Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-17

legal tenders, decrease, s., ,311.4OO: de
posts, decrease, $4,062, 200; circulation
increase, S15, eco; reserve, decrease
S3, ,904, ,450. At the banks none have
s., ,521, 900 in excess Of the legal require
ments. This statement is the most un.
favorable issued for long time past
the surplus reserve being reduced from
s., ,436 050 last week to s., ,531, 900. The
heavy decrease in specie is due to the
absorption Of gold by the treasury fol
customs in settlement for 4 per cents. by
the syndicate. The decrease in legaI
tenders reflects the continued outflow
to assist in the movement of crops.
\ TEXAN EXECUTION.
a Galveston Ne,ns special of the 11th
| inst, from Geddings says that VIM. z
Longley, generally known as Bill Long.
ley, was executed here to-day in the
presence of a vast crowd, for the mur-
der of Anderson in March 1875. Long
ley made speech from the galIows ask
ing forgiveness of those whom he had in
jured, and warning his hearers to forego
revenge, as it was the passion which
brought him to the scaffold. At2:37 D.
M, the drop fell; he moved couple OF
times; his arms and legs worked spas
medically five seconds. In IL minutes
life was pronounced extinct Long
ley was noted desperate, and has
killed s men-6 whites and 2negroes-
besides shooting several others who
survived.
\ DEAD MILLIONAIRE.
A San Francisco dispatch under date
OF the 10th inst. says that General D. D.
Cotton, vice-president of the Southern
Pacific railroad and president of the
Occidental and Oriental steamship
company, died last night after short
illness. He leaves an immense estate.
SPOTTED TAILS THREATENING A RAID.
A Washington special under date OF
Oct. 9th says: Reports from the Spotted
Tail Indians are such as to warrant
grave apprehensions of a serious Indian
war In the Northwest, SO much SO that
Gen. Sheridan has asked for an addi-
tional force. The Eighteenth Infantry,
now in the department of the south,
has been ordered to hold itself in readi-
ness to move at a moments notice, and
the quartermaster's department to hold
transportation IN readiness.
A TORNADO.
A Dubuque, Iowa, special of the Sth
inst, says: A terrible tornado struck
the town Of Monticello at 80 this eve
ming, coming from the west and north,
and met before reaching the town. Ten
or fifteen buildings were blown to
pieces. including the Catholic church.
and many others were badly damaged
One person was killed and many in.
jured. Physicians have been called on
to go into the country, where it is
thought great damage has been done
The damage to Monticello is estimated
at 1000.
FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY DISASTER.
A Boston dispatch of October 8th
says, that a serious accident occurred
this evening on the old Colony railroad
to a crowded excursion train which was
returning from the Silver Lake rowing
match between Regan, of Boston, and
Davis, of Portland. The train OF 90
cars ran off the track. It is rumored
thar ~ persons were killed, and that
Regan, the boatman. was fatally in
jured.
LATER.
road occurred between Atlantic and Wal
lanston heights at Z o'clock this evening.
The scene Of the accident is about Z
miles from Boston, and as soon as the
news reached the city large number
Of cots and stretchers were sent out by
the city officials. At midnight no in
teldgent account has been received, but
it IS known that at least 10 were killed
and about 100 wounded in a greater OF
less degree. The train to which the
accident happened was one returning
from Silver Lake and was composed OF
y cars and two engines, carrying
about 1000 persons, who had been out
to witness the race between Reagan
and Davis. The train was not going al
a high rate Of speed-perhaps twenty
miles an hour. It is not positively
known what was the cause Of the ac-
cident, but it is stated freight tram
had just been switched off to make
way for the excursion train, and as the
! accident occurred at this switch, there
is reasonable supposition that it had not
been properly locked Both engines
Jumped the track and went over the
embankment total wrecks; but the en-
glneers and tiremen escaped death, only
one, as far as known, being seriously
hurt. At least five of the cars were
wrecked, including the baggage car and
four passenger coaches. Among the
latter was an English coach, in which
were many oarsmen and newspaper
men. These cars were piled upon each
other, and the wonder is that the loss o.
life is not greater. Patrick Regan, loser
of the race to-day, was sitting with Mrs
Faulkner, wife ofhis old boating partner
and both were killed Chas. H. Nor
gan, son of the editor of the Erpress was
killed.
Up to noon Oct. 9th the death lis
had reached nineteen. 1t is supposed
the conductor of the freight train was tC
blame.
Cured of Drinking.
ga young friend OF mine was cured