Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-07
NEWS SUMMARY,

Gen. J. H. Lane is a member of
the Il ,nSas Constitutional Convention
Louisiana has licensed gambling
houses, fixing the license at 100000
per annum.
The Mayor ofChicaco recommend
ed the purchase of steam fire engines
for the city, in his inaugural address.
In the seven islands of the Hawa-
ian group there are reported to be ten
Mormon Missionaries and 1892 com
municants.
The Philadelphia Press predicts
that the revival of the slave trade will
be, at the end of another year, the test
of democracy.
ALL of the s'fruit men, in and near
Cleveland, O., report the peaches kill
ed by the "opcn and shut" weather of
the past winter.
The anti-Lecomptonites Of Phila-
delphia of all parties have united upon
city ticket and expect to beat the
democratic easily
"A proposition is before both Houses
Of the Canadian Parliment to enlarge
the Welland Canal. 1t is backed up
with strong arguments.
The 'sspotted fever" which was
50 fatal in New England some forty
years ago, has again made its appear
ance in Western New Y ork.
1t is thought that the Erie Canal
will open on or about the goth Of April.
1t is supposed that the banks will be
free from frost, and settled by the 10Th.
The attendance at the daily Pray
er meeting III ST. Louis has become so
LARGE, that the use Of one of the most
capacious halls in the city has been Sc
cured.
"A court martial has been ordered
to assemble at Newport, Ky, on the
10th of April for the trial of Gen
Twigcs, for alleged contempt of the
War Department.
A great public meeting was held
at Portage City last Saturday evening,
in favor Of the bill now before the Leg
islaturc To remove the seat Of Govern
mcnt to that city.
In the Louisiana Senate, on the
18th, the House bill for the introduction
Of free negroes from Africa, to be APP
prentices for - years, was indefinitely
postponed by Il majoaity of two.
The Lawrence (Mass.) Courier
states that hundreds and perhaps thou
sands Of people are preparing to leave
that city. Those who have the means
are preparing to go to California.
Bartholomew Mason, distinguish
cl citizen Of NJ Tine, died suddenly at
HaiIoweIl, on Tuesday morning, at a
prayer meeting, Just after having con
clulel Il prayer and eNhortation.
A Washington letter writer says:
S'Thc President is almost worn down
with enxicty, and said to a man yester-
day that he felt as though he should
not live six months. He looked very
much iialel."
At Ripley, Ohio, the proprietor of
4 gambling saloon was recently CONVEX
ted, and at his request a daily prayer
meeting was organized in his room, and
it is being carried on with great ami
nation.
-IIuldah Morrison, tho wretch who
set fire to the A<htabula County, Ohio.
nirmarv, by the burning of which sew
en- persons lost their lives, plead guilty
to the indictment and was sentenced
to the Penitentiary for twenty years.
Two haloonistS attempted an aeri-
III race al NV Orleans a Sunday or
two ago. When nine hundred feet mp,
one of the balloons burst, AMI the man
cane down with tremendous force,
but luckily escaped injury.
II ,nry Ward Bnecher having said
that he does not believe in the doctrine
Of total depravitv, is advised to so to
Wa sllington and look into the ''wayS
and means resorted to by President
Buchanan ana the Slave-drivimg Sena
tors and Congressman for the forcing
of an abhorred AMI deteSted constit,,-
ton upon the free people.
."The rcviyaIiStS Of Chicago are
troubled for want OF room to accommo-
date the great numbers who are asking
the important question ''What shall |
do t. be saved ~ Among other sug-
gestionS to overcome the difficulty it is
proposed to erect a temporary struc-