Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-13
WASHINGTON.

THE latest dispatches to toe govern
ment discredit all former advices abou
Sitting Bull having recrossed the Can
adian borders into this country.
The new Spanish minister, Senol
Vigo, has been presented to the presi
dent, and recognized in his official ca
pacity.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
the grand jury by vote of 19 to 4, re-
fused to find a bill against Eppa Huntor
for the alleged ofense ofsending chal
lenge to Columbus Alexander.
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Texas Pacific
and Southern Pacific say that the con
solidation of the interests of the two
lines has at lasu been effected and thai
compromise bill will make its appear.
ance in the house in few days.
OWING to a difference Of opinion re-
garding the transaction of certain busi
ness in the Indian office, VIM Leeds
chief clerk of that office, has been sus,
pended for thirty days during which
time there will be an investigation into
existing difficulties.
THE president has nominated Digby
V. Bell as collector Of customs at De-
troit :alsO the reppointment of Alganon
S. Berdger as collector of customs at
removed, and VIM. l.. Mcmillan, post
master at New Orleans, gjce Berdger.
OF the $1O,OOO,OOO four per cent.
bonds sent to Europe to the syndicate,
the great bulk were in denominations
of $1,000 each. The syndicate wert
uncer tain what denominations would
be most in demand. The favorite de
nominations in this country are no
criterion for them. In this country
double as many 800 bonds sell as
81 900.
PROFESSORS at the Naval Observatory
have ascertained that the new site Sc
lGcted is. open to serious objection; that
a railroad company has the right of
way along two sides of it. They are
now trying to convince the senate
committee that this is a serious obiec-
ton, but some Of the members are not
inclined to adopt this view of the case.
They seem inclined to doubt the state
ment that the tremor Of the ground dur
ing the passage Of trains would ALWAYS
render the refined instruments in use
Of no practical value.
SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, is said to
have in preparation d speech upon the
Chinese question, in which he will take
the ground that the residence of Chinese
IN this country must be productive of
anti-republican conditions, and antago-
nistic to the preamble to the constitu-
ton, which declares that the object of
the government is to establish Justice,
promote tranquility, and maintain the
general welfare" An effort will be
made to soon bring the house bill re-
stricting Chinese immigration out of the
senate committee.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says there is
a great deal Of speculation in Wall
street over the bill in the senate com
mittee to open up the Indian Territory
to settlement. 1t is noticed that lead
ing supporters Of the measure frequent
-y visit New York and are in constant
communication with the street. 1t is
suspected that the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas stock, which is the principal
road running through the territory,
would be greatly benefited by the bill.
The senate committee has agreed to re-
port favorably on the scheme, and
members of the committee think it
will pass the senate. 1t is impossible
to forecast, however, the final fate of the