Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-09
Personal and General News.
FOREIGN.

According to a dispatch from Matamoras,
Mexico, an armed party of United States sol
diers had crossed the river from Texas, about
forty miles above that place, and prepare
tions had been made to repel the invasion and
give the invaders warm reception.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica, of the
2Sth, says the British steam sloop Niobe had
arrived from Honduras, bringing the follow
ing intelligence: General Estraba's troops,
after assassinating a detachment of Palacio'S
force which was under flag Of truce, APP
preached the fort, sacked Omoa, imprisoned
all the British subjects, Quilted the consulates
of America, England, Spain and Portu-
gal, tore the American flag to pieces,
and sacked the merchants warehouses and
safes, leaving them perfect wrecks. The
Niobe soon after arrived and demanded a sur
render of the imprisoned foreigners and an
explanation for the outrage. The authorities
were obstinate, and refused TO accede to the
demands of the commander of the Niobe.
when a bombardment followed until flag of
truce was hoisted. The prisoners were then
surrendered and compensation was guaran-
teed.
A special dispatch from Madrid, of the 2Sth,
says that the efforts of foreign consuls to pre-
vent the commandment of Alicante by the in
surgent men of-War had failed The bonn
bardment had opened at five O'Clock on the
morning of the 27th, and 500 projectiles, some
of which were filled with petroleum, had been
thrown into the city. There was much dam
age, and several edifices were in ruins. A
vigorous fire had been returned from the forts
and batteries on shore, with effect, for at the
end of seven hours the rebel iron-clads had
slipped their cables and withdrawn in a dam
aged condition.
A Paris special of the 2Sth states that ex-
President Theirs had accepted the leadership
of the party of the left.
A Berlin dispatch of the 2Sth announces the
death of Louise Muhlbach, the celebrated Ger
man novelist.
According to a London dispatch of the goth
on that day e63S, 900 of bullion had been with
drawn from The Bank of England. The Direc-
tors had, in consequence, advanced the rate OF
discount to per cent. The election for Lord
Mayor of London had resulted in the choice of
Alderman Lusk.
Madrid advices of the goth say it is thought
that the failure of the Insurgents to cap
ture Alicante would cause the speedy sur
render of Cartagena, thus ending the Intransi-
genie Instruction. The Carlists had met with
a series of damaging reverses in the North,
and discomfort and decentralization pervaded
their ranks.
A Paris dispatch of the 29th says that Pere
Hyacinth had abandoned his clerical garb.
London dispatches of the 3Oth say that the
cholera had made its appearance on board a
ship arriving at Liverpool.
A Madrid telegram of the Both says that
the total casualties resulting from the bonn
bardment of Alicante had been only eleven
killed and thirty wounded. The Army of the
North had been reinforced with 5000 men,
Don Carlos, as King of Spain, had issued
postage stamps bearing his likeness.
A London dispatch Of the 1st says that the
death of Sir Edwin Landseer. the celebrated
painter, had just been announced.
A Dresden telegram says the King of Sax
Ony was seriously ill.,
A Madrid dispatch of the LIST says dissen-
sions in the ranks of the Carlists were increas
ing. The leaders, Dorregarry, Roda. and
Lnzaraga had left their commands and arrived
at Bayonne. Hundreds of deserters from
Cartagena were coming into the lines They
represent that decentralization and insubordi
nation within the city had increased. A ma
jority of the Insurgents wished to surrender.
but were over-awed by liberated convicts and
the more desperate portion of the volunteers.
The news of the failure of the fleet at Alicante
had caused panic in the city.
A Paris dispatch of the Sd says the city On
that day had been full of exciting and con-
flicting rumors, looking to the speedy estab-
lshment of the monarchy Count de Cham
bord would issue a manifesto shortly.
Advices from Rome, Italy, of the Sd say
that the Pope, on the preceding day, in an ad-
dress to delegation, had used the following
language: Confusion had entered the enemy's
camp. They strive to induce me to leave
Rome but | never will"
a special telegram to a New York paper. of
the 3d. says that Central Asia had become
in an extensively disturbed condition. A
civil war had been raging in Khokan
against the ruler. The Turcomans of
the desert around Khiva were obstinately
fighting the Russians the Afghans were
fighting the Persians, and Yakoub Bey was
fighting the Chinese in the extreme limit of
that Empire. Bokhara seemed to be the