Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-06-02
NEWS SUMMA

A Church for Deaf Mutes is about
to be organized i'll New York.
Charles Summer has a relapse
His physicians advise him again to 60
abroad
A number Of anti-rent cases were
decided by the Supreme Court at AL
bany, on Saturday, in favor Of the land
lord.
The Bishop of New Y ork confirm
ed, IN the two weeks before and after
Easter, nearly one thousand persons IN
New York city.
-Nebraska farmers speak encour-
agingly of the prospects Of the crops,
The weather is favorable, and every
thing promises large return for their
labor.
The Kansas free State papers
strongly urge full vote on the Leav-
enworth Constitution, and the State
officers for the election of which it
provides.
The expense of the Mormon Cam
paign will not fall short Of eight or ten
millions Of dollars, and it is estimated
by some that it will reach twice that
amount
The bodies of no less than five
dead infants were found within a short
period of time in the river and lake at
Chicago all probably the victims of
infanticide,
There IS an Indian on exhibition
at Chicago screen feet secen inches
Notwithstanding So inches around
the chest, and weighing nearly quar-
ter of ton.
DR.. Caleb Hampton, of Hunting
ton township, Ross county, Ohio, who
was recently arrested on charge of
having poisoned his wife, was examin-
ed, at Chillicothe, on Saturday last,
and committed for trial.
Isaac L. Wood was convicted at
tennessee, n Y, of having killed his
brothers wife by poison; the evidence
rendered it pretty clear that he had al
so poisoned his own brother and wife.
His object was money.
Billy Bowlegs is now fairly i'll
charge of the L. S. authorities on his
way to a new location. The people of
Florida are thus relieved of the fear Of
Billy and the Florida war is probably
ut IN end.
Col Hayne, the [. S. Senator
from South Carolina, though a Bro h n
Of the great Nullitier, was himself Il
Union man, and is not now a Fire
Eater" lis appointment is not well
received by the ultraists.
A strong-armed woman at Smyrna,
Delaware, logged fellow severely on
the piazza of the hotel, for seducing
her husband to the tavern, where the
pair would indulge too freely i'll drink
She then offered her arm to her husband,
and conducted him home.
Albert Rust. q member of the 3 It'll
Congress, and whose distinguishing act
was to strike Horace Greeley on the
steps to the Capitol, has, been nominat-
cd for election to the next Congress,
from Arkansas, to succeed Edward \.
Warren, the present member.
The Washington Republic notes
the fact, that Of twenty-three Private
Bills agreed TO in the House on Friday
last, twenty-one were in favor Of South
ern parties. Almost everything from
the North was killed, the objection of
a single member being sufficient for
that purpose.
The case of Ira Stout under sen
tcnce of death at Rochester for the
murder Of Iittles, is to be carried up
on motion Of a new trial to the Gen
eral Term, and thence to the Court Of
Appeals The Rochester Union thinks
Stout will not be executed before next
spring, II at all.
Mr.. W. Cary Jones, son-in-law
of Col. Benton, is enaeavoring to make
capital for n diplomatic appointment
by procipg that the dying stateman APP
proved and endorsed the political ac-
ton Of Mr.. Buchanan. His principal
witness will be Mr. Hall Of Missouri,
who will testify an opposition to the
statement of Mr. Blair
The n. Y. Tribune says; We GER
tainiy believe that Mr.. Secretary Floyd
is 50 compromised by the sale, under
the auspices Of Fort Smelling, and the
purchase of sites for new forts at Viii
let's Point, near New York at a point
below New Bedford, Mass, at the
2nouth ofthe Kennebec, and near San
Francisco, that he ought to resign forth
with.