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and Gen, JURAL A. EARLY, Of Virginia,
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
WASHINGTON.

The commissioner of internal revenue
has demanded $4,000 at once from land
and lumber company in Georgia, which
for the last eight years has kept afios. a
large amount of scrip, and has ordered
suit to be brought for $4,000 more. The
scrip was generally received for merchan-
disc in Glyn county, and even for taxes.
THE Department of Justice has not yet
given over the papers in the Fish petition
for pardon to the President, but will do
so at an early date. The only protests
so far received by the Attorney General
are from persons who send anonymous
communications. Nothing in the shape
of protest has been received which had
any authenticity. Mr.. Garland will write
his opinion IN the case the first of next
week.
IT is pretty well understood that Miss
Cleveland will spend the holidays here
with the President and Mrs. Cleveland
The Childrens' Christmas club, in which
she was so much interested last winter,
will again receive her encouragement,
and a meeting will probably be called
shortly to arrange the preliminaries for
the annual dinner. Miss Mollie Villas is
TIE President of the club, and Miss May
CaSman, Mrs. Cleveland's niece, will also
be among the youthful workers.
MB. M. E. BELL, Supervising architect
Of the Treasury, in MS annual report,
gives a detailed statement of the work
on all public buildings under the Treas
ury Department during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1886, together with a state
ment of their present condition and an
estimate of expenses necessary for COM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The Thompson Plow Works at Beloit,
Wis, were damaged $4,000 by fire Wed.
nesday morning.
A PowDER-MILI, near PlattevilIe, Wis
consin, was blown up on Wednesday even
ing, with 10000 pounds of product, but
no one was injured.
aTHE schooner Belle Walbridge, lumber
laden, went ashore at Sheboygan, Wis,
Monday morning, the crew escaping. The
vessel will go to pieces.
AMONG the deaths reported are those of
Mrs. Laura Suttonfeld, the first white
child in Fort Wayne when it was an In
dian trading post, and David R. Stuart
postmaster at Schoolcraft, Michigan.
THE propeller Nat Stickney, with a
scow IN tow, left Georgian Bay on the
18th for Ray City, and has not since been
heard of. 1t is feared that she founder
ed in the gale.
Mrs. CLAUDE GRIMES, of Pittsfeld, Ill
inois, is likely to lose her reason from
having accidentally dropped her ix FAINT
child into deep well, where she had
gone for a drink.
AT Chenoa, Illinois, during a dense fog
two Alton freight trains were telescoped
A conductor and brakeman were fatally
injured, and twenty cars were wrecked.
A FIRE in Cincinnati, burned nearly
100000 worth of clothing in the stores
of Mack, Stadler & Co., and Marcus Fech-
heimer d Co. The hotel Bellvuve and ten
cottages at Cape May, New Jersey, and the
Capital wooden mills at Sacramento were
also consumed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
A Memorable Scene.

In the report of President Arthur's
funeral the New York Herald gives the
following bit of graphic description:
And now there occurred a memorable
scene.
After DIR. Rainsford had read the les
son from Corinthians, with rare elegance
and deep feeling, Mr.. Morgan gave
out the hymn, Nearer, my God to
Thee"
ALI the congregation rose, and as the
familiar notes burst from choir and Or
gan pipe some sympathetic spirits in the
great gathering caught up the strain.
The movement was infectious. The
melody flew from mouth to mouth. Old
mems voices quavered, young mems
voices vibrated, women's voices thrilled
the air, and a strange wave of feeling
swept over the crowd, and made every
heart beat faster, and brought tears to
many an eye.
It was a memorable scene.
There was the martial power of the Ma
ton represented by the leaders of the
armies; there was its Hight upon the wa
tiers, personified in the presence of its
hardy mariners.
There were Senators over whose DELHI
erations the departed had presided; there
we're Cabinet officers whose acts he had
directed, and there were ministers of for
eign powers with whom he had high diplo-
matte intercourse.
There was his successor In the Presi-
dency, Grover Cleveland, looking grave,
as if he were thinking of the fate to
which even Presidents must bow, there
was the chief of the State, which he had
reflected honor upon, Governor Hill,
bending his head upon his hands, and
there was the chief magistrate of the
city where he made his home.
There on the one side was that great
leader whose fortunes he had followed
and supported for so many years before
his own destiny had carried him beyond
the highest ambitions he had conceived,
Roscoe Conkling, quite alone, stiff, sta
tuOsqus, cold, but with look deep down
in his eyes that betokened the revival
of old memories and the birth of a new
sorrow.
There, too, upon the other side, was
that other eminent leader with whom Ar
thur had twice done battle-James G..
Blaine, pale, grave, thoughtful, sim Pile,
magnetic. What recollections must he
not have had of the Titantic contest
| whore he had won for himself a partial
victory, from defeat, victory whereby
the dead alone had proved gamer, or of
| that other victory wherein he Lad tri-
| UNI phed over his new rival, only himself,
in turn, to taste the bitterness of the de-
| feat!
But there, above all, were those life
| long friends to whom Arthur was SO true
friend; there, above all, were the sisters
whom he loved, and there were the child
| rem whom he cherished.
And now for the first time the great
heart did not beat responsive to so many
hearts that beat for him. Now for the
first time he lay cold and dull while col
leagues, rivals, friends, sisters, children
pressed around him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

from the table, ''can feel of your dimua
pin?"
"What singular request" said Mrs.
Ferguson, "but please let him do it if you
don't mind, Mr.. Johnson. He's got some
funny idea in his head, and we shall see
what it is
We did. After rubbing the diamond
several times with his forefnger Gnci-
dental!y coloring my immaculate shirt
front with currant jelly, he said wonder
ingly:
why, 1t isn't sticky at ALL"
mo, Freddie, of course not" said Fer
guson, smilingly.
why should it be sticky? Diamonds
are not sticky
mo, s'pose not" said Freddie, ''but I
heard mar say that she thought it wasn't
dlmun at all, but only paste, an know
that pa ste"
But at this point Freddie was hustled
out of the room by his father, and in
few moments my heart was gladdened
by the sound of loud and dismal wells in
the distance.
L saw no more of Freddie that evening.
do not intend to dine at Ferpuson's
again at present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
GENERAL NOTES.

A VEIN of bituminous coal has been
struck at Omaha, near the Union Pacific
bridge, at depth of five hundred feet.
THE Cleveland Baseball Club was ad-
mitted to the American Association
Tuesday, Kansas City's offer of $1,000 for
the franchise and free railway service be-
tween st. Louis and Kansas City being
rejected.
DIR. SCHMIDT, cashier of the fund raised
for the defense of the Chicago anarchists
reports receipts of $16,472 and disburse-
ments of 81 400. Justus Schwab, of New
York, raised $1,885. Leonard SWEET has
been paid $500 as retainer.
THE Thanksgiving proclamation of the
governor of New Hampshire, making no
reference to the Supreme Being, is to be
boycOtted by most ministers throughout
the state, who will read from their pull
pits the proclamation by president Cleve-
land.
In the Circuit Court at st. Louis Mon
day, E. d. Coleman, of Topeka, Kan, en-
tered suit for 100000 against the Adams
Express Company for placing him under
arrest, while sick with fever, and search
ing his room on suspicion that he was the
express rObber.
AS SequeI OF a recent meetlng TO pro-
test against manual labor on Sunday,
warrants were issued Monday at st. Cath
arines, Ont, for the arrest of twenty lock-
tenders of the Welland Canal for working
and passing vessels through on Sunday.
The Government will be also petitioned
to not open the Welland Canal on
Sunday.
HERBERT NJ. HoxIE, general manager of
the Gould railway system in the south
west, died Tuesday in New York. He
was hostler of a country hotel in Iowa
at an early day, United States marshal of
that state, a contractor on the Union
Pacific, and then superintendent of the
international road in Texas. He was
nearly Frustrated by his efforts to sup
press the strike on the Missouri Pacific
| last May.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
An Expert in Chrysanthemums.
New York Sun,

Chang Yen Hoon, the Chinese minister
at Washington, and Vow Jiar Shee, his
chief secretary, visited the chrysanthe-
mum exhibition yesterday in Cosmopoli-
tan hall, Forty first street and Broadway.
They were in native costume, and we're
accompanied by Consul Lieu, of New
York city. Minister Hoon was shown
around the gorgeously colored flower show
by Secretary John Thorpe. The minister
took great interest in the Chinese varie-
ties, and he indicated that he had not
lived in the political atmosphere of Wash
ington IN vain by remarking to Secretary
Thorpe, unofficially, and through his
interpreter, Mr.. Vow Jiar Shee, that he had
not seen even in China such beautiful
varieties of chrysanthemums as he found
at the New York show
The secretary Thorpe invited Minister
Hoon to name any varieties he wanted
and they should be sent to his address in
Washington. The minister with one
finger, pointed at the varieties that pleased
him, as passed along. The names of the
the selections he made will be of value to
all lovers of the Chinese school of cnry-
santkcmums. To the modern school of
japanese chrysanthemum admirers the
list will be of no use, because Minister
HOon scorned to notice the Japanese
varieties.
The Mrs. Grover Cleveland, pure white.
The Mabel Ward, primrose.
The Princess Teck, whitish pink.
The President Lavalle, crimson.
The Empress of India, pure white.
The Prince of Wales, deep amaranth.
The Prince Alfred, deep plum color.
The Lord Wolseley, bronze.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

"Where did you find him, Dickr' 1
asked him, as he lifted the poor fellow off
his back.
"'He was within couple of rods of
the rebel llnes,' was Dicks reply, as he
crawled to his feet and stretched himself
after his long trip.
dick" said L, you are a sergeant"
OF course meant in embryo, for at that
moment there wasn't any vacancy, but
there were plenty of them within twenty
four hours.
'There was another little incident
which occurred at the Gettysburg fight"
continued the Colonel, ''and that came
directly under observation, which will
illustrate pretty we'll the stuff that was in
tho men of '61 and '62. There was an
officer in the regiment by the name of
John II. CLARK. He was lieutenant then,
and he is living at Waverly now. Twas
standing in group, of which Martin was
one, when lighted shell came ricochet-
ting across the field and stopped
almost at our feet the fuse still
burning, and burned almost down
to the she'll. The situation was
about as critical as you can imagine, and
the group began to scatter with a rapidity
that would do, credit to the activity of
each individual member. All ran but
Martin, who suddenly grasping the shell
flung it over stone wall which was near
by. 1t had scarcely touched the ground
when it exploded, but fortunately without
doing damage to any of the group, but
few of whom would probably have escap-
ed had it not been for Martins marvel
Gus presence of mind
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
FOREIGN.

AN American yesterday fired a revolver
at the governor of Aieppo, Asiatic Tur-
key, but was disarmed and arrested by the
intended victim.
LORD TEMPLEMoRE has declined the
proposition of his tenants in Donegal to
purchase their holdings under the Ash
bourne act.
The heirs of the late Baron Rothschild
are to erect public museum in Frank
fort and exhibit the richest art collection
in the world.
GENERAL KAULBARs and all the Russian
consuls in Bulgaria and Eastern Roume-
liza have withdrawn, leaving the Russian
subjects to the protection of French
officials.
The Irish Nationalist newspapers de-
nounce the decision of the government
on the question of mail service. The
Freeman says: "The so-calIed Unionist
Ministry is bent upon destroying what
remains of the Irish commerce"
A CONFERENCE of medical officers was
held at Ministry of Instruction to-day to
inquire into the case of death from alleg-
ed Asiatic cholera at Breslau. Minister
Won Gossler presided. Reports were re-
ceived showing that the victim was an
emigrant from Austrian Silesia, who had
reached Breslau in dying condition.
Orders have been issued requiring in
creased stringency in frontier examina-
tiOns,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
Patti and Bernhardt,

Nine. Patti has sung with more cele-
brated artists in her day than any other
person living, says tho New York Com.
mercial Advertiser. She is the link con-
Meeting the singers of 1916 and those of
1885. When she mode her debut in 1859
in New York Brignoli was on hand,
afterward she appeared with Albini,
Grisi, Mario, Campanin, Capoul, and
score of others WHO are equal
ly well known. If che has ever felt
any professional heartburnings and ieal-
ousies, she contrived to keep them well
hidden. Christine Nilsson, in the days
when she was studying at Paris and sing
ing in the American chapel, used to go
constantly to Nine. PATHS apartments,
and when Marie Van Zandt made her bril-
liant operate debut Mime. Patti was one of
the first to congratulate her. Patti GER
tainly has a generosity which is seldom
coupled with supremacy. Not longer ago
than Nov. G, 1889, an obscure actress in Par
is lost all she possessed of worldly goods
by fire. Patti sang for her benefit and
at the close of the performance her bene
fciary came timidly to the door of the
dressing room and asked if she might
see the person whose voice had again
furnished her with home and clothing.
Nine. Patti gave willing consent, and
tall, thin, and awkward weman entered.
She said nothing at first, but took PATHS
hand aud kissed it, 1t was but few
months later that this same red-haired
woman was astonishing all Paris at the
Theatre Francois, and her name, Sarah
Bernhard, was as well known as was that
of Adelina Patti.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
The Parrot Spoke Up.
Naw VovL Cnp

A New Jersey politician and his wife
boarded late boat from the Pennsylvania
depot, on Monday night, to come to New
York. A colored nurse followed the
couple with the politicians baby and
cage with parrot in it. The cage was
covered with white cleth, and the nurse
set it carefully on the floor of the ladies'
cabin so as not to jostle the parrot.
Just as the boat was entering the Cort-
landt street slip the nurse stopped over to
pick the cage up, and accidentally seized
and lifted up the cloth cover Instead.
"What in ARE you doing ?" screamed
the parrot, dashing PC the startled nurse.
Even the ladies in the cabin Joined in
the roar of laughter. The New Jersey
politician glared at the parrot and Gov
cred him up just as Special Agent John
B. Peck of the New York Custom House
stepped up to him.
''The bird seems to have forgotten that
he was in the ladies' cabin" Mr.. Peck
said.
II have to be very careful with that
bird" the POLITICAL replied. 81 can't
take him anywhere N public except to
the assembly chamber at Trenton He
learned to debate when he was on ship
boarir
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
FergUson's Boy.
Tid-RitS

dined with Ferguson the other day.
Ferguson has a boy named Freddie.
Freddie is boy about year of age, and
is considered very Upright" He is; he is
positively brilliant.
But if he were my boy think I could
polish HIM still more. At all events l
should try.
Freddie came to the parIor soon after
my arrival, his face shining from a re-
cent vigorous application of soap and
water, and his yellow hair plastered down
to his head so that every bump was plain
ly visible.
"You don't remember Mr.. Johnson, do
your" said his father, taking the young
cub on his knee.
'Yep," was the reply.
"What's that?" said Ferguson reproy-
ingly.
Yep" repeated the boy, with sur
prised look.
Haven't told you to always say yes
sir?"
'Yessir.''
That's better. SO you remember Mr..
John, Ell? It's nearly three years since
Freddie saw you last,n aided Ferguson,
turning to me. ''It's astonishing what a
memory the boy has. What do you re-
member about Mr.. Johnson, Freddie" he
inquired.
Il remember" replied Freddie, ingenu-
ously, "that his hair was white at the roots
and black at the ends, and mar said she
guessed he hadn't dyed this week"
This remark produced feeling of con-
straint, SO to speak, and Freddie was
banished from the parlor.
[ did not see him again until | went in
to dinner.
Ferguson asked blessing. AS soon
as he had finished Freddie burst out
with:
'sPar, what is the reason you never
do that except when we have got COM
p'ny?"
Ferguson made some facetious remark,
but I saw light in his eye which told me
there was trouble ahead for Master Fred
die.
MAR" said Freddie, don't you wish
Aunt Maria was here?"
"Why?" said his mother, with fond
smile.
"'Cause you said the other day that
you wished she and Mr.. Johnson would
meet, cause he'd be such a good catch for
her. and it was about her last chance, and
"Frederick Ferguson!' shouted Fergu-
son.
'sWhy, Freddie!' exclaimed his moth
er.
The subject was quickly changed. [
felt that it would be wise to send Freddie
away from the table, but Ferguson dared
fate, and permitted the little rascal to re-
main.
Gimme another piece of caker' said
Freddie presently.
''You have had three already" said his
mother.
81 know 1 have, and want another
piece"
~ want another piece of cake"
"What can you possibly want of more
cake?"
s'Wanter eat it, of course. What'd you
s'pose 1 wanted to do with it-put wheels
on it an use it for q wagon?"
It struck me that this would be good
time to remove Freddie and infiiot cor
poral punishment upon him, but Mrs.
Ferguson thought different. She regard
Freddie's remark as laug liable.
Its astonishing what fund of humor
that boy has got,'' she said. as she gave
him the biggest piece of cake On the
plate. 'He's always making quaint re-
marks like that. Par and [ think he'll
become great humorist."
Mr.. Johnson" said Freddie, as we rose
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
CRIME AND CRIMINALS

WHEELER, the Cleveland miser, accused
of numbering his aged wife, was admit
ed to bail yesterday in $4,000.
PETER CAREY, aged 8, who lived with
his parents at Holyoke, Mass, came home
beaten by his father that he died next
day. The affair has caused much excite
ment.
A. D. WASTE, a manufacturer of Gales
burg, Ill, and formerly book keeper for
0. L. johnson q Co., of that ciA was in
dicted Monday for embezzling $4,000
from the latter firm.
AT Harrison, n. Y, Sunday Mrs. M. S.
Robinson, the authoress, was assaulted
by robber, who made his escape after
ransacking the house. Mrs. Robinson,
who attempted to escape the ruffian by
jumping through window, was severely
cut by glass.
A swNDLER named Dodd, claiming to
be farmer in Tallapoosa county, Ala,
evaded the sheriff until patience ceased
to be virtue. The fellow was run down
by four blooehounds, and is now in soil
tary confinement in the jail at Dade-
vile.
JOHN II. CAREY, sheriff of Buchanan
county, Missouri, refuses to deliver the
jail keys to his successor, Joseph Andri
ano, until the criminal court has decided
the contested election case, it being al
legged that the sheriff elect is not citi-
zen of the United States.
The Pinkerton police agency at Chica-
go, is investigating statement that on
Monday afternoon a lad was employed
by two men on a street corner to deliver
at the residence of p. d. Armour a ten
pound package of buckwheat flour con
tain liberal mixture of strychnine and
barytes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
A Cooks Good Fortune.
,0ndan NAHy-s

correspondent sends US some partic-
ulars respecting the report which was pub
hshed few days ago that cook in the
service of 9. G. Lane, rector of Little
Gaddesden, Herts, had come into a for
tune of 100000. The lucky person is a
widow named Adcock, and she has been
with Mr.. Lane only about a year. The
statement that she has received the mon
ey Is premature, but there is no reason to
doubt that she will do so, and that prob
ably in few days. She has received as
surances that her title is undisputed. and
she has been accepted by the court of
chancery as one of the heirs. Nor has
the amount been oyerestated. The leo
acy is part of the proceeds of an estate in
London of the value, it is said, of be-
tween 100000 and e3,OOO,OOO. which
sum is to be divided among ten claimants.
The estate belonged to Mrs. Adcock's
grandfather, gentleman named Atwell,
and was originally very much larger; but
IN the lifetime of the testator some six
teen houses were given to one of the Lon
don hospitals. A singular circumstance
is connected with the recovery of this
property. Money deposited in chancery
lapses to the crown In the event of no
heirs turning up III a certain number of
years, and Is applied to the reduction of
the national debt; and In the present in
stance the claim was lodged only two
days before the expiry of tho period.
Since Mrs. Adcock received intimation of
her fortune she has left her situation,
and is at present residing in London.
Although she is is about sixty years of
age, it is SAID she has already received
thirteen offors of marriage. The rectory
has during the last few days been pooiog
ed with shoals of letters from persons
soliciting donations for all sorts of char
liable and other purposes, and as Mrs
Adcock has left Little Gaddesden, Rev.
Mr.. Lane would like it to be known that
he has nothing whatever to do with the
disposal of the money