Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-08
THE NEWS.

the Goth says twenty Communist prison
ers had recently ESCAPED from New Cal
edonia, under the leadership of DR..
Rastaoul.
On the recent arrival of GeD. Iona at
Zuruguary the Carlists fraternized with
the Alphonsists, and demonstrations
were made in favor of peace.
The Attorney General has decided that
the vacant Judgeship in Louisiana caused
by the resignation of Judge Durell can
not be filled until the next session of
Congress.
The Republican State Convention of
Rhode Island on the Goth nominated:
For Governor, Henry Lippett, of Provi-
dence; Lieutenant-G Governor, Henry L.
Sissen, of Little Compton; Secretary OF
State, J. w. Alderman AttorneyG General,
Willard Sayles; General Treasurer, Sam
uel Cork
Gen. Augur reached New Orleans from
Texas on the Goth, and assumed COM
mand of the United States troops sta
toned there, Gen. Emory leaving for
Washington.
The Michigan Prohibitionists have
withdrawn the State ticket nominated at
Lansing in January last for tie following
reasons: FSrst-The denomination of
Judge Graves to the Supreme Court by
Democrats and Republicans; Second
The non-political nature of the offices of
Justices of the Supreme Court and Re
gents of the University; Ih5rd-The res
ignation of three of the candidates nom
mated at the Prohibition State Conven-
ton.
A large body of armed Mexicans re-
Gently attacked several ranches near
Corpus Christi, Tex, and robbed one
store, taking several Americans prisoners.
An invasion of the city was apprehended.
An Estella SPAIN dispatch of late
date says that deputies from the four
Carlist provinces had met to consider
the request of Don Carlos for contribu-
tiOns and had declared that the country
is exhausted, that fresh sacrifices are i'm
possible and that Don Carlos should
procure funds abroad Madrid kilograms
report that Don Carlos had ordered per-
sons found reading the Cabrera mani
festo to be shot. There had lately been
additional determinations between the
Carlists and the Alphonsists on the
banks of the Orea. A Santander report
states that Don Carlos had departed for
Ramales with several battalions and ar
tillery to meet an expected invasion of
the province.
A hurricane passed over Vancouver
Island on the Gath. At Victoria vessels
were injured, trees were uprooted and
the telegraph lines demolished.
After the 1st of May mutilated cur
rcncy will be redeemed according to the
proportion remaining of the bill.
The Senatorial Mexican excursion
party left Washington on the Goth. 1t is
composed of the following persons: Sen
ators Cameron, Patterson, Dennis, An
thony, Morton, ex-senator Chandler, Tom
Scott and wife, Wayne McVeigh and
wife, Ben Perley Poore, of the Boston
Journal and Miss Poore, Mrs. Senator
Morton and eX-Gov. Brown, of Georgia,
and wife. The State Department has
officially assured Mexican Minister Mar
iscal that the excursion has no political
significance whatever.
Instructions have been issued through
the War Del artment to the General
with Mexican raiders.
The Rhode Island Democratic State
Convention at Providence on the 9th
nominated Col. r. Cutler, of Warren, for
Governor; John B. Pierce for Lieuten-
ant-Governor; Charles E. German for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Philip Rider for
General Treasurer
On the 29!h the Chicago papers an
nounced material reduction of passen-
ger rates to the East over the Michigan
Central, Michigan Southern and Pitts
burgh & Fort Wayne Roads, to go into
effect April 1 or as soon as the necessary
tickets were printed. The reduction is
as follows: To New York, from $22 to
$15; to Philadelphia, from $40 to $12; to
Baltimore and Washington, from SO to
90; 10 bOStOu, 1IOm 90 10 S1O.Co.
Freight rates were unsettled.
Whyland & Foss, the proprietors of
Chicago restaurant, were recently before
United States Commissioner Hoyne on a
charge of having violated the Civil
Rights law, and were discharged on the
ground that a restaurant was not an inn,
and hence does not come within the pro
visions of the law
The Government of President MacMa-
hon has refused to grant to the Due de
Montpensier a passport to Spain on the
ground that the Government would thus
establish precedent by virtue of which
ex-Queeu Isabella might return to Spain,
which was undesirable.
About 100000 people met in HYDE
Park, London, on the goth ult. to express
sympathy with and demand justice for
the Tichborne Claimant.
The United States Supreme Court has
recently decided that the Constitution Of