Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-16

seen on the grounds. Armed white men
from Clinton and neighboring towns took
possession of the locality, and on the
morning of the 9Th a general slaughter
of negroes was begun in different parts of
he county, fifty being killed and large
numbers fleeing to the woods and swamps
for protection. Bands Of armed white
men were reported to be congregating on
the 18th, and on the Sth Gov. Ames made
formal application to the national authori-
ties at Washington for assistance.
A LONDON dispatch of the 9th an
nounces the loss of the steamer Martin
Weiner, from Shields, England, for Ham
burg, with all on board.
ACCORDING to a Madrid telegram of the
9th Gen. Jovellar had returned from pur-
suing the Carlists and resumed the port
folio of the Ministry Of War.
VIRGIL D. SToCKBRIDGE, of Maine. has
been appointed Examiner-in Chief of the
Patent Office.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the 9th SAYS
that company of Italians had gone West
with large amount of the counterfeit
SO bills of the First National Bank of
Philadelphia. These counterfeits are said
to be exceedingly dangerous.
In their State Convention at Erie on the
9th the Pennsylvania Democracy adopted
resolutions on the currency question sim
liar to those in the Ohio platform. They
demand that contraction be abandoned
and that the value of money be kept equal
to the wants of trade; favor the abolition of
the National Banks and the retirement of
their circulation, to be replaced by Gov
ornamental legal-tender issues, and the
establishment of banks of discount and
deposit under State regulation. Judge
Pershing of Cambria County, was nomi-
mated for Governor on the eleventh bal
lot.
THE Farmers and Mechanics Confer
ence lately held III Cincinnati adopted
resolutions demanding the repeal of the
National Banking law and the issue Of
paper money directly by the General Gov
eminent, to be made legal tender for
all debts, public and private, including
duties on imports, and to be interchange
able for registered interest bonds. Reso-
lutiOns were also adopted denouncing
monopolists and favoring the limitation of
the Presidential Office to a single term.
A HEAVY rainfall occurred in Chicago
and large section of Illinois, Wisconsin
and Iowa on the 9th, doing great damage.
Three accidents occurred on the Wiscon-
sin Division of the Northwestern Rail
road, caused by washouts. At Lawrence
a bridge was washed away and passen
ger train plunged into the stream and was
completely wrecked, the engineer, bag
gageman, newsboy and one passenger
being killed and several others injured
Two accidents occurred to freight trains,
causing loss Of life.
A LARGELY -AITENDED meeting Of the
friends of the late w. G. Ralston was held
in San Francisco on the night of the Sth.
Resolutions favorable to the character Of
the deceased, and denouncing the Egenipg
Bulletin and Morning Call for brutal and
unjustifable attacks upon his private char
acter, were adopted.
THE Republicans of the Third Missis-
sippi District have nominated Finnis H.
Little for Congress.
ACCORDING to special dispatch from
Vicksburg, Miss, Of the 9th, all was
quiet in Warren, Yazoo and Kinds Coun-
ties. A Washington telegram of that date
says the President had directed the COM
handing General of the Department of
the South to furnish assistance to the Gov
ernor of Mississippi in case such assistance
became necessary.