Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-03
NEWS GLEANINGS.
MISCELLANEOUS,

1HE revolution IN Sonora, Mexico,
has been squelched.
SEVERAL persons were injured by a
collision on the New York elevated rail-
road March 25th.
The governor of Louisiana has signed
the bill repeating the charter of the
state lottery.
Col. THOMAS A. SCOTT was reelected
president of the Pennsylvania railroad
March Goth.
THE constitutional convention OF
Louisiana will stand as follows: "a
democrats, SO republicans, and fusion
lists and nationals.
THERE will be eleven contested cleo
ton cases in congress this year. Of the
contestants, four are republicans, four
democrats, and three greenbackers.
A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of March
Goth says: John w. Coughlan, ex-con-
gresham for the third district of Cali
fornia, died to-day at his residence in
Oakland.
THE Virginia senate cOncurred in
the house amendment to the senate
bill providing for the settlement of the
state debt known as the "McCulloch
compromise BILL"
THE national white lead association
which closed its annual session in
Chicago recently, decided not to raise
the price of lead. It will remain at Z
cents per pound for large lots.
A DISPATCH from Montreal, Can,
says: ''P. A. Murphy & Co., leather inn
porters, have failed. Liabilities, $3.50,
900. The liabilities of r. Jelliman, pa
per box manufacturer, who suspended
Wednesday, are $240,000."
AT Mattoon, ILL.,, March 28, Peter Ho-
bel, a young railroad man, instantly
killed VIM. Wieble in Il saloon in that
city, by striking him on the head with a
car link Wieble was defending q
friend. Hobel is under arrest.
A BEAsTLY prize fight for $1,000 and
the lightweight championship of Amer
lea was fought just across the border IN
Canada, March 9th, between Arthur
Chambers, of New York, and John II.
Clark, of Philadelphia. Chambers won
after 126 rounds had been fought.
A FIRE at Madison, Wisconsin, on the
29th destroyed the large stone block
belonging to the Fairchild estate infiict-
ing a loss on building and stock of al
most $4,000. During the fire two ex-
plosions occurred, injuri1g somewhat
dangerously twenty-seven fremen and
citizens.
A LEXINGTON, KY, dispatch says the
centennial celebration of the first set
tlement of Lexington will take place on
Wednesday, April 2nd, when vast as
semblage from this and adjoining states
is expected. Preparations are being
made on the most extensive scale to
make the occasion worthy of the an
cient reputation of Lexington for hospi-
tality.
THE Milwaukee News: Billy Holbert
received such a handsome offer to play
with the Syracuse Stars this season that
he could not well refuse, and will leave
Milwaukee Sunday afternoon for Sy-
racuse, where he will go into training at
once. The arrangements to keep Hol-
bert in Milwaukee did not succeed.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Wichita,
Kan, says gold has been discovered
thirty miles southeast of that place, and
great excitement exists among the far
mers and others. A New York compa-
ny is said to have bought mile square
of land, and is trying to secure more.
! Four companies are already organized.
Ore from q shaft sunk some time ago is
said TO have assayed over $4,000 to the
ton. One farmer has been offered $30,-
600 for his farm, and refused it.
A NASHVILLE dispatch of March 28th
says: Knox Martin, colored, murderer
OF John Williweger and wife, was hang
ed here to-day in the presence of about
5000 people. Before leaving the jail
he made full confession of his crime
but made no statement on the scaffOld.
He died easy; his body was then given
over to the physicians who attempted in
vain to resuscitate him.
A MILWAKEE dispatch of the 25th
says the movement which has been in
augurated there among former resi-
dents at Austria and Hungary to raise
money for the relief of the survivors of
the inundation of Szegedin is extending
TO all classes of citizens, and max
ing satisfactory progress financially.
AT their meeting the members of the
common council organized themselves
into q committee Of the whole, with
Mayor Black, to aid in CARRYING out the
relief movement. A monster benefit
German theatrical entertainment is be-
ing arranged for the purpose Of swell
ing the fund.
The Supreme Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, in conyen-
ton at Nashville has approved of the
proposition to give the separate bene,
fetal jurisdiction power, if they see fit
to exercise it, of creating relief or sink
| ing funds, providing it does not conflict
with the collection and disbursement OF
beneficiary funds. The official enroll
ment reported to the Supreme Lodge
shows that the order now has strength
OF $500 members. The Supreme
Lodge adopted as the emblem Of the
order an anchor and shield and the
rise of the sun combination, and abol-
lsh collars and aprons as a regalia, and
instead provided for suitable badges to
be worn on the left breast.
A FRANKFORT, KY, telegram OF
March 26th says: Judge ]. NJ. Elliot,
OF the court Of appeals, was assassinated
and instantly killed on the street in
front OF the Capitol Hotel, at II A. NJ to-
day, by Thos. Buford, of Henry county.
Elliott had rendered an adverse opinion
in a case that Buford had had in court
for some time. Buford loaded a double
barreled shot gun and waited for Elliot
to come to dinner. and walked up and
shot him through the heart without
warning. Buford was arrested, and is
now in Jail. There is great excitement