Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-27
THE NEWS.

the army III ADySSln12, 10 the effeCt that
it was surrounded by the natives and in
great danger of being cut to pieces.
Abyssinia had demanded indemnity for
ali her expenses in the war as condition
precedent to the withdrawal of her forces.
nj. JUGENoHL, Director of the Central
Bank of Antwerp, Belgium, committed
suicide on the 18th. Recently discovered
frauds induced the act
AN Athens (Greecel dispatch of the 18th
says that a Russian corvette had foun-
dered while entering Piracus on that day,
and all on board had persisted.
GEN. BABcoCK was indicted on the 18th
by the Grand Jury of the District of Co
lumbia for alleged completely in the safe
burglary conspiracy. Harrington, White
ly, Nettleship, SOmerville, Miles and
Brown were also indicted as co-consrira-
tors.
THE Emperor and Empress of Brazil
arrived at New York on the steamer
Hevelius, on the 10Th. A salute of 100
guns was fired by the batteries in honor of
their arrival. Secretary Fish and other
distinguished gentlemen received the roy
al party, who were rendered the hospitali-
ties of the city.
AT meeting of the South Town Board
of Chicago on the 10Th it was decided, by
vote fisk to three, that the recent Town
election was void because of fraud, and
new officers were appointed to fill the va
cancies declared to exist in the offices of
Assessor, Town Clerk and Collector The
Ousted officials say that they will contest
the action of the Board
On the nth, there was large demon
stration in Hyde Park, London, to de-
mand of the Government the liberation
of the Tichborne claimant The meeting
numbered about 10000 souls
A DESPERATE riot occurred in the
streets of Limerick, Ireland, on the 18th,
between the Nationalist and Home
Rulers, which the police had great diff
ticulty in quelIing. Over 100 persons
were wounded, forty seriously and six
fatal
ROME Qtaly) telegram of the 18th
says negotiations between Spain and the
Vatican had been suspended. Spain had
announced that it would adhere to the
concordat of 1851, except the clause de-
creeing religious unity, and the Vatican
demanded adherence to the concordat in
its entirety.
THE President, on the 18th, signed the
Silver-Coin bill, providing for the issue
of silver coin in place of fractional cur
fency
THE Emperor of Brazil and his suite
left New York on the evening of the 18th,
for San Francisco. The Empress re-
manned at New York.
DESTRUCTIVE floods have lately occur
red in the valley of the Mississippi. The
damage caused in some localities exceeds
that of any previous year since 1851.
ACCORDING to Vienna dispatches of the
18th bloody engagements had occurred
near Trebinje, between the Turks and the
insurgents, both parties claiming to have
been successful.
THE Irish Rifle Team has decided to
shoot with the American Team in August
next. About the first of that month they
will sail for this country.
TIE ship Victory, from Shields, Eng,
for San Francisco, sunk with all on board,
off the British coast a few days ago.
Twenty five persons besides the Captain
and pilot persisted.
THE President, on the 18th, vetoed the
bill reducing the salary of the President
to $25, 900 after the 4th Of March, 1877.
HENRY C. BOWEN has announced his
Withdrawal from the Congregational
Union.
AT Hannibal, Mo, on the 18th, the
tow boat Dictator was wrecked while at
tempting to pass through the draw of the
railroad bridge across the Mississippi
River at that point, and sunk instantly.
Ten lives were lost and the bridge was
badly damaged. On the same day the Sny
levee broke at three places below Quincy,
Ill, In consequence of the high wa
ter, and a large portion of the bottom
lands on the Illinois side, oppo-
site Hannibal, Mo-, was flooded. A
large number of houses and barns were
foated away. The entire population of
the bottom fled to the bluffs. Over two
miles of the track of the Quincy, Alton
Il St. Louis Railroad were inundated, and
the roadbed was carried away in several
places. The damage to property is al
most incalculable
AT the municipal election in Chicago
on the 18th, Thomas Hoyne, for Mayor,
received 35, 1853 votes out of total of a
little over $4,000. Clinton Briggs dem. }
was elected City Treasurer-majority over
5000; r. S. Tuthill (Rep.) was chosen
City Attorney by nearly 5000 majority !;
for City Clerk, Butt (Rep.) has majority
of over 5000, and Best {Rep.) is elected
Clerk of Police Court by over 5000 ma
jority. A majority of the Aldermen
chosen are Republicans.
THE Bourse at Paris was convulsed on
the 18th by the Intelligence that 1000
Montenegrins had joined the insurgents,
and that Prince Milan had onenIv made