Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-06-30
NEWS SUMMARY.

-Barnum has gone to Europe, after
the Lumley Opera Troupe.
Edward /. Tinkham & Co.. of
Chicago, Bankers, have resumed bust.
ness.
-Ex-President Pierce is said to be
engaged IN writing a history of the
Mexican war.
"A large company of Norwegian
emigrants passed through CHICAGO ON
the 2lst, IN teams and on foot. on their
way to Minnesota.
Moses 5. Beach, the enterprisino
proprietor ofthe n. Y. San. has in,
vented press that prints both sides of
MS paper at once.
The Newark -Adrertiser makes an
arlthmetical computation that the pro .
duce ola single fly by successive gener-
atoms In one Summer is 1850, $50.
The Tribune of the 25th saws RI
mors are current in the street that the
n. \. Central Road has reduced it's
through fare from New York to Bnfa.
10 to S.
Senator Crittenden was very en-
Enthusiastically received by the people of
Covington, Ky. on his recent return
from his Senatorial duties. Thomas
Corwln made the reception speech.
The conversion of Robert Dale
Owen, our Minister to Naples. is an.
nounced III late letters received from
him. He is son of Robert Owen
the intidel and philanthropist of Eng.
land.
The n. Y directory for this year
contains 1900 names less than it did
last year, and that the n. Y. Times
says does not Indicate the full extent Of
the decline Of the population during the
past year.
"A Mississippi paper says, that the
number OF taxable slaves in Mississippi.
Is 369, 50, an increase of 1856, of Is.
$50. 1t the average value of the slaves
Is estimated at 5000 each, the total
would be s22O,9O2 200.
The commissioner Of Patents has
decided to renew Goodyear's patent =
for vulcanized india rubber for seven
years. This Is Of great value to him.
He will realize probably a million Of
dollars proht from it during the seven
years.
There are now in progress and
near Y completed. Arrangements for
running trains between Baltimore,
Buffalo and Niagara Fails, under u time
schedule which will not consume over
sixteen hours between the points men
| toned.
The Queen Of England, we sec it
stated, is not permitted to frank let
ter, and must pay her penny, like any
OF her subjects; but our members OF
Congress vote to retain their frankinr
privileges, while other people pay their
own postage.
One thousand parrels Of flour are
contracted for in Cincinnati, to be dc.
liyered i'll September, at three d0Nurs
per barrel, by parties i'll Indiana. This
is a low figure, but shows what calcutta
lations are made on this seasons crop
and the stock held over.
The parties who were refused BIZ
Secretary Cobb authority to impc14
Africa apprentices into the 4oantry, ar
in other words to reopen the African
slave trade, are about to make another
application, in shape to avoid the OBJ
jections urged BY the Secretary.
1t is said that Walker, the Gllibus-
ter, is certainly preparing q third expc-
dltior against Nicaragua His follow
ers in the South make no secret Of the
matter, and the Administration has re-
ccived official information Of the fact
from the head quarters Of the move
ment
Gov. Richardson, nf Nebraska,
has requested the District Attorney to
proceed against certain Banks profes-
sedly doing business in that Territory.
No banks can be legally created by
Territorial Legislature, the act Of Cor
gress expressly prohibiting such ere
alton.
In November or December of next
year, the n. Y. Tribune says it WI
ANNOUNCE its preference in the matter
Of Republican candidate for the Pres
idency. This is as early the Tribune
thinks as will be profitable for any ana
bilious man to have his name brought
forward.
The Richmond, Ky, Aosscuger,
mentions a freak of nature, which IS
without parallel, in the animal king
dom. 1t is colt with but one eve
It was foaled on the farm of Mr.. Elisha
Roberts, in Madison county. The eye
is considerably larger than the usual
size and in the nj Idle of the forehead.
"A French paper states that by an
accident charcoal has been discovered
to be cure for burns. By LAYING a
piece Of cold charcoal upon the burn,
the pain subsidies immediately. By,
leaving the charcoal on one hour, the
wound is healed, as has been demon
strated on several occasions. The rem
ady is cheap and simple and certainly