Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-21
THE NEWS.


says the story told by Ridgely, the trap
per, concerning Clusters death was dis
credited in military circles. The trapper
was believed to be half breed spy for the
Indians. ###a
MOSES Y. TLDEN, a brother of Gov.
Tilden, died at New Lebanon, n. Y, on
the morning of the 9th.
A REDUCTION of ten per cent. was made
on the 9th on the rates for Centennial
tickets to New York and Philadelphia
from all points west of Chicago and st.
Louis
A Los Angeles (Cal.) dispatch of the
9th says that Klingensmith, the Mormon
witness of the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere, had been arrested and brought to that
city.
THE Indian Commissioners held their
first council at Red Cloud Agency, on the
9th, in the presence of $50 Indians, in
Guiding Red Cloud and several other
chiefs. The Indians were said to be in
favorable mood for treaty A series of
propositions was read and interpreted to
them. u.
THE Governor of South Carolina has is
sued proclamation calling upon the peo-
pie of Charleston and elsewhere to obey
the laws, and expressing his determination
to protect all persons in the State in their
political rights.
The trotting stallion Ethan Allen died
at Lawrence, Kan, on the 18th. He was
twenty seven years old.
On the nth, 100000 in United States
six per cent. bonds, held TO secure Ma
tional Bank circulation, were Withdrawn
from the United States Treasury, for
which four and half per cent. bonds are
to be substituted.
THE United States Treasury Depart
ment has lately issued an order relative to
the purchase of silver bullion for coinage,
fixing the purchasing rate at 101 cents per
standard ounce at Philadelphia, San
Francisco and New York, and 1907 cents
at Carson, payable in United States gold
coin on the determination of value by the
mint assay, the seller paying mint charges
for refining. a. -+A
ANOTHER call for the redemption of
$4,000, 900 of $50 bonds of 1865, May
and November, was issued from the Treas
ury Department in Washington on the
10Th The principal and accrued interest
on these bonds will be paid Dec. 10, after
which date interest will cease.
THE latest news received up to the morn
ing of the 18th from the Maine State cleo
ton indicated that Conner Rep.) for Gov
ernor would have a majority in that State
of about $4,000. The Republicans elect
their candidates for Congress and the
State Legislature is largely Republican in
both branches.
THE Independent Greenback party Of
Connecticut met on the 18th and NOM
mated full State ticket, headed by
Charles AtWater for Governor, and Fran
els Gillette for Lieutenant-Gov
Two cases of yellow fever occurred in
New York city on the 18th. John Evans
died of that disease at fashionable hotel
on Broadway, and sailor was found suf-
fering from the same complaint at
boarding house on Market street. Mr.
Evans had come from Savannah TO escape
the scourge. 1t was believed there was
no cause for alarm in the city, as the
season was too far advanced for the disease
to become prevalent.
THE boiler of an engine on the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad exploded near
Frederick, Md, ON the afternoon of the.
18th, and killed Angus Schafer, the engi-
neer, and James f. Cook, the fireman.
Ex-Gov. HENRY A. WISE, of Virginia,
died at his residence in Richmond on the
18TH aged seventy years.
A STATE Greenback Convention was
held at Columbus, Ohio, on the 18th.
Electors at-Large were chosen, and
State Executive Committee was appoint
ed, with Robert Schilling, of Cleveland
as Chairman, and J. L. Vandeman, Of
Fayette, Secretary. 1t was voted not to
put State ticket in the field this year
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage
State Convention met at Boston on the
18th A ticket was nominated composed
of the candidates of the Prohibitory
party, headed by John j. Baker for Gov
ernor
GEN B. T. BUTLER has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of the
Seventh Massachusetts, District The
vote stood: Butler, 81 Russell, 10;
Dwight, 8,
TIE Sheriff of New York has returned
the execution in the Tweed six-million-
dollar judgment wholly unsatisfed, be-
ing unable to find any property on which
to levy.
THE New York Democratic State Con-
vention reassembled at Saratoga on the
18th, and nominated Lucius Robinson for
Governor, in place Of ex-Gov. Seymour,
declined
THERE were twenty-five yellow fever
interments at Savannah, Ca, on the 18th
Gov PILLsBURY of Minnesota has is
sued proclamation offering reward of
$1,000 each for the capture of the persons
engaged in the Mortified affair. The
First National Bank of Mortified has al
so offered a reward of $500 each.