Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-16


with liabilities estimated at $3.50, 900. 1t
is said the officers expect to pay at least
eighty cents on the dollar.
THE London Times of the 9th. in an edi-
torial on President Grants message, saws:
If Spain cannot suppress the Cuban reb-
els it would be hard to expect the United
States to let the work of devastation pro-
coed unchecked out Of regard to the nom
inal sovereignty of Spain. Spain is on
trial. The limits of her power to restore
order will be the limits of her rights.n
THE production of coal in the anthracite
regions of Pennsylvania isto be suspended
from Dec. IS to Jan. %, and possibly un-
til the opening OF navigation in the spring,
on account Of an excess of supply.
AT the Council of the Union League
Of America, held in Philadelphia on the
9Th, a declaration Of principles was
adopted, as follows: That the credit of
the Government must be maintained at
home and abroad; that such improve
ments as shall benefit commerce and labor
be granted by the Government; that
public schools should be .fostered and
protected from sectarian Interference; tina
church and State shall remain free and in
dependent, and that all citizens of the
United States shall be accorded all rights,
civil and religious, provided they obey
the letter and spirit of the law and sup
port the Government.
ADAvENPoRT Qowa) ~servant-girl named
Mary Ann Kinnerly attempted to kindle
a fire with kerosene oil on the morning of
the It'll, and was terribly burned.
A STATE CONVENTION in Ohio was held
at Columbus on the 9th, to consider the
vagrant-tramp question. Seventy-eight
delegates were present. Resolutions were
adopted declaring that the existence in
Ohio OF tramps has become a growing
evil that can only be eradicated by giving
them remunerative employment; to this
end the plan of establishing w~ork-houses
in all cities and towns sufficiently large to
maintain them is recommended, and ad-
ditional legislation by which any district
composed of one or more townships may
be authorized to erect such houses, or to
form chain-gangs, is to be asked for;
that magistrates be given authority to
arrest all Migrants and, upon conviction,
to commit them to the warehouses; that
this system of warehouses to be effective
must extend over the whole State; that
the furnishing Of free transportation to
tramps from one point to another is dis
approved of; that after warehouses are
established private charity to Migrants
should entirely cease, and that the proper
authorities should be authorized to en-
ploy persons committed to the work
houses on the public highways or at other
labor outside the work-house.
REV. DIR. MCLAREN, the new Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Illinois, was
formally consecrated on the 6th. The
ceremonies occurred in Chicago, and
were of a solemn and imposing character.
The conservation sermon was preached by
Bishop Welles, of Wisconsin.
ACCORDING to a Madrid dispatch of the
9th the Spanish newspapers had variously
commented upon President Grants mes
sage, but all declare that his %utterances
are no more alarming than heretofore, and
do not believe that intervention is in
tended. Gen. Saballs, according to a
Hendaye dispatch of that date, had been
sentenced by cOurt-martial to four years
Imprisonment for treason.
AN explosion Of fire-damp in the coal
mine at Methley, near Leeds, England, on
the 9th, caused the death of six miners.
In the French Assembly on the 9th bal
lotlng began for the election of the seventy
five Senators who are to hold office for life.
Due d'Auditfret Pasquier, the President
of the Assembly, and NJ. Martel, First
Vice-President, were the only ones elect
ed. The Left developed unexpected
strength, their vote averaging 325 against
81 cast for the candidates of the Right.
THE Prince of Lippe Detmold died on
the 9th.
THE Moody and Sankey meeting in
Philadelphia Oh the night of the 9th was
largely attended, 5000 or 5000 persons
being present. a large number Of people
visited the inquiry-roOm.
THE principal officers of the Kentucky
State Grange, elected at Louisville on the
9th, were: Master, NJ. D. Davie; Over
seer, w. D. Stone; Lecturer, DR.. r. D.
Smith; Treasurer, j. w. Clark; Secretary,
Eugene Barnes; Executive Committee,
F. Gano, j. H. Harris, Richard Waters.
AT St. Louis, on the 9th, the Grand
Jury in the United States District Court
voted-seventeen to two-to indict Gen.
Babcock for conspiracy to defraud the
revenue. The jury addressed a letter to
ex-Dist.-Atty Patrick and ex-United
States Marsha Newcomb informing them
that no evidence had been brought out
duplicating them in the frauds. They
also indited a letter to the President
thanking him for the support he had
given to the investigation, and rendering
him their esteem and confidence. A dis
patch was received from Atty. Gen. Pierre
pont announcing the removal of ex-senator
Henderson, of counsel for the prosecution,