Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-21
General News.

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General News.
ANDERSON RELEASED.
A New Orleans dispatch under date
of March 10th, states that in the case
of the state VS.. Thos G. Anderson, on
appeal for new trial, the supreme court
reversed the verdict of the jury and
ordered the prisoner to be released.
The decision of the supreme court
virtually ends the prosecution against
the members of the returning board
The order of the court, however.
does not enlarge him at once, the state
having five days in which to
file application for rehearing.
Gov Packard Postmaster General
Key and several other gentlemen called
on the president after the decision of
the Louisiana supreme court in regard
to the case of Gen. Anderson and other
members of the returning board was
announced. The president expressed
his qualification with the decision, and
said the entire Union would applaud
the action Of the supreme court as pa
triOtic.
ST. PATRICK'S S DAY.
A New York dispatch dated the 18th
says: La nearly every Catholic church
in this city and neighborhood, yesterday
st, Patrick was cOmmemorated in
special services and lectures. Rev.
james I. Ryan, 1t Pauliot Father, spoke
of those who were always talking about
Ireland's freedom for the sake of MAX
ing money, and who had more words
than brains; such men were not honest
they were dynamite patriots: the men
who started skirmishing funds were not
+ honest. Rev. Sylvester Malone said:
"What insanity is it that brings ST..
Patrick from his niche in Gods temple
to the street, to be made the subject of
! lOughter and derisiOn?"
HARD TIMES IN SPAIN.
A Madrid dispatch of the 18th says
most Of the papers discuss the cause of
the crisis in the manufacturing dis
tricts of Catalonia and in the business
centers OF the Mediterranean coast,
where numerous failures have taken
place. One hundred and nineteen fac
tories have been closed, and 5000 work
men thrown out of employment.
Ministerial papers advocate the policy
OF entering into commercial treaties
with reciprocity and to open new mar
kets as the best remedy for the crisis.
CORNER ON SILVER BULLION.
A New York dispatch of the 10th
inst, says silver bullion is now held at
a higher price i'll San Francisco than in
London. 1t looks as though the mine
owners, who are few in number and
who control the supply in California
and NeI Iada, arc putting up the price
on the government, now that the silver
bill has forced the treasury
to be a regular purchaser of
a fixed amount. The secretary, it is
understood, has not yet had occasion
to buy in the San Francisco market,
and he will doubtless buy in the cheap
est market, wherever that may be, but
if the country sees that the Nevada
mine-oWners mean to use the silver act
to made a corner on silver, it will not
be inclined patiently to submit to this.
OFF FOR LIBERIA.
4 New York dispatch under date of
March 14th, says that the Pennsylvania
colonization society has authorized the
American company to send at its ex-
pense fifty emigrants to Liberia They
will leave the first of May, and will To-
cate at the flourishing settlement of
BreWGrville, ten miles from Monrovia.
1t is named in honor of Chas. Brewer,
of Pittsburg, by whose generosity many
cmigrants have been enabled to reach
Liberia.
TIE MARSH HARVESTER BANKRUPTCY.
A Sycamore, ILL.,, dispatch of the 18th
says the Marsh Harvester Company
has gone into bankruptcy. Although
doing very extensive and profitable
business-a business that has been we'll
managed-yet, in consequence of its
connection with the collapsed agricul-
tural implements firm of J. d. Easter
Il Co, Chicago, it has found it necessary
to 60 through the process ofliquidation.
Its creditors will not lose seriously, and
the company will soon be all right
again.
STUDENTS IN TROUBLE.
A Hanover, New Hampshire, dis
patch of the 18th inst says that the haz-
ing freshmen of Dartmouth, arrested
yesterday for assault with intent to kill,
to-day were held in $500 each, and the
ringleader in $1,000. for trial
THE NEW DOLLARS.
A Washington city dispatch, under
date of March Is, says that the treas
ury, tomorrow, will receive 10000 sill
Yer dollars from the Philadelphia mint.
The three first silver dollars of the new
coin were received here to-day, and one
delivered to the president, one to the
secretary of the treasury, and the other
to the director of the mint
SOME FOR CONGRESS.
The director of the mints received
200 of the new silver dollars to-day,