Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-09

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Fisk, Jr A great crowd was at the rail-
road depot to see him as he, with his
friends, started eastward.
An Internal machine, inclosed in a
fimsy Saratoga trunk, exploded in the
baggage-car of an express train from
Philadelphia to New York, overthe Penn
sylgania Road, on the eYeningof the 9th.
The trunk was fortunately on the top
of a pile of baggage, and no dam
age was done, beyond scattering the
trunks and prostrating the baggagemen.
The car was set on fire, but soon extin-
guished. Parts of the machine were
found in the wreck, consisting of a small
pistol and fragments of cloCk-work. The
pistol was discharged into some infam-
mable substance that was entirely con-
sumed.
THE Sioux Indian Commission arrived
at Yankton, D. T., on the 28th, having
consummated their work with the In
dians, modifying the original terms of
the treaty only by leaving it optional with
the tribe whether they go to the
river. They encountered no hos
tility among the upper Indians, and
are said to feel we'll satisfied with the re-
suit of their work. They formally adj
jOurned at YanktOn to meet in Washing
ton on the 9th of December
A CADET MIDsHIPMAN named Homer @.
Poundstone, of Virginia, convicted of
"hazlng," was dismissed on the 28th from
the Naval Academ at Annapolis, Nd.
A WASHINGTON telegram states that So
900, 900 in five and six per cents were with
drawn on the Both ult., and four and
half per cents substituted
A TRAIN from Scranton, consisting of
seventeen cars, was run into by the Sum
nit coal train mile and half north of
Goldsboro Station, Pa, on the Delaware,
Lackawanna 81 Western Railroad, on the
evening of the Both ult. One car was
burned and two telescoped. Five persons
were killed and thirteen more or less
injured.
Two United States Marshals arrived at
New Orleans on the Both ult. from Bayou
Sara with fifteen white prisoners whom
they had arrested in West Feliciana
Parish, for conspiracy and intimidation
of negroes in July last. The prisoners
were held IN the sum of 81 500 bail each
to appear before the United States Court
at the November term.
HENRY M. YooRIEs, Judge of the
supreme court OF the state or missouri,
died at his residence at st. Louis ON the
morning of the 30th ult., aged sixty-six
years.
TEE postalcards issued by the Govern
ment during the month of October num-
bered 23,116, 900, being an increase of
1877 500, or nearly fifteen per cent. over
the issues of October of last year, and the
largest number issued in any one month.
AN alarm Of fire created a panic in
Chinese theater in San Francisco On the
evening of the Both ult The building
was crowded, and many were trampled
down in the confusion. The police
dragged out twenty dead bodies and about
the same number of wounded.
A SCOUT reached Bismarck, D. T., on
the 31st ult., from Fort Buford, with Of
fetal dispatches, stating that, on the Dist,
Gen. Miles command struck the h0stiles
under Sitting Bull on Cedar Creek, anda
fight ensued which continued for two
days, the troops completely routing
the Indians, and driving them forty
five miles to the Yellowstone Five
dead Indians were seen, and many
more were believed TO have been killed
and wounded. Gen Miles had but
two men wounded, and none killed. He
chased the Indians sixty miles, when they
divided, one portion going toward the
agencies, and Sitting Bull toward Fort
Peck, Gen. Miles following. Sitting Bull
crossed the river below Fort Peck on the
Gath, and sent word to the agent that he
was coming in, and would be friendly,
but wanted ammunition.
JOHN III. LICK, son of the late james
Lick, has reached San Francisco and, on
the 31st ult., filed petition to be appoint
ed administrator of the estate left by his
father. The filing Of ibis petition was
considered the beginning of yexatious
and expensive litigation.
THE Official canvass of the votes cast at
the recent election in Colorado was made
on the 31st., aud shows the follow
ing result: For judges of Supreme Court,
Republican majority las. For member
of Forty fourth Congress, Bedford (Rep.)
has majority of ,03S, and for the Forty
fifth Congress, a majority of $3.50. The
Legislature stands: Sepate-Republi-
cans 10; Democrats Z. House of Repre-
sentatives-Republicans 80; Democrats
L. Republican majority on joint ballot,
30.
The public debt statement for October,
shows the following: Total debt, 50 ,21S,-
416, $50; cash in Treasury, S129, 53S, 354 ;
debt less cash in the Treasury, So ,OS9,-
S7S, 535, decrease during October, 3d.
3S9, 040.
Four carriages, three wagons, one pair
of mules, one span of horses, one harness
and three cows, the property of Brigham
Young, were sold at public auction in Salt
Lake City, on the 1st, by the United States