Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
THE NEWS.

AN official ukase has been issued in
Russia, forbidding women to exercise the
functions of barristers.
GEORGE G.. SMITH, formerly President
of the bankrupt Chicago State Insurance
Company, was arrested in New Jersey a
few days since, on the charge of swind-
ling, and held to bail in the sum of
100000.
THE Vance Railroad bill, which repeats
many Of the distinctive features of the Pot
ter law, has passed both houses of the
Wisconsin Legislature. The vote on its
passage in the Senate on the 10Th stood !:
Ayes 20; noes 7.
a BERLIN dispatch of the 21st says that
Servia, despite the advice Of the great
powers, continued belligerent and threat
ened to declare war against Turkey when
an opportune occasion arrived.
A VIENNA dispatch reports that great
floods had lately occurred in Upper Mo
ravia, over 100 houses having been washed
away and destroyed.
Hon. D. P. BREWSTER, a former Rep
rcsentative in Congress from the OsWego
and Oneida N. Y District, died at Os-
wego on the Goth.
A FIRE in the ice-hOuses at Athens, n.
Y, on the 10Th, destroyed eight buildings
and about 10000 tons of ice. Loss esti-
mated at $685., 600. On the 21st, the
large tin-ware factory Of the Lalance &
Groyean Manufacturing Company, at
Woodhaven, L. l., was burned. Loss
estimated at $780, 900. Between 400 and
800 workmen were thrown out of employ
ment The Holland wooden mill, at Linn
erick, Me, was also destroyed by fire, on
the Goth. Loss nearly 100000.
A DISPATCH from Cheyenne, of the 21st,
says large parties were arriving at that
point from the East and West and de-
parting for the Black Hills daily. A
Yankton (Dakota) telegram of the same
date says that town was full Of men, and
others were constantly arriving, who were
fitting out there, expecting to get to the
Hills before the breaking up of the
streams.
THE preliminaries Of peace between
Egypt and Abyssinia have been arranged.
THE last of the French election returns
were received on the 22d The members
elect Of the Chamber of Deputies are
classified as follows: Republicans, 1913 );
Conservative Republicans, 75 Bonapart-
lists, G4; Legitimists, %; Conservatives,
"a Constitutionalists, 20; Radicals, H..
In 1876 districts there was no choice, and
second ballots are necessary. The resig-
nation Of NJ. Buffet, the Chief of Cabinet,
and the appointment of M. Dufaure as
his successor has been announced.
A MADRID telegram Of the 22d saws AL
phonso and his army had entered Tolosa.
1t was considered that the Carlist war was
virtually at an end Nearly all the prom
inent Carlist leaders had entered France
THE Democratic National Committee
met in Washington on the 22d, and select
ed st. Louis as the place and the 9th of
June as the time for holding the National
Convention.
THE anniversary Of Washington's birth
day was celebrated in, Washington by the
closing of all the Government offices, the
usual meeting Of the Oldest Inhabitants
Association, and the parade of the Fire
Department, which passed in review be-
fore the President at the Executive Man
sion. The day was also observed in New
York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Chicago, and other Eastern and Western
cities.
THERE was great excitement at Catskill,
n. y, on the 22d, growing out Of dis
pute between Catholic clergyman and a
portion Of his congregation about the in
ternent in Catholic cemetery of the
body of Joseph Waltz, who was hanged
nearly two wears ago. The body was orig
inallY buried on the Waltz farm. The
clergyman had recently given permission
to inter it in the cemetery, and the people
resisted. The Bishop had been consulted
A MASS Greenback Convention was held
at New Haven, Conn, on the 22d, at
which several speeches were made and
resolutions adopted favoring the imme-
diate repeal of the Resumption act, and
the adoption of the greenback as the cur
rency of the countrJ, to be interchangea-
bic with bonds bearing a low rate Of in
terest. Delegates were appointed to the
National Convention at Indianapolis on
the 18th Of May.
THE New York Republican State Con-
vention is to be held at Syracuse on the
22d of March, to elect delegates to the
National Convention.
THE Prohibitionists of Rhode Island
have nominated the following State ticket
For Governor, Albert G. Howard; Lieut.
enant- Alfred B. Chadrey; Sec
rotary of State, Joshua Nj. Alderman; At
torney-General, Warren r. PIERCE; State
Treasurer, A. D. Vose.
THE Republican State Convention of
Wisconsin was held on the 22d, at Madi-
son. Delegates to the National Conven-
ton were selected, and State Electoral
ticket was nominated. The platform
contains a resolution declaring that the
currency of the nation should, as soon as
consistent with busine SIS interests and