Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-09-12
purchasers represented themselves as Pacific
Railway contractors.


proposed action Of the Louisville Conven.
ton. Delegates to the latter Convention were
then chosen.
At an adjourned meeting at Philadelphia,
on the 9th, of the Pennsylvania State Labor
Reform Convention, resolution was adopt
ed that committee Of five be appointed to
confer with the Louisville Democratic Con
ycntion and ask them to adopt "our' prin-
ciples, and that they be instructed to recon-
mend Charles O'Conor as our choice for
President.
At Canaan, N. H., on the 25th, the wife Of
Dr. Asa Wheat died from Chloroforln admin
istered by her husband for the purpose Of cx-
tracing teeth
The Republicans Of the Twenty-frst New
York District have renomuated by acclama-
ton, Hon. Clinton $. Merriam, for Congress.
A fire occurred in New York city on the
18th in the United States bonded warehouse
Of Charles Zust, No. s Washington street.
The loss, which falls principally on import
ers Of liquors, amounts to about $3.50, 600
The origin Of the fire is said to have been
the explosion Of a Kerosene lamp.
Hon A. G. Curtin and family arrived at
New York on the 18th, from Spain.
Henry Redmond, New York gold broker,
failed on the Goth, with liabilities stated at
81, 900 and assets at not more than half
that sum.
The New York Republican State Committee
met in New York city on the ?7th and elect
cd the following officers: Chairman, A. b.
Cornell; Secretary, j. N. Knapp; Treasurer,
Henry Clews.
A New York policeman was arrested on the
27th while committing burglary on his beat.
He confessed to seventeen burgaries com
United by him within afew months. Another
officer WIS arrested rs his accomplish,
A New York dispatch Of the 27th says a
bogus circular dated Mt headquarters OF
the National Grant Club" had been sent
from that city TO different parts of the coun-
try, requesting a remittance Of 50 from each
person to whom it is sent to John f. Hamil
ton, Secretary. There il no such club there.
A locomotive and two freight cars, laden
with whisky, were smashed and the whisky
burned on the 27th at Jersey CITY, by col,
lision with another train The loss is $l4i,
900
by smash.up which occurred on the
Reading Railroad at Philadelphia on the 9th
several cars laden with oil werJ consumed
and an engine was destroyed. Loss nearly
$3.50 600.
A Convention Of Democratic soldiers md
sailors opposed to the Plttsburg' Convention
was held in Harrisburg, Pa, on the 2sth.
After cfleeting an organization, and appoint
ing committee 10 issue an address to the
soldiers, the meeting adjourned to october !,
The New York Sum Of the 2Sth prints ia,
sinibS Of the letters OF Stanley TO Noe, ard
Of Livingstone TO Bennett, and they are
said to be wonderfully alike
The New Jersey Democratic state Conycn
tiou has been called to meet at Trenton Sep.
TENDER II.
The Massachusetts Prohhitory tonvcn
tioD, held IN Boston on the 2Sth, voted ~ to
SO againg Temperance State Ticket.
Mass Convention Of the Union soldiers
Of Maine met in Portland on the 37th.
Speeches were made aud n series Of rcsoIu
tiuns declaring in favor Of Grant and Wilson
was adopted.
The Massachusetts, Republican State Con.
ycntion met at Worcester on the 18th Hon,
I Thomas Talbot, Of Bilcrica, a new candidate,
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor.
! with this exception The oid STATE ucNeL
headed hy VIM u, Nashhufht was no,ninaF
ed, Judge T.. r. Ioar, OF Concord, and John
X. Forbes, of Milton, were nominated for
Electors al LarS'' RESOLUTIONS "cIt huoPVcu
lnuors'hS lhe PFln'lP''7 Ahu Candidates Oh
tnc htPo"llcoh Natl"ha' convention, ana
approving of the Administration OF Prcsi.
dent Grant.
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