Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17
THE NEWS.

Mr.. S. v. White, a member of said com
mittee. In this letter Mr.. Bowen an
nounces his belief in the guilt of Mr.
Beecher, as charged by MessrS. TiltoE
and MOulton, and challenges Plymouth
Church to appoint its committee to in
vestigatc openly and vigorously his
(Rowen's) words and deeds, either in or
out Of church, from the day of his birth
to the present hour. The committee pre-
pared letter to Mr.. Bowen, summon
ing him to appear before them on the
evening of the 9Th to give proof Of his as
sertions.
THE investigation conducted by the
British authorities to ascertain the cause
of the loss Of the steamer Deutschland as
cribes the wreck to an error in the reckon
ing the captains disregard of the force
and direction Of the tide, bad discipline
on the vessel and the improper conduct of
the officers.
a FIRE-DAMP explosion occurred in the
Jabin coal mines in Belgium, on the 4th
Up to the morning of the 9th only fifty of
mine had been rescued alive.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram of the 9Th
says the Porte had thst day dispatched to
his ambassadors at the courts Of the six
guaranteeing powers reply to Count An
drassy's note. He says the Turkish Gov
eminent had resolved to apply to the in
surgent districts the hve leading points of
Andrassy's scheme
A VIENNA dispatch of the 9Th says Rou-
mania had threatened to renounce her al
legiance to Turkey.
The Secretary of the Southern Hist0r-
ical Society, in answer to Secretary Bel
knap's letter, says: 4" The people of the
South are not only willing but anxious
that the whole of their official records
should be given TO the world, and that
future historians should have an opportu-
nifty of judging them in the light of these
records. Be assured, then, of our hearty
cooperation in supplying your depart
ment with missing Confederate documents
We will have furnished you properly
authenticated copies of such as are in our
possession, and will assist you in procur-
ing others, it being understood, of course,
that your department will afford us sim
liar facilities in the prosecution of our
work.
The President has approved the act late
ly passed by Congress to amend the re-
Vised statutes relating to naturalization.
hoc e..
Convention to meet at New Haven, Conn,
on the 22d inst. Its object is stated to be
6 to take such steps as may be necessary
to force both political organizations of the
States to recognize the voice of the people
in the coming campaign
THE jury in the case of Lands, for the
murder at Vineland, n j., of the editor
Carruth, rendered a verdict on the night
of the 9th of ''not guilty on account Of
insanity"
JEFFERSON DAVIS has recently written
letter to Judge Lyons, Of Richmond,
Va, in which he denies that Union pris-
Oners at the South during the war were
treated with premeditated neglect and
cruelty. He says: at is admitted that
the prisoners in our hands were not as
well provided for as we would Ike to
have had them Can the other side say
as much?" etc With regard to the ques-
ton of amnesty he says he has nc view
of the future which makes it desirable to
him to be included in an amnesty bill,
and adds: Viewed in'the abstract, or as
a general question, I would be glad TO sec
the repeal of all Laws inflicting the penal
ty of political disabilities on classes of
people; that it might, as prescribed by
the Constitution, be left to the courts to
hear and decide the cause, and to affix the
penalties according to pre-existing legis-
lation.n
A SHOCKING calamity occurred in
Cincinnati Opera-house on the afternoon
of the 9Th, caused by a false alarm Of fire.
An immense throng of ladies and chill
dren had gathered to witness an enter
tainment called the Allegory ofthe Great
Republic Just as the performance
was about to begin some one in the bal
conY raised the cry of fire. when the
crowd in the gallery rushed fer the doors.
-Four women and five children lost their
lives in the scramble for exit by being
either trampled to death or injured in
some other manner, and several others
were seriously hurt.
The residence of George Heindle, near
the village of Hollowayville, Bureau
County, H., was destroyed by fire on the
night of the 4th, and Mr.. and Mrs. Helm
die and two young children persisted in
the flames. The oldest daughter, about
nineteen years of age, made her escape by
leaping from the roof of the house, but
saved nothing but the night-clothes she
had on.
Two FEMALE pedesgians-NIiss Won
Hillern "a German woman, and Mrs.
Marshall, of Chicago-completed a sg-
days walking match in Chicago, on the
evening of the 9th, the latter winning the
contest by about two miles. The distance
accomplished by the winner was 233 90
miles to 2311a by her opponent. Both
women were we'll exhausted by their