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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

COUNTY SEAT OF ADAMS Goa bill
passed the Legislature and become a
law, providing for referring the ques-
ton of the removal Of the county seat
Of Adams county, from Quincy to
Friendship, to the people of the county
at the annual election next fall. We
believe it is generally thought that the
majority Of the voters will favor the
move. Friendship is new town, on
the little Roch Cree, nearly central
Of the county, has a good mill, about
dozen or fifteen houses; intelligent
and industrious inhabitants, and pros
pect Of good growth if it gets the
county seat.-Hihboura city Mirror.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
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MORE SECRET Soc1Er1Es.-TheD Dem
ocrats of New York City, have a Sc
cret organization connected with the
Tammany Hall, called 'sForesters," and
the n. Y. Tribune gives long and
somewhat minute description of for
midable new secret political organiza-
ton there somewhat resembling the old
Know Nothing party, called the Young
Mems American General Committee,
composed of active and influential men,
already numbering many thousand
names. The Tribune says: the object
of their organization is entirely politi-
cal, and calculated to operate largely
in the next Presidential election. 1t
is understood that the organization is
not limited to the City Of New York,
but extends quite generally over the
country
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
The Death Bed Of Benton.
WASHINGTON, April 6.

Washington, April 6.
Col. Benton is dying. His disease,
cancer of the bowels, made such pro-
gress that he cannot survive much long
err He suffers extreme pain, and is
exhausted almost to the last degree of
physical prostration. But his mind is
as clear and powerful as ever, and the
high resolute, Roman spirit of the old
statesman, struggles with indomitable
energy and fortitude against sickness
and weakness and the awful presence
OF the king of terrors. He died in har-
ness, working to the last for his coun-
try and mankind. An old and intimate
friend from Missouri called upon him
this morning. Benton was in bed,
scarcely able to moveAand or foot, and
not able to speak much above a whis-
per. But he was hard at work, closing
up his Abrid cement of the Debates of
Congress, which he has brought down
to 1850, to the passage of the Compro-
mise measures. He was debating the
closing chapter of the work. His
daughter, Mrs. Jones, sitting beside the
bed, received it, sentence by sentence,
whispered In her ear and repeated it
aloud to her husband, who wrote it
down. 1t was then read oven to Col.
Benton, and received his corrections.
made with as much particularly as if
it were the maiden work Of some Young
author.
Resting few minutes fromhis task,
Col. Benton entered into conversation
with his Missouri friend He told him
that in reviewing the events ofls5O, he
was glad to find that the animosities of
the past had died out in his heart, and
he was not only ready but eager to do
justice to his former rivals md oppo-
nents. He spoke with much feeling of
Mr.. Clay, to whose merits and services
he had awarded the highest praise in
what he was writing about the Com
promise period of 1850. He dwelt par
ticularly on the service, the great ser
vice, Mr.. Clay had rendered to the Re-
public at that time by battling and put
ting down the traitorous secessionists OF
the South, who we're seeking to destroy
the Union, and plunge the country in
to civil war for their own selfish and
ambitious purposes.
The inspiration Of this theme fired
the languid blood terminated for mo.
ment the failing frame Of the dying pa.
triot. In energetic whispers, he told
his visitor that the same men who had
sought to destroy the Republic in 1850
were at the bottom of this accursed LIE.
compton business. Among the great.
est Of his consultations in dying was the
consciousness that the House of Repre-.
sentativcs had baf1ied these reasonable
schemers, and put the heels of the PEG
pie on the necks of the traitors. Few
events in our history, had given 50 much
satisfaction as the defeat of Lecompton
He warmly praised the intrepid and in
corruptible Douglas Democrats, who
had resisted the power and the wiles
of q corrupt administration.
In taking leave of his friend, Col.
Benton said that, although there was
much in his life he regretted, he could
honestly feel proud on his death bed of
his devotion to his country, in whose
service he had never been faithless OF
negligent Correspondence of the ~
Y. Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
W aShinCtOn. ADril "a

The Senate, by yeas 80, NAYS p. yo-
ted to insist on the disagreement ofthe
OF the House on the Kansas bill. and to
appoint committee Of conference
MesSrs. Green, Hunter and Seward
We're appointed said committee.
The accompanies firmly calculate
on joint arrangement to admit Kan
sas under the I.ecompton Constitution.
If not in the precise words of the Sen
ate bill, with such notifications as will
not sacrifice the principle of that meas
ure
The President had determined to
take the volunteer regiments from the
Western States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

- 4 bill has been introduced in
the Senate by Senator Hanchett, pro
viding for the increase of rates for legal
advertising. The press throughout the
State will be greatly obliged to Mr..
Hanchett for this attention to their long
neglected interests. They should in
form their representatives of the ride
lousy low prices now fixed, and marx
he man who will seek to do them in
tstice By opposing the bill. Let the
ress speak It word in behalf Of their
,rhts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

Gov. WISE AN EMASCIPATIoNIsT.-

Gov. WISE AN EMASc1PATIoN1sT.-
1t is stated by the Washington cores
pendent Of the New York Times, that
the opposition Of Gov. Wise, of Virgin
Ia, to the Lecompton swindle, is attrib-
utable to the fact that he has within
the last year become a proselyte to the
Emancipation movement, which has for
some time past been rapidly gaining
friends and advocates in the northern
line of Slave States. It is stated that
Gov. Wise is a strong supporter and
advocate of Eli Thayer's white labor
colonization scheme, which he regards
as the only hope for the "Old Domin-
iOn."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
5000

A COOP SUGGEsT1oN.-The n. Y.
Post suggests that Jones, of Iowa, the
"Senatorial dummy" who voted for the
Nebraska bill in 1854, and has lately
voted for Lecompton, being of too lit
tie mental capacity for any public sta
ton, should, on retirement to private
life, receive from the Secretary Of War,
Hsome beef or corn contract for the
Utah army
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

THE CELEsTIALs TO BE STARVED
Our.-The plan of the English expedi-
ton il China, which has left Canton
for the Yellow Sea, is said to be to
starve the celestial Emperor into a rea-
sonable state of mind They propose
to blockade the town of Tieu-Sing,
where Pekin gets her supplies of food,
and it is calculated that the city must
be reduced to q state of famine in a
short time, the Chinese government
never having more than three months
supply Of food in the capital at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
New DIRK, April -.

Il.
The steamship Star Of the Vest, with
sl,250,O00 in specie, including Wells.
Fargo & Co., $4,000; also 1l3 passen
gers and California mails ofMarch 22d
left Aspinwall on the eve of April 4th.
The Q. S. sloop-of-war Jamestown
left the same port the day previous fol
San Juan, connected with the Sonora,
which brought down to Panama near
ly Sl,7OO,0OO in specie.
Anti-Lecompton Democratic meet
ings, had been held at various places.
at which Douglas was fully endorsed.
The California "Chronicle'' saws
that out Of sixty papers in the State.
only 5 support the President on the Lee
compton issue. Mr. McCorkle. ex-
member of Congress, and other lead
ing Democrats, are in favor of the DO
sition Of Douglas and Walker.
The supreme court had rendered q
decision adverse to F'remont's claim
to gold taken from Mariposa lands.
The Panama Herald contains a card
signed by nearly 500 Storage passen-
gers, who arrived at Aspinwall on the
opposition Northern Light, but finding
no connecting boat at Panama had been
left at that place in the greatest dis
tress for want offood or shelter Their
wants have been relieved by the Pacif.
ic Mail steamship Co.
The Californian news is unimpor-
tant.
The California Senate passed the res
olutions previously adopted bv the As
sembly, in favor Of Lecompton. The
Senate refused to provide for . Con
stltutlonal Convention. The Assembly
had passed bill to provide for fund
ing the floating debt of San Francis
co.
a large number ofcattle had been
drowned on the upper Sacramento.
by the high water succeeding heavy
rains.
News had reached Panama that the
treaty between the United States and
New Granada, had been ratified at Bo-
lista.
Lieut.. Allen, who was reported to
= =. i -, - - 'ii0 ''io", mad arrived az
Portland, Oregon, with only one atten-
dant, all the rest Of his party having
abandoned him.
April l4'-Speaker Orr pledged him
self in case the opposition consent to
committee, to appoint Messrs. Steph-
ems, Montgomery and some leading re-
publican. 1t has transDired that the
Anti-Lecompton democrats held eau
Gus last week and decided to vote for
4 committee of conference if asked for
by the Senate, but against the House
asking for one.
Gen. Cass' note to Lord Napier rela-
tive to the slave trade will be comlnu-
llcated to the Senate tomorrow,
" ednesday, as an executive document |
ne Generai communicates to the Brit |
sh Minister the views of our Govern
nent atiength, commenting with sever
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

sB@ We copy the following from the
Wausau Wisconsin, as an illustration
of the enterprise of business men in
this Pinery:
f. A Hoffman's new store in this vii
lage has been constructed and put in
operation in an unusually short space of
time, for any season Of the year. 1t is
~ feet long by "a feet wide-with 25
feet posts, and basement the size Of the
whole building. The average thick
ness of timber is twelve inches. About
1900 feet Of square timber, and from
$4,000 to 10000 feet Of lumber (board
measure) have been used in its con-
struction. The cellar or basement was
commenced to be dug On the fourth
day Of February last, and was finished
on the 25th of the same month, on
which day the carpenter work was
commenced, and the inside work fin
ished ready for the shelves on the 18th
day of March. Since that time the
shelves have been finished, the goods
removed in, the tin shop in the second
story put in full operation, so that from
the time of commencement only nine
weeks have elapsed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

The editor Of the Reporter has been
presented with two cabbage heads. No
marked Improvement visible, however,
in the editorial department of the pa
per as yet.-lMudison Journal
The Dutch schoolmaster Of the Jour-
nal can appreciate no inspiration save
that which comes from lager and sour
krout
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
Town Superintendent.

PLovER HERALD SUsPENDED.-We
are panied to announce that the publ
cation of the Plover Herald is suspen-
ded. When Judge Alban started the
enterprise, he did so with the view OF
selling to some practical printer, and
not with an anticipation Of making
money by it. His practice as a lawyer
has been abridged by the newspaper
connection, and he has at last resolved
to suspend until he can sell to some
printer. We know that some printers
could make the concern pay; and we
would recommend to any industrious.
temperate printer the propriety Of buy.
inc it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
News from all Parts of the Country
St. Louis. ADril u.

st. Louis, April r.
Col. St. Train arrived here yester-
day, from Santa Fe, in advance of the
mails. He reports that Capt Marcy
left the camp ground forty miles from
Fort Union, the 18th of March. He
had about l 200 animals, mostly mules.
There was an abundant supply of for
age, and plenty provisions for the men.
He had $50 regular troops, and the
same number Of mountaneers and herd
men with him, and expressed his en-
tire confidence in being able to reach
Camp Scott without difficulty. He in
tended to travel slowly, so as 10 keep
the animals i'll good condition, but ex-
pected to join Johnston before the Ist
of May.
An express from Fort Leavenworth.
with orders to Gen. Garland to furnish
money and 4 strong escort, met on
the 10th, sixty miles east of Santa Fe.
a large number of Indians, all of whom
expressed their desires for peace
with the Americans.
The grass was growing rapidly.
The Republican learns that on the
9th of March, hurricane passed over
Bentonville, Ark, blowing down near
ly every house in town, killing twenty
five persons, and wounding a great
number.
A pril l3.-The Leavenworth CORES
pondence of the Republican says Ma
jors Russell and Waddel have received
orders to start 10 trains of Is wagons
each; these trains take upward of 3 900
transfers, eleven thousands mules.
a Company Of Sappers and Miners
fiom Westpoint reached the fort. The
entire force at the fort on the 9th, con-
sisted Of II companies Of artillery, 8 of
infantry, 2 of dragons. Horses and
mules were arriving rapidly, 2O6 team
sters are reported ready for service.
Hofman's command passed Fort
kearny and was rapidly pushing on
ward.
A movement Of the troops to the lake
ports in the district of Platte, to guard
the route, will take place in a few
days.
The same correspondent says let
ter was in circulation for signatures,
assuring Calhoun that safety against
personal violence, in case he shall re-
turn and reopen a Surveyor General s
Ofice-Mayor Adams is among the
signcrs.
The free State Central Committee
have issued a call for delegate Con
ventlon to nominate officers under the
Leavenworth Constitution, to be held
at Topeka, on the 25th inst, when the
sense Of the people will be taken as tc
who shall be United States Senators.
The Convention is to consist of loo
delegates apportioned among the Coun
ties on the basis Of 81 900 to the State
April 1.-THE remains of Col. Ben
ton arrived at o'clock, and were es
corted to his residence by the military
and a large concourse of citizens.
The lower Mississippi is now higher
in some places than ever before known,
occasioned by succession of floods,
now coming from the upper rivers
! The Mississippi is rising from St. Paul
down. The Missouri and Illinois are
both high and rising; all their tributa-
ries are at flood height. The high wa
ters is occasioned by heavy rains
throughout the whole Western and
North-W estern country, and not the
usual spring mountains rise; should
that follow before the present flood sub
sides, the whole lower country will
doubtless be inundated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
New E. R. Route.-Great Change in
the Commercial Interests Of the
mississippi Valley.

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" account u INC ln'Practlcaolll'y
u = el-''Ii"S 9'"''S anu supplies from
''le 'I'9S'STLpl' towns 0y any OF the
Pfesell' eS'"ol'Shed INES OF tfahSporta-
ton the manufacturers OF lumber are
eon'pelied 10 require caSh Tor their lum-
per- II of'er 20 meet tilelf engagements
ana o''E tilef goods ana supplies either
at milwaukee,, chicago or New DIX
houses, ana prlhclPaliy New York;
Wileh mas created vast ana constant
dram OF the money That IN reality and
OF right ought to belong to the valley
o. me mississippi ana central Nlscon-
son 70 New l ork, ana there to be lock-
ca Up II vaults; thereby giving those
" all street SlarperS (WhO are but little
less than gamblers and robbers OF west
ern lhterest7,) the power to put the II
nanclil screws TO the times whenever 1t
IS eEpedient Tor them to do so.
Now, II Railroad can be built on
either or the proposed routes, 1t VIII
form transportation line from St Lou
IS ana all way towns on the Mississippi
River, dlrect to the fnery; thereby
enabling our lumbermen to sell for part
cash, and the balance IN short paper,
goods or produce, and close up their
business at one trip, and save all costs
OF collections, as is now the CUSTOM
Short paper drawn on good and respon-
sible firms, would meet with ready ex-
change for either goods or produce in
any OF the towns 1t is made, which
would render 1t equivalent to cash to
the manufacturer. The majority OF all
the lumbermanutactured IN the Central
Wisconsin Emery, probably goes to the
st. Louis market, which is nearly or
quite as good a market to purchase
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

- The Conservator says that the
family of J. G. Lloyd, of Neenah, were
poisoned by eating rid pas's,aips, on
Tuesday last. A little son died in con-
sequence, but by timely remedies the
wife and daughter were saved, and are
now considered out of danger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

CALHOUN READ OUT.-The Rich
mond South has read Lecompton Cal
houn out of the Democratic party, for
agreeing to give the certificates of cleo
ton to the Free State men. We Won
der where Calhoun viii go?-there
certainly is no other party that will have
him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21
Our GovERNoR.-In this tlav. when J

Our GovERNoR.-In this day, when
the rule seems to have become pretty
general that the higher the position the
more corruption, we cannot but speak
a few words in praise of Governor Ran
dali.
Whatever Of abuse, ridicule and bit
terness the opposition may have hurled
at Mr.. Randall, one thing is certain
his independent, fearless course since
his official duties began, has efectually
closed their mouths, and they are will
ing to admit with US, that Gov. Ran
dali comes nearer to what is right than
any of his predecessors. His message,
admitted by all to be the ablest docu-
ment of the kind ever delivered from
the Capitol of this State), told of pol
icy, which, so far as he has been able
to execute and control, has been faith
fully carried out Most of all do we
admire him for the determined, manly
spirit of independence he has shown in
not letting ''cliques' rule his actions, or
control his decisions. And we cannot
withhold our admiration of his success,
as we view his impartial, faithful and
honest course, calculated, as it is, not
only to do great credit to himself, but
prove of incalculable benefit to our
State. Much was expected from Mr.
Randall by his friends, and most truly
has he answered them. Happy is Wis
consin in her present Governor-Ro-
cine 1drOcate.
The Aarocote speaks the general
sentiment of the press and people of
Wisconsin in this just praise of Gov.
RANDALL. Our State has never vet
had an Executive who gave such gen
eral satisfaction, or who so entirely en-
joyed the confidence of men of all po-
litical parties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

- 1t is said that an effort is being
ade in Wall street to induce Gov.
ing to grant pardon to Charles B.
huntingdon, the forger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

THE LA CROSSE RoAD-ANoTHER
CHANGE IN THE Observation-Disclosures
Clark has resigned his place as Presi-
dent to the La Crosse Company. and
n. p. Stanton has been elected in his
stead. Mr.. Clark says, as the cause Of
his resignation, that a due "attention
to my private affairs, renders it quite
impossible for me to give proper atten-
ton to the concerns of the Company
He thinks his connection with the man.
agcment has not been wholly unproduc-
tive Of results favorable to the interests
Of the stockholders, and congratulates
the company that the completion of the
road to La Crosse is placed beyond q
reasonable contingency.
E. H. Goodrich has also resigned his
place as a Director, and Jacob Fl.
Shear Of Albany, elected in his place.
A. G. Garrison Of the Market Bank,
Troy, has been elected to the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation Of Byron
Kilbourn. The New York Express,
from which the above is obtained, adds:
''No official notice has been given
the company of the change Of time in
holding the annual election. A meet
ing of stockholders will be held at AL
bany in few days, which will be adj
journed at New FORK, to consult with
stock and stockholders here, and agree
upon ticket for the deferred election,
should the company receive notice OF
any change in the day, and agree upon
the names of parties to whom proxies
shall be sent. With good manage
ment, such as the present Board arc
capable Of securing to the road, there
will remain a profit for the Stock
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

FULFnMENT OF PRoPHECY.-Old
Buck prophecied that he would put the
Lecompton swindle through Congress,
IN sixty days, or ssbust.'' The sixty
days are up-Lecompton is hoored-
and old Buck is busted!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

Town ELECTIoN.-We would be
pleased to receive the result in all our
town. The following are the new Off
GERS in Saratoga:
Supervisors-J. c. Pattee, Chm, J.
Darling and Thos. Law.
Clerl-John Martin.
Treasurer-J. r. Pattee.
AssesSor-N. G.. Abbott.
Justices-John Ensign and n. Tenn
pie
Superintendent. c. Pattee.
Constables-W. NJ. Hodgkinson and
Thos. Law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

20 Leroy Sunderland, once Meth
odist minister, is lecturing on the phi
losophy of revivals in Boston. He at
tributes them to mcsmcric Influences.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

No JoKE.-Gov. Weller, of Califor-
ia, has recommended the appointment
f a night watch to guard the State
'reasury ,chiIe the Legislature IS IN
ssion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

- All the mills in this section have
sumed. Much lumber remains in the
Gods, to be RATED next season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

~ The Circuit Court will COM
ence a session in this village on Mon
X next.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-21

a. The New Orleans Crescent
thinks Missouri will become a free
State in ten years.