Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-02-04
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for forciblv taking passenger from a
British steamer at Callao some time ago
Ex-Gov. Paddock (Rep1 has been
elected United States Senator from Ne
braska.
The recent snow-slides in Utah were
fruitful of calamity. In the Cottonwood
canon six men were killed and six were
killed in the city of Alta. Many more
are supposed to have persisted, but their
bodies are covered to a great depth by
the snow, and they cannot be found for
some time In one demolished house
was found the body of Mrs. Carey sit
ting in a rocking-chair, with an infant
clasped in her arms. Near them were
the husband and a little girl. All had
been suffocated by the snow.
The following persons, Mr.. Richard
b. Irwin states in recent examination
before the Pacific Mail Subsidy Inyesti-
eating Committee, were the recipients
of his bounty: Charles Albert, $1,000;
o. J. Averil, $4,000; j. G. Berrett, So,
900; E. II. Cormack, $4,000 or $4,000;
Amasa B. Corwin, $4,000; L. E. Chitten-
den, $1,000; B. H. Cheever, $4,000;
Hamilton G. FAINT, $4,000; John w.
Forney, $4,000; Samuel A. Hatch, about
10000; S. r. Ingham, $4,000; Alex. w.
Randall, $4,000; John II. Rice, So, 500;
William B. Shaw, $4,000; Chas. II.
Sheriff., $500; John G. Schumacher,
100000; A. H. Whitney, 100000. Wit
ness said the above list comprised the
names of all persons employed by
him, and that he knew of the employ
me1t of only two others-William S.
hlng, to whom he paid 1926, 900, and
Richard S. Parsons, who was Stockwell's
personal attorney. Witness paid Par
sons $4,000 on Stockwell's account. He
gave Schumacher $275,OOO in New
York and sent $25, 900 more from Cali
fOrnia. He subsequently added to the
list as follows Mr.. Morris, of the ChTO1l-
dcle, 81 500; $4,000 to $4,000 to William
Moran for writing letters, ETC., and $685.
900 to ex-Postmaster-Gen Randall for
the special purpose of buying off the
Washington agents of a combination of
New York stock operators who were
fighting the Pacific Mail subsidy while it
was before the Senate.
King Alphonso has issued two procla-
mations-one addressed to the Carlists,
offering full amnesty, and the other to
the army, demanding abnegation and en-
ergy.
Rev. Canon Kingsley died in London
on the 23d
Several Northern cotton-buyers and
merchants at Shreveport, La, have pub
lished a card denying the recent state
ments of Maj Merrill in relation to the
anarchy, ETC., prevailing in the Shreve-
port district. The signers say the only
disorders there known were caused by
Merrill, just before election, sending his
soldiers raiding over the country and ar
resting unresisting citizens for imaginary
offenses, who had not been held for trial
because there was no evidence of guilt
On the 23d the Kansas House of Rep
resentatives adopted resolutions com
mandatory of the course of the President
and Gen Sheridan in relation to Louis
lana affairs.
The Conservative members of the
Louisiana House have proposed to have
the Congressional Investigating Commit
tee take the returns of 1874, together with
all fair and relevant testimony, and upon
such returns and evidence declare what
members OF the Legislature were fairly
elected.
On the 23d Hon. B. G. Caulfield, mem
ber-elect of the Forty-fourth Congress
from the First Illinois District, was
elected to fill the vacancy in the Forty
third Congress occasioned by the death
of Hon. J. 3. Rice.
A farmhouse occupied by French
man named Pierre Dulude, in Boucher
vile, Canada, was burned on the morn
ing of the 25th, and his wife and eight
children persisted in the flames. Dulude
was fatally burned while trying to save
his family.
A portion of the building occupied by
the Navy Department in Washington
was seriously injured by fire on the 25th
The Carlists have abandoned the Bis
cayan provinces and moved into Navarro.
Fugitives from Estella say that Don
Carlos had shot a number of his officers
for treason His troops had fired into an
English steamer of the coast of Biscay.
The Emperor of China died on the 18th
of January.
Turkey and Montenegro have with
drawn their troops from the border.
The annual report of the Centennial
Commission says that enterprise is MAX
ing satisfactory progress. Congress is
to be asked to appropriate 100000 for
premiums for exhibitors.
Negotiations for reciprocity treaty
with the Sandwich Islands are about
completed.
Gen. Burnside and ex-President An
drew johnson have been elected United
States Senators from Rhode Island and
Tennessee, respectively.