Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-13
THE NEWS.

THREE of the largest iron establish
ments in Sheffield, England, have lately
closed in consequence of the depression
in the trade, and others have been COM
PEELED to greatly reduce the rate of wages.
THE organization of a British Rifle
Team to participate in the Centennial
matches at Philadelphia, has been aban-
doned, because Of the separate action of
the Scotch and Irish Associations.
LIEUT.. CAMERON, the African explorer,
reached Liverpool on the 1st
THE sixty-second birthday of Prince
Bismarck was celebrated at Berlin on the
list. He was personally congratulated by
9 the Emperor, the diplomatic corps, the
federal council and the deputies.
ELIZABETH 7. GREENFIELD, the colored
songstress who, some years ago, travelled
under the name of the ''Black Swan"
died at Philadelphia, on the LIST.
Gov. KELLOGG, of Louisiana, has ac-
cepted the resignation of B. T. Beaure-
gard, the obnoxious Baton Rouge tax
collector, and appointed Henry B. Bobbin
as his successor.
TIE business portion of the town of
Paramount, w. Va, was burned on the
morning of the I'd. Twenty-th1ee build
ings, including the postoffice and two
newspaper offices were destroyed, involv-
ing loss Of about 1926, 900.
THE bill allowing Mr.. James Parton to
marry Miss Eldridge, the daughter Of
Fanny Fern, his deceased wife, has
passed both branches of the Massachusetts
Legislature.
THE public debt statement published
on the LIST shows a decrease of $4,240, 1866
in the debt during the month of March
The total debt less cash in the Treasury
is Sc, 10, 49, 39.
On the night of the Both ult, the office
OF the United States Express Company at
Akron, Ohio, was robbed Of $25, OO0 The
safe key was taken from the pocket of
the agent while he slept
Mr.. CHRIsTIANCY's substitute for Mr.
MOrton's Mississippi resolutions, which
was adopted by the United States Senate
on the 31st ult., provides for the appoint
ment of a committee of five Senators,
whose duty it shall be to inquire if the re-
cent election in that State was carried by
fraud and intimidation, as alleged.
GEN. RICE appeared before the House
Judiciary Committee on the 1st. He tes-
titled that he had received compensation
for four post-traderships which he had
procured for others, but denied that MI
Belknap knew of such compensation and
denied that he had ever given or loaned
money to him Except some trifling amount
which had always been repaid), or that he
had ever given him any present, except,
perhaps, some wine and cigars, and q.
small wedding present to his wife.
On the 80 the French Senate, without
debate, approved the bill raising the state
of siege in France.
THE Mexican revolUtionists under Diaz
captured the city of Matamoras, on the
morning of the I'd. Gen. Toledo, the
second in command of the Government
troops, turned traitor, and Gen. La Barra,
the Commander-in-C Chief fled across the
river into Texas.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the I'd states
that the Secretary Of the Treasury had
sent to all persons having the charge of
Government buildings, circular calling
attention to the fact that the appropria-
ton for fuel, light and water, and miscel-
laneous items for public buildings, for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, was
nearly exhausted, and directing that gas
and water in such buildings be shut off,
and that the laborers paid from such ap-
preparation be discharged
THE Agrigenti, a Greeian vessel, col
lided with the English steamer Hylton
Castle, off the coast of Ionia, on the 4th.
The former sunk, and twenty-nine of her
passengers were drowned.
A STRIKE prevailed among the Liver
pool dock-laborers on the 4th, and none
of the steamers were able to leave for
their places of destination.
In executive session, on the 4th, tue
Senate rejected the nomination of Rich
ard I'll. Dana, Jr., as Minister to England,
by vote of II to sc.
THREE hundred thousand dollars in
silver dimes and quarters were received
at the Treasury Department in Washing
ton, from San Francisco, on the 4th.
THE Connecticut State election on the
Sd resulted in the success of the Demo
cratic ticket. The total vote of the State
with only the town of Salem to hear from
which last year was n Republican to 70
Democratic, is 9S, 465, against 100, 9S3 last
year Ingersoll (Dem.) for Governor has
51,071; Robinson (Rep.), 43, 557; Atwate1
Currency Reform), 1856; Smith (Pro.)
1871. Ingersoll's majority, 1861; plu.
rality, 7,515. The Senate stands Is Demo
Gratis and Republicans, and the Heuse
159 Democra. s to IS Republicans and 2
Independents.
j. D. WARD, of Chicago, formerly Con.
gresham from the Second Illinois Dis
trict, and af- arward United States District
Attorney for the Northern District OF