Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-07


| show that the floods in the Ouachita Valley
had been far more disastrous than was at first
J supposed. Several towns were wholly under
water over 100000 acres were submerged,
and about 40, 005 persons were washed out of
| house and home. Over $4,000 were actually
suffering for the bare necessities Of life No
crops will be raised this year in the section Of
| country overlooked, and the prospects of the
people are Of the gloomiest character. The
river at New Orleans was reported falling on
the 18th. Liberal contributions in aid of the
! sufferers are reported as being raised in East
ern and Western cities.
The Secretary of War on the 9th directed
the issue of 10000 army rations daily for
twenty-five days, and also proper supply of
army clothing, for the destitute people IN the
overfowed region about the Mississippi.
Additional contributions for the sufferers
by the great floods in the South were being
sent forward on the 9th.
Little Rock ARK advice. of the 27th state
that Baxter's men had removed an old siege
piece from the lower end of the town, where
it was used by the Confederate forces during
the war, and stationed it at the corner of
Markham and Scott streets. It is a sixtv-four
FOUNDER and has been cleaned out ready for
action Both sides had sent delegates to
Washington to present their views of the
question.
Memorial day was observed on the 27th
in many of the cities at the South. At Au-
gusta and Atlanta, Ca, and Montgomery,
Ala, there was general suspension of busI-
ness during the ceremony of strewing the
graves with flowers.
Charles Wagner, the proprietor of a saloon
in Columbus, Ohio, advertised grand open
ing on the 9th, proposing to sell several
liquors bearing the name of Crusade water"
and giving especial prominence to the names
Of many ladies connected with the temper
ance crusade. Upon seeing this advertisement
seventy ladies marched to his saloon and said
they would like a little Crusade water"
Wagner ordered them from his premises, and
when they refused to go put them out. Dur
ing the melee one of the ladies was quite seri-
ously injured, and Wagner and his wife were
arrested and held to bail.
Gov. Baxter on the 9th received infor-
nation from the President that his reuuisi-
ton for aid to assist in the suppression of the
alleged instruction in Arkansas, made on the
forwarded a similar request both by telegraph
and by letter. a company of Baxter men
took possession of the Fort Smith train on
the 2Sth, near Lewisburg, to prevent rein
forcements for Brooks reaching Little Rock.
A Washington telegram was received by
Baxter, stating that the question as to who is
the actual Governor of Arkansas would be
decided by the President in a few days, unless
some other mode of settlement should in
tervene.
The attorneys representing both parties in
the Arkansas dispute for the Goyernorship
called on Attorney General Williams, in Wash
ington, on the 29th and submitted written ar
guments in support of their respective claims.
1t was stated that the decision of the Presi-
dent would be made after thorough consid-
Grafton of the arguments thus presented.
A colored man named Hood was hanged at
Cleveland on the Goth for the murder of his
step-son, boy twelve years of age.
The residence of Henry Pennington, at
Hautzville, Pa, was burned on the morning
of the goth ult., and three persons were con-
sumed in the flames. Murder and incendiarism
are suspected.
The house Of John Hamnet, near Homestead,
Pa, was destroyed by fire on the morning of
the 30th ult., and the entire family-six per-
sons in all-were burned. 1t was thought
that they were first murdered and that the
house was then set on fire by Ernest Love,
the hired man, who is missing.
A letter written by Albert Keep, President
of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and
an abstract of similar letter written by
Alexander Mitchell, President of the Mil
waukee 81 st. Paul Railway, to Gov.
Taylor, have been published, giving
the alleged reasons why their respective
roads cannot conform to the new tariff of rates
fixed by the recent session of the Wisconsin
These gentlemen claim that if
the rates fixed by law are enforced the roads
cannot pay expenses, while the receipts would
fall far below the amount required for the
payment of running expenses, the interest on
the bonded Indebtedness of the roads, and
to stockholders. Such being the
case, they win decline to adopt the tariff fixed,
and will contest the constitutionality of the
law in the courts.
The Chicago papers of the LIST announce the
opening of the Straits of Mackinac and the
passage through of vessels.
A Little Rock (Ark.) dispatch of the LIST
says that Gen. White, who had charge of the
Baxter forces at Pine Bluff hearing that
party of Brooks men were assembled at New
Gascony, in Jefferson County, moved
column of 200 men down to that point for the
purpose of dispensing them. A dispatch to
Gen. Newton, from Pine Bluff, says that
White sent forward a flag of truce to order
the men to disperse, but they were fired upon
and a regular battle ensued, in which nine of
the Brooks party were killed and twenty
wounded. The remainder were taken prison
crs, dsarmed and sent home. Gen. White re-
ports seven men of his own command wound
ed and three horses killed. Gen. Churchill,
of Bakers forces, with a squad of ten men
were captured by a party of fifty Brooksites,
but were subsequently released.
The following is recapitulation of the pub
lie debt statement for the month of April:
Six per cent bonds ............. 81. PA pa, SEQ
Five per cent bonds ............. 500, sol, $50
Total coin bonds ............. s., IRA 36, $50
Lawful money debt. S1467S,OO0
Matured debt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6164,770
Legal-tender notes ............... 49,, orc, III
Certificates of deposit. 5lS6O,Go0
Fractional currency. ......,,...,... Al 1876, go
Com certificates. 3d. tIU,ouU
Interest. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 37,1S1,5S4
Total debt. ....................$ s., a97, 145,3O1
Coin. ...,...................... s9o,sO1, 952
Currency. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5,25S,074
Special deposits neld for redemption
of certificates Of deposit as provid-