, son of welI-known
publisher of Cleveland, has been arrested
for setting fire to his grandfather's barn
at Bellevue, Ohio.
ALFRED HARRIS, employed in an IRON
foundry at Indianapolis, killed his wife
and himself with revolver. She was
his fifth wife, he having been three times
married.
THANKSGIVING DAY, at Linwood, Ind,
John W. Beale and Miss Matte Bates,
school teachers, were married, but an
hour after the ceremony the groom had
disappeared and has not been heard of
since.
The commissioners of the military
prison, upon investigating charges
brought by General Miles, found that the
best material is used at the Leavenworth
shoe factory, and that the workmanship
is good
RELIGIOUS excitement made maniac
Of Rhode Clement, at Havensville, Kan.
While going home from prayer-meeting
on Wednesday night he murdered a
neighbor, and was eating his heart when
found on the roadway. It is said that
two others in that vicinity have lost their
reason.
AT No. 231 Oak street, Chicago, Henry
Jansen fatally stabbed his wife. Run
ming into the street in his bloody night
shirt he was captured by the police and
lodged in the insane ward of the Jail,
where he shouted until he was exhausted.
AT Hartford, Conn, the proprietors of
eight second-rate hotels and restaurants
have been arrested for putting oleomar
garine on their tables without displaying
the tag that it was not butter.
A. FL. ELwooD, of Silver Greek, Ind,
mail agent on the Grand Rapids and In
diana Road, was arrested at Grand Rapids
Thursday morning for robbing letters.
and confessed that his speculations will
aggregate So, 900
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
M'Whacker's Touch EXperince.
San Francisco Post

"Ah! back from Nevada, parson ?'said
Count Smith, pleasantly, when on Wednes-
day evening Rev. JOEL McWhacker, dusty
and rumpled, strobe into the office Palace
and threw his sachelette on the counter.
eyes, thank God!" replied the old man,
fervently; Nevada is the DEVILS territory,
and [ never want to see it again"
"Tough County, eh'"
"Tough! Why, the moment [ stepped
off the train at Carson my silk hat was
smashed over my eyes. 1t was a leading
churchman of the place who did it, too.
When he found that [ was a clergyman he
apOlogized, saying there was nothing
personal In the pleasantly-tha it was di-
rected wholly at the hat and not at me-.
[ told him had good mind to punch
his head, and instantly he cought me by
the arm and rushed me into a saloon.
"There's some stylea bout you for a
parson,' he said, and than shouted out to
the crowd to come up and have a drink
with a shy pilot from the bay, said my
crew. Well, count, would you believe it
they left me to pay fol the liquor, and
the barkeeper minded inundated me
with a bungstarted. The scoundel gave
me no show to get at my pistol, but made
me hold up my hands while a fellow fish
ed in my investments for charge. Next
day the villain, Sam Davis wrote me up
in The Appeal as beat who hadn't been
in town three minuets before he tried to
swindle the pricipal saloon in order to
satisfy gross appetite for drink. You
may have to read how swept up the dead
leaves from Capitol square with Davis
body. But it was no use. All Carson
turned out and forced me to run for the
train. [ didn't stop till truck Truckee;'
but they had autographed ahead, and the
population was awaiting at the station for
me, having decided to give the Chinese
little rest for change. I was taken by
surprise, and foolishly leaped from the car
platform on the side fathereat from the
depot. It was dreadful how they chased
me round and the train. But for the con-
ductor-who was not christian man, for
he swore at me terribly should newt
ably have persisted at the hands of the
mob. Cut the conductor caught me by
the collar and jerked me aboard just as
the train started. Wrong impression
were rife among the passengers, who mis-
took me for a miscreant fleeing from
popular wrath on account of some base
offense, and refused to ride with me. So
[ was bundled into the baggage-oar, with
two dogs and corpse, besides trunks,
If there is any law left in the land,'' cried
Mr.. McWhacker the ink squirt from the
well, ''I'll get even on Navada, and turn
Truckee inside out"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
An Accommodating Wife.
Salt Lake Tribune.

1t is singular picture to see a woman
elated over the fact that her husband Is
going to take more wives, and for her to
use her efforts in aiding him to do so.
and yet such thing was seen few days
ago at coalville. The couple had been
attending the mormon conference, and
listening to the talk of the priesthood in
support of polygamy, as well as preach
ing defiance to the laws of the land, until
their simple min Is were wrought up to a
pitch of defiance of the laws and belief in
celestial happiness through polygamy,
and so the woman goes off to find some
one to write a s'recomend" to be signed
by her, and sent to John Taylor, asking
that her husband be permitted to take
two more wives. With smiles she ap-
proaches lady and asks her to do the
writing, and tells he it must be done at
once and go by the next mail, so as to be
in time. The lady did not care about
writing such letter, but being in an al
most strictly Mormon community could
not well refuse, and so she turned her
over to another lady, who reluctantly did
as requested, and thus made the poor,
deluded Scandinavian woman happy.
Such things are presumed to BIS not in
frequent, and yet we are told by the
Utah commission that polygamous
marriages have decreased. If so. why
are such marriages sanctioned without
going through the temples to celebrate
them! Once all such marriages were
required to be in the Endowment House
or temples, but now they are permitted
at the hands of elders at home.
"How long since your father has given
you good licking, sonny" He never
did," Look out, youngster!, You know
whore liars go tor Il ant lynn. He
never gave me good lickin'; but I've had
r,l.pfy of tho ofhor hind
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
Yiolins for Firewood in Paris.

When Ole Bull, the renowned violinist,
was staying in Paris in 1910, he returned
home late one evening from concert
and as the night was cold he ordered his
man to make a fire in his room. The lat
ter dragged toward the fireplace a huge
box on which the word "Firewood" was
painted in large letters. In answer to
Ole Bulls astonished inquiry the servant
told him that the box had been delivered
that day at noon by his masters orders,
as he thought. On being broken open,
the box was found to contain twenty-five
violens and the following letter: "Great
master: The undersigned, being members
Of the various amateur philharmonic So
cieties, hereby declare that they will
henceforth cease to perform on the &C
com panying instruments. The same
wood from from which Ole Bull can draw
life, love, sorrow. passion and melody is
only to be regarded as fuel for the flames
in the hands of the undersigned, who
therefore request the maestro to make an
auto-da of the enclosures, and to look
upon the ascending smoke as incense Of
fered to his genious by penitent dabblers
in the noble art" This curious epistle
bore the signature of twenty-five yOung
men. Three days afterward Ole Bull
gave a dinner to which he invited all tho
senders of the valuable Greenwood" Each
guest had lying before him on the table
one of these vioIins referred to and by
it's side gold ring with the inscription:
SOLITUDE and Perseverance, piece of
seasonabIe advice to the faint hearted
dilettante and a symbolic Indication of
the means by which the virtuso himself
had attained to fame.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09

Logansport. Father and son INDUCED in
a fight, during which the younger bow
escaped. 1t was the intention of Brown
to take the latter to kansas, where he now
resides.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
Division of Labor.
Texas SiftinoS

Customer.-Does Gus DeSmith keep
running account here!
Grocer.-O, yes, he keeps the account,
and / do the running trying to collect it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
Secretary Whitney's Farm.
Washington Critic.

Secretary and Mrs. Whitney are priding
themselves on their farming achievements
cut at Grasslands. They have six Jersey
COWS in the stock kept there and the dairy
feature is perhaps the most satisfactory
of any supplying as it does all the wants
of their city household, besides present
ing pleasing evidences of home industry
in the pats of butter and jug of butter
milk and cream with which they frequen
tly remember their friends. 1t is not gen
orally known that the Secre4ry devoted a
considerable part of his evenings last sum
mer at Grasslauds to development of the
question. Glow to get the biggest returns
from spring investment of fancy poul-
try" One of Mrs. Whitney's greatest sup
rises when she visited the farm after re-
turning this fall was to find the original
purchase increased to one hundred chick
ems and the promise from the secretary
that she need not bother about fresh eggs
any none; hispoultry farming was 90 be
an immense success in that speciality.
There is geing to be very active rivalry
between the President and the Secretary
when they become neighborning farmers.
At presant Secretary Whitney in far in
advance III the matter of outlay and ex-
perience, but Mr.. Whitney has realized
corresponding degree of pleasure, even
more than she anticipated when she first
bought Grassland
Mr.. Ed. P. Wells, Thetis P. o., Stevens
Co., Wash. Terri, was entirely cured of
rheumatism by the use of st. Jacobs Oil.
He says: i consider it wonderful rem
edy and will always speak a good word
for it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09

Architect Edmond Legendre, 419 Suffer
street, San Francisco, CAL, states that hav-
ing suffered for long time with severe
cough, and failing to obtain any relief
from doctors and the numerous prepare
lions he took, he became alarmed. Tried
Red Star Cough Cure, and one bottle en-
tirelv cured him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09

Puritan Boston is now agitating the
subject of prohibiting smoking on the
streets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-09
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

having been placed in the hands of
purely executive officers while congress
still retains all Legislative authority relat-
ing to its government, it becomes my
duty to make known the most pressing
needs of the district, and recommend
their consideration. The laws of the dis
trict appear to be i'll an uncertain and I'M
satisfactory condition, and their codifica-
ton Or revision is much needed. During the
past year one of the bridges leading from
the district to the state of Virginia be-
came unfit for use, andtravel upon it for
hidden. This leads me to suggest the
Improvement of all the bridges crossing
the Potomac and its branches from the
city of Washington, as worthy of the at
tention of congress. The commissioners
of the district represent that the laws
regulating the the sale of liquor, and
granting license therefor, should be at
once amended and that legislation is
needed to consolidate, define and enlarge
the scope and powers of charitable
and penal institutions within the District.
I suggest that the commissioners be
clothed with the power to make, within
fixed limitations, police regulations. I
believe this power granted and carefully
guarded would tend to subserve the good
order of the municipality. 1t seems that
trouble still exists growing out of the oc-
cupation of the streets and avenues by
certain railroads having their terminus in
this city; it is very important that such
laws should be enacted upon the subject
as will secure &C the railroads all the
facilities they require for the transaction
Of their business and at the same time
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-24
The LightniDg,s FrOIics i'm "a
Graveyard.

HUNTERS POINT, l.. T., July 2I.-
The lightning Monday night caused
havoc in the Lutheran Cemetery,
Middle Village. It struck the flag
pole in front of the church, glanced
Off to the chnrch building, and tore
off about forty feet of the roof an d
side, broke a large number of win
dows, then ran to the ground and
tore up trench for q distance of
forty feet, knocked down and broke
about forty monuments, and de-
stroyed section of fence. The
damage is estimated at nearly ST.
900.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-24
Suicide as "a Practical Joke

LANCASTER, Pa, July 21.--Harry
Beck of Millersville, reached this city
on the early morning train coming
from Harrisburg, and bargained with
a cab driver to take him to his home.
When about mile from town Beck
fired shot from tho window of tho
cab. The driver demonstrated, and
Beck replied with a laugh and another
shot, Upon reaching Millersville the
driver jumped from his seat to ask
Beck where he lived, and was horrifi-
ed to find the man in dying condi-
ton, with bullet hole over his right
ear, aud covered with blood. He
hastily summoned assistance and took
Beck to his home, where he died IN
haitian hour. He has been dissipat
ing for long time.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-24

WINCHESTER, Va, July 19.-Reports
Of destruction Of corn, oats and fruit
IN this county, caused by the great
hail storm yesterday, were brought
here to-day. The track of the storm
was nine miles long and half mile
wide. It began seven miles west Of
this city, bearing off near the suburbs
IN southeast direction for two miles.
Hail fell the size of walnuts. The
storm continued for fifteen minutes.
In it's course vegetation of all kinds
was laid waste.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-24

FREDERICK, July 19.-Charles B.
Williams, who was assaulted and Sc
verely beaten few days ago in bar
room at Point of Rocks by John w.
Guy, died Sunday morning at Mon
tevue Hospital, in this city, from the
injuries inflicted by his assailant.
Both men were tramps, and had been
drinking when the assault occurred.
Guy Immediately crossed the Poto-
mac, but was captured in Leesburg,
Va, and brought to Frederick, where
he was lodged in Jail, and will be held
for the action of the grand jury in
September.
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.STPTErg 20 MOTT Pll

The figures Of the railroad strike
in the west, as furnished by the
Knights OF Labor, show an expense
of 81 100000 in wages to the strik-
ers, and of SO 500 900 in business to
the companies. IT should be said
that while the railroad companies
have no reason TO dispute the first
and second items here given it is
held by them that the third, while
possibly representing what the com
panies would have taken in if there
had been no cessation Of business,
cannot represent the net loss, as
the payment of wages stopped at the
same time with the running oftrains
and the earning Of money.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-24
A Policeman Pluck Brings
Him TO Grief.

CHICAGO, July 22.-Ofiicer Bren-
nan was seriously injured yesterday
afternoon at the Lake street bridge
while attempting to stop runaway
horse attached to carriage, in which
were Mrs. Alfred Barry and son and
Mrs M. Slower and son. The horse
became frightened at the swinging of
the bridge, and when it was half
open started on run from the via
duct. The officer caught him by the
bit, and by hard work prevented him
for moment from plunging into the
river. The officer was thrown under
the vehicle. The bridgeman swung
the bridge partly in position, and the
frightened animal dashed forward,
throwing the ladies ON the bridge and
breaking away from the carriage,
which fell into the river. The ladies
and boys escaped with few bruises.
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A Kind Of Double DarreTed
Doctor.

Troy, N. Y. July 21.--Mrs. Mary NJ.
Hoyt, long o resident here, some time
ago obtained a diploma from the
American Health College of Cincinnati
claiming to be Incorporated under the
laws of Ohio. authorizing her to prac-
tice the vitapathic system of medicine
and comforting the power to solemnize
marriages, preach the gospel and
perform all other duties of a minister
She has married two couples, in one
case the parties being o Boston spirit
ualist medium named Donnelly and q
seventeen-year old girl. Mrs. Hoyt's
cousin, who was divorced from her
first husband, was a principal in the
other marriage. Mrs Hoyt says she
was graduated from the college after
attending it eight weeks, and has a
certificate from the institution pro
claiming that she has been ordained q
minister of the gospel of life.