Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-26

toe. Three of the ladies and gentlemen
on the latter were drowned and one was
killed
A SPANISH steamer shipping war ma
terials at Barcelona, on the 18th, was
blown up and sunk. Fifty persons were
killed or drowned.
THE Democratic State Convention of
Massachusetts, will meet at Worcester
Sept. %.
DUNCAN, SHERMAN & Co. have issued a
circular to their creditors proposing to
pay thirty-thre and third cents On the
dollar in full settlement of the indebted
ness of the firm.
Hon. D. M. KEY, of Chattanooga, has
been appointed by the Governor of Ten
nessee to fill the vacancy in the United
States Senate caused by the death of An
drew Johnson.
The Republican Convention of the First
Mississippi Congressional District met On
the 18th, and split, one wing nominating
@. Wiley Wells and the other A. P. Howe
for Congress-the latter receiving a ma
jority of the colored votes
ACCORDING to a Madrid telegram of the
10Th royal brigade had routed the Carlist
Gen. Dorregaray while endeavoring to
penetrate into Aragon, and forced him to
retreat with his command into the mount
aims naar Cato Ionic
A BERLIN telegram of the 10Th says
Austria has offered to intervene for the
pacification Of the Herzegovinians, upon
the basis Of reform in the administration
of the Christian provinces of Turkey, but
that the Porte had refused the offer.
PROF. JENNEY, in letter to the Indian
Bureau, dated Black Hills, July 81, says
that in the valleys Of Spring and Rapid
Greeks the gravel bars contain gold in
quantities sufficient to yield fair remunera-
ton for labor economically and skillfully
applied, assisted by proper tools and me-
chanical appliances.
THE citizens of Augusta, Ga, have been
considerably excited of late over an al
legged conspiracy on the part of the colOred
population in Burke, Jefferson and Wash
ington Counties to massacre the whites.
said that some Of those arrested have con-
fessed the conspiracy.
The body of young Grimwood reached
Chicago on the 10Th, where it was re-
ceived by the friends of the deceased and
conveyed to Bristol, ILL.,, for final inter
ment The watch found on Mr. Grim
woods person stopped at II 30 o'clock,
thus indicating that the plunge into the
water must have occurred at that m oment,
which was probably about the time the
aeronauts encountered the fiercest part
the storm. Mr.. Wood, of the Chi.
cago Journal, who superintendent the
transportation of Mr.. Grimwood's
remains, stated on the 18th that
traces of the misunderstanding or
sand-bags and pieces of the cloth of which
the air-ship was constructed-had been
found about eight miles north of where
the drowned man came to land.
THE Womans National Christian Tenn
perance Union will hold its second annual
meeting at Cincinnati on the 18th, 18th
and 10Th of next November.
THE troubles in Williamson, Jackson
and Franklin Counties, Ill, were unset
tied up to the 10Th. Recently J. B. Mad
dox, well-known Franklin County farmer
was notified that the Ku-Klux proposed to
make him a domiciliary visit on a certain
evening. The Sheriff was notified and
concealed his posse about Mr.. Maddox's
residence. The outlaws, being summoned
to surrender, opened fire on the Sheriffs
party. The fire was returned and one of
them was MORALLY wounded. The ring
leaders were arrested and imprisoned.