Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-12
PER SONAL.

The Illinois Supreme Court has refused TO
grant a new trial in the case of Rafferty,, three
times condemned to death for the murder OF
a Chicago policeman, sustained the decision
of the court below, and ordered that the execu-
ton take place at Waukegan on the 27th OF
February Six of the seven Judges concurreS
in this decision.
A New Orleans telegram of the 31st ult.
says Governor Kellogg pronounced as untrue
a report telegraphed from that city by a
special correspondent, to the effect that he
(KeIIogg) had made a requisition on the
authorities Of the District of Columbia fol
Ex-Governor Warmoth.
The seventh annual session of the National
Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry com
menced in St. Louis on the 4th. The session
was held with closed doors, and all that is
known of the proceedings is a brief report fur
nished by the Committee on Publication. Sew
eral committees were appointed. The Master
of the National Grange, D. W. Adams, read
a lengthy address, in which he detailed the
operations of the order during the past year
Reports were made by the Secretary, Treas
urer, Lecturer and Executive Com.
mittee, which were referred to appropriate
committees. The following are the officers OF
the National Grange: Master, Dudley w
Adams, Iowa; Overseer, Thomas Taylor,
South Carolina; Lecturer, T. A. Thompson,
Minnesota; Steward A. J. Vaughan, Missis-
sippi; Assistant Steward, G. W. Thomp-
son, New Jersey; Chaplain, Rev. A. B.
Crash, Washington City; Treasurer, F.
NJ. Mcdowell, New York; Secretary,
o. H. Kelly, Washington City; Gate,
keeper, o. Dinwiddie, Indiana; Ceres, Mrs. D.
W. Adams, Iowa; Pomona, Mrs. o. II. Kelly.
Washington; Flora, Mrs. J. c. Abbott, Iowa;
Lady Assistant Steward, Miss C. A. Hall,
Washington City; Executive Committee, VIM.
Saunders, Washington City; D. Aiken, South
Carolina; E. B. ShankIand, Iowa.
Judge Alfred Conkling, father of Senator
Conkling, died suddenly at Utica, n. Y. on
the 5th, aged eighty-five years.
A mass convention of iron and steel manu-
facturers effected permanent organization in
Philadelphia on the 5th by the election of w.
}. Reeves, of Philadelphia, President; E. B.
Ward, of Detroit, Abraham Hewitt, of New
York, s. NJ. FELTON,, of Philadelphia, and
V HAiiCo DCAICI0 anu dL1CS OIL flCUS-
burgh, Vice-Presidents; James NJ. Swank,
Secretary; and Charles Wheeler, Treasurer.
The Wisconsin State Agricultural Society
met at Madison on the 5th. Several addresses
were delivered. The resignation of Governor
Taylor as President was received, and Hon.
Eli Stillson, of Oshkosh, was chosen as his
successor.
In the National Grange at st. Louis on the
9th report was received from Secretary Cot
fey, of the State Grange of Missouri, stating
that there are 1000 subordinate Oranges in
the State. Several amendments to the Ma
tional Constitution were proposed. Charles
ton, S. c., was unanimously chosen as the
next place of meeting. Several standing
committees were appointed. Mr.. Thompson,
a representative from Canada, reported that
they had ten live Oranges in the Dominion,
some numbering over 100 members each; that
they wanted to establish a Dominion Grange,
so as to have under their control fixed head
quarters, and their most earnest desire was to
see the organization become international in
character.