Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-17
GENERAL NOTES,

AT the New York bench show 953
dogs were entered for premiums
THE Allen Print works of Providence,
R. L., were forced to ask for three
years extension on the 10th inst
A DISPATCH from New Orleans says
that Mr.. Nichols will resign the gov
ernorship of Louisiana on the 26th in
stant
OWING to q cutting of rates, passen-
ger fare from st. Louis to the seaboard
was reduced to $12 on the 11th inst.
THE Home Fire Insurance company
of Newark, n. j., reinsured its risks,
and closed business April 11th.
The republican state convention of
Kentucky. held in Louisville April
10th, nominated Walter Evans for gov
ernor.
New ORLEANS has established twenty
days quarantine against all vessels
from Mexican and South American
ports as a preventive against yellow
fever.
a BILL has been introduced in the
New York legislature to prohibit pedes-
trian exhibition. 1t is made a misde-
meanor, punishable by fine or impris-
onment, to keep or hire hall for such
shows.
AT a meeting held April 18th, Sen
ator Window was made president of
the national emigration aid society.
The officers of the association say their
appeals for aid have met with generous
responses from philanthropists north
and south irrespective of party.
THE funeral-of Gen. Richard Taylor
occurred in New York April 18th. The
pall-bearers were Hon. Hamilton Fish,
Chas. O'ConneE, Secretary VIM. M.
Evarts, D. D. Withers, VIM. A Travers,
Geo. Ticknor Curtis, August Belmont,
Chas. L. Perkins, VIM. Constable,
Abram S. Hewitt, Senator Bayard and
Mayor Cooper.
SAYS New York special of April II
Soon after Easter the envelope collec-
ton will be taken up in the Catholic
churches for the assistance of Arch
bishop Purcell. Cardinal McCloskey
and Vicar General Quinn are consider,
ing the ways and means to help the ven
erable archbishop.
A CONFERENCE of trunk managers was
held in New York, April 11th, to fix
new rates. The conference resulted ir
the trunk lines fixing an arbitrary rate
on live stock at 60 cents per 100 pounds.
on basis of Chicago to New York. The
new schedule went into effect April
18th.
THE mercantile agency of r. G. Dun
& Co., gives the mum Der of failures in
the states and Territories for the quar-
ter ending March 81, 1879 at 2, ,524, with
liabilities of S43, ,112, $50. For the quar-
ter ending March 81, 1879, the failures
were 8, ,435 and the liabilities $50
S26.
A TORONTO special Of April 14tb says
the plans for the construction of the
tunnel under the Detroit river, approved
of by the government, show that the
tunnel will be $500 feet in length, ex-
tending from Stoney Island to Anderdon
on the Canadian side. 1t is the inten-
ton of the Canada Southern railway
company, who are doing the work, to
lay a double track and double arches,
so that there will be no danger of acci-
dents by collision. The work is to be
begun by the 1st of April. The tunnel
is estimated to cost 81, 100000.
A CINCINNATI dispatch of April II
says the official vote of this city gives
Jacob, republican, for Mayor, 412 ma
jority: Boyce, republican, Board of Pub
lie Works. 260 majority; Foraker. re-
publican. Judge of the Superior Court,
722 majority; Humber, republican, City
Solicitor, 94S majority; knorr, republi-
can, City Treasurer, ILL majority
Wilson, democrat, Judge of Police Court,
1926 majority; Murphy, republican,