Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-20
A Topeka, Kansas. dispatch Of the 4th

District Court against Governor Osborn,
Lieutenant Governor Slower State Treasurer
Hayes, and Col. York, for the recovery OF
the 1900 procured by York from Senator
Pomeroy. The Sheriff found the money in
the State Treasurer's safe, and took charge
of it. Defendants subsequently gave bonds
for the money, under the statute, and the
historic packages were restored to their
possession.
The Chicago Tribune of the 4th is inform
ed by "a thoroughly reliable writer, interest
ed to know and present facts, that the peach
crop is ruined in Michigan, as well as in
illinois and Indiana, and that there will be
no peaches, in the West at least, this
year"
On the night of the 4th the McEnery mil
itia quietly took possession of the Seventh
Pre-, met (New OrleaHs) Police Station, they
meeting with no opposition. The following
hight they attacked the Third Precinct Sta
ton, firing into the building. The fire was
returned by the police. Soon after, General
Badger, Chief of the Metropolitan Police,
moved down Chartres street from Canal,
with about 200 men and one piece of artil-
lery Quite large body had by this time
collected about Jackson Square, and on the
streets leading thereto. When near the
crowd, General Badger ordered them to
disperse. The militia refused to give
way, when the police fired a blank
cartridge, and soon after, another shot
was fired. This time the gun was loaded
with grape. By this one man was killed and
several wounded. Another charge of grape
was fired out of St. Ann street. Some ten
SaA Int ma n
was reported killed. Only one policeman
was wounded during the entire fight. The
United States troops subsequently reached
the scene of conflict, and the remaining
militia retired, leaving them in possession.
A dispatch on the night of the 9Th says a
compromise was regarded as impossible.
Early on the morning of the 9th, two Chi
cago policemen, while endeavoring to arrest
couple of drunken rowdies, We're set upon
by four others Of the gang, and terrible
light ensued. One Of the policemen drew
his revolver and fired six shots at the party
who were beating his companion, and sue
ceeded in driving them away. One of the
policemen was very badly beaten, one of the
rowdies killed, and another fatally wounded.
New Orleans adyices on the evening of the
9th, state that the Kellogg Metropolitan
Police, armed as infantry, had taken posses
sion of Odd Fellows Hall, where the
McEnery Legislature had formerly met.
| The Speaker of the House and several OF
the members who were in the hall at the
| time, were taken to the Police Station, but
were subsequently released. 1t was claimed
that Governor McEnery did not authorize
| the movement made by the militia the pre-
vous night. Tnetotal number of casualties
reported as resulting from the ARRAY was one
man killed and eight wounded on the side OF
| the militia, and one wounded Of the police.
About fifty citizens, or militia, who partici'
pated in the affray, had been arrested, taken
before United States Commissioner, and
| released on $1,000 bail each. The Fusion
Legislature met in the afternoon at the St.
James Hotel, and passed joint resolution,
, protesting, Sin the name of the people of the
State, against the interference Of the mill
| tary of the e. 8. Government" etc, etc
Everything was quiet, and no further trouble
apprehended.
The new Postal bill, as it was agreed to
in the Conference Committee, and finally
| passed, cuts off free newspaper circulation
enNrely, except exchanges, and rejects the
proposition to compel newspapers to prepay
their postage. The two cent letter postage
| goes into effect July 1.
Judge Poland has sent the ten shares OF
| Credit Mobiier stock, which Mr.. Ames In
sisted belonged to Mr.. Kelley, but which the
| latter emphatically disclaimed, to
United States Treasurer Spinner, who is to
sell them, with accumulated dividends, fol
the benefit of the conscience fund of the
Treasury.
It is stated from Washington that the
Postmaster General insists upon collecting
double unpaid rates of postage on newspa
| pers, holding that, as the Attorney-Genera
did not pass upon that question, his late de
clsion refers only to letters.
A frightful double murder is reported al
NATION, H., on the 9th. A widow nance
Nancy Lanxton, and her adopted daughter
twelve years old, were found dead in bed
with their throats cut from ear to ear.
common caseknife was sticking in Thu
wound in Mrs. Lanxton's throat, her RICH
hand grasping its handle. The bodies lay
in a composed position, evidently having
been arranged after death, and nicely GOV
cred with the bed clothes. A SON of Mrs
Ian xton was arrested on suspicion Of hav
ing committed the murders.
dispatch from Fort Benton, 18th, say
that war party of Piegan indians killet
Hiram Cook and Charles Randolph, few
days since, above Eagle Creek, on the Mis-
souri, River, where they had been all winter
The bodies were horribly mutilated.
Two skaters, named Nicholas and Mathia
Breir, while at work on a roof at Toledo OF
the 7th, were thrown to the ground, dis
lance of 60 feet, by the breaking of planl
on which they were standing. One was in
stantly killed, and the other died shortl,
after.
A dispatch from Portsmouth, N. e., say
that on the evening of the 5th, two girls wer
murdered near that place, by one Levi
Wagner. A third person had a marrow
escape. The object was robbery, and the re
suit SIS.
The Peace Commissioners sent out t.
Oregon to confer and treat with the Modo,
Indians report that their mission has provet
failure. Captain Jack refuses to accep
the peace proposition Of the Commits
| siOners.
PERSONAL.