Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-10
WASHINGTON.
THE COST OF THE SCOURGE.

THE COST OF THE SCOURGE.
Says Washington special ofthe 7th.
Col. Rivers, proprietor of the st. Charles
Hotel at New Orleans, places the ma
terial loss in the south on account of
yellow fever at $20000O,0OO,
of Capt. Eads. In large parts
of the fever-infected districts the cotton
crop will be lost for want of hands to
gather it. The sugar crop is yet to be
harvested, and Col. Rivers has strong
hopes that it can be saved.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
The following is the treasury state
ment for the week ending October 5th
U. s. bonds TO secure national bank
circulation. $3i9, 522, $50
y. S. bonds to secure public deposits 13 855, 400
Bonds held to secure per cent loan. ), 753, 600
U. S. bonds deposited for circulation
for the week ending tO-day......... 33i 800
U. S bonds held for circulation, with
drawn week ending to-day. y.......... 11S, 400
National bank circulation outstand-
ing-currency notes ........ -. 32t, ISL. 838
Gold notes.. MISREPRESENTATION. /. 453, 920
Internal revenue receipts to-day. ...... 345. SIC
custom receipts Observation-Disclosures. 59S, S17
subscriptions tod per cent loan to-day 1876, $50
A FEW ITEMS.
The president and family will move
into the executive mansion from the
Soldier HOME week after next. The
white house is being prepared for their
reception.
Clerks living in the western states,
employed in the executive departments
Of the government, will be allowed ten
days leave of absence to 90 home and
vote.
MRS. GEN. SHERMAN.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman returned to
Washington from Atlantic city, on the
9th inst, quite recovered from her re-
cent dangerous illness.
THE SANTA CRUZ REBELLION.
A Washington special of October 9TH
says: The government has official in
formation relative to the existence ofan
lnsurrection at Santa Cruz, but the ad-
vices say nothing regarding the number
of lives supposed TO be lost. The Island
Of Santa Cruz is embraced in the con-
sular district of st. Thomas, under the
jurisdiction Of Consul Y. V. Smith.
According to latest reports received at
the state department themob have sue
ceeded in capturing and destroying the
town of Frederickstadt There is q
United States consular agent residing
there and it is supposed his house has
been destroyed with Others.
In addition to the squadron sent this
afternoon from Portland, Me-, to pro-
tect American citizens il Santa Cruz.
the navy department has also sent a
vessel from the West India station
nearest to the disturbed region to hasten
the same mission. Chritianstadt is the
only town on the island in addition to
Fredericksted that is wei fortified, and
it is supposed can Withstand an attack.
THE CREDIT MOBILER CASE.
The supreme court, says a Washing
ton special of the 3rd, will meet oct.
9Th. Many very important cases will
be tried, among them npny relating to
railroads. The first is the old credit
Mobilier case, which wasappealed from
the United States distric court of Con
necticut, on a suit brolght under the
act of 1873 to recover rom the credit
mobilier moneys which it is alleged
they obtained wrongfllIy from the
Union Pacific railroad 0mpany. The
company asks that thee funds be re-
stored to them in orderthat they may
adjust their difference With the United
States government. JEtice Hunt, sit
ting in the district cour, held that the
company could not recover, and an ap-
peal was taken. This case has once
been argued before thesupreme court,
but rehearlng was ordered on the pc
tition Of the company.
TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Washington advices IF the 2nd inst.
state that Prof. Floyd Howard, of Bal
timore, has accepted he position of
third member of the commission to in
vestigate the yellow ftver Epidemic
The commission as oranized consists
of DR.. S. NJ Beniss, If New Orleans,
DR.. Jerome Cochrane, Of Mobile, and
Prof. e. Lloyd Howard of Baltimore.
The last named membr will start for
New Orleans to-morroT. He is presi-
dent of the Maryland state board Of
health. :.
COINAGE N SEPTEMBER.
The following is a statement OF coin
age executed at the T.. mints during
September, 1873: Double eagles 24S.-
600, value $4.972,O00; eagles 1850,
value S143, 800; half ea,les S1,7OO, val
ue S408, 500; quarter easles q, 900, val
ue $500; total $3.50: value So
SIC, ,5O6. Standard doIars 2,764, 900,
value s2,766 600; total coinage 3,129,-
fAO n n