Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-04-07
News from all Parts of the Ceuutrv

AAoA" All PartS OF the C6uRtrys
NEW ORR, March 2g.-Gen. Scott
issued orders on SATURDAY., constituting
new military district in Nebraska. to
be called District Of the Platte. head
quarters at Laramac. Ten counanies
4th artillery and two companies ID d.
goons, now in Kansas, are ASSIGNED :,
this district, and will march immedi,
ately. Two companies of the 2d art;1-
lery, now In knsas, are ordered 70
Fort Riley to relieve the present oarr;-
son, now under orders for Utah.
The steamer Empire Gin arrived
Yesterday from Havana, Esd inst
-Four vessels had landed 100 coolies
at Havana, having lest $50 from dis.
ease on the voyage. Havana was
healthy. Sugar had advanced some
what The British gun boat .Lasper
had captured the slave slim .4me1;o
outward bound from Havana with
5000 doubioonS on board. .-- -
Accounts from Venezuela state that
Puerto Cape was captured by the rev
oluuomsts Oh the 9th inst. On the fol.
lowing day 10000 men marched mon
Carracaces and summoned President
Moregas to surrender the executive a,1-
thority. He peremptorilv refused and
declared the city i'll state of siege
The revolution was general throughout
the country.
ST. LOUIS, March pa di>ratch
from Leavenworth of the Goth saws the
Constitutional Convention a2;Gnrnr5
from Mlnneola and met at J.aa,an-
worth on the evening of the 18th
charges OF corruption were prevalent.
Lane resigned the Presidency Of the
Convention. The people are satisfied
with this demonstration of Free State.
feeling, prefer a President not idepti-
fled with the extremists. 1t is suppos-
ed the session of the Convention wiz
be short, and that the Topeka Consti-
tuition will be adopted with some mod
lticatlons. Lane pledged himself to re-
sign before he could be elected Prcsi-
dent OF the Convention. The extrem-
lists are becoming more moderate in
their views
Six mountain men from CamD Scott
had arrived. They left the Camp On
the goth of January, on foot with pack
mules and encountered several severe
snow storms. They think the Nor
mons could easily overcome Johnson's
command if they wished. .E="
\ IN n,
correspondence says that. Mr.. Mont
gomery will introduce a bill extending
pre-emption rights to settlers ON the
half-breed reservation, borderinr the
Mississippi and lake Pipin. There are
800 settlers in the land, and there is =
conflict between them, and the spccu-
lators who have bought Indian war
rants claimed a right to locate.
Further adyices from Venezuela re-
port that the government troops have
been defeated several times, and that
some OF them have deserted to the rcy
oIutiOIists
The English and French ministers
had sent for naval forces.
st. Domingo advices of the 9Th inst.
are contradictory of previous accounts.
Boer held the Capitol. Two British
men-ot-war are lying in the harbor to
protect the lives and property of for
eigncrs.
The Washington correspondent of
the Times says there was a ca,Icus last
night Of % Anti-Lecompton democrats
who resolved to stand firmly by Grit
tenden's amendments. All the Repub-
licans had accepted that amendment.
Col: benton is still quite sick, confin-
ed to his bed.