Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-04
THE NEWS.

wounded had been recovered.
A CALCUTTA dispatch of the 22d says
that seventeen of the persons implicated
in the murder of Margary, of the English
expedition, would be executed in Burmah,
on the 9Th of May.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 22d says
that the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. had, by order of the President, de-
manded of Supervisor Hedrick his resig-
nation. Supervisor Matthews had also
resigned, to take effect on the 1st of May.
MANY of the buildings at the Methodist
ummer resort and camp meeting grounds
at Tarentum, Pa, were burned on the
22d.
Gov RICE, of Massachusetts, has signed
the warrant for the execution, on the Goth
of May, of Thomas w. Piper, convicted
of the murder of Mabel Young in the
Warren Avenue (BOstOn) Church tower.
Piper has lately stated that the little girl
met her death by being caught in trap
door while ascending the tower, and that
she was nearly dead when he found her
He says that through fear Of being accused
Of numbering her, he denied all knowl-
edge Of the matter.
A DISPATCH from Leavenworth of the
22d, says that the Cheyennes had broken
up into small bands for marauding pur-
poses, and were scattered through the Big
Horn country. In a fight with one OF
these bands on the Goth one Indian was
killed and two miners wounded Another
dispatch says that man, his wife and
three children had been murdered by
Indians at place 100 miles from Custer
City.
THE Egyptian army are retiring from
Abyssinia.
THE Hungarian Ministers rendered their
designations, on the 9th, in consequence
Of the Discrimination Of the Austrian Gov
eminent to consent to the establishment
Of a Hungarian National Bank. The
Emperor declined to accept their resigna
tions, and directed a re-conference with
the Hungarian liberals.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 24th
says Gen. Belknap had lately written
letter to a friend, in which he denied in
positive terms that he had made any con-
fessiOn concerning the charges against
him relative to the Fort Sill post-trader-
ship. On the Gath, his counsel filed with
Secretary Gorham a reioinder to the rep
LEGATION of the House in the impeachment
matter. He denies that he was Secretary
of War until after committee of the
House had investigated his official con-
duct. He also states that Mr.. Clymer had
said to him on the LIST of March that, unless
he (Belknap) should resign his position
as Secretary of War before noon the next
day, he (Clymer) would move his i'm
parchment in the House; that he yielded
to the intimation thus given that he
might avoid proracted trial before the
Senate. This alleged agreement on the
part of the Chairman of the Investigat-
ing Committee, it is urged, should estop
the House from prosecuting the impeach-
ment.
THE Iowa Independent State Conven-
ton has been called to meet at Des
gates to the Greenback National Conven-
ton at Indianapolis. The Wisconsin
Greenback Convention is to be held at
Madison on the same day and for like
purpose.
THE City National Bank of Chicago
suspended on the oath. The assets are
said to be about 81 100000. The liabili-
ties are placed at somewhat smaller
figure.
A RoUEN France) telegram of the 18th
announces the burning of the Theater
DIES Arts and several adjoining buildings
N that city. Numerous lives had been
lost and many persons were seriously in
jured.
THE funeral Of the wife of Louis Blanc.
which occurred in Paris on the 25th, was
the occasion of an immense Radical demon
stration. Over 100000 persons witnessed
the ceremonies.
WEsTERvELT, at present in prison at
Philadelphia for completely in the Charlie
Ross abduction, has lately been visited by
the widow of Mosher, the abductor, and
asked to give some clue to the where
abouts of the boy. He declared that he
knew nothing of the matter. He went
into the enterprise in hopes of securing
part of the reward, but had no personal
part in the abduction.
THE Metropolitan Hotel at Long Branch,
n. j., was burned on the night of the
25th. The loss was about S75, 900.
BARNEY WILLIAMS, the well-known
Irish comedian, died at New York, on
the 18th, after protracted illness, aged
ffty-three years.
DOM PEDRO and party reached San
Francisco on the evening of the 25th. To
avoid any demonstration on his arrival,
his car was detached from the train and
run into the city half an hour ahead of the
regular train.
AN Omaha dispatch of the 18th saws or
ders have been issued to the commanding
officer at Fort Laramie to as far as possible