Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-02

ACCORDING to a London telegram of he
23d the Carlist official organ claims that
Don Carlos had saved Cuba and the honor
OF Spain, his late offer of a truce to AL
phonzo having induced the Government
OF the United States to modify its de-
mands.
MADRID kilograms of a late date say
that several Republican sy~mpathizers had
been arrested in that city, and more had
left theirhomes to avoid a likefate. Rev
dictionary and Republican documents
were being privately circulated.
ALEXANDRA COLIN, the celebrated
French painter, died at Paris on the odd.
A BERLIN dispatch Of the Esd SAYS nd
vices had been received from Here
govlna that the insurgents had captured
an important fort with all its garrison,
commanding Lubel. Several important
positions nau also been occupied by them
IN the vicinity of PLAYA.
a TAsHKEND Central Asia) dispatch of
the 23d says that the Kiptschaks had re-
belled and invested the citadel and Rus
sian camp. The Russians resisted sue
cessfully for three days, when the Kipt-
schaks retreated, leaving $500 dead on
the field.
THE death Of Vice resident Wilson
makes Senator Thomas w. Ferry, of
Michigan, President pro tempore of the
Senate, er-ottct0 Vice-President of the
United States.
A WASHINGTON special of the 23d a Y
orders had been issued at the Navy De
partment for fitting up five more iron
clads, making a total of twelve iron-clads
which, within the previous three weeks,
had been made ready for active service,
and embracing nearly all the available
/ lrOn-cladS Oh the list.
AT the recent session in Cincinnati of
the Woman's National Temperance Con
ventlon resolutions were adopted recon-
mending Gospel temperance prayer-meet-
ings, cheap lunch and lodging houses, free
reading-rooms and temperance clubs; urg-
ing American women to train their chill
dren to hate intoxicating liquors; express
ing gratitude to God that the %corruptions
OF the whisky ring had been exposed,
and commencing the Postmaster Gen
eral for removing from his depart
ment all assistants addicted to alcoholic
beverages. Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer was
reelected President of the society. Among
other matters it was voted to try to keep
the sale of liquor out of the Centennial
grounds next year, Mrs. Wittenmyer say
ing that it would cost at least $50, 900 to
do it, for that amount had been paid al
ready by a brewer for the exclusive right
to sell beer inside the Enclosure.
THE official returns of the Oregon cleo
ton give Lane (Dem) for Congress a ma
jority of 267.
THE South Carolina Legislature met in
annual session at Columbia on the 23d.
THE trial of William O. Avery, late
Chief Clerk of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau at Washington, was begun at st.
Louis on the 23d. He is charged with
conspiring with Mcdonald, Joyce, ETC., to
defraud the Government.
THE election of officers for the National
Grange, on the 23d, resulted as follows:
Master, John t. Jones, of Arkansas;
Overseer, J. J. Woodman, of Michigan;
Lecturer, A. B. Smedley, of Iowa; Stew
ard, A. j. Vaughn, of Mississippi; AS
sistant Steward, Mortimer Whitehead, of
New Jersey; Chaplain, S. II. Ellis, of
Ohio; Treasurer, f. NJ. Mcdowell; Sec
rotary, O. FL. Kelley, of Kentucky; Gate
keeper, O.. Dinwiddie, of Indiana; Ceres,
Mrs. j. I. Jones, of Arkansas; Pomona,
Mrs. Goddard, of Connecticut; Flora,
Mrs. Adams, Of Minnesota; Assistant
Steward, Miss Carrie Hall, of Louisville.
A DISASTROUS gale prevailed off the
coast of Fifeshire, England, on the oath.
Several fishing vessels were lost and about
thirty seamen persisted.
CARDINAL RAUscHER died on the 23d at
Vienna.
THE Mercantile Bank of Leeds, En-
gland, suspended on the gath. Liabili-
ties, $350,O0O.
THE London Times of the Goth says the
British Government had lately bought of
the Khedive of Egypt 81, 600, 900 worth
OF Suez Canal shares.
THE Paris newspaper lie Pays was
seized on the 25th for publishing NJ. de
Cassagnac's speech to the Bonapartists at
Bellville.
A MADRID telegram of the Goth an
nounces the capture of San Cristobal with
all the Carlist positions in the vicinity of
Pampeluna.
THE American residents and visitors in
Berlin appropriately celebrated Thanks
giving Day, Rev. DR.. Thompson preach
ing the sermon. At the close of the
services resolutions were adopted express
ing sorrow at the death of Vice-President
Wilson and directing that a telegram of
coincidence be seLt to the United States.
THE Chief of the Ordnance Bureau,
United States Army, in his annual report
calls for an increase to the annual appro-
priation for arming and equipping the
militia. The following is the aggregate
strength of the militia of the United
States: Organized, o4,724; unorganized,
3,701, 977.