Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-25


submit to the requirements of Tie Civil
Rights bill. lE
immense crowds are attending the re-
vival meetings in London of Messrs.
Moody and Sankey, the Chicago mis-
slonaries. On the night of the 18th
there were 10000 people present, and
4 thousands were turned away " -
Duke D'Andifret Pasquier has been
elected President of the French Assem-
bly,.
twenty-five young men of Cuban birth,
residents of Cienfuegos, were lately ar
rested by volunteers and shot outside the
| walls, without even the form of a trial
| Secretary Fish on the 18th commune
Gated to the Senate the correspondence
between the United States and Spanish
! Governments relative to the claim for in
hdemnity for the execution at Santiago de
Cuba of Americans who were on board
the Virginius. The original, claim of
TIE United States was So, 500 for each of
the crew slain, regardless of color, and
larger sum for each officer killed The
CHM was strenuously pressed until
Stain agreed to pay $780, 900 in gold, I'M
conditionally, the money to be distrib-
| uted by the United States ~
| The town of Rienzi, Miss, was nearly
destroyed on the night of the 10Th by
tornado. Five persons were killed and
I'several were dangerously and many
slightly wounded.
The Grand Jury of Cook County, Ill,
has recently found four indictments
against the editor of the Chicago Times,
three of them for the libel Of individuals
and one for the publication of an alleged
obscene article. E#st#
1t has been recently stated that expe-
ditions to the Black Hills country will
be prevented from entering that region,
or if any get in they will be driven out
as soon as the weather will permit A
Washington dispatch of the 18th says the
Government would endeavor to extin-
guish the Indian title at the earliest
practicable moment, but until that was
done all persons would be prohibited
from going there, and those now there
would be required to remove
The crusade began again in Chicago
on the evening of the 14th several ladies
visiting a billiard and Liquor saloon and
| engaging in singing and prayer.
Gen. Cabrera, a Carlist chieftain, has
recently issued an address announcing
his recognition of Alphonso as King of
Spain. A Carlist proclamation has also
appeared denouncing Cabrera as a
traitor.
An earthquake of more than usual Sc
verify occurred in Northern Mexico on
the night of Feb. II. The town of San
Cristobel was entirely destroyed, and
seventy dead bodies were taken from the
ruins
A surveying party, in charge of
British Lieutenant and consisting Of six
ty-three Sepoys and coolies, has been
massacred by the natives of Assam.
The official returns of the recent New
Hampshire State election are as follows:
For GoveTn0r-Cheney (Rep.) 80 225: Roberts
Oem.) 39168; White pro-, 754.
For COngresSmen-First District Jones
Dem.), plurality, So. Second District-Bell
Dem.), plurality, ~ Third District-Blair
Rep.), plurality, 2n7. ...t..
On the 18th, in the Beecher suit, John
w. Harmon, Archibald Black and
Jackson S. Schultz testified, and
the deposition of J. III. Drake, now
in Europe, was read. The two former
testified to the effect that the charge
against Mr.. Beecher, as told them by
Mr.. Tilton, was that of impure prope-
sails. The evidence of the two latter was
in effect that Mr.. Moulton had denied
that Mr.. Beecher had violated the sew
enth commandment, and that he (Moul-
ton) had asserted on more than one oc-
casion that Mr.. Beecher was a pure
man. Several witnesses were ex-
amined on the 18th, who also testified
that Mr.. Moulton had denied to
them the truth of the charges
against the defendant. Mr.. Beach said
it was not necessary to call so many
witnesses, as Mr.. Moulton did not
deny having used the alleged expressions,
and Judge Nelson suggested that Mr..
Shearman should limit his witnesses,
which he promised to do. Thos. M.
Cook, journalist, of Detroit, was sworn,
and testified that he had several inter
views with Mrs. Woodruff and MI Til
ton prior to the publication of the Wood
hull story, and that Mrs. w. had, in the
presence Of Mr.. T., urged him to write up
the Beecher scandal On the cross-exam-
nation witness said he had correspondent
with Mr. Shearman relating to the
trial, and had received $3.50 to defray ex-
penses of two trips to the city made in
connection with the suit. Mr. Halliday
testified that in October, 1872, Mrs
Moulton had stated to him, in answer to
question, that she did not know why
her name was mentioned in connection
with the scandal. She said Mr.. Beecher
was her pastor and she believed in him.
The Austin Powder Company's mills,
FIVE miles south of Cleveland, exploded
on the 10th, and the works were COM
| pletely demolished. Three of the work