Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-09

HARVESTING HAS commenced in
most parts Of California. The yield Of
grain will be enormous.
HE MASSACHUSETTS, Legislature
has passed law declaring women eli
gloie to serve on school boards This
IS sound. They should have passed
such law years ago.
HEATED TERM EAsT.-The mercu-
~ stood at 102 degrees in the shade
at New York city on Monday, and the
Times reports sixteen persons by name,
as being "among the cases of sun
stroke that day.
The Coy ERNoR was present in the
United States Court, this morning, to
hear the railway iejunction case. VIII
Sat Clark consider this additional
evidence OF "aPparent hostility" to
railroads
The BARN Of the Mondell House,
at Prairie du CHEN, was burned on Sat
urday, with a considerable portion of
its contents. including FIVE horses.
Total loss $4,000.
A GANG of lumbermen go on the
rampage" at Portage C.5y, Satur-
day, demolished the calaboose and
threatened to ''go throtgh' the city.
They were quieted, however, and al
lowed to return to their RATS
IT IS reported that grasshoppers
have made their appearance in CLARK
county in large numbers. The La
Crosse Republican complains that they
have also made their appearance in
that county.
Iowa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. T.
Young was nominated for Secretary of
State; r. 2. Sherman for Auditor,
VIM. I. Christy for State Treasurer,
and David Secor for Register of the
Land Office, by the Iowa Republican
Convention, July l.
THE Commonwealth says. new
style Of potato bug has made its ap-
pearance in Ripon. They are all
black, abou5 half an inch long, thin
and active, furnished with wings and
travel in focks, flying away upon be-
ing disturbed. They have also at
tackled the locust tre.s.
President KEEP, Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company
has written letter to the Governor of
Iowa, saying that his company viii
conform to the railroad law of that
State, but under protest. The Chica-
60, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company has signifed the same pur-
pose, through Superintendent Riddell.
THE Mill RIVER IHQUEsT.-Aft er
a long delay and a presumably care
ful investigation the coroner's jury in
the Mill River inquest has announced
its verdict. A sad commentary upon
the manner in which public duties
are performed IN the State which
claims the highest Intelligence and
is found in the fact that it
every one having a near or
remote connection with the construc-
ton Of the reservoir, from the Legis-
ture down to the contractor.
In RESPONSE to a letter from a
member of Congress, A. II. Stephens
his determination not to be
a candidate for reelection to Congress.
on account of failing health. If he
does not improve during the present
Summer he will resign his seat in the
prrsent Congress, so that the unex-
PRED term can be filed at the same
time the election shall be held for
member to represent the district in the
next Congress. VI. Stephens is SO
feeble from rheumatism that he has
been but twice out Of his house in six
weeks.
FRANCE-The Subcommittee of
the Committee of Thirty of the French
Assembly have drawn up new Con-
stltutlonal bill. The measure provides
.or the continuance of the title Of
. President of the Republic;'' for the
creation of a second Chamber for the
organization Of purely personal Sep
Vehh&t' which Is 30 terminate with the
expiration Of President MacMahon' s
seven years term, or sooner in case of
as death OF his death CT resignation.
NO provision is made for a successor to
the President, aad it is thought that
''ie o"Ject of the GEaiss ion is to leave
an opportunity for restoration of the