Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-26

of the Northwestern Railway Company, vice
j. f. Tracy resigned.
Ex-Police Superintendent John A. Kennedy,
OF New York City, died on the goth.
The election officers who permitted MISS
Susan B. Anthony to vote were fined each SO,
and $50 costs.
A telegram from New Orleans says that the
General G. Il. Beauregard' who signed the
address recently issued in New Orleans is not
the ex-Confederate General but another gen
tleman bearing the same name
Horace f. Clark, President of the Union Pa
cifc Railroad, and otherwise prominently iden-
titled with the great railway interests OF inc
country, in connection with Commodore Van
derbilt, who was his father-n -law, died III New
York on the 18th, aged So. Mr. Clark was
formerly amember of Congress.
POLITICAL.
At New Orleans recently, Judge E. North
| cullum, in the Fifth District Court, rendered
| decision giving 1000 damages in the case OF
Josephine Driver against the owners OF the
steamboat Governor Allen for refusing the
plaintiff, coored woman, cabin passage ana
such accom,,I odations as were extended 10
white ladies. This is the first decision under
the State law relative to common carriers.
The Executive Committee Of the Illinois
State Farmers Association have issued the
following call for Farmers Fourth OF
July"
Equal and exact Justice to all men.-,jeterSon.
In accordance with the advice and request OF
persons in various parts OF the state; the u n
signed, Executive Committee OF the limos state
Farmers Association, would respectfully recon-
mend to the farmers of Illinois that they meet In
county or other local meetings, on the approaching
Fourth Of July. for the purpose not only Vi ouly
celebrating the anniversary OF our Nauohai IL
dependence, but also for the purpose OF c0hsla-
ering and acting upon the dangers that now threat
en- safety OF the nation and the liberty ol inc
citizens in the shape of chartered monopohes anu
corrupt conspiracies against The pubic interest
We further recommend the immediate action OF
the County Associations, County Committees,
| Farmers Clubs, Oranges, and persons otherwise
interested SO as to secure at such meetings iarge
| attendance, free discussion OF the grievances,
| and more complete and thorough organization
of the farmers of the State
| Let us give this time -honored day new lease or
life nv a demonstration that may be hereafter
| comm . norated the dawning of new era of in
| depel nee only for class, but for the
| whole people of the State and nation.
| Leaving 10 the various committees OF arrange
| ments to make out such programme for the cele-
bration of the day as may best be suited TO each
locality, we would merely suggest, instead OF the
| stercotyped Grafton upon the glorious past by
some asprant for political hOnors, that we nave
| the earnest practical common-sense talk OF the
farmers themselves upon the duties of the present.
| and the reading of the new Declaration OF lnee-
pendence, which may, however, be altered
| amended or left out, shall seem best to those
| having the matter in charge.
| w c. FLAGG, Executive
| :. Nj. SMITH. SComr;tto.
| Duncan MACKAY, J
| Attorney General Williams has recently re-
cceivcd an official telegram from New Orleans,
from Governor Kellogg, in which the latter
says: "My requisition, calling on the Presi-
dent, was fully justified, and the President S
| proclamation has had most salutary effect in
all respects. Taxes are being paid more rapid
| " than ever before in Louisiana After pro-
viding for the January and February interest,
We have over 5000 of State funds tonight
| in the hands of the fiscal agents. We
will pay the March, April, and June
coupons early in July. The injunctiols OILY
restrain the payment of the interest on five
series of bonds out of twenty five. There is
money enough to pay the interest on all the
bonds in the hands of the fiscal agents"
The total amount of back pay returned to
the United States Treasury up to June II was
| Sl92, or The number of Senators and Rep
| resentativcs who had declined to receive it was
| forty-six.
| The case Of Susan B. Anthony, indicted for
| voting in violation of law, at the last Novem-
| Der general election was tried in the United
| States Circuit Court at Canandaigua, n. Y,
on the 18th. The testimony was all taken,
and the defendants counsel addressed the
court and jury in lengthy and exhaustive ar
| gument
The committee of white and colored citizens
| 7 ~ IT
| gard is Chairman, held a meeting at New
| Orleans on the 10th, at which resolutions were
passed, favoring the unifcation of call men of
whatever race, color or religion who are citi-
zens of Louisiana, and who are willing to work
| for her prosperity" advocating ''the right of
every citizen of Louisiana, and of every citizen
| of the United States, to frequent at will all
| places of public resort, and to travel at viii
on all vehicles of public conveyance upon terms
of perfect equality with any and every other
Citizen" and pledging themselves, both by
counsel and example, ito make this right
both live and practical right" The final
resolution is as follows:
| ReSoLyed, That in view of the numerical equal
| ity between the white and colored elements of our
population. we shall advocate equal distribution
Of the offices OF trust and emolument in State,
demanding as the only condition OF our suffrage
| honesty diligence and ability. and we advocate
| this not because of the offices themselves, but
| simply another earnest and proof upon part
| that the union we desire is equal union and not
an Elusive con junction brought about for the sole
| benefit of or the other of the parties to that
| union.
| The Hon. Joseph Brooks has commenced a
suit in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County
Arkansas, against Governor Baxter for the
| office of Governor.
In the case of Susan B. Anthony, on trial at
| Canandaigua, n. Y, the e urt directed the
| jury to render verdict &C Utility. After the
verdict was rendered, the defendants counsel
| excepted to the decree and action of the Court,
and insisted that upon the construction given
to the law by the decision, there had been
only violation of State law, and that the
| United States Court had no jurisdiction.
Suit has been brought by the Attorney Gen
| cral of Arkansas in the Pulaski Circuit Court
similar to the one brought by Brooks, setting
| forth that Baxter was not elected Governor,
and asking judgment of custer against him.
| He brings the suit in the name Of the State.
| The Republican State Convention of Maine
met at Bangor on the 10Th, and nominated
Nelson Dingle, Jr., as candidate for Governor,
| The resolutions protest against granting the
public lands to canals and railroads; denounce
all CreditMobilier transactions and the salary