Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14
NEWS SUMMARY

Mrs. Thtirlow Weed died at Al,
Oany on the Sd inst, after long and
severe illness. A'o
The steamer Lady E7gin is ashore
on lake Superior and it is thought will
prove total loss.
The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany has made call of $50 per share
upon the Stockholders. ~ ''
Lord Derby, the prime Minister 81
England, lost $4,000 at the Fnso,a
races. His horse, Toxophytite, came
in second. 0''ii1e
"A young lady in Paris made her
iorteth ascent in a balloon, and landed
IN the country. The rustics maltre,t.
ed her as a witch.
, TWENTY-FIVE hundred dogs have
been drowned by the Police, in New
ork, since the Dog law went into on.
GRAFTON this summer.
The Rochester Union saws there
VIII be very few peaches in Western
New York this year. The trees are
affected by kind of blight.
Mr.. darcy McGee /, endcavorinc
to form an Irish party in Canada. lie
has issued an address to the Irish Cath
0iIcs' dennnclatory of Crangeisr.
-Nichael McNamee has been CONS
united at Chicago, for trial for the will
lul murder othls wife, by kicking. beat
ing, and otherwise maltreating her.
JAS. L. Bowers, and amulatto wo.
man named Tillison, were recently
tarred and teathered in MARYLAND. On
suspicion OF assisting slaves to escape,
Two million two hundred thousand
OF the new cents were coined at the
Mint IN May, and about four hundred
thousand ofthe old ones were returned.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax has been
nominated by the Republicans of the
Ninth Indiana District, for reelection
to Congress. They was unanimous
Six prisoners confined in the Jail
OF Bloomington, Ill.,, recently escaped.
They stole horse and carriage after
getting out, and naturally went to parts
unknown
t. Z. Blair in recent speech be-
fore his constituents in St. Louis, avow"
ed himself an emancipationist, and that
he would labor to relieve Mis- souri, OF
the evils Of Slavery.
The St. Louis evening Meas saws.
eve learn that sickness is rapidly on
the increase in the city. We fear the
flood will leave us legacy Of sorrow
by the mortality it will engender."
The amount of money accruing to
the state from the issuing Of tavern
licences in Philadelphia toots up the
snug little sum of a little over $lO7 900.
being $4,000 more than the sum paid
last year.
"A solar eclipse will take place in
September next, which is exciting some
attention IN the scientific world. The
coasts Of Brazil and South America are
decided to be the best points for OBJ
servatIon.
AT her Maiesty's last state ball.
the Marquis Of W estminster, the rich,
est man III England, wore four splen-
did jewels, among which vas the famou,
diamond valued at 100000, ($I5O,oOo)
in the hilt OF his sword.
The Satanic of New York advises
Louis Napoleon to send out his fleet
and recapture st. Domingo and add it
to France as slave territory America,
it says, will consent to it, provided
France will help us to acquire Cuba
from Spain.
The Albany Evening Journal,
which sued out an injunction restrals-
ing the 11yus and Atlos from acting
as the State paper under an appoint
ment by the State officers, has been sus-
tanned by the Court, which declares the
Journal to be the State paper.
Lieut.. Gov. Barry Of Michigan h;
a pleasant little habit when he want:
to ride Of mounting the first horse he
finds tied to post, and going his way.
The other day at the end of his excur
sions he found himself arrested for
horse stealing, and required some in
genulty to get clear.
"A suit for SANDER has been COM
menced IN New Orleans, in which
Pierre Soule Is counsel for plaintiff, who
lays her dam"ges at 100000. It is
alleged, that the defendants circulated
reports to the effect that plaintiff had
been instrumental IN causing the dcatl,
Of a son by poison. Evidence is to be
adduced proving the falslty Of the SLAM
derous charges.
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