Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-12-21
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A TALLAHASSEE (Fla.) dispatch of the
8th states that the Canvassing Board had
concluded the canvass for Governor and
members of Congress with the following
result, the Attorney General refusing to
sign the canvass For Governor, Stearns,
$50 majority; Lieutenant Governor, Mont
gomery, 3O4 majority. For Congress,
Purman, 295 majority; Bisbee, 141 ma
jority, all Republican.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram of the 10th
says two Montenegrins had been arrested
in that city for conspiring to assassinate
Midhat Pasha. A conspiracy had been
discovered whose object was the deposi-
ton OF the present Sultan and eDthrone-
ment of ex-Sultan Murad
A LONDON telegram of the 9th says
Russia had recently renewed her invita-
ton to Austria to occupy Bosnia and Her
zegoyina. She had also repeated that she
did not desire any territorial changes, and
would not consider herself at war with
Turkey unless that power forcibly op-
posed her occupation of Servia and Bull
garia.
ADvICEs from Constantinople say that
a fresh war-tax of fifteen piastres had
been levied on all males between five and
sixty years. The Turkish Minister of
Foreign Affairs had addressed a circular
dispatch to the representatives of the
Porte abroad, declaring that the Porte was
not responsible for the deplorable condi-
ton of some of her provinces. The Porte
was now on the point of introducing re-
forms which would satisfy all her sub
jects Of whatever race and religion.
A MATAMoRAs (Mexico) dispatch of
the 9th states that news had just been re-
ceived from the interior announcing the
capture of President Lerdo and his Cabi-
net by the Revolutionists near the City of
Nuncan. Gen. Escobado Secretary of
War, had been shot with several Others
The Government of Lerdo had undoubted-
ly been overthrown. The whole northern
frontier of Mexico, except Matamoras, was
in the possession of the supporters of
Iglesias.
On the morning of the 10th a fire at
Burlington, n. j., destroyed twenty six
houses and rendered forty families home
less. Loss of property, about $17G,000.
THE Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections resolved, on the 9th, to send
ub-committees Immediately to Louisiana,
Florida and South Carolina, to conduct
the investigation ordered by the resolu-
ton of Senator Edmunds. The following
committees have been designated: For
Louisiana-Messrs.H Howe, Wadleigh, Nc
MILAN, Boutwell,, Salisbury and McDon-
aid; for Florida-Me essrs. Mitchell, Teller
and Cooper; for South Carolina-Messrs.
Cameron (Wis.), Christiancy and Merri.
mon.
THE London Post of the 18th says there
is alb )ut to be a fresh exodus of Mennon-
ties from Russia, of whom $4,000 pro-
pose to settle IN the United States or Brazil
A CAUCUS of Democratic Senators was
held in Washington on the 18th, and
Messrs. Thurman, Bayard, Bogy, Herman
and Eaton were appointed a committee to
confer with any similar committee which
may be appointed on the part of the Dem
ocratic members of the House with ref
erence to the Presidential complications,
and to report what legal means exist for
adjusting any difficulties that may arise
between the two branches of Congress
in regard to the counting of the Electoral
vote. The Democratic members of the
House of Representatives held a caucus on
the same day, at which a determination
was manifested to maintain what they
claimed to be the constitutional rights of
the House, and to give effect to what they
insist upon being the expressed will
of the people at the recent Presidential
election. Several members Gncluding,
it is said, Messrs. Randall, Waiter
son and Ely having had interviews with
Gov. Tilden recently, are understood TO
have communicated to the caucus the
views expressed by him, to the effect that
, no action, except of preliminary char
acter, should be taken concerning the ex-
{ listing or possible future political compli-
, cations until after the return. from the South
of the House Investigating Committee.
THE St. Louis express, bound east, on
the New York Central Road, ran into a
freight train snow stalled at Wende Sta
ton, sixteen miles from Buffalo,
: on the night of the 9th. Several
: cars were piled in heap and
burned up, including one locomotive, the
t American Express car, and one other,
, and their contents. Benjamin Woodruff,
: the express messenger, was burned with
the cars, the lower portion of the body
being entirely consumed. No passengers
, were injured. The contents of the eX-
, press car were heavy and valuable, en-
bracing matter from Chicago, st. Louis
| and the West. The loss was estimated al
81, 100000.
THE Comptroller of Accounts and
: Secretary of State of Florida, Messrs
Cowgirl and McLin, were brought be-
,, fore Judge White, at Tallahassee, on the
9th, to show cause why they should
not be committed for contempt fol-
l continuing the canvass of the votes
; cast in that State, in violation of the
order of the Court. They appeared by
! counsel and asked and were granted unit
t the 18th to make answer. On that day
5 the case was again continued. The CLERK
D of the State Board of Canvassers, in s
: note dated on the 18th, denies that Atty.
" Gen. Cooke had filed protest against The
action of the majority of the Board O.
CanvaSSers.
+ III was understood at Constantinopl,
/, on the 18th that England and Russia hat
e arrived at an understanding in respect Il
a Turkish affairs, being substantially th