Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-07
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

A WASHINGTON Associated Press telegram
of the 25th states that, according to a pre-
vious arrangement, secret meeting was
held in that city, the night before, for the
purpose Of organizing a National party in
the interest of Senator Blaine. About 15C
persons from different States were present
Those from the North expressed them
selves strongly against the course of
the President and his Cabinet, alleg-
ing that they retained in office men
who are opposed to the principles
Of the Republican party, to the exclusion of
is tried and true adherents. The represent
ativcs from the South declared that the
President had discarded the States which
elected him, and given offices to the enemies
OF the party. Resolutions were adopted or
ganizing the meeting into a National joint
body. Permanent officers were elected, with
power to institute branches throughout the
country, with headquarters at Washins ton
sImMs, the fugitive slave, who was arrested
by Atty-Gen. Devens when the latter was
United States Marshal at Boston during Fill
more's Administration, and under the Fugi-
tive Slave law turned over to the authorities
at Savannah, Ga, has been appointed mes
senger IN Gen. Devens' department at Wash
ington.
TIE Secretary of the United States Treas
ury gave notice, on the 2Sth that the princi-
pal and accrued interest of $4,000, 600 more
OF $50 bonds of 1865 ga, 100000 registeredl
will be paid on the 28th of August next, in
terest to cease on that day. The Secretary
also directed that at the close of the month
(May) an amount of greenbacks be added to
he special fund, under the Joint resolution
for the issue of silver coin, which, with the
S6,0O0000 already set apart, would bring the
fund up to the amount called for at this time
about $1,000, ,000-that being the legal ten
ders received in exchange for the silver held
for the redemption of fractional currency.
THE Secretary of the United ates Navy
las transmitted orders to American naval
commanders in European waters TO show
suitable respect to ex-President Grant, and to
facilitate in every way his tour of obserYa-
tion.
TIE Cabinet, at their session in Washing
ton on the Goth, determined that a letter
should be addressed to the Mexican Govern
ment by the Secretary of State, notifying
that Government that it must take imme-
diate steps to prevent raids across the Rio
Grande into Texas, otherwise our military
commander in Texas would be instructed to
follow marauders into Mexico and punish
them upon that territory.
DECORATION DAY (day 30) was generally
and appropriately observed throughout the
country All the Departments iii Washing
ton were closed, and the President and his
Cabinet took part in the ceremonies at Ar
lin ton, the President and Mrs. Hayes, with
flowers brought by themselves, strewing the
graves of the dead soldiers, and especially
decorating the monument to the unknown.
A WASHINGTON disp ttch of the 31st ult.
says all representations on the subject of the
Chisolm mass ere had been referred to Atty
Gen. Deyens, who would examine the laws
for the purpose of ascertaining whether there
is any authority for the Federal Courts to
interfere. The Secretary of State would take
part in the investigation only from the fact
that the British authorities complained that
one of the parties massacred was a British
subject.