Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-01-25

THE town of Edenburg, in the Penfsyl-
yania oil regions, was recently almost
wholly destroyed by fire, Loss over
S75, 900.
NJ BERTHoLDI, French Minister to the
United States, has been recalled. and Max
Outrey, French Minister to Japan, ap-
pointed in his place.
A KEROSENE lamp explosion IN Roches-
ter, n. Y, few evenings ago, started a
fire which burned up a church and other
property valued at $4,000
THE New Hampshire Democratic State
Convention, recently held at Concord,
nominated Hon. Daniel Marcy for Gov
ernor, and Thomas Dinsmore for Railroad
Commissioner.
THE American Colonization Society re
Gently held its sixtieth annual meeting at
Washington. The total number of emf
grants forwarded to Africa since the be-
ginning is reported at Is, ,125.
RECENT London telegrams say the i'm
portation of American beef was proving
grand success, and that Sheffield
butchers had been compelled to reduce
the price of English beef threepence a
pound to compete with it. = i
REAR-ADAuRAL JOSEPH SMITH, the old
est officer in the navy, died, few days
ago, in Washington. He entered the
navy Jan. 10, 1909, sixty seven years ago.
For many years heihad been on the re-
tired list, having made his last cruise at
sea in 1915.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
caused in Wall street, New York city, by
the recent discovery that the Union Trust
Company had paid to stranger $64, ,000
upon a forged check, purporting to have
been drawn by the New York Life In
surance Company.
THE steamer >Moctezuma, recently
captured by the Cuban insurgents, was
overhauled by a Spanish war steamer a
few Gays subsequent. Seeing that capture
was inevitable, the insurgents burned her
to the waters edge, took to their boats and
effected their escape.
MR. MOODY has closed his revival eff
forts in Chicago, and he and Mr. Sankey
have gone to Boston. The Tribune esJi-
mates, as the result of their labors in
Chicago, that 5000 persons have heen
converted. The revival movement will
be continued under other management.
THE Arkansas Legislature has elected
Hon. b. H. Garland Dem United States
Senator by nearly unanimous vote. Hen.
James G.. Blame has been almost unani-
mously elected for the short and long
terms, by the Legislature of Maine, and
the Legislatures of Minnesota and Mich
igan have reelected Messrs. Window and
Ferry TO the United States Senate from
their respective States.
THE United States Supreme Court has
recently decided that land grant railroads
are not bound to transport troops and
property Of the United States free of
charge, by reason of the fact that they
are only.to allow the Government free
use of their tracks in return for grants,
and that they are each entitled to compen-
sation for all such transportation they
have performed, excepting the carrying
of the mails, subject to fair deduction
for the use of their several roads
Z WHAT claims to be the first accurate
account of the Bennett May duel is pub
lished .in,the New York Tribune of the
18th. 1t is given by an eyewitness, who
says the first shot fell to Mr.. May. The
principals were placed about twelve yards
apart. After the question, Are you
ready ?" and before the lone I" could be
given, Mr.. May raised his pistol, took a
hasty aim and pulled the, trigger. The
weapon missed fire. On receiving. init
NATION that itswas his turn, Mr.. Bennett
raised his pistol and cried, scornfully: "
could kill you now, if l wished, y
and, pointing it into the air, fired
quickly. The duelists then saluted
one another, when, suddenly over
come by shame and modification, to
the utmost amazement of all present,
Frederick May turned and hurried away,
unable longer to face his disgrace. No
words passed between the principals at
any time during the meeting, except Mr.
Bennett's remark when he fired his pistol
in the air. As soon as the retreating duel
lists were out of sight the rest of the party
returned to the railroad station. A Wash
ington telegram of the 18th says Mr..
May was then in that CITY, where he ar