Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
GENERAL NOTES.

Hon. VIM. MCKEE, senior proprietor Of
the Globe Democrat, died suddenly of hear
disease in st. Louis on the Goth inst.
AT the close of a meeting held in St.
Paul Dec. 18th to declare sympathy with
the oppressed people in Ireland, fund
of 81 500 was raised.
THE bullet which De Young fired into
Mayor Kalloch's breast last August, has
arm pit, says San Francisco telegram
Of Dec. 22d.
THE Presbyterian Synod of Long Is
land, on the 10th inst, by twothirds
vota, sustained DR.. Talmage by dismiss
ing the appeal from the decision of the
Presbytery in his case.
A DISPATCH of the 10Th inst. from Vir.
ginia, New, says the bank tf Virginia
has suspended. The cause was carrying
too much mining stocks, which have
fallen greatly in the last month.
RowENA MATTHEW, aged 10, daughter
OF the pilot of the steamer Andy Baum
attempted suicide at Evansville. Ind,
Dec. Il. She was urged to the act by
the desertion of her lover, who, after
postponing the marriage several times
left her. She will probably recover.
FOWLER Bros, packers at the Chicago
stock yards, discharged 1000 men Dec
Is, because they insisted that non-union
men should not work with them. Other
packing houses began discharging union
men on the same grounds, and it was esti
mated that from 5000 to 5000 men were
idle about the packing establishments
A DISPATCH received from Los Pinos
vic Co1f alZ
Uuray has just arrived from the camp
of the White River Utes, and announces
that he was unable to effect a surrender
of the prisoners demanded by the com
missioners. Ouray gave Douglass until
the 23d TO comply with the request. II
the Indians are not then forthcoming
| war against the rebellious Utes. He saws
the feeling is very strong against sur
rendering any of the guilty parties. The
war party will undoubtedly prevail.
On Jan. 1, says ST. Louis dispatch OF
Dec. 22d, the Laclede Rolling Mills OF
Chouteau, Harrison & Valele, propr1e.
tors. will resume operations with a force
of 500 men, and on or before Jan, 10, the
Vulcan Iron Works will relight its fires
and give employment to between 1,20C
and 1900 men. Both institutions resume
operations with the most approved ap
pliances, the Laclede having invested
$4,000 in preparing themselves to meet
| the demands of trade, while the invest
ment of the Vulcan for the same pur
pose is 100000. The Laclede Mill is
expected to turn out 10000 tons of iron
xsct year.
a CINCINNATI dispatch of Dec. Is
says: The new steamer Reuben r.
Springer, to run in the New Orleans
trade, left here last evening with 700 tons
of freight and good list of passengers
Before starting she gave an exhibition
| of the electric light. Two lights were
used, one on the pilot-house and one or
the forecastle, the illuminated river il
front and the landing showing that they
will not only be useful at night while
under way, but will also revolutionizt
the method of lighting landings. She i!
the first boat to use this light on western
waters.
AFTER an investigation lasting ssl1
months, committee Of the Pennsylvani,
Legislature, appointed to inquire into tn,
alleged overissue of state bonds, reported
Dec. IS, that the discrepancy in til,
books of the treasurer had been satisfac
torily explained by a settlement with Nc
Graw, the treasurer, found on the f1y-lea
of one of the ledgers. This style of rec
ord-keeping was so unusual that i
escaped the vigilance of the common
wealth accountants and led 10 the sus
picion of fraud.
THE republicans held a meeting a
Augusta, Maine, on the evening of Dec
18th, for the purpose OF protesting agains
the action Of the democratic governo
and council in counting the vote. Dele
cations from various states were the i'm
posing features of the demonstration
Granite Hall, where the meeting wa
held, could not accommodate the multi
tudes. Ex-Goy. Connor presided. Res
olutions were adopted denouncing tn,
action of the governor and council, an(
Senator Blaine then made an address re
viewing the situation in detail, which
was received with great enthusiasm.
GEN. GRANT said to friends in Phila
delphia on the 18th inst, that he woult
go to Cuba by way of the Atlantic steam
ers, and the steamer from Cedar Keys
starting at once after New Years, anC
stopping over one day IN Washington a:
the guestof Gen. E F. Beale. Presiden
Hayes, through Secretary Ramsey, in
vited him to stop at the White House
but he had already accepted an invita-
tion from Gen. Beale. He wants to sc,
his Arabian horses, which are at Beale'
farm. The Now York and Havan;
steamship line expected Gen. Grant to g
by one of their stermers, and invited