Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-05

bility Of that stream, for steamboats, of the
| largest size, from its mouth to the mouth OF
| Powder River, a distance of two hundred and
| thirty five miles. With some inexpensive i'm
provements, the largest steamboats, can pene-
trate sixty or eighty miles farther.
The family of Frederick Buckley, of Jersey
City, consisting of husband, wife and two chill
dren, were recently poisoned, it is supposed,
from eating partially-cooked ham. The wife
died and Buckley was not expected to 1--we.
Two men entered the bank at Saint Gen
evieve, Mo-, on the 9th, forced the cashier TO
open the safe, took therefrom So, 500, and then
made him accompany them to the outskirts OF
| the town, where they rejoined several compan-
ions who were holding their horses, which they
mounted and rode away. A son of the Pres
ident of the bank was standing near the build
ing when the men overpowered the cashier,
| and was fired upon by the robbers and slightly
wounded.
dispatch from San Francisco, 2Sth, says:
Bogus Charley" 'Shackasty Jim," ''Hooka
JIM steamboat" and Frank after con-
ference with Gen. Davis and a ride through a
portion of the lava BEDS had been furnished
with four days rations, horses, and Springfield
rifles, and started on the trail of Capt. Jack.
The proposition was made by them to kill him
or capture him with the rest of the band. Gen
eral Davis was satisfied of their loyalty.
A SIS, 900 fire has occurred at Walden, Miss,
destroying the business portion of the town.
1t is stated in Washington special that the
Secretary of the Treasury has decided to re-
duce the outstanding legal-tenders to 1885,,
100000 by June.
The Post-ofice Department has suspended
the printing of postal cards, for the reason
that the cardboard submitted was not equal
to the contract requirements. The defects
of and delay in the issue Of postal cards
are entirely the fault of the contractors, who
had not provided facilities for their manufac-
ture.
The epizootc has made its temperance in
the East. There were seventy cases reported
in Brooklyn on the goth, two of which had
proved fatal.
Bonner's colt Startle was recently driven to
wagon over the Fleetwood Course, making
half a mile in 1:79ll-the best half mile ever
trotted to road wagon by any horse except
Dexter.
Postmaster General Creswell has examined
the Postal code, to see if it would admit of the
free transmission of newspaper exchanges and
of newspapers published within the county,
and has come to an adverse conclusion.
4 very destructive fire occurred in Boston
on the 30th ult. 1t broke out about eight
O'Clock in the morning, in the upper part of
Holly, Morse e Co.'S furniture warehouse, at
No. All Washington street, and spread with
fearful rapidity, the wind being strong from
the northwest. The west side Of Washington
street, from Avery to BoYston streets, was
nearly or quite DESTROYED, as also the east
side of Washington street, extending
from Hayward place to Essex street.
Among the buildings destroyed were
the splendid granite building of Chickering u
Son, the Globe Theater, and a number of other
handsome edifces. The fire ragged furiously
till about noon, when it was got under and
finally punched. Several military companies
who had turned out to take part in the OBJ
servances of Decoration Day, FASTENED to the
scene of the fire, and assisted the police in
keeping back the immense crowd of bystand
ers which had collected around.