Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02
The East.

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Gold closed in New York on the 10Th at
u1%@1n2l.
Horace Greeley's last will-the one being
contested-is dated November 9, 1872, and
was acknowledged by him, in the presence
of witnesses, on the Goth of the same month,
short time before his death. It provides
as follows:
Item /. give and bequeath all the property of
which may die possessed including lands, mort
cages, bonds notes of hand. debts, stocks, dues
and obligations to my elder daughter, Ida l..
Greeley, half to be by her used at her dis
erection in the education and support of her sister,
Gabrielle. The other molety to be her own IN
every right.
ten, ,. I give and bequeath my gold watch
usually worn by me, to my second daughter, Ga
brielle Miriam Greeley aforesaid
A large number of destitute Italian i'm
migrants have recently arrived at New York
Some OF them appeared in the streets on
the 18th, and presented a most miserable
spectacle. They were almost destitute of
clothing, and looked starved. The Italian
Consul in that city stated that all of them
had passports from their Government, and
that there were no brigands among them.
1t is announced that in his will, Edwin
Forrest leaves his entire property, even his
wardrobe and valuable library, to be used
for the foundation of Home for Disabled
Dramatic Artists.
Fifty-one shares Of the capital stock of the
New I ork Tribune Association, constituting
majority, were sofa to VIM. Orion, on the
10th The parties going out beside Mr.. Sin
clair and the representatives of the estates
of the dead proprietors, are George Ripley,
Whitelaw Reid, John Hay, Thomas n.
Rocker, Philip Fitzpatrick Patrick O'Rourke
and J. G.. Aver.
The Vermont Senate, by only one majority,
killed the bill allowing women to vote at
school district meetings.
Investigations made 90 to show that the
girls whose dead bodies were found in the
garnet Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, at New
York, were sufocated by the smoke.
In New York, on the 10th, two prominent
and wealthy lottery dealers, John Simmons
| and n. H. Duryea, got into a quarrel, and
the latter was fatally stabbed by Simmons,
dying almost instantly. The murderer was
subsequently arrested.
DR.. Edward Bayard, who was Mr.. Greeley s
| medical adviser for eleven years, believes it
was grave mistake to place Mr.. Greeley in
mad house, and that he was never crazy in
any degree, but worn out.
At meeting of the Board of Emigration
in New York on the 18th, communication
was received from Secretary Fish, stating
that the United States authorities in Italy
| bad been instructed to adopt measures to
prevent the repetition of outrages
upon emigrants. 1t now transpires
| that large number Of italian
children are purchased from their parents
and brought to this country to earn a living
for their owners by begging and stealing.
The parents are led to believe that their
children come to America as to an Ell Dora
do, where fabulous wealth awaits them.
The second trial of Edward s. Stokes for
the murder of Fisk was begun on tho 18th.
! Three jurors were obtained.
Hon. William Writ Virgin, of Portland
has been nominated by the Governor to fill
the vacancy in the Supreme Court of Maine
Resolutions condemnatory of the course
of Senator Sumner in introducing bill into
! the United States Senate to remove all in
scriptions relating to the rebellion from the
army register and National regimentsl flags
were passed by the Massachusetts, Legisla
ture on the 18th. The vote in the House
was 1o4 yeas to IS nays; in the Senate, Seas
20, nays9.
The New Hampshire State Temperance
Convention, held at Concord on the 18th
| nominated the Rev. John Blackman for Gov
ernor, and Asa s. Kendall for Railroad Com
missioner. Prohibitory resolutions were
adopted. Nominations for Congress were
made as follows: First District, Rev. A. G
Corning; Second District, j. NJ. Fletcher
Third District, A. c. Hardy.
Telegraph dispatches of the 10th an
nounce that the negotiations between the
New York Tribune Company and Vice-Presi
dent Colfax, looking to the latters editor
ship Of that paper, had failed.
The West.
1t has recently come to light that two ran
away boys from Kenosha, Wis, named
Christman and Hayes, were crushed to death
in q wrecked freight train near Peoria Ill