Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
ABOUT GENERAL GRANT.

ABOUT GENERAL GRANT.
A Washington special of Dec. 9th,
says: There is official authority for the
statement that ex-President Grant will
not take passage III the Isconderdoo and
become the adviser of Commodore
Shufeldt IN his rowing diplomatic mis-
sion; nor take passage in that vessel for
any purpose. The Richmond, which is
being fitted out to be the flagship of
Rear Admiral Patterson. commanding
the Asiatic station, will soon sail from
this country, and the expectation is that
General Grant will JOIN her at Vile
Franche and proceed therein to Hong
Hong via the Suez Canal. An invita-
ton has been extended to Gen. Grant
to make this trip and his reply was a
thankful acknowledgment thereof with
an expression of probability of ac-
ceptance. His visit to Asia will have
no diplomatic significance.
ANOTHER POOR-HOUsE FIRE.
A dispatch from Davenport, Iowa,
Dec. 9th, says the Washington county
poor-house was burned Sunday after
noon with all its contents, and of the
26 inmates. The fire was not discover
ed IN time to make any effort to save
The superintendent, Mr..
IN his endeavors to rescue
the inmates nearly lost his own life,
being finally carried from the building
His wife was sick with lung
fever and is now in a dangerous condi-
ton from excitement and exposure.
Loss to property from s., 900 to $4,000;
$4,000.
A RAILROAD COMBINATION.
A st. Louis dispatch of Dec. 9th says:
1t is announced here that negotiations
for the consolidation of the Chicago
Alton and st. Louis, Kansas City and
Chicago railroads are in progress, and
have advanced SO far that the consum-
nation of the project may be predicted
with safety. The completion of aroad
which will give the latter line a connec-
ton with Omaha, it is said, is about all
that delays the carrying out of the plan.
The consolidation will bring l 800 miles
of railroad under one management.
INDIAN AGENTS INDICTED.
A Yankton, Dakota, dispatch of Dec.
9th says the grand jury, discharged to-
day, found "A indictments against
Livingston and other Indian agents,
government employees and timber
thieves. Livingston, Leclaire, Richard
son and Russell were arraigned today
on one joint Indictment and will plead
on the 23d.
A STRIKE.
A strike occurred among the en-
ployes of the Chicago stock yards Dec.
9TH. Though the yards were we'll filled
with stock, Armour d Co. discharged all
their men and hired others. The
strike was thus broken.
AN ACCIDENT TO ALEX. STEPHENS.
Hon. Alex. III. Stephens, on Dec. 4th,
while ascending the stone steps leading
to the house, on crutches, slipped and
fell, causing d painful wrench of his
knee, which will probably confine him
to his room some time.
U. S. SENATORS GOOD LUCK.
A Washington personal telegram of
Dec. 9th says: Senator Chaffee, as well
as Senator Jones. has been fortunate
this summer. A silver mine in which
Chaffee owned One-half interest, has
been developed during the last month
so that it pays an income of $4,000 a
day. Senator Chaffee thus receives
1850 daily from his mine and $13 a
day as senator.
KEENE'S GREAT WHEAT CORNER.
1t was discovered Dec 4th. or there
abOuts, that the great California million
aire, James Keene, had entered the
Chicago and Milwaukee markets to Or
eanlze an extensive corner on wheat.
Various rumors were afloat but without
any tangible foundation. A Chicago
after relating Keene's initia-
tory operations in that city, says:
There was a larger crowd on change,
yesterday, than has been seen there for
months, the chief desire of the anxious
ones being to see Jim Keene. the man
who could take 81, 1,50O,00 out of his
vest pocket, inclose it in an envelope,
and send it by express to Chicago to buy
up what wheat there might be lying
around loose in the elevators. "What
will Keene do with his wheat?" is the
all absorbing question just now. Will
ne leave it here or take it to New York {?
His action in this matter will be largely
determined by the way he got the
money to pay for it. If it was an ac-
cumulated balance he will be likely to
leave the wheat here and take adyan-
tage of the Chicago market to unload,
if he desires to, or he may carry the
property along till spring. If on the
other hand, the money was borrowed,
he will, in all probability, pack the re-
ceipts in his little grip-sack, post off to
New York city with them, and there
hypothecate them. Again, it may be
that Keene has obtained the funds on
stocks or other securities, in which
event the result, so far as Chicago is
concerned, may be the same as though
he were operating with an accumulated
balance.
1t is believed that Keene, or the New
York ring which he represents, will
next pay special attention to the Mil
waukee market, as, if they intend to
run q successful wheat market deal, it
will be necessary for them to control
the two primary markets-Cnicago and
Milwaukee. Milwaukee is of less i'm
portance to them than Chicago, as the
wheat growing territory tributary to it
suffered severely from drouth this last
season, and the stock there is conse-
quently low, the amount of No. 2
spring now in store there being only
100000 bushels. Since the ring
movement was started the receipts
there and here have materially In
creased, Milwaukee receiving $4,000
bushels of all grades yesterday. The
price there is about half a cent lower
than in thiS market which iS q ,,bepop,-