Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01
EPIl'0ME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED TELEG86PElc sFws

On the morning of the Goth the dead
body of Charles Collins, Chief Engineer
of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railroad, was found in his house, with
the appearance of having been lifelass for
twenty-four hours One revolver was
held fast in his hand while another and a
razor lay near him on The bed. 1t is be-
lieved he committed suicide in conse-
quence of the late accident at AshtabuIa.
ACCORDING to COnstantinople telegrams
of the goth and 21st, the foreign repre-
sentatives to the Conference had asked
for an audience with the Sultan prepara-
tory to leaving Constantinople. 1t was
SAID the Porte wOuId spontaneously offer
considerable concessions U0 UuU Towers,
including several points which it refused
to yield on compulsion.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 21st
says President Grant favored the Arbi-
tration bill providing for the counting of
the Electoral vote, and would sign the
same should it be passed by both houses
of Congress. An indianapolis dispatch
of the same date represents Gov. Hen
bricks as also approving the provisions
of the bin as being as fair as could have
been expected.
THE Turkish Government, on the 22d,
matte agents abroad informing them of
its rejection of the proposals of the Great
Powers, but announcing that it undertakes
faithfully to extend constitutional liberty
to all its subjects.
SUIT has recently been commenced, on
capias, in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New
York, against ex-Gov. Samuel ]. Tilden,
to recover $150,000 alleged balances due
for income tax.
TELEGRAMs from Constantinople on the
23d state that Russia had, since the fail
ure of the Conference, endeavored to ne
gotiate special treaty with Turkey.
THE Minnesota Senate, on the 23d, by
a decided majority, adopted joint resolu-
tons instructing her Senators, and re-
questing her Representative, in Con-
gress to support the bill pending be-
fore that body to settle the Presidential
complications. The Philadelphia, Indian
apOlis, Chicago and st. Louis Boards of
Trade have also adopted resolutions favor
the Compromise Electoral bill, and re-
ouesting Senators and Members of Con
gress from their respective States to sup
port it.
AT large meeting at Faneuil Hall !,
Boston, on the evening of the 23d, Mayor
Prince presiding, the Conference plan of
settling the Presidential question was
heartily approved. The Connecticut
Senate, on the Gath, passed resolutions in
dorsing the Compromise bill, as did also
the Delaware Legislature, the latter body
requesting the Representatives of the
State in Congress to support it. The
Minnesota House also indOrsed the meas
ure by nearly two-thirds vote.
LONDON dispatches of the Gath state
that the Porte had asked France to send
military officers to instruct its army, and
England for competent financial admin
istrators with view to the reorganization
of Turkish finances.
IT was reported on the 25th that Servia
was placing her troops on war footing,
and expected to cooperate with Russia in
case of war with Turkey.
THE lower Houses of the Massachu-
sets, Connecticut and Illinois Legisla-
lures, on the 25th, passed resolutions in
dOrSinr tha (IODrrecciODa1 Com Drom ica
Electoral bill-the first by vote of 1S9
to 10, the second by a vote of 119 to rs,
and the last by a vote of SS to 80.