Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-17


of New Mexico, uace Giddings, deceased,
and Geo. w. Emery Governor of Utah,
UGce AXtell.
ACCORDING to a Washington dispatch
of the 9Th the Interior Department did
not regard the late visit of the Indians to
Washington as failure. The depart
ment did not expect to effect a treaty re-
lating to the Black Hills with the Indians
while in Washington. The object was to
discuss the subject with them and pre-
pare them for some arrangement after
return of the expedition which had been
sent out to determine whether there is
gold there or not.
A WnKEsBARRE Pa.) dispatch of the
9Th says there was no prospect Of the
miners of the Wyoming region resuming
work.
MIR. EEARTs finished his eight-days'
argument for the defense in the TiltOn
Beecher trial on the 9Th, and Mr.. Beach
began his plea in behalf of the prosecu-
ton on the 9th.
The New Hampshire Legislature, on
the 9Th, elected Person 0. Cheney (Rep.)
Governor and Charles III. Powers (Rep.)
Railroad Commissioner.
THE International Typographical Con
vention, lately in session in Boston, has
selected Philadelphia as the place, and
July 1, 1876, as the time, for holding the
next annual convention.
THE Minnesota Republican State Con-
vention is to be held on the 28th of July
Gov. Davis is not candidate for re-
nomination.
THE editor of the Galveston (Tex)
Neaos having been cited by Judge Nor
rill, of the United States District Court,
to answer for certain comments upon the
Judges decision in a case of violation of
the Civil Rights law, the Judge dis
missed the case on the 9th on the ground
that there was no intent to Obstruct
Justice, and that publishers have liberty
to apply any epithet to the Judge of the
court without being in contempt for so
doing.
Rev. J. S. SHIPMAN, of Kentucky, has
been elected Episcopal Bishop of North
ern Wisconsin.
THE Ohio Supreme Court has decided
that the property of benevolent societies,
including the Masonic and similar or
CARNATIONS, heretofore exempt, is sub
ject to taxation.
GEN. SHERIDAN has announced that all
parties who contemplate entering the
Big Horn country will be prevented from
doing so by the military authorities.
On the 27th of May the steamer Vicks-
burg left Quebec for Liverpool. On the
1st of June, in latitude 46 "a north, Ion
gitude AZ SO west, she was crushed by
heavy ice and went down, carrying with
her not less than forty souls, including
the Captain.
THE mortality in the FIJI Islands from
measles is said to be frightful.
A Box containing quantity Of Prot
estant books consigned to an American
resident of Spain was lately confscated
at one of the Spanish Custom-Houses,
and the attention of Minister Gushing has
been called to the act.
THE Prince Bishop of Breslau has been
sentenced to fine of 1000 marks or 1873
days Imprisonment for illegally excom-
municating priest.
THE delegates to the National Chris
tian Association lately in session at
Pittsburgh adopted anti-secret society
resolutions Hon. J. B. Walker, of Hi
nois, was nominated for President and
Donald Kirkpatrick, of New York, for
Vice-President of the United States.
Gov. CHENEY, of New Hampshire, was
inaugurated on the 10th.
A CONVENTION of the productive and
other industrial classes has been called
to meet at Indianapolis, Ind, on the 18th
of August.
On the 10th the Chicago papers an
nounced that the Illinois Central and the
Chicago, Alton g ST. Louis Railroads had
decided to pool their earnings between
competing points.
PROF JENNEY, of the exploring eXpedi-
| GlOn TO the b1dCk Hills I0SIOu, Oh Iue jill
telegraphed to Washington that the
formations in the vicinity OF the Black
Hills were of arecent geological age and
not auriferous.
THE Maryland Democratic State Con-
vention has been called to meet in Balti-
more on the 21st of July, to nominate
State officers.
THE Indiana State Temperance Con-
vention recently held at indianapolis
adopted platform of resolutions recog-
nizing the temperance work as the work
of God; recommending that drinking
habits be made disqualification in the
election or appointment to offices of
trust and profit; agreeing not to vote for
anyone known to use liquor as bever-
age; arguing that it is the duty of the
Government to protect the people from
the traffic and denying the right to Il
cense dram-shops, ETC., etc.
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