Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-27

its presentation.
A PROPOSED banquet to Gambetta, by
his Republican friends at Marseilles, was
forbidden by the French military com
mander on the 18Th.
THE failure of large silk house, with
over 100000 liabilities, was an
nounced from Lyons, France, on the 18th.
a BERLIN dispatch of the 18th says that
Thomassen, the dynamite f1end, was
charged, in 1866, with scuttling a ship on
board of which he had goods insured in
England for e24, 600.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says the Texas Border Committee had ap-
pointed a subcommittee to Examine the
information in the War Department on
the subject of raids from Mexico, etc
The committee would not visit Texas,
but would send for persons and papers.
THE United States Court has recently
decided that State cannot compel a ped
der to pay license for selling articles pro
duced in other States, on the ground that
it is tax upon the goods themselves, a
discrimination against the products of
other States, and is in conflict with that
clause of the Federal Constitution which
declares that Congress shall have the
| power to regulate commerce with foreign
nations and among the several States.
Gov. HARTRANFT was reinaugurated
| Governor of Pennsylvania on the 18th.
4 PARTY of Indiana editors, number
ing over 200, on visit to the Centennial
grounds in Philadelphia, on the 18th,
resolved il effect that the Exhibition
should receive the encouragement of
Congress to the extent of the 81, 500, 900
appropriation asked for, but that the Gov
eminent should disclaim ali liability for
the expenses incident to the enterprise
other than for the amount specified in
such appropriation.
AT meeting of greenback currency
men at Madison, Wis, On the 18th, a
State Central Committee was appointed,
| consisting of one member from the State
at-large and one from each Congressional
district. A committee was appointed to
draw up declaration of principles.
THE ballot in the Kentucky Legislature
| on the 18th for United States Senator re-
suited in the choice Of James B. Beck,
| who received 106 votes to Is for Wads-
worth (Republican), and five scattering.
He will take his seat On the 4th of March,
1877.
In the Mississippi Legislature on the
18th L. Q. G. Lamar received 110votes for
| United States Senator from the 4th of
| March, 1877, the Republican members
voting blank. It is said that at private
caucus of the Republicans it was decided
not to participate in the election of
Senator on the ground that the late cleo
ton was carried by fraud and violence.
Gov. KIRKwoOD was elected United
States Senator on the 18th by the Iowa
Legislature The vote stood: Senate
Kirkwood, 40; Letter, 8. House-Kirk-
wood, 68; LETTER, %. His term in the
Senate will begin March 4, 1877.
Miss DoNA HERNDoN, residing near
Springfield, H., on the 18th spilled some
burning-fuid from a lamp in her hand
and became enveloped in flame, and was
horribly and fatally burned. On the same
day, at Delphos, Ohio, George Shelter
threw lot of coal-oil into a stove to hurry
up the fire, and was seriously burned.
| A TELEGRAM of the 18th announces the
defeat of six Turkish battalions between
Ragusa and Trebigne by the insurgents
under Gen. Peko. The Turkish loss was
800 killed and wounded, and the insrr-
gent loss much less.
A ROME (Italy) special of the 10Th says
the Italian Government had closed the
| Catholic seminary at Como because it re
| fused to admit the Government Inspectors.
This was considered the most pronounced
act yet taken by the Government in its
| dealings with the Roman hierarchy, and
important results were thought likely to
| follow
SEVERAL important failures occurred in
| England on the 10Th.
| a MADRID telegram Of the 18th an
nounces that Gen. Tristany, the noted Car
list leader, had given his unreserved sub
mission to Al phonso.
| IN late letter Treasurer New states
| that so per cent. of the legal-tender notes
and fractional currency sent to the depart
ment in Washington for redemption are
| fit for circulation, and he reiterates the
decision stated in a previous circular that
in no case will the Government pay the
charges upon such notes or currency
when the same are fit for circulation or
when the same are sent in disregard of
| the regulations, but the expenses of such
redemptions will be deducted from the re-
turns made therefor.
| IN his letter to Senator Gordon, asking
| for the removal of his political disabili-
ties, Gen. Beauregard says he makes the
application that he may be qualified to
serve as a member Of the Louisiana Levee
| Board Of Commissioners.
THE town of Apollo, on the West Penn
sylvania Railroad, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire on the night of the 18th.
Loss between $40, 900 and $4,000.
| THE Alabama Legislature on the 18th