Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-27
THE NEWS.

A LARGE portion of the city of Pesh-
awur, Afghanistan, had been destroyed
by fire.
THE trial of Count Won Arnim has been
fixed for July 1.
BERLIN kilograms of the 10th announce
the release of the priests lately impris-
Oned at Posen. The alleged principal in
the recent conspiracy against the life of
Bismarck, one DAMN, has been arrested
at Cracow
A ROMAN journal, La VOce Della Ver5ta,
has been suspended for publishing the
Pope's recent address to the German pill
grims.
JUDGE PIERREPoNT, the new Attorney
General, took charge of his office in
Washington on the 18th.
THE Postmaster General has ordered
that the rate Of postage on letters sent to
or received from foreign countries with
which other rates have not been estab-
lished, when forwarded by vessels regu-
larly employed in transporting the mail,
be reduced from ten to five cents for each
half ounce or fraction thereof.
On the 18th Red Cloud, Spotted Tail
and seven other Sioux Indian chiefs and
an interpreter reached Washington.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
called for $5,000,0O0 coupon bonds, upon
which the interest will cease on and after
Aug. 10 next.
NUMEROUS whisky seizures were made
in Boston and Brooklyn on the 10Th.
THE Black Hills party captured by the
military and taken to Fort Randall on
the, 18th have been, by order of Gen.
Sheridan, released on parole, and their
arms, horses, wagons and outfits restored
to them. Two refused to sign the parole
and remain in custody.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, reiofced in Il
public demonstration and torch-light
procession on the night of the 10Th over
the late decision of the United States
Circuit Court declaring that city to be
the eastern terminus of the U. p. r. r.
Col. J. II. BRTTToN Dem) has been
elected Mayor of St. Louis, 0tce Arthur
B. Barrett, deceased, by 615 majority.
THE Governors Guards, a military
company of Springfield, Ill, won the
prize banner at the competitive drill on
the occasion Of the late soldiers reunion
in Chicago
THE Carlists shelled the city of Pam
peluna on the 10Th The garrison re-
pulsed the insurgents
Two of the PodgOritza murderers have
been executed at Sentari.
On the nth five new national banks
were authorized to commence business
in various places in New England and
one in Allegheny City, Pa.
Gov WESTON, of New Hampshire, and
sur or five of his Council have decided
10 treat votes cast for " Matt" Head, Re
publican candidate for State Senator
from the Second District, as blanks, on
the ground that his name is Nathaniel
They also throw out the votes cast for
the Prohibition candidate for State SEN
ator, because of his ineligibility. This
gives the two disputed seats in the State
Senate to the Democrats.
ACCORDING to a Wilkesbarre (Pa) dis
patch of the nth the prospects were ex-
Ceedingly favorable for resumption of
work in the anthracite region.
THE Governor of Missouri has ap-
pointed Thursday, June 3, as day of
humiliation, fasting and prayer, on &C
count of the threatened grasshopper
pestilence.
Gov. TAYLOR has appointed the Goth
inst. as Decoration Day in Wisconsin.
Ex-VIlE-PREsDENT JOHN G. BREcKIN-
RIDGE died at his residence in Lexing-
ton, KY, on the evening of the 18th, of
abscess of the liver combined with con-
sumption. He twas little over fifty years
of age.
Gov. JACOBS, of West Virginia, has
been enjoined from moving the State
Capitol from Wheeling to Charleston, in
compliance with the law to that effect.
A BARCELONA dispatch of the 18th says
the Alphonsists had captured an impor
tant Carlist position at Montserrat, with a
loss of ninety-three killed and wounded.
The Carlist loss was not stated.
VICE-PREsIDENT WILSON reached Leav-
enworth, Kan, on the 18th.
DURING the absence of Mr.. and Mrs
Mcpherson, living eight miles east of
Columbus, Neb., on the 10th, their house
caught fire and three of their children
were burned to death.
IT is feared that the grasshoppers now
infesting portions Of Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska will extend their ravages
TO Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky
IT was telegraphed on the 18th that
the Mexican banditti were again raiding
on the Texas border in the vicinity of
the Rio Grande.
A MAJORITY of the members of the
Committee of Thirty in the French AS
sembly resigned on the 10Th because a
measure advocated by them was re-
jected.
ACCORDING to San Sebastian dispatch