Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-02

against $47, 1852 ,476 for the same period in
1874; imports for seven months this wear,
1916, 1o4,793, against $3as, 1856 ,9O3 last
year; exports for July this year, s41 49,
III, against $40,967, 1S4 for July, 1874;
for seven months this year, 1922, S38,s72,
against 1916, 943 1866 III 1874.
CAPT WEBB, the English swimming q
champion, succeede ed in swimming across
the English Chahrel from Dover, En-
gland, to Calais, France, on the 25dh,
without float or .liEe-saving apparatus.
ACCORDING to an Alexandria EGYPT
dispatch Of the 25th, the Khedtve had
sent q large force to the Abyssinien from
tier With instructions to exact full salts
faction for recent trespasses upon Egyptian
territory.
THE average condition offspring wheat,
Aug 1, in all the States producing it ex-
cept California, as reported by the Agri-
cultural Department, was 97.6 per cent.
The extremes are 90 in Wisconsin and
Minnesota, and 60 in Nebraska. In corn
the highest averages reported are: Kansas,
10; Tennessee, IA; Missouri, 112; Miss
issippi, III; Nebraska, 105; Illinois, 49,;
Ohio, 81; Iowa, 81; Wisconsin, SO; Indi-
ana and Minnesota, SO, The average con-
dition of oats was 81. Potatoes promised
an extraordinary yield, the average being
104
THE receipts of the New York canals
this year up to Aug. rs were $704, PAT, a
decrease of S7O6, 85e as compared with
last year.
Ina recent swimming match at Phila-
delphia between Coyle, the American, and
johnson, the English champion, the latter
won the prize.
On the 25th the National 'Greenback
Convention met at Detroit, about 1000
persons being in attendance. Thomas j.
Durant, of Washington, D. c., was made
President. Addresses were delivered by
Judge Kelley; James Buchanan, of In
diana; and Messrs. Daniels, MahOny and
Allis. Resolutions were adopted favoring
the Kelley currency plan, and opposing
| the law providing for the resumption Of
specie payments in 1879 as being imprac-
| ticable and impossible of execution, and
disastrous to the business Of the country,
and demanding its repeal.
A CALL has been issued for the fourth
session of the National Agricultural Col
lege, to be held at Cincinnati on Sept %,
% and "a The congress is said to be in
no sense a sectional or partisan organiza-
ton, its object being the discussion of
questions in which the agricultural class
in all sections of the country are interested,
with a view to securing the best permanent
prosperity. The approaching session will
mainly be devoted to addresses and dis
cussiOns on political economy in it's
special relations to agriculture-the produc-
ton and distribution of agricultural prod
uctS; education, organization, cO-Opera-
tioI, transportation, finance and taxation
as affecting agricultural prosperity. Agri-
cultural and Horticultural Societies, State,
District and County Agricultural Colleges,
Oranges and Farmers Clubs and other
agricultural associations are invited to be
represented by delegates,
A LONDON dispatch of the Goth says 500
Turkish soldiers had recently been cap
tured by the Herzegovinian insurgents.
A Belgrade dispatch of the same date says
the feeling in Servia had become so strong
in favor Of the insurgents that the Gov
| lDo 70
trouble with Turkey
On the Goth the failure Of Sterling,
Ahrens 81 Co, of Baltimore, said to be the
largest sugar-importing house in the
| United States, was announced. Their Ii
abilities reach about $2,500,000.
THE Republican State Convention of
Mississippi, on the Goth, nominated Geo.
NJ Buchanan for State Treasurer.
THE Republican State Central Commit
tee of Minnesota on the 25th accepted
the declination of Charles A. Gilman as
candidate for Railroad Commissioner, and
selected in his seat ex-Gov. VIM. r. Mar
shall.
THE Bank of California closed its doors
in San Francisco on the 26th. 1t had
paid out during the day about 81, 100000
in gold The President stated that the
bank would be able to meet all obligations,
but business would not be resumed. The
excitement in Sam Francisco over this
failure was intense. A run was made on
the National Gold Bank and Trust Com
pany, but it continued paying up to the
close of business hours.
A DISPATCH from Macon, Miss, to the
Vicksburg Herald of the Goth reports a
riot at New Hope Church, in which eight
negroes were killed and several wounded,
THE MARKETS.