Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-23
DOMESTIC.

By the recent breaking up Of the ice in the
Ohio River and its tributaries, several
steamers and barges were sunk and other
damage was done to river property.
Louisiana has notified her agents in New
York that the payment of interest on the
State bonds is discontinued for the present,
in consequence of delay in collecting the
taxes.
D. Jones, jewelerfof New Orleans, was
recently drugged and robbed of goo
worth of jewelry and money.
The President in a recent conversation on,
the subject of the Hawaiian Island affairs
said that in view of the recent publications
concerning them, it was proper that all facts
should be known, and which are briefly as
follows: This Government had sent a
United States vessel to the Hawaiian Islands
to bring the King to San Francisco, he hay
ing ssed a desire to travel through the
country, and thence go to Europe for the
benefit of his health. About the time the
vessel arrived at Honolulu the King died.
This intelligence having been received by
our Government, the commander of the
Pacific squadron was instructed to send a
vessel to the islands in addition to the one
already there, simply to protect the rights
of American citizens in case of emergency,
and to see that other nations should take
no undue advantages under the new govern
ment General Schofeld sailed on this YES
sci merely for the benefit of his health.
An earthquake shock was felt in Central
Ohio on the night of the 4th. at Columbus
and at Daytonit caused the dishes and the
furniture Of the houses to dance, and made a
~ not nf or mt
thunder.
A horrible affair occurred at Wedona,
Iowa. few nights ago. A party of young
men got drunk and tied one of their number
on the back of a horse, Mazeppa- like, and
galloped him all through the village. He
was finally taken off, rolled up in bed
quilt. and left in an unconscious state at the
house of Mr.. Lochard. In the morning he
was dead His name was Carrot
Dorland, and he was only seventeen years
of age.
The town of Carlisle, KY, on the Mays
Vile 4 Lexington Railroad, was nearly de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 4th. Loss
about $4,000.
In Chicago, on the evening Of the 9th, a
Swede named Lars Gustave Larson and a
boy companion were passing along the
streets, when a gang of young roughs as
sailed them and made an attack upon the
boy. Larson interfered in his behalf, when
he was set upon by the gang, and in the
scuttIe that ensued, was stabbed to the heart
and almost instantly expired. A boy aged
about fourteen, named James Dwycr, has
been arrested, and has confessed to having
done the stabbing.
The Hannibal Il st. Jo Railroad Company
ordered the pay of the employees reduced
ten per cent. on the 1st instant. On the
9th, all the men except the locomotive engi
neers struck and locked up the switches.
a letter received in Washington on the
Sth from General Crook announces that he
was prosecuting most vigorous warfare
against those Indians in Arizona who refuse
to go upon their reservation.
A Mr.. Kidd, a wine merchant of New
York City, was recently caught in the act OF
laying trains of fuse from his premises to
three adjoining buildings, whereby they
could be set on fire. He was arrested, and
his Office boy testified to seeing him making
the fuses.
The total State debt of Maryland is s1O,-
911,67s, and the reduction during the past
year was $4,000, 900.