Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

AT New Orleans, on the 10Th, the City
Recorder visited the wounded man Weldon
| at the room where be was lying, in the OLD
st. Louis Hotel or State House, and formal
| " arraigned him on a charge of assaulting
Gov. Packard with a deadly weapon, with
intent to murder. To the formal question,
Are you guilty or not guilty of this
charger" the prisoner replied in a firm
voice, " Guilty. An order of commitment
was then made out directing the Chief of
Police to retain him in custody until further
| orders.
| A DISPATCH was received at San Francisco
on the 18th, from ex-Gov. Grover, of Oregon,
| emphatically stating that he did not send
the cipher telegram signed "Gobble" to
Gov. Tilden, and that all such pretended
kilograms are forgeries.
zzA LITTLE before midnight, on the night of
the 10Th, at East st. Louis, fire broke out
in a row of frame buildings on Bloody ISL
and, block north of the great bridge. A
| half hour later the flames had reached and
set on fire the eastern approaches to that
structure, causing a damage to the bridge
alone of over $4,000. Beside this over
100 buildings were burned, and $50 families
| rendered houseless.
Gov. NICHOLS, Of Louisiana, on the Goth,
sent dispatch to Maj. E. A. Burke, in
Washington, stating that the people of that
State not only refused to pay taxes to any
Government but that of which he was Exec
utive, but had anticipated the appointment
| of Tax-Collectors, and voluntarily paid TO
agents for the use of his Government the
percentage deemed sufficient for immediate
| purposes.
THE Ohio State Grange assembled at Co.
lumbus on the Goth. About 200 delegates
were present. The address of welcome was
made by Mayor Johnson, and the remainder
of the day was spent in the reception of re-
ports and their reference to appropriate
committees.
THE boiler in the Clifton Barrel Works, at
Pomeroy, o., exploded on the evening of the
21st, killing four persons and wounding
twelve others.
THE house of John Conoly, in Hazelton
Township, Shiawassee County, Mich, was
burned early on the morning of the 21st, and
five children perished in the flames. There
were eight persons in the house, only three
escapii g. MIR. Conoly and two sols were
badly scorched in attempting to rescue the
children.
THE wool-growers of Ohio, Indiana, Ken
! lucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania held
! meeting at Cincinnati on the 22d, and
decided to erect a cepacious storehouse at
Steubenville, Ohio, for the purpose of stor-
ing their product and asserting it before
placing it upon the market. They are
Changers, and will dispose of their stock
directly to manufacturers.
The Ohio State Grange, on the 22d, elected
the following officers: S. II. Ellis, of Warren
County, Master, reelected; I. j. Joy, of
Delaware, Oyerseer; j. w. Ogden, Lecturer;
J. B. Goudy, of Morgan County, Steward; :;
S. G. Baldwin, of Butler, Treasurer; R.
Stevenson, Secretary.
THE Ohio State Prohibition Convention
met at Columbus, on the 22d, and adopted a
platfJrm-favoriDg the prohibition of the
liquor traffic; against the employment in
the public service of persons who sell liquor
or are addicted to the habit of drinking
| liquor; demanding female suffrage and COM
pulsory education; favoring he use of the
Bible as a textbook in the public schools,
and the observance of the Christian Sabbath.
| The following ticket was nominated: For
| Governor, H. a. Thompson; Lieutenant
Governor, George R. Jenkins; State Treas
ury, ARA Alderman; Attorney General, D.
W.Gage; Supreme Judge, D. c. Montgomery;
Clerk of the Supreme Court, George Dodd
Member of the Board of Public Works, Amos
Miller.
IN Chicago, on the ED, Spring wheat, No.
2, closed at S1.24s@1.25 cash. Cash corn
closed at 41c for No. 2. Cash oats No. 2
sold at S5Ac; March options, 33Hc,
and 34c seller April Rye No. Q
67c. Barley No. 2, 494c. Cash mess
pork closed at s14SO. Lard, So rs
Good to choice beeyes brought $5 50@6 co.
medium grades, S4. 10@46O; butchers stock,
So. .UO@4 90; stock cattle, ETC., So. 1908. S5.
Hogs brought SIS. $685. 60 for good to
choice. Sheep sold at s3.75@5. so for poor
! to choice.