Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-24
Jacob Thomson has recently written let

Jacob Thompson has recently written let
ter, In reference to the story OF a deficit OF
1871 200 in his accounts as Secretary of the
Interior. He states that the defalcation was
the crime of a clerk in the Department, and
that committee, consisting exclusively of
political opponents, declared the Secretary,
twelve years ago. to be guiltless in the matter,
and that their report was unanimously ap-
proved by Congress.
recent Washington dispatch says: "Owng
to the rapid growth of the Order OF the
Patrons of Hubandry, the headquarters Of
the National Grange will soon be removed
from Georgetown to Washington, where the
Secretary's office will hereafter be located.
Since the 1st inst about 355 subordinate
Oranges have been organized, making the
total number of Oranges in operation to date
over ZOO, with an aggregate membership of
about $4,000 The order seems to be
growing most rapidly in the States of Iowa
which now has 1,75O Granges-Missouri,I ndi-
ana, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wiscon-
sin. In response to the requests from differ
ent States, several additional General Deputies
have recently been sent out by the National
Grange to organize subordinate Oranges. There
are at present State Oranges in Arkansas, Cal
ifornia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Wisconsin"
The Minnesota Republican State Conven-
ton, which met at st. Paul on the 10th, nomi-
| mated Cushman K. Davis, of st. Paul, for
Governor. The vote stood,s on the fourth
ballot: Davis, 1856; w. D. Washburn, 150
| Resolutions were adopted favoring cheap
transportation, according to the capital in
vested i'll railroads; the right Of reasonable
remuneration, but opposing unjust discriml-
nations and all arbitrary and improper use of
the growing power of railroads and other
corporations; declaring that no rights should
be vested in railroad corporations beyond
the control of future Legislatures; demand
ing pure official conduct and the punishment
of unfaithful public men; condemning the
salary and back-pay grab, and demanding the
prompt repeal of the law authorizing it.
1t is stated that the Postmaster-General is
very confident the abolition of the franking
privilege will result in very material increase
in the revenues of the postal-servce. He is
of the opinion that the increase will be so
great that the Department will become entire
~ self-sustaining.
The announcement is made that the New
York Custom officers, in their recent invcsti-
cations, have discovered such evidences of
fraud on the part of a wel-known importing
house as to compel the payment of about
$500, 900 as a penalty to the Government, and
the Imprisonment of at least one member of
the firm.
he NIL of ialy Of 1fnI Inv ha
Minnesota Republican Convention is as follows:
Governor, Cushman K. Davis, of st. Paul; Lieu
tenant Governor, Alphonso Barto, of Sank
Center; Secretary of State, S. z. Jennison,
present incumbent; Treasurer, Mons. Grinager,
of Albert Lea; Attorney Genera, George Z.
Wilson, of WinOna.
The following are the officers elected by the
National Industrial Congress: President, r.
Schlling, of Ohio, First Vice Pre- ident, n j.
Reed (cololed), of Virginia; Second Vice Pres
ident, f. Sniggs; Third Vice-President, f.
Mclaughlin, of Illinois; Secretary, S. keefe,
Of Pennsylvania; Treasurer, J. G. Keefe, of
Pennsylvania.
The preamble and one Of the resolutions
adopted by the Illinois Temperance Union,
Gently i'll session at jacksonville are as follows:
WHEREAS The manufacturers and dealers in in
toXcating liquors have organized society in this
State. and raised large fund for the purpose of
breaking down the laws of the State depressing
the evils growing out of the sale of Intoxicating
drinks, and also for the purpose of violating and
opposing all laws made for suppressing the sale Of
such drinks on the Sabbath, in order to prevent
the disturbance of the proper quiet of the Sabbath
day and depressing vice; therefore,
ReSOtrtd. That all men who favor law order
and good government in the State should, regard
less of creed, sect, nationality. unite their
influence and means in sustaining the wholesome
laws of the land.
Resolutions were also adopted thanking
Mayor Medill, of Chicago, for his enforce
ment of the Sunday laws in that city, and
rendering thanks to the Father Matthew Tenn
perance societies. composed of Irish fellow
citizens, 'for the noble stand they have taken
in favor of the enforcement of the laws of the
land, and the timely and cutting rebuke they
lately, as a body, administered to our common