Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-27
PERSONAL.

In recent examination for promotions in
the Internal Revenue Bureau, at Washing
ton, under the civil service rules, one lady
secured a fourthclass clerkship of $500,
and another third-class clerkship of 81, 600,
while of ten other persons appointed to
second class clerkships, 81 400, six are
women.
The new Railway and Warehouse Com
missioners.of Illinois are Fl. D. Cooke, of
Mclean County; D. a. Brown, Of Sangamon;
J. NJ. Pierson, Of Madison
George Francis Train has been pronounced
insane by DR.. William A. Hammond, New
York physician.
Pardons have been issued by the President
to John G. Robinson, of South Carolina, and
William G. Dupries, of North Carolina, both
convicted of Ku-Klux crimes, and sentenced
to two years Imprisonment in the Albany
Penitentiary. The former had served six,
the latter eighteen months of their terms.
The Committed of the New York Typo
graphical Union No. 6 having in charge the
enterprise to erect life size statue of Hor
ace Greeley, cast in type-metal, are actively
engaged in perfecting the arrangements for
the completion of the statue. Donations Of
type metal should be directed to president
of New York Typographical Union No. 6,
care Of John G. Lightbody, No. "A Beekman
street." Donations of money should be sent
to "President New York Typographical
Union No. 6, No. % Duane street, New York
City" The names of all donors will be en-
tered on the Roll of Honor, to be open for
inspection at the Society's rooms, No. 90
Duane street.
The President On the 18th reHominated all
the old Cabinet officers, except the Secre
tary of the Treasury. The appointments
are: Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State;
W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War; J. A. j.
Creswell, Postmaster General; Columbus
Delano, Secretary of the Interior; George
NJ. Robson, Secretary of the Navy; George
II. Williams, Attorney General; William s.
Richardson, Secretary of the Treasury, rice
George s. Boutwell,, resigned.
Hon. Clarkson n. Potter, of New York,
has declined to receive his increased pay as
a member of the Forty second Congress.
Thomas L. James has been appointed Post
master of New York City, yice Patrick 81.
Jones, resigned, to take effect April l.
Senator Frederick Sawyer, Of South Caro-
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, uice
Richardson promoted to the Secretaryship.
Hon. John Gofarth has been appointed and
confirmed as Assistant Attorney-General
President Grant has committed to i'm
prisonment for life the sentence of ex-
policeman O'Brien, who was convicted of the
murder of one Cunningham in Washington
City in August last, and sentenced to be
hung.
Lieutenant Frederick Grant, son of the
President, has been assigned to dnty on
General Sheridan's staff, at Chicago.
On the 21st, William Foster, the car-hook
murderer of Mr.. Putnam, was hanged in
New York City, in the presence of about
three hundred spectators. In Boston, on
the same day, James McElhany was execut-
ed for the murder of his wife. There were
about four hundred spectators present.
Governor Bagley, of Michigan, has ap-
pointed Mrs. Harriet A. Tenny, State Libra
rian, and Samuel H. Row, State Commits
sisner of Insurance.