Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-02
A Destructive Fire in q Nevada
Silver Mine.
Personal and General Intelligence.
FOREIGN.

A telegram from Madrid, of the 21st, an
nounces that the Cortes had adjourned
on the evening of that day. Mala-
ga had been occupied by the
Government forces under General Pavia. 1t
was reported that General Pieltain, Captain
General of Cuba, had been recalled. The
crew of the yacht Deerhound, captured by
Spanish cruiser after landing cargo of arms
for the Carlists, had been released. The end
of the Cartagena instruction was approaching.
Paris dispatch of the 21st says that DR..
Nelaton, the distinguished French scientist,
had died at midnight on the preceding day.
A dispatch from Toronto, Canada, says that,
II. J. Morse s. Co, bankers and brokers of
that city, had suspended in consequence of
the failure of Jay Cooke & Co.
Madrid dispatch of the 22d says the entire
British fleet in Spanish waters had collected in
the harbor of Alicante, which city was threat
ened with bombardment by the insurgent
iron-clads. The British Admiral, supported
by all the foreign Consuls, had demanded
postponement of hostilites for four days. 1t
was reported that the situation of the Carlists
in the north of Spain had become precarous,
and assertions were numerous. Demoraliza-
tlOH dDOuuutu ON every Idlu. buTlDaIUl ndu
offered his sword to the service of Spain, but
this had been declined with thanks. A proc
lamation had been made by the President slls-
pending constitutional guarantees, establish
ng vigorous censorship over the press, and
prohibiting the carrying of arms by civilians
London dispatches of the 22d say that on
the preceding day a desperate conflict had
taken place in Bury st. Edmunds, between a
mob of Irishmen and body of policemen
The officers were compelled to use their clubs
vigorously, and did not succeed in dispensing
the rioters until many of them had received
severe injuries. renewal of the disturbance
was unprecedented. During the progress of the
rioting several houses were attacked and
sacked.
A telegram from Gibraltar of the 23d
says a terrible explosion had occurred on
the steamer Broombaugh when she was at
sea 100 miles off that port Four persons
were instantly killed and many so seriously
scalded that it was feared they could not re-
cover.
Advices from San Domingo, of a late date,
were to the effect that the revolution against
the Government of President Baez had as
sumed alarming proportions, and that there
was every prospect OF It's speedy success.
The towns of Monte Christi and Guayabin
were in possession of the revolutionists, who
were in close proximity to Porto Plata
A London telegram of the 23d says that JAY
Cooke, McCulloch d Co., of that city, had
thrown out the drafts of Jay Cooke IL Co.
that had come to hand since the suspension of
the latter firm.
a London dispatch of the oath says the
house of Clews, Habrecht & Co. had decided
to suspend.
A fire broke out in the Athenaum, at Man.
chester, England, on the oath, which had de-
stroyed 10000 volumes before it was extin-
guished.
A London dispatch of the 25th says that
91S5, 900 in bullion had been shipped to New
York on that day. In consequence of the
outflow of specie, the Bank of England had
advanced its rates of discount to four per
cent.