Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-01
THE NEWS.

liabilities.
A DISPATCH Of the 10Th from Liverpool
makes announcement of the dangerous i'll
ness of Lady Franklin and requests the
churches of America to pray for her re-
covery.
M. FIRMAN, an American Spiritualist
who protested to photograph deceased
persons, has been sentenced to six months
Imprisonment by Partisan court as a
common swindler, ..-..I
THE United States Consul at Chen
Kiang, China, was recently insulted by
some Chinese soldiery. He was compelled
to place himself under the protection OF
the British Consulate.
On the evening of the 18th fire broke
out in the Government excise buildings in
Dublin, Ireland, which, before 1t was eX-
tinguished, destroyed 5000 casks of
whisky and twenty-five houses, worth
from 100000 to 81 ,00O,0 900. In order to
stop the spread of the flames large guam
tity of the spirits was turned into the
streets, and many of the bystanders gath
cred it up and drank it. From this cause
three had died on the Goth and seventeen
were in hospital.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the 10Th
says that naval force with steam launch
es had been ordered to the mouth of the
Rio Grande to look after our interests there
and unite with the army in suppressing
Mexican raids.
j. J. Kinds, of Alabama, United States
Marshal, and late mail contractor, was re-
Gently tried in Washington on charge of
bribing employees of the Postoffice Depart
men to alter a bid made by him, and found
''not guilty. There are three other in
dicments pending against him.
A FIRE in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the morn
ing of the 18th destroyed property in the
business portion of the city valued atnear-
ly 81 100000.
SIXTY buildings in Grand Rapids, Mich.
were burned on the 18th, and thirty or
forty families were rendered homeless
Loss between 5000, 900 and $3O0,OOO
A New ORLEANS special of the Goth
says Deputy United States Marshal had
arrived ip that city with eight citizens I'M
der arrest, charged with intimidation.
Rev. S. D. Human, A. Comingo, w.
IL. Ashley and ]. d. Collins Secretary,
members OF the commission to negotiate
with the Sioux Indians relative to the
Black Hills, have been designated to pro-
coed to the Indian country in advance OF
the remainder of the commission to ascer-
tain all matters of interest pertaining to
the proposed adjustment of difficulties.
On the 21st the French Assembly voted
grant Of $4,000 to properly represent
France at the United States Centennial
THE London committee announced on
the 21st that the Carlists had entered Cas-
tile, and that they had been well received.
In the course of his address to the jury
in the Beecher case on the 21st Mr. Beach
said that jurors had been approached in
the Beecher interest, to which member
of the jury took exception and stated that
envelopes containing extracts from the
New York Sun against Mr.. Beecher had
been sent to the jurymen. Mr.. Beach
then stated that he could produce evidence
of attempts at bribery Of the jury by par
tisans of the defense, and asked the Court
when the proofs should be produced
Judge Nelson replied that after the close
of the case would be the proper time to
submit such evidence.
THE telescope in the Dearborn Observ-
atory of the University of Chicago has
been placed in position. 1t is said to be
one of the largest and best instruments of
the kind in the world.
THE new Chicago City Directory con-
tains 146, 1873 names, indicating popula-
ton of about 43S 900
MEssRs. MOODY AND SANKEY, the Chi
oago evangelists, have been forbidden to
hold services at Elton College, England.
SEVERAL, well-known English firms
tailed on the 21st, with aggregate liabili-
ties of 81, 400, 900.
SERIOUS riots occurred in East Prussia
on the 21st, instigated, it was said, by the
Ultramontahes.
A NEW and dangerous counterfeit of
fifty cent scrip of the series of 1873 is in
circulation in the West The number and
letter are slightly wider aud heavier than
on the genuine ones, while in the lower
lett-hand corner the figures 1901 look more
like $50 with a short, perpendicular dash.
THE Maine Democratic State Conven-
ton met at Augusta on the 22d and nOmi-
mated Gen. Charles W Roberts for Gov
ernor. The platform declares in favor of
one term for the President, with a yearly
salary of $25, 900; also for sound cur
rency in coin or its equivalent.
THE New Hampshire Legislature on the
22d elected Benjamin f. Prescott Secre-
tary of State, and also the Republican
nominees for State Treasurer, Printer and
Commissary General.
THE Board of Education of Rochester,
n. Y, has ordered the discontinuance OF
religious exercises in the public schools OF
that city. 'N'oif l..i
WM. NJ TWEED reached New York
CITY ON the Odd, and was held to bail il
the sum of s3,0ooto answer an indictment
found aoainst him in 1878. and of 81 ,00(