Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-27
THE NEWS.


that a large number of agency Indians
had left their reservations and started to
ioin Sitting Bull. Gen. Merritt had been
ordered to intercept and drive them back.
A detail from Gen Crooks forces ran
against Sitting Bulls braves near the Lit
tie Big Horn River, and, after a brief en-
gagement, were compelled to abandon
their horses and take across the mountains
on foot to avoid butchery. After fifty
mile continuous tramp they reached the
camp in safety.
On the 18th Messrs. Vanderbilt and
Scott notified the Postmaster General that
the fast mail trains over the New York
Central and the Pennsylvania Central
Railroads would be discontinued on and
after July o. They say they are made
quately compensated for the service.
A FEW days ago, at Clear Lake, Iowa,
two daughters of Mr.. Lawn, aged eight
and seventeen years respectively, were
horribly and fatally burned by the eXplo-
sion of a can of kerosene, which theywere
using to kindle the kitchen fire.
THE sentence Of Mrs. Wilhelmina Speech,
who was TO have been hung at Buffalo, n.
Y, on the 21st, has been committed to i'm
prisonment for life
ACCORDING to Official reports received in
Washington, on the 10Th, Gen. Clusters
body was not mutilated The heart of
Capt. Custer, his brother, was cut out and
carried away.
THERE were !, 298 deaths in New York
City during the week ending on the 18th
being an increase of 440 over the pre-
vious week
The failures in this country for the last
three months have amounted to $43, 000,-
600. During the corresponding period
last year they amounted to $50, 900, 900.
During the first half of 1875 the failures
amounted to $4,000, 900, and during the
first half of this year they reached $107,-
100000.
THE Hoosac tunnel is completed and,
on the 18th, the first through train from
Boston passed through the mountain car
rying the United States mail.
THE Iowa State Democratic Convention
has been called to meet at Des Moines on
the Both of August.
THE first State election this year will be
held in Kentucky, for members of the
Legislature and Circuit Judges, on the
first Monday in August. Next comes the
election in Vermont for State officers and
members of the General Assembly, on the
first Tuesday in September On the first
Wednesday of September California
elects members of the General Assembly
and Congress. On the second Tuesday of
October elections in Ohio, Indiana Iowa,
Nebraska and West Virginia will be held.
The Georgia State election will occur on
the first Wednesday in October.
Ex-SEC'Y BRIsTow has lately written a
letter to the President replying to the COM
nunication of the latter removing all obi
CATION of secrecy in testifying before the
House Committee concerning Cabinet con-
situations or personal conversations on
official subjects. Mr.. Bristow adheres to
his former refusal to so testify, claiming
that such consultations and conversations
are matters entirely confidential and privi-
legged, and that the public duty to treat
them as such is not removed by the Presi-
dents consent that he should make full
answer to the questions. He hoped he
would not be recalled by the committee;
but should they see proper to call him
again he could not consent, as at present
advised, to testify to conversations held
with the President on official business
THE committee in charge of the sub
scription for the purchase of the Old
South Church at Boston, Mass, having
asked an extension of time until Jan. 1,
1877, aud the same having been refused,
have abandoned all hope Of saving the
building. The work of demolition will
be begun at once.
THE Indian Agent at White River
Agency has been directed to allow all the
Ute Indians who wished to join Gen.
Crook to leave the reservation for that pur-
pose.
GEN. MASON BRAYMAN, of Illinois, has
been nominated as Governor of Idaho.
THE Inter Collegiate boat-races came off
won in the three contests.
THE New York Central and Pennsylva-
MIA Central Railroads have reduced the
rates of freights between Chicago and New
York to twenty cents per 100 pounds for
first, second and third classes, and fifteen
cents per 100 pounds for fourth class
freight.
Hon. GEORGE E. PUGH died of paraly-
sis, at his residence in Cincinnati, on the
10Th. He was in his fifty fifth year.
THE Missouri State Democratic Conven-
ton, in session at Jefferson City, on the
10Th, nominated J ohm S. Phelps for Gov
ernor. An electoral ticket was also nomi
mated. The resolutions indorse the Ma
tional Democratic platform, approve the
nomination of Tilden and Hendricks, and
commend the administration of Gov
Hardin.
THE Texas & Pacific Railroad was com
pleted to Fort Worth, Texas, on the morn
ing of the 10Th.