Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-08-28
FOREIGN.

The health of the Emperor William is re-
ported to be precarious. A Berlin correspond
ent says his death is one of the events for
which it is well to be prepared.
a Madrid dispatch of the 18th says the In
suTsents of Cartagena had released and armed
1900 convcts.
1t was reported in Madrid on the 18th that
the French Government was secretly favoring
the operations of the Carlists in order to
strengthen the cause of the Count de Cham
borc A dispatch from Carlist sources on the
18th states that the French Government had
taken the initiatory steps towards recognizing
the Carlists as belligerents, having issued or
ders permitting the transit of arms and NUM-
lions of war between the two Custom House
lines in the south of France.
Charles Frederick August William, Duke of
Brunswick, Germany, died at Geneva, few
days ago, of apoplexy, aged SO years. By his
will he leaves the whole of his landed and per-
sonal estate to the city of Geneva.
Vienna dispatch of the 10Th says the dis
trbution of the prizes vas very tame affair,
and that there were only about 5000 persons
present Archduke Charles Louis made a
congratulatory address on the successful ter
mination of the Exposition, after which the
list of successful competitors was read
battle was fought between force of
Carlists and three columns of Spanish Repub-
hcans, on the 18th, in the open country be-
tween the towns of Berga and Caseras The
Insurgents were victorious
A cable dispatch of the 18th saws that so far
this month twenty newspapers in the French
provinces had been suppressed by the Gov
eminent.
The forward portion of passenger train
going East over the Great Western fCanada)
Railway, plunged into the Weland Canal on
the 10Th, the draw-brdge being open. Fortu-
nately no lives were lost.
Resolutions have been adopted by the Inter
national Patent Rights Congress, recently in
session in Vienna, to the effect that only the
inventor himself or his legal successors shall
obtain patent; the granting of patent can
not be refused to foreigners the duration of
patent for an invention to be for fifteen
years or for a shorter term, with the option
OF extending it to that period; the complete
publication Of patent to be obligatory the
expense of granting patent to be established
on moderate but progressive scale a speci-
tication of all patents in force must be accessi-
bile to the public.
kenealy, the leading counsel for the defense
in the trial of the Tichborne claimant, CON
Guided his address to the jury on the Dist He
commenced to speak on the 22d Of July, and
occupied the attention Of the court every day
with the exception Of the usual adjournment
from Saturday to Monday and an extra ad-
journment from the 3lst of July to the 9Th 0 f
August in consequence of the illness of a
juror.
Dispatches received at Madrid on the 21st
state that battle had taken place near Berga
between the Republicans and the Carlist in
surrectionists, in which the former were vic
torious, the Carists having ninety killed and
three hundred wounded. The siege of Berga
had been raised, and the Insurgents were in
full retreat.
The Turkish troops have captured and
Killed the Carayanny brigands, who were i'm
plieated in the brutal massacre at Marathon
The brigands made desperate resistance, but
were finally overpowered.
Prince Napoleon has been elected President
of the Council General Of Corsica, by a major
ity of thirty
Adyices which were deemed Trustworthy
were received in Madrid on the I'D to the
effect that the Carlist troops in TIT north of
Spain were discouraged and insubordinate
The Republican army, under command OF Gen
eral Sanchez Bregua, numbering II, 600 men,
had entered Bilboa The Carlist forces occu-
plying the city withdrew without offering bat
tie