Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-24
THE NEWS.


Governor a majority Of SO, GIL in fifty
four counties. The State Senate stands
Democrats, 81; Independent, 1; Repub-
lIcans, 4. HOuse-Democrats, SO; Repub-
licans, Is; Independents, 2.
A TELEGRAM was received in Washing
ton on the 18th from Speaker Kerr, who
was at Rock Bridge Alum Spring, in
which he says he was much worse and
hope was growing weaker.
GEN. HORACE PORTER appeared before
the Whisky Frauds Committee in Wash
ington on the 18th, and denied many of
ex-Solicitor Wilson's assertions, in
Guiding that concerning the sylph'' dis
patch He also denied positively that he
told Wilson " the greatest favor he could
do the President was to shield Babcock.'
He further stated that the President had
intimated to him (witness) that nothing
whatever had come to his knowledge i'm
plicating Babcock directly or indirectly
in the g Black Friday" speculations.
KEHoE, chief officer of the Molly
Maguires in Schuylkill County, Pa, and
Canning, chief officer in Northumber-
land County, and six other prominent
members of the organization, have been
recently found guilty Of assault and
battery with intent to kill one William
Thomas.
THE parties accused of completely in
the Hamburg Is. c. disturbance have
been held to bail in 81 900 each.
A SPECIAL dispatch was received at
Helena, M T., on the 18TH, from Boezman,
to the effect that a Sioux squaw, who had
come into Crow Camp, had brought news
Of terrible battle, III which Gen. Crook
had almost annihilated the Sioux, and had
the remainder in such position as to
compel their surrender.
A BISMARCK 3D. t. dispatch Of the 18th
says the rumor of the recent fight between
Terry and Sitting Bull had been confirmed
by Indian runners from Fort Peck. Ter
RVS loss was reported to have been 800
and Sitting Bulls 700. The War Depart
ment at Washington had also received
similar intelligence.
For four or five days preceding the
18th strike had been in existence along
the line of the Ohio & Mississippi Rail
road in the States of Indiana and Illinois,
induced by the failure Of the Company
to pay the brakemen and other employees
the wages already earned and by report
that still further reduction of pay was
to be made. At Vincennes and Seymour,
+.opfns were taken possession of and no
coaches or cars except mail trains were
allowed to pass over the road. At the
latter place the Sheriff of Clay County
succeeded in arresting the leaders and
breaking up the combination, but at
Seymour and Vincennes the civil officers
were powerless, and a call was
made upon Gov. Hendricks for
troops. The Governor issued his proc
lamation warning the malcontents to dis
perse, and directing troops to be sent 10
carry his proclamation into force. On the
evening of the 10Th, several companies
had already started for the scene Of the
trouble, and three companies more were
under arms at the State House in Indian
apolis awaiting orders to move.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10th
says the new four and half per cent.
loan for $500, 900, 900 will be brought out
in short time. Great competition for
the control of it existed among foreign and
domestic bankers.
THE Secretary of War on the 10th is
sued an order to Gen Sherman, directing
that he should hold all the available
forces under his command not en-
gagged in the Indian war on the
frontier, ain readiness to be used
upon call or requisitiOn of the
proper legal authorities for protecting all
citizens, without distinction of race, color
or political opinion, in the exercise of the
right to vote as guaranteed by the Fiji
teenth Amendment, and to assist in the
enforcement of certain, condign and eff
fectual punishment upon all persons who
shall attempt by force, fraud, terror, in
timidation or otherwise, to prevent the
free exercise of the right of suffrage as
provided by the law of the United States
and have such force so distributed and
stationed as to be able to render prompt
as istance in the enforcement of law
CINCINNATI dispatches Of the 10th state
that the brakemen's strike on the Ohio s.
Mississippi Railroad was over, and that
trains would be soon running as usual.
All the strikers had been paid in full and
discharged.
Hon. @. A FINKELNBURG, the Republi
can nominee for Governor of Missouri, has
declined the candidacy, and a csll has been
issued for o meeting of the State Central
Committee, to be held on the Gath, to fill
the vacancy.
THE Democratic State Convention. of
South Carolina has nominated Gen. Wade
Hampton for Governor.
EX-Goy. BROOKS has Withdrawn from
the Republican State ticket of Arkansas
and A. W. Bishop, the candidate for Gov
ernOr on the opposition Republican tick