Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15

Under a recent act of the New York
Legislature new suit has been brought
against William M. Tweed, to recover
Sc, 1913, 957 which was paid out under the
Board of Audit of 1870.
More strikes in the Pennsylvania min
ing regions were reported on the 18th, and
others were expected. Troops had been
called on to assist in putting down any
outbreaks that might take place.
The municipal election in St. Louis on
the 9Th resulted in the election of the
Democratic candidate (Barrett) for May
or by plurality of about 700. The bal
ance of the Democratic ticket was also
elected.
A large quantity of giant powder
stored in San Francisco exploded on the
18th, blowing up a number of buildings
and causing the complete destruction of
a bonded warehouse in the vicinity.
Several lives are reported lost.
ACCORDING to Berlin dispatches of the
9Th, Herr Sigl, editor of the ultramontane
paper Vaterland, recently sentenced IN
co7atunaGcidm for publishing all article of
fensive to Bismarck, had Been arrested
by the Austrian authorities on the appi-
cation of the German Government, and
sent to Berlin. The Bishop of Breslau
had declined to resign his see, and pro-
ceedings had been instituted to enforce
compliance with the order of the court.
The Government had announced it's de-
termination to prosecute the German
subscribers, to the Carlist fund, on the
ground that they were fomenting re-
bellion against a friendly power
Rumors prevailed in Berlin, Vienna,
Paris and Rome on the 9Th, which Ber-
liz Ministerial journal of that date says
signif1ed war against Germany.
Spain has decided to send Is. 600 more
troops to Cuba. The professors of the
Madrid University who had protested
against the recent reactionary educa-
tional laws have been arrested.
Congressman Wheeler reached Wash
ington on the 9th, en- route for New Or
leans, to carry out the terms of the Louis
lana compromise.
The strike of puddlers at Pittsburgh,
Pa, which was inauguratedsedast fall,
virtually ended on the 18th, in favor of the
workingmen. Two mills resumed opera
tons on that day and others would soon
follow.
Count Marefaschi arrived in New York
on the 18th from Europe, and announced
officially to Archbishop McCloskey that
the Holy Father had been pleased to con-
fer on him the title and elevate him to
the rank of Cardinal of the Roman
Church.
In his direct examination on the 9Th
Mr. Beecher continued his explicit de-
malls of the statements of the prosecu-
ton involving criminality on his part.
Regarding Mrs. Moulton, he says he was
frequent visitor at her house, where he
always met with cordial and lady-like
reception. He asserted that he was not
at her house on the I'd or Sd Of June, 1872,
Mrs. Moulton of criminal conduct such
as charged in her testimony. Witness
testified that at one of the interviews be-
tween him and Mr.. Moulton, at the house
of the latter, in January, 1871, when Mr..
Tilton was threatening to publish card
relating to the scandal, Mrs Moulton said
to witness that she did not believe the
stories they were telling about him, and
that she believed he was a good man. To
this remark witness responded that he
was good man, she might be sure.
A tornado passed over Edinburgh, ILL.,,
on the evening of the 9Th. One church
was crushed to atoms and five dwellings
were blown down. Some twenty young
ladies and gentlemen and children were
in the church at the time the wind struck
it, and all of them were more or less in
.iured. On the same evening there was
similar visitation near Little Rock, Ark,
by which trees were uprooted and seven
houses destroyed. A Mrs. Jones las
killed and her two daughters seriously
injured.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the approaching reunion
in Chicago of the Army of the Republic
have unanimously resolved to extend an
invitation to "all the surviving soldiers
and sailors Of the late war throughout
the country who regard the flag of the
United States as the emblem of undi-
vided and indivisible nationality" to
meet with them ON that occasion. The re
union occurs on the 18th, 18th, 14th and
10Th of May.