Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-18

| since it had been demonstrated that the
| Porte was powerless to protect even the
Oonsuls against the outbreaks of fanati-
ciSm. German, Russian, Austrian,
French and English men-oi-war had
been ordered to Salonica.
A DISPATCH from Rio Grande City,
Texas, Of the 9th, says Gen. Diaz, the
leader of the revolutionary forces in Mex
leo, was retreating to Matamoras, owing
to the scarcity of water.
ANNA DICKINSON made her debut on the
dramatic stage in Boston on the evening
of the 8th, before large audience. The
play was GA Crown of Thorns,n her
own production.
l. p. n. RUBENsTEN, under sentence of
death for the murder, last winter, of Sarah
Alexander, died in his cell in the Brook
Ign IN. Y Jail on the morning Of the 9th.
Miss ADA @. SWEET, Pension Agent at
Chicago, appeared before the Civil-SeTvice
Committee in Washington, on the 8th,
and stated that, in consideration of receiy-
ing the appointment to the office which
she holds she had agreed to pay David
Blakely, her predecessor, So, 100, and was
directed by him to pay the money over to
United States Marshal B. H. Campbell.
When she had paid The So, 100, she notified
Messrs. Blakely and Campbell thatshe had
performed her part of the contract, but
Campbell told her that was not correct;
that he held a note against Blakely for
50, 900, and she was to pay the whole Of
that note. When Mr.. Blakely turned the
! Office over to Miss Sweet, she says, he
turned over to her $37, 900, and induced
her to give him receipt for $4,000, to
| cover up deficit Of $4,000, promising to
make it all right in a few weeks, but failed
to Go SO. Afterward Commissioner Ba-
ker and Blakely came into her of
flee and demanded that the $4,000
deficit be paid at once, and charged
it upon her as her own deficit Size
went to Mr. Campbell and between them
the amount was raised. Gen Baker
knew of the arrangement she had made
with Mr.. Blakeley. When the President
| found out that she was paying out money
for her appointment, he notified her that
continuance Of it would be sufficient
cause for her removal. She had received
no benefit from her appointment as Pen
sion Agent, but had run into debt and
was still behind about Sc, 600
LONDON dispatches of the morning of
the 18th say intelligence had just reached
there OF the breaking out of a new insur-
rection against Turkish rule in Bulgaria.
The insurgents had secured possession of
Belloa and the Roumeilian Railway, adj
jacent thereto.
TURNER, MOTT s. STRONG, of Bristol,
Eng, failed on the 10th, with between
$500, GOO and $500,000 liabilities.
THE European powers have deman ded
Of Turkey the execution Of the murdere1s
of the French and German Consuls at Sa-
| lonica, suitable indemnifcation to their
families, solemn salute to the French
| and German flags, and guaranty against
similar masSacreS
THE Wisconsin State Greenback Con-
ventiOn met at Madison on the 10th. Del
egates to the indianapolis National Con-
vention were selected and Presidential
electors chosen. Resolutions were adopt
ed favOring an exclusive Government cur
rency, interconvertible into Government
bonds of long time and low interest, at the
option of the holder; the repeal Of the
Specie Resumption act; the withdrawal
of National Bank circulation; a tariff for
revenue only; free and non-sectarian pub
lie schools, and genuine civil-service re-
form.
THE Iowa State Greenback Convention
assembled at Des Moines on the 10th and
selected delegates to the Indianapolis
Convention. Resolutions were adopted
favoring greenbacks; the withdrawal Of
National Bank circulation; making the
National currency interconvertible into
bonds, etc, etc. 1t was concluded that
the nomination of State ticket was I'M
advisable at present, and the matter was
left to committee with instruction to call
a nom mating convention in August, if it
was deemed advisable.
THE Michigan State Republican Con
vention met at Grand Rapids on the 10th
Delegates to the National Republican
Convention were selected and a State Cen
trail Committee chosen. The resolutions
consisted mainly in a request that the
delegates act in harmonywit Republican
principles, and so far as possible as
a unit. They conclude as follows:
''While we are willing to waive per-
sonal preferences, delegates must
never consent to commit Republi-
can principles to any standard bearer
| of doubtful position, or who does not in
his own character afford assurance of the
practice Of economy, honesty and purity
in all matters of administration. The
delegates are said to stand on the Presi-
Dental question as follows: For Bristow,
Z; Blaine, II; Morton, 1; Hayes, 2; non
committal, l.
VIM. III. BARNUM was nominated as
United States Senator, by the Connecticut
Democrats in the Legislature, on the even