Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-06
THE NEWS.


trian, recently walked, in New York, 116
miles in twenty-three hours and eight
minutes-the best time on record
Hon. A. B. BARRETT, recently elected
Mayor of ST. Louis, died on the Gath
THE Director of the Mint has been di-
rected by the President to investigate
the claims of the different cities in the
Mississippi Valley for the location of the
new branch mint
SPAIN has paid $45, 900 of the $50, 600
agreed to be paid as indemnity for the
Virginius massacre.
ON the 23d the steamers John Kyle,
the levee in New Orleans. About forty
lives were lost.
THE Union League Clubhouse in
New York was damaged by fire on the
morning OF the 25th to the extent of
about 100000.
THE Michigan State Prohibition Con-
vention will meet in Lansing on the 18th
of May.
THE Louisiana Legislature adjourned
sine die on the oath In the Senate the
resolution suspending State Auditor
Clinton from office was postponed until
1876.
A DUBLIN dispatch of the Goth says
the Lord Mayor of Dublin will give
banquet to the American rifle team OF
their arrival, at which the Lord Mayor of
London will be present in state At the
conclusion of the international contest
the latter will give the Americans din
ner at the Mansion House in London.
ALL awards of contracts for mail trans
portation obtained by collision with
postoffice clerks have been cancelled by
the Postmaster General, and awarded to
the next lowest bidders.
SECRETARY DELANo on the Goth an
nounced the indefinite postponement of
his intended resignation.
THE oss-examination of Mr.. Part
ridge in the Beecher case was concluded
on the Goth Mrs. E. 7. P. Palmer,
professed spiritual medium, testified to
having witnessed demonstrations of af
lection between Mr. Tilton and Mrs.
Woodruff and to have overheard CONVEX
Stations between them relative to the pub
LEGATION of the Golden Age and Mrs
WoodhulPs paper as organs of Spiritual
ism. Before the publication of the
Woodruff scandal witness says she
heard the proof-sheets of that document
read to Mr.. Tilton by Mrs. W., and heard
Mr. Tilton say that the story about Mr..
Beecher and his (Tilton's) wife was not
true. Mr.. Tracy, of the defense, was
called to the stand but his testimony
was deferred till the following day,
On the Goth collision occurred on the
Baltimore g. Potomac Railroad between
two passenger trains, which resulted in
demolishing two engines and four cars,
and the serious injury of nine persons.
Several were also slightly hurt.
On the Goth, at Augusta, Ca, memorial
day was observed with imposing cere-
monies. The cornerstone of the Con-
federate monument was laid. after which
the Ladies' Memorial Association deco
rated the graves OF the Confederate and
Federal dead.
On the 28th the city of Oshkosh, Wis,
was for the third time within the last
few years visited by a disastrous conf1a-
grafton. The area burned over is about
a mile and half long by half mile
wide. The principal business blocks
and the finest residences were destroyed,
including all the newspaper offices, the
Opera-House, the Courthouse, the
banks, all the hotels except one, the tele-
graph Office, several saw and single
mills, and millions of feet of lumber.
Three lives were lost and hundreds of
families were rendered homeless. The
loss is variously estimated at from
$750,00O to 100000.
THE Attorney General of Louisiana
has been directed to bring suit against
State-Auditor Clinton for malfeasance in
office.
A LATE Corpus Christi (Tex) dispatch
says tranquility prevails along the Texas
border.
LORD HOBART, Governor of Madras
Presidency, India, died on the 28th.
THE Prince OF Wales was installed
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge
of Masons, at London, on the 29th
JUDGE PIERREPoNT, of New York, has
been rendered and has accepted the
United States Attorney-Generalsh1p.
In his evidence in the Beecher case, on
the 2oth, Mr.. Tracy said that in his in
teryiews with Messrs. Moulton and Til
ton they only charged improper pro-
posals and that Mr. Tilton denied the
truth of the charge now made. Mr.
Moulton had never told witness that de-
PENDANT was guilty of the graver charge,
and witness had never told him that if it
were true it was case where lying was
unsuitable. He had advised the destruc-
ton of the documents in Mr. Moulton's
possession.
The agricultural implement and car
pet manufacturers of Great Britain have