Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24


judgment of the Supreme Court in the
case of William NJ. Tweed, and ordered
his discharge. The court holds that no
warrant can be found for cumulative
punishment upon a conviction of several
offenses charged in single Indictment,
the aggregate punishment exceeding that
prescribed by law for the grade of Of
lenses charged. 1t was reported in New
York on the 10Th that the Sheriff had
arranged to secure the arrest of Tweed
in the civil suits Immediately upon his
discharge under the decision of the court.
ACCORDING to dispatches of the 18th
the long strike of the Pennsylvania coal
miners had ended, the strikers making
an unconditional surrender. At Clear
field thirty-two striking miners had been
found guilty of conspiracy and riot, and
six of them were sentenced to a fine each
of $25 and costs and to Imprisonment for
one year; thirteen to a like fine and
sixty days Imprisonment.
THE Maine State Republican Conven-
ton, at Portland on the 10Th, nominated
Gen. Selden Connor for Governor.
DISPATCHES from Nebraska, Kansas
and Western Iowa on the 18th state that
myriads of grasshoppers were in the air
and flying in northerly direction, many
of them alighting and doing great dam
age in some sections.
THE Central Bank of Indianapolis,
Ind, was robbed of $1,000 on the 18th,
and two men and one woman who COM
mitted the robbery were captured at La
fayette on the same afternoon.
SEVERAL mercantile firms suspended in
London on the 10th, with aggregate liza
bilities of over million pounds.
TELEGRAMs from Santander of the 10th
say that the political situation in Madrid
caused increasing uneasiness. A rumor
prevailed that the Carlists were about to
lombard Bilbao
THE suspension of the firm of Bennett,
Benson & Co., of Quebec, was announced
on the 10Th, with liabilities estimated at
over 81 100000.
THE commission to examine the Gus
tom House building in Chicago reported
on the 10th. 1t is said they recommend
the demolition of the entire structure.
DISPATCHES Of the 10Th say that the
difficulties between the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Companies
had been settled.
Ny -, I,1;
used for the manufacture of fireworks in
Boston on the 10Th, and several lives were
lost. The cause of the explosion was I'M
known.
THE schedule Of Abraham Jackson, the
Boston lawyer charged with being a de-
faulter, shows liabilities SALT, 720 and as
sets Sill ,61S.
THE New Hampshire House of Repre-
sentatives on the 10Th, after lengthy de-
bate, passed the resolution reported by the
Committee on Elections that Raymond
and Harding Democrats) were not en-
titled to seats-173 to 1876.
A TORNADO passed over Quincy, ILL.,, on
the morning of the 18TH which destroyed
property to the value of about 100000
Fortunately only one life was lost.
THREE three-card monte swindlers have
recently been tried and convicted by
Chicago jury and sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary-one for three years and the others
for one year each.
THE Minnesota Reform State Conven-
ton met at Minneapolis on the 10th and
nominated Prof. r. T. Humiston for Gov
ernOr, ]. B. futile for Lieutenant Gov
ernOr, John Ell. Stevens for Secretary of
State and HI. d. Brown for Treasurer. A
platform was adopted, declaring, among
other things, that competency, honesty
and sobriety should be considered indis-
pensable qualifications for holding public
office, and that removal for mere differ
ence of political opinion is a practice OPP
posed to sound policy.
ADDITIONAL failures were reported in
London on the 18th, the following among
others: Malcolm, Hudson s. Co.; A. Con
tales & Co.. Young, Borthwick & Co.
John Anderson & Co.; J. G. Fonlier;
Westhead & Co., of Manchester; John
Strachan d Co., and Henry Adamson s.
Sons, ship and insurance brokers. The
liabilities of the suspended firms range
from $1,00O,000 to $4,000, 900.
PORTUGAL has prohibited the importa-
ton Of American potatoes.
THE Boston centennial celebration on
the nth of the battle of Bunker Hill was
a complete success in all respects. There
were over 800, 900 strangers in the city on
the occasion. The procession was ten
miles long and was over four hours pass
ing given point. George Washington
Warren presided, and the Grafton was de-
livered by Gen. Charles Devens, Jr. Gen.
Sherman, Cows. Hartranft of Pennsyl-
vania, Beadle of New Jersey, Ingerson
Of Connecticut, and Vice-President Viii
son made short addresses.
The Pennsylvania State Temperance