Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
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Washington on the 23d for New York.
The Holmeses, of Philadelphia, still
continue their "seances" and protest
their innocence of any completely with
the Katie King" frauds Their sittings
are still attended by earnest and I'M
doubling believers.
The father of Charlie Ross has offered
reward of So, 900 for the return of his
child.
a New Orleans dispatch of the 23d
says the Returning Board had given the
Republicans AZ and the Conservatives 46
members of the House. The Conserva-
tive committee withdrew from the Board
because of it's alleged arbitrary ruling,
and entered protest against the action
of the Board in rejecting the returns
of certain precincts and thus securing
the return of Republican in place of
Democratic candidates. The Board an
nounce the election of four Conservative
and two Republican Congressman. The
Conservative subcommittee certify to
the election Of four Conservative and two
Republican Congressman; the election
of MOncure, State Treasurer, by e4,851
majority, and the election of seVenty-one
Conservatives and thirty-seven Republi-
cans to the Legislature.
A train on the Great Western Railway,
England, ran off the track near Wood
stock, on the Gath. Thirty persons were
killed and wounded.
At an explosion in the Bignall Hill col
liery, England, on the Gath, twenty
miners were killed.
The British ship Basilisk, just returned
from four years cruise, reports the dis
covery of large group of islands near
New Guinea.
The Secretary of the Interior has writ
ten letter to the War Department ask
ing that the most effective measures may
be adopted toward all persons encroach-
ing upon the Black Hills reservation.
James Walker D. D., formerly Presi-
dent of Howard College, died recently
at his residence in Cambridge, Mass.
The meeting of Railway Commission
ers for the Northwestern States has been
postponed until Jan. g. 1875.
Madrid dispatches of the 9th report
food as very scarce in the town of Pam
palona, and all known Carlists had been
expelled from the place. The Carlists
had offered to restore the German brig
Gustav upon payment of the customs
duties alleged to be due.
The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia,
the hero of the diamond scandal, has been
ajudged to be insane.
The emigrant ship Cospatrick was
burned on the 18th off the Cape of Good
Hope. It is estimated that 465 persons
persisted
Over 400 men and women were re-
Gently discharged from the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving in consequence
of large part of the work having been
transferred to New York.
Mrs. Herman Bauer, her infant child,
servant girl and Mr.. Beckerdt were
frightfully burned in ST. Louis on the
Goth by the explosion of spirit lamp.
In an afray in New Orleans on the
Goth between ex-GOv. WarmOth and D.
C.Byerly, of the New Orleans Bulletin
the former stabbed the latter and inf1ict-
ed wounds which shortly proved fatal
The difficulty grew out of a newspaper
discussion on political affairs. Personal
charges of an offensive character were
made, and the editor of the Bulletin, Jew
EFT, challenged Yarmouth to a duel,
which the latter accepted. The next day
the fracas occurred, Byerly making the
attack, with the result above stated.
The Election Returning Board of New
Orleans report the following result for
State Treasurer: Dubuclet, SO, 544; Mon
cure, 68,586; majority for Dubuclet
(Rep), 959 The five constitutional
amendments recommended by kellogg
and adopted by his Legislature are all
carried, according to the count of both
parties.
The Postmaster General has issued a
circular enioining upon Postmasters
throughout the country the necessity of
curtailing expenses in view of the antici
pated deficiency for the current fiscal
year
Gerrit Smith died in New York on the
2Sth from an attack of apoplexv and
paralysis. He was seventy-seven years
old.
During dense fog which prevailed in
the vicinity of New York on the evening
of the 28th several collisions occurred
between ferry boats and vessels. Several
persons were killed and injured.
One of Twins checks for $4,000 has
been traced to King, late Postmaster of
the House of Representative who drew
it in May last.
G. W. L. Smith, who was kidnapped in
Massac County, H., and taken to Ten
nessee some months ago, has been re-
leased
The receipts of the Minnesota State
Treasury during 1874 have been S1112,-
1882, and the expenditures S1,148.O59.
90. Balance in the Treasury S1S3151 o.