Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-10
PERSONAL.

Hiram Powers, the distinguished American
sculptor, died at Florence, Italy, on the 9th,
after lingering illness.
The Brooklyn Eagle of the 2Sth says the
Examining Committee Of Plymouth Church
had received from F. West a specific charge
of SANDER against Henry G. Bowen. 1t was
charged he had circulated SANDERS against
Henry Ward Beecher, which are false, and hi,
CBowen's) expulsion was called for We
quote from the Eagle: An inves-
tigation is to be made immediately Mr..
Beecher is DESTROYS that the investigation
should be made at once. The matter is refer
red to the following named Dcacons and mem
bers of the Examining Committee: Elmer II
Garbut, d. Fl. Hawkins, II. B. White, Lysan-
der W. Manchester, George H. Day, Daniel W
Talnadge, r. w Ropes, j. 7, Howard, c. c.
Duncan, NJ. K Moody, r. D. Benedict, Samuel
George W. Brush, H. w. Beecher, S. B. Hali-
day, et oT7teio Four Deaconesses are members
of this Examining Committee"
President Grant father, Jesse R. Grant, died
at his home in Covington, KY, on the evening of
the 29th, of general debility, aged 70. The
President, though expected in a special train,
had not arrived at the time of his death. His
death had been hourly expected for several
days.
Another indictment has been found against
Woodruff, Clatin and Blood, under the Oh
scene act of 1873
recent Washington dispatch says it was
thought by well-inforned people of that city
that the Hon. E. r. Hoar will be appointed
Chief-Justice at the assembling of the next
Congress.
Clinton L. Merriam, of New York, has sent
his back pay to General Spinner with direc
tons to convey it into the Treasury, which
has been done.
New York journal of the Both SAYS it was
improbable that any Immediate investigation
would take place in the Beecher- Bowen Tilton
case. The Brooklyn Eagle of the same date
publishes the following card from Mr.
Beecher:
To the Editor of the Brooklyn Edote:
In long and active life in Brooklyn, it has rarely
happened that the Eagle and myself have been in
accord on questions of common concern to our fel
low citizens. am for this reason compelled to &C
knowledge the unsolicited confidence and regard
OF which the columns of the Eagle of late bear ties
timouy. W.
have just returned to the city to Learn that an.
plication has been made to Mrs. Victoria Woodruff
for f letter of mine, supposed to contain in
formation respecting certain Infamous stories
against me- / have no objection to have
the Eagle state, in any way it deems fit,
that Mrs Woodruff or any other person or per
sons who may have letters of mine in their
possession, have my cordial consent to publish
them In this connection. and at this time / will
only add that the stories and rumors which for
some time past have been circulated about me are
grossly untrue, and stamp them in general and in
particular as utterly false. Respectfully,
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
A dispatch from New Orleans says that a
duei was fought near Montgomery Station, on
the morning of the LIST, between ex-Judge
WilliaL, H. Cooley and R. B. Rhett, Jr., of
the F'eay''ne, in which Cooley was killed at
the second shot. The difficulty grew out of
an article published in the Picaytae, and the
reply from Judge Cooley, published in the
Times. Colonel Rhett was not touched.