Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20

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weather.
KATE MCDONALD, a servant in Mr.
Tilton's employ, testified on the 18th in
rebuttal of some of the evidence given
by Bessie Turner. She was followed by
Mr. Tilton, who denied much of the
testimony given by several of the wit
nesses for the defense, including the de-
PENDANT, Messrs. Johnson, Wilkeson,
Tracy, Miss Bessie Turner, etc. He was
not ss-examined.
On the evening CT the 10th William
Embry, editor of the Leavenworth Kan
appeal, fatally shot Col. D. R. Anthony,
editor of the Leavenworth Times. The
shooting was the result of a quarrel
structures made by Anthony upon the
Leavenworth Typographical Union,
which Embry hotly repealed in the
appeal and followed up by accusations
against Anthony's official conduct as
Postmaster at Leavenworth.
THE American Social Science Asso-
citation met in Detroit on the 18th
The Southern Memorial Association
has lately adopted a resolution that
all the soldiers of the Federal and Con-
federate armies be cordially invited to
join the Memorial Association in deco
rating graves at Arlington on the LIST of
June"
PRINCE BIsMARCK's organ, the North
German Gazette, says in it's issue of the
18th that the relations of Germany and
France are friendly and satisfactory.
THE Catholic Bishops Of Prussia have
concluded to dissolve the religious or
ders which the State tolerates rather
than conduct them under Governmental
supervision.
AN Old Catholic school in Silesia was
mobbed on the 18th by ga crowd of
women"
THE japanese portion of the island Of
Saghalien has been coded to Russia.
SECRETARY BRIsToW was informed on
the 18th of additional seizures of dis
tilleries. A Washington telegram of the
same date says searching investiga-
ton will be made into the conduct of the
Supervisors and other prominent inter
nal revenue officials, with view to secure
the prompt punishment of the parties
engaged in the whisky frauds.
Nothing was known at the Executive
Mansion on the 18th of the reported in
tended resignation Of Secretary Fish at
the end Of the present fiscal year.
Mrs. Woodruff was present in court
on the 18th by subpoena from the defense,
who applied to the Judge to direct her
to deliver up certain letters Of Mr..
Tilton. Mr.. Fullerton objected to this
unless the defense put her on the stand
as a witness. Judge Nelson declined to
order her to produce the papers, leav-
ing the matter to her discretion. After
brief explanation in which she said
the letters contained nothing disGredita-
BILE to her or to the party writing them,
she delivered up the papers, and they
were examined by the counsel but
were not used before the jury. Mr..
Moulton was recalled and contra
diCted much of the testimony of
MI Beecher. He was not cross-eXam-
ined. Stephen Pearl Andrews identified
the signature Of Col. Blood, and then the
prosecution rested. Mr.. Freeland was
recalled and contradicted Mr. Bowen's
testimony relative to the alleged inter
view between Messrs. Beecher and Bowen
at his house. Mrs. Ovington cOntradicted
the testimony of Messrs. Martin and Til
ton relative to Mr.. Tracy interview with
Miss Turner at her house on the 26th Of
July, 1874.
THE ninth annual reunion of the
Grand Army of the Republic, recently
held in Chicago, was largely attended by
veteran soldiers and officers from all
parts Of the country.
THE steamer Faraday has found the
United States direct cable
On the 18th dispatch was received at
London, stating that Liverpool steamer
had just gone ashore on Breehar, one of
the Scilly Islands.
THE National Temperance Convention
met at Pittsburgh on the 18th.
The evidence in the Beecher trial was
closed on the 18th. The testimony OF
Henry G. Bowen was contradicted by
Messrs. Eggleston, Clafin and Storrs
and portion of it confirmed by his son
John E. Bowen. The court adjourned tc
the 10Th.
The Toledo Blade of the 18th publishes
a crop report based upon statements
from $50 points in Ohio, Indiana, Hi.
nois, Missouri and Iowa. These indi
cate that one-Quarter to one-thiri Of the
wheat crop had winter killed, but that
this had been nearly offset by the in.
creased number of acres sowed and the
quantity of spring wheat put in.
A STATE convention has been called
in Iowa of Democrats, Liberals, Anti.
Monopolists and all VINO are opposed to
the Republican party, to meet at Des
Moines, June a, to nominate a State
ticket.