Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-09
THE NEWS.

yacht ran into the Mistletoe had recon-
mended that the officers of the royal
yacht be prosecuted for manslaughter.
The foot and mouth disease was spread
ing among the cattle in Cumberland and
Aberdeenshire
THE representatives of the foreign
powers assembled in Mostar on the 20th
to attempt to effect the pacifcation of the
rebellious Turkish provinces Over 5000
Turkish Croats had crossed the Danube
into Austrian territory. Military prepare
tons were going on steadily in Servia. A
Belgrade dispatch of the 28th says the in
habitants of Novarosch had revolted and
burned the chief town of the province.
ACCORDING to a Ragusa dispatch of the
goth an Instruction had broken out in
Albania One thousand Servian voIun-
teers had entered Herzegovina to aid the
insurgents. The insurgents had rejected
the advice Of European powers and de-
manded the independence of Bosnia.
A DISPATCH to the London Times of the
morning of the Both ult. says force of
Russians had taken the field against
Khoiend. The rebellion had extended to
the southern districts
A GIRL named Jessie Yorick, of Pitts
burgh, attempted to start fire few
mornings ago by pouring coaloil from a
can upon smoldering Goals. The usual
explosion followed, and the girl was
burned to death. The building was also
entirely destroyed.
The business portion of the town Of
Reynoldsville, Pa, was destroyed by fire
on the morning of the Goth ult. Loss
over 100000.
The business Of the Postofice in New
York city was removed to the new build
ing on the goth.
On the goth flags were at halfmast in
San Francisco on account of the death of
Mr.. Ralston, and expressions of regret
and sympathy for the deceased were freely
made. The theory of his suicide was
strongly disproved by later developments,
the statements of his attending physicians
seeming to show that his death resulted
from apopleXy.
ACCORDING to a Berlin dispatch of the
Both ult. Bosnia was full of rebellion.
The Herzegovinian insurgents had estab-
lished a national government.
A LONDON telegram of the 30th ult says
advices had just been received from the
British Polar expedition The Alert and
Discovery had sailed for Upernavik on the
18th of July. All we'll.
The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cided that pine timber, known as
Squared" or sided" is subject to duty
at the rate of 1 per cent. per cubic foot,
and not 20 per cent. adj valorem, as here
tOfOre
TIE publishing-ho houses of Lee & Shep-
ard, of Boston, and Lee, Shepard 6 Dill
bingham, of New York, have failed. The
Liabilities of both houses are estimated at
$1,0O000O.
AT Philadelphia, on the Both ult., the
trial of Westervelt, charged with being an
accessory to the abduction of Charlie Ross,
was commenced.
THE funeral of Mr.. Ralston, at San
Francisco on the Both, was largely at
tended, at least 600 people being pres
ent.
THE trial Of the negroes charged with
instruction in Georgia commenced at
Augusta on the 30th ult
The yellow-fever had disappeared from
Barrancas, Fla, on the Both ult.
A PEsTH dispatch to the London Times
of the 31st ult. states that all the insurgents
in Bosnia who had not fled into Austrian
territory had surrendered to the Porte
GREAT excitement prevailed in Egypt
at latest advices in consequence of military
movements. Besides the sending of a
large force to the Abyssinian frontier, the
Khedive had been requested to send
troops to aid the Porte to suppress the Her
zegovinian trouble. Ali officers on fur
Tough had been recalled.
J. MI. THATCHER, United States Com
missioner of Patents, resigned on the 31st
ult., to take effect Oct. 1.
THE Atlantic cotton-mills at Lawrence,
Mass, started up on the 30th ult, after
being idle seven weeks. They employ
1000 hands.
A TELEGRAM of the 30th ult. states that
the yellowfever had disappeared from
Barrancas and Pensacola, Fla.
Gov. McCREERY, of Kentucky, was in
augurated at Frankfort on the 31st
A DAUGHTER of Michael Glavin, of
Niles, Mich, poured kerosene oil from a
can on some live Goals in the stove, on
the 31st ult. The can exploded and the
burning oil was thrown over her and her
little sister, ten months old The babe was
burned to death and the girl very badly
injured.
A RAGUsA dispatch of the 1st saws the
Turks had compelled the insurgents TO
leave Trebigne and retire to the mount
aims
A BERLIN telegram Of the LIST saws the
Bishop of Paderborn had been outlawed
by Ministerial order because he left the
city to which he was restricted without
leave.
GEO. A. SMITH, Second President of the