Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-06


the Black Hills, bringing 5000 worth of
gold. He had one nugget weighing
twenty dollars.
The severest snow storm Of the season
visited large portion of the West on the
night of the 9th and the day following.
Railroad travel was obstructed over many
of the routes.
Gov. KELLOGG, of Louisiana, has adj
dressed an order to the District Attorney
of Baton Rouge, instructing him to take
proceedings in the courts in relation to
the recent troubles there. The Governor
says he is informed that the Parish Judge
and State and Parish Tax-Collector had
been driven from the parish in violation
OF the law. The TaxCollector was ap-
pointed some three years ago, and is a
colored man. The Judge is a constitu-
tional officer, elected by the people.
LONDON dispatches of the 29th say that
the Russian press had changed front in
regard to the Turkish question and now
demanded that Herzegovina should be
/ coded to Montenegro. Vienna kilograms
of the same date say that a committee of
Bosnian refugees had telegraphed to the
three Emperors, begging them in the
| name of God net to send them back to
Turkey. The Turkish Pacification Com
missioner had issued a proclamation, Civ
ing refugees month to return to their
homes, after which the property of the alb
sentees would be confscated.
STRECKEIsEN, BIsCHoFF 81 Coz, London
shipping merchants, have failed, with liza
bilities exceeding 100000.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the retirement of 1888, IA, being
eighty per cent. of the new National Bank
circulation issued during March.
THE Vermont Republican State Conven-
| ton was held on the Goth, and Delegates
to the National Convention were chosen.
A resolution was adopted opposing the
repeal of the Resumption act, and de
handing the speediest return to u specie
basis of values and currency. The dele
gates to the National Convention were un-
instructed. .
THE complete returns from the late cleo
ton in New Hampshire are as follows:
For Governor-Cheney (Rep) 4t,565;
Marcy Dem.), 3S,12S; Kendall and scat.
| tering, 395. Total, S0,2SS.
THE Republican State Convention of
Pennsylvania met in Harrisburg on the
Goth and selected Delegates to the Ma
tional Convention. Resolutions were
adopted reaffirming the platform adopted
at Lancaster last year; demanding the
exposure of official dishonesty and the
punishment of the guilty; denonncing
the course of the Democracyin the South
ern States and in Congress; presenting
the name of Gov. John F. Hartranft to
the consideration of the Republicans of
the Union for nomination for the Presi-
dency, and instructing the delegates to
the National Convention to give him a
united support for the nomination.
THE Ohio Republican State Convention
met at Columbus on the goth, and placed
the following State ticket in nomination:
For Secretary of State, Milton NJ Barnes
Supreme Judge, W. w. Boynton; Mem
her of Board of Public Works, James c..
Evans. Delegates to the National Con-
vention were chosen, and a platform
adopted, favoring an honest and economi-
cal administration of the Government, and
retrenchment and reform in the public
service; recognizing gold as the true
standard of values, and declaring that that
policy of finance should be steadily pur-
sued which, without unnecessary injury
| to business or trade, will ultimately equal
ize the value of the coin and paper dollar;
instructing the delegates to the National
| Convention to support Gov. Hayes as a
candidate for the nomination for Presi-
dent of the United States.
In the Mississippi House of Represent
atives, on the goth, letter from Gov
Ames was read in which he stated that he
had had in contemplation for some time
the idea of resigning his official position,
and that if the articles of impeachment
against him were dismissed ne would feel
at liberty to carry out that idea. The
House then adopted-7S to 10-a resoiu-
ton withdrawing the articles OF impesch-
ment, and a communication from Mr.
Anes was then read formally resigning
the Governorship. The resignation was
accepted, and Col. J. NJ Stone, President
pro tenn. of the Senate, was installed as
Governor.
The st. Paul tMinn.) Pioneer Press of
a late date says Mr. w. G. Robertson.
resident of that city, had just returned
from the Black Hills, and adds: 1.-The
story told by him is in substance that the
country is full of trouble, dissatisfaction,
want, suffering and, in some places, some
gold, but thus far not much"
CoNsTANTINoPLE kilograms of the Both
ult. say that Turkey had decided to post
pone the payment of the April coupons of
the public debt until July.
CAIRO Egypt dispatches of the Both
ult. state that the plague had appeared at
| Bagdad, and that there were ten deaths
| daily. All arrivals from the Persian Gulf
| e.