Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-16
THE FENIANa

4 IL.
CARDS Mulligan', utterances as bosh. A
Mr.. O'Donovan, of BROOKLYN. saws:
" As for hurting 10000 men, armed and
equipped, into Canada in thirty davs, it
is absurd. Not ever the government OF
the United States can do that. How
ever, the day has gone by for saying
that England's difficulty is Ireland's
opportunity. We have men now who
propose to make the opportunity by
creating the difficulty"
NOT BADLY FRIGHTENED.
The Toronto Nail of May 1lth in
commenting on the proposed Fenian
raid says: IfCanada has no more seri-
Gus peril, III the event of war between
England and Russia, than is comprised
In a Fenian raid from Buffalo, or anv
other frontier locality,-a raid which the
New York Herald interviewers and re-
porters have known all about before
hand,-we apprehend nobody need
lose his equanimity. We shall be able
to give very good account of the Buff
falonian nomads. But on the whole, we
do not expect any patriots from that
quarter are preparing 10 practice their
qulck-step en- Canada soil. How
ever, if they come, we reckon that they
will soon learn the double-ouick-step
cconJolned, as Paddy said, "with their
front to the rear"
THE METHoDIsTs.
An Atlanta telegram under date of
May 11th, says the general conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church to-
day heard the report of the plenipoten-
tlary commission at Cape May, which
made the terms of fraternization and
settlement ofmatters in dispute between
the Methodist Episcopal church and the
Methodist Episcopal church south.
The report was spread ON the minutes,
the bishops announcing that the mat
ters of which it treated had benn final
ly settled.
REFORMED EPIsCOPALIANs.
Newark advices under date of May
llth say in the Reformed Episcopal
Council now In session Bishop Nicholson
reported adversely on the catechism
of Edward the Eighth and submitted
one modelled on the Westminster and
Moravian. The afternoon session of
the Reformed Episcopal Council was oc-
cupled In discussing the report ON the
committee ON amusements. The re-
port advised against public balls, thea
res, and horse-races. After vigorous
discussion, in which all the bishops ad-
vocated the report, it was adopted.
THE FENIANS.
A Montreal dispatch of the 10th
fettef' tironff ffi'0 0n;ssStntlseUts, ts 1T stat
ing that the Fenians are making
formidable preparations for raid on
Canada. On the suggestion of the
mayor a meeting of protestant and
catholic citizens will be held to consider
in friendly spirit the best means to
allay existing differences.
A Syracuse dispatch of the same
date says there is some basis for
reported Fenian movement in
this locality. Probably 250 men
are engaged in claiming connec-
ton with a. general movement along
the frontier. Some money is raised,
and men are armed with pistols. They
say they await orders from O'Neil.
The better class of Irish citizens, how
ever, give no sympathy to the move
ment.
THE CINCINNATI WHISKY RING.
Adyices from Cincinnati of the 9th
inst. state that great excitement exists
there over the Washington reports of
the discovery of gigantic frauds upon
the revenue at Cincinnati. The dis
patches say that Commissioner Raum,
on being questioned in regard to the
matter, declined to take anything from
or add anything to the reports that
have been published. He was satisfied
that there had been stealing going ON,
but was not sure that operations had
reached a sufficient magnitude to be
called a Ring. He recommended
change in the collectorship,
and the President called for Welt
zePs resignation. Distillers and
revenue officers persistently deny
that there has been anything crooked
in the district, and say they are pre-
pared for full investigation The in
formation at Washington, however, is
to the effect that the frauds already dis
covered reach the respectable amount
of 81 ,250,0OO. 1t is claimed by Weitzels
friends that the whole dirturbance has
been raised i'll ord er TO afford an ex-
cuse for the removal of Col. Weitzel to
make room for Amos Smith rs reward
for his political services in electing
Stanley Matthews to the senate. On
this issue the fight will be carried into
the senate. Weitzel will not resign,
and, if the president names Smith i'm
his place, and q determined effort will
be made to defeat his confirmation.
SUFFERING STRIKERS
A London dispatch of the 9th
inst, says the demands on charity
in the strike district are very
heavy. The decision reaffirmed at
Manchester to carry out the general
lockout will throw two thousand more
people in the streets. Last night
largely attended meeting of private
cotton spinners and representatives
of limited companies was held at
Oldham to consider the question
of running on short time. 1t Is
generally understood that four days
week will be adopted. The strike has
had little effect ON the cloth market,
which continues singularly dull and In
active. rFaHiE sHs'~
One of the funniest, most aggravating
typographical errors on record has just
produced a hurricane, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, in the Office of
the Lynchburg Vergirajas. Its editor,
on glancing over his powerful leader, at
the breakfast table on Thursday morn
ing last, was astonished to find that he
was made to say that the farmers would
forget their "pantry and nursery In
the excitement of politics. The manu-
script read poverty and misery.
The Peabody fund in London, which