Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-24
THE EAST.

THE EAST.
A S4OO, ,000-FIRE occurred ut Brooklyn, n
y on the 18th.
THE fiftysccond anniversary services Of
the American Tract Society were held in
New York on the evening of the 18th. The
annual report showed receipts to have been
S44l ,19S; expenditures, SAL JIG. The aggre-
gate circulation of the papers published by
the Society during the year was 6,000,000
copies.
PRESIDENT HAYES, his wife and son Webb,
Secretaries Evarts and Schurz, Atty-Gen.
Deyens and Gen. Sherman visited New York
City on the 14th. They attended the annual
banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of
that city in the evening. In response to the
toast Of "Thc President of the United
Statcs,n President Hayes said: "Wc are at
peace with all the nations of the world.
With an honest purpose on the part of our
people, and on the part of the Government,
to strive for tue restoration of ancient con-
cord within our own limits, believe that we
may confidently look for early, decided, en-
couraging evidences of reviving business
prosperity throughout our country"
TIE complaint in the suit of Cornelius j.
against VIM. Ii. Vanderbilt was served on
the l4th The plaintiff asserts that the de-
fendant had promised to pay him $1,000000
if the former and his sisters would with
draw their objection to the probate of the
will of their father, and that he had since
refused to make such payment Like causes
Of action are given in two other cases.
IT is said x-Gov. Tildcn declined an inyi-
t,tion to attend the New York Chamber of
Commerce banquet, at which President
Hayes was a guest.
THE ceremony of unveiling the statue of
Fitz-Greenc Hallcck, in Central Park, New
York, took place on the afternoon of the
10Th, before a large assembly, including the
President of the United States and a dis
tinguished company of invited guests. The
presentation was made by President Hayes,
in few appropriate remarks, which was re-
sponded TO by Mayor Ely on behalf of the
city
FIVE children of Frank Dunnegal, rail
road cmploye at Little Hook, Cortland Coun-
ty, n. J., were burned to death on the 18th.
The eldest was nine years old Mr.. Dunnegal
and his wife were short distance from the
every effort to rescue the children, but the
flames had gained too much Roadway. The
cries of the little ones calling for help could
be distinctly heard by the parents.
THE forest fires prevailing in New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Northern New York and
portions of Canada, were reported, on the
10th, to be making terrible havoc, destroy
ing Villages, timber, railroad tracks, bridges,
etc. The people in many portions of Clin-
ton County, n Y, were fleeing for their
lives, hundreds being rendered homeless
At Center Valley, twenty seven dwellings,
with barns attached to most of them, six
saw-mills, two stores and one church
were swept away. At Clinton Mills,
SO 1000 worth of roperty-including
mills, dwellings, merchandise, livestock,
lumber, etc, was destroyed. Nearly the
whole side of the White Mountains, from
Lancaster, Coos County, to the Crawford
House and Fabyan House, Carroll County,
n. H., was on fire.
EN-PREsIDENT GRANT and family left
Philadelphia for Europe on the nth They
took passage on the steamship Indiana for
Liverpool Their departure was the occasion
of elaborate demonstration on the part of
the people Of Philadelphia. Among the epi-
sodes of the occasion were the good-wishes
of President and Mrs Hayes, conveyed by
telegraph, and response by Gen. Grant re-
turning the greetings, and expressing the
hope that upon returning he would find the
country prosperous in business, and with
cordial feeling restored between all sections.
GOLD closed in New York, on May 18th, at
107. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat, S1.S45s@LS5; No. 2 Milwaukee,
s1.90 Oats, Western and State, 42@63c,
Corn, Western Mixed, Csc. Pork, Mess,
s1490,@15.00. Lard, $3.50. Flour, good to
choice, s7.S5@S.95; White Wheat Extra,
sS.00@S10. Cattle, 11@111zc for good to
extra. Sheep, S450@6.O0. Hogs, s5.75@
5.s5.
AT Est Liberty, Pa, on May nth, Cattle
brought: Best, S5.75@6 25; Medium, s5.75
@600; Common, S5.25@5.5O. Hogs sold
Workers, S5.2OG5.75; Philadelphias, s5.65
@5.75. Sheep brought s4.5O@6.25-accord-
ing TO quality.